FTB-C000233 / Financial concept

Record High

Record High is the greatest eligible value in the full declared history available under a record policy.

Also known asall-time high

Foundation 1 linked topicPublished

Definitions

In plain terms

It means the observation exceeds or equals every comparable value in the governed history, not merely a recent window.

Technical

The result depends on start-of-history, adjustment basis, price field, ties, and revisions.

Scope

A record high is not necessarily a new 52-week high definitionally, although it will often qualify.

Examples

  • A Fintech Builder lesson can compute or identify Record High only after declaring its inputs, timing, and edge-case rules.

Common misconceptions

  • A record high is not necessarily a new 52-week high definitionally, although it will often qualify.

Concept relationships

Prerequisites

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Where this concept is used

Tutorials planned

These catalogued topics use this concept, but their complete build has not shipped yet.

  • D04-F03-A01 Mentioned

Evidence and governance

  1. New 52-Week Highs and Lows for Exchanges StockCharts ChartSchool · secondary methodology

    Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition

    Limits: Provider symbols and eligibility rules may differ from another data vendor's point-in-time universe.

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fintech-builder-batch-005
Last reviewed
2026-07-27
Next review
2027-07-27
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