Bollinger Bands Squeeze detector

[ZhuwaoAbel]

Hello everyone so in this EA i have tried to detect a squeeze by subtracting the values of the upperband and the lowerband then dividing by the middle band to get the bandwidth i then created a squeezethreshold of 2% and check if the bandwidth value is below the squeeze threshhold if it is then i would have detected a squeeze so i added bandwidth indicator to see what i was doing wrong and i also commented the value of the bandwidth on the chart and the value seem very high and unrealistic i had rounded it as a percentage i have attached file bbands%.png for this and also squeezef.png . If anyone can please help me to accurately detect  squeeze .Thank you in advance.

#include <Trade/Trade.mqh>
int bars =        Bars(_Symbol, PERIOD_CURRENT);

input int MagicNumber = 212121;
string            RSI_Name;
string            BB_Name;
string            YMA_Name;
string            RMA_Name;
int               handleBB;
int               handleRSI;
int               handleMA;
int               handleMA1;

//indicator arrays
double RSI[];
double bb_upper[];
double bb_lower[];
double bb_middle[];
double Yellow_ma[];
double Red_ma[];
CTrade trade;
int OnInit()
  {
//---
 RSI_Name = ChartIndicatorName(0,1,0);
   BB_Name = ChartIndicatorName(0,1,1);
   YMA_Name = ChartIndicatorName(0,1,2);
   RMA_Name = ChartIndicatorName(0,1,3);

   handleRSI = ChartIndicatorGet(0,1,RSI_Name);
   if(handleRSI == INVALID_HANDLE)
      Alert(__FUNCTION__,"> Handle is Invalid..Check the name!",RSI_Name);
   handleBB = ChartIndicatorGet(0,1,BB_Name);
   if(handleBB == INVALID_HANDLE)
      Alert(__FUNCTION__,"> Handle is Invalid..Check the name!",BB_Name);

   handleMA = ChartIndicatorGet(0,1,YMA_Name);
   if(handleMA == INVALID_HANDLE)
      Alert(__FUNCTION__,"> Handle is Invalid..Check the name!",YMA_Name);
   handleMA1 = ChartIndicatorGet(0,1,RMA_Name);
   if(handleMA1 == INVALID_HANDLE)
      Alert(__FUNCTION__,"> Handle is Invalid..Check the name!",RMA_Name);



   trade.SetExpertMagicNumber(MagicNumber);

   
//---
   return(INIT_SUCCEEDED);
  }

void OnDeinit(const int reason)
  {
//---
    IndicatorRelease(handleBB);
   IndicatorRelease(handleMA);
   IndicatorRelease(handleMA1);
   IndicatorRelease(handleRSI);
  }

void OnTick()
  {
//---|creating the logi c of the bot|
   if(handleBB!=INVALID_HANDLE && handleMA!=INVALID_HANDLE && handleMA1!=INVALID_HANDLE && handleRSI!=INVALID_HANDLE){
    (CopyBuffer(handleBB,1,1,bars,bb_upper));
      (CopyBuffer(handleBB,2,1,bars,bb_lower));
      (CopyBuffer(handleBB,0,1,bars,bb_middle));
       datetime time =iTime(_Symbol,PERIOD_CURRENT,0);
    
      double bandwidth= 100*((bb_upper[0]- bb_lower[0])/bb_lower[0]);
      Print("bandwidth ",bandwidth," time ",time);
       // Calculate the squeeze threshold based on the upper band value
      double squeezeThreshold =  2.0;
      if( bandwidth <squeezeThreshold){
   
      Print("Squeeze detected ",bandwidth," time ",time);
      }
      
   }
  }

[Fernando Carreiro]

Your topic has been moved to the section: Expert Advisors and Automated Trading
Please consider which section is most appropriate — https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/172166/page6#comment_49114893

[Fernando Carreiro]

What is the point of your post?

You have not asked a question nor explained anything in detail.

[ZhuwaoAbel]

Fernando Carreiro #:

What is the point of your post?

You have not asked a question nor explained anything in detail.

Okay am working on an expert advisor that uses bollinger bands squeeze strategy , so i have been trying to detect a squeeze and i came across the fomular bandwidth = 100*((upperband-lowerband)/middleband) and from https://forextraininggroup.com/catching-breakouts-with-the-bollinger-band-squeeze/ article a squeeze is usually formed when the bandwidth value is below 4% or 2% threshold i have printed my bandwidth and the value is over 100% which does'nt make sense . I need help or guidence to rectify this error