This port replicates the MetaTrader "Stop Loss Take Profit" expert advisor. The strategy flips a coin whenever the account is flat and opens a market order in the chosen direction. Each position immediately receives pip-based stop-loss and take-profit orders. If the stop is hit the next trade doubles its size (capped by the security's volume limits). A take-profit resets the volume back to the initial amount. The behaviour mirrors the original martingale-style position sizing while using StockSharp's high-level API.
Trading Logic
Market Data: Uses the CandleType parameter (default 1-minute time frame) to drive decision points.
Entry Rules:
When Position == 0 and no entry order is pending, the strategy generates a pseudo-random boolean.
true opens a long position with BuyMarket(volume); false opens a short with SellMarket(volume).
Exit Rules:
Protective stop-loss and take-profit orders are placed as soon as the entry fill is received.
A stop exit doubles the size for the next trade, while a take-profit resets it.
If either stop or take-profit distance is set to 0, the respective protective order is skipped.
Money Management:
InitialVolume defines the base order size.
After a losing trade the size is doubled but clipped to Security.MaxVolume when that value is available.
Volume is normalised to the instrument's VolumeStep, MinVolume and MaxVolume so orders remain valid.
Pip Handling:
By default the strategy infers a pip from the instrument's PriceStep and Decimals (5-digit FX symbols map to 0.0001).
Set PipSize to a positive value to override the automatic pip size detection.
Parameters
Name
Default
Description
CandleType
1-minute candles
Time frame used to trigger coin flips and entries.
StopLossPips
1
Stop-loss distance expressed in pips. 0 disables the stop.
TakeProfitPips
1
Take-profit distance expressed in pips. 0 disables the take-profit.
InitialVolume
0.01
Starting trade volume. Doubled after stop-loss events and reset after wins.
PipSize
0 (auto)
Optional pip size override in absolute price units.
Usage Notes
Works on both long and short sides and is intentionally direction-neutral.
Protective orders are cancelled whenever the position is closed to avoid stale orders.
The random generator is seeded with Environment.TickCount, meaning each session produces different trade sequences.
Suitable for demonstrating risk layering and martingale behaviour rather than for production trading without further risk controls.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Ecng.Common;
using StockSharp.Algo.Strategies;
using StockSharp.BusinessEntities;
using StockSharp.Messages;
namespace StockSharp.Samples.Strategies;
/// <summary>
/// Random direction strategy with pip-based stop loss and take profit that doubles the volume after losses.
/// </summary>
public class StopLossTakeProfitStrategy : Strategy
{
private readonly StrategyParam<DataType> _candleType;
private readonly StrategyParam<decimal> _stopLossDistance;
private readonly StrategyParam<decimal> _takeProfitDistance;
private readonly StrategyParam<decimal> _initialVolume;
private decimal _currentVolume;
private decimal _entryPrice;
private int _tradeCount;
public DataType CandleType
{
get => _candleType.Value;
set => _candleType.Value = value;
}
public decimal StopLossDistance
{
get => _stopLossDistance.Value;
set => _stopLossDistance.Value = value;
}
public decimal TakeProfitDistance
{
get => _takeProfitDistance.Value;
set => _takeProfitDistance.Value = value;
}
public decimal InitialVolume
{
get => _initialVolume.Value;
set => _initialVolume.Value = value;
}
public StopLossTakeProfitStrategy()
{
_candleType = Param(nameof(CandleType), TimeSpan.FromHours(4).TimeFrame())
.SetDisplay("Candle Type", "Timeframe for evaluating entries", "General");
_stopLossDistance = Param(nameof(StopLossDistance), 5m)
.SetDisplay("Stop Loss Distance", "Stop loss distance in price units", "Risk");
_takeProfitDistance = Param(nameof(TakeProfitDistance), 5m)
.SetDisplay("Take Profit Distance", "Take profit distance in price units", "Risk");
_initialVolume = Param(nameof(InitialVolume), 1m)
.SetGreaterThanZero()
.SetDisplay("Initial Volume", "Starting order volume", "Risk");
}
/// <inheritdoc />
public override IEnumerable<(Security sec, DataType dt)> GetWorkingSecurities()
{
return [(Security, CandleType)];
}
/// <inheritdoc />
protected override void OnReseted()
{
base.OnReseted();
_currentVolume = 0;
_entryPrice = 0;
_tradeCount = 0;
}
protected override void OnStarted2(DateTime time)
{
base.OnStarted2(time);
_currentVolume = InitialVolume;
_entryPrice = 0m;
var subscription = SubscribeCandles(CandleType);
subscription.Bind(ProcessCandle).Start();
var area = CreateChartArea();
if (area != null)
{
DrawCandles(area, subscription);
DrawOwnTrades(area);
}
}
private void ProcessCandle(ICandleMessage candle)
{
if (candle.State != CandleStates.Finished)
return;
// Check SL/TP for open position
if (Position != 0 && _entryPrice > 0)
{
if (Position > 0)
{
var hitStop = StopLossDistance > 0 && candle.LowPrice <= _entryPrice - StopLossDistance;
var hitTake = TakeProfitDistance > 0 && candle.HighPrice >= _entryPrice + TakeProfitDistance;
if (hitStop)
{
SellMarket();
HandleStopLoss();
return;
}
if (hitTake)
{
SellMarket();
HandleTakeProfit();
return;
}
}
else if (Position < 0)
{
var hitStop = StopLossDistance > 0 && candle.HighPrice >= _entryPrice + StopLossDistance;
var hitTake = TakeProfitDistance > 0 && candle.LowPrice <= _entryPrice - TakeProfitDistance;
if (hitStop)
{
BuyMarket();
HandleStopLoss();
return;
}
if (hitTake)
{
BuyMarket();
HandleTakeProfit();
return;
}
}
}
// Enter new position when flat
if (Position == 0)
{
_tradeCount++;
// Use candle direction as a deterministic signal
if (candle.ClosePrice < candle.OpenPrice)
{
SellMarket();
}
else
{
BuyMarket();
}
_entryPrice = candle.ClosePrice;
}
}
private void HandleStopLoss()
{
// Double volume on loss (martingale)
_currentVolume *= 2m;
var maxVol = Security?.MaxVolume;
if (maxVol.HasValue && maxVol.Value > 0 && _currentVolume > maxVol.Value)
_currentVolume = maxVol.Value;
Volume = _currentVolume;
_entryPrice = 0m;
}
private void HandleTakeProfit()
{
// Reset volume on profit
_currentVolume = InitialVolume;
Volume = _currentVolume;
_entryPrice = 0m;
}
}
import clr
clr.AddReference("StockSharp.Messages")
clr.AddReference("StockSharp.Algo")
clr.AddReference("StockSharp.Algo.Indicators")
clr.AddReference("StockSharp.Algo.Strategies")
from System import TimeSpan
from StockSharp.Messages import DataType, CandleStates
from StockSharp.Algo.Strategies import Strategy
class stop_loss_take_profit_strategy(Strategy):
"""Candle-direction entries with pip-based SL/TP and martingale volume doubling on losses."""
def __init__(self):
super(stop_loss_take_profit_strategy, self).__init__()
self._candle_type = self.Param("CandleType", DataType.TimeFrame(TimeSpan.FromHours(4))) \
.SetDisplay("Candle Type", "Timeframe for evaluating entries", "General")
self._stop_loss_distance = self.Param("StopLossDistance", 5.0) \
.SetDisplay("Stop Loss Distance", "Stop loss distance in price units", "Risk")
self._take_profit_distance = self.Param("TakeProfitDistance", 5.0) \
.SetDisplay("Take Profit Distance", "Take profit distance in price units", "Risk")
self._initial_volume = self.Param("InitialVolume", 1.0) \
.SetGreaterThanZero() \
.SetDisplay("Initial Volume", "Starting order volume", "Risk")
self._current_volume = 0.0
self._entry_price = 0.0
self._trade_count = 0
@property
def CandleType(self):
return self._candle_type.Value
@property
def StopLossDistance(self):
return self._stop_loss_distance.Value
@property
def TakeProfitDistance(self):
return self._take_profit_distance.Value
@property
def InitialVolume(self):
return self._initial_volume.Value
def OnStarted2(self, time):
super(stop_loss_take_profit_strategy, self).OnStarted2(time)
self._current_volume = float(self.InitialVolume)
self._entry_price = 0.0
self._trade_count = 0
subscription = self.SubscribeCandles(self.CandleType)
subscription.Bind(self.process_candle).Start()
area = self.CreateChartArea()
if area is not None:
self.DrawCandles(area, subscription)
self.DrawOwnTrades(area)
def process_candle(self, candle):
if candle.State != CandleStates.Finished:
return
sl = float(self.StopLossDistance)
tp = float(self.TakeProfitDistance)
# Check SL/TP for open position
if self.Position != 0 and self._entry_price > 0:
if self.Position > 0:
hit_stop = sl > 0 and float(candle.LowPrice) <= self._entry_price - sl
hit_take = tp > 0 and float(candle.HighPrice) >= self._entry_price + tp
if hit_stop:
self.SellMarket()
self._handle_stop_loss()
return
if hit_take:
self.SellMarket()
self._handle_take_profit()
return
elif self.Position < 0:
hit_stop = sl > 0 and float(candle.HighPrice) >= self._entry_price + sl
hit_take = tp > 0 and float(candle.LowPrice) <= self._entry_price - tp
if hit_stop:
self.BuyMarket()
self._handle_stop_loss()
return
if hit_take:
self.BuyMarket()
self._handle_take_profit()
return
# Enter new position when flat
if self.Position == 0:
self._trade_count += 1
close = float(candle.ClosePrice)
o = float(candle.OpenPrice)
if close < o:
self.SellMarket()
else:
self.BuyMarket()
self._entry_price = close
def _handle_stop_loss(self):
self._current_volume *= 2.0
self._entry_price = 0.0
def _handle_take_profit(self):
self._current_volume = float(self.InitialVolume)
self._entry_price = 0.0
def OnReseted(self):
super(stop_loss_take_profit_strategy, self).OnReseted()
self._current_volume = 0.0
self._entry_price = 0.0
self._trade_count = 0
def CreateClone(self):
return stop_loss_take_profit_strategy()