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  • #21
  • Jul 25, 2013 4:49pm Jul 25, 2013 4:49pm
Quoting nondisclosure00
...And on a tick by tick basis, hayseed's stuff does return close to accurate data. But I'm going for specific candle data. run the damn test with my steps and code and you'll see what i mean. I'm not going to argue about this. MT4 data via iEtc CAN be faulty. I've proven it. don't believe or believe it. I don't care. {quote}

Your Blank.mq4 EA ? OK, I'll do it but I'll do it right.
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  • #22
  • Jul 25, 2013 4:59pm Jul 25, 2013 4:59pm
Quoting nondisclosure00
run the damn test with my steps and code
Your code doesn't compile . . . .

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static datetime _sTime[7]; // you have an array here

 if (_sTime == 0 // but not an array here
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  • #23
  • Jul 25, 2013 5:12pm Jul 25, 2013 5:12pm
Here's the code. copy paste missed some char's.

Post your step by steps too.
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  • #24
  • Jul 25, 2013 5:13pm Jul 25, 2013 5:13pm
Quoting nondisclosure00
You'll notice the values aren't in sync.
So you save the OHLC values for bar 0 when a new bar 0 has just started . . .

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if (bolNewBar)

. . . and at the start of the new bar 0 the OHLC values are all the same, they must be the bar has just started, so when you say compare the values to the values on the chart what are you comparing against ? the OHLC values for the complete bar ? or are you just comparing against the Open value ?
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  • #25
  • Jul 25, 2013 5:17pm Jul 25, 2013 5:17pm
Now your getting it!!!! That's exactly right!!! So why are the values that are getting sent by Metatrader not the same for OHLC???????

Check the CSV that gets created. I'll post another 'blank' here. I'm looking @ open times of candles too using iBarShift. Not only that, some of the times don't even sync (haven't figured that one out either).

Quoting RaptorUK
{quote} So you save the OHLC values for bar 0 when a new bar 0 has just started . . . if (bolNewBar) . . . and at the start of the new bar 0 the OHLC values are all the same, they must be the bar has just started, so when you say compare the values to the values on the chart what are you comparing against ? the OHLC values for the complete bar ? or are you just comparing against the Open value ?
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  • #26
  • Jul 25, 2013 5:18pm Jul 25, 2013 5:18pm
....And that's just look at the csv created. Not even comparing data to new chart history.

check it out. it's weird.

Quoting RaptorUK
{quote} So you save the OHLC values for bar 0 when a new bar 0 has just started . . . if (bolNewBar) . . . and at the start of the new bar 0 the OHLC values are all the same, they must be the bar has just started, so when you say compare the values to the values on the chart what are you comparing against ? the OHLC values for the complete bar ? or are you just comparing against the Open value ?
  • #27
  • Jul 25, 2013 5:21pm Jul 25, 2013 5:21pm
Quoting nondisclosure00
Now your getting it!!!! That's exactly right!!! So why are the values that are getting sent by Metatrader not the same for OHLC??????? Check the CSV that gets created. I'll post another 'blank' here. I'm looking @ open times of candles too using iBarShift. Not only that, some of the times don't even sync (haven't figured that one out either). {quote} {file}
If you want the same value just use Bid at the start of the new Bar, that will be the opening value of OHL & C . . . using iOpen, iClose, etc will not give you what you want because during the time between you requesting the data and it arriving time passes and in that time Bid changes, Open stays the same for the duration of the bar, but High and Low can change and Close usually changes.

If you want to test this and be able to compare against the chart you need to use a completed bar, bar 1 or higher.
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  • #28
  • Jul 25, 2013 5:43pm Jul 25, 2013 5:43pm
Damn stroke! I'm forgetting the simple stuff! DOH!

Thanks. I can use that. The MA I'm using shouldn't change that much either from bar 1 to 0. I can always just be sure that the OHLC values aren't 0 for candle 0, then I know the MA will have at least calculated for that candle (i'm trading from 5m looking upward. thus the reason for the 0 candle).

Quoting RaptorUK
{quote} If you want the same value just use Bid at the start of the new Bar, that will be the opening value of OHL & C . . . using iOpen, iClose, etc will not give you what you want because during the time between you requesting the data and it arriving time passes and in that time Bid changes, Open stays the same for the duration of the bar, but High and Low can change and Close usually changes. If you want to test this and be able to compare against the chart you need to use a completed bar, bar 1 or higher.
  • #29
  • Jul 25, 2013 5:48pm Jul 25, 2013 5:48pm
Quoting nondisclosure00
Damn stroke! I'm forgetting the simple stuff! DOH! Thanks. I can use that. The MA I'm using shouldn't change that much either from bar 1 to 0. I can always just be sure that the OHLC values aren't 0 for candle 0, then I know the MA will have at least calculated for that candle (i'm trading from 5m looking upward. thus the reason for the 0 candle). {quote}
Cool, glad to have been some help. I'm going to bed now, in the morning I'll post a modified version of your code to show how to use the error 4066 stuff just in case you need to use it in future.
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  • #30
  • Jul 25, 2013 5:50pm Jul 25, 2013 5:50pm
Thanks dude!!! Have a good nights rest! Look forward to the code.

Quoting RaptorUK
{quote} Cool, glad to have been some help. I'm going to bed now, in the morning I'll post a modified version of your code to show how to use the error 4066 stuff just in case you need to use it in future.
  • #31
  • Last Post: Jul 29, 2013 2:12am Jul 29, 2013 2:12am
Sorry, got side tracked a little . . .

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