How to get the second highest high/lowest low

[Taddypole]

Is there a way to get the second Highest High or the Second Lowest Low for X bars back?

This is to get other relevant bars not necessarily the highest or lowest ones.

Thanks,

taddypole...

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello Taddypole,

Thank you for your post.

There is no supported method in NinjaScript to pull this information.
However, you can custom program an array of the bars that you wish to run this check on and sort them by descending and grab index number 1 (which would be the second highest value) and then sort by ascending and grab index 1 again for second lowest value. This of course would need to be done manually through hard coding.

Please let me know if I may be of further assistance.

[Taddypole]

Thanks PatrickH...

I had these tools in TradeStation and was hoping they were available in Ninja Trader as part of the tool box.
Never having programmed software as a profession, i guess I'll have to study this to see if i can come up with a solution.

regards,


taddypole...

[Richard168]

Hello Taddypole,

Thank you for your post.

There is no supported method in NinjaScript to pull this information.
However, you can custom program an array of the bars that you wish to run this check on and sort them by descending and grab index number 1 (which would be the second highest value) and then sort by ascending and grab index 1 again for second lowest value. This of course would need to be done manually through hard coding.

Please let me know if I may be of further assistance.

Hi Patrick H,

I'm thinking of doing something very similar.

I'd like to find the third prior lower low of the current bar (assuming a certain lookback period).

Are you referring to Low[int barsAgo] and Lows[int barSeriesIndex][int barsAgo]?
The examples in the help guide do not provide sufficient information for me to code what was suggested in your answer. Can you expand on the examples provided in the help guide to elaborate your answer?

Thanks,

Richard

[dexter_es]

Hi Patrick H,

The examples in the help guide do not provide sufficient information for me to code what was suggested in your answer. Can you expand on the examples provided in the help guide to elaborate your answer?

I second that...I'm looking for something similar (tracking the most recent 2 swing highs)
but haven't haven't been able to find any useful examples. If you could provide any help or guidance it would be appreciated, thanks.

[Baruch]

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[Baruch]

Sorry. Now its right

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/swing.htm

[Richard168]

Sorry. Now its right
http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h.../nt7/swing.htm

Hi Baruch,

In my original note, I was looking for ways to find the previous lower lows. I have a very cumbersome approach in mind which is to compare Low[i]'s over a certain lookback period.

Do you have any suggestions?

Thanks,

Richard

[Baruch]

Patrick's suggestion is a good one.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Richard168,

I have created a sample of calculating the three highest highs for a period.

This indicator is called ThreeHighest.

Follow these steps to import an indicator:

• Download the indicator to your desktop, keep them in the compressed .zip file.
• From the Control Center window select the menu File > Utilities > Import NinjaScript
• Select the downloaded .zip file
• NinjaTrader will then confirm if the import has been successful.

Note that on any files that say "File already exists on your PC" that start with an "@" symbol are the ones that came preloaded inside of NinjaTrader so you would say "No" so that you do not override those files.

Let me know if you have any questions.