Trend continuation factor (of averages)

Author: © mladen, 2018
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Trend continuation factor (of averages)
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#property copyright   "© mladen, 2018"

#property link        "mladenfx@gmail.com"

#property version     "1.00"

#property description "Trend continuation factor of average"

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

#property indicator_separate_window

#property indicator_buffers 5

#property indicator_plots   3

#property indicator_label1  "Filling"

#property indicator_type1   DRAW_FILLING

#property indicator_color1  clrDeepSkyBlue,clrSandyBrown

#property indicator_label2  "Trend continuation factor level up"

#property indicator_type2   DRAW_LINE

#property indicator_color2  clrDeepSkyBlue

#property indicator_width2  0

#property indicator_label3  "Trend continuation factor level down"

#property indicator_type3   DRAW_LINE

#property indicator_color3  clrSandyBrown

#property indicator_width3  0



//

//---

//



input int                inpPeriod     = 15;            // Period

input int                inpAvgPeriod  = 5;             // Pre-smoothing period

input ENUM_MA_METHOD     inpAvgMethod  = MODE_LWMA;     // Pre-smoothing method

input ENUM_APPLIED_PRICE inpPrice      = PRICE_CLOSE;   // Price



double valu[],vald[],fup[],fdn[],avg[]; 

string ª_maNames[] = {"SMA","EMA","SMMA","LWMA"};

int    ª_avgHandle,ª_maPeriod;



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

// Custom indicator initialization function

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



int OnInit()

{

   //

   //---

   //

         SetIndexBuffer(0,fup ,INDICATOR_DATA);     

         SetIndexBuffer(1,fdn ,INDICATOR_DATA);

         SetIndexBuffer(2,valu,INDICATOR_DATA); 

         SetIndexBuffer(3,vald,INDICATOR_DATA); 

         SetIndexBuffer(4,avg ,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);

         

         ª_maPeriod  = (inpAvgPeriod>1) ? inpAvgPeriod : 1;

         ª_avgHandle = iMA(_Symbol,0,ª_maPeriod ,0,inpAvgMethod,inpPrice); if (!_checkHandle(ª_avgHandle,ª_maNames[inpAvgMethod])) return(INIT_FAILED);

         

   //

   //---

   //

   IndicatorSetString(INDICATOR_SHORTNAME,"Trend continuation factor "+ª_maNames[inpAvgMethod]+" ("+(string)inpPeriod+","+(string)ª_maPeriod+")");

   return(INIT_SUCCEEDED);

}

void OnDeinit(const int reason) { return; }



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

// Custom indicator iteration function

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

//

//

//



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[])

{

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

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

         

         //

         //---

         //

         

         struct sTcfStruct

         {

            double plus_ch;

            double plus_cf;

            double minus_ch;

            double minus_cf;

            double up_dif;

            double dn_dif;

            double sum_up;

            double sum_dn;

         };

         static sTcfStruct m_array[];

         static int        m_arraySize=-1;

                       if (m_arraySize<rates_total) {  m_arraySize = ArrayResize(m_array,rates_total+500); if (m_arraySize<rates_total) return(0); }

         

   //

   //

   //

   

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

   {

      if (avg[i]==EMPTY_VALUE) avg[i]=close[i];

      if (i>0)

      {

         double _roc = avg[i]-avg[i-1];

             if(_roc>0) { m_array[i].plus_ch  =  _roc;  m_array[i].plus_cf  =  m_array[i].plus_ch +m_array[i-1].plus_cf;  m_array[i].minus_ch = m_array[i].minus_cf = 0;}

             else       { m_array[i].minus_ch = -_roc;  m_array[i].minus_cf =  m_array[i].minus_ch+m_array[i-1].minus_cf; m_array[i].plus_ch  = m_array[i].plus_cf  = 0;}

      }

      else m_array[i].plus_ch = m_array[i].minus_ch = m_array[i].plus_cf = m_array[i].minus_cf =  0;



      //

      //

      //

           

      m_array[i].up_dif = m_array[i].plus_ch-m_array[i].minus_cf;

      m_array[i].dn_dif = m_array[i].minus_ch-m_array[i].plus_cf;

      if (i>inpPeriod)

      {

         m_array[i].sum_up = m_array[i-1].sum_up+m_array[i].up_dif-m_array[i-inpPeriod].up_dif;

         m_array[i].sum_dn = m_array[i-1].sum_dn+m_array[i].dn_dif-m_array[i-inpPeriod].dn_dif;

      }               

      else

      {

         m_array[i].sum_up = m_array[i].up_dif;

         m_array[i].sum_dn = m_array[i].dn_dif;

         for (int k=1; k<inpPeriod && i>=k; k++)

         {

            m_array[i].sum_up += m_array[i-k].up_dif;

            m_array[i].sum_dn += m_array[i-k].dn_dif;

         }            

      }         

      valu[i] =  fup[i] = (m_array[i].sum_up>m_array[i].sum_dn) ? -m_array[i].sum_dn : m_array[i].sum_up;

      vald[i] =  fdn[i] = (m_array[i].sum_up<m_array[i].sum_dn) ? -m_array[i].sum_dn : m_array[i].sum_up;

   }

   return(i);

}



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

// Custom function(s)

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

//

//---

//



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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