I am missing something here, a second pair of eyes required to double check some code...

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Hello

I have a function in my EA whihc has operate correctly for some time, until recently. When the function detects a very specific candle shape it returns a vale higher than 0.

So here is the function call:

if(Reversal(-1)>0){Alert"candle pattern found!");}
if(Reversal(1)>0){Alert"candle pattern found!");}


Here is the function:

int Reversal(int up_dn){

if(up_dn==-1){
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|      shooting stars                                              |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
if((Close[2]-Open[2])*2<=High[2]-Close[2] && Open[2]==Low[2]){return(1);}//bullish shooting star

if((Open[1]-Close[1])*1.5<=High[1]-Open[1] && (Open[1]-Close[1])>(Close[1]-Low[1])){return(2);}//bearish shooting star

if((Open[1]-Close[1])*5<=High[1]-Open[1] && (Close[1]-Low[1])*2<High[1]-Open[1]){return(3);}//bearish shooting star
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|      hanging man                                                 |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
 if((Open[1]-Close[1])*1.9<Close[1]-Low[1] && (High[1]-Open[1])<Open[1]-Close[1]){return(5);}//bearish hangman 
  
}    
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                                                  |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
if(up_dn==1){
 
 if((Open[2]-Close[2])*2<=Close[2]-Low[2] && Open[2]==High[2]){return(1);}//bearish hammer
 
 if((Close[1]-Open[1])*1.5<=Open[1]-Low[1] && (Close[1]-Open[1])>(High[1]-Close[1])){return(2);}//bullish hammer
 
 if((Close[1]-Open[1])*5<=Open[1]-Low[1] && (High[1]-Close[1])*2<Open[1]-Low[1]){return(3);}//bullish hammer
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|      inverted hammer                                             |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+  
if((Close[1]-Open[1])*1.9<High[1]-Close[1] && (Open[1]-Low[1])<Close[1]-Open[1]){return(5);}//bullish inverted hammer

}
   return(0);
//end
}
 

The function just seems to return 0 even when one of the statements are met. Has something changed or is there something that I have missed there?

Thanks

Antony

  
if(Reversal(-1)>0){Alert"candle pattern found!");}
if(Reversal(1)>0){Alert"candle pattern found!");}
if(Reversal(-1)>0){Alert("candle pattern found!");}
if(Reversal(1)>0){Alert("candle pattern found!");}

Your code will not compile with the missing (

 

Hi

Oh yes sorry, my mistake that was a typing error on the forum post rather than my EA.

Thanks

Antony

 
tonyjms2005:

Hi

Oh yes sorry, my mistake that was a typing error on the forum post rather than my EA.

Thanks

Antony

Don't you just copy and paste?
 
The statement has been simpliefied from my EA for the purpose of trying to figure oyut what is going on.
if(Reversal(-1)>0){Alert("candle pattern found!");}


Thanks

Antony

 

Well, I corrected the error and ran it through the strategy tester and it appears to return values other than zero


0    18:11:15    2016.02.19 22:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: Alert: candle pattern found!
0    18:11:15    2016.02.19 22:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: 2016.02.19 22:00:00
0    18:11:15    2016.02.22 05:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: Alert: candle pattern found!
0    18:11:15    2016.02.22 05:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: 2016.02.22 05:00:00
0    18:11:15    2016.02.22 10:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: Alert: candle pattern found!
0    18:11:15    2016.02.22 10:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: 2016.02.22 10:00:00
0    18:11:15    2016.02.22 12:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: Alert: candle pattern found!
0    18:11:15    2016.02.22 12:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: 2016.02.22 12:00:00
0    18:11:15    2016.02.22 20:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: Alert: candle pattern found!
0    18:11:15    2016.02.22 20:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: 2016.02.22 20:00:00
0    18:11:15    2016.02.22 20:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: Alert: candle pattern found!
0    18:11:15    2016.02.22 20:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: 2016.02.22 20:00:00
0    18:11:15    2016.02.23 04:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: Alert: candle pattern found!
0    18:11:15    2016.02.23 04:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: 2016.02.23 04:00:00
0    18:11:15    2016.02.23 04:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: Alert: candle pattern found!
0    18:11:15    2016.02.23 04:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: 2016.02.23 04:00:00
0    18:11:15    2016.02.23 12:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: Alert: candle pattern found!
0    18:11:15    2016.02.23 12:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: 2016.02.23 12:00:00
0    18:11:15    2016.02.23 17:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: Alert: candle pattern found!
0    18:11:15    2016.02.23 17:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: 2016.02.23 17:00:00
0    18:11:15    2016.02.23 20:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: Alert: candle pattern found!
0    18:11:15    2016.02.23 20:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: 2016.02.23 20:00:00
0    18:11:15    2016.02.23 22:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: Alert: candle pattern found!
0    18:11:15    2016.02.23 22:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: 2016.02.23 22:00:00
0    18:11:15    2016.02.23 23:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: Alert: candle pattern found!
0    18:11:15    2016.02.23 23:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: 2016.02.23 23:00:00
0    18:11:16    2016.02.24 10:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: Alert: candle pattern found!
0    18:11:16    2016.02.24 10:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: 2016.02.24 10:00:00
0    18:11:16    2016.02.24 13:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: Alert: candle pattern found!
0    18:11:16    2016.02.24 13:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: 2016.02.24 13:00:00
0    18:11:16    2016.02.24 15:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: Alert: candle pattern found!
0    18:11:16    2016.02.24 15:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: 2016.02.24 15:00:00
0    18:11:16    2016.02.24 22:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: Alert: candle pattern found!
0    18:11:16    2016.02.24 22:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: 2016.02.24 22:00:00
0    18:11:16    2016.02.24 23:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: Alert: candle pattern found!
0    18:11:16    2016.02.24 23:00  @@@@TEST AUDUSD,H1: 2016.02.24 23:00:00

 

Must be an issue with my terminal I will try and re-install the mt4 program to see if it resolves the error.

Thanks

Antony 

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