iMa in to Expert advisor whit shift MQL5

[SergioTForex]

Hello,

I have created an moving average in an EA.

how can i add:

input int shift=-15; positive or negative ?

input int shif=-15;
int handle1;
int OnInit()
  {  
   handle1=iMA(Symbol(),PERIOD_CURRENT,10,0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_CLOSE);
  return(0);
  }
void OnTick()
  {
//---
  double myMArray[];
  
  
  ArraySetAsSeries(myMArray,true);
  
   CopyBuffer(handle1,0,0,10,myMArray);
   
   Comment(myMArray[0]);
   
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

I am creating this code (MQL5) to make optimizations faster

Thanks

[Fernando Carreiro]

SergioTForex: I have created an moving average in an EA.how can i add: input int shift=-15; positive or negative? I am creating this code (MQL5) to make optimizations faster

Always reference the documentation: https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/indicators/ima

int  iMA(
   string               symbol,            // symbol name
   ENUM_TIMEFRAMES      period,            // period
   int                  ma_period,         // averaging period
   int                  ma_shift,          // horizontal shift
   ENUM_MA_METHOD       ma_method,         // smoothing type
   ENUM_APPLIED_PRICE   applied_price      // type of price or handle
   );

Example:

HandleEMA = iMA( _Symbol, _Period, PeriodEMA, ShiftEMA, MODE_EMA, PRICE_CLOSE );

[SergioTForex]

 int shif=-15;
int handle1;
int OnInit()
  {  
   
  return(0);
  }
void OnTick()
  {
//---


handle1=iMA(Symbol(),PERIOD_CURRENT,10,shif,MODE_SMA,PRICE_CLOSE);
  double myMArray[];
  
  
  ArraySetAsSeries(myMArray,true);
  
   CopyBuffer(handle1,0,0,10,myMArray);
   
   Comment(myMArray[0]);
   
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

Thanks for the reply. In the verification of the posted code, I have the following different values, both in demo and on the strategy tester. With shift = -15

[Vladimir Karputov]

SergioTForex :

Thanks for the reply. In the verification of the posted code, I have the following different values, both in demo and on the strategy tester . With shift = -15

You have made a mistake: in the MQL5 language, the indicator handle is CREATED ONCE !!! And this is done in OnInit.

[SergioTForex]

The code is correct, but what I can't find is the crossing of two MAs with shift = 0 and shift = -15, same period.

How can I implement it?

[Fernando Carreiro]

SergioTForex: The code is correct, but what I can't find is the crossing of two MAs with shift = 0 and shift = -15, same period. How can I implement it?

@Vladimir Karputov told you that you are supposed to obtain the handle in the OnInit() event as you originally did, so why did you change it to the OnTick() and claim it is now correct? It is not!

Show your code for the crossing test! How are we supposed to know what you are doing wrong without seeing your implementation?

[SergioTForex]

int shif=3;
int handle1;
int handle2;
int OnInit()
  {  
   handle1=iMA(Symbol(),PERIOD_CURRENT,10,0,MODE_SMA,PRICE_CLOSE);
   handle2=iMA(Symbol(),PERIOD_CURRENT,10,shif,MODE_SMA,PRICE_CLOSE);
  return(0);
  }
void OnTick()
  {
//---

  double myMArray1[];
  double myMArray2[];
  
  
  ArraySetAsSeries(myMArray1,true);
  ArraySetAsSeries(myMArray2,true);
  CopyBuffer(handle1,0,0,3,myMArray1);
  CopyBuffer(handle2,0,0,3,myMArray2);
  string Activatrade="";
  if(myMArray1[0]>myMArray2[0]) Activatrade="BUY";
  else Activatrade="SELL";
   
   Comment("          MA1 ",myMArray1[0],"\n","          MA2 ",myMArray2[0],"\n","          Activatrade ",Activatrade);
   
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

I understood where the error was, it can't work with negative shifts. Thank you