RE: [amibroker] N-period MA not available on bar n-1

["Paul Ho" <paultsho@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think it was done to be compatible with metastock when ab was built -
don't think it matters much now

 

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From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of whitneybroach
Sent: Thursday, 23 November 2006 2:24 PM
To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [amibroker] N-period MA not available on bar n-1

 

I notice an n-period MA is not available on bar n-1, yet bars are
numbered starting with zero?

Related question: why isn't an n-period MA of Open not available at
the close on bar n-1 ?

Newbie just trying to understand. Maybe I have a setting wrong? :)

(If there's a "know issues" list, could someone point me to it? Thanks.)

Sample code (Explorer, Range "all quotations":
/////////////////////////////////////////////
trendC = MA( C, 3 );
trendO = MA( O, 3 );
trendCTrue = IsTrue( trendC );
trendOTrue = IsTrue( trendO );

Filter=Status("Barinrange");
AddColumn( C, "Close" );
AddColumn( BarIndex(), "Bar" );
AddColumn( trendCTrue, "trendCTrue", 1.0 );
AddColumn( trendOTrue, "trendOTrue", 1.0 );
AddColumn( trendC, "TrendC" );
AddColumn( trendO, "TrendO" );
/////////////////////////////////////////////

 


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