BarInterval (Reserved Word)

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Reserved word that returns the bar interval value (number of ticks, minutes, days, etc.) for the type of data that an analysis technique is applied to.

See BarType for a list of bar types to which the BarInterval value applies..

Remarks

BarInterval is only valid when used on intraday, volume, and tick data. Returns minutes or seconds for intraday time-based bars, shares/contracts for volume-based bars, or tick count for tick-based bars. (Some intervals may not be supported in a given data feed)

Examples

Condition1 = (BarInterval = 5 AND BarType = 1)

is a statement that will cause Condition1 to be true if the analysis technique is applied to a 5-minute chart.

CalcTime(Sess1StartTime, BarInterval)

will add the bar interval to the start time of the asset in an intraday time-based chart.

Additional Example

CalcTime(Sess1EndTime, -BarInterval) returns the time of the last bar before the close of the trading session for an intraday time-based chart.