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That was it.  Thanks for the help.
Regards.





--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, ChrisB <kris45mar@xxx> wrote:
>
> srengret
> 
> Have you tried:
> 
> Shape = iif(buy,shapeUpArrow,ShapeNone);
> instead of Shape = buy * ShapeUpArrow; // ??
> 
> Until I used that format I too used to get shapes plotted I did not
expect.
> Each shape has a numerical value.
> Something to do with summing these and getting a new value.
> 
> Regards
> 
> ChrisB
> 
> srengret wrote:
> >
> > I've overlooked something in shapes for sell arrows in an indicator
> > test. I'm using Amibroker 4.90.5. I obtained more sell arrows than I
> > thought should display. The trailing stops seem to be okay.
> >
> > For instance, I obtain sell arrows that are shaped as triangles when I
> > don't see that in the code nor do I see where I set that sell
> > criteria. For the test, the ETF that I used for an example here is
> > symbol MZZ from October 2007 to now. Here's my test code sample:
> >
> > Buy =Close > 5 AND Close < 100 AND Close > 1.009*(EMA(Close, 30)) AND
> > Close > Ref(Close,-1)
> > AND RelStrength( "^DJI" ) > 1.0 AND Volume > 1.4*(EMA(V,30) ) AND
> > RelStrength( "^GSPC") > 20.0;
> >
> > shape=Buy*shapeUpAr row;
> > PlotShapes( shape, IIf( Buy, colorGreen, colorRed), 0, IIf( Buy, C,C
> > ), 0 );
> >
> > //If no buy signal given, it won't give a sell signal
> > Sell=0;
> > //Trailing Stop at 7% Loss
> > ApplyStop(2, 1,7,False, 0);
> > Equity(1,0); // THIS EVALUATES STOPS
> > Plot(Sell==4, "HELPapplyStop sell",colorRed, 4|styleOwnScale) ;//4
is for
> > trailing stops
> >
> > //shape = Buy * shapeUpArrow + Sell * shapeDownArrow;
> > shape = Sell * shapeDownArrow;
> > PlotShapes( shape, IIf( Buy, colorGreen, colorRed), 0, IIf( Buy, C,
> > C-1), 0 );
> >
> > I have no idea what I've overlooked. Maybe I over-complicated the
> > PlotShapes function. Would someone look at or try this and let me know
> > what to change?
> >
> > Regards.
> >
> >
> >
>




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