Home | Trading Alchemy Manual | Alchemy Functions IndexAlchemyVolatileTrlIn (Function)The AlchemyVolatileTrlIn function returns the volatility trailing stop value starting from an entry point on the chart as determined by its entry inputs. AlchemyVolatileTrlIn (LoEnTime,LoEnDate,ShEnTime,ShEnDate,LongStop,ShrtStop,VolLen,VolFact) Parameters
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LoEnTime |
Specifies the time of the first bar from when the function will start calculating the volatility trailing stop for a long entry. The time format is in military time (e.g. 1:00pm=1300). If applied on a Tick Bar or Intra-Day chart, a setting of 0 will disable the volatility trailing stop for a long entry. |
LoEnDate |
Specifies the date of the first bar from when the function will start calculating the volatility trailing stop for a long entry. The date format is as follows: Year-Month-Day (e.g. 010510 = May 5th, 2001). If applied on a Daily, Weekly or Monthly chart, a setting of 0 will disable the volatility trailing stop for a long entry. If applied on a Tick Bar or Intra-Day chart, a setting of 0 will restart the volatility trailing stop for a long entry at the beginning of each new day. |
ShEnTime |
Specifies the time of the first bar from when the function will start calculating the volatility trailing stop for a short entry. The time format is in military time (e.g. 1:00pm=1300). If applied on a Tick Bar or Intra-Day chart, a setting of 0 will disable the volatility trailing stop for a short entry. |
ShEnDate | Specifies the date of the first bar from when the function will start calculating the volatility trailing stop for a short entry. The date format is as follows: Year-Month-Day (e.g. 010510 = May 5th, 2001). If applied on a Daily, Weekly or Monthly chart, a setting of 0 will disable the volatility trailing stop for a short entry. If applied on a Tick Bar or Intra-Day chart, a setting of 0 will restart the volatility trailing stop for a short entry at the beginning of each new day. |
LongStop | Disables/enables the volatility trailing stop for a long entry. A setting of "True" enables the volatility trailing stop for a long entry and a setting of "False" disables the volatility trailing stop for a long entry. |
ShrtStop | Disables/enables the volatility trailing stop for a short entry. A setting of "True" enables the volatility trailing stop for a short entry and a setting of "False" disables the volatility trailing stop for a short entry. |
VolLen | Specifies the number of bars used to calculate the volatility. |
VolFact | Specifies the volatility factor. |
ReturnsThe AlchemyVolatileTrlIn function returns the volatility trailing stop value starting from an entry point on the chart as determined by its entry inputs. Home | Trading Alchemy Manual | Alchemy Functions Index |