Bar after bool is true

[kaywai]

Hi All,

How do I reference a bar which immediately follows a bar where a bool is true. That is, if during current bar, the bool becomes true, I would like to refer to the bar following that bar and by referring, I mean access the open, high, low and close of that bar.

Regards

Kay Wai

[NinjaTrader_CalH]

Hello Kay,

Thank you for your post.

You can use FirstTickOfBar and the Bool together to get the next bar has been created and then you can access those values.

Let me know if I can be of further assistance.

[kaywai]

Hi Cal,

Thank you for your quick reply.
1) FirstTickOfBar is genrally used where cobc = false, right?
2) if i want, for example, to compare the high of the bar following the bar where the bool became true to the high of the bool bar or to the high of the bar before the bool, and this comparison can only be made if the bool bar is true, how would i go about doing that?

Perhaps i'm overthinking this but it feels complicated to me. Ideally if there was a High[-1] or something to that effect, maybe that would make it a lot easier though i'm not too sure either.

Regards
Kay Wai

[NinjaTrader_CalH]

Kay,

Correct, this is generally used with COBC set to false.

I think I see the purpose what you are trying to achieve.

While this would be plausible in a back test with historical data, it would not work in a live situation as there is no -1 bar index in this case.

Is this bool mean't to be become true in a live situation?
Or are you looking at this historically?

[kaywai]

Hi Cal,

This bool is meant to become true in a live situation. The following bar must then meet certain criteria before an entry can be made.

Regards

Kay Wai

[NinjaTrader_CalH]

Kay,

Then the FirstTickOfBar will be what you are looking for. We would run this for COBC = false, so that when your bool becomes true we are still waiting for the next bar to start, which is where FirstTickOfBar comes in handy.

Let me know if I can be of further assistance.