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I only trade NQ and micros off 1 minute charts so prices on my hotkeys can be locked in for me. I created hotkeys to create just a market buy and market sell. I then want to create a OCA hotkey after that candle has closed to stop me out at 2 pts below low of last candle and partial profit (1/2 position) above 10pts for buy markets, and opposite for my sell market orders. What I have works for my stop but not my limit. My limit order doesn't execute at all (See pictures)
I don't understand offsetting the limit order which is something I think I have to do. Can someone please help.
Afterwards after either getting stopped out or getting 10pts on first position I want last half position at breakeven which I will move accordingly as price hopefully moves in my favor. However, I get a price variation error with my broker when executing this hotkey. I need it to round to the nearest tick (quarter pt) I think.
I'd appreciate any help. Thanks
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For the triangle pattern at least:
You can try using a longer time-frame scan than what you are accustomed to and make a rule for the highs and/or lows of the period making progressively lower highs and higher lows than the previous candle period.
I understand it isn't as precise as what you are looking for but may be a good workaround to try.
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Turning off auto backfill fixed it.
I sent log/settings
Thank you for your help and quick response.
Jim
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I am having trouble utilizing the scan function. I currently only have 12 stocks listed in my portfolio, but it never finishes scanning. It shows scan starting: 2/12 but never completes or makes further progress. It does this for scans I have built as well as the default ones that come with the program.
Any ideas what could be causing this?
Thanks for any help you can provide.
Help creating hotkeys for OCA orders
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Hey Jerry, when I put in a regular limit order instead of an OCA using the "pospaid +/- 10" it works fine except it gives me the same error message on the limit order is it does on the breakeven stop I have. See pictures. On the OCA order instead of giving me an error will it just exercises the portion of the order it can which is the stop +/- 2 at the bar high/low and ignore the other part?
I don't know if its because I'm testing on IB's paper trade account but my position is never an actual quarterly amount which is what I am guessing is throwing off the system. Even though it shows I filled both contracts on my market order at 16,047.75 my position paid is showing 16,048.06. And IB is looking for orders like 16,048.00 or 16048.25 not 16,048.06. Am I thinking of that right? Is it including commissions as my "pospaid" and that's what making it such an odd number?
Thank you Jerry.