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Post From: Automated/Discretionary Trading - Arm in Long/Short Direction

[2022-08-10 04:28:12]
Sam McLennan - Posts: 9
Hi,

Lately I've been developing my own automated strategies using the Spreadsheet System for Trading study. I have a few strategies which enter long or short when strength is detected in the given direction, but I would still like to be able to control the direction in which the strategy trades at my discretion. For example, in a trading range I want to enable long-only trades when the price reaches the bottom of the range, and short-only trades when price reaches the upper boundary. Or, if I anticipate a breakout, I want to be able to arm the strategy in the direction of the breakout. I understand that auto trading can be armed or disarmed under the trade menu, but I would like to know if there's a way to enable trading only in a long direction or only in a short direction at my discretion by the press of a button. Otherwise, if there is a way to implement this from within the spreadsheet, please inform me. I am yet to discover a way to do so.

Thanks