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Hi guys,
I am trying to code an algo that would simply buy at open if a gap occurs and sell at the end of the day or if the gap has been filled.
My problem is to define the gap, how can I code this:
Gap_Down = Close[1] > Open[0] // The close of yesterday is greater that the open today.
Gap_Change = (Open[0]/Close[1] -1) // The difference in percentage.
Thank you in advance.
Chris
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Michael Handschuh
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Hey there,
I don't now if this ist still relevant for you, but I think you could use the calculation methon of ChrisD to get the direction an size of the gap and then use scheduled events as described here (
) to trade at the specified times.
@ MichaelH Do you think the perfomance could be better if the difference of the high of the day befor to the low of the first bar of the current day (Gap Up) or vice versa would be included?
ChrisD
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