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void GetBrickDirection()
{
   //Sets TradeDirection to up, down or none depending on their direction for the previous LookBackBricks bricks

   if (OldBars == Bars) return;//Only check at the start of each new candle
   //OldBars is reset in start() so that the ea can check the trailing stop loss at the start of each new brick
   
   TradeDirection = none;
   
   //Previous brick direction
   if (Close[1] > Open[1] ) TradeDirection = up;
   if (Close[1] < Open[1] ) TradeDirection = down;
   
   //Confirm that previous LookBackBricks were in the same direction
   for (BrickCount = 2; BrickCount <= LookBackBricks; BrickCount++)
   {
      //Check rising bricks
      if (TradeDirection == up)
      {
         if (Close[BrickCount] < Open[BrickCount] ) 
         {
            TradeDirection = none;
            return;
         }//if (Close[BrickCount] < Open[BrickCount] )  

      }//if (TradeDirection == up)

    
      //Check rising bricks
      if (TradeDirection == down)
      {
         if (Close[BrickCount] > Open[BrickCount] ) 
         {
            TradeDirection = none;
            return;
         }//if (Close[BrickCount] > Open[BrickCount] )  
      
      }//if (TradeDirection == down)
      
   }//for (BrickCount = 0; BrickCount <= Bars; BrickCount++)
   
   //Got this far, so all the bricks have been going in the same direction.
   //Check that the prior to BrickCount was in the opposite direction.
   //This is intended to avoid getting into a trade late in a move.
   if (TradeDirection == up)
   {
      if (Close[BrickCount] > Open[BrickCount] )//Was another riser
      {
         TradeDirection = none;
         return;
      }//if (Close[BrickCount] > Open[BrickCount] )
   }//if (TradeDirection == up)

   if (TradeDirection == down)
   {
      if (Close[BrickCount] < Open[BrickCount] )//Was another faller
      {
         TradeDirection = none;
         return;
      }//if (Close[BrickCount] > Open[BrickCount] )
   }//if (TradeDirection == down)

   
   
}//void GetBrickDirection()

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   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////         
   //Trading
   if (!TradeExists)
   {
      LookForTradingOpportunities();
   }//if (!TradeExists)
   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////