//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Higher High Lower Low with ticks.mq5 |
//| Copyright 2024, MetaQuotes Ltd. |
//| https://www.mql5.com |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright 2024, MetaQuotes Ltd."
#property link "https://www.mql5.com"
#property version "1.00"
#property indicator_chart_window
#property indicator_buffers 2
#property indicator_plots 2
#property indicator_label1 "Extreme highs"
#property indicator_type1 DRAW_LINE
#property indicator_color1 clrChartreuse
#property indicator_style1 STYLE_SOLID
#property indicator_width1 1
#property indicator_label2 "Extreme lows"
#property indicator_type2 DRAW_LINE
#property indicator_color2 clrChartreuse
#property indicator_style2 STYLE_SOLID
#property indicator_width2 1
//--- input parameters
input int length = 10; // Length
input bool show_BoS = false; // Lines should keep drawing on BoS
input int start = 200; // Lookback bars
//--- indicator buffers
double HighBuffer[];
double LowBuffer[];
double TickPriceAsk[], TickPriceBid[];
MqlTick ticks[];
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnInit()
{
//--- indicator buffers mapping
SetIndexBuffer(0,HighBuffer,INDICATOR_DATA);
SetIndexBuffer(1,LowBuffer,INDICATOR_DATA);
ArraySetAsSeries(HighBuffer, true);
ArraySetAsSeries(LowBuffer, true);
ChartNavigate(0, CHART_END);
return(INIT_SUCCEEDED);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator deinitialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnDeinit(const int reason)
{
Comment("");
}
int ticksReceived = 0;
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| 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[])
{
ArraySetAsSeries(high, true);
ArraySetAsSeries(low, true);
ArraySetAsSeries(TickPriceAsk, true);
ArraySetAsSeries(TickPriceBid, true);
for(int i = start; i >= 0; i--)
{
double highestAsk = -DBL_MAX, lowestBid = DBL_MAX;
datetime fromTime = iTime(Symbol(), Period(), MathMin(start - i, length));
int range = CopyTicksRange(Symbol(), ticks, COPY_TICKS_INFO, fromTime * 1000, TimeCurrent() * 1000);
ticksReceived = range;
if(range > 0)
{
ArrayResize(TickPriceAsk, range);
ArrayResize(TickPriceBid, range);
for(int i = 0; i < range; i++)
{
TickPriceAsk[i] = ticks[i].ask;
TickPriceBid[i] = ticks[i].bid;
}
}
double highestHigh = high[i];
double lowestLow = low[i];
for(int j = 1; j < length; j++)
{
if(high[i + j] > highestHigh)
highestHigh = high[i + j]; // update highest high
if(low[i + j] < lowestLow)
lowestLow = low[i + j]; // update lowest low
}
for(int i = 0; i < range; i++)
{
if(highestAsk < TickPriceAsk[i])
highestAsk = TickPriceAsk[i];
if(lowestBid > TickPriceBid[i])
lowestBid = TickPriceBid[i];
}
// Assign the highest and lowest values to the buffers
HighBuffer[i] = MathMax(highestHigh, highestAsk);
LowBuffer[i] = MathMin(lowestLow, lowestBid);
// Stop drawing extremum lines when there's a break of market structure
if(!show_BoS)
{
if(HighBuffer[i] != HighBuffer[i + 1])
HighBuffer[i + 1] = EMPTY_VALUE;
if(LowBuffer[i] != LowBuffer[i + 1])
LowBuffer[i + 1] = EMPTY_VALUE;
}
ArrayRemove(TickPriceAsk, 0, WHOLE_ARRAY);
ArrayRemove(TickPriceBid, 0, WHOLE_ARRAY);
}
for(int i = rates_total - 1; i >= start; i--)
{
HighBuffer[i] = EMPTY_VALUE;
LowBuffer[i] = EMPTY_VALUE;
}
Comment("Ticks received: ", ticksReceived);
return (rates_total);
}
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