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--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Fred" <ftonetti@xxx> wrote:
>
> I think the point that John was trying to make is that regardless
of
> whether they're written with an IIF or not they'll always be
true ...
>
> Given that the comment in the code says
>
> "// New 2 month low has occurred in the last 5 days?"
>
> One would think the appropriate code would be ...
>
> NewHighs = HHV(H,5) = HHV(H,40);
> NewLows = LLV(L,5) = LLV(L,40);
>
>
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Lesmond V" <ebsn247lsm@> wrote:
> >
> > John L, here is the answer to one of your questions:
> >
> > > I also have an observation about this piece of code:
> > > NewHighs = IIf(HHV(H,5) >= HHV(H,40), 1, 0);
> > > NewLows = LLV(L,5) <= LLV(L,40);
> > >
> > > Shouldn't the second line be like the first with an IIf
statement?
> > > Like this: NewLows = IIf(LLV(L,5) <= LLV(L,40),1 , 0) ?
> >
> > As you only want the formula to return 1 (true) or a 0 (false)
you
> don't really need IIF() function. Actually both lines could be as
> follows:
> >
> > NewHighs = HHV(H,5) >= HHV(H,40);
> > NewLows = LLV(L,5) <= LLV(L,40);
> >
> > This is explained in AFL Reference Manual here:
> >
> > http://www.amibroker.com/guide/a_language.html
> >
> > Go to paragraph "Conditional function IIF()".
> >
> > Lesmond
> >
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "John Larsson" <amibroker@>
wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Daniel, nice of you to join! I'd like to ask you a few
> questions
> > > about your code, if you don't mind!
> > >
> > > Maybe I did not express myself correctly, but what I mean is
that
> I
> > > expected both buy and sell. And you have indeed coded both buy
> and sell.
> > > I am playing long only. The system just buys once, and never
> sells. Is
> > > this really correct?
> > >
> > > I also have an observation about this piece of code:
> > > NewHighs = IIf(HHV(H,5) >= HHV(H,40), 1, 0);
> > > NewLows = LLV(L,5) <= LLV(L,40);
> > >
> > > Shouldn't the second line be like the first with an IIf
statement?
> > > Like this: NewLows = IIf(LLV(L,5) <= LLV(L,40),1 , 0) ?
> > >
> > > And about this piece:
> > >
> > > (HHV(H,5) >= HHV(H,40) isn't this always true? The time period
to
> the
> > > left is a part o longer time period to the right, right?
> > >
> > > Should it read something like this:
> > > IIf(HHV(H,5) >= Ref(HHV(H,40),-6), 1, 0);
> > >
> > > Sorry to ask of you to answer these questions about something
you
> did
> > > so long ago, and I also must confess that I am not at all good
at
> > > coding in afl. Your code is probably correct, but I had to ask.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> >
>
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