DEMA without brackets [N]

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  • 09/16/2026 at 10:13 PM #265154 quote
    Tito PeronniTito Peronni
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    Hello,


    I have a question about a script I found where DEMA doesn’t have brackets but does have parentheses. What default value does N take then (in the definition of DEMA I haven’t found anything about it)?


    Thanks in advance!

    09/17/2026 at 4:56 AM #265157 quote
    JSJS
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    Hi Tito Peronni,

    It may be that DEMA is written with parentheses in other languages (TradingView), but in ProRealCode the period N is always specified in square brackets…DEMA[N](price)

    In ProRealCode, square brackets always refer to the bar index, and N here represents the period, i.e. the number of bars…

    N is a variable integer period greater than 0 (there is no default period)…

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    10/25/2026 at 5:50 PM #265813 quote
    larouedegannlarouedegann
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    For constants adapted to the time unit, square brackets are used; for daily constants, parentheses are used.

    Close[3] The closing price 3 candlesticks ago.

    DClose(3) The closing price 3 days ago.

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    10/25/2026 at 7:25 PM #265814 quote
    robertogozzirobertogozzi
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    larouedegann wrote: For constants adapted to the time unit, square brackets are used; for daily constants, parentheses are used. Close[3] The closing price 3 candlesticks ago. DClose(3) The closing price 3 days ago. robertogozzi thanked this post

    This is correct, but when using a DAILY timeframe, Dclose(3) can also be written as Close[3]. The syntax Dclose(n) was intended, in the early days, to access daily data when there was no Multiple TIMEFRAME (mtf) support.


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