condition to check back 50 bars from the current bar

Johann · 2020-02-04T15:38:42+00:00

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 4:38 PM #118652 quote

Johann
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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.

02/04/2020 at 4:54 PM #118654 quote
Nicolas
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Create a variable that check if the shorter average is above the longer one:
```
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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02/04/2020 at 5:40 PM #118655 quote

Vonasi
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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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