Cross Above Question

[raker22]

I am having problems implementing a simple crossover strategy . What I am trying to do is to get the current close to crossabove the High from 2 bars ago . It is simple enough to do close[0] > high[2] but as soon as I try ;

CrossAbove(Close,High[2], 1) it does not work . Could you let me know how I can do a crossabove signal but linking to a previous bars value.
thanks,
Tim

[koganam]

I am having problems implementing a simple crossover strategy . What I am trying to do is to get the current close to crossabove the High from 2 bars ago . It is simple enough to do close[0] > high[2] but as soon as I try ;

CrossAbove(Close,High[2], 1) it does not work . Could you let me know how I can do a crossabove signal but linking to a previous bars value.
thanks,
Tim

What is the error in your log? Search the forum on that message and you will see a plethora of posts telling you that you need to ensure that there are enough bars to do what you want to do, the first time that your calculation is done.

In your particular case, you will need:

if (CurrentBars < 2) return;

placed close to, if not at, the top of your OnBarUpdate() method.

[raker22]

Hi there,
There is no error log , it just does not plot and the system shows no results , when I was over at Neoticker it was pretty straight forward in that you could access previous valueof data series in their equivilent of the crossover function :

This is Neoticker's version

Long_Signal:= if(xabove(C(0),H(2)),1,0);

Any idea how I can do this on Ninjatrader.

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello,

Thank you for the post.

I tried the condition you are questioning and do see that it is able to become true but did see that it was infrequent depending on the instrument and settings used.

Could you try the following code from an Indicator to see if you are able to see the dots drawn? I had tested on the ES 12-16 1 minute chart.

This test could at least confirm the condition is working, if it works in a test indicator but does not in the script you are working on it may be other logic playing a role as well.

if(CrossAbove(Close,High[2], 1))
{
	DrawDot("dot" + CurrentBar, true, 0, Close[0], Color.Orange);	
}

I look forward to being of further assistance.