Weighted Close Price

Function Prototype

/* Weighted Close Price */
/* Type: overlay */
/* Input arrays: 3    Options: 0    Output arrays: 1 */
/* Inputs: high, low, close */
/* Options: none */
/* Outputs: wcprice */
int ti_wcprice_start(TI_REAL const *options);
int ti_wcprice(int size,
      TI_REAL const *const *inputs,
      TI_REAL const *options,
      TI_REAL *const *outputs);

Description

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The weighted close price indicator calculates the mean of the high, low, and close of a bar, but the close price is weighted to count for double.

See Also

• Average Price
• Median Price
• Typical Price

References

• Achelis, S. (2000) Technical Analysis from A to Z, 2nd Edition

Example Usage

Calling From C

/* Example usage of Weighted Close Price */
/* Assuming that 'high', 'low', and 'close' are pre-loaded arrays of size 'in_size'. */
TI_REAL *inputs[] = {high, low, close};
TI_REAL options[] = {}; /* No options */
TI_REAL *outputs[1]; /* wcprice */

/* Determine how large the output size is for our options. */
const int out_size = in_size - ti_wcprice_start(options);

/* Allocate memory for output. */
outputs[0] = malloc(sizeof(TI_REAL) * out_size); assert(outputs[0] != 0); /* wcprice */

/* Run the actual calculation. */
const int ret = ti_wcprice(in_size, inputs, options, outputs);
assert(ret == TI_OKAY);

Calling From Lua (with Tulip Chart bindings)

-- Example usage of Weighted Close Price
wcprice = ti.wcprice(high, low, close)

Example Calculation

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