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Sentinal Index SMA IBFX
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Sentinal Index.mq4
//| Based on Kevin_E @ forexfactory.com
//| Modified by IYA, Christoph Rohner
//|
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property indicator_separate_window
#property indicator_buffers 2
#property indicator_color1 RoyalBlue
#property indicator_color2 Goldenrod
extern int MODE = 0, // 0=Percent, 1=Pips, 2=USD per Lot
SMA_Period = 336;
extern double BIAS = 0, // starting value for the first bar
EUR = 1.0, // weights
JPY = 1.0,
GBP = 1.0,
CHF = 1.0,
CAD = 1.0,
AUD = 1.0,
NZD = 1.0;
//---- indicator buffers
double Index[],
SMA_Sentinal[];
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int init()
{
string name = "Sentinal Index";
//---- indicator line
IndicatorShortName(name);
IndicatorBuffers(2);
SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_LINE);
SetIndexBuffer(0,Index);
SetIndexLabel(0,name);
SetIndexStyle(1,DRAW_LINE);
SetIndexBuffer(1,SMA_Sentinal);
//----
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Calculates the relative change of symbol between bar i and i+1 |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
double Sentinal(string symbol, int i = 0)
{
double a = iClose(symbol,0,i),
b = iClose(symbol,0,i+1),
move = a-b;
if(a==0||b==0)
{
if(i==0)
Print("Warning: No "+symbol+" data loaded.");
return(0);
}
double moveInPercent = 100*move/b;
double pointSize = MarketInfo(symbol,MODE_POINT),
tickValue = MarketInfo(symbol,MODE_TICKVALUE);
double moveInPips = move / pointSize,
moveInUSD = moveInPips * tickValue;
switch(MODE)
{
case 0: return(moveInPercent);
case 1: return(moveInPips);
case 2: return(moveInUSD);
}
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
{
int iMax = Bars - 1 - IndicatorCounted();
if(iMax==Bars-1)
{
iMax--;
Index[Bars-1] = BIAS;
}
//----
for(int i = iMax; i >= 0; i--)
{
double x = 0;
x += EUR * Sentinal("EURUSDm",i);
x += -JPY * Sentinal("USDJPYm",i);
x += GBP * Sentinal("GBPUSDm",i);
x += -CHF * Sentinal("USDCHFm",i);
x += -CAD * Sentinal("USDCADm",i);
x += AUD * Sentinal("AUDUSDm",i);
x += NZD * Sentinal("NZDUSDm",i);
x /= (EUR+JPY+GBP+CHF+CAD+AUD+NZD); // FIXME: incorrect if a pair is not available
// TODO: Calculate median instead of average?
// Index[i] = x;
Index[i] = Index[i+1]+x;
}
//Add SMA of Sentinal Indicator
for(i = iMax; i >= 0; i--)
{
SMA_Sentinal[i] = iMAOnArray(Index,0,SMA_Period,0,MODE_SMA,i);
}
//---
return(0);
}
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