Dear MS Community, I'd like to reach out for help to correct me on the below system tester coding. During the last week I've tried to absorb as much of the valuable online material courtesy of Wabbit, Patrick and Roy and to get started I've tried to piece together the below test code. Running the simulation works but once plotted on a chart there's clearly something terribly wrong with the way I'm either using the latch and/or abusing Richard Dale's trailing stop. ie Exit signals appearing soon after Entry.. System Editor: {Buy Order Tab} A:= Mov(c,20,E) ; B:=Mov(c,50,E) ; Entry:=cross(A,B); Entry {Entry Size: Number of Units = FML("Share_Quantity) Sizing based from ATR} {Sell Order Tab} A:= Mov(c,20,E) ; B:=Mov(c,50,E) ; Entry:=cross(A,B); Exit:= cross(B,A); I:=Cum(Entry+Exit>-1)=1; If(BarsSince(I OR Entry)

Hi kitcaptain, If your Entry and Exit are based on the crossover of two moving averages then you don't need to use a latch. However if the moving average crossover creates an entry trigger and the exit is to be controlled by Richard's trailing stop then you need to change your exit condition accordingly. oz

My non-programming mind has concluded today that the AdvancedStop function is not a black box that does "everything" for you but simply a useful function that calculates a value/price of an ATR trailing stop (amongst others). The code should then refer to this value for further conditions. Please correct me if I'm wrong.. Thanks,

Dear Oz, Appreciate your kind feedback once again. Greetings from Hong Kong. Following much research and even more trial and error I've concluded the function included in Richard's dll does offer initial and trailing stop options (amongst others) within the following function which can be called within a back test: ExtFml( "AdvancedStop.StopLong", Entry Condition, Initial Stop at Entry, Transition to breakeven/TPS, TPS, First Pyramid Condition, TPS at First Pyramid, Second Pyramid Condition, TPS at Second Pyramid) I'm a couple of weeks into this so taking baby steps and continued testing, as I still have doubts myself. I'm playing with the exit criteria: Exit:= Exit condition; Stoplong:= C less than ExtFml(AdvancedStop....etc etc; {At first not including "C less than" extfml was my mistake} Exit OR Stoplong Regards, Andrew

Hi Rob, Agreed, I first looked at the RAD* indicators in the Indicator Builder and came to the same conclusion. Within the System tester / System Editor / Functions.. / AdvancedStop there are 6 additional functions including "Stoploss of all long trades" which I'd assumed could be utilised within a system test for my purpose? Please correct me if I'm wrong? Thanks again for your time and trouble, Andrew

OK, thanks for the confirmation. At least I'm not completely back to the drawing board.. I appreciate the alternative example which I'll use moving forward. Cheers, Andrew