Re: Referring to the status of the trade in system tester

["A.J. Maas" <anthmaas@xxxxxxxxx>]

If({condition} 'your open formula' = 1 {thus true},
   {then do} +1 {TRUE},
   {else, thus false, do} 0 {FALSE} {or do another condition}
  )

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If({bullish} C > Mov(c,5,s)=1 {thus IS one and positive in your SysTst},
   {then do} +1 {=TRUE for SysTst},
   {else and false do 0 (eg negative) or do another (nested) condition} 
  If({bearish} C < Mov(c,5,s)=1 {thus IS one and negative in your SysTst},
     {then do} 0 {=FALSE for SysTst},
     {else and false, do 0 (eg negative) or do another (nested) condition} 
     PREV
    )
  )

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Gerard Jeuken
To: metastock-list <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: dinsdag 4 januari 2000 15:09
Subject: Referring to the status of the trade in system tester


> Writing code in the EnterLong or CloseLong -tabs  of a system-test  , I
> would like to refer to a variable or costume indicator ,  indicating whether
> the trade is "long" "short" or "out"  at the actual bar.
> I tried to solve this by writing a costume indicator for the status of the
> trade , for instance for the status of   "long" or "out"
> 
> {name :"Status_Long" }
> {Remark:  True if long , False if out}
> 
> If( "open formula", true ,
>  if("close formula",false, prev)
>  )
> 
> "open formula" is the code of the EnterLong-tab and "close formula" is the
> code of the CloseLong-tab of the system tester.
> This indicator works fine , however if I refer to it from  the code for
> "Close formula" of the system tester  an error is generated telling me I'm
> using a circular reference . Even if I refer to it by ref(Status_Long ,-1) a
> error is generated .
> 
> 
> Does anyone have a solution to be able referring to the  status of the
> trade?
> Thanks in advance
> 
> 
> Gerard
>