Try Something like this: TradingDaysfromStartofCalendarYear = ValueWhen( start == DateNum(), BarIndex(), 1);
Your chosen start date must be a valid trading day (not a holiday). On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 2:20 PM, jim_wiehe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I cant seem to get the BarIndex() count from a calendar date. > Sometimes I get large numbers and sometimes no number. I'm sure this > is a real easy one for the experienced Amibroker users. Any help > would be greatly appreciated > > Thanks in advance > > start = ParamDate( "Start Date", "2008-01-01" ); > > TradingDaysfromStartofCalendarYear = ValueWhen( start,BarIndex(), 1); > > ROCSinceStartOfYear=ROC(C,TradingDaysfromStartofCalendarYear ); > > Filter = C> 15 AND MA(V,10) >1000000; > Buy=Filter; > Sell=EMA(C,6)<EMA(C,7); > AddColumn( Close, "Close ",1.2 ); > AddColumn( ROC(C,1), "1 day %Chg ",1.2 ); > AddColumn( ROC(C,5), "5 day %Chg ",1.2 ); > AddColumn(ROCSinceStartOfYear,"ROC Year",1.2); > > >
