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Date/Time: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 23:29:17 +0000
Signal alerts other than point on high/low???
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| [2023-02-04 16:45:18] |
| TopGunTrader - Posts: 172 |
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Hi, I'm very happy I cancelled Jigsaw and learned to trade with your DOM/Chart DOM had a fantastic week and improved my trading immensely. I now want to focus on having setups alerted me on the chart, such as signals. I'd like to have different ways of displaying the signals so I can identify them but so far I can only find color bar based on alert condition and then select point on low or point on high to display. I was hoping to have the ability to sometimes use circles and other times triangles or arrows or other identifying patterns plus I want to have the signal name as well. Here is one example I just coded up showing absorption last bar down was a big one and this bar's width is <60% with higher delta clear ice or limit buying at the lows. I'd like to LABEL the circle and/or like I said above give it a name as well and in some cases might only want to put text on high or text on low. I can't figure out how to do any of this. |
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| [2023-02-04 16:53:08] |
| TopGunTrader - Posts: 172 |
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I kept messing with settings and can now display an alert so just need/hope to have other patterns other than circles and also would like alert to be BELOW or above the signal bar just in case there are patterns on multiple bars in a row. I noticed always show name and values when enabled and use transparent label background lets me show my short name but its to the LEFT of the signal hoping to put it above/below as well.
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| [2023-02-04 17:13:36] |
| user_xyz - Posts: 416 |
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Sounds like you want to explore Spreadsheet Study and add alerts. This is where the magic happens for whatever alert, signal or combinations of if x then y scenario you can think of. Spreadsheet Systems, Alerts and Automated Trading Date Time Of Last Edit: 2023-02-04 17:16:34
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| [2023-02-04 20:48:42] |
| TopGunTrader - Posts: 172 |
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I'm ok with the alert method I'm using now just wanted to know if its possible to have OTHER symbols than circle at high/low can I do triangle at high/low or arrows, stars etc?
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| [2023-02-04 21:43:23] |
| user_xyz - Posts: 416 |
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Under subgraphs change the draw style to any of the options available
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| [2023-02-05 09:29:19] |
| TopGunTrader - Posts: 172 |
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Hi, I'm aware I can do that but want something that goes on top/bottom of bar and is different than point on high/low. I couldn't find triangle on high or star at high. Is there a way to have those at levels? Here's one of my alerts =AND(C[-1]>O[-1], ID8.SG41[-1]>=3,ID8.SG41<=.6*ID8.SG41[-1],ID8.SG1>ID8.SG1[-1]) It returns a 1 so if I want a star at the low of bar is there a way to take the 1 result and get the low of bar minus say 2 ticks and use a star or other identifier? |
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| [2023-02-05 10:59:30] |
| User431178 - Posts: 541 |
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It is explained here with step by step instructions - Color Bar Based on Alert Condition: Drawing Arrows/Text or Other Styles at the High or Low of Bars |
| [2023-02-05 16:25:14] |
| TopGunTrader - Posts: 172 |
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Wow have NEVER been happier with Sierra Chart and your service. Transforming my trading, realized with this mark up method I can extend lines and so often one pattern in the future at same level COMBINES with another for added odds. I haven't drawn the extensions on most that I've coded up yet
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| [2024-01-10 21:53:47] |
| User14953 - Posts: 236 |
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Sierra Simple Study Alert's Draw Style selection includes Point on Close Circle on Hi Circle on Lo I need something similar that can be used for Open. Point on Open, or something? Thanks |
| [2024-01-11 16:25:44] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 36286 |
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You can always use the "Spreadsheet Formula" which uses the Alert Syntax, and have the result be at the price you want. Then use the standard "Point" or "Circle Hollow" draw styles and it will be at that level. For example, you would use a formula like the following: =IF(C > 4000, L, 0) Which checks if the Close is greater than 4000 and if so, then returns the value of the Low of the bar, otherwise, it returns 0. If you have the Draw Style set to Point, then it will place a point at the Low of the bar. You would want to set the Input for "Draw Zeros" to "No". For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
| [2024-01-12 20:04:57] |
| User14953 - Posts: 236 |
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John, If I may ask please, why is there no Simple* Study Alert for Point On Open in the set? (requires no spreadsheet)* Yes - Circle on Hi Yes - Circle on Lo Yes - Point on Close No - Point on Open? Is this option harder to code? Why is this obvious option omitted? Thanks |
| [2024-01-12 22:04:47] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 36286 |
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It's just one of those things. Not a lot of requests, In addition, the High and Low allow for items to be seen apart from the candle. At the Open would also require an offset left or right in order to be easily seen. In fact, given our last statement, you may want to look at the marker options that have a Left/Right offset to them, such as "Square Offset Left/Right" and "Square Offset Left/Right for Candlestick". Refer to the following: Chart Studies: Square Offset Left (ACSIL: DRAWSTYLE_SQUARE_OFFSET_LEFT) For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
| [2024-01-13 17:16:45] |
| User14953 - Posts: 236 |
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That's good info and indeed is more visible. It still locates at bar Close for a study that differentiates from having triggered at Open price, but how to clearly display that fact graphically on the chart? SC is such an incredibly flexible and resilient tool, it is hard to believe that this simple item "stumped the band" as it were, lol. Could we put this in the request cue for someday? Any other ideas, from any where, are welcome - for placing a mark of some type at the open of a candle based on a simple* color bar based on alert condition (requires no spreadsheet)*. BTW - John - SC Support, The scope and scale of your excellent support board responses is phenomenal. Thank You. Date Time Of Last Edit: 2024-01-13 17:18:15
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| [2024-01-14 01:23:26] |
| Sawtooth - Posts: 4120 |
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Any other ideas, from any where, are welcome - for placing a mark of some type at the open of a candle based on a simple* color bar based on alert condition (requires no spreadsheet)*.
If the condition is TRUE at anytime in the bar, and remains TRUE until the close of the bar, you can place a marker at the Open price using the Spreadsheet Formula study.(Despite its name, the Spreadsheet Formula study is not a spreadsheet study; it uses Simple Alert syntax.) It is not possible with native studies to persistently mark an intrabar event (that doesn't remain until the Close). This would require a custom ACSIL study. |
| [2024-01-15 15:44:16] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 36286 |
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We always take all requests for changes. It is just that there is a lot to do, and we can not possibly get to everything. So the fact that you have asked for something we do not have means that we have noted it. But we can not say when, or if, we will ever get to any particular request. Thank you for the kind words, it means a lot to me personally. For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
| [2024-01-15 17:32:58] |
| Sawtooth - Posts: 4120 |
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BTW - John - SC Support, The scope and scale of your excellent support board responses is phenomenal. Thank You.
I second this sentiment!
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| [2024-01-15 17:48:39] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 36286 |
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Thanks Tom.
For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
| [2024-01-22 15:47:11] |
| User14953 - Posts: 236 |
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Thank you Sawtooth, "...you can place a marker at the Open price using the Spreadsheet Formula study." That sounds good. I have a simple alert formula that works fine otherwise. Where does that formula or something like it get plugged in to get a mark at the Open price? Date Time Of Last Edit: 2024-01-22 16:06:40
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| [2024-01-22 16:58:59] |
| Sawtooth - Posts: 4120 |
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Where does that formula or something like it get plugged in to get a mark at the Open price?
As John said is post #10, you would use a formula like he offered in the Formula field of the Spreadsheet Formula study:=IF(C > 4000, O, 0) (Set the Chart Region to 1, and 'Draw Zero Values' to No, and the Draw Style to Point or Dash or Square, etc.) This formula will return the Open price when TRUE, and since any non-zero value is TRUE, it will draw a marker at that price. |
| [2024-01-22 21:59:54] |
| User14953 - Posts: 236 |
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Works great! Thanks Guys.
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