Division by zero error

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08/04/2020 at 7:09 AM #140810 quote
snucke
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hello!

i have found a condition i want to use in a strategy on the 1 min TF that is causing the error “division by zero”

and here it is
```
c2 = (abs(close-open) / range <= 0.1) and close < open
```
anyone know a way how to solve this?
08/04/2020 at 7:43 AM #140811 quote
Nicolas
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“range” is equal to zero because a candle is missing. You could probably get rid of this error by using this sort of code:
```
c2 = (abs(close-open) / max(range,pipsize) <= 0.1) and close < open
```
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08/05/2020 at 8:27 AM #140921 quote
PhilA
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I had a similar problem where I was trying to calculate a dynamic position size and was getting a divide by zero error when the current price was equal to a variable I called “Entry”.

I fixed it like this:
```
PositionSize = abs(round(Maxrisk/((close+0.00001) - Entry)))
```
It’s not pretty but it works.

By always adding that tiny .00001 to the current close it ensures the two things are never equal and therefore no chance of division by 0.

Hope that helps.

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Division by zero error

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