Checking for two conditions sequentially in the future

[Howser]

Hi
I am writing an indicator that needs to:

1. Look for condition 1 over the next 10 bars (Have set up working Fold to do this). This returns the bar number of where Condition 1 is met.
2. I then want to look for Condition 2 (which my second fold works fine for). But I only want to start looking for Condition 2 after the bar where Condition 1 was met.

My first fold tells me the number of the bar where Condition 1 is met but it seems not to be an integer output from Fold 1 so Fold 2 rejects it as an indexing start point.(Folding:Integeer "to" is expected:NaN)

Any ideas please?
Is there a way to convert Fold 1 output to an integer?
Thanks a lot

 

[halcyonguy]

Hi
I am writing an indicator that needs to:

1. Look for condition 1 over the next 10 bars (Have set up working Fold to do this). This returns the bar number of where Condition 1 is met.
2. I then want to look for Condition 2 (which my second fold works fine for). But I only want to start looking for Condition 2 after the bar where Condition 1 was met.

My first fold tells me the number of the bar where Condition 1 is met but it seems not to be an integer output from Fold 1 so Fold 2 rejects it as an indexing start point.(Folding:Integeer "to" is expected:NaN)

Any ideas please?
Is there a way to convert Fold 1 output to an integer?
Thanks a lot

hello and welcome,

post the code you have
we can't help fix, what we can't see.

you are asking the wrong question.
simplify your code and figure out what is happening in loop1

i would look for signal1 , then save the barnumber of that signal.
then for loop2, only look at bars bigger than signal1 barnumber

 

[rad14733]

@Houser I would also like to see your code as it sounds like you are trying to overcomplicate a simple logic chain... The use of the if-then-else construct would accomplish the task you have described, along with the within x bars clause... You would initially test for the second criteria and then if true you would look for the first criteria within 10 bars... I think you'll find that this will work and will be processed much fast and with less overhead...

Essentially like below:

def trigger = if criteria2 then if criteria1 within 10 bars then 1 else Double.Nan else Double.Nan;

Hint: The use of within 10 bars does a lookback through the pervious 10 bars, no fold required...