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kricka
10 Dec 2016, 19:28
Historical trades
To get that kind of information, have a look at the Historical trade section in the API.
/api/reference/historicaltrade
Bought and Sold cBot is retrieving the information from Historical trades regarding the last closed position.
Information and download link: Bought and Sold cBot
@kricka
kricka
05 Dec 2016, 18:31
Sell and Buy orders
What you can do is to set up two Market Order 2.0 cBots in cTrader. One is a Sell order and the other one a Buy order. The both cBots are the color coded to show amber for sell and green for buy. The text information is accurate as well to show if it is a sell (short) or a buy order (long). Free to download and use on live and demo accounts.
Information and download link: Market Order 2.0
@kricka
kricka
01 Dec 2016, 20:03
Evaluate trades
I would say Myfxbook.com at the moment has a very good coverage on the risk, based on multiple single trades. Easy to setup from cTrader with the broker of your choice. Myfxbook has a few minutes of reporting delay though but other than that, it is an excellent service.
When it comes to immediate information on single trades, RMMRobot.com, Bought and Sold cBot, is the fastest way to get the information needed on the last trade closed, its free to download and use.
Information and download link: Bought and Sold cBot
@kricka
kricka
23 Nov 2016, 17:45
Price when closed
The trade.EntryPrice and trade.ClosingPrice in the API can be used to retrieve the actual price when the position is closed.
This cBot demonstrate the use of it. Information and download link: Bought and Sold cBot
@kricka
kricka
22 Nov 2016, 20:16
Trailing on a server
The API to my knowledge does not have this method or function. Running the trailing of a position on a cBot placed on a VPS will practically give the same security.
Check out the VPS server page and Market Order 3.0 cBot for more in debt information.
@kricka
kricka
19 Nov 2016, 15:55
Amend of a position
Maybe the problem is that in a fast-moving market the amend of the position is not possible at the price requested, and therefore there will be an error following that. Of course, up to 10 sec to amend a position is not acceptable. More a broker issue than a platform issue, I would think in that case. Try out the Market Order 3.0 cBot, with a move to break-even, plus extra pips if required and trailing of the position. I never had any amend problems but in a very fast moving market you can get an error, but still, the position should be amended immediately and within a few ms if run on a VPS.
Information and download link: Market Order 3.0
@kricka
kricka
12 Nov 2016, 18:47
Multiple monitors
Try out the Market Order 2-3.0 cBot. Detach the screen in cTrader and place it on the monitor of choice. Save the workspace and it should be positioned right the next time you start cTrader when loading the workspace.
Free to download and use on demos and live accounts.
Market Order 2.0 information and download link
@kricka
kricka
07 Nov 2016, 18:40
cTrader ID works on all brokers
Your cTrader ID works on all brokers. Each broker has their own cTrader account number that can be linked to your cTrader ID.
The Broker 1.0 cBot can be used in the workspace setup to get information what broker is active and the status of the account.
Information and download link: Broker 1.0
@kricka
kricka
05 Nov 2016, 21:32
Original label name for every order
The label name should be original for the order/position. If several orders have the same label name there will be a conflict. When an original order is placed it should be assigned with an original label name and by searching for that label name there should not be any conflict in finding it. That is why the code sending the original order should have a parameter to specify the label name.
@kricka
kricka
05 Nov 2016, 19:50
Label the order
To be able to search and select a specific order/position and change it, it needs to be labeled. Then you can search for that specific label and write a code that will change just that position with the same label.
Market Order 3.0 is a cBot that use the label to find information and execute it based on a code using the "label". Search the API in the forum for Label and you should get some answer how to solve it. Below is a simple code that closes a position using the label name.
if (position != null && Label == MyLabel)
{
ClosePositionAsync(position);
}
@kricka
kricka
04 Nov 2016, 19:36
Protect the trading account
A "technical error" revival on this thread maybe. Errors do happen and for different reasons. For any trader with real money placed in positions, there has to be an external protection if something goes wrong with the basic position stop loss at the brokerage server. A VPS server is an excellent overall protection that can be used if the stop loss for some reason is not executed from the broker side. Read more here: VPS Server
An account protection is vital regardless of how many positions are in place. Visit the RMMRobot.com site for more information on this so important subject, how to protect the trading account.
@kricka
kricka
04 Nov 2016, 19:36
Protect the trading account
A "technical error" revival on this thread maybe. Errors do happen and for different reasons. For any trader with real money placed in positions, there has to be an external protection if something goes wrong with the basic position stop loss at the brokerage server. A VPS server is an excellent overall protection that can be used if the stop loss for some reason is not executed from the broker side. Read more here: VPS Server
An account protection is vital regardless of how many positions are in place. Visit the RMMRobot.com site for more information on this so important subject, how to protect the trading account.
@kricka
kricka
01 Nov 2016, 19:17
Visuality and art in the next upgrade of the API
Custom colors are really needed but not available at this point. Highly appreciated if the Spotware team made an improvement in the area of visuality and art in the next upgrade of the API. Selectable font sizes are my number one wish, selectable fonts as number two and color choices as number three. 4K monitors request these changes in the API!
@kricka
kricka
30 Oct 2016, 18:21
( Updated at: 21 Dec 2023, 09:20 )
Calculate the target and stop loss in pips
Check out the Market Order 2.0 cBot. Free to download and use!
Profit target and stop loss can be set individually from each other with a choice in pips, percentage or amount of the account balance. The correct Pips will then be calculated automatically when the market order is placed.
Information and download link: Market Order 2.0
@kricka
kricka
26 Oct 2016, 21:45
Slippage concerns
One way to find out if there is any excessive slippage on a position is to run the Bought and Sold cBot. When a position is sold off it will give all the information at what price the position is sold off at, and by comparing this with the stop loss and the target selected when the order is placed, the information is given to the trader what the actual slippage is when the position is closed.
Try it out, its free to download and use for the trader!
Download and information link: Bought and Sold cBot
@kricka
kricka
11 Dec 2016, 17:33
Set the triggers in pips, percentage or amount
To have control on when a move to break-even and the trailing of a position are triggered, are of course of very high importance. Also to be able to set the triggers in either pips, percentage, or amount are desirable features. Market order 3.0 cBot implanted this and its free to download and use att the RMMRobot.com website.
Information and download link: Market Order 3.0
@kricka