//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| MACD Sample.mq4 |
//| Copyright © 2005, MetaQuotes Software Corp. |
//| http://www.metaquotes.net/ |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
extern double TakeProfit = 30;
extern double StopLoss = 20;
extern double Lots = 0.1;
extern double TrailingStop = 30;
extern double MACDOpenLevel=3;
extern double MACDCloseLevel=2;
extern double MATrendPeriod=26;
//mia aggiunta
int NumOrder ;
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//| |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
{
double MacdCurrent, MacdPrevious;
double Macd_1, Macd_2, Macd_3, Macd_4, Ma_Quick, Ma_Slow;
double MaCurrent, MaPrevious;
double top, bottom;
int cnt, ticket, total;
// initial data checks
// it is important to make sure that the expert works with a normal
// chart and the user did not make any mistakes setting external
// variables (Lots, StopLoss, TakeProfit,
// TrailingStop) in our case, we check TakeProfit
// on a chart of less than 100 bars
if(Bars<100)
{
Print("bars less than 100");
return(0);
}
if( isNewBar()){ NumOrder = 0;}
if(TakeProfit<10)
{
Print("TakeProfit less than 10");
return(0); // check TakeProfit
}
// to simplify the coding and speed up access
// data are put into internal variables
Macd_1 = iMACD(NULL,0,3,20,9,PRICE_CLOSE,MODE_MAIN,1);
Macd_2 = iMACD(NULL,0,3,20,9,PRICE_CLOSE,MODE_MAIN,2);
Macd_3 = iMACD(NULL,0,3,20,9,PRICE_CLOSE,MODE_MAIN,3);
Macd_4 = iMACD(NULL,0,3,20,9,PRICE_CLOSE,MODE_MAIN,4);
Ma_Quick = iMA(NULL,0,20,0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_CLOSE,0);
Ma_Slow = iMA(NULL,0,65,0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_CLOSE,0);
top = High[iHighest(NULL,0,MODE_HIGH,10,1)];
bottom = Low[iLowest(NULL,0,MODE_LOW,10,1)];
total=OrdersTotal();
//if(total<1)
// {
// no opened orders identified
if(AccountFreeMargin()<(1000*Lots))
{
Print("We have no money. Free Margin = ", AccountFreeMargin());
return(0);
}
// check for long position (BUY) possibility
if(Macd_1 > Macd_2 && Macd_2 < Macd_3 && Ma_Quick > Ma_Slow && Ask > High[1] && Macd_2 < 0
||
Macd_2 > Macd_3 && Macd_3 < Macd_4 && Ma_Quick > Ma_Slow && Ask > High[2] && Macd_3 < 0 )
{
if( NumOrder == 0){
Alert("SET UP LONG");
}
}
// check for short position (SELL) possibility
if(Macd_1 < Macd_2 && Macd_2 > Macd_3 && Ma_Quick < Ma_Slow && Bid < Low[1] && Macd_2 > 0
||
Macd_2 < Macd_3 && Macd_3 > Macd_4 && Ma_Quick < Ma_Slow && Bid < Low[2] && Macd_3 > 0 )
{
if( NumOrder == 0){
Alert("SET UP SHORT_VALUE");
}
}
return(0);
}
// the end.
bool isNewBar()
{
static datetime lastbar=0;
datetime curbar = Time[0];
if(lastbar!=curbar)
{
lastbar=curbar;
return (true);
}
else
{
return(false);
}
}
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:
MACD Histogram
Moving average indicator
Custom Indicators Used:
Order Management characteristics:
Checks for the total of open orders
Other Features:
It issuies visual alerts to the screen