Are you sure about your TakeProfit? I think you wan't the price at 8 o'clock. So it think TakeProfit = priceOpen(); !?

With the single Stop function it works.

I don't understand the enterLong function completly also, as it was copied from jcl enterShort function, but it seems to work:

(GER30::S) Short 1@8127 Entry limit
(GER30::S) Short 1@8132 Entry limit
(GER30::S) Short 1@8137 Entry limit
(GER30::L) Long 1@8097 Entry limit
(GER30::L) Long 1@8092 Entry limit
(GER30::L) Long 1@8087 Entry limit



This is also from jcl, so I think it should be correct.

Horrible trail and error progamming style from me

Oh. You are right about the enterLong function. Mmmh. When i look at the manual you won't get that information.
There seems to be another function overload that isn't listed in the manual!?

Same mistake. TakeProfit is profit target distance in price units. The trade is closed when the trade profit has reached this amount. So, you shall not add any price to it.

But things like this should work:

TakeProfit = (priceClose() - priceOpen()) + 50 * PIP;

or maybe some other combination of the signs, types of prices. Obviously I haven't followed (or understood) the strategy description completely, but the above should give some idea.

From what I understand you need to resolve the equation to give you TakeProfit from the current price, and if you need to have it against some other price (possibly from the past bars) then you need to find the difference between those two prices first and then add the wanted profit target. Something like that.

jcl must be laughing often, looking at us amateurs fighting the basics.

Bullshit. What a nonsense from my part. I won't post today anymore. My brain seems to have gone to sleep...
You are totally right about the TakeProfit and with building the price difference.
He want's TP to be 8 o'clock price so

TakeProfit = (priceClose() - priceOpen())

he doesn't need those additionally 50 pips. That 50pips were for the SL only...

TakeProfit
Profit target value or profit target distance in price units.
So it could also be the value.


and


were copied from jcl and are working, but I wonder why I can't use the Stop for the Long scenario parallel to the Short one.

You'll need a different stop for the long and the short trades:

Stop = Price + 50*PIP;
enterShort(1,-15*PIP);
enterShort(1,-20*PIP);
enterShort(1,-25*PIP);

Stop = Price - 50*PIP;
enterLong(1,-15*PIP);
enterLong(1,-20*PIP);
enterLong(1,-25*PIP);

Giving only the 50*PIP distance would not work here because it would then be the distance from the entry price, not from the 8 o'clock price.

Wow, so it can be either of those variants? Talk about confusing. I didn't even understand the manual completely.

I think I'll join Sundance. Signing off for today...

Oh man! The solution is so easy when you read it Thanks jcl!

Welcome on board acid. Seems i'am not the only one who can't read the manual.
@jcl: So there are more overloaded functions than the manual reveiles!?