Time Definition

[mattpowers]

How could I write into the Formula Wizard that
I want a signal if price held above a moving
average for 100 periods?

Thanks very much for your consideration,
-Matt Powers

[eSignal_JasonK]

Hello Matt,

The Formula Wizard would not be able to create this type of study because it would require a global variable to store the current count. You could create the basis for the study in the Formula Wizard and then modify it in the EFS Editor to complete the study. You would need to add a global variable (ie nCount) and set it to 0 initially. Then add an if statement inside a BARSTATE_NEWBAR check and increment the nCount variable if the previous bar's close or low was above the MA value. When you find that the close or low (whichever you decide to use) is below the MA value, reset the nCount variable back to 0. Then add another if statement after that (which could still be inside the BARSTATE_NEWBAR check) and do something when you find that nCount >= 100.

var nCount = 0;

function main() {
    
    /*
        Formula Wizard code
        ...
        ...
        ...
    */
    
    if (getBarState() == BARSTATE_NEWBAR) {
        if (low(-1) > MA.getValue(-1)) {
            nCount++;
        } else {
            nCount = 0;
        }
        if (nCount >= 100) {
            Alert.playSound("Ding.wav");
        }
    }    
} 

[mattpowers]

Jason, thanks for the reply
I appreciate it -
-Matt Powers