help with code

[Brendan]

hi, I'm fairly new to coding but I cant seem to work out what I need to change in this section of code to make the third candle in the trade set up to close lower then it opened for sell trade, and higher then it opened for buy trade. Thanks for your help.

bool inside_bar = false;
  if(rates[3].high > rates[2].open && rates[3].low < rates[2].open && rates[3].high > rates[2].close && rates[3].low < rates[2].close) inside_bar = true;
 
  if(inside_bar && rates[1].close < 0.5*(rates[1].high + rates[1].low) &&
    ( (rates[1].high > rates[2].high && rates[1].low > rates[2].low) || (rates[1].high > rates[2].high && rates[1].close < rates[2].low) ) ) {
     value = SELL;
     pend_price = rates[1].high - PendingPercent*0.01*(rates[1].high- rates[1].low);
  }
  else
  if(inside_bar && rates[1].close > 0.5*(rates[1].high + rates[1].low) &&
    ( (rates[1].low < rates[2].low && rates[1].high < rates[2].high) || (rates[1].low < rates[2].low && rates[1].close > rates[2].high) ) ) {
     value = BUY;
     pend_price = rates[1].low + PendingPercent*0.01*(rates[1].high- rates[1].low); 

[Ernst Van Der Merwe]

The high/low of the second bar should also be lower/higher than the third for an inside bar. Other than that it seems ok.

      CopyRates(NULL,0,1,3,rates);
      ArraySetAsSeries(rates,true);
      
      bool inside_bar = (rates[2].high > rates[1].high && 
                         rates[2].low < rates[1].low/* && 
                         rates[2].high > rates[1].close && 
                         rates[2].low < rates[1].close*/);
 
      if(inside_bar && 
         rates[0].close < (rates[0].high + rates[0].low)*0.5 &&
       ((rates[0].high > rates[1].high && 
         rates[0].low > rates[1].low) || 
        (rates[0].high > rates[1].high && 
         rates[0].close < rates[1].low))) 
        {
         value = SELL;
         pend_price = rates[0].high - PendingPercent*0.01*(rates[0].high- rates[0].low);
        }
      else if(inside_bar && 
         rates[0].close > (rates[0].high + rates[0].low)*0.5 &&
       ((rates[0].low < rates[1].low && 
         rates[0].high < rates[1].high) || 
        (rates[0].low < rates[1].low && 
         rates[0].close > rates[1].high)))
        {
         value = BUY;
         pend_price = rates[0].low + PendingPercent*0.01*(rates[0].high- rates[0].low); 
        }