common price over hours

[Chris747]

quick question....

I'm trying to determine a short method to alert that a particular price in the current bar is common in the preceeding 3 or 4 bars. Is there not a simpler method other than numerous "if" statements ? Perhaps an EFS i've not found yet ?

thanks in advance

[ACM]

Chris747
You could do it with just one if statement inside a for loop

for (var i=0; i<4; i++){
    if(high(-i) >= Price && low(-i) <= Price){
        //execute your commands
    }
} 

This would check if the current and prior 3 bars breached the defined price level. If you want to exclude the current bar then replace var i=0 with var i=1
Alex

[Chris747]

Hi Alexis,
Thanks for getting back to me so quick with a solution but I didn't phrase my question quite right ... I would like to be alerted if the price falls in between the close and open (or within the body of the candle) of the previous 3 or 4 candles, regardless of whether they closed up or down. Any ideas ?

Thanks again inadvance !

[ACM]

Chris747
Other than for some additional conditions the basic logic is the same
Alex

for (var i=0; i<4; i++){
    if(close(-i) > open(-i) && close(-i) >= Price && open(-i) <= Price ||
       close(-i) < open(-i) && close(-i) <= Price && open(-i) >= Price ){
        //execute your commands
    }
} 

[Chris747]

Alexis, works like a charm.... !!!
On behalf of myself and the countless others you go out of your way to help... thank you very much. Seems everytime i get a solution from you, i learn more than i bargained for and I use it in all my future programming.

Cheers !

Chris

[ACM]

Chris
You are most welcome
Alex