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RE: [EquisMetaStock Group] Excel to Metastock Help



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It apears that column F and G are both Weekly Close. Was Column J left 
unused on purpose?


>From: Brett Sinclair <brett_j_sinclair@xxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [EquisMetaStock Group] Excel to Metastock Help
>Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 09:52:15 -0800 (PST)
>
>I need some help translating a series of Excel formulas into Metastock. The 
>formula is quite useful as a turning point of closes as anyone will see on 
>a weekly chart.
>
>   The data and formulas in the Excel Columns are as follows --
>   Column A
>Index of 0 through n where n = number of weeks that you want to use (at 
>least 20, but you can use more)
>Column B
>Blank
>Column C
>Weekly Date
>Column D
>Weekly Open
>Column E
>Weekly High
>Column F
>Weekly Close
>Column G
>Weekly Close
>Column H
>Weekly Volume
>Column I
>Adjusted Close
>Column K
>=IF(G1<>"",I1-I1,"")
>Column L
>=IF(G1<>"",H1/1000,"")
>Column M
>=IF(G1<>"",IF($A1<=$G$1,AVERAGE($I$8:$I1),AVERAGE(INDEX($I$8:$I1,$A1-
>           $G$1):$I1)),"")
>Column N
>=IF(G1<>"",IF($A1<=$G$1,STDEVP($I$8:$I1),STDEVP(INDEX($I$8:$I1,$A1-
>       $G$1):$I1)),"")
>Column O
>=IF(G1<>"",M1+$G$2*N1,"")
>Column P
>=IF(G1<>"",M1-$G$2*N1,"")
>Column Q
>=IF(G1<>"",SQRT((1-0.5*Q$5)*(O1^2+P1^2)-(M1+Q$5*(I1-M1)-Q$5*INDEX($I$8:$I1,$A1-
>        MIN($A1,$G$1)))^2/G$3),"")
>Column R
>=IF(G1<>"",IF($A1<=$G$1,Q1/$Q$8-1,Q1/INDEX($Q$8:$Q1,$A1-$G$1)-1),"")
>
>   Once in Metastock it still needs additional confirmation for a real 
>trading system, but I believe that it is a very good start for a Swing 
>Trading System.
>   The data is downloaded from Yahoo.
>   The Adjusted Close is likely to be the same as Close if you buy data 
>from a good service where everything is adjusted for splits, etc
>
>   Thanks in advance for any help, Brett
>
>   PS  Some of the formulas are too long for a single line and spill to the 
>next line where I have indented them
>
>
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