Hello,
I'm attempting to identify two independent crossover events and verify if they both occur within 5 bars of each other. I've started with the following:

 

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in Variables: private bool crossoverEventLongA = false; private bool crossoverEventLongB = false; private bool crossoverLongBoth = false; private bool crossoverEventShortA = false; private bool crossoverEventShortB = false; private bool crossoverShortBoth = false; private int countDown = 0; in OnBarUpdate(): if (CrossAbove(PositiveHolder,EMAPositiveHolder,1)) { crossoverEventLongA = true; } if (CrossAbove(NegativeHolder,EMANegativeHolder,1)) {crossoverEventLongB = true; } if (crossoverEventLongA && crossoverEventLongB) {crossoverLongBoth = true;} else crossoverLongBoth = false;

what I'm not sure how to do is use countdown to prove the the EventB occurred within 6 bars of EventA.
I'm thinking I can use a countdown function somewhere to give a true/false result if the two did occur within the specified time period

 

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for (countdown = 6; countdown>0; countdown--)

Please help with the missing code / syntax to help me get a qualified result with the timing parameter. I've attached a screenshot to show that these cross sometimes on the same bar and sometimes not.
Thanks in advance!
Kirk (zeller4)

Perhaps when EventA occurs, record that bar number. When EventB occurs, record that bar number. Then do Math.Abs() and see if within 6 bars.

 

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#variables int eventa_bar = 0; int eventb_bar = 0; #onbarupdate if (eventA)   eventa_bar = CurrentBar; if (eventB)   eventb_bar = CurrentBar; int barsapart = Math.Abs(eventa_bar - eventb_bar); if (barsapart < 6)   doSomething()

Mike

Hi Mike

Why is the "Maths.Abs" needed?

Thanks

diverdan 

Hi Mike Why is the "Maths.Abs" needed? Thanks

Because it's better/shorter/smarter than writing:

 

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int barsapart; if (eventa_bar - eventb_bar) >= 0   barsapart=eventa_bar - eventb_bar; else   barsapart=eventb_bar - eventa_bar; if (barsapart < 6)   doSomething();

Remember that we don't know if event A occurs before event B or not.