[INDI]_SDX-ZoneBreakout-Lud-Z2-v2

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Author: Copyright Shimodax
[INDI]_SDX-ZoneBreakout-Lud-Z2-v2

This tool is designed to identify specific trading opportunities based on price "breakouts" during certain times of the day. It works by automatically scanning the market history to establish visual boundaries (zones) and signaling when the price moves beyond those boundaries.

Core Logic Overview

The script operates on a time-based strategy, specifically designed to analyze price action within three distinct windows of a trading day:

  1. First Period: The initial morning movement.
  2. Second Period: A subsequent specific timeframe (this is the primary focus for the "Zone 2" breakout).
  3. Rest of Day: The remainder of the trading session.

How the System Works

1. Dynamic Zone Mapping The script automatically scans the "Second Period" of each day to find its highest and lowest prices. It then projects these levels forward onto your chart as a trading zone.

  • Upper Zone: Derived from the high of that period, plus a small buffer (user-defined pips).
  • Lower Zone: Derived from the low of that period, minus a small buffer (user-defined pips).

2. Visual Target and Stop Levels Once the primary zones are identified, the script calculates and displays visual markers for potential exits:

  • Take Profit (Target): Shows where a successful trade might realistically end based on a set number of pips.
  • Stop Loss: Displays a safety line to indicate where a trade should be closed if the market moves against the intended direction.

3. Breakout Signaling The "intelligence" of the script lies in its ability to detect a breakout. Instead of just showing lines, it watches the live price candles:

  • Buy Signal: Triggered when the price moves above the Upper Zone boundary.
  • Sell Signal: Triggered when the price moves below the Lower Zone boundary.
  • Single-Entry Rule: The script is programmed to recognize a single breakout per day. Once a signal is triggered for the upper or lower zone, it won't fire again until the next trading day starts.

User Experience Features

  • Automatic Time Adjustments: It accounts for different time zones, ensuring that the "periods" are calculated correctly regardless of your local clock.
  • Visual Clarity: It uses different line styles (solid, dashed, and dash-dot) and arrows to clearly distinguish between the active trading zones, the profit targets, the safety stops, and the actual entry signals.
  • Clean Charting: By resetting its logic at the start of every new day, it ensures that the markings remain relevant only to the current trading session.
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[INDI]_SDX-ZoneBreakout-Lud-Z2-v2 

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|  TZ-Breaktout-Z2.mq4                                             |
//|  Shimodax                                                        |
//|                                                                  |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

#property copyright "Copyright Shimodax"
#property link      "http://www.strategybuilderfx.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15439"


/* Introduction:

   Draw ranges for "Simple Combined Breakout System for EUR/USD and GBP/USD" thread
   (see http://www.strategybuilderfx.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15439)

   TimeZoneOfData: TimeZone for which MT4 shows your local time, 
                  e.g. 1 or 2 for Europe (GMT+1 or GMT+2 (daylight 
                  savings time).  Use zero for no adjustment.
                  
                  The MetaQuotes demo server uses GMT +2.   
   Enjoy  :-)
   
   Markus

*/


#property indicator_chart_window
#property indicator_buffers 8
#property indicator_color1 Blue
#property indicator_color2 Purple
#property indicator_color3 Blue
#property indicator_color4 Purple
#property indicator_color5 Blue
#property indicator_color6 Purple
#property indicator_color7 Yellow
#property indicator_color8 Yellow


extern bool DoEntryAlerts= false;
extern int TimeZoneOfData= 3;  // time zone of metatrader charts
extern int PipsForEntry= 5;
extern int PipsTarget = 80;
extern int PipsStop= 50;
extern int ShowTarget= 1;
extern int ShowStop= 1;

int DestTimeZone= 0;   // dest time zone for time computation (leave as zero (GMT))




double Zone2Upper[];
double Zone2Lower[];
double Zone2UpperTarget[];
double Zone2LowerTarget[];
double Zone2UpperStop[];
double Zone2LowerStop[];
double EntryUpperSignalsBuffer[];
double EntryLowerSignalsBuffer[];
bool Zone2UpperBreakout=False;
bool Zone2LowerBreakout=False;
       



//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function                         |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int init()
{
   SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_LINE);
   SetIndexBuffer(0,Zone2Upper);
   SetIndexEmptyValue(0, 0.0);
   SetIndexLabel(0, "Z2 Upper");

   SetIndexStyle(1,DRAW_LINE);
   SetIndexBuffer(1,Zone2Lower);
   SetIndexEmptyValue(1, 0.0);
   SetIndexLabel(1, "Z2 Lower");

   SetIndexStyle(2,DRAW_LINE);
   SetIndexBuffer(2,Zone2UpperTarget);
   SetIndexEmptyValue(2, 0.0);
   SetIndexLabel(2, "Z2 Upper Target");

   SetIndexStyle(3,DRAW_LINE);
   SetIndexBuffer(3,Zone2LowerTarget);
   SetIndexEmptyValue(3, 0.0);
   SetIndexLabel(3, "Z2 Lower Target");

   SetIndexStyle(2,DRAW_LINE, STYLE_DASH, 1);
   SetIndexBuffer(2,Zone2UpperTarget);
   SetIndexEmptyValue(2, 0.0);
	SetIndexLabel(2, "Z2 Upper Target");

   SetIndexStyle(3,DRAW_LINE, STYLE_DASH, 1);
   SetIndexBuffer(3,Zone2LowerTarget);
   SetIndexEmptyValue(3, 0.0);
   SetIndexLabel(3, "Z2 Lower Target");

   SetIndexStyle(4,DRAW_LINE, STYLE_DASHDOTDOT, 1);
   SetIndexBuffer(4,Zone2UpperStop);
   SetIndexEmptyValue(4, 0.0);
	SetIndexLabel(4, "Z2 Upper Stop");

   SetIndexStyle(5,DRAW_LINE, STYLE_DASHDOTDOT, 1);
   SetIndexStyle(5,DRAW_LINE);
   SetIndexBuffer(5,Zone2LowerStop);
   SetIndexEmptyValue(5, 0.0);
   SetIndexLabel(5, "Z2 Lower Stop");

   SetIndexStyle(6,DRAW_ARROW);
   SetIndexArrow(6, 162);
   SetIndexBuffer(6, EntryUpperSignalsBuffer);
   SetIndexEmptyValue(6, 0.0);
   SetIndexLabel(6, "Z2 Upper Breakout");

   SetIndexStyle(7,DRAW_ARROW);
   SetIndexArrow(7, 162);
   SetIndexBuffer(7, EntryLowerSignalsBuffer);
   SetIndexEmptyValue(7, 0.0);
   SetIndexLabel(7, "Z2 Lower Breakout");

   return(0);
}

int deinit()
{

   return(0);
}
  
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator iteration function                              |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
{
   int counted_bars= IndicatorCounted(),
         lastbar, result;

   if (Bars<=100) 
      return(0);
      
   if (counted_bars>0)
      counted_bars--;
      
   lastbar= Bars - counted_bars;
   
   
   //
   // compute ranges
   //
   BreakoutRanges(0, lastbar, TimeZoneOfData, DestTimeZone);
   
   
   //
   // check alerts   
   //
   static datetime lastalerttime;
   static double lastalertprice;

/*
   if (DoEntryAlerts && lastalerttime!=Time[0] && EntrySignalsBuffer[0]!=0 && EntrySignalsBuffer[0]!=lastalertprice) {
      Alert("ZoneBreakout signals entry!");
      lastalerttime= Time[0];
      lastalertprice= EntrySignalsBuffer[0];
   } 
   else {
      lastalerttime= 0;
      lastalertprice= 0.0;
   }
*/

   return(0);
}

 
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Compute Breakout ranges for daily time periods                   |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int BreakoutRanges(int offset, int lastbar, int tzlocal, int tzdest)
{     
   int i, j, k,
       tzdiff= tzlocal - tzdest,
       tzdiffsec= tzdiff*3600, 
       tidxstart[2]= { 0, 0}, 
       tidxend[2]= { 0, 0 };
   double thigh[2]= { 0.0, 0.0 }, 
           tlow[2]= { 99999.9, 99999.9 };
   string tfrom[3]= { "04:00", "08:00" ,  /*rest of day: */ "12:00"},
          tto[3]=   { "08:00", "12:00",   /*rest of day: */ "24:00" },
          tday;
   bool inperiod= -1;
   datetime timet;
   

   //
   // search back for the beginning of the day
   //
   tday= TimeToStr(Time[lastbar]-tzdiffsec, TIME_DATE);   
   for (  ; lastbar<Bars; lastbar++) {
      if (TimeToStr(Time[lastbar] - tzdiffsec, TIME_DATE)!=tday) {
         lastbar--;
         break;      
      }
   }   



   //
   // find the high/low for the two periods and carry them forward through the day
   //
   tday= "XXX";
   for (i= lastbar; i>=offset; i--) {
   
      timet= Time[i] - tzdiffsec;   // time of this bar
      
      string timestr= TimeToStr(timet, TIME_MINUTES),    // current time HH:MM
             thisday= TimeToStr(timet, TIME_DATE);       // current date
          
      EntryUpperSignalsBuffer[i]= 0;   
      EntryLowerSignalsBuffer[i]= 0;   
          
      //
      // for all three periods (first period, second period, rest of day)
      //
      for (j= 0; j<3; j++) {
      
         if (tfrom[j]<=timestr && timestr<tto[j]) {   // Bar[i] in this period
      
            if (inperiod!=j) { // entered new period, so last one is completed
                                 
               if (j>0) {      // now draw high/low back over the recently completed period
               
                  for (k= tidxstart[j-1]; k>=tidxend[j-1]; k--) {
                     if (j-1==1) {
                        Zone2Upper[k]= thigh[j-1];
                        Zone2Lower[k]= tlow[j-1];
                     }
                  }
               }
               
               inperiod= j;   // remember current period
            }
            
            if (inperiod==2)   // inperiod==2 (end of day) is just to check completion of zone 2
               break;


            // for the current period find idxstart, idxend and compute high/low
            if (tidxstart[j]==0) {
               tidxstart[j]= i;
               tday= thisday;
            }
         
            tidxend[j]= i;
      
            thigh[j]= MathMax(thigh[j], High[i]);
            tlow[j]= MathMin(tlow[j], Low[i]);
         }
      }
      
      
      // 
      // carry forward the periods for which we have definite high/lows
      //
      if (inperiod>=1 && tday==thisday) { // first time period completed
         if (inperiod>=2) {   // second period completed
            Zone2Upper[i]= thigh[1] + PipsForEntry*Point;
            Zone2Lower[i]= tlow[1] - PipsForEntry*Point;
            if (ShowTarget==1)
              {
               Zone2UpperTarget[i]= thigh[1] + PipsForEntry*Point+PipsTarget*Point;
               Zone2LowerTarget[i]= tlow[1] - PipsForEntry*Point-PipsTarget*Point;
              }
            if (ShowStop==1)
              {
               if(Zone2Upper[i]-Zone2Lower[i]>PipsStop*Point)
                 {
                  Zone2UpperStop[i]= Zone2Upper[i]-PipsStop*Point;  
                  Zone2LowerStop[i]= Zone2Lower[i]+PipsStop*Point;  
                 }
               else
                 {
                  Zone2UpperStop[i]= 0;  
                  Zone2LowerStop[i]= 0;  
                 }
             }
         }
         
         CheckSignal(i, Zone2Upper[i], OP_BUY, EntryUpperSignalsBuffer);
         CheckSignal(i, Zone2Lower[i], OP_SELL, EntryLowerSignalsBuffer);
      }
      else {   // none yet to carry forward (zero to clear old values, e.g. from switching timeframe)
         Zone2Upper[i]= 0;
         Zone2Lower[i]= 0;
         Zone2UpperTarget[i]= 0;
         Zone2LowerTarget[i]= 0;
         Zone2UpperStop[i]= 0;
         Zone2LowerStop[i]= 0;
      }
     

      //
      // at the beginning of a new day reset everything
      //
      if (tday!="XXX" && tday!=thisday || TimeToStr(timet, TIME_MINUTES)>=tto[2]) {
         // Print("#", i, "new day ", thisday, "/", tday);
      
         tday= "XXX";
         
         Zone2UpperBreakout = False;
         Zone2LowerBreakout = False;        

         inperiod= -1;
         
         for (j= 0; j<2; j++) {
            tidxstart[j]= 0;
            tidxend[j]= 0;
         
            thigh[j]= 0;
            tlow[j]= 99999;
         }
      }
   }

   return (0);       
}




//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Check price break                                                |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
bool CheckSignal(int shift, double price, int type, double &signalbuffer[]) 
{
   bool signal= false;

   if (Zone2UpperBreakout==False && type==OP_BUY && ((Open[shift]<price && High[shift]>price) || (Close[shift+1]<price && Open[shift]>price)) ) {
      signalbuffer[shift]= price;
      signal= true;
      Zone2UpperBreakout=True;
  }

   if (Zone2LowerBreakout==False && type==OP_SELL && (Open[shift]>price && Low[shift]<price) || (Close[shift+1]>price && Open[shift]<price)) {
      signalbuffer[shift]= price;
      signal= true;
      Zone2LowerBreakout=True;
  }
  
  return (signal);
}

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