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Date/Time: Sat, 18 May 2024 06:48:09 +0000



Post From: Overlay economic dates as vertical lines on charts

[2024-04-10 18:02:12]
John - SC Support - Posts: 31704
The most straightforward way to do this is to use the "Date Time Line" study. You would need one study for each date you want to enter.

A slightly more elegant solution would be to use the "Color Background Based on Alert Condition" study. Your Alert Condition would look like the following:
=OR(BARDATE = DATE(2024, 02, 05), BARDATE = DATE(2024, 01, 16))

Where you can extend the entries for the dates you want to highlight. Note that this will color the entire day in an Intraday chart.

You could also use the BARDATETIME() function in combination with the DATE() and TIME() functions to color a specific bar at a particular date and time.

Refer to the following:
Color Background Based on Alert Condition

https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?page=doc/SpreadsheetFunctions.html#DATE_Function

https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?page=doc/SpreadsheetFunctions.html#TIME_Function
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