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Re: Fibonacci Lines in MS 6.5



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I use MS ver5.11.  I go to insert>Fibonacci>retracement.  Place the cursor
at the low/high and drag to the point you want to anchor the study to.  The
lines plotted arae 23.6,38.2,50,61.8.

Al Taglavore

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> From: Erika Toth Fluke <Erika@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Metastock 6. 0 (E-mail 2) <metastock-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Fibonacci Lines in MS 6.5
> Date: Thursday, February 26, 1998 9:32 AM
> 
> HI,
> 
> In the last couple month I wanted to plot the Fibonacci lines on the
chart 
> so that I don't need to go to excel and calculate it.  Yesterday  I
finally 
> came up with a solution using the Zig-Zag indicator.  I read a lot of 
> unfavorable opinion about that indicator.   It looks to me that in the 
> Fibonacci case I can use it, but I would like to know if anybody has 
> opposing opinion that I'm not aware of in using the Zig-zag indicator for

> his purpose.
> 
> The indicator I created is:
> Piv#11 - Fibonacci Levels
> 
> ZigPerc:= Input("Zig-Zag Percentage", .1, 99, 1);
> 
> {basic peak and trough level calculation}
>      P1 := ValueWhen(1,  Peak(1,  Zig(C, ZigPerc, %) , ZigPerc) , Peak(1,

>  Zig(H, ZigPerc, %) , ZigPerc)) ;
> 
>      P2 := ValueWhen(1,  Trough(1,  Zig(C, ZigPerc, %) , ZigPerc) , 
> Trough(1,  Zig(L, ZigPerc, %) , ZigPerc));
> 
> {Fibonacci retracement levels calculation}
>      P3 := P2 + (P1-P2)*0.236;
>      P4 := P2 + (P1-P2)*0.382;
>      P5 := P2 + (P1-P2)*0.5;
>      P6 := P2 + (P1-P2)*0.618;
>      P7 := P2 + (P1-P2)*0.764;
> 
> {Plotting the levels}
>      P2;       {through}
>      P3;       {23.6% (76.4%) retracement}
>      P4;       {38.2% (61.8%) retracement}
>      P5;       {50.0% retracement}
>      P6;       {61.8% (38.2%) retracement}
>      P7;       {76.4% (23.6%) retracement}
>      P1;       {peak}
> 
> Good trading,
> 
> ***** Erika ***** :-)
>