The "Moving Balance Indicator"

October 26th, 2009, 09:23 AM

Does anyone have any info regarding The "Moving Balance Indicator"

Its located in Humphrey Lloyd's book - "The Moving Balance System."

Its an old indicator. I wonder if it could be updated.

Does anyone have the code???? I understand its posted in the book.

Here is a version of it called rawharmonic at Trade Point Technologies that looks nice.

Any input is appreciated.

Thanks,

RJay

October 26th, 2009, 11:29 AM

Hi RJ

Here is the code for the indicator, unfortunately it is for the amiBroker platform.

// MBI written by Barry Scarborough
// Developed by Humphrey Lloyd, see pages 54-57 of The RSL Market Timing System
// Step 1 - calc 10 day moving avarage of the index
// step 2 - calc the average volume component
// step 3 - calc arms
// step 4 - calc mbi
// step 5 - plot mbi

_SECTION_BEGIN("MBI");
// Select exchange
tgl = ParamToggle("Index", "NYSE|NASD", 0);
if(tgl)
index = "NASD";
else
index = "NYSE";

// Step 1 - AD component
period = Param("Period", 10, 2, 50, 1);
UpIssues = Foreign("~" + index, "O"); // advancing issues
DnIssues = Foreign("~" + index ,"C"); // declining issues
AD = 10 * MA(UpIssues, period ) / MA(DnIssues, period );

// Step 2 - Advancing volume
UpVol = Foreign("~" + index, "V"); // advancing volume
DnVol = Foreign("~" + index, "I"); // declining volume
AdvVol = UpVol / (UpVol + DnVol) * 100; // calculate percentage of days up volume
MaAdvVol = MA(AdvVol, period ) / 3; //
RMaAdvVol = round(MaAdvVol * period ) / 10; // rouind to the nearest .1 decimal place

// Step 3 - trin (arms)
Arms = MA(UpIssues / DnIssues * DnVol / UpVol, 10);
MaArms = round(Arms * 10) / 10; // rouind to the nearest .1 decimal place

// Step 4 - assign a value depending on the arms moving average
CalcArms = IIf (MaArms <= 0.6, 12.5,
IIf (MaArms <= 0.7, 12.0,
IIf (MaArms <= 0.8, 11.5,
IIf (MaArms <= 0.9, 11.0,
IIf (MaArms <= 1.0, 10.5,
IIf (MaArms <= 1.1, 10.0,
IIf (MaArms <= 1.2, 9.5,
IIf (MaArms <= 1.3, 9.0,
IIf (MaArms <= 1.4, 8.5,
IIf (MaArms <= 1.5, 8.0,
IIf (MaArms <= 1.6, 7.5,
IIf (MaArms <= 1.7, 7.0,
IIf (MaArms <= 1.8, 6.5,
IIf (MaArms <= 1.9, 6.0,
IIf (MaArms <= 2.0, 5.5,
IIf (MaArms <= 2.1, 5.0,
IIf (MaArms <= 2.2, 4.5,
IIf (MaArms <= 2.3, 4.0,
IIf (MaArms <= 2.4, 3.5,
IIf (MaArms <= 2.5, 3.0,
IIf (MaArms <= 2.6, 2.5,
IIf (MaArms <= 2.7, 2.0,
IIf (MaArms <= 2.8, 1.5,
IIf (MaArms <= 2.9, 1.0,
IIf (MaArms <= 3.0, 0.5,
IIf (MaArms <= 3.1, 0,
IIf (MaArms <= 3.2, -0.5,
IIf (MaArms <= 3.3, -1.0,
IIf (MaArms <= 3.4, -1.5,
IIf (MaArms <= 3.5, -2.0,
IIf (MaArms <= 3.6, -2.5,
IIf (MaArms <= 3.7, -3.0,
IIf (MaArms <= 3.8, -3.5,
IIf (MaArms <= 3.9, -4.0, -4.5))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))));

// Step 4
MBI = round(( AD + RMaAdvVol + CalcArms ) * 1.5);

// Step 5

Plot( MBI, "MBI(" + NumToStr(period, 1.0) + ") " + index + " " , colorRed); // -8
Plot(45.0, "", colorBlue);
_SECTION_END();

Hope this helps.

Ausy Mick

October 26th, 2009, 11:54 AM

OMG!!!!

I need something I can work with like TL!!!!

Thanks anyway for the post!!!

RJay

October 26th, 2009, 04:19 PM

Hey RJay.. contact scJohn over at the Ninja user forum.. He has the skills to convert it over from Ami.. If he finds the indicator interesting he might just do it.

Happy Trading,
Randy

October 26th, 2009, 05:12 PM

scJohn is here too, if you want to drop him a note on our forum

https://nexusfi.com/trading_member/scjohn.html

Mike

November 1st, 2009, 12:53 PM

Here is my attempt at converting the MBI code provided by Ausy Mick above. My index data (issue and volume) only updates every 8-10 minutes from my data provider so resolution isn't the greatest less than 15 minutes time frame. Please feel free to revise/improve.

July 20th, 2010, 02:58 AM

eleven,

I have just installed the indicator and it is not visible although the strategy is running...do I need to have special data feed of any kind?? thanks, Spiko

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