The weirdest buffers ever?
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I was trying this custom indicator to do some tests:
0_1591390577100_TMA Bands nk.mq4
Initially all looked fine. The three buffers were correctly identified by fxDreema and they are selectable as usual. Then I tested some parts of my EA and weird stuff began to happen. Look for example at this part:
https://fxdreema.com/shared/d5HGz8ckd
I’m just comparing the values of the middle line’s candles 1 to 3 to be sure the trend is confirmed and this is what I get:
The left square shows wrong results. Uptrend arrows when trend is clearly downtrend and exactly the opposite on the right square. Additionally no arrow is correctly positioned as per its block settings!!
I tried to use the buffer result directly instead of storing it into variables like above, but to no avail. Even weirder results were obtained. Could someone give me some hint about what the heck is calculating this indicator in its buffers? And what about the arrows?
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@l-andorrà Hi, i don't know what is the algorithm, but these types of indicators recalculate with each candle and change the curve on past candles (like repainting). You can see this behavior if you load the indicator into the tester and start it.
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Its good to use trace block to exaktly know what's happen with buffers. Imho its combination of lagging and repeat. Fancy looks in past, but for real trade not usable.
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right, both answers are correct, this type of indicators is used only for visual analyzing the history, not for trading, not applicable for EA
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Great. Thank you very much to all of you.
