Average a moving averages difference?

Maisam Zaidi · 2019-02-17T17:40:23+00:00

Hello Everyone, I have recently studied the ProBuilder Manual and found it very exciting and helpful. However, I tried to code something and it is giving me an error which I am unable to rectify. Here is the code: // Faster Average = 8 // Slower Average = 18 // Difference Period = 9 fastAvg = Average[8](close) slowAvg = Average[18](close) differencePeriod = 9 trendDifference = fastAvg - slowAvg differenceAvg = Average(trendDifference, differencePeriod) RETURN trendDifference AS "Trend Difference", differenceAvg AS "Difference Average" The problem is with the differenceAvg line. I want to get the average of both trendDifference and differencePeriod but unable to do so. Can anyone please guide me how to rectify this problem. Thanks in advance. I also have attached the image. Regards, Maisam

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02/17/2019 at 6:40 PM #91573 quote
Maisam Zaidi
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Junior
Hello Everyone,

I have recently studied the ProBuilder Manual and found it very exciting and helpful. However, I tried to code something and it is giving me an error which I am unable to rectify.

Here is the code:
```
// Faster Average = 8
// Slower Average = 18
// Difference Period = 9

fastAvg = Average[8](close)
slowAvg = Average[18](close)
differencePeriod = 9

trendDifference = fastAvg - slowAvg
differenceAvg = Average(trendDifference, differencePeriod)

RETURN trendDifference AS "Trend Difference", differenceAvg AS "Difference Average"
```
The problem is with the differenceAvg line. I want to get the average of both trendDifference and differencePeriod but unable to do so.

Can anyone please guide me how to rectify this problem.

Thanks in advance.

I also have attached the image.

Regards,
Maisam

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02/17/2019 at 7:14 PM #91576 quote
Vonasi
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Master
You cannot use AVERAGE as you have done. Simply do this:
```
differenceAvg = (trendDifference + differencePeriod) / 2
```
02/17/2019 at 7:24 PM #91580 quote

Nicolas
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Another “code help” labelled topic. We should declare it as the only one valid name for topics, it would save me soooooo much time! :devil:

02/17/2019 at 7:49 PM #91581 quote

Maisam Zaidi
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Junior

Thanks very much @Vonasi. Very quick reply. Really appreciate it.

@Nicolas – Really sorry about that. I will try to be more careful next time.

Regards,
Maisam

02/17/2019 at 8:26 PM #91582 quote

Vonasi
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Nicolas wrote:

Another “code help” labelled topic.

Ooops….. was going to correct that but forgot to do it after I’d replied!
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