average line? I realize that it is fluid and not a straight line most of the time, but if someone could help me figure out code to reference the current moving average, and then a point somewhere in the past of that same moving average line and calculating a slope from it--that would be great. Or really a linear regression line slope would do basically the same thing. I just can't figure out how to reference a point on the same line in the past and then calculate the slope from those two points. thanks for any help biff

Where the value of a 20 peroid Simple Moving Average of closing prices referenced 5 bars ago is Greater than the value of the same average times a variable (dividing by the same variable results in a similar down slope) Ref(Mov(C,20,S)-5 >Mov(C,20,S)*Opt1 Where the value of a 20 peroid Simple Moving Average of closing prices referenced 5 bars ago is divided by the value of the same average results in a number close to one 1.01 would be 1% advance in 5 periods. Ref(Mov(C,20,S)-5 / Mov(C,20,S)