Using a macd indi and doubles I cannot parse

[Filmon Daniels]

Hi, 

I have read a few threads regarding handling doubles and I can't say I understand. Please find the following links

article on working with doubles - https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/1561
a similar issue - https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/155049
why i shouldn't use NormalizeDouble - https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/137301
the == operand - https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/145258
a valuable thread on this issue - https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/136997
using alternative double comparators - https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/139140 & https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/118953#comment_3150582

I am using the macd via iCustom and I am getting values like  -9.163163680847575e-05 which actually is equivalent to -0.00009163 using DoubleToStr.

Among other operations I need to check if it is greater than / less than 0. It's been a bit of a struggle. I haven't had much success with DoubleToStr as it converts it into a string. I would like to get the string value as a double and understand the limitations of the primitive type in mql4. Also have read about dlls and trying to use c++ libs for transformation and better precision but had no success in any of the above.

Another issue cut from a similar cloth is when you get these kind of values and using typical gt/lt it somehow returns true i.e. 0.000002341341 is less than 0 

I feel like all the clues are there but i'm blind to it, can anyone help.

Any help is appreciated

some code so i dont get bollocked 

double getMacd(int idx=0,int shift=0) { 
   return iCustom(_Symbol,_Period,"MASi_MACDHist.ex4",
      12,26,9,true,true,"",false,false,false,false,false,false,false,false,idx,shift);
}

int macdSignal() {
   static int macd_signal = 0;

   double current_macd = getMacd(0,0);
   double previous_macd = getMacd(0,1);
   
   double current_macd_signal = getMacd(1,0);
   double previous_macd_signal = getMacd(1,1);
      
   //macd lines are below 0 & crosses over
   if(previous_macd <= previous_macd_signal && current_macd > current_macd_signal) {
      if(previous_macd_signal < 0) { macd_signal = 1; }
   }
   
   //macd lines are above 0 & crosses under
   if(previous_macd >= previous_macd_signal && current_macd < current_macd_signal) {
      if(previous_macd_signal > 0) { macd_signal = -1; }
   }
      
   Print(
      "\ncurrent macd: " + DoubleToStr(current_macd) + " " + current_macd +
      "\ncurrent mac_sig: " + DoubleToStr(current_macd_signal) + " " + current_macd_signal
   );

   
   return macd_signal;
}

[William Roeder]

Filmon Daniels:

I am using the macd via iCustom and I am getting values like  -9.163163680847575e-05 which actually is equivalent to -0.00009163 using DoubleToStr.

Among other operations I need to check if it is greater than / less than 0. It's been a bit of a struggle.

You happen to be getting values near zero.

Why is if(v > 0) a struggle? You have confused yourself.

Only if you are comparing prices and equality is important do you need extra care.

[Filmon Daniels]

I think I might have. I am unable to recreate and, with added logging, proved that this is not an issue. The issue is probably with comparing between two non-zero doubles. I will read through code and forums again and debug. Thank you for your response.