Order of EMA crosses

gctex 2011.01.22 02:05

Hi,

I am trying to develop a code that identifies the order in which EMA crosses happen. For eg. I have 3 EMA's : 5, 8, & 14. I want to get an alert when EMA5 crosses EMA8 first and then crosses EMA14 (in that order). All these crosses must happen within a specified number of bars, say 5. Rules are the same for upward or downward crosses.

How would I go about coding this please?

Thanks

William Roeder 2011.01.22 16:22 #1

You really don't care when, only if ema(5)>ema(8) && ema(8) > ema(14)

gctex 2011.01.22 16:57 #2

Right, I care for the order of the crosses, not the actual time when these crosses happen. As long as these crosses happen within the specified number of bars, it should be fine.

Btw, it is ema(5)>ema(8) && ema(5) > ema(14).

I mean, ema(5) crosses ema(8) first. After say 4 bars, ema(5) crosses ema(14). This is considered to be a valid setup.

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William Roeder 2011.01.23 15:48 #3

for (int emaCross=0; emaCross < 100; emaCross++){
   double ema5 = iMA(NULL,0, 5, 0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_Close, emaCross  ),
          ema5p= iMA(NULL,0, 5, 0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_Close, emaCross+1),
          ema8 = iMA(NULL,0, 8, 0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_Close, emaCross  ),
          ema8p= iMA(NULL,0, 8, 0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_Close, emaCross+1);
   if ( (ema5-ema8)*(ema5p-ema8p) <= 0 ) break;
}

gctex 2011.01.24 06:42 #4

Thanks a lot WHRoeder, appreciate the prompt response.

Dario Bossi 2011.01.24 07:34 #5

what are EMA?

William Roeder 2011.01.24 15:59 #6

Dario:
what are EMA?

RTFM

https://docs.mql4.com/constants/movings

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