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Auto-Pivot Plotter Labels
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Auto-Pivot Plotter Labels.mq4 |
//| Copyright © 2006, MetaQuotes Software Corp. |
//| http://www.metaquotes.net |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright © 2006, MetaQuotes Software Corp."
#property link "http://www.metaquotes.net"
#property link "Labels added by cja"
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Auto-Pivot Plotter V1-41.mq4 |
//| Copyright © 2006, Elton Treloar |
//| |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright © 2006, Elton Treloar"
#property link ""
#property indicator_chart_window
#property indicator_buffers 7
#property indicator_color1 Yellow
#property indicator_color2 Blue
#property indicator_color3 Red
#property indicator_color4 Blue
#property indicator_color5 Red
#property indicator_color6 Blue
#property indicator_color7 Red
//---- input parameters
extern int StartHour=0;
extern int StartMinute=0;
extern int DaysToPlot=15;
//---- buffers
double R3Buffer[];
double R2Buffer[];
double R1Buffer[];
double PBuffer[];
double S1Buffer[];
double S2Buffer[];
double S3Buffer[];
string Pivot="Pivot",Sup1="S 1", Res1="R 1";
string Sup2="S 2", Res2="R 2", Sup3="S 3", Res3="R 3";
int fontsize=10;
double P,S1,R1,S2,R2,S3,R3;
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int init()
{
//---- indicators
SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_LINE,0,2,);
SetIndexStyle(1,DRAW_LINE,0,1,);
SetIndexStyle(2,DRAW_LINE,0,1,);
SetIndexStyle(3,DRAW_LINE,0,1,);
SetIndexStyle(4,DRAW_LINE,0,1,);
SetIndexStyle(5,DRAW_LINE,0,1,);
SetIndexStyle(6,DRAW_LINE,0,1,);
SetIndexBuffer(0,PBuffer);
SetIndexBuffer(1,S1Buffer);
SetIndexBuffer(2,R1Buffer);
SetIndexBuffer(3,S2Buffer);
SetIndexBuffer(4,R2Buffer);
SetIndexBuffer(5,S3Buffer);
SetIndexBuffer(6,R3Buffer);
//----
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator deinitialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int deinit()
{
//----
ObjectDelete("Res3");
ObjectDelete("Res2");
ObjectDelete("Res1");
ObjectDelete("Pivot");
ObjectDelete("Sup1");
ObjectDelete("Sup2");
ObjectDelete("Sup3");
//----
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator iteration function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
{
int counted_bars=IndicatorCounted();
//---- indicator calculation
{
if (counted_bars==0)
if(counted_bars<0) return(-1);
//---- last counted bar will be recounted
if(counted_bars>0) counted_bars--;
ObjectCreate("Pivot", OBJ_TEXT, 0, 0,0);
ObjectSetText("Pivot", " Pivot ",fontsize,"tahoma ",Yellow);
SetIndexLabel(0, "Pivot Point");
ObjectCreate("Sup1", OBJ_TEXT, 0, 0, 0);
ObjectSetText("Sup1", " S1",fontsize,"tahoma ",DodgerBlue);
SetIndexLabel(1, "S1");
ObjectCreate("Res1", OBJ_TEXT, 0, 0, 0);
ObjectSetText("Res1", " R1",fontsize,"tahoma ",OrangeRed);
SetIndexLabel(2, "R1");
ObjectCreate("Sup2", OBJ_TEXT, 0, 0, 0);
ObjectSetText("Sup2", " S2",fontsize,"tahoma ",DodgerBlue);
SetIndexLabel(3, "S2");
ObjectCreate("Res2", OBJ_TEXT, 0, 0, 0);
ObjectSetText("Res2", " R2",fontsize,"tahoma ",OrangeRed);
SetIndexLabel(4, "R2");
ObjectCreate("Sup3", OBJ_TEXT, 0, 0, 0);
ObjectSetText("Sup3", " S3",fontsize,"tahoma ",DodgerBlue);
SetIndexLabel(5, "S3");
ObjectCreate("Res3", OBJ_TEXT, 0, 0, 0);
ObjectSetText("Res3", " R3",fontsize,"tahoma ",OrangeRed);
SetIndexLabel(6, "R3");
}
int limit=Bars-counted_bars;
int StartMinutesIntoDay=(StartHour*60)+StartMinute; // 8' o'clock x 60 = 480
int CloseMinutesIntoDay=StartMinutesIntoDay-Period(); //
// ****************************************************
// Check That cloes time isn't now a negative number.
// Correct if it is by adding a full day's worth
// of minutes.
// ****************************************************
if (CloseMinutesIntoDay<0)
{
CloseMinutesIntoDay=CloseMinutesIntoDay+1440;
}
// ****************************************************
// Establish the nuber of bars in a day.
// ****************************************************
int BarsInDay=1440/Period();
// ******************************************************************************************
// ******************************************************************************************
// Main Loop
// ******************************************************************************************
// ******************************************************************************************
for(int i=0; i<limit; i++)
{
// ***************************************************************************
// Only do all this if we are within the plotting range we want.
// i.e. DaysToPlot
// If DaysToPlot is "0" (zero) we plot ALL available data. This can be
// VERY slow with a large history and at small time frames. Expect to
// wait if plotting a year or more on a say a five minute chart. On my PC
// two years of data at Five Minutes takes around 30 seconds per indicator.
// i.e. 30 seconds for main pivot levels indicator then another 30 seconds
// to plot the seperate mid-levels indicator.
// ***************************************************************************
if ( (i<((DaysToPlot+1)*BarsInDay))||DaysToPlot==0) // Used to limit the number of days
{ // that are mapped out. Less waiting ;)
// *****************************************************
// Find previous day's opening and closing bars.
// *****************************************************
int PreviousClosingBar = FindLastTimeMatchFast(CloseMinutesIntoDay,i+1);
int PreviousOpeningBar = FindLastTimeMatchFast(StartMinutesIntoDay,PreviousClosingBar+1);
double PreviousHigh= High[PreviousClosingBar];
double PreviousLow = Low [PreviousClosingBar];
double PreviousClose = Close[PreviousClosingBar];
// *****************************************************
// Find previous day's high and low.
// *****************************************************
for (int SearchHighLow=PreviousClosingBar;SearchHighLow<(PreviousOpeningBar+1);SearchHighLow++)
{
if (High[SearchHighLow]>PreviousHigh) PreviousHigh=High[SearchHighLow];
if (Low[SearchHighLow]<PreviousLow) PreviousLow=Low[SearchHighLow];
}
// ************************************************************************
// Calculate Pivot lines and map into indicator buffers.
// ************************************************************************
{
double P = (PreviousHigh+PreviousLow+PreviousClose)/3;
double R1 = (2*P)-PreviousLow;
double S1 = (2*P)-PreviousHigh;
double R2 = P+(PreviousHigh - PreviousLow);
double S2 = P-(PreviousHigh - PreviousLow);
double R3 = (2*P)+(PreviousHigh-(2*PreviousLow));
double S3 = (2*P)-((2* PreviousHigh)-PreviousLow);
ObjectMove("Res3", 0, Time[i],R3);
ObjectMove("Res2", 0, Time[i],R2);
ObjectMove("Res1", 0, Time[i],R1);
ObjectMove("Pivot", 0, Time[i],P);
ObjectMove("Sup1", 0, Time[i],S1);
ObjectMove("Sup2", 0, Time[i],S2);
ObjectMove("Sup3", 0, Time[i],S3);
}
}
R3Buffer[i]=R3;
R2Buffer[i]=R2;
R1Buffer[i]=R1;
PBuffer[i]=P;
S1Buffer[i]=S1;
S2Buffer[i]=S2;
S3Buffer[i]=S3;
}
// Extra1[i]=OpenPriceAt+i;
// **********************************************
// Calculate the mid-levels in to the buffers.
// (for mid-levels version)
// **********************************************(Twe)
// Res1[i] =((R1-P)/2)+P; //M3
// Res2[i] =((R2-R1)/2)+R1; //M4
// Res3[i] =((R3-R2)/2)+R2;
// Supp1[i]=((P-S1)/2)+S1; //M2
// Supp2[i]=((S1-S2)/2)+S2; //M1
// Supp3[i]=((S2-S3)/2)+S3;
//End of 'DaysToPlot 'if' statement.
// ***************************************************************************************
// End of Main Loop
// ***************************************************************************************
// *****************************************
// Return from Start() (Main Routine)
return(0);
}
//+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
// END Custom indicator iteration function
//+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
// *****************************************************************************************
// *****************************************************************************************
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The following routine will use "StartingBar"'s time and use it to find the
// general area that SHOULD contain the bar that matches "TimeToLookFor"
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
int FindLastTimeMatchFast(int TimeToLookFor,int StartingBar)
{
int StartingBarsTime=(TimeHour(Time[StartingBar])*60)+TimeMinute(Time[StartingBar]);
// ***************************************************
// Check that our search isn't on the otherside of
// the midnight boundary and correct for calculations
// ***************************************************
if (StartingBarsTime<TimeToLookFor)
{
StartingBarsTime=StartingBarsTime+1440;
}
// ***************************************************
// Find out where the bar SHOULD be in time.
// ***************************************************
int HowFarBack=StartingBarsTime-TimeToLookFor;
// ***************************************************
// Translate that into Bars
// ***************************************************
int HowManyBarsBack=HowFarBack/Period();
// ***************************************************
// We've found our starting point
// Calculate it's relative time in minutes.
// ***************************************************
int SuggestedBar=StartingBar+HowManyBarsBack;
int SuggestedBarsTime=(TimeHour(Time[SuggestedBar])*60)+TimeMinute(Time[SuggestedBar]);
// ***************************************************
// If we have what we're after let's just skip the
// crap and return the position of the bar in the
// chart to our main routine
// ***************************************************
if (SuggestedBarsTime==TimeToLookFor)
{
return(SuggestedBar);
}
// ***************************************************
// Else find the difference in time from where we
// were supposed to find the bar.
// ***************************************************
int DeltaTimeFound=TimeToLookFor-SuggestedBarsTime;
int DeltaBarFound=DeltaTimeFound/Period();
// ***************************************************
// I'd be worried if Delta was below zero. Would mean
// that we have EXTRA bars in that day. Unlikely in
// the extreme.
// So I'm only checking for the other case.
// ...now let's search in a narrow range to find that
// bar we are after...
// ***************************************************
if (DeltaTimeFound>0)
{
for (int SearchCount=SuggestedBar ;SearchCount>(SuggestedBar-DeltaBarFound-2) ;SearchCount--)
{
// ******************************************************************************
// Find time (in minutes) of the current bar AND the two bars either side of it.
// This is done to allow for any missing bars in the data. i.e. If THE bar you
// were after were to be missing you'd never get a valid close/open time.
// This is the same reason for searching rather than just looking back a certain
// number of bars from the close time. Missing bars upset the count back and
// screw up all pivot calculations. There is still room for error but it's improved.
// The best calculations will come from having the best data. ...of course. :)
// ******************************************************************************
//
int PreviousBarsTime=(TimeHour(Time[SearchCount+1])*60)+TimeMinute(Time[SearchCount+1]);
int CurrentBarsTime=(TimeHour(Time[SearchCount])*60)+TimeMinute(Time[SearchCount]);
int NextBarsTime=(TimeHour(Time[SearchCount-1])*60)+TimeMinute(Time[SearchCount-1]);
if (CurrentBarsTime==TimeToLookFor)
{
return(SearchCount); // *** If current bar is what we are after than lets get out.
// *** without mucking about with the rest of the checks.
}
// **********************************
// Check that previous bar doesn't
// lay on a different day.
// Adjust if it is
// **********************************
if(PreviousBarsTime>CurrentBarsTime)
{
PreviousBarsTime=PreviousBarsTime-1440;
}
// **********************************
// Check that following bar doesn't
// lay on a different day.
// Adjust if it is.
// **********************************
if(NextBarsTime<CurrentBarsTime)
{
NextBarsTime=NextBarsTime+1440;
}
// ******************************************
// If this is the best we can get
// to the actual bar we are after, then
// exit, returning current bar number.
// *******************************************
if(PreviousBarsTime<TimeToLookFor)
{
if( TimeToLookFor<NextBarsTime)
{
return(SearchCount);
}
}
}
}
return (SuggestedBar);
}
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