Jaimo-JMA_v1
Download scriptThis script implements a sophisticated technical analysis tool known as the Jurik Moving Average (JMA). Unlike standard moving averages that often suffer from significant lag—where the indicator trails too far behind the actual price movement—the JMA is designed to provide a smooth, fluid line that remains highly responsive to current market trends.
Core Logic and Behavior
1. Dynamic Smoothing and Lag Reduction The primary objective of this logic is to balance two competing goals in trading: smoothness (filtering out "noise") and speed (reacting quickly to price changes). The script achieves this through a multi-layered mathematical approach. It doesn't just average the last few prices; it uses complex calculations to determine how much weight to give to new data versus historical data based on the current volatility of the market.
2. Adaptive Calculations The script evaluates the "phase" of the price movement. By analyzing the relationship between previous price points and current momentum, it adjusts its internal variables dynamically. This allows the indicator to:
- Stay "flat" or smooth during consolidation periods to prevent false signals.
- Tighten up and follow the price closely during sharp breakouts or rapid trends.
3. Input Customization The script allows users to define three specific parameters for two separate JMA lines (Blue and Red):
- Periods: Determines the overall "lookback" or window of data being analyzed. A smaller period makes the indicator more reactive, while a larger period makes it smoother.
- Applied Price: Allows the user to choose which price point the average is calculated on (e.g., Close, Open, High, Low, or a custom median).
- Offset: Adjusts the visual position of the line forward or backward on the chart for better alignment with specific trading styles.
4. Multi-Line Visualization The script generates two distinct lines simultaneously. By using different settings for each (such as one fast period and one slow period), traders can use the distance between the two lines to identify trend strength, momentum shifts, or potential reversal points.
Summary for the User
In simple terms, this tool acts like a "smart" filter. It cleans up the jagged movements of the market to show you the underlying trend. Because it uses the Jurik algorithm, it is specifically engineered to give you a much "cleaner" look at the price action than a standard moving average would, helping to identify the direction of the market with less delay and fewer false fluctuations.
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//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| JMA.mq4 |
//| Spiggy |
//| |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Spiggy"
#property link ""
#property indicator_buffers 2
#property indicator_chart_window
#property indicator_color1 Blue
#property indicator_color2 Red
//---- input parameters
extern int Periods_JMA1 = 5;
extern int AppliedPrice_JMA1 = 0;
extern int Offset_JMA1 = -1;
extern int Periods_JMA2 = 8;
extern int AppliedPrice_JMA2 = 1;
extern int Offset_JMA2 = 0;
//---- JMA Buffers
double ExtMapBuffer1[];
double ExtMapBuffer2[];
//---- JMA variables
int phase=0;
int BarCount=300;
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int init()
{
//---- JMA indicators
SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_LINE);
SetIndexStyle(1,DRAW_LINE);
SetIndexBuffer(0,ExtMapBuffer1);
SetIndexBuffer(1,ExtMapBuffer2);
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custor indicator deinitialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int deinit()
{
//----
//----
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator iteration function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start() {
JMA(1,Periods_JMA1,AppliedPrice_JMA1,Offset_JMA1);
JMA(2,Periods_JMA2,AppliedPrice_JMA2,Offset_JMA2);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator iteration function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int JMA(int OneOrTwo, int Periods, int PriceType, int Offset)
{
int counted_bars=IndicatorCounted();
//----
// variable definitions
bool firstTime=True;
int AccountedBars=0;
int jj=0;
int ii=0;
int shift=0;
double series=0;
double vv=0;
double v1=0;
double v2=0;
double v3=0;
double v4=0;
double s8=0;
double s10=0;
double s18=0;
double s20=0;
int v5=0;
int v6=0;
double s28=0;
double s30=0;
int s38=0;
int s40=0;
int s48=0;
int s50=0;
int s58=0;
int s60=0;
double s68=0;
double s70=0;
double f8=0;
double f10=0;
double f18=0;
double f20=0;
double f28=0;
double f30=0;
double f38=0;
double f40=0;
double f48=0;
double f50=0;
double f58=0;
double f60=0;
double f68=0;
double f70=0;
double f78=0;
double f80=0;
double f88=0;
double f90=0;
double f98=0;
double fA0=0;
double fA8=0;
double fB0=0;
double fB8=0;
double fC0=0;
double fC8=0;
double fD0=0;
double f0=0;
double fD8=0;
double fE0=0;
double fE8=0;
int fF0=0;
double fF8=0;
int value2=0;
double JMA=0;
double prevtime=0;
double list[127];
double ring1[127];
double ring2[10];
double buffer[61];
ArrayInitialize(list,0);
ArrayInitialize(ring1,0);
ArrayInitialize(ring2,0);
ArrayInitialize(buffer,0);
if (firstTime)
{
AccountedBars = Bars-BarCount;
firstTime=False;
}
if ((CurTime()-prevtime)<30)
return(-1);
prevtime=CurTime();
//SetLoopCount(0);
{
s28 = 63;
s30 = 64;
for ( ii = 1 ; ii <= s28 ; ii++)
{
list[ii] = -1000000;
}
for ( ii = s30 ; ii <= 127 ; ii++ )
{
list[ii] = 1000000;
}
f0 = 1;
}
//{--------------------------------------------------------------------}
for ( shift=BarCount ; shift >= 0 ; shift-- )
{
switch(PriceType) {
case 0:
series=Close[shift];
break;
case 1:
series=Open[shift];
break;
case 2:
series=High[shift];
break;
case 3:
series=Low[shift];
break;
case 4:
series=(High[shift]+Low[shift])/2;
break;
case 5:
series=(High[shift]+Low[shift]+Close[shift])/3;
break;
case 6:
series=(High[shift]+Low[shift]+Close[shift]+Close[shift])/4;
break;
}
if (fF0 < 61)
{
fF0= fF0 + 1;
buffer[fF0] = series;
}
//{--------------------------------------------------------------------}
// { main cycle }
if (fF0 > 30)
{
if (Periods < 1.0000000002)
{
f80 = 0.0000000001; //{1.0e-10}
}
else
{
f80 = (Periods - 1) / 2.0;
}
if (phase < -100)
{
f10 = 0.5;
}
else
{
if (phase > 100)
{
f10 = 2.5;
}
else
{
f10 = phase / 100 + 1.5;
}
}
v1 = MathLog(MathSqrt(f80));
v2 = v1;
if (v1 / MathLog(2.0) + 2.0 < 0.0)
{
v3 = 0;
}
else
{
v3 = v2 / MathLog(2.0) + 2.0;
}
f98 = v3;
if (0.5 <= f98 - 2.0)
{
f88 = f98 - 2.0;
}
else
{
f88 = 0.5;
}
f78 = MathSqrt(f80) * f98;
f90 = f78 / (f78 + 1.0);
f80 = f80 * 0.9;
f50 = f80 / (f80 + 2.0);
if (f0 != 0)
{
f0 = 0;
v5 = 0;
for ( ii = 1 ; ii <=29 ; ii++ )
{
if (buffer[ii+1] != buffer[ii])
{
v5 = 1.0;
}
}
fD8 = v5*30.0;
if (fD8 == 0)
{
f38 = series;
}
else
{
f38 = buffer[1];
}
f18 = f38;
if (fD8 > 29)
fD8 = 29;
}
else
fD8 = 0;
for ( ii = fD8 ; ii >= 0 ; ii-- )
{ //{ another bigcycle...}
value2=31-ii;
if (ii == 0)
{
f8 = series;
}
else
{
f8 = buffer[value2];
}
f28 = f8 - f18;
f48 = f8 - f38;
if (MathAbs(f28) > MathAbs(f48))
{
v2 = MathAbs(f28);
}
else
{
v2 = MathAbs(f48);
}
fA0 = v2;
vv = fA0 + 0.0000000001; //{1.0e-10;}
if (s48 <= 1)
{
s48 = 127;
}
else
{
s48 = s48 - 1;
}
if (s50 <= 1)
{
s50 = 10;
}
else
{
s50 = s50 - 1;
}
if (s70 < 128)
s70 = s70 + 1;
s8 = s8 + vv - ring2[s50];
ring2[s50] = vv;
if (s70 > 10)
{
s20 = s8 / 10;
}
else
s20 = s8 / s70;
if (s70 > 127)
{
s10 = ring1[s48];
ring1[s48] = s20;
s68 = 64;
s58 = s68;
while (s68 > 1)
{
if (list[s58] < s10)
{
s68 = s68 *0.5;
s58 = s58 + s68;
}
else
if (list[s58] <= s10)
{
s68 = 1;
}
else
{
s68 = s68 *0.5;
s58 = s58 - s68;
}
}
}
else
{
ring1[s48] = s20;
if (s28 + s30 > 127)
{
s30 = s30 - 1;
s58 = s30;
}
else
{
s28 = s28 + 1;
s58 = s28;
}
if (s28 > 96)
{
s38 = 96;
}
else
s38 = s28;
if (s30 < 32)
{
s40 = 32;
}
else
s40 = s30;
}
s68 = 64;
s60 = s68;
while (s68 > 1)
{
if (list[s60] >= s20)
{
if (list[s60 - 1] <= s20)
{
s68 = 1;
}
else
{
s68 = s68 *0.5;
s60 = s60 - s68;
}
}
else
{
s68 = s68 *0.5;
s60 = s60 + s68;
}
if ((s60 == 127) && (s20 > list[127]))
s60 = 128;
}
if (s70 > 127)
{
if (s58 >= s60)
{
if ((s38 + 1 > s60) && (s40 - 1 < s60))
{
s18 = s18 + s20;
}
else
if ((s40 > s60) && (s40 - 1 < s58))
s18 = s18 + list[s40 - 1];
}
else
if (s40 >= s60)
{
if ((s38 + 1 < s60) && (s38 + 1 > s58))
s18 = s18 + list[s38 + 1];
}
else
if (s38 + 2 > s60)
{
s18 = s18 + s20;
}
else
if ((s38 + 1 < s60) && (s38 + 1 > s58))
s18 = s18 + list[s38 + 1];
if (s58 > s60)
{
if ((s40 - 1 < s58) && (s38 + 1 > s58))
{
s18 = s18 - list[s58];
}
else
if ((s38 < s58) && (s38 + 1 > s60))
s18 = s18 - list[s38];
}
else
{
if ((s38 + 1 > s58) && (s40 - 1 < s58))
{
s18 = s18 - list[s58];
}
else
if ((s40 > s58) && (s40 < s60))
s18 = s18 - list[s40];
}
}
if (s58 <= s60)
{
if (s58 >= s60)
{
list[s60] = s20;
}
else
{
for ( jj = s58 + 1 ; jj <= s60 - 1 ; jj++ )
{
list[jj - 1] = list[jj];
}
list[s60 - 1] = s20;
}
}
else
{
for ( jj = s58 - 1 ; jj >= s60 ; jj-- )
{
list[jj + 1] = list[jj];
}
list[s60] = s20;
}
if (s70 <= 127)
{
s18 = 0;
for (jj = s40 ; jj <= s38 ; jj++)
{
s18 = s18 + list[jj];
}
}
f60 = s18 / (s38 - s40 + 1);
if (fF8 + 1 > 31)
{
fF8 = 31;
}
else
fF8 = fF8 + 1;
if (fF8 <= 30)
{
if (f28 > 0)
{
f18 = f8;
}
else
f18 = f8 - f28 * f90;
if (f48 < 0)
{
f38 = f8;
}
else
f38 = f8 - f48 * f90;
fB8 = series;
//{EasyLanguage does not have "continue" statement}
if (fF8 != 30)
{
continue;
}
if (fF8 == 30)
{
fC0 = series;
if (MathCeil(f78) >= 1)
{
v4 = MathCeil(f78);
}
else
v4 = 1;
fE8 = MathCeil(v4);
if (MathFloor(f78) >= 1)
{
v2 = MathFloor(f78);
}
else
v2 = 1;
fE0 = MathCeil(v2);
if (fE8 == fE0)
{
f68 = 1;
}
else
{
v4 = fE8 - fE0;
f68 = (f78 - fE0) / v4;
}
if (fE0 <= 29)
{
v5 = fE0;
}
else
v5 = 29;
if (fE8 <= 29)
{
v6 = fE8;
}
else
v6 = 29;
fA8 = (series - buffer[fF0 - v5]) * (1 - f68) / fE0 + (series - buffer[fF0 - v6]) * f68 / fE8;
}
}
else
{
if (f98 >= MathPow(fA0/f60, f88))
{
v1 = MathPow(fA0/f60, f88);
}
else
v1 = f98;
if (v1 < 1)
{
v2 = 1;
}
else
{
if (f98 >= MathPow(fA0/f60, f88))
{
v3 = MathPow(fA0/f60, f88);
}
else
v3 = f98;
v2 = v3;
}
f58 = v2;
f70 = MathPow(f90, MathSqrt(f58));
if (f28 > 0)
{
f18 = f8;
}
else
{
f18 = f8 - f28 * f70;
}
if (f48 < 0)
{
f38 = f8;
}
else
{
f38 = f8 - f48 * f70;
}
}
}
if (fF8 > 30)
{
f30 = MathPow(f50, f58);
fC0 = (1 - f30) * series + f30 * fC0;
fC8 = (series - fC0) * (1 - f50) + f50 * fC8;
fD0 = f10 * fC8 + fC0;
f20 = -f30 * 2;
f40 = f30 * f30;
fB0 = f20 + f40 + 1;
fA8 = (fD0 - fB8) * fB0 + f40 * fA8;
fB8 = fB8 + fA8;
}
JMA= fB8;
}
if (fF0 <= 30)
{
JMA=0;
}
if(OneOrTwo == 1) {
// Print ("JMA is " + JMA + " shift is " + shift);
ExtMapBuffer1[shift-Offset]=JMA;
} else {
// Print ("JMA is " + JMA + " shift is " + shift);
ExtMapBuffer2[shift-Offset]=JMA;
}
if (shift>0)
{
AccountedBars=AccountedBars+1;
}
}
//----
return(0);
}
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