iatr()

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iatr

Calculates the Average True Range indicator and returns its value.

double  iatr(

   int          timeframe,        // timeframe

   int          period,           // averaging period

   int          shift             // shift

   );

Parameters

timeframe

[in]  Timeframe in minutes. It can be one of the period constants.

period

[in]  Averaging period for calculation.

shift

[in]  Index of the value taken from the indicator buffer (shift relative to the current bar the given amount of periods ago).

Returned value

Numerical value of the Average True Range indicator.

Example:

if (iatr(1440,12,0)>iatr(1440,20,0)) return(0);