Help changing bar color in script

January 21st, 2016, 12:01 PM

Trying to change the color of candlestick in TOS based on condition of 3 indicators. I've done it in Easylanguage/Tradestation but having brain freeze trying to script it in TOS. Essentially I'm trying to flip the color from green to red on a change in all three indicators. In Easylanguage it looks like this:

Condition1 = (Indicator1 > value1) and (Indicator2 > value2) and (Indicator3 > value3);
Condition2 = (Indicator1 < value1) and (Indicator2 < value2) and (Indicator3 < value3);
If Condition1 then plotcolor = green;
If Condition2 then plotcolor = red;

In Easylanguage this will start plotting green when condition1 is true and continue to plot green until condition2 is true. Then it will plot red bars until condition1 is true again. I have the script written for the indicators and they work fine. I'm experiencing brain freeze regarding the logic for changing the color of the bars in TOS. Probably pretty easy if someone could point me in the right direction. Probably involves AssignPriceColor but so far I can't seem to create the logical equivalent of the Condition1 and Condition2 from Easylanguage.

Thanks!

January 22nd, 2016, 04:55 AM

def Condition1 = (Indicator1 > value1) and (Indicator2 > value2) and (Indicator3 > value3);
def Condition2 = (Indicator1 < value1) and (Indicator2 < value2) and (Indicator3 < value3);

AssignPriceColor
(if Condition1 then Color.green
else if Condition2 then Color.red
else Color.CURRENT);

you can use "CreateColor(0,222,0)" instead of "Color.green" to create more specific color in RGB

January 22nd, 2016, 09:18 AM

Thank you! My problem was that I was trying to use an IF statement in the def statement like this:

def Condition1 = IF (Indicator1 > value1) and (Indicator2 > value2) and (Indicator3 > value3);

That doesn't work! Trying to think in Easylanguage but trying to write in TOS script causes my brain to short circuit.

February 9th, 2019, 11:57 AM

Im looking for something similar, I want my candles to turn green when the Slow Stochastic K period crosses over the D period & Red when the K period crosses below the D period.

Help changing bar color in script

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