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Re: [amibroker] Comparing Two Symbols Error Problem


  • Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:17:05 -0800
  • From: "Ara Kaloustian" <ara1@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: [amibroker] Comparing Two Symbols Error Problem

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y = Foreign("QQQQ", "Close"); // current price for QQQQ
x = Ref(y,-260);

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan" <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 8:39 AM
Subject: [amibroker] Comparing Two Symbols Error Problem


> To group:
>
> I am trying to compare AAPL to QQQQ over the last 260 trading days.
> Everything works except that I get an error with variable 'x' when
> trying to return the closing price for QQQQ 260 days ago.  Can someone
> correct the coding for variable 'x'?
>
> // CURRENT SYMBOL
> a = Ref(Close, -260);  // closing price one year ago
> b = Close;  // current price
> perf = b / a;  // Performance = current price divided by the current
> price one year ago
>
> // FOREIGN SYMBOL
> x = Foreign("QQQQ", Ref(Close, -260)); // closing price of QQQQ one year 
> ago
> y = Foreign("QQQQ", "Close"); // current price for QQQQ
> perf_foreign = y / x ; // Performance = current price of QQQQ divided by
> price of QQQQ one year ago
>
> // RELATIVE PRICE COMPARATIVE
> rpc = perf / perf_foreign ; // compares the current symbol to the QQQQ's
>
> // PLOT RESULTS
> Plot(perf, "ticker", colorDarkGreen, 1);  // plot current symbol 
> performance
> Plot(perf_foreign, "QQQQ", colorRed, 1);  // plot performance of QQQQ
> Plot(rpc, "Rel_Price_Comp", colorBlack, 32);  // plot Relative Price
> Comparative
>
> Alan-
> <http://www.eset.com>
>
>
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