TradeType

enum cAlgo.API

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The direction of a trade order.

Definition

public enum TradeType

Namespace: cAlgo.API · Group: Trading

Remarks

Indicates the trade direction, whether it is a Buy or a Sell trade.

Examples

Example 1

C#Python

var tradeType = Bars.ClosePrices.Last(1) > Bars.OpenPrices.Last(1) ? TradeType.Buy : TradeType.Sell;
var result = ExecuteMarketOrder(tradeType, SymbolName, 10000, "myLabel", 20, 40);
Print("{0} order executed: {1}", tradeType, result.IsSuccessful);

tradeType = TradeType.Buy if api.Bars.ClosePrices.Last(1) > api.Bars.OpenPrices.Last(1) else TradeType.Sell
result = api.ExecuteMarketOrder(tradeType, api.SymbolName, 10000, "myLabel", 20, 40)
api.Print(f"{tradeType} order executed: {result.IsSuccessful}")

Example 2

C#Python

var position = Positions.Find("myLabel", "EURUSD", TradeType.Sell);
if (position == null)
    PlaceLimitOrder(TradeType.Sell, "EURUSD", 10000, Symbols.GetSymbol("EURUSD").Ask + 0.0020, "myLabel");

position = api.Positions.Find("myLabel", "EURUSD", TradeType.Sell)
if position is None:
    api.PlaceLimitOrder(TradeType.Sell, "EURUSD", 10000, api.Symbols.GetSymbol("EURUSD").Ask + 0.0020, "myLabel")

Values

Name	Value	Description
`Buy`	0	Represents a Buy order.
`Sell`	1	Represents a Sell order.