TrendManagerOpen2 seperate window





// Trend Manager Open2.mq4
//
// Look & Feel based on indicator sold at traderstradingsystem.com
// No representation it is identical.
// This file is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License V2.
//
// (c) 2006 Matt Kennel (mbkennel@gmail.com) 

#property indicator_separate_window
#property indicator_buffers 2
#property indicator_color1 Red
#property indicator_color2 Blue


extern int TM_Period_1 = 7;
extern int TM_Shift_1 = 2;
extern int TM_Period_2 = 13;
extern int TM_Shift_2 = 1; 

int Max_Period;
int Max_Shift; 

double SpanA_Buffer[];
double SpanB_Buffer[];
int a_begin;

int init()
{
   Max_Shift = MathMax(TM_Shift_1,TM_Shift_2);
   Max_Period = MathMax(TM_Period_1,TM_Period_2); 

   int b_begin = Max_Period+Max_Shift-1;  
   
   SetIndexStyle(1,DRAW_LINE,STYLE_SOLID);
   SetIndexBuffer(1,SpanB_Buffer);
   SetIndexDrawBegin(1,b_begin);
   SetIndexLabel(1,"TM_Period+");
   
   SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_LINE,STYLE_SOLID);
   SetIndexBuffer(0,SpanA_Buffer);
   SetIndexDrawBegin(0,b_begin);
   SetIndexLabel(0,"TM_Period");

   return(0);
}

int start()
{
   int    i,k;
   int    counted_bars=IndicatorCounted();
   double high,low,price;

   if(Bars<=Max_Period) return(0);
   if(counted_bars<1)
   {
      for(i=1;i<=Max_Period;i++) 
      {
         SpanA_Buffer[Bars-i]=0;
         SpanB_Buffer[Bars-i]=0;
      }
   }

   i=Bars-Max_Period;
   if(counted_bars>Max_Period) i=Bars-counted_bars-1;
   while(i>=0)
   {
      
      double M1, M1b;
      double M2, M2b;
      
      M1 = MiddlePrice(TM_Period_1,i);
      M1b = MiddlePrice(TM_Period_1,i+TM_Shift_1); 
      M2 = MiddlePrice(TM_Period_2,i);
      M2b = MiddlePrice(TM_Period_2,i+TM_Shift_2); 
     
      //
      double diff1 = (M1-M1b); // up or down on short term;
      double diff2 = (M2-M2b); // up or down on longer term.
      // each has three choices, hence six possibilities.
      
      
      
      if (diff1*diff2 <= 0.0) { // opposite signs
         SpanA_Buffer[i] = (M1+M2)*0.5; 
         SpanB_Buffer[i] =  SpanA_Buffer[i]; //Blue bars
      } else {
         SpanA_Buffer[i]  =  (M1+M2)*0.5; 
         SpanB_Buffer[i]  =  (M1b+M2b)*0.5;
      }
   //   Comment(SpanB_Buffer[i],"\n",SpanA_Buffer[i] );
      
      
      
      i--;
   }

   return(0);
}

double MiddlePrice(int nback, int shift) {
  double H = High[Highest(NULL,0,MODE_HIGH,nback,shift)];
  double L = Low[Lowest(NULL,0,MODE_LOW,nback,shift)];
  return( 0.5*(H+L)); 

} 



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


Indicator Curves created:

Implements a curve of type DRAW_LINE


Indicators Used:



Custom Indicators Used:

Order Management characteristics:

Other Features: