Incorrect ENGULFING ?

• 03/14/2018 at 12:16 PM #65284
  robertogozzi

  I am having troubles with my proscreener to detect engulfing patterns on a Daily chart (I did not test other TFs, so far).

  ProScreener sometimes reports incorrect results.

  This is my code:

  ONCE BodySize = 10 * pipsize //Body is required to be at least 10 pips large Engulf = 0 //Variable used for criterion Body = abs(open - close) //This is the BODY of the candle Bearish = open > close //BEARish candle Bullish = open < close //BULLish candle IF Bearish[1] THEN //Previous candle was BEARish IF open <= close[1] AND close >= open[1] AND Bullish THEN // this candle's Open must be <= previous Close AND Close >= previous Open AND must be Bullish Engulf = (Body > Body[1]) AND (Body >= BodySize) // this candle's Body > than previous one AND >= desired size ENDIF ELSIF Bullish[1] THEN //Previous candle was BULLish IF open >= close[1] AND close <= open[1] AND Bearish THEN // this candle's Open must be >= previous Close AND Close <= previous Open AND must be Bearish Engulf = (Body > Body[1]) AND (Body >= BodySize) // this candle's Body > than previous one AND >= desired size ENDIF ENDIF SCREENER[Engulf]

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  ONCE BodySize = 10 * pipsize                                       //Body is required to be at least 10 pips large Engulf  = 0                                                        //Variable used for criterion Body    = abs(open - close)                                        //This is the BODY of the candle Bearish = open > close                                             //BEARish candle Bullish = open < close                                             //BULLish candle IF Bearish[1] THEN                                                 //Previous candle was BEARish    IF open <= close[1] AND close >= open[1] AND Bullish THEN       //  this candle's Open must be <= previous Close AND Close >= previous Open AND must be Bullish       Engulf = (Body > Body[1]) AND (Body >= BodySize)             //  this candle's Body > than previous one AND >= desired size    ENDIF ELSIF Bullish[1] THEN                                              //Previous candle was BULLish    IF open >= close[1] AND close <= open[1] AND Bearish THEN       //  this candle's Open must be >= previous Close AND Close <= previous Open AND must be Bearish       Engulf = (Body > Body[1]) AND (Body >= BodySize)             //  this candle's Body > than previous one AND >= desired size    ENDIF ENDIF SCREENER[Engulf]

  I tried so many time to study my code, but can’t find any logic error. An engulfing pattern must have a greater body, no gaps (unless they are part of the engulfing itself) and going the other way round.

  I attach a screensot of current Aud/Jpy daily chart.

  

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  03/21/2018 at 3:02 AM #65916
  robertogozzi

  I also tested it on Eur/Cad, h4, still working incorrectly.

  Oddly enough, most of the times it works finely on Daily, h4 and h1 TFs. Can’t figure out what may cause this behaviour occasionally.

  I tried to remove ONCE in line 1, but the output doesn’t change.

  

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  03/21/2018 at 10:47 AM #65954
  Nicolas

  Have no results in Forex pairs right now, but all good ones on the Euronext shares list though, daily timeframe. I do not see any problem in your code. Do the problem exist on ‘predefined list’ too? I see you are using personalized ones.. (just in case..).

  

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  03/21/2018 at 10:55 AM #65957
  robertogozzi

  Yes, I just found Eur/Mxn, h4. It’s not an engulfing pattern!

   

  

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  03/21/2018 at 11:20 AM #65966
  Nicolas

  These are all I found in “currencies” list, 4 hours timeframe. All goods for me. No EUR/MXN. I’m with PRT-CFD.

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  03/21/2018 at 11:35 AM #65974
  robertogozzi

  At present I can’t find other incorrect pairs.

  Thank you Nicolas!

  

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  03/21/2018 at 3:07 PM #65991
  robertogozzi

  Sorry Nicolas, I just found another pair, NzdJpy, h4.

  

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  03/21/2018 at 3:10 PM #65993
  robertogozzi

  Now another one, AudUsd, h4.

  

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  03/22/2018 at 9:37 AM #66052
  Nicolas

  Since I can’t replicate the problem with my own personal account @ PRT-CFD, I suggest:

  _ compare every variable value with the one on the chart by using the sorting criteria : SCREENER [engulfing] (myvariable)

  _ open a new support ticket …

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  03/22/2018 at 10:44 AM #66067
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  Thank you Nicolas, I appreciated!

  

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