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IK
Posted : Thursday, May 16, 2013 11:24:41 AM
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How can I create an Exponential MOMENTUM moving average The feed is from a moving average

 

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Bruce_L
Posted : Thursday, May 16, 2013 11:31:24 AM


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Add Momentum to the chart and adjust its settings as desired. Then add a Moving Average - Exponential and choose the Momentum indicator when prompted.

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IK
Posted : Thursday, May 16, 2013 1:13:14 PM
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Yes that's what I'm doing

I want to create an indicator that reflects what you described 

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Posted : Thursday, May 16, 2013 1:16:50 PM


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The directions I gave creates an indicator.



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IK
Posted : Thursday, May 16, 2013 1:21:52 PM
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Well I guess I do not explain myself sorry

I mean how can I create an indicator in a formula so that I can do an Easy Scan

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Posted : Thursday, May 16, 2013 1:27:21 PM


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You don't need to create a formula to create an EasyScan. You can click on the moving average and select Create Scan Condition to create a Condition based on the indicator to use in the EasyScan.

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If you do want or need to create an Indicator Formula for the indicator instead of doing it the easy way for some reason, we would need to know the periods of both the momentum indicator and the exponential moving average.



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IK
Posted : Thursday, May 16, 2013 2:01:55 PM
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Thanks

How can I specify that the current rating is higher than the previous bar ( I do not know the previous result)

 

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Posted : Thursday, May 16, 2013 2:05:00 PM


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Click on the moving average and select Create Scan Condition. Then choose Moving Up Net from the Condition drop-down menu in the window that comes up. Set the period to 1 and the net change to 0.

There is a video referenced in my Thursday, May 16, 2013 1:27:21 PM ET post demonstrating the basic technique.



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IK
Posted : Thursday, May 16, 2013 2:28:44 PM
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Thanks 

you are very helpful

I have another question and I think this one is the last for now...

Can I create a condition in which the previous day was lower than 2 days ago?

Thank you for your kindness and patience

 

Bruce_L
Posted : Thursday, May 16, 2013 3:07:42 PM


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Well you could use the same basic technique outlined above. Click on price and select Create Scan Condition. Choose Moving Down Net from the Condition drop-down menu in the window that comes up. Set the period to 2 and the net change to 0.

You could also create this as a Condition Formula rather easily.

C < C2

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IK
Posted : Thursday, May 16, 2013 3:40:05 PM
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Thanks a lot 

I'll try it out 

all the best

IK
Posted : Monday, June 3, 2013 2:19:25 PM
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THANKS BUT I'M USING THE SCANS AND IT IS REALLY HELPFUL BUT  I DIDN'T FIND OUT HOW TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH CONDITIONS HAPPENS AFTER ANOTHER CONDITION HAPPENS ( IN THIS CASE 1-4 BARS AGO) IN WHICH THE MOMENTUM CROSSED THE EXPONENTIAL MOM AVERAGE ( UP / DOWN) 1-4 BARS AGO I CHECKED IT WITH THE HELP DESK AND THEY DO NOT FOUND A SOLUTION

 

THANKS

 

Bruce_L
Posted : Monday, June 3, 2013 2:31:33 PM


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I am not sure what you are trying to do exactly. What do you need in addition to the method described in the momentum topic?

If you have multiple requirements with a variable number of bars between when the requirements happen, but where the requirements must happen in a specific order, the only way I can think of to do this would be to count the number of bars ago that both requirements happened and then compare the counts. The Days Since Last Peak (or other day-counting needs) topic explores how to create such formulas.

That said, while it would be possible to create an Indicator Formula returning how many bars ago C < C2 was most recently true, a similar formula for Momentum crossing through its own exponential moving average would be too long and slow to be practical or post in the forums.



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IK
Posted : Monday, June 3, 2013 3:08:27 PM
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THANKS 

 I'M SORRY I DIDN'T READ YOUR LAST RESPONSE THAT'S WHY I WROTE THE SECOND POST SO IT'S NOT VALID BUT I STILL DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHERE CAN I GET MATERIAL TO UNDERSTAND THE Condition Formula as the Boolean Formula in a Custom PCF % True Indicator with the Period set to 5 and the Average Type set to Simple. The Custom PCF % True Indicator will only be greater than 0 if the Boolean Formula was true at least one during the most recent 5-bars.

This allows you to create a Condition for this by clicking on the Custom PCF % True Indicator and selecting Create Scan Condition. You would set the Condition to Greater Than 0.

 

THANKS IN ADVANCE

Bruce_L
Posted : Monday, June 3, 2013 3:11:46 PM


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If the instructions in my Monday, June 03, 2013 3:06:36 PM ET post in the momentum topic are not adequate, I do not know how to break down the process any further. Watch the videos and try to do each step in the order given.



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