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Dimitris

As a new user, I'm slighlty confused......What is the difference 
between the first and second  example code...should we use the second 
exapmple in the Indicator Builder , and if so, where do we use the 
first example?

As always, thanks for your great afls.

Ed




--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "quanttrader714" 
<quanttrader714@xxxx> wrote:
> DT, 
> 
> Agree completely on the math *not* being easy, but never meant to
> imply that approaches that are not robust should necessarily be
> avoided.  I was asked to present my criteria for robustness which 
just
> so happens to be what my trading style is converging on as I travel
> through time at the speed of light (of course minus adjustment for
> movement).
> 
> Mark
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "DIMITRIS TSOKAKIS" 
<TSOKAKIS@xxxx>
> wrote:
> > Jayson,
> > I will not agree at all.
> > Looking at the math is not easy.
> > The reason is simple, when the maths are applied.
> > I was in front of a pure symmetrical converging trendlines
> formation 
> > two days ago in Light Crude RSI.
> > The maths equally anticipate the bullish or bearish breakout, 
since 
> > we were only 1 bar before the fact [far from the office now, can
> not 
> > post the gif...]
> > I was waiting, thinking and checking an ocean of parameters 
without 
> > any "robust" output.
> > We talked that much these days for robust solutions and, if I'm 
not 
> > wrong, there was a spirit to avoid following anything not robust.
> > Life is different, Crude oil is tough, the symmetric wedge was
> there, 
> > it was more than real, it was fully formated and 1 bar before the 
> > unavoidable breakout. This is the real thing, you can not turn 
the 
> > face to reality and search for safe places, there are no safe
> corners 
> > in the market, you should be there to make or to break, just like 
a 
> > binary  PMPB switch [push-to-make-push-to-break].
> > Now I know that it was 70% emotional/30% technical to select the
> Long 
> > side. The next day was great, oil was going higher and higher, 
> > everybody was speaking for the great news, many "analysts" were 
> > talking and talking with the words "after", "because", and 
similar 
> > silly things. I was on the right side, BUT, I know it was ONLY 
30% 
> > technical and I was not talking to anybody and I didn't want to
> talk 
> > to anybody.
> > CSCO parallel breakout was more accessible I think.
> > Dimitris Tsokakis
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Jayson" <jcasavant@xxxx> wrote:
> > > "This is not the technical part, it is closer to the 
fundamentals
> > > [AFL N/A !!]"
> > > 
> > > And yet it is difficult to avoid the collision of both worlds. 
> > Looking at
> > > the math is far easier than looking at the psychology that
> actually 
> > drives
> > > the market. It's those damn people that make trading so 
> > challenging....
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Regards,
> > > Jayson
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: DIMITRIS TSOKAKIS [mailto:TSOKAKIS@x...]
> > > Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 11:02 AM
> > > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [amibroker] Re: Historical trendlines
> > > 
> > > 
> > > This is not the technical part, it is closer to the fundamentals
> > > [AFL N/A !!]
> > > The pre-market activity was interesting.
> > > I am ~80% invested this period to follow this [interesting] 
> > breakout.
> > > [I don't like so much the >75%]
> > > Anyway...
> > > Dimitris Tsokakis
> > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Jayson" <jcasavant@xxxx> 
wrote:
> > > > Dimitris,
> > > > the challenge (for me) is to trust the last few break out days
> of
> > > CSCO as
> > > > true strength or simply pre earnings posturing. In this case 
it
> > > certainly
> > > > would have been beneficial to trust the line studies. The
> previous
> > > release
> > > > of earnings was not so kind......Sooo many pieces to the 
puzzle
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Jayson
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Dimitris Tsokakis [mailto:TSOKAKIS@x...]
> > > > Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 8:37 AM
> > > > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: [amibroker] Historical trendlines
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 8 bars ago CSCO broke the support trendline.
> > > > 2 bars ago broke the resistance line in the new [parallel] 
> > channel.
> > > > Since we can not remember everything, it is better to use the
> > > memory of the
> > > > /*HISTORICAL TRENDLINES and BREAKOUTS*/
> > > > x = Cum(1);
> > > > per = 3;// CALIBRATE THE ZIG() SENSITIVITY
> > > > s1=L;s11=H;
> > > > pS = TroughBars( s1, per, 1 ) == 0;
> > > > endt=SelectedValue(ValueWhen( pS, x ,1));
> > > > startt=SelectedValue(ValueWhen( pS, x ,2));
> > > > dtS =endt-startt;
> > > > endS = SelectedValue((ValueWhen( pS, s1,1) ));
> > > > startS = SelectedValue(( ValueWhen( pS, s1 ,2)));
> > > > aS = (endS-startS)/dtS;bS = endS;
> > > > trendlineS = aS * ( x -endt ) + bS;//SUPPORT LINE
> > > > pR = PeakBars( s11, per, 1 ) == 0;
> > > > endt1= SelectedValue(ValueWhen( pR, x, 1));
> > > > startt1=SelectedValue(ValueWhen( pR, x, 2 ));
> > > > dtR =endt1-startt1;
> > > > endR = SelectedValue(ValueWhen( pR, s11, 1 ) );
> > > > startR = SelectedValue( ValueWhen( pR, s11, 2 ));
> > > > aR = (endR-startR)/dtR;bR = endR;
> > > > trendlineR = aR * ( x -endt1 ) + bR;//RESISTANCE LINE
> > > > first=Min(startt,startt1);Last=Max(endt,endt1);
> > > > d=10;// INCREASE d TO EXTEND THE LINES
> > > > bullishbreakout=x>endt1 AND x<last+d AND Cross(C,trendlineR);
> > > > bearishbreakout=x>endt AND x<last+d AND Cross(trendlineS,C);
> > > > Plot(C,"Close",IIf(bullishbreakout,colorBrightGreen,IIf
> > > > (bearishbreakout,colorRed,colorBlack)),64);
> > > > Plot(IIf(x>=first -d AND x<=Last+d,trendlineS,-
> > > > 1e10),"Support",colorBrightGreen,1);
> > > > Plot(IIf(x>=first-d AND x<=Last+d,trendlineR,-
> > > > 1e10),"Resistance",colorRed,1);
> > > >
> > > > Just move your cursor to the left, it will help to study the 
> > recent
> > > > behavior.
> > > > The same procedure may be used for indicators [some slight per
> > > changes are
> > > > necessary]
> > > >
> > > > /*HISTORICAL TRENDLINES and BREAKOUTS for INDICATORS*/
> > > > x = Cum(1);
> > > > per = 1;// CALIBRATE THE ZIG() SENSITIVITY
> > > > s1=RSI();s11=RSI();
> > > > pS = TroughBars( s1, per, 1 ) == 0;
> > > > endt=SelectedValue(ValueWhen( pS, x ,1));
> > > > startt=SelectedValue(ValueWhen( pS, x ,2));
> > > > dtS =endt-startt;
> > > > endS = SelectedValue((ValueWhen( pS, s1,1) ));
> > > > startS = SelectedValue(( ValueWhen( pS, s1 ,2)));
> > > > aS = (endS-startS)/dtS;bS = endS;
> > > > trendlineS = aS * ( x -endt ) + bS;//SUPPORT LINE
> > > > pR = PeakBars( s11, per, 1 ) == 0;
> > > > endt1= SelectedValue(ValueWhen( pR, x, 1));
> > > > startt1=SelectedValue(ValueWhen( pR, x, 2 ));
> > > > dtR =endt1-startt1;
> > > > endR = SelectedValue(ValueWhen( pR, s11, 1 ) );
> > > > startR = SelectedValue( ValueWhen( pR, s11, 2 ));
> > > > aR = (endR-startR)/dtR;bR = endR;
> > > > trendlineR = aR * ( x -endt1 ) + bR;//RESISTANCE LINE
> > > > first=Min(startt,startt1);Last=Max(endt,endt1);
> > > > d=10;// INCREASE d TO EXTEND THE LINES
> > > > bullishbreakout=x>endt1 AND x<last+d AND Cross(s1,trendlineR);
> > > > bearishbreakout=x>endt AND x<last+d AND Cross(trendlineS,s1);
> > > > Plot(RSI(),"RSI",IIf(bullishbreakout,colorBrightGreen,IIf
> > > > (bearishbreakout,colorRed,colorBlack)),8);
> > > > Plot(IIf(x>=first -d AND x<=Last+d,trendlineS,-
> > > > 1e10),"Support",colorBrightGreen,1);
> > > > Plot(IIf(x>=first-d AND x<=Last+d,trendlineR,-
> > > > 1e10),"Resistance",colorRed,1);
> > > >
> > > > It was VERY useful for CLZ03, two days ago.
> > > > Dimitris Tsokakis
> > > >
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