Heiken Ashi Ma T3 new
Download scriptThe Heiken Ashi Ma T3 script is a specialized technical analysis tool designed to smooth out market price fluctuations and provide clearer visual signals for trend direction. It combines two sophisticated mathematical concepts—Heiken Ashi candles and the T3 Moving Average—to filter out "market noise" that often makes it difficult for traders to identify the underlying trend.
Core Logic and Functionality
1. Dual Layer Smoothing Instead of calculating data based on raw, volatile price points (like the standard High, Low, Open, and Close prices), this script first passes those values through a T3 Moving Average. The T3 is a proprietary moving average known for being faster and smoother than traditional averages, reducing the "lag" that usually occurs when an indicator tries to keep up with rapid price movements.
2. Heiken Ashi Integration The script then takes these smoothed T3 values and converts them into Heiken Ashi format. Heiken Ashi is a Japanese candlestick style where each candle's value is averaged from the previous period's data. By applying this to the T3 averages, the script creates a visual representation of momentum that is much easier for the human eye to read than standard price bars.
3. Trend Identification and Visual Signals The primary purpose of the logic is to detect shifts in market direction:
- Bullish Trend: When the smoothed data indicates an upward shift, the script identifies a "Turned Up" state.
- Bearish Trend: When the data indicates a downward shift, it identifies a "Turned Down" state.
- Visual Markers: The tool places specific arrows on the chart to notify the user of these shifts in real-time.
4. Noise Filtering (The Step Mechanism) A unique feature of this script is its ability to ignore minor price fluctuations. It includes a "Step" logic that prevents the indicator from reacting to tiny, insignificant movements. Unless the price movement exceeds a specific threshold defined by the user, the indicator will maintain its previous state. This helps traders stay in a trend longer and avoids getting "whipsawed" by small, erratic price jumps.
5. Automated Alerts To ensure the trader doesn't have to watch the screen constantly, the script includes an automated alert system. When the logic detects a confirmed change in momentum (a transition from bearish to bullish or vice versa), it triggers a pop-up notification with the specific symbol and time of the trade signal.
Summary for the User
In short, this tool acts as a "filter." It takes messy market data, cleans it using high-performance averages (T3), reshapes it into easy-to-read candles (Heiken Ashi), and then monitors that data to provide clear buy/sell alerts while ignoring small price jitters that could lead to false signals.
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//| Heiken Ashi Ma T3.mq4 |
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//| mod by Raff |
//| 2009 mod by mladen |
//| tools copied and pasted alerts from another HA indy so blame me |
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#property copyright "Copyright © 2008,Forex-TSD.com"
#property link "http://www.forex-tsd.com/"
#property indicator_chart_window
#property indicator_buffers 6
#property indicator_color1 Red
#property indicator_color2 RoyalBlue
#property indicator_color3 Red
#property indicator_color4 RoyalBlue
#property indicator_color5 Aqua
#property indicator_color6 Magenta
#property indicator_width1 1
#property indicator_width2 1
#property indicator_width3 2
#property indicator_width4 2
#property indicator_width5 1
#property indicator_width6 1
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extern int MaPeriod = 5;
extern int MaMetod = 2;
extern int Step = 10;
extern bool BetterFormula = true;
extern bool T3Average = true;
extern double T3Hot = 0.618;
extern bool T3Original = false;
extern bool Alerts = true;
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double ExtMapBuffer1[];
double ExtMapBuffer2[];
double ExtMapBuffer3[];
double ExtMapBuffer4[];
double UpArrow[];
double DnArrow[];
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double emas[][24];
double alpha;
double c1;
double c2;
double c3;
double c4;
static bool TurnedUp = false;
static bool TurnedDown = false;
datetime timeprev = 0;
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int init()
{
SetIndexBuffer(0, ExtMapBuffer1); SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_HISTOGRAM);
SetIndexBuffer(1, ExtMapBuffer2); SetIndexStyle(1,DRAW_HISTOGRAM);
SetIndexBuffer(2, ExtMapBuffer3); SetIndexStyle(2,DRAW_HISTOGRAM);
SetIndexBuffer(3, ExtMapBuffer4); SetIndexStyle(3,DRAW_HISTOGRAM);
SetIndexBuffer(4, UpArrow); SetIndexStyle(4,DRAW_ARROW); SetIndexArrow(4,233);
SetIndexBuffer(5, DnArrow); SetIndexStyle(5,DRAW_ARROW); SetIndexArrow(5,234);
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double a = T3Hot;
c1 = -a*a*a;
c2 = 3*(a*a+a*a*a);
c3 = -3*(2*a*a+a+a*a*a);
c4 = 1+3*a+a*a*a+3*a*a;
MaPeriod = MathMax(1,MaPeriod);
if (T3Original)
alpha = 2.0/(1.0 + MaPeriod);
else alpha = 2.0/(2.0 + (MaPeriod-1.0)/2.0);
return(0);
}
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int start()
{
double maOpen, maClose, maLow, maHigh;
double haOpen, haClose, haLow, haHigh;
int counted_bars=IndicatorCounted();
int pointModifier;
int i,limit;
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if(timeprev<iTime(NULL,0,0)) {TurnedDown=false; TurnedUp=false;timeprev=iTime(NULL,0,0);}
if(counted_bars<0) return(-1);
if(counted_bars>0) counted_bars--;
limit = Bars-counted_bars;
if (ArrayRange(emas,0) != Bars) ArrayResize(emas,Bars);
if (Digits==3 || Digits==5)
pointModifier = 10;
else pointModifier = 1;
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for(int pos=limit; pos >= 0; pos--)
{
if (T3Average)
{
maOpen = iT3(Open[pos] ,pos, 0);
maClose = iT3(Close[pos],pos, 6);
maLow = iT3(Low[pos] ,pos,12);
maHigh = iT3(High[pos] ,pos,18);
}
else
{
maOpen = iMA(NULL,0,MaPeriod,0,MaMetod,PRICE_OPEN ,pos);
maClose = iMA(NULL,0,MaPeriod,0,MaMetod,PRICE_CLOSE,pos);
maLow = iMA(NULL,0,MaPeriod,0,MaMetod,PRICE_LOW ,pos);
maHigh = iMA(NULL,0,MaPeriod,0,MaMetod,PRICE_HIGH ,pos);
}
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if (BetterFormula) {
if (maHigh!=maLow)
haClose = (maOpen+maClose)/2+(((maClose-maOpen)/(maHigh-maLow))*MathAbs((maClose-maOpen)/2));
else haClose = (maOpen+maClose)/2; }
else haClose = (maOpen+maHigh+maLow+maClose)/4;
haOpen = (ExtMapBuffer3[pos+1]+ExtMapBuffer4[pos+1])/2;
haHigh = MathMax(maHigh, MathMax(haOpen,haClose));
haLow = MathMin(maLow, MathMin(haOpen,haClose));
if (haOpen<haClose) { ExtMapBuffer1[pos]=haLow; ExtMapBuffer2[pos]=haHigh; }
else { ExtMapBuffer1[pos]=haHigh; ExtMapBuffer2[pos]=haLow; }
ExtMapBuffer3[pos]=haOpen;
ExtMapBuffer4[pos]=haClose;
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if (Step>0)
{
if( MathAbs(ExtMapBuffer1[pos]-ExtMapBuffer1[pos+1]) < Step*pointModifier*Point ) ExtMapBuffer1[pos]=ExtMapBuffer1[pos+1];
if( MathAbs(ExtMapBuffer2[pos]-ExtMapBuffer2[pos+1]) < Step*pointModifier*Point ) ExtMapBuffer2[pos]=ExtMapBuffer2[pos+1];
if( MathAbs(ExtMapBuffer3[pos]-ExtMapBuffer3[pos+1]) < Step*pointModifier*Point ) ExtMapBuffer3[pos]=ExtMapBuffer3[pos+1];
if( MathAbs(ExtMapBuffer4[pos]-ExtMapBuffer4[pos+1]) < Step*pointModifier*Point ) ExtMapBuffer4[pos]=ExtMapBuffer4[pos+1];
if (Alerts==true)
{
UpArrow[pos]=EMPTY_VALUE; DnArrow[pos]=EMPTY_VALUE;
if (ExtMapBuffer3[pos]<ExtMapBuffer4[pos] && ExtMapBuffer4[pos+1]<ExtMapBuffer3[pos+1])
{
UpArrow[pos]=ExtMapBuffer4[pos+1]-(Ask-Bid);
if (UpArrow[0]!=EMPTY_VALUE && TurnedUp==false)
{
Alert("HAMa BUY: ",Symbol()," - ",Period()," at ", Close[0]," - ", TimeToStr(CurTime(),TIME_SECONDS));
TurnedDown=false;
TurnedUp=true;
}
}
if (ExtMapBuffer3[pos]>ExtMapBuffer4[pos] && ExtMapBuffer4[pos+1]>ExtMapBuffer3[pos+1])
{
DnArrow[pos]=ExtMapBuffer4[pos+1]+(Ask-Bid);
if (DnArrow[0]!=EMPTY_VALUE && TurnedDown==false)
{
Alert("HAMa SELL: ",Symbol()," - ",Period()," at ", Close[0]," - ", TimeToStr(CurTime(),TIME_SECONDS));
TurnedUp=false;
TurnedDown=true;
}
}
}
}
}
return(0);
}
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double iT3(double price,int shift,int buffer)
{
int i = Bars-shift-1;
if (i < 1)
{
emas[i][0+buffer] = price;
emas[i][1+buffer] = price;
emas[i][2+buffer] = price;
emas[i][3+buffer] = price;
emas[i][4+buffer] = price;
emas[i][5+buffer] = price;
}
else
{
emas[i][0+buffer] = emas[i-1][0+buffer]+alpha*(price -emas[i-1][0+buffer]);
emas[i][1+buffer] = emas[i-1][1+buffer]+alpha*(emas[i][0+buffer]-emas[i-1][1+buffer]);
emas[i][2+buffer] = emas[i-1][2+buffer]+alpha*(emas[i][1+buffer]-emas[i-1][2+buffer]);
emas[i][3+buffer] = emas[i-1][3+buffer]+alpha*(emas[i][2+buffer]-emas[i-1][3+buffer]);
emas[i][4+buffer] = emas[i-1][4+buffer]+alpha*(emas[i][3+buffer]-emas[i-1][4+buffer]);
emas[i][5+buffer] = emas[i-1][5+buffer]+alpha*(emas[i][4+buffer]-emas[i-1][5+buffer]);
}
return(c1*emas[i][5+buffer] + c2*emas[i][4+buffer] + c3*emas[i][3+buffer] + c4*emas[i][2+buffer]);
}
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