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Slope()

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Definition

Returns a measurement of the steepness of a price series (y value) measured by the change over time (x value). The return value can also be thought of as the ratio between the startBarsAgo and endBarsAgo parameters passed to the method.

The formula which is returned from the parameters passed is:

(series[endBarsAgo] - series[startBarsAgo]) / (startBarsAgo - endBarsAgo)

The return value should NOT be confused with the angle (or radians) of a line that displays on the chart.

Method Return Value

This method returns A double value indicating the slope of a line; A value of 0 returns if either the startBars or endBars parameters are less than 0 or both parameters are of equal value.

Syntax

Slope(ISeries\<double\> series, int startBarsAgo, int endBarsAgo)

The “startBarsAgo” parameter MUST be greater than the “endBarsAgo” parameter.

Parameters

ParameterDescription
seriesAny Series<double> type object such as an indicator, Close, High, Low, etc…
startBarsAgoThe starting point of a series to be evaluated
endBarsAgoThe ending point of a series to be evaluated

Thinking in degrees, for example a 1 to -1 return range would translate to 45 to -45. To convert you could look into working with this formula - Math.Atan(Slope) * 180 / Math.PI.

Examples

1protected override void OnBarUpdate()
2{ 
3    // Prints the slope of the 20 period simple moving average of the last 10 bars
4    Print(Slope(SMA(20), 10, 0)); 
5}