Rule modifiers reference
All 7 rule modifiers in AlgoBarsX, each with its parameters, defaults, ranges and an example: every, skip, max, cooldown, once, within, from.
every skip max cooldown once within from
every <ordinal> | every bar#
Act on every Nth trigger, or count every bar the condition holds.
when crosses_above(close, ema(close, 20)) every 4th:buy risk: 1%, stop: 20 pips, target: 2Rstrategyalertsince 1.0
skip first <n>#
Ignore the first N triggers, then act on every trigger.
when crosses_above(close, ema(close, 20)) skip first 3:buy risk: 1%, stop: 20 pips, target: 2Rstrategyalertsince 1.0
max <n> per <period>#
Cap actions per day, session, hour or week.
when crosses_above(close, ema(close, 20)) max 2 per day:buy risk: 1%, stop: 20 pips, target: 2Rstrategyalertsince 1.0
cooldown <duration | n bars>#
Ignore triggers for a while after acting.
when rsi(close, 14) < 30 cooldown 30m:notify "Oversold"strategyalertsince 1.0
once per bar#
In tick mode, act at most once per bar.
when close > highest(high, 20)[1] once per bar:notify "Breakout"strategyalertsince 1.0
within sessions <name>, ...#
Only trigger inside the named sessions.
when crosses_above(close, vwap()) within sessions london, new_york:buy risk: 1%, stop: 20 pips, target: 2Rstrategyalertsince 1.0
from <time> to <time> [zone]#
Only trigger inside a daily time window.
when crosses_above(close, vwap()) from 08:00 to 11:00 Europe/London:buy risk: 1%, stop: 20 pips, target: 2Rstrategyalertsince 1.0