How to get indicator data of a custom symbol

[Gan Zhi Zhong]

I've create a custom symbol ,like 5_second chart which is base on the tick data of XAUUSD. But there's no related functions like iMACD() to get the indicator data of this custom symbol, all of the Technical Indicator Function must be used with predefined standard timeframe.

So, is there a good method to solve this issue.THX.

[Fernando Carreiro]

Your topic has been moved to the section: Technical Indicators
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[Fernando Carreiro]

Documentation on MQL5: Technical Indicators / iCustom

[Fernando Carreiro]

MQL5 Book: Creating application programs / Using ready-made indicators from MQL programs / A simple way to create indicator instances: iCustom

[Stanislav Korotky]

Gan Zhi Zhong:

I've create a custom symbol ,like 5_second chart which is base on the tick data of XAUUSD. But there's no related functions like iMACD() to get the indicator data of this custom symbol, all of the Technical Indicator Function must be used with predefined standard timeframe.

So, is there a good method to solve this issue.THX.

You can apply any indicator to a custom symbol in the same way as with standard symbol. Use the same timeframe which you used in your generator of rates of the custom symbol.

If you mean that you have problems with updating indicators on 5-second's "micro-bars", shifting too guickly to the left, then yes - you need somehow to update them with higher frequency. Probably, you can find something useful in the blogpost, describing adaptation of a renko-indicator, which has similar problems with boxes, generated asynchronously with regular bars.

[Gan Zhi Zhong]

Stanislav Korotky #:

You can apply any indicator to a custom symbol in the same way as with standard symbol. Use the same timeframe which you used in your generator of rates of the custom symbol.

If you mean that you have problems with updating indicators on 5-second's "micro-bars", shifting too guickly to the left, then yes - you need somehow to update them with higher frequency. Probably, you can find something useful in the blogpost, describing adaptation of a renko-indicator, which has similar problems with boxes, generated asynchronously with regular bars.

I've dwelt on the non-standard timeframes of the custom symbol, and wanted  to abtain indicator data of it for my EA, which was loaded on a  XAUUSD M5 CHART.

As you said, the custom symbol can be created on a M1 chart. And  with the custom symbol name,your suggestion works good,like   handle=iMA("XAU5S",PERIOD_M1,50,0,MODE_SMA,PRICE_CLOSE); 

 It is a great help！appreciate that.