SwingHigh / SwingLow (EasyLanguage Functions)

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This thread is about programming in EasyLanguage

using the following functions:

 

SwingHigh

SwingLow

 

SwingHighBar

SwingLowBar

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SwingHigh (Function)

 

 

The SwingHigh function returns the high pivot price where a Swing High occurred.

 

 

Syntax

 

SwingHigh( Instance, Price, Strength, Length )

 

 

Returns (Integer)

 

A numeric value containing the high pivot price where the specified Swing High occurred, or -1 if not found.

 

 

Parameters

 

Instance (Numeric)

Sets which occurrence (that is, 1 = most recent, 2 = 2nd most recent, and

so on) to return.

 

Price (Numeric)

Specifies which bar value (price, function, or formula) to use.

 

Strength (Numeric)

Sets the required number of bars on either side of the swing bar.

 

Length (Numeric)

Sets the number of bars to be considered.

 

 

Remarks

 

A Swing High occurs when the Price of a bar is at least as high as the same Price on the preceding bar(s), and

higher than the same Price on the bar(s) that follow it.

 

The input Strength is the number of bars on each side of the SwingHigh.

A strength of 1 indicates that the value returned by the input Price must be greater than or equal to the same value returned for the bar on its left and greater than the bar on its right.

 

The input Length refers to the number of bars being examined for the SwingHigh.

 

The input Instance refers to which SwingHigh you want to use.

 

For example, if in a twenty-one bar period three swing highs were found,

it becomes necessary to specify which SwingHigh is desired.

 

If the most recent SwingHigh is desired, a one (1) would be substituted for the input Instance.

 

 

Note

 

If no SwingHigh is found in the period (Length) specified, the function will return a minus one (-1).

 

The value of the input Length must exceed Strength by at least one. In addition, the Maximum number of bars referenced by a study (known as MaxBarsBack) must be greater than the sum of the values of Strength and Length.

 

 

Example

 

Assigns to Value1 the most recently occurring High in over the last 10 bars that has a strength of 4 on both the left and

right sides of the swing bar..

 

Value1 = SwingHigh(1, Close, 4, 10);

 

 

 

 

SOURCE: EasyLanguage Manual

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SwingHighBar (Function)

 

 

The SwingHighBar function returns the number of bars ago a Swing High bar occurred.

 

 

Syntax

 

SwingHighBar( Instance, Price, Strength, Length )

 

 

Returns (Integer)

 

A numeric value containing the number of bars ago the specified Swing High occurred, or -1 if not found.

 

 

Parameters

 

Instance (Numeric)

Sets which occurrence (that is, 1 = most recent, 2 = 2nd most recent, and

so on) to return.

 

Price (Numeric)

Specifies which bar value (price, function, or formula) to use.

 

Strength (Numeric)

Sets the required number of bars on either side of the swing bar.

 

Length (Numeric)

Sets the number of trailing bars to consider.

 

 

Remarks

 

A Swing High occurs when the Price of a bar is at least as high as the same Price on the preceding bar(s), and

higher than the same Price on the bar(s) that follow it.

 

The input Strength is the number of bars on each side of the SwingHighBar.

A strength of 1 indicates that the value returned by the input Price must be:

-- greater than or equal to the same value returned for the bar on its left,

-- greater than the bar on its right.

 

The input Length refers to the number of bars being examined for the SwingHighBar.

 

The input Instance refers to which SwingHighBar you want to use.

For example, if in a twenty-one bar period three swing highs were found, it becomes necessary to specify which SwingHighBar is desired. If the most recent SwingHighBar is desired, a one (1) would be substituted for the input Instance.

 

 

Note

 

If no SwingHighBar is found in the period (Length) specified, the function will return a minus one (-1).

The value of the input Length must exceed Strength by at least one. In addition, the Maximum number of bars referenced by a study (known as MaxBarsBack) must be greater than the sum of the values of Strength and Length.

 

 

Example

 

Plots the number of bars ago that the most recent swing bar high occurred based on the Close with 3 bars on either side of the swing within 10 trailing bars.

 

Plot1( SwingHighBar( 1, Close, 3, 10 );

 

 

 

SOURCE: EasyLanguage Manual