Distance between EMA and SMA

[sandman]

I would appreciate help with a simple matter, at least I think it is simple:

Here is what I want to do:

Build a condition where I want to have a distance of a minimum of 4 ticks between the EMA 13 and the SMA 20. I believe I can do so in the Strategy wizard's condition builder. But how?

I chose EMA 13 on the left side, and SMA 20 on the right side. Let's say to go long so I chose in the middle the "is larger than" symbol.

The parameter fields below then ask for:

For the EMA 13:
InputSeries DefaultInput
Plot BuyPressure
Bars ago 0
Offset type Ticks
Offset 0
Plot on chart False

For the SMA 20:
InputSeries DefaultInput
Plot BuyPressure
Bars ago 0
Offset type Ticks
Offset 0
Plot on chart False

What do I have to input where in these two parameter fields to accomplish what I said above (wanting a distance of 4 ticks between the two MAs.)

sandman

[NinjaTrader_Austin]

sandman, you'll have to set the offset to 4 to get what you want. However, you will need to create two sets of conditions because sometimes the EMA will be above the SMA and sometimes it will be the other way around. You'll need to create an offset that depends on the relative positions of the moving averages.

[sandman]

Thank you Austin.