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Mark7
Posted : Tuesday, January 17, 2006 9:56:59 PM
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Thanks for your assistance with writing a custom formula for a 10-bar ma of midpoints subtracted from a 20-bar ma of midpoints. However, the problem I'm finding is that I can't identify when a given bar has less of a movement than its previous bar. In otherwords, is there any way I can write a custom indicator with this formula that would display the results in a fashion that would look more like a candlestick or open bar chart? This would enagble me to clearly identify when any given bar has less momentum than it's previous bar.

Thanks again.
Craig_S
Posted : Tuesday, January 17, 2006 10:59:27 PM


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In order to have a bar or a candle, there has to be more than one plot per time segment. Your formula only has one plot per bar (H+L)/2 whereas price has open, high, low and close.

Make sense why it is plotted as a line?

I would consider adding a rate of change to your formula/indicator...

Right click on your indicator and add a rate of change. You can put a few different ones on there with different periods. I find ROC to be a great measure for uncovering if another indicator is gaining or losing momentum.



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