Infinite for loop getting stuck. Creating a new column containing a variable.
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Hi, I am trying to generate a new column variable within a table which is conditional on 2 other values. The for loop I am using to generate it is getting stuck, however. It is generating the right values for me but just gets stuck and goes through the column over and over again. Any help would be appreciated:
data.signal = zeros(size(data.NAPMPMIIndex));
for indx=1:numel(data.NAPMPMIIndex)
if(data.NAPMPMIIndex(indx) > 50 & data.AboveMA(indx)> 0.5)
data.signal(indx) = 0.5
elseif(data.NAPMPMIIndex(indx) > 50 & data.AboveMA(indx)< 0.5)
data.signal(indx) = -0.5
elseif(data.NAPMPMIIndex(indx) < 50 & data.AboveMA(indx)> 0.5)
data.signal(indx) = 1
else
data.signal(indx) = -1;
end
end
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Adam Danz
on 29 Aug 2019
I ran the code in your question using the data attached to your comment above. The loop is not getting stuck nor is it repeating the same column as you described. The loop runs as it should.
To confirm that, run this version below. The the only differences are
- semicolons are used to suppress unnecessary output.
- a counter "c" is used to count each iteration of the for-loop and the count is displayed so you can visually confirm that the loop has the expected 714 iterations.
load spxpmi2
data.signal = zeros(size(data.NAPMPMIIndex));
c = 0;
for indx=1:714
c = c+1;
disp(c)
if(data.NAPMPMIIndex(indx) > 50 & data.AboveMA(indx)> 0.5)
data.signal(indx) = 0.5;
elseif(data.NAPMPMIIndex(indx) > 50 & data.AboveMA(indx)< 0.5)
data.signal(indx) = -0.5;
elseif(data.NAPMPMIIndex(indx) < 50 & data.AboveMA(indx)> 0.5)
data.signal(indx) = 1;
else
data.signal(indx) = -1;
end
end
Accepted Answer
Andrei Bobrov
on 27 Aug 2019
kk = [data.NAPMPMIIndex > 50, data.AboveMA > .5];
g = findgroups(kk(:,1),kk(:,2));
a = [-1;1;-.5;.5];
data.signal = a(g);
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