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ColorStdDev
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| ColorStdDev.mq5 |
//| Copyright © 2010, Nikolay Kositsin |
//| Khabarovsk, farria@mail.redcom.ru |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright © 2010, 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 2
#property indicator_buffers 2
//---- only one plot is used
#property indicator_plots 1
//+-----------------------------------+
//| Indicator drawing parameters |
//+-----------------------------------+
//---- drawing the indicator as a histogram
#property indicator_type1 DRAW_COLOR_HISTOGRAM
//---- the following colors are used for the indicator diagram
#property indicator_color1 Gray,Blue,Red,Magenta
//---- the indicator line is a continuous curve
#property indicator_style1 STYLE_SOLID
//---- indicator line width is equal to 2
#property indicator_width1 2
//---- displaying the indicator label
#property indicator_label1 "StdDev"
//+-----------------------------------+
//| Declaration of constants |
//+-----------------------------------+
#define RESET 0 // the constant for getting the command for the indicator recalculation back to the terminal
//+-----------------------------------+
//| Indicator input parameters |
//+-----------------------------------+
input int period = 12; // Smoothing period
input ENUM_MA_METHOD MA_Method=MODE_EMA; // Histogram smoothing method
input ENUM_APPLIED_PRICE applied_price=PRICE_CLOSE;// Applied price
input int MaxTrendLevel=100; // Maximum trend level
input int MiddLeTrendLevel=40; // Middle trend level
input int FlatLevel=10; // Flat level
//+-----------------------------------+
//---- indicator buffers
double StdDevBuffer[],ColorBuffer[];
//---- declaration of integer variables for the indicators handles
int StdDev_Handle;
//---- declaration of the integer variables for the start of data calculation
int min_rates_total;
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| StdDev indicator initialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnInit()
{
//---- initialization of variables of the start of data calculation
min_rates_total=period;
//---- getting handle of the StdDev indicator
StdDev_Handle=iStdDev(NULL,0,period,0,MA_Method,applied_price);
if(StdDev_Handle==INVALID_HANDLE) Print(" Failed to get handle of the StdDev indicator");
//---- set StdDevBuffer[] dynamic array as an indicator buffer
SetIndexBuffer(0,StdDevBuffer,INDICATOR_DATA);
//---- performing the shift of the beginning of the 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 the elements in buffers as timeseries
ArraySetAsSeries(StdDevBuffer,true);
//---- set ColorBuffer[] dynamic array as an indicator buffer
SetIndexBuffer(1,ColorBuffer,INDICATOR_COLOR_INDEX);
//---- performing the shift of the beginning of the indicator drawing
PlotIndexSetInteger(1,PLOT_DRAW_BEGIN,min_rates_total);
//---- indexing the elements in the buffer as timeseries
ArraySetAsSeries(ColorBuffer,true);
//---- initializations of a variable for the indicator short name
string shortname;
StringConcatenate(shortname,"ColorStdDev( ",period," )");
//--- creation of the name to be displayed in a separate sub-window and in a tooltip
IndicatorSetString(INDICATOR_SHORTNAME,shortname);
//---- determination of accuracy of displaying the indicator values
IndicatorSetInteger(INDICATOR_DIGITS,0);
//---- the number of the indicator 3 horizontal levels
IndicatorSetInteger(INDICATOR_LEVELS,3);
//---- values of the indicator horizontal levels
IndicatorSetDouble(INDICATOR_LEVELVALUE,0,MaxTrendLevel);
IndicatorSetDouble(INDICATOR_LEVELVALUE,1,MiddLeTrendLevel);
IndicatorSetDouble(INDICATOR_LEVELVALUE,2,FlatLevel);
//---- gray and magenta colors are used for horizontal levels lines
IndicatorSetInteger(INDICATOR_LEVELCOLOR,0,Magenta);
IndicatorSetInteger(INDICATOR_LEVELCOLOR,1,Blue);
IndicatorSetInteger(INDICATOR_LEVELCOLOR,2,Gray);
//---- short dot-dash is used for the horizontal level line
IndicatorSetInteger(INDICATOR_LEVELSTYLE,0,STYLE_DASHDOTDOT);
IndicatorSetInteger(INDICATOR_LEVELSTYLE,1,STYLE_DASHDOTDOT);
IndicatorSetInteger(INDICATOR_LEVELSTYLE,2,STYLE_DASHDOTDOT);
//---- initialization end
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| StdDev 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(BarsCalculated(StdDev_Handle)<rates_total || rates_total<min_rates_total) return(RESET);
//---- declaration of integer variables
int limit,to_copy,bar;
//---- declaration of variables with a floating point
double StdDev[];
//---- indexing elements in arrays as time series
ArraySetAsSeries(StdDev,true);
//---- calculation of the 'first' starting index for the bars recalculation loop
if(prev_calculated>rates_total || prev_calculated<=0) // checking for the first start of the indicator calculation
limit=rates_total-1; // starting index for calculation of all bars
else limit=rates_total-prev_calculated; // starting index for calculation of new bars
to_copy=limit+1;
//--- copy newly appeared data in the array
if(CopyBuffer(StdDev_Handle,0,0,to_copy,StdDev)<=0) return(0);
//---- main indicator calculation loop
for(bar=limit; bar>=0 && !IsStopped(); bar--)
{
StdDevBuffer[bar]=StdDev[bar]/_Point;
ColorBuffer[bar]=0;
if(StdDevBuffer[bar]>MaxTrendLevel) ColorBuffer[bar]=3;
else if(StdDevBuffer[bar]>MiddLeTrendLevel) ColorBuffer[bar]=2;
else if(StdDevBuffer[bar]>FlatLevel) ColorBuffer[bar]=1;
}
//----
return(rates_total);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
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