BB_MACD I'm new to MetaStock yet use this custom indicator. The attached jpg file shows the indicator. Long entry = blue line crosses above green line Long exit = after above green line, blue line crosses below green line Short entry = blue line crosses below red line Short exit = after below red line, blue line crosses above green line Below is the code found in the TradeStation Easy Language. Any assistance would be most appreciated. Thank you, Dean

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INPUTS: FastLen( 12), SlowLen( 26), Length( 10), StDv(1), offset (0); VARS: BB_Macd(0), Avg(0), SDev(0), Upper_band(0), Lower_band(0), macd_bb_trendup (false), macd_bb_trenddown (false); BB_Macd= MACD( Close, FastLen, SlowLen ) ; Avg = XAverage(BB_Macd,Length); SDev = StdDev( BB_Macd, Length ) ; Upper_Band = Avg + StDv * SDev ; Lower_Band = Avg - StDv * SDev ; If BB_MACD crosses above lower_band then begin macd_bb_trendup=true; macd_bb_trenddown=false; end; If BB_MACD crosses below lower_band then begin macd_bb_trendup=false; macd_bb_trenddown=true; end; If macd_bb_trendup=false and macd_bb_trenddown[1]=false then begin Plot1(Low-offset,"uptrend"); end; If macd_bb_trenddown=false and macd_bb_trendup[1]=false then begin Plot2(High+ offset,"dwntrend"); end;

To plot the three lines: FastLen:=12; SlowLen:=26; Length:=10; StDv:=1; offset:=0; myMACD:=Mov(C,FastLen,E)-Mov(C,SlowLen,E); Avg:=Mov(myMACD,Length,E); BBTop:=BBandTop(myMACD,Length,E,stDv); BBBot:=BBandBot(myMACD,Length,E,stDv); myMACD; BBTop; BBBot; To use Roy Larsens Latch function for the long and short entry and exits: FastLen:=12; SlowLen:=26; Length:=10; StDv:=1; offset:=0; myMACD:=Mov(C,FastLen,E)-Mov(C,SlowLen,E); Avg:=Mov(myMACD,Length,E); BBTop:=BBandTop(myMACD,Length,E,stDv); BBBot:=BBandBot(myMACD,Length,E,stDv); myMACD; BBTop; BBBot; N:=myMACD>BBTop; X:=myMACD<BBBot; I:=Cum(N+X>-1)=1; Tr:=BarsSince(I OR N)<BarsSince(I OR X); Tr*HHV(myMACD,100); {Tr>0 is LONG, Tr=0 is SHORT} {This bit can be more easily achieved if you have the Forum.dll !} Hope this helps. If it isnt quite right let me know. wabbit :D