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admin
28 Jan 2013, 10:59
Disconnected means that cAlgo is disconnected from the server. It could be either one, the server beitng temporarily down or your network connection.
Asynchronous operation simply means that the program will continue operation while waiting for communication with the server. It does not produce errors.
It applies to any of the trade commands (see trade). You can use Trade.IsExecuting to check if an operation is being executed.
Just be aware that you need to use the methods OnPositionOpened to confirm that the position has been opened and OnPendingOrderCreated to confirm that the order has been created. We will add more description in the documentation concerning asynchronous operation.
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admin
25 Jan 2013, 11:57
About the first issue, it can easily be avoided if you update one instance of cAlgo at a time. In other words avoid restarting all instances of cAlgo at once.
About the above error, could you please send us the scenario (or anything you remember about your actions prior to the error) under which you received this?
It will help expedite the investigation of the cause of the error. Thank you in advance.
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admin
25 Jan 2013, 11:40
( Updated at: 19 Mar 2025, 08:57 )
Please send us an email at support@ctrader.com with the information of which cAlgo platform you use (from the help tab -> About cAlgo in the top menu) and indicate whether you are using a live or demo account, so that we can investigate it. Also please let us know the timeframe and symbol you use.
If the market is volatile, it is possible to get such slippage using a small timeframe but such market conditions are not usual.
Please note that with the next release you will be able to define the Market Range for Market Orders. Stop Orders become Market Orders when the target price is reached.
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admin
25 Jan 2013, 09:48
You can use print statements to confirm the values like so:
protected override void OnBar()
{
int index = MarketSeries.Close.Count - 1;
Print("Open Time {0}", MarketSeries.OpenTime[index]);
Print("Open {0}", MarketSeries.Open[index]);
Print("Close {0}", MarketSeries.Close[index]);
Print("High {0}", MarketSeries.High[index]);
Print("Low {0}", MarketSeries.Low[index]);
Print("Open Time {0}", MarketSeries.OpenTime.LastValue);
Print("Open {0}", MarketSeries.Open.LastValue);
Print("Close {0}", MarketSeries.Close.LastValue);
Print("High {0}", MarketSeries.High.LastValue);
Print("Low {0}", MarketSeries.Low.LastValue);
Print("Open Time {0}", MarketSeries.OpenTime[index - 1]);
Print("Open {0}", MarketSeries.Open[index - 1]);
Print("Close {0}", MarketSeries.Close[index - 1]);
Print("High {0}", MarketSeries.High[index - 1]);
Print("Low {0}", MarketSeries.Low[index - 1]);
}
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admin
24 Jan 2013, 15:21
Hello tradematrix,
Please clarify the logic a little so that we can better assist you.
In your first statement "delete orders losers", do you mean close positions which have negative profit? If so, see this sample close profitable positions and adjust accordingly so that the condition checks for negative profit.
Also, "sell all levels losers" is a bit unclear.
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admin
24 Jan 2013, 14:19
1. in the backtest report... it looks like Net profit is ONLY (gross profit - gross loss)... so it does not include commissions... is that correct?
Correct.
2. when backtesting... what is the assumed start time and stop time...
ie I test from 12/1/2012 - 12/18/2012... soes it start at 00:00:00 on 12/1/2012 and end at 23:59:59 on 12/1/2012?
Is that GMT or some other timezone?
Same as the server time
3. how can I get the previous Bid and previous Ask so I can use in a conditional statement for a robot...
ie.. if(previous Bid = x) do this... and if(previous Bid = x) do this...
declare a variable for previous bid e.g. double previousBid in the global scope which you will set at the end of the OnTick event. So, you can use a condition at the beginning of the tick event to check.
4. how can I code my robot to run from the day/session start until either the intraday p/l targets are met or the day/session ends and then flatten the position for the day...then I want the robot to restart again at the beginning of the next day/session
Create DateTime variables which you will set to the start/end times you desire. Check if the server time is between those times. The profit/loss targets being met should be coded in a condition statement which if true you may call Sleep(timeInMiliSec). timeInMiliSec can be calculated as the remaining time until the session start.
The robots can stopped programmatically but they cannot be started. You may only code it to suspend execution for a desired amount of time.
5. how can I have Robot1 "look" at Robot2 so I can do conditionals based on Robot2's (p/l, position, etc)
ie... if (Robot2 p/l = x)
trade for Robot1
There is no support at the moment to know which trades are created by other robots. You may modify/monitor all the positions under the account, though.
6. can I trade two robots in the same pair (say EUR/USD), and track seperate P/Ls, positions, etcs for each?
Same as above.
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admin
29 Jan 2013, 10:29 ( Updated at: 19 Mar 2025, 08:57 )
Hello,
It is difficult to say without testing your code. If you like post your code here so that we can assist you. Alternatively, you may send it to us at support@ctrader.com
Regards.
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