Running Max (since reset)¶

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Highest value seen since the last reset (or since the start if unwired). Wire an entry pulse to Reset for 'highest-high since entry' — the anchor for trailing stops and MFE.

Running Max Since tracks the highest value seen since the last reset. Point it at price and pulse the reset on entry, and it gives you the highest high since you entered — the anchor behind trailing stops and maximum-favourable-excursion (MFE) analysis.

How it works¶

Two inputs: a value series and a reset signal. It carries forward the running maximum, updating it whenever the value exceeds the previous high. When reset fires, the maximum restarts from the current bar. If reset is left unwired, it's the high since the very start of the series. Lookahead-free.

When to use it¶

Use it whenever you need "the best it's reached since X": the peak since entry for a trailing stop, the highest high of a move for a Fibonacci or MFE measure, or the running high of an indicator since a regime change. Pairing it with an entry pulse on reset is the standard way to build a from-entry trailing anchor.

Example¶

Trailing-stop anchor: wire high into value and your entry pulse into reset, so Running Max Since holds the highest high since entry. Subtract an ATR buffer from it and feed that into the Tester's stop input for an ATR trailing stop.

Tips & gotchas¶

Reset unwired → high since the start of the whole series.
Ratchets up only — it never falls until a reset (that's the point of a trailing anchor).
Mirror of Running Min Since for lows.

Inputs¶

Socket	Type	What to wire in
Value	`series` / `bars`	Series to track. BARS uses close.
Reset (optional)	`signal`	When true, restart the extreme from this bar's value. Optional.

Outputs¶

Output	Type	Plots as	Description
run max	`series`	Line · sub-pane	Running maximum since the last reset.

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