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Value ref

prev_bar

OHLCV field of a prior bar — field, offset (default 1 = previous bar).

Backing types

PrevBarSignalRef

Required fields

None.

Optional fields

factoranyOf (2 variants)-
fieldenum: open, high, low, close-
offsetinteger-
resolutionanyOf (2 variants)Optional higher-timeframe override for this value ref. Set it inside lhs/rhs refs such as {'type': 'indicator', ..., 'resolution': '4h'} or {'type': 'price', 'field': 'close', 'resolution': '4h'}. Do not put timeframe/source_timeframe on the parent condition. None = strategy timeframe.
typestring-

Backing types

The IR ValueRef classes this builder field resolves to.

PrevBarSignalRef
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