Wrong math/logic with different timeframes?

[Vision]

Am I right? TOS can't do math or logic on numbers derived from different timeframes? Creating an example:

EMA1(10, 5min) value is 4000
EMA2(10, Day) value is 4100
EMA1 + EMA2 = 4350.

What am I missing?

 

[Joshua]

Works fine on my end. Post the actual code you're using, and the aggregation of the chart that the script is running on.

 

[Vision]

With fresh eyes this morning I no longer see the addition problem, but there's a logic problem (EMA(10, 4H) is less than EMA(10, D) but cond1 is returning true). Am looking at the emini.

declare upper;

def cond1 = ExpAverage(close(period = AggregationPeriod.four_hours), 10) > ExpAverage(close(period = AggregationPeriod.DAY), 10);
def cond2 = ExpAverage(close(period = AggregationPeriod.four_hours), 10) < ExpAverage(close(period = AggregationPeriod.DAY), 10);

AddLabel(yes, ExpAverage(close(period = AggregationPeriod.four_hours), 10), Color.WHITE);
AddLabel(yes, ExpAverage(close(period = AggregationPeriod.DAY), 10), Color.WHITE);
AddLabel(yes, cond1, Color.WHITE);
AddLabel(yes, cond2, Color.WHITE);
AddLabel(yes, ExpAverage(close(period = AggregationPeriod.four_hours), 10) + ExpAverage(close(period = AggregationPeriod.DAY), 10), Color.WHITE);

 

[halcyonguy]

With fresh eyes this morning I no longer see the addition problem, but there's a logic problem (EMA(10, 4H) is less than EMA(10, D) but cond1 is returning true). Am looking at the emini.

declare upper;

def cond1 = ExpAverage(close(period = AggregationPeriod.four_hours), 10) > ExpAverage(close(period = AggregationPeriod.DAY), 10);
def cond2 = ExpAverage(close(period = AggregationPeriod.four_hours), 10) < ExpAverage(close(period = AggregationPeriod.DAY), 10);

AddLabel(yes, ExpAverage(close(period = AggregationPeriod.four_hours), 10), Color.WHITE);
AddLabel(yes, ExpAverage(close(period = AggregationPeriod.DAY), 10), Color.WHITE);
AddLabel(yes, cond1, Color.WHITE);
AddLabel(yes, cond2, Color.WHITE);
AddLabel(yes, ExpAverage(close(period = AggregationPeriod.four_hours), 10) + ExpAverage(close(period = AggregationPeriod.DAY), 10), Color.WHITE);

defining 2 different timeframes in 1 formula, like your formula, can cause issues and may not work as expected.

def cond2 = ExpAverage(close(period = AggregationPeriod.four_hours), 10) < ExpAverage(close(period = AggregationPeriod.DAY), 10);

also, you are defining the same functions over and over.

to fix both issues, define each function to a variable.
then reference the variable as needed. that way there is just 1 call for external data ( to calculate an average)

example...
change your cond2 formula to be like this, 3 formulas. then you can reference avg1 and avg2 in other formulas.

def avg1 = ExpAverage(close(period = AggregationPeriod.four_hours), 10);
def avg2 = ExpAverage(close(period = AggregationPeriod.DAY), 10);
def cond2 = avg1 < avg2;

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this is your study rewritten.
i added inputs variables, to be able to change parameters. i added _4 and _d to the variable names to make it easy to remember which is which.

declare upper;

input agg1 = AggregationPeriod.four_hours;
input length1 = 10;
input agg2 = AggregationPeriod.day;
input length2 = 10;

def avg1_4 = ExpAverage(close(period = agg1), length1);
def avg2_d = ExpAverage(close(period = agg2), length2);

def cond1 = avg1_4 > avg1_d;
def cond2 = avg1_4 < avg1_d;

AddLabel(yes, avg1_4, Color.WHITE);
AddLabel(yes, avg1_d, Color.WHITE);

AddLabel(yes, cond1, Color.WHITE);
AddLabel(yes, cond2, Color.WHITE);

AddLabel(yes, avg1_4 + avg1_d,  Color.WHITE);