Index of highest value over a specified period

MAXINDEX returns the index of the highest value over a specified period.

Method

tm.ta.maxindex(source, timeperiod)

Inputs

Parameter	Argument type	Description	Default Value
source	pd.Series	Input data series	-
timeperiod	int	Number of periods for the indicator	30

Outputs

Output	Type
maxindex	np.ndarray

Example usage

strategy.py

import tradomate as tm

@tm.strategy()
def my_strategy(config: tm.TradomateConfig, data: tm.TradomateData):

    # Trying out Index of highest value over a specified period
    maxindex = tm.ta.maxindex(data.close, timeperiod=30)

    # Get the last value and print
    last_value = maxindex.iloc[-1]
    tm.log(f"Last value of Index of highest value over a specified period is {last_value}")

    # Plot the values of maxindex
    tm.plot(maxindex, title="Index of highest value over a specified period", overlay=False)