Re[2]: not a programmer

["Sentinel Trading" <rjbiii@xxxxxxxxx>]

Saw this thread and thought you minght like the AMA function. Just create a
Function Called AMA and Paste in.

Inputs: Period(Numeric);
Vars: Noise(0), Signal(0), Diff(0), efRatio(0), Smooth(1), Fastest(.6667),
Slowest(.0645), AdaptMA(0);

Diff = AbsValue(Close - Close[1]);
IF CurrentBar <= Period Then AdaptMA = Close;
IF CurrentBar > Period Then Begin
 Signal = AbsValue(Close - Close[Period]);
 Noise = Summation(Diff, Period);
 efRatio = Signal / Noise;
 Smooth = Power(efRatio * (Fastest - Slowest) + Slowest, 2);
 AdaptMA = AdaptMA[1] + Smooth * (Close - AdaptMA[1]);
End;

AMA = AdaptMA;


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Subject: Re: not a programmer
Author: Ron Augustine
Date:  10/9/98 3:56 PM

        
You don't mention if you're using SC or TS -- In TS, you can do the
following in the Power Editor -- Set Plot1 to Green/Point and Plot2 to
Red/Point --
    
_AMA is not referenced in my TS, so I assume it's proprietary to your program.
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Value1 = Momentum(_AMA(close,10),3);
   
If Value1 > Value1[1] then Plot1(Value1,"Up")
  Else
    Plot2(Value1,"Dn");
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At 02:37 AM 10/10/98 -0500, you wrote:
>this momentum of an AMA seems to frequently coincide with a price trend
>direction change (probably because it's based on price! ;)  )
>
>i'm out of my league when i leave QuickEditor.  any suggestions how to
>readily cause the indicator to show green when it calculates HIGHER than
>the previous calculation & RED when Lower?
>
>ideally, would be nice to compare to a short (eg., 3-period) MA.
>
>any suggestions would be appreciated
>
>
>Plot1(Momentum(_AMA(close,10),3),"PLOT1")
>
>thanx, preston morrow
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