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Chuck,

That might be the problem. I'll check it out.

Phsst

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Chuck Rademacher"
<chuck_rademacher@x> wrote:
> Phsst...
> 
> Aren't you completely overwritting CoverPrice when you say:
> 
> CoverPrice = x;
> 
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Phsst [mailto:phsst@x...]
>   Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 2:19 PM
>   To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   Subject: [amibroker] MIN function not working
> 
> 
>   In a SHORT backtest I want to make my own assignments to the
>   CoverPrice array... then use the CoverPrice as the 'trailing buy stop'
>   price that I use to stop out a position.
> 
>   I NEVER want the CoverPrice to INCREASE.
> 
>   I ALWAYS want the CoverPrice to either REMAIN UNCHANGED OR DECREASE
>   with each new bar.
> 
>   I've tried many gyrations of AFL code to accomplish this and have
>   spent more hours on it than I care to admit to, but I have narrowed my
>   problem down to the failure of the MIN function to return the lowest
>   value.
> 
>   Here is an extremely simple exploration to demonstrate the problem:
>   ------------------------------------------
> 
>   // Explore and Debug Trailing Stop logic
> 
>   for( i = 1; i < BarCount; i++ ) // Pad CoverPrice array with HIGH
VALUES
>   {
>   CoverPrice[i] = 99999;
>   }
> 
>   // I verified that entire CoverPrice array now padded with 99999's
> 
>   x = Min( Ref(H,-1) , Ref(CoverPrice, -1) );
>   CoverPrice = x;
> 
>   Filter = 1;
> 
>   AddColumn(x,"x = Min(Ref(H,-1),Ref(CoverPrice, -1))",6.3);
>   AddColumn(Ref(H, -1),"Ref(H, -1)",6.3);
>   AddColumn(Ref(CoverPrice, -1),"Ref(CoverPrice,-1)",6.3);
>   AddColumn(CoverPrice,"CoverPrice",6.3);
>   AddColumn(H,"H",6.3);
> 
>   ----------------------------------------
> 
>   Run the above exploration against any current issue (I'm testing with
>   SPY) in AB and you will see that in the statement:
> 
>       x = Min( Ref(H,-1) , Ref(CoverPrice, -1) );
> 
>   variable x is ALWAYS being assigned the value of Ref(H, -1) instead of
>   the lowest value of the two values.
> 
>   Am I missing something or is this an AB issue that I need to refer to
>   Tomasz?
> 
>   Regards,
> 
>   Phsst
> 
> 
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