Re: displaced moving average formula

["Tom Sprunger" <tlsprunger@xxxxxxxx>]

Thanks guys for the help on this. your suggestions work great!

Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Jagow" <bjagow@xxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2000 8:25 PM
Subject: RE: displaced moving average formula


> ref(mov(c,7,s),-5)
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Tom Sprunger
> > Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2000 4:18 PM
> > To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: displaced moving average formula
> >
> >
> > Need help from one of you wizards out there.  I am trying to
> > write a formula
> > for use in backtesting.  I want to look at price crossing a moving
average
> > displaced forward by x bars.  Let's assume I want a 7 bar average
> > displaced
> > forward by 5 bars.  Its no problem doing this on the charts
> > because the Mov
> > Ave has a box in its properties window where you do this. However, I
can't
> > figure out how to do this in Formula language for use in backtesting and
> > explorations.  From my manual, I can't find a descriptor for
> > displacing the
> > Mov ave.
> >
> > The code for flagging the price crossing above the 7 bar average is
> >
> > cross(mov(c,7,e))
> >
> > How do I modify this to displace the Mov Ave forward by 5 bars?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
>