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  • #1
  • First Post: Nov 24, 2010 8:00pm Nov 24, 2010 8:00pm
Hello folks,

As always: I'm experimenting with mql.
Today I'm stuck with iMACD. I would just like to get the value of Mode_Main,
but somehow it won't do it.

Here's the code (please see picture also):

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#include <stdlib.mqh>

int init() 
   {   
   }
   
int deinit() 
   {
   }

int start() 
   {
   double iMACDValue;
   string iMACDValueStr;
   iMACDValue = iMACD(Symbol(),60,12,26,9,PRICE_CLOSE,MODE_MAIN,1);
   iMACDValueStr = iMACD(Symbol(),60,12,26,9,PRICE_CLOSE,MODE_MAIN,1);
   Alert("iMACDValue Double: ", iMACDValue,", iMACDValue Double2Str: ",DoubleToStr(iMACDValue,8));
   Alert("iMACDValueStr: ", iMACDValueStr);
   }
Why is my output only zero?

Thanks.
MikeFT
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  • #2
  • Nov 24, 2010 8:33pm Nov 24, 2010 8:33pm
Short update.

It seems it's working on a life chart. But I want it to work also on historical data with the strategy tester...
  • #3
  • Nov 24, 2010 8:34pm Nov 24, 2010 8:34pm
hey mike..... that's not how it's usually done but your code should work.....

not sure why your getting 0.....

occasionally when something is coded correctly it still might not work..... have noticed this after making many consectutive changes in the code and recompiling....... it's almost like the ex file is hungup on a past non working version..... restarting metatrader seems to correct the problem......


your code works for me.......h
to trade and code, keep both simple... no call to impress....h
  • #4
  • Nov 24, 2010 8:53pm Nov 24, 2010 8:53pm
Thanks for your feedback, hayseed.

It's been my fault. Did use iMACD on 60 (H1) time frame, but did my strategy tester run on D1.
Stupid, but problem solved...

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... that's not how it's usually done ...
Just out of curiosity: How is it usually done? And why?

Thanks.
MikeFT
  • #5
  • Nov 24, 2010 9:45pm Nov 24, 2010 9:45pm
hey mike..... some would limit the alerts to once per bar or once ever so many seconds or ticks..... otherwise you'll be getting alerts on every tick......

in your final code draft, if your only interested in the value, it might be more code efficent to reduce things to the lowest possible level......

course when experimenting we all tend to write it out in different ways ....... h


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Alert("iMACD: ", iMACD(Symbol(),60,12,26,9,PRICE_CLOSE,MODE_MAIN,1));
to trade and code, keep both simple... no call to impress....h
  • #6
  • Last Post: Nov 24, 2010 10:28pm Nov 24, 2010 10:28pm
This makes sense!

But as you said. I'm just experimenting at this point, so don't have to worry about it at this point.

Thank you for the help.
MikeFT
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