Thanks Dilip, but what are actually looking for is the count of the consecutives...i need to now how long a drawdown lasts.
thanks, Giorgio On Aug 11, 3:46 pm, Dilip Pandey <dilipan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Giorgio, > > Solved workbook is attached. Thanks, > > -- > DILIP KUMAR PANDEY > MBA-HR,B COM(Hons.),BCA > Mobile: +91 9810929744 > dilipan...@gmail.com > dilipan...@yahoo.com > New Delhi - 110062 > > On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 3:09 PM, Giorgio <giorgioros...@googlemail.com>wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > I have a series of % values that can be either 0 or negative. I need > > to know the maximum number of consecutive negative values in the > > column. So having: -1%, 0%, -0.2%, -0.5%, -1%, -0.4%, 0% my result > > should be 4. > > Additional info, if it can be helpful: this is a cumulated returns > > (drawdown) series, so values will be 0% in normal circumstances and > > then will go deep to a peak to get back again (they are not positioned > > randomly). > > > Thank you! > > > > Count Negative % - BY DILipandey.xls > 18KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some important links for excel users: 1. Excel and VBA Tutorials(Video and Text), Free add-ins downloads at http://www.excelitems.com 2. Excel tutorials at http://www.excel-macros.blogspot.com 3. Learn VBA Macros at http://www.vbamacros.blogspot.com 4. Excel Tips and Tricks at http://exceldailytip.blogspot.com To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com If you find any spam message in the group, please send an email to: Ayush Jain @ jainayus...@gmail.com or Ashish Jain @ 26may.1...@gmail.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> HELP US GROW !! We reach over 5,200 subscribers worldwide and receive many nice notes about the learning and support from the group. Our goal is to have 10,000 subscribers by the end of 2009. Let friends and co-workers know they can subscribe to group at http://groups.google.com/group/excel-macros/subscribe -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---