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UtilityPine Script v6

ta.lowestbars()Lowest Value Offset

Lowest value offset for a given number of bars back.

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Syntax

Syntax
ta.lowestbars(source, length) → series int

Arguments

ParameterTypeDescription
sourceseries int/floatSeries to scan.
lengthseries intLookback length.

Returns

Signed offset to the lowest bar: 0 for the current bar, -1 for one bar back, and so on.

Remarks

na values in the source series are ignored.

Code Examples

Pine Script v6 Example
//@version=6
indicator("ta.lowestbars")
lb = ta.lowestbars(low, 20)
plot(lb, title="Signed offset to 20-bar low")
plot(-lb, title="Nonnegative bars back", color=color.orange)

Trading Applications

Find how many bars ago the lowest value occurred

Build time-based support detection

Detect aging lows for potential bounces

Use in swing low identification

Related Functions

ta.highestta.lowestta.highestbarsta.barssinceta.valuewhen

Frequently Asked Questions

ta.lowestbars(source, length) returns how many bars ago the minimum of source occurred within the last length bars (ignoring na), expressed as a bar offset.

The offset is zero or negative. Negate it to obtain a nonnegative bars-back distance. The one-argument overload uses low; this is a rolling minimum location, not a confirmed swing pivot.

Pair offsets with pivot logic: fresh lows with small offsets can indicate continued pressure; lows that are “old” may be used as reference for mean reversion or stop placement in larger systems.

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