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Re: [amibroker] Re: Complete AFL Code for Improved Trend Continuation Factor



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Dickie, so the code would read

Avg = (H+L+C)/3)
Change = Avg - Ref (Close, -1);
intraChange = Avg - ((H + L) / 2);

not sure if this is how I'd proceed

Eric 

--- Dickie Paria <babui@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Fred - nicely done.  Here's a further improvement. 
> Instead 
> of "Change = Close - Ref (Close, -1);" - use "Avg"
> instead of "Close".
> [Note:  Avg = (H+L+C)/3)]
> When I was playing around with "Avg", I noticed - in
> a side by side 
> comparison - that using "Avg" kept you in the trade
> longer....while 
> using "Close" whipsawed you in a few trades (i.e.,
> would go negative 
> and then quickly positive again).
> 
> 
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Fred"
> <ftonetti@xxxx> wrote:
> > I guess I looked a little too quickly ...
> > 
> > You should be able to simplify by eliminating the
> jscript as it 
> > doesn't appear to be needed ...
> > 
> > Length      = Optimize("Length", 35, 1, 100, 1);
> > 
> > Change      = Close - Ref(Close, -1);
> > intraChange = Close - ((H + L) / 2);
> > 
> > PlusChange  = IIf(Change > 0 AND intraChange > 0, 
> Change + 
> > intraChange, 0);
> > MinusChange = IIf(Change < 0 AND intraChange < 0,
> -Change - 
> > intraChange, 0);
> > 
> > BSPC0       = BarsSince(PlusChange  == 0);
> > BSMC0       = BarsSince(MinusChange == 0);
> > 
> > PlusCF      = Sum(PlusChange,  BSPC0);
> > MinusCF     = Sum(MinusChange, BSMC0);
> > 
> > PlusTCF     = Sum(PlusChange  - MinusCF, Length);
> > MinusTCF    = Sum(MinusChange - PlusCF,  Length);
> > 
> > Buy         = PlusTCF  > 0;
> > Sell        = MinusTCF > 0;
> > Short       = Sell;
> > Cover       = Buy;
> > 
> > Plot(PlusTCF,  "PlusTCF",  colorGreen, 1);        
>    //Plots 
> PlusTCF 
> > line
> > Plot(MinusTCF, "MinusTCF", colorRed,   1);        
>    //Plots 
> > MinusTCF line
> > Plot (0,       "",         colorBlue, 
> styleNoLabel); // shows a 
> blue 
> > line through 0
> > 
> > PlotGrid( 25, 55); // shows white grid line for
> black background
> > PlotGrid(-25,-55); // same
> > 
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, vin st
> <vinst1@xxxx> wrote:
> > > Fred , 
> > > How does 
> > > Close - ((H+L)/2); 
> > > 
> > > look into the future? It is comparing the
> mid-point of
> > > the candle with the close of the same day.
> > > 
> > > vin
> > >
> 
> 
> 



		
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