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Re: [EquisMetaStock Group] MS Beta Indicator



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You have to take care while plotting 
it.
When dropping the indicator, the index 
which you have dropped into the price plot will change into a pink 
colour.
If the price plot changes colour, that means you 
are comparing the change of the price with itself, so it will be constant, 
always.
DusantChief Architect<A 
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Subject: [EquisMetaStock Group] MS Beta 
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size=2>> Folks,> > This might be old or of little interest, but 
has anyone had trouble> getting the Beta custom indicator on the MS site 
to work under MS 8?> > No matter what I do the indicator always 
returns 1.> > In case anyone doesn't have the code as MS publishes 
handy, here it is:> > ## ---------------------------------> 
> {This formula calculates Beta which is a measure of volatility of 
one> security against another. This is typically used to measure 
the> volatility of a stock against an index like the S&P 500.  A 
value> greater than one indicates the stock is more volatile than the 
index. > > To plot Beta:> > 1. Open a chart of the 
desired security.> 2. Drag the price plot of the index your are 
comparing, into the chart> of the security.> 3. Drag this custom 
indicator from the QuickList and drop it onto the> price plot of the 
index.> > Note, this formula is set to calculate beta over 21 
periods.  To> change the time periods replace each instance of 21 in 
the formula> with the desired number of periods.}> > (( 21 
* Sum( ROC( CLOSE,1,%) * ROC( INDICATOR,1,%),21))-> ( Sum( ROC( 
CLOSE,1,%),21) * Sum( ROC( INDICATOR,1,%), 21))) > / > (( 21 * 
Sum( Pwr( ROC( INDICATOR,1,%),2),21)) - > Pwr( Sum( ROC( 
INDICATOR,1,%),21),2))> > > ## 
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