Ago: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 10:48, 7 February 2012

Used in combination with Bar or Bars and a numerical expression to reference the bar a specified number of bars back from the current bar. For example, Close 4 Bars Ago.

Bars Ago can also be specified by using the bar offset notation that consists of a numerical expression enclosed in square brackets. For example, Close[4].

Usage

N Bars Ago

or:

[N]

Where:

N - a numerical expression specifying the number of bars back to reference.

Example

Plot the closing price of the previous bar:

Plot1(Close Of 1 Bar Ago, "Previous bar's close");

Plot the closing price of two bars ago:

Plot1(Close[2], "Close 2 bars ago");

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-Used in combination with [[Bar]] or [[Bars]] and a numerical expression to reference the bar a specified number of bars back from the current bar.
+Used in combination with [[Bar]] or [[Bars]] and a numerical expression to reference the bar a specified number of bars back from the current bar. For example, ''Close 4 Bars Ago''.
-Bars Ago can also be specified by using the bar offset notation that consists of a numerical expression enclosed in square brackets.
+Bars Ago can also be specified by using the bar offset notation that consists of a numerical expression enclosed in square brackets. For example, ''Close[4]''.
-==== Usage ====
+== Usage ==
 <syntaxhighlight>N Bars Ago</syntaxhighlight>
 or:
-[N]
+<syntaxhighlight>[N]</syntaxhighlight>
+Where:
-Where: [[N]] - a numerical expression specifying the number of bars back to reference
+:'''N''' - a numerical expression specifying the number of bars back to reference.
-==== Example ====
+== Example ==
 Plot the closing price of the previous bar:
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 <syntaxhighlight>Plot1(Close[2], "Close 2 bars ago");</syntaxhighlight>
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