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[User Discussion] - Spreadsheet for Trading Fails to Generate Trades and Alerts

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[2014-01-05 09:53:25]
djcurcio - Posts: 236
I built an Alert spreadsheet using the SuperTrend study. It plots the entry and exit bars and generates the alerts (columns k-n) correctly.
I then built a new chart book but this time with the Trading Spreadsheet using the same settings as the Alert spreadsheet. I set J26 to 1.
I then run a chart replay to test the system and it only paints the bars but does not generate any orders or alert sounds.
Help please.
[2014-01-05 12:15:11]
TechTrader - Posts: 116
Check "Trade>Auto Trading Enabled"
[2014-01-05 23:02:37]
djcurcio - Posts: 236
much thanks - it worked.
[2014-01-06 01:40:54]
djcurcio - Posts: 236
Is there a way to modify the spreadsheet study using the SuperTrend so that I can:
1. Manually enter and or exit a trade within a trend segment and then let the SuperTrend study manage the position?
2. Have a user Trade Go/No-Go button object that would be activated by the SuperTrend when it detects and entry / exit? Sort of a gray box auto trader?
Thanks

[2014-01-06 20:42:32]
Sawtooth - Posts: 3976
1) The spreadsheet study can manage its own entry, or your manual entry. Not sure what you mean when you say you want to manage a trade that is exited.

2) You could put a y/n in a non-updating cell (e.g. any cell in column H) and have the entry/exit formulas reference that cell (H1="y"). You could also use a cell in a standalone spreadsheet.
[2014-01-07 13:00:23]
djcurcio - Posts: 236
What I was trying to say is:
If I turn on auto trade - SuperTrend generates many trades - so
I would want it to give me the opportunity to say Yes or No to taking the trade SuperTrend generated.
If I modify the cells K3 and M3 where the SuperTrend are set to have a Switch (something such as =and(AND(EB4>E4,E3>EB4,H1=y))
then this blocks the SuperTrend signals that would still prefer to see regardless of my taking the trade.
So what I am looking for is how to let SuperTrend still generate the signals but to have control on taking the trade.



[2014-01-07 13:52:29]
Sawtooth - Posts: 3976
Separate the arrows from the entry signals.

For example (Buy Entry):
K3:
=AND(O3>0,$H$1="y")
O3:
=IF(AND(EB4>E4,E3>EB4),D3,0)

Set the Draw Style of SG1 to Hidden, and SG5 to Arrow Up.




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