CandeStickPattern
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Definition
Detects the specified candle stick pattern.

Syntax

CandleStickPattern(ChartPattern pattern, int trendStrength)
CandleStickPattern(IDataSeries inputData, ChartPattern pattern, int trendStrength)

Returns a value indicating if the specified pattern was detected
CandleStickPattern(ChartPattern pattern, int trendStrength)[int barsAgo]
CandleStickPattern(IDataSeries inputData, ChartPattern pattern, int trendStrength)[int barsAgo]


Return Type
double; Accessing these methods via an index value [int barsAgo] returns the indicator value of the referenced bar. A value of 0 (zero) indicates that a pattern was not found, a value of 1 (one) indicates that a pattern was found.


Parameters

inputData

Indicator source data (?)

pattern

Possible values are:


ChartPattern.BearishBeltHold

ChartPattern.BearishEngulfing

ChartPattern.BearishHarami

ChartPattern.BearishHaramiCross

ChartPattern.BullishBeltHold

ChartPattern.BullishEngulfing

ChartPattern.BullishHarami

ChartPattern.BullishHaramiCross

ChartPattern.DarkCloudCover

ChartPattern.Doji

ChartPattern.DownsideTasukiGap

ChartPattern.EveningStar

ChartPattern.FallingThreeMethods

ChartPattern.Hammer

ChartPattern.HangingMan

ChartPattern.InvertedHammer

ChartPattern.MorningStart

ChartPattern.PiercingLine

ChartPattern.RisingThreeMethods

ChartPattern.ShootingStar

ChartPattern.StickSandwich

ChartPattern.ThreeBlackCrows

ChartPattern.ThreeWhiteSoldiers

ChartPattern.UpsideGapTwoCrows

ChartPattern.UpsideTasukiGap

trendStrength

The number of required bars to the left and right of the swing point used to determine trend. A value of zero will exclude the requirement of a trend and only detect based on the candles themselves.


Examples

// Go long if the current bar is a bullish engulfing pattern
if (CandelStickPattern(ChartPattern.BullishEngulfing, 4)[0] == 1)
    EnterLong();