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[2013-10-31 16:39:05] #1 [Go To First Post]
M5amhan - Posts: 468
anyone know how would i write the highest reading of the HL of the past 6 bars? in other words taking the HL of each of the past 6 bars and input the highest reading out of them? is it even possible? thanks

[2013-10-31 16:52:24] #2 [Go To First Post]
Sawtooth - Posts: 3976
Since a simple alert formula can only return a TRUE or FALSE, you'd have to compare the highest high to something. This example formula returns whether the Close is higher than the highest high of the previous 6 highs. (Ranges cannot be used in simple alert formulas.) =C>MAX(H[-1],H[-2],H[-3],H[-4],H[-5],H[-6])

[2013-10-31 16:54:02] #3 [Go To First Post]
M5amhan - Posts: 468
so couldn't I just change the H to HL?

[2013-10-31 17:01:40] #4 [Go To First Post]
M5amhan - Posts: 468
I got it, thanks tom

[2013-10-31 17:02:06] #5 [Go To First Post]
Sawtooth - Posts: 3976
Here are the available simple alert Identifiers: http://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?l=doc/doc_AlertCondAndScan.html#BaseGraphIdentifiers Specifically, what are the conditions of the alert? Do you want to find the highest of each bar's HL average for the previous 6 bars? And what do you want to compare it to? Date Time Of Last Edit: 2013-10-31 17:20:16

[2013-10-31 17:04:33] #6 [Go To First Post]
M5amhan - Posts: 468
comparing it to the current close.. i changed the H to HL and it gave me what i needed

[2013-10-31 17:18:51] #7 [Go To First Post]
Sawtooth - Posts: 3976
Well, I learn something new everyday!

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