yer thats really helpful. i also found the 'gapup' function which looks the goods.
1 more question - if I am trying to define a time period, say 4-6 days ago - and to run a
test during that period - i cant just use a lookback, so how do I define that period?
thanks heaps for the assistance
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amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Howard B" <howardbandy@xxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Ben --
>
> You may not need a loop. See if this is close to what you want, or gives
> you a hint to solve it yourself --
>
> //--------------------------------------
>
> // MultipleGaps.afl
> //
> Gap = L>Ref(H,-1);
> LookBack = 15;
> GapCount = Sum(Gap,Lookback);
> Buy = GapCount>=2;
> Sell = BarsSince(Buy)>=5;
>
> Plot(C,"C",colorBlack,styleLine);
> PlotShapes(shapeUpArrow*Gap,colorGreen);
>
> //---------------------------------------
>
> Thanks,
> Howard
>
www.quantitativetradingsystems.com
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 7:31 PM, benbeckbb <benbeckbb@xxx> wrote:
>
> > Hey guys
> >
> > thanks for this resource - too bad i cant even work out how to use this
> > yahoo group let
> > alone learn AFL!
> >
> > Any way, im trying to create part of a buy signal when 2 breakaway gaps
> > occur in the past
> > 15 days. Should I run a loop using a count function?
> >
> > for(i=0; i<BarCount; i++) //where BarCount=15???
> > {
> > if (getup() == 1)
> > {
> > bag_count++ //breakaway gap count??
> > }
> >
> > Buy = (bag_count >=2) AND .....
> >
> > Any help would be much appreciated!
> >
> > Cheers
> > Ben
> >
> >
> >
>