DAS - Dynamically Calculate Shares on %Risk or $Risk - Hot Key + Configuration, Updated 9/10/19, v2.1

[zak 0]

On 12/25/2020 at 4:01 PM, ChrisReath said:

Does anyone know if the Stop Orders attached to the Buy orders work in Replay mode in the Das Demo Simulator Version 5.5.2.1?  No stop orders are created. Montage Style is set to 'Stop'

Checking on this also. Montage is set to Stop Order, but the stop orders are not being sent in with the hotkeys. Does anyone know if the stop orders work in replay mode (Das free trial)?

Scripts:

Equalized risk $40, Long:

StopPrice=Price-0.01;DefShare=BP*0.97;Price=Ask-Price+0.01;SShare=40/Price;Share=DefShare-SShare;DefShare=DefShare+SShare;SShare=Share;Sshare=DefShare-SShare;Share=0.5*SShare;TogSShare;ROUTE=MARKET;Price= Ask+0.05;TIF=DAY;BUY=Send;DefShare=100;TriggerOrder=RT:STOP STOPTYPE:MARKET PX:StopPrice-0.3 ACT:SELL STOPPRICE:StopPrice QTY:Pos TIF:DAY;

Equalized risk $40, Short:

StopPrice=Price+0.01;DefShare=BP*0.97;Price=Price-Bid+0.01;SShare=40/Price;Share=DefShare-SShare;DefShare=DefShare+SShare;SShare=Share;Sshare=DefShare-SShare;Share=0.5*SShare;TogSShare;ROUTE=MARKET;Price=Bid-0.05;TIF=DAY;SELL=Send;DefShare=100;TriggerOrder=RT:STOP STOPTYPE:MARKET PX:StopPrice+0.3 ACT:BUY STOPPRICE:StopPrice QTY:Pos TIF:DAY;

Edit: I found an earlier post in this topic that says stop orders do not work in replay mode. I will try again when markets open!

Edited April 2, 2021 by zak

[koreanwon97 0]

On 4/1/2021 at 3:14 AM, peterB said:

it depends on how you want to exit the trade (the panic button works allways) but usually it is because you have the existing order present and the stock is not shortable or your buying power is depleated so you need to add the CXL ALLSYMB; to your exiting/partialling hotkey/hotbutton at the start of your script

 

Can you give me the whole script with the "CXL ALLSYMB;" in it? I just want to double check and see if I did it right

Edited April 3, 2021 by koreanwon97

[Asbjorn 0]

Hi, great script! I wonder if its possible to add a limit cover order 50 cents below the bid with the same amount of shares that you get fill at the same time with the script? Such that you end up with a stop market and limit cover order with the same amount of shares when you press the hotkey

 

Short with $20 risk per trade WITH Stop sent to the market: StopPrice=Price+0;DefShare=BP*0.925;Price=Price-Bid+0.00;SShare=20/Price;Share=DefShare-SShare;DefShare=DefShare+SShare;SShare=Share;Sshare=DefShare-SShare;Share=0.5*SShare;TogSShare;ROUTE=SMRTL;Price=Bid-0.05;TIF=DAY+;SELL=Send;DefShare=200;TriggerOrder=RT:STOP STOPTYPE:MARKET PX:StopPrice+0.05 ACT:BUY STOPPRICE:StopPrice QTY:Pos TIF:DAY+;

 

[Asbjorn 0]

don't know if this was for my question or not? If so, it didn't answer my question

 

48 minutes ago, peterB said:

check this topic on the OCO orders

 

Edited April 4, 2021 by Asbjorn

[Asbjorn 0]

4 hours ago, peterB said:

yes it is and afaik it is the only solution if you want to have 2 orders co-exist at the same time for the same stock you have position opened for

its not an order after an order (OCO). Its only one order, a range order, where it insert a stop market loss and a limit cover at the same time. Using the script from Short with $20 risk per trade WITH Stop sent to the market

as seen here, or is that not possible? I might be wrong and misunderstand how these orders works, if that so, thank you for your time  

 

Edited April 5, 2021 by Asbjorn

[Akari 0]

On 4/2/2021 at 5:12 PM, zak said:

Checking on this also. Montage is set to Stop Order, but the stop orders are not being sent in with the hotkeys. Does anyone know if the stop orders work in replay mode (Das free trial)?

Scripts:

Equalized risk $40, Long:

StopPrice=Price-0.01;DefShare=BP*0.97;Price=Ask-Price+0.01;SShare=40/Price;Share=DefShare-SShare;DefShare=DefShare+SShare;SShare=Share;Sshare=DefShare-SShare;Share=0.5*SShare;TogSShare;ROUTE=MARKET;Price= Ask+0.05;TIF=DAY;BUY=Send;DefShare=100;TriggerOrder=RT:STOP STOPTYPE:MARKET PX:StopPrice-0.3 ACT:SELL STOPPRICE:StopPrice QTY:Pos TIF:DAY;

Equalized risk $40, Short:

StopPrice=Price+0.01;DefShare=BP*0.97;Price=Price-Bid+0.01;SShare=40/Price;Share=DefShare-SShare;DefShare=DefShare+SShare;SShare=Share;Sshare=DefShare-SShare;Share=0.5*SShare;TogSShare;ROUTE=MARKET;Price=Bid-0.05;TIF=DAY;SELL=Send;DefShare=100;TriggerOrder=RT:STOP STOPTYPE:MARKET PX:StopPrice+0.3 ACT:BUY STOPPRICE:StopPrice QTY:Pos TIF:DAY;

Edit: I found an earlier post in this topic that says stop orders do not work in replay mode. I will try again when markets open!

I am having the exact same issues in Replay mode in DAS free trial regarding the Stop orders.. Also with the equity based hotkeys when double clicking on the chart it buys very limited shares and when clicking on the montage it just randomly buys thousands of shares, I am confused. I am also going to try again when market opens to see what happens. 

@zak let me know if you found the solution!  

[bdshepherd 0]

Re: using the hotkey to enter a position in Replay mode and not getting a stop, my understanding is that trigger orders don't work in Replay mode.  Since the script uses a trigger to set the stop, the stop will not be placed.

[jeremyjohnolson 19]

Hey BBT community, I need help!  I am using the fixed dollar risk hot key from Kyle (thanks Kyle!) where I double click the chart to add where I want to put my stop and it auto calcs the shares.  I had a very odd thing happen to me two days in a row.  After double clicking the chart to set my stop and then hitting the hotkey button on my StreamDeck to execute, DAS immediately bought the shares and then immediately stopped me out and sold them at market in less than 1 second.  I recorded the trade this morning, so I was able to take screen shots to show how the problem looked in real time in DAS (see below).  Does anybody have a clue why this is happening???

Another very odd thing about it all, this problem has only happened to me twice, once yesterday morning, and then again this morning and I have been using this hotkey for nearly 1 year now without ever having had this problem in the past.  On both occasions the problem only happened on the very first trade of the morning, when trying to go long on a 1 min ORB.  Both mornings I continued to trade immediately afterward utilizing the exact same hotkey without any issue.  So apparently it only happens on my first trade of the day right at market open.

Another thing, if I calculate the dollar amount the hotkey risked, I am coming up with $13.78 (price 28.24, stop 28.11, risk 0.13 X 106 shares = $13.78), but it should have only risked $8.  Normally the hotkey risks the correct amount, so I do not know why it would have risked too much this time.  The hotkey next to that one will risk $16.  Potentially I could have clicked the wrong hotkey and said to risk $16, but I serious doubt it as I am always very careful to only risk $8 on the 1 min ORB since I am still in the "testing it out/learning" phase.  Someday I will risk hundreds, even thousands :), but that day is not today.  So even if I clicked the wrong key, it still wasn't risking the right amount as it was only $13.78, not $16 (or $8).  I don't know, the price action was pretty fast, so I chalk it up to that somehow getting a bad fill or something like that.  I am more concerned about my first question of why it is immediately stopping me out.

If there is anyone that can help me diagnose this problem, I would greatly appreciate it!  Let me know if there is any more information you would like to know and if I can I will provide it.

Here is the script I used:

FocusWindow M1;ACCOUNT=my account number goes here, deleted for privacy;CXL ALLSYMB;StopPrice=Price-0.01;DefShare=BP*0.97;Price=Ask-Price+0.01;SShare=8/Price;Share=DefShare-SShare;DefShare=DefShare+SShare;SShare=Share;Sshare=DefShare-SShare;Share=0.5*SShare;TogSShare;ROUTE=SMRTL;Price= Ask+0.05;TIF=DAY+;BUY=Send;DefShare=1;TriggerOrder=RT:STOP STOPTYPE:MARKET PX:StopPrice-0.1 ACT:SELL STOPPRICE:StopPrice QTY:Pos TIF:DAY+

[Korey R. Snead 0]

On 10/11/2018 at 10:27 AM, KyleK29 said:

On 9/28/2018 at 2:37 PM, KyleK29 said:

 

8/8/2019
- New version 2.0, download the .zip file and unzip it.
- Fixed an issue with some hotkey configurations that may have caused them to be inaccurate in vary rare situations. Recommend recreating your hotkeys in this new version, just to be sure.
- Added Profit Target hotkeys.
- Added % Scale-In Hotkeys
- Added $ Risk Scale-In Hotkeys
- Added Short-SSR to Long/Short dropdown for SSR hotkeys (DAS Simulator)
- Added Range Order hotkeys
- Added Y-Margin Scale Increase hotkey, Y-Margin Decrease, and Y-Margin Reset
- Added new sheet "Example - Equity%" and "Example - $Risk" to give a more workflow outlook on what is happening.
- Included a ScaleOut worksheet to manually simulate what different scale percentages / scenarios look like (instructions will be in the video).
 

What is the difference between the 'SSR Short' script and the normal 'Short' scrip? I used a 'bid+0.10' for my SSR key, should this work?  

 

 

[SamuelRice 1]

I have am having with WIlliam's hot key from the video on BBT's youtube channel named William: Ultimate DAS HotKey - Aug. 20 2020. I am currently in SIM and I showed a photo of the issue. Basically when going Long or short I get a fill and the lines show up and even a sell order or a Buy back order at my 1R target. but no stop out order (where my stop would  be). Ironically enough the even when I hit my 1R target the sell or the buy back order don't work. I will show the scripts down below, they are straight from the video, I have tried finding a solution and am having trouble, and help would be greatly appreciated. 

 

For Long Entries and a $10 risk, stop order attached, and Target order of 1:1

CXL ALLSYMB;StopPrice=Price-0;DefShare=BP*0.925;Price=Ask-Price+0.00;SShare=10/Price;Share=DefShare-SShare;DefShare=DefShare+SShare;SShare=Share;Sshare=DefShare-SShare;Share=0.5*SShare;TogSShare;ROUTE=SMRTL;Price= Ask+0.05;TIF=DAY+;BUY=Send;DefShare=200;Price=Ask-StopPrice*1+Ask;TriggerOrder=RT:STOP STOPTYPE:RANGE LowPrice:StopPrice HighPrice:Price ACT:SELL QTY:POS TIF:DAY+

For Short Entries and a $10 risk, stop order attached, and Target order of 1:1

CXL ALLSYMB;StopPrice=Price+0;DefShare=BP*0.925;Price=Price-Bid+0.00;SShare=10/Price;Share=DefShare-SShare;DefShare=DefShare+SShare;SShare=Share;Sshare=DefShare-SShare;Share=0.5*SShare;TogSShare;ROUTE=SMRTL;Price=Bid-0.05;TIF=DAY+;SELL=Send;DefShare=200;Price=StopPrice-Bid*1;Price=Bid-Price;TriggerOrder=RT:STOP STOPTYPE:RANGE LowPrice:Price HighPrice:StopPrice ACT:BUY QTY:POS TIF:DAY+

 

 

Edited May 18, 2021 by SamuelRice

[SamuelRice 1]

thanks, do you know why its sending a sell order at my target and not my stop though?

[KyleK29 258]

On 5/17/2021 at 5:01 PM, SamuelRice said:

I have am having with WIlliam's hot key from the video on BBT's youtube channel named William: Ultimate DAS HotKey - Aug. 20 2020. I am currently in SIM and I showed a photo of the issue. Basically when going Long or short I get a fill and the lines show up and even a sell order or a Buy back order at my 1R target. but no stop out order (where my stop would  be). Ironically enough the even when I hit my 1R target the sell or the buy back order don't work. I will show the scripts down below, they are straight from the video, I have tried finding a solution and am having trouble, and help would be greatly appreciated. 

 

For Long Entries and a $10 risk, stop order attached, and Target order of 1:1

CXL ALLSYMB;StopPrice=Price-0;DefShare=BP*0.925;Price=Ask-Price+0.00;SShare=10/Price;Share=DefShare-SShare;DefShare=DefShare+SShare;SShare=Share;Sshare=DefShare-SShare;Share=0.5*SShare;TogSShare;ROUTE=SMRTL;Price= Ask+0.05;TIF=DAY+;BUY=Send;DefShare=200;Price=Ask-StopPrice*1+Ask;TriggerOrder=RT:STOP STOPTYPE:RANGE LowPrice:StopPrice HighPrice:Price ACT:SELL QTY:POS TIF:DAY+

For Short Entries and a $10 risk, stop order attached, and Target order of 1:1

CXL ALLSYMB;StopPrice=Price+0;DefShare=BP*0.925;Price=Price-Bid+0.00;SShare=10/Price;Share=DefShare-SShare;DefShare=DefShare+SShare;SShare=Share;Sshare=DefShare-SShare;Share=0.5*SShare;TogSShare;ROUTE=SMRTL;Price=Bid-0.05;TIF=DAY+;SELL=Send;DefShare=200;Price=StopPrice-Bid*1;Price=Bid-Price;TriggerOrder=RT:STOP STOPTYPE:RANGE LowPrice:Price HighPrice:StopPrice ACT:BUY QTY:POS TIF:DAY+

 

 

 

The open order circled is a Buy order, not a sell. I'd caution using them for such a stock with a stop only .02 cents away from the entry, it's enough to slip you out immediately via the spread. Also, if you're not with Interactive Brokers you need to change all the SMRTL; to Limit; and SMRTM; to Market;

As for the order colors on the chart flags, those are user configurable and differ for Long or Short positions. Mine are Green/Red and Blue/Orange.

Edited May 23, 2021 by KyleK29

[KyleK29 258]

On 4/4/2021 at 6:08 AM, Asbjorn said:

Hi, great script! I wonder if its possible to add a limit cover order 50 cents below the bid with the same amount of shares that you get fill at the same time with the script? Such that you end up with a stop market and limit cover order with the same amount of shares when you press the hotkey

 

Short with $20 risk per trade WITH Stop sent to the market: StopPrice=Price+0;DefShare=BP*0.925;Price=Price-Bid+0.00;SShare=20/Price;Share=DefShare-SShare;DefShare=DefShare+SShare;SShare=Share;Sshare=DefShare-SShare;Share=0.5*SShare;TogSShare;ROUTE=SMRTL;Price=Bid-0.05;TIF=DAY+;SELL=Send;DefShare=200;TriggerOrder=RT:STOP STOPTYPE:MARKET PX:StopPrice+0.05 ACT:BUY STOPPRICE:StopPrice QTY:Pos TIF:DAY+;

 

 

As in send a corresponding take-profit ahead of the price action on entry? You'd just need to add another TriggerOrder to the end of the script .. like this:

TriggerOrder=RT:LIMIT PX:AvgCost-0.5 ACT:BUY  QTY:Pos TIF:DAY;

 

On 4/5/2021 at 5:26 AM, Akari said:

I am having the exact same issues in Replay mode in DAS free trial regarding the Stop orders.. Also with the equity based hotkeys when double clicking on the chart it buys very limited shares and when clicking on the montage it just randomly buys thousands of shares, I am confused. I am also going to try again when market opens to see what happens. 

@zak let me know if you found the solution!  

 

On 4/2/2021 at 8:12 AM, zak said:

Checking on this also. Montage is set to Stop Order, but the stop orders are not being sent in with the hotkeys. Does anyone know if the stop orders work in replay mode (Das free trial)?

Scripts:

Equalized risk $40, Long:

StopPrice=Price-0.01;DefShare=BP*0.97;Price=Ask-Price+0.01;SShare=40/Price;Share=DefShare-SShare;DefShare=DefShare+SShare;SShare=Share;Sshare=DefShare-SShare;Share=0.5*SShare;TogSShare;ROUTE=MARKET;Price= Ask+0.05;TIF=DAY;BUY=Send;DefShare=100;TriggerOrder=RT:STOP STOPTYPE:MARKET PX:StopPrice-0.3 ACT:SELL STOPPRICE:StopPrice QTY:Pos TIF:DAY;

Equalized risk $40, Short:

StopPrice=Price+0.01;DefShare=BP*0.97;Price=Price-Bid+0.01;SShare=40/Price;Share=DefShare-SShare;DefShare=DefShare+SShare;SShare=Share;Sshare=DefShare-SShare;Share=0.5*SShare;TogSShare;ROUTE=MARKET;Price=Bid-0.05;TIF=DAY;SELL=Send;DefShare=100;TriggerOrder=RT:STOP STOPTYPE:MARKET PX:StopPrice+0.3 ACT:BUY STOPPRICE:StopPrice QTY:Pos TIF:DAY;

Edit: I found an earlier post in this topic that says stop orders do not work in replay mode. I will try again when markets open!

 

On 4/18/2021 at 9:19 AM, bdshepherd said:

Re: using the hotkey to enter a position in Replay mode and not getting a stop, my understanding is that trigger orders don't work in Replay mode.  Since the script uses a trigger to set the stop, the stop will not be placed.

 

Bdshepherd is correct, DAS does not emulate TriggerOrders in Replay Mode so the Stop isn't created.

 

On 4/22/2021 at 9:48 AM, jeremyjohnolson said:

Hey BBT community, I need help!  I am using the fixed dollar risk hot key from Kyle (thanks Kyle!) where I double click the chart to add where I want to put my stop and it auto calcs the shares.  I had a very odd thing happen to me two days in a row.  After double clicking the chart to set my stop and then hitting the hotkey button on my StreamDeck to execute, DAS immediately bought the shares and then immediately stopped me out and sold them at market in less than 1 second.  I recorded the trade this morning, so I was able to take screen shots to show how the problem looked in real time in DAS (see below).  Does anybody have a clue why this is happening???

Another very odd thing about it all, this problem has only happened to me twice, once yesterday morning, and then again this morning and I have been using this hotkey for nearly 1 year now without ever having had this problem in the past.  On both occasions the problem only happened on the very first trade of the morning, when trying to go long on a 1 min ORB.  Both mornings I continued to trade immediately afterward utilizing the exact same hotkey without any issue.  So apparently it only happens on my first trade of the day right at market open.

Another thing, if I calculate the dollar amount the hotkey risked, I am coming up with $13.78 (price 28.24, stop 28.11, risk 0.13 X 106 shares = $13.78), but it should have only risked $8.  Normally the hotkey risks the correct amount, so I do not know why it would have risked too much this time.  The hotkey next to that one will risk $16.  Potentially I could have clicked the wrong hotkey and said to risk $16, but I serious doubt it as I am always very careful to only risk $8 on the 1 min ORB since I am still in the "testing it out/learning" phase.  Someday I will risk hundreds, even thousands :), but that day is not today.  So even if I clicked the wrong key, it still wasn't risking the right amount as it was only $13.78, not $16 (or $8).  I don't know, the price action was pretty fast, so I chalk it up to that somehow getting a bad fill or something like that.  I am more concerned about my first question of why it is immediately stopping me out.

If there is anyone that can help me diagnose this problem, I would greatly appreciate it!  Let me know if there is any more information you would like to know and if I can I will provide it.

Here is the script I used:

FocusWindow M1;ACCOUNT=my account number goes here, deleted for privacy;CXL ALLSYMB;StopPrice=Price-0.01;DefShare=BP*0.97;Price=Ask-Price+0.01;SShare=8/Price;Share=DefShare-SShare;DefShare=DefShare+SShare;SShare=Share;Sshare=DefShare-SShare;Share=0.5*SShare;TogSShare;ROUTE=SMRTL;Price= Ask+0.05;TIF=DAY+;BUY=Send;DefShare=1;TriggerOrder=RT:STOP STOPTYPE:MARKET PX:StopPrice-0.1 ACT:SELL STOPPRICE:StopPrice QTY:Pos TIF:DAY+

 

From looking at the screenshot the Stop Price is roughly the same as the price you got in at, not 28.11. That would get you almost immediately.  

On 5/16/2021 at 9:30 AM, Korey R. Snead said:

 

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On 3/2/2021 at 4:30 AM, FlyOrSwim said:

 

Understood about BP...

Regarding the error message: I tried messing around with all types of "Round" and it doesn't work. But even if it worked, in your example would be perfect for prices with 3 decimals. But if I would use the same script for 0.0022 Bid and 0.0023 Ask, I would be screwed. It would be great if there was a function of "Round" to round always the last decimal ( NOT "Round2", "Round3", "Round4", etc.), so I don't have to make a lot of hotkeys differentiated by decimals. I was wondering maybe there is an easier solution to that or maybe there is a bug I should sort. Anyway... Thank You for your contribution Peter... Much appreciated...

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On 3/9/2021 at 2:34 PM, MIGS said:

Hi, I've been using the hotkeys for some time, but lately the "Stop - Update Position ..." hotkeys don't want to work for me....I get the error message in DAS "Replace:Order is not Open!"....

I'm sure I'm using the right hot key (Long-Replace code for a long trade).  My procedure is like this for say a long trade:  

-Add shares to an existing position  (position has a corresponding stop-limit order generated by a hot key)   

-Click on the existing stop limit order

-Hit the hotkey.

Nothing happens (# shares in stop order is not updated) and I get the mentioned error....

....What else do I need to check?, thanks!

 

Miguel

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On 3/31/2021 at 9:35 PM, koreanwon97 said:

I'm having an issue where I can't exit a trade unless I remove the stop that's sent to the market. How do I fix this?

That's a bug with the DAS DEMO Broker for when a stock has an SSR status - it won't happen with a real broker. 

Edited May 23, 2021 by KyleK29

[jeremyjohnolson 19]

Hi Kyle, I believe you are correct in identifying the problem on my trade as the stop being set at or very near the entry price, but what is strange is that's not what I did.  So I do not know why the software or hotkey set the stop at my entry price when that's not what I instructed it to do when I clicked $28.11 to be my stop.  I just went back and re-watched the video I saved of this trade and it seems clear to me that I clicked the correct stop level at $28.11.  I can even see $28.11 being loaded into the price field of the montage when I double clicked the chart to set that as my stop.  But then when I hit the hot key to enter the trade, for some reason it set my stop not at the $28.11 which I clicked previously but instead at the same as my entry price.  I have no idea why this would happen.  Normally the hotkey and DAS software do not behave in this way for me, it normally works as expected, so I am not too worried about it.  I will just chalk it up to some unknown fluke, unless it keeps happening, then I will have to do more digging to try and figure out what's going on.  I am not totally writing off the possibility it could be user error (i.e. something I accidentally did, without knowing, which caused it), but it seems unlikely to me since I can clearly see on the video my stop being clicked and loaded, then entering the trade and I didn't click anything else in between those steps, at least not to my knowledge, but who knows, maybe I did.  Like I said, I will just write this one off and see if it happens again.  That being said, it did happen to me twice already, but again, it still could be user error, so I will just be extra careful and see if it stops happening.

[Konrad 1]

16 hours ago, Jeremy said:

I clicked a stop level on the chart, then clicked my equalized risk button in the montage. My risk was set at $100. An order executed shorting only 2 shares and immediately covering 2 shares at the same price. 

In my opinion there are two possible (simple) reasons. 

1. The double-click on the chart did not take the price. Did you activate it in the chart configuration? When you double-click on the chart the price should instantly appear on the montage in the "price" window.

2. You clicked a price closer then your "Minimal Stop Buffer" value.