Real Time Outside Bar

RT_OutsideBarAlert.efs  
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File Name: RT_OutsideBarAlert.efs

Description:
Real Time Outside Bar

Formula Parameters:

• Enable Alerts : True
• Outside Bar Color : Blue
• Up Bar Color : Green
• Down Bar Color : Red

Notes:

Download File:
RT_OutsideBarAlert.efs


EFS Code:

/*********************************
Provided By:  
    eSignal (Copyright c eSignal), a division of Interactive Data 
    Corporation. 2009. All rights reserved. This sample eSignal 
    Formula Script (EFS) is for educational purposes only and may be 
    modified and saved under a new file name.  eSignal is not responsible
    for the functionality once modified.  eSignal reserves the right 
    to modify and overwrite this EFS file with each new release.

Description:        
    Real Time Outside Bar
    
Version:            1.0  06/16/2009
 
Formula Parameters:                     Default:
    Enable Alerts                       True
    Outside Bar Color                   Blue  
    Up Bar Color                        Green
    Down Bar Color                      Red
    
Notes:

**********************************/
var bNewBar = false;
var bAlert = false;

function preMain() {
	setPriceStudy(true);
	setStudyTitle("Real Time Outside Bar");
	setShowCursorLabel(false);
	setShowTitleParameters(false);
	setColorPriceBars(true);
	setDefaultPriceBarColor(Color.black);

	var fp1 = new FunctionParameter("cColor", FunctionParameter.COLOR);
	fp1.setName("Outside Bar Color");
	fp1.setDefault(Color.blue);

	var fp2 = new FunctionParameter("bEnable", FunctionParameter.BOOLEAN);
	fp2.setName("Enable Alerts");
	fp2.setDefault(true);

	var fp3 = new FunctionParameter("cUpColor", FunctionParameter.COLOR);
	fp3.setName("Up Bar Color");
	fp3.setDefault(Color.green);

	var fp4 = new FunctionParameter("cDownColor", FunctionParameter.COLOR);
	fp4.setName("Down Bar Color");
	fp4.setDefault(Color.red);
}

var xOpen = null;
var xHigh = null;
var xLow = null;
var xClose = null;
var bInit = false;
 
function main(bEnable, cColor, cUpColor, cDownColor) {
	if (getBarState() == BARSTATE_NEWBAR) bNewBar = true;
	
	if(!bInit){
        xOpen = open();
        xHigh = high();
        xLow = low();
        xClose = close();
        bInit = true;
    }
    
    var nOpen = xOpen.getValue(0);
    var nHigh = xHigh.getValue(0);
    var nHigh_1 = xHigh.getValue(-1);
    var nLow = xLow.getValue(0);
    var nLow_1 = xLow.getValue(-1);
    var nClose = xClose.getValue(0);
    
    if(nHigh_1 == null || nLow_1 == null) return;

    if (nHigh > nHigh_1 && nLow < nLow_1 ) bAlert = true; 
	

	if (bAlert == true) {
		setPriceBarColor(cColor); 
        if (bEnable == true && bNewBar == true) {
			Alert.playSound("pop.wav");
			Alert.addToList(getSymbol(), "Outside Bar", cColor, Color.white);
			bNewBar = false;
		}
		bAlert = false;
	} else {
		if (nClose >= nOpen) 
            setPriceBarColor(cUpColor)
		else 
            setPriceBarColor(cDownColor)
	}

	return;
}