BlackBody

Description

This function determines whether a bar is black. A black bar is a session that closes down. If a bar is black, this function returns TRUE.

Formula

BlackBody(instrument, targetBar)=begin

  thisBody = RealBodyLen(instrument, targetBar)

  retval = FALSE

  if thisBody < 0 then retval = TRUE

  retval

end

Parameters

instrument

An instrument.

targetBar

The index of the bar you want to test. 0 is the current bar, 1 is the first bar back, etc.

Return Value

TRUE or FALSE

Examples

RealBodyHigh(instrument, targetBar)=begin

  cLast = GetPrice(instrument, BATE_CLOSE, targetBar, 0)

  cOpen = GetPrice(instrument, BATE_OPEN, targetBar, 0)

  retval = cLast

  if cLast != cOpen then begin

    if BlackBody(instrument, targetBar) then retval = cOpen

  end

  retval

end

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