Indicator from average

Anouar · 2021-02-12T16:24:19+00:00

Hi community, I want to create a varible that would be used as length of average window LengthWindow = round(average[20](close) ) RetIndicator = average[LengthWindow](close) return RetIndicator Such solution wouldnt work because LengthWindow is not defined for the first 20 numbers. The program will yield an error: A positive integer filed is expected with average A first solution would be to fill the LengthWindow with any nunber for the first 20 elements and things will work if BarIndex < 20 then LengthWindow = 1 else LengthWindow = average[20](close) endif RetIndicator = average[LengthWindow](close) return RetIndicator This solution does not work as well Any idea please Many thanks Anouar

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02/12/2021 at 5:24 PM #161212 quote
Anouar
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Hi community,

I want to create a varible that would be used as length of average window
```
LengthWindow = round(average[20](close) )
RetIndicator = average[LengthWindow](close)
return RetIndicator
```
Such solution wouldnt work because LengthWindow is not defined for the first 20 numbers. The program will yield an error: A positive integer filed is expected with average

A first solution would be to fill the LengthWindow with any nunber for the first 20 elements and things will work
```
if BarIndex < 20 then 
    LengthWindow = 1
else
    LengthWindow = average[20](close)
endif
RetIndicator = average[LengthWindow](close) 
return RetIndicator 
```
This solution does not work as well

Any idea please

Many thanks

Anouar
02/12/2021 at 6:09 PM #161219 quote

Vonasi
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Anouar – Welcome to the forums. I moved your topic to the ProBuilder forum as the ‘Welcome New Members’ forum is not the place for it. Please try to post any future topics in the correct place.

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02/12/2021 at 6:11 PM #161220 quote
Vonasi
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Master
Try this:
```
if barindex >= 20 then
LengthWindow = round(average[20](close) )
RetIndicator = average[LengthWindow](close)
endif

return RetIndicator
```
02/13/2021 at 10:54 PM #161349 quote
Anouar
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Thank You very much for Answer,

It worked for this example, for some reason it still does not work for the next example:
```
HVWindow=100
if (BarIndex > HVWindow)    then
ProxyWindow = historicvolatility[HVWindow](close)
Window = round(ProxyWindow)
RetIndicator=average[Window](close)

endif

return RetIndicator
```
Do you have any idea please?

Many thanks,

Anouar
02/13/2021 at 11:13 PM #161351 quote

Vonasi
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Master

Because the Historic Volatility indicator can return values below 0.5 and when any value below 0.5 is rounded this equals zero and zero is not a positive integer.

03/22/2021 at 3:47 PM #164928 quote

Anouar
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Worked, Thank you
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