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Re: [amibroker] Code Help using if statement



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Thanks for your help too.
Rick
--- Ara Kaloustian <ara1@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Try
> 
> Confidence = BarsSince(Crossing); 
> instead of the first part of your loop.
> Did not test it, but should work.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "ricko8294_98" <ricko@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 9:29 PM
> Subject: [amibroker] Code Help using if statement
> 
> 
> > 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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