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Hcg
Posted : Thursday, December 14, 2006 4:24:41 PM
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Could you please help me construct a custom indicator formula that would reflect the the following: the average of the high/low/close average of
the last 3 days and would it be possible to show it on the price chart as a dot instead of a line?


H L C
Day 1 30 10 20 =60/3 =20
Day 2 40 20 30 =90/3 =30
Day 3 35 15 25 =75/3 =25
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75 /=25 or the dot on the price chart.
Thank you Hcg
Bruce_L
Posted : Thursday, December 14, 2006 4:30:23 PM


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I don't know a way of putting a dot on the Price Chart instead of a Line in TeleChart. You can draw a dotted line, but it will still be a line. Please try the following:

Select Chart Template | Add Indicator | Indicator | Top.
- Visible: Checked
- Center Zero Line: Unchecked
- Plot using price scale: Checked
- Smoothing Average: 3
- Average Type: Simple
- Indicator Formula: (H + L + C) / 3

You may wish to review the following:

Plotting Custom Indicators with Examples
Handy PCF example formulas to help you learn the syntax of PCFs!

-Bruce
Personal Criteria Formulas
TC2000 Support Articles
Hcg
Posted : Friday, December 15, 2006 11:04:04 AM
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Thank You Bruce, however it is the last half of the formula that I am unable to construct, that is the average of the H/L/C average for thelast 3 days. Can you help me with that. Thank you Howard
Bruce_L
Posted : Friday, December 15, 2006 11:13:41 AM


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The Custom Indicator does this automatically because the Smoothing Average is 3 and the Average Type is Simple. If you wanted to create this as a Personal Criteria Formula instead of as a Custom Indicator, you could try the following (use the above for a Custom Indicator):

(AVGH3 + AVGL3 + AVGC3) / 3

You may wish to review the following:

How to create a Personal Criteria Forumula (PCF)

-Bruce
Personal Criteria Formulas
TC2000 Support Articles
Hcg
Posted : Friday, December 15, 2006 12:21:55 PM
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Bruce When I test your formula in the custom indicator window I am not getting the right answer.This is what I have tried and it is telling me I am missing Parathesis
((AVGHLC1)+(AVGHLC2)+(AVGHLC3))/3.

Take the symbol CMGI for the last three days and assuming todays close at 1.38 the correct answer to what I am trying to accomplish is 1.37 Howard
Bruce_L
Posted : Friday, December 15, 2006 12:48:04 PM


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(H + L + C) / 3 does not return an error on my system.
(AVGH3 + AVGL3 + AVGC3) / 3 does not return an error on my system.
((AVGHLC1)+(AVGHLC2)+(AVGHLC3))/3 is meaningless.

I'm updated through 12/14/2006 Market Close. The Averages are what's returned by my calculator (there may be rounding issues in the last digit).

12/14/2006:
CMGI High: 1.38
CMGI Low: 1.34
CMGI Close: 1.36
CMGI Average: 1.36

12/13/2006:
CMGI High: 1.43
CMGI Low: 1.34
CMGI Close: 1.35
CMGI Average: 1.3733333333333333333333333333333

12/12/2006:
CMGI High: 1.46
CMGI Low: 1.40
CMGI Close: 1.41
CMGI Average: 1.4233333333333333333333333333333

12/12/2006-12/14/2006:
CMGI Average: 1.3855555555555555555555555555554

The value returned by:

(AVGH3 + AVGL3 + AVGC3) / 3

When used as a Personal Criteria Formula is: 1.39

The value returned by the following Custom Indicator:

Select Chart Template | Add Indicator | Indicator | Top.
- Visible: Checked
- Center Zero Line: Unchecked
- Plot using price scale: Checked
- Smoothing Average: 3
- Average Type: Simple
- Indicator Formula: (H + L + C) / 3

When plotted on a Daily Chart is: 1.39

If you really want to do it this way, the value returned by the following Custom Indicator:

Select Chart Template | Add Indicator | Indicator | Top.
- Visible: Checked
- Center Zero Line: Unchecked
- Plot using price scale: Checked
- Smoothing Average: 1
- Average Type: Doesn't matter (because the Smoothing Average is 1).
- Indicator Formula: (AVGH3 + AVGL3 + AVGC3) / 3

Matches the first Custom Indicator. When plotted on a Daily Chart, its value is: 1.39

Are you viewing a Daily Chart? Do all of the settings in your Custom Indicator match what's given?

-Bruce
Personal Criteria Formulas
TC2000 Support Articles
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