//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Grid.mq4 |
//| 4xcoder |
//| 4xcoder@4xcoder.com |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "4xcoder"
#property link "4xcoder@4xcoder.com"
#property indicator_chart_window
//---- input parameters
extern int HGrid.Weeks=10; // Period over which to calc High/Low of gird
extern int HGrid.Pips=20; // Size of grid in Pips
extern color HLine=DimGray; // Color of grid
extern color HLine2=DarkGreen; // Every 100 pips, change grid color to this.
extern int GridTime=15; // Number of periods (days or weeks) to draw time grid
extern int TimeGrid=PERIOD_H4; // Grid period in minutes
extern int ColorHour=16; // For hour grids, draw color line at this hour (broker time)
extern color TimeLine=DimGray; // Color of grid
extern color TimeLine2=DarkGreen; // Color of special bars
// Recommends settings:
// 1 minute - HGrid.Pips=10, TimeGrid = 10
// 5, 15 minutes - HGrid.Pips=20, TimeGrid= PERIOD_H1 (60)
// 30, 60 minutes - HGrid.Pips=20, TimeGrid = PERIOD_H4 (240) or 2 hours (120)
// 4 hour - HGrid.Pips=50, TimeGrid = PERIOD_D1 (1440) or 12 hours (720)
// 1 day - HGrid.Pips=50, TimeGrid = PERIOD_W1 (10800).
bool firstTime = true;
datetime lastTime = 0;
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator iteration function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
{
int counted_bars=IndicatorCounted();
//----
if ( true /*lastTime == 0 || CurTime() - lastTime > 5*/ ) {
firstTime = false;
lastTime = CurTime();
if ( HGrid.Weeks > 0 && HGrid.Pips > 0 ) {
double weekH = iHigh( NULL, PERIOD_W1, 0 );
double weekL = iLow( NULL, PERIOD_W1, 0 );
for ( int i = 1; i < HGrid.Weeks; i++ ) {
weekH = MathMax( weekH, iHigh( NULL, PERIOD_W1, i ) );
weekL = MathMin( weekL, iLow( NULL, PERIOD_W1, i ) );
}
double pipRange = HGrid.Pips * Point;
if ( Symbol() == "GOLD" )
pipRange = pipRange * 10.0;
double topPips = (weekH + pipRange) - MathMod( weekH, pipRange );
double botPips = weekL - MathMod( weekL, pipRange );
for ( double p = botPips; p <= topPips; p += pipRange ) {
string gridname = "grid_" + DoubleToStr( p, Digits );
ObjectCreate( gridname, OBJ_HLINE, 0, 0, p );
double pp = p / Point;
int pInt = MathRound( pp );
int mod = 100;
if ( Symbol() == "GOLD" )
mod = 1000;
if ( (pInt % mod) == 0 )
ObjectSet( gridname, OBJPROP_COLOR, HLine2 );
else
ObjectSet( gridname, OBJPROP_COLOR, HLine );
ObjectSet( gridname, OBJPROP_STYLE, STYLE_DOT );
ObjectSet( gridname, OBJPROP_PRICE1, p );
ObjectSet( gridname, OBJPROP_BACK, true );
}
}
}
datetime start;
if ( TimeGrid == PERIOD_W1 ) {
int weekCount = GridTime - 1;
int bar=0;
while ( weekCount >= 0 && bar < Bars ) {
if ( TimeDayOfWeek( Time[bar] ) == 1 && TimeHour( Time[bar] ) == 0 ) {
start = Time[bar];
gridname = "grid_" + DoubleToStr( start, 0 );
ObjectCreate( gridname, OBJ_VLINE, 0, start, 0 );
if ( TimeHour( start ) == ColorHour && TimeMinute( start ) == 0 )
ObjectSet( gridname, OBJPROP_COLOR, TimeLine2 );
else
ObjectSet( gridname, OBJPROP_COLOR, TimeLine );
ObjectSet( gridname, OBJPROP_STYLE, STYLE_DASHDOTDOT );
ObjectSet( gridname, OBJPROP_TIME1, start );
ObjectSet( gridname, OBJPROP_BACK, true );
weekCount--;
}
bar++;
}
}
if ( TimeGrid > 0 ) {
start = Time[0];
int skip = TimeGrid * 60;
start = start - (start % skip) + skip;
int thisDay = TimeDay( start );
int dayCount = GridTime - 1;
while ( dayCount >= 0 ) {
gridname = "grid_" + DoubleToStr( start, 0 );
ObjectCreate( gridname, OBJ_VLINE, 0, start, 0 );
if ( TimeHour( start ) == ColorHour && TimeMinute( start ) == 0 )
ObjectSet( gridname, OBJPROP_COLOR, TimeLine2 );
else
ObjectSet( gridname, OBJPROP_COLOR, TimeLine );
ObjectSet( gridname, OBJPROP_STYLE, STYLE_DASHDOTDOT );
ObjectSet( gridname, OBJPROP_TIME1, start );
ObjectSet( gridname, OBJPROP_BACK, true );
start = start - skip;
if ( TimeDay( start ) != thisDay ) {
dayCount--;
thisDay = TimeDay( start );
}
}
}
//----
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int init()
{
//---- indicators
firstTime = true;
//----
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator deinitialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int deinit()
{
//----
for ( int i = ObjectsTotal() - 1; i >= 0; i-- ) {
string name = ObjectName( i );
if ( StringFind( name, "grid_" ) >= 0 )
ObjectDelete( name );
}
//----
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
Sample
Analysis
Market Information Used:
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:
Indicators Used:
Custom Indicators Used:
Order Management characteristics:
Other Features: