V14:1 (50-52): Traders' Tips

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To create the divergence index in Matt Storz's "Quantifying Divergence with the Divergence Index," you must first create two User-Functions, PeakDivergence and TroughDivergence. The code for both is listed below. Be sure you create and verify these before you build the indicator. Since I have built them as User-Functions, you can now call these functions from any other study or system without having to recreate the code.

Type: User-Function Name: PeakDivergence Inputs: Strength(NumericSimple), OSC(NumericSeries); Vars: Hc(0), Hp(0), Hh(0), HL(0), Ic(0), Ih(0), Ip(0), IL(0); Value1=SwingHigh(1,High,Strength,Strength+1); If Value1<>-1 then begin Hp=Hc; Hc=Value1; Ip=Ic; Ic=OSC[Strength]; Hh=Value2; HL=Value3; Value2=Highest(High,Strength+1); Value3=Lowest(High,Strength+1); Ih=Value4; IL=Value5; Value4=Highest(OSC,Strength+1); Value5=Lowest(OSC,Strength+1); ...