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[schu7044]

I need help understanding the following line of code:

var nC_1 = sma(1, ohlc4(), -1);

I think it is asking for a 1 day simple moving average of yesterday's Open+High+Low+Close divided by 4.

Am I close?

[ACM]

Re: Pop Quiz

Don
To be precise it is retreiving the value at the prior bar of a 1 period simple moving average of the Open+High+Low+Close divided by 4
Alex

Originally posted by schu7044
I need help understanding the following line of code:

var nC_1 = sma(1, ohlc4(), -1);

I think it is asking for a 1 day simple moving average of yesterday's Open+High+Low+Close divided by 4.

Am I close?

[schu7044]

Re: Re: Pop Quiz

Originally posted by Alexis C. Montenegro
Don
To be precise it is retreiving the value at the prior bar of a 1 period simple moving average of the Open+High+Low+Close divided by 4
Alex

Isn't that the same as saying you want the Open+High+Low+Close of the value of the prior bar divided by 4?

Isn't a 1 period average the average of that one period?

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Don
It is essentially the same. I was just being precise with the wording
Alex

Originally posted by schu7044
Isn't that the same as saying you want the Open+High+Low+Close of the value of the prior bar divided by 4?

Isn't a 1 period average the average of that one period?

[schu7044]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Pop Quiz

Originally posted by Alexis C. Montenegro
Don
It is essentially the same. I was just being precise with the wording
Alex

No Please! I didn't mean it that way. I had moved on to the next question that hit my head. I need to test my thinking in order to make sure I know what I'm coding.

The question was valid for either way it was said.

Your precise answer was very helpful. It helped me to see that the 'day' I was referring to could be a 'week,' or even a 'minute.'

[schu7044]

So if I used this line of code:

var nC_1 = sma(1, ohlc4(), 0);

I would be asking for the same calculation to be preformed on the current period?

[ACM]

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Don

It helped me to see that the 'day' I was referring to could be a 'week,' or even a 'minute.'

That is partly why I was being precise since in efs you can base your calculations on external intervals ie intervals that are different from the one being charted
Alex

Originally posted by schu7044
No Please! I didn't mean it that way. I had moved on to the next question that hit my head. I need to test my thinking in order to make sure I know what I'm coding.

The question was valid for either way it was said.

Your precise answer was very helpful. It helped me to see that the 'day' I was referring to could be a 'week,' or even a 'minute.'

[ACM]

Don
That is correct
Alex

Originally posted by schu7044
So if I used this line of code:

var nC_1 = sma(1, ohlc4(), 0);

I would be asking for the same calculation to be preformed on the current period?

[schu7044]

Thank you Alex. I appreciate all of your help.

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Don
You are most welcome
Alex

Originally posted by schu7044
Thank you Alex. I appreciate all of your help.