Syntax
public LowestBar(DataSeries source, int period, string description)
public static LowestBar Series(WealthLab.DataSeries source, int period)
public static double Value(int bar, DataSeries source, int period)Parameter Description
| source |
The source DataSeries |
| period |
Lookback period |
Description
Returns the bar in which lowest value of the
source DataSeries for the specified
period was recorded.
See
Highest for more information.
Remarks
- If more than one bar has precisely the same Lowest value, then LowestBar returns the most recent bar, i.e., the bar with the latest date/time.
- See LowestBar2 in TASCIndicators to return the LowestBar having the earliest date/time.
Calculation
Looks back the specified number of periods from the specified Bar and returns the Bar number with lowest price within that Period.
Example
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Drawing;
using WealthLab;
using WealthLab.Indicators;
namespace WealthLab.Strategies
{
public class MyStrategy : WealthScript
{
protected override void Execute()
{
/*
Color areas of the chart where the 200 day
low has occurred within the past 20 bars
*/
double n = 0;
for(int bar = 200; bar < Bars.Count; bar++)
{
n = LowestBar.Value( bar, Low, 200 );
if( bar - n <= 20 )
SetBackgroundColor( bar, Color.FromArgb(255, 227, 231) );
}
}
}
}