EMA.CrossesUp or Down question

[zemuss]

Simple logic:

3 Parameters 5 /8/ 13 

basic code: 

If 5 > 8 & 8>13 

then CALLS is the message.

Code: 

CrossesUP has an index is this represented as a candle? 

I want the signal only after the close of the candle not before or not during the current candle which I believe is index 0?

I couldn't find documentation on this topic in help. 

Thanks,

Z

[Mike Medved]

Well if you're doing > that's not CrossesUp, that's just >.

And yes, if you use index of 1 it will check the candle before the last one, so that way you will be checking after the close of the candle.

[zemuss]

Thats just pseudo code.. I am using the CrossesUp or Down property.

Also is there an array or dictionary we can use to keep track of the cross? Write to excel or DB functions? 

Would love to have an API to interface with my strategy db.

[Mike Medved]

We have an API. It's a streaming websocket/JSON API, you connect to running MT and can get market data, trade, set up alerts, get notified when alerts fire, etc.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/15IvYQEYzSeftTSEdVhsptAguM0fGm9mTJFSDDAK7zWE

... which reminds me I gotta finish prettying the doc up.