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Quartiles
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Quartiles.mq5 |
//| Copyright © 2010, LeMan. |
//| b-market@mail.ru |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright © 2010, LeMan."
#property link "b-market@mail.ru"
//---- indicator version
#property version "1.00"
//---- drawing the indicator in the main window
#property indicator_chart_window
//---- number of indicator buffers
#property indicator_buffers 3
//---- 3 plots are used
#property indicator_plots 3
//+-----------------------------------+
//| Indicator 1 drawing parameters |
//+-----------------------------------+
//---- drawing the indicator as a line
#property indicator_type1 DRAW_LINE
//---- teal color is used for the indicator line
#property indicator_color1 Teal
//---- the indicator line is a continuous curve
#property indicator_style1 STYLE_SOLID
//---- indicator line width is equal to 1
#property indicator_width1 1
//---- displaying the indicator label
#property indicator_label1 "Upper Quartile"
//+-----------------------------------+
//| Indicator 2 drawing parameters |
//+-----------------------------------+
//---- drawing the indicator as a line
#property indicator_type2 DRAW_LINE
//---- blue color is used for the indicator line
#property indicator_color2 Blue
//---- the indicator line is a continuous curve
#property indicator_style2 STYLE_SOLID
//---- indicator line width is equal to 1
#property indicator_width2 1
//---- displaying the indicator label
#property indicator_label2 "Middle Quartile"
//+-----------------------------------+
//| Indicator 3 drawing parameters |
//+-----------------------------------+
//---- drawing the indicator as a line
#property indicator_type3 DRAW_LINE
//---- use orange color for the indicator line
#property indicator_color3 Orange
//---- the indicator line is a continuous curve
#property indicator_style3 STYLE_SOLID
//---- indicator line width is equal to 1
#property indicator_width3 1
//---- displaying the indicator label
#property indicator_label3 "Lower Quartile"
//+-----------------------------------+
//| Declaration of enumerations |
//+-----------------------------------+
enum ENUM_APPLIED_PRICE_ // Type of constant
{
PRICE_CLOSE_ = 1, // Close
PRICE_OPEN_, // Open
PRICE_HIGH_, // High
PRICE_LOW_, // Low
PRICE_MEDIAN_, // Median Price (HL/2)
PRICE_TYPICAL_, // Typical Price (HLC/3)
PRICE_WEIGHTED_, // Weighted Close (HLCC/4)
PRICE_SIMPLE, // Simple Price (OC/2)
PRICE_QUARTER_, // Quarted Price (HLOC/4)
PRICE_TRENDFOLLOW0_, // TrendFollow_1 Price
PRICE_TRENDFOLLOW1_ // TrendFollow_2 Price
};
//+-----------------------------------+
//| Indicator input parameters |
//+-----------------------------------+
input int N=20;
input double p1 = 0.25;
input double p3 = 0.75;
input ENUM_APPLIED_PRICE_ IPC=PRICE_CLOSE; // Applied price
input int Shift=0; // Horizontal shift of the indicator in bars
//+-----------------------------------+
//---- declaration of dynamic arrays that
//---- will be used as indicator buffers
double q1Buffer[];
double q2Buffer[];
double q3Buffer[];
//---- declaration of global variables
int n1,n2t,n2f,n3;
double PriceArray[];
//---- declaration of the integer variables for the start of data calculation
int min_rates_total,N_;
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator indicator initialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnInit()
{
//---- initialization of constants
double P1=p1;
if(p1>1){P1=1;Print("p1 parameter cannot be above 1! Default value equal to 1 will be used!");}
if(p1<0){P1=0;Print("p1 parameter cannot be less than 0! Default value equal to 0 will be used!");}
double P3=p3;
if(p3>1){P3=1;Print("p3 parameter cannot be above 1! Default value equal to 1 will be used!");}
if(p3<0){P3=0;Print("p3 parameter cannot be less than 0! Default value equal to 0 will be used!");}
N_=N;
if(N_<3){N_=3;Print("N parameter cannot be less than 3! Default value equal to 3 will be used!");}
min_rates_total=N_;
n1=int(MathRound(N_*P1));
if(!n1) n1=1;
n2t = (N_+1)/2;
n2f = N_/2;
n3=int(MathRound(N_*P3));
if(!n3) n3=1;
//---- memory distribution for variables' arrays
if(ArrayResize(PriceArray,N_)<N_) Print("Failed to distribute the memory for PriceArray[] array");
//---- set q3Buffer[] dynamic array as an indicator buffer
SetIndexBuffer(0,q3Buffer,INDICATOR_DATA);
//---- shifting the indicator 1 horizontally by AroonShift
PlotIndexSetInteger(0,PLOT_SHIFT,Shift);
//---- shifting the start of drawing of the indicator 1
PlotIndexSetInteger(0,PLOT_DRAW_BEGIN,min_rates_total);
//---- setting the indicator values that won't be visible on a chart
PlotIndexSetDouble(0,PLOT_EMPTY_VALUE,EMPTY_VALUE);
//---- set q2Buffer[] dynamic array as an indicator buffer
SetIndexBuffer(1,q2Buffer,INDICATOR_DATA);
//---- shifting the indicator 2 horizontally
PlotIndexSetInteger(1,PLOT_SHIFT,Shift);
//---- shifting the start of drawing the indicator 2
PlotIndexSetInteger(1,PLOT_DRAW_BEGIN,min_rates_total);
//---- setting the indicator values that won't be visible on a chart
PlotIndexSetDouble(1,PLOT_EMPTY_VALUE,EMPTY_VALUE);
//---- set q1Buffer[] dynamic array as an indicator buffer
SetIndexBuffer(2,q1Buffer,INDICATOR_DATA);
//---- shifting the indicator 3 horizontally
PlotIndexSetInteger(2,PLOT_SHIFT,Shift);
//---- shifting the start of drawing the indicator 3
PlotIndexSetInteger(2,PLOT_DRAW_BEGIN,min_rates_total);
//---- setting the indicator values that won't be visible on a chart
PlotIndexSetDouble(2,PLOT_EMPTY_VALUE,EMPTY_VALUE);
//---- initializations of a variable for the indicator short name
string shortname="Quartiles";
//--- creation of the name to be displayed in a separate sub-window and in a tooltip
IndicatorSetString(INDICATOR_SHORTNAME,shortname);
//--- determination of accuracy of displaying the indicator values
IndicatorSetInteger(INDICATOR_DIGITS,_Digits+1);
//---- initialization end
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator iteration function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnCalculate(const int rates_total, // number of bars in history at the current tick
const int prev_calculated,// number of bars calculated at previous call
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[])
{
//---- checking the number of bars to be enough for the calculation
if(rates_total<min_rates_total) return(0);
//---- declaration of integer variables
int first,bar;
double q1,q2,q3;
//---- calculation of the 'first' starting index for the bars recalculation loop
if(prev_calculated==0) // checking for the first start of the indicator calculation
{
first=min_rates_total-1; // starting index for calculation of all bars
}
else // starting index for calculation of new bars
{
first=prev_calculated-1;
}
//---- main cycle of calculation of the channel center line
for(bar=first; bar<rates_total; bar++)
{
for(int kkk=0; kkk<N_; kkk++)PriceArray[kkk]=PriceSeries(IPC,bar-kkk,open,low,high,close);
ArraySort(PriceArray);
if(N_%2>0) q2=PriceArray[n2t-1];
else q2=(PriceArray[n2f-1]+PriceArray[n2f])/2;
q1 = PriceArray[n1-1];
q3 = PriceArray[n3-1];
q1Buffer[bar] = NormalizeDouble(q1, _Digits);
q2Buffer[bar] = NormalizeDouble(q2, _Digits);
q3Buffer[bar] = NormalizeDouble(q3, _Digits);
}
//----
return(rates_total);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Getting values of a price series |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
double PriceSeries(uint applied_price, // Applied price
uint bar, // Index of shift relative to the current bar for a specified number of periods back or forward).
const double &Open[],
const double &Low[],
const double &High[],
const double &Close[])
{
//----
switch(applied_price)
{
//---- Price constants from the ENUM_APPLIED_PRICE enumeration
case PRICE_CLOSE: return(Close[bar]);
case PRICE_OPEN: return(Open [bar]);
case PRICE_HIGH: return(High [bar]);
case PRICE_LOW: return(Low[bar]);
case PRICE_MEDIAN: return((High[bar]+Low[bar])/2.0);
case PRICE_TYPICAL: return((Close[bar]+High[bar]+Low[bar])/3.0);
case PRICE_WEIGHTED: return((2*Close[bar]+High[bar]+Low[bar])/4.0);
//----
case 8: return((Open[bar] + Close[bar])/2.0);
case 9: return((Open[bar] + Close[bar] + High[bar] + Low[bar])/4.0);
//----
case 10:
{
if(Close[bar]>Open[bar])return(High[bar]);
else
{
if(Close[bar]<Open[bar])
return(Low[bar]);
else return(Close[bar]);
}
}
//----
case 11:
{
if(Close[bar]>Open[bar])return((High[bar]+Close[bar])/2.0);
else
{
if(Close[bar]<Open[bar])
return((Low[bar]+Close[bar])/2.0);
else return(Close[bar]);
}
break;
}
//----
default: return(Close[bar]);
}
//----
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
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