Louis,
Yes, you can write text to a chart at the bar of interest pretty
easily. Have a look at the PlotText function.
http://www.amibroker.com/guide/afl/afl_view.php?id=309
I gave a code sample a while back that you can use as a
reference.
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/message/124743
Mike
--- In
amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Louis P." <rockprog80@xxx> wrote:
>
> Mike: Would it be possible to add a twist; e.g. writing over the
chart what
> is buyprice and sellprice?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Louis
>
> 2008/7/31 Louis P. <rockprog80@xxx>
>
> > Thanks Mike,
> >
> > This is a great response to a question I was to ask! :-)
> >
> > Louis
> >
> >
> > 2008/7/30 Mike <sfclimbers@xxx>
> >
> > Hi,
> >>
> >> The trick is to use Ref(Buy, -1) to recognize a signal at the
> >> previous bar, and then to provide the BuyPrice as the Y
coordinate.
> >>
> >> I think that you will find that the star is much too large an
image
> >> for what you are trying to do. Use a small circle instead as
follows:
> >>
> >> PlotShapes(IIf(Ref(Buy, -1), shapeSmallCircle, shapeNone),
> >> colorBrightGreen, 0, BuyPrice, 0);
> >>
> >> Not sure if you need to use Ref on the BuyPrice too. Experiment
and
> >> find out.
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
> >>
> >> --- In
amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <amibroker%
40yahoogroups.com>,
> >> "ozzyapeman" <zoopfree@> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Hope someone can help with this very basic (maybe dumb)
question. I
> >> have
> >> > trade delays set to: SetTradeDelays(1,1,1,1)
> >> >
> >> > Therefore "Buy" is just the buy signal (not entry) and the
actual
> >> entry
> >> > price occurs at the next bar over, due to trade delay.
> >> >
> >> > I want to plot an up arrow at the buy signal and a star at the
> >> actual
> >> > entry.
> >> >
> >> > This works for the buy signal:
> >> >
> >> > PlotShapes(Buy * shapeUpArrow, colorOrange);
> >> >
> >> > But what do I replace "?" with, in order to plot at the entry
price:
> >> >
> >> > PlotShapes(?,*shapeStar, ColorGreen);
> >> >
> >> > I need to somehow specify "Buy signal plus one bar over"
within the
> >> > PlotShapes command, to plot at the entry.
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>