Lookback Date for label

np1234

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Hi,
I am new to TOS scripts. I am looking for date in lable for - from todays to 5th/7th day for week, 28/29/30/31 for month, 252/253(leap year) for year. For ex: if today is 11/30/21 (Tue) than for last 7th day or 5th trading day(Tue) day 11/23/21, for 30thday or 20th trading day -11/01/21, for 365day or 252th tradingday - 11-30-20.
Does anyone have idea how to calculate and display this as label?
 
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Hi,
I am new to TOS scripts. I am looking for date in lable for - from todays to 5th/7th day for week, 28/29/30/31 for month, 252/253(leap year) for year. For ex: if today is 11/30/21 (Tue) than for last 7th day or 5th trading day(Tue) day 11/23/21, for 30thday or 20th trading day -11/01/21, for 365day or 252th tradingday - 11-30-20.
Does anyone have idea how to calculate and display this as label?

This will only work on a chart with enough days, in this case a 1yr or greater Daily Chart, are displayed on the chart you are viewing.

Also, I did 2 formats, one with yyyymmdd and the other mm/dd/yyyy that you can choose at the input format. This way you can see how this can be done.

Lastly, since the code uses trading days, I...
Hi,
I am new to TOS scripts. I am looking for date in lable for - from todays to 5th/7th day for week, 28/29/30/31 for month, 252/253(leap year) for year. For ex: if today is 11/30/21 (Tue) than for last 7th day or 5th trading day(Tue) day 11/23/21, for 30thday or 20th trading day -11/01/21, for 365day or 252th tradingday - 11-30-20.
Does anyone have idea how to calculate and display this as label?

This will only work on a chart with enough days, in this case a 1yr or greater Daily Chart, are displayed on the chart you are viewing.

Also, I did 2 formats, one with yyyymmdd and the other mm/dd/yyyy that you can choose at the input format. This way you can see how this can be done.

Lastly, since the code uses trading days, I included a script that counts the bars in reverse order so you can see where the trading days back are. You need to subtract 1 to exclude today as you explained in your examples.

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Ruby:
input format = {default yyyymmdd, "mm/dd/yyyy"};
def ymd      = GetYYYYMMDD();
def candles  = !IsNaN(close);
def capture  = candles and ymd != ymd[1];
def dayCount = CompoundValue(1, if capture then dayCount[1] + 1 else dayCount[1], 0);
def thisDay  = (HighestAll(dayCount) - dayCount) ;

input tradingdaysback  = 5;
def today = 1;
def last_trading_day = HighestAll(if !IsNaN(close) and IsNaN(close[-1]) then GetYYYYMMDD() else Double.NaN);
def TD_daysback = if thisDay == tradingdaysback then GetYYYYMMDD() else TD_daysback[1];

#Format yyyyymmdd -------------------------------------------------------------
AddLabel(format == format.yyyymmdd, "Last Trading Day: " + AsPrice(last_trading_day) + " Trading Date " + tradingdaysback + " ago: " + AsPrice(TD_daysback), Color.WHITE);
AddLabel(format == format.yyyymmdd, "Last Trading Date " + tradingdaysback + " ago: " + AsPrice(TD_daysback), Color.WHITE);

def year = (Round(last_trading_day / 10000, 0));
def Month = AbsValue(year - Round(last_trading_day / 100, 0) / 100) * 100;
def Day = GetDayOfMonth(last_trading_day);

#Format mm/dd/yyyy-------------------------------------------------------------
AddLabel(format == format."mm/dd/yyyy", "Last Trading Day: " + Month + "/" + Day + "/" + AsPrice(year), Color.YELLOW);

def year1 = (Round(TD_daysback / 10000, 0));
def Month1 = AbsValue(year1 - Round(TD_daysback / 100, 0) / 100) * 100;
def Day1 = GetDayOfMonth(HighestAll(TD_daysback));
#Format mm/dd/yyyy-------------------------------------------------------------
AddLabel(format == format."mm/dd/yyyy", "Last Trading Date " + tradingdaysback + " ago: " +  Month1 + "/" + Day1 + "/" + AsPrice(year1), Color.YELLOW);

input tradingdaysback2  = 20;
def TD_daysback2 = if thisDay == tradingdaysback2 then GetYYYYMMDD() else TD_daysback2[1];

#Format yyyyymmdd -------------------------------------------------------------
AddLabel(format == format.yyyymmdd, " Trading Date " + tradingdaysback2 + " ago: " + AsPrice(TD_daysback2), Color.WHITE);

def year2 = (Round(TD_daysback2 / 10000, 0));
def Month2 = AbsValue(year2 - Round(TD_daysback2 / 100, 0) / 100) * 100;
def Day2 = GetDayOfMonth(HighestAll(TD_daysback2));

#Format mm/dd/yyyy-------------------------------------------------------------
AddLabel(format == format."mm/dd/yyyy", "Last Trading Date " + tradingdaysback2 + " ago: " +  Month2 + "/" + Day2 + "/" + AsPrice(year2), Color.YELLOW);

input tradingdaysback3  = 252;
def TD_daysback3 = if thisDay == tradingdaysback3 then GetYYYYMMDD() else TD_daysback3[1];

#Format yyyyymmdd -------------------------------------------------------------
AddLabel(format == format.yyyymmdd, " Trading Date " + tradingdaysback3 + " ago: " + AsPrice(TD_daysback3), Color.WHITE);

def year3 = (Round(TD_daysback3 / 10000, 0));
def Month3 = AbsValue(year3 - Round(TD_daysback3 / 100, 0) / 100) * 100;
def Day3 = GetDayOfMonth(HighestAll(TD_daysback3));

#Format mm/dd/yyyy-------------------------------------------------------------
AddLabel(format == format."mm/dd/yyyy", "Last Trading Date " + tradingdaysback3 + " ago: " +  Month3 + "/" + Day3 + "/" + AsPrice(year3), Color.YELLOW);

Ruby:
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));
plot bn = counter;
bn.setpaintingStrategy(paintingStrategy.VALUES_BELOW);
 
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This will only work on a chart with enough days, in this case a 1yr or greater Daily Chart, are displayed on the chart you are viewing.

Also, I did 2 formats, one with yyyymmdd and the other mm/dd/yyyy that you can choose at the input format. This way you can see how this can be done.

Lastly, since the code uses trading days, I included a script that counts the bars in reverse order so you can see where the trading days back are. You need to subtract 1 to exclude today as you explained in your examples.
thanks for posting, will add to my collection of date formulas.

here is a different way to do a reverse counter

Code:
def hbn = if isnan(close[-1]) and !isnan(close) then barnumber() else double.nan;
def revcounter = highestall(hbn) - barnumber() + 1;
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