I am trying to tackle another coding issue by breaking the issues into chunks. How to do certain things is more likely to be due to lack of coding knowledge on my part. As you may know from my previous post I trying to develop code without using lastvalue function, and am hitting some roadblocks, without even getting out of the driveway :eek: Basically here I am trying to determine the number of bars (no restrictions on the number of bars) of the second last occurrence of price equaling the value of the highest high value in the last 20 periods. The chart is AIX, weekly. Any thoughts on how to do this. I am thinking I am probably missing something simple here. regards Dave

The problem I am having with removing the lastvalue from the first couple of lines is that it seems not want to use the value defined intially as a constant value. Instead of getting 30 bars, I get 34 which is the HHV after this, and not using the values I am trying to tell it to use. :? While I don't expect to see pretty straight lines across the length of the chart due to the dynamic nature of the indicator recalculating itself at every bar , I would expect the last value to equal 30 at this point of time on this chart. regards Dave

Dear Jose, Yesterday, Night with my Local Time, in 03:35 Local Time i see that interesting Message of Weird. I had a feeling that you will answer in that Message!!! Well, i am in a little trouble with that Message. First to understand it! Second, i want to ask you Dear Jose, if you believe in the Charts, of Weird, when exist the Highest High Value for example of the Last 20 Days, can someone create a Formula with Time Expressions, for to find (If finally happen), changes in Prices 10%, above or below from the HHV(H, 20). Let's tell you an Example. Suppose for now in a Stock, the HHV(H, 20) is at 50$ , which happen that, in the Date of 05-02-2006. I want to found a Formula to show me change a 10% (If finally happen), above or below of the HHV(H, 20) in the Field of the coming 3 Months, i mean from the 05-02-2006 until exactly 05-5-2006. Suppose now, that the coming Days, we have a New High of the Formula HHV(H, 20), for example in the Date of 10-02-2006. Then it is possible to exist the First Expression, and to create and a New Expression to occur in the same Formula for to, show me change a 10% (If finally happen) above or below of the HHV(H, 20) in the Field of the coming 3 Months, i mean from the 10-02-2006 until exactly 10-5-2006. What to believe for a thing like that? Can exist into Metastock? Kind Regards, George Kanellopoulos.

Dear Jose, Hello! I received your Message. I will try to fix it, again! Suppose that we have a Stock or Stocks (doesn't matter) in which we had put the Following Formula to exist in our Chart. HHV(H, 20) which is exactly the Highest High Value, High, of the Last 20 Periods(Not Days). Suppose for now, that in a Stock, the HHV(H, 20) is at 50$ , which happen that, in the Date of 05-02-2006. Now, we want to happen the following thing. I want to found a Formula for when, exist a change of 10% (If finally happen), above or below of the HHV(H, 20) in the Field of the coming 3 Months, i mean from the 05-02-2006 until exactly 05-5-2006, then suppose, when happen the HHV(H, 20) (Suppose in the Date of 05-02-2006) and does not exist Higher Price from the Highest High Value of (H, 20) that happen in the Date of the 05-02-2006, until exactly the Date (After 3 Months) 05-05-2006, then, if finally occur that, then the Formula to receive the Price (1), if does not happen the change, to receive Price(0). Dear Jose until now, do you believe that understand my Thought? If Yes, i will continue with another Message, when receive your Answer. Kind Regards, George Kanellopoulos.

Dear Jose, I received your Message. I agree that can not guess the Future...! I will fix my Message again with the Prices of the Past. I want to note that my Request is close with the Competition, of the High Low of a Month in which win an Amazing Person, Named, Mr Rodney Platt! So, Suppose that we have a Stock or Stocks (doesn't matter) in which we had put the Following Formula to exist in our Chart. HHV(H, 20) which is exactly the Highest High Value, High, of the Last 20 Periods(Not Days). Suppose for now, that in a Stock, the HHV(H, 20) is at 50$ , which happen that, in the Date of 05-02-2006. Now, we want to happen the following thing. I want to found a Formula for when, exist a change of 10% (If finally happen), above or below of the HHV(H, 20) in the Field of the coming 3 Months, i mean from the 05-02-2005 until exactly 05-5-2005, then suppose, when happen the HHV(H, 20) (Suppose in the Date of 05-02-2005) and does not exist Higher Price from the Highest High Value of (H, 20) that happen in the Date of the 05-02-2005, until exactly the Date (After 3 Months) 05-05-2005, then, if finally occur that, then the Formula to receive the Price (1), if does not happen the change, to receive Price(0). Dear Jose until now, do you believe that understand my Thought? If Yes, i will continue with another Message, when receive your Answer. Kind Regards, George Kanellopoulos.

Dear Jose, I received your Message. I want to note that until now i have not try the Formula that you kindly, sent me, into my Metastock. I want to ask you if you understand my Last Message. I mean if you have understand what i asking for... I am a little curious if you understand it, because of the use of the English Language of my Side! Kind Regards, George Kanellopoulos.

<Sorry for the heavy edits of the above post, just trying to get my thoughts straight ... they were abit all over the place>

Dear Jose, Did you see my Last Message? Also i want to note something about the Code that you sent me. I put it, in a Chart into my Metastock, but i can not understand it, so well. Can you give me a New Simple Example with Formula, inside your Code (see below), for to understand it? { Date filter Plots +1 signal within user-input date period. For personal use only. http://www.metastocktools.com } { Date inputs } StDay:=Input("start Day",1,31,5); StMnth:=Input("start Month",1,12,2); StYear:=Input("start Year",1800,2200,2006); EnDay:=Input("end Day",1,31,5); EnMnth:=Input("end Month",1,12,5); EnYear:=Input("end Year",1800,2200,2006); { Selected date period } start:=Year()>StYear OR (Year()=StYear AND (Month()>StMnth OR Month()=StMnth AND DayOfMonth()>=StDay)); end:=Year()<EnYear OR (Year()=EnYear AND (Month()<EnMnth OR Month()=EnMnth AND DayOfMonth()<=EnDay)); period:=start AND (end OR (start AND Alert(start=0,2))); { Plot in own window } period Kind Regards, George Kanellopoulos.

Dear Jose, I received your Message and Thank You. Please if you like write down your E-Mail Address or send me a Private E-Mail, with your E-Mail, for to have it. George Kanellopoulos.

I receive your Message.I take a Look on it. I do not study it until now. Be sure that one of the Best Programmers in the Forum, named Jose Silva, check that difficult Issues and i believe that will write his Opinion to you. Kind Regards, George Kanellopoulos.