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OpenInt

221 bytes added, 12:38, 22 August 2012
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Returns the open interest of the current bar for tick and volume-based charts, and for time-based charts with resolutions of 24 hours 1 day or less: - the volume traded on Down ticks will be returned if '''Build Volume On''' is set to '''Trade Volume'''- the number of Down ticks in the current bar will be returned if '''Build Volume On''' is set to '''Tick Count''' more.
OpenInt is supported For tick and volume-based charts and for time-based charts with resolutions of 1 day 24 hours or more. less, OpenInt returns:* The volume traded on [[DownTicks|Down ticks]] will be returned if '''Build Volume On''' is set to '''Trade Volume''', or* The number of [[DownTicks|Down ticks]] in the current bar will be returned if '''Build Volume On''' is set to '''Tick Count'''
Please note that most data feeds provide only a limited history of volume and tick data; storing real-time feed data will ensure the availability of historical volume and tick data. ==== Usage ====
<syntaxhighlight>OpenInt</syntaxhighlight>
==Notes == Example * OpenInt is supported for time-based charts with resolutions of 1 day or more. * Please note that most [[:Category:Built-in_Data_Sources|data feeds]] provide only a limited history of volume and tick data; storing real-time feed data will ensure the availability of historical volume and tick data.* The range of returned values is limited by the [[MaxBarsBack]] setting. ==Examples ==
Plot the open interest of the current bar:
<syntaxhighlight>Plot1(OpenInt,"Open interest");</syntaxhighlight>  
Plot the open interest of the previous bar:
<syntaxhighlight>Plot1(OpenInt of 1 Bar Ago,"Previous bar's open interest");</syntaxhighlight>  
Plot the open interest of two bars ago:
<syntaxhighlight>Plot1(OpenInt[2],"Open interest 2 bars ago");</syntaxhighlight> 
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