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OK. That works. Thanks!
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From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Fred
Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 16:12
To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [amibroker] Re: Help undestanding Arrays
That is correct ...
Open your intrepatation window and try this code ... it will show all
bar numbers where a cross buy.
BI = BarIndex();
Reason = Cross( MACD(12,26), Signal(9) );
for( i = 0; i < BarCount; i++ )
{
if (Reason[i] == True)
printf(NumToStr(BI[i]) + "\n");
}
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com> ps.com,
"laster" <laster@xxx> wrote:
>
> I stand corrected. It does produce a signal every high.
>
> My concern though is not with that, it with this part of the code:
>
>
>
> Reason= Cross( MACD(12,26), Signal(9) );
>
> for( i = 0; i < BarCount; i++ )
>
> {
>
> if (Reason[i] == True)
>
> {
>
> My understanding is that I should only have a signal if there is a
cross of
> the MACD and the Signal at the i bar. However, I am producing a
signal at
> every bar regardless of the cross. That's why I was telling you the
issue is
> not with the buy statement, but with the if section.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jerry
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com> ps.com
[mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com> ps.com]
On Behalf
> Of Fred
> Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 14:45
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com> ps.com
> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Help undestanding Arrays
>
>
>
> Buy is like a light switch ... On or Off, it is NOT a methodology
to
> take action at a price ...
>
> Buy = H ... Tells AB to Buy on EVERY BAR at the HIGH of that
Bar ...
> Why ? ... because BUY and H are arrays ...
>
> Although incorrect ... If you had said ... Buy[i] = H[i]; ... The
buy
> would probably have occured on the bar you wanted it to i.e. the
same
> one where the cross occured ... but NOT at the High ... For Buys to
> occur at specific points you need to use the BuyPrice Array ...
>
> PS ... Buying at the H or L price of the current bar is never a
good
> idea because these are unknown until the bar is no longer current.
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>
ps.com,
> "laster" <laster@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Still trying to figure out working with Arrays, and it's apparent
> there is
> > something I am not getting.
> >
> > My understanding of the following is: If in the i bar the cross
of
> the MACD
> > was true, then Buy at the High. However, Amibroker is buying in
> several
> > circumstances (including when the condition is true).
> >
> > Can somebody smarter than me please translate the following
formula
> into
> > English so I can finally get it?
> >
> > Thanks a lot again,
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Reason= Cross( MACD(12,26), Signal(9) );
> >
> > for( i = 0; i < BarCount; i++ )
> >
> > {
> >
> > if (Reason[i] == True)
> >
> > {
> >
> > Buy = H;
> >
> > }
> >
> > }
> >
>
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