Share=BP calculation in Hotkeys

[RussWilliamL 21]

Beware!

A recent DAS update changed the way the Share=BP works in the HotKeys.

Previously scripts such as Share=BP*.5/Ask or Share=BP*.5/Price would give the correct number of shares.  Since the function of Share=BP changed, the default calculation for Share=BP*.5 is ACTUALLY Share=BP*.5/Price.  This means that if you add something like "/Ask" or even "/Price" at the end, ( i.e. Share=BP*.5/Price ) the ACTUAL calculation is Share=BP*.5/Price/Ask or Share=BP*.5/Price/Price.

This change put me in a strange place where I had a 12 share position when I was expecting a 1200 share position. 

If you want to circumvent the way this works, you need to flip the calculation around so that it would say Share=BP/Ask*.5.  This seems to cause the HotKey calculation to NOT automatically stick "/Price" in there.

 

HTH

Russell

[Matt 8]

Thank you for this information. In which version of DAS did the changes occur?

[RussWilliamL 21]

On 10/29/2023 at 7:15 AM, Matt said:

Thank you for this information. In which version of DAS did the changes occur?

I'm not sure.  I discovered it when I loaded up some of my old hotkeys from way back.

[Matt 8]

ok thz

[marshalldeasy 0]

Regarding Replay Mode, does anyone have any information on why the equalized risk per trade hotkey is not sending the stop and profit target orders?

[blue_box 3]

On 1/15/2024 at 6:01 AM, marshalldeasy said:

Regarding Replay Mode, does anyone have any information on why the equalized risk per trade hotkey is not sending the stop and profit target orders?

I could be wrong but Kyle mentioned some of the functionality does not work in replay mode.