//+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| VoltyChannel_Stop.mq5 | //| Copyright © 2007, TrendLaboratory | //| http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/TrendLaboratory | //| E-mail: igorad2003@yahoo.co.uk | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //---- author of the indicator #property copyright "Copyright © 2007, TrendLaboratory" //---- link to the website of the author #property link "http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/TrendLaboratory" //---- indicator version number #property version "1.00" //---- drawing the indicator in the main window #property indicator_chart_window //---- 4 buffers are used for calculation and drawing the indicator #property indicator_buffers 4 //---- 4 plots are used #property indicator_plots 4 //+----------------------------------------------+ //| Bullish indicator drawing parameters | //+----------------------------------------------+ //---- drawing indicator 1 as a line #property indicator_type1 DRAW_LINE //---- SeaGreen color is used as the color of the indicator line #property indicator_color1 clrSeaGreen //---- the indicator 1 line is a dot-dash one #property indicator_style1 STYLE_DASHDOTDOT //---- indicator 1 line width is equal to 2 #property indicator_width1 2 //---- displaying the indicator line label #property indicator_label1 "Upper VoltyChannel_Stop" //+----------------------------------------------+ //| Parameters of drawing the bearish indicator | //+----------------------------------------------+ //---- drawing the indicator 2 as a line #property indicator_type2 DRAW_LINE //---- MediumVioletRedcolor is used for the indicator line #property indicator_color2 clrMediumVioletRed //---- the indicator 2 line is a dot-dash one #property indicator_style2 STYLE_DASHDOTDOT //---- indicator 2 line width is equal to 2 #property indicator_width2 2 //---- displaying the indicator line label #property indicator_label2 "Lower VoltyChannel_Stop" //+----------------------------------------------+ //| Bullish indicator drawing parameters | //+----------------------------------------------+ //---- drawing the indicator 3 as a label #property indicator_type3 DRAW_ARROW //---- LightSeaGreen color is used for the indicator #property indicator_color3 clrLightSeaGreen //---- indicator 3 width is equal to 4 #property indicator_width3 4 //---- displaying the indicator label #property indicator_label3 "Buy VoltyChannel_Stop" //+----------------------------------------------+ //| Parameters of drawing the bearish indicator | //+----------------------------------------------+ //---- drawing the indicator 4 as a label #property indicator_type4 DRAW_ARROW //---- Red color is used for the indicator #property indicator_color4 clrRed //---- indicator 4 width is equal to 4 #property indicator_width4 4 //---- displaying the indicator label #property indicator_label4 "Sell VoltyChannel_Stop" //+----------------------------------------------+ //| declaring constants | //+----------------------------------------------+ #define RESET 0 // the constant for returning the indicator recalculation command to the terminal //+----------------------------------------------+ //| Indicator input parameters | //+----------------------------------------------+ input int MAPeriod=1; input ENUM_MA_METHOD MAType=MODE_EMA; input ENUM_APPLIED_PRICE MAPrice=PRICE_CLOSE; input int ATRPeriod=10; // ATR's Period input double Kv=4; // Volatility's Factor or Multiplier input double MoneyRisk=1; // Offset Factor input bool usePrice_HiLoBreak=true; input bool useMA_HiLoEnvelope=false; input bool bAlert=true; // allowance to send alerts input bool bPush=true; // allowance to send push messages input string PushComment="VoltyChannel_Stop"; // first part of the comment input int Shift=0; // Horizontal shift of the indicator in bars //+----------------------------------------------+ //---- declaration of dynamic arrays that // will be used as indicator buffers double ExtMapBufferUp[]; double ExtMapBufferDown[]; double ExtMapBufferUp1[]; double ExtMapBufferDown1[]; //---- declaration of integer variables for indicators handles int ATR_Handle,MA_Handle,LMA_Handle,HMA_Handle; //---- declaration of the integer variables for the start of data calculation int min_rates_total; string sBuySignal,sSellSignal; //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| Custom indicator initialization function | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ int OnInit() { //---- getting handle of the ATR indicator ATR_Handle=iATR(NULL,0,ATRPeriod); if(ATR_Handle==INVALID_HANDLE) { Print(" Failed to get handle of the ATR indicator"); return(1); } if(useMA_HiLoEnvelope) { //---- getting handle of the LMA indicator LMA_Handle=iMA(NULL,0,MAPeriod,0,MAType,PRICE_LOW); if(LMA_Handle==INVALID_HANDLE) { Print(" Failed to get handle of the LMA indicator"); return(1); } //---- getting handle of the HMA indicator HMA_Handle=iMA(NULL,0,MAPeriod,0,MAType,PRICE_HIGH); if(HMA_Handle==INVALID_HANDLE) { Print(" Failed to get handle of the HMA indicator"); return(1); } } else { //---- getting handle of the MA indicator MA_Handle=iMA(NULL,0,MAPeriod,0,MAType,MAPrice); if(MA_Handle==INVALID_HANDLE) { Print(" Failed to get handle of the MA indicator"); return(1); } } //---- initialization of variables of the start of data calculation min_rates_total=int(MathMax(ATRPeriod,MAPeriod)+1); //---- initialization of variables for trade signals string text=PushComment+": "+Symbol(); sBuySignal=text+" Buy signal"; sSellSignal=text+" Sell signal"; //---- set ExtMapBufferUp[] dynamic array as an indicator buffer SetIndexBuffer(0,ExtMapBufferUp,INDICATOR_DATA); //---- shifting indicator 1 horizontally by Shift PlotIndexSetInteger(0,PLOT_SHIFT,Shift); //---- shifting the start of drawing of the indicator 1 PlotIndexSetInteger(0,PLOT_DRAW_BEGIN,min_rates_total); //---- indexing the elements in buffers as timeseries ArraySetAsSeries(ExtMapBufferUp,true); //---- setting values of the indicator that won't be visible on a chart PlotIndexSetDouble(0,PLOT_EMPTY_VALUE,0); //---- set ExtMapBufferDown[] dynamic array as an indicator buffer SetIndexBuffer(1,ExtMapBufferDown,INDICATOR_DATA); //---- shifting the indicator 2 horizontally by Shift PlotIndexSetInteger(1,PLOT_SHIFT,Shift); //---- shifting the starting point of calculation of drawing of the indicator 2 PlotIndexSetInteger(1,PLOT_DRAW_BEGIN,min_rates_total); //---- indexing the elements in buffers as timeseries ArraySetAsSeries(ExtMapBufferDown,true); //---- setting values of the indicator that won't be visible on a chart PlotIndexSetDouble(1,PLOT_EMPTY_VALUE,0); //---- set ExtMapBufferUp1[] dynamic array as an indicator buffer SetIndexBuffer(2,ExtMapBufferUp1,INDICATOR_DATA); //---- shifting indicator 1 horizontally by Shift PlotIndexSetInteger(2,PLOT_SHIFT,Shift); //---- shifting the start of drawing of the indicator 3 PlotIndexSetInteger(2,PLOT_DRAW_BEGIN,min_rates_total); //---- indexing the elements in buffers as timeseries ArraySetAsSeries(ExtMapBufferUp1,true); //---- setting values of the indicator that won't be visible on a chart PlotIndexSetDouble(2,PLOT_EMPTY_VALUE,0); //---- indicator symbol PlotIndexSetInteger(2,PLOT_ARROW,89); //---- set ExtMapBufferDown1[] dynamic array as an indicator buffer SetIndexBuffer(3,ExtMapBufferDown1,INDICATOR_DATA); //---- shifting the indicator 2 horizontally by Shift PlotIndexSetInteger(3,PLOT_SHIFT,Shift); //---- shifting the start of drawing of the indicator 4 PlotIndexSetInteger(3,PLOT_DRAW_BEGIN,min_rates_total); //---- indexing the elements in buffers as timeseries ArraySetAsSeries(ExtMapBufferDown1,true); //---- setting values of the indicator that won't be visible on a chart PlotIndexSetDouble(3,PLOT_EMPTY_VALUE,0); //---- indicator symbol PlotIndexSetInteger(3,PLOT_ARROW,89); //--- creation of the name to be displayed in a separate sub-window and in a pop up help IndicatorSetString(INDICATOR_SHORTNAME,"VoltyChannel_Stop"); //--- determination of accuracy of displaying the indicator values IndicatorSetInteger(INDICATOR_DIGITS,_Digits); //---- return(0); } //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| Custom indicator iteration function | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ int OnCalculate(const int rates_total, // amount of history in bars at the current tick const int prev_calculated,// amount of history in bars at the previous tick const datetime &time[], const double &open[], const double& high[], // price array of maximums of price for the calculation of indicator const double& low[], // price array of minimums of price for the calculation of indicator const double &close[], const long &tick_volume[], const long &volume[], const int &spread[]) { //---- checking for the sufficiency of bars for the calculation if(BarsCalculated(ATR_Handle)rates_total || prev_calculated<=0) // checking for the first start of the indicator calculation { limit=rates_total-min_rates_total-1; // starting index for calculation of all bars trend1=0; smax1=0.0; smin1=999999999.9; } else { limit=rates_total-prev_calculated; // starting index for calculation of new bars } to_copy=limit+1; //---- copy newly appeared data into the arrays if(CopyBuffer(ATR_Handle,0,0,to_copy,ATR)<=0) return(RESET); if(useMA_HiLoEnvelope) { if(CopyBuffer(HMA_Handle,0,0,to_copy,HMA)<=0) return(RESET); if(CopyBuffer(LMA_Handle,0,0,to_copy,LMA)<=0) return(RESET); } else { if(CopyBuffer(MA_Handle,0,0,to_copy,MA)<=0) return(RESET); } //---- main loop of the indicator calculation for(bar=limit; bar>=0; bar--) { ExtMapBufferUp[bar]=0.0; ExtMapBufferDown[bar]=0.0; ExtMapBufferUp1[bar]=0.0; ExtMapBufferDown1[bar]=0.0; if(useMA_HiLoEnvelope) { bprice=HMA[bar]; sprice=LMA[bar]; } else { bprice=MA[bar]; sprice=bprice; } double res=Kv*ATR[bar]; smax0=bprice+res; smin0=sprice-res; trend0=trend1; if(usePrice_HiLoBreak) { if(high[bar]>smax1) trend0=+1; if(low[bar]smax1) trend0=+1; if(sprice0) { if(smin0smax1) smax0=smax1; ExtMapBufferDown[bar]=smax0+(MoneyRisk-1)*ATR[bar]; if(ExtMapBufferDown[bar]>ExtMapBufferDown[bar+1] && ExtMapBufferDown[bar+1]) ExtMapBufferDown[bar]=ExtMapBufferDown[bar+1]; if(trend1!=trend0) ExtMapBufferDown1[bar]=ExtMapBufferDown[bar]; } if(bar==1) { if(trend1<0 && trend0>0) { Text=sBuySignal+TimeToString(time[1],TIME_DATE|TIME_MINUTES); if(bPush) SendNotification(Text); if(bAlert) Alert(Text); } if(trend1>0 && trend0<0) { Text=sSellSignal+TimeToString(time[1],TIME_DATE|TIME_MINUTES); if(bPush) SendNotification(Text); if(bAlert) Alert(Text); } } if(bar) { smax1=smax0; smin1=smin0; trend1=trend0; } } //---- return(rates_total); } //+------------------------------------------------------------------+