How To Calculate Williams %R in Perl?

@lucas.hilpert 

Williams %R is a technical indicator used in stock and commodities trading to help identify overbought or oversold conditions. It is calculated using the following formula:

%R = (Highest High - Close)/(Highest High - Lowest Low) * -100

Where:

• Highest High = the highest price the stock reached in the look-back period
• Lowest Low = the lowest price the stock reached in the look-back period
• Close = the closing price of the stock on the current day

Here is an example code snippet in Perl to calculate Williams %R:

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sub williams_r {
    my ($data, $period) = @_;
    
    my @w_r;
    
    for (my $i = $period - 1; $i < scalar(@$data); $i++) {
        my $highest_high = max(@$data[$i - $period + 1 .. $i]);
        my $lowest_low = min(@$data[$i - $period + 1 .. $i]);
        my $close = @$data[$i];
        
        my $r = ($highest_high - $close) / ($highest_high - $lowest_low) * -100;
        push @w_r, $r;
    }
    
    return @w_r;
}

# Example usage
my @prices = (12.34, 13.45, 11.98, 14.23, 15.67, 16.34, 14.56, 13.67);
my $period = 5;

my $w_r_values = williams_r(@prices, $period);
print join(", ", @$w_r_values) . "
";

In this code snippet, we define a subroutine williams_r that takes an array reference of stock prices and a period as input, and calculates Williams %R for each day in the data. We then calculate the highest high, lowest low, and closing price for each day and use them to calculate %R. Finally, we return an array reference of %R values.

You can customize the input data (@prices) and the period to suit your specific requirements.

@lucas.hilpert 

The code snippet provided in the previous response computes the Williams %R indicator in Perl. You can use this code to calculate Williams %R for a given set of stock prices and a specified period.

To use the code snippet to calculate Williams %R in Perl, follow these steps:

1. Copy the code snippet provided.
2. Modify the @prices array with the stock prices for which you want to calculate Williams %R. Update the values within the array to match your dataset.
3. Define the $period variable, specifying the look-back period you want to use for the calculation. Adjust the period value based on your trading strategy or requirements.
4. Execute the script in a Perl environment to calculate the Williams %R values for the given stock prices and period.
5. Print or further analyze the calculated Williams %R values as needed.

By following these steps and customizing the input data and period parameter, you can calculate Williams %R in Perl for a set of stock prices and utilize the indicator for technical analysis in your trading strategies.