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UpTicks

148 bytes added, 15:57, 28 February 2012
An up tick is a tick with the price higher then the preceding tick, and up volume is the volume traded on up ticks.
With '''build volume on''' is set to '''tick count:''':
- the * The value of 1 will be returned for 1-tick charts,* The total number of Up ticks in the current bar will be returned for multi-tick, volume, and time-based charts.
- the total number of Up ticks in the current bar will be returned for multi-tick, With '''build volume, and time-based charts on''' is set to '''trade volume''':
With '''build volume on''' is set to '''trade volume:''' - the * The Up volume of the current tick will be returned for 1-tick charts, - the * The total Up volume of the current bar will be returned for multi-tick, volume, and time-based charts.
Please note that most data feeds provide only a limited history of tick and volume data; storing real-time feed data will ensure the availability of historical tick and volume data.
==== Usage ====
<syntaxhighlight>UpTicks</syntaxhighlight>
==Notes == Example * See [[DownTicks]] to get the number of DownTicks for the specified bar.* The range of returned values is limited by the [[MaxBarsBack]] setting. ==Examples ==
[[Plot]] the number of Up ticks in the current bar ('''Build Volume On''' is set to '''Tick Count'''):
<syntaxhighlight>Plot1(UpTicks,"Up Ticks");</syntaxhighlight>
 
[[Plot]] the Up volume of the current bar ('''Build Volume On''' is set to '''Trade Volume'''):
<syntaxhighlight>Plot1(UpTicks,"Up Volume");</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
 
 
 
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