Calling indicators in offline chart

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I tried to get correct signals from calling BBands stop indicator on offline charts but it keeps saying sell, sell, and sell all days. Can you help solve it?

extern int StopLoss=0;

extern int TakeProfit=0;

extern double Lots=1;

extern int Slippage=3;

extern int Length=5; // Bollinger Bands Period

extern int Deviation=1; // Deviation

extern double MoneyRisk=1.00; // Offset Factor

extern int Signal=1; // Display signals mode: 1-Signals & Stops; 0-only Stops; 2-only Signals;

extern int Line=1; // Display line mode: 0-no,1-yes

extern int Nbars=0;

int init()

{

start(); // call start() function

return(0);

}

int deinit()

{

return(0);

}

int start()

{

int BB=0;

while (!IsStopped())

{

if( RefreshRates())

{

// mBid = MarketInfo( Symbol(), MODE_BID );

// mAsk = MarketInfo( Symbol(), MODE_ASK );

//double ma = iMA( NULL, 0, ....... ); // insert other things here

double

BB01=iCustom(NULL,0,"BB Stop",Length,Deviation,MoneyRisk,Signal,Line,Nbars,0,1),

BB02=iCustom(NULL,0,"BB Stop",Length,Deviation,MoneyRisk,Signal,Line,Nbars,0,2),

BB11=iCustom(NULL,0,"BB Stop",Length,Deviation,MoneyRisk,Signal,Line,Nbars,1,1),

BB12=iCustom(NULL,0,"BB Stop",Length,Deviation,MoneyRisk,Signal,Line,Nbars,1,2);

if(BB12>0 && BB01>0) BB=1;

if(BB02>0 && BB11>0) BB=-1;

Alert(BB);

Sleep(50000);

}

}

return(0);

}

[brewmanz]

Some things I don't understand ...

- Why is start() called from init()?

- Why is Sleep(50000) in there?

- Where is the Sell, Sell, Sell?

And then ...

- Why not use the SRC button to nicely format your code?

[William Roeder]

1. You CAN NOT call start() from init() See IsConnected() - MQL4 forum https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/128803/page2

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2. You are sleeping for 50 seconds, why would you expect the signal to be different and NOT alert the same thing? If the signal was no longer value but not the opposite, do you ever reset BB to zero?
   

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