Re: [EquisMetaStock Group] Re: candle stick and ref function is it possible?

["Roy Larsen" <rlarsen@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Preston


A quick point about the Alert() function for those not in the know. It is only good in explorations when the Explorer is forced to scan sufficient data. The default additional amount of data loaded for the "Load Minimum Records" setting (about 30% extra as I recall) might be insufficient to extend an alert for the required number of periods. Unlike the Periods parameter for Ref() the Periods parameter for Alert() does NOT force the Explorer to load any additional history. In this respect Alert() behaves in much the same way as "Nth" parameter functions such as ValueWhen().

Hi Ali

Can you provide an example of your Ref() function code that "doesn't work"? I would have thought that Ref() was the ideal function to perform your task. Have you tried plotting your code as an indicator before trying to make it work in the Explorer? The visual nature of indicators generally makes them easier to troubleshoot when all is not as it should be. Think of an exploration column as being the same as indicator except for three attributes. These are, 1 - not "visual", 2 - only returns a value for the last bar scanned (this usually equates to the last bar of a chart), and 3 - usually loads much less data than for a chart.


Regards

Roy


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: pumrysh 
  To: equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 8:59 AM
  Subject: [EquisMetaStock Group] Re: candle stick and ref function is it possible?


  Ali,

  The Alert function will hold a value for the specified period and you 
  could use it. Alert(hammer(),5)

  If you would rather use the ref function you could use
  Ref(hammer(),-1) for just yesterday

  hope this helps,

  Preston

  --- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Mohammed Rayaroth Ali" 
  <mdrali2001@xxx> wrote:
  >
  > 
  > hi,
  > this is ali from hyderbad, i want to now , how can wee now that, 
  was
  > there a hammer or doji occured yesterday by using a formula in
  > exploration?
  > 
  > example if i wrigt a formula as hammer() in exploration metastock will
  > find mee those stocks which has a hammer today. But i want to find
  > which of the stocks had hammer yesterday, day before yesterday weak 
  ago
  > month ago like that. i am trying to build a formula with ref function
  > here but anable to do so. Will some body help me to do so please.
  > 
  > waiting for your inputs -Ali
  >



   

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