EA using indicator, applied to second indicator, applied to first indicator
Hello All,
I am still hoping someone here has much knowledge of MQL4 and can please help me program this idea.
If you place for example an MACD oscillator on an MT4 chart, you can then apply another indicator (example: Moving Average- purple) to the MACD. You can then apply another indicator (example: CCI - yellow) to the Moving Average of the MACD.
I know you must use arrays etc. to program this in an EA, but I have'nt been able to do this successfully.
Maybe someone could please help me.
Please see the attached picture of what I'm trying to do.
I would like to use the final indicator (the CCI indicator in the example above) to open buy/sell positions in an EA
Thanks for your time,
Andre
EA_MACD_MA_CCI
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| Momentum.mq4 | //| Copyright © 2004, MetaQuotes Software Corp. | //| http://www.metaquotes.net/ | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ #property copyright "Parmenides contact: his1220@gmail.com" #property indicator_separate_window #property indicator_buffers 4 #property indicator_color1 DodgerBlue #property indicator_color2 Red #property indicator_color3 Yellow #property indicator_color4 Green //---- input parameters extern int MACD_FastPeriod=12; extern int MACD_SlowPeriod=26; extern int MACD_SignalPeriod=9; // scaling extern int Scaling = 8000; // fine for Euro USD // 1 for Ger30 //---- buffers double MACDBuffer[]; double MACDSignalBuffer[]; double SMABuffer[]; // //---- indicator parameters for MA extern int SMA_Period=20; extern int SMA_Shift=0; //---- indiactor parameters for CCI extern int CCI_Period=2; extern int CCI_Shift=0; //---- indicator buffers double ExtMapBufferSMA[]; double ExtMapBufferCCI[]; //---- int ExtCountedBars=0; //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| Custom indicator initialization function | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ int init() { string short_name; //---- indicator short name short_name="MACD ("+MACD_SlowPeriod+"-"+MACD_FastPeriod+"-"+MACD_SignalPeriod+") - SMA ("+SMA_Period+") - CCI("+CCI_Period+")"; IndicatorShortName(short_name); //---- Mom indicator line SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_HISTOGRAM); SetIndexBuffer(0,MACDBuffer); SetIndexLabel(0,short_name); //---- SetIndexDrawBegin(0,MACD_SignalPeriod); //---- //---- drawing settings SetIndexStyle(1,DRAW_LINE); IndicatorDigits(MarketInfo(Symbol(),MODE_DIGITS)); //---- indicator buffers mapping SetIndexBuffer(1,MACDSignalBuffer); //---- initialization done // drawing setting Indicator SMA int draw_begin; if(SMA_Period<2) SMA_Period=13; draw_begin=SMA_Period-1; SetIndexStyle(2,DRAW_LINE); SetIndexShift(2,SMA_Shift); SetIndexBuffer(2,ExtMapBufferSMA); SetIndexDrawBegin(2,draw_begin); // drawing settings for CCI SetIndexStyle(3,DRAW_LINE); SetIndexShift(3,CCI_Shift); SetIndexBuffer(3,ExtMapBufferCCI); SetIndexDrawBegin(3,draw_begin); return(0); } //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| MACD | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ int start() { //---- bool error=false; if (macd() == -1) error = true; if (sma() == -1) error = true; if (cci() == -1) error = true; if (error) Print("Error found"); return(0); } int macd() { int i,counted_bars=IndicatorCounted(); //---- if(Bars<=MACD_SlowPeriod) return(-1); //---- initial zero if(counted_bars<1) { for(i=1;i<=MACD_SignalPeriod;i++) MACDSignalBuffer[Bars-i]=0.0; for(i=1;i<=MACD_FastPeriod;i++) MACDBuffer[Bars-i]=0.0; } //---- i=Bars-MACD_SignalPeriod-1; if(counted_bars>=MACD_SignalPeriod) i=Bars-counted_bars-1; while(i>=0) { MACDSignalBuffer[i] = iMACD(Symbol(),0,MACD_FastPeriod,MACD_SlowPeriod,MACD_SignalPeriod,0,MODE_SIGNAL,i); i--; } i=Bars-MACD_SlowPeriod-1; if(counted_bars>=MACD_SlowPeriod) i=Bars-counted_bars-1; while(i>=0) { MACDBuffer[i] = iMACD(Symbol(),0,MACD_FastPeriod,MACD_SlowPeriod,MACD_SignalPeriod,0,MODE_MAIN,i); i--; } return(0); } //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| CCI int cci() { if(Bars<=CCI_Period) return(-1); ExtCountedBars=IndicatorCounted(); //---- check for possible errors if (ExtCountedBars<0) return(-1); //---- last counted bar will be recounted if (ExtCountedBars>0) ExtCountedBars--; //--- int i=Bars-ExtCountedBars-1; //---- initial accumulation while(i>0) { ExtMapBufferCCI[i] = iCCIOnArray(ExtMapBufferSMA, ArraySize(ExtMapBufferSMA), CCI_Period,i)/Scaling; i--; } return(0); } //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| Simple Moving Average | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ int sma() { if(Bars<=SMA_Period) return(-1); ExtCountedBars=IndicatorCounted(); //---- check for possible errors if (ExtCountedBars<0) return(-1); //---- last counted bar will be recounted if (ExtCountedBars>0) ExtCountedBars--; //--- double sum=0; int i,pos=Bars-ExtCountedBars-1; //---- initial accumulation if(pos<SMA_Period) pos=SMA_Period; for(i=1;i<SMA_Period;i++,pos--) sum+=MACDSignalBuffer[pos]; //---- main calculation loop while(pos>=0) { sum+=MACDSignalBuffer[pos]; ExtMapBufferSMA[pos]=sum/SMA_Period; sum-=MACDSignalBuffer[pos+SMA_Period-1]; pos--; } //---- zero initial bars if(ExtCountedBars<1) for(i=1;i<SMA_Period;i++) ExtMapBufferSMA[Bars-i]=0; return(0); }
Hi!
This should do it.
If you need modifications or help just give me a call
Hi there,
Thanks very much for the quick reply, will try it out and let you know either way.
Much appreciated,
Regards,
Andre
Hi there Parmenides,
I also sent you email, as per below....
Thanks again for your help on the MQL Forum regarding the indicator below.
Just two questions:
- Can I use Weighted MA rather than SMA ?
- How do I use the final signal of this indicator, i.e. the "CCI" signal in an Expert Advisor? How would I BUY if the CCI signal goes from below zero (negative) to above zero (positive)? And also the other way round, how do I SELL when the final CCI signal goes from postive to negative?
.....or How do I call this indicator in and EA and use the CCI signal for BUY and SELL orders
Your help is much appreciated,
Best Regards,
Andre
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Hello All,
I am still hoping someone here has much knowledge of MQL4 and can please help me program this idea.
If you place for example an MACD oscillator on an MT4 chart, you can then apply another indicator (example: Moving Average- purple) to the MACD. You can then apply another indicator (example: CCI - yellow) to the Moving Average of the MACD.
I know you must use arrays etc. to program this in an EA, but I have'nt been able to do this successfully.
Maybe someone could please help me.
Please see the attached picture of what I'm trying to do.
I would like to use the final indicator (the CCI indicator in the example above) to open buy/sell positions in an EA
Thanks for your time,
Andre
EA_MACD_MA_CCI