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Button Trading Using AB Auto Trading Interface
The Button Trading AFL, integrated with AB Auto Trading Interface, depends on real-time Amibroker data for seamless execution. Traders can efficiently manage their trades using this AFL, as it leverages accurate Amibroker data to place buy and sell orders with precision, streamlining their trading experience.
// Barrys buttton trading // Written by Barry Scarborough 20 May 2008 _SECTION_BEGIN("Button trading"); EnableTextOutput(False); SetChartOptions(0, chartShowDates); RequestTimedRefresh(1); Filename = StrLeft(_DEFAULT_NAME(),StrLen(_DEFAULT_NAME())-2); _N(Title = Filename + StrFormat(" - {{DATE}} \nOpen %g, Hi %g, Lo %g, Close %g (%.1f%%) Vol " + " {{VALUES}}", O, H, L, C, SelectedValue( ROC( C, 1 )) )); VarPfx = "Btn1"; // some var that reflects the trading file // #### Parameters ######################################################################################################## AutoTrade = ParamToggle("Auto trade", "Off|Running"); Contracts = Param("Num contracts", 1, 1, 1000, 1); typeOrder = ParamList("Order type", "MKT,STP"); BuyOrder = ParamTrigger("Place Buy order","Buy"); SellOrder = ParamTrigger("Place Sell order","Sell"); CloseAll = ParamTrigger("Close all positions","Close all"); CancelAll = ParamTrigger("Cancel all orders","Cancel all"); Reset = ParamTrigger("Reset", "Reset"); // #### Place your timing system here ####################################################################################### // calc MACD myMACD = MACD(); // calculate the macd mySig = Signal(); // calculate the signal // macd buy and sell conditions upMacd = myMACD > mysig; // buy condition is the macd line above the signal line dnMacd = mySig > myMACD; // sell condition is the macd line below the signal line Buy = Sell = Short = Cover = 0; // make sure all arrays are set false Buy = Cover = upMACD; Sell = Short = dnMACD; // #### Plot indicators and shapes ########################################################################################## Plot(myMACD, "\nMACD",colorRed,styleThick|styleLeftAxisScale); // plot the macd line Plot(mySig,"\nSignal",colorBlack,styleDashed|styleLeftAxisScale); // plot the macd signal line PlotShapes(Buy * shapeUpArrow, colorGreen,0,Low, 2); PlotShapes(Sell * shapeDownArrow, colorRed,0,High, 2); // #### Static vars reset ################################################################################################## if( reset OR Nz(StaticVarGet(varPfx + "Init") == False) ) { StaticVarSetText(varPfx + "orderID", ""); StaticVarSetText(VarPfx + "lastTrade", ""); StaticVarSet(VarPfx + "numPositions", 0); _TRACE("# init, " + NumToStr(StaticVarGet(varPfx + "num"), 1.0)); } // #### functions ########################################################################################################### function fSayOnce( text ) { if( StaticVarGetText(VarPfx + "lastsaidtext") != text ) { Say( text ); StaticVarSetText(VarPfx + "lastsaidtext", text ); if(DebugOn) _TRACE("#, SayOnce Text =" + text + "\n"); } } // #### Trading section ######################################################################################################## if(autotrade) { ibc = GetTradingInterface("IB"); ConnectedStatus = ibc.IsConnected(); // get the connection status, 2 is OK // this is where the trade processing is done if( ConnectedStatus == 2 OR ConnectedStatus == 3) // connected to TWS with no error messages { OrderID = StaticVarGetText(VarPfx + "OrderID"); OrderStatus = ibc.GetStatus( OrderID, True ); oldNumPositions = StaticVarGet(VarPfx + "numPositions"); numPositions = ibc.GetPositionSize(Name()); StaticVarSet(VarPfx + "numPositions", numPositions ); LastTrade = StaticVarGetText(VarPfx + "lastTrade"); _TRACE("# buy, positions = " + NumToStr(numPositions, 1.0) + ", last trade = " + LastTrade + ", OID = " + OrderID); if( ( LastTrade == "Buy" AND numPositions > oldNumPositions ) OR ( LastTrade == "Sell" AND numPositions < oldNumPositions ) OR ( LastTrade == "Close" AND numPositions == 0) ) { fSayOnce("Filled"); OrderID = StaticVarSetText(VarPfx + OrderID, ""); } else if (OrderStatus == "Cancelled") OrderID = StaticVarSetText(VarPfx + OrderID, ""); if( BuyOrder ) { fSayOnce("buy"); OrderID = ibc.PlaceOrder( Name(), "Buy", Contracts, typeOrder, 0, LastValue(C), "GTC", True); StaticVarSetText(VarPfx + "OrderID", OrderID); StaticVarSetText(VarPfx + "lastTrade", "Buy"); _TRACE("# buy, positions = " + NumToStr(numPositions, 1.0)); } if( SellOrder ) { fSayOnce("sell"); OrderID = ibc.PlaceOrder( Name(), "Sell", Contracts, typeOrder , 0, LastValue(C), "GTC", True); StaticVarSetText(VarPfx + "OrderID", OrderID); StaticVarSetText(VarPfx + "lastTrade", "Sell"); _TRACE("# sell, positions = " + NumToStr(numPositions, 1.0)); } else if( CloseAll ) { fSayOnce("close all"); ibc.CancelAllPendingOrders( ); ibc.CloseAllOpenPositions(); StaticVarSetText(VarPfx + "lastTrade", "Close"); _TRACE("# close, positions = " + NumToStr(numPositions, 1.0)); } else if( CancelAll ) { fSayOnce("cancel all"); ibc.CancelAllPendingOrders( ); _TRACE("# cancel, "); } LastTWSMsg = ibc.getLastError( 0 ); // the following will display in the interprettion window printf("Order type: " + LastTrade + "\nOrder Status: " + OrderStatus + "\nOrder ID: " + StaticVarGetText(VarPfx + "OrderID") + "\nNum positions: " + NumToStr(ibc.GetPositionSize( Name() ),1.0,False) + "\nLast TWS Msg: " + LastTWSMsg ); } else // ConnectedStatus == 0 OR ConnectedStatus == 1, lost connection { // handle commection errors if(ConnectedStatus == 0) stat = "Not Connected."; else if(ConnectedStatus == 1) stat = "Lost Connection."; SetChartBkColor( colorYellow); // the following will display in the interprettion window printf("\nTWS Status: " + stat + "\n"); } } // end auto trading loop else { SetChartBkColor( colorPink); // the following will display in the interprettion window printf("\n1. Autotrading is turned off\n" + "2. TWS not started." ); } _SECTION_END();