Vertical Lines

[ChristianDeee]

hey guys im looking for a 10:30AM vertical line indicator, wondering if anyone has one.

 

[SleepyZ]

hey guys im looking for a 10:30AM vertical line indicator, wondering if anyone has one.

This site has a very good search engine. After searching, here is a result that has an example for you in the code https://usethinkscript.com/threads/opening-range-breakout-indicator-for-thinkorswim.16/post-75429 . Just change the following to your requested time and label it how you want in place of "Open"

AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(0930)==0,"Open",Color.Gray,Curve.SHORT_DASH);

 

[Shaco]

Hi,

I have searched but have not found an easy way to add vertical time lines or how to manipulate time (display 00:00 format) and decimal points. I want to add a vertical line and mark it at 10:45. Would want 10:45 to be an input so I can select different times when studying a chart.

When trying to convert 10:45 to 10.75 hours, I can not truncate the .75 minutes and have to resort to the round() function, which may not be correct because the 10.75 can round up to 11. A different thread suggested to try AsText(Round(time, 0)), but I get "expected double" error. My codes are below but if someone has a better function to manipulate/calculate time, please let me know. Or if there is already a similar code or better algorithm, kindly point me in the right direction.

declare lower;
declare hide_on_daily;

#def period = aggregationPeriod.dAY;
def startTime = 0930;
input studyTime1 = 1045;

#AddVerticalLine(!period and SecondsFromTime(time)==0*60*60,"6:30",Color.LIME,Curve.SHORT_DASH);
AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(startTime) == 0*60*60,  "  9:30", Color.LIME, Curve.POINTS);       #hint: 6:30 PST
AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(startTime) == 0.5*60*60,  "  10", Color.LIGHT_GRAY, Curve.POINTS); #hint: 7:00 PST
AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(startTime) == 1.5*60*60,  "  11", Color.LIGHT_GRAY, Curve.POINTS); #hint: 8:00 PST
AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(startTime) == 2.5*60*60, "Lunch", Color.CYAN, Curve.POINTS);       #hint: 9:00 PST
AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(startTime) == 3.5*60*60,   "  1", Color.LIGHT_GRAY, Curve.POINTS); #hint: 10:00 PST
AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(startTime) == 4.5*60*60,   "  2", Color.LIGHT_GRAY, Curve.POINTS); #hint: 11:00 PST
AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(startTime) == 5.5*60*60,   "  3", Color.LIGHT_GRAY, Curve.POINTS); #hint: 12:00 PST
AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(startTime) == 6.5*60*60,   "  4", Color.ORANGE, Curve.POINTS);     #hint: 13:00 PST

# Convert military time hour to minute
def calcStartTime = (Round(startTime,-2)/100 + (startTime - Round(startTime,-2))/60)*60;
def calcStudyTime1 = (Round(studyTime1,-2)/100 + (studyTime1 - Round(studyTime1,-2))/60);

#def calcStudyMilitaryTime = AsText(Round(calcStudyTime1, 0)); #AsText(Round(price, 0))

#AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(startTime) == 1*60*60,   "          " + calcStartTime + "    " + calcStudyMarineTime, Color.YELLOW, Curve.FIRM);
AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(startTime) == 1.25*60*60,   "          " + calcStudyTime1, Color.YELLOW, Curve.FIRM);

 

[Shaco]

@SleepyZ unfortunately this is not the solution i'm looking for.

I'm looking for a user input time 10:45, and the script would then auto plot a vertical line along with the label 10:45 added. I don't want to manually calculate and manually change inside my script. It would be faster to use ToS and draw a vertical line

I think the hard part about this "unrewarding" script is manipulating the math part using thinkScript, which has limited functions that I can use to truncate decimal points and only keep the ones digit (something like def time = 10.75; truncate(time, 2). Looking to get an output = 10). I'll keep looking and hope someone with an answer and kind enough to give me a hint

 

[SleepyZ]

@SleepyZ Unfortunately this is not the solution i'm looking for.

I'm looking for a user input time 10:45, and the script would then auto plot a vertical line along with the label 10:45 added. I don't want to manually calculate and manually change inside my script. It would be faster to use ToS and draw a vertical line

I think the hard part about this "unrewarding" script is manipulating the math part using thinkScript, which has limited functions that I can use to truncate decimal points and only keep the ones digit (something like def time = 10.75; truncate(time, 2). Looking to get an output = 10). I'll keep looking and hope someone with an answer and kind enough to give me a hint

This will allow you to input time as 1045 and have the label output in the vertical line be 10:45 and plot the line at that time each day.

input time  = 1045;
def hour    = Round(time / 100, 0);
def minutes = ((time / 100) - hour) * 100;
AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(time) == 0, "           " + hour + ":" + minutes, Color.WHITE, stroke = Curve.FIRM);

 

[Shaco]

Awesome @SleepyZ ! I spent 2 dayS trying to come up with this (math and logic) and you probably spent a few minutes with just 4 lines of code respect!

When I input 1055, which the codes round up and becomes round(10.55, 0) = 11:45. So i used rounddown and that fixed the issue.

Also, I'm trying a new way to do this by selecting from a pre-calculated time list instead, but i dont know how to code/link the "Time935" variable to the "AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(startTime) == 300, " 9:35" , Color.YELLOW, Curve.FIRM)"; line of code.

Link this:

def Time935 = 9.583; #hint this is 9:35am

to this:

AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(startTime) == 300, "  9:35" , Color.YELLOW, Curve.FIRM);

Please see the updated codes below:

declare lower;
declare hide_on_daily;

def startTime = 0930;

# Time selection
def Time935 = 9.583; #hint this is 9:35am
def Time940 = 9.667;
def Time945 = 9.75;

input timeOptions = {default "None", "T935", "T940"};

def timeSlots = (
        if timeOptions == timeOptions.T935 then Time935
   else if timeOptions == timeOptions.T940 then Time940
   else Time945
);

AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(startTime) == 300, "  9:35" , Color.YELLOW, Curve.FIRM);
AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(startTime) == 600, "  9:40" , Color.YELLOW, Curve.FIRM);
AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(startTime) == 900, "  9:45" , Color.YELLOW, Curve.FIRM);

input time  = 1055;
def hour    = Round(time / 100, 0);
def minutes = ((time / 100) - hour) * 100;
AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(time) == 0, "           " + hour + ":" + minutes, Color.YELLOW, stroke = Curve.FIRM);

 

[Shaco]

Awesome @SleepyZ ! I spent 2 dayS trying to come up with this (math and logic) and you probably spent a few minutes with just 4 lines of code respect!

When I input 1055, which the codes round up and becomes round(10.55, 0) = 11:45. So i used rounddown and that fixed the issue.

Also, I'm trying a new way to do this by selecting from a pre-calculated time list instead, but i dont know how to code/link the "Time935" variable to the "AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(startTime) == 300, " 9:35" , Color.YELLOW, Curve.FIRM)"; line of code.

Link this:

def Time935 = 9.583; #hint this is 9:35am

to this:

AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(startTime) == 300, "  9:35" , Color.YELLOW, Curve.FIRM);

Please see the updated codes below:

declare lower;
declare hide_on_daily;

def startTime = 0930;

# Time selection
def Time935 = 9.583; #hint this is 9:35am
def Time940 = 9.667;
def Time945 = 9.75;

input timeOptions = {default "None", "T935", "T940"};

def timeSlots = (
        if timeOptions == timeOptions.T935 then Time935
   else if timeOptions == timeOptions.T940 then Time940
   else Time945
);

AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(startTime) == 300, "  9:35" , Color.YELLOW, Curve.FIRM);
AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(startTime) == 600, "  9:40" , Color.YELLOW, Curve.FIRM);
AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(startTime) == 900, "  9:45" , Color.YELLOW, Curve.FIRM);

input time  = 1055;
def hour    = Round(time / 100, 0);
def minutes = ((time / 100) - hour) * 100;
AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(time) == 0, "           " + hour + ":" + minutes, Color.YELLOW, stroke = Curve.FIRM);

ok, i got things to work. Here is the complete script to add vertical lines from 2 ways: user input (PST) or select from a pull down (EST). Big thanks to @SleepyZ for the inspiration!

declare lower;
declare hide_on_daily;

def startTime = 0930;

AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(startTime) == 0,          "  9:30",     Color.LIME, Curve.POINTS); #hint: 6:30 PST
AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(startTime) == 0.5*60*60,  "  10", Color.LIGHT_GRAY, Curve.POINTS); #hint: 7:00 PST
AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(startTime) == 5400,       "  11", Color.LIGHT_GRAY, Curve.POINTS); #hint: 8:00 PST
AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(startTime) == 9000,       "Lunch",      Color.CYAN, Curve.POINTS); #hint: 9:00 PST
AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(startTime) == 12600,      "  1",  Color.LIGHT_GRAY, Curve.POINTS); #hint: 10:00 PST
AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(startTime) == 16200,      "  2",  Color.LIGHT_GRAY, Curve.POINTS); #hint: 11:00 PST
AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(startTime) == 19800,      "  3",  Color.LIGHT_GRAY, Curve.POINTS); #hint: 12:00 PST
AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(startTime) == 6.5*60*60,  "  4",      Color.ORANGE, Curve.POINTS); #hint: 13:00 PST

# Time (EST) selection from a list
def Time0000 = 0000;
def Time0945 = 0945;
def Time1000 = 1000;
def Time1015 = 1015;
def Time1030 = 1030;
def Time1045 = 1045;
def Time1100 = 1100;
def Time1115 = 1115;
def Time1130 = 1130;
def Time1145 = 1145;
def Time1200 = 1200;
def Time1215 = 1215;
def Time1230 = 1230;
def Time1245 = 1245;
def Time1300 = 1300;

input timeOptionsEST = {default "None",
                                "T0945",
                                "T1000",
                                "T1015",
                                "T1030",
                                "T1045",
                                "T1100",
                                "T1115",
                                "T1130",
                                "T1145",
                                "T1200",
                                "T1215",
                                "T1230",
                                "T1245",
                                "T1300"
};

def timeSlots = (
        if timeOptionsEST == timeOptionsEST.T0945 then Time0945
   else if timeOptionsEST == timeOptionsEST.T1000 then Time1000
   else if timeOptionsEST == timeOptionsEST.T1015 then Time1015
   else if timeOptionsEST == timeOptionsEST.T1030 then Time1030
   else if timeOptionsEST == timeOptionsEST.T1045 then Time1045
   else if timeOptionsEST == timeOptionsEST.T1100 then Time1100
   else if timeOptionsEST == timeOptionsEST.T1115 then Time1115
   else if timeOptionsEST == timeOptionsEST.T1130 then Time1130
   else if timeOptionsEST == timeOptionsEST.T1145 then Time1145
   else if timeOptionsEST == timeOptionsEST.T1200 then Time1200
   else if timeOptionsEST == timeOptionsEST.T1215 then Time1215
   else if timeOptionsEST == timeOptionsEST.T1230 then Time1230
   else if timeOptionsEST == timeOptionsEST.T1245 then Time1245
   else if timeOptionsEST == timeOptionsEST.T1300 then Time1300
   else Time0000
);

AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(timeSlots) == 0, "", Color.YELLOW, Curve.FIRM);

# Time (PST) user input
input time  = 635;

def hour    = RoundDown(time / 100, 0);
def minute  = ((time / 100) - hour) * 100;
def hourPST = hour + 3;
def timePST = (hourPST + minute/100) * 100;

AddVerticalLine(SecondsFromTime(timePST) == 0, "", Color.YELLOW, stroke = Curve.FIRM);

 

[tatl]

i need a script that plots a vertical line at open . . . . and also one at the beginning of pre-market
but i need it to work on a 180d 30m chart, and ONLY plot the line for the Current day

I can only get it to plot vertical lines for every day . . .

thanks in advance

 

[SleepyZ]

i need a script that plots a vertical line at open . . . . and also one at the beginning of pre-market
but i need it to work on a 180d 30m chart, and ONLY plot the line for the Current day

I can only get it to plot vertical lines for every day . . .

thanks in advance

This will plot vertical lines at the times input for the start of premarket for stocks and regular trading hours. You will need to adjust these for other non-stock symbols.

If the time does not exist on the chart, the next bar will have a vertical line.

There is an option to show the lines for only the current day.

[Edit: fix missing timeframe added]

#Verticallines_Time_Input_Exists_or_Next_if_Missing

input ShowTodayOnly = yes;

input Time1 = 0400;
input Time2 = 0930;

AddVerticalLine(
if ShowTodayOnly and GetDay() != GetLastDay()
then Double.NaN
else if SecondsFromTime(Time1) == 0
then SecondsFromTime(Time1) == 0 and SecondsTillTime(Time1) == 0
else if SecondsFromTime(Time1) != 0
then (SecondsFromTime(Time1)[1] < 0 and SecondsFromTime(Time1) > 0) or
     (SecondsfromTime(Time1) > 0 and SecondsfromTime(Time1)[1] > secondsfromTime(Time1))
else  Double.NaN,
"    PreMarket Open", Color.WHITE, Curve.FIRM);


AddVerticalLine(
if ShowTodayOnly and GetDay() != GetLastDay()
then Double.NaN
else if SecondsFromTime(Time2) == 0
then SecondsFromTime(Time2) == 0 and SecondsTillTime(Time2) == 0
else if SecondsFromTime(Time2) != 0
then (SecondsFromTime(Time1)[1] < 0 and SecondsFromTime(Time1) > 0) or
     (SecondsfromTime(Time1) > 0 and SecondsfromTime(Time1)[1] > secondsfromTime(Time1))
else  Double.NaN,
 "     Market Open", Color.WHITE, Curve.FIRM);

 

[tatl]

thanks this worked great