Re: Offset into future? - help

["Phil Kobierowski" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Try:

plot1[5](Average(Price,Length1), "avg1");

Assuming my syntax is correct, this lets you calculate in the present but
plot on bars in the past.


Phil Kobierowski
phil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> From: Peter Iovanella <ivo1@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Offset into future? - help
> Date: Wednesday, April 22, 1998 7:41 PM
> 
> I'm trying to set up a 3-line moving average cross, with each line offset
a
> different amount into the future.  Here's what I did:
> 
> Input: Price(close),Length1(21),Length2(15),Length3(9);
> 
> plot1(Average(Price,Length1)[-15],"Avg1");
> plot2(Average(Price,Length2)[-9],"Avg2");
> plot3(Average(Price,Length3)[-5],"Avg3");
> 
> I used negative values in the offset brackets.  I figured it would look
> forward instead of backward with the offset set to a negative value,
since
> it looks backwards when the offset value is positive.  However, I can't
> figure out if I'm correct in this respect, since TS doesn't seem to allow
me
> to look forward past the last bar.  How can I get around this?  Is there
any
> way to offset into the future, or am I limited to the past?  Please help!
> 
> BJ
> 
>