Horizontal Lines In ThinkOrSwim

[Learnbot]

@generic and @BenTen One more question plz, I want the arrows to show only on 15min time frame how can I do that? The current script i came up with shows arrows on 15min, 5 min and on 1 min, but does show on higher than 15 min time frames so i am missing something but i don't know what... i tried to add IF..ELSE as u can see in my code but i don't know what veriabe would go after else lol

thank you both

def fifteen_min_bool;
# Set Chart for 15mm
if GetAggregationPeriod() == AggregationPeriod.FIFTEEN_MIN {
    fifteen_min_bool = 1;
} else {
    fifteen_min_bool = 0;
}
#def ltDay = if GetAggregationPeriod() == AggregationPeriod.fifteen_min then 1 else Double.NaN;

input length = 20;
input trendSetup = 3;


def BodyMax = Max(open, close);
def BodyMin = Min(open, close);
def IsEngulfing = BodyMax > BodyMax[1] and BodyMin < BodyMin[1];
def IsWhite = open < close;
def IsBlack = open > close;
def IsPrevDoji = IsDoji(length)[1];




#if GetAggregationPeriod() <= AggregationPeriod.fifteen_min {
    plot Bearish_15 = IsAscending(close(period = AggregationPeriod.FIFTEEN_MIN), trendSetup)[1] and
    (IsWhite[1] or IsPrevDoji) and
    IsBlack and
    IsEngulfing;

    plot Bullish_15 = IsDescending(close(period = AggregationPeriod.FIFTEEN_MIN), trendSetup)[1] and
    (IsBlack[1] or IsPrevDoji) and
    IsWhite and
    IsEngulfing;

    Bearish_15.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.BOOLEAN_ARROW_DOWN);
    Bearish_15.SetDefaultColor(GetColor(1));
    Bearish_15.SetLineWeight(2);
    Bullish_15.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.BOOLEAN_ARROW_UP);
    Bullish_15.SetDefaultColor(GetColor(2));
    Bullish_15.SetLineWeight(2);
#} else {#}

 

[generic]

@Learnbot You need to make fifteen_min_bool one of conditions for the plots so add and fifteen_min_bool somewhere in the plot conditions.

 

[Learnbot]

@generic and @BenTen one last question plz... how do I extend the lines all the way to the right side of the screen?

 

[BenTen]

@Learnbot Not possible, only the latest one can be extended.

 

[generic]

@Learnbot Change the current_agg to make it show up on different aggs.

#
#
# TD Ameritrade IP Company, Inc. (c) 2011-2020
#
#wizard plots
#wizard text: Inputs: length:
#wizard input: length
#wizard text: trend setup:
#wizard input: trendSetup

input length = 20;
input trendSetup = 3;
input current_agg = AggregationPeriod.FIFTEEN_MIN;

def nan = Double.NaN;
def fifteen = GetAggregationPeriod() == current_agg;
def BodyMax = Max(open, close);
def BodyMin = Min(open, close);
def IsEngulfing = BodyMax > BodyMax[1] and
    BodyMin < BodyMin[1];
def IsWhite = open < close;
def IsBlack = open > close;
def IsPrevDoji = IsDoji(length)[1];

plot Bearish = IsAscending(close, trendSetup)[1] and
    (IsWhite[1] or IsPrevDoji) and
    IsBlack and
    IsEngulfing and
    fifteen;

plot Bullish = IsDescending(close, trendSetup)[1] and
    (IsBlack[1] or IsPrevDoji) and
    IsWhite and
    IsEngulfing and
    fifteen;

Bearish.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.BOOLEAN_ARROW_DOWN);
Bearish.SetDefaultColor(GetColor(1));
Bearish.SetLineWeight(2);
Bullish.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.BOOLEAN_ARROW_UP);
Bullish.SetDefaultColor(GetColor(2));
Bullish.SetLineWeight(2);

def bu_high = if bullish and fifteen then high[1] else bu_high[1];
def bu_low = if bullish and fifteen then close[1] else bu_low[1];
def be_high = if bearish and fifteen then high[1] else be_high[1];
def be_low = if bearish and fifteen then open[1] else be_low[1];

def buhh = if IsNaN(close) then buhh[1] else bu_high; 
def bull = if IsNaN(close) then bull[1] else bu_low;
def behh = if IsNaN(close) then behh[1] else be_high;
def bell = if IsNaN(close) then bell[1] else be_low;

plot bu_hh = buhh;
plot bu_ll = bull;
plot be_hh = behh;
plot be_ll = bell;

bu_hh.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.HORIZONTAL);
bu_ll.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.HORIZONTAL);
bu_hh.SetDefaultColor(Color.YELLOW);
bu_ll.SetDefaultColor(Color.YELLOW);
be_hh.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.HORIZONTAL);
be_ll.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.HORIZONTAL);
be_hh.SetDefaultColor(Color.YELLOW);
be_ll.SetDefaultColor(Color.YELLOW);

 

[XeoNoX]

Thank you again @mashume , for some reason it prints on different price levels when changing the chart timeframe and both are wrong...

Hi @BenTen @tomsk or anybody else, is this that hard?, can this be done?

Ex. @9:45:00am today, ES was 3525.5, I would like to see a horizontal line at 3525.5 on the 5 min, 30 min, or any timeframe chart.

because its plotting the close the timeframe you choose has to BOTH have an aggregation divisible by the time you defined and have a lower time frame. this is a TOS limitation

 

[eugchen]

Hello, im creating a study where I simply draw horizontal lines for each stock. So each stock I list has a different value.

So as you can see, I will have a list of prices for each stock to draw specific horizontal lines on many charts. I just included 3 stocks for simplicity sake.

But my main question is this. Right now the line is shown to be dotted Orange line for all stocks. Is there anyway to color code the line to show up as ORANGE when P1>current stock close, and GREEN when P1<current stock close?

So for AAON, P1 is 48.95. current price for AAON is 72.74. so the line should be Green. And if the current price was 40, then it would be orange. Not sure how to get this in the code.

Basically im trying to distinguish which is higher, P1, or current price. If I cant change the color of the line, then maybe a chart label? Something to make it more obvious.

thanks in advance!

AddLabel(No, GetSymbol());
plot p1;
p1.SetDefaultColor(Color.orange);
p1.SetLineWeight(5);
p1.SetStyle(Curve.LONG_DASH);
def nan = Double.NaN;
if (GetSymbol() == "AAON")then {p1 = 48.95;} else
if (GetSymbol() == "AAPL")then {p1 = 85;} else
if (GetSymbol() == "ZTS")then {p1 = 125;} else
{ p1 = nan; ;}

 

[BenTen]

You can use the if-else statement. Here's an example:

plot Data = 350;
Data.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.HORIZONTAL);
Data.AssignValueColor(if close > Data then color.CYAN else color.MAGENTA);

 

[eugchen]

Wow, thanks, but how do I incorporate yours? When I try the below, thinkscript is giving me an error on the p1 that I bolded.

AddLabel(No, GetSymbol());
plot p1;
p1.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.HORIZONTAL);
p1.AssignValueColor(if close > p1 then color.CYAN else color.MAGENTA);
p1.SetLineWeight(5);
p1.SetStyle(Curve.LONG_DASH);
def nan = Double.NaN;

if (GetSymbol() == "AAON")then {p1 = 48.95;} else
if (GetSymbol() == "AAPL")then {p1 = 85;} else
if (GetSymbol() == "ZTS")then {p1 = 125;} else
{    p1 = nan;    ;}

 

[BenTen]

@eugchen Where are you trying to plot "p1" on your chart? You need to specify the level. Look at my example above.

plot Data = 350;

I'm plotting the line at $350 price level on my chart.

 

[eugchen]

Sorry forgive me, I'm a total noobie...i got this code from researching a bit online.

What I believe the code I'm using is to plot p1.

for AAON, p1 = 48.95 (draw a horizontal line at 48.95)
for AAPL, p1 = 85 (draw a horizontal line at 85)

and so forth.

I do see you are plotting a horizontal line at 350, but my price level will change for different stocks.

 

[BenTen]

@eugchen The code you provided was not in order. In other words, you were trying to plot "p1" before defining its location.

This should work:

plot p1 = if (GetSymbol() == "AAON") then 48.95 else if (GetSymbol() == "AAPL") then 85 else if (GetSymbol() == "ZTS") then 125 else double.nan;
p1.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.HORIZONTAL);
p1.AssignValueColor(if close > p1 then color.CYAN else color.MAGENTA);

 

[eugchen]

Benten---THANK YOU!!!!! so helpful!!!

one last thing....on my charts, i like to see some white space to the right. often 20-30 bars of blank space. well in that blank space area, the line is showing up always at cyan. is there anyway to have the entire line either show up as cyan or magenta based on the current price and P1?

so for instance, if P1 = 80 and Last price on stock is 90, then the entire line should show up as Cyan and vice versa if stock less than 80.

 

[BenTen]

@eugchen Chart settings > Time axis > Expansion area.

 

[eugchen]

sorry I wasn't clear. I already have the expansion area.

here's a screenshot of what I'm looking at. since i have the expansion area, its assuming the price in that expansion area is 0 and will always show a cyan line. id like the entire line to be the same as the part of the line to the left, not different colors. hope this clarifies a bit.

 

[rad14733]

@eugchen The forums are filled with examples of how to have an indicator line change colors but I would refer you to the standard HullMovingAvg Study that comes with TOS for a working example...

 

[eugchen]

Rad14733- will this hullmovingavg make my entire horizontal line one color? That's what I'm looking for.

 

[rad14733]

Rad14733- will this hullmovingavg make my entire horizontal line one color? That's what I'm looking for.

Ok... Got it... If SetDefaultColor() won't do it then it probably can't be done... The only other thing that "might" work would be trying to use some type of loop to paint ahead... For that you would probably use something like the code below and then set the color as you would for a normal plot... Just spitballing... Perhaps some else knows a better way though...

<loop code>
plot data[-x] = <whatever>;
<color code>
<loop code>

 

[eugchen]

Or I'll be ok if the line stops at the current price (where the maroon meets the blue). Is that easier?

Here's the current code btw...I'm sorta confused as to why the line in that blank area is blue?

plot p1 =

if (GetSymbol() == "AAON") then 48.95 else
if (GetSymbol() == "AAPL") then 85 else
if (GetSymbol() == "ABBV") then 97 else

double.nan;

p1.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.HORIZONTAL);
p1.SetLineWeight(5);
p1.SetStyle(Curve.POINTS);
p1.AssignValueColor(if close > p1 then color.Dark_red else color.Dark_orange);

 

[rad14733]

@eugchen The color of the expansion area is cyan because that is the TOS default chart line color... It shows up that way on every one of my charts expansion area...