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Re: Code for day open and hi and low.



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It seems to work fine for me, if  "BarType <= 1" is replaced by
"DataCompression <= 1"

Andrey

----- Original Message -----
From: <rghstocks@xxxxxxx>
To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 9:48 AM
Subject: RE: Code for day open and hi and low.


> Here is the code for plotting the day open.  It also plots the high and
the low but if you don't want them, change their color to black.
>
> Randy
>
> { This indicator is for use with intraday charts and inserts 3 horizontal
trendlines
>   for each day, starting at the open, high and low of the day,
respectively, and
>   terminating at the last bar of the day.  For the current day, the
trendlines are
>   extended to the right, and update in real time as and when there is a
new high or
>   low for the day. }
>
> inputs:
>     OpenColor( Red ),
>     HighColor( Yellow ),
>     LowColor( Cyan ) ;
>
> variables:
>     HavePrevLines( false ),
>     TLOpen( 0 ),
>     TLHigh( 0 ),
>     TLLow( 0 ),
>     DayOpen( 0 ),
>     DayHigh( 0 ),
>     DayLow( 0 ) ;
>
> if BarType <= 1 then { ie, if minute or tick bars }
>     begin
>     if Date <> Date[1] then { ie, if new day }
>         begin
>
>         { truncate the previous lines if they exist }
>         if HavePrevLines then
>             begin
>             TL_SetEnd( TLOpen, Date[1], Time[1], DayOpen ) ;
>             TL_SetEnd( TLHigh, Date[1], Time[1], DayHigh ) ;
>             TL_SetEnd( TLLow, Date[1], Time[1], DayLow ) ;
>             TL_SetExtRight( TLOpen, false ) ;
>             TL_SetExtRight( TLHigh, false ) ;
>             TL_SetExtRight( TLLow, false ) ;
>             end ;
>
>         { re-initialize O,H,L for the new day }
>         DayOpen = Open ;
>         DayHigh = High ;
>         DayLow = Low ;
>
>         { insert the new O,H,L lines and set their colors/extents }
>         TLOpen = TL_New( Date[1], Time[1], DayOpen, Date, Time, DayOpen )
;
>         TLHigh = TL_New( Date[1], Time[1], DayHigh, Date, Time, DayHigh )
;
>         TLLow = TL_New( Date[1], Time[1], DayLow, Date, Time, DayLow ) ;
>         TL_SetColor( TLOpen, OpenColor ) ;
>         TL_SetColor( TLHigh, HighColor ) ;
>         TL_SetColor( TLLow, LowColor ) ;
>         TL_SetExtLeft( TLOpen, false ) ;
>         TL_SetExtLeft( TLHigh, false ) ;
>         TL_SetExtLeft( TLLow,false ) ;
>         TL_SetExtRight( TLOpen, true ) ;
>         TL_SetExtRight( TLHigh, true ) ;
>         TL_SetExtRight( TLLow, true ) ;
>
>         { set flag }
>         if HavePrevLines = false then
>             HavePrevLines = true ;
>         end
>     else if HavePrevLines = true then
>         { if new hi/lo for day, save values and update the H,L lines }
>         begin
>         if High > DayHigh then
>             begin
>             DayHigh = High ;
>             { MUST reset TL end before resetting TL beginning in this
case }
>             TL_SetEnd( TLHigh, Date, Time, DayHigh ) ;
>             TL_SetBegin( TLHigh, Date[1], Time[1], DayHigh ) ;
>             end ;
>         if Low < DayLow then
>             begin
>             DayLow = Low ;
>             { MUST reset TL end before resetting TL beginning in this
case }
>             TL_SetEnd( TLLow, Date, Time, DayLow ) ;
>             TL_SetBegin( TLLow, Date[1], Time[1], DayLow ) ;
>             end ;
>         end ;
>     end ;
>
>
>