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Juan
I'll take a look at it again. You're probably quite right that it doesn't
work but I find that I learn the most when I'm pushing and probing at
something that "doesn't work".
Thanks for providing the actual code.
Roy
----- Original Message -----
From: "emarco" <emarco@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: [EquisMetaStock Group] help with barsSince
> Thanks Roy.
> Unfortunatly it does not work.
> Here's the full code. Thanks again,
> Juan
>
> LookBack := 34;
>
> Resistance :=ValueWhen(1,Cross(Mov(C, LookBack,S),C),HHV(H, LookBack));
>
> Support :=ValueWhen(1,Cross(C,Mov(C, LookBack,S)),LLV(L, LookBack));
>
> R1:=Resistance;
>
> S1:=Support;
>
>
>
> sigtl:=If(L>R1,1,0);
>
> sigts:=If(H<S1,1,0);
>
> rsttl:=If(H<R1,1,0);
>
> rstts:=If(L>S1,1,0);
>
> itl:=Cum(sigtl+rsttl>-1)=1;
>
> its:=Cum(sigts+rstts>-1)=1;
>
> rmbtl:=BarsSince(sigtl OR itl)<BarsSince(rsttl OR itl);
>
> rmbts:=BarsSince(sigts OR its)<BarsSince(rstts OR its);
>
> stlong:=If(HHV(H,LastValue(PREV+
> BarsSince(rmbtl=0)-PREV))-ATR(6)*2.5<C,1,0);
>
> stlong;
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roy Larsen" <rlarsen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 6:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [EquisMetaStock Group] help with barsSince
>
>
> > Juan
> >
> > Thanks to Corey Saxe there is a way that MS will accept a variable as
> > constant. Try redefining your variable using
> > LastValue(PREV+"Variable Data"-PREV)
> >
> > This method does not work on every occasion but there are a couple of
> things
> > you can do to help.
> > 1. Make sure your variable is greater than or equal to one.
> > 2. Make sure your variable is a whole number.
> >
> > LastValue() can be used in a number of situations to make a result
> suitable
> > for using as a constant, but only where the last value of the variable
is
> > the same as on every other bar. The above example of adding then
> subtracting
> > PREV from the current value appears to return the "actual" value rather
> than
> > the "last" value, and therefore is accepted as a "constant" by many MS
> > functions.
> >
> > I have some doubts about the code you have given as an example and doubt
> it
> > could work in its present form even without MetaStock's perceived
> > inadequacies. The code appears to be looking for results from two If()
> > statements yet I can only see one If(). It also seems to me that the
> > calculated "constant" for the HHV periods has no check to ensure that it
> is
> > a whole number.
> >
> > When looking for assistance with code it is also helpful if associated
> code
> > can be supplied. You may know how "rmbtl" is calculated but those
capable
> of
> > offering help won't. Providing actual code or at least a working
> substitute
> > will increase your chances of real help that goes beyond "buy some more
> > software".
> >
> > Good luck with your attempts to solve your problem whichever method you
> > choose to use.
> >
> > Roy
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "emarco" <emarco@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 11:37 AM
> > Subject: [EquisMetaStock Group] help with barsSince
> >
> >
> > This is a trailing stop. The problem is that MS does not accept variable
> > data in HHV.
> >
> >
> >
> > stlong:=if(HHV(H,BarsSince(rmbtl=0))-ATR(6)*2.5>C,1,0),1,0)
> >
> >
> > As you can see, MS does not accept barssince as a period data.
> > How can I solve this problem?
> > Thanks
> >
> > Juan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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