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by Carlopp
Sun Sep 01, 2024 10:11 am
Forum: Money Management
Topic: Scaling / 'Pyramiding'
Replies: 33
Views: 110748

Pyramiding

Hi
I’m trying to incorporate pyramiding into my system I’m using the pyramiding block within trading blox I’ve added it to the system entry but it doesn’t scale in adding to positions when I run the scan.
I am using an initial stop and the chandelier trailing stop and want to add to position e.g ...
by Carlopp
Fri Mar 24, 2017 9:40 pm
Forum: Testing and Simulation
Topic: ASCII Files
Replies: 1
Views: 8059

ASCII Files

Hi Everyone,
I am trying to use metastock data converted to ascii from premium data Converter (PDC) because I want to use/test weekly Data bars in trading blox.
What is the process for trading blox to read ascii/txt files? I've tried to do it but am finding it a little tricky has anyone done this ...
by Carlopp
Sun Mar 19, 2017 4:47 am
Forum: Testing and Simulation
Topic: Portfolio Heat
Replies: 3
Views: 10534

Re: Portfolio Heat

Thanks Tim for the information very helpful.

Also i contacted premium data and they asked me, If Trading Blox can’t do this but it can work with ASCII/CSV data instead, then you can use our Premium Data Converter (“PDC”) program and set the Periodicity to weekly.
by Carlopp
Fri Mar 17, 2017 9:49 am
Forum: Testing and Simulation
Topic: Portfolio Heat
Replies: 3
Views: 10534

Portfolio Heat

hi I'm new too trading blox and wanted to know how i would use Portfolio Heat in the trading blox Risk Manager block meaning i just want to be say e.g. 25% risk/heat of total equity at the one time its a protection mechanism from price shocks .. Van Tharp and Ed Seykota talk about this not sure how ...