Ok I'm trying to write a really simple formula and for some reason it just plot's a +1 value???? I want to create an indicator to do this, If increasing plot +1 and if decreasing plot -1. But for some reason it does not plot right. I can create two seperate indicators to do what I want but I would like to combine them. Seperate Indicators: If formula X is increasing plot +1, so it would look like this If(Fml("Name")>Ref(Fml("Name"),-1),1,0) If formula X is decreasing plot -1, so it would look like this If(Fml("Name")<Ref(Fml("Name"),-1),-1,0) My attempt to combine them: If(Fml("Name")>Ref(Fml("Name"),-1),1,0) OR If(Fml("Name")<Ref(Fml("Name"),-1),-1,0) But when I do that it does not plot right? Can any one help me out?

Though if the formula is the same why not just If(Roc(FML('Name"),1,$)>0,1,-1) Patrick :mrgreen:

:-k ... Not really ... Version 1 If(Roc(FML('Name"),1,$)>0,1, If(Roc(FML('Name"),1,$)<0,-1,0)) + If(Roc(FML('Name2"),1,$)>0,1, If(Roc(FML('Name2"),1,$)<0,-1,0)) It would then plot from -2 to 2 Version 2 If(Roc(FML('Name"),1,$)>0,1, If(Roc(FML('Name"),1,$)<0,-1,0)) ; If(Roc(FML('Name2"),1,$)>0,1, If(Roc(FML('Name2"),1,$)<0,-1,0)) It would then plot 2 lines going from -1 to 1, you could change the color of each line ... Patrick :mrgreen:

underground, Patrick and all, Programming in MS can be made a little easier if we remember a little 'trick'. In the code: If(Roc(FML('Name"),1,$)>0,1,0) we ask MS to return a figure of 1 if the statement is true and 0 if it is false. The VERY SAME can be achieved with the simpler, shorter code: Roc(FML('Name"),1,$)>0 If the statement above is true then a figure of 1 is returned, 0 otherwise. This means that we can create 'binary' waves and the like without using any If() statements: If(Roc(FML('Name"),1,$)>0,1, If(Roc(FML('Name"),1,$)<0,-1,0)) AND If(Roc(FML('Name2"),1,$)>0,1, If(Roc(FML('Name2"),1,$)<0,-1,0)) returns values of 1 iff (if and only if) BOTH conditions Roc(FML('Name"),1,$)>0 and Roc(FML('Name2"),1,$)>0 are true, 0 otherwise, can be written to return the same: Roc(FML('Name"),1,$)>0 AND Roc(FML('Name2"),1,$)>0 Code extensions Lets take this a little further.... To see when one condition or both conditions are true try adding them: Roc(FML('Name"),1,$)>0 + Roc(FML('Name2"),1,$)>0 wil return 2 when both conditions are true, 1 when either condition is true and 0 when neither condition is true. You could also tell which is condition is true by taking the difference (this is exceptionally powerful when the conditions need to be defined as mutually exclusive): Roc(FML('Name"),1,$)>0 - Roc(FML('Name2"),1,$)>0 will return 1 when only the first condition is true, -1 when only the second condition is true, 0 when neither condition is true, (and here's the powerful part) 0 when BOTH conditions are true! Hope this helps wabbit :D

If(Roc(FML('Name"),1,$)>0,1, If(Roc(FML('Name"),1,$)<0,-1,0)); If(Roc(FML('Name2"),1,$)>0,2, If(Roc(FML('Name2"),1,$)<0,-2,0)); This will plot 2 lines Fml name 1 will plot 1 or -1 or 0 Fml name 2 will plot 2 or -2 or 0