buy or sell, higher or lower, than last signal

I have coded a very simple trend-following system:

"If the long term moving average is greater than the same moving average N-1, then buy, at the close, if the current bar high is greater than the highest high from N days ago, or if the long term moving average is less than the same moving average N-1, then sell, at the close, if the current bar low is less than the lowest low from N days ago."

I would like to code it to buy or sell if the new signal "is greater than or less than" the price of the last signal in the same direction, but cannot figure out how to do so.

Any help is appreciated in advance.

virginiatrader

I have coded a very simple trend-following system:

"If the long term moving average is greater than the same moving average N-1, then buy, at the close, if the current bar high is greater than the highest high from N days ago, or if the long term moving average is less than the same moving average N-1, then sell, at the close, if the current bar low is less than the lowest low from N days ago."

I would like to code it to buy or sell if the new signal "is greater than or less than" the price of the last signal in the same direction, but cannot figure out how to do so.

Any help is appreciated in advance.

virginiatrader

first, set up a storage variable.
when the condition is met, put the value in the storage variable.
when the condition is met again, you can evaluate the values.

TJ:

Thanks for the help. I added the variable as recommended, but am mis-directed as to how and where to set the condition. Here is the current system code:

Inputs: lengthTrendAvg(260), lengthBreakOut(20);
Variable: buy.price (0);
Variable: sell.price (0);
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If xaverage(close, lengthTrendAvg) > xaverage(close, lengthTrendAvg) [1]
Then begin
If close > highest(high, lengthBreakOut) [1] and close > open
Then buy 1 contract next bar at open;
End;
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If xaverage(close, lengthTrendAvg) < xaverage(close, lengthTrendAvg) [1]
Then begin
If close < lowest(low, lengthBreakOut) [1] and close < open
Then sellshort 1 contract next bar at open;
End;

Thanks again for any help offered.

virginiatrader

TJ:

Thanks for the help. I added the variable as recommended, but am mis-directed as to how and where to set the condition...

I would suggest you to start with post #1 here:
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