Plot Bar color in Watchlist

[dxk]

I've searched thru the forum and couldn't find how to do this.

I am using a bar charts and would like to show the bar color in the watchlist for the current bar, a new column for the prior bar and a new column for the 3rd bar back

I'll assign the background color so I can see if the stock is moving up or down, thanks ahead

 

[Joshua]

Within assignBackgroundColor();

for the first bar:

if close > open then color.green else if close < open then color.red else color.yellow

for the second bar:

if close[1] > open[1] then color.green else if close[1] < open[1] then color.red else color.yellow

for the third bar change [1] to [2]

 

[dxk]

Within assignBackgroundColor();

for the first bar:

if close > open then color.green else if close < open then color.red else color.yellow

for the second bar:

if close[1] > open[1] then color.green else if close[1] < open[1] then color.red else color.yellow

for the third bar change [1] to [2]

That works great

got a question for you

I am using range bars instead of candles

do plots and assignbackgroundcolor reference the candle or the chart I am working on with range bars?

if so is there a way to plot and assign colors to range bars? My range bars are 2 so the max plot I should get is 2 to -2 and I am seeing values up to 8 in the plots

 

[Joshua]

post the code

 

[dxk]

plot change = close from 0 bars ago - close from 1 bar ago;

change.AssignValueColor(Color.BLACK);

AssignBackgroundColor(if close > open then color.green else if close < open then color.red else color.yellow);

 

[MerryDay]

plot change = close from 0 bars ago - close from 1 bar ago;

change.AssignValueColor(Color.BLACK);

AssignBackgroundColor(if close > open then color.green else if close < open then color.red else color.yellow);

https://usethinkscript.com/threads/...tivity-for-range-bar-charts.10795/#post-94921

 

[Joshua]

If this is for a custom watchlist column, the column will be independent of any chart, and will be limited to the available time based aggregations.

 

[dxk]

If this is for a custom watchlist column, the column will be independent of any chart, and will be limited to the available time based aggregations.

I wish this was the case, my range bars are 2 so the max value I should see is +2 -2, but I am seeing 5, 9 etc....

Range Bars are not time base they are price base is the reason it does not work, candles are time base

I called TD and ask if the values are candle related and we verified it to be so.

I was also told a script needs to be written so TOS understands it, it can be done from what they told me, some one needs to write new script for Range Bars