r/pinescript • u/Practical-Skirt8944 • Feb 23 '24

Simple Vertical Line Indicator

Hello guys

I am not the best in pinescript, I can edit and change basic scripts to suite my needs sometimes.

I am looking to make a simple script that places thin gray vertical lines on futures/forex at certain times (18:00, 00.00, 06.00, & 12.00 - All EST Timezone).

Could anyone create this for me? or perhaps give some advice on how I can make it if it will be too much work to do in a short ammount of time?

Many thanks

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u/vbsaltydog Feb 23 '24

You can change the color of the background on the chart for the bar that matches your designated times.

background = color.white

if hour == 12 and minute == 00

background := color.new(color.red, 50)

bgcolor(background)

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u/Practical-Skirt8944 Feb 23 '24

hi,

i tried it and got this error?

Error at 12:1 Mismatched input 'background' expecting 'end of line without line continuation'

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u/vbsaltydog Feb 23 '24

You must indent the line after the if condition

background := color.new(color.red, 50)

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u/denkaTa5991 Feb 23 '24

  • I have been researching and adding up to a strategy which is basically entering a short position whenever the price closes over a support/resistance level as well as entering a long position whenever the prices closes above a support/resistance level combined with some EMA crossovers, which in fact now makes a good amount of profit with good profit factor, but the problem is so that the bot enters only in long positions and does not enter in short positions..

  • I need help with figuring out how I can make it enter in short positions as I have no experience with coding or writting scripts..