Trend scan for 10-day period

[ARL]

Greetings! I'm after a trend scan that works on a 10 day chart using 3 data points, where the close of A is less than the close of B and the close of B is less than the close of C. Please see the illustration below. I know this would be an easy script for the more experienced and I would sure appreciate the help. I checked the forums and couldn't find anything that addresses this specifically. I also tried a solution using the candlestick pattern editor but not sure how to space the candles for the days needed.

What I think could be valuable about this scan is that it allows for plenty of price action volatility between data points A,B,C while still keeping a general direction intact. Thanks! =A=

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[Joshua]

How specific is it; do the bars need to appear in these exact positions?

Or is it just that the close of the green bars are lower than the close of the prior green bar?

 

[ARL]

Yes, the data points are the day's close on day 2 (which is really the previous day from the current trading day), the close on day 5 and the close on day 9. Does not matter if the close is represented by a green or red candle. Sorry for the confusion, it's just a coincidence on the chart that the data point closes are green candles, I could see how that would be misleading. Thanks!

 

[Joshua]

The offsets are zero-based, so the current bar is bar #0, and what you have as bar #2 is really bar #1, and so on.

Direct Editor:

close[1] < close[4] and Close[4] < Close[8];

As a saved study w/ condition editor ( is true ):

Plot Scan = close[1] < close[4] and Close[4] < Close[8];

To check the results on a chart:

Plot Scan = close[1] < close[4] and Close[4] < Close[8];
Scan.setpaintingStrategy(paintingStrategy.BOOLEAN_ARROW_UP);

 

[ARL]

Thank you, Joshua. Nice & clean, works great. I also worked with the TOS candlestick pattern editor more and found a way to a solution below, but your approach is so much better. I appreciate your help. =A=

def IsUp = close > open;
def IsDown = close < open;
def IsDoji = IsDoji();
def avgRange = 0.05 * Average(high - low, 20);
plot PatternPlot =
((Sum(IsUp, 1)[9] >= 0)) and
((Sum(IsUp, 1)[8] >= 0)) and
((Sum(IsUp, 1)[7] >= 0)) and
((Sum(IsUp, 1)[6] >= 0)) and
((Sum(IsUp, 1)[5] >= 0)) and
((Sum(IsUp, 1)[4] >= 0)) and
((Sum(IsUp, 1)[3] >= 0)) and
((Sum(IsUp, 1)[2] >= 0)) and
((Sum(IsUp, 1)[1] >= 0)) and
((Sum(IsUp, 1)[0] >= 0)) and
close[4] > close[1] and
close[7] > close[4];

PatternPlot.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.BOOLEAN_POINTS);
PatternPlot.SetDefaultColor(GetColor(0));