Hi Miks

I'm quite certain that what you're asking for can be done. You don't mention what form of MA you plan to use, and from your description I don't get a clear picture of what your indicator display will look like. I don't think even the Forum.Mov DLL function can manage an SMA that will meet your needs, so you may have to use discrete MetaStock code to create and control the SMA. The Forum Mov and MSTT EMA functions can both hold a value constant for as long as required, and with a little supporting code either one could probably get the job done.

The Forum DLL Mov(E) function doesn't actually hold the output at exactly the same value, but for your purposes it would be more than accurate enough. The trick is to set the Periods parameter to 5 while accepting ROC input, and then switch the Periods parameter to a very large number when you require the EMA to remain constant. Power(10,10) is a large enough number to hold an EMA output (from the Forum DLL) constant to 4 decimal places for as much data as you're ever likely to load.

What you may not realize is that (in my opinion) the best way to learn about the MetaStock Formula Language is to solve your own problems just one step at a time. Sure, this will be time-consuming and very frustrating at times, but you will learn. Having someone else solve each problem won't teach nearly as much or as quickly. So give it a try and let us know how you get on.

Roy

Hi Wabbit

I didn't know you were a PREV fan :-)

Roy

Good work. Well done. wabbit [:D]