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Re:Using an automated day trader to generate income by apstuff on Monday December 08, 2008 @07:50PM (#390692)
boolean TraderAnxiety(boolean mktStatus) {

  if (mktStatus == FALLING) {
    Sell();
    return true;
  }

  if (mktStatus == SURGING) {
    Buy();
    return true;
  }

  if (mktStatus == FEAR) {
    Loathing();
    return true;
  }

  if (mktStatus == OVERMYHEAD) {
    UseProfanity();
    return true;
  }


  return true;
Re:Using an automated day trader to generate income by olefoo on Monday December 08, 2008 @08:53PM (#390775)
Your `boolean` has 4 values?

Most languages I am familiar with require booleans to be either TRUE or FALSE, although I have met a few where undefined or NULL are possible values.

Re:Using an automated day trader to generate income by blasdel on Tuesday December 09, 2008 @04:14PM (#391771)
Yes, there are four boolean values, at least electrically: zero, low, grey, high.
Re:Using an automated day trader to generate income by steveplace on Monday December 08, 2008 @09:00PM (#390785)
It returns true in all 4 cases.
Re:Using an automated day trader to generate income by olefoo on Monday December 08, 2008 @09:30PM (#390827)
mktStatus is always true and he defined 4 values for it?

:P

Re:Using an automated day trader to generate income by shabda on Tuesday December 09, 2008 @03:02AM (#391097)
That is the wall street boolean, what do you expect?