//+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| Blau_MDI.mq5 | //| Copyright 2011, MetaQuotes Software Corp. | //| http://www.mql5.com | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ #property copyright "Copyright 2011, MetaQuotes Software Corp." // copyright #property link "http://www.mql5.com" // URL #property description "Mean Deviation Index (William Blau)" // description #include // include file (terminal_data_folder\MQL5\Include) //--- indicator settings #property indicator_separate_window // indicator in a separate window #property indicator_buffers 5 // number of buffers #property indicator_plots 1 // number of graphic plots //--- graphic plot #0 (Main) #property indicator_label1 "MDI" // label of graphic plot #0 #property indicator_type1 DRAW_LINE // draw as a line #property indicator_color1 Blue // line color #property indicator_style1 STYLE_SOLID // line style #property indicator_width1 1 // line width //--- input parameters input int r=20; // r - 1st EMA, applied to price input int s=5; // s - 2nd EMA, applied to average deviation input int u=3; // u - 3rd EMA, applied to the 2nd smoothing input ENUM_APPLIED_PRICE AppliedPrice=PRICE_CLOSE; // AppliedPrice - price type //--- dynamic arrays, used for the calculation double MainBuffer[]; // u-period 3rd EMA (graphic plot #0) double PriceBuffer[]; // price array double EMA_PriceBuffer[]; // r-period 1st EMA (price) double MDBuffer[]; // average deviation double DEMA_MDBuffer[]; // s-period 2nd EMA //--- global variables int begin1, begin2, begin3, begin4; // starting index int rates_total_min; // rates total min //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| Custom indicator initialization function | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ int OnInit() { //--- indicator buffers // graphic plot #0 SetIndexBuffer(0,MainBuffer,INDICATOR_DATA); // u-period 3rd EMA // buffers for intermediate calculations SetIndexBuffer(1,PriceBuffer,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS); // price array SetIndexBuffer(2,EMA_PriceBuffer,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS); // r-period 1st EMA (price) SetIndexBuffer(3,MDBuffer,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS); // average deviation SetIndexBuffer(4,DEMA_MDBuffer,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS); // s-period 2nd EMA /* //--- graphic plot #0 (Main) PlotIndexSetString(0,PLOT_LABEL,"MDI"); // label of graphic plot #0 PlotIndexSetInteger(0,PLOT_DRAW_TYPE,DRAW_LINE); // draw as a line PlotIndexSetInteger(0,PLOT_LINE_COLOR,Blue); // line color PlotIndexSetInteger(0,PLOT_LINE_STYLE,STYLE_SOLID); // line style PlotIndexSetInteger(0,PLOT_LINE_WIDTH,1); // line width */ //--- precision IndicatorSetInteger(INDICATOR_DIGITS,_Digits); //--- begin1=0; // begin2=begin1+r-1; // or =0+(r-1) - MDBuffer[], EMA_PriceBuffer[] begin3=begin2+s-1; // or =0+(r-1)+(s-1) - DEMA_MDBuffer[] begin4=begin3+u-1; // or =0+(r-1)+(s-1)+(u-1) - MainBuffer[] // rates_total_min=begin4+1; // rates total min //--- starting index for graphic plot #0 PlotIndexSetInteger(0,PLOT_DRAW_BEGIN,begin4); //--- short indicator name string shortname=PriceName(AppliedPrice)+","+string(r)+","+string(s)+","+string(u); IndicatorSetString(INDICATOR_SHORTNAME,"Blau_MDI("+shortname+")"); //--- OnInit done return(0); } //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| Custom indicator iteration function | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ int OnCalculate( const int rates_total, // rates total const int prev_calculated, // bars, calculated at previous call const datetime &Time[], // Time const double &Open[], // Open const double &High[], // High const double &Low[], // Low const double &Close[], // Close const long &TickVolume[], // Tick Volume const long &Volume[], // Real Volume const int &Spread[] // Spread ) { int i,pos; //--- check rates if(rates_total