StarForm

Description

This function identifies whether a candlestick is a literal Doji:

Formula

StarForm(instrument, targetBar)=begin

  retval = FALSE

  cOpen = GetPrice(instrument, BATE_OPEN, targetBar, 0)

  cClose = GetPrice(instrument, BATE_CLOSE, targetBar, 0)

  if cOpen == cClose then retval = TRUE

  retval

end

Parameters

instrument

An instrument.

targetBar

The index of the bar you want to evaluate. 0 is the current bar, 1 is the first bar back, etc.

Return Value

TRUE or FALSE

Examples

RickshawMan(INPUT, CentsDifference=.02)=begin

  retval = NONUM

  targetBar = 0

  rbHigh = RealBodyHigh($1, targetBar)

  tQtr = BodyTopQuarter($1, targetBar)

  bQtr = BodyBottomQuarter($1, targetBar)

  if StarForm($1, CentsDifference) then begin

    if tQtr > rbHigh AND bQtr < rbHigh then retval =
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  end

  retval

end

Comments

See also DojiForm()