Highest of all variables

[greco26]

Is there a way to get the highest of all variables or is the only way to use nested Max()?

def var1 = 1;
def var2 = 2;
def var3 = 3;
def var4 = ...... and so on....

#I want the next def to give me the highest value of all of these variables
def highestvar = ??

 

[SleepyZ]

Is there a way to get the highest of all variables or is the only way to use nested Max()?

def var1 = 1;
def var2 = 2;
def var3 = 3;
def var4 = ...... and so on....

#I want the next def to give me the highest value of all of these variables
def highestvar = ??

Nesting is one way

def var1 = 1;
def var2 = 3;
def var3 = 2;
def var4 = -1;
def var5 = 0;
def var6 = max(var1,max(var2,max(var3,max(var4,var5))));
def var7 = min(var1,min(var2,min(var3,min(var4,var5))));
addlabel(1,"max: " + var6 + " min: " + var7, color.yellow);

 

[greco26]

any other way besides nesting by chance? I have that working but was looking for something more performance friendly.

 

[Svanoy]

@greco26
Def the variables under the same variable and use highestall() or lowestall().

declare lower;
def var1 = 5;
def var2 = 8;
def var3 = 2;
def var4 = 9;
def var5 = 7;

def line = if IsNaN(line[1]) then var1 else if line[1]==var1 then var2 else if line[1]==var2 then var3
            else if line[1]==var3 then var4 else if line[1]==var4 then var5 else if line[1]==var5 then var1
            else Double.nan;

def highest = HighestAll(line);
def lowest = LowestAll(line);
addlabel(yes,highest,color.white);
addlabel(yes,lowest,color.white);

No reason to ever do it this way though....

 

[halcyonguy]

@greco26
Def the variables under the same variable and use highestall() or lowestall().

declare lower;
def var1 = 5;
def var2 = 8;
def var3 = 2;
def var4 = 9;
def var5 = 7;

def line = if IsNaN(line[1]) then var1 else if line[1]==var1 then var2 else if line[1]==var2 then var3
            else if line[1]==var3 then var4 else if line[1]==var4 then var5 else if line[1]==var5 then var1
            else Double.nan;

def highest = HighestAll(line);
def lowest = LowestAll(line);
addlabel(yes,highest,color.white);
addlabel(yes,lowest,color.white);

No reason to ever do it this way though....

that is a clever formula.

since the pattern of data is repeated, you only need to look at the last 5 values.

you could add a variable for the count of variables ,
def cnt = 5;

then use that as length in,
= lowest( line, cnt)
= highest( line, cnt)

and not have to use highestall, lowestall

.......

once you have a set of different variables copied to 1 variable, it becomes possible to apply some functions to the list.
i use a different method, that i will talk about one of these days.

 

[Svanoy]

@halcyonguy
Defining a count works if you know the number of variables beforehand,
The formula could also be written to accept new variables if needed.

 

[greco26]

Guys, thank you so much for this. As always, you guys are so amazing!!

 

[quantumomegallc]

that is a clever formula.

since the pattern of data is repeated, you only need to look at the last 5 values.

you could add a variable for the count of variables ,
def cnt = 5;

then use that as length in,
= lowest( line, cnt)
= highest( line, cnt)

and not have to use highestall, lowestall

.......

once you have a set of different variables copied to 1 variable, it becomes possible to apply some functions to the list.
i use a different method, that i will talk about one of these days.

Perhaps set to start counting backwards to barnumber = 1 or total bars for a day, hour, 30m etc.?

 

[halcyonguy]

Perhaps set to start counting backwards to barnumber = 1 or total bars for a day, hour, 30m etc.?

maybe, but like svanoy said, you have to know the quantity of data beforehand.
just depends on what you are trying to do and on which bar you need to use the data.

side note, i use a reverse counter during inside bar code, to draw horizontal lines
https://usethinkscript.com/threads/gann-3-day-low-or-high.18875/#post-142298

 

[quantumomegallc]

maybe, but like svanoy said, you have to know the quantity of data beforehand.
just depends on what you are trying to do and on which bar you need to use the data.

side note, i use a reverse counter during inside bar code, to draw horizontal lines
https://usethinkscript.com/threads/gann-3-day-low-or-high.18875/#post-142298

Always the trick: I assume 390 bars per day on 1m times X number of days. One can set up conditionals based upon GetAggregation() for the number of bars to use, up to 30m or so (not sure 1h can agg correctly from daystart).

It might also be possible to catch a starting point (like a pivot low or the valley high) and start counting from there. That seems to be the better situation, a localized high/low as highestall/lowestall isn't always a useful measurement when looking at 5,10 days back.

In Gamma Exposure analysis looking left is pretty important. Thanks for the info.

 

[Joshua]

any other way besides nesting by chance? I have that working but was looking for something more performance friendly.

Max() is not a performance intensive function. It's basically just a wrapper for if x > y then x else y, and if thinkscript couldn't handle code that simple, we'd all be screwed. Given the example code provided, I see no reason to avoid the nested method, nor do I see how any alternative method could be an improvement. Any performance hit you might be experiencing is very likely elsewhere in the script. Could you tell us more about the script that you're actually working on?

 

[quantumomegallc]

@greco26
Def the variables under the same variable and use highestall() or lowestall().

declare lower;
def var1 = 5;
def var2 = 8;
def var3 = 2;
def var4 = 9;
def var5 = 7;

def line = if IsNaN(line[1]) then var1 else if line[1]==var1 then var2 else if line[1]==var2 then var3
            else if line[1]==var3 then var4 else if line[1]==var4 then var5 else if line[1]==var5 then var1
            else Double.nan;

def highest = HighestAll(line);
def lowest = LowestAll(line);
addlabel(yes,highest,color.white);
addlabel(yes,lowest,color.white);

No reason to ever do it this way though....

Unless you have like 20 variables huh?

 

[halcyonguy]

Unless you have like 20 variables huh?

why not?
i used max with 40 varibles in this, all in one formula.
sometimes i will break it out into several smaller max formulas.
https://usethinkscript.com/threads/tradingview-poor-mans-volume-profile.14460/#post-119999

 

[quantumomegallc]

why not?
i used max with 40 varibles in this, all in one formula.
sometimes i will break it out into several smaller max formulas.
https://usethinkscript.com/threads/tradingview-poor-mans-volume-profile.14460/#post-119999

No reason actually. I tried it out and it seems like a pretty easy nesting method tbh.