LastBarOnChart_s & vertical lines conflict?

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LastBarOnChart_s & vertical lines conflict?

Postby JoshM » 02 May 2012

Is this expected behaviour?

This code..

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variables:
trendLine1(0);

once begin
trendLine1 = TL_New(0,0,0,0,0,0);
cleardebug;
end;

if (LastBarOnChart_s = True) then begin

Print("Id of 'trendLine1'? ", trendLine1);

value1 = TL_SetBegin(trendLine1, Date, 1100, 2422);
Print("Error message of SetBegin? ", value1);

value2 = TL_SetEnd(trendLine1, Date, 1100, 2432);
Print("Error message of SetEnd? ", value2);

end;
..gives these outputs:

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Id of 'trendLine1'? 2.00
Error message of SetBegin? 0.00
Error message of SetEnd? 0.00
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But removing the LastBarOnChart_s segment, with otherwise the same settings and code (MC 7.4 Build 4906):

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variables:
trendLine1(0);

once begin
trendLine1 = TL_New(0,0,0,0,0,0);
cleardebug;
end;

Print("Id of 'trendLine1'? ", trendLine1);

value1 = TL_SetBegin(trendLine1, Date, 1100, 2422);
Print("Error message of SetBegin? ", value1);

value2 = TL_SetEnd(trendLine1, Date, 1100, 2432);
Print("Error message of SetEnd? ", value2);
..gives these outputs:

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Id of 'trendLine1'? 2.00
Error message of SetBegin? 0.00
Error message of SetEnd? 0.00
Id of 'trendLine1'? 2.00
Error message of SetBegin? 0.00
Error message of SetEnd? 0.00
Id of 'trendLine1'? 2.00
Error message of SetBegin? 0.00
Error message of SetEnd? 0.00
Id of 'trendLine1'? 2.00
Error message of SetBegin? 0.00
Error message of SetEnd? 0.00
..and so on
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In other words, TL_SetEnd & TL_SetBegin doesn't seems to work with LastBarOnChart_s? Which is a shame, since it's needless computer intensive to move the vertical line every bar if it's only needed on the last bar (especially if one aims to make multiple vertical lines).

Or am I doing something wrong?
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Re: LastBarOnChart_s & vertical lines conflict?

Postby SP » 02 May 2012

Josh,

not sure if it solves it, but if i use LastBarOnChart_s then i use time_s, TL_New_s, TL_SetBegin_S and TL_SetEnd_S and if i use LastBarOnChart then i use time, TL_New, TL_SetBegin and
TL_SetEnd.

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Re: LastBarOnChart_s & vertical lines conflict?

Postby JoshM » 02 May 2012

not sure if it solves it, but if i use LastBarOnChart_s then i use time_s, TL_New_s, TL_SetBegin_S and TL_SetEnd_S and if i use LastBarOnChart then i use time, TL_New, TL_SetBegin and TL_SetEnd.
Thanks SP, that's not a bad idea. :)

But using '_s' in trend line drawing gives the same problem as in the first post (namely one point of the line is correct, the other wrong, getting a diagonal line) with this code:

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variables:
trendLine1(0);

once begin
trendLine1 = TL_New(0,0,0,0,0,0);
cleardebug;
end;

if (LastBarOnChart_s = True) then begin

Print("Id of 'trendLine1'? ", trendLine1);

value1 = TL_SetBegin_s(trendLine1, Date, 130000, 2422);
Print("Error message of SetBegin? ", value1);

value2 = TL_SetEnd_s(trendLine1, Date, 130000, 2432);
Print("Error message of SetEnd? ", value2);

end;
If I look at the drawing (with Format Drawings), then the SetBegin/SetBegin_s set the line, when LastBarOnChart_s is used, to 1900.

(Screenshot generated with the code above in this post)
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If LastBarOnChart_s is not used, then the date isn't set to 1900 and the line has it's correct date time coordinates.
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Re: LastBarOnChart_s & vertical lines conflict?

Postby TJ » 02 May 2012

Is this expected behaviour?
...

Or am I doing something wrong?
What is your chart resolution?

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Re: LastBarOnChart_s & vertical lines conflict?

Postby TJ » 02 May 2012

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Can you label which is the TL begin and which is the TL end?


Once you have done that, you might see your answer.

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Re: LastBarOnChart_s & vertical lines conflict?

Postby JoshM » 02 May 2012

What is your chart resolution?
A 5 minute chart.
Can you label which is the TL begin and which is the TL end?

Once you have done that, you might see your answer.
I've set the lowest point to TL_SetBegin, since according to the wiki:
If the trendline is vertical, the point with the lower price value is considered to be the starting point.
However, if I change this (so giving TL_SetBegin the highest value), it still doesn't work correctly.

For example, with all posibilities of the use of SetBegin/SetEnd and LastBarOnChart_s, I still get this:

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Where:
* red: lowest value as Begin, LastBarOnChart,
* cyan: highest value as Begin, LastBarOnChart,
* yellow: lowest value as Begin
* green: highest value as Begin

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variables:
trendLine1(0), trendLine2(0), trendLine3(0), trendLine4(0);

once begin
trendLine1 = TL_New_s(0,0,0,0,0,0);
trendLine2 = TL_New_s(0,0,0,0,0,0);
trendLine3 = TL_New_s(0,0,0,0,0,0);
trendLine4 = TL_New_s(0,0,0,0,0,0);
end;

// Plotting with LastBarOnChart_s
if (LastBarOnChart_s = True) then begin

// Begin with the lowest value
value1 = TL_SetBegin_s(trendLine1, Date, 123000, 2420);
value2 = TL_SetEnd_s(trendLine1, Date, 123000, 2430);
value3 = TL_SetColor(trendLine1, red);

// Begin with highest value
value11 = TL_SetBegin_s(trendLine2, Date, 124000, 2430);
value12 = TL_SetEnd_s(trendLine2, Date, 124000, 2420);
value13 = TL_SetColor(trendLine2, cyan);
end;

// Now without LastBarOnChart_s
// .. Begin with lowest value
value21 = TL_SetBegin_s(trendLine3, Date, 125000, 2420);
value22 = TL_SetEnd_s(trendLine3, Date, 125000, 2430);
value23 = TL_SetColor(trendLine3, yellow);

// .. Begin with highest value
value31 = TL_SetBegin_s(trendLine4, Date, 130000, 2420);
value32 = TL_SetEnd_s(trendLine4, Date, 130000, 2430);
value33 = TL_SetColor(trendLine4, green);
What am I doing wrong here? It seems that it doesn't work with LastBarOnChart_s.
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Re: LastBarOnChart_s & vertical lines conflict?

Postby TJ » 02 May 2012

...
I've set the lowest point to TL_SetBegin, since according to the wiki:
If the trendline is vertical, the point with the lower price value is considered to be the starting point.
However, if I change this (so giving TL_SetBegin the highest value), it still doesn't work correctly.
...
What am I doing wrong here? It seems that it doesn't work with LastBarOnChart_s.
Maybe I was not clear on the labelling.

On your chart, label one end of the line "A", and the other end "B".
Then identify whether "A" is beginning or end.


then see the code you have below...

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value1 = TL_SetBegin_s(trendLine1, Date, ....
value2 = TL_SetEnd_s(trendLine1, Date, ....
can you create another chart at the moment AFTER the first statement is executed, but before the 2nd statement is executed, and identify which is the begin and which is the end?

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Re: LastBarOnChart_s & vertical lines conflict?

Postby JoshM » 02 May 2012

On your chart, label one end of the line "A", and the other end "B".
Then identify whether "A" is beginning or end.

(..)

can you create another chart at the moment AFTER the first statement is executed, but before the 2nd statement is executed, and identify which is the begin and which is the end?
Thanks TJ! :)

It turns out that..
  • If you use LastBarOnChart(_s), you first need to use TL_SetEnd(_s) before using TL_SetBegin(_s). Without LastBarOnChart, it doesn't matter which function is called first.
I don't know why this is - but now it works:

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variables:
trendLine1(0);

once begin
trendLine1 = TL_New_s(0,0,0,0,0,0);
end;

if (LastBarOnChart_s = True) then begin

value2 = TL_SetEnd_s(trendLine1, Date, 123000, 2430);
value1 = TL_SetBegin_s(trendLine1, Date, 123000, 2420);
value3 = TL_SetColor(trendLine1, red);

end;
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Thanks both TJ & SP for your help. :)
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Re: LastBarOnChart_s & vertical lines conflict?

Postby TJ » 02 May 2012

Thanks TJ! :)

It turns out that..
  • If you use LastBarOnChart(_s), you first need to use TL_SetEnd(_s) before using TL_SetBegin(_s). Without LastBarOnChart, it doesn't matter which function is called first.
I don't know why this is - but now it works:
...
Thanks both TJ & SP for your help. :)
it has nothing to do with LastBarOnChart.


Whenever you move a line... always move the end point first.

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Re: LastBarOnChart_s & vertical lines conflict?

Postby JoshM » 02 May 2012

it has nothing to do with LastBarOnChart.

Whenever you move a line... always move the end point first.
Something I and the Wiki didn't know, but I've added it to the wiki now - hopefully that saves someone else some grey hairs. :)

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Re: LastBarOnChart_s & vertical lines conflict?

Postby TJ » 02 May 2012

it has nothing to do with LastBarOnChart.

Whenever you move a line... always move the end point first.
Something I and the Wiki didn't know, but I've added it to the wiki now - hopefully that saves someone else some grey hairs. :)
it is simply logic...

When you move the beginning of a line forward,
that beginning point becomes a temporary "end" point.

When you try to move the end point forward,
you were actually moving your new "beginning" point.

When that move does not turn out as one expected,
people tend to think there is a bug.


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Re: LastBarOnChart_s & vertical lines conflict?

Postby bowlesj3 » 02 May 2012

Try this function I wrote. It figures out the logic for all combinations possible.
It is the last zip I placed in this thread.
It does not matter if you created with tl_new_self or just tl_new.
Create lines on bar #1 if you can and move them from that point on.
There is a minute bars version and a second bars version.
Since I wrote this moving trend lines has been easy and I have only seen a bad move maybe 2 times in the last year (considering that is probably a million or more moves that is not bad). I have this in every study now and I use a lot of lines and most are being moved on every new bar. It is a lot better than having to figure it out every time (that is what programs are for).

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