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Re: [amibroker] Relative Strength



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Hi Ara,

Per TJ, AB RelStrength() is calculated as follows:

ABRS = 10^6 * Close/ Foreign( "Base index", "C" );

Steve
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ara Kaloustian" <ara1@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "AB-Main" <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 12:57 AM
Subject: [amibroker] Relative Strength


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> Would some kind soul explain the RelStregth() function.
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> RS = RelStrength( "!SPX") ;
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> Plot(RS,"RelStregth",colorBlue,styleLine|styleThick);
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> I am using the code above as a test.
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> I observed the following:
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> 1. When I select "!SPX", the result plotted is 1000
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> 2. When I select any other symbol, the result ranges from 1 to about 35.
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> I used "ABFS" to look in more detail with last data point on 10/1/04:
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> SPX     price change = +16.92 (or 1.518%)
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> ABFS   price change =  + 1.53 (or 4.178%)
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> The result of RelStregth for ABFS was 33.7163 and is constant (a flat line 
> on chart) across all dates
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> The results remain the same regardless of what date I select or look at 
> daily, weekly or monthly chart.
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> Would someone explain exactly what RelStrength does?
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> Thanks
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> Ara
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