Opening Range Breakout LE (Strategy)

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Input Information

Name Type Default Description
OpeningRangeDuration_Hours Numeric 1 Enter the hours portion of the time duration of the opening range period.
OpeningRangeDuration_Minutes Numeric 0 Enter the minutes portion of the time duration of the opening range period.
OpeningRangeDuration_Seconds Numeric 0 Enter the seconds portion of the time duration of the opening range period.
RegSessionOrAll_1_or_0 Numeric 1 Enter 1 to trade based on the opening range of the regular session only, or enter 0 to use every session.
MaxEntriesPerSession Numeric 1 Enter the maximum number of entries the strategy may make in a session.
PriceOffsetAboveRangeHigh Numeric 0 Enter the price amount above the high of the opening range at which a bar must close to trigger an entry.

Usage

Long entry based on a price breakout above the high of the opening range (plus an offset amount, above the high of the range, if desired).

See additional comments in the EasyLanguage code for this strategy. The EasyLanguage code can be opened in the TradeStation Development Environment (TDE).

Description

When, after the end of the opening range period (by default, one hour after the market open), a bar closes above the high of the opening range period, a long entry order is generated for the next bar's open. Inputs are available (see above) so that you can customize the duration of the opening range period.

Order Name: OpRgeLE

Related Strategy: Opening Range Breakout SE

Related Indicator: Opening Range