//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| MA Cross Arrows.mq4 |
//| Copyright © 2006 Scorpion@fxfisherman.com |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "FxFisherman.com"
#property link "http://www.fxfisherman.com"
#property indicator_chart_window
#property indicator_buffers 3
#property indicator_color1 Blue
#property indicator_color2 White
#property indicator_color3 Red
extern int Crossed_Pips = 10;
extern int MA_Period = 34;
extern int MA_Type = 0;
extern int Shift_Bars=0;
extern int Bars_Count= 1000;
int state;
//---- buffers
double v1[];
double v2[];
double v3[];
int init()
{
IndicatorBuffers(3);
SetIndexArrow(0,217);
SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_ARROW,STYLE_SOLID,1);
SetIndexDrawBegin(1,MA_Period * 2);
SetIndexBuffer(0, v1);
SetIndexLabel(0,"Buy");
SetIndexArrow(1,218);
SetIndexStyle(1,DRAW_ARROW,STYLE_SOLID,1);
SetIndexDrawBegin(1,MA_Period * 2);
SetIndexBuffer(1, v2);
SetIndexLabel(1,"Sell");
SetIndexStyle(2,DRAW_LINE,STYLE_SOLID,1);
SetIndexDrawBegin(1,MA_Period * 2);
SetIndexBuffer(2, v3);
SetIndexLabel(2,"MA");
watermark();
return(0);
}
int start()
{
double ma;
int previous;
int i;
int shift;
bool crossed_up, crossed_down;
int totalBars = Bars - (MA_Period * 2);
if (Bars_Count > 0 && Bars_Count <= totalBars)
{
i = Bars_Count;
}else if(totalBars <= 0 ) {
return(0);
}else{
i = totalBars;
}
while(i>=0)
{
shift = i + Shift_Bars;
ma = iMA(Symbol(), Period(), MA_Period, 0, MA_Type, PRICE_CLOSE, shift);
crossed_up = High[shift] >= (ma + (Crossed_Pips * Point));
crossed_down = Low[shift] <= (ma - (Crossed_Pips * Point));
v1[i] = NULL;
v2[i] = NULL;
v3[i] = ma;
if (crossed_up && previous != 1) {
v1[i] = ma + (Crossed_Pips * Point);
previous = 1;
}else if(crossed_down && previous != 2){
v2[i] = ma - (Crossed_Pips * Point);
previous = 2;
}
i--;
}
ma = iMA(Symbol(), Period(), MA_Period, 0, MA_Type, PRICE_CLOSE, 0);
if (Close[0] >= ma + (Crossed_Pips * Point) && state != 1) {
state = 1;
Alert(Symbol() + " - UP - Price has crossed up the moving average.");
}else if (Close[0] <= ma - (Crossed_Pips * Point) && state != -1) {
state = -1;
Alert(Symbol() + " - DOWN - Price has crossed down the moving average.");
}
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void watermark()
{
ObjectCreate("fxfisherman", OBJ_LABEL, 0, 0, 0);
ObjectSetText("fxfisherman", "fxfisherman.com", 11, "Lucida Handwriting", RoyalBlue);
ObjectSet("fxfisherman", OBJPROP_CORNER, 2);
ObjectSet("fxfisherman", OBJPROP_XDISTANCE, 5);
ObjectSet("fxfisherman", OBJPROP_YDISTANCE, 10);
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_ARROW
Implements a curve of type DRAW_LINE
Indicators Used:
Moving average indicator
Custom Indicators Used:
Order Management characteristics:
Other Features:
It issuies visual alerts to the screen