CHO Smoothed

Author: Copyright © 2022, Vladimir Karputov
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CHO Smoothed
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//|                                                 CHO Smoothed.mq5 |

//|                              Copyright © 2022, Vladimir Karputov |

//|                      https://www.mql5.com/en/users/barabashkakvn |

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

#property copyright "Copyright © 2022, Vladimir Karputov"

#property link      "https://www.mql5.com/en/users/barabashkakvn"

#property version   "1.001"

#property indicator_separate_window

#property indicator_buffers 2

#property indicator_plots   2

//--- plot CHO

#property indicator_label1  "CHO"

#property indicator_type1   DRAW_LINE

#property indicator_color1  clrLightSeaGreen

#property indicator_style1  STYLE_SOLID

#property indicator_width1  1

//--- plot CHO_Smoothed

#property indicator_label2  "CHO_Smoothed"

#property indicator_type2   DRAW_LINE

#property indicator_color2  clrRed

#property indicator_style2  STYLE_SOLID

#property indicator_width2  1

//--- input parameters

input group             "Chaikin Oscillator, CHO"

input int                  Inp_CHO_fast_ma_period        = 3;              // CHO: fast period

input int                  Inp_CHO_slow_ma_period        = 10;             // CHO: slow period

input ENUM_MA_METHOD       Inp_CHO_ma_method             = MODE_EMA;       // CHO: smoothing type

input ENUM_APPLIED_VOLUME  Inp_CHO_applied_volume        = VOLUME_TICK;    // CHO: type of volume

input group             "MA"

input int                  Inp_MA_ma_period              = 3;              // MA: averaging period

input ENUM_MA_METHOD       Inp_MA_ma_method              = MODE_SMA;       // MA: smoothing type

input ENUM_APPLIED_PRICE   Inp_MA_applied_price          = PRICE_CLOSE;    // MA: type of price

//--- indicator buffers

double   CHOBuffer[];

double   CHO_SmoothedBuffer[];

//---

int      handle_iChaikin;                       // variable for storing the handle of the iChaikin indicator

int      handle_iMA_iChaikin;                   // variable for storing the handle of the iChaikin indicator

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

bool     m_init_error=false;                    // error on InInit

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

//| Custom indicator initialization function                         |

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

int OnInit()

  {

//--- indicator buffers mapping

   SetIndexBuffer(0,CHOBuffer,INDICATOR_DATA);

   SetIndexBuffer(1,CHO_SmoothedBuffer,INDICATOR_DATA);

//--- set accuracy

   IndicatorSetInteger(INDICATOR_DIGITS,0);

//--- create handle of the indicator iChaikin

   handle_iChaikin=iChaikin(Symbol(),Period(),Inp_CHO_fast_ma_period,

                            Inp_CHO_slow_ma_period,Inp_CHO_ma_method,Inp_CHO_applied_volume);

//--- if the handle is not created

   if(handle_iChaikin==INVALID_HANDLE)

     {

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

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

                  Symbol(),

                  EnumToString(Period()),

                  GetLastError());

      //--- the indicator is stopped early

      m_init_error=true;

      return(INIT_SUCCEEDED);

     }

//--- create handle of the indicator iMA

   handle_iMA_iChaikin=iMA(Symbol(),Period(),Inp_MA_ma_period,0,

                           Inp_MA_ma_method,handle_iChaikin);

//--- if the handle is not created

   if(handle_iMA_iChaikin==INVALID_HANDLE)

     {

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

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

                  Symbol(),

                  EnumToString(Period()),

                  GetLastError());

      //--- the indicator is stopped early

      m_init_error=true;

      return(INIT_SUCCEEDED);

     }

//--- MA

   string mode;

   switch(Inp_MA_ma_method)

     {

      case MODE_EMA :

         mode="EMA";

         break;

      case MODE_LWMA :

         mode="LWMA";

         break;

      case MODE_SMA :

         mode="SMA";

         break;

      case MODE_SMMA :

         mode="SMMA";

         break;

      default :

         mode="unknown mode";

     }

   string price;

   switch(Inp_MA_applied_price)

     {

      case PRICE_CLOSE:

         price="Close";

         break;

      case PRICE_OPEN:

         price="Open";

         break;

      case PRICE_HIGH:

         price="High";

         break;

      case PRICE_LOW:

         price="Low";

         break;

      case PRICE_MEDIAN:

         price="Median";

         break;

      case PRICE_TYPICAL:

         price="Typical";

         break;

      case PRICE_WEIGHTED:

         price="Weighted";

         break;

      default:

         price="unknown ma price";

     }

//--- name for indicator subwindow label

   string short_name=StringFormat("CHO(slow %d,fast %d) Smoothed(%d,%s,%s)",

                                  Inp_CHO_slow_ma_period,Inp_CHO_fast_ma_period,Inp_MA_ma_period,mode,price);

   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[])

  {

   if(m_init_error)

      return(0);

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

   int values_to_copy;

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

   int calculated_cho=BarsCalculated(handle_iChaikin);

   if(calculated_cho<=0)

     {

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

      return(0);

     }

   int calculated_ma_cho=BarsCalculated(handle_iMA_iChaikin);

   if(calculated_ma_cho<=0)

     {

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

      return(0);

     }

   if(calculated_cho!=calculated_ma_cho)

     {

      PrintFormat("BarsCalculated(handle_iChaikin) returned %d, BarsCalculated(handle_iMA_iChaikin) returned %d",calculated_cho,calculated_ma_cho);

      return(0);

     }

   int calculated=calculated_cho;

//--- if it is the first start of calculation of the indicator or if the number of values in the iChaikin 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 iChaikinBuffer array is greater than the number of values in the iChaikin 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 iChaikinBuffer array with values of the Chaikin Oscillator indicator

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

   if(!FillArrayFromBuffer(CHOBuffer,handle_iChaikin,values_to_copy))

      return(0);

   if(!FillArrayFromBuffer(CHO_SmoothedBuffer,handle_iMA_iChaikin,values_to_copy))

      return(0);

//--- memorize the number of values in the Chaikin Oscillator indicator

   bars_calculated=calculated;

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

   return(rates_total);

  }

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

//| Filling indicator buffers from the iChaikin indicator            |

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

bool FillArrayFromBuffer(double &values[],  // indicator buffer of  values

                         int ind_handle,    // handle of indicator

                         int amount         // number of copied values

                        )

  {

//--- reset error code

   ResetLastError();

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

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

     {

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

      PrintFormat("Failed to copy data from the 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);

  }

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

//| Indicator deinitialization function                              |

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

void OnDeinit(const int reason)

  {

   if(handle_iMA_iChaikin!=INVALID_HANDLE)

      IndicatorRelease(handle_iMA_iChaikin);

   if(handle_iChaikin!=INVALID_HANDLE)

      IndicatorRelease(handle_iChaikin);

  }

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

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