//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| CCI CustomCandles.mq4 |
//| modified by cja |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright © 2007, Christof Risch (iya)"
#property link "http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=13321"
#property indicator_chart_window
#property indicator_buffers 4
#property indicator_color1 Green//wick
#property indicator_color2 Red//wick
#property indicator_color3 Green//candle
#property indicator_color4 Red//candle
#property indicator_width1 1
#property indicator_width2 1
#property indicator_width3 3
#property indicator_width4 3
//---- input parameters
extern int CCIPeriod = 14;
extern int PriceType = 0;
extern int timeFrame = 0;
extern int overBoughtLevel = 100;
extern int overSoldLevel = -100;
extern int BarWidth = 1,
CandleWidth = 3;
//---- buffers
double Bar1[],
Bar2[],
Candle1[],
Candle2[];
double CCIBuffer[];
double Upper[];
double Lower[];
int TimeFrame;
datetime TimeArray[];
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int init()
{
//---- indicators
IndicatorShortName("CCI Candles:("+ CCIPeriod+")");
IndicatorBuffers(4);
SetIndexBuffer(0,Bar1);
SetIndexBuffer(1,Bar2);
SetIndexBuffer(2,Candle1);
SetIndexBuffer(3,Candle2);
SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_HISTOGRAM,0,BarWidth);
SetIndexStyle(1,DRAW_HISTOGRAM,0,BarWidth);
SetIndexStyle(2,DRAW_HISTOGRAM,0,CandleWidth);
SetIndexStyle(3,DRAW_HISTOGRAM,0,CandleWidth);
SetIndexBuffer(0,CCIBuffer);
SetIndexBuffer(1,Upper);
SetIndexBuffer(2,Lower);
SetIndexLabel(0,"CCI");
SetIndexLabel(1,NULL);
SetIndexLabel(2,NULL);
//
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TimeFrame = stringToTimeFrame(timeFrame);
string shortName = "CCI ["+TimeFrameToString(TimeFrame)+"] "+CCIPeriod+" , Price "+PriceTypeToString(PriceType);
if (overBoughtLevel < overSoldLevel) overBoughtLevel = overSoldLevel;
shortName = shortName+" ("+overBoughtLevel+","+overSoldLevel+")";
IndicatorShortName(shortName);
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void SetCandleColor(int col, int i)
{
double high,low,bodyHigh,bodyLow;
{
bodyHigh = MathMax(Open[i],Close[i]);
bodyLow = MathMin(Open[i],Close[i]);
high = High[i];
low = Low[i];
}
Bar1[i] = low; Candle1[i] = bodyLow;
Bar2[i] = low; Candle2[i] = bodyLow;
switch(col)
{
case 1: Bar1[i] = high; Candle1[i] = bodyHigh; break;
case 2: Bar2[i] = high; Candle2[i] = bodyHigh; break;
}
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator iteration function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
{
int counted_bars=IndicatorCounted();
int limit;
int i,y;
if(counted_bars<0) return(-1);
limit=Bars-counted_bars;
ArrayCopySeries(TimeArray ,MODE_TIME ,NULL,TimeFrame);
//
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//
//
//
for(i=0,y=0; i<limit; i++)
{
if(Time[i]<TimeArray[y]) y++;
CCIBuffer[i] = iCCI(NULL,TimeFrame,CCIPeriod,PriceType,y);
}
//----
for(i=limit; i>=0; i--)
{
if(CCIBuffer[i] > overBoughtLevel) SetCandleColor(1,i);
else if(CCIBuffer[i] < overSoldLevel) SetCandleColor(2,i);
}
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
string PriceTypeToString(int pt)
{
string answer;
switch(pt)
{
case 0: answer = "Close" ; break;
case 1: answer = "Open" ; break;
case 2: answer = "High" ; break;
case 3: answer = "Low" ; break;
case 4: answer = "Median" ; break;
case 5: answer = "Typical" ; break;
case 6: answer = "Wighted" ; break;
default: answer = "Invalid price field requested";
Alert(answer);
}
return(answer);
}
int stringToTimeFrame(string tfs)
{
int tf=0;
tfs = StringUpperCase(tfs);
if (tfs=="M1" || tfs=="1") tf=PERIOD_M1;
if (tfs=="M5" || tfs=="5") tf=PERIOD_M5;
if (tfs=="M15"|| tfs=="15") tf=PERIOD_M15;
if (tfs=="M30"|| tfs=="30") tf=PERIOD_M30;
if (tfs=="H1" || tfs=="60") tf=PERIOD_H1;
if (tfs=="H4" || tfs=="240") tf=PERIOD_H4;
if (tfs=="D1" || tfs=="1440") tf=PERIOD_D1;
if (tfs=="W1" || tfs=="10080") tf=PERIOD_W1;
if (tfs=="MN" || tfs=="43200") tf=PERIOD_MN1;
if (tf<Period()) tf=Period();
return(tf);
}
string TimeFrameToString(int tf)
{
string tfs="Current time frame";
switch(tf) {
case PERIOD_M1: tfs="M1" ; break;
case PERIOD_M5: tfs="M5" ; break;
case PERIOD_M15: tfs="M15" ; break;
case PERIOD_M30: tfs="M30" ; break;
case PERIOD_H1: tfs="H1" ; break;
case PERIOD_H4: tfs="H4" ; break;
case PERIOD_D1: tfs="D1" ; break;
case PERIOD_W1: tfs="W1" ; break;
case PERIOD_MN1: tfs="MN1";
}
return(tfs);
}
//
//
//
string StringUpperCase(string str)
{
string s = str;
int lenght = StringLen(str) - 1;
int char;
while(lenght >= 0)
{
char = StringGetChar(s, lenght);
//
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//
//
if((char > 96 && char < 123) || (char > 223 && char < 256))
s = StringSetChar(s, lenght, char - 32);
else
if(char > -33 && char < 0)
s = StringSetChar(s, lenght, char + 224);
//
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//
//
//
lenght--;
}
//
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//
//
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return(s);
}
Sample
Analysis
Market Information Used:
Series array that contains close prices for each bar
Series array that contains open prices of each bar
Series array that contains the highest prices of each bar
Series array that contains the lowest prices of each bar
Series array that contains open time of each bar
Indicator Curves created:
Implements a curve of type DRAW_HISTOGRAM
Indicators Used:
Commodity channel index
Custom Indicators Used:
Order Management characteristics:
Other Features:
It issuies visual alerts to the screen