HighestBar(High,Length)[x]

[Hawk Arps]

I'm trying to reference the High or Low value of a DataSeries starting from a lookback period which is not the Current Bar (ie High[HighestBar(High,lookback)[x]]. I tried creating a DataSeries for HighestBar but all DataSeries are created as double yet previous data references are referenced as [int]. Any suggestions on how to accomplish this?
Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_AdamP]

Hawk Arps,

Are you attempting to store the index as well as the value or just the value of the highest high over lookback?

A simple dataseries should work in the latter cast, you just use MyDataseries.Set( High[HighestBar(High,lookback)] )

High[HighestBar(High,lookback)[x]] is incorrect, the HighestBar() function returns only 1 integer, not an array.

Please let me know if I may assist further.

[koganam]

I'm trying to reference the High or Low value of a DataSeries starting from a lookback period which is not the Current Bar (ie High[HighestBar(High,lookback)[x]]. I tried creating a DataSeries for HighestBar but all DataSeries are created as double yet previous data references are referenced as [int]. Any suggestions on how to accomplish this?
Thanks.

That is what MAX() and MIN() are used to do.

[Hawk Arps]

I want to find the Highest High over a lookback period, but I do not want the search for the Highest High to start from the current bar. I want the search to start from a previous bar on the chart.

[Hawk Arps]

Thanks Koganam, but I still don't know how many bars ago that high was.

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

MAX(High, 10)[10]

for example would give you the highest high value 10 bars ago with a look back period of 10 bars.

[koganam]

Thanks Koganam, but I still don't know how many bars ago that high was.

The maximum high (double)H, in the preceding (int)P bars, starting from the bar (int)S bars ago is:

double H = MAX(High, P)[S];

[Hawk Arps]

Thanks Koganam, This is what I came up with to identify the referenced bar...it seems to work.

double HH=MAX(High,LLBAR-2)[LLBAR+1];
int j=LLBAR+1;
while (High[j]!=HH && j<CurrentBar-10)
{
j=j+1;
}
int HHBAR=j;

[edward_bell]

The maximum high (double)H, in the preceding (int)P bars, starting from the bar (int)S bars ago is:

double H = MAX(High, P)[S];

Does that method of the maximum high works also on strategy?

[koganam]

Does that method of the maximum high works also on strategy?

All indicator methods can be called from a strategy.

[edward_bell]

All indicator methods can be called from a strategy.

I am not going to call an indicator. All I wanna do is to get the maximum high of 5 bars back within my strategy and compare it to the current bar high so that I can put an order at the higher price.

[koganam]

I am not going to call an indicator. All I wanna do is to get the maximum high of 5 bars back within my strategy and compare it to the current bar high so that I can put an order at the higher price.

MAX() is an indicator.

[thekreme]

Follow-Up question

Hawk Arps,

Are you attempting to store the index as well as the value or just the value of the highest high over lookback?

A simple dataseries should work in the latter cast, you just use MyDataseries.Set( High[HighestBar(High,lookback)] )

High[HighestBar(High,lookback)[x]] is incorrect, the HighestBar() function returns only 1 integer, not an array.

Please let me know if I may assist further.

So, how would you get the index (how far back) for the MAX value?

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello thekreme,

Thank you for your post.

Are you asking what to assign the period to for the MAX()? Or how to assign the period for the MAX()?

[thekreme]

I can get the max for the period but I was wondering how far back that max occurred so that I can use it elsewhere.