Wonder if this is possible adding conditions

[Cavaro]

Hi,
I have this idea and don't know how or if it is even possible:
(The following isn't code but my attempt at writing it down and helping visualise/explain it)
if
Close[x]>Close[X+1]
golong

example
x=5
Close[5]>Close[5+1] && Close[4]>Close[4+1] && Close[3]>Close[3+1] && Close[2]>Close[2+1] && Close[1]>Close[1+1] && Close[0]>Close[0+1]

maybe?
if x != 0?
{
Close[x]>Close[x+1]
something with ++?
}

It's a long shot, as I said earlier don't know how I would go about it maybe it's fairly simple I dont know, basicly having an optimizable variable but instead of just saying Close[0]>Close[variable] having new conditions with && depending on the variable.

btw maybe it is clear but I'm fairly new to this 1-2weeks
Hope the explanation is clear enough, any help is appreciated,
Carl

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello Cavaro,

Thank you for your note.

If you just want to compare close prices of the last x bars, you could make a loop and use a variable to control how many bars are looped over.

// in OnStateChange State.SetDefaults
LookbackBars = 5;

// OnBarUpdate
protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
// ensure we have enough bars to lookback
if (CurrentBar < LookbackBars +1)
return;

// loop through bars ago indexes and check close prices
for (int x = LookbackBars; x >= 0; x--)
{
// if the close is not greater than the close prior, stop the loop
if (Close[x] < Close[x+1])
return;
// if we get to x = 0 and the loop hasn't been exited, enter long
if (x == 0)
{
EnterLong();
}

}
}
#region Properties
[NinjaScriptProperty]
[Range(1, int.MaxValue)]
[Display(Name="LookbackBars", Order=1, GroupName="Parameters")]
public int LookbackBars
{ get; set; }
#endregion

If you wanted to have different conditions for entry based on a variable that can be optimized, you could consider doing something like if (MyVar ==1) else if (MyVar == 2) etc and then putting further conditions dependent on those for entry. You could then optimize MyVar so the strategy would choose different code paths based on MyVar.

For example

// in State == State.SetDefaults
MyVar =3;


protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
// other code omitted, if you are looking back to prior bars for conditions you will need to do a CurrentBar check first

if (MyVar == 1)
{
// conditions and actions for path 1 go here
}
else if (MyVar == 2)
{
// conditions and actions for path 2 go here
}
else if (MyVar == 3)
{
// conditions and actions for path 3 go here
}
}

#region Properties
[NinjaScriptProperty]
[Range(1, int.MaxValue)]
[Display(Name="MyVar", Order=1, GroupName="Parameters")]
public int MyVar
{ get; set; }
#endregion

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

[Cavaro]

Hi Kate,
That makes a lot of sense, works for me .
appreciate the help,
kind regards
Carl