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Re: Metastock - how to capture closing price on buy signal?



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Bob
This will work in the Expert. 
Bullish
BarsSince(  ENTRY)<
BarsSince(  EXIT) )

Bearish
BarsSince(  Entry >
BarsSince(  Exit)

I have been trying to do what you want. Came up with this last week.
Went in hospital and just got out so I haven't had a chance to put it
into an indicator or system yet.
Wm

Bob Hellen wrote:
> 
> I'm a relatively new user of Metastock 6.52 and want to improve my trading
> rules using the system tester. I want to compare subsequent price movements
> with the closing price when my system last triggered a buy signal but can't
> find a way of capturing the closing price at that date. (it isn't as simple
> as looking for "value when" the last occurrence of that rule occurred
> -there may have been several since I entered long). Does anyone know how I
> can do this?  Ideas much appreciated.