Edward, thanks....just one more thing. If I wanted to plot a symbol under the setup bar as well as the BUY bar what would I do?
Thanks.....Keith --- In [email protected], "Edward Pottasch" <empotta...@...> wrote: > > like this: > > setup = H < Ref(H,-3) AND Ref(H,-1) < Ref(H,-3) AND Ref(H, -2) < Ref(H, -3) > AND L > Ref(L,-3) AND Ref(L,-1) > Ref(L, -3) AND Ref(L, -2) > Ref(L, -3); > vsetup = ValueWhen(setup,H,1); > > Buy = Cross(C,vsetup); > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: traderkeith2000 > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 12:04 PM > Subject: [amibroker] Triggering a buy after setup > > > > Hi, I am trying to generate a BUY signal after a 3 Bar setup where the > setup bar is followed by two more bars. The BUY signal occurs when a future > (after the two bars) bar CLOSE exceeds the HIGH of the setup bar. > > The following code (which I know is wrong) triggers the BUY on the first > bar after the two bars after the setup bar. > > Buy = H < Ref(H,-3) AND Ref(H,-1) < Ref(H,-3) AND Ref(H, -2) < Ref(H, -3) > AND L > Ref(L,-3) AND Ref(L,-1) > Ref(L, -3) AND Ref(L, -2) > Ref(L, -3); > > How do I delay the BUY for a variable number of bars until the next CLOSE > exceeds the HIGH of the setup bar. > > Thanks.....Keith >
