Determining the type of instruments

[zendude]

I would like to add a conditional statement to my script based on the type of instruments. Is there a way to determine whether a symbol (e.g. SPY, .SPY211119C464, /ES, $TICK) is a stock, an option, a futures contract, or an indicator? Something equivalent to regular expression in unix would be helpful. Thank you.

 

[SleepyZ]

I would like to add a conditional statement to my script based on the type of instruments. Is there a way to determine whether a symbol (e.g. SPY, .SPY211119C464, /ES, $TICK) is a stock, an option, a futures contract, or an indicator? Something equivalent to regular expression in unix would be helpful. Thank you.

Try this, which seems to mostly work

input showlabel = yes;

AddLabel(yes, if theoreticalOptionPrice()
              then "Option"
              else if TickSize() < .001 or TickSize() < .01 and TickValue() < 10
              then "Currency"
              else if TickValue() == .01
              then "Stock/ETF"
              else "Futures/Commodity/Index",
              color.yellow);

 

[zendude]

Other than market internals and indices like SPX or TNX, it works well and suits my needs. Thank you.