Minimum (MIN)

Description

Returns the lowest value over the specified period.

Syntax

MIN(int period)

MIN(ISeries\<double\> input, int period)

Returns default value

MIN(int period)[int barsAgo]

MIN(ISeries\<double\> input, int period)[int barsAgo]

Return Value

double; Accessing this method via an index value [int barsAgo] returns the indicator value of the referenced bar.

Parameters

Examples

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// Prints the lowest low value over the last 20 periods
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double value = MIN(Low, 20)[0];
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Print("The current MIN value is " + value.ToString());
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// Note the above call with a barsAgo of 0 includes the current MIN of the input low series in the value. If we want to check for example for a break of this value, storing the last bar's MIN would be needed.
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double value = MIN(Low, 20)[1];
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if (Low[0] < value)
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  Draw.ArrowDown(this, CurrentBar.ToString(), true, 0, High[0] + TickSize, Brushes.Red);

Source Code

You can view this indicator method source code by selecting the menu New > NinjaScript Editor > Indicators within the NinjaTrader Control Center window.