MA or Price Histogram

Author: Copyright © 2022, Vladimir Karputov
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MA or Price Histogram
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//|                                        MA or Price Histogram.mq5 |

//|                              Copyright © 2022, Vladimir Karputov |

//|                      https://www.mql5.com/en/users/barabashkakvn |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

#property copyright "Copyright © 2022, Vladimir Karputov"

#property link      "https://www.mql5.com/en/users/barabashkakvn"

#property version   "1.003"

#property indicator_chart_window

#property indicator_buffers 5

#property indicator_plots   3

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| Enum MA Price                                                    |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

enum ENUM_MA_PRICE

  {

   price_fast=0,  // Price <-> Fast

   price_slow=1,  // Price <-> Slow

   fast_slow=2,   // Fast <-> Slow

  };

//--- plot MA_Fast_

#property indicator_label1  "MA_Fast_"

#property indicator_type1   DRAW_LINE

#property indicator_color1  clrDarkGoldenrod

#property indicator_style1  STYLE_SOLID

#property indicator_width1  2

//--- plot MA_Slow_

#property indicator_label2  "MA_Slow_"

#property indicator_type2   DRAW_LINE

#property indicator_color2  clrGold

#property indicator_style2  STYLE_SOLID

#property indicator_width2  2

//--- plot Trend

#property indicator_label3  "Trend"

#property indicator_type3   DRAW_COLOR_HISTOGRAM2

#property indicator_color3  clrBlue,clrRed

#property indicator_style3  STYLE_DOT

#property indicator_width3  1

//--- input parameters

input group             "Main settings"

input ENUM_MA_PRICE        InpMAPrice                    = fast_slow;            // Histogram:

input ENUM_APPLIED_PRICE   InpPrice                      = PRICE_CLOSE;          // Price:

input group             "MA Fast"

input int                  Inp_MA_Fast_ma_period         = 12;                   // MA: averaging period

input int                  Inp_MA_Fast_ma_shift          = 0;                    // MA: horizontal shift

input ENUM_MA_METHOD       Inp_MA_Fast_ma_method         = MODE_SMA;             // MA: smoothing type

input ENUM_APPLIED_PRICE   Inp_MA_Fast_applied_price     = PRICE_CLOSE;          // MA: type of price

input group             "MA Slow"

input int                  Inp_MA_Slow_ma_period         = 48;                   // MA: averaging period

input int                  Inp_MA_Slow_ma_shift          = 3;                    // MA: horizontal shift

input ENUM_MA_METHOD       Inp_MA_Slow_ma_method         = MODE_SMA;             // MA: smoothing type

input ENUM_APPLIED_PRICE   Inp_MA_Slow_applied_price     = PRICE_CLOSE;          // MA: type of price

input group             "Labels"

input bool                 InpUse                        = true;                 // Use Info

input int                  InpX                          = 50;                   // X coordinate

input int                  InpY                          = 50;                   // Y coordinate

input int                  InpYStep                      = 12;                   // Y step

input ENUM_BASE_CORNER     InpCorner                     = CORNER_RIGHT_LOWER;   // Chart corner for anchoring

input string               InpFont                       = "Consolas";           // Font Name

input int                  InpFontSize                   = 10;                   // Font size

input color                InpColor                      = clrRed;               // Color

input double               InpAngle                      = 0.0;                  // Text slope

input ENUM_ANCHOR_POINT    InpAnchor                     = ANCHOR_RIGHT_LOWER;   // Anchor type

//--- indicator buffers

double   MA_Fast_Buffer[];

double   MA_Slow_Buffer[];

double   TrendBuffer1[];

double   TrendBuffer2[];

double   TrendColors[];

//---

int      handle_iMA_Fast;              // variable for storing the handle of the iMA indicator

int      handle_iMA_Slow;              // variable for storing the handle of the iMA indicator

//---

int      m_min_bars        = 0;

string   m_prefix          = "MA_or_Price_";

color    m_color_0         = clrLightGray;

color    m_color_1         = clrLightGray;

int      bars_calculated   = 0;        // we will keep the number of values in the Moving Average indicators

bool     m_init_error      = false;    // error on InInit

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| Custom indicator initialization function                         |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

int OnInit()

  {

//--- indicator buffers mapping

   SetIndexBuffer(0,MA_Fast_Buffer,INDICATOR_DATA);

   SetIndexBuffer(1,MA_Slow_Buffer,INDICATOR_DATA);

   SetIndexBuffer(2,TrendBuffer1,INDICATOR_DATA);

   SetIndexBuffer(3,TrendBuffer2,INDICATOR_DATA);

   SetIndexBuffer(4,TrendColors,INDICATOR_COLOR_INDEX);

//--- set shift

   PlotIndexSetInteger(0,PLOT_SHIFT,Inp_MA_Fast_ma_shift);

   PlotIndexSetInteger(1,PLOT_SHIFT,Inp_MA_Slow_ma_shift);

//--- MA Fast

   string mode_fast;

   switch(Inp_MA_Fast_ma_method)

     {

      case MODE_EMA :

         mode_fast="EMA";

         break;

      case MODE_LWMA :

         mode_fast="LWMA";

         break;

      case MODE_SMA :

         mode_fast="SMA";

         break;

      case MODE_SMMA :

         mode_fast="SMMA";

         break;

      default :

         mode_fast="unknown mode";

     }

   string price_fast=StringSubstr(EnumToString(Inp_MA_Fast_applied_price),6,-1);

//--- name for indicator subwindow label

   string name_fast=StringFormat("MA Fast(%d,%s,%s,%d)",Inp_MA_Fast_ma_period,mode_fast,price_fast,Inp_MA_Fast_ma_shift);

   PlotIndexSetString(0,PLOT_LABEL,name_fast);

//--- MA Slow

   string mode_slow;

   switch(Inp_MA_Slow_ma_method)

     {

      case MODE_EMA :

         mode_slow="EMA";

         break;

      case MODE_LWMA :

         mode_slow="LWMA";

         break;

      case MODE_SMA :

         mode_slow="SMA";

         break;

      case MODE_SMMA :

         mode_slow="SMMA";

         break;

      default :

         mode_slow="unknown mode";

     }

   string price_slow=StringSubstr(EnumToString(Inp_MA_Slow_applied_price),6,-1);

//--- name for indicator subwindow label

   string name_slow=StringFormat("MA Slow(%d,%s,%s,%d)",Inp_MA_Slow_ma_period,mode_slow,price_slow,Inp_MA_Slow_ma_shift);

   PlotIndexSetString(1,PLOT_LABEL,name_slow);

//--- create handle of the indicator iMA

   handle_iMA_Fast=iMA(Symbol(),Period(),Inp_MA_Fast_ma_period,Inp_MA_Fast_ma_shift,

                       Inp_MA_Fast_ma_method,Inp_MA_Fast_applied_price);

//--- if the handle is not created

   if(handle_iMA_Fast==INVALID_HANDLE)

     {

      //--- tell about the failure and output the error code

      PrintFormat("Failed to create handle of the iMA indicator ('Fast') for the symbol %s/%s, error code %d",

                  Symbol(),

                  EnumToString(Period()),

                  GetLastError());

      //--- the indicator is stopped early

      m_init_error=true;

      return(INIT_SUCCEEDED);

     }

//--- create handle of the indicator iMA

   handle_iMA_Slow=iMA(Symbol(),Period(),Inp_MA_Slow_ma_period,Inp_MA_Slow_ma_shift,

                       Inp_MA_Slow_ma_method,Inp_MA_Slow_applied_price);

//--- if the handle is not created

   if(handle_iMA_Slow==INVALID_HANDLE)

     {

      //--- tell about the failure and output the error code

      PrintFormat("Failed to create handle of the iMA indicator ('Slow') for the symbol %s/%s, error code %d",

                  Symbol(),

                  EnumToString(Period()),

                  GetLastError());

      //--- the indicator is stopped early

      m_init_error=true;

      return(INIT_SUCCEEDED);

     }

//---

   int min_bars_fast=Inp_MA_Fast_ma_period+Inp_MA_Fast_ma_shift;

   int min_bars_slow=Inp_MA_Slow_ma_period+Inp_MA_Slow_ma_shift;

   m_min_bars=(min_bars_fast<min_bars_slow)?min_bars_slow:min_bars_fast;

   m_color_0=(color)PlotIndexGetInteger(0,PLOT_LINE_COLOR,0);

   m_color_1=(color)PlotIndexGetInteger(1,PLOT_LINE_COLOR,0);

//---

   if(InpUse)

     {

      uint width;    // buffer width in pixels

      uint height;   // buffer height in pixels

      int step_y=(int)(TextGetSize("80",width,height)?height:3);

      LabelCreate(ChartID(),m_prefix+"Fast",0,InpX,InpY+0,InpCorner,"Fast: - - -",InpFont,InpFontSize,InpColor,InpAngle,InpAnchor);

      LabelCreate(ChartID(),m_prefix+"Slow",0,InpX,InpY+step_y,InpCorner,"Slow: - - -",InpFont,InpFontSize,InpColor,InpAngle,InpAnchor);

     }

//---

   return(INIT_SUCCEEDED);

  }

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| 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[])

  {

   if(m_init_error)

      return(0);

   if(rates_total<m_min_bars)

      return(0);

//--- number of values copied from the iMA indicator

   int values_to_copy;

//--- determine the number of values calculated in the indicators

   int calculated_fast=BarsCalculated(handle_iMA_Fast);

   if(calculated_fast<=0)

     {

      PrintFormat("BarsCalculated(handle_iMA_Fast) returned %d, error code %d",calculated_fast,GetLastError());

      return(0);

     }

   int calculated_slow=BarsCalculated(handle_iMA_Slow);

   if(calculated_slow<=0)

     {

      PrintFormat("BarsCalculated(handle_iMA_Slow) returned %d, error code %d",calculated_slow,GetLastError());

      return(0);

     }

   if(calculated_fast!=calculated_slow)

     {

      PrintFormat("BarsCalculated(handle_iMA_Fast) returned %d, BarsCalculated(handle_iMA_Slow) returned %d",calculated_fast,calculated_slow);

      return(0);

     }

   int calculated=calculated_fast;

//--- if it is the first start of calculation of the indicator or if the number of values in the iMA indicator changed

//---or if it is necessary to calculated the indicator for two or more bars (it means something has changed in the price history)

   if(prev_calculated==0 || calculated!=bars_calculated || rates_total>prev_calculated+1)

     {

      //--- if the iMABuffer array is greater than the number of values in the iMA indicator for symbol/period, then we don't copy everything

      //--- otherwise, we copy less than the size of indicator buffers

      if(calculated>rates_total)

         values_to_copy=rates_total;

      else

         values_to_copy=calculated;

     }

   else

     {

      //--- it means that it's not the first time of the indicator calculation, and since the last call of OnCalculate()

      //--- for calculation not more than one bar is added

      values_to_copy=(rates_total-prev_calculated)+1;

     }

//--- fill the iMABuffer array with values of the Moving Average indicator

//--- if FillArrayFromBuffer returns false, it means the information is nor ready yet, quit operation

   if(!FillArrayFromBuffer(MA_Fast_Buffer,Inp_MA_Fast_ma_shift,handle_iMA_Fast,values_to_copy))

      return(0);

   if(!FillArrayFromBuffer(MA_Slow_Buffer,Inp_MA_Slow_ma_shift,handle_iMA_Slow,values_to_copy))

      return(0);

//--- memorize the number of values in the Moving Average indicator

   bars_calculated=calculated;

//--- main loop

   int limit=rates_total-values_to_copy;

   if(limit<Inp_MA_Fast_ma_shift)

      limit=Inp_MA_Fast_ma_shift;

   if(limit<Inp_MA_Slow_ma_shift)

      limit=Inp_MA_Slow_ma_shift;

   for(int i=limit; i<rates_total; i++)

     {

      double price_1=MA_Fast_Buffer[i-Inp_MA_Fast_ma_shift];

      double price_2=MA_Slow_Buffer[i-Inp_MA_Slow_ma_shift];

      /*

      //+------------------------------------------------------------------+

      //| Enum MA Price                                                    |

      //+------------------------------------------------------------------+

      enum ENUM_MA_PRICE

      {

      price_fast=0,  // Price <-> Fast

      price_slow=1,  // Price <-> Slow

      fast_slow=2,   // Fast <-> Slow

      };

      */

      switch(InpMAPrice)

        {

         case  price_fast:

            price_2=MA_Fast_Buffer[i-Inp_MA_Fast_ma_shift];

            break;

         case  price_slow:

            price_2=MA_Slow_Buffer[i-Inp_MA_Slow_ma_shift];

            break;

         default:

            price_2=MA_Slow_Buffer[i-Inp_MA_Slow_ma_shift];

            break;

        }

      if(InpMAPrice!=fast_slow)

        {

         switch(InpPrice)

           {

            case PRICE_CLOSE:

               price_1=close[i];

               break;

            case PRICE_OPEN:

               price_1=open[i];

               break;

            case PRICE_HIGH:

               price_1=high[i];

               break;

            case PRICE_LOW:

               price_1=low[i];

               break;

            case PRICE_MEDIAN:

               price_1=(high[i] + low[i])/2.0;

               break;

            case PRICE_TYPICAL:

               price_1=(high[i] + low[i] + close[i])/3.0;

               break;

            case PRICE_WEIGHTED:

               price_1=(high[i] + low[i] + close[i] + close[i])/4.0;

               break;

           }

        }

      TrendBuffer1[i]=price_1;

      TrendBuffer2[i]=price_2;

      if(MA_Fast_Buffer[i]>MA_Slow_Buffer[i])

         TrendColors[i]=0.0;

      else

         TrendColors[i]=1.0;

     }

   if(InpUse)

     {

      long chart_id=ChartID();

      LabelTextChange(chart_id,m_prefix+"Fast","Fast: "+DoubleToString(TrendBuffer1[rates_total-1],Digits()+1),m_color_0);

      LabelTextChange(chart_id,m_prefix+"Slow","Slow: "+DoubleToString(TrendBuffer2[rates_total-1],Digits()+1),m_color_1);

     }

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

   return(rates_total);

  }

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| Filling indicator buffers from the MA indicator                  |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

bool FillArrayFromBuffer(double &values[],   // indicator buffer of Moving Average values

                         int shift,          // shift

                         int ind_handle,     // handle of the iMA indicator

                         int amount          // number of copied values

                        )

  {

//--- reset error code

   ResetLastError();

//--- fill a part of the iMABuffer array with values from the indicator buffer that has 0 index

   if(CopyBuffer(ind_handle,0,-shift,amount,values)<0)

     {

      //--- if the copying fails, tell the error code

      PrintFormat("Failed to copy data from the iMA indicator, error code %d",GetLastError());

      //--- quit with zero result - it means that the indicator is considered as not calculated

      return(false);

     }

//--- everything is fine

   return(true);

  }

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| Create a text label                                              |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

bool LabelCreate(const long               chart_ID=0,                // chart's ID

                 const string             name="Label",              // label name

                 const int                sub_window=0,              // subwindow index

                 const int                x=0,                       // X coordinate

                 const int                y=0,                       // Y coordinate

                 const ENUM_BASE_CORNER   corner=CORNER_LEFT_UPPER,  // chart corner for anchoring

                 const string             text="Label",              // text

                 const string             font="Arial",              // font

                 const int                font_size=10,              // font size

                 const color              clr=clrRed,                // color

                 const double             angle=0.0,                 // text slope

                 const ENUM_ANCHOR_POINT  anchor=ANCHOR_CENTER,      // anchor type

                 const bool               back=false,                // in the background

                 const bool               selection=false,           // highlight to move

                 const bool               hidden=true,               // hidden in the object list

                 const long               z_order=0)                 // priority for mouse click

  {

//--- reset the error value

   ResetLastError();

//--- create a text label

   if(!ObjectCreate(chart_ID,name,OBJ_LABEL,sub_window,0,0))

     {

      Print(__FUNCTION__,

            ": failed to create text label! Error code = ",GetLastError());

      return(false);

     }

//--- set label coordinates

   ObjectSetInteger(chart_ID,name,OBJPROP_XDISTANCE,x);

   ObjectSetInteger(chart_ID,name,OBJPROP_YDISTANCE,y);

//--- set the chart's corner, relative to which point coordinates are defined

   ObjectSetInteger(chart_ID,name,OBJPROP_CORNER,corner);

//--- set the text

   ObjectSetString(chart_ID,name,OBJPROP_TEXT,text);

//--- set text font

   ObjectSetString(chart_ID,name,OBJPROP_FONT,font);

//--- set font size

   ObjectSetInteger(chart_ID,name,OBJPROP_FONTSIZE,font_size);

//--- set the slope angle of the text

   ObjectSetDouble(chart_ID,name,OBJPROP_ANGLE,angle);

//--- set anchor type

   ObjectSetInteger(chart_ID,name,OBJPROP_ANCHOR,anchor);

//--- set color

   ObjectSetInteger(chart_ID,name,OBJPROP_COLOR,clr);

//--- display in the foreground (false) or background (true)

   ObjectSetInteger(chart_ID,name,OBJPROP_BACK,back);

//--- enable (true) or disable (false) the mode of moving the label by mouse

   ObjectSetInteger(chart_ID,name,OBJPROP_SELECTABLE,selection);

   ObjectSetInteger(chart_ID,name,OBJPROP_SELECTED,selection);

//--- hide (true) or display (false) graphical object name in the object list

   ObjectSetInteger(chart_ID,name,OBJPROP_HIDDEN,hidden);

//--- set the priority for receiving the event of a mouse click in the chart

   ObjectSetInteger(chart_ID,name,OBJPROP_ZORDER,z_order);

//--- successful execution

   return(true);

  }

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| Change the label text                                            |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

bool LabelTextChange(const long   chart_ID=0,      // chart's ID

                     const string name="Label",    // object name

                     const string text="text",     // text

                     const color  clr=clrRed)      // color

  {

//--- reset the error value

   ResetLastError();

//--- change the text

   ObjectSetString(chart_ID,name,OBJPROP_TEXT,text);

//--- set color

   ObjectSetInteger(chart_ID,name,OBJPROP_COLOR,clr);

//--- successful execution

   return(true);

  }

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| Indicator deinitialization function                              |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

void OnDeinit(const int reason)

  {

   if(handle_iMA_Fast!=INVALID_HANDLE)

      IndicatorRelease(handle_iMA_Fast);

   if(handle_iMA_Slow!=INVALID_HANDLE)

      IndicatorRelease(handle_iMA_Slow);

//--- delete the labels

   ObjectsDeleteAll(ChartID(),m_prefix,0,OBJ_LABEL);

   ChartRedraw(ChartID());

  }

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+



//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

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