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  • 06/12/2023 at 8:12 PM #216028
    RichardVeen

    Hi,

    When I was testing my code, then it suddenly stops and the following message pops up:

    ‘The trading system has stopped due to a divide by zero while checking the last candlestick. You can add protections to your code to prevent division by zero. Test this addition by backtesting the system first’

    What are these ‘protections’?

     

    06/12/2023 at 8:47 PM #216030
    GraHal

    There is no ‘Protections’, we have to make sure there is never a zero or negative value due to a division.

    A common reason is due to an absence of a bar due to nil price change since last bar … this happens a lot of short duration Timeframes.  I’ve had the problem loads! 🙁

    If you want to post your code then maybe one of us may spot where you may get a divide by zero error.

    Below may help where you have a divison in your code …

    /min(1,xyz) //in place of /xyz

    06/12/2023 at 8:54 PM #216031
    RichardVeen

    Hi,

    It is about this piece of code:

    (Close-Open)/(Open[1]-Close[1])>1

    The first sum or the second sum can be zero

    06/12/2023 at 9:22 PM #216033
    GraHal

    Might this work in some way, or at least spark further ideas for you?

     

     

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    06/12/2023 at 9:29 PM #216034
    JS

    Hi,

    In addition to GraHal’s solution…

    It’s a division by zero so it’s about the second term (Open[1]-Close[1])…

    One solution may be… (don’t know if it’s the most elegant solution)

    X / Y > 1

    X = (Close – Open)

    Y = (Open[1] – Close[1])

    If Y = 0 then

    Y = 1

    EndIf

    Instead of dividing by zero, you now divide by 1 what does the least harm…

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    06/13/2023 at 8:09 PM #216168
    RichardVeen

    Hi Grahal,

    I tested

    1
    If (Close <> Open AND Close[1] <> Open[1]) AND (Close–Open)/(Open[1]–Close[1])>1 Then

    but it is not working

     

    06/13/2023 at 8:12 PM #216169
    GraHal

    Does ‘not working’ mean …

    1. not trading
      OR
    2. still getting divide by zero error?
    06/13/2023 at 8:14 PM #216170
    RichardVeen

    Hi JS,

    I tested this solution:

    X / Y > 1

    X = (Close – Open)

    Y = (Open[1] – Close[1])

    If Y = 0 then

    Y = 1

    EndIf

    but my code is part of a big ‘if’ statement so I assume I cannot use ‘endif’ in the middle of the big ‘if’ statement. Or am I wrong?

     

    06/13/2023 at 8:19 PM #216171
    RichardVeen

    Hi Grahal,

    I mean the I still get the ‘dividend by zero’ error message.

    06/13/2023 at 8:20 PM #216172
    GraHal

    Try …

     

    06/13/2023 at 8:24 PM #216173
    RichardVeen

    Ok, I will test…

    06/13/2023 at 8:27 PM #216175
    JS

    Hi,

    Isn’t a problem…

    06/14/2023 at 10:12 AM #216203
    Nicolas

    Change your formula with:

    to make sure you divide by a value at least equal to ticksize (which is not zero).

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