MACD Crossing the zero level

Author: Copyright © 2017, Vladimir Karputov
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MACD Crossing the zero level
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//|                                 MACD Crossing the zero level.mq5 |

//|                              Copyright © 2017, Vladimir Karputov |

//|                                           http://wmua.ru/slesar/ |

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

#property copyright "Copyright © 2017, Vladimir Karputov"

#property link      "http://wmua.ru/slesar/"

#property version   "1.000"

#property description "Moving Average Convergence/Divergence and lines"

#property description "Filling crossing the zero level"

#include <MovingAverages.mqh>

//--- indicator settings

#property indicator_chart_window

#property indicator_buffers 6

#property indicator_plots   1

#property indicator_label1  "Crossing" 

#property indicator_type1   DRAW_FILLING

#property indicator_color1  clrRed,clrBlue 

#property indicator_width1  1

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

//| Base crossing line                                               |

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

enum BASE_CROSSING_LINE

  {

   MACD=0,    // MACD

   Signal=1,  // Signal

  };

//--- input parameters

input int                  InpFastEMA=12;                // Fast EMA period

input int                  InpSlowEMA=26;                // Slow EMA period

input int                  InpSignalSMA=9;               // Signal SMA period

input ENUM_APPLIED_PRICE   InpAppliedPrice=PRICE_CLOSE;  // Applied price

input BASE_CROSSING_LINE   InpBaseCrossingLine=Signal;   // Crossing the zero level

//--- indicator buffers

double                     ExtCrossingBuffer1[];

double                     ExtCrossingBuffer2[];

double                     ExtMacdBuffer[];

double                     ExtSignalBuffer[];

double                     ExtFastMaBuffer[];

double                     ExtSlowMaBuffer[];

//--- MA handles

int                        ExtFastMaHandle;

int                        ExtSlowMaHandle;

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

//| Custom indicator initialization function                         |

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

void OnInit()

  {

//--- indicator buffers mapping

   SetIndexBuffer(0,ExtCrossingBuffer1,INDICATOR_DATA);

   SetIndexBuffer(1,ExtCrossingBuffer2,INDICATOR_DATA);

   SetIndexBuffer(2,ExtMacdBuffer,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);

   SetIndexBuffer(3,ExtSignalBuffer,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);

   SetIndexBuffer(4,ExtFastMaBuffer,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);

   SetIndexBuffer(5,ExtSlowMaBuffer,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);

//--- sets first bar from what index will be drawn

   if(InpBaseCrossingLine==Signal)

     {

      PlotIndexSetInteger(0,PLOT_DRAW_BEGIN,InpSignalSMA-1);

      PlotIndexSetInteger(1,PLOT_DRAW_BEGIN,InpSignalSMA-1);

     }

//--- name for Dindicator subwindow label

   IndicatorSetString(INDICATOR_SHORTNAME,"MACD Crossing the zero level("+string(InpFastEMA)+","+string(InpSlowEMA)+","+string(InpSignalSMA)+")");

//--- get MA handles

   ExtFastMaHandle=iMA(NULL,0,InpFastEMA,0,MODE_EMA,InpAppliedPrice);

   ExtSlowMaHandle=iMA(NULL,0,InpSlowEMA,0,MODE_EMA,InpAppliedPrice);

//--- initialization done

  }

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

//| Moving Averages Convergence/Divergence                           |

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

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[])

  {

//--- check for data

   if(rates_total<InpSignalSMA)

      return(0);

//--- not all data may be calculated

   int calculated=BarsCalculated(ExtFastMaHandle);

   if(calculated<rates_total)

     {

      Print("Not all data of ExtFastMaHandle is calculated (",calculated,"bars ). Error",GetLastError());

      return(0);

     }

   calculated=BarsCalculated(ExtSlowMaHandle);

   if(calculated<rates_total)

     {

      Print("Not all data of ExtSlowMaHandle is calculated (",calculated,"bars ). Error",GetLastError());

      return(0);

     }

//--- we can copy not all data

   int to_copy;

   if(prev_calculated>rates_total || prev_calculated<0) to_copy=rates_total;

   else

     {

      to_copy=rates_total-prev_calculated;

      if(prev_calculated>0) to_copy++;

     }

//--- get Fast EMA buffer

   if(IsStopped()) return(0); //Checking for stop flag

   if(CopyBuffer(ExtFastMaHandle,0,0,to_copy,ExtFastMaBuffer)<=0)

     {

      Print("Getting fast EMA is failed! Error",GetLastError());

      return(0);

     }

//--- get SlowSMA buffer

   if(IsStopped()) return(0); //Checking for stop flag

   if(CopyBuffer(ExtSlowMaHandle,0,0,to_copy,ExtSlowMaBuffer)<=0)

     {

      Print("Getting slow SMA is failed! Error",GetLastError());

      return(0);

     }

//---

   int limit;

   if(prev_calculated==0)

      limit=0;

   else limit=prev_calculated-1;

//--- calculate MACD

   for(int i=limit;i<rates_total && !IsStopped();i++)

      ExtMacdBuffer[i]=ExtFastMaBuffer[i]-ExtSlowMaBuffer[i];

//--- calculate Signal

   SimpleMAOnBuffer(rates_total,prev_calculated,0,InpSignalSMA,ExtMacdBuffer,ExtSignalBuffer);

//--- draw or move line

   for(int i=limit;i<rates_total && !IsStopped();i++)

     {

      if(InpBaseCrossingLine==Signal)

        {

         if(ExtSignalBuffer[i]<0.0) // the signal line crossed zero from top to bottom

           {

            ExtCrossingBuffer1[i]=low[i];

            ExtCrossingBuffer2[i]=0.0;

           }

         else // the signal line crossed zero from the bottom up

           {

            ExtCrossingBuffer1[i]=0.0;

            ExtCrossingBuffer2[i]=low[i];

           }

        }

      else

        {

         if(ExtMacdBuffer[i]<0.0) // the signal line crossed zero from top to bottom

           {

            ExtCrossingBuffer1[i]=low[i];

            ExtCrossingBuffer2[i]=0.0;

           }

         else // the signal line crossed zero from the bottom up

           {

            ExtCrossingBuffer1[i]=0.0;

            ExtCrossingBuffer2[i]=low[i];

           }

        }

     }

//--- OnCalculate done. Return new prev_calculated.

   return(rates_total);

  }

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

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