Using EFS to denote a new day

[magic]

Some people in the SiliconInvestor forums were wanting more grid lines on their chart - specifically for 60, 120 minute charts.

It occurred to me that there is a way to solve this problem using EFS. With EFS, a new day can be detected and when that happens, EFS can draw a shape at the bottom of the chart to denote a new day.

function preMain() {
	setPriceStudy(true);
	setStudyTitle("");
	setShowCursorLabel(false);
}

var vLastTime = null;
function main() {
	var vRawTime = getValue("rawtime");
                if(vRawTime == null) {
		return;
                }
	
	vRawTime = Math.floor(vRawTime / RawTime.DAY);
	if(vLastTime != null  && vRawTime != vLastTime) {
		// Other shapes
		// Shape.CIRCLE
		// Shape.SQUARE		
		// Shape.TRIANGLE	
		// Shape.DIAMOND		
		// Shape.LEFTARROW	
		// Shape.RIGHTARROW	
		// Shape.UPARROW		
		// Shape.DOWNARROW	
		// x, y, shape, url, color, flags, tag name
		drawShapeRelative(0, 0, Shape.DIAMOND, "", Color.blue, Shape.RELATIVETOBOTTOM, "NewDay" + vRawTime);
	}
	
	vLastTime = vRawTime;
		
}

- Matt Gundersen

[Fib3003]

Hi Magic,

Thanks a lot for the "new day marker".

I'm a new Esignal user, and was missing the lines that separate the days on 60 minute charts badly. Thanks for the quick solution !

Fibonacci

[jhooper]

Problem with program

Hi Magic & Fib3003.
This is exactly what I was after! I've migrated from AIQ to esignal recently and had been missing the inter-day marker on intraday.
Magic, I typed in your program word for word (please see my attached file) but I am missing something as it gives me a syntax error (i'm missing a bracket on line 15). Ive tried all sorts but it won't disappear- your help would be appreciated. Ive missed something obvious but I cant see the wood for the trees I think!!
Thanks in advance
John

[dloomis]

click on the link below, save it to the formulas directory and reload it from there.

[jhooper]

Interday marker

Hi David, thanks very much David for doing that. I've compared yours with mine and I can see where I went wrong. Some syntax with the light blue vertical dotted line on the "if" statements.
Anyway, thanks again
John