What's the best way to check if the tick is the first tick of the new bar?

blooms · #1 (**permalink**) 02-19-2006, 08:20 AM

I found in the sample code, it uses

Code:

   if(Volume[0]>1) return;

as the criterion to check if the tick is the first tick of the new bar. I just worry if it will miss some conditions. What's the best way to check the condition? Thanks a lot.

blooms · #2 (**permalink**) 02-20-2006, 03:50 PM

I know every time new bar appears, Bars will change and IndicatorCounted() changes just one tick after Bars changes, so could I just use a static int to restore the Bars and compares the new Bars to that int? What I worry is that maybe there is a maximum number for Bars and Bars will not change after reaching that number, is that right?

cubesteak · #3 (**permalink**) 10-31-2006, 06:10 AM

I always use:

Code:

bool IsNewBar()
{
   static datetime lastbar = 0;
   datetime curbar = Time[0];
   if(lastbar!=curbar)
   {
      lastbar=curbar;
      return (true);
   }
   else
   {
      return(false);
   }
}

It triggers on the first tick of the new bar.

Hope that helps!

-CS

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