Highlight Periods

This function would allow you to highlight certain periods on your chart. You can for example use it to highlight recession periods or any other important events.

The function accepts a list of dates separated by commas. The list should define the start and end of each period to highlight.

As an example, to highlight the last two recession periods, you should type something like this (Right click on the chart then select "Edit Formula"):

a = HighlightPeriods("03-01-2001,11-01-2001,12-01-2007,06-01-2009");
plot(a, "", colorLightGray|50, ChartStep, StyleOwnScale);
UpdateSettings("Top-Bottom Chart Margin", 0);


If you want to highlight a period that starts from a certain date to today, just put the start date and omit the end date.
Example:
a = HighlightPeriods("03-01-2001,11-01-2001,12-01-2007,06-01-2009,10-10-2015");
// Period starting from 10-10-2015 to today will be highlighted

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