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//| TrendEnvelopes_v1.mq4 |
//| Copyright © 2006, TrendLaboratory Ltd. |
//| http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/TrendLaboratory |
//| E-mail: igorad2003@yahoo.co.uk |
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#property copyright "Copyright © 2006, TrendLaboratory Ltd."
#property link "http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/TrendLaboratory"
//---- indicator settings
#property indicator_chart_window
#property indicator_buffers 4
#property indicator_color1 LightBlue
#property indicator_color2 Orange
#property indicator_width1 2
#property indicator_width2 2
#property indicator_color3 LightBlue
#property indicator_color4 Orange
#property indicator_width3 2
#property indicator_width4 2
//---- indicator parameters
extern int MA_Period = 14;
extern int MA_Shift = 0;
extern int MA_Method = 3;
extern int Applied_Price = 0;
extern double Deviation =0.2;
extern int UseSignal = 0;
//---- indicator buffers
double UpBuffer[];
double DnBuffer[];
double UpSignal[];
double DnSignal[];
double smax[];
double smin[];
double trend[];
//----
int ExtCountedBars=0;
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//| Custom indicator initialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int init()
{
int draw_begin;
string short_name;
//---- drawing settings
IndicatorBuffers(7);
SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_LINE);
SetIndexShift(0,MA_Shift);
SetIndexStyle(1,DRAW_LINE);
SetIndexShift(1,MA_Shift);
SetIndexStyle(2,DRAW_ARROW);
SetIndexShift(2,MA_Shift);
SetIndexArrow(2,233);
SetIndexStyle(3,DRAW_ARROW);
SetIndexShift(3,MA_Shift);
SetIndexArrow(3,234);
IndicatorDigits(MarketInfo(Symbol(),MODE_DIGITS));
if(MA_Period<2) MA_Period=14;
draw_begin=MA_Period-1;
//---- indicator short name
IndicatorShortName("Env("+MA_Period+")");
SetIndexLabel(0,"UpTrendEnv");
SetIndexLabel(1,"DnTrendEnv");
SetIndexLabel(2,"UpSignal");
SetIndexLabel(3,"DnSignal");
SetIndexDrawBegin(0,draw_begin);
SetIndexDrawBegin(1,draw_begin);
SetIndexDrawBegin(2,draw_begin);
SetIndexDrawBegin(3,draw_begin);
//---- indicator buffers mapping
SetIndexBuffer(0,UpBuffer);
SetIndexBuffer(1,DnBuffer);
SetIndexBuffer(2,UpSignal);
SetIndexBuffer(3,DnSignal);
SetIndexBuffer(4,smax);
SetIndexBuffer(5,smin);
SetIndexBuffer(6,trend);
if(Deviation<0.1) Deviation=0.1;
if(Deviation>100.0) Deviation=100.0;
//---- initialization done
return(0);
}
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//| Custom indicator iteration function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
{
int limit;
if(Bars<=MA_Period) return(0);
ExtCountedBars=IndicatorCounted();
//---- check for possible errors
if (ExtCountedBars<0) return(-1);
//---- last counted bar will be recounted
if (ExtCountedBars>0) ExtCountedBars--;
limit=Bars-ExtCountedBars;
//---- EnvelopesM counted in the buffers
for(int i=limit; i>=0; i--)
{
smax[i] = (1+Deviation/100)*iMA(NULL,0,MA_Period,0,MA_Method,Applied_Price,i);
smin[i] = (1-Deviation/100)*iMA(NULL,0,MA_Period,0,MA_Method,Applied_Price,i);
trend[i]=trend[i+1];
if (Close[i]>smax[i+1]) trend[i]=1;
if (Close[i]<smin[i+1]) trend[i]=-1;
if(trend[i]>0)
{
if (smin[i]<smin[i+1]) smin[i]=smin[i+1];
UpBuffer[i]=smin[i];
if (UseSignal>0)
if (trend[i+1]<0) UpSignal[i] = Low[i]-0.5*iATR(NULL,0,MA_Period,i);
DnBuffer[i]=EMPTY_VALUE;
}
else
{
if(smax[i]>smax[i+1]) smax[i]=smax[i+1];
DnBuffer[i]=smax[i];
if (UseSignal>0)
if (trend[i+1]>0) DnSignal[i] = High[i]+0.5*iATR(NULL,0,MA_Period,i);
UpBuffer[i]=EMPTY_VALUE;
}
}
//---- done
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
Sample
Analysis
Market Information Used:
Series array that contains close prices for each bar
Series array that contains the lowest prices of each bar
Series array that contains the highest prices of each bar
Indicator Curves created:
Implements a curve of type DRAW_LINE
Implements a curve of type DRAW_ARROW
Indicators Used:
Moving average indicator
Indicator of the average true range
Custom Indicators Used:
Order Management characteristics:
Other Features: