Multiple Time Frames

[dloomis]

Attachment: candlestick indicator.efs

Was written to place a candlestick chart in the study pane.

Is it possible to set the time interval of the candles tick chart or can it only default to the interval of the price pane.

I tried adding inv(5) in the

xOpen = open(sym(Symbol, inv(5) ));//etc

to no avail

See http://forum.esignalcentral.com/show...dlestick+study

[ACM]

David
The correct syntax is open(sym(Symbol+","+5));
Regardless the efs would need some other changes to do what you want.
Alex

[dloomis]

//This will draw 5 minute bars on a 1 minute chart, just a start...
// please, no cringing

/************************************************** *******
Alexis C. Montenegro © October 2005
Use and/or modify this code freely. If you redistribute it
please include this and/or any other comment blocks and a
description of any changes you make.
************************************************** ********/

function preMain() {

setPriceStudy(false);
setStudyTitle("Symbol");
setCursorLabelName("Open", 0);
setCursorLabelName("High", 1);
setCursorLabelName("Low", 2);
setCursorLabelName("Close", 3);
setDefaultBarFgColor(Color.black, 0);
setDefaultBarFgColor(Color.black, 1);
setDefaultBarFgColor(Color.black, 2);
setDefaultBarFgColor(Color.black, 3);
setPlotType(PLOTTYPE_DOT, 0);
setPlotType(PLOTTYPE_DOT, 1);
setPlotType(PLOTTYPE_DOT, 2);
setPlotType(PLOTTYPE_FLATLINES, 3);
setDefaultBarThickness(0, 0);
setDefaultBarThickness(0, 1);
setDefaultBarThickness(0, 2);
setDefaultBarThickness(0, 3);
askForInput();

var fp1 = new FunctionParameter("Symbol", FunctionParameter.STRING);
fp1.setDefault();

var fp2 = new FunctionParameter("Wick", FunctionParameter.COLOR);
fp2.setDefault(Color.black);

var fp3 = new FunctionParameter("Bars", FunctionParameter.NUMBER);
fp3.setDefault(200);
}

var bInit = false;
var xOpen = null;
var xHigh = null;
var xLow = null;
var xClose = null;
var iCntr = 0;
var vColor = Color.black;

function main(Symbol,Wick,Bars) {

//if(bInit==false){//djloomis had to remove this
if(Symbol==null) Symbol = getSymbol();
xOpen = open(sym(Symbol+","+ 5));//DJLoomis set inv to 5
xHigh = high(sym(Symbol+","+ 5));
xLow = low(sym(Symbol+","+ 5));
xClose = close(sym(Symbol+","+ 5));
bInit = true;
//}//djloomis had to remove this

if (getBarState()==BARSTATE_NEWBAR) {
iCntr++;
if (iCntr>Bars) iCntr = 0;
}

var nOpen = xOpen//.getValue(0);//djloomis asjusted for efs2
var nHigh = xHigh//.getValue(0);
var nLow = xLow//.getValue(0);
var nClose = xClose//.getValue(0);

if(nHigh==null||nLow==null||nOpen==null||nClose==n ull) return;

if(nClose>nOpen) vColor=Color.RGB(0,190,0);
else if(nClose<nOpen) vColor=Color.red;
else vColor=Color.grey;

//debugPrintln((getMinute(0)/5)%1)
if((getMinute(0)/5)%1>=0.75){//djl checks for the end of the 5 min bar
drawLineRelative(0, nHigh, 0, nLow, PS_SOLID, 1, Wick, "Shadow"+iCntr);
drawLineRelative(0, nOpen, 0, nClose, PS_SOLID, 1, vColor, "Body"+iCntr);
setBarBgColor(vColor,0,nOpen,nClose);
setBarFgColor(vColor,3)}
return new Array (nOpen+"", nHigh+"", nLow+"", nClose+""); //djl doesnt plot the hloc, just report it
return ;
}

[ACM]

David
You need to return a series to the chart else there are no reference points for the graphic objects.
In the return statement try replacing nClose+"" with nClose and setting the plot type to _DOT
Alex