Slingshot Indicator Modification

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Can someone please help me to add customization colors of AvgExpLine as well as slingshotSignal?

Description of Slingshot Indicator can be found here.
https://www.thestocktails.com/the-slingshot/

Slingshot Pullback Setup explanation video.

FgpQzJp.jpg


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Slingshot Indicator ThinkScript
https://tos.mx/6cdTDnA

Code:
#Code written by TA Plot https://twitter.com/TaPlot
#Written on 02/27/2021
#Slingshot concept was shared by https://twitter.com/Scot1andT when he was
#interviewed by https://twitter.com/RichardMoglen
#here is the interview for reference #https://twitter.com/RichardMoglen/status/1365426016177577993
#
input price = High;
input length = 4;

def AvgExp = ExpAverage(price, length);
def slingshot = close > AvgExp and close[1] < AvgExp[1] and close[2] < AvgExp[2] and close[3] < AvgExp[3];

plot AvgExpLine = AvgExp;
AvgExpLine.SetDefaultColor(GetColor(1));
AvgExpLine.AssignValueColor(if slingshot then color.white else color.current);
AvgExpLine.HideBubble();

#plot white dot on candle close when a slingshot exists
Plot slingshotSignal = slingshot;
slingshotSignal.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.BOOLEAN_POINTS);
slingshotSignal.AssignValueColor(color.white);
slingshotSignal.SetLineWeight(3);
 
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Can someone please help me to add customization colors of AvgExpLine as well as slingshotSignal?

Description of Slingshot Indicator can be found here.
https://www.thestocktails.com/the-slingshot/

Slingshot Pullback Setup explanation video.

FgpQzJp.jpg


H2nrx0v.jpg


Slingshot Indicator ThinkScript
https://tos.mx/6cdTDnA

Code:
#Code written by TA Plot https://twitter.com/TaPlot
#Written on 02/27/2021
#Slingshot concept was shared by https://twitter.com/Scot1andT when he was
#interviewed by https://twitter.com/RichardMoglen
#here is the interview for reference #https://twitter.com/RichardMoglen/status/1365426016177577993
#
input price = High;
input length = 4;

def AvgExp = ExpAverage(price...
Can someone please help me to add customization colors of AvgExpLine as well as slingshotSignal?

Description of Slingshot Indicator can be found here.
https://www.thestocktails.com/the-slingshot/

Slingshot Pullback Setup explanation video.

FgpQzJp.jpg


H2nrx0v.jpg


Slingshot Indicator ThinkScript
https://tos.mx/6cdTDnA

Code:
#Code written by TA Plot https://twitter.com/TaPlot
#Written on 02/27/2021
#Slingshot concept was shared by https://twitter.com/Scot1andT when he was
#interviewed by https://twitter.com/RichardMoglen
#here is the interview for reference #https://twitter.com/RichardMoglen/status/1365426016177577993
#
input price = High;
input length = 4;

def AvgExp = ExpAverage(price, length);
def slingshot = close > AvgExp and close[1] < AvgExp[1] and close[2] < AvgExp[2] and close[3] < AvgExp[3];

plot AvgExpLine = AvgExp;
AvgExpLine.SetDefaultColor(GetColor(1));
AvgExpLine.AssignValueColor(if slingshot then color.white else color.current);
AvgExpLine.HideBubble();

#plot white dot on candle close when a slingshot exists
Plot slingshotSignal = slingshot;
slingshotSignal.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.BOOLEAN_POINTS);
slingshotSignal.AssignValueColor(color.white);
slingshotSignal.SetLineWeight(3);

One way is global colors which can be changed at the input screen by clicking globals and clicking the color

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Ruby:
#Code written by TA Plot https://twitter.com/TaPlot
#Written on 02/27/2021
#Slingshot concept was shared by https://twitter.com/Scot1andT when he was
#interviewed by https://twitter.com/RichardMoglen
#here is the interview for reference #https://twitter.com/RichardMoglen/status/1365426016177577993
#
input price = High;
input length = 4;

def AvgExp = ExpAverage(price, length);
def slingshot = close > AvgExp and close[1] < AvgExp[1] and close[2] < AvgExp[2] and close[3] < AvgExp[3];

DefineGlobalColor("AvgExp", Color.CYAN);
DefineGlobalColor("SlingShot", Color.WHITE);
plot AvgExpLine = AvgExp;
AvgExpLine.SetDefaultColor(GetColor(1));
AvgExpLine.AssignValueColor(if slingshot then GlobalColor("Slingshot") else GlobalColor("AvgExp"));
AvgExpLine.HideBubble();

#plot white dot on candle close when a slingshot exists
plot slingshotSignal = slingshot;
slingshotSignal.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.BOOLEAN_POINTS);
slingshotSignal.AssignValueColor(GlobalColor("Slingshot"));
slingshotSignal.SetLineWeight(3);
 
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