Orders & Indicators

All the ways you can phrase buy/sell orders and the indicators available in your strategies.

Buying

If you don't specify available cash, your portfolio starts with $10,000. You can express a buy in several ways:

Phrasing	What it does
`Buy 10 shares of AAPL`	`Buys exactly 10 shares`
`Buy $500 of AAPL`	`Buys as many shares as $500 allows at current price`
`Buy 100% of portfolio in SPY`	`Invests entire portfolio value into SPY`
`Buy 50% of available cash in MSFT`	`Uses half of remaining cash to buy MSFT`
`Buy AAPL`	`Default: buys as many shares as cash allows`

If you specify a percentage and currently hold 0 shares, it defaults to buying with available cash.

Sell orders work similarly:

Phrasing	What it does
`Sell 10 shares of AAPL`	`Sells exactly 10 shares`
`Sell $500 of AAPL`	`Sells enough shares to equal ~$500 at current price`
`Sell all AAPL`	`Closes the entire position`
`Sell 50% of my AAPL`	`Sells half the shares you hold`
`Sell all`	`Closes all open positions`

These indicators can be used as conditions in your strategy. Just reference them by name — no code needed.

Indicator	Description	Example usage
`Simple Moving Average (SMA)`	`Average closing price over N days`	`Price above 200-day SMA`
`Exponential Moving Average (EMA)`	`Weighted average favoring recent prices`	`EMA(50) crosses above EMA(200)`
`SMA Crossover`	`When a fast SMA crosses above/below a slow SMA`	`50-day SMA crosses above 200-day SMA`

Indicator	Description	Example usage
`RSI (Relative Strength Index)`	`Measures overbought/oversold (0-100)`	`RSI(14) drops below 30`
`MACD`	`Trend momentum with signal line crossovers`	`MACD crosses above signal line`
`MACD Histogram`	`Difference between MACD and signal`	`MACD histogram turns positive`
`Stochastic %K / %D`	`Momentum oscillator (0-100)`	`Stochastic %K < 20`

Indicator	Description	Example usage
`Bollinger Bands`	`Price envelope around SMA ± standard deviations`	`Price touches lower Bollinger Band`
`Bollinger Proximity`	`How close price is to a band (as %)`	`Within 5% of lower band`
`ATR (Average True Range)`	`Measures daily price volatility`	`ATR(14) > $5`

Indicator	Description	Example usage
`Volume vs Average`	`Compare today's volume to rolling average`	`Volume is 1.5x the 50-day average`
`Volume Surge`	`Detect unusual volume spikes`	`Volume is 2x above average on breakout`

Indicator	Description	Example usage
`Price Change`	`Percentage move from previous bar`	`Price drops more than 3% in one day`
`52-week High/Low`	`Distance from yearly extremes`	`Price within 5% of 52-week high`
`Price vs SMA`	`Whether price is above or below a moving average`	`Price below 50-day SMA`

Indicator	Description	Example usage
`Gross Margin`	`Gross profit as % of revenue`	`Gross margin > 40%`
`Operating Margin`	`Operating income as % of revenue`	`Operating margin > 15%`
`Net Margin`	`Net income as % of revenue`	`Net margin improving YoY`
`ROE`	`Return on equity`	`ROE > 15%`
`ROA`	`Return on assets`	`ROA > 10%`
`ROIC`	`Return on invested capital`	`ROIC > 15%`
`P/E Ratio`	`Price to earnings`	`P/E < 20`
`P/S Ratio`	`Price to sales`	`P/S < 1.5`
`P/B Ratio`	`Price to book value`	`P/B < 1.5`
`EV/EBITDA`	`Enterprise value to EBITDA`	`EV/EBITDA < 10`
`Debt to Equity`	`Total debt / shareholder equity`	`Debt/Equity < 0.5`
`Current Ratio`	`Current assets / current liabilities`	`Current ratio > 2`
`Free Cash Flow`	`Cash from operations minus capex`	`FCF is positive`
`Revenue Growth`	`Year-over-year revenue change`	`Revenue growth > 10%`
`Earnings Growth`	`Year-over-year net income change`	`Earnings growth > 15%`
`Dividend Yield`	`Annual dividend / price`	`Dividend yield > 3%`