Need Help w/ PaintBar Code

May 7th, 2014, 02:55 AM

Hello...Need someones Expertise.

I've coded several PaintBar indicators in MultiCharts. However, I'm running in to a problem with this code. The issue is the PaintBar colors ONLY 2 Bars after the condition = True on the second bar. Currently the code is painting every bar that meets the condition. Obviously I'm not coding the condition correctly.

See Screenshot for Visual which has the Rules that my code obviously isn't defining the rules correctly. I've never had to write code that only #1 PaintsBars Two Bars when the condition is true for current bar and bar[1]. #2 Only Paints 2 Bars when condition is True and no Additional bars until the condition becomes False....Then it should start over and paint the next two consecutive bars when the condition is true again.

Rule: If Low and Low[1] > than SMA Then PlotPaintBar for only those 2 Bars. The condition can't be True again until the Low of a bar is <= the SMA....after that the condition/Rule bocomes Valid again to plot the PaintBars if Two bars meet the criteria.

Code is Below....I took out a few conditions to keep code simple and I couldn't remember if the TRH and TRL needed to stay in...

Code

Inputs:
       UpColor2B(Green);
      
variables:
       MacH(0),
       TRH(0),
       TRL(0);
   
//MacH = SMA( Close, 10) ;
MacH = AverageFC( Close, 10) ;

TRH = maxlist( close[1], high);
TRL = minlist( close[1], Low);
      
condition1 = Low > MacH ;

if condition1 then
       begin
       PlotPaintBar(High, Low, Open, Close, "2BarUp", UpColor2B);
       //PlotPaintBar(High[1], Low[1], Open[1], Close[1], "2BarUp", UpColor2B);
       //PlotPaintBar(High, Low, Open, Close, "2BarUp", UpColor2B);
       Alert ;
       End ;

Thanks SOO Much for Your Help!!!

ABCTG · May 7th, 2014, 03:24 AM

ChrisMoody,

you need to check for the number of bars you allow to plot. In your code you could start a counter when Condition1 is true and as long as the counter <= 2 (or any other input) the paintbars are allowed to plot.
When Condition1 = false you set the counter back to 0.

Code

Inputs:
       UpColor2B(Green),
       BarsToPlot(2);
      
variables:
	Counter(0),
       MacH(0),
       TRH(0),
       TRL(0);
   
//MacH = SMA( Close, 10) ;
MacH = AverageFC( Close, 10) ;

TRH = maxlist( close[1], high);
TRL = minlist( close[1], Low);
      
condition1 = Low > MacH ;

if condition1 = false then
	Counter = 0;

if condition1 then 
	Counter += 1;
	
if Counter > 0 and Counter <= BarsToPlot then
       begin
       PlotPaintBar(High, Low, Open, Close, "2BarUp", UpColor2B);
       //PlotPaintBar(High[1], Low[1], Open[1], Close[1], "2BarUp", UpColor2B);
       //PlotPaintBar(High, Low, Open, Close, "2BarUp", UpColor2B);
       Alert ;
       End ;

Regards,
ABCTG

ChrisMoody

Hello...Need someones Expertise.

I've coded several PaintBar indicators in MultiCharts. However, I'm running in to a problem with this code. The issue is the PaintBar colors ONLY 2 Bars after the condition = True on the second bar. Currently the code is painting every bar that meets the condition. Obviously I'm not coding the condition correctly.

See Screenshot for Visual which has the Rules that my code obviously isn't defining the rules correctly. I've never had to write code that only #1 PaintsBars Two Bars when the condition is true for current bar and bar[1]. #2 Only Paints 2 Bars when condition is True and no Additional bars until the condition becomes False....Then it should start over and paint the next two consecutive bars when the condition is true again.

Rule: If Low and Low[1] > than SMA Then PlotPaintBar for only those 2 Bars. The condition can't be True again until the Low of a bar is <= the SMA....after that the condition/Rule bocomes Valid again to plot the PaintBars if Two bars meet the criteria.

Code is Below....I took out a few conditions to keep code simple and I couldn't remember if the TRH and TRL needed to stay in...

Code

Inputs:
       UpColor2B(Green);
      
variables:
       MacH(0),
       TRH(0),
       TRL(0);
   
//MacH = SMA( Close, 10) ;
MacH = AverageFC( Close, 10) ;

TRH = maxlist( close[1], high);
TRL = minlist( close[1], Low);
      
condition1 = Low > MacH ;

if condition1 then
       begin
       PlotPaintBar(High, Low, Open, Close, "2BarUp", UpColor2B);
       //PlotPaintBar(High[1], Low[1], Open[1], Close[1], "2BarUp", UpColor2B);
       //PlotPaintBar(High, Low, Open, Close, "2BarUp", UpColor2B);
       Alert ;
       End ;

Thanks SOO Much for Your Help!!!

May 7th, 2014, 03:39 AM

Quoting

you need to check for the number of bars you allow to plot. In your code you could start a counter when Condition1 is true and as long as the counter <= 2 (or any other input) the paintbars are allowed to plot.
When Condition1 = false you set the counter back to 0.

ABCTG,

Thank You....Greatly Appreciate it...

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