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My first trigger, advice needed
« on: 07 Jul 2016, 17:42 »
I have started with a simple trigger adapted from one of the examples.

To start I restrict the trigger to horse races from Australia, win markets.

It is designed to back and lay any selections from a text file, sels_rb.txt, based on a price associated with each selection.
This file has a list of runners each with a rated price, in the correct format.

Lay: With 5 minutes to go, if the available lay price is less than or equal to 10.00 and the lay price is less than or equal to my rated price less 33%.

Back: If there is at least 30000 matched volume and back price available is more than 33% above my rated price.

Outcome: Lay bets are made as expected but none of the expected Back bets are made.

I have attached my trigger so far and would like any advice as to why back bets are not being made.

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Re: My first trigger, advice needed
« Reply #1 on: 07 Jul 2016, 18:23 »
Try putting brackets "" around the imported term in your backing trigger, in a similar way to what you done in the laying trigger.

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Re: My first trigger, advice needed
« Reply #2 on: 08 Jul 2016, 09:56 »
Thanks for your input LarpHager!

On today's card of about 30 races I tried your suggestion but no improvement. One or more Lay bets were triggered as expected on most races but no Back bets were triggered even though quite a few were expected.

There must be something wrong in the trigger logic but what?

I relaxed the Back trigger settings a little to make a back bet even more likely but in vain.

Tomorrow I will adjust settings to try and force some Back bets!

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Re: My first trigger, advice needed
« Reply #3 on: 08 Jul 2016, 13:11 »
Hi
In your backing trigger, this condition:
and selections back price is equal or greater than import_1*frac_overs
should be:
and selections back price is equal or greater than imported_1*frac_overs
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Re: My first trigger, advice needed
« Reply #4 on: 08 Jul 2016, 15:47 »
OMG!

Mark you are eagle-eyed, "well done", I had missed this despite many checks.

Much appreciated, and I owe you a six-pack of cyber beer, "imported", cough!

 

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