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Can color gradient be used for candle bars in NT7? If so, for example, what is the script for applying a gradient to a candle color if trend is up (or any other condition)?

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Thank you all. I was able to figure it out. See screen shot. I will post it in download area after I make a few improvement tweaks.

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Thank you all. I was able to figure it out. See screen shot. I will post it in download area after I make a few improvement tweaks.

Cheers!

@aligator

Does this better enable you to read what the market is doing ... if so please elaborate ... or is this more for visual appeal?

For example, I synchronized the chart gradient I learned from the "Making Charts Pretty" thread to change depending on trend. It looked nice but it also served a function.

I look forward to your posting in the download section.

Thanks for your efforts!

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@aligator

Does this better enable you to read what the market is doing ... if so please elaborate ... or is this more for visual appeal?

For example, I synchronized the chart gradient I learned from the "Making Charts Pretty" thread to change depending on trend. It looked nice but it also served a function.

I look forward to your posting in the download section.

Thanks for your efforts!

Thanks a bunch @ThatManFromTexas.

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Now, back to the question; the chart I show uses the Stoch range to color the bars, as an experiment. I am still flirting with the idea which I think is cleaner than painting the background, it allows for more cow chips to put in the background.

But seriously, all is really needed is a clean simple chart to trade, or they say so. Color gradients (or abrupt changes) as you have shown, can visually provide information on some of the other things that if directly plotted can detract one from price action. Things like changes of trend, momentum, price levels, time zones, news windows, money management, etc., and almost for any kind of alerts. My initial thought was to use gradient on bars to switch between 4 trading zones that I have and at the same time keep the up and down bar colors. But I guess it can be applied to any decision making feature that one can imagine.

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Thanks a bunch @TMFT.

We are old enough (yah, me too) to know that you can't put makeup on a pig, take her to prom, and expect her to dance too. Or, waxing the new truck and driving through the cow pasture knowing we have to go through a lot of manure and at the end we have s**t all over. But we put the make up on and wax the truck anyways, because they make you feel and look good, no matter the end results.

Now, back to the question; the chart I show uses the Stoch range to color the bars, as an experiment. I am still flirting with the idea which I think is cleaner than painting the background, it allows for more cow chips to put in the background.

But seriously, all is really needed is a clean simple chart to trade, or they say so. Color gradients (or abrupt changes) as you have shown, can visually provide information on some of the other things that if directly plotted can detract one from price action. Things like changes of trend, momentum, price levels, time zones, news windows, money management, etc., and almost for any kind of alerts. My initial thought was to use gradient on bars to switch between 4 trading zones that I have and at the same time keep the up and down bar colors. But I guess it can be applied to any decision making feature that one can imagine.

Cheers!

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Cool!

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@ThatManFromTexas,

Thanks a bunch. Here is another interesting property of gradient color bars I just observed. You can visually see divergence between price and an indicator without actually plotting the indicator, if proper contrasting colors are used. Here I chose the RSI to show the effect.

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@ThatManFromTexas,

Thanks a bunch. Here is another interesting property of gradient color bars I just observed. You can visually see divergence between price and an indicator without actually plotting the indicator, if proper contrasting colors are used. Here I chose the RSI to show the effect.

Cheers!

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have you posted the code anywhere yet?

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@aligator

have you posted the code anywhere yet?

Not yet, but it is so easy even a caveman like me can do it. My problem is trying to figure out how to use a different coloring scheme so that I can serialize.

If you wish I can mail you a copy of what I have.

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Another example of how gradient color bars can be used to visually detect divergence without the indicator plotted.

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p.s. let's see if this divergence indicator idea shows up somewhere for sale

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Not yet, but it is so easy even a caveman like me can do it. My problem is trying to figure out how to use a different coloring scheme so that I can serialize.

If you wish I can mail you a copy of what I have.

Cheers!

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Can you pm it to me?

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