Functions
plotcandle()
Plots candles on the chart.
Syntax
plotcandle(series float open, series float high, series float low, series float close, const string title, series color color, series color wickcolor, series color bordercolor, const bool force_overlay) → void
Arguments
open required series float Open series of data to be used as open values of candles. Required argument. high required series float High series of data to be used as high values of candles. Required argument. low required series float Low series of data to be used as low values of candles. Required argument. close required series float Close series of data to be used as close values of candles. Required argument. title const string Title of the plotcandles. Optional argument color series color Color of the candles. You can use constants like 'color=color.red' or 'color=#ff001a' as well as complex expressions like 'color = close >= open ? color.green : color.red'. Optional argument. wickcolor series color The color of the wick of candles. An optional argument. bordercolor series color The border color of candles. An optional argument. force_overlay const bool If true, the plotted results will display on the main chart pane, even when the script occupies a separate pane. Optional. The default is false. Return Type
void Example
indicator("Plot Candle Example", overlay=true)
openSeries = open
highSeries = high + talib.sma(close, 5) * 0.001
lowSeries = low - talib.sma(close, 5) * 0.001
closeSeries = close + talib.sma(close, 5) * 0.001
upColor = color.new(color.green, 0)
downColor = color.new(color.red, 0)
wickColor = color.new(color.gray, 0)
plotcandle(openSeries, highSeries, lowSeries, closeSeries, title="Custom Candles", color=closeSeries >= openSeries ? upColor : downColor, wickcolor=wickColor)