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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. Bars Ago can also be specified by using the bar offset notation that consists of a numerical expression enclosed in square brackets.

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");