HILO Subcommand (GRAPH command)

HILO creates one of two types of high-low-close charts using the keywords SIMPLE or GROUPED. High-low-close charts show the range and the closing (or average) value of a series.

• Only one keyword can be specified.
• When a keyword is specified, it must be specified in parentheses.
• When no keyword is specified, the default is either SIMPLE or GROUPED, depending on the type of function/variable specification.

SIMPLE. Simple high-low-close chart. A simple high-low-close chart can be defined by a single summary or count function and two BY variables, by three summary functions and one BY variable, or by three values with one or no BY variable. When a second BY variable is used to define a high-low-close chart, the variable must be dichotomous or trichotomous. If dichotomous, the first value defines low and the second value defines high; if trichotomous, the first value defines high, the second defines low, and the third defines close.

GROUPED. Grouped high-low-close chart. A grouped high-low-close chart is defined by a single function and two BY variables or by multiple functions and a single BY variable. When a variable list is used for a single function, the list must contain two or three variables. If it contains two variables, the first defines the high value and the second defines the low value. If it contains three variables, the first defines the high value, the second defines the low value, and the third defines the close value. Likewise, if multiple functions are specified, they must be in groups of either two or three. The first function defines the high value, the second defines the low value, and the third, if specified, defines the close value.