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Quicktips 10 | Finding the high/low/open/close for the previous day/week/month or year

Using the TradeStation OHLCPeriodsAgo function

This quicktips demonstrates how to use the TradeStation OHLCPeriodsAgo function to find the high/low/open/close for the previous day/week/month or year. The technique works on time based charts, e.g. minute, daily, weekly charts (i.e. NOT Kagi, Kase, Volume bars etc).


The quick-tips 10 program

vars: oPeriodOpen1(0), oPeriodHigh1(0), oPeriodLow1(0), oPeriodClose1(0),
oPeriodOpen2(0), oPeriodHigh2(0), oPeriodLow2(0), oPeriodClose2(0);

// OHLCPeriodsAgo( PeriodType, PeriodsAgo, oPeriodOpen, oPeriodHigh, oPeriodLow, oPeriodClose )
// PeriodType sets the time period on which to base values (1 = Day, 2 = Week, 3 = Month, 4 = Year)
Value1 = OHLCPeriodsAgo( 2, 1, oPeriodOpen1, oPeriodHigh1, oPeriodLow1, oPeriodClose1 );

Value3 = oPeriodHigh1;
Value4 = oPeriodLow1;

Plot1( Value3 );
Plot2( Value4 );

Value1 = OHLCPeriodsAgo( 3, 1, oPeriodOpen2, oPeriodHigh2, oPeriodLow2, oPeriodClose2 );

Value5 = oPeriodHigh2;
Value6 = oPeriodLow2;

Plot3( Value5 );
Plot4( Value6 );