Can't Insert Study over EFS generated series

[mpetroski]

Hey there. I am building a script that takes the main chart symbol and adds it to a user defined symbol in a sub chart. It takes the main symbol divided by SPY as an example and charts a line chart. Here is the issue: I cannot insert a study onto the user defined chart. If I insert a symbol (not as main chart) and use the same symbols to create a user defined symbol I am able to insert a study.

Example - main chart symbol = EA, user defined symbol would then be EA / SPY. If I insert the symbol manually I can place Bollinger Bands on the sub-chart "EA / SPY". If I do the same thing using an EFS script, I don't have the option to insert a study over the series. I've tried two versions of code to create the user defined symbol - with the same results. I get the desired line chart, but cannot place a study on it.

Any suggestions?

EFS attempt # 1:
function preMain(){

setStudyTitle("i3 Exchange Comparison");
setCursorLabelName("Exchange");
setPriceStudy(false);
setDefaultBarFgColor(Color.RGB(0x00,0x94,0xFF),0);
setDefaultBarThickness(3,0);
}

var vSymbol;
var SourceSymbol;
var CompareSymbol;

function main(Sym){

var SourceSymbol = getSymbol();
var CompareSymbol = "SPY";
var vSym = (SourceSymbol + " / " + CompareSymbol);
var Sym = vSym;
var vSymbol = getValue("Close", 0, -1, Sym);

debugClear
debugPrintln("DepthSymbol: " + SourceSymbol);
debugPrintln("Base Comparison to: " + CompareSymbol);

return vSymbol;
}

Attempt # 2:
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function preMain(){

setStudyTitle("i3 Exchange Comparison");
setCursorLabelName("Exchange");
//setPriceStudy(false);
setDefaultBarFgColor(Color.RGB(0x00,0x94,0xFF),0);
setDefaultBarThickness(3,0);

}

var vSymbol;
var SourceSymbol;
var CompareSymbol;
var vSym;

function main() {

var SourceSymbol = getSymbol();
var CompareSymbol = "SPY";
var vSym = (SourceSymbol + " / " + CompareSymbol);
var vSymbol = close(sym(vSym));

return new Array( getSeries(vSymbol));
}

[ACM]

mpetroski
The Study over Series and the Apply Study to (Study) functionality are only available for [respectively] an actual Chart of a symbol or a Built-in Study and not for EFS scripts
To add a study to the plot created by your script [which is not a chart in the true sense of the word] you need to code that in the script itself or code another script that calls it
Alex

Hey there. I am building a script that takes the main chart symbol and adds it to a user defined symbol in a sub chart. It takes the main symbol divided by SPY as an example and charts a line chart. Here is the issue: I cannot insert a study onto the user defined chart. If I insert a symbol (not as main chart) and use the same symbols to create a user defined symbol I am able to insert a study.

Example - main chart symbol = EA, user defined symbol would then be EA / SPY. If I insert the symbol manually I can place Bollinger Bands on the sub-chart "EA / SPY". If I do the same thing using an EFS script, I don't have the option to insert a study over the series. I've tried two versions of code to create the user defined symbol - with the same results. I get the desired line chart, but cannot place a study on it.

Any suggestions?

EFS attempt # 1:
function preMain(){

setStudyTitle("i3 Exchange Comparison");
setCursorLabelName("Exchange");
setPriceStudy(false);
setDefaultBarFgColor(Color.RGB(0x00,0x94,0xFF),0);
setDefaultBarThickness(3,0);
}

var vSymbol;
var SourceSymbol;
var CompareSymbol;

function main(Sym){

var SourceSymbol = getSymbol();
var CompareSymbol = "SPY";
var vSym = (SourceSymbol + " / " + CompareSymbol);
var Sym = vSym;
var vSymbol = getValue("Close", 0, -1, Sym);

debugClear
debugPrintln("DepthSymbol: " + SourceSymbol);
debugPrintln("Base Comparison to: " + CompareSymbol);

return vSymbol;
}

Attempt # 2:
**************************************
function preMain(){

setStudyTitle("i3 Exchange Comparison");
setCursorLabelName("Exchange");
//setPriceStudy(false);
setDefaultBarFgColor(Color.RGB(0x00,0x94,0xFF),0);
setDefaultBarThickness(3,0);

}

var vSymbol;
var SourceSymbol;
var CompareSymbol;
var vSym;

function main() {

var SourceSymbol = getSymbol();
var CompareSymbol = "SPY";
var vSym = (SourceSymbol + " / " + CompareSymbol);
var vSymbol = close(sym(vSym));

return new Array( getSeries(vSymbol));
}

[mpetroski]

Thanks for your reply - I will try to script the study.

[ACM]

mpetroski
You are welcome
Alex

Thanks for your reply - I will try to script the study.