Try =MIN(A1:A8+A2:A9) which must be entered as an array formula using
SHIFT+CTRL+ENTER rather than just ENTER.

The formula will appear like this in Formula Bar: {=MIN(A1:A8+A2:A9)}
Of course, you can change ranges to fit you need: A1:A99+A2:A100
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"Eric" wrote in message
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I would like to set following conditions in Excel, but find it difficult on
coding.
Could anyone give me any suggestion please?

Under A Colume, there are a list of numbers
Profit
100
101
-50
-60
50
-50
-20
-10
80

Under Colume B, I would like to determine the maximum consecutive loss
from
Colume A, in this case, it should return -50-60 = -110

Does anyone have any suggestion?
Thank you in advance
Eric