How to code condition about wick and tail?

[defo1]

I am not a programmer, but I have adjusted a code template of a previously existing strategy code. I would like the strategy to take a trade on the third bar after HMAinflective and SmartThickness cross. I was able to get the strategy to do this. But I would like to add a condition to not take the trade if there is a wick or tail on that bar. Is there a way to do this?

So the strategy would take a trade on the third bar after HMAinflective and SmartThickness cross UNLESS there is a wick or tail on on that third bar.

Any advice?

[NinjaTrader_PaulH]

Hello defo1,

Thanks for your post and welcome to the forums.

I am assuming your definition of a wick is the line at the top of the candle regardless of being an up or down candle and a tail is the line below the candle regardless if it is an up or down candle. Based on that definition then you can perform these type checks:

To check for a wick:
In the case of an Up bar, if the High[0] is > Close[0]
In the case of the Down bar, if the High[0] is > Open[0]

To check for a tail:
In the case of an Up bar, if the Low[0] is < Open[0]
In the case of a Down bar, if the Low[0] is < Close[0]

[koganam]

I am not a programmer, but I have adjusted a code template of a previously existing strategy code. I would like the strategy to take a trade on the third bar after HMAinflective and SmartThickness cross. I was able to get the strategy to do this. But I would like to add a condition to not take the trade if there is a wick or tail on that bar. Is there a way to do this?

So the strategy would take a trade on the third bar after HMAinflective and SmartThickness cross UNLESS there is a wick or tail on on that third bar.

Any advice?

bool HasNoWickOrTail = ((High[0] == Math.Max(Close[0], Open[0])) && (Low[0] == Math.Min(Close[0], Open[0])));

if (EntryConditions && HasNoWickOrTail){//trade}

where EntryConditions is your current code for entering. In other words you need to define the bool flag HasNoWickOrTail, and then add it to your current entry conditions as a gate.