augie, keep fiddling. :) You want my honest reaction? Why not use two ema's and adjust their duration until there are fewer whipsaws? Like this <A HREF="http://stockcharts.com/def/servlet/SC.web?c=msft,uu[w,a]daclniay[dc][pb6!b17!f][vc60][iUb5!Up13,8,3!Lah12,26,9!Lc20]&pref=G" target="_new">http://stockcharts.com/def/servlet/SC.web?c=msft,uu[w,a]daclniay[dc][pb6!b17!f][vc60][iUb5!Up13,8,3!...</A> of course nothing predicts those pesky gaps. Have you walked your furry pal today? I'm being called by mine. :) Gottfried