Help with Numtostr

[chrisleonard 10]

hi

 

im trying to turn the Average true range to show the movement in the market for the stock im looking at!!

 

im having trouble as the decimals for price are always different yet the ATR always seems to be 4 decimal places..

 

The code im using is!!

 

variables:
   Decimals( Log(PriceScale) / Log(10) ),
   decimal(0);

if decimals = 2 then decimal = 10;
if decimals = 3 then decimal = 100;
if decimals = 4 then decimal = 1000;
if decimals = 5 then decimal = 10000;

ID = Text_New(D,T,L-Range, "movement: " + numtostr(ATR*decimal,0) );

 

this gives me a value which is fine for GBPUSD but then it starts to mess up on say

@cl.c

 

Anyone got any ideas how to maybe change my code to do what i need it to?

 

I think im nearly there!!

 

Thanks

[chrisleonard 10]

hmm i think i thought of a way

 

using numto string how could i change the ATR value using the decimals value

 

So could i put something like this to change the atr decimal places to the same as the price?

 

ATR2 = numtostr(ATR,decimals);

Edited October 2, 2009 by chrisleonard

[chrisleonard 10]

hmm i think im nearly there but now i need to multiply this value by 1000

 

can someone plz help???

 

ID = Text_New(D,T,L-Range, "ATR: " + numtostr(ATR,decimals) ); < ----- need to multiply by 1000 after the ATR has had its decimals corrected?????

Edited October 2, 2009 by chrisleonard

[Tams 20]

if you would post a mock up to illustrate your intention...

Edited October 2, 2009 by Tams

[chrisleonard 10]

variables:
   Decimals( Log(PriceScale) / Log(10) ),
   decimal(0),
   ID(-1);

Value1 = XAverage( close, 200 ) ;

if decimals = 2 then decimal = 10;
if decimals = 3 then decimal = 100;
if decimals = 4 then decimal = 1000;
if decimals = 5 then decimal = 10000;


if Value1 > Value1[1] then begin
ID = Text_New(D,T,L-Range, "movement: " + numtostr(ATR,decimals) ); 
end;

 

this will display the atr with the same number of decimals as the price!!

 

I now need to multiply this by value "decimal" to give a number.

 

Im just trying to achive the number of point movement in a number relivant to the price

 

Thanks

[chrisleonard 10]

at the moment this will give a value of 0.53 for @cl.c but this needs to be multiplied by 100 to make the value correct..

 

 

gbpusd will give 0.00175 if i multiply by 10000 then it gives 17.5 which is cool!!

 

 

 

basically before the text is diplayed i need to multipy it by the value "decimal"!!

Edited October 2, 2009 by chrisleonard

[chrisleonard 10]

im willing to pay someone in advance by paypal if they can help as im obviously asking to many questions here....

 

I just came here for help as this is the only forum i saw that was any good!

[chrisleonard 10]

maybe if there is a way to change the ATR number of decimals before defining it in the numtostr??

 

 

so maybe

 

ATRD = ATR bla bla bla

 

with code to change decimal places here??

[zdo 20]

chris,

 

have you searched or asked on the TS forums? I blve I have a seen a solution for this up there.

Have you tried using the round function instead of assigning to decimal var?

Will look at it later if I have time.

[Charlton 10]

I just came here for help as this is the only forum i saw that was any good!

 

Not to mention T2W where you have posed the same question and where I have left a response

 

Charlton

[chrisleonard 10]

Hi sorry if i have pee'd anyone off!!

 

Especially charlton who has been alot of help to me.

 

Yes i have posted on more than 1 forum as this usually aswers questions faster..