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ticker.new() - Pine Script Function

Creates a ticker identifier for requesting additional data for the script.

ticker.new(prefix, ticker, session, adjustment, backadjustment, settlement_as_close) → simple string
NameTypeDescription
prefixsimple stringExchange prefix. For example: ‘BATS'
'NYSE’
‘NASDAQ’.Exchange prefix of main series is syminfo.prefix.

String value of ticker id, that can be supplied to request.security function.

  • You may use return value of ticker.new function as input argument for ticker.heikinashi, ticker.renko, ticker.linebreak, ticker.kagi, ticker.pointfigure functions.
//@version=6
indicator("ticker.new", overlay=true)
t = ticker.new(syminfo.prefix, syminfo.ticker, session.regular, adjustment.splits)t2 = ticker.heikinashi(t)c = request.security(t2, timeframe.period, low, barmerge.gaps_on)
plot(c, style=plot.style_linebr)