Thinkscript code for timed trigger

July 30th, 2020, 03:52 PM

Hello everyone,

I'm a Thinkorswim user, and I'm using MACD to give me buy and sell signals.

When MACD() "Value" crosses above "MACD() "Avg", it triggers a buy order.

I'm trying to create a code to trigger a sell order when MACD() "Value" is below "MACD() "Avg", after a buy order (that will be after a crossing above), but after a while. Because sometimes MACD will cross above and, with fluctuation, it will then go below again, so I need a way to confirm that it will not keep above and has to be sold, not hold.

I was thinking something like a code to trigger a buy order when MACD() "Value" is below "MACD() "Avg" on the closing of the current bar, or on the opening of the next one.

But the code can be anything simple that, after some time (like 1 bar duration), will trigger a sell order if it MACD() "Value" doesn't manage to keep itself above MACD() "Avg".

I hope it was easy to understand, does anyone know how to solve this?

Thank you.

August 3rd, 2020, 05:20 AM

Hello,
There are many MACD strategies available on the internet for thinkorswim, and 2 built into the platform itself. You can modify one of them to meet your idea. Research is a good pursuit, but I�ll save you time, none of them are profitable strategies.

August 3rd, 2020, 10:19 AM

A person on reddit told me the solution was this one:

input waitingLength = 3;

def toBuy = MACD().Value is greater than MACD().Avg;

def toSell = MACD().Value < MACD().Avg and Sum(toBuy, waitingLength)[1] == 0;

plot Alert = toSell;

Can someone confirm that this would work as a sell conditional order for the situation I've mentioned?

Thanks

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