How do I buy after 30 seconds from an event?

• 12/05/2017 at 12:08 AM #54729
  Revi

  It’s my first post. I’ve played a bit with was shown on the video tutorial and now I’d like to buy after 30 seconds from an event. How can I achieve this task?

  The event is a green candlestick.

  Can you help me or suggest what to read?

  

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  12/05/2017 at 9:15 AM #54744
  robertogozzi

  Strategies are executed when a bar closes, so to be sure you enter after 30 seconds you have to launch your strategy in 30-second timeframe and, when the event occurs set a avariable of your choice and, based on that info, enter the next candle. Roberto

  

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  12/05/2017 at 9:51 AM #54752
  Revi

  Thanks for the answer. How do I recognize a candle has started / closed? 

  

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  12/05/2017 at 11:12 AM #54767
  robertogozzi

  It’s straigthforward. Simply:

  IF close > ..... THEN //close ALWAYS refers to the currently closed bar/candlestick ENDIF // IF close[1] > ..... THEN //close[1] refers to the previously closed bar/candlestick ENDIF

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  IF close > ..... THEN    //close ALWAYS refers to the currently closed bar/candlestick   ENDIF // IF close[1] > ..... THEN  //close[1] refers to the previously closed bar/candlestick   ENDIF

  You have to use a number within brackets to refer to some bar in the past, [0] can be omitted and refers to the currently closed bar/candlestick.

  The bar/candlestick that is being opened and which is the bar/candlestick when your trade is entered cannot be referred to until it is closed.

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