Checking price acceleration

[Powerbucker]

Hi,

I need a function for my indicator that checks, given any candle, whether it is within an acceleration movement (green rectangles) or a lateral or slow movement



I can think of looking at the length of the candles, if they overlap with the previous ones, etc. But what basis can I start with?

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Powerbucker,

What is the specific logic you are looking for?

To find an up bar (green candle) compare the Close[0] to be greater than the Open[0]. For a down bar (red candle) compare the Close[0] to be less than the Open[0].

If you want to find multiple up bars in a row, compare each bar using the barsAgo index.

if (Close[2] > Close[1] && Close[1] > Close[0])