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Hi to all.
Seems that going back to posts as far back as 2002 most of the Alertif
threads just were not answered or satisfactorily resolved.
Having set up an hourly strategy I would like to get hourly Scans to
give me an alert.
Having only Basic AB / AFL skill this seems to be a tall order.
Here is my take after two day of trials:
1. Alertif sometimes just stops working. Without changing the code,
settings or AB layout, just rebooting the PC will fix this.
2. Indicator mode and Scan mode seem to work differently: incoming new
prices in the Indicator mode will give new signals.
3. In an attempt to understand the Indicator mode because my Signals
will come from Indicator mode, I have done the following.
I get 10 secs feed from forex datasource.
Tools , preferences, alerts has all three checked: indicator,commentary, AA.
My database is set to 5 min bars so I assume this is my shortest Scan
period.
The EURUSD has traded over 1.400 since November so this code should work
so I expect a buy signal every bar or new price feed.
I have current symbol checked and have EURUSD open.
To simplify things I have no text output and no audio output.
"5. Flag Behaviour" set to 1+2 as per help file to get repeated alerts
for testing.
The only things I have changed are the Chart time, AA settings time and
Run Every settings.
I expect a signal every time I get a new price (every 10 seconds.)
This only seems to apply if I have my Chart set to 5 min, and the AA
settings to 5 min.
How would I set my chart to Hourly and then get a signal every time the
price updates?
If I can achieve that I can filter signals with Timenum and the
Barcomplete = BarIndex() < LastValue (BarIndex()); // code in the help
files.
First things first though.
Here are my results to date.
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// IndicatorAlertif.afl
// run on EURUSD (price over 1.4 since Nov 07)
Plot(C, "IndicAtor Alertif Test", colorBlack, 64);
Buy = 1; Sell = 0;
AlertIf( C > 1.4, "","", 1, 1 + 2); // SHOULD GIVE AN ALERT EVERY TICK
OR NEW PRICE FEED
// Chart in 5 min, AA settings 5 min, Run Every Not checked; alert every
10 seconds because I get 10 seconds feed.
// So far so good.
// Chart in Hourly, AA settings 5 min, Run Every Not checked; No alerts
with data feed or with SCAN button.
// What does this mean? Just changing the chart to Hourly stops the
alerts.
// Chart in Hourly, AA settings 5 min, Run Every Checked to Hourly; No
alerts with data feed, SCAN gives correct alert.
// Chart in Hourly, AA settings Hourly, Run Every Checked to Hourly; No
alerts with data feed, click SCAN >> no alerts.
// Seems to be a conflict here.
// Chart in 15 min, AA settings 15min, Run Every Not checked; No alerts
with data feed or click of the SCAN button.
// Chart in 15 min, AA settings 15min, Run Every checked to 15 min; No
alerts with data feed or click of the SCAN button.
// Chart back to 5 min, AA settings to 5 min, Run Every Not checked:
alert every 10 seconds because I get 10 seconds feed.
// Back to where I started : all working well.
// Chart back to 5 min, AA settings to 5 min, Run Every checked to 5min:
alert every 10 seconds because I get 10 seconds feed.
// These settings work well.
// Chart set to 5 min, AA settings to 15 min, Run Every not checked:
alert every 10 seconds and with SCAN.
// Chart set to 5 min, AA settings to 30 min, Run Every not checked:
alert every 10 seconds and with SCAN.
// Chart set to 5 min, AA settings to 30 min, Run Every set to 15 min:
alert every 10 seconds and with SCAN.
// Chart set to 5 min, AA settings to 120 min, Run Every set to 15 min:
alert every 10 seconds and with SCAN.
// Chart set to 5 min, AA settings to 5 min, Run Every not checked:
alert every 10 seconds and with SCAN.
// Chart set to 15 min, AA settings to 5 min, Run Every not checked:
alert NOT every 10 seconds, only with click SCAN.
// Taking the chart away from the 5 min setting throws a spanner in
the works.
// Chart set to 15 min, AA settings to 5 min, Run Every set to 15 min:
alert NOT every 10 seconds, only with click SCAN.
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I am trying to go through this methodically to get some confidence in
the way this works but I am struggling at present.
Is there something glaringly obvious I have missed?
--
Regards
ChrisB
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