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>I want to test the current bar to see if it takes out the high of the
>last bar with an IF statement.
Why use an "If" statement at all? Try:
Buy at H stop;
>How do you go LONG this bar at h[1]
Buy at H[1] stop;
H[1] is the High of the bar BEFORE the last one.
BW
>From: pooltreatments@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Strategy Problem - BUY on current bar not possible
>Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 03:27:53 -0700
>
>Lets say I am using 30 min bars in my strategy.
>
>I want to test the current bar to see if it takes out the high of the
>last bar with an IF statement.
>
>If it Does, I want to immediatly go LONG.
>
>The high could be taken out with the first 2 mins of the bar opening
>so i CANNOT wait untill the next bar to go long!
>
>Most of the ways to enter a position do so on the NEXT bar. The
>only one I could find that enters this bar is BUY but ...
>
>· Orders can be generated for:
>this bar on Close <----------------------------------this is no use!
>next bar at Market
>next bar at PRICE Stop
>next bar at PRICE Limit
>
>
>· Limit orders can only be executed on the next bar
>
>How do you go LONG this bar at h[1] ??
>Regards
>Mike
>
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