Indicators: ASCtrend

 

ASCtrend:

The indicator generates signals for entering the market using colored dots.

Author: Nikolay Kositsin

ASCtrend

 
Looks nice, i will try it.
 
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AscTrend

The beginning

  1. ASCTrend system, the beginning, part #1
  2. ASCTrend system, the beginning, part #2
  3. ASCTrend system, the beginning, part #3
  4. ASCTrend system, the beginning, part #4 
  5. Digital ASCTrend (Digital Filters with ASCTrend system combined).
  6. LabTrend (LabTrend indicators, LabTrendZigZag, templates, Labtrend EAs) - the thread

After

  1. The main AscTrend thread is this one.
  2. Asctrend indicator in depth 
  3. ASCTREND SYSTEM summary (good EAs included) 
  4. Brainwashing system/AscTrend system (MT5) - the thread 

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BRAINWASHING SYSTEM/ASCTREND SYSTEM

Sergey Golubev, 2013.05.12 16:25

This is the thread about Brainwashing system. We will start with original version of this system and will improve it later.

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Just something about the history. There are 3 famous signals system (manual trading systems based on signal indicators): Asctrend, BrainTrend and Brainwashing. First two system were already explained and developed by indicators and EAs. So, we are going to discuss the last signal system: Brainwashing. 

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Just for information: 

  

ASCTREND SYSTEM 

Asctrend System, the beginning:

ASCTrend system, the beginning, part #1

ASCTrend system, the beginning, part #2

ASCTrend system, the beginning, part #3

ASCTrend system, the beginning, part #4

Digital ASCTrend (Digital Filters with ASCTrend system combined).

The Theory. 

  • trading on open bar' and 'trading on close bar' concept 
  • Re-enter: practical example about how to trade asctrend manually with re-enter options.

 Manual Trading statements  

Second version of this manual trading system and for nowasctrend indicator together with NRTR indicator

First version of AsctrendND EA.

Next version of AsctrendND EA (verion 1.02) with TrendStrength filter added. 

BRAINTRADING SYSTEM

  • BrainTrending indicators to download with template.
  • Rules to trade manually
  • How to install  
  • TSD DS jurik BrainTrading system - the key thread
  • TSD BrainTrading Stochastics system - the post
  • BrainTrading Semi-Manual EA for M30 timeframe system - the thread 
  • The differences between Brainwashing and BrainTrading system - the post.

How To Create Your Own Manual Trading Signal System Based On Indicators From MT5 CodeBase - Instruction For Non-Programmers

  • more to follow 

 
I will be waiting for the MT5 ASCTrend with Alerts Sound and Message ... :D
 
During strategy testing I found "array out of range" error on line 152:
      for(count=bar; count<=bar+9; count++) AvgRange=AvgRange+MathAbs(high[count]-low[count]);
Here is my solution as git diff:
diff --git a/indicator/trend/asctrend.mq5 b/indicator/trend/asctrend.mq5
index 1f619c8..c037d5c 100644
--- a/indicator/trend/asctrend.mq5
+++ b/indicator/trend/asctrend.mq5
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ int OnCalculate(const int rates_total,
    if(BarsCalculated(WPR_Handle[0])<rates_total
       || BarsCalculated(WPR_Handle[1])<rates_total
       || BarsCalculated(WPR_Handle[2])<rates_total
-      || rates_total<StartBars)
+      || rates_total<(StartBars+10))^M
       return(RESET);
 
 //---- declarations of local variables 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ int OnCalculate(const int rates_total,
 //---- calculations of the necessary amount of data to be copied and
 //the limit starting index for loop of bars recalculation
    if(prev_calculated>rates_total || prev_calculated<=0)// checking for the first start of the indicator calculation
-      limit=rates_total-StartBars; // starting index for calculation of all bars
+      limit=rates_total-StartBars - 10; // starting index for calculation of all bars^M
    else limit=rates_total-prev_calculated; // starting index for calculation of new bars
 
 //---- indexing elements in arrays as timeseries
Note: For some unknown reason the above error do NOT show up every time in "Journal" tab.
Reason: