Two MAs coming close within 3 ticks

[sandman]

Hi. I have what I think/hope is a small coding question.

What do I have to do to when I want something to happen when two MAs come close to each other, like for example within 3 ticks of each other?

I am familiar with when two MAs meet:
EMA(13)[0] == EMA(20)[0]

and when one is less than or equal to:
EMA(13)[0] <= EMA(20)[0])

I tried using offset but could not make it work.

Can I use one of these to get what I want e.g. are the same within lets say 3 ticks, or is less than 3 ticks or equal to?

sandman

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello Sandman,

You already have half of the statement, the second condition it would need to meet would be a tick size difference

here is an example of using Ticks


This would check if EMA(13)[0] is less than EMA(20)[0] and also checks if EMA(13) is greater than EMA(20)[0] - 3 ticks

I used a && sign to tell the if statement that there is a second condition to be met so it gives it a range to check within.

if (EMA(13)[0] <= EMA(20)[0] && EMA(13)[0] >= EMA(20)[0] - (3 * TickSize))

I hope that helps with your indicator, please let me know if you need additional assistance.

[Tasker-182]

Hi. I have what I think/hope is a small coding question.

What do I have to do to when I want something to happen when two MAs come close to each other, like for example within 3 ticks of each other?

I am familiar with when two MAs meet:
EMA(13)[0] == EMA(20)[0]

and when one is less than or equal to:
EMA(13)[0] <= EMA(20)[0])

I tried using offset but could not make it work.

Can I use one of these to get what I want e.g. are the same within lets say 3 ticks, or is less than 3 ticks or equal to?

sandman

You might try:

If (math.ABS((EMA (13)[0] - EMA (20)[0]) / TickSize) <= 3 )
{
Do your stuff here
}

The math.abs gives you the absolute value of the difference between the two EMAs so that you don't have to worry about positive or negative conditions while /TickSize converts the difference to ticks regardless of instrument. Then you compare to the 3 or whatever ticks you want.

Hope that helps.