Median

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Finds the median value of the series.The median is the middle value of the series if the series has an odd number of elements. If there are an even number of elements, the median is the average of the middle two values.

Syntax

Median( series, [bars], [offset] )

Parameters

series		the name of the series
bars		the number of bars over which to find the value. Default is the whole series.
offset		the number of bars to offset the starting index. Default is zero.

returns		the median

Example

' Find the median value of the last 100 bars of the series.

medianValue = Median( instrument.close, 100 )

This example shows the use of the common auto indexed series. For information on using functions with non auto indexed series review Series Functions.