For loops question

[Andrew_m]

Hi

I am new to mql5 and want to design a strategy that essentially looks for turning points on short term ma's.

The user will select a ma period and a number of ma points to loop through. Ie 5 moving average period for 50 data points

I am not sure how to loop through the moving averqge array and store where the ma gradient goes from +ve to -ve and how many times it does this and in what order during the selected period.

Any help much appriciated

Thanks

[Rodrigo da Silva Boa]

Show images is easy to understand.

[Andrew_m]

sure, see attached. If you see the first 2 yellow circles, i essentially want to know that in the last 20 data points i have had a minimum and a maximum point on the moving average to trigger a trade execution.

 

I hope what i am saying is clear, please ask for more questions if not. 

 

Below is the code i have so far. 

 

         // Check data for turning points

         for(int count =MASize;Count=0; count--)

            {

            double ma[];

            ArraySetAsSeries(ma,true);

            int maHandle = iMA(_Symbol,_Period,MAPeriods,0,MAMethod,PRICE_CLOSE);

            CopyBuffer(maHandle,0,0,MASize,ma);

            double MAValuea = ma[count];

            double MAValueb = ma[count+1];

            double MAValuec = ma[count+2];

            string MinOrMax;

            if(MAValuea-MAValueb>0 && MAValueb-MAValuec<0)

               {

               MinOrMax = "min"

               }

            if(MAValuea-MAValueb<0 && MAValueb-MAValuec>0)

               {

               MinOrMax = "max"

               }               

            // then loop through to find other turning points

            

            }