Point countdown (Range bars)

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Ben
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Point countdown (Range bars)

Postby Ben » 02 Dec 2010

Just wondering if anybody knows where I could find a countdown for range bars. Perhaps that is something MultiCharts could integrate into the charts like minute and tick bars in the future.

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Re: Point countdown (Range bars)

Postby Dave Masalov » 03 Dec 2010

Dear Ben,

It cannot be done as there is no way to know when the range bar will end: it can end in one second or in one hour.

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Re: Point countdown (Range bars)

Postby Ben » 03 Dec 2010

Sorry, I did not clarify enough. I did not mean a countdown like a timer, I mean a countdown like the one in this other chart I attached. It lists how many range ticks are remaining in the current bar. For example, if you have your range bars set for 4, it would start at 4 and would countdown the ticks in the bar and start over as soon as the bar goes 4 ticks in either direction.
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Re: Point countdown (Range bars)

Postby SP » 03 Dec 2010

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value2 = barinterval-(absvalue(high-low)/ (minmove/pricescale));
If barnumber=1 then
value1 = text_new_s(date,time_s,close,"Remain")
else
text_SetLocation_s(value1 ,date,time_s,low - minmove/pricescale);
text_SetString(value1 ,"Remain "+ numtostr(value2 ,0));

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Re: Point countdown (Range bars)

Postby Ben » 03 Dec 2010

Thank you SP, this is exactly what I was looking for. I will check this out on Monday.


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