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Calculating Slope #487289 03/05/23 16:56 03/05/23 16:56
Joined: Feb 2023 Posts: 14 D DonDiego OP Newbie
DonDiego OP Newbie D Joined: Feb 2023 Posts: 14	Comming from Easylanguage calculating a slope of, ie, a MovingAverage was as simple MASlope = MA - MA[1]; In C (or lite-C, haven't figured out the difference yet) I tried vars Prices = series(priceC()); vars MA = series(MovingAverage(Prices,20,MAType_SMA)); vars MASlope = series(MA- MA[1],300)); //300 is the Lookback or why not MASlope = MA - MA[1]; ? Appreciate a hint. Thank you

Re: Calculating Slope [Re: DonDiego] #487290 03/05/23 19:36 03/05/23 19:36
Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 15 Russia nsg Newbie
nsg Newbie Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 15 Russia	Not sure I fully get it, but anyway: Code function run() { set(PLOTNOW); LookBack = 300; vars Prices = series(priceC()); vars MA = series(SMA(Prices,20)); vars MASlope = series(MA[0]-MA[1]); plot("MA Slope",MASlope,NEW,RED); }

Re: Calculating Slope [Re: DonDiego] #487291 03/05/23 21:58 03/05/23 21:58
Joined: Feb 2023 Posts: 14 D DonDiego OP Newbie
DonDiego OP Newbie D Joined: Feb 2023 Posts: 14	@nsg, I love you! That worked. Thanks a lot! Where can I turn to, when I have syntax issues, so that I don't have post ervery tiny problem into the forum?

Re: Calculating Slope [Re: DonDiego] #487295 03/06/23 11:07 03/06/23 11:07
Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 15 Russia nsg Newbie
nsg Newbie Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 15 Russia	It's a pleasure. I'm afraid, there aren't many options: paid ticket-based support by oP group or trying your luck here on the forum for free. Maybe find yourself a mentor (like me, ha-ha). I'm not aware of any vibrant Zorro communities elsewhere.

Re: Calculating Slope [Re: DonDiego] #487296 03/06/23 12:55 03/06/23 12:55
Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 294 Netherlands G Grant Member
Grant Member G Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 294 Netherlands	By first reading the manual (code examples!), then the financial hacker website or by searching this forum for keywords.

Re: Calculating Slope [Re: Grant] #487297 03/06/23 17:11 03/06/23 17:11
Joined: Feb 2023 Posts: 14 D DonDiego OP Newbie
DonDiego OP Newbie D Joined: Feb 2023 Posts: 14	Originally Posted by Grant By first reading the manual (code examples!), then the financial hacker website or by searching this forum for keywords. I read the manual, which is very good btw, and work with it as good as I can. I'm aware of Financial Hacker website, which is also very interesting but probably not so much of a help as a "junior-Zorro". :-) Before I post, of course I use the search function. The thing is, I'm fairly proficient in EasyLanguage and stumbling over the most basic code syntax makes me feel like an idiot, is time consuming and a bit frustrating. But I accept that in order to work with a more flexible and intelligent (or at least different) tool than Tradestation. So I guess I just have to be patient and hang in there... Anyway, I appreciate the support I get in this Forum - thank you.

Re: Calculating Slope [Re: DonDiego] #487300 03/06/23 19:39 03/06/23 19:39
Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 294 Netherlands G Grant Member
Grant Member G Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 294 Netherlands	Good to hear that you take those steps. By doing so you will really learn things. Too often I see impatient people over here asking for things that are clearly explained in the manual (oh crap, that includes me during the beginning ). Yeah, EL is completely different. My advice is to start with short and simple code, test it, add/change a few lines, test it again and so on. Best of luck!

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