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Overlay economic dates as vertical lines on charts

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[2024-04-10 17:48:18] #1 [Go To First Post]
User346364 - Posts: 14
Hi, Is there a relatively straight forward way to add vertical lines on a daily chart for economic data dates? I have the dates in a csv and would like these represented on a daily chart. Thank you Dean

[2024-04-10 18:02:12] #2 [Go To First Post]
John - SC Support - Posts: 31362
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 For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing

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