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Re: [amibroker] Candlestick Charts



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But can you change the colors of the candles in AFL?  I can get the colors 
of the H/L bar to change, but not the candles themselves.

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From: "Graham" <kavemanperth@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 3:15 AM
Subject: Re: [amibroker] Candlestick Charts


> You can create a hollow candle and colour the candles, just do so in 
> preferences
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> Graham
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> On 12/21/05, marketmonk777 <dlittner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> I like the way Stockcharts colors their Candlestick charts and am
>> curious if anyone has decifered the rules and implemented it in AB.
>>
>> Even though I am a newbie, it hasn't stopped me from trying to dig
>> deep into AB and see what makes it tick.
>>
>> Editing the Formula for the chart I can see the following line plots
>> the closing price:
>> Plot( C, "Close", colorBlack, styleCandle );
>>
>> And this is the line that would have to be modified.  Since a "hollow"
>> candle can not be created, I would have to use 4 different colors to
>> mimick the Stockcharts Candle colors.
>>
>> I would also imagine that I would have to create the rules and create
>> a variable (maybe CC for candle color) and use that instead of the
>> "colorBlack"?  Hmm, why do I have different color candles as I see no
>> code to select Red or Green?
>>
>> Here is the code used to modify the color of the Volume bars:
>> Plot( Volume, _DEFAULT_NAME(), IIf( C > O, ParamColor("Up Color",
>> colorGreen ), ParamColor("Down Color", colorRed ) ), ParamStyle(
>> "Style", styleHistogram | styleOwnScale | styleThick, maskHistogram  ) );
>>
>> For now, let me know if it can be done and that I wouldn't be wasting
>> my time.  I enjoy a good challenge and am willing to give it a try but
>> don't want to spin my wheels as free time is of short supply.
>>
>> Dave
>> MarketMonk777
>> aka RedEyes
>>
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