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//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Momentum.mq5 |
//| Copyright 2009, MetaQuotes Software Corp. |
//| http://www.mql5.com |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "2009, MetaQuotes Software Corp."
#property link "http://www.mql5.com"
//---- indicator settings
#property indicator_separate_window
#property indicator_buffers 1
#property indicator_plots 1
#property indicator_type1 DRAW_LINE
#property indicator_color1 DodgerBlue
//---- input parameters
input int InpMomentumPeriod=14; // Period
//---- indicator buffers
double ExtMomentumBuffer[];
//--- global variable
int ExtMomentumPeriod;
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnInit()
{
//--- check for input value
if(InpMomentumPeriod<0)
{
ExtMomentumPeriod=14;
Print("Input parameter InpMomentumPeriod has wrong value. Indicator will use value ",ExtMomentumPeriod);
}
else ExtMomentumPeriod=InpMomentumPeriod;
//---- buffers
SetIndexBuffer(0,ExtMomentumBuffer,INDICATOR_DATA);
//---- name for DataWindow and indicator subwindow label
IndicatorSetString(INDICATOR_SHORTNAME,"Momentum"+"("+string(ExtMomentumPeriod)+")");
//--- sets first bar from what index will be drawn
PlotIndexSetInteger(0,PLOT_DRAW_BEGIN,ExtMomentumPeriod-1);
//--- sets drawing line empty value
PlotIndexSetDouble(0,PLOT_EMPTY_VALUE,0.0);
//--- digits
IndicatorSetInteger(INDICATOR_DIGITS,2);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Momentum |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnCalculate(const int rates_total,
const int prev_calculated,
const int begin,
const double &price[])
{
//--- start calculation
int StartCalcPosition=(ExtMomentumPeriod-1)+begin;
//---- insufficient data
if(rates_total<StartCalcPosition)
return(0);
//--- correct draw begin
if(begin>0) PlotIndexSetInteger(0,PLOT_DRAW_BEGIN,StartCalcPosition+(ExtMomentumPeriod-1));
//--- start working, detect position
int pos=prev_calculated-1;
if(pos<StartCalcPosition)
pos=begin+ExtMomentumPeriod;
//--- main cycle
for(int i=pos;i<rates_total;i++)
{
ExtMomentumBuffer[i]=price[i]*100/price[i-ExtMomentumPeriod];
}
//--- OnCalculate done. Return new prev_calculated.
return(rates_total);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
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