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How to select last four candles with Highest price or Volume?

  • #1
  • First Post: Dec 13, 2013 5:30am Dec 13, 2013 5:30am
Hi guys.

I want ask you if there is some function how to pick several candles with highest or lowest candle information.
I know that there is iHighest but problem is that this function pick only one candle with highest value of (Volume or Price etc.) from last X-candles.
But what if I want pick from last 20 candles three candles that have highest Volume from this set of candles? Or three candles that have highest Close Price from this set of 20 candles??
With iHighest it will pick only one but I need to pick several...
Any help how to do this?

Many thanks
  • #2
  • Dec 13, 2013 5:35am Dec 13, 2013 5:35am
Below is how you find the highest point of the last 4 candles closed.

Inserted Code
High[iHighest(Symbol(),0,MODE_HIGH,4,1)]
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  • #3
  • Dec 13, 2013 6:14am Dec 13, 2013 6:14am
Hi Daniel,

Think something like this should do it (not tested)

Inserted Code
double mH[5], mVal;
mH[0] = 99999999;
for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
  {
   mVal = 0;
   for(int z = 0; z < mBarsToCheck; z++)
     {
       if(Volume[z] > mVal && < mH[i])
         {
           mVal = Volume[z];
           mH[i+1] = mVal;
         }
     }
  }

M.
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  • #4
  • Dec 13, 2013 6:18am Dec 13, 2013 6:18am
Quoting FerruFx
Below is how you find the highest point of the last 4 candles closed. High[iHighest(Symbol(),0,MODE_HIGH,4,1)]
Thx but I am not looking for Highest of last X-candles...
I am looking how to find from last X-candles two, three or more candles with highest price!!!
for example I have set of 20 candles and each candle has some volume. I want find three candles that have three highest volume from these 20 candles set!
  • #5
  • Dec 13, 2013 6:19am Dec 13, 2013 6:19am
Quoting futurespec
Hi Daniel, Think something like this should do it (not tested) double mH[5], mVal; mH[0] = 99999999; for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++) { mVal = 0; for(int z = 0; z < mBarsToCheck; z++) { if(Volume[z] > mVal && < mH) { mVal = Volume[z]; mH[i+1] = mVal; } } } M.
THX
I was thinking that it will not be so easy
  • #6
  • Dec 13, 2013 6:19am Dec 13, 2013 6:19am
Quoting futurespec
Hi Daniel, Think something like this should do it (not tested) double mH[5], mVal; mH[0] = 99999999; for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++) { mVal = 0; for(int z = 0; z < mBarsToCheck; z++) { if(Volume[z] > mVal && < mH) { mVal = Volume[z]; mH[i+1] = mVal; } } } M.
Hmmm ... it seems that I didn't read carefully what was needed. Futurespec, you may be on the right track ...
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  • #7
  • Dec 13, 2013 6:21am Dec 13, 2013 6:21am
Quoting crusader1
{quote} Thx but I am not looking for Highest of last X-candles...
Yes. In fact I saw that I was wrong by reading the Futurespec answer ... So I re-read your post and found a better understanding !
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  • #8
  • Dec 13, 2013 6:22am Dec 13, 2013 6:22am
sorry missed part of code ....


Inserted Code
double mH[5], mVal;
mH[0] = 99999999;
for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
  {
   mVal = 0;
   for(int z = 0; z < 20; z++)
     {
       if(Volume[z] > mVal && Volume[z] < mH[i])
         {
           mVal = Volume[z];
           mH[i+1] = mVal;
         }
     }
  }


The values that you need will be in mH[1] to mH[4]
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  • #9
  • Last Post: Edited 9:02am Sep 12, 2015 8:41am | Edited 9:02am
Interesting thread...

I've a questions about MQL4 programming.
How to get the highest volume (perhaps 1 bar or 2 bars only) in current day and then draw horizontal line at the close of candle?
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