MACD_Impulse

[cpatte7372]

Hello,

I have one last request (most important of the three I have posted). I have attached an efs that assists in determining impulse buying and selling conditions, based on MACD Histogram.
Anyway, I was wondering if someone a little more adept with esignal scripts could tweak the code so that I get an alert when I get a buy or sell signal.

As always, you help is greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Carlton

P.S.
I hope I become good at writing esignal scripts so that I can help you guys out as much as you have all helped me out.

[dloomis]

Re: Reply to post 'MACD_Impulse'

Carlton

I just took a look at the code and I think the only one who can help is the
author Chris

[gspiker]

I think the big problem is that without undestanding the indicator, we can't tell what a buy or sell signal looks like. If you can define what condition represents a buy and what a sell, then someone other than Chris could help.

Lacking that, it would be all Chris.

Garth

[cpatte7372]

Thanks guys for getting back to me. I have attached what a buy signal looks like as requested. I hope you can help.

Cheers

Carlton

[cpatte7372]

Wow,

That chart came out huge. Anyway, I have positioned the cross-airs exactly where a buy signal occurs. If you look at the box on the left you'll see that a buy is represented as "mBUY 1"

I hope this helps.

Thanks again.

Carlton

[gspiker]

Hi,

OK, so for clarification purposes. A buy is anytime the mBuy is = 1 and a sell is anytime the mSell = 1?

What about when mBoth or mnone spike (mBoth spike high and mNone spikes low)?

Garth

[cpatte7372]

Correct,

As for mBoth or mnone spike, I would like to be alerted there too, but for now I really concerned with mBuy = 1 and mSell = 1.

Cheers mate.

Carlton

[gspiker]

I think this does what you want it to. It seems to work fine in playback mode.

I use two different tones for the two different alerts.

Garth

[cpatte7372]

Garth,


Thanks exactly what I wanted. Thanks ever-so-much mate. If you're ever in London look me up and I'll buy you a drink.

Cheers

Carlton

[cpatte7372]

Garth,

Just one last thing. Would it be possible to have the efs alert me with if an mBuy is 1 after, the third price bar? For example, if mbuy is still 1 after the third price bar then send me an alert. At the moment.

Anyway, once again, thanks a lot mate.

Carlton

[gspiker]

Carlton,

Should be possible...this is for the mBuy only? Not the mSell?

I assume this would replace the existing alert for mBuy. That you only want to be alerted when it had been mBuy = 1 for three bars..and not on the initial bar?

Garth

[cpatte7372]

Garth,

That is correct.

Thx.

Carlton

[cpatte7372]

Hello Garth,

I added the following line to the efs:

Alert.addToList(getSymbol(), "Time to Go Long", Color.white, Color.red);

The alert box comes up ok, however, it won't show the symbol. Can you think of any reasons why?

Thx.

Carlton

[gspiker]

Hi,

I added the logic you requested and also added alert.addToList().

Garth

[cpatte7372]

Gareth,

Thats fantastic. Thats three drinks I owe you.

Thanks a lot mate.

Carlton