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The Setup Rules are the Rules dedicated to perform actions when a certain condition is met. These Rules allow the possibility to launch an action (pause the backtest, show a message) and/or to enter the Market automatically by inserting an [[Exit Rules|Exit Rule]].
The Setup Rules are the Rules dedicated to perform actions when a certain condition is met. These Rules allow the possibility to launch an action (pause the backtest, show a message) and/or to enter the Market automatically by inserting an [[Exit Rules|Exit Rule]].
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The Setup Rules are divided in two parts :
The Setup Rules are divided in two parts :
* The Setup Condition : the condition defined by the User which will be check by the Software on every new Bar printed on the Charts.
* [[Setup Rules#The Setup Condition|The Setup Condition]] : the condition defined by the User which will be checked by the Software on every new Bar printed on the Charts.
* The Actions : the action to perform when the previous condition is filled
* [[Setup Rules#The Actions|The Actions]] : the action to perform when the previous condition is filled
The Actions are simply the actions to perform when the condition is filled. You can use two kinds of Rules in the Actions :
* [[Actions|Default Rule Action]]
* [[Entry Rules|Entry Rule]]
By inserting an [[Entry Rules|Entry Rule]] to a Setup Rule, it's possible to design a complete Trading System. When the Setup Condition will be fulfilled, the Rule will create automatically an Order to enter the Market.
<br>If you want to design a complete automatic Trading System, you'll have to define a Setup Rule for the BUY Setup and another Setup Rule for the SELL Setup.
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In order to assign a Rule to an Action, you have to drag&drop the related Rule.
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Example of assigned [[Entry Rules|Entry Rule]] in the Setup Rule :
The Setup Rules are the Rules dedicated to perform actions when a certain condition is met. These Rules allow the possibility to launch an action (pause the backtest, show a message) and/or to enter the Market automatically by inserting an Exit Rule.
The Setup Rules are divided in two parts :
The Setup Condition : the condition defined by the User which will be checked by the Software on every new Bar printed on the Charts.
The Actions : the action to perform when the previous condition is filled
Empty Setup Rule :
SetupRuleExample
The Setup Condition
The Setup Condition is composed by at least one Conditional Core Rule. The expression has to return True or False.
Thus, a Setup Condition can be filled with any type of Rule if the overall expression is a condition :
Default Rules, composed by one or more Conditional Core Rules
User Rules, returning a condition (ex: 2 Value Core Rules comparison will return True or False)
In order to assign a Default or User Rule to a Setup Condition, you have to drag&drop the related Rule.
Example with a Default Conditional Rule :
SetupRuleConditionExample1
Example with 2 Default Value Rules, returning a condition :
SetupRuleConditionExample2
Example with a User defined Conditional Rule :
SetupRuleConditionExample3
The Actions
The Actions are simply the actions to perform when the condition is filled. You can use two kinds of Rules in the Actions :
By inserting an Entry Rule to a Setup Rule, it's possible to design a complete Trading System. When the Setup Condition will be fulfilled, the Rule will create automatically an Order to enter the Market.
If you want to design a complete automatic Trading System, you'll have to define a Setup Rule for the BUY Setup and another Setup Rule for the SELL Setup.
In order to assign a Rule to an Action, you have to drag&drop the related Rule.
Example of assigned Entry Rule in the Setup Rule :
SetupRuleActionEntryExample
Expansion
It's possible to add/delete conditions and actions block by clicking on the corresponding icons :
