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//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| MACD-neskk.mq4 |
//| neskk.com 2015 Portugal |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "2015, neskk.com"
#property link "http://www.neskk.com"
#property version "1.200"
#property description "Moving Averages Convergence/Divergence with a momentum indicator"
//#property strict // compiler directive for strict compilation mode
//--- indicator settings
#property indicator_separate_window
#property indicator_buffers 5
// MACD line
#property indicator_color1 DodgerBlue
#property indicator_width1 1
#property indicator_style1 STYLE_SOLID
// Signal line
#property indicator_color2 FireBrick
#property indicator_width2 1
#property indicator_style2 STYLE_SOLID
// MACD histogram
#property indicator_color3 Silver
#property indicator_width3 2
#property indicator_style1 STYLE_SOLID
// Momentum
#property indicator_color4 LightYellow
#property indicator_width4 1
#property indicator_style4 STYLE_DOT
// Smooth Momentum
#property indicator_color5 Gold
#property indicator_width5 1
#property indicator_style5 STYLE_DASH
//--- indicator parameters
input int BarsToProcess=1000;
input ENUM_APPLIED_PRICE AppliedPrice=PRICE_CLOSE;
input int PeriodFastEMA=12;
input int PeriodSlowEMA=26;
input int PeriodSignal=9;
input ENUM_MA_METHOD SignalMA=MODE_EMA;
input int DeltaMomentum=10;
input int PeriodMomentum=3;
input ENUM_MA_METHOD MomentumMA=MODE_SMA;
input bool AlarmZeroCrossover=true;
input bool AlarmMomentumReverse=true;
#property indicator_level1 0.0
#property indicator_levelcolor Silver
#property indicator_levelwidth 1
#property indicator_levelstyle STYLE_DOT
//--- indicator buffers
double _bufferMACD[];
double _bufferSignal[];
double _bufferHistogram[];
double _bufferMomentum[];
double _bufferSmoothMomentum[];
//--- right input parameters flag
bool _flagParameters=false;
//---- store last bar time and the last alert direction
static int _prevSignal=0,_prevTime=0;
//---- bar number the alert to be searched by
#define SIGNAL_BAR 1
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnInit(void)
{
//--- set the precision
IndicatorDigits(Digits+1);
//--- drawing settings
SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_LINE); // MACD
SetIndexStyle(1,DRAW_LINE); // Signal
SetIndexStyle(2,DRAW_HISTOGRAM); // MACD Histogram
SetIndexStyle(3,DRAW_LINE,STYLE_DOT); // Momentum
SetIndexStyle(4,DRAW_LINE,STYLE_SOLID); // SmoothMomentum
//--- drawing offset
SetIndexDrawBegin(0,PeriodFastEMA+PeriodSlowEMA);
SetIndexDrawBegin(1,PeriodFastEMA+PeriodSlowEMA);
SetIndexDrawBegin(3,PeriodMomentum);
SetIndexDrawBegin(4,PeriodMomentum);
//--- indicator buffers mapping
SetIndexBuffer(0,_bufferMACD);
SetIndexBuffer(1,_bufferSignal);
SetIndexBuffer(2,_bufferHistogram);
SetIndexBuffer(3,_bufferMomentum);
SetIndexBuffer(4,_bufferSmoothMomentum);
//--- name for DataWindow and indicator subwindow label
IndicatorShortName("MACD("+IntegerToString(PeriodFastEMA)+","+IntegerToString(PeriodSlowEMA)+","+IntegerToString(PeriodSignal)+")");
SetIndexLabel(0,"MACD");
SetIndexLabel(1,"Signal");
SetIndexLabel(2,"MACD histogram");
SetIndexLabel(3,"Momentum");
SetIndexLabel(4,"Smooth Momentum");
//--- check input parameters
if(PeriodFastEMA<=1 || PeriodSlowEMA<=1 || PeriodSignal<=1 || PeriodFastEMA>=PeriodSlowEMA || PeriodMomentum<=0)
{
Print("Wrong input parameters");
_flagParameters=false;
return(INIT_PARAMETERS_INCORRECT);
}
else
{
_flagParameters=true;
}
//--- initialization done
return(INIT_SUCCEEDED);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| 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[])
{
int i,limit;
//---
if(rates_total<=PeriodSignal || !_flagParameters) return(0);
//--- last counted bar will be recounted
limit=rates_total-prev_calculated;
if(prev_calculated==0)
limit=rates_total-BarsToProcess;
if(prev_calculated>0)
limit--;
//--- MACD
for(i=limit; i>=0; i--)
_bufferMACD[i]=iMA(NULL,0,PeriodFastEMA,0,MODE_EMA,AppliedPrice,i)-iMA(NULL,0,PeriodSlowEMA,0,MODE_EMA,AppliedPrice,i);
//--- Signal
for(i=limit; i>=0; i--)
{
_bufferSignal[i]=iMAOnArray(_bufferMACD,0,PeriodSignal,0,SignalMA,i);
_bufferHistogram[i]=_bufferMACD[i]-_bufferSignal[i];
}
//--- Momentum
for(i=limit; i>=0; i--)
{
_bufferMomentum[i]=_bufferMACD[i]-_bufferMACD[i+DeltaMomentum];
}
for(i=limit; i>=0; i--)
_bufferSmoothMomentum[i]=iMAOnArray(_bufferMomentum,0,PeriodMomentum,0,MomentumMA,i);
//---- Alarms
//---- avoid analyze the same bar multiple times
if(SIGNAL_BAR>0 && Time[0]<=_prevTime)
return(rates_total);
//---- mark that this bar was checked
_prevTime=Time[0];
double currentPrice=NormalizeDouble((open[SIGNAL_BAR]+close[SIGNAL_BAR])/2,Digits);
//---- preceding alert was SELL or this is the first launch (PrevSignal=0)
if(_prevSignal<=0)
{
if(AlarmZeroCrossover &&
_bufferMACD[SIGNAL_BAR]-_bufferSignal[SIGNAL_BAR]>0 &&
_bufferSignal[SIGNAL_BAR+1]-_bufferMACD[SIGNAL_BAR+1]>=0)
{
_prevSignal=1;
//Alert("[BUY] MACD (", Symbol(), ", ", Period(), ", ", currentPrice, ")");
Print("[BUY] MACD (",Symbol(),", ",Period(),", ",currentPrice,")");
//Comment("[BUY] MACD (", Symbol(), ", ", Period(), ", ", currentPrice, ")");
//PlaySound("Alert2.wav");
}
if(AlarmMomentumReverse &&
_bufferSmoothMomentum[SIGNAL_BAR]-_bufferSmoothMomentum[SIGNAL_BAR+1]>0 &&
_bufferSmoothMomentum[SIGNAL_BAR+2]-_bufferSmoothMomentum[SIGNAL_BAR+1]>0)
{
_prevSignal=1;
Print("[BUY] MACD Momentum (",Symbol(),", ",Period(),", ",currentPrice,")");
}
}
//---- preceding alert was BUY or this is the first launch (PrevSignal=0)
if(_prevSignal>=0)
{
if(AlarmZeroCrossover &&
_bufferSignal[SIGNAL_BAR]-_bufferMACD[SIGNAL_BAR]>0 &&
_bufferMACD[SIGNAL_BAR+1]-_bufferSignal[SIGNAL_BAR+1]>=0)
{
_prevSignal=-1;
//Alert("[SELL] MACD (", Symbol(), ", ", Period(), ", ", currentPrice, ")");
Print("[SELL] MACD (",Symbol(),", ",Period(),", ",currentPrice,")");
//Comment("[SELL] MACD (", Symbol(), ", ", Period(), ", ", currentPrice, ")");
//PlaySound("Alert.wav");
}
if(AlarmMomentumReverse &&
_bufferSmoothMomentum[SIGNAL_BAR+1]-_bufferSmoothMomentum[SIGNAL_BAR]>0 &&
_bufferSmoothMomentum[SIGNAL_BAR+1]-_bufferSmoothMomentum[SIGNAL_BAR+2]>0)
{
_prevSignal=-1;
Print("[SELL] MACD Momentum (",Symbol(),", ",Period(),", ",currentPrice,")");
}
}
//--- done
return(rates_total);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
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