Tams

I do not have all the answer for you. I would suggest you to draw a flow chart to document your logic flow before you embark on coding. Otherwise it will just be an exercise in trial and error. ps. write out your logic one thought at a time write out one action per thought write out one action per line if you have multiple actions on the same line, break them up the computer can only do one thing at a time.

what you want to do can be done... but not with a silver bullet keyword or single logic (simple, yes, but not single). you will need about 5~6 times the codes for checking, re-checking, and cross-checking. bear in mind that EasyLanguage was invented when people were only doing daily charts. A lot of the keywords and trading architecture were built with EOD concepts. They were never meant to be used in HFT. ps. you should wrap your code in code tag. It is the # key at the top of the message window. Tagged codes look like this: If not bartrigger then begin bartrigger = barstatus = 2 and oSlowK > 70; limit_priceS = close[1] + (minmove/pricescale)*S; end else

what is a TrendWave indicator?

to attach files, just click on the "Go Advanced" button under the message window.

can you post some of your charts?

when 2 people are not communicating, one of them is clueless...

10 depth on each side. one account does it all... multiple currency management, multiple exchanges in multiple countries, multiple products (margin, cash, portfolio, options, IRA, k, etc.,) multiple dependent accounts (friends and family)

the only requirement for profitability is --- don't argue with the market.

don't waste your time waiting... MultiChart (and EasyLanguage) was not designed to handle those data requirements. if you are serious on CD, MD, etc. type of analysis, you should investigate in one of those dedicated programs that have a proven track record. Trading is about making money, not experimenting new gadgets

good read... What the Fed did and why: supporting the recovery and sustaining price stability By Ben S. Bernanke Thursday, November 4, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/03/AR2010110307372.html?hpid=topnews

i saw the year, but what does it matter? there used to be an idio here who jumps on anybody and everybody who revives an old thread. this is a discussion forum for crying out loud, the topics never go out of style... because there is nothing new under the sun, 100 years from now, we will still be talking about methods developed 100 years ago. (ok, may be not 100 yrs ago, Lefevre, wykolf and graham schools, etc., are not that "old".)

Friday Nov 5 Ben Bernanke Speaks 2:00 PM ET Description Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke discussion with college students at Jacksonville University. also, Pending Home Sales Index 12:30 PM ET Consumer Credit 3:00 PM E Economic Calendar - Bloomberg

there is a reason for you to enter a trade (whatever basis of your signal) stay flat when the reason does not present itself. if you get chopped up, it is not because of the market, the market is always trending, or consolidating, some people make money when the market is trending, some people make money when the market is consolidating. if you get chopped up, that's because your MADA is in error (or deficient). MADA = Monitor (Observing the market action) Analysis (trying to make sense of your observation) Decision (product of your analysis) Action (pull the trigger)

can you post tomorrow's numbers before 8:00 EST? thanks in advance.

sorry dude, I usually post a reminder in the morning... but didn't bother today. next time....

Economic Calendar - Bloomberg FOMC Meeting Announcement Released on 11/3/2010 2:15:00 PM Federal Funds Rate - Target Level Consensus 0 to 0.25 % Actual 0 to 0.25 % Highlights The Fed decided to buy an insurance policy on keeping the recovery going. But the premium may be expensive. The Fed left rates unchanged but voted for buying an additional $600 billion in long-term Treasuries by the end of the second quarter of 2011 to expand its balance sheet.

just a note for the record, there is nothing new under the sun, the market is nothing more than a reflection of human psychology, yours and mine, and thousands of others, combined. the market epitomized our greed and fear. your "old" mindset, and your "enlightened" mindset, are nothing more than a repeat of history, it has been done before; you are not unique. There is nothing enlightening about it. this experience will be repeated again, and again. You will hit a brick wall, again, in which you will have another "enlightening" experience at a different level, this will be repeated again, and again, until sunset, or blown account, whichever comes first.

just buy every time the market flips back above 200 MA.

.........the Chinese market?

are you trading cotton?

if time = xxx then... is a form of reset. it resets the variable to a new value if the time meets a criteria.

yw. Time is a challenge in programming... wait till you try to add 1 day to 20101030, or subtract 10 mins from 1005. ;-)>

make sure these are valid times on your chart: inputs: todayStTime (830), todayEnTime (900), yesterdayStTime (1430), yesterdayEnTime (1500); TradeStation/MaultiCharts (and many other charting software) uses EOB (End Of Bar) time as bar reference. ie. on a 1 min chart, if the starting time on your 1st bar is 8:30am, then your todayStTime should be 831. on a 5 min chart, if the starting time on your 1st bar is 8:30am, then your todayStTime should be 835

the indicator evaluates the chart one bar at a time... from bar #1. when the indicator arrives at a bar where time = yesterdayStTime , prevDayOpen will be assigned with the that bar's Open price. ... and so on. when the indicator encounters time = yesterdayStTime again, it will be a new day, and the variable will be reassigned with the new bar's price. That's why no additional reset is necessary.