Indicator Request: Stock is up at-least 4 days of the past 7 RTD

Hi everyone; OG coders specially.

How do I code this?
Conditions
1. Daily aggregation
2. Ticker is up at-least 4 days of the past 7 regular trading days.

I am looking to make a upper chart indicator and also a scan.

Thanks in advanced.
 
Solution
How do I code this?
Conditions
1. Daily aggregation
2. Ticker is up at-least 4 days of the past 7 regular trading days.
I am looking to make a upper chart indicator and also a scan.

this will check if there were x up bars, in the previous y bars.
default is 4 of 7.
...draw an up arrow on all of these signals or just the first in a series of them.
...draw a green dot above just the up bars that are before the first arrow.

i started by using 2nd aggregation, but was getting odd results , so removed it.
set the chart to the desired time.

you didn't define what an up bar is, so i added an option to pick 1 of 2 methods,
bar close > previous bar close
close > open


upper chart

Ruby:
# up4in7bars_upper_00c

# Indicator Request...
How do I code this?
Conditions
1. Daily aggregation
2. Ticker is up at-least 4 days of the past 7 regular trading days.
I am looking to make a upper chart indicator and also a scan.

this will check if there were x up bars, in the previous y bars.
default is 4 of 7.
...draw an up arrow on all of these signals or just the first in a series of them.
...draw a green dot above just the up bars that are before the first arrow.

i started by using 2nd aggregation, but was getting odd results , so removed it.
set the chart to the desired time.

you didn't define what an up bar is, so i added an option to pick 1 of 2 methods,
bar close > previous bar close
close > open


upper chart

Ruby:
# up4in7bars_upper_00c

# Indicator Request: Stock is up at-least 4 days of the past 7 RTD

def bn = barnumber();
def na = double.nan;

input min_up_days = 4;
input time_span_days = 7;

input up_type = { default bar_to_bar_close , open_to_close };
def up;
switch (up_type){
case bar_to_bar_close:
  up = if bn == 1 then 0 else if close > close[1] then 1 else 0;
case open_to_close:
  up = if bn == 1 then 0 else if close > open then 1 else 0;
}


# up is true, if today close is > yesterday close
#def up = if bn == 1 then 0
#  else if  close > close[1] then 1
#  else 0;

def isminup = (sum(up, time_span_days) >= min_up_days);

input show_only_first_arrow = yes;
def firstbar = (!isminup[1] and isminup);
def firstbn = if firstbar then bn else 0;

def arrow_bars = if bn == 1 then 0
  else if !show_only_first_arrow then isminup
  else if show_only_first_arrow and firstbar then 1
  else 0;

plot z1 = arrow_bars;
z1.setdefaultcolor(color.cyan);
z1.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.BOOLEAN_ARROW_UP);
z1.setlineweight(2);

# dots on up bars before the 1st bar of a series
def isfirst = (sum(firstbar[-(time_span_days-1)], time_span_days) >= 1);
def early_ups = up and isfirst;

input dots_on_up_bars_before_first = yes;
plot z2 = if dots_on_up_bars_before_first and early_ups then high*1.01 else na;
z2.setdefaultcolor(color.green);
z2.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.points);
z2.setlineweight(4);

#--------------------

# info labels
input show_description_labels = yes;

addlabel(show_description_labels, "find " + min_up_days + " up bars, in the past " + time_span_days, color.cyan);
addlabel(show_description_labels, up_type, color.yellow);
addlabel(show_description_labels and show_only_first_arrow, "show only first arrow in a series", color.cyan);
addlabel(show_description_labels and dots_on_up_bars_before_first, "show dots above the up bars, that are before the first up bar in a series", color.green);
#

BK day chart
set to show just the first arrow in a series
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--------------------------

i didn't test this as a scan, just as a lower study.

with column or scan codes, the user has to edit the code to change an input.
to make it easier, i make a copy of an input line for each possible value. i set each of the copies to equal one of the possible values, then disable the code line copies with #
then to change an input , add and remove a #.
see below, where i added a copy of the input up_type = ... line, and set it to have a different default.

scan
Ruby:
# up4in7bars_lower_00c

# https://usethinkscript.com/threads/indicator-request-stock-is-up-at-least-4-days-of-the-past-7-rtd.12163/
# Indicator Request: Stock is up at-least 4 days of the past 7 RTD

#declare lower;
def bn = barnumber();
def na = double.nan;

input min_up_days = 4;
input time_span_days = 7;

# enable one of these lines
input up_type = { default bar_to_bar_close , open_to_close };
#input up_type = { bar_to_bar_close , default open_to_close };

def up;
switch (up_type){
case bar_to_bar_close:
  up = if bn == 1 then 0 else if close > close[1] then 1 else 0;
case open_to_close:
  up = if bn == 1 then 0 else if close > open then 1 else 0;
}


def isminup = (sum(up, time_span_days) >= min_up_days);

input show_only_first_arrow = yes;
def firstbar = (!isminup[1] and isminup);
def firstbn = if firstbar then bn else 0;

def arrow_bars = if bn == 1 then 0
  else if !show_only_first_arrow then isminup
  else if show_only_first_arrow and firstbar then 1
  else 0;

plot z1 = arrow_bars;
#z1.setdefaultcolor(color.cyan);
#z1.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.BOOLEAN_ARROW_UP);
#z1.setlineweight(2);
#


used as a lower study, to verify output
spikes line up with arrows.
arrows set to show just the first one.
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if all arrows are shown
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Bro, I owe you a very big one. Initial look of what was posted appeared super great, but I have yet to compare to a prop strategy backtest that I got hold of to make a good comparison
I really didn't realize that the code would be this complicated (thought would be just a couple of lines), but you made was super elegant. Will go over this tonight (or following days) and will post here the final code.
 
Bro, I owe you a very big one. Initial look of what was posted appeared super great, but I have yet to compare to a prop strategy backtest that I got hold of to make a good comparison
I really didn't realize that the code would be this complicated (thought would be just a couple of lines), but you made was super elegant. Will go over this tonight (or following days) and will post here the final code.

i am a visual guy. so sometimes i add in shapes and lines, that i would want to see, and to show others what can be done.
 
@halcyonguy
Finally got some live results in but due to that the general market being bearish right now good long entries were limited (and too early) to fully give a better picture (sharpe ratio and stuff). It seems like it works with the major indices, etf's, and mega caps. Plus the 5 by 7 condition looks to be better (see chart below).
On mid cap stocks no good picture yet since good swing trade long entry set-ups are few and far between.

Two questions though:
1. How do we code an additional option to hide the older first-day arrows -say limit it within the last 50 trading days- (i.e ability to toggle on/off) to de-clutter the chart a bit since there are other upper chart indicator(s) being compared it to without removing them entirely/ permanently.
2. How do we code an additional condition where the count re-starts the day after the latest first-day arrow (where the last first-day arrow is zero day).
The chart below shows an arrow (gray circle) that occurred too close from the previous one. This we hope will make it less noisy in the long run.
- The rest of the code is working as designed so far.

(Purpose) Based off an internal live and backtest I've seen from some private fund run by some TA-leaning traders, the 4 x 7 daily rule is a basic but good guide for:
1. Booking partial gains on a highly up trending stock.
The study was done mainly due to the fact that most swing traders either sell too early (coz some indicator tells them to do so). Or too late since the 20-25% gain rule that we see being preached by most of swing trading books seemed to have stopped working since 2018.
2. Bullishness/bearishness of the stock: As long as the current price doesn't go below 1.5 ATR (it's 1 ATR) below the CLOSE of the bar with the last arrow within 5 days, the remaining position can be maintained unless closed/ stopped out by some other rule.
3. It apparently works in both long and short trades.

Anyhow, the 5 by 7 rule "seems" to be the one working on our end.

Thanks in advanced for the help.

NOTE: We are using the original code indicator at the very top as made by @halcyonguy @MerryDay. The settings inside the indicator were the one adjusted and nothing else; so I'm not sure why you deleted the image.

The other simple indicator used in the image is: https://usethinkscript.com/threads/moving-average-crossovers-for-thinkorswim.229/
 
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Figured out the #1 code request on my previous post (trading day limiter). Found the idea here. https://usethinkscript.com/threads/lookback-date-for-label.9084/ Thanks @SleepyZ

#2 (counter re-start) was still beyond my powers. Hoping @halcyonguy or somebody else be able to chime in.

Updated code (adjusted defaults to 5 by 7 and a 50 day limiter which all can be adjusted in the settings input:

Code:
# Indicator Request: Stock is up at-least 5 days of the past 7 RTD
# Made by @halcyonguy # Other source code by @SleepyZ # Requested by Musk335im3

# Start

def bn = barnumber();
def na = double.nan;

input min_up_days = 5;
input time_span_days = 7;

input up_type = { default bar_to_bar_close , open_to_close };
def up;
switch (up_type){
case bar_to_bar_close:
  up = if bn == 1 then 0 else if close > close[1] then 1 else 0;
case open_to_close:
  up = if bn == 1 then 0 else if close > open then 1 else 0;
}


# up is true, if today close is > yesterday close
#def up = if bn == 1 then 0
#  else if  close > close[1] then 1
#  else 0;

def isminup = (sum(up, time_span_days) >= min_up_days);

input show_only_first_arrow = yes;
def firstbar = (!isminup[1] and isminup);
def firstbn = if firstbar then bn else 0;

def arrow_bars = if bn == 1 then 0
  else if !show_only_first_arrow then isminup
  else if show_only_first_arrow and firstbar then 1
  else 0;

######################## bar counter ###############################

def hbn = if isnan(close[-1]) and !isnan(close) then barnumber() else double.nan;
# addlabel(1,hbn);

def counter = compoundValue(1,if barnumber()==1 then highestall(hbn) else if counter[1]>1 then counter[1]-1 else 0, highestall(hbn));

def bar_counter = counter;
# bar_counter.setpaintingStrategy(paintingStrategy.VALUES_BELOW);

input bar_limit = 50;
def RTDLimit = if (bar_counter >= bar_limit) then 0 else 1;
def pre_z1 = if (arrow_bars and RTDLimit) is true then 1 else 0;
plot z1 = pre_z1;

######################## end of add on #############################

# plot z1 = arrow_bars;
z1.setdefaultcolor(color.cyan);
z1.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.BOOLEAN_ARROW_UP);
z1.setlineweight(2);




# dots on up bars before the 1st bar of a series
def isfirst = (sum(firstbar[-(time_span_days-1)], time_span_days) >= 1);
def early_ups = up and isfirst;

input dots_on_up_bars_before_first = yes;
plot z2 = if dots_on_up_bars_before_first and early_ups then high*1.01 else na;
z2.setdefaultcolor(color.green);
z2.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.points);
z2.setlineweight(4);

#--------------------

# info labels
input show_description_labels = yes;

addlabel(show_description_labels, "find " + min_up_days + " up bars, in the past " + time_span_days, color.cyan);
addlabel(show_description_labels, up_type, color.yellow);
addlabel(show_description_labels and show_only_first_arrow, "show only first arrow in a series", color.cyan);
addlabel(show_description_labels and dots_on_up_bars_before_first, "show dots above the up bars, that are before the first up bar in a series", color.green);


# End


Sample image w/ additional moving average crossover indicator (found here: https://usethinkscript.com/threads/moving-average-crossovers-for-thinkorswim.229/) Again, thanks to @halcyonguy and @SleepyZ

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Day limiter expanded to 150 RTDs.

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