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Date/Time: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 18:43:59 +0000
Post From: Open trade at next candle open
| [2024-02-18 21:28:05] |
| emmanuel - Posts: 58 |
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To do that you need to know two things: 1. The index of the "next" candle. 2. The index of the current candle. The index of the current candle is: sc.Index
Naturally, the index of the next candle is: sc.Index + 1
However, you need to store/remember the index of the next candle before the next candle opens. That's because if you wait until the next candle, then sc.Index would be the next candle and sc.Index + 1 would be the following candle. In other words, the moment in time during which you determine the "next" candle, matters. I hope that makes sense. Here's how to approach this: 1. Create an integer persistent variable, and initialize it to a value that's not a valid index, such as -1. 2. When the conditions to enter on the next candle open are satisfied, set the persistent variable to sc.Index + 1. 3. Use an if-then block to check if sc.Index is equal to the persistent variable. If so then the next candle has formed; Open the trade and reset the persistent variable to -1. See Persistent Variable Functions |