Piercing line

piercingpatternsForge API 1

A rise that closes deep into the previous fall.

Inputs

NameTypeDefaultRange
long_body_pctfloat500 to 100
penetrationfloat0.50 to 1

Outputs

NameTypeRequiredDescription
piercingeventOptionalcolor_down theme.down, color_up theme.up, shape diamond, style marker, where above_bar
Warm-up
1 bars (1 at the defaults)
Repaints
No
Parity
None

Formula

body = |close - open|, range = high - low, upper wick = high - max(open, close), lower wick = min(open, close) - low

the first bar falls with a long body; the second rises, opens at or below the first close and closes at or above first close + penetration * first body, below the first open

Found: 1

A bar whose high equals its low, or that has a missing price, is never part of a pattern. Computed on the prices the bars are drawn with: on Heikin-Ashi or Renko bars those are the built candles.