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ColorMACD
/*
* Place the file SmoothAlgorithms.mqh
* in the terminal_data_folder\\MQL5\Include
*/
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| ColorMACD.mq5 |
//| Copyright © 2011, Nikolay Kositsin |
//| Khabarovsk, farria@mail.redcom.ru |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright © 2011, Nikolay Kositsin"
#property link "farria@mail.redcom.ru"
//---- indicator version
#property version "1.00"
//---- drawing the indicator in a separate window
#property indicator_separate_window
//---- number of indicator buffers 4
#property indicator_buffers 4
//---- only two plots are used
#property indicator_plots 2
//+-----------------------------------+
//| Indicator drawing parameters |
//+-----------------------------------+
//---- drawing indicator as a four-color histogram
#property indicator_type1 DRAW_COLOR_HISTOGRAM
//---- the following colors are used in the four-colored histogram
#property indicator_color1 Gray,Teal,DarkViolet,IndianRed,Magenta
//---- indicator line - continuous
#property indicator_style1 STYLE_SOLID
//---- indicator line width is equal to 2
#property indicator_width1 2
//---- displaying of the indicator line label
#property indicator_label1 "MACD"
//---- drawing indicator as a three-colored line
#property indicator_type2 DRAW_COLOR_LINE
//---- the following colors are used for the three-colored line
#property indicator_color2 Gray,Lime,Red
//---- the indicator line is a dash-dotted curve
#property indicator_style2 STYLE_DASHDOTDOT
//---- the width of the indicator line is 3
#property indicator_width2 3
//---- displaying label of the signal line
#property indicator_label2 "Signal Line"
//+-----------------------------------+
//| Indicator input parameters |
//+-----------------------------------+
enum Applied_price_ //Type of constant
{
PRICE_CLOSE_ = 1, //PRICE_CLOSE
PRICE_OPEN_, //PRICE_OPEN
PRICE_HIGH_, //PRICE_HIGH
PRICE_LOW_, //PRICE_LOW
PRICE_MEDIAN_, //PRICE_MEDIAN
PRICE_TYPICAL_, //PRICE_TYPICAL
PRICE_WEIGHTED_, //PRICE_WEIGHTED
PRICE_SIMPLE, //PRICE_SIMPLE
PRICE_QUARTER_, //PRICE_QUARTER_
PRICE_TRENDFOLLOW0_, //PRICE_TRENDFOLLOW0_
PRICE_TRENDFOLLOW1_ //PRICE_TRENDFOLLOW1_
};
input int Fast_MA = 12; //Fast moving average period
input int Slow_MA = 26; //SMMA smoothing depth
input ENUM_MA_METHOD MA_Method_=MODE_EMA; //Indicator averaging method
input int Signal_SMA=9; //Signal line period
input Applied_price_ AppliedPrice=PRICE_CLOSE_;//Price constant
/* , used for the indicator calculation ( 1-CLOSE, 2-OPEN, 3-HIGH, 4-LOW,
5-MEDIAN, 6-TYPICAL, 7-WEIGHTED, 8-SIMPLE, 9-QUARTER, 10-TRENDFOLLOW, 11-0.5 * TRENDFOLLOW.) */
//+-----------------------------------+
//---- Declaration of the integer variables for the start of data calculation
int start,macd_start=0;
//---- declaration of dynamic arrays that further
//---- will be used as indicator buffers
double MACDBuffer[],SignBuffer[],ColorMACDBuffer[],ColorSignBuffer[];
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
// iPriceSeries function description |
// Moving_Average class description |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#include <SmoothAlgorithms.mqh>
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| MACD indicator initialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnInit()
{
//---- Initialization of variables of the start of data calculation
if(MA_Method_!=MODE_EMA) macd_start=MathMax(Fast_MA,Slow_MA);
start=macd_start+Signal_SMA+1;
//---- set MACDBuffer dynamic array as indicator buffer
SetIndexBuffer(0,MACDBuffer,INDICATOR_DATA);
//---- shifting the start of drawing of the indicator
PlotIndexSetInteger(0,PLOT_DRAW_BEGIN,macd_start);
//---- creating a label to display in DataWindow
PlotIndexSetString(0,PLOT_LABEL,"MACD");
//---- setting values of the indicator that will not be visible on the chart
PlotIndexSetDouble(0,PLOT_EMPTY_VALUE,EMPTY_VALUE);
//---- turning a dynamic array into a color index buffer
SetIndexBuffer(1,ColorMACDBuffer,INDICATOR_COLOR_INDEX);
//---- shifting the start of drawing of the indicator
PlotIndexSetInteger(1,PLOT_DRAW_BEGIN,macd_start+1);
//---- set SignBuffer dynamic array as indicator buffer
SetIndexBuffer(2,SignBuffer,INDICATOR_DATA);
//---- shifting the start of drawing of the indicator
PlotIndexSetInteger(2,PLOT_DRAW_BEGIN,start);
//--- creating a label to display in DataWindow
PlotIndexSetString(2,PLOT_LABEL,"Signal SMA");
//---- setting values of the indicator that will not be visible on the chart
PlotIndexSetDouble(2,PLOT_EMPTY_VALUE,EMPTY_VALUE);
//---- turning a dynamic array into a color index buffer
SetIndexBuffer(3,ColorSignBuffer,INDICATOR_COLOR_INDEX);
//---- shifting the start of drawing of the indicator
PlotIndexSetInteger(3,PLOT_DRAW_BEGIN,start+1);
//---- initializations of a variable for indicator short name
string shortname;
StringConcatenate(shortname,"MACD( ",Fast_MA,", ",Slow_MA,", ",Signal_SMA," )");
//---- creating a name for displaying in a separate sub-window and in a tooltip
IndicatorSetString(INDICATOR_SHORTNAME,shortname);
//---- determination of accuracy of displaying of the indicator values
IndicatorSetInteger(INDICATOR_DIGITS,_Digits+1);
//---- end of initialization
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| MACD iteration function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnCalculate(
const int rates_total, // number of bars in history at the current tick
const int prev_calculated,// number of bars calculated at previous call
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[]
)
{
//---- Checking the number of bars to be enough for the calculation
if(rates_total<start) return(0);
//---- Declaration of integer variables
int first1,first2,first3,bar;
//---- Declaration of variables with a floating point
double price_,fast_ma,slow_ma;
//---- Initialization of the indicator in the OnCalculate() block
if(prev_calculated>rates_total || prev_calculated<=0)// checking for the first start of calculation of an indicator
{
first1=0; // starting number for calculation of all first loop bars
first2=macd_start+1; // starting number for calculation of all second loop bars
first3=start+1; // starting number for calculation of all third loop bars
}
else // starting number for calculation of new bars
{
first1=prev_calculated-1;
first2=first1;
first3=first1;
}
//---- declaration of variables of the CMoving_Average class from the file MASeries_Cls.mqh
static CMoving_Average MA1,MA2,MA3;
//---- Main loop of the indicator calculation
for(bar=first1; bar<rates_total; bar++)
{
price_=PriceSeries(AppliedPrice,bar,open,low,high,close);
fast_ma = MA1.MASeries(0, prev_calculated, rates_total, Fast_MA, MA_Method_, price_, bar, false);
slow_ma = MA2.MASeries(0, prev_calculated, rates_total, Slow_MA, MA_Method_, price_, bar, false);
MACDBuffer[bar]=fast_ma-slow_ma;
SignBuffer[bar]=MA3.SMASeries(macd_start,prev_calculated,rates_total,Signal_SMA,MACDBuffer[bar],bar,false);
}
//---- Main loop of the MACD indicator coloring
for(bar=first2; bar<rates_total; bar++)
{
ColorMACDBuffer[bar]=0;
if(MACDBuffer[bar]>0)
{
if(MACDBuffer[bar]>MACDBuffer[bar-1]) ColorMACDBuffer[bar]=1;
if(MACDBuffer[bar]<MACDBuffer[bar-1]) ColorMACDBuffer[bar]=2;
}
if(MACDBuffer[bar]<0)
{
if(MACDBuffer[bar]<MACDBuffer[bar-1]) ColorMACDBuffer[bar]=3;
if(MACDBuffer[bar]>MACDBuffer[bar-1]) ColorMACDBuffer[bar]=4;
}
}
//---- Main loop of the signal line coloring
for(bar=first3; bar<rates_total; bar++)
{
ColorSignBuffer[bar]=0;
if(MACDBuffer[bar]>SignBuffer[bar-1]) ColorSignBuffer[bar]=1;
if(MACDBuffer[bar]<SignBuffer[bar-1]) ColorSignBuffer[bar]=2;
}
//----
return(rates_total);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
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