Lentz_Volatility

Author: Copyright 2018, MetaQuotes Software Corp.
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Lentz_Volatility
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//|                                             Lentz_Volatility.mq5 |

//|                        Copyright 2018, MetaQuotes Software Corp. |

//|                                                 https://mql5.com |

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#property copyright "Copyright 2018, MetaQuotes Software Corp."

#property link      "https://mql5.com"

#property version   "1.00"

#property description "Lentz Volatility oscillator"

#property indicator_separate_window

#property indicator_buffers 4

#property indicator_plots   1

//--- plot LVOL

#property indicator_label1  "Lentz Vol"

#property indicator_type1   DRAW_COLOR_HISTOGRAM

#property indicator_color1  clrGreen,clrRed,clrDarkGray

#property indicator_style1  STYLE_SOLID

#property indicator_width1  2

//--- input parameters

input uint           InpPeriodATR   =  20;         // ATR period

input uint           InpPeriodMA    =  20;         // Smoothing period

input ENUM_MA_METHOD InpMethod      =  MODE_EMA;   // Smoothing method

//--- indicator buffers

double         BufferLVOL[];

double         BufferColors[];

double         BufferATR[];

double         BufferAvgATR[];

//--- global variables

int            period_atr;

int            period_ma;

int            weight_sum;

int            handle_atr;

//--- includes

#include <MovingAverages.mqh>

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//| Custom indicator initialization function                         |

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int OnInit()

  {

//--- set global variables

   period_atr=int(InpPeriodATR<1 ? 1 : InpPeriodATR);

   period_ma=int(InpPeriodMA<2 ? 2 : InpPeriodMA);

//--- indicator buffers mapping

   SetIndexBuffer(0,BufferLVOL,INDICATOR_DATA);

   SetIndexBuffer(1,BufferColors,INDICATOR_COLOR_INDEX);

   SetIndexBuffer(2,BufferATR,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);

   SetIndexBuffer(3,BufferAvgATR,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);

//--- setting indicator parameters

   IndicatorSetString(INDICATOR_SHORTNAME,"Lentz Volatility ("+(string)period_atr+","+(string)period_ma+")");

   IndicatorSetInteger(INDICATOR_DIGITS,Digits());

//--- setting buffer arrays as timeseries

   ArraySetAsSeries(BufferLVOL,true);

   ArraySetAsSeries(BufferColors,true);

   ArraySetAsSeries(BufferATR,true);

   ArraySetAsSeries(BufferAvgATR,true);

//--- create MA's handles

   ResetLastError();

   handle_atr=iATR(NULL,PERIOD_CURRENT,period_atr);

   if(handle_atr==INVALID_HANDLE)

     {

      Print("The iATR(",(string)period_atr,") object was not created: Error ",GetLastError());

      return INIT_FAILED;

     }

//---

   return(INIT_SUCCEEDED);

  }

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//| Custom indicator iteration function                              |

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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[])

  {

//--- #AB0=>2:0 <0AA82>2 1CD5@>2 :0: B09<A5@89

   ArraySetAsSeries(high,true);

   ArraySetAsSeries(low,true);

//--- @>25@:0 8 @0AGQB :>;8G5AB20 ?@>AG8BK205<KE 10@>2

   if(rates_total<fmax(period_ma,4) || Point()==0)

      return 0;

//--- @>25@:0 8 @0AGQB :>;8G5AB20 ?@>AG8BK205<KE 10@>2

   int limit=rates_total-prev_calculated;

   if(limit>1)

     {

      limit=rates_total-1;

      ArrayInitialize(BufferLVOL,EMPTY_VALUE);

      ArrayInitialize(BufferATR,0);

      ArrayInitialize(BufferAvgATR,0);

     }

//--- >43>B>2:0 40==KE

   int count=(limit>1 ? rates_total : 1),copied=0;

   copied=CopyBuffer(handle_atr,0,0,count,BufferATR);

   if(copied!=count) return 0;



//---  0AGQB 8=48:0B>@0

   switch(InpMethod)

     {

      case MODE_EMA  :  if(ExponentialMAOnBuffer(rates_total,prev_calculated,period_atr,period_ma,BufferATR,BufferAvgATR)==0) return 0;               break;

      case MODE_SMMA :  if(SmoothedMAOnBuffer(rates_total,prev_calculated,period_atr,period_ma,BufferATR,BufferAvgATR)==0) return 0;                  break;

      case MODE_LWMA :  if(LinearWeightedMAOnBuffer(rates_total,prev_calculated,period_atr,period_ma,BufferATR,BufferAvgATR,weight_sum)==0) return 0; break;

      //---MODE_SMA

      default        :  if(SimpleMAOnBuffer(rates_total,prev_calculated,period_atr,period_ma,BufferATR,BufferAvgATR)==0) return 0;                    break;

     }

   for(int i=limit; i>=0 && !IsStopped(); i--)

     {

      BufferLVOL[i]=(BufferAvgATR[i]-BufferATR[i])/Point();

      BufferColors[i]=(BufferAvgATR[i]>BufferATR[i] ? 0 : BufferAvgATR[i]<BufferATR[i] ? 1 : 2);

     }



//--- return value of prev_calculated for next call

   return(rates_total);

  }

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