I have a general type question on the differences in values in an indicator and in an exploration. In a test exploration, I go into exploration options and set the exploration date to a specific date. I check the results for a calculation in a column against the same calculation performed in an indicator for the same stock on the same date on a chart. Should the values be the same? I have a large amount of dates loaded for each. I remember reading somewhere that calculations were performed differently or that not everything worked the same way in the System Tester, Indiciator Builder, & The Explorer. I just can't remember where I was reading about it. Thanks vm

The values I was getting were from BarsSince, ValueWhen, Trough, etc.. I was trying to quantify setups that were of a certain duration and moved a certain amount in a certain time. I write my code as an indicator because it is easier to code when I can see what is working and what is not. I normally take the code once it is working and jam it into an exploration or a filter of an exploration. When it wasn't flagging on the companies and dates that I knew it should be hitting on, I have each column display a value for a component of the calculation. I can compare this to the values with the indicator depending on what day the exploration was run on. The values on some things were not the same, by a long shot. Which is why I was checking if all formulas work the same in an indicator as they do in an exploration. I remember reading something a long time ago about some things you can't do in all of MS components {tester, indicator, & explorer}. I just couldn't remember what it was and a search didn't bring up anything familiar.