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Re: RE: [amibroker] Foreign Problem



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Thanks, Jayson. That does it.
I had tried to use:

VIX=Foreign("^VIX","X");

in an attempt to get all the prices plotted.

Why does my formula work if ^VIX is the base security?

Steve


>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jayson" <jcasavant@xxxx>
>To: Yahoo: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent:  Tue Jul 29, 2003 4:09 pm
>Subject: RE: [amibroker] Foreign Problem
>
>Steve,
>You are trying to plot OHLC data with stylecandle yet you have only asked for Close data with your variable. Try 
>
>
>PlotForeign("^vix","C",4,styleCandle);
> 
>Regards, 
>Jayson
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Steve Almond [mailto:steve2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 11:01 AM
>To: Ami
>Subject: [amibroker] Foreign Problem
>
>
>I'm trying to plot the VIX as a 'Foreign' plot in AB. If ^VIX is the base security, it works as I expect. Anything else gives a strange plot (see attached pictures).
> 
>Formula I'm using is simply:
> 
>
>
>VIX=Foreign("^VIX","C");
>
>Plot(VIX,"VIX",1,styleCandle);
>
> 
>
>any help appreciated,
>
> 
>
>Steve
>
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