Limit amount of lookback in thinkscript

[godzilla74]

I'm trying to create a simple script that looks at the previous candle (regardless of timeframe) and plots a line at 50% of that previous candle in the current candles vertical space. Being new to Thinkscript, I've read through the tutorials, but just accomplishing this one thing is alluding me.

I have the 50% happening, however there are a few issues that I can't seem to figure out:

1. There is a plot to the right of the current/latest candle (in this case the rightmost green one), I don't want/need that plot or the other plotted lines that I've marked out.
2. I'd like the actual plotted line "The only one that isn't marked out in the screenshot, to extend all the way to the left of the chart instead of just the bar width. Is that possible? I don't see a 'line length' type of attribute I can set.

Here is the code:

input AggregationPeriod = AggregationPeriod.DAY;
plot midrange = hl2(period = AggregationPeriod)[1];
midrange.SetDefaultColor(Color.RED);
midrange.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.HORIZONTAL);
midrange.SetLineWeight(2);

Thanks!
Justin

 

[Pensar]

@godzilla74 something like this, maybe?

# Line At Price
# Mobius
# Alternative to using the HighestAll() function
# modified to limit plot to the right and to use hl2[1] price value

input barsBack = 1000;

def c = if !IsNaN(close) and IsNaN(close[-1]) then hl2[1] else c[1];
plot line = if isNaN(close[-barsBack]) and !isnan(close) then c[-barsBack] else Double.NaN;

 

[godzilla74]

@godzilla74 something like this, maybe?

# Line At Price
# Mobius
# Alternative to using the HighestAll() function
# modified to limit plot to the right and to use hl2[1] price value

input barsBack = 1000;

def c = if !IsNaN(close) and IsNaN(close[-1]) then hl2[1] else c[1];
plot line = if isNaN(close[-barsBack]) and !isnan(close) then c[-barsBack] else Double.NaN;

Wow... made it even easier! lol.

One question though...

c[-barsBack]

is a negative number, but why is the line being extended to the left instead of right?

 

[Pensar]

I'm trying to create a simple script that looks at the previous candle (regardless of timeframe) and plots a line at 50% of that previous candle in the current candles vertical space. Being new to Thinkscript, I've read through the tutorials, but just accomplishing this one thing is alluding me.

I have the 50% happening, however there are a few issues that I can't seem to figure out:

1. There is a plot to the right of the current/latest candle (in this case the rightmost green one), I don't want/need that plot or the other plotted lines that I've marked out.
2. I'd like the actual plotted line "The only one that isn't marked out in the screenshot, to extend all the way to the left of the chart instead of just the bar width. Is that possible? I don't see a 'line length' type of attribute I can set.

Here is the code:

input AggregationPeriod = AggregationPeriod.DAY;
plot midrange = hl2(period = AggregationPeriod)[1];
midrange.SetDefaultColor(Color.RED);
midrange.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.HORIZONTAL);
midrange.SetLineWeight(2);

Thanks!
Justin

Wow... made it even easier! lol.

One question though...

c[-barsBack]

is a negative number, but why is the line being extended to the left instead of right?

@godzilla74 c[-barsBack] ends the plot after 1000 bars to the left. The line extends to the left as you requested in your first post . . . unless that was a typing error?

To make it plot to the right, change the plot line to this -
plot line = if isNaN(close[-2]) and !isnan(close[10]) then c[-1] else Double.NaN; Just adjust the numerical values in the IsNaN()s' parentheses to move the line length back and forth. And you can delete the barsBack input if it is no longer being used.

 

[godzilla74]

@godzilla74 c[-barsBack] ends the plot after 1000 bars to the left. The line extends to the left as you requested in your first post . . . unless that was a typing error?

To make it plot to the right, change the plot line to this -
plot line = if isNaN(close[-2]) and !isnan(close[10]) then c[-1] else Double.NaN; Just adjust the numerical values in the IsNaN()s' parentheses to move the line length back and forth. And you can delete the barsBack input if it is no longer being used.

Yes, sorry, that was a typo then. Wanted right in my head, fingers typed left. Thank you for the help and the great explaination!