# LINT_NEGATIVE_SHIFT

A negative shift moves a later bar's value onto an earlier bar.

## What happened

`.shift()` with a negative number pulls values back in time, so each bar reads a bar that had not happened yet.

## What to do

Shift by a number of bars back, 0 or more.

## Example

```text
strategy.py, line 18: `.shift(-1)` moves a later bar's value onto an earlier bar. Use a number of bars back, 0 or more. [LINT_NEGATIVE_SHIFT]
```

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