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need help with a plot in EasyLanguage with knowledge of ThinkScript
Does anyone know how to plot a HORIZONTAL line similar to the HIGHESTALL plot found in ThinkScript, and make it into easyLanguage?
ex.
plot priceLine = highestAll(if isNan(close[-1]) and !isNAN(close) then close else double.nan);

What this effectively does is create 1 and only 1 price level line.

Thanks and cheers!

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Does anyone know how to plot a HORIZONTAL line similar to the HIGHESTALL plot found in ThinkScript, and make it into easyLanguage?
ex.
plot priceLine = highestAll(if isNan(close[-1]) and !isNAN(close) then close else double.nan);

What this effectively does is create 1 and only 1 price level line.

If this `highestAll()` function returns the highest price from all bars on the chart, I think you need to create a custom function for this that uses Symbol_High since that keyword is not limited by the indicator's MaxBarsBack value. You probably want to use a for loop to loop over all those `Symbol_High[]` values.

Drawing a horizontal trend line can be done with TL_New_s. The easiest way to do so is probably setting its time and date to the current bar and the previous bar, and then use the TL_SetExtLeft and TL_SetExtRight keywords to extend the trend line in both directions indefinitely. That saves you from having to update the trend line manually with each new price bar being formed. You would, however, need to check if the new price bars perhaps form a new high.

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Can you show me an example of trendline to extending from left to right from a high[3]?

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If this `highestAll()` function returns the highest price from all bars on the chart, I think you need to create a custom function for this that uses Symbol_High since that keyword is not limited by the indicator's MaxBarsBack value. You probably want to use a for loop to loop over all those `Symbol_High[]` values.

Drawing a horizontal trend line can be done with TL_New_s. The easiest way to do so is probably setting its time and date to the current bar and the previous bar, and then use the TL_SetExtLeft and TL_SetExtRight keywords to extend the trend line in both directions indefinitely. That saves you from having to update the trend line manually with each new price bar being formed. You would, however, need to check if the new price bars perhaps form a new high.


Can you show me an example of trendline to extending from left to right from a high[3]?

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kidvic,

something like this should get you going as an example:

 
Code 
	TLID = TL_New( Date[3], Time[3], High[3], Date, Time, High[3] ) ;
		TL_SetExtRight( TLID, true ) ;
		TL_SetExtLeft( TLID, true ) ;
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kidvic,

something like this should get you going as an example:

 
Code 
	TLID = TL_New( Date[3], Time[3], High[3], Date, Time, High[3] ) ;
		TL_SetExtRight( TLID, true ) ;
		TL_SetExtLeft( TLID, true ) ;
Regards,
ABCTG

I tried it, it helps, but the result isn't giving me one line. instead it is plotting me the high of every candle instead of the high of 3 candles ago only.

vars: TLID (High[3]);

TLID = TL_New( Date[3], Time[3], High[3], Date, Time, High[3] ) ;
TL_SetExtRight( TLID, true ) ;
TL_SetExtLeft( TLID, true ) ;

This is the complete code I used. Am I missing something?

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I tried it, it helps, but the result isn't giving me one line. instead it is plotting me the high of every candle instead of the high of 3 candles ago only.

vars: TLID (High[3]);

TLID = TL_New( Date[3], Time[3], High[3], Date, Time, High[3] ) ;
TL_SetExtRight( TLID, true ) ;
TL_SetExtLeft( TLID, true ) ;

This is the complete code I used. Am I missing something?

You'll need to add a Boolean variable that acts as a check to see if the line has already been drawn or not. For example:

 
Code 
vars: TLID (High[3]), IntraBarPersist alreadyPlotted(false);

if (alreadyPlotted = false) then begin
  
    TLID = TL_New( Date[3], Time[3], High[3], Date, Time, High[3] ) ;
		TL_SetExtRight( TLID, true ) ;
		TL_SetExtLeft( TLID, true ) ;
    
    alreadyPlotted = true;
    
end;

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You'll need to add a Boolean variable that acts as a check to see if the line has already been drawn or not. For example:

 
Code 
vars: TLID (High[3]), IntraBarPersist alreadyPlotted(false);

if (alreadyPlotted = false) then begin
  
    TLID = TL_New( Date[3], Time[3], High[3], Date, Time, High[3] ) ;
		TL_SetExtRight( TLID, true ) ;
		TL_SetExtLeft( TLID, true ) ;
    
    alreadyPlotted = true;
    
end;

It's finally only 1 line, however it is reading the wrong candle, and not candle 3 ago.

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kidvic,

if you always want the trendline to mark the high three candles ago you'll have to update the trendline location every bar.
Look up TL_SetBegin and TL_SetEnd in the Tradestation help. This will show you how to change the start and end points for a trendline.

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