diff --git a/Writing-Properties.md b/Writing-Properties.md index 5b0223d..387dca5 100644 --- a/Writing-Properties.md +++ b/Writing-Properties.md @@ -1,25 +1,31 @@ This page is here to explain how to setup your settings correctly to overwrite the PAIRS.PROPERTIES, DCA.PROPERTIES or INDICATORS.PROPERTIES of your Profit Trailer using PT Magic. # General -In general you have two options to specify settings for Profit Trailer to get used by PT Magic. +In general you have two options to specify settings for Profit Trailer to get used by PT Magic. You can have a single set of PAIRS/DCA/INDICATORS settings in your default folder, and specify individual changes in your global settings, OR you can have a differet set of settings files for EVERY global setting. You can also use a combination of these two approaches. ## 1. Using a preset file -By using a preset file, you are able to load a complete file (for example PAIRS.PROPERTIES) and apply them to your Profit Trailer settings. -The file has to be located in the folder "_presets/SETTINGNAME/" to be found by PTMagic. +By using a preset file, you are able to load a complete file when a global setting is true (for example PAIRS.PROPERTIES) and apply them to your Profit Trailer settings. +The file has to be located in the folder "_presets/SETTINGNAME/" to be found by PTMagic. The name of the folder must EXACTLY match the name of the global setting. -**Example:** +**Example:** +`"SettingName": GlobalSetting1 {` `"PairsProperties": {` -`"File": "PAIRS.PROPERTIES"` +`"File": "PAIRS.PROPERTIES"` +`"(any other settings you like)"` +`}` `}` ## 2. Using a collection of properties When you are using a collection of properties, you are able to specifically overwrite only single properties of your settings and leave the rest as it currently is. -**Example:** +**Example:** +`"SettingName": GlobalSetting1 {` `"PairsProperties": {` `"DEFAULT_buy_value": -0.9,` -`"DEFAULT_trailing_profit": 0.15` +`"DEFAULT_trailing_profit": 0.15` `}` +`}` + # Flat values You can set a Profit Trailer property to a specific new value to fully overwrite the old value.