Slope Direction Line





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#property copyright "MT4 release WizardSerg <wizardserg@mail.ru>, ?? ??????? ForexMagazine #104" 
#property link      "wizardserg@mail.ru" 

#property indicator_chart_window 
#property indicator_buffers 3 
#property indicator_color2 Blue 
#property indicator_color3 Red 
#property indicator_color1 Orange 
#property indicator_width1 1
#property indicator_width2 1
#property indicator_width3 1

//---- input parameters 
extern string note1 ="period of MA; default = 60";
extern int       period=60; 
extern string note2 = "0=Simple,1=Exponential";
extern string note3 = "2=Smooth,3=Linear Weighted";
extern int       method=3;                          
extern string note4 ="0=Hi/Low, 1=Close/Close";
extern int       price=0;                           
extern string note5 ="E-mail Alert";
extern string note6 ="0=false;1=true";
extern int       EmailON=1;                        // 0 = false    1 = true
extern string note7 ="0=false;1=true";
extern int       SoundON=1;                        // 0 = false    1 = true
//---- buffers 
double Uptrend[];
double Dntrend[];
double ExtMapBuffer[]; 
double buff[];


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//| Custom indicator initialization function                         | 
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int init() 
{ 
    IndicatorBuffers(3);  
    SetIndexBuffer(1, Uptrend); 
    //ArraySetAsSeries(Uptrend, true); 
    SetIndexBuffer(2, Dntrend); 
    //ArraySetAsSeries(Dntrend, true); 
    //SetIndexBuffer(2, ExtMapBuffer); 
    //ArraySetAsSeries(Uptrend, true);
    SetIndexBuffer(0, ExtMapBuffer); 
    ArraySetAsSeries(ExtMapBuffer, true); 
    
    SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_LINE);
    SetIndexStyle(1,DRAW_LINE);
    SetIndexStyle(2,DRAW_LINE);
    
    IndicatorShortName("Slope Direction Line("+period+")"); 
    return(0); 
} 

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//| Custor indicator deinitialization function                       | 
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int deinit() 
{ 
    // ???? ????? ?????? ?????? 
    return(0); 
} 

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//| ?????????? ???????                                               | 
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double WMA(int x, int p) 
{ 
    return(iMA(NULL, 0, p, 0, method, price, x));    
} 

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//| Custom indicator iteration function                              | 
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int start() 
{ 
    int counted_bars = IndicatorCounted(); 
    
    if(counted_bars < 0) 
        return(-1); 
                  
    int x = 0; 
    int p = MathSqrt(period);              
    int e = Bars - counted_bars + period + 1; 
    
    double vect[], trend[]; 
    
    if(e > Bars) 
        e = Bars;    

    ArrayResize(vect, e); 
    ArraySetAsSeries(vect, true);
    ArrayResize(trend, e); 
    ArraySetAsSeries(trend, true); 
    
    for(x = 0; x < e; x++) 
    { 
        vect[x] = 2*WMA(x, period/2) - WMA(x, period);        
 //       Print("Bar date/time: ", TimeToStr(Time[x]), " close: ", Close[x], " vect[", x, "] = ", vect[x], " 2*WMA(p/2) = ", 2*WMA(x, period/2), " WMA(p) = ",  WMA(x, period)); 
    } 

    for(x = 0; x < e-period; x++)
     
        ExtMapBuffer[x] = iMAOnArray(vect, 0, p, 0, method, x);        
    
    for(x = e-period; x >= 0; x--)
    {     
        trend[x] = trend[x+1];
        if (ExtMapBuffer[x]> ExtMapBuffer[x+1]) trend[x] =1;
        if (ExtMapBuffer[x]< ExtMapBuffer[x+1]) trend[x] =-1;
    
    if (trend[x]>0)
    { Uptrend[x] = ExtMapBuffer[x]; 
      if (trend[x+1]<0) Uptrend[x+1]=ExtMapBuffer[x+1];
      Dntrend[x] = EMPTY_VALUE;
    }
    else              
    if (trend[x]<0)
    { 
      Dntrend[x] = ExtMapBuffer[x]; 
      if (trend[x+1]>0) Dntrend[x+1]=ExtMapBuffer[x+1];
      Uptrend[x] = EMPTY_VALUE;
    }    
    buff[x] = trend[x];          
    
    //Print( " trend=",trend[x]);
    }
    if (EmailON==1 && Dntrend[0] != EMPTY_VALUE &&   Dntrend[1] == EMPTY_VALUE && isNewBar())
    { 
      if (SoundON==1) Alert("SELL signal at Ask=",Ask,", Bid=",Bid,", Date=",TimeToStr(CurTime(),TIME_DATE)," ",TimeHour(CurTime()),":",TimeMinute(CurTime())," Symbol=",Symbol()," Period=",Period());
      SendMail("SELL signal alert","SELL signal at Ask="+DoubleToStr(Ask,4)+", Bid="+DoubleToStr(Bid,4)+", Date="+TimeToStr(CurTime(),TIME_DATE)+" "+TimeHour(CurTime())+":"+TimeMinute(CurTime())+" Symbol="+Symbol()+" Period="+Period());
    }
    if (EmailON==1 && Uptrend[0] != EMPTY_VALUE &&   Uptrend[1] == EMPTY_VALUE && isNewBar()) 
    { 
      if (SoundON==1) Alert("BUY signal at Ask=",Ask,", Bid=",Bid,", Time=",TimeToStr(CurTime(),TIME_DATE)," ",TimeHour(CurTime()),":",TimeMinute(CurTime())," Symbol=",Symbol()," Period=",Period());
      SendMail("BUY signal alert","BUY signal at Ask="+DoubleToStr(Ask,4)+", Bid="+DoubleToStr(Bid,4)+", Date="+TimeToStr(CurTime(),TIME_DATE)+" "+TimeHour(CurTime())+":"+TimeMinute(CurTime())+" Symbol="+Symbol()+" Period="+Period());
    }
    return(0); 
}

bool isNewBar()
{
   static datetime lastbar=0;
   datetime curbar = Time[0];
   if(lastbar!=curbar)
   {
      lastbar=curbar;
      return (true);
   }
   else
   {
      return(false);
   }
}  

 
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Sample





Analysis



Market Information Used:

Series array that contains open time of each bar


Indicator Curves created:


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
It sends emails