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I talked to Omega tech support. This is a known bug (posted anywhere?).
The EL workaround is to use (Upticks + Downticks) instead of Volume.
This, of course, won't help any canned indicators / systems.
Allan
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Allan L. Kaminsky wrote:
Allan L. Kaminsky wrote:
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> I am trying to write an indicator that uses volume on a tick basis.
>
> For example, say I set up a chart for IBM, Compression: 1 volume bar,
> volume: trade volume.
>
> The chart appears to be OK. A data window reveals the correct
> information, with volume separated into Up and Down columns based on
> whether the tick is an uptick or a downtick.
>
> Furthermore, putting the cursor on any tick shows the correct
> information on the status line. To be nauseatingly thorough, the edit
> price window also shows correct information, with volume appearing in
> one column (up/down status is ignored).
>
> However, add the volume indicator to the chart and there are only
> vertical bars at the bottom of the chart for upticks. The downticks have
> no vertical bars. Ominously, this foretells what happens when I write an
> EL indicator and examine what's happening with the Print statement. 'v'
> or 'volume' only reports the up volume; on a down tick, the value is
> zero.
>
> Has anyone encountered this? Is there an undocumented reserved word that
> will get me either downvolume or total volume?
>
> Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
>
> Allan
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