How to find the current value of an EMA

[cbart_1]

I am trying to get the current price and subtract it from the current price of an EMA line. This way I will have my entry within 1.5 points from the EMA line.

CurrentBid = GetCurrentAsk();
// Condition set 1
if (CrossAbove(EMA(), SMA(), 1))
{
Distance = (CurrentBid - (System.Convert.ToDouble(EMA(14))));
if(Distance < 1.5)
{
EnterLong(1, "Buy01");
EnterLong(1, "Buy02");
}
}
// Condition set 2
if (CrossBelow(EMA(), SMA(), 1))
{
Distance = ((System.Convert.ToDouble(EMA(14))) - CurrentBid);
if(Distance < 1.5)
{
EnterShort(1, "Sell01");
EnterShort(1, "Sell02");
}
}

[NinjaTrader_Austin]

Hey cbart, welcome to the forums!

If you're trying to subtract the current price from the current price of an EMA line, you can just try this:

distance = EMA(14)[0] - Close[0].

In English, the above says this: set the variable named distance to the difference between the current value of a 14 period EMA and the current price.

[supertradersam]

For some reason, i am using the similar code, and i even tried the series, i always get the candle value at the time of EMA. for eg: 9 ema when it is under the candle bar , i get 9 ema value as High of the candle bar. I coded these in strategy, i want to find if Bar is below the candle or not.

but nothing works .

double distance = EMA(9)[0] - Close[0];

i tried all possible ways. please help me, how do i find if 9 ema is below current bar or not. i tested in real time as well as playback, the code in strategy does not work right.

[NinjaTrader_Gaby]

Hello supertradersam,

Thank you for your inquiry.

If you want to see if the current value of EMA(9) is less than the current bar, you can use

if (EMA(9)[0] < Close[0])

EMA - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...onential_e.htm

I suggest using a print to confirm and understand the behavior.

Print(string.Format("{0} | EMA(9)[0]: {1} < Close[0]: {2}", Time[0], EMA(9)[0], Close[0]));

Please let me know if you have any other questions.