[amibroker] Re: Vertical Green and Red Lines on Chart Pane

["Pete" <dryheat3@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks. That was very helpful. It works much better.

  Pete  :-)

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "sidhartha70" <sidhartha70@xxx> wrote:
>
> The green & red line are 'range markers'... their values can be
> returned via the BEGINVALUE() and ENDVALUE() functions.
> 
> Hopefully that helps.
> 
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Pete" <dryheat3@> wrote:
> >
> > Have you folks noticed if you double click an area of a price chart
> > you get a green vertical line? And then if you move to the right and
> > double click again you get a red vertical line?
> > I searched the help files and found nothing describing the function of
> > these lines. I would like to use them to calculate my P/L on entry and
> > exits. Double click on entry bar, double click on exit bar and then
> > use some AFL code to display the % P/L. It could display in the
> > iterpretation window or print the value directly to the chart.
> > Here's what I've been experimenting with:
> > ///////////////Code///////////////
> > Entry = ValueWhen(Study("EN", 1473)==0, O);
> > printf("Entry: " + Entry + "\n");
> > Exit = ValueWhen(Study("EX", 1473)==0, O);
> > printf("Exit = " + Exit +"\n");
> > 
> > NetPL = (((Exit + 0.0001) - Entry)/ Entry)*100;
> > printf("Net P/L = " + NetPL +"\n");
> > //////////////Code/////////////////
> > 
> > The problem is you have to add a two studies (vertical lines) and name
> > the entry line 'EN' and the exit line 'EX'. There is a problem with
> > this code in that if you draw or move the 'EX' study line to the final
> > bar on the right it generates a zero value. Another bug in this code
> > is somewhat related. The active or selected bar on the chart must be
> > at least one bar to the right of the 'EX' study line.
> > 
> > Hope someone has a better way of doing this.
> > Thanks for any feedback.
> > 
> >   Pete  :-)
> >
>



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