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Re: indicator to text?



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24hrclock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Thanks for the help:
>
> I have three indicators plotted on a chart without the base security 
> that indicate the current trading range of the underlying security as 
> follows:
>
> -- today's current range (today's high minus today's low)
> -- past 5-day average daily range [(day1 H - L) + (day2 H - L) + 
> ......] / 5
> -- past 40-day average daily range
>
> These indicators help me gauge, at any time during the day, the 
> likelihood that prices will or will not go beyond current day-high or 
> day-low.
>
> What I would like is to display the actual results of the equations, 
> as numbers, somewhere either on an existing chart or in a new chart 
> (without displaying the base security).
>
> Does this explanation make sense?
>
> rtb
>
> At 03:26 PM 7/17/2002, you wrote:
>
>> Under "Symbols" in the expert you can list a condition and freehand 
>> text. For instance, let's say you would like to know when a RSI is 
>> ob/os. You would go into symbols, name your symbol "RSI State", write 
>> the condition as RSI(14) > 70, then go to graphics and write OB in 
>> the text section.
>>
>> Unless you are willing to share the specifics of your indicator I 
>> won't be able to help you any further. You are welcome to e-mail me 
>> directly if you wish.
>>
>> J.
>>
>>
>>> From: 24hrclock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Reply-To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: Re: indicator to text?
>>> Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 16:07:55 -0500
>>>
>>> At 04:00 PM 7/16/2002, you wrote:
>>>
>>>> can be done as an expert.
>>>
>>>
>>> I tried, but the writeval() does not seem to like variables; it 
>>> requests constants.
>>>
>>> 24h
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> J.
>>>>
>>>> >From: 24hrclock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> >Reply-To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> >To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> >Subject: indicator to text?
>>>> >Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 14:52:54 -0500
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >I have several indicators which I would rather have displayed as
>>>> >text.
>>>> >
>>>> >Is this possible?
>>>> >
>>>> >TIA,
>>>> >
>>>> >24h
>>>>
>>>>
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