customMACD.efs question

[gspiker]

I think I must be missing something. I modified customMACD.efs to show an issue I'm having.

If I run the customMACD.efs attached, then I get one set of results. If I then comment out the xMACD, xMACDSig and xMACDHist commands and use similar instructions but define the source directly in the instruction rather than using eval(Source) I get a similar, but different answer. In neither case am I using a different interval or symbol.

This is under 10.0, and using ES #F, 60.

Any thoughts?

[gspiker]

Whoops...here is the efs

To see the problem, just run as is, then change by uncommenting the commands that are commented out and comment out the ones that aren't, and run again. Compare the two.

Thanks,

Garth

[ACM]

Re: customMACD.efs question

Garth
Because in the following lines

xMACD = macd(Fast,Slow,Smoothing,"hlc3");
xMACDSig = macdSignal(Fast,Slow,Smoothing, "hlc3");
xMACDHist = macdHist(Fast,Slow,Smoothing, "hlc3"); 

the string "hlc3" is not a valid parameter (neither as a source nor as a bar index) the formula engine simply ignores that entry and uses the default source which is close()
In order to get the same result as the uncommented lines you would need to use hlc3() as the source parameter eg

xMACD = macd(Fast,Slow,Smoothing,hlc3());
//etc 

Hope this helps
Alex

Originally posted by gspiker
I think I must be missing something. I modified customMACD.efs to show an issue I'm having.

If I run the customMACD.efs attached, then I get one set of results. If I then comment out the xMACD, xMACDSig and xMACDHist commands and use similar instructions but define the source directly in the instruction rather than using eval(Source) I get a similar, but different answer. In neither case am I using a different interval or symbol.

This is under 10.0, and using ES #F, 60.

Any thoughts?

[gspiker]

DOH!

Thanks Alex, I knew I was doing something stupid...

Garth

[ACM]

Garth
You are most welcome
Alex

Originally posted by gspiker
DOH!

Thanks Alex, I knew I was doing something stupid...

Garth