Recurring alert

[bellbell63]

Am new to Thinkscript. I have a study that generates an alert when stock hits hi/low of the day. Have 50 yrs of programming experience but new to Thinkscript. Have written about a dozen so far.

I would like a script that would do the following:
When stock goes up +x% from my average price generate an alert (that I know how to do).
When that happens move the trigger price up another x%. So if my average price is 40 and using 1% when stock hits 40.40 if would get an alert and the new trigger level is 40.40 = + another 1%. It would be acceptable for each trigger to go up 1% from avg price instead of (40x1.01)x1.01x1.01...
And the same on the negative direction (-x%) at each step.
In general how do you make a script run against a watchlist rather than be imbedded in a chart? I would like the above script to watch for x% changes against the "all account positions" or other watchlists. I know this can generate a lot of alerts but they only go to the message box
not mail or phone.
Thanks in advance.

 

[rad14733]

@bellbell63 It sounds like you want to create a Custom Watchlist Column... Thinkorswim allows us to create up to 19 CWC's... In order to achieve your repeated adjustments you would need to use the deprecated rec, now incorporated into def, to achieve your desired tasks of keeping track of your dynamic data...

You've got 10 years of programming experience on me... I started programming in 1984 when I purchased my first computer, having never touched one before, to write a stock market analysis program of all things...

Hopefully this gets you going... If you need additional help just post your script and we'll help get you going...

 

[halcyonguy]

Am new to Thinkscript. I have a study that generates an alert when stock hits hi/low of the day. Have 50 yrs of programming experience but new to Thinkscript. Have written about a dozen so far.

I would like a script that would do the following:
When stock goes up +x% from my average price generate an alert (that I know how to do).
When that happens move the trigger price up another x%. So if my average price is 40 and using 1% when stock hits 40.40 if would get an alert and the new trigger level is 40.40 = + another 1%. It would be acceptable for each trigger to go up 1% from avg price instead of (40x1.01)x1.01x1.01...
And the same on the negative direction (-x%) at each step.
In general how do you make a script run against a watchlist rather than be imbedded in a chart? I would like the above script to watch for x% changes against the "all account positions" or other watchlists. I know this can generate a lot of alerts but they only go to the message box
not mail or phone.
Thanks in advance.

i did a little experimenting with a strategy, but didn't have any luck reading data with getquantity or getaverageprice. i've done it before, i can't find my file.

here is something similar in a chart study to experiment with. it draws lines at different levels
https://usethinkscript.com/threads/...-certain-price-is-breached.14635/#post-124118

 

[useThinkScript]

ThinkScript portfolio functions are not working.
read more: https://usethinkscript.com/threads/...o-functions-in-thinkorswim.18808/#post-142000