Inside Bar OutSide Bar Clouds For ThinkOrSwim

dhman06

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Essentially this is what I'm trying to achieve:
1. Inside Bar followed by Outside Bar [Cloud Shaded Yellow for these 2 bars]
2. Outside Bar followed by Inside Bar [Cloud Shaded Plum for these 2 bars]

Should've been more clear. I'm trying to have vertical stripes on the chart when holygrail conditions are met. Something similar to this:https://www.tradingview.com/script/uYiilgYb-TW-Golden-Indicators/
 
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Is this correct if I'm trying to find the Outside Bar followed by Inside Bar setup?

the code you created to make a cloud, looks good.
to draw a cloud, you need 2 lines, with at least 2 points.
def x = (hg2 or hg2[1]);
x will be true on the bar that hg2 is true, and hg2[1] will be true on the bar after it. which gives us 2 points.

i didn't study the logic of the program, so i'm not sure if hg2 is the 'Outside Bar followed by Inside Bar'.
i know , i made it, but i don't use it. after i'm done with something , i forget about it and go on to the next.

there is a way to draw a bar, in the vertical space of a candle, with addchart(). but that is more involved.
1 example...
Sorry, should've been more clear. I'm trying to have vertical stripes on the chart when holygrail conditions are met. Something similar to this:https://www.tradingview.com/script/uYiilgYb-TW-Golden-Indicators/

I think I have the definition down, but can't get the stripe to show up on the chart. I thought assignbackgroundcolor would've worked, but clearly I'm wrong

i converted the holy grail a few months ago.
https://www.tradingview.com/script/uYiilgYb-TW-Golden-Indicators/
https://usethinkscript.com/threads/...ations-for-thinkorswim.8336/page-2#post-72131

maybe this will help.
i added a skinny ( 1 bar wide) cloud to the end of the code, as an example of 1 way to do it.


Ruby:
# golden_01c

# https://www.tradingview.com/script/uYiilgYb-TW-Golden-Indicators/
# convert tradingview study
#// TW Golden Indicators Package
#// This package features BB (with 20 ma), inside bar color change (white), outside bar color change (black), and holy grail 2-candle pattern background higlhlight (yellow)

def lastbar = !isnan(close[0]) and isnan(close[-1]);
def src = close;
input length = 20;
input mult = 2.0;
def mult2 = if mult > 50 then 50 else if mult < 0.001 then 0.001 else mult;

# https://tlc.thinkorswim.com/center/reference/thinkScript/Constants/AverageType
#  EXPONENTIAL, HULL, SIMPLE, WEIGHTED, WILDERS
input avg1_type =  AverageType.simple;
def basis = MovingAverage(avg1_type, src, length);
def dev = mult2 * StDev( src , length );
def upper = basis + dev;
def lower = basis - dev;

# horz lines
plot basisLine = highestAll(if isNaN(close[-1]) then basis else Double.NaN);
basisline.SetDefaultColor(Color.red);
basisline.SetStyle(Curve.SHORT_DASH);
plot upperLine = highestAll(if isNaN(close[-1]) then upper else Double.NaN);
upperline.SetDefaultColor(Color.magenta);
plot lowerLine = highestAll(if isNaN(close[-1]) then lower else Double.NaN);
lowerline.SetDefaultColor(Color.magenta);

# inside and outside bars
def inBar = low > low[1] and high < high[1];
def outBar = low < low[1] and high > high[1];
def holyGrail = low[1] < low[2] and high[1] > high[2] and low > low[1] and high < high[1];

input bubble_ht_offset = 0.0006;
addchartbubble(inbar, (high * (1 + bubble_ht_offset)), "IB", color.yellow, yes);
addchartbubble(outbar, (low * (1 - bubble_ht_offset)), "OB", color.blue, no);

def off = 1;
addchartbubble(lastbar[off] and holyGrail[off] and inbar[off], close, "Holy Grail" + "\nInbar", color.yellow, yes);
addchartbubble(lastbar[off] and holyGrail[off] and outbar[off], close, "Holy Grail" + "\nOutbar", color.yellow, yes);

plot hg2 = holygrail;
hg2.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.BOOLEAN_wedge_up);
hg2.SetDefaultColor(Color.white);
hg2.setlineweight(3);
#


# add cloud
def x = (inbar or inbar[1]);
def xtop = if x then double.POSITIVE_INFINITY else double.nan;
addcloud(xtop, double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY, color.light_gray, color.light_gray);
#
 
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i converted the holy grail a few months ago.
https://www.tradingview.com/script/uYiilgYb-TW-Golden-Indicators/
https://usethinkscript.com/threads/...ations-for-thinkorswim.8336/page-2#post-72131

maybe this will help.
i added a skinny ( 1 bar wide) cloud the the end of the code, as an example of 1 way to do it.


Ruby:
# golden_01c

# https://www.tradingview.com/script/uYiilgYb-TW-Golden-Indicators/
# convert tradingview study
#// TW Golden Indicators Package
#// This package features BB (with 20 ma), inside bar color change (white), outside bar color change (black), and holy grail 2-candle pattern background higlhlight (yellow)

def lastbar = !isnan(close[0]) and isnan(close[-1]);
def src = close;
input length = 20;
input mult = 2.0;
def mult2 = if mult > 50 then 50 else if mult < 0.001 then 0.001 else mult;

# https://tlc.thinkorswim.com/center/reference/thinkScript/Constants/AverageType
#  EXPONENTIAL, HULL, SIMPLE, WEIGHTED, WILDERS
input avg1_type =  AverageType.simple;
def basis = MovingAverage(avg1_type, src, length);
def dev = mult2 * StDev( src , length );
def upper = basis + dev;
def lower = basis - dev;

# horz lines
plot basisLine = highestAll(if isNaN(close[-1]) then basis else Double.NaN);
basisline.SetDefaultColor(Color.red);
basisline.SetStyle(Curve.SHORT_DASH);
plot upperLine = highestAll(if isNaN(close[-1]) then upper else Double.NaN);
upperline.SetDefaultColor(Color.magenta);
plot lowerLine = highestAll(if isNaN(close[-1]) then lower else Double.NaN);
lowerline.SetDefaultColor(Color.magenta);

# inside and outside bars
def inBar = low > low[1] and high < high[1];
def outBar = low < low[1] and high > high[1];
def holyGrail = low[1] < low[2] and high[1] > high[2] and low > low[1] and high < high[1];

input bubble_ht_offset = 0.0006;
addchartbubble(inbar, (high * (1 + bubble_ht_offset)), "IB", color.yellow, yes);
addchartbubble(outbar, (low * (1 - bubble_ht_offset)), "OB", color.blue, no);

def off = 1;
addchartbubble(lastbar[off] and holyGrail[off] and inbar[off], close, "Holy Grail" + "\nInbar", color.yellow, yes);
addchartbubble(lastbar[off] and holyGrail[off] and outbar[off], close, "Holy Grail" + "\nOutbar", color.yellow, yes);

plot hg2 = holygrail;
hg2.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.BOOLEAN_wedge_up);
hg2.SetDefaultColor(Color.white);
hg2.setlineweight(3);
#


# add cloud
def x = (inbar or inbar[1]);
def xtop = if x then double.POSITIVE_INFINITY else double.nan;
addcloud(xtop, double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY, color.light_gray, color.light_gray);
#
Thank you! I'll try it out tomorrow. Really appreciate the help
 
i converted the holy grail a few months ago.
https://www.tradingview.com/script/uYiilgYb-TW-Golden-Indicators/
https://usethinkscript.com/threads/...ations-for-thinkorswim.8336/page-2#post-72131

maybe this will help.
i added a skinny ( 1 bar wide) cloud the the end of the code, as an example of 1 way to do it.


Ruby:
# golden_01c

# https://www.tradingview.com/script/uYiilgYb-TW-Golden-Indicators/
# convert tradingview study
#// TW Golden Indicators Package
#// This package features BB (with 20 ma), inside bar color change (white), outside bar color change (black), and holy grail 2-candle pattern background higlhlight (yellow)

def lastbar = !isnan(close[0]) and isnan(close[-1]);
def src = close;
input length = 20;
input mult = 2.0;
def mult2 = if mult > 50 then 50 else if mult < 0.001 then 0.001 else mult;

# https://tlc.thinkorswim.com/center/reference/thinkScript/Constants/AverageType
#  EXPONENTIAL, HULL, SIMPLE, WEIGHTED, WILDERS
input avg1_type =  AverageType.simple;
def basis = MovingAverage(avg1_type, src, length);
def dev = mult2 * StDev( src , length );
def upper = basis + dev;
def lower = basis - dev;

# horz lines
plot basisLine = highestAll(if isNaN(close[-1]) then basis else Double.NaN);
basisline.SetDefaultColor(Color.red);
basisline.SetStyle(Curve.SHORT_DASH);
plot upperLine = highestAll(if isNaN(close[-1]) then upper else Double.NaN);
upperline.SetDefaultColor(Color.magenta);
plot lowerLine = highestAll(if isNaN(close[-1]) then lower else Double.NaN);
lowerline.SetDefaultColor(Color.magenta);

# inside and outside bars
def inBar = low > low[1] and high < high[1];
def outBar = low < low[1] and high > high[1];
def holyGrail = low[1] < low[2] and high[1] > high[2] and low > low[1] and high < high[1];

input bubble_ht_offset = 0.0006;
addchartbubble(inbar, (high * (1 + bubble_ht_offset)), "IB", color.yellow, yes);
addchartbubble(outbar, (low * (1 - bubble_ht_offset)), "OB", color.blue, no);

def off = 1;
addchartbubble(lastbar[off] and holyGrail[off] and inbar[off], close, "Holy Grail" + "\nInbar", color.yellow, yes);
addchartbubble(lastbar[off] and holyGrail[off] and outbar[off], close, "Holy Grail" + "\nOutbar", color.yellow, yes);

plot hg2 = holygrail;
hg2.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.BOOLEAN_wedge_up);
hg2.SetDefaultColor(Color.white);
hg2.setlineweight(3);
#


# add cloud
def x = (inbar or inbar[1]);
def xtop = if x then double.POSITIVE_INFINITY else double.nan;
addcloud(xtop, double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY, color.light_gray, color.light_gray);
#
Thank you again for your response. Instead of inbar, I used hg2 to mimic similar thing. Is this correct if I'm trying to find the Outside Bar followed by Inside Bar setup? Here is what I coded up

def x = (hg2 or hg2[1]);
def xtop = if x then double.POSITIVE_INFINITY else double.nan;
addcloud(xtop, double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY, color.yellow, color.current);
 
Is this correct if I'm trying to find the Outside Bar followed by Inside Bar setup?

the code you created to make a cloud, looks good.
to draw a cloud, you need 2 lines, with at least 2 points.
def x = (hg2 or hg2[1]);
x will be true on the bar that hg2 is true, and hg2[1] will be true on the bar after it. which gives us 2 points.

i didn't study the logic of the program, so i'm not sure if hg2 is the 'Outside Bar followed by Inside Bar'.
i know , i made it, but i don't use it. after i'm done with something , i forget about it and go on to the next.

there is a way to draw a bar, in the vertical space of a candle, with addchart(). but that is more involved.
1 example, https://usethinkscript.com/threads/label-that-counts-signals-from-chart-overlay.8296/#post-78065
 
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