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Bob,
Formula #1 is the same as
SMA:=Mov(CLOSE,10,S);
ROC(sma,1,$);
Preston
--- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "bob1@xxxx" <bob1@xxxx> wrote:
> All:
>
> I have a Metastock formula question using the ref function.
> I want to graph the slope of a moving average. Here are two
> possible formulas. Do they have the same affect?
>
> #1
> SMA:=Mov(CLOSE,10,S);
> SMA-Ref(SMA,-1);
>
> #2
> Mov(CLOSE,10,S)-Mov(Ref(CLOSE,-1),10,S);
>
> The bigger question is does it matter where I apply the Ref
> function? Either the ref -1 when calculating the second
> moving average shown in example #2, or doing a ref -1 on the
> results of the first moving average shown in example #1?
>
> This becomes an issue when dealing with complicated formulas
> such as a sine moving average or an adaptive moving average.
> Example #1 is easier to code and understand.
>
> I hope that my question is clear.
> Thanks.
>
> Bob
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