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[amibroker] Re: Only buy the first time the condition is true


  • Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:05:01 -0000
  • From: "Leif P" <peterson.leif@xxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: [amibroker] Re: Only buy the first time the condition is true

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Did you look at the ExRem command: 

buy = ExRem( buy, sell );
sell = ExRem( sell, buy ); 

which helps ignore multiple signals.

You might also look at the Flip command.  


--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "ics4mer" <ics4mer@xxx> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> 
> Looking for some help with following situation.
> 
> Say we have 3 moving averages:
> 
> MA_Short = MA(C,20)
> MA_Med = MA(C,100)
> MA_long = MA(C,200);
> 
> My signals are the following
> 
> Buy  = MA_Med > MA_Long AND Cross(MA_Short, MA_Med);
> Sell = Cross(MA_Med, MA_Short);
> 
> However, I only want to trade the first occurence of cross(MA_short,MA_Med).
> 
> I don't want to take another long trade until MA_Med has dipped below MA_Long and risen above MA_Long again and the Cross(short, med) situation occurs again.
> 
> I suspect it has something to do with the flip() function but I can't quite sus it out!
> 
> I've nearly worked it out with a loop, but I'm sure that it's not the correct way to use AFL.
> 
> Any help greatly appreciated!
> 
> TIA
> 
> Robert
>




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