A=rand(10,1)>0.5 %give you an array of ones and zeros maxstrkln=0; winstrkln=0; for ii=1:10 if A(ii)==1 winstrkln=winstrkln+1; else if maxstrkln < winstrkln maxstrkln=winstrkln; end winstrkln=0; end end if maxstrkln < winstrkln maxstrkln=winstrkln; end maxstrkln