How do I create a loop/function/anything that'll check the amount of bars that have happened since a certain period?

[[Deleted]]

It's for an Ea.

For example I want the EA to count the amount of bars(starting from 0) that appeared since an MA crossover.

I just don't understand the logic that will 'BarsSinceMACrossover++' every new bar. - Regards

[Simon Gniadkowski]

Balloooon:

It's for an Ea.

For example I want the EA to count the amount of bars(starting from 0) that appeared since an MA crossover.

I just don't understand the logic that will 'BarsSinceMACrossover++' every new bar. - Regards

Pseudo code:

while MA crossover not found yet

did MA crossover happen on this bar shift ? if yes exit while loop

increment the shift count

MA crossover happened at shift bar number.

[William Roeder]

while MA crossover not found yet did MA crossover happen on this bar shift ? if yes exit while loop increment the shift count MA crossover happened at shift bar number.

for(int BarsSinceMACrossover = 0; BarsSinceMACrossover < Bars; BarsSinceMACrossover++){    double maFastCur = iMA(NULL,0, Fast, ... BarsSinceMACrossover),           maFastPre = iMA(NULL,0, Fast, ... BarsSinceMACrossover + 1),           maSlowCur = iMA(NULL,0, Slow, ... BarsSinceMACrossover),           maSlowPre = iMA(NULL,0, Slow, ... BarsSinceMACrossover + 1);     bool  wasAbove = maFastPre > maSlowPre,            isAbove = maFastCur > maSlowCur;     if(isAbove != wasAbove) break; // Crossed at BarsSinceMACrossover } if(BarsSinceMACrossover == Bars) ... // None (tester?)