Is It Possible to Place an Order Before the Current Bar Closes?

[feng2088 10]

I want to place a limit order when the market hits certain high/low on the current bar, but I don't wanna do it at the close of current bar or the open of next bar.

 

Thanks all!

[Tams 20]

I want to place a limit order when the market hits certain high/low on the current bar, but I don't wanna do it at the close of current bar or the open of next bar.

 

Thanks all!

 

Pretty well anything you can imagine, can be done. All it takes is a little time to lay out the logic, write the code, and test it.

(or hire someone to do it)

[zdo 20]

try BarStatus... basically BarStatus(1) = 1 is a tick 'within' the bar ie not the open or close tick

 

if  [b][u]Barstatus(1) = 1[/u][/b] then begin

[indent]  if [i] code for other conditions [/i] then begin [/indent]


[indent][indent]sendorders code[/indent]
[/indent]



[indent] end; /// if [i] code for other conditions [/i] [/indent]



end;  // if Barstatus(1) = 1 

[BlueHorseshoe 10]

A less efficient way to do this than the one ZDO suggests would just be to reference your signal timeframe for your conditions and a lower timeframe for the entry. So, if you're trading from 15 minute bars you could place orders on a 1 minute timeframe chart.

 

BlueHorseshoe