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MarketPosition Returns a numerical value, indicating the type of the specified position. A value of 1 indicates a long position, A value of -1 indicates a short position, and A value of 0 is returned only if the current position is specified and indicates that the current position is flat. Usage MarketPosition(PosBack) Where: PosBack - a numerical expression, specifying the position: 0 - open position; 1 - one position back (the last position closed); 2 - two positions back, etc. If PosBack is not specified, a value for the open position will be returned. Note This function can only be used in signals. Examples MarketPosition will return a value of 0 if the current position is flat MarketPosition (1) will return a value of -1 if the most recently closed position was a short position source: EasyLanguage manual

the keyword is: MarketPosition

Friday Jun 19: Quadruple Witching Let's hope the market gets livier than today... LOL

The OP is asking the question in The Wyckoff Forum... I would assume he is asking in reference to the Wyckoff method, If the OP is asking the question in general, this thread should then be relocated to the Technical Analysis Forum so that "other" opinions can chime in.

most brokers have export function in their software... you can export the trades directly into your Excel.

The fraction you see on the screen is only a presentation. Internally the computer operates in binary numbers, and the software/human interface is in decimal. EasyLanguage was never designed to handle text, therefore the capabilities are limited. It is possible to convert the decimal to fraction, you have to make it to jump through some hoops first. The idea is to convert the whole numbers and decimals separately, then join them up with a slash "/". Someone might have written a function to do that. I haven't come across it yet.

Thanks for posting the code. Do you have any documentation or explanation of the codes and/or method? Where did you get this from? With the little information you provided, you are not helping yourself to get what you want.

if you start a new thread for Q2, you might get better response. p.s. you can also post the mt4 code under a new Trading Indicators thread.

After you have tried HSI, ES would seem listless in comparison.

I am obliviously happy. ;-)

Thanks for the illustrations and explanations ... An indicator is only good/useful if you understand its operations. This is good description.

Thanks for the indicator. That's a nice implementation of the GapLess idea. Can you copy and paste (quote) some of McCormick's explanations/thoughts here? Not everybody has access to TradeStation's forum.

You can get EOD from Yahoo, MSN, Google, etc. unfortunately OpenTick is not in business anymore, therefore no free intraday feeds is available any more. To get your free quotes... Open QuoteManager, make sure the appropriate boxes are checked: You will need to create new symbols with Free Quotes as datasource. .

as a courtesy, you should post how you fixed it. this is a 2 way street.

Econoday Report: Housing Starts*June*16,*2009 Monthly figures are often volatile; housing starts fluctuate more than many indicators. According to the Commerce Department, it takes five months for total housing starts to establish a trend. Consequently, we have depicted total starts relative to a five month moving average.

Congratulations on reaching 30K members ! I noticed a lot of my friends have registered as well.

This is real cool ! thanks !

another friend sent me this. people must thought I am a real estate mogul.

Is it true that there is problem with TransAct data? I remember a few people saying the volume being different from exchanges' reports.

May I address you Good Thales? ;-)> You are correct in ALL counts. (and thank you for the references.) MACD does show trend. I call MACD an oscillator because it varies around an equilibrium point. Calling MACD an oscillator does not mean to say that it does not show trend, nor not trend related. At the same token, not all oscillator must show OB/OS. A bounded oscillator may deem OB/OS when it is at its boundaries, when complemented with a trend indicator. I would not suggest interpreting a boundless oscillator (e.g. MACD) the same way as a bound oscillator.

see illustrations in post #5 and #7.

MACD is an Oscillator. An Oscillator is never meant to be used by itself. An Oscillator is always used as a complement to another indicator, e.g. a Trend indicator.

Home Sales Robust A friend sent me this... don't you wish it is happening in your home town.

You do not need to be a programmer to make indicators. I am not a programmer; if you ask around, most people will tell you they are not programmers either. EasyLanguage uses English-Like commands. If you can write out your ideas in English, you can program it in EasyLanguage. You can check here for TradeStation's EasyLanguage references https://www.tradestation.com/support/books/default.aspx all except the first 2 are free. Tutorials are on the right column.

for your convenience... here's a link to the EasyLanguage Reference and the EasyLanguage Libraries click on the URL to download http://www.traderslaboratory.com/forums/attachments/46/11144d1244281748-xdays-back-hi-lo-rt-intraday-ts-8.4-easylanguage-help.rar thanks to aaa for the attachment .