Simplified Creation Error – Moving Averages

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04/21/2019 at 12:41 PM #96866 quote

GraHal
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Using Simplified Creation and any moving average other than Simple MA does not provide the correct code!

The code that is provided is always for a simple moving average!

Newbies may not realise above and get disilusioned as to why their code isn’t working!?

Image 1 – code produced when a Hull MA is selected and using Simplified Creation (lower curve).

Image 2 – correct code for Hull MA (upper curve).

It is obvious why the trades are different (MA(200) vs MA(200,8)) but if I was a newbie I would expect a selected Hull MA (4th Image) to be coded as a Hull MA if I used the Simplified Creation Tool??

Simplified-Creation-Code.jpg Correct-code-for-Hull-MA.jpg Trades-not-the-same..jpg Hull-MA.jpg

04/21/2019 at 2:53 PM #96873 quote

Nicolas
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Did you test with other MA than Hull? Another one numbered between 1 and 6?

04/21/2019 at 3:21 PM #96874 quote

GraHal
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Yes I checked with EMA(200,2).

I will treble check another later (200,4) and let you know.

04/21/2019 at 3:48 PM #96875 quote

Nicolas
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Master

EMA is number 1, and I don’t think Hull is number 8, even if it’s the eighth choice in the dropdown list. Try the seventh one for Hull average.

04/21/2019 at 7:45 PM #96882 quote

GraHal
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Yes I remembered EMA = 1 as soon as I sent the comment.

Ignore the attachments … it seems to have been fixed now?? 🙂

Simplified-Creation-1.jpg Simplified-Creation-2.jpg Simplified-Creation-3.jpg

04/21/2019 at 8:10 PM #96887 quote

GraHal
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Simplified Creation does not create the correct code for …

No 7 Zero Lag Exponential

and

No 8 – Hull

The code that is produced for the two MA Types above is for Simple Average … see attached.

Select-MA.jpg SC.jpg SC-1.jpg SC2.jpg SC-Error.jpg

04/23/2019 at 7:45 AM #96966 quote

Nicolas
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Master

Because MA numbered 7 and 8 are new and are only implemented from version 11, that’s why you get simple MA when trying to use that number in previous version of PRT.

04/23/2019 at 8:42 AM #96969 quote

GraHal
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Master

That is confusing to the user because selecting MA 7 and 8 produce different curves on the charts (different than simple MA) and so logically one would expect MA 7 and 8 to code up different using Simplified Creation.

Anyway now we know the reason for the anomaly!

Well … anybody reading these last 2 comments will know!

Thank You
Nicolas.
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