Capturing a lagging indicator

Have you read in the editor's reference the usage and the example of iCustom(...) ?

Run a loop through iFractals (or any indicator you call through iCustom). If you get a match, off you go. 

Example:

   bool FracUp=false;
   for(int i=0; i<5; i++)
     {
      if(iFractals(NULL,0,MODE_UPPER,i)>0)
        {
         FracUp=true;
         break;
        }
     }
   if(FracUp)
     {
      //do your thing
     }

Ok now I'm stuck. When I compile it keeps saying fracup is an "undeclared identidier"

 

I assume I need to make a "double" called FracUp? 

Nope, FracUp is already declared as a bool (in this example, but you could store the value if you prefer).

Compiles fine my end... I think you might have missed something. 

If you declare a variable that starts with a capital F, you must use a capital F when accessing it.

Arrrrghhh Im so lost. Thanks for all your input my code is below but I cant get it to compile.

 

 

 

 

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extern int MagicNumber=10001;

extern double Lots =0.1;

extern double StopLoss=100;

extern double TakeProfit=100;

extern int TrailingStop=0;

extern int Slippage=3;

// Global variables

int LastBars = 0;

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//    expert start function

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

int start()

{

   int NeedBarsCounted;

   if (LastBars == Bars) return(0);

   NeedBarsCounted = Bars - LastBars;

   LastBars = Bars;

   if (NeedBarsCounted == Bars) 

   NeedBarsCounted--;

  for (int i = NeedBarsCounted; i >= 1; i--)

  

  int Current = i;

  if (Current==0) return(0);

      

  double MyPoint=Point;

  if(Digits==3 || Digits==5) MyPoint=Point*10;

  

  double TheStopLoss=0;

  double TheTakeProfit=0;

  double CCI0 = iCCI(NULL, 0, 14, PRICE_CLOSE, Current); 

  double CCI1 = iCCI(NULL, 0, 14, PRICE_CLOSE, Current + 1); 

  double CCI2 = iCCI(NULL, 0, 14, PRICE_CLOSE, Current + 2);

  double CCI3 = iCCI(NULL, 0, 14, PRICE_CLOSE, Current + 3);

  double ZIGZAG = iCustom(NULL,0,"FractalZigZagNoRepaint",0, Current +1);

  

  if( TotalOrdersCount()==0 ) 

  {

     int result=0;

     

     bool FracUP=false;

    for( int current=0 ; Current <5; Current++)

     {

      if(iFractals(NULL,0,MODE_LOWER,Current)>0)

        {

         FracUP=true;

         break;

        }

     }

   if(FracUP)

      

      ((ZIGZAG > 0.000000001 && ZIGZAG< 9999999999999 && CCI1 < -100)) // Here is your open buy rule (This is the logic. If fracup == true and ZIG ZAG is shwoing a value and CCI1 < 100 then buy. I just cant get my head around it.)

     {

        result=OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUY,Lots,Ask,Slippage,0,0,"EA Generator www.ForexEAdvisor.com",MagicNumber,0,Blue);

        if(result>0)

        {

         TheStopLoss=0;

         TheTakeProfit=0;

         if(TakeProfit>0) TheTakeProfit=Ask+TakeProfit*MyPoint;

         if(StopLoss>0) TheStopLoss=Ask-StopLoss*MyPoint;

         OrderSelect(result,SELECT_BY_TICKET);

         OrderModify(OrderTicket(),OrderOpenPrice(),NormalizeDouble(TheStopLoss,Digits),NormalizeDouble(TheTakeProfit,Digits),0,Green);

        }

        return(0);

     }

  }

  

  

   return(0);

}

int TotalOrdersCount()

{

  int result=0;

  for(int i=0;i<OrdersTotal();i++)

  {

     OrderSelect(i,SELECT_BY_POS ,MODE_TRADES);

     if (OrderMagicNumber()==MagicNumber) result++;

   }

  return (result);

} 

Using an EA builder is a bad idea, they generally turn out very low quality code.

   if(FracUP)

      

      ((ZIGZAG > 0.000000001 && ZIGZAG< 9999999999999 && CCI1 < -100)) 

 What is this supposed to do?

if(FracUP && ZIGZAG>0 && ZIGZAG<EMPTY_VALUE && CCI1<-100)

I understand an EA builder is not the way to go but at least it creates a basic code so I can manipulate it, just how I learn I suppose.

 

Its basically meant to open a buy if CCI is below -100 and  fractal appears. I thought it would be easy but its getting difficult very fast ha. 

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