osDollarATR: osDollarATR

Description Usage Arguments

Description

computes an order size by way of ATR quantities, as a proportion of tradeSize

Usage

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  osDollarATR(orderside, tradeSize, pctATR,
    maxPctATR = pctATR, data, timestamp, symbol,
    prefer = "Open", portfolio, integerQty = TRUE,
    atrMod = "", rebal = FALSE, ...)

Arguments

orderside

long or short

tradeSize

a notional dollar amount for the trade

pctATR

a percentage of the tradeSize to order in units of ATR. That is, if tradeSize is 10000 and pctATR is .02, then the amount ordered will be 200 ATRs of the security. If the last observed ATR is 2, then 100 units of the security will be ordered.

maxPctATR

an upper limit to how many ATRs can be held in a position; a risk limit

integerQty

an integer quantity of shares

atrMod

a string modifier in case of multiples of this indicator being used. Will append to the term 'atr', that is, atrMod of "X" will search for a term called 'atrX' in the column names of the mktdata xts object.

rebal

if TRUE, and current position exceeds ATR boundaries, will automatically sell


pdrano/IKTrading documentation built on May 6, 2019, 10:51 p.m.