Count Minutes from Day Open?

margincallcat · 2018-11-10T09:51:42+00:00

Hello! I am trying to figure out how to return the amount of minutes passed from open – but i just cant get a hold of it. The aim of this code is to retrieve the average minutes passed of each candle when using Tick Charts (just to get q quick hum about timeframe). Does anyone have a suggestion? This is what ive come up with so far and it gives an OK estimate of average minutes, but would be more precise if i could get the (exact) amount of minutes passed since open. defparam drawonlastbaronly=true newday=intradaybarindex<intradaybarindex[1] if newday then drawvline(barindex)coloured(200,200,200,50) opentid=openhour else drawtext("#opentid#",barindex,0.8)coloured(0,200,0) closetid=openhour+1 drawtext("#closetid#",barindex,0.6)coloured(200,0,0) tid=closetid-opentid drawtext("#tid#",barindex,0.4)coloured(0,0,0) drawtext("-",barindex,0) tidminuter=tid*60 drawtext("#tidminuter#",barindex,-0.2)coloured(0,0,0) idbx=intradaybarindex drawtext("#idbx#",barindex,-0.4) minpertick=(tidminuter/idbx) drawtext("#minpertick#",barindex,-0.6)coloured(0,0,0) endif return The “minpertick” is the number im aiming for. Please note that the y-values have no purpose whatsoever – its just for me to see the “equation”. THANKS!

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11/10/2018 at 10:51 AM #84531 quote
margincallcat
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Hello!

I am trying to figure out how to return the amount of minutes passed from open – but i just cant get a hold of it.

The aim of this code is to retrieve the average minutes passed of each candle when using Tick Charts (just to get q quick hum about timeframe).

Does anyone have a suggestion? This is what ive come up with so far and it gives an OK estimate of average minutes, but would be more precise if i could get the (exact) amount of minutes passed since open.
```
defparam drawonlastbaronly=true
newday=intradaybarindex<intradaybarindex[1]

if newday then
drawvline(barindex)coloured(200,200,200,50)

opentid=openhour

else
drawtext("#opentid#",barindex,0.8)coloured(0,200,0)
closetid=openhour+1
drawtext("#closetid#",barindex,0.6)coloured(200,0,0)

tid=closetid-opentid
drawtext("#tid#",barindex,0.4)coloured(0,0,0)

drawtext("-",barindex,0)

tidminuter=tid*60
drawtext("#tidminuter#",barindex,-0.2)coloured(0,0,0)

idbx=intradaybarindex
drawtext("#idbx#",barindex,-0.4)

minpertick=(tidminuter/idbx)
drawtext("#minpertick#",barindex,-0.6)coloured(0,0,0)
endif
return
```
The “minpertick” is the number im aiming for.

Please note that the y-values have no purpose whatsoever – its just for me to see the “equation”.

THANKS!
11/10/2018 at 11:12 AM #84534 quote
robertogozzi
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Replace empty line 6 with:
```
Count = 0
```
Then insert before line 25:
```
IF OpenMinute <> OpenMinute[1] THEN
   Count = Count + 1
ENDIF
```
Now COUNT will hold the number of minutes fron the start of the new day.

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11/10/2018 at 11:14 AM #84535 quote

margincallcat
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Wow thanks for a superquick answer a saturday morning! Ill give it a try!

11/10/2018 at 12:57 PM #84541 quote
margincallcat
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Unfortunately that did not really work when switching between timeframes – but i managed to get it exactly as how i wanted it now.

Perhaps someone else can benefit from it…
```
defparam drawonlastbaronly=true
//---
Starthour=8
newcountday=openhour=StartHour and openhour<>openhour[1]
if newcountday then
opentid=openhour
prehours=intradaybarindex
timeopen=time[1]
else
timecurrent=time
elapsed=(timecurrent-timeopen)
hourspassed=(openhour-opentid)*10000
hoursonly=hourspassed/10000
minelapsed=round((elapsed-hourspassed)/100)
totmin=(hoursonly*60)+minelapsed
idbx=intradaybarindex-prehours+1
minperbar=round(((totmin/idbx)*10))/10
drawtext("#minperbar#min/bar",barindex,close,dialog,bold,12)coloured(0,0,0)
//---
endif
return
```
Regards!

Viktor

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