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Value ref

entry_bar

Reference to a field of the signal bar for the currently-open position.

Auto-captured by the engine when a position opens. Returns NaN when no position is open. Clears on position close. Use for ORB-style "stop out below the signal-bar low" without AnchorDefinition's silent-latching bug.

Fields:

  • open / high / low / close: signal-bar OHLC
  • range: high - low
  • body_high: max(open, close)
  • body_low: min(open, close)

Backing types

EntryBarValueRef

Required fields

entry_bar_fieldreqEntryBarField-

Optional fields

kindstring-
resolutionanyOf (2 variants)Optional higher-timeframe override for this value ref. Set it inside left/right refs such as {'kind': 'indicator', ..., 'resolution': '4h'} or {'kind': 'price', 'field': 'close', 'resolution': '4h'}. Do not put timeframe/source_timeframe on the parent condition. None = strategy timeframe.
symbolanyOf (2 variants)Optional reference symbol this value ref reads from (e.g. 'SPY'). None = the traded/primary symbol. Mutually exclusive with resolution.

Backing types

The IR ValueRef classes this builder field resolves to.

EntryBarValueRef
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