OK,

Just trying to write a basic script that goes long when price closes above 13 period EMA and goes short when price closes below 13 period EMA. Not much to it, but I'm getting a syntax error when I test it.

For the life of me, I cannot get this very simple script to compile. It's giving me a syntax error at the enterLong function.

Please have patience and mercy - I am a total newb with scripting at this level. I'm hoping someone can lay eyes on this and say "you missed "insert snarky comment here", idiot!"). It seems to work fine if I comment out beginning at the "else if...portion".

function run()
{
var *Price = series(priceClose());
var *Trend = series(EMA(Price,13));


if(Price<Trend)
enterShort();
Stop = 2*ATR(100);
Profit=100*PIP;

else if(Price>Trend)
enterLong();
Stop = 2*ATR(100);
Profit=100*PIP;
}

Thanks in advance!

If i were you i would try this, instead of that code.

Maybie...

Cool thanks for the advice. It's weird because the if/else statements in the tutorials aren't bracketed that way, but the script compiled and ran. Couple of errors I need to dig into, but at least the syntax error is gone.

Thanks for taking the time to post. Much appreciated.

Hmmm... Could you show here that script?

You need brackets when the if() controls more than 1 command, and I think you also have the order wrong. The trade needs Stop and Profit, so you must set them first and then enter the trade.