Trailing Max (t-2) Breakout

[wprosser]

This should be utterly simple, but I am not even close

I am looking to have a dot on a breakout of the trailing max- call it 6 bars, 2 periods back. Obvious a period of 0 back would never occur.

if (Close[0] > (MAX(6)[2]));
{DrawDot("My dot" + CurrentBar, true, 1, Close[1], Color.Lime);

http://content.screencast.com/users/wprosser/folders/Jing/media/77e418fe-12ab-435e-9935-5bb018d8db27/2011-10-13_0727.png

TIA

[NinjaTrader_Brett]

Hello,


Thank you for your note.


Can you please attach the full test simple strategy so I can run it on my side really quick.

Just to clarify, your getting the dots on the chart at locations you are not expecting correct?

I look forward to assisting you further.

[wprosser]

Sure thing Brett.

I tested both dots and long entries- both are not reading the "signal." I even tried both CrossAbove and > syntax. This is very similar to bollinger breakouts or donchian breakouts. I have yet to find the correct code for those either to try to replicate with the max // min indicators.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

wprosser, I see signals executing here on my end - but there's no other exit running besides the default ExitOnClose one, so please try adding for example a stoploss / target and you should see definitely more trades when your conditions trigger.

[wprosser]

Thank you sir. That was all it needed.

Thanks again for the timely response

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

You're welcome, glad to hear that helped resolve it for you.