[relizer]

Does anyone know how to plot the high and low of a selected time frame (ie 5 min) of a spread in Tradestation? The default setting is a closing line.
Thanks

[thrunner]

If you are talking about the spread between two instruments in TS, just modify the input to the following instead of the default:

inputs: DataSeries1( High of data1 ), DataSeries2( Low of data2 ) ;

inputs: DataSeries1( High of data1 ), DataSeries2( Low of data2 ) ;

Plot1( DataSeries1 - DataSeries2, "SprdDiff" ) ;

You can also elaborate this study by calculating the largest spread of using 4 inputs (H data1, L data1, H data2, L data2).

[zdo]

Please clarify your specs.
Do you mean plot the highest ‘close’ and the lowest ‘close’ of the spread per bar for your timeframe?
Or do you mean plot the spread of the highs and plot the spread of the lows of each bar for your timeframe?

[relizer]

Please clarify your specs.
Do you mean plot the highest ‘close’ and the lowest ‘close’ of the spread per bar for your timeframe?
Or do you mean plot the spread of the highs and plot the spread of the lows of each bar for your timeframe?

The Higest value and Lowest value for the time frame selected.
I would like to see a spread that looks like a bar chart instead of a line chart.
Thank you for your help.

[zdo]

relizer,

Find code below... it was written in word not EL editor so I don't even know if it will verify... nonetheless it should get you started and maybe someone else who is in TS this weekend can help you fix it... don't really have much time to think about it now, so beware ...
ie read / use it as if it is concept / pseudo code...hth

inputs: DataSeries1(Close of data1), DataSeries2(Close of data2) ;

vars:
cs(0),	
os(0),
hs(0),
ls(0)
;

cs = (DataSeries1 - DataSeries2);
	
if barstatus(1) = 0 then begin
 //cs = (DataSeries1 - DataSeries2);
 os = cs;
 hs = cs;
 ls = cs;	

end; // if barstatus(1) = 0

if barstatus(1)= 1 or barstatus(1)= 2 then begin
 //cs = (DataSeries1 - DataSeries2);
 
 if cs > hs then
  hs = cs;

 if cs < ls {and cs > 0} then
  ls = cs;	

end; // if barstatus(1)= 1 or ...


Plot1(os, "os");  // set the style of this to Left Tick
Plot2(cs, "cs");  // set the style of this to Right Tick
Plot3(hs, "hs");  // set the style of this to Bar High
Plot4(ls, "ls");  // set the style of this to Bar Low