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Alerts within a few bars

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[2019-07-17 17:38:07]
User509820 - Posts: 69
Hi. How do I setup my alert formula to be true within 2-3 bars(candles)? Thanks!
[2019-07-18 12:37:30]
User509820 - Posts: 69
I have a alert setup a close over a moving average with a rsi crossover 30. I would like for the signal to be valid if the rsi has crossed over within the last 3 bars.
[2019-07-18 15:10:15]
John - SC Support - Posts: 31234
Refer to the following for how to reference previous bars in an alert:
Study/Chart Alerts And Scanning: Referencing Data Other Than on the Last Bar/Column In the Chart

You will then have to use the AND and OR functions to string everything together. Refer to the following for the AND and OR functions:
Study/Chart Alerts And Scanning: OR and AND Functions
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[2019-07-18 15:32:35]
User509820 - Posts: 69
Thanks when referencing a previous bar will it also reference all the bars up until the current as well?
[2019-07-18 17:39:55]
John - SC Support - Posts: 31234
No. It is just an absolute reference, so if you want to do something with the past three bars, you would need to have 3 entries,. For example, if you want to find out if the Close is above 2800 for any of the prior three bars, you would enter the following formula: =OR(C[-3] > 2800, C[-2] > 2800, C[-1] > 2800)

Just so you are aware, there is the ability to specify a range, but it only works with formulas that can take a range as an input, such as the AVERAGE function (it would not work for the above scenario). Refer to the following for more information on using a Range within an Alert formula:
Study/Chart Alerts And Scanning: Referencing A Range of Data
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