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An up tick is a tick with the price higher then the preceding tick, and up volume is the volume traded on up ticks. | An up tick is a tick with the price higher then the preceding tick, and up volume is the volume traded on up ticks. | ||
With '''build volume on''' is set to '''tick count | With '''build volume on''' is set to '''tick count''': | ||
* The value of 1 will be returned for 1-tick charts, | |||
* The total number of Up ticks in the current bar will be returned for multi-tick, volume, and time-based charts. | |||
With '''build volume on''' is set to '''trade volume''': | |||
* The Up volume of the current tick will be returned for 1-tick charts, | |||
* The total Up volume of the current bar will be returned for multi-tick, volume, and time-based charts. | |||
Please note that most data feeds provide only a limited history of tick and volume data; storing real-time feed data will ensure the availability of historical tick and volume data. | Please note that most data feeds provide only a limited history of tick and volume data; storing real-time feed data will ensure the availability of historical tick and volume data. | ||
== Usage == | |||
<syntaxhighlight>UpTicks</syntaxhighlight> | <syntaxhighlight>UpTicks</syntaxhighlight> | ||
==== | == Notes == | ||
* See [[DownTicks]] to get the number of DownTicks for the specified bar. | |||
== Examples == | |||
[[Plot]] the number of Up ticks in the current bar ('''Build Volume On''' is set to '''Tick Count'''): | [[Plot]] the number of Up ticks in the current bar ('''Build Volume On''' is set to '''Tick Count'''): | ||
<syntaxhighlight>Plot1(UpTicks,"Up Ticks");</syntaxhighlight> | <syntaxhighlight>Plot1(UpTicks,"Up Ticks");</syntaxhighlight> | ||
[[Plot]] the Up volume of the current bar ('''Build Volume On''' is set to '''Trade Volume'''): | [[Plot]] the Up volume of the current bar ('''Build Volume On''' is set to '''Trade Volume'''): | ||
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<syntaxhighlight>Plot1(UpTicks,"Up Volume");</syntaxhighlight> | <syntaxhighlight>Plot1(UpTicks,"Up Volume");</syntaxhighlight> | ||
[[Category:Data Information/General]] | [[Category:Data Information/General]] |