Motion Smoothness Index

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#property description "Original idea and creation by Alex Grover"

#property description "Metatrader code by Max Michael 2021"

#property indicator_separate_window

#property indicator_buffers 2

#property indicator_color1 Aqua

#property indicator_level1  0.5

#property indicator_levelcolor clrGray

#property indicator_levelstyle STYLE_SOLID

#property version   "1.00"

#property strict



extern int    length = 50;

extern int   MaxBars = 2000;



double       buffer0[];

double       buffer1[];



int init()

{

   SetIndexBuffer(0, buffer0); SetIndexStyle(0, DRAW_LINE);

   SetIndexBuffer(1, buffer1); SetIndexStyle(1, DRAW_NONE);

   string sShortName="Motion Smoothness Index ("+ IntegerToString(length) +")";

   IndicatorShortName(sShortName);

   SetIndexLabel(0,sShortName); 

   SetIndexLabel(1,"");

   return(0);

}



int start()

{

   int counted = IndicatorCounted();

   if (counted < 0) return(-1);

   int limit = Bars-counted-1;

   if (limit > MaxBars) limit=MaxBars;

   

   int i=limit;

   while(i>=0) { buffer1[i]=Close[i]-Close[i+1]; i--; }

      

   i=limit;

   while(i>=0)

   {

      if (i > MaxBars-length) buffer0[i]=EMPTY_VALUE;

      else buffer0[i]=iStdDevOnArray(buffer1,0,length,0,MODE_SMA,i) / iStdDev(_Symbol,0,length,0,MODE_SMA,PRICE_CLOSE,i);

      i--;

   }

   return(0);

}