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willie moe
Posted : Saturday, February 12, 2011 10:59:27 AM
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I would like to use a pcf that compares today's price on the daily chart to the 50 DMA as a percentage of the difference. I know I can use a custom indicator sort to do it, but I'd like to be able to use the pcf in TC2000.
Any help is appreciated.
diceman
Posted : Saturday, February 12, 2011 12:22:56 PM
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Try:

(C/AVGC50*100)-100            (IF AVG SIMP)


(C/XAVGC50*100)-100          (IF EXP)



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willie moe
Posted : Saturday, February 12, 2011 1:06:58 PM
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Diceman - Thanks. That gives me a sort but I don't understand the value. For example, SLW closed at 34.23 and the 50 EMA is at 33.66. The sort value is -0.50. So, I know SLW is below the 50 EMA but what is the valuation of -0.50 telling me?
diceman
Posted : Saturday, February 12, 2011 7:52:30 PM
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If your average is ema than you should use:

(C/XAVGC50*100)-100

not sure where your getting  -.50 ?


I get 1.69 for SLW meaning 34.23 is 1.69% above 33.66. (which it is)
(if price goes below the ema it will show the negative% value)


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willie moe
Posted : Saturday, February 12, 2011 10:17:18 PM
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I have the correct formula in the pcf, but still come up with a value of -0.46 which doesn't make sense because the close is above the 50 EMA. I'm doing this in TC2000 so maybe there's something not right with the beta. I'm doing it on the mac platform; I will try it on the pc side. There was a similiar issue with something else last week with mac vs pc.
willie moe
Posted : Saturday, February 12, 2011 11:02:01 PM
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Came up with 1.69 just like you did on the pc side. It's a bug in the TC2000 beta.
diceman
Posted : Monday, February 14, 2011 12:41:26 AM
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Strange, I put this on the chart as an indicator and got 1.69 with SLW.

I put it in the watchlist column and got -.46 like you.
( now I wonder about my pcfs    )





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blackstc
Posted : Saturday, February 19, 2011 8:03:17 AM
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I found this topic on Price movement around the EMA and would like to be able to create an Indicator graph in TC2000 v 11. I created the PCF and confirmed that it is in my pcf library. However when I click on "Add Indicator, it doesn't show up. Isn't there a way to plot the difference. I want to use this as a tool in evaluating selling monthly call spreads.

Any suggestions?
blackstc
Posted : Saturday, February 19, 2011 8:11:54 AM
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Think I figured it out. I need to go to Add Indicatore then Custom PCF Indicator. That is what I was looking for.

Tom B
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Posted : Monday, February 21, 2011 10:03:05 AM


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blackstc,
I'm happy to read you were able to figure it out on your own.

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