Hey, sorry for making so many post regarding MetaTrader, but I am just learning the language, and am doing it by making an indicator that I could use.
The problem I am having now is this:
I want to take the current close of this 5 minute bar and compare it to the close of the last 5 minute bar.
For Example, if the last 5 minute bar was 1.9000 and this 5 minute bar ENDED at 1.9005 I want it to go to function A (if the current close is > the last close) and if its less go to function b and if it is the same go to function c etc etc
The problem I am having is, it is comparing the the first tick (up or down) to the last close and going straight to its function. How can I make it wait until this bar ends and the compare closes and go to its function.
The code I have is as follows.
dCurrentClose = Is suppose to be the close of this current bar
Start = is a boolean variable just to check if this function has ran
dReferenceClose = Is suppose to be the last bar's close
dRecentClose = should equal the close of this bar that is being analyzed and then sent to the properfunction
TLBHigh = equals the new high (if the close was higher than the reference)
TLBLow = equals the new low (if the close was lower than the reference
^^Both are used to compare at a later time in the code
DrawPostiveBlock() Is the function it should go to if dCurrentClose>dReferenceClose
DrawNegativeBlock() Is the function it should go to if dCurrentClose<dReferenceClose
ReferenceContinue is a bool variable just to see if the closes were the same
Remember the problem i am having is its is comparing the first tick of this bar instead of waiting on its close then doing the condition checking
Thanks for all the help!
The problem I am having now is this:
I want to take the current close of this 5 minute bar and compare it to the close of the last 5 minute bar.
For Example, if the last 5 minute bar was 1.9000 and this 5 minute bar ENDED at 1.9005 I want it to go to function A (if the current close is > the last close) and if its less go to function b and if it is the same go to function c etc etc
The problem I am having is, it is comparing the the first tick (up or down) to the last close and going straight to its function. How can I make it wait until this bar ends and the compare closes and go to its function.
The code I have is as follows.
dCurrentClose = Is suppose to be the close of this current bar
Start = is a boolean variable just to check if this function has ran
dReferenceClose = Is suppose to be the last bar's close
dRecentClose = should equal the close of this bar that is being analyzed and then sent to the properfunction
TLBHigh = equals the new high (if the close was higher than the reference)
TLBLow = equals the new low (if the close was lower than the reference
^^Both are used to compare at a later time in the code
DrawPostiveBlock() Is the function it should go to if dCurrentClose>dReferenceClose
DrawNegativeBlock() Is the function it should go to if dCurrentClose<dReferenceClose
ReferenceContinue is a bool variable just to see if the closes were the same
Inserted Code
//Check to see if it is the start of a new bar
if (Volume[0] == 1){
double dCurrentClose=iClose(NULL,PERIOD_M5,0);
if (Start==True){//This should only run 1 time
//Get the previous bar's Close
double dReferenceClose = iClose(NULL,PERIOD_M5,1);
if (dCurrentClose>dReferenceClose){
dRecentClose=dCurrentClose;
TLBLow=dReferenceClose;
TLBHigh=dCurrentClose;
DrawPositiveBlock(Time[0],dReferenceClose,dRecentClose);
firstbar=true;
}
else if (dCurrentClose<dReferenceClose){
dRecentClose=dCurrentClose;
TLBLow=dCurrentClose;
TLBHigh=dReferenceClose;
DrawNegativeBlock(Time[0],dReferenceClose,dRecentClose);
firstbar=true;
}
else if (dCurrentClose==dReferenceClose){ //if it equals the reference close, set the qualifying high and low to the reference close
TLBHigh=dReferenceClose;
TLBLow=dReferenceClose;
ReferenceContinue=True;
}
Start=false;//Turns off the varible that indicates if the indicator is being ran for the first time
} Remember the problem i am having is its is comparing the first tick of this bar instead of waiting on its close then doing the condition checking
Thanks for all the help!
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