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Is there a way, using the formula language when creating an indicator, to set the color(s) of that indicator? A different color could then be programmaticaly applied to, say, positive and negative indicator values.
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The short answer is, no.
The longer answer involves saying again, that the basic Metastock Formula Language does not allow any programmatic access to the user interface other to return value(s).
A suggestion: you can workaround this (serious deficiency) by "splitting" your indicator into "parts" and then manually formatting each part as you like, then save the work as a template to avoid having to repeat these steps.
e.g.
Code:
ind:=MACD();
positive:=ind * (ind>0);
negative:=ind * (ind<0);
signal:=Mov(ind, 9, E);
{plot}
positive; {make me histogram, green}
negative; {make me histogram, red}
signal; {make me line, blue}
Edited by user Thursday, April 20, 2017 8:44:14 AM(UTC)
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Thank you wabbit, for your reply. I have used the method of "splitting" the indicator and then changing the color. I was hoping that someone had come up with a better method.
The ability to have, for an indicator (or even a security price), automatically applied different colors for positive and negative, or rising and falling values, would, in my view, be an improvement.
I would like to see that in an upcoming version of Metastock.
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