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Hope everyone is well,
Just have a really quick question if you have time,
Ref(C,-1) refers to the closing price yesterday, is it possible to reference the last 30 days without having to type
Ref(C,-1)
AND
Ref(C,-2)
AND
Ref(C,-3)
Etc…
Thanks guys
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Specifically, what do you want to do with the data? Compare it something? Add it up? Count something?
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Hi Wabbit,
As an example i have a custom indicator that im working on and i would like the CLOSE price to be greater than that indicator value for the last 20 Bars.
Typing out -1, -2, -3, -4 etc all the way to 20 looks sloppy, im sure there is an easy way to code it without having to do that.
Ref(CLOSE>(Fml("TEST)),-1)
AND
Ref(CLOSE>(Fml("TEST)),-2)
AND
Ref(CLOSE>(Fml("TEST)),-3)
AND
etc, etc, etc
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Try: Code:
ind:=Fml("TEST");
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C>Ref(HHV(ind,20),-1);
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Thanks Wabbit, but unfortunately that did not work.
The HHV function only returns the highest value of the selected `data array'
From the looks of it when using, ref( DATA ARRAY, PERIODS )
"PERIODS" in the function must only be a constant, not variable.
MetaStock limitation...
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Never mind, managed to work it out by doing away entirely with the Ref function and instead using the BarsSince function.
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You might also find HighestSince() helpful? If you want to employ dynamic look back lengths, you could use the functionality of the Forum.dll
BTW: you never mentioned anything about the look back period being dynamic, you only said 20 bars. When asking for assistance, the more information you provide, the better the answer will be. Also, posting the first response worked and then later editing the post to say the code didn't work won't win you many friends and is best avoided.
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Please accept my sincere apology Wabbit, I mean no disrespect by editing my post. I’m very appreciative of the help you have provided me.
The truth is it was late at night and I did some pretty basic testing of the new indicator and I thought it was working correctly. I did some more thorough testing the next morning and found a few errors in how I was trying to construct the formula.
Cheers
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