LOWEST Function

• Lowest( <value>, <periods> )

Returns the lowest value occurring over the last number of periods from the current data point.

Function Parameters Parameter Description <value> The value field to inspect (e.g. CLOSE, HIGH, (H+L+C)/3, etc.) <periods> The number of periods to look back.

Example:

LOWEST(CLOSE, 5)

Example Data Date Open High Low Close Volume LOWEST(CLOSE, 5) 06/01/2011 75100 76050 74100 75875 106528 75875 06/02/2011 75750 77000 75450 76650 81891 75875 06/03/2011 76550 76900 75100 75200 80819 75200 06/06/2011 75400 75800 73150 73175 82726 73175 06/07/2011 73200 73775 72925 73675 72927 73175 06/08/2011 73875 76650 73450 76275 113339 73175 06/09/2011 76400 79300 75950 78425 120824 73175 06/10/2011 78500 79975 77725 78575 86989 73175 06/13/2011 78600 79250 77725 78175 78661 73675 06/14/2011 77925 77950 75250 75450 112682 75450 06/15/2011 76025 76225 72550 72575 130420 72575 06/16/2011 72575 72850 69875 70025 125316 70025 06/17/2011 70050 71450 69125 70200 93140 70025 06/20/2011 70450 70775 69550 70150 63702 70025 06/21/2011 70300 71925 70225 70825 71108 70025 06/22/2011 68125 68500 65025 65025 127015 65025 06/23/2011 65000 65300 62000 64675 138220 64675 06/24/2011 65225 65675 62800 62875 78876 62875