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Re: QP2 / metastock calculation differences



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Should be identical, Ed, once you base both of them on the same # of days.
QP2 loads all available data.

   
At 10:47 PM 11/23/98 -0500, you wrote:
>To all,
>I am only posting to this board because so many here are using QP2 for their
>data supply.  I have noticed a calculation problem which I would like
>someone to verify before I contact QP2.  This has to do with the MACD
>calculations.  For example:
>
>Stock Symbol: ALLE
>Metastock:  MACD (0) = -0.1991,  MACDsignal(0) = -0.2496
>                   MACD (-1) = -0.2581,  MACDsignal(-1) = -0.2622
>
>QPChart:     MACD (0) = -0.2084,  MACDsignal(0) = -0.2624
>                   MACD (-1) = -0.2712,  MACDsignal(-1) = -0.2759
>
>QPScan:     MACD (0) = -0.1946,  MACDsignal(0) = -0.2426
>                   MACD (-1) = -0.2563,  MACDsignal(-1) = -0.2546
>
> My reason for the concern is the crossover signal date.  In this case the
>signal is triggered in the QPScan as of today when the QPchart and Metastock
>has the signal triggered at least one or more days before.  Can anyone
>verify these numbers and suggest if there is a problem or not?  I don't want
>to alarm QP if not needed.
>
>Secondly, why are all the numbers not exact?  The calculation is not that
>complicated and all software is using the same data.
>
>thanks in advance,
>
>
>

Bob Jagow
bjagow@xxxxxxx