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I appreciate you input...Thanks!

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Ken Close" <closeks@xxxx> wrote:
> Joe:  I can only give you a few comments and maybe someone else 
will
> help.
> 
> You could look for the peak by checking that two days ago was less 
than
> one day ago and one day ago was greater than today.  Then wait two 
more
> days and place your buy
> 
> Buy = Ref(NS,-2) < Ref(NS,-1) AND Ref(NS,-1) > NS;
> 
> Actually that is not what you asked for .... but it could work.
> 
> Buy = BarsSince(HHV(NS,5)>=3 AND BarsSince(HHV(NS,5)<=5;
> 
> I have not tried this so you can experiment, or others can make any
> needed corrections.
> 
> I have no idea what the symbols for advances and decliners are on
> yahoo...Look it up in Symbol Lookup.
> 
> Hope this helps a little.
> 
> Ken
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe [mailto:run_for_your_life2003@x...] 
> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 12:26 PM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [amibroker] Re: McClellan Summation
> 
> I have a question regarding placing a "buy" and "sell" point on 
the 
> Summation Index.
> I presently use a 3 days down or 3 days up from the hook or 
extreme 
> point peak point( 3 dots or 3 period time frame) to generate 
> my "buy" or "sell" signals. Basically I want to check the most 
> extreme points on this graph and compare in the last 5 trading 
days 
> if that's the extreme low point or the high point on the graph.
> If that's true I want to "buy" or "sell" based on the SPX index.
> 
> I also use "yahoo to down load data" end of day...what do I need 
to 
> change in the AFL codes to get this script so it works?
> 
> I think on decisionpoint they use a 10 day period crossover for a 
> buy or sell on the Summation Index...but I think its way too long 
> and conservative.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
>  
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Ken Close" <closeks@xxxx> wrote:
> > Joe, Let me jump in and share the formula that I use that 
matches 
> Trade
> > output exactly.  The Adv Decl symbols are from the FastTrack 
> database;
> > substitute your own symbols.
> > 
> > Ken
> > 
> > /* Nas Summation    KSC   3/17/03   */
> > //Compute Nas advance/decline, McClellan oscillator AND 
summation 
> > nadv = Foreign("advq","C"); 
> > decl=Foreign("declq","C"); 
> > nyad = (nadv - decl) / 100 ; 
> > StartDate = IIf(DateNum() == 900102, 1, 0); 
> > NumDays = BarsSince(StartDate); 
> > NS_McClellan_Osc = 100 * (EMA(nyad, 19) - EMA(nyad, 39)) ; 
> > NS_McClellan_Sum =Foreign("NSMCS","C");
> > NS=Sum(NS_McClellan_Osc, NumDays) + 40.32178; 
> > //Plot(NS_McClellan_Osc, "NSMCO", 5);
> > Color=IIf(NS_McClellan_Sum<1000,4,5); 
> > Plot(NS_McClellan_Sum, "NSMCS", Color, 2);
> > Plot(NS_McClellan_Sum, "NSMCS", 2, 1); 
> > Plot(1000,"",0,1);
> > Plot(NS+100,"NS",6,1);
> > GraphXSpace=3;  
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Joseph Landry [mailto:jelandry@x...] 
> > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 11:21 AM
> > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [amibroker] McClelland Summation
> > 
> > Steve Almond - 
> > 
> > I need some help with the McClelland Summation forumla. I'd like 
> to 
> > use it some Trade routine that I'm trying to convert to AFL but 
> not 
> > getting consistent results. I'd like to calculate something 
called 
> > the Beasley Scorecard.  
> > 
> > I noted in a message on Sept 20 that you posted a ratio adjusted
> > summation index that is consistent with StockCharts' values,
> > 
> >   a=Foreign("$ADV","C");
> > 
> >   d=Foreign("$DECL","C");
> > 
> >   t5=EMA((a-d)/(a+d),39);
> > 
> >   t10=EMA((a-d)/(a+d),19);
> > 
> >   Summ = 1000*((t10-t5)-(10*t10)+(20*t5));
> > 
> >   Plot(Summ,"Summation NYSE",1,1);
> > 
> > but -   
> > 
> > TJ and others have used the McClelland Summation formula in the 
> AFL 
> > formula file as follows and like what I've seen in the TRADE 
> > routines.   
> > 
> > Summ = Cum(EMA(AdvIssues()-DecIssues(),19) - EMA(AdvIssues()-
> > DecIssues(),39));
> > 
> > My understanding was that the summation started with a value of 
> 1000 
> > back many years ago and accumulates from there, so this would 
not 
> be 
> > correct either?  Would having the first value of this array as 
> 1000 
> > be correct? 
> > 
> > Would appreciate any help? and if someone on the FORUM has 
> converted 
> > the Beasley scorecard from TRADE I would appreciate help there 
> also 
> > - except for this calculation I'm almost there.
> > 
> > Best regards
> > JOE
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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