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Optuma Scripting
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Hi guys

I seek two 3 day simple MA's plotted as stepped lines on the chart, one calculated with High, other Low; to be used as an entry and trailing stop indicator and plotted when close triggers an uptrend or down trend

show plot script
MAH = (Simple, high, 3 day);
MAL = (Simple, low, 3 day);

thought an if statement could decipher between plots but both lines are plotted

if(Close() < MAL, plot 1, plot 2);
plot 1 = MAH;
plot 2 = MAL

so I get both plots, and I'm guessing its just taking the plot definitions and not considering the if statement. I tried putting the plot def into the IF statement and get do lines...

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Hi Randy,

The plot1 and plot2 lines will bypass the If statement and plot the functions they are assigned to. If the idea is to swap between the Low / High MA you need just 1 plot, the IF function will handle the swap between the two.

MAH = MA(BARS=3, CALC=High);

MAL = MA(BARS=3, CALC=Low);

plot1=IF(Close() < MAL, MAH,MAL);

plot1.Plotstyle = Step;


Example1

You can then setup the Show Plot to use a custom colour scheme so that when MAH is used it’s blue and MAL it’s red.

Example2

The script used to set the blue colour was:

MAH = MA(BARS=3, CALC=High);

MAL = MA(BARS=3, CALC=Low);

C1 = IF(Close() < MAL, MAH,MAL);

MAH == C1