Open

Returns the opening price for a specific bar.

Syntax

Open(shift: number): number

Parameters

• shift: A number representing the shift from the current bar

Return Value

Returns a number representing the opening price of the specified bar.

Description

The Open method returns the opening price of a bar at the specified shift from the current bar. The shift parameter determines which bar's opening price to return:

• 0: Current bar

• 1: Previous bar

• 2: Two bars ago

• And so on

Example

// Get current bar's opening price
const currentOpen = this.api.Open(0);

// Get previous bar's opening price
const previousOpen = this.api.Open(1);

// Compare current and previous opening prices
const openDiff = this.api.Open(0) - this.api.Open(1);
console.log(
  `Price opened ${openDiff > 0 ? "higher" : "lower"} than previous bar`
);

// Get opening prices for last 3 bars
for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
  const openPrice = this.api.Open(i);
  console.log(`Bar -${i} open price: ${openPrice}`);
}