Display Labels at Specific Times of Day

[Amused to Death]

What would be the correct syntax for displaying different labels at specific times of day? Labels might indicate "premarket," "day open," "European close," etc. I've found scripts for drawing vertical lines at various times, but nothing for displaying labels instead.

Say I wanted to display labels representing various "zones," with each label remaining on an intraday chart until the next time zone is reached:

0000 to 0700 "Zone 1"
0700 to 0930 "Zone 2"
0930 to 1130 "Zone 3"
1130 to 1330 "Zone 4"
1330 to 1600 "Zone 5"
1600 to 2000 "Zone 6"
2000 to 2230 "Zone 7"
2230 to 0000 "Zone 8"

In this example, with all 24 hours in a day accounted for, there should never be a time when a "zone" label isn't being displayed on an intraday chart.

An (on/off) option to include vertical lines between each of these zones would be nice, but the labels are the primary focus.

I'm new to ThinkScript (and this forum — my first post!), so any/all help is appreciated!

 

[SleepyZ]

What would be the correct syntax for displaying different labels at specific times of day? Labels might indicate "premarket," "day open," "European close," etc. I've found scripts for drawing vertical lines at various times, but nothing for displaying labels instead.

Say I wanted to display labels representing various "zones," with each label remaining on an intraday chart until the next time zone is reached:

0000 to 0700 "Zone 1"
0700 to 0930 "Zone 2"
0930 to 1130 "Zone 3"
1130 to 1330 "Zone 4"
1330 to 1600 "Zone 5"
1600 to 2000 "Zone 6"
2000 to 2230 "Zone 7"
2230 to 0000 "Zone 8"

In this example, with all 24 hours in a day accounted for, there should never be a time when a "zone" label isn't being displayed on an intraday chart.

An (on/off) option to include vertical lines between each of these zones would be nice, but the labels are the primary focus.

I'm new to ThinkScript (and this forum — my first post!), so any/all help is appreciated!

Try this

input showlabels = yes;

AddLabel(showlabels and SecondsFromTime(0000) >= 0 and SecondsTillTime(0700) > 0, "Zone 1", Color.WHITE);
AddLabel(showlabels and SecondsFromTime(0700) >= 0 and SecondsTillTime(0930) > 0, "Zone 2", Color.WHITE);
AddLabel(showlabels and SecondsFromTime(0930) >= 0 and SecondsTillTime(1130) > 0, "Zone 3", Color.WHITE);
AddLabel(showlabels and SecondsFromTime(1130) >= 0 and SecondsTillTime(1330) > 0, "Zone 4", Color.WHITE);
AddLabel(showlabels and SecondsFromTime(1330) >= 0 and SecondsTillTime(1600) > 0, "Zone 5", Color.WHITE);
AddLabel(showlabels and SecondsFromTime(1600) >= 0 and SecondsTillTime(2000) > 0, "Zone 6", Color.WHITE);
AddLabel(showlabels and SecondsFromTime(2000) >= 0 and SecondsTillTime(223) > 0, "Zone 7", Color.WHITE);
AddLabel(showlabels and SecondsFromTime(2230) >= 0 and SecondsTillTime(0000) > 0, "Zone 8", Color.WHITE);

input showverticals = yes;

AddVerticalLine(showverticals and SecondsFromTime(0000) == 0, "Zone 1", Color.WHITE);
AddVerticalLine(showverticals and SecondsFromTime(0700) == 0, "Zone 2", Color.WHITE);
AddVerticalLine(showverticals and SecondsFromTime(0930) == 0, "Zone 3", Color.WHITE);
AddVerticalLine(showverticals and SecondsFromTime(1130) == 0, "Zone 4", Color.WHITE);
AddVerticalLine(showverticals and SecondsFromTime(1330) == 0, "Zone 5", Color.WHITE);
AddVerticalLine(showverticals and SecondsFromTime(1600) == 0, "Zone 6", Color.WHITE);
AddVerticalLine(showverticals and SecondsFromTime(2000) == 0, "Zone 7", Color.WHITE);
AddVerticalLine(showverticals and SecondsFromTime(2230) == 0, "Zone 8", Color.WHITE);

 

[azakusa]

Hello traders,

Is there a way to add a horizontal line starting from the times specified instead of a vertical?

I tried tweaking the above code as follows but no joy.

Any ideas?

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input showhorizontals = yes;

AddHorizontalLine(showhorizontals and SecondsFromTime(0000) == 0, "Zone 1", Color.WHITE);
AddHorizontalLine(showhorizontals and SecondsFromTime(0700) == 0, "Zone 2", Color.WHITE);
AddHorizontalLine(showhorizontals and SecondsFromTime(0930) == 0, "Zone 3", Color.WHITE);
AddHorizontalLine(showhorizontals and SecondsFromTime(1130) == 0, "Zone 4", Color.WHITE);
AddHorizontalLine(showhorizontals and SecondsFromTime(1330) == 0, "Zone 5", Color.WHITE);
AddHorizontalLine(showhorizontals and SecondsFromTime(1600) == 0, "Zone 6", Color.WHITE);
AddHorizontalLine(showhorizontals and SecondsFromTime(2000) == 0, "Zone 7", Color.WHITE);
AddHorizontalLine(showhorizontals and SecondsFromTime(2230) == 0, "Zone 8", Color.WHITE);
-------------------------

Error:
No such function: AddHorizontalLine at 5:1
No such function: AddHorizontalLine at 5:1
No such function: AddHorizontalLine at 6:1
No such function: AddHorizontalLine at 6:1
No such function: AddHorizontalLine at 7:1
No such function: AddHorizontalLine at 7:1
No such function: AddHorizontalLine at 8:1
No such function: AddHorizontalLine at 8:1
No such function: AddHorizontalLine at 9:1
No such function: AddHorizontalLine at 9:1
No such function: AddHorizontalLine at 10:1
No such function: AddHorizontalLine at 10:1
No such function: AddHorizontalLine at 3:1

 

[rewardiaz]

Try this -

plot Z1= if showhorizontals and SecondsFromTime(0000) == 0 then close else Double.NaN;
Z1.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.DASHES);
Z1.AssignValueColor(Color.BLACK);
Z1.SetLineWeight(1);
Z1.HideBubble();
Z1.HideTitle();

 

[SleepyZ]

Hello traders,

Is there a way to add a horizontal line starting from the times specified instead of a vertical?

I tried tweaking the above code as follows but no joy.

Any ideas?

-------------------------
input showhorizontals = yes;

AddHorizontalLine(showhorizontals and SecondsFromTime(0000) == 0, "Zone 1", Color.WHITE);
AddHorizontalLine(showhorizontals and SecondsFromTime(0700) == 0, "Zone 2", Color.WHITE);
AddHorizontalLine(showhorizontals and SecondsFromTime(0930) == 0, "Zone 3", Color.WHITE);
AddHorizontalLine(showhorizontals and SecondsFromTime(1130) == 0, "Zone 4", Color.WHITE);
AddHorizontalLine(showhorizontals and SecondsFromTime(1330) == 0, "Zone 5", Color.WHITE);
AddHorizontalLine(showhorizontals and SecondsFromTime(1600) == 0, "Zone 6", Color.WHITE);
AddHorizontalLine(showhorizontals and SecondsFromTime(2000) == 0, "Zone 7", Color.WHITE);
AddHorizontalLine(showhorizontals and SecondsFromTime(2230) == 0, "Zone 8", Color.WHITE);
-------------------------

Error:
No such function: AddHorizontalLine at 5:1
No such function: AddHorizontalLine at 5:1
No such function: AddHorizontalLine at 6:1
No such function: AddHorizontalLine at 6:1
No such function: AddHorizontalLine at 7:1
No such function: AddHorizontalLine at 7:1
No such function: AddHorizontalLine at 8:1
No such function: AddHorizontalLine at 8:1
No such function: AddHorizontalLine at 9:1
No such function: AddHorizontalLine at 9:1
No such function: AddHorizontalLine at 10:1
No such function: AddHorizontalLine at 10:1
No such function: AddHorizontalLine at 3:1

Here is another way using the script function, named x.
Fill in within the script x(), differences between plots/lines, eg:
plot x1 = x(time = 0000, zone = 1, price = price, showhorizontals = showhorizontals, showtodayonly = showtodayonly);
plot x2 = x(time = 0700, zone = 2, price = price, showhorizontals = showhorizontals, showtodayonly = showtodayonly);
The image shows input showtodayonly = yes; ... If you select no, the other days will plot up to the next day's same line.
The chart bubbles will display on the last day and can be moved sideways at input bubblemover

script x {
    input time  = 0000;
    input zone  = 1;
    input price = close;
    input showhorizontals = yes;
    input showtodayonly   = yes;
    def ymd   = GetYYYYMMDD();
    def count = if !IsNaN(close) and ymd[1] != ymd then count[1] + 1 else count[1];
    def cond  = HighestAll(count) - count ;
    def line = if showtodayonly and cond > 1
then Double.NaN
else if showhorizontals and SecondsFromTime(time) == 0 and cond <= zone
then price
else line[1];

    plot xline = line;

}

input showhorizontals = yes;
input showtodayonly   = no;
input price           = close;
plot x1 = x(time = 0000, zone = 1, price = price, showhorizontals = showhorizontals, showtodayonly = showtodayonly);
plot x2 = x(time = 0700, zone = 2, price = price, showhorizontals = showhorizontals, showtodayonly = showtodayonly);
plot x3 = x(time = 0930, zone = 3, price = price, showhorizontals = showhorizontals, showtodayonly = showtodayonly);
plot x4 = x(time = 1130, zone = 4, price = price, showhorizontals = showhorizontals, showtodayonly = showtodayonly);
plot x5 = x(time = 1330, zone = 5, price = price, showhorizontals = showhorizontals, showtodayonly = showtodayonly);
plot x6 = x(time = 1600, zone = 6, price = price, showhorizontals = showhorizontals, showtodayonly = showtodayonly);
plot x7 = x(time = 2000, zone = 7, price = price, showhorizontals = showhorizontals, showtodayonly = showtodayonly);
plot x8 = x(time = 2230, zone = 8, price = price, showhorizontals = showhorizontals, showtodayonly = showtodayonly);

x1.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.DASHES);
x2.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.DASHES);
x3.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.DASHES);
x4.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.DASHES);
x5.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.DASHES);
x6.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.DASHES);
x7.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.DASHES);
x8.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.DASHES);

input showbubbles = yes;
input bubblemover = 5;
def mover = showbubbles and IsNaN(close[bubblemover]) and !IsNaN(close[bubblemover + 1]);
AddChartBubble(mover, x1[bubblemover], "Z1", x1.TakeValueColor());
AddChartBubble(mover, x2[bubblemover], "Z2", x2.TakeValueColor());
AddChartBubble(mover, x3[bubblemover], "Z3", x3.TakeValueColor());
AddChartBubble(mover, x4[bubblemover], "Z4", x4.TakeValueColor());
AddChartBubble(mover, x5[bubblemover], "Z5", x5.TakeValueColor());
AddChartBubble(mover, x6[bubblemover], "Z6", x6.TakeValueColor());
AddChartBubble(mover, x7[bubblemover], "Z7", x7.TakeValueColor());
AddChartBubble(mover, x8[bubblemover], "Z8", x8.TakeValueColor());

#end code