/*-----------------------------+ | | | Shared by www.Aptrafx.com | | | +------------------------------*/ //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| Custom MACD.mq4 | //| Copyright © 2004, MetaQuotes Software Corp. | //| http://www.metaquotes.net/ | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ #property copyright "Copyright © 2004, MetaQuotes Software Corp." #property link "http://www.metaquotes.net/" //---- indicator settings #property indicator_separate_window #property indicator_buffers 3 #property indicator_color1 Silver #property indicator_color2 Red #property indicator_color3 LightBlue #property indicator_style2 2 #property indicator_width3 2 //---- indicator parameters extern int Price=0; extern int FastEMA=12; extern int SlowEMA=26; extern int SignalEMA=9; //---- indicator buffers double MacdBuffer[]; double SignalBuffer[]; double HistoBuffer[]; //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| Custom indicator initialization function | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ int init() { //---- drawing settings SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_LINE); SetIndexStyle(1,DRAW_LINE); SetIndexStyle(2,DRAW_HISTOGRAM); SetIndexDrawBegin(1,SignalEMA); SetIndexDrawBegin(2,SignalEMA); IndicatorDigits(Digits+1); //---- indicator buffers mapping SetIndexBuffer(0,MacdBuffer); SetIndexBuffer(1,SignalBuffer); SetIndexBuffer(2,HistoBuffer); //---- name for DataWindow and indicator subwindow label IndicatorShortName("MACD("+FastEMA+","+SlowEMA+","+SignalEMA+")"); SetIndexLabel(0,"MACD"); SetIndexLabel(1,"Signal"); SetIndexLabel(2,"Histo"); //---- initialization done return(0); } //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| Moving Averages Convergence/Divergence | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ int start() { int limit; int counted_bars=IndicatorCounted(); //---- last counted bar will be recounted if(counted_bars>0) counted_bars--; limit=Bars-counted_bars; //---- macd counted in the 1-st buffer for(int i=0; i<limit; i++) MacdBuffer[i]=iMA(NULL,0,FastEMA,0,MODE_EMA,Price,i)-iMA(NULL,0,SlowEMA,0,MODE_EMA,Price,i); //---- signal line counted in the 2-nd buffer for(i=0; i<limit; i++) { SignalBuffer[i]=iMAOnArray(MacdBuffer,Bars,SignalEMA,0,MODE_EMA,i); HistoBuffer[i]=MacdBuffer[i]-SignalBuffer[i]; } //---- done return(0); } //+------------------------------------------------------------------+
Sample
Analysis
Market Information Used:
Indicator Curves created:
Implements a curve of type DRAW_LINE
Implements a curve of type DRAW_HISTOGRAM
Indicators Used:
Moving average indicator
Custom Indicators Used:
Order Management characteristics:
Other Features: