Probably this has been asked before. What is the proper way to set up a reversing positions block strategy. I noticed sometimes the short entry only exists the current long position but doesn't enter the new short trade. I think in the case of IB it only reads Buy or Sells. See images below.
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The second one. (The first has only entries.)
Don't worry about the actual order types used to create the live order at certain brokers (the broker provider takes care of that). Strategies need "Short and Cover" signals to "Short" and "Cover".
Don't worry about the actual order types used to create the live order at certain brokers (the broker provider takes care of that). Strategies need "Short and Cover" signals to "Short" and "Cover".
Thank you. The first one was only giving me one Buy and Sell round and then a separate Short and Cover in the next round but was not reversing the position immediately. So the Short was a Sell if an open position exists. This was true in IB broker.
With "Single Position" selected, it's only possible for that strategy to buy 1 position and short another. One will cancel the other at IB.
Theoretically, with the "Multiple positions" option, you'd keep buying and shorting up to the hypothetical buying power. which at IB would just keep canceling the previous position.
Anyway, #1 is just wrong, no matter how you look at it. There are no strategy exits.
Theoretically, with the "Multiple positions" option, you'd keep buying and shorting up to the hypothetical buying power. which at IB would just keep canceling the previous position.
Anyway, #1 is just wrong, no matter how you look at it. There are no strategy exits.
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