yer thats really helpful. i also found the 'gapup' function which looks the goods. 1 more question - if I am trying to define a time period, say 4-6 days ago - and to run a test during that period - i cant just use a lookback, so how do I define that period?
thanks heaps for the assistance --- In [email protected], "Howard B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Ben -- > > You may not need a loop. See if this is close to what you want, or gives > you a hint to solve it yourself -- > > //-------------------------------------- > > // MultipleGaps.afl > // > Gap = L>Ref(H,-1); > LookBack = 15; > GapCount = Sum(Gap,Lookback); > Buy = GapCount>=2; > Sell = BarsSince(Buy)>=5; > > Plot(C,"C",colorBlack,styleLine); > PlotShapes(shapeUpArrow*Gap,colorGreen); > > //--------------------------------------- > > Thanks, > Howard > www.quantitativetradingsystems.com > > > On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 7:31 PM, benbeckbb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hey guys > > > > thanks for this resource - too bad i cant even work out how to use this > > yahoo group let > > alone learn AFL! > > > > Any way, im trying to create part of a buy signal when 2 breakaway gaps > > occur in the past > > 15 days. Should I run a loop using a count function? > > > > for(i=0; i<BarCount; i++) //where BarCount=15??? > > { > > if (getup() == 1) > > { > > bag_count++ //breakaway gap count?? > > } > > > > Buy = (bag_count >=2) AND ..... > > > > Any help would be much appreciated! > > > > Cheers > > Ben > > > > > > >
