Dont really understand your comments ... as Low and Close frequently are 
below lower BB...

Try using L <= BBandBot(...)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mbausys" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 8:16 AM
Subject: [amibroker] Re: Change last value of array


> In essence, I want to backtest a trading system that uses lower Bollinger 
> Band as an entry point and would enter trades intraday when price touches 
> the lower band. However, I can't use L < BBandBot( C, 20, 2 ) as at the 
> point when price is at its L, BBand would be lower than BBandBot( C, 20, 
> 2 ) and the trade might be not triggered in reality. Therefore, I want to 
> find price levels at which P would be equal or just fall below lower 
> BBand. That level would be my BuyPrice as well.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marius
>
>
> --- In [email protected], "Rob" <sidharth...@...> wrote:
>>
>> You said you only wanted to do it for the last day (or last value in the 
>> array)...?
>>
>> LastValue() will only access the last value in the array hence will only 
>> work for the last day...
>>
>> What exactly are you trying to do...? explain in detail and we might be 
>> able to help...
>>
>> --- In [email protected], "mbausys" <mbausys@> wrote:
>> >
>> > I have this very short code, which is supposed to determine at what 
>> > price level every day the price would have been equal to lower 
>> > Bollinger Band. However, the code seems to do the trick only for the 
>> > last day. Any hints where I may be wrong?
>> >
>> > P = C; // P is a target price level
>> > diff = P / 2;
>> >
>> > for( i = 0; i < 100; i++ )
>> > {
>> > P = IIf( P < BBandBot( C, 20, 2 ), C + diff, C - diff );
>> > C[ LastValue( BarIndex() ) ] = P[ LastValue( BarIndex() ) ];
>> > diff = diff / 2;
>> > }
>> >
>> > --- In [email protected], "jooleanlogic" <jooleanl@> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > I think that will only work in version 5.3 Sid.
>> > >
>> > > BarIndex() changed from being the actual index in 5.2, to always 
>> > > starting at 0 in 5.3.
>> > > So LastValue(BarIndex()) in 5.2 can give you a number greater than 
>> > > BarCount under QuickAFL.
>> > >
>> > > You could just use BB_Array[BarCount-1] which will always work.
>> > >
>> > > Jules.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > --- In [email protected], "Rob" <sidhartha70@> wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > Sure... if BBand is the array you want to change,
>> > > >
>> > > > Last_Val_BI = LastValue( BarIndex());
>> > > > BB_Array [Last_Val_BI] = New value here...
>> > > >
>> > > > try something like that.
>> > > >
>> > > > --- In [email protected], "mbausys" <mbausys@> wrote:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Hi all,
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Is there a simple way of changing the last value of an array?
>> > > > > I want to find Bollinger Band of, e.g. 10 days of closing prices, 
>> > > > > but would like to use a different value for day 10 rather than 
>> > > > > the real closing price for that day.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Any help would be appreciated.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Many thanks,
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Marius
>> > > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> >
>>
>
>
>
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