condition to check back 50 bars from the current bar

• 02/04/2020 at 4:38 PM #118652
  Johann

  Hi Nicolas,

  I would like to code a condition which check previous bars whether the short term MA is above or below a long term MA. For example if I want the condition to check back 50 bars from the current bar if the 5MA is above the 10MA. Can you please help with the code. Thank you.

  

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  02/04/2020 at 4:54 PM #118654
  Nicolas

  Create a variable that check if the shorter average is above the longer one:

  test = average[5]>average[10]

  1	test = average[5]>average[10]

  Then use an offset of that condition 50 bars back in your code:

  if test[50] then // ... do something endif

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  if test[50] then // ... do something endif

   

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  02/04/2020 at 5:40 PM #118655
  Vonasi

  Just to clarify things a little. The current bar/candle is bar zero so if you want to check 50 bars back and the count includes the current bar then it would be test[49]. If you want to check 50 bars back and not include the current bar in the count back then it is test[50] you need.

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