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[Programming Help] - False positives using IF statement

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[2020-03-05 21:20:58] #1 [Go To First Post]
tommartin321 - Posts: 76
Hello, I'm getting some random false positives from my IF statement below. I want the statement to put a 1 in column if the bar Open is < the three EMA's (ID11, ID12, ID15). And the opposite should produce a -1. However, about 95% of the signals are correct, but every now and then, a false signal appears. See example in attached screenshot. =IF(AND(B3<ID11.SG1@3,B3<ID12.SG1@3,B3<ID15.SG1@3),1,IF(AND(B3>ID11.SG1@3,B3>ID12.SG1@3,B3>ID15.SG1@3),-1,U4)) Thank you, Tom


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[2020-03-05 22:07:20] #2 [Go To First Post]
Sawtooth - Posts: 4238
Are you using renko bars? If so, you need to add the Renko Visual Open/Close Values study, and reference its SG1 instead of B3.

[2020-03-05 22:38:29] #3 [Go To First Post]
tommartin321 - Posts: 76
No, I'm using Range Per Bar - Standard (in ticks).

[2020-03-06 00:32:50] #4 [Go To First Post]
Sawtooth - Posts: 4238
It could be related to the Value Format setting. Study/Chart Alerts And Scanning: The Effect of the Value Format on Identifier Values

[2020-03-06 01:56:06] #5 [Go To First Post]
tommartin321 - Posts: 76
Changing the Value Format didn't work. The formulas work correctly if I put them directly in K(Buy Entry) and M(Sell Entry). For example if put =AND(B3<ID11.SG1@3,B3<ID12.SG1@3,B3<ID15.SG1@3) in the K column I get the correct buy signals. And if I put the second part of the IF statement =AND(B3>ID11.SG1@3,B3>ID12.SG1@3,B3>ID15.SG1@3) in column M I get the correct sell signals.

[2020-03-06 03:57:11] #6 [Go To First Post]
Sawtooth - Posts: 4238
Is the formula in post #1 in cell U3?

[2020-03-06 09:53:42] #7 [Go To First Post]
tommartin321 - Posts: 76
Yes, it's in U3, not U4.

[2020-03-06 14:09:23] #8 [Go To First Post]
Sawtooth - Posts: 4238
Upon closer look at that formula, it won't change to the opposite polarity until B3 has made the full transition to the other side, so there will be some false positives in between. You could just use two columns: =IF(AND(B3>ID11.SG1@3,B3>ID12.SG1@3,B3>ID15.SG1@3),1,0) =IF(AND(B3>ID11.SG1@3,B3>ID12.SG1@3,B3>ID15.SG1@3),-1,0) If you want the formula in only one column, you'll need a third condition, rewritten using MAX and MIN functions: =IF(AND(B3>=MIN(ID11.SG1@3,ID12.SG1@3,ID15.SG1@3),B3<=MAX(ID11.SG1@3,ID12.SG1@3,ID15.SG1@3)),0,IF(B3<MIN(ID11.SG1@3,ID12.SG1@3,ID15.SG1@3),1,IF(B3>MAX(ID11.SG1@3,ID12.SG1@3,ID15.SG1@3),-1,U4)))

[2020-03-07 20:16:36] #9 [Go To First Post]
tommartin321 - Posts: 76
Yes, that works. Thanks tom

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