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hi fellow Trons,
I have a basic request, I am looking to implement below logic in tradetron:

     if( condition 1) counter++;

    if(counter ==2 && condition1) then BUY or SELL;

Is it possible to implement this??

Thanks,
Farty

did you try to set variables and use it? is it not working? how many times condition 1 will met?

I tried set variable, but there is no option to increment the set variable(atleast i couldnt find in the documentation).

Condition 1 will occur multilple times, but the idea is to take the trade 3rd time it occurs.
Do you think there is a different way to implement the same logic?

Partly. You can increment a runtime variable, but runtime variables are written only after a leg is taken. So you can’t count “condition 1 was true” on its own unless a trade happens each time.

Increment syntax

In a block’s Runtime Variables: counter = Get Runtime Number(counter) + Number(1), with counter set to Number(1) in Initialize Variables (start at 1, not 0).

Ways to “trade on the 3rd occurrence”

1. Count with candles instead of a variable, if condition 1 is a candle signal like a crossover. Cross is 1 only on the crossing candle, and Sum gives a rolling sum over N candles, so Position(Sum(Cross(<series 1>, <series 2>), N), -1) >= Number(3) is true once the cross has happened 3 times in the last N candles.
2. Dummy trades: each time condition 1 is true, take and exit a tiny leg that increments the counter; trade for real when Get Runtime Number(counter) == Number(3).
3. Custom Python: count occurrences in code and SetVar a flag; read it in the entry. Guide: How to add custom Python code to Strategy | Tradetron Helpdesk

A Universal Exit clears runtime variables. Test in Live Offline. Keyword reference: Keyword Documentation — Tradetron

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