Spread Average - Spreads - MQL4 and MetaTrader 4

chapmann 2013.02.07 06:42 #1

in my opinion, you can try to write this:

then you can caculate the average of spread per tick since the first tick count.

// Global variable//--------------------------------------------------------------------

int Tick;         
int sum;         

//start//----------------

int start()                            
  {   
    sum = (Ask + Bid) + sum;
    Tick++;                             
    double Average = 0;
    Average = sum/Tick;
    Print(Average);
    return;
   }

Simon Gniadkowski 2013.02.07 07:31 #2

raven_chrono:

Hi guys... I would like to ask if the formula that i used to compute the average of spread per tick is:

Average=(Ask-Bid)/Tick

where:

Ask=Ask

Bid=Bid

Tick=value per tick or Tick Count

You can code a Spread MA

raven.chrono 2013.02.07 08:06 #3

RaptorUK:
You can code a Spread MA

Can you show me some sample algorithm or pseudo code?

tnx...

Simon Gniadkowski 2013.02.07 08:16 #4

raven_chrono:

Can you show me some sample algorithm or pseudo code?

I can do better than that . . . .

// globally declared variables for function Spread()

extern int SpreadSampleSize = 100;  // number of ticks to average spread over  set to 0 to disable

double Spread[0];                   // array for spread MA



//+-----------------------------------------------------+
//| Spread function - used to calculate SMA of Spread   |
//+-----------------------------------------------------+
double Spread(double AddValue=0)
   {
   double LastValue;
   static double ArrayTotal=0;
   
   if (AddValue == 0 && SpreadSampleSize <= 0) return(Ask-Bid);
   if (AddValue == 0 && ArrayTotal == 0) return(Ask-Bid);
   if (AddValue == 0 ) return(ArrayTotal/ArraySize(Spread));
   
   ArrayTotal = ArrayTotal + AddValue;
   ArraySetAsSeries(Spread, true); 
   if (ArraySize(Spread) == SpreadSampleSize)
      {
      LastValue = Spread[0];
      ArrayTotal = ArrayTotal - LastValue;
      ArraySetAsSeries(Spread, false);
      ArrayResize(Spread, ArraySize(Spread)-1 );
      ArraySetAsSeries(Spread, true);
      ArrayResize(Spread, ArraySize(Spread)+1 ); 
      }
   else ArrayResize(Spread, ArraySize(Spread)+1 ); 
//   Print("ArraySize = ",ArraySize(lSpread)," AddedNo. = ",AddValue);
   ArraySetAsSeries(Spread, false);
   Spread[0] = AddValue;
   return(NormalizeDouble(ArrayTotal/ArraySize(Spread), Digits));
   }  // end of Spread
//+--------------------------------------------------------+

To use it simply call it at the start of the start() function and pass it the spread . . .

Spread(Ask-Bid);

Then when you want the averaged spread simply call the function with no parameter . . .

Print("The averaged spread is ", Spread() );

raven.chrono 2013.02.07 08:34 #5

RaptorUK:

I can do better than that . . . .

To use it simply call it at the start of the start() function and pass it the spread . . .

Then when you want the averaged spread simply call the function with no parameter . . .

Thank you so much but one other thing... which is more reliable to use, the Ask-Bid or the MarketInfo(Symbol(),MODE_SPREAD)

Simon Gniadkowski 2013.02.07 08:37 #6

raven_chrono:

Thank you so much but one other thing... which is more reliable to use, the Ask-Bid or the MarketInfo(Symbol(),MODE_SPREAD)

At the start of the start() function they are as reliable as each other. Ask and Bid can become out of date if your start() function takes so long to run that it misses ticks, this is not an issue at the start of the start function.

Order failed to open. Is it possible to is RefreshRates enough to

raven.chrono 2013.02.07 08:54 #7

double spread,average,sum;
int ticks;
int start()
  {
        while(IsStopped()==false)
        {
                while(RefreshRates()==false)
                {
                        
                }
                ticks++;
                spread=MarketInfo(Symbol(),MODE_SPREAD);
                sum=sum+spread;
                average=sum/ticks;
                                
        }       

   return(0);
  }

does this mean that the code that i created above is not reliable?

Simon Gniadkowski 2013.02.07 09:19 #8

raven_chrono:
does this mean that the code that i created above is not reliable?

You aren't using any of the Predefined Variables so there is no need for RefreshRatws() your code will work and will give an avreage not a moving average.

raven.chrono 2013.02.07 10:07 #9

RaptorUK:
You aren't using any of the Predefined Variables so there is no need for RefreshRatws() your code will work and will give an avreage not a moving average.

double spread,average,sum;
int ticks;
int start()
  {
        while(IsStopped()==false)
        {
                while(RefreshRates()==false)
                {
                        
                }
                ticks++;
                spread=Ask-Bid;
                sum=sum+spread;
                average=sum/ticks;
                                
        }       

   return(0);
  }

Now i use the predefined variables Bid and Ask...

Simon Gniadkowski 2013.02.07 10:11 #10

raven_chrono:
Now i use the predefined variables Bid and Ask...

But you still don't need to use RefreshRates(), Bid and Ask are never going to be out of date in that code.