Hi H I would have thought that using a latch to set on Buy and reset on Sell Short was all that was needed. This should force you to alternate long and short even if they are not synchronous (how do you spell that?). You might need to add a bit of trickery but that's where I'd start anyway. Regards Roy

Hey Hayseed (couldn't resist), :) You could also try something like this: [code:1:591c728ebd] { Combined Long & Short signals v2.2 +0.5 signal = Short entry -0.5 signal = Short exit +1 signal = Long entry -1 signal = Long exit Do not trade these signals - code example only. ©Copyright 2005 Jose Silva. For personal use only. http://www.metastocktools.com } { Display selection } plot:= Input("Signals: [1]Clean, [2]All", 1,2,1); { Indicator } x:=Stoch(5,3); { Long } entry:=x<10; exit:=x>70; LongAll:=entry-exit; { Remove ghost Long signals } init:=Cum(IsDefined(entry+exit))=1; bin:=ValueWhen(1,entry-exit<>0 OR init,entry); entry:=bin*(Alert(bin=0,2) OR entry*Cum(entry)=1); exit:=(bin=0)*(Alert(bin,2) OR exit*Cum(exit)=1); long:=entry-exit; { Short } entry:=x>80; exit:=x<30; ShortAll:=entry-exit; { Remove ghost Short signals } init:=Cum(IsDefined(entry+exit))=1; bin:=ValueWhen(1,entry-exit<>0 OR init,entry); entry:=bin*(Alert(bin=0,2) OR entry*Cum(entry)=1); exit:=(bin=0)*(Alert(bin,2) OR exit*Cum(exit)=1); Short:=entry-exit; { Plot in own window } If(plot=1,Short,ShortAll)*.5; If(plot=1,Long,LongAll) [/code:1:591c728ebd] jose '-)

I worked with a person once that used to say "Call me if you need me, but if you do it's a sign of weakness." Gosh, how funny... and absurd. As a former teacher, I was taught that teachers ask about 80 questions an hour, whereas students ask about 2. You've taught me more than most when it comes to trading. H, you're the man! There's a point to this somewhere... :)