Hello,

I need some help understanding how to reference previous bars within EL. I am working on a strategy that trades based on if the previous bar was an outside bar.

Entry:

 

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[IntrabarOrderGeneration = false] if OutsideBar( High, Low ) and Close > Open then Buy ( !( "OutBarLE" ) ) next bar at High limit;

Exit:

 

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[IntrabarOrderGeneration = true] if MarketPosition <> 0 then Sell ( "Exit Name" ) next bar at EntryPrice + 0.10 limit ;

The problem is when I go to set the price for my limit order it does not reference the high of the previous bar (the outside bar) but rather the high of the current bar (which just ends up being the open). When I attempt to use High[1] to reference the previous bar it references the bar behind the outside bar. I've attached screenshots for more detail.

Obviously there is something I'm not understanding about how bars are referenced. If someone is willing to enlighten me I would appreciate it.

oldhickory 

Hello, I need some help understanding how to reference previous bars within EL. I am working on a strategy that trades based on if the previous bar was an outside bar. Entry:   Code [IntrabarOrderGeneration = false] if OutsideBar( High, Low ) and Close > Open then Buy ( !( "OutBarLE" ) ) next bar at High limit;

What you are doing here is evaluating the CURRENT bar to see if it is an outside bar. And you want to see if the bar before this one is an outside bar, right?

Couple ways to do it, I'd do it this way (easiest way to read):

 

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var:obBar(False); obBar=OutsideBar(High,Low) ; //ObBar will be true if this bar is outside bar, false if not if ObBar[1] and Close > Open then //is previous bar an outside bar? Buy ( !( "OutBarLE" ) ) next bar at High limit;