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		08/16/2018 at 11:00 AM
		
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BARINDEX always keeps track of the bars in the lowest TF (the one used to launch a strategy, or default TF), so we need to set up variables to count bars on higher TFs as time goes by.
To avoid this overhead I suggest that, mirroring the TIMEFRAME syntax, also BARINDEX accepts a TF within parenthesis, like:
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						BarIndex (10 seconds) BarIndex (1 hours) Barindex (Monthly)  | 
					
and that referencing past bars would still be allowed:
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						BarIndex (4 hours)[0]    //or just BarIndex (4 hours) BarIndex (4 hours)[1] . .  |