UpTicks (Reserved Word)

Disclaimer

Returns the number of ticks on a bar whose value is higher than the tick immediately preceding it.

Upticks

Remarks

Returns the Up volume of a bar when Trade Volume is used for the chart.

  See EasyLanguage Reserved Words Related to Ticks, Volume & Open Interest for more information about the value of UpTicks based on window type, interval, volume/tick settings, and asset class.

Examples

Upticks returns 5 if there were 5 ticks on a bar whose value was higher than the tick immediately preceding it.

Upticks returns 12 if there were 12 ticks on a bar whose value was higher than the tick immediately preceding it.

Additional Example

To check if a bar of data appears to reflect a steady upturn, compare Upticks to DownTicks:

Value1 = Upticks - DownTicks;