World Market Hours Separator

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Hi, id like to request another thing.

can MT automaticly calculate World Market Hours and make Color Period separator for them. And Period separator colours are customable.

Many Thanks,


Ricky
 
You can write script or custom indicator for this purpose
 
im sorry, i can't. have no programing skill
 
im sorry, i can't. have no programing skill


Hi Racx, try this....
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                                  MarketHours.mq4 |
//|                        Copyright © 2006, Charles W. Van Dien III |
//|                                    mailto: vandien@bellsouth.net |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright © 2006, Charles W. Van Dien III"
#property link      "mailto: vandien@bellsouth.net"

#property indicator_separate_window
#property indicator_buffers 3
#property indicator_minimum 0
#property indicator_maximum 4
#property indicator_color1 Yellow
#property indicator_color2 Red
#property indicator_color3 DodgerBlue

int offset=0;     // future Daylight Savings value
 
int EuropeanMarketOpen=6;     //06:00 GMT
int EuropeanMarketClose=15;   //15:00 GMT

int AsianMarketOpen=23;       //23:00 GMT
int AsianMarketClose=7;       //7:00 GMT

int USMarketOpen=12;          //12:00 GMT
int USMarketClose=20;         //20:00 GMT

double USMarket[];
double EuropeanMarket[];
double AsianMarket[];

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function                         |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int init()  {
//---- indicators
SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_ARROW,STYLE_SOLID,1);
SetIndexShift(0,0);
SetIndexDrawBegin(0,0);
SetIndexEmptyValue(0,0.0);
SetIndexLabel(0,NULL);
SetIndexArrow(0,110);
SetIndexBuffer(0,AsianMarket);

SetIndexStyle(1,DRAW_ARROW,STYLE_SOLID,1);
SetIndexShift(1,0);
SetIndexDrawBegin(1,0);
SetIndexEmptyValue(1,0.0);
SetIndexLabel(1,NULL);
SetIndexArrow(1,110);
SetIndexBuffer(1,EuropeanMarket);

SetIndexStyle(2,DRAW_ARROW,STYLE_SOLID,1);
SetIndexShift(2,0);
SetIndexDrawBegin(2,0);
SetIndexEmptyValue(2,0.0);
SetIndexLabel(2,NULL);
SetIndexArrow(2,110);
SetIndexBuffer(2,USMarket);

//----
   return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator deinitialization function                       |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int deinit()   {
//----
   
//----
   return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator iteration function                              |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start() {
IndicatorShortName("Market Hours");
int limit;
int counted_bars=IndicatorCounted();
if(counted_bars<0) return(-1);
if(counted_bars>0) counted_bars--;
limit=Bars-counted_bars;
//limit=Bars;
for(int x=0; x<limit; x++) {
   AsianMarket[x]=0.0;
   EuropeanMarket[x]=0.0;
   USMarket[x]=0.0;
   if(TimeHour(Time[x])>=AsianMarketOpen+offset  || (TimeHour(Time[x])<=AsianMarketClose+offset-1 )) {
      AsianMarket[x]=1.0;
   }
   if(TimeHour(Time[x])>=EuropeanMarketOpen+offset && TimeHour(Time[x])<=EuropeanMarketClose+offset-1) {   
      EuropeanMarket[x]=2.0;
   }
   if(TimeHour(Time[x])>=USMarketOpen+offset && TimeHour(Time[x])<=USMarketClose+offset-1) {
      USMarket[x]=3.0;
   }
}
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
 
charliev Thank you very much :)
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