higher highs count

[Laimis]

Hello,

Can you help me to write a scrip to count higher highs for strategy development?
Also include to do something when count >5;

Thanks for your help in advance.

Laimis

[NinjaTrader_ZacharyG]

Hello Laimis,

Thank you for your inquiry and welcome to the NinjaTrader Support Forum.

While we do not provide coding services, I can provide you some assistance on how you can obtain the values you want.

You can use the MAX indicator to find the highest high value over a specified period. Here's an example of how you can use this indicator:

// Prints the highest high value over the last 5 periods
Print(MAX(High, 5)[0]);

More information about utilizing the MAX indicator can be found here: http://ninjatrader.com/support/helpG...aximum_max.htm

To have logic run when your count variable is more than 5, you can utilize an if statement:

if (count > 5) // if the count is more than 5, do something
{
     // do something
}

Please, let us know if we may be of further assistance.

[Laimis]

thanks for reply,

I was looking for higher not highest high.

I mean:
if (High[0] > High[1])
{
// do something
}

but if there was 5th time it have met this criteria, then do something else..


Sorry, I wasn't clear enough.
Laimis

[NinjaTrader_ZacharyG]

Hello Laimis,

I apologize for the misunderstanding.

You could do something like this:

if (High[0] > High[1])
{
     count++;
     if (count < 5)
     {
          // do something
     }
     else if (count >= 5)
     {
          // do something else
     }
}

Please, let us know if we may be of further assistance.

[Laimis]

Hey, thanks for quick response!

I will try this out.

Laimis

[Laimis]

Can I do the same, but instead of just counting, check 10 bars ago if there was a higher high?
should I use the same count or something else?

if (/*criteria*/)
{
// check 10 bars ago[INDENT]if (High[0] > High[1])
{
// first time do something
// second time do something else
}[/INDENT]
}

ZacharyG,
I want to count how many times there was higher highs since last swing.high when price went lower.
And due to the lack of knowledge I am completely confused. maybe I am approaching this in a wrong way?

Thanks again for your effort.
Laimis

[NinjaTrader_ZacharyG]

Hello Laimis,

Just to clarify, can you please provide a screenshot of a chart with the Swing indicator loaded on it of what values you are trying to obtain?

To send a screenshot with Windows 7 or newer I would recommend using Window's Snipping Tool.

Click here for instructions

Alternatively to send a screenshot press Alt + PRINT SCREEN to take a screen shot of the selected window. Then go to Start--> Accessories--> Paint, and press CTRL + V to paste the image. Lastly, save as a jpeg file and send the file as an attachment.

Click here for detailed instruction

[Laimis]

Hello again,

please find attached file.

my script looks like this. problem, it still count only 1st higher high, but not second, third, etc.

		protected override void OnBarUpdate()
        {
			
			for (int count = 0; count < 2; count++)
			{
				if (High[0] < Swing(3).SwingHigh[0])
				{
					if (High[0] > High[1])
					{
						if (count ==1)
							DrawText("My text" + CurrentBar, "1st", 1, Low[1] + -1 * TickSize, Color.Blue);
						if (count == 2)
							DrawText("My text" + CurrentBar, "2nd", 1, Low[1] + -1 * TickSize, Color.Green);
						//etc...
					}
				}
			}
		}

[NinjaTrader_ZacharyG]

Hello Laimis,

Please take a look at the condition you have specified for your for loop:
count < 2

This would mean that if your count was 2, the for loop won't execute again because 2 is not less than 2. The for loop will only execute the first time (count == 0) and the second (count == 1).

Please note that the logic you have provided will have each of your DrawText instances overwrite the previous one. You are checking the same bars on every iteration and placing your DrawText at the same location.

You will want to make sure to increment the barsAgo values for the High[0] > High[1] as well. With the code you have provided, only the current bar and previous bar will be evaluated every time in your loop.

Here's an example:
if (High[count] > High[count + 1])