Green candle

[vasansrini]

Is there a way to write a script to find out if the current 5 minute candle is green (higher than the previous 5 minute candle) … while the candle is still open?

Something like if current(open price) >= previous(close price)

 

[jimw]

Try this script. You can change the aggregation time period to whatever you want and it will post a label in the upper left hand corner of the chart with the close of that period and the label will be color coded green if above the previous close or red if below. Good luck.

# PreviousPeriodClose
#
input aggregationPeriod = AggregationPeriod.FIVE_MIN;
input length = 1;
input displace = -1;
input showOnlyLastPeriod = no;
plot PrevPeriodClose;
PrevPeriodClose.SetLineWeight(2);
if showOnlyLastPeriod and !IsNaN(close(period = aggregationPeriod)[-1]) { PrevPeriodClose = Double.NaN;
} else { PrevPeriodClose = Highest(close(period = aggregationPeriod)[-displace], length);
}
PrevPeriodClose.SetDefaultColor(GetColor(9));
PrevPeriodClose.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.HORIZONTAL);
#
AddLabel(yes,"PrevPeriodClose " + PrevPeriodClose, if close > PrevPeriodClose then Color.LIME else Color.RED);
#
# End code-----------------------------