Trading system: sell after N days

[robinszeto]

Hi there,

Just a simple question on trading system of Metastock... I have set the buy long condition and my exit long criteria is very simple, just hold it for 3 days and sell. How to program this in the "Sell Order" tab?

Many thanks.

Regards,
Robin Szeto

 

[abcpankaj]

one workaround can be:
go to system editor>>edit>>stops>>inactive minimum change & set :
periods = 3 (No. of days after which you want to get out of your position)
Minimum change =99

Please note that this approach will fail if stock rises more than 99% in specified period of time (3 days in this case)

PS :my metastock version is 10.1