Help with iLowest() and iLow()

I've been through every post on several sites on this topic, and it still doesn't seem to work. My epiphany came yesterday on how it actually works, but alas it still didn't work. Any Help?
I'm trying to find the Highest(Lowest) High(Low) of the last 32days, and buy or sell based on a bid or ask above or below.

Here's the code:

int high32 = High[iHighest( NULL, PERIOD_D1, MODE_HIGH, 32, 1)];
NormalizeDouble(high32,Digits);
int low32 = Low[iLowest( NULL, PERIOD_D1, MODE_LOW, 32, 1)];
NormalizeDouble(low32,Digits);

I also tried to break the formulas into 2 different lines:

int bval = iHighest( NULL, PERIOD_D1, MODE_HIGH, 32, 1)];
double h32 = High[bval];
int sval = iLowest( NULL, PERIOD_D1, MODE_LOW, 32, 1)];
double l32 = Low[sval];

But to no avail, it still indecriminately opens and closes trades based on something else?

Hi there,

Just off the top of my head, have you downloaded the D1 data. Without it, iHighest & iLowest on the D1 TF will return zero.

double GetHigh =ArrayMaximum(High,32,1);
double GetLow =ArrayMinimum(Low, 32,1);
double TheHighest=High[GetHigh];
double TheLowest=Low[GetLow];

Hope the code work for you

int high32 = High[iHighest( NULL, PERIOD_D1, MODE_HIGH, 32, 1)];


Hello,

I think the problem was using integer, try using double instead. Integer would only return the value of 1 or 0 for most currency pairs. So when you try to normalizedouble, it just becomes 1.0000

try:
double high32; // defining high32
high32 = High[iHighest( NULL, PERIOD_D1, MODE_HIGH, 32, 1)];
high32 = NormalizeDouble(high32,Digits);

// that should return the high price of the past 32 candles

you got the concept correct actually, just the definition of int or double.

Cheers.

I went back to history and re downloaded and that didn't work and I used
the above code and when compiling I get:
" '[' - array index is to be an integer "

Could it be something else, I'm using and if: command of
If (Bid< TheLowest)
OrderSend()
I removed
"double TheHighest=High[GetHigh];
double TheLowest=Low[GetLow];"
and changed the buy criteria to Ask > GetHigh
it takes trades but not above or below the criteria? Strange

simply change to int

int GetHigh =ArrayMaximum(High,32,1);
int GetLow =ArrayMinimum(Low, 32,1);
double TheHighest=High[GetHigh];
double TheLowest=Low[GetLow];

it should work

akukaya, I appreciate your help, and I actually tried that, but it still doesn't open the trade above or below the Highest and Lowest value? It seems to be some indescriminate time later in the chart.
Any advice? Jim

double high32; // defining high32
high32 = High[iHighest( NULL, PERIOD_D1, MODE_HIGH, 32, 1)];
high32 = NormalizeDouble(high32,Digits);

if(High[0]>high32)
{ ordersend.....
}

I really appreciate the help, but it still doesn't take the trade when it is supposed to? I just don't get it sometimes, any ideas?

based on those few lines that I wrote,

the EA will send the order. Now it really depends on what order you want to send, op_buylimit, op_buy? For pending orders (buy limit), different brokers may require you to place at a price 2 pips or 3 pips away from the bid/ask. So if you send your order, you will get an error in the journal.

Thanks for the response paulng, that is the crazy thing, I'm trying to enter the trade as the Bid /Ask rises above or below the Highest (Lowest) level, there are no compiling issues, and no errors in the Journal. I've backested since January, and it takes a trade in May that is way below the lowest level? The first trade should have been in the end og January. If it was a pricing issue the dreaded ordersend 130 error would be logged in the journal, but it's not. I'm confused.

Yentrader2,

It is possible that your problem doesn't lie with the code you posted. Try posting the whole thing and maybe we can find the problem.

void start()
{ double high10; // defining high32
high10 = High[iHighest( NULL, 1, MODE_HIGH, 10, 1)];
high10 = NormalizeDouble(high10,Digits);
{ if(Bid>high10)
{ OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUY,Lotsize,Ask,0,Ask-100*Point,Ask+100*Point,"comment",magicnumber,0,Black);
}
}
}

Hi, if you still have problems, run the EA attached visually and see how the robot sends the order. To speed things up, the chart is 1 minute, and high of 10 candles. After you get familiar with the concept, you will know how to repair your robot.