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BollingerBands3b
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| BollingerBands%b.mq5 |
//| Copyright © 2004, MetaQuotes Software Corp. |
//| http://www.metaquotes.net |
//| Modified by Alejandro Galindo |
//| |
//| You are free to use it |
//| |
//| If you want and if this work/modification is helpful to you |
//| you can send me a PayPal donation to ag@elcactus.com |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright © 2004, MetaQuotes Software Corp."
#property link "http://www.metaquotes.net/"
//---- indicator version number
#property version "1.00"
//---- drawing indicator in a separate window
#property indicator_separate_window
//---- number of indicator buffers
#property indicator_buffers 1
//---- only one plot is used
#property indicator_plots 1
//+-----------------------------------+
//| Indicator drawing parameters |
//+-----------------------------------+
//---- drawing the indicator as a line
#property indicator_type1 DRAW_LINE
//---- clrMediumSlateBlue color is used as the color of the bullish line of the indicator
#property indicator_color1 clrMediumSlateBlue
//---- the indicator line is a continuous curve
#property indicator_style1 STYLE_SOLID
//---- indicator line width is equal to 1
#property indicator_width1 1
//---- displaying the indicator label
#property indicator_label1 "Bollinger Bands% b"
//+----------------------------------------------+
//| Parameters of displaying horizontal levels |
//+----------------------------------------------+
#property indicator_level1 0.0
#property indicator_levelcolor clrMagenta
#property indicator_levelstyle STYLE_DASHDOTDOT
//+-----------------------------------+
//| Declaration of constants |
//+-----------------------------------+
#define RESET 0 // The constant for getting the command for the indicator recalculation back to the terminal
//+-----------------------------------+
//| INDICATOR INPUT PARAMETERS |
//+-----------------------------------+
input uint BBPeriod=20; //middle line calculation period
input double StdDeviation=2; //deviation
input ENUM_APPLIED_PRICE applied_price=PRICE_CLOSE; //price type
input int Shift=0; //horizontal shift of the indicator in bars
//+-----------------------------------+
//---- Declaration of integer variables for the indicator handles
int Ind_Handle;
//---- indicator buffer
double IndBuffer[];
//---- Declaration of global variables
int min_rates_total;
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Bollinger Bands% b indicator initialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnInit()
{
//---- Initialization of variables of the start of data calculation
min_rates_total=int(BBPeriod);
//---- getting handle of the iBands indicator
Ind_Handle=iBands(NULL,0,BBPeriod,0,StdDeviation,applied_price);
if(Ind_Handle==INVALID_HANDLE) Print(" Failed to get handle of iBands indicator");
//---- set dynamic array as an indicator buffer
SetIndexBuffer(0,IndBuffer,INDICATOR_DATA);
//---- shifting the indicator horizontally by Shift
PlotIndexSetInteger(0,PLOT_SHIFT,Shift);
//---- performing the shift of beginning of indicator drawing
PlotIndexSetInteger(0,PLOT_DRAW_BEGIN,min_rates_total);
//---- setting the indicator values that won't be visible on a chart
PlotIndexSetDouble(0,PLOT_EMPTY_VALUE,EMPTY_VALUE);
//---- indexing elements in the buffer as time series
ArraySetAsSeries(IndBuffer,true);
//---- initializations of variable for indicator short name
string shortname;
StringConcatenate(shortname,"Bollinger Bands% b",BBPeriod,")");
//--- creation of the name to be displayed in a separate sub-window and in a pop up help
IndicatorSetString(INDICATOR_SHORTNAME,shortname);
//--- determining the accuracy of displaying the indicator values
IndicatorSetInteger(INDICATOR_DIGITS,_Digits+1);
//---- end of initialization
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Bollinger Bands% b iteration function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnCalculate(
const int rates_total, // amount of history in bars at the current tick
const int prev_calculated,// amount of history in bars at the previous tick
const datetime &time[],
const double &open[],
const double& high[], // price array of maximums of price for the calculation of indicator
const double& low[], // price array of price lows for the indicator calculation
const double &close[],
const long &tick_volume[],
const long &volume[],
const int &spread[]
)
{
//---- checking the number of bars to be enough for calculation
if(BarsCalculated(Ind_Handle)<rates_total || rates_total<min_rates_total) return(RESET);
//---- declaration of local variables
int to_copy,limit,bar;
double UpBB[],DnBB[];
//---- calculations of the necessary amount of data to be copied and
//the starting number limit for the bar recalculation loop
if(prev_calculated>rates_total || prev_calculated<=0)// checking for the first start of the indicator calculation
{
limit=rates_total-min_rates_total-1; // starting index for the calculation of all bars
}
else
{
limit=rates_total-prev_calculated; // starting index for the calculation of new bars
}
to_copy=limit+1;
//---- copy newly appeared data into the arrays
if(CopyBuffer(Ind_Handle,UPPER_BAND,0,to_copy,UpBB)<=0) return(RESET);
if(CopyBuffer(Ind_Handle,LOWER_BAND,0,to_copy,DnBB)<=0) return(RESET);
//---- indexing elements in arrays as timeseries
ArraySetAsSeries(UpBB,true);
ArraySetAsSeries(DnBB,true);
ArraySetAsSeries(close,true);
//---- main indicator calculation loop
for(bar=limit; bar>=0 && !IsStopped(); bar--) IndBuffer[bar]=(close[bar]-UpBB[bar])/(DnBB[bar]-UpBB[bar]);
//----
return(rates_total);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
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