Function to Get the slope of anything  [SOLVED]

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Function to Get the slope of anything

Postby Kingjelly » 23 Mar 2011

Hi,

Has anyone by chance written a function that can be called to get the slope of a moving average, or indicator or anything you want pass to it?

Thanks,

Preston

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Re: Function to Get the slope of anything

Postby TJ » 23 Mar 2011

Hi,

Has anyone by chance written a function that can be called to get the slope of a moving average, or indicator or anything you want pass to it?

Thanks,

Preston
Can you define your meaning of "Slope"?

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Re: Function to Get the slope of anything

Postby Kingjelly » 23 Mar 2011

TJ,

rise over run


Rules for Calculating the Slope of a Line

# Find two points on the line.

# Count the rise (How many units do you count up or down to get from one point to the next?) Record this number as your numerator.

# Count the run (How many units do you count left or right to get to the point?) Record this number as your denominator.

# Simplify your fraction if possible.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

# If you count up or right your number is positive.

# If you count down or left your number is negativ

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Re: Function to Get the slope of anything

Postby TJ » 24 Mar 2011

TJ,

rise over run

Rules for Calculating the Slope of a Line

# Find two points on the line.

# Count the rise (How many units do you count up or down to get from one point to the next?) Record this number as your numerator.

# Count the run (How many units do you count left or right to get to the point?) Record this number as your denominator.

# Simplify your fraction if possible.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

# If you count up or right your number is positive.

# If you count down or left your number is negativ
if that is your definition, then consider this for a moving average:

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slope = MA - MA[1]
or

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slope = (MA[start.point] - MA[end.point]) / (end.point - start.point)

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Re: Function to Get the slope of anything

Postby TJ » 27 Mar 2011

you can get more slope information here:

http://tradersxchange.com/viewtopic.php ... a69337c58a

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Re: Function to Get the slope of anything  [SOLVED]

Postby Stan Bokov » 12 Apr 2011

Thanks, TJ.


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