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Thanks
Somehow I don't think of what appears to be a much
simpler approach.

Rick
--- Graham <kavemanperth@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> You could try this
> 
> Crossing = Cross(MACD(12,26),Signal(12,26,9));
> Condition = MACD(12,26) > Signal(12,26,9);
> It_Crossed = barssince(Crossing)<=5 and Condition; 
> // ie crossed within the
> past 5 days and still above signal line
> 
> 
> 
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> Graham
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> 
> On 08/01/07, ricko8294_98 <ricko@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Hello
> > I am having trouble with the following.
> > I want to use the cross of the MACD as a signal,
> but in order to
> > avoid whip-saws, I want to be "confident" that the
> MACD is still
> > above the Signal.
> >
> > This is part of my code which calculates the
> "confidence" level: Once
> > there has been a "crossing" (which I will test
> separately), I want
> > the "confidence" number to increase each day the
> MACD stays above the
> > Signal (Condition) but to revert to zero if the
> MACD crosses back.
> > In the following code, the Confidence number does
> not increment.
> >
> > What am I doing wrong?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Rick
> >
> > ****** code *******
> >
> > Crossing = Cross(MACD(12,26),Signal(12,26,9));
> > Condition = MACD(12,r2) > Signal(12,26,9);
> > It_Crossed = Sum(Crossing,5);  // ie crossed
> within the past 5 days
> > Confidence = 0;
> >
> > for( i = 1; i < BarCount; i++ )
> > {
> >   if(Condition[i])
> >     {
> >       Confidence[i]++ ;
> >     }
> >
> >   if (It_Crossed[i] == 0);
> >     {
> >    Confidence[i] = 0;
> >     }
> > }
> >
> >
> >
> >
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