Instant Trendline Filter





//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                    Instantaneous Trendline Filter|
//|                         Copyright © 2006, Luis Guilherme Damiani |
//|                                      http://www.damianifx.com.br |
//|
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright © 2006, Luis Guilherme Damiani"
#property link      "http://www.damianifx.com.br"

#property indicator_buffers 2
//#property indicator_separate_window
#property indicator_chart_window

#property indicator_color1 Lime
#property indicator_color2 Red
//#property indicator_color3 Yellow

//---- input parameters
extern double       alpha=0.07;
extern int       maxbars=2000;
extern string 
Price_Choice="-----  Typical or Median  --------------";
extern bool is_median=true;

//---- buffers
double ind1[];
double ind2[];
//double AuxBuffer[];

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function                         |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int init()
  {
//---- indicators
   SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_LINE);
   SetIndexBuffer(0,ind1);
   SetIndexStyle(1,DRAW_LINE);
   SetIndexBuffer(1,ind2);
 //  SetIndexStyle(2,DRAW_LINE);
//   SetIndexBuffer(2,AuxBuffer);
//   SetLevelValue(0,0.8);
//   SetLevelValue(1,-0.8);
//   ArrayInitialize(ind1,0);
//   ArrayInitialize(ind2,0);
//   ArrayInitialize(AuxBuffer,0);
//----
   return(0);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custor indicator deinitialization function                       |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int deinit()
{
//---- 
   
//----
   return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator iteration function                              |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

int start()
  {
      double pr0,pr1,pr2=0;
      
      int    counted_bars=IndicatorCounted();
      
      //double Normalized=0;
      //double Fish=0;
      //---- check for possible errors
      if(counted_bars<0) return(-1);
      int limit=Bars-counted_bars;
      if(limit>maxbars)limit=maxbars;      
      //if (limit>Bars-1)limit=Bars-1;   
      //---- 
      for (int i = limit; i>=0;i--)
      {
         if(is_median)
         {
            pr0=(High[i]+Low[i])/2;
            pr1=(High[i+1]+Low[i+1])/2;
            pr2=(High[i+2]+Low[i+2])/2;      
         }
         else
         {
            pr0=(High[i]+Low[i]+Close[i])/3;
            pr1=(High[i+1]+Low[i+1]+Close[i+1])/3;
            pr2=(High[i+2]+Low[i+2]+Close[i+2])/3;      
         }
	      
	      ind1[i]=(alpha-MathPow(alpha/2,2))*pr0
	           +(MathPow(alpha,2)/2)*pr1
	           -(alpha-3*MathPow(alpha,2)/4)*pr2
	           + 2*(1-alpha)*ind1[i+1]
	           -MathPow(1-alpha,2)*ind1[i+2];
	      ind2[i]=2*ind1[i]-ind1[i+2];
         
       }
   
//----
   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 close prices for each bar


Indicator Curves created:

Implements a curve of type DRAW_LINE


Indicators Used:



Custom Indicators Used:

Order Management characteristics:

Other Features: