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[Programming Help] - zig zag swings count

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[2023-04-06 23:34:29]
whats1thingnow - Posts: 407
hi support or anyone else who might know,

hope this finds you well

is there a way to count how many zig zag swings there has been on the chart?

interested in knowing the number of turning points for everyday, calculated by the zig zag indicator

thanks
[2023-04-07 07:00:45]
Sierra_Chart Engineering - Posts: 14207
You can modify the Zig Zag study and add a count for this. Refer to:
How to Build an Advanced Custom Study from Source Code
Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level

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[2023-04-07 11:20:14]
Sawtooth - Posts: 3993
is there a way to count how many zig zag swings there has been
You could also do it with the Spreadsheet Formula study, or a spreadsheet study.
[2023-04-07 20:18:56]
whats1thingnow - Posts: 407
You could also do it with the Spreadsheet Formula study

thank you for your response!

i don't think i can run a spreadsheet study as this instance is already running at higher ram and higher processing power compared to the other instances

however, spreadsheet formula can do this?

do you have a small example formula of what you are thinking? i can try to figure it out from there! thanks!!
[2023-04-08 23:25:32]
Sawtooth - Posts: 3993
Try this in the Formula field of the Spreadsheet Formula study:
=IF(BARDATE>BARDATE[-1],0,IF(ID6.SG3>0,ID7.SG1[-1]+1,ID7.SG1[-1]))
where ID6 is the Zigzag study, and ID7 is this Spreadsheet Formula study.

This will reset at a new day, then count every ZZ reversal.
[2023-04-10 16:22:39]
whats1thingnow - Posts: 407
thank you @tomgilb

solution works amazing and simple to implement!!

thank you thank you thank you

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