High/Low

Indicators core.highlow Version 1.0.0

High and low of the last N candles, the previous day or the previous week. Highest and lowest value of the previous N candles, by default without the current one: ideal for breakout alerts. Alternatively the high and low of the previous day or week in the chosen time zone.

Inputs and outputs

Only matching types connect: number series to number series (round pin), signal to signal (square), message to message (diamond).

Direction	Pin	Type	Note
Input	Value in	Number series	required
Output	High high	Number series	in the unit of the input
Output	Low low	Number series	in the unit of the input

Settings

The settings appear on the right under “Properties” once the node is selected on the board. Those marked “More” appear after clicking “More”.

Setting	Default	Allowed	Meaning
Period mode	last N candles (bars)	last N candles · previous day · previous week	–
Candles length	20	from 2 to 500, whole number	–
Current candle current · under “More”	exclude (exclude)	exclude · include	–
Time zone timezone · under “More”	Europe/Berlin	IANA time zone such as Europe/Berlin, at most 64 characters	IANA time zone such as Europe/Berlin. Daylight saving time is handled.

Example

A breakout: the price crosses the high of the last 20 candles.

On the board it reads: last 20 candles

Chain as JSON

To try it, copy it and paste it in the editor under “Import”. Importing creates a new chain.

highlow.json

{
  "name": "Example: High/Low",
  "version": 1,
  "nodes": [
    { "id": "c1", "type": "core.candle", "position": { "x": 40, "y": 40 }, "settings": { "pair": "SOL/USDT", "timeframe": "1h" } },
    { "id": "h1", "type": "core.highlow", "position": { "x": 260, "y": 40 }, "settings": {} },
    { "id": "k1", "type": "core.compare-ab", "position": { "x": 480, "y": 40 }, "settings": { "operator": "crossesAbove" } },
    { "id": "t1", "type": "core.telegram", "position": { "x": 700, "y": 40 }, "settings": {} }
  ],
  "edges": [
    { "from": "c1.close", "to": "h1.in" },
    { "from": "c1.close", "to": "k1.a" },
    { "from": "h1.high", "to": "k1.b" },
    { "from": "k1.out", "to": "t1.in" }
  ]
}

Good to know

• In messages the values are called “20-candle high”, “20-candle low”.
• Warm-up with the default settings: 21 candles (this many extra candles are loaded by the replay before the value is reliable).
• Search also finds it under: high, low, breakout, level, resistance, support.

Technical details

• Type in the chain: core.highlow · Version 1.0.0 · Category key ind
• Reference tests in the manifest: 2 (with fixed price data binance-btcusdt-1h-500)
• How a node is built