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Shifted_Moving_Average
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Shifted Moving Average.mq5 |
//| Copyright 2015, angreeee, MetaQuotes Software Corp. |
//| http://www.mql5.com |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "2015, angreeee and MetaQuotes Software Corp."
#property link "https://www.mql5.com/en/users/angreeee"
//--- indicator settings
#property indicator_chart_window
#property indicator_buffers 1
#property indicator_plots 1
#property indicator_type1 DRAW_LINE
#property indicator_color1 Red
//--- input parameters
input int InpMAPeriod=13; // Period
input int InpMAShift=0; // Shift
input ENUM_MA_METHOD InpMAMethod=MODE_SMMA; // Method
input double shift=0; // Course Shift in PIPS
//--- indicator buffers
double ExtLineBuffer[];
int precision=1;
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| simple moving average |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void CalculateSimpleMA(int rates_total,int prev_calculated,int begin,const double &price[])
{
int i,limit;
//--- first calculation or number of bars was changed
if(prev_calculated==0)// first calculation
{
limit=InpMAPeriod+begin;
//--- set empty value for first limit bars
for(i=0;i<limit-1;i++) ExtLineBuffer[i]=0.0;
//--- calculate first visible value
double firstValue=0;
for(i=begin;i<limit;i++)
firstValue+=(price[i]+(shift*(Point()*precision)));
firstValue/=InpMAPeriod;
ExtLineBuffer[limit-1]=firstValue;
}
else limit=prev_calculated-1;
//--- main loop
for(i=limit;i<rates_total && !IsStopped();i++)
ExtLineBuffer[i]=ExtLineBuffer[i-1]+((price[i]+(shift*(Point()*precision)))-(price[i-InpMAPeriod]+(shift*(Point()*precision))))/InpMAPeriod;
//---
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| exponential moving average |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void CalculateEMA(int rates_total,int prev_calculated,int begin,const double &price[])
{
int i,limit;
double SmoothFactor=2.0/(1.0+InpMAPeriod);
//--- first calculation or number of bars was changed
if(prev_calculated==0)
{
limit=InpMAPeriod+begin;
ExtLineBuffer[begin]=(price[begin]+(shift*(Point()*precision)));
for(i=begin+1;i<limit;i++)
ExtLineBuffer[i]=(price[i]+(shift*(Point()*precision)))*SmoothFactor+ExtLineBuffer[i-1]*(1.0-SmoothFactor);
}
else limit=prev_calculated-1;
//--- main loop
for(i=limit;i<rates_total && !IsStopped();i++)
ExtLineBuffer[i]=(price[i]+(shift*(Point()*precision)))*SmoothFactor+ExtLineBuffer[i-1]*(1.0-SmoothFactor);
//---
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| linear weighted moving average |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void CalculateLWMA(int rates_total,int prev_calculated,int begin,const double &price[])
{
int i,limit;
static int weightsum;
double sum;
//--- first calculation or number of bars was changed
if(prev_calculated==0)
{
weightsum=0;
limit=InpMAPeriod+begin;
//--- set empty value for first limit bars
for(i=0;i<limit;i++) ExtLineBuffer[i]=0.0;
//--- calculate first visible value
double firstValue=0;
for(i=begin;i<limit;i++)
{
int k=i-begin+1;
weightsum+=k;
firstValue+=k*(price[i]+(shift*(Point()*precision)));
}
firstValue/=(double)weightsum;
ExtLineBuffer[limit-1]=firstValue;
}
else limit=prev_calculated-1;
//--- main loop
for(i=limit;i<rates_total && !IsStopped();i++)
{
sum=0;
for(int j=0;j<InpMAPeriod;j++) sum+=(InpMAPeriod-j)*(price[i-j]+(shift*(Point()*precision)));
ExtLineBuffer[i]=sum/weightsum;
}
for(i=limit;i<rates_total && !IsStopped();i++)
ExtLineBuffer[i]=ExtLineBuffer[i]+(shift*(Point()/precision));
//---
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| smoothed moving average |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void CalculateSmoothedMA(int rates_total,int prev_calculated,int begin,const double &price[])
{
int i,limit;
//--- first calculation or number of bars was changed
if(prev_calculated==0)
{
limit=InpMAPeriod+begin;
//--- set empty value for first limit bars
for(i=0;i<limit-1;i++) ExtLineBuffer[i]=0.0;
//--- calculate first visible value
double firstValue=0;
for(i=begin;i<limit;i++)
firstValue+=(price[i]+(shift*(Point()*precision)));
firstValue/=InpMAPeriod;
ExtLineBuffer[limit-1]=firstValue;
}
else limit=prev_calculated-1;
//--- main loop
for(i=limit;i<rates_total && !IsStopped();i++)
ExtLineBuffer[i]=(ExtLineBuffer[i-1]*(InpMAPeriod-1)+(price[i]+(shift*(Point()*precision))))/InpMAPeriod;
//---
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnInit()
{
precision=1;
if((Digits()==3) || (Digits()==5)) precision=10;
//--- indicator buffers mapping
SetIndexBuffer(0,ExtLineBuffer,INDICATOR_DATA);
//--- set accuracy
IndicatorSetInteger(INDICATOR_DIGITS,_Digits+1);
//--- sets first bar from what index will be drawn
PlotIndexSetInteger(0,PLOT_DRAW_BEGIN,InpMAPeriod);
//---- line shifts when drawing
PlotIndexSetInteger(0,PLOT_SHIFT,InpMAShift);
//--- name for DataWindow
string short_name="unknown ma";
switch(InpMAMethod)
{
case MODE_EMA : short_name="EMA"; break;
case MODE_LWMA : short_name="LWMA"; break;
case MODE_SMA : short_name="SMA"; break;
case MODE_SMMA : short_name="SMMA"; break;
}
IndicatorSetString(INDICATOR_SHORTNAME,short_name+"("+string(InpMAPeriod)+")");
//---- sets drawing line empty value--
PlotIndexSetDouble(0,PLOT_EMPTY_VALUE,0.0);
//---- initialization done
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Moving Average |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnCalculate(const int rates_total,
const int prev_calculated,
const int begin,
const double &price[])
{
//--- check for bars count
if(rates_total<InpMAPeriod-1+begin)
return(0);// not enough bars for calculation
//--- first calculation or number of bars was changed
if(prev_calculated==0)
ArrayInitialize(ExtLineBuffer,0);
//--- sets first bar from what index will be draw
PlotIndexSetInteger(0,PLOT_DRAW_BEGIN,InpMAPeriod-1+begin);
//--- calculation
switch(InpMAMethod)
{
case MODE_EMA: CalculateEMA(rates_total,prev_calculated,begin,price); break;
case MODE_LWMA: CalculateLWMA(rates_total,prev_calculated,begin,price); break;
case MODE_SMMA: CalculateSmoothedMA(rates_total,prev_calculated,begin,price); break;
case MODE_SMA: CalculateSimpleMA(rates_total,prev_calculated,begin,price); break;
}
//--- return value of prev_calculated for next call
return(rates_total);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
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