LotSize based on Centroid [SOLVED]

Enrique Enguix 2023.01.27 11:43

As you know I recently started with mq5, and it's been an exciting challenge for me, but I run into some problems along the way.

This one in particular has me thinking about it for several hours. It is about calculating the size of an operation based on the centroid.

The error is that the LotSize is always fixed and does not vary

double Lot_Size_B(ENUM_ORDER_TYPE type)
  {
   double tradeCenter = TradesCenterPrice(type);
   if(0 == tradeCenter)
      return NormalizeDouble(Initial_Lot, LotDigits);
   int totalTradesAbove = TradesAbovePrice_Counter(type, tradeCenter);
   int totalTradesBelow = TradesBelowPrice_Counter(type, tradeCenter);
   double price = (type == ORDER_TYPE_BUY) ? getAsk() : getBid();
   double lots = (price > tradeCenter) ? MathPow(MM_Martingale_ProfitFactor, totalTradesAbove) * Initial_Lot : (price < tradeCenter) ? MathPow(MM_Martingale_LossFactor, totalTradesBelow) * Initial_Lot : Initial_Lot;
   return NormalizeDouble(lots, LotDigits);
  }
                                                         |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
double TradesCenterPrice(ENUM_ORDER_TYPE type)
  {
   double center = 0;
   int count = 0;
   for(int i = 0; i < PositionsTotal(); i++)
     {
      if(Position.SelectByIndex(i) && Position.Type() == type)
        {
         center += Position.PriceOpen();
         count++;
        }
     }
   if(count == 0)
      return 0;
   return center / count;
  }

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int TradesAbovePrice_Counter(ENUM_ORDER_TYPE type, double price)
  {
   int count = 0;
   for(int i = 0; i < PositionsTotal(); i++)
     {
      if(Position.SelectByIndex(i) && Position.Type() == type && Position.PriceOpen() > price)
        {
         count++;
        }
     }
   return count;
  }


//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int TradesBelowPrice_Counter(ENUM_ORDER_TYPE type, double price)
  {
   int count = 0;
   for(int i = 0; i < PositionsTotal(); i++)
     {
      if(Position.SelectByIndex(i) && Position.Type() == type && Position.PriceOpen() < price)
        {
         count++;
        }
     }
   return count;
  }

Fernando Carreiro 2023.01.27 12:23 #1

I know what a centroid is, but I don't see how you are applying the concept here. Can you explain in more detail?

Also, that very long line may need to be styled a little to make it more readable. Maybe something like this?

double lots =
   price > tradeCenter
      ? MathPow( MM_Martingale_ProfitFactor, totalTradesAbove) * Initial_Lot 
      : ( price < tradeCenter
             ? MathPow( MM_Martingale_LossFactor, totalTradesBelow) * Initial_Lot
             : Initial_Lot );

Is the above logic correct?

Another thing to consider, is that when calculating the net open price of a basket of positions, you also need to consider their volume, not just their price, as follows:

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Fernando Carreiro, 2022.12.26 13:47
Here is the maths for calculating net values for a batch of positions:

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Enrique Enguix 2023.01.27 12:38 #2

Fernando Carreiro #:

I know what a centroid is, but I don't see how you are applying the concept here. Can you explain in more detail?

Also, that very long line may need to be styled a little to make it more readable. Maybe something like this?

Is the above logic correct?

Another thing to consider, is that when calculating the net open price of a basket of positions, you also need to consider their volume, not just their price, as follows:

Yeah, maybe I shouldn't have used the word "centroid", since I'm not taking volume into account here. It is a simplified version that takes into account the average price

Fernando Carreiro 2023.01.27 12:45 #3

Enrique Enguix #: Yeah, maybe I shouldn't have used the word "centroid", since I'm not taking volume into account here. It is a simplified version that takes into account the average price

Whether it is "centroid" or not, to get average price, you need to consider the volume every-time anyway. Or else your volume for the new resulting order is not going to balance out.

Enrique Enguix 2023.01.27 15:41 #4

Fernando Carreiro #:
Whether it is "centroid" or not, to get average price, you need to consider the volume every-time anyway. Or else your volume for the new resulting order is not going to balance out.

What I want to do is much simpler than that. I want an average to be made only and exclusively of the average price between the open trades of the same type, for that I have created "double TradesCenterPrice(int type)". And then I have created two more functions, one that counts how many trades are above the average price "TradesAbovePrice_Counter" and one that counts how many are below "TradesBelowPrice_Counter".

I do this to determine the size of trades to be opened next. I extract these functions in a comment, both for BUY and SELL, and in general, those associated with SELL are not showing the average price or the number of operations above and below that there are

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Lorentzos Roussos 2023.01.27 16:03 #5

Enrique Enguix #:

I'd say this indicates an enum issue

They have same values however

[0] enum ENUM_POSITION_TYPE > POSITION_TYPE_BUY
[0] enum ENUM_ORDER_TYPE > ORDER_TYPE_BUY
[0] enum ENUM_DEAL_TYPE > DEAL_TYPE_BUY
[1] enum ENUM_POSITION_TYPE > POSITION_TYPE_SELL
[1] enum ENUM_ORDER_TYPE > ORDER_TYPE_SELL
[1] enum ENUM_DEAL_TYPE > DEAL_TYPE_SELL

Are you sending a ORDER_TYPE_SELL_LIMIT or something instead of sell ?

Enrique Enguix 2023.01.27 16:48 #6

Lorentzos Roussos #:

I'd say this indicates an enum issue

They have same values however

Are you sending a ORDER_TYPE_SELL_LIMIT or something instead of sell ?

No, only ORDER_TYPE_SELL.

It is the same code for BUY and SELL, however the data is not displayed correctly. Even sells are counted as buys

Lorentzos Roussos 2023.01.27 17:09 #7

Enrique Enguix #:
No, only ORDER_TYPE_SELL.

It is the same code for BUY and SELL, however the data is not displayed correctly. Even sells are counted as buys

what does the .TypeDescription() return for the positions ?

https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/standardlibrary/tradeclasses/cpositioninfo/cpositioninfotypedescription

Documentation on MQL5: Standard Library / Trade Classes / CPositionInfo / TypeDescription

www.mql5.com

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AMI289 2023.01.27 19:19 #8

Hi mate,

I had a quick look in the code you've posted, and at a glance nothing stand out.

Since you only posted a particular part of your code,

It could be that the problem is elsewhere.

For example- maybe the 'Lot_Size_B' function doesn't even get called, and the fixed lot is a result of a logical bug elsewhere in your code.

I would either start with running it in debugger with breakpoints,

Or adding Print() after each line, and print the data of each variable (tradeCenter, totalTradesAbove, totalTradesBelow, etc'), to better pin down where your problem lays.

Try adding a Print commands to print the variable values and post it here.

It will help us help you.

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Enrique Enguix 2023.01.28 12:02 #9

I think in this case a picture will be better than a thousand words. You can see how in the graph there are several sell operations, but the sell comments are not even filled

void OnTick()
  {

  Comment ("Center Price Buys:   ",TradesCenterPrice (ORDER_TYPE_BUY),
         "\nCenter Price Sells:  ",TradesCenterPrice (ORDER_TYPE_SELL),
         "\nTrades Above Price Buys:  ",TradesAbovePrice_Counter(ORDER_TYPE_BUY,TradesCenterPrice (ORDER_TYPE_BUY)) ,  
         "\nTrades Above Price Sells: ",TradesAbovePrice_Counter(ORDER_TYPE_SELL,TradesCenterPrice (ORDER_TYPE_SELL)) ,  
         "\nTrades Below Price Buys:  ",TradesBelowPrice_Counter(ORDER_TYPE_BUY,TradesCenterPrice (ORDER_TYPE_BUY)) ,  
         "\nTrades Below Price Sells: ",TradesBelowPrice_Counter(ORDER_TYPE_SELL,TradesCenterPrice (ORDER_TYPE_SELL)));   


//All rest code



}

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Enrique Enguix 2023.01.29 06:31 #10

Lorentzos Roussos #:

what does the .TypeDescription() return for the positions ?

https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/standardlibrary/tradeclasses/cpositioninfo/cpositioninfotypedescription

Sorry mate, I didn't see this message. I'll check. Thanks

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