Average trend (mtf)

Author: © mladen, 2019
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Average trend (mtf)
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#property copyright   "© mladen, 2019"

#property link        "mladenfx@gmail.com"

#property description "average trend"

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#property indicator_separate_window

#property indicator_buffers 6

#property indicator_plots   1

#property indicator_label1  "Average trend"

#property indicator_type1   DRAW_COLOR_LINE

#property indicator_style1  STYLE_SOLID

#property indicator_color1  clrDarkGray,clrDodgerBlue,clrSandyBrown

#property indicator_width1  2



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enum enTimeFrames

{

   tf_cu  = PERIOD_CURRENT, // Current time frame

   tf_m1  = PERIOD_M1,      // 1 minute

   tf_m2  = PERIOD_M2,      // 2 minutes

   tf_m3  = PERIOD_M3,      // 3 minutes

   tf_m4  = PERIOD_M4,      // 4 minutes

   tf_m5  = PERIOD_M5,      // 5 minutes

   tf_m6  = PERIOD_M6,      // 6 minutes

   tf_m10 = PERIOD_M10,     // 10 minutes

   tf_m12 = PERIOD_M12,     // 12 minutes

   tf_m15 = PERIOD_M15,     // 15 minutes

   tf_m20 = PERIOD_M20,     // 20 minutes

   tf_m30 = PERIOD_M30,     // 30 minutes

   tf_h1  = PERIOD_H1,      // 1 hour

   tf_h2  = PERIOD_H2,      // 2 hours

   tf_h3  = PERIOD_H3,      // 3 hours

   tf_h4  = PERIOD_H4,      // 4 hours

   tf_h6  = PERIOD_H6,      // 6 hours

   tf_h8  = PERIOD_H8,      // 8 hours

   tf_h12 = PERIOD_H12,     // 12 hours

   tf_d1  = PERIOD_D1,      // daily

   tf_w1  = PERIOD_W1,      // weekly

   tf_mn  = PERIOD_MN1,     // monthly

   tf_cp1 = -1,             // Next higher time frame

   tf_cp2 = -2,             // Second higher time frame

   tf_cp3 = -3              // Third higher time frame

};

input enTimeFrames       inpTimeFrame    = tf_cu;       // Time frame

input int                inpMaPeriod     = 35;          // Average period

input ENUM_MA_METHOD     inpMaMethod     = MODE_EMA;    // Average method

input ENUM_APPLIED_PRICE inpPrice        = PRICE_CLOSE; // Price

input double             inpAcceleration = 1.05;        // Acceleration factor

enum enIterpolate

{

   interolate_yes=(int)true, // Interpolate data when in multi time frame

   interolate_no =(int)false // Do not interpolate data when in multi time frame

};

input enIterpolate inpInterpolate = interolate_yes; // Interpolation



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double val[],valc[],avg[],trend[],step[],count[];

int _maHandle,_mtfHandle; 



ENUM_TIMEFRAMES _indicatorTimeFrame; string _indicatorName;

#define _mtfCall iCustom(_Symbol,_indicatorTimeFrame,_indicatorName,0,inpMaPeriod,inpMaMethod,inpPrice,inpAcceleration)



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int OnInit()

{

   SetIndexBuffer(0,val  ,INDICATOR_DATA);

   SetIndexBuffer(1,valc ,INDICATOR_COLOR_INDEX);

   SetIndexBuffer(2,avg  ,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);

   SetIndexBuffer(3,trend,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);

   SetIndexBuffer(4,step ,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);

   SetIndexBuffer(5,count,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);

   

   //

   //

   //

   

   _indicatorTimeFrame  = MathMax(_Period,timeFrameGet(inpTimeFrame)); 

      if (_indicatorTimeFrame != _Period) 

      { 

         _indicatorName = getIndicatorName(); 

         _mtfHandle     = _mtfCall; 

            if (!_checkHandle(_mtfHandle,"Target time frame instance")) return(INIT_FAILED); 

      }

      else { _maHandle  = iMA(_Symbol,0,inpMaPeriod,0,inpMaMethod,inpPrice); if (!_checkHandle(_maHandle,"average")) return(INIT_FAILED); }

   IndicatorSetString(INDICATOR_SHORTNAME,timeFrameToString(_indicatorTimeFrame)+" average ("+StringSubstr(EnumToString(inpMaMethod),5)+") trend ("+(string)inpMaPeriod+","+(string)inpAcceleration+")");

   return (INIT_SUCCEEDED);

  }

void OnDeinit(const int reason) { }



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int OnCalculate(const int rates_total,const int prev_calculated,const datetime &time[],

                const double &open[],

                const double &high[],

                const double &low[],

                const double &close[],

                const long &tick_volume[],

                const long &volume[],

                const int &spread[])

{



   //

   //---

   //

         if(_indicatorTimeFrame!=_Period)

         {

            double result[1]; if (CopyBuffer(_mtfHandle,5,0,1,result)<1) { ChartSetSymbolPeriod(0,_Symbol,_Period); return(prev_calculated); }



            //

            //---

            //

      

            #define _mtfRatio (double)PeriodSeconds((ENUM_TIMEFRAMES)_indicatorTimeFrame)/PeriodSeconds(_Period)

            int  n,k,i=MathMin(MathMax(prev_calculated-1,0),MathMax(rates_total-int(result[0]*_mtfRatio)-1,0)),_prevMark=-99; datetime _prevTime;

            for(; i<rates_total && !_StopFlag; i++)

            {

               int _currMark = iBarShift(_Symbol,_indicatorTimeFrame,time[i]); if (_currMark<0) continue;

               if (_currMark!=_prevMark)

               {

                  _prevMark =_currMark;

                  _prevTime = time[i];

                  #define _mtfCopy(_buff,_buffNo) { if(CopyBuffer(_mtfHandle,_buffNo,_currMark,1,result)<1) break; _buff[i]=result[0]; }

                          _mtfCopy(val ,0);

                          _mtfCopy(valc,1);

               }

               else 

               {

                  #define _mtfCopyValue(_buff) _buff[i] = _buff[i-1]; 

                          _mtfCopyValue(val);

                          _mtfCopyValue(valc);

               }                  

               

               //

               //---

               //



               if(!inpInterpolate) continue;

                  int _nextMark = (i<rates_total-1) ? iBarShift(_Symbol,_indicatorTimeFrame,time[i+1]) : _prevMark+1; if(_nextMark==_prevMark) continue;               

                  for (n=1; (i-n)> 0 && time[i-n] >= _prevTime; n++) continue;

                  for (k=1; (i-k)>=0 && k<n; k++)

                  {

                     #define _mtfInterpolate(_buff) _buff[i-k]=_buff[i]+(_buff[i-n]-_buff[i])*k/n

                             _mtfInterpolate(val);

                  }               

            }

            return(i);

         }

   

   //

   //

   //----------------------------------------

   //

   //

   

  

   int _copyCount = rates_total-prev_calculated+1; if (_copyCount>rates_total) _copyCount=rates_total;

         if (CopyBuffer(_maHandle,0,0,_copyCount,avg)!=_copyCount) return(prev_calculated);



   //

   //

   //

     

   int i=prev_calculated-1; if (i<0) i=0; for (; i<rates_total && !_StopFlag; i++)

   {

      if (i>0)

      {

         trend[i] = (avg[i]>avg[i-1]) ? 1 : (avg[i]<avg[i-1]) ? -1 : trend[i-1];

         step[i]  = (trend[i]!=trend[i-1]) ? 0.01 : step[i-1]*inpAcceleration;

         val[i]   = (val[i-1]+trend[i]*step[i]);

      }

      else { trend[i] = 0; step[i] = 0.01; val[i] = 0; }         

      valc[i] = (trend[i]==1) ? 1 : (trend[i]==-1) ? 2 : 0;

   }

   count[rates_total-1]=MathMax(i-prev_calculated+1,1);

   return(i);

}



//------------------------------------------------------------------

// Custom functions

//------------------------------------------------------------------

//

//---

//



ENUM_TIMEFRAMES _tfsPer[]={PERIOD_M1,PERIOD_M2,PERIOD_M3,PERIOD_M4,PERIOD_M5,PERIOD_M6,PERIOD_M10,PERIOD_M12,PERIOD_M15,PERIOD_M20,PERIOD_M30,PERIOD_H1,PERIOD_H2,PERIOD_H3,PERIOD_H4,PERIOD_H6,PERIOD_H8,PERIOD_H12,PERIOD_D1,PERIOD_W1,PERIOD_MN1};

string          _tfsStr[]={"1 minute","2 minutes","3 minutes","4 minutes","5 minutes","6 minutes","10 minutes","12 minutes","15 minutes","20 minutes","30 minutes","1 hour","2 hours","3 hours","4 hours","6 hours","8 hours","12 hours","daily","weekly","monthly"};



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string timeFrameToString(int period)

{

   if(period==PERIOD_CURRENT)

      period=_Period;

   int i; for(i=0;i<ArraySize(_tfsPer);i++) if(period==_tfsPer[i]) break;

   return(_tfsStr[i]);

}



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//



ENUM_TIMEFRAMES timeFrameGet(int period)

{

   int _shift = (period<0 ? MathAbs(period) : 0); if (period<=0) period=_Period;

   int i; for(i=0;i<ArraySize(_tfsPer);i++) if(period==_tfsPer[i]) break;

      return(_tfsPer[(int)MathMin(i+_shift,ArraySize(_tfsPer)-1)]);

}



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string getIndicatorName()

{

   string _path=MQL5InfoString(MQL5_PROGRAM_PATH); StringToLower(_path);

   string _partsA[];

   int    _partsN = StringSplit(_path,StringGetCharacter("\\",0),_partsA);

   string name=_partsA[_partsN-1]; for(int n=_partsN-2; n>=0 && _partsA[n]!="indicators"; n--) name=_partsA[n]+"\\"+name;

   return(name);

}



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bool _checkHandle(int _handle, string _description)

{

   static int  _chandles[];

          int  _size   = ArraySize(_chandles);

          bool _answer = (_handle!=INVALID_HANDLE);

          if  (_answer)

               { ArrayResize(_chandles,_size+1); _chandles[_size]=_handle; }

          else { for (int i=_size-1; i>=0; i--) IndicatorRelease(_chandles[i]); ArrayResize(_chandles,0); Alert(_description+" initialization failed"); }

   return(_answer);

}  

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