Run a loop through iFractals (or any indicator you call through iCustom). If you get a match, off you go.
Example:
bool FracUp=false; for(int i=0; i<5; i++) { if(iFractals(NULL,0,MODE_UPPER,i)>0) { FracUp=true; break; } } if(FracUp) { //do your thing }
Ok now I'm stuck. When I compile it keeps saying fracup is an "undeclared identidier"
I assume I need to make a "double" called FracUp?
Nope, FracUp is already declared as a bool (in this example, but you could store the value if you prefer).
Compiles fine my end... I think you might have missed something.
Ok now I'm stuck. When I compile it keeps saying fracup is an "undeclared identidier"
I assume I need to make a "double" called FracUp?
Arrrrghhh Im so lost. Thanks for all your input my code is below but I cant get it to compile.
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extern int MagicNumber=10001;
extern double Lots =0.1;
extern double StopLoss=100;
extern double TakeProfit=100;
extern int TrailingStop=0;
extern int Slippage=3;
// Global variables
int LastBars = 0;
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
// expert start function
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
{
int NeedBarsCounted;
if (LastBars == Bars) return(0);
NeedBarsCounted = Bars - LastBars;
LastBars = Bars;
if (NeedBarsCounted == Bars)
NeedBarsCounted--;
for (int i = NeedBarsCounted; i >= 1; i--)
int Current = i;
if (Current==0) return(0);
double MyPoint=Point;
if(Digits==3 || Digits==5) MyPoint=Point*10;
double TheStopLoss=0;
double TheTakeProfit=0;
double CCI0 = iCCI(NULL, 0, 14, PRICE_CLOSE, Current);
double CCI1 = iCCI(NULL, 0, 14, PRICE_CLOSE, Current + 1);
double CCI2 = iCCI(NULL, 0, 14, PRICE_CLOSE, Current + 2);
double CCI3 = iCCI(NULL, 0, 14, PRICE_CLOSE, Current + 3);
double ZIGZAG = iCustom(NULL,0,"FractalZigZagNoRepaint",0, Current +1);
if( TotalOrdersCount()==0 )
{
int result=0;
bool FracUP=false;
for( int current=0 ; Current <5; Current++)
{
if(iFractals(NULL,0,MODE_LOWER,Current)>0)
{
FracUP=true;
break;
}
}
if(FracUP)
((ZIGZAG > 0.000000001 && ZIGZAG< 9999999999999 && CCI1 < -100)) // Here is your open buy rule (This is the logic. If fracup == true and ZIG ZAG is shwoing a value and CCI1 < 100 then buy. I just cant get my head around it.)
{
result=OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUY,Lots,Ask,Slippage,0,0,"EA Generator www.ForexEAdvisor.com",MagicNumber,0,Blue);
if(result>0)
{
TheStopLoss=0;
TheTakeProfit=0;
if(TakeProfit>0) TheTakeProfit=Ask+TakeProfit*MyPoint;
if(StopLoss>0) TheStopLoss=Ask-StopLoss*MyPoint;
OrderSelect(result,SELECT_BY_TICKET);
OrderModify(OrderTicket(),OrderOpenPrice(),NormalizeDouble(TheStopLoss,Digits),NormalizeDouble(TheTakeProfit,Digits),0,Green);
}
return(0);
}
}
return(0);
}
int TotalOrdersCount()
{
int result=0;
for(int i=0;i<OrdersTotal();i++)
{
OrderSelect(i,SELECT_BY_POS ,MODE_TRADES);
if (OrderMagicNumber()==MagicNumber) result++;
}
return (result);
}
Using an EA builder is a bad idea, they generally turn out very low quality code.
if(FracUP) ((ZIGZAG > 0.000000001 && ZIGZAG< 9999999999999 && CCI1 < -100))
What is this supposed to do?
if(FracUP && ZIGZAG>0 && ZIGZAG<EMPTY_VALUE && CCI1<-100)
Play videoPlease edit your post.
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Hi,
I'm new to mql4 coding and I understand the basics (very basic).
How do you capture a lagging indicator with iCustom?
i have been playing with the code inside the indicator tester and it seems to work fine. However when on live it never trades.
For example fractals will not always be generated on the previous bar it can take up to 5 bars (only an example)
now the "double" declarations are very static you have to specify which bar you want to look at "current bar + 1".
What happens if the fractal occurs on + 3. I still want to capture this and make a trade as it could of been a valid signal.
How do you code the logic to look back from +1 to +5 bars. If a fractal occurs in this period make a trade on the next bar??
along the lines of
IF Fractal occurs =< current bar + 5 - BUY
I hope that makes sense.