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==== Example ====
 
==== Example ====
<syntaxhighlight>Trigger an alert on the bar where the Close price crosses below 1350.00:  
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Trigger an alert on the bar where the Close price crosses below 1350.00:  
  
Plot1(Close);
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<syntaxhighlight>Plot1(Close);
 
If Plot1 Cross Below 1350.50 Then
 
If Plot1 Cross Below 1350.50 Then
 
Alert("Price has crossed below 1350.00");</syntaxhighlight>  
 
Alert("Price has crossed below 1350.00");</syntaxhighlight>  

Revision as of 12:54, 26 January 2012

Used in combination with Cross to specify the direction of the cross. Below specifies a downward (greater to a lesser value) direction.

The plot of A is defined as having crossed Below the plot of B if the value of A is less than the value of B and one of the following is true:

a) The value of A was more than the value of B on the bar immediately preceding the current bar,

or

b) The values of A and B were equal for a consecutive sequence of one or more bars immediately preceding the current bar and the value of A was more than the value of B on the bar immediately preceding this sequence of bars.

For more information see Cross.

Usage

E1 Cross Below E2

or:

Plot1 Cross Below Plot2

Where: E - a numerical expression

Example

Trigger an alert on the bar where the Close price crosses below 1350.00:

Plot1(Close);
If Plot1 Cross Below 1350.50 Then
Alert("Price has crossed below 1350.00");