I forgot to clarify that I meant to specifically request the ability to color the outline of the candlestick. Doing so would help tremendously with the contrast and readability of the candle.
Dave --- In [email protected], "marketmonk777" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Steve, > > I also agree and added my support to this feature in the feedback > center sometime ago. This is what I wrote: > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > IMHO - it is the goal of all of us traders to proper interpret the > current battle between the bulls and the bears (whether it be a 1 min > candle or a daily candle). The ability to modify these candles can > give us that edge and for that reason I second the request to allow us > to properly color the candle body. > > Here are the rules that I tried to implement for coloring my candles: > > Rule # 1: > "Hollow White Candle(painted as Green - found out that a white candle > on a white background just doesn't work well - duh!)" > Close today >= Close yesterday and Close today >= Open > C >= Ref(C,-1) AND C >= O > > Rule # 2: > "Filled Red Candle" > Close today <= Close yesterday > C < Ref(C,-1) AND C <= O > > Rule # 3: > "Black Candle" Opens bullishly but closes bearishly > Close today >= Close yesterday and closes today lower than the open. > C >= Ref(C,-1) AND C < O > > Rule # 4: > "Hollow Red Candle" Opens bearishly but closes bullishly. > Open today below yesterdays close and closes today higher than the open. > C < Ref(C,-1) AND C > O > > It is rule #3 and #4 that provide a unique view of the battle. > > Yes one can see that relationship without the special coloring, but > then again the same arguement is made about why to use candles over > bar charts. > > This is a feature of Stockcharts.com that I very much like and have > found it very useful. > > Please consider providing us the ability to color our candles. > --------------------------------------------------------- > > As more folks understand how they can use this enhancement they may > also express a desire to see this feature. > > Tomasz is doing such an amazing job with AB and I know of no other > developer that is so attentive to the needs of his customers. I tip > my hat to him and pledge to be a lifeline customer. > > Dave > > --- In [email protected], "scourt2000" <stevehite@> wrote: > > > > > > Thomas, > > > > > Yes, it's easy, take a look: > > > > What's not easy is getting Marcin and Tomasz to realize that you > > still cannot independently outline the colored candles (e.g., in > > black) to make them stand out better from the background chart > > color. > > > > I refer you to (my) Issue #36 on the Amibroker website. Look at > > the side-by-side pic associated with that report. You can try > > flipping between: > > > > 1. Body outline and shadows > > 2. Body outline only > > 3. Shadows only > > 4. None, up candle solid > > 5. None, up candle hollow > > > > And nothing will allow you to outline user-specified candle colors > > while still maintaining the solid body colors you programmed in for > > each specific candle. > > > > But Tomasz is the boss. If he wants to believe that what I reported > > can be done in Amibroker, then, when I clearly show that you cannot, > > there's nothing else I can do but drop the issue and live with it. > > Tomasz is super busy with more important issues that some of these > > little things that make charts pleasing to the eye wind up getting > > thrown to the wayside. > > > > [I'll bet its a trivial amount of C++ code to fix this issue.] > > > > Steve > > > > P.S. Tomasz constructively criticised a poster in this forum for not > > being able to be more specific (in comparing Ensign charts with > > Amibroker)when he said that "Amibroker charts don't seem as 'crisp' > > as Ensign's". Well, what I'm talking about here is a specific > > example of how a detail like this makes your charts look > > more "crisp". Look at those side-by-side eSignal/Amibroker pics I > > posted with that Issue #36. The left one is "crisp". The right one > > blends too much with the background color I like to have on my > > charts. > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Thomas Z." <tzg@> wrote: > > > > > > Yes, it's easy, take a look: > > > > > > > > > > > > Candlecolor = IIf(C>O,colorGreen,IIf(C<O,colorRed,colorLightBlue)); > > > > > > Plot(C,"C",Candlecolor,styleCandle); > > > > > > > > > > > > Thomas > > > > > > <http://www.tradingbasis.com/> www.tradingbasis.com > > > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf > > > Of sdp_51 > > > Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 4:45 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [amibroker] coloring candlesticks according to code? > > > > > > > > > > > > i want to color candlesticks according to some logic in my code, > > not > > > whether down or up, is this possible? > > > > > > i hope so > > > > > > Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. 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