| HB,   To 
smooth out the risk, I would like to try to properly position size as 
well as normalize the risk per trade based on the "Average Standard 
Deviation of Daily Percent Returns", and do some back testing and see what 
happens on lesser than daily time frames as well...
 
 I would like to 
use it on a 1Min base database, but have it be time  "Interval() 
Independent", so,
 as I select a view of a different time frame, 
it numerically remains proportionally constant per viewing 
interval().
 So, I 
started with a 1 Min database and ...   TimeFrameSet( inDaily ); 
// switch to 
Daily timeframe
 /* Daily Percent Returns from 1Min Bars 
*/
 DailyPercentReturn = abs((Close - 
Ref(C,-1)) / Close);
 TimeFrameRestore(); // restore time frame to original
 TimeFrameSet( inDaily ); // switch now to Daily
 //AvgDailyPercentReturn = MA(StDev(abs(MA( 
DailyPercentReturn , 15 )),15),15);
 AvgDailyPercentReturn = StDev(abs(MA( 
DailyPercentReturn , 20)),20);
 TimeFrameRestore(); 
// restore time frame 
to original
 TimeFrameSet( inDaily ); // switch to Daily frame
 /* ATR Daily 
Bars */
 DailyATR15 = ATR(15); // 1N Risk in Daily Frame
 TimeFrameRestore(); 
// restore time frame to 
original
 //Plot( Close, 
"Price", colorWhite, styleCandle | styleOwnScale);
 Plot(Close,"Close",128,1);
 //Plot( 
TimeFrameExpand( DailyPercentReturn , inDaily ), "Daily Pecent Returns", 
colorBlue );
 //Plot( TimeFrameExpand( AvgDailyPercentReturn *Close , inDaily 
), "Risk Normalized Daily ", colorWhite );
 //Plot( TimeFrameExpand( DailyATR15 , inDaily 
), "DailyATR15 ", colorWhite);
 Plot( TimeFrameExpand( Close + 
(AvgDailyPercentReturn *Close) , inDaily ), "\nClose + Risk Normalized Daily 
", 
colorGreen );
 Plot( TimeFrameExpand( ((Close + 
(AvgDailyPercentReturn *Close) + Close - (AvgDailyPercentReturn 
*Close))/2) , inDaily ), "\nRisk Normalized Avg Daily Percent 
Returns Average ", 
colorWhite );
 Plot( TimeFrameExpand( Close - 
(AvgDailyPercentReturn *Close) , inDaily ), "\nClose - Risk Normalized Daily ", colorRed 
);
 ////////////////Thanks
 MV
 
  
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  Hi Mr. Valley --
 I recognize this as Figure 22.5 in Quantitative 
  Trading Systems. It
 is not intended to be plotted. It is intended to define 
  the
 cumulative distribution function that will later be used to 
  generate
 pseudo-random variables.
 
 What is it you want to 
  accomplish?
 
 Thanks,
 Howard
 
 On 12/3/07, Mr. Valley <valleymj@xxxxxxxxnet> 
  wrote:
 > Hopefully gracious soul can help me.
 > I am having a very 
  difficult time trying to plot something so easy as a c
 > style function 
  I think and I just don't "get it".
 > Sometimes I can get it to work and 
  others not.
 >
 > What is the logic behind plotting a "function" 
  used this way.
 >
 > Just thinking of plotting a distribution of the 
  Close or even a random
 > number just to get it working...
 > ...the 
  [index] brackets are throwing me off... with a syntax error...
 >
 > 
  Thanks in advance...
 >
 > Mr Valley
 >
 > 
  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 > 
  ///////////
 >
 > // InitializeNormalCDF.afl
 > //
 > 
  function InitializeNormalCDF()
 >
 > // array for the 
  Normalized Cum Dist function.
 > {
 > NormCDF[0] = -3.090;
 > 
  NormCDF[1] = -2.326;
 > NormCDF[2] = -2.053;
 > NormCDF[3] = 
  -1.881;
 > NormCDF[4] = -1.751;
 > NormCDF[5] = -1.645;
 > 
  NormCDF[6] = -1.555;
 > NormCDF[7] = -1.476;
 > NormCDF[8] = 
  -1.405;
 > NormCDF[9] = -1.341;
 > NormCDF[10] = -1.282;
 > 
  NormCDF[11] = -1.227;
 > NormCDF[12] = -1.175;
 > NormCDF[13] = 
  -1.126;
 > NormCDF[14] = -1.080;
 > NormCDF[15] = -1.036;
 > 
  NormCDF[16] = -0.994;
 > NormCDF[17] = -0.954;
 > NormCDF[18] = 
  -0.915;
 > NormCDF[19] = -0.878;
 > NormCDF[20] = -0.842;
 > 
  NormCDF[21] = -0.806;
 > NormCDF[22] = -0.772;
 > NormCDF[23] = 
  -0.739;
 > NormCDF[24] = -0.706;
 > NormCDF[25] = -0.674;
 > 
  NormCDF[26] = -0.643;
 > NormCDF[27] = -0.613;
 > NormCDF[28] = 
  -0.583;
 > NormCDF[29] = -0.553;
 > NormCDF[30] = -0.524;
 > 
  NormCDF[31] = -0.496;
 > NormCDF[32] = -0.468;
 > NormCDF[33] = 
  -0.440;
 > NormCDF[34] = -0.412;
 > NormCDF[35] = -0.385;
 > 
  NormCDF[36] = -0.358;
 > NormCDF[37] = -0.332;
 > NormCDF[38] = 
  -0.305;
 > NormCDF[39] = -0.279;
 > NormCDF[40] = -0.253;
 > 
  NormCDF[41] = -0.228;
 > NormCDF[42] = -0.202;
 > NormCDF[43] = 
  -0.176;
 > NormCDF[44] = -0.151;
 > NormCDF[45] = -0.126;
 > 
  NormCDF[46] = -0.100;
 > NormCDF[47] = -0.075;
 > NormCDF[48] = 
  -0.050;
 > NormCDF[49] = -0.025;
 > NormCDF[50] = 0.000;
 > 
  NormCDF[51] = 0.025;
 > NormCDF[52] = 0.050;
 > NormCDF[53] = 
  0.075;
 > NormCDF[54] = 0.100;
 > NormCDF[55] = 0.126;
 > 
  NormCDF[56] = 0.151;
 > NormCDF[57] = 0.176;
 > NormCDF[58] = 
  0.202;
 > NormCDF[59] = 0.228;
 > NormCDF[60] = 0.253;
 > 
  NormCDF[61] = 0.279;
 > NormCDF[62] = 0.305;
 > NormCDF[63] = 
  0.332;
 > NormCDF[64] = 0.358;
 > NormCDF[65] = 0.385;
 > 
  NormCDF[66] = 0.412;
 > NormCDF[67] = 0.440;
 > NormCDF[68] = 
  0.468;
 > NormCDF[69] = 0.496;
 > NormCDF[70] = 0.524;
 > 
  NormCDF[71] = 0.553;
 > NormCDF[72] = 0.583;
 > NormCDF[73] = 
  0.613;
 > NormCDF[74] = 0.643;
 > NormCDF[75] = 0.674;
 > 
  NormCDF[76] = 0.706;
 > NormCDF[77] = 0.739;
 > NormCDF[78] = 
  0.772;
 > NormCDF[79] = 0.806;
 > NormCDF[80] = 0.842;
 > 
  NormCDF[81] = 0.878;
 > NormCDF[82] = 0.915;
 > NormCDF[83] = 
  0.954;
 > NormCDF[84] = 0.994;
 > NormCDF[85] = 1.036;
 > 
  NormCDF[86] = 1.080;
 > NormCDF[87] = 1.126;
 > NormCDF[88] = 
  1.175;
 > NormCDF[89] = 1.227;
 > NormCDF[90] = 1.281;
 > 
  NormCDF[91] = 1.341;
 > NormCDF[92] = 1.405;
 > NormCDF[93] = 
  1.476;
 > NormCDF[94] = 1.555;
 > NormCDF[95] = 1.645;
 > 
  NormCDF[96] = 1.751;
 > NormCDF[97] = 1.881;
 > NormCDF[98] = 
  2.054;
 > NormCDF[99] = 2.326;
 > NormCDF[100] = 3.090;
 > 
  return(Null);
 > }
 >
 >
 > // plot goes here ... I 
  think
 >
 >
 >
 > // 
  NormalRandomizedNumber.afl
 > //
 > function 
  NormalRandomNumber()
 > {
 > Index = int(100* rand()) + 
  1;
 > return(NormCDF[index]);
 > }
 >
 > // plot goes 
  here ... I think
 >
 
 
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