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by haxen
09 Oct 2014
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Continuous Contract charts next month
Replies: 1
Views: 690

Continuous Contract charts next month

Hi, created a continuous contract for CL called @CL. Right now the front month is CLX4 (nov) and next month is CLZ4 (dec). CLX4 does not expire until Oct 22. My Rollover condition is Event: 1 day of higher volume. CLX4 has daily volume > CLZ4. When I chart @CL, it charts CLZ4 the next month. How do ...
by haxen
27 Jun 2011
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Time Counter from Last Trade
Replies: 2
Views: 689

Re: Time Counter from Last Trade

Right, which is exactly when I would want the time to be tested, as the next action would be buy next bar at open.

So if the time test at the end of this bar was satisfied, I can continue with my buy next bar action.
by haxen
27 Jun 2011
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Time Counter from Last Trade
Replies: 2
Views: 689

Time Counter from Last Trade

Guys, I came up with a time counter that measures how much time in minutes has passed since the last trade, so that i can set a desired delay between trades and setups. entrydelta=timetominutes(time)-timetominutes(exittime(1))+(date-exitdate(1))*1440; This calculates the minutes including the change...
by haxen
09 Feb 2010
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Conditional Buy after a Condition has been met
Replies: 4
Views: 1093

I came up with setting a condition which sets a state flag and then used Currentbar plus a variable "numEntryBars" as a counter with a max on this sum as my cutoff for entering into the trade. I also backshifted my 20 period lookback by 5 periods when looking to see that the current oscillator was n...
by haxen
07 Feb 2010
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Conditional Buy after a Condition has been met
Replies: 4
Views: 1093

That is great. Thankyou.

Now, can i set the Buy Price to be equal to the ongoing calc of the 20 period EMA, not the EMA at the time of the trigger, but the ongoing EMA.

So after the trigger, if price ever comes back to meet the new 20 period ema, that is when i buy.

Is that possible??
by haxen
07 Feb 2010
Forum: MultiCharts
Topic: Conditional Buy after a Condition has been met
Replies: 4
Views: 1093

Conditional Buy after a Condition has been met

Hello, I would like to enter a Buy Order once a momentum oscillator has hit the highest high of the past 3 days. That is my trigger. But I dont want to buy right after my trigger has been sent, I want to buy if the price retraces to the 20 period EMA within the next 20 bars. Can i do this? Can i Set...

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