Syntax

Public function TypicalPrice(ByRef Data As Database, ByRef OHLCV As RecordSet, Optional ByVal FieldAliasName As String = "") As RecordSet

Overview

A Typical Price is simply an average of one periods high, low and close values.

Interpretation

A Typical Price is often used as an alternative way of viewing price action, and also as a component for calculating other indicators.

Class: General

Parameters

Sample

Public Sub main()        'Variables        Dim _symbolInfo As VTLGeneral.CSymbol=ClientCode.GetSymbolByName("GOLD")        Dim DB As New VTLGeneral.Database()        Dim rsOHLCV As New VTLGeneral.RecordSet()        Dim RecordCount As Integer        Dim m_Recordset As VTLGeneral.RecordSet        Dim _historyData As object()        Dim output As String        Dim Record As Integer        Dim m_Date As VTLGeneral.Field        Dim m_Open As VTLGeneral.Field        Dim m_High As VTLGeneral.Field        Dim m_Low As VTLGeneral.Field        Dim m_Close As VTLGeneral.Field        Dim j As Integer = 0        Dim i As Integer = 0        Dim _recordCount As Integer =100                m_Recordset = DB.CreateRecord        m_Open = New VTLGeneral.Field        m_High = New VTLGeneral.Field        m_Low = New VTLGeneral.Field        m_Close = New VTLGeneral.Field         DB.RecordCount = _recordCount        RecordCount = _recordCount         'Initialize Recordsets        m_Open.initialize(_recordCount, "Open")        m_High.initialize(_recordCount, "High")        m_Low.initialize(_recordCount, "Low")        m_Close.initialize(_recordCount, "Close")        'load high, low ,open and data         _historyData = ClientCode.GetChartHistory(_symbolInfo.ID, VTLGeneral.ENUM_PERIOD.Day,VTLGeneral.ENUM_HISTORY_TYPE.HIS_HIGH, _recordCount)          For i  = 1 To _recordCount-1                m_High.setValue(i,_historyData(i))         Next         _historyData = ClientCode.GetChartHistory(_symbolInfo.ID, VTLGeneral.ENUM_PERIOD.Day,VTLGeneral.ENUM_HISTORY_TYPE.HIS_LOW, _recordCount)         For i  = 1 To _recordCount-1                m_Low.setValue(i,_historyData(i))        Next         _historyData = ClientCode.GetChartHistory(_symbolInfo.ID, VTLGeneral.ENUM_PERIOD.Day,VTLGeneral.ENUM_HISTORY_TYPE.HIS_OPEN, _recordCount)         For i  = 1 To _recordCount-1                m_Open.setValue(i,_historyData(i))        Next         _historyData = ClientCode.GetChartHistory(_symbolInfo.ID, VTLGeneral.ENUM_PERIOD.Day,VTLGeneral.ENUM_HISTORY_TYPE.HIS_CLOSE, _recordCount)         For i  = 1 To _recordCount-1                m_Close.setValue(i,_historyData(i))        Next          m_Recordset.addField(m_Open)        m_Recordset.addField(m_High)        m_Recordset.addField(m_Low)        m_Recordset.addField(m_Close)         'TypicalPrice indicator        Dim _indRecord As New  VTLGeneral.RecordSet()        Dim gnl As New VTLGeneral.General()        _indRecord = gnl.TypicalPrice(DB,m_Recordset,"TypicalPrice")         For i = 1 To DB.getRecordCount                output = output  &  CSTR(_indRecord.getValue("TypicalPrice", i) ) & vbcrlf        Next         GUI.MsgDialog(output) End Sub  

See Also

• Volume Rate of Change (ROC)
• Weighted Close
• HHV

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