Donchian Channels |
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upperDonchian( length [, source | sym() | inv()] [, barIndex] ) middleDonchian( length [, source | sym() | inv()] [, barIndex] ) lowerDonchian( length [, source | sym() | inv()] [, barIndex] )
Channels are lines that surround a stock price movement, which help in projecting future price action. The Donchian Channel indicator uses the highest high and the lowest low of a period of time to plot the channel.
Parameters
To Create a Series
var myStudy1 = null; var myStudy2 = null; var myStudy3 = null; var bInit = false;
function main() { var myVar1; var myVar2; var myVar3;
if ( bInit == false ) {
myStudy1 = upperDonchian( 20 ); myStudy2 = middleDonchian( 20 ); myStudy3 = lowerDonchian( 20 );
bInit = true;
}
//retrieve the current values myVar1 = myStudy1.getValue(0); myVar2 = myStudy2.getValue(0); myVar3 = myStudy3.getValue(0);
return new Array( myVar1, myVar2, myVar3 );
}
To Retrieve a Single Value
function main() {
... ... myVar = middleDonchian( 10 );
//do something with the value in myVar
}
Calling Examples
//create a study that uses IBM as the symbol along with whatever bar //interval you are using in the chart where the script is loaded myStudy = upperDonchian( 20, sym( "IBM") );
//create a study that uses the 15-min bar interval, regardless of the bar //interval of the chart in which the script is loaded myStudy = middleDonchian( 10, inv(15) );
//create a study that uses the Daily bar interval, regardless of the bar //interval of the chart in which the script is loaded myStudy = lowerDonchian( 5, inv("D") );
//create a study that will be based on MSFT 30-min bars, regardless of //the symbol/bar interval of the chart in which the script is loaded myStudy = middleDonchian( 14, sym( "MSFT,30" ) );
//create a study that will be based on the high. myStudy = lowerDonchian( 15, high() );
//create a study that will be based on the close, using 15-min bars, regardless of //the bar interval of the chart in which the script is loaded myStudy = middleDonchian( 20, close( inv(15) ) );
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