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i have a column that returns "UP", "DOWN" OR "FLAT" BASED ON ANOTHER FORMULA.
MY QUESTION IS, I WOULD LIKE TO START ANOTHER COLUMN THAT KEEPS A RUNNING
TOTAL OF HOW MANY CONSECUTIVE DAYS HAVE BEEN POINTING EITHER "UP" OR "DOWN".
IT NEEDS TO RESET THE COUNT EACH TIME THE DIRECTION CHANGES.

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Default COUNT CONSECUTIVE ENTRIES IN COLUMNS

Say your data is in column A. In B1 enter 1. In B2 enter:

=IF(A2=A1,B1+1,1) and copy down
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i have a column that returns "UP", "DOWN" OR "FLAT" BASED ON ANOTHER FORMULA.
MY QUESTION IS, I WOULD LIKE TO START ANOTHER COLUMN THAT KEEPS A RUNNING
TOTAL OF HOW MANY CONSECUTIVE DAYS HAVE BEEN POINTING EITHER "UP" OR "DOWN".
IT NEEDS TO RESET THE COUNT EACH TIME THE DIRECTION CHANGES.

Thanks

micoz

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