Analysis Techniques & Strategies

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Input Information

Name Expression Default Description
NeckSwStrength Numeric 2 The strength of swing required for the neck portion of the H&S pattern
HnSSwStrength Numeric 2 The strength of swing required for the head and shoulders portion of the H&S pattern
VertProportionLimit Numeric .33 The maximum proportion difference between neckline and the head swing point
HiLo Numeric 1 Used to indicate a Head and Shoulders top (+1) or bottom (-1)
ConfirmVolume Numeric 1 When set to 1, will generate a message indicating if the volume behavior matches an H&S pattern; 0 to not display.
DrawNeckLine  Numeric 1 When set to 1, stores the conditional value allowing the appropriate trendline (the neckline) to be drawn on the chart; 0 to not display.
Color1 Numeric Yellow The color used for the first Head & Shoulders text as well as the color used for the neckline.
Color2 Numeric Cyan The color used for the second Head & Shoulders text as well as the color used for the neckline.
TextLabelFontSize Numeric 8.0 Font size for the text labels.

Description

Head and Shoulders marks the formation of a Head & Shoulders pattern. If specified, a horizontal line will indicate the neckline of the pattern, while text objects will indicate the head and shoulders. If the neckline of the Head and Shoulder pattern is considered a resistance line, the bar marked indicates a possible breakout.

Related Functions

SwingLowBar

BarNumber

Average

SwingHighBar