Crosses One Bar Ago (EasyLanguage)

[Alex_ 10]

Hi everybody!

 

I'm beginner in easylanguage and can't find information about crossing at one (two, three ...) bars ago.

 

E.g. If a do MA1 crosses above MA2, it determines crossing at the current bar.

What if I want to check crossing one bar ago (or two, or three)?

 

Thank you for help in advance!!!

[BlueHorseshoe 10]

Hi everybody!

 

I'm beginner in easylanguage and can't find information about crossing at one (two, three ...) bars ago.

 

E.g. If a do MA1 crosses above MA2, it determines crossing at the current bar.

What if I want to check crossing one bar ago (or two, or three)?

 

Thank you for help in advance!!!

 

Hi Alex,

 

Position within the numeric series is identified in square brackets after the value. Take the close of the bar for example. The current close is c[0], although if no square brackets follow the value then it is automatically assumed to be that of the current bar, so you will seldom or never see c[0] written, as just stating c is the same.

 

The close one bar prior to the current close would be identified as c[1], and then c[2], and so on.

 

Here is an example of code that buys when the 20sma average five bars prior has crossed above the 100sma five bars back:

 

If average(c,20)[5] crosses over average(c,100)[5] then
Buy this bar;

 

If you wanted to ensure that the averages have not crossed back in the bars that followed, then you can either set up a variable that switches itself on and off when a crossover occurs, or you can repeat the process above to get something like the following:

 

Vars:
myAVG(0),
myAVGslow(0);

myAVG=Average(c,20);
myAVGslow=Average(c,100);

If myAVG[5] crosses over myAVGslow[5] and 
myAVG[4]>myAVGslow[4] and 
myAVG[3]>myAVGslow[3] and
myAVG[2]>myAVGslow[2] and
myAVG[1]>myAVGslow[1] and 
myAVG>myAVGslow then
Buy this bar;

 

I hope that answers your question.

 

BlueHorseshoe

[Tams 20]

Hi everybody!

 

I'm beginner in easylanguage and can't find information about crossing at one (two, three ...) bars ago.

 

E.g. If a do MA1 crosses above MA2, it determines crossing at the current bar.

What if I want to check crossing one bar ago (or two, or three)?

 

Thank you for help in advance!!!

 

input:
bars.ago(1);

if MA1[ bars.ago ] > MA2[ bars.ago ]
and MA1[ bars.ago+1 ] <= MA2[ bars.ago+1 ]
then begin

[UrmaBlume 10]

The "MRO" function reports "bars ago for a certain event or condition.

 

MRO(MA1 crosses over MA2, 100, 1) will scan the previous 100 bars and report the number of bars ago that the first instance of MA1 crossed over MA2.