DRAW RECTANGLE – How to draw past 00:00 times

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  • 01/28/2019 at 7:27 AM #89753 quote
    Andyd3
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    Hi, i’m using the draw rectangle code but i want to use this on different time frames that run through the 00:00 time

    eg 173000 – 060000

    when i set this the rectangle does not draw.

    is there a way to do this?

    thanks

    period = 20
boxheight = 0.0020
hh = highest[period](high)
ll = lowest[period](low)

if hh-ll <= boxheight then
  for i = 0 to period do
   if high[i]=hh then 
    x2 = barindex[i]
   endif
   if low[i]=ll then
    x1 = barindex[i]
   endif
 next
 if ABS(x2-x1) >= period then
   DRAWRECTANGLE(x1,ll,x2,hh)coloured(255,10,10)
 endif
endif

RETURN
    01/28/2019 at 4:35 PM #89844 quote
    Nicolas
    Keymaster
    Master

    That code doesn’t use any time conditions to calculate and to plot. It only relies on period (bars quantity). So it should work at any time.

    01/28/2019 at 6:52 PM #89851 quote
    Vonasi
    Moderator
    Master

    My guess would be that it has something to do with the boxheight (highest high – lowest low) needing to be <= 0.002 or the fact that line 15 expects the length of the box to be >= period which I am guessing is very unlikely.

    01/31/2019 at 9:42 AM #90120 quote
    Nicolas
    Keymaster
    Master

    That code is good for me, it plots boxes only if the range is less or equal to 20 pips and if they have been formed for at least X periods.

    01/31/2019 at 12:21 PM #90137 quote
    Vonasi
    Moderator
    Master

    … but you are finding the highest high and lowest low in the last 20 bars and then if they are have a difference of less than or equal to 20 pips then line 15 has a condition that only lets you draw a rectangle if the HH and LL are 20 or more bars apart. Surely this condition is very rarely going to be hit as they cannot be over 20 bars apart as that is your look back period to find them within! So in reality we are looking for a HH and LL less than 20 pips in difference where the HH and LL are exactly 20 bars apart.

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DRAW RECTANGLE – How to draw past 00:00 times


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