Working with combined/calculated tickers -> coding tool

6 mai 2022

A while ago Tradingview made it possible to combine multiple tickers, and even do calculations with them.
By doing so you can create a whole new ticker!
https://www.tradingview.com/chart/AAPL/ZtMqr022-Create-Your-Own-Formula-and-Chart-It/

For example:
-> Add symbol (+)
-> search bar -> type -> AAPL/GOOG or ((AAPL*2) + (GOOG*3)) / BTCUSD or ...
-> press Enter
-> the chart will appear and is added to your watchlist

Sometimes you want a script to do something ONLY when the chart is on a particular ticker

For example, you want a draw line at the latest high, only when 'AAPL' is selected for your chart:
(if I would use following logic, I would code this differently, this is just for making a simple example)

Pine Script®

If you replace 'AAPL' with 'AAPL/GOOG' and go to the chart of 'AAPL/GOOG' you would see nothing...


You'll need to get the exact ticker name, which is apparently not 'AAPL/GOOG'

To fetch the correct syminfo.ticker, add the following to your code to your script:

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Then you'll see this:


When you enter this at the correct place:

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->


The same with '((AAPL*2) + (GOOG*3)) / BTCUSD'
The syminfo.ticker is actually 'AAPL*2+BATS:GOOG*3)/BITSTAMP:BTCUSD' 😃

->


Cheers!

7 mai 2022

Note

You can create large combinations, for example:
'MKRUSD+AAVEUSD+CVXUSD+UNIUSD+COMPUSD+INSTUSDT+BALUSD+YFIUSD+BNTUSD+LQTYUSD'
(max 10 during testing)
To make it easy to copy such a string, you can make an alert:

Pine Script®

Then you can copy the data and put it in a variable:

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tradingview.com/chart/jdqOa9PD/

This string can sometimes only be used in previous situation
(syminfo.ticker == ...), and not for example in a security call:

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This gives an error -> symbol resolve error

if we use what is visible at the top left -> no issue

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Also, we have to consider the different tickers ~ sessions, this can give mixed results

Daily (perfect):

4u chart (not as intended):


Of course you can experiment further:

Pine Script®

Cheers!

8 juin 2022

Note

This idea/script is part of a collection of educational idea's/scripts
If you want to return to the open source INDEX page, click here
-> Education: INDEX