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Re: [EquisMetaStock Group] Clarification of "Periods"



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Chuck:

Thanks for the clarification.

Harry

--- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Chuck Rademacher" 
<chuck_rademacher@x> wrote:
> Periods is ALWAYS the number of bars.   For EOD data, it is the 
number
> trading days.
> 
> On a monthly chart, it would be the number of calendar months, since 
there
> is ALWAYS trading on at least one day of every month.
> 
> Keep leap year out of the equation.
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: bex1210 [mailto:hmw3@x...]
>   Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 5:55 PM
>   To: equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   Subject: [EquisMetaStock Group] Clarification of "Periods"
> 
> 
>   I have Metastock 8, and  a simple question, but I cannot find a 
clear
>   answer in the manual.
> 
>   How exactly is "periods" defined?
> 
>   For example, if I have a daily chart and an indicator "mov (c,10,
E)",
>   is "10" defined as calendar days, or trading days? Does the answer
>   vary depending on whether my chart is constructed to show weekend 
days
>   or not? And how are stock market holidays handled?
> 
>   If I have a monthly chart, and the same mov () function, does the
>   moving average recognize calendar months (i.e. Jan., Feb, etc) or 
is a
>   month defined as 365/12, or ?? And how are leap years handled?
> 
>   Thanks for your help,
> 
>   Harry
> 
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