This quick tip demonstrates how to recognize the first tick of a TradeStation bar using the EasyLanguage BarStatus keyword.
EasyLanguage first tick strategy video
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{ This reserved word will return one of four possible values:
2 = the closing tick of a bar
1 = a tick within a bar
0 = the opening tick of a bar (relevant only for strategies using Open Next Bar order actions)
-1 = an error occurred while executing the reserved word }
[Intrabarordergeneration = TRUE]
Var: Intrabarpersist Int BarStatusLT( -2 );
Once ClearPrintLog;
{If BarStatus( 1 ) = 0 then }Print( "Bar Number ",BarNumber," Bar DateTime ",BarDateTime.Format( "%m/%d/%Y %H:%M:%S " ),
" BarStatus ", BarStatus( 1 )," BarStatusLT ", BarStatusLT, " Close ", C:5:5 );
BarStatusLT = BarStatus( 1 );
// buy ("LongEntry") 4 contracts next bar at open next bar Limit;
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