Syntax
Public Function PerformanceIndex(chart_ID As Long, applyTo As ENUM_APPLIED_PRICE) As StringDescription
The Performance indicator calculates price performance as a normalized value or percentage.
A Performance indicator shows the price of a security as a normalized value.
If the Performance indicator shows 50, then the price of the underlying security has increased 50% since the start of the Performance indicator calculations.
Conversely, if the indictor shows 50, then the price of the underlying security has decreased 50% since the start of the Performance indicator calculations.
Parameters
| Key | Description |
| chart_ID | Chart identifier, 0 is the current chart ,value of type Long |
| applyTo | Applied price , can be one of the ENUM_APPLIED_PRICE. |
Return value
Returns the handles of a technical indicator, in case of failure returns an empty string.
Sample
Public Sub main()AlertMessage (PerformanceIndex(0,price_close))'Draws the indicator on chart and shows a message box with the indicator name.End SubSee Also