Colorful MACD (aka Golden MT4's MACD)

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Colorful MACD (aka Golden MT4's MACD)

Postby Nikolay.Gekht » Tue Feb 16, 2010 6:16 pm

This is the usual MACD indicator with the following features:
  • Unlike the standard TS implementation this indicator shows the MACD as a histogram and SIGNAL as a line (the standard indicator shows MACD and SIGNAL as lines and the difference between MACD and SIGNAL as a histogram)
  • The histogram bars are colored in case the bar is above (below) the signal line. The same coloring is used in MT4 Golden MACD indicator.

Formula:
MACD = EMA(price, short) - EMA(price, long)
SIGNAL = MVA(MACD, signal)

Preview:
gmacd.png


Download:
GMACD.lua
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GMACD with Alert.lua
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Above 0 & above signal = Blue.
Above 0 & below signal = Light Blue.
Below 0 & below signal = Red.
Below 0 & above signal = Light Red.
4 color GMACD histogram with Alerts.lua
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The indicator was revised and updated
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Re: Colorful MACD (aka Golden MT4's MACD)

Postby Hybrid » Sun Aug 08, 2010 6:49 am

This is a very useful indicator.
Can a bigger time frame version be created?
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Re: Colorful MACD (aka Golden MT4's MACD)

Postby Apprentice » Sun Aug 08, 2010 1:17 pm

Added to the Development cue.
I have to check but I think someone has already written what one.
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Re: Colorful MACD (aka Golden MT4's MACD)

Postby Alexander.Gettinger » Mon Aug 09, 2010 9:50 pm

Bigger time frame indicator.

BF_GMACD.png


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function Init()
    indicator:name("Bigger timeframe GMACD");
    indicator:description("");
    indicator:requiredSource(core.Bar);
    indicator:type(core.Oscillator);

    indicator.parameters:addGroup("Calculation");
    indicator.parameters:addString("BS", "Time frame to calculate GMACD", "", "D1");
    indicator.parameters:setFlag("BS", core.FLAG_PERIODS);
    indicator.parameters:addInteger("SN", "Short EMA", "", 12, 2, 1000);
    indicator.parameters:addInteger("LN", "Long EMA", "", 26, 2, 1000);
    indicator.parameters:addInteger("IN", "Signal Line", "", 9, 2, 1000);
    indicator.parameters:addGroup("Display");
    indicator.parameters:addColor("SIGNAL_color", "The signal line color", "", core.rgb(127, 255, 0));
    indicator.parameters:addColor("HISTOGRAM_color", "The histogramm color", "", core.rgb(127, 127, 127));
    indicator.parameters:addColor("HISTOGRAM1_color", "The histogramm color 1", "", core.rgb(0, 0, 255));
    indicator.parameters:addColor("HISTOGRAM2_color", "The histogramm color 2", "", core.rgb(255, 0, 0));
end

local source;                   -- the source
local bf_data = nil;          -- the high/low data
local SN;
local LN;
local IN;
local BS;
local bf_length;                 -- length of the bigger frame in seconds
local dates;                    -- candle dates
local host;
local HISTOGRAM;
local HISTOGRAM1;
local HISTOGRAM2;
local SIGNAL;
local GMACD;
local day_offset;
local week_offset;
local extent;

function Prepare()
    source = instance.source;
    host = core.host;

    day_offset = host:execute("getTradingDayOffset");
    week_offset = host:execute("getTradingWeekOffset");

    BS = instance.parameters.BS;
    SN = instance.parameters.SN;
    LN = instance.parameters.LN;
    IN = instance.parameters.IN;
    extent = LN*2;

    local s, e, s1, e1;

    s, e = core.getcandle(source:barSize(), core.now(), 0, 0);
    s1, e1 = core.getcandle(BS, core.now(), 0, 0);
    assert ((e - s) <= (e1 - s1), "The chosen time frame must be bigger than the chart time frame!");
    bf_length = math.floor((e1 - s1) * 86400 + 0.5);

    local name = profile:id() .. "(" .. source:name() .. "," .. BS .. "," .. SN .. "," .. LN .. "," .. IN .. ")";
    instance:name(name);
    HISTOGRAM = instance:addStream("H", core.Bar, name .. ".H", "H", instance.parameters.HISTOGRAM_color, 0);
    HISTOGRAM1 = instance:addStream("H1", core.Bar, name .. ".H1", "H1", instance.parameters.HISTOGRAM1_color, 0);
    HISTOGRAM2 = instance:addStream("H2", core.Bar, name .. ".H2", "H2", instance.parameters.HISTOGRAM2_color, 0);
    SIGNAL = instance:addStream("SIGNAL", core.Line, name .. ".SIGNAL", "SIGNAL", instance.parameters.SIGNAL_color, 0);
end


local loading = false;
local loadingFrom, loadingTo;
local pday = nil;

-- the function which is called to calculate the period
function Update(period, mode)
    -- get date and time of the hi/lo candle in the reference data
    local bf_candle;
    bf_candle = core.getcandle(BS, source:date(period), day_offset, week_offset);

    -- if data for the specific candle are still loading
    -- then do nothing
    if loading and bf_candle >= loadingFrom and (loadingTo == 0 or bf_candle <= loadingTo) then
        return ;
    end

    -- if the period is before the source start
    -- the do nothing
    if period < source:first() then
        return ;
    end

    -- if data is not loaded yet at all
    -- load the data
    if bf_data == nil then
        -- there is no data at all, load initial data
        local to, t;
        local from;

        if (source:isAlive()) then
            -- if the source is subscribed for updates
            -- then subscribe the current collection as well
            to = 0;
        else
            -- else load up to the last currently available date
            t, to = core.getcandle(BS, source:date(period), day_offset, week_offset);
        end

        from = core.getcandle(BS, source:date(source:first()), day_offset, week_offset);
        HISTOGRAM:setBookmark(1, period);
        -- shift so the bigger frame data is able to provide us with the stoch data at the first period
        from = math.floor(from * 86400 - (bf_length * extent) + 0.5) / 86400;
        local nontrading, nontradingend;
        nontrading, nontradingend = core.isnontrading(from, day_offset);
        if nontrading then
            -- if it is non-trading, shift for two days to skip the non-trading periods
            from = math.floor((from - 2) * 86400 - (bf_length * extent) + 0.5) / 86400;
        end
        loading = true;
        loadingFrom = from;
        loadingTo = to;
        bf_data = host:execute("getHistory", 1, source:instrument(), BS, loadingFrom, to, source:isBid());
        GMACD = core.indicators:create("GMACD", bf_data.close, SN, LN, IN);
        return ;
    end

    -- check whether the requested candle is before
    -- the reference collection start
    if (bf_candle < bf_data:date(0)) then
        HISTOGRAM:setBookmark(1, period);
        if loading then
            return ;
        end
        -- shift so the bigger frame data is able to provide us with the stoch data at the first period
        from = math.floor(bf_candle * 86400 - (bf_length * extent) + 0.5) / 86400;
        local nontrading, nontradingend;
        nontrading, nontradingend = core.isnontrading(from, day_offset);
        if nontrading then
            -- if it is non-trading, shift for two days to skip the non-trading periods
            from = math.floor((from - 2) * 86400 - (bf_length * extent) + 0.5) / 86400;
        end
        loading = true;
        loadingFrom = from;
        loadingTo = bf_data:date(0);
        host:execute("extendHistory", 1, bf_data, loadingFrom, loadingTo);
        return ;
    end

    -- check whether the requested candle is after
    -- the reference collection end
    if (not(source:isAlive()) and bf_candle > bf_data:date(bf_data:size() - 1)) then
        HISTOGRAM:setBookmark(1, period);
        if loading then
            return ;
        end
        loading = true;
        loadingFrom = bf_data:date(bf_data:size() - 1);
        loadingTo = bf_candle;
        host:execute("extendHistory", 1, bf_data, loadingFrom, loadingTo);
        return ;
    end

    GMACD:update(mode);
    local p;
    p = findDateFast(bf_data, bf_candle, true);
    if p == -1 then
        return ;
    end
    if GMACD:getStream(0):hasData(p) then
        HISTOGRAM[period] = GMACD:getStream(0)[p];
    end
    if GMACD:getStream(1):hasData(p) then
        HISTOGRAM1[period] = GMACD:getStream(1)[p];
    end
    if GMACD:getStream(2):hasData(p) then
        HISTOGRAM2[period] = GMACD:getStream(2)[p];
    end
    if GMACD:getStream(3):hasData(p) then
        SIGNAL[period] = GMACD:getStream(3)[p];
    end
end

-- the function is called when the async operation is finished
function AsyncOperationFinished(cookie)
    local period;

    pday = nil;
    period = HISTOGRAM:getBookmark(1);

    if (period < 0) then
        period = 0;
    end
    loading = false;
    instance:updateFrom(period);
end

function findDateFast(stream, date, precise)
    local datesec = nil;
    local periodsec = nil;
    local min, max, mid;

    datesec = math.floor(date * 86400 + 0.5)

    min = 0;
    max = stream:size() - 1;

    while true do
        mid = math.floor((min + max) / 2);
        periodsec = math.floor(stream:date(mid) * 86400 + 0.5);
        if datesec == periodsec then
            return mid;
        elseif datesec > periodsec then
            min = mid + 1;
        else
            max = mid - 1;
        end
        if min > max then
            if precise then
                return -1;
            else
                return min - 1;
            end
        end
    end
end

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Re: Colorful MACD (aka Golden MT4's MACD)

Postby Hybrid » Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:54 am

Thank you, Alexander.
You guys rock!
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Re: Colorful MACD (aka Golden MT4's MACD)

Postby Belvatrader » Mon Oct 25, 2010 5:16 pm

This is one of the best indicators for trading.
Can someone add the ability to change the type of MA?
Simple, exponential weighted, etc..

It would be very interesting!
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Re: Colorful MACD (aka Golden MT4's MACD)

Postby Apprentice » Tue Oct 26, 2010 4:34 am

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BF_GMACD.lua
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This version allows you requested.

Price Type, Selection, Added.
Added MA Type Selection.
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Re: Colorful MACD (aka Golden MT4's MACD)

Postby Belvatrader » Tue Oct 26, 2010 9:37 am

Hello,
thank you very much for speed.
Let me ask you another thing.
Currently, the color of the bars is determined on the basis of the signal line.
You can set a variable so that the bar color is determined by the difference in length with the previous bar?
Thanks!
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Re: Colorful MACD (aka Golden MT4's MACD)

Postby upsunx » Fri Dec 10, 2010 7:22 am

hi, Nice work.
Can you give a option to add a Simple Moving agave line to the bars? That will make easier to see the single across.
Please see the picture about my MACD in MT4.

Thanks again.
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MACD with MA(1)
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