BreakOut_BOX_5HML

Author: Morning Star

This script is designed for the MetaTrader 4 platform to visually organize trading sessions into distinct "boxes" on a price chart. It allows traders to identify specific price zones, high/low ranges, and significant price levels over a historical period (up to 50 days) based on customized timeframes.

Core Functionality

The script identifies two main time periods (Period A and Period B) within a single day. Depending on how you configure the settings, it draws several types of visual aids:

High/Low Boxes: The script automatically finds the highest and lowest prices reached during your specified times and draws rectangles to mark those boundaries. This helps in identifying "breakout" levels where price might leave a established range.
Open/Close Visuals: Instead of looking at highs and lows, you can switch the logic to highlight the "Open" and "Close" prices of specific periods. The script will draw boxes or lines connecting these points, helping you see how far the price traveled relative to where it started.
Median Lines: It can calculate and draw a center line (the midpoint between the high and low) for your defined periods, providing a visual "balance" point for the price action.

Key Visual Features

Dynamic Coloring: The script includes settings to change colors based on price movement. For example, it can change the color of a box if the closing price is lower than the opening price, providing an immediate visual cue regarding market sentiment.
Breakout Bands & Alerts: You can define "Bands" (extra buffer space) above and below the primary rectangles. The script identifies these as potential breakout zones and includes the infrastructure to trigger alerts when the price moves into these specific areas.
Historical Mapping: Rather than just showing today's data, the script automatically loops backward through previous days (excluding weekends) to populate the chart with historical boxes. This allows you to see how past sessions behaved and identify recurring patterns.

User Customization

The logic is highly flexible, offering several ways to tailor the visual output:

Time Flexibility: You can set specific start and end times for your periods, even if they cross over into different calendar days.
Visual Style: You can choose whether the boxes are solid filled shapes or just thin outlines, and you can toggle dotted vs. solid lines to differentiate between types of data (e.g., making Period A a dotted line and Period B a solid one).
Unique Identification: The script uses a Unique ID system, which means you can run multiple versions of the indicator on the same chart without them interfering with each other or overwriting each other's drawings.

Summary for the Trader

Essentially, this tool transforms raw price data into a structured "map." By boxing out specific sessions, it helps you ignore the noise of the rest of the day and focus specifically on how the market behaves during your preferred trading windows, highlighting key support/resistance levels and breakout opportunities automatically.

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BreakOut_BOX_5HML

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                               BreakOut_BOX_5.mq4 |
//|                                                        hapalkos  |
//|                                                       2007.02.16 |
//|      Code based on TIME1_modified.mq4 shown below                |
//|         posted to Forex Factory by glenn5t                       |
//|      Concept of the break-out box form by Markj                  |
//|                                                                  |
//|   ++ modified so that rectangles do not overlay                  |
//|   ++ this makes color selection more versatile                   |
//|  +++ code consolidated to facilitate changes                     |
//|  +++ changed Period B rectangle and added offset value           |
//|  +++ corrected error in bar selection code                       |
//| ++++ added ability to cross 00:00(nextDayA, nextDayB)            |
//| ++++ added Unique ID to allow for multiple indicators            |
//| ++++ added ability to delete rectangles specific to an indicator |
//|+++++ added Open/Close boxes and lines per Accrete                |
//|+++++ added Alerts - can be used with Tesla's Alerter EA          |
//|+++++ added Median Line - added by Accrete : )                    |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "hapalkos"
#property link      ""

#property indicator_chart_window               // Configuration for daily candle bodies

extern string UniqueID        = "BreakOutBox_HML";  // --- Server Time --- GMT+2 ---
extern int    NumberOfDays    = 50;        
extern string periodA_begin   = "00:00";     // Day0
extern string periodA_end     = "23:59";     // Day1
extern int    nextDayA        = 0;           // Set to zero if periodA_begin and periodA_end are on the same day.
                                             // Set to one if periodA_end is on the next day.
extern string periodB_end     = "23:59";     // Day1
extern int    nextDayB        = 0;           // Set to zero if periodA_begin and periodB_end are on the same day.
                                             // Set to one if periodB_end is on the next day.
extern color  rectAB_color1      = DimGray; 
extern color  rectAB_color2      = Gray;  // second rectangle color to indicate relative position of Open/Close
extern bool   rectAB_background  = true;        // true - filled solid; false - outline
extern color  rectA_color        = Yellow;
extern bool   rectA_background   = false;       // true - filled solid; false - outline
extern color  rectB1_color       = DimGray;
extern bool   rectB1_background  = false;       // true - filled solid; false - outline
extern int    rectB1_band        = 0;           // Box Break-Out Band for the Period B rectangle
extern color  rectsB2_color      = SkyBlue;
extern bool   rectsB2_background = false;        // true - filled solid, false - outline
extern int    rectsB2_band       = 5;           // Box Break-Out Band for the two upper and lower rectangles
extern bool   OpenClose          = false;        // false - High/Low boxes;  true - Open/Close boxes
extern color  OpenLineColor      = Lime;
extern color  CloseLineColor     = Magenta;
extern color  MedianLineColor    = Yellow;
extern bool   rectA_close_begin  = true;        // false - period A close indication line begins at end of period A;  true - period A close line is drawn from beginning of period A
extern bool   periodB_ALERTS     = false;       // Alerts are set on the upper and lower sides of the upper and lower rectangles - rectsB2
                                                // rectsB2_band determines the location of the Alerts
                                                // Alert_xx added to the decription so that Alerts can be activated by Tesla's Alerter EA

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function                         |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void init() {
  DeleteObjects();
}

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custor indicator deinitialization function                       |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void deinit() {
  DeleteObjects();
return(0);
}

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Remove all indicator Rectangles                                  |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void DeleteObjects() {
      datetime dtTradeDate=TimeCurrent();
      
      if(OpenClose) string sRectABname = " BoxOC  ";
         else sRectABname = " BoxHL  ";

  for (int i=0; i<NumberOfDays; i++) {
  
    ObjectDelete(UniqueID + sRectABname + TimeToStr(dtTradeDate,TIME_DATE));
    ObjectDelete(UniqueID + " BoxOpen  " + TimeToStr(dtTradeDate,TIME_DATE));
    ObjectDelete(UniqueID + " BoxClose  " + TimeToStr(dtTradeDate,TIME_DATE));    
    ObjectDelete(UniqueID + " BoxBO_High  " + TimeToStr(dtTradeDate,TIME_DATE));
    ObjectDelete(UniqueID + " BoxBO_HIGH ALERT " + TimeToStr(dtTradeDate,TIME_DATE));
    ObjectDelete(UniqueID + " BoxBO_Low  " + TimeToStr(dtTradeDate,TIME_DATE));
    ObjectDelete(UniqueID + " BoxBO_LOW ALERT  " + TimeToStr(dtTradeDate,TIME_DATE));    
    ObjectDelete(UniqueID + " BoxPeriodA  " + TimeToStr(dtTradeDate,TIME_DATE));
    ObjectDelete(UniqueID + " BoxPeriodB  " + TimeToStr(dtTradeDate,TIME_DATE));
    
    ObjectDelete(UniqueID + " BoxMedian  " + TimeToStr(dtTradeDate,TIME_DATE));
    
 
    
    dtTradeDate=decrementTradeDate(dtTradeDate);
    while (TimeDayOfWeek(dtTradeDate) > 5 || TimeDayOfWeek(dtTradeDate) < 1 ) dtTradeDate = decrementTradeDate(dtTradeDate);     // Removed Sundays from plots
    }     
 return(0); 
}

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator iteration function                              |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void start() {
  datetime dtTradeDate=TimeCurrent();
  
        if(OpenClose) string sRectABname = " BoxOC  ";
         else sRectABname = " BoxHL  ";

  for (int i=0; i<NumberOfDays; i++) {
  
    DrawObjects(dtTradeDate, UniqueID + sRectABname+ TimeToStr(dtTradeDate,TIME_DATE), periodA_begin, periodA_end, periodB_end, rectAB_color1,rectAB_color2, 0, 1, rectAB_background,nextDayA,nextDayB,OpenClose,false);
    DrawObjects(dtTradeDate, UniqueID + " BoxOpen  " + TimeToStr(dtTradeDate,TIME_DATE), periodA_begin, periodA_end, periodB_end, rectAB_color1,rectAB_color2, 0, 6, false,nextDayA,nextDayB,OpenClose, true);
    DrawObjects(dtTradeDate, UniqueID + " BoxClose  " + TimeToStr(dtTradeDate,TIME_DATE), periodA_begin, periodA_end, periodB_end, rectAB_color1,rectAB_color2,  0, 7, false,nextDayA,nextDayB,OpenClose,false);
    DrawObjects(dtTradeDate, UniqueID + " BoxBO_High  " + TimeToStr(dtTradeDate,TIME_DATE), periodA_begin, periodA_end, periodB_end, rectsB2_color,rectAB_color2,  rectsB2_band,2,rectsB2_background,nextDayA,nextDayB,OpenClose,false);
    if(periodB_ALERTS) DrawObjects(dtTradeDate, UniqueID + " BoxBO_HIGH ALERT " + TimeToStr(dtTradeDate,TIME_DATE), periodA_begin, periodA_end, periodB_end, rectsB2_color,rectAB_color2,  rectsB2_band,8,false,nextDayA,nextDayB,OpenClose,false);
    DrawObjects(dtTradeDate, UniqueID + " BoxBO_Low  " + TimeToStr(dtTradeDate,TIME_DATE), periodA_begin, periodA_end, periodB_end, rectsB2_color,rectAB_color2,  rectsB2_band,3,rectsB2_background,nextDayA,nextDayB,OpenClose,false);
    if(periodB_ALERTS) DrawObjects(dtTradeDate, UniqueID + " BoxBO_LOW ALERT  " + TimeToStr(dtTradeDate,TIME_DATE), periodA_begin, periodA_end, periodB_end, rectsB2_color,rectAB_color2,  rectsB2_band,9,false,nextDayA,nextDayB,OpenClose,false);
    DrawObjects(dtTradeDate, UniqueID + " BoxPeriodA  " + TimeToStr(dtTradeDate,TIME_DATE), periodA_begin, periodA_end, periodA_end, rectA_color,rectAB_color2,  0,4, rectA_background,nextDayA,nextDayB,OpenClose,false);
    DrawObjects(dtTradeDate, UniqueID + " BoxPeriodB  " + TimeToStr(dtTradeDate,TIME_DATE), periodA_begin, periodA_end, periodB_end, rectB1_color,rectAB_color2,  rectB1_band,5, rectB1_background,nextDayA,nextDayB,OpenClose, false);
    
    DrawObjects(dtTradeDate, UniqueID + " BoxMedian  " + TimeToStr(dtTradeDate,TIME_DATE), periodA_begin, periodA_end, periodB_end, rectAB_color1,rectAB_color2,  0, 10, false,nextDayA,nextDayB,OpenClose,false);
   
    
    dtTradeDate=decrementTradeDate(dtTradeDate);
    while (TimeDayOfWeek(dtTradeDate) > 5 || TimeDayOfWeek(dtTradeDate) < 1 ) dtTradeDate = decrementTradeDate(dtTradeDate);     // Removed Sundays from plots
  }
}

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Create Objects - Rectangles and Trend lines                      |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

void DrawObjects(datetime dtTradeDate, string sObjName, string sTimeBegin, string sTimeEnd, string sTimeObjEnd, color cObjColor1, color cObjColor2, int iOffSet, int iForm, bool background, int nextDayA, int nextDayB, bool OpenClose, bool rectA_close_begin) {
  datetime dtTimeBegin, dtTimeEnd, dtTimeObjEnd;
  double   dPriceHigh,  dPriceLow, dPriceOpen, dPriceMedian, dPriceClose;
  int      iBarBegin,   iBarEnd;
  string   sObjDesc;

  dtTimeBegin = StrToTime(TimeToStr(dtTradeDate, TIME_DATE) + " " + sTimeBegin);
  dtTimeEnd = StrToTime(TimeToStr(dtTradeDate, TIME_DATE) + " " + sTimeEnd);
  dtTimeObjEnd = StrToTime(TimeToStr(dtTradeDate, TIME_DATE) + " " + sTimeObjEnd);
  
  if(nextDayA == 1) dtTimeEnd = dtTimeEnd + 86400;
  if(nextDayB == 1) dtTimeObjEnd = dtTimeObjEnd + 86400;
  if(nextDayA == 1 && TimeDayOfWeek(dtTradeDate) == 5) dtTimeEnd = dtTimeEnd + (2 * 86400);
  if(nextDayB == 1 && TimeDayOfWeek(dtTradeDate) == 5) dtTimeObjEnd = dtTimeObjEnd + (2 * 86400);
      
  iBarBegin = iBarShift(NULL, 0, dtTimeBegin)+1;                                    // added 1 to bar count to correct calculation for highest price for the period
  iBarEnd = iBarShift(NULL, 0, dtTimeEnd)+1;                                        // added 1 to bar count to correct calculation for lowest price for the period 
  
   dPriceHigh  = High[Highest(NULL, 0, MODE_HIGH, (iBarBegin)-iBarEnd, iBarEnd)];
   dPriceLow   = Low [Lowest (NULL, 0, MODE_LOW , (iBarBegin)-iBarEnd, iBarEnd)];
   dPriceOpen  = Open[iBarBegin-1];                                                 // Open/Close added to enable Open/Close rectangles
   dPriceClose = Close[iBarEnd];
   dPriceMedian = (dPriceHigh + dPriceLow)/2;
   
      if(OpenClose){                                                                // Selection of extremes of Open/Close values
         dPriceHigh = MathMax(dPriceOpen, dPriceClose);
         dPriceLow  = MathMin(dPriceOpen, dPriceClose);
         dPriceMedian = MathMin(dPriceOpen, dPriceClose); 
         }
  
//---- High-Low Rectangle - Period A and B combined
   if(iForm==1){  
      ObjectCreate(sObjName, OBJ_RECTANGLE, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_TIME1 , dtTimeBegin);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_TIME2 , dtTimeObjEnd);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_PRICE1, dPriceHigh);  
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_PRICE2, dPriceLow);
//      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_PRICE2, dPriceMedian);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_STYLE, STYLE_DOT);
      if(dPriceClose<dPriceOpen && OpenClose==true) cObjColor1 = cObjColor2;        // Color change of rectangle dependent on Open/Close positions
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_COLOR, cObjColor1);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_BACK, background);
   }
   
//---- Upper Rectangle  - Period B
  if(iForm==2){
      ObjectCreate(sObjName, OBJ_RECTANGLE, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_TIME1 , dtTimeEnd);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_TIME2 , dtTimeObjEnd);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_PRICE1, dPriceHigh);      
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_PRICE2, dPriceHigh + iOffSet*Point);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_STYLE, STYLE_SOLID);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_COLOR, cObjColor1);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_BACK, background);
   }
 
 //---- Lower Rectangle - Period B
  if(iForm==3){
      ObjectCreate(sObjName, OBJ_RECTANGLE, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_TIME1 , dtTimeEnd);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_TIME2 , dtTimeObjEnd);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_PRICE1, dPriceLow - iOffSet*Point);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_PRICE2, dPriceLow);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_STYLE, STYLE_SOLID);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_COLOR, cObjColor1);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_BACK, background);
   }

//---- Period A Rectangle
  if(iForm==4){
      ObjectCreate(sObjName, OBJ_RECTANGLE, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_TIME1 , dtTimeBegin);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_TIME2 , dtTimeEnd);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_PRICE1, dPriceHigh);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_PRICE2, dPriceLow);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_STYLE, STYLE_DOT);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_COLOR, cObjColor1);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_WIDTH, 1);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_BACK, background);
      sObjDesc = StringConcatenate("High: ",dPriceHigh,"  Low: ", dPriceLow);  
      ObjectSetText(sObjName, sObjDesc,10,"Times New Roman",Black);
   }   
//---- Period B Rectangle
  if(iForm==5){
      ObjectCreate(sObjName, OBJ_RECTANGLE, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_TIME1 , dtTimeEnd);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_TIME2 , dtTimeObjEnd);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_PRICE1, dPriceHigh + iOffSet*Point);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_PRICE2, dPriceLow - iOffSet*Point);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_STYLE, STYLE_DOT);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_COLOR, cObjColor1);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_WIDTH, 1);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_BACK, background);
   }     
//---- Period A Open Line
  if(iForm==6){
      ObjectCreate(sObjName,OBJ_TREND,0,0,0,0);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_TIME1 , dtTimeBegin);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_TIME2 , dtTimeObjEnd);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_PRICE1, dPriceOpen);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_PRICE2, dPriceOpen);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_STYLE, STYLE_DASH);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_COLOR, OpenLineColor);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_WIDTH, 1);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_BACK, background);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_RAY,false);
   }     
//---- Period A Close Line
rectA_close_begin = true;
  if(iForm==7){
      ObjectCreate(sObjName,OBJ_TREND,0,0,0,0);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_TIME1 , dtTimeEnd);
      if(rectA_close_begin) ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_TIME1, dtTimeBegin);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_TIME2 , dtTimeObjEnd);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_PRICE1, dPriceClose);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_PRICE2, dPriceClose);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_STYLE, STYLE_DASH);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_COLOR, CloseLineColor);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_WIDTH, 1);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_BACK, background);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_RAY,false);
   }        
   
   
   //---- Period A Median Line

//rectA_close_begin = true;
  if(iForm==10){
      ObjectCreate(sObjName,OBJ_TREND,0,0,0,0);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_TIME1 , dtTimeEnd);
      if(rectA_close_begin) ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_TIME1, dtTimeBegin);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_TIME2 , dtTimeObjEnd);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_PRICE1, dPriceMedian);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_PRICE2, dPriceMedian);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_STYLE, STYLE_DASH);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_COLOR, MedianLineColor);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_WIDTH, 1);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_BACK, background);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_RAY,false);
   }        
  
//---- Period B HIGH Alert
  if(iForm==8){
      ObjectCreate(sObjName,OBJ_TREND,0,0,0,0);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_TIME1 , dtTimeEnd);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_TIME2 , dtTimeObjEnd);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_PRICE1, dPriceHigh + iOffSet*Point);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_PRICE2, dPriceHigh + iOffSet*Point);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_STYLE, STYLE_SOLID);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_COLOR, cObjColor1);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_WIDTH, 1);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_BACK, background);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_RAY,false);
      sObjDesc = StringConcatenate("Period B - HIGH Alert_01 - ",dPriceHigh + iOffSet*Point);  
      ObjectSetText(sObjName, sObjDesc,10,"Times New Roman",Black);
//      if(Bid >= (dPriceHigh + iOffSet*Point)) Alert(sObjName," - ",dPriceHigh + iOffSet*Point);
   }     
//---- Period B LOW Alert
  if(iForm==9){
      ObjectCreate(sObjName,OBJ_TREND,0,0,0,0);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_TIME1 , dtTimeEnd);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_TIME2 , dtTimeObjEnd);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_PRICE1, dPriceLow - iOffSet*Point);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_PRICE2, dPriceLow - iOffSet*Point);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_STYLE, STYLE_SOLID);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_COLOR, cObjColor1);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_WIDTH, 1);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_BACK, background);
      ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_RAY,false);
      sObjDesc = StringConcatenate("Period B - LOW Alert_01 - ",dPriceLow - iOffSet*Point);  
      ObjectSetText(sObjName, sObjDesc,10,"Times New Roman",Black);  
//      if(Bid <= (dPriceLow - iOffSet*Point)) Alert(sObjName," - ",dPriceLow - iOffSet*Point);    
   }           
}

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Decrement Date to draw objects in the past                       |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

datetime decrementTradeDate (datetime dtTimeDate) {
   int iTimeYear=TimeYear(dtTimeDate);
   int iTimeMonth=TimeMonth(dtTimeDate);
   int iTimeDay=TimeDay(dtTimeDate);
   int iTimeHour=TimeHour(dtTimeDate);
   int iTimeMinute=TimeMinute(dtTimeDate);

   iTimeDay--;
   if (iTimeDay==0) {
     iTimeMonth--;
     if (iTimeMonth==0) {
       iTimeYear--;
       iTimeMonth=12;
     }
    
     // Thirty days hath September...  
     if (iTimeMonth==4 || iTimeMonth==6 || iTimeMonth==9 || iTimeMonth==11) iTimeDay=30;
     // ...all the rest have thirty-one...
     if (iTimeMonth==1 || iTimeMonth==3 || iTimeMonth==5 || iTimeMonth==7 || iTimeMonth==8 || iTimeMonth==10 || iTimeMonth==12) iTimeDay=31;
     // ...except...
     if (iTimeMonth==2) if (MathMod(iTimeYear, 4)==0) iTimeDay=29; else iTimeDay=28;
   }
  return(StrToTime(iTimeYear + "." + iTimeMonth + "." + iTimeDay + " " + iTimeHour + ":" + iTimeMinute));
}

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

/*
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                                        times.mq4 |
//|                                                                  |
//|               Made/Modified by sh _j .                           |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Morning Star"
#property link      "http://Grand Forex.ir"

#property indicator_chart_window

 
extern int    NumberOfDays = 50;        
extern string AsiaBegin    = "01:00";   
extern string AsiaEnd      = "09:00";   
extern color  AsiaColor    = Red; 
extern string EurBegin     = "09:00";   
extern string EurEnd       = "16:00";   
extern color  EurColor     = Blue;       
extern string USABegin     = "16:00";   
extern string USAEnd       = "23:00";   
extern color  USAColor     = Tan; 


//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function                         |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void init() {
  DeleteObjects();
  for (int i=0; i<NumberOfDays; i++) {
    CreateObjects("AS"+i, AsiaColor);
    CreateObjects("EU"+i, EurColor);
    CreateObjects("US"+i, USAColor);
  }
  Comment("");
}

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custor indicator deinitialization function                       |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void deinit() {
  DeleteObjects();
  Comment("");
}

 
void CreateObjects(string no, color cl) {
  ObjectCreate(no, OBJ_RECTANGLE, 0, 0,0, 0,0);
  ObjectSet(no, OBJPROP_STYLE, STYLE_SOLID);
  ObjectSet(no, OBJPROP_COLOR, cl);
  ObjectSet(no, OBJPROP_BACK, True);
}

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
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//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void DeleteObjects() {
  for (int i=0; i<NumberOfDays; i++) {
    ObjectDelete("AS"+i);
    ObjectDelete("EU"+i);
    ObjectDelete("US"+i);
  }
}

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator iteration function                              |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void start() {
  datetime dt=CurTime();

  for (int i=0; i<NumberOfDays; i++) {
    DrawObjects(dt, "AS"+i, AsiaBegin, AsiaEnd);
    DrawObjects(dt, "EU"+i, EurBegin, EurEnd);
    DrawObjects(dt, "US"+i, USABegin, USAEnd);
    dt=decDateTradeDay(dt);
    while (TimeDayOfWeek(dt)>5) dt=decDateTradeDay(dt);
  }
}

  
void DrawObjects(datetime dt, string no, string tb, string te) {
  datetime t1, t2;
  double   p1, p2;
  int      b1, b2;

  t1=StrToTime(TimeToStr(dt, TIME_DATE)+" "+tb);
  t2=StrToTime(TimeToStr(dt, TIME_DATE)+" "+te);
  b1=iBarShift(NULL, 0, t1);
  b2=iBarShift(NULL, 0, t2);
  p1=High[Highest(NULL, 0, MODE_HIGH, b1-b2, b2)];
  p2=Low [Lowest (NULL, 0, MODE_LOW , b1-b2, b2)];
  ObjectSet(no, OBJPROP_TIME1 , t1);
  ObjectSet(no, OBJPROP_PRICE1, p1);
  ObjectSet(no, OBJPROP_TIME2 , t2);
  ObjectSet(no, OBJPROP_PRICE2, p2);
}


datetime decDateTradeDay (datetime dt) {
  int ty=TimeYear(dt);
  int tm=TimeMonth(dt);
  int td=TimeDay(dt);
  int th=TimeHour(dt);
  int ti=TimeMinute(dt);

  td--;
  if (td==0) {
    tm--;
    if (tm==0) {
      ty--;
      tm=12;
    }
    if (tm==1 || tm==3 || tm==5 || tm==7 || tm==8 || tm==10 || tm==12) td=31;
    if (tm==2) if (MathMod(ty, 4)==0) td=29; else td=28;
    if (tm==4 || tm==6 || tm==9 || tm==11) td=30;
  }
  return(StrToTime(ty+"."+tm+"."+td+" "+th+":"+ti));
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
*/

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