Indicators: Second Bars

[Automated-Trading]

Second Bars:

The indicator draws an arbitrary second timeframe on the chart.

Author: Aleksandr Slavskii

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Hi. Thank you, but how can I make it not replace the open chart, but be for example in the indicator window below?

[Aleksandr Slavskii]

aaaaaaa1a open chart, but be, for example, in the indicator window below?

Only this way, alt + D, no other way.

[Денис]

How do I download it?

[Sergey Golubev]

Денис #:
How to download it ?

There is a link in the title post:
Second Bars

[Viktor Gukov]

An excellent indicator. Occasionally, a non-market spike appears. The AI (Claude, not the built-in one :) ) suggests correcting the line“for(int j = MathMin( size, rates_total) - 1; j >= 0; j--) // let’s shift all the arrays back by 1 index” – change -1 to -2

[Aleksandr Slavskii]

Viktor Gukov MathMin( size, rates_total) - 1; j >= 0; j--) // let’s shift all the arrays back by 1 index” – change -1 to -2

Well then, the AI suggested it – did you do it? If you did, please let me know whether it helped get rid of the spikes or not.

I’ve never used this indicator; I wrote it simply because it was interesting. It’s easier to work with user-defined symbols, as you can plot a chart and test it in the simulator.

By the way, these aren’t market spikes, are they? They only ever go down on this indicator, don’t they?

[Viktor Gukov]

Aleksandr Slavskii #:

Right then, the AI suggested it – did you give it a go? If you did, please let us know whether it helped get rid of the pins or not.

I’ve never actually used this indicator; I wrote it simply because I thought it was interesting. It’s easier to work with user-defined symbols on a one-second timeframe – you can plot a chart there and test it in the simulator.

By the way, those aren’t market spikes, are they? They only ever go down on this indicator, don’t they?

I’ve done that, but unfortunately it didn’t help. The problem is most likely down to ‘broken’ ticks, which MT filters out when plotting charts, but which the indicator doesn’t filter out. I’ll try to fix it. If I manage it, I’ll let you know.“It’s easier to work with seconds using custom symbols; you can plot a chart there and test it in the simulator” – what does that mean? If it’s not too much trouble, could you explain?

[Aleksandr Slavskii]

Viktor Gukov #:
I’ve tried it, but unfortunately it didn’t help. The problem is most likely down to ‘corrupted’ ticks, which MT filters out when plotting charts, but which aren’t filtered out in the indicator. I’ll try to fix it. If I manage it, I’ll let you know.“It’s easier to work with seconds using custom symbols; you can plot a chart there and test it in the simulator” – what’s that about? If it’s not too much trouble, could you explain?

I gave you a detailed reply, but the moderator deleted it. I can’t be bothered to type all that out again. Sorry.

[Ryan L Johnson]

Viktor Gukov #:
An excellent indicator. Occasionally, a non-market spike appears. The AI (Claude, not the built-in one :) ) suggests correcting the line“for(int j = MathMin( size, rates_total) - 1; j >= 0; j--) // let’s shift all the arrays back by 1 index” – change -1 to -2

Unfortunately, indicators that rely on the OnCalculate() Event Handler are rather notorious for mishandling ticks. In contrast thereto, here's an EA that uses the OnTimer() Event Handler. As an added bonus, you can attach other utilities to the custom chart that the EA generates. Note that the EA doesn't attempt to handle historic ticks, so bars are only generated in forward motion.

Truth be told, I did not code this EA. As no copyright was expressly reserved by the developer, please feel free to give credit where credit is due by posting the developer's name if you know who she/he is.

[Gerard William G J B M Dinh Sy]

Ryan L Johnson #:
Indicators that rely on the OnCalculate() event handler are known for their poor handling of ticks.

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