There is something goofy all right. I rewrote the formulas and put them one indicator and subtracted one from the other and the delta is 0 at 5 places. But when I put them in separate indicators they give different results. really odd. I will play with some more.
Thanks, Barry --- In [email protected], "wavemechanic" <fim...@...> wrote: > > Methinks you are doing something odd. At 5 decimal places I see no > difference between OscP() and the EMA ratio / 100. But if anyone is happy > with the EMA ratio and thinks that the difference between the two averages is > hundreds of a percent than go with it. Or just stick with MACD(). All of > this stuff will get you down the same road (for the most part). > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Barry Scarborough > To: [email protected] > Sent: May 29, 2009 4:04 PM > Subject: [amibroker] Re: Newbie here......Question about PPO > > > But if you plot them both and look at the values there are off even when > you multiply PPO by 100. There is something going on in OscP that makes the > results different and I haven't a clue what it is. The small difference may > not make any difference. Maybe OscP is not using EMAs. I don't know. I just > know they do not return the same results. Maybe testing both will determine > if either can be used. > > Barry > > --- In [email protected], "wavemechanic" <fimdot@> wrote: > > > > PPO = Percentage Price Oscillator. So, you want to deal in % and need to > multiply the ema(fast) - ema(slow)/ema(slow) by 100. OscP() already does > that. If you don't want the result in % then divide by 100. The key thing > is that OscP() does the ema() calculation. The Users Guide should make that > point. > > > > Bill > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Barry Scarborough > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: May 29, 2009 12:36 PM > > Subject: [amibroker] Re: Newbie here......Question about PPO > > > > > > OSCP and PPO are not the same. I plotted them and they are similar but > off by a factor of 100. > > > > Barry > > > > --- In [email protected], "wavemechanic" <fimdot@> wrote: > > > > > > This is nothing but the built-in function OscP(). > > > > > > Bill > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Mubashar virk > > > To: [email protected] > > > Sent: May 26, 2009 5:07 PM > > > Subject: Re: [amibroker] Newbie here......Question about PPO > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > please google for "PPO+Amibroker", you will find the code. > > > > > > > > > From: bretsmiles > > > Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 6:56 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [amibroker] Newbie here......Question about PPO > > > > > > > > > I do not see the PPO as an indicator in the AFL. Does it go by > another name or is something we have to create ourselves.....Thanks in > advance? > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > **** IMPORTANT PLEASE READ **** > > This group is for the discussion between users only. > > This is *NOT* technical support channel. > > > > TO GET TECHNICAL SUPPORT send an e-mail directly to > > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > > > > TO SUBMIT SUGGESTIONS please use FEEDBACK CENTER at > > http://www.amibroker.com/feedback/ > > (submissions sent via other channels won't be considered) > > > > For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: > > http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > **** IMPORTANT PLEASE READ **** > This group is for the discussion between users only. > This is *NOT* technical support channel. > > TO GET TECHNICAL SUPPORT send an e-mail directly to > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > > TO SUBMIT SUGGESTIONS please use FEEDBACK CENTER at > http://www.amibroker.com/feedback/ > (submissions sent via other channels won't be considered) > > For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: > http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ > > Yahoo! Groups Links >
