Counting Bull and Bear candles in a range

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Hi guys, got a question that you guys may help me with.

I am trying to make an EA to have a for loop to count the number of bull and bear candles in a range.

But it always count a zero as result. The following is my code.

Any idea?

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                             BullBear Counter.mq4 |
//|                        Copyright 2017, MetaQuotes Software Corp. |
//|                                             https://www.mql5.com |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright 2017, MetaQuotes Software Corp."
#property link      "https://www.mql5.com"
#property version   "1.00"
#property strict

input int CandlesToRetrace =50;
int Bull;
int Bear;

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert initialization function                                   |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnInit()
  {

      
//---
   return(INIT_SUCCEEDED);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert deinitialization function                                 |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnDeinit(const int reason)
  {

      
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert tick function                                             |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnTick()
  {
//---
   for(int i=1; i<CandlesToRetrace;i++)
{
if(Close[i]>Open[i])
Bull++;
else(Bear++);
}


  }
 
kei41202: But it always count a zero as result. The following is my code.
int Bull;
int Bear;
   for(int i=1; i<CandlesToRetrace;i++){
      if(Close[i]>Open[i]) Bull++;
      else                (Bear++);
I doubt it's always zero.
  1. You never do anything with your results, so how can you know?
  2. Bull and Bear have random initial values.
  3. Then every tick you increase them more.
 
whroeder1:
I doubt it's always zero.
  1. You never do anything with your results, so how can you know?
  2. Bull and Bear have random initial values.
  3. Then every tick you increase them more.
Right, I forgot to insert the comment statement. And I think it is adding up the correct values so it just keep getting larger. Is there anyway I can stop it from adding?

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                             BullBear Counter.mq4 |
//|                        Copyright 2017, MetaQuotes Software Corp. |
//|                                             https://www.mql5.com |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright 2017, MetaQuotes Software Corp."
#property link      "https://www.mql5.com"
#property version   "1.00"
#property strict

input int CandlesToRetrace =50;
int Bull;
int Bear;

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert initialization function                                   |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnInit()
  {

      
//---
   return(INIT_SUCCEEDED);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert deinitialization function                                 |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnDeinit(const int reason)
  {

      
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert tick function                                             |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnTick()
  {
//---
   for(int i=1; i<CandlesToRetrace;i++)
{
if(Close[i]>Open[i])
Bull++;
else(Bear++);
Comment("The Bull and Bear are respectively "+(Bull)+" and"+ (Bear));
}


  }
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kei41202:  Is there anyway I can stop it from adding?
Why would you want to stop? When you start counting what number do you begin with?
 
whroeder1:
Why would you want to stop? When you start counting what number do you begin with?


Because it adds up non-stop. Retracing 50 candles, 23 is bull and 27 is bear. However, it doesnt stop there. It just continue to roll to 46 and 54 and so on.

I want to have it static like. It will count again next candle comes. Before that it stays 23-27.

  
Bull=0;
Bear=0;
   for(int i=1; i<CandlesToRetrace;i++)
{
if(Close[i]>Open[i])
Bull++;
else(Bear++);
Comment("The Bull and Bear are respectively "+(Bull)+" and"+ (Bear));
}
.
 
Keith Watford:
.


You can't add an integer to a string. 

Comment("The Bull and Bear are respectively "+(Bull)+" and"+ (Bear)); // adding string to int.
// instead use
Comment("The Bull and Bear are respectively ",Bull," and ",Bear); 
// or
Comment("The Bull and Bear are respectively "+IntegerToString(Bull)+" and "+IntegerToString(Bear));
 
Guys, thanks for the tips. Gotta try it out tomorrow @v@
 
nicholishen:


You can't add an integer to a string. 

That was not my code, so no need to quote me. I simply added the resetting of global-scope variables to zero.

You can add integers to a string but you will get a warning that it will be implicitly converted to a string.

 
Chim Wong:


Because it adds up non-stop. Retracing 50 candles, 23 is bull and 27 is bear. However, it doesnt stop there. It just continue to roll to 46 and 54 and so on.

I want to have it static like. It will count again next candle comes. Before that it stays 23-27.

Any solutions in this problem ? How to stop counting ? 

 
Komoles Kumar:

Any solutions in this problem ? How to stop counting ? 

Yes, in post #5

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