For Statements

• 03/02/2017 at 2:03 AM #26868
  Noxxiq

  Can you use for statements for automated trading, where each indicator refers to the last bars value?

  Just a random example:

  once x=0 ax = x/3*abs(x-5) x=x+1 if barindex>100 then a=0 b=0 c=0 for i=1 to 100 a=a+ax[barindex-i+1] b=b+ax[barindex-i+1]*i c=c+ax[barindex-i+1]*i*i next endif indictor = a*b/c if close crosses under indicator buy n contracts at market endif

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  once x=0 ax = x/3*abs(x-5)   x=x+1   if barindex>100 then a=0 b=0 c=0   for i=1 to 100 a=a+ax[barindex-i+1] b=b+ax[barindex-i+1]*i c=c+ax[barindex-i+1]*i*i next endif   indictor = a*b/c   if close crosses under indicator buy n contracts at market endif

  Doesn’t seem to work for me.. Is it allowed?

  

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  03/02/2017 at 3:47 AM #26869
  Wing

  Could it be that you spell ‘indicator’ differently on row 18 and 20?

  

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  03/02/2017 at 3:48 AM #26870
  Noxxiq

  Good eye!

  But sadly, no.. It’s just an example I made up now.

  

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  03/02/2017 at 3:54 AM #26871
  Wing

  What is the error message you receive, if any? Is there a value returned for a, b and c? Does it work with say, 30 iterations instead of 100? Could it be the close cross under indicator check that does not work?

  

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  03/02/2017 at 3:56 AM #26872
  Noxxiq

  Literally nothing happens, I get the summary (but no trades). And I tried all kinds of conditions apart from ‘cross under’.

  

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  03/02/2017 at 4:29 AM #26873
  Wing

  Use the ‘graph’ function and check how each of your variables behave.

  

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  03/02/2017 at 4:32 AM #26874
  Noxxiq

  They are displayed correctly; that’s the weird part.

  

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  03/02/2017 at 5:03 AM #26875
  Wing

  Do you define all your variables from the start, and have you tried for example defparam preloadbars=1000? Also, isn’t the value of ‘indicator’ much greater than the close price? I don’t think there is anything wrong with your method or the for statements here, but rather the example you have. Here is for example an indicator I have made that uses for statements to gather data from previous bars: https://www.prorealcode.com/topic/pattern-matching-price-movements-in-prt/

  

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