ADX Extremum Alert

Author: Copyright © 2020, Vladimir Karputov
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ADX Extremum Alert
ÿþ//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//|                                           ADX Extremum Alert.mq5 |

//|                              Copyright © 2020, Vladimir Karputov |

//|                     https://www.mql5.com/ru/market/product/43161 |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

#property copyright "Copyright © 2020, Vladimir Karputov"

#property link      "https://www.mql5.com/ru/market/product/43161"

#property version   "1.000"

#property indicator_chart_window

#property indicator_buffers 5

#property indicator_plots   2

//--- plot BUY

#property indicator_label1  "BUY"

#property indicator_type1   DRAW_ARROW

#property indicator_color1  clrRoyalBlue

#property indicator_style1  STYLE_SOLID

#property indicator_width1  1

//--- plot SELL

#property indicator_label2  "SELL"

#property indicator_type2   DRAW_ARROW

#property indicator_color2  clrOrangeRed

#property indicator_style2  STYLE_SOLID

#property indicator_width2  1

//--- input parameters

input int      Inp_ADX_adx_period   = 14;             // ADX: averaging period

input string   InpSoundName         = "alert2.wav";   // Alert sound name

input uchar    InpBuyArrowCode      = 159;            // Arrow code "BUY"

input int      InpBuyArrowShift     = -5;             // Arrow shift "BUY" (vertical shift of in pixels)

input uchar    InpSellArrowCode     = 159;            // Arrow code "SELL"

input int      InpSellArrowShift    = 5;              // Arrow shift "SELL" (vertical shift of in pixels)

//--- indicator buffers

double   BUYBuffer[];

double   SELLBuffer[];

double   ADXBuffer[];

double   DI_plusBuffer[];

double   DI_minusBuffer[];

//---

int      handle_iADX;            // variable for storing the handle of the iADX indicator

datetime m_last_buy_signal=0;    // "0" -> D'1970.01.01 00:00';

datetime m_last_sell_signal=0;   // "0" -> D'1970.01.01 00:00';

int      bars_calculated=0;      // we will keep the number of values in the Average Directional Movement Index indicator

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| Custom indicator initialization function                         |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

int OnInit()

  {

   if(Period()>PERIOD_D1)

     {

      string err_text=(TerminalInfoString(TERMINAL_LANGUAGE)=="Russian")?

                      ""09<D@59< =5 <>65B 1KBL 1>;LH5 D1!":

                      "Timeframe can not be greater than D1!";

      //--- when testing, we will only output to the log about incorrect input parameters

      if(MQLInfoInteger(MQL_TESTER))

        {

         Print(__FUNCTION__,", ERROR: ",err_text);

         return(INIT_FAILED);

        }

      else // if the Expert Advisor is run on the chart, tell the user about the error

        {

         Alert(__FUNCTION__,", ERROR: ",err_text);

         return(INIT_PARAMETERS_INCORRECT);

        }

     }

//--- indicator buffers mapping

   SetIndexBuffer(0,BUYBuffer,INDICATOR_DATA);

   SetIndexBuffer(1,SELLBuffer,INDICATOR_DATA);

   SetIndexBuffer(2,ADXBuffer,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);

   SetIndexBuffer(3,DI_plusBuffer,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);

   SetIndexBuffer(4,DI_minusBuffer,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);

//--- setting a code from the Wingdings charset as the property of PLOT_ARROW

   PlotIndexSetInteger(0,PLOT_ARROW,InpBuyArrowCode);

   PlotIndexSetInteger(1,PLOT_ARROW,InpSellArrowCode);

//--- set the vertical shift of arrows in pixels

   PlotIndexSetInteger(0,PLOT_ARROW_SHIFT,InpBuyArrowShift);

   PlotIndexSetInteger(1,PLOT_ARROW_SHIFT,InpSellArrowShift);

//--- set an empty value

   PlotIndexSetDouble(0,PLOT_EMPTY_VALUE,EMPTY_VALUE);

//--- create handle of the indicator iADX

   handle_iADX=iADX(Symbol(),Period(),Inp_ADX_adx_period);

//--- if the handle is not created

   if(handle_iADX==INVALID_HANDLE)

     {

      //--- tell about the failure and output the error code

      PrintFormat("Failed to create handle of the iADX indicator for the symbol %s/%s, error code %d",

                  Symbol(),

                  EnumToString(Period()),

                  GetLastError());

      //--- the indicator is stopped early

      return(INIT_FAILED);

     }

//---

   string short_name=StringFormat("ADX Extremum(%d)",Inp_ADX_adx_period);

   IndicatorSetString(INDICATOR_SHORTNAME,short_name);

//---

   return(INIT_SUCCEEDED);

  }

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| 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[])

  {

//--- number of values copied from the iADX indicator

   int values_to_copy;

//--- determine the number of values calculated in the indicator

   int calculated=BarsCalculated(handle_iADX);

   if(calculated<=0)

     {

      PrintFormat("BarsCalculated() returned %d, error code %d",calculated,GetLastError());

      return(0);

     }

//--- if it is the first start of calculation of the indicator or if the number of values in the iADX indicator changed

//---or if it is necessary to calculated the indicator for two or more bars (it means something has changed in the price history)

   if(prev_calculated==0 || calculated!=bars_calculated || rates_total>prev_calculated+1)

     {

      //--- if the iADXBuffer array is greater than the number of values in the iADX indicator for symbol/period, then we don't copy everything

      //--- otherwise, we copy less than the size of indicator buffers

      if(calculated>rates_total)

         values_to_copy=rates_total;

      else

         values_to_copy=calculated;

     }

   else

     {

      //--- it means that it's not the first time of the indicator calculation, and since the last call of OnCalculate()

      //--- for calculation not more than one bar is added

      values_to_copy=(rates_total-prev_calculated)+1;

     }

//--- fill the array with values of the Average Directional Movement Index indicator

//--- if FillArraysFromBuffer returns false, it means the information is nor ready yet, quit operation

   if(!FillArraysFromBuffers(ADXBuffer,DI_plusBuffer,DI_minusBuffer,handle_iADX,values_to_copy))

      return(0);

//--- memorize the number of values in the Average Directional Movement Index indicator

   bars_calculated=calculated;

//---

   int limit=prev_calculated-1;

   if(prev_calculated==0)

      limit=0;

//---

   string comment="";

   for(int i=limit; i<rates_total; i++)

     {

      if(i==0)

        {

         BUYBuffer[i]=EMPTY_VALUE;

         SELLBuffer[i]=EMPTY_VALUE;

         continue;

        }

      if(DI_plusBuffer[i-1]<DI_minusBuffer[i-1] && DI_plusBuffer[i]>DI_minusBuffer[i])

        {

         MqlDateTime SDateTime;

         TimeToStruct(time[i],SDateTime);

         SDateTime.hour=0;

         SDateTime.min=0;

         SDateTime.sec=0;

         datetime time_d1=StructToTime(SDateTime);

         double arr_high[];

         int result=CopyHigh(Symbol(),Period(),time_d1,time[i],arr_high);

         if(result<1)

            BUYBuffer[i]=EMPTY_VALUE;

         else

            BUYBuffer[i]=arr_high[ArrayMaximum(arr_high,0,WHOLE_ARRAY)];

        }

      else

         BUYBuffer[i]=EMPTY_VALUE;

      //---

      if(DI_plusBuffer[i-1]>DI_minusBuffer[i-1] && DI_plusBuffer[i]<DI_minusBuffer[i])

        {

         MqlDateTime SDateTime;

         TimeToStruct(time[i],SDateTime);

         SDateTime.hour=0;

         SDateTime.min=0;

         SDateTime.sec=0;

         datetime time_d1=StructToTime(SDateTime);

         double arr_low[];

         int result=CopyLow(Symbol(),Period(),time_d1,time[i],arr_low);

         if(result<1)

            SELLBuffer[i]=EMPTY_VALUE;

         else

            SELLBuffer[i]=arr_low[ArrayMinimum(arr_low,0,WHOLE_ARRAY)];

        }

      else

         SELLBuffer[i]=EMPTY_VALUE;

     }

//--- alert

   if(BUYBuffer[rates_total-1]!=EMPTY_VALUE)

     {

      if(m_last_buy_signal!=time[rates_total-1])

        {

         m_last_buy_signal=time[rates_total-1];

         PlaySound(InpSoundName);

         Alert("ADX Extremum Alert BUY ("+TimeToString(time[rates_total-1],TIME_DATE|TIME_MINUTES)+")");

        }

     }

   if(SELLBuffer[rates_total-1]!=EMPTY_VALUE)

     {

      if(m_last_sell_signal!=time[rates_total-1])

        {

         m_last_sell_signal=time[rates_total-1];

         PlaySound(InpSoundName);

         Alert("ADX Extremum Alert SELL ("+TimeToString(time[rates_total-1],TIME_DATE|TIME_MINUTES)+")");

        }

     }

//--- return the prev_calculated value for the next call

   return(rates_total);

  }

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| Filling indicator buffers from the iADX indicator                |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

bool FillArraysFromBuffers(double &adx_values[],      // indicator buffer of the ADX line

                           double &DIplus_values[],   // indicator buffer for DI+

                           double &DIminus_values[],  // indicator buffer for DI-

                           int ind_handle,            // handle of the iADX indicator

                           int amount                 // number of copied values

                          )

  {

//--- reset error code

   ResetLastError();

//--- fill a part of the iADXBuffer array with values from the indicator buffer that has 0 index

   if(CopyBuffer(ind_handle,0,0,amount,adx_values)<0)

     {

      //--- if the copying fails, tell the error code

      PrintFormat("Failed to copy data from the iADX indicator, error code %d",GetLastError());

      //--- quit with zero result - it means that the indicator is considered as not calculated

      return(false);

     }

//--- fill a part of the DI_plusBuffer array with values from the indicator buffer that has index 1

   if(CopyBuffer(ind_handle,1,0,amount,DIplus_values)<0)

     {

      //--- if the copying fails, tell the error code

      PrintFormat("Failed to copy data from the iADX indicator, error code %d",GetLastError());

      //--- quit with zero result - it means that the indicator is considered as not calculated

      return(false);

     }

//--- fill a part of the DI_minusBuffer array with values from the indicator buffer that has index 2

   if(CopyBuffer(ind_handle,2,0,amount,DIminus_values)<0)

     {

      //--- if the copying fails, tell the error code

      PrintFormat("Failed to copy data from the iADX indicator, error code %d",GetLastError());

      //--- quit with zero result - it means that the indicator is considered as not calculated

      return(false);

     }

//--- everything is fine

   return(true);

  }

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

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