//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom MACD.mq4 |
//| Copyright ?2004, MetaQuotes Software Corp. |
//| [url]http://www.metaquotes.net/[/url] |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright ?2004, MetaQuotes Software Corp."
#property link "https://www.metaquotes.net//"
//---- indicator settings
#property indicator_separate_window
#property indicator_buffers 5IsStopped())
#property indicator_color1 Magenta
#property indicator_color2 Yellow
#property indicator_color3 Red
#property indicator_color4 Lime
#property indicator_color5 Blue
//int indicator_color3;
//---- indicator parameters
extern int FastEMA=8;
extern int SlowEMA=21;
extern int SignalSMA=5;
//---- indicator buffers
double ind_buffer1[];
double ind_buffer2[];
double ind_buffer3[];
double ind_buffer4[];
double trend[];
double temp;
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int init()
{
//---- drawing settings
SetIndexStyle(4,DRAW_LINE,STYLE_SOLID,1);
SetIndexBuffer(4,trend);
SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_LINE,STYLE_SOLID,1);
SetIndexStyle(1,DRAW_LINE,STYLE_SOLID,1);
SetIndexStyle(2,DRAW_HISTOGRAM,STYLE_SOLID,1);
SetIndexStyle(3,DRAW_HISTOGRAM,STYLE_SOLID,1);
SetIndexDrawBegin(1,SignalSMA);
IndicatorDigits(MarketInfo(Symbol(),MODE_DIGITS)+1);
//---- indicator buffers mapping
if(!SetIndexBuffer(0,ind_buffer1) && !SetIndexBuffer(1,ind_buffer2)&& !SetIndexBuffer(2,ind_buffer3)&& !SetIndexBuffer(3,ind_buffer4))
Print("cannot set indicator buffers!");
//---- name for DataWindow and indicator subwindow label
IndicatorShortName("MACD("+FastEMA+","+SlowEMA+","+SignalSMA+")");
SetIndexLabel(0,"MACD");
SetIndexLabel(1,"Signal");
//---- initialization done
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Moving Averages Convergence/Divergence |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
{
int limit;
int counted_bars=IndicatorCounted();
//---- check for possible errors
if(counted_bars<0) return(-1);
//---- last counted bar will be recounted
if(counted_bars>0) counted_bars--;
limit=Bars-counted_bars;
//---- macd counted in the 1-st buffer
for(int i=0; i<limit; i++)
// ind_buffer1[i]=(iMA(NULL,0,FastEMA,0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_CLOSE,i)-iMA(NULL,0,SlowEMA,0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_CLOSE,i))/Point;//dif
ind_buffer1[i]=((iMA(NULL,0,FastEMA,0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_CLOSE,i)-iMA(NULL,0,SlowEMA,0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_CLOSE,i))/Point);//dif
//---- signal line counted in the 2-nd buffer
for(i=0; i<limit; i++)
{
ind_buffer2[i]=iMAOnArray(ind_buffer1,Bars,SignalSMA,0,MODE_SMA,i);//signal
//trend[i]=iMAOnArray(ind_buffer1,Bars,15,0,MODE_SMA,i);//signal
}
for(i=0; i<limit; i++)
{
temp=2*(ind_buffer1[i]-ind_buffer2[i]); //macd
if(temp>0) {ind_buffer3[i]=temp;ind_buffer4[i]=0;}
else {ind_buffer3[i]=0;ind_buffer4[i]=temp;}
}
//---- done
return(0);
}
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hi everyone
can anybody modify standard MACD indicator to paint bars BLUE when MACD value is higher than signal and RED when MACD value is lower than signal.
if it is already done please tell me where can I get it?
thanks
Victor1967