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SQL Server RunningMAX Function

Updated 2023-11-14 15:08:40.463000

Description

Use the scalar function RunningMAX to calculate the maximum of column values in an ordered resultant table, without the need for a self-join. The maximum is calculated over all the values from the first value to the last value in the ordered group or partition. If the column values are presented to the functions out of order, an error message will be generated.

Syntax

SELECT [westclintech].[wct].[RunningMAX](
  <@Val, float,>
 ,<@RowNum, int,>
 ,<@Id, tinyint,>)

Arguments

@Val

the value passed into the function. @Val is an expression of type float or of a type that can be implicitly converted to float.

@RowNum

the number of the row within the group for which the sum is being calculated. If @RowNum for the current row in a set is less than or equal to the previous @RowNum and @RowNum is not equal to 1, an error message will be generated. @RowNum is an expression of type int or of a type that can be implicitly converted to int.

@Id

a unique identifier for the RunningMAX calculation. @Id allows you to specify multiple RunningMAX calculation s within a resultant table. @Id is an expression of type tinyint or of a type that can be implicitly converted to tinyint.

Return Type

float

Remarks

If @Id is NULL then @Id = 0.

To calculate moving maximums, use the MovingMAX function.

If @RowNum is equal to 1, RunningMAX is equal to @Val

@RowNum must be in ascending order.

There may be cases where the order in which the data are returned to the function and the order in which the results are returned are different, generally due to parallelism. You can use OPTION(MAXDOP 1) or OPTION(MAXDOP 1,FORCE ORDER) to help eliminate this problem.

Examples

In this example we will calculate the maximum closing price for some stock indices. We will create a temporary table, #p, populate it with some data and then run the SELECT.

--Create the temporary table
CREATE TABLE #p
(
    ticker varchar(4),
    date_trade datetime,
    price_open money,
    price_high money,
    price_low money,
    price_close money,
    volume bigint,
    price_adj_close money,
    PRIMARY KEY (
                    ticker,
                    date_trade
                )
);
--Populate the table with some data
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-10-26', 1412.97, 1417.09, 1403.28, 1411.94, 3284910000, 1411.94);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-10-25', 1409.74, 1421.12, 1405.14, 1412.97, 3512640000, 1412.97);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-10-24', 1413.2, 1420.04, 1407.1, 1408.75, 3385970000, 1408.75);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-10-23', 1433.74, 1433.74, 1407.56, 1413.11, 3587670000, 1413.11);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-10-22', 1433.21, 1435.46, 1422.06, 1433.81, 3216220000, 1433.81);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-10-19', 1457.34, 1457.34, 1429.85, 1433.19, 3875170000, 1433.19);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-10-18', 1460.94, 1464.02, 1452.63, 1457.34, 3880030000, 1457.34);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-10-17', 1454.22, 1462.2, 1453.35, 1460.91, 3655320000, 1460.91);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-10-16', 1440.31, 1455.51, 1440.31, 1454.92, 3568770000, 1454.92);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-10-15', 1428.75, 1441.31, 1427.24, 1440.13, 3483810000, 1440.13);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-10-12', 1432.84, 1438.43, 1425.53, 1428.59, 3134750000, 1428.59);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-10-11', 1432.82, 1443.9, 1432.82, 1432.84, 3672540000, 1432.84);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-10-10', 1441.48, 1442.52, 1430.64, 1432.56, 3225060000, 1432.56);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-10-09', 1455.9, 1455.9, 1441.18, 1441.48, 3216320000, 1441.48);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-10-08', 1460.93, 1460.93, 1453.1, 1455.88, 2328720000, 1455.88);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-10-05', 1461.4, 1470.96, 1456.89, 1460.93, 3172940000, 1460.93);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-10-04', 1451.08, 1463.14, 1451.08, 1461.4, 3615860000, 1461.4);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-10-03', 1446.05, 1454.3, 1441.99, 1450.99, 3531640000, 1450.99);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-10-02', 1444.99, 1451.52, 1439.01, 1445.75, 3321790000, 1445.75);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-10-01', 1440.9, 1457.14, 1440.9, 1444.49, 3505080000, 1444.49);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-09-28', 1447.13, 1447.13, 1435.6, 1440.67, 3509230000, 1440.67);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-09-27', 1433.36, 1450.2, 1433.36, 1447.15, 3150330000, 1447.15);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-09-26', 1441.6, 1441.6, 1430.53, 1433.32, 3565380000, 1433.32);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-09-25', 1456.94, 1463.24, 1441.59, 1441.59, 3739900000, 1441.59);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-09-24', 1459.76, 1460.72, 1452.06, 1456.89, 3008920000, 1456.89);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-09-21', 1460.34, 1467.07, 1459.51, 1460.15, 4833870000, 1460.15);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-09-20', 1461.05, 1461.23, 1449.98, 1460.26, 3382520000, 1460.26);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-09-19', 1459.5, 1465.15, 1457.88, 1461.05, 3451360000, 1461.05);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-09-18', 1461.19, 1461.47, 1456.13, 1459.32, 3377390000, 1459.32);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-09-17', 1465.42, 1465.63, 1457.55, 1461.19, 3482430000, 1461.19);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-09-14', 1460.07, 1474.51, 1460.07, 1465.77, 5041990000, 1465.77);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-09-13', 1436.56, 1463.76, 1435.34, 1459.99, 4606550000, 1459.99);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-09-12', 1433.56, 1439.15, 1432.99, 1436.56, 3641200000, 1436.56);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-09-11', 1429.13, 1437.76, 1429.13, 1433.56, 3509630000, 1433.56);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-09-10', 1437.92, 1438.74, 1428.98, 1429.08, 3223670000, 1429.08);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-09-07', 1432.12, 1437.92, 1431.45, 1437.92, 3717620000, 1437.92);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-09-06', 1403.74, 1432.12, 1403.74, 1432.12, 3952870000, 1432.12);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-09-05', 1404.94, 1408.81, 1401.25, 1403.44, 3389110000, 1403.44);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-09-04', 1406.54, 1409.31, 1396.56, 1404.94, 3200310000, 1404.94);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-08-31', 1400.07, 1413.09, 1398.96, 1406.58, 2938250000, 1406.58);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-08-30', 1410.08, 1410.08, 1397.01, 1399.48, 2530280000, 1399.48);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-08-29', 1409.32, 1413.95, 1406.57, 1410.49, 2571220000, 1410.49);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-08-28', 1410.44, 1413.63, 1405.59, 1409.3, 2629090000, 1409.3);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-08-27', 1411.13, 1416.17, 1409.11, 1410.44, 2472500000, 1410.44);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('GSPC', '2012-08-24', 1401.99, 1413.46, 1398.04, 1411.13, 2598790000, 1411.13);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-10-26', 13104.22, 13151.72, 13040.17, 13107.21, 1346400, 13107.21);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-10-25', 13079.64, 13214.11, 13017.37, 13103.68, 1145900, 13103.68);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-10-24', 13103.53, 13155.21, 13063.63, 13077.34, 1106700, 13077.34);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-10-23', 13344.9, 13344.9, 13083.28, 13102.53, 1222200, 13102.53);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-10-22', 13344.28, 13368.55, 13235.15, 13345.89, 1218800, 13345.89);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-10-19', 13545.33, 13545.49, 13312.22, 13343.51, 2390800, 13343.51);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-10-18', 13553.24, 13588.73, 13510.93, 13548.94, 1284100, 13548.94);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-10-17', 13539.63, 13561.65, 13468.9, 13557, 1355700, 13557);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-10-16', 13423.84, 13556.37, 13423.76, 13551.78, 1134500, 13551.78);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-10-15', 13329.54, 13437.66, 13325.93, 13424.23, 1148800, 13424.23);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-10-12', 13325.62, 13401.32, 13296.43, 13328.85, 1137400, 13328.85);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-10-11', 13346.28, 13428.49, 13326.12, 13326.39, 866300, 13326.39);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-10-10', 13473.53, 13478.83, 13327.62, 13344.97, 1011200, 13344.97);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-10-09', 13582.88, 13592.33, 13473.31, 13473.53, 1036300, 13473.53);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-10-08', 13589.26, 13610.38, 13552.09, 13583.65, 713000, 13583.65);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-10-05', 13569.18, 13661.87, 13568.75, 13610.15, 1155000, 13610.15);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-10-04', 13495.18, 13594.33, 13495.18, 13575.36, 1063900, 13575.36);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-10-03', 13479.21, 13536.27, 13439.12, 13494.61, 1038900, 13494.61);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-10-02', 13515.3, 13567.06, 13424.92, 13482.36, 907300, 13482.36);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-10-01', 13437.66, 13598.25, 13437.66, 13515.11, 1061200, 13515.11);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-09-28', 13485.89, 13487.66, 13367.27, 13437.13, 1469500, 13437.13);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-09-27', 13413.47, 13522.83, 13413.47, 13485.97, 1139900, 13485.97);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-09-26', 13458.63, 13480.37, 13406.91, 13413.51, 1243500, 13413.51);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-09-25', 13559.92, 13620.21, 13457.25, 13457.55, 1386300, 13457.55);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-09-24', 13577.85, 13601.9, 13521.68, 13558.92, 1203700, 13558.92);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-09-21', 13597.24, 13647.1, 13571.53, 13579.47, 4296100, 13579.47);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-09-20', 13575.17, 13599.02, 13503, 13596.93, 1179100, 13596.93);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-09-19', 13565.41, 13626.48, 13556.74, 13577.96, 1162100, 13577.96);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-09-18', 13552.33, 13582.12, 13517.81, 13564.64, 1207200, 13564.64);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-09-17', 13588.57, 13593.15, 13526.67, 13553.1, 1280200, 13553.1);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-09-14', 13540.4, 13653.24, 13533.94, 13593.37, 1851600, 13593.37);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-09-13', 13329.71, 13573.33, 13325.11, 13539.86, 1517700, 13539.86);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-09-12', 13321.62, 13373.62, 13317.52, 13333.35, 1115200, 13333.35);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-09-11', 13254.6, 13354.34, 13253.21, 13323.36, 1049200, 13323.36);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-09-10', 13308.56, 13324.1, 13251.39, 13254.29, 1238100, 13254.29);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-09-07', 13289.53, 13320.27, 13266.22, 13306.64, 1422100, 13306.64);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-09-06', 13045.23, 13294.13, 13045.08, 13292, 1286500, 13292);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-09-05', 13036.09, 13095.91, 13018.74, 13047.48, 925500, 13047.48);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-09-04', 13092.15, 13092.39, 12977.09, 13035.94, 1039200, 13035.94);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-08-31', 13002.72, 13151.87, 13002.64, 13090.84, 1197800, 13090.84);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-08-30', 13101.29, 13101.37, 12978.91, 13000.71, 899800, 13000.71);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-08-29', 13103.46, 13144.81, 13081.27, 13107.48, 915300, 13107.48);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-08-28', 13122.74, 13147.32, 13081.12, 13102.99, 816300, 13102.99);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-08-27', 13157.74, 13176.17, 13115.46, 13124.67, 960700, 13124.67);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('DJI', '2012-08-24', 13052.82, 13175.51, 13027.2, 13157.97, 880300, 13157.97);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-10-26', 2986.05, 2999.14, 2961.16, 2987.95, 1839700000, 2987.95);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-10-25', 3005.04, 3007.71, 2975.98, 2986.12, 1922660000, 2986.12);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-10-24', 3011.82, 3012.95, 2978.73, 2981.7, 1967000000, 2981.7);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-10-23', 2989.44, 3006.59, 2974.07, 2990.46, 1830840000, 2990.46);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-10-22', 3005.92, 3020.61, 2995.78, 3016.96, 1654130000, 3016.96);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-10-19', 3066.56, 3066.56, 3000.27, 3005.62, 2225580000, 3005.62);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-10-18', 3097.77, 3102.56, 3065.24, 3072.87, 2043290000, 3072.87);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-10-17', 3091.38, 3112.45, 3088.05, 3104.12, 1770920000, 3104.12);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-10-16', 3073.21, 3102.97, 3070.25, 3101.17, 1736930000, 3101.17);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-10-15', 3053.21, 3066.31, 3037.27, 3064.18, 1563440000, 3064.18);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-10-12', 3049.08, 3061.77, 3039.58, 3044.11, 1524840000, 3044.11);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-10-11', 3075.89, 3078.08, 3047.14, 3049.41, 1595020000, 3049.41);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-10-10', 3066.25, 3071.57, 3046.78, 3051.78, 1788970000, 3051.78);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-10-09', 3108.01, 3108.01, 3062.52, 3065.02, 1645740000, 3065.02);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-10-08', 3121.33, 3125.49, 3107.57, 3112.35, 1186260000, 3112.35);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-10-05', 3161.21, 3171.46, 3130.76, 3136.19, 1607940000, 3136.19);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-10-04', 3142.38, 3153.48, 3132.56, 3149.46, 1585190000, 3149.46);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-10-03', 3130.85, 3142.36, 3115.04, 3135.23, 1704050000, 3135.23);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-10-02', 3127.73, 3131.64, 3101.64, 3120.04, 1609570000, 3120.04);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-10-01', 3130.31, 3146.99, 3103.89, 3113.53, 1758170000, 3113.53);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-09-28', 3125.31, 3132.51, 3109.91, 3116.23, 1864640000, 3116.23);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-09-27', 3105.87, 3142.02, 3098.46, 3136.6, 1691800000, 3136.6);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-09-26', 3113.4, 3114.54, 3080.28, 3093.7, 1738010000, 3093.7);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-09-25', 3170.37, 3176.3, 3117.73, 3117.73, 1975470000, 3117.73);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-09-24', 3155.35, 3167.74, 3150.71, 3160.78, 1704860000, 3160.78);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-09-21', 3194.86, 3196.93, 3178.09, 3179.96, 2526250000, 3179.96);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-09-20', 3166.84, 3178.45, 3156.46, 3175.96, 1809130000, 3175.96);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-09-19', 3179.04, 3189.35, 3170.29, 3182.62, 1850920000, 3182.62);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-09-18', 3173.62, 3179.37, 3169.41, 3177.8, 1707200000, 3177.8);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-09-17', 3183.4, 3183.4, 3168.63, 3178.67, 1485390000, 3178.67);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-09-14', 3166.24, 3195.67, 3164.26, 3183.95, 1984720000, 3183.95);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-09-13', 3117.66, 3167.63, 3112.62, 3155.83, 1870050000, 3155.83);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-09-12', 3115.33, 3120.12, 3098.82, 3114.31, 1689140000, 3114.31);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-09-11', 3105.02, 3117.86, 3099.1, 3104.53, 1586250000, 3104.53);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-09-10', 3131.34, 3133.89, 3102.76, 3104.02, 1575370000, 3104.02);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-09-07', 3133.22, 3139.61, 3128.17, 3136.42, 1740640000, 3136.42);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-09-06', 3087.94, 3135.81, 3087.67, 3135.81, 1918900000, 3135.81);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-09-05', 3072.58, 3082.75, 3062.54, 3069.27, 1495030000, 3069.27);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-09-04', 3063.25, 3082.26, 3040.24, 3075.06, 1505960000, 3075.06);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-08-31', 3069.64, 3078.52, 3040.59, 3066.96, 1394760000, 3066.96);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-08-30', 3066.73, 3067.54, 3045.92, 3048.71, 1216640000, 3048.71);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-08-29', 3078.05, 3087.24, 3067.62, 3081.19, 1282900000, 3081.19);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-08-28', 3069.4, 3083.19, 3063.65, 3077.14, 1364740000, 3077.14);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-08-27', 3083.62, 3085.81, 3068.13, 3073.19, 1383530000, 3073.19);
INSERT INTO #p
VALUES
('IXIC', '2012-08-24', 3045.22, 3076.8, 3042.22, 3069.79, 1349740000, 3069.79);
--Calculate the running MAX for GSPC
SELECT ticker,
       cast(convert(varchar, date_trade, 106) as char(11)) as [trade date],
       price_close as [Closing Price],
       wct.RunningMAX(price_close, ROW_NUMBER() over (ORDER BY date_trade ASC), 
                 NULL) as [MAX Price]
FROM #p
WHERE ticker = 'GSPC'
ORDER BY date_trade ASC;
--Clean up
DROP TABLE #p;

This produces the following result.

tickertrade dateClosing PriceMAX Price
GSPC24 Aug 20121411.131411.13
GSPC27 Aug 20121410.441411.13
GSPC28 Aug 20121409.301411.13
GSPC29 Aug 20121410.491411.13
GSPC30 Aug 20121399.481411.13
GSPC31 Aug 20121406.581411.13
GSPC04 Sep 20121404.941411.13
GSPC05 Sep 20121403.441411.13
GSPC06 Sep 20121432.121432.12
GSPC07 Sep 20121437.921437.92
GSPC10 Sep 20121429.081437.92
GSPC11 Sep 20121433.561437.92
GSPC12 Sep 20121436.561437.92
GSPC13 Sep 20121459.991459.99
GSPC14 Sep 20121465.771465.77
GSPC17 Sep 20121461.191465.77
GSPC18 Sep 20121459.321465.77
GSPC19 Sep 20121461.051465.77
GSPC20 Sep 20121460.261465.77
GSPC21 Sep 20121460.151465.77
GSPC24 Sep 20121456.891465.77
GSPC25 Sep 20121441.591465.77
GSPC26 Sep 20121433.321465.77
GSPC27 Sep 20121447.151465.77
GSPC28 Sep 20121440.671465.77
GSPC01 Oct 20121444.491465.77
GSPC02 Oct 20121445.751465.77
GSPC03 Oct 20121450.991465.77
GSPC04 Oct 20121461.401465.77
GSPC05 Oct 20121460.931465.77
GSPC08 Oct 20121455.881465.77
GSPC09 Oct 20121441.481465.77
GSPC10 Oct 20121432.561465.77
GSPC11 Oct 20121432.841465.77
GSPC12 Oct 20121428.591465.77
GSPC15 Oct 20121440.131465.77
GSPC16 Oct 20121454.921465.77
GSPC17 Oct 20121460.911465.77
GSPC18 Oct 20121457.341465.77
GSPC19 Oct 20121433.191465.77
GSPC22 Oct 20121433.811465.77
GSPC23 Oct 20121413.111465.77
GSPC24 Oct 20121408.751465.77
GSPC25 Oct 20121412.971465.77
GSPC26 Oct 20121411.941465.77

In this example, we calculate the running max for Ticker and use the ROW_NUMBER() function to determine the @RowNum value passed into the RunningMAX function.

SELECT cast(convert(varchar, p1.date_trade, 106) as nchar(11)) as [Date],
       p1.price_close as GSPC,
       p2.price_close as DJI,
       p3.price_close as IXIC,
       wct.RunningMAX(p1.price_close, ROW_NUMBER() over (ORDER BY p1.date_trade 
                 ASC), 1) as [MAX GSPC],
       wct.RunningMAX(p2.price_close, ROW_NUMBER() over (ORDER BY p2.date_trade 
                 ASC), 2) as [MAX DJI],
       wct.RunningMAX(p3.price_close, ROW_NUMBER() over (ORDER BY p3.date_trade 
                 ASC), 3) as [MAX IXIC]
FROM #p p1
    JOIN #p p2
        ON p1.date_trade = p2.date_trade
           AND p2.ticker = 'DJI'
    JOIN #p p3
        ON p1.date_trade = p3.date_trade
           AND p3.ticker = 'IXIC'
WHERE p1.ticker = 'GSPC'
ORDER BY p1.date_trade;

This produces the following result.

DateGSPCDJIIXICMAX GSPCMAX DJIMAX IXIC
24 Aug 20121411.1313157.973069.791411.1313157.973069.79
27 Aug 20121410.4413124.673073.191411.1313157.973073.19
28 Aug 20121409.3013102.993077.141411.1313157.973077.14
29 Aug 20121410.4913107.483081.191411.1313157.973081.19
30 Aug 20121399.4813000.713048.711411.1313157.973081.19
31 Aug 20121406.5813090.843066.961411.1313157.973081.19
04 Sep 20121404.9413035.943075.061411.1313157.973081.19
05 Sep 20121403.4413047.483069.271411.1313157.973081.19
06 Sep 20121432.1213292.003135.811432.1213292.003135.81
07 Sep 20121437.9213306.643136.421437.9213306.643136.42
10 Sep 20121429.0813254.293104.021437.9213306.643136.42
11 Sep 20121433.5613323.363104.531437.9213323.363136.42
12 Sep 20121436.5613333.353114.311437.9213333.353136.42
13 Sep 20121459.9913539.863155.831459.9913539.863155.83
14 Sep 20121465.7713593.373183.951465.7713593.373183.95
17 Sep 20121461.1913553.103178.671465.7713593.373183.95
18 Sep 20121459.3213564.643177.801465.7713593.373183.95
19 Sep 20121461.0513577.963182.621465.7713593.373183.95
20 Sep 20121460.2613596.933175.961465.7713596.933183.95
21 Sep 20121460.1513579.473179.961465.7713596.933183.95
24 Sep 20121456.8913558.923160.781465.7713596.933183.95
25 Sep 20121441.5913457.553117.731465.7713596.933183.95
26 Sep 20121433.3213413.513093.701465.7713596.933183.95
27 Sep 20121447.1513485.973136.601465.7713596.933183.95
28 Sep 20121440.6713437.133116.231465.7713596.933183.95
01 Oct 20121444.4913515.113113.531465.7713596.933183.95
02 Oct 20121445.7513482.363120.041465.7713596.933183.95
03 Oct 20121450.9913494.613135.231465.7713596.933183.95
04 Oct 20121461.4013575.363149.461465.7713596.933183.95
05 Oct 20121460.9313610.153136.191465.7713610.153183.95
08 Oct 20121455.8813583.653112.351465.7713610.153183.95
09 Oct 20121441.4813473.533065.021465.7713610.153183.95
10 Oct 20121432.5613344.973051.781465.7713610.153183.95
11 Oct 20121432.8413326.393049.411465.7713610.153183.95
12 Oct 20121428.5913328.853044.111465.7713610.153183.95
15 Oct 20121440.1313424.233064.181465.7713610.153183.95
16 Oct 20121454.9213551.783101.171465.7713610.153183.95
17 Oct 20121460.9113557.003104.121465.7713610.153183.95
18 Oct 20121457.3413548.943072.871465.7713610.153183.95
19 Oct 20121433.1913343.513005.621465.7713610.153183.95
22 Oct 20121433.8113345.893016.961465.7713610.153183.95
23 Oct 20121413.1113102.532990.461465.7713610.153183.95
24 Oct 20121408.7513077.342981.701465.7713610.153183.95
25 Oct 20121412.9713103.682986.121465.7713610.153183.95
26 Oct 20121411.9413107.212987.951465.7713610.153183.95