diff --git a/Writing-Properties.md b/Writing-Properties.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d700a57 --- /dev/null +++ b/Writing-Properties.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +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. + +## 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. + +**Example:** +`"PairsProperties": {` +`"File": "PAIRS.PROPERTIES"` +`}` + +## 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:** +`"PairsProperties": {` +`"ALL_buy_value": -0.9,` +`"ALL_trailing_profit": 0.15` +`}` + +# Flat values +You can set a Profit Trailer property to a specific new value to fully overwrite the old value. + +**Example:** +`"ALL_buy_value": -0.9` + +# Offset by value +You can set a Profit Trailer property to a an offset of the current value BY a fixed value. + +**Example:** +`"ALL_buy_value_OFFSET": -0.1` + +- The current setting for ALL_buy_value is -1 +- You use "ALL_buy_value_OFFSET": -0.1 +- The new setting for ALL_buy_value will be -1.1 +=> So the original value got offset by a fixed value + +# Offset by percent +You can set a Profit Trailer property to a an offset of the current value BY a percentual value of the old value. + +**Example:** +`"ALL_buy_value_OFFSETPERCENT": -20` + +- The current setting for ALL_buy_value is -1 +- You use "ALL_buy_value_OFFSETPERCENT": -20 +- The new setting for ALL_buy_value will be -1.2 +=> So the original value got offset by -20% \ No newline at end of file