Analysis Techniques & Strategies

Next 3rd Friday (Indicator)

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Input Information

Name Expression Default Description
Series Numeric 1 How many months ahead to calculate the number of days until its 3rd Friday. For example, 1 = the current month, 2 = the next month, 3 = the month after that, and so on.

Market Synopsis

The Next 3rd Friday indicator calculates the number of days until the third Friday of the month specified by the Series input. This indicator is generally used to easily track the days remaining until expiration of stock or index options.

Plot Information

Number Name Default Color Description
Plot1 Next3F Cyan Plots the number of days until the specified third Friday as a line.

When applied to a chart, this indicator contains one plot, displayed in a separate subgraph from the price data.

  This indicator calculates all days (including Saturdays and Sundays) excluding the current day.

Related Function

Next3rdFriday