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Re: [amibroker] Re: Help with one line of code.



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Reading the manual for ApplyStop() would be better than what I can explain.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: conchoriverwater 
  To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 3:15 PM
  Subject: [amibroker] Re: Help with one line of code.


  What is a n-bar stop.
  Can you give an example?

  --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Mark H" <amibroker@xxx> wrote:
  >
  > How about using n-bar stops?
  > 
  > ----- Original Message ----- 
  > From: conchoriverwater 
  > To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  > Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 1:37 PM
  > Subject: [amibroker] Help with one line of code.
  > 
  > 
  > When I am doing a back test, I want to trigger the sell at 
  exactly 
  > 10 bars after the buy. 
  > When I use the following code, there is a problem.
  > 
  > G = BarsSince(Buy); 
  > Sell=IIf(G==10,1,0);
  > 
  > The bar count starts again every time a buy condition is hit.
  > If a buy is hit two bars in a row, it doesn't work.
  > 
  > Is there a better way to do this?
  > 
  > Please keep it simple. I cut and paste a lot of code and only 
  > understand the simple stuff.
  > 
  > Thanks
  > 
  > James
  >