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Thanks for the help Preston.

Your formula worked like a charm.  I think I will post a .png image 
re that MACD question so that everyone can get the idea I was trying 
to convey.

Again, thanks for your help.

Jim




--- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, pumrysh <no_reply@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> 1.
> 
> Bullish:= (O)<Ref(C,-1) AND
> (L)<Ref(L,-1) AND
> (H)>Ref(H,-1) AND
> (C)>Ref(H,-1);
> 
> Bearish:= (O)>Ref(C,-1) AND
> (L)<Ref(L,-1) AND
> (H)>Ref(H,-1) AND
> (C)<Ref(L,-1);
> Bullish;Bearish*-1;
> 
> 
> 2. Rather than venture a quess I concede to it being too esoteric 
for 
> me.
> 
> Preston
> 
> 
> --- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, stinkerstock 
<no_reply@xxxx> 
> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > Hello to all.
> > 
> > I am a relatively new user of metastock and its indicator 
builder 
> > interface.  I'm trying to create 2 new indicators, but I'm 
having 
> > some difficulty.  Here are my indicators:
> > 
> > #1: I want to build * one * indicator to code for a bearish and 
> > bullish engulfing candle form.  I can code for both but I would 
> like 
> > to combine both formulae into 1 indicator.  Here are the 
formulae:
> > 
> > Bullish:  (O)<Ref(C,-1) AND
> >           (L)<Ref(L,-1) AND
> >           (H)>Ref(H,-1) AND
> >           (C)>Ref(H,-1)
> > 
> > Bearish:  (O)>Ref(C,-1) AND
> >           (L)<Ref(L,-1) AND
> >           (H)>Ref(H,-1) AND
> >           (C)<Ref(L,-1)
> > 
> > Now my indicators will work seperately (both giving a positive 1 
> > spike when the condition exists), but I would like to combine 
the 
> > two formulae so that the bullish condition creates a +1 spike, 
and 
> > the bearish condition creates a -1 spike.  It seems like the 
> > indicator builder only permits a true (+1) and false (0) 
reading.  
> > Sorry if this is too rudimentary for you guys.
> > 
> > #2  My second problem is a bit more esoteric.  Basically, I have 
> > noticed that the MACD histogram can have predictive value under 
> > certain circumstances.  Specifically, suppose a market is 
trending 
> > down in waves and the histogram is following suite.  I have 
noticed 
> > that (and this is hard to explain) when the MACD histogram 
crosses 
> > the 0 line and exceeds the prior histogram peek, a low is 
probably 
> > in place.  How would one generally go about coding for that 
> > scenario?  Has anyone seen any "canned" codes that wmight help 
with 
> > this project?
> > 
> > Thanks in advance.
> > 
> > Jim








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