Check number of candles since last true condition

[cryfgg]

Is there a way to check the number of candles since last true condition. For example...

Condition #1
if (RSI > 80) {RSIx == true}

Condition #2
If (RSIx = true && No. of candles since Condition #1 > 20)

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello cryfgg,

Thank you for your note.

You could create a variable that gets updated with the CurrentBar number when condition 1 becomes true, and in the second condition check if the difference between CurrentBar and your saved bar value is greater than 20. For example:

//instantiate variable at class level
private int BarNumberOfRSIx;

if ( my conditions are true )
{
RSIx = true;
BarNumberOfRSIx = CurrentBar;
}

if (RSIx = true && (CurrentBar - BarNumberOfRSIx) > 20)
{
// do something
}

Please let us know if we may be of further assistance to you.

[cryfgg]

[QUOTE=NinjaTrader_Kate;n1208613]Hello cryfgg,

Thank you for your note.

You could create a variable that gets updated with the CurrentBar number when condition 1 becomes true, and in the second condition check if the difference between CurrentBar and your saved bar value is greater than 20. For example:

//instantiate variable at class level
private int BarNumberOfRSIx;

if ( my conditions are true )
{
RSIx = true;
BarNumberOfRSIx = CurrentBar;
}

if (RSIx = true && (CurrentBar - BarNumberOfRSIx) > 20)
{
// do something
}

Please let us know if we may be of further assistance to you.[/QUOTE


I tried it but it didn't work. Looks like the CurrentBar syntax counts the number of bars on screen. However, i want to save the position of the bar (the bar number in a series of bars). For example, lets assume the first condition was true as of the current bar; I want the second condition to be true at least 20 bars after the first condition is true.

Here is my code using your suggestion...

if((Close[0] > Close[1])
&& (Close[1] > Close[2])
&& (Close[2] > Close[3])
&& (Close[3] > Close[4])
&& (Close[4] > Close[5])
&& (Close[5] < Close[6])
&& (Close[6] < Close[7])
&& (Close[7] < Close[8]) )

{
BullishBCD2 = true;
BarsCounter1 = CurrentBar;
}

if((Close[0] < Close[1])
&& (BullishBCD2 == true)
&& (BarsCounter1 > 20) )

{
Draw.VerticalLine(this, @"Vertical line_1"+CurrentBar, 0, false, "greenv");
BullishBCD2 = false;
}

The result of the above code is the same (no change in the output).

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello cryfgg,

Thank you for your reply.

You haven't structured the second condition as I have in my example:

if((Close[0] < Close[1])
&& (BullishBCD2 == true)
&& ((CurrentBar - BarsCounter1) > 20) )

{
Draw.VerticalLine(this, @"Vertical line_1"+CurrentBar, 0, false, "greenv");
BullishBCD2 = false;
}

Please let us know if we may be of further assistance to you.

[cryfgg]

Hello cryfgg,

Thank you for your reply.

You haven't structured the second condition as I have in my example:

if((Close[0] < Close[1])
&& (BullishBCD2 == true)
&& ((CurrentBar - BarsCounter1) > 20) )

{
Draw.VerticalLine(this, @"Vertical line_1"+CurrentBar, 0, false, "greenv");
BullishBCD2 = false;
}

Please let us know if we may be of further assistance to you.

It worked... thanks a million... have a fabulous weekend.