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Dear all,

Any idea how I can turn the following into an EL code?
If "current bar open > last bar close" then "buy at current bar open"
Trivial but I cant figure it out.
Thank you very much,
Best,

N.

Dear all,

Any idea how I can turn the following into an EL code?
If "current bar open > last bar close" then "buy at current bar open"
Trivial but I cant figure it out.
Thank you very much,
Best,

N.

It is logically impossible to buy at current bar open.

He could buy at the "open price" on a stop or limit. It just wouldn't fill on that bar.

I think this can be simulated on an intraday chart by using intrabarordergeneration. For example, assuming that you're looking at a 5 minute bar of the e-Mini S&P 500 in Chicago (so the first bar of the day session has a timestamp of 8:35 am), you'd use something like:
When I put this on a 5 minute chart, and confirm that intrabarordergeneration is set to "on" in the strategy's properties, this shows me getting in at the open.

Technically, this code would wait for the market to first post a tick at the open in order to get into the trade, so you're not getting in precisely at the open (really the first tick after the market opens) but then again, a trader would also have to verify whether their criteria for entry is met before getting into the market.

Also, if you are testing using daily bars and you wanted to buy at the open when the open is greater than the previous day's close, you can use the following code:

Thanks for the help
Best,

N.