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Translating some code into Pseudo code for a laymen?

  • #1
  • First Post: Dec 25, 2012 12:36am Dec 25, 2012 12:36am
What is the psuedo code for this EA?

Inserted Code
extern string entrylogics="Entry Logics";
bool strategy1=true;
extern bool breakout=true;
extern int candles = 2;
extern bool marneyfilters=true;
extern string mri="MRI";
extern int AveragePeriod1 = 50;
extern string mvi="MVI";
extern int AveragePeriod2 = 10;
extern int minbars = 2;
extern int shift=1;

mribars=0;
   for(i=shift;i<=500;i++){
      if(iCustom(NULL,0,"Marney range indicator",AveragePeriod1,0,i)<iCustom(NULL,0,"Marney range indicator",AveragePeriod1,3,i))break;
      if(iCustom(NULL,0,"Marney range indicator",AveragePeriod1,0,i)>iCustom(NULL,0,"Marney range indicator",AveragePeriod1,3,i))mribars++;
   }
   mvibars=0;
   for(i=shift;i<=500;i++){
      if(iCustom(NULL,0,"Marney volume indicator",AveragePeriod2,0,i)<iCustom(NULL,0,"Marney volume indicator",AveragePeriod2,3,i))break;
      if(iCustom(NULL,0,"Marney volume indicator",AveragePeriod2,0,i)>iCustom(NULL,0,"Marney volume indicator",AveragePeriod2,3,i))mvibars++;
   }
   
   signal=0;
   if((marneyfilters==false  || (marneyfilters && mribars>minbars && mvibars>minbars))
   && (breakout==false || (breakout && High[shift]>High[iHighest(NULL,0,MODE_HIGH,candles,shift+1)]))){
      if(reversesignal==false){signal=1;if(oppositeclose)close(OP_SELL,"",s1);}
      if(reversesignal){signal=2;if(oppositeclose)close(OP_BUY,"",s1);}
   }
   if((marneyfilters==false  || (marneyfilters && mribars>minbars && mvibars>minbars))
   && (breakout==false || (breakout && Low[shift]<Low[iLowest(NULL,0,MODE_LOW,candles,shift+1)]))){
      if(reversesignal==false){signal=2;if(oppositeclose)close(OP_BUY,"",s1);}
      if(reversesignal){signal=1;if(oppositeclose)close(OP_SELL,"",s1);}
   }

What I think it is is:

If Marney Range Indicator, 0 is > Marney Range Indicator, 3
&& if Marney Volume, 0 is > Marney Volume, 3
&& if High[shift] > iHighest [shift +1]

Am I correct?

If I am correct, few questions:
* what is this condition saying: "(marneyfilters && mribars>minbars && mvibars>minbars)" The minibars is a variable set to 2 and not referenced again
* how many bars back is the High have to be higher than on the iHighest? It just says [Shift+1]. Does that mean only 1 bar back?
* What does the "mribars++" at the end of the condition of MRI and MVI mean? are the ++ mean repeat shifting back 1 and then a second time?

Thanks for your teachings to me!
-Stearno
  • #2
  • Jan 2, 2013 3:54am Jan 2, 2013 3:54am
Anyone? Let me know also if there is not enough information. THanks in advance for your help.
  • #3
  • Jan 2, 2013 10:15am Jan 2, 2013 10:15am
Quoting Stearno
What is the psuedo code for this EA?


What I think it is is:

If Marney Range Indicator, 0 is > Marney Range Indicator, 3
&& if Marney Volume, 0 is > Marney Volume, 3
&& if High[shift] > iHighest [shift +1]

Am I correct?
No.

If the code is as you have posted it . . . inside the first loop the first condition checks the Indicators buffer 0 vs buffer 3 for the last 500 bars, if it finds that buffer 0 is less than buffer 3 for any of those 500 bars it exits the loop, if not the next condition is checked, if buffer 0 is greater than buffer 3 for any of the bars a running count is incremented in the variable mribars so this is the number of contiguous instances of buffer 0 being less than buffer 3

The second loop does a similar thing with the other Indicator, again using buffers 0 and 3

The next 2 sections of code do similar things, check to see if the number of contiguous instances of buffer 0 being less than buffer 3 of the 2 Indicators is more than 2 . . . and it also checks, in the first case, if the high of bar 1 ( shift is equal to 1 ) is greater than the high of bar 2 ( shift + 1) or bar 3 ( candles = 2 so 2 bars are checked by iHighest ), in the 2nd case the low of bar 1 is checked to see if it is lower than the low of bar 2 or bar 3.


Quoting Stearno
If I am correct, few questions:
* what is this condition saying: "(marneyfilters && mribars>minbars && mvibars>minbars)" The minibars is a variable set to 2 and not referenced again
* how many bars back is the High have to be higher than on the iHighest? It just says [Shift+1]. Does that mean only 1 bar back?
* What does the "mribars++" at the end of the condition of MRI and MVI mean? are the ++ mean repeat shifting back 1 and then a second time?

Thanks for your teachings to me!
-Stearno
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  • #4
  • Last Post: Jan 2, 2013 11:46pm Jan 2, 2013 11:46pm
Thank you very much!
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