Code Help Please

[ndeacon]

I have coded the following logic for four different scenarios, yet my formula is not entering any trades. It looks fairly simple to me - am I missing something?

if (/*Long to Open Condition - Condition 1*/)) {
if (Strategy.isInTrade() == true) {

if (Strategy.isShort() == true) {
nNewTrade = 1; // Issue new Trade Trigger
nsignal = 1; // Signal 1 Opens a Long if not already in an open Long & Closes a Short if we are in a short
}

else if (Strategy.isLong() == true) {
nNewTrade = 0; // Issue NO new Trade Trigger
}

}

else if (Strategy.isInTrade() == false) {
nNewTrade = 1; // Issue new Trade Trigger
nsignal = 1; // Signal 1 Opens a Long if not already in an open Long & Closes a Sshort if we are in a short
}
}

if (/*Long to Close Condition - Condition 2*/) {

nNewTrade = 1; // Issue new Trade Trigger
nsignal = 2; // Signal 2 closes an open long and does NOT re-open another trade
}

if (/*Short to Open Condition - Condition 3*/) {

if (Strategy.isInTrade() == true) {

if (Strategy.isLong() == true) {
nNewTrade = 1; // Issue new Trade Trigger
nsignal = 3; // Signal 3 Opens a Short if not already in an open Short & Closes a Long if we are in a Long
}

else if (Strategy.isShort() == true) {
nNewTrade = 0; // Issue NO new Trade Trigger
}

}

else if (Strategy.isInTrade() == false) {
nNewTrade = 1; // Issue new Trade Trigger
nsignal = 3; // Signal 3 Opens a Short if not already in an open Short & Closes a Long if we are in a Long
}
}


if (/*Short to Close Condition - Condition 4*/) {

nNewTrade = 1; // Issue new Trade Trigger
nsignal = 4; // Signal closes an open Short and does NOT re-open another trade
}


/*----------------------------------------------------------------
// Execute Trades ONLY if nNewTrade is triggered ....
----------------------------------------------------------------- */
if (nNewTrade == 1) { //Execute New Trade

__if (Strategy.isInTrade() == true) {
if ((nsignal == 1) && (Strategy.isShort() == true)) {
Strategy.doLong("Exit Short & Rev Long", Strategy.MARKET, Strategy.NEXTBAR, Strategy.DEFAULT);
}
}
if (Strategy.isInTrade() == true) {
if ((nsignal == 3) && (Strategy.isLong() == true)) {
Strategy.doShort("Exit Long & Rev Short", Strategy.MARKET, Strategy.NEXTBAR, Strategy.DEFAULT);
}
}
// Closing Open Signals

if (Strategy.isInTrade() == true) {
if ((nsignal == 2) && (Strategy.isLong() == true)) {
Strategy.doSell("Exit Long & Wait", Strategy.MARKET, Strategy.NEXTBAR, Strategy.DEFAULT);
}
}

if (Strategy.isInTrade() == true) {
if ((nsignal == 4) && (Strategy.isShort() == true)) {
Strategy.doCover("Cover Short & Wait", Strategy.MARKET, Strategy.NEXTBAR, Strategy.DEFAULT);
}
}

if (Strategy.isInTrade() == false) {
if (nsignal == 1) {
Strategy.doLong("Go Long", Strategy.MARKET, Strategy.NEXTBAR, Strategy.DEFAULT);
}

if (nsignal == 3) {
Strategy.doShort("Go Short", Strategy.MARKET, Strategy.NEXTBAR, Strategy.DEFAULT);
}
} // end if IN TRADE is false

nNewTrade == 0;

} // END EXECUTE NEW TRADE


Also, in trying to debug the code, I am using

debugPrintln("This number equals: " + n);

which I believe outputs the value of n to the "debug console". Can anyone tell me where the "debug console" is ?

Many thanks.

Deax.

[ACM]

Deax

Can anyone tell me where the "debug console" is ?

In the main menu Tools->EFS->Formula Output Window
Alex

[eSignal_JasonK]

Hello Deax,

To help get you started, remove the if statements that surround your single line comments. Place formula comments on their own line. Passing them as an argument to an if statement produces syntax errors, which ends the execution of the formula.

Change:

if (/*Long to Open Condition - Condition 1*/) {

to:

/*Long to Open Condition - Condition 1*/