pips between two ema's

austriantrader · **Joined:** Tue Jan 04, 2011 2:16 am **Posts:** 7

hi molanis team,
i am trying to build a custom indicator with EMA 18 and EMA 50.
i wanna get a value for the vertical distance at time "i+1".
it is not important whether EMA 18 > EMA 50 or EMA 18 < EMA 50. i just wanna have a value between 0 (means EMA 18 + EMA = equal) or they are more or less different.

best regards,

austriantrader · **Joined:** Tue Jan 04, 2011 2:16 am **Posts:** 7

sorry for my bad english,
once again: i am trying to build a custom indicator with EMA 18 and EMA 50.
i wanna get a value for the vertical distance at time "i+1".
it is not important whether EMA 18 > EMA 50 or EMA 18 < EMA 50. i just wanna have a value between 0 (means EMA 18 + EMA = equal) to 20.

if both values are on the y-axis then: √((y1-y2)²).

is it possible to "translate" this formula to indicator builder?

molanisfx · **Joined:** Tue Dec 22, 2009 12:22 am **Posts:** 1761

In the indicator builder, use the indicator button and insert an ma then (-) then the second ma. When inserting the indicators use shift = 1 to get the amounts for the previous bar.
For the rest of the formula use MathSqrt and MathPow
double MathSqrt( double x)
The MathSqrt function returns the square root of x. If x is negative, MathSqrt returns an indefinite (same as a quiet NaN).
double MathPow( double base, double exponent)
Returns the value of the base expression raised to the specified power (exponent value).

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pips between two ema's