sorry, but the actual code used WAS ==5, I just typed it wrong here. Is BarsSince known to be 'buggy' or difficult to use? I saw a number of threads that had trouble with it.
--- In [email protected], Keith McCombs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Maybe you really meant "Sell =BarsSince(Buy)==5" instead of "Sell > =BarsSince(Buy)=5"? > You must use == instead of just = to test instead of set. > > Homar Simpson wrote: > > > > coded language, power is not useful if its obtuse and idiosyncratic at > > every step. I waste too much time in AFL perverseness. > > > > Why is a simple > > > > Buy = Cross( Close, test1 ); > > > > Sell =BarsSince(Buy)=5; > > > > giving me RANDOM exits, some at bar 6, many at bars wildly greater > > than 6 after entry. > > > > Using tick data on an X minute scan. > > > > >
