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hhigh

Description

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values = hhigh(Data) generates a vector of highest high values from the series of high prices for the past n periods.

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values = hhigh(___,Name,Value) adds optional name-value pair arguments.

Examples

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Load the file SimulatedStock.mat, which provides a timetable (TMW) for financial data for TMW stock.

load SimulatedStock.mat
values = hhigh(TMW);
plot(values.Time,values.HighestHigh)
title('Highest High for TMW')

Input Arguments

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Data for high prices, specified as a matrix, table, or timetable. Timetables and tables with M rows must contain a variable named 'High' (case insensitive).

Data Types: double | table | timetable

Name-Value Arguments

Specify optional pairs of arguments as Name1=Value1,...,NameN=ValueN, where Name is the argument name and Value is the corresponding value. Name-value arguments must appear after other arguments, but the order of the pairs does not matter.

Before R2021a, use commas to separate each name and value, and enclose Name in quotes.

Example: values = hhigh(TMW_HIGH,'NumPeriods',10)

Moving window for the highest high calculation, specified as the comma-separated pair consisting of 'NumPeriods' and a scalar positive integer.

Data Types: double

Output Arguments

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Highest high series, returned with the same number of rows (M) and the same type (matrix, table, or timetable) as the input Data.

References

[1] Achelis, S. B. Technical Analysis from A to Z. Second Edition. McGraw-Hill, 1995.

Version History

Introduced before R2006a

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