RSI import do EA

 

Hi

Simple question.

I would like to import standard RSI  to my EA 

In my EA i have :

Red = iCustom(NULL, 0, "RSI", 0, 0,0);

Rsi indicator looks like :

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                                          RSI.mq4 |
//|                      Copyright © 2004, MetaQuotes Software Corp. |
//|                                       http://www.metaquotes.net/ |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright © 2004, MetaQuotes Software Corp."
#property link      "http://www.metaquotes.net/"

//#property indicator_separate_window
#property indicator_minimum 0
#property indicator_maximum 100
#property indicator_buffers 1
#property indicator_color1 DodgerBlue
//---- input parameters
extern int RSIPeriod=8;
//---- buffers
double RSIBuffer[];
double PosBuffer[];
double NegBuffer[];
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function                         |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int init()
  {
   string short_name;
//---- 2 additional buffers are used for counting.
   IndicatorBuffers(3);
   SetIndexBuffer(1,PosBuffer);
   SetIndexBuffer(2,NegBuffer);
//---- indicator line
   SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_LINE);
   SetIndexBuffer(0,RSIBuffer);
//---- name for DataWindow and indicator subwindow label
   short_name="RSI("+RSIPeriod+")";
   IndicatorShortName(short_name);
   SetIndexLabel(0,short_name);
//----
   SetIndexDrawBegin(0,RSIPeriod);
//----
   return(0);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Relative Strength Index                                          |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
  {
   int    i,counted_bars=IndicatorCounted();
   double rel,negative,positive;
//----
   if(Bars<=RSIPeriod) return(0);
//---- initial zero
   if(counted_bars<1)
      for(i=1;i<=RSIPeriod;i++) RSIBuffer[Bars-i]=0.0;
//----
   i=Bars-RSIPeriod-1;
   if(counted_bars>=RSIPeriod) i=Bars-counted_bars-1;
   while(i>=0)
     {
      double sumn=0.0,sump=0.0;
      if(i==Bars-RSIPeriod-1)
        {
         int k=Bars-2;
         //---- initial accumulation
         while(k>=i)
           {
            rel=Close[k]-Close[k+1];
            if(rel>0) sump+=rel;
            else      sumn-=rel;
            k--;
           }
         positive=sump/RSIPeriod;
         negative=sumn/RSIPeriod;
        }
      else
        {
         //---- smoothed moving average
         rel=Close[i]-Close[i+1];
         if(rel>0) sump=rel;
         else      sumn=-rel;
         positive=(PosBuffer[i+1]*(RSIPeriod-1)+sump)/RSIPeriod;
         negative=(NegBuffer[i+1]*(RSIPeriod-1)+sumn)/RSIPeriod;
        }
      PosBuffer[i]=positive;
      NegBuffer[i]=negative;
      if(negative==0.0) RSIBuffer[i]=0.0;
      else RSIBuffer[i]=100.0-100.0/(1+positive/negative);
      i--;
     }
//----
   return(0);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+


Others mql files i can import to my EA but not RSI, I tried with buffer 0,1,2 all the time i have 0.

 
lukibest:

Hi

Simple question.

I would like to import standard RSI  to my EA 

Why not use iRSI() ?
 

Start with Detailed explanation of iCustom - MQL4 forum

Then tell me

Red = iCustom(NULL, 0, "RSI", 0, 0,0);

extern int RSIPeriod=8;
what a rsi of ZERO period is?
 
WHRoeder:

Start with Detailed explanation of iCustom - MQL4 forum

Then tell me

what a rsi of ZERO period is?

4H


RaptorUK:
Why not use iRSI() ?


Yes! this is it! THX

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