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DAS Trader Pro – trading multiple accounts with one hotkey
If you happen to have multiple accounts in your DAS and want to utilize them for the same trade, there is a way to do so, with a bit of scripting. Let’s take a look at it. For easier calculations…
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DAS Trader Pro – reading study values
Reading indicator values in scripts In DAS Trader Pro the indicators are called “studies,” so I will be using the name “studies” from now on. Everybody knows the studies like moving averages or VWAP. Below I will describe how those…
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DAS Trader Pro – How to target VWAP
If you are trading any strategies that have technical targets in the form of any indicator (which is called study in DAS Trader Pro), you might find this useful. Objectives Exit the trade when VWAP is reached. Use single button…
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DAS Trader Pro – how to set a preferred route to your stop orders
We have plenty of routes to choose from, which is broker-dependent, obviously. I am not going through the explanation of what they are or what they are to be used for. You can see their descriptions here: https://www.guardiantrading.com/pricing/routes/ Normally you…
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DAS Trader Pro – how to load symbols into watch list
There are multiple ways on how to populate the watch list. For some reason, the watch list is called market viewer in DAS Trader Pro. 1 by 1 This is obvious and most annoying. Type in the symbol in each…
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DAS Trader Pro – how to save the variables into a file
Since few versions back, we can save the variables into a file. This is useful for The function itself is simple as where name represents the name of the file to be saved. The file is saved into the DAS…
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DAS Trader Pro – automatic checks for study trends
Until version 5.8.2.5 of DAS Trader Pro, retrieving a historical value of a study was possible as described in the previous post https://www.guardiantrading.com/das-trader-pro-reading-study-values , msgbox(getwindowobj(NAME).getstudyval(“MYEMA11″,”bybarnum”,-3)); which resulted in a text string that required a string-to-number conversion afterward. Since every newer…
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DAS Trader Pro – 6 ways to switch symbols on your charts
If you’re trying to speed up your trading, mastering how you cycle through tickers is a game-changer. Fumbling with your keyboard or clicking around too much can be frustrating. Here are 6 different ways to get the right symbol onto…
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DAS Trader Pro – get the time or price of a candle under the cursor
The topic might sound weird, but there are dedicated functions to retrieve the useful data from the chart based on where the cursor is pointing.Have you ever needed to know what the price of that candle is? Or what is…
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DAS Trader Pro – how to save the stop loss price value for later
Everybody has experienced it. You enter a trade having automated stop loss or update the stop loss to the value you like, but then you mis-click in the orders window and lose the stop loss. Now you are pressured to…
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Utilizing a Trading Simulator to Test Your Strategies in a Trading Desk Environment
Being part of a trading desk team demands a high level of understanding, quick decision-making ability and refined trading strategies. The financial market can often be unpredictable, with sudden fluctuations making it challenging for traders to consistently make profitable trades.…
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DAS Trader Pro – symbol notes
Often we need to put some notes on the symbols, being either warnings, whole trade plans, or just any other note. 3 types of notes There are 3 types of notes as of today, if I do not count any…
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DAS Trader Pro – universal exit hotkey function for all market hours
This hotkey is useful for anyone exiting positions manually or just to have it at hand when things are going south or for advanced scripting when calling an Exit is needed at a specific situation or a specific price. The…
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DAS Trader Pro Autolocate with hotkeys
Since a few versions back, we have the possibility to use hotkey scripts to autolocate shares and submit the located shares to the orders. In this post, I will try to explain some of the techniques on how to make…
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DAS Trader Pro – How to scan through watchlist
Objective Let’s say you have 108 symbols in your watchlist and want to find out if a certain condition is met on the 5-minute chart. Instead of clicking 108 rows (or using hotkeys to move up and down) and waiting…
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DAS Trader Pro – Entry hotkey with multiple profit targets for all trading hours
Many traders scale-in and scale-out of their positions. Here are some scripting techniques on how to achieve multiple targets. Just split the orders This is the simplest solution. Place 2 range orders (because stop-loss orders are good to have) instead…
