nBars = Param("Number of bars", 12, 5, 40);
bTrace = Param("Include trace output", 1, 0, 1);
nNoPivsInSetup = Param("No. Pivs in Setup", 4, 3, 4, 1);
bShowTCZ = Param("Show TCZ", 1, 0, 1);
nMinBarsBtwPivs = Param("Min. number of bars btw. pivots", 1, 1, 10, 1);
nMinPctBtwPivs = Param("Min. percent diff. btw. pivots", .05, .04, .2, .01);
bLastBarCanBePiv = Param("Last bar can be a pivot", 1, 0, 1);
retrcTolerance = .01;
tczTolerance = .005;
nNumBarsToScan = 120;
// -- added from exploration version 20040204
nExploreBarIdx = 0;
nExploreDate = 0;
nCurDateNum = 0;
DN = DateNum();
DT = DateTime();
// -- key exploration variables
bTCZLong = False;
bTCZShort = False;
nAnchorPivIdx = 0;
ADX8 = ADX(8);
// 1 - INDICATOR, 2 - COMMENTARY, 3 - SCAN,
// 4 - EXPLORATION, 5 - BACKTEST / Optimize
if(Status("action")==1) {
bDraw = True;
bUseLastVis = Param("Use last visible bar", 1, 0, 1);
} else {
bDraw = False;
bUseLastVis = False;
bTrace = False;
nExploreDate = Status("rangetodate");
for (i=LastValue(BarIndex());i>=0;i--) {
nCurDateNum = DN[i];
if (nCurDateNum == nExploreDate) {
nExploreBarIdx = i;
}
}
// -- if(Status("action")==1...
}
GraphXSpace=7;
// -- basic candle chart
// -- if this appears inside if block, strange
// drawing results!
PlotOHLC(Open, High, Low, Close,
"BIdx = " + BarIndex() +
"\n" + "O = " + O + "\n"+"H = "+ H + "\n"+"L = " + L
+ "\n"+"C ",
colorBlack, styleCandle);
if (bDraw) {
Plot(MA(C, 21), "21 bar MA", colorAqua,
styleLine+styleNoRescale+styleNoLabel);
Plot(MA(C, 55), "55 bar MA", colorGreen,
styleLine+styleNoRescale+styleNoLabel);
//Plot(MA(C, 233), "233 bar MA", colorDarkRed,
// styleLine+styleNoRescale+styleNoLabel);
}
// -- Create 0-initialized arrays the size of barcount
aHPivs = H - H;
aLPivs = L - L;
aHPivHighs = H - H;
aLPivLows = L - L;
aHPivIdxs = H - H;
aLPivIdxs = L - L;
aAddedHPivs = H - H;
aAddedLPivs = L - L;
aLegVol = H - H;
aRetrcVol = H - H;
nHPivs = 0;
nLPivs = 0;
lastHPIdx = 0;
lastLPIdx = 0;
lastHPH = 0;
lastLPL = 0;
curPivBarIdx = 0;
// -- looking back from the current bar, how many bars
// back were the hhv and llv values of the previous
// n bars, etc.?
aHHVBars = HHVBars(H, nBars);
aLLVBars = LLVBars(L, nBars);
aHHV = HHV(H, nBars);
aLLV = LLV(L, nBars);
// -- Initialize value of curTrend
nLastVisBar = LastValue(
Highest(IIf(Status("barvisible"), BarIndex(), 0)));
curBar = IIf(nlastVisBar > 0 AND bUseLastVis, nlastVisBar,
IIf(Status("action")==4 AND nExploreBarIdx > 0, nExploreBarIdx,
LastValue(BarIndex())));
curTrend = "";
if (aLLVBars[curBar] < aHHVBars[curBar])
curTrend = "D";
else
curTrend = "U";
// -- Loop through bars. Search for
// entirely array-based approach
// in future version
/* *******************
Find main pivots
******************* */
// -- Make sure there are enough bars!
if (curBar >= nNumBarsToScan) {
for (i=0; i<nNumBarsToScan; i++) {
// -- value of curBar dependent on two parameters
curBar = IIf(nlastVisBar > 0 AND bUseLastVis,
nlastVisBar-i,
IIf(Status("action")==4 AND nExploreBarIdx > 0,
nExploreBarIdx-i,
LastValue(BarIndex())-i));
// -- Have we identified a pivot? If trend is down...
if (aLLVBars[curBar] < aHHVBars[curBar]) {
// ... and had been up, this is a trend change
if (curTrend == "U") {
curTrend = "D";
// -- Capture pivot information
curPivBarIdx = curBar - aLLVBars[curBar];
aLPivs[curPivBarIdx] = 1;
aLPivLows[nLPivs] = L[curPivBarIdx];
aLPivIdxs[nLPivs] = curPivBarIdx;
nLPivs++;
}
// -- or current trend is up
} else {
if (curTrend == "D") {
curTrend = "U";
curPivBarIdx = curBar - aHHVBars[curBar];
aHPivs[curPivBarIdx] = 1;
aHPivHighs[nHPivs] = H[curPivBarIdx];
aHPivIdxs[nHPivs] = curPivBarIdx;
nHPivs++;
}
// -- If curTrend is up...else...
}
// -- loop through bars
}
}
/* *******************
Found main pivots
******************* */
/* *************************
Finding missed pivot(s)
************************* */
// -- Start at last bar. Reestablish curBar
curBar =
IIf(nlastVisBar > 0 AND bUseLastVis,
nlastVisBar,
IIf(Status("action")==4 AND nExploreBarIdx > 0,
nExploreBarIdx,
LastValue(BarIndex()))
);
// -- Make sure I found at least two of each above.
if (nHPivs >= 2 AND nLPivs >= 2) {
lastLPIdx = aLPivIdxs[0];
lastLPL = aLPivLows[0];
lastHPIdx = aHPivIdxs[0];
lastHPH = aHPivHighs[0];
nLastHOrLPivIdx = Max(lastLPIdx, lastHPIdx);
nAddPivsRng = curBar - nLastHOrLPivIdx;
aLLVAfterLastPiv = LLV(L, nAddPivsRng);
nLLVAfterLastPiv = aLLVAfterLastPiv[curBar];
aLLVIdxAfterLastPiv = LLVBars(L, nAddPivsRng);
nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv = curBar - aLLVIdxAfterLastPiv[curBar];
aHHVAfterLastPiv = HHV(H, nAddPivsRng);
nHHVAfterLastPiv = aHHVAfterLastPiv[curBar];
aHHVIdxAfterLastPiv = HHVBars(H, nAddPivsRng);
nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv = curBar - aHHVIdxAfterLastPiv[curBar];
// -- Later want to add last high pivot only if
// not in buy mode from last and still in trade
/*
Note - I'm only interested in adding pivots if I'm in
a higher-highs or lower-lows scenario
*/
// -- OK, let's start where the last high pivot occurs after the
// last Low pivot
if (lastHPIdx > lastLPIdx) {
/* There are at least two possibilities here. One is that
the previous high was higher, indicating that this is a
possible short retracement or one in the making.
The other is that the previous high was lower, indicating
that this is a possible long retracement in the working.
However, both depend on opposing pivots. E.g., if I find
higher highs, what if I have lower lows?
If the highs are descending, then I can consider:
- a lower low, and leave it at that
- a higher high and higher low
- a lower low and another lower high
*/
if (aHPivHighs[0] < aHPivHighs[1]) {
if (nLLVAfterLastPiv < aLPivLows[0] AND
(nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv - lastHPIdx - 1) >= nMinBarsBtwPivs
AND nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv != curBar ) {
// -- OK, we'll add this as a pivot.
// Mark it for plotting...
aLPivs[nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
aAddedLPivs[nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
// ...and then rearrange elements in the
// pivot information arrays
for (j=0; j<nLPivs; j++) {
aLPivLows[nLPivs-j] = aLPivLows[nLPivs-(j+1)];
aLPivIdxs[nLPivs-j] = aLPivIdxs[nLPivs-(j+1)];
}
aLPivLows[0] = nLLVAfterLastPiv;
aLPivIdxs[0] = nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv;
nLPivs++;
// -- Test whether to add piv given last piv is high
// AND we have lower highs
}
// -- Here, the last piv is a high piv, and we have
// higher-highs. The most likely addition is a
// Low piv that is a retracement.
} else {
if (nLLVAfterLastPiv > aLPivLows[0] AND
(nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv - lastHPIdx - 1) >= nMinBarsBtwPivs
AND nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv != curBar ) {
// -- OK, we'll add this as a pivot.
// Mark it for plotting...
aLPivs[nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
aAddedLPivs[nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
// ...and then rearrange elements in the
// pivot information arrays
for (j=0; j<nLPivs; j++) {
aLPivLows[nLPivs-j] = aLPivLows[nLPivs-(j+1)];
aLPivIdxs[nLPivs-j] = aLPivIdxs[nLPivs-(j+1)];
}
aLPivLows[0] = nLLVAfterLastPiv;
aLPivIdxs[0] = nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv;
nLPivs++;
// -- Test whether to add piv given last piv is high
// AND we have lower highs
}
// -- The last piv is a high and we have higher highs
// OR lower highs
}
/* ****************************************************************
Still finding missed pivot(s). Here, the last piv is a low piv.
**************************************************************** */
} else {
// -- First case, lower highs
if (aHPivHighs[0] < aHPivHighs[1]) {
if (nHHVAfterLastPiv < aHPivHighs[0] AND
(nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv - lastLPIdx - 1) >= nMinBarsBtwPivs
AND nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv != curBar ) {
// -- OK, we'll add this as a pivot.
// Mark that for plotting
aHPivs[nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
aAddedHPivs[nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
// ...and then rearrange elements in the
// pivot information arrays
for (j=0; j<nHPivs; j++) {
aHPivHighs[nHPivs-j] = aHPivHighs[nHPivs-(j+1)];
aHPivIdxs[nHPivs-j] = aHPivIdxs[nhPivs-(j+1)];
}
aHPivHighs[0] = nHHVAfterLastPiv;
aHPivIdxs[0] = nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv;
nHPivs++;
// -- Test whether to add piv given last piv is high
// AND we have lower highs
}
// -- Second case when last piv is a low piv, higher highs
// Most likely addition is high piv that is a retracement.
// Considering adding a high piv as long as it is higher
} else {
// -- Where I have higher highs,
if (nHHVAfterLastPiv > aHPivHighs[0] AND
(nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv - lastLPIdx - 1) >= nMinBarsBtwPivs
AND nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv != curBar ) {
// -- OK, we'll add this as a pivot.
// Mark it for plotting...
aHPivs[nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
aAddedHPivs[nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
// ...and then rearrange elements in the
// pivot information arrays
for (j=0; j<nHPivs; j++) {
aHPivHighs[nHPivs-j] = aHPivHighs[nHPivs-(j+1)];
aHPivIdxs[nHPivs-j] = aHPivIdxs[nhPivs-(j+1)];
}
aHPivHighs[0] = nHHVAfterLastPiv;
aHPivIdxs[0] = nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv;
nHPivs++;
// -- Test whether to add piv given last piv is high
// AND we have lower highs
}
}
}
// -- If there are at least two of each
}
/* ****************************************
// -- Done with finding pivots
***************************************** */
if (bDraw) {
// -- OK, let's plot the pivots using arrows
PlotShapes(
IIf(aHPivs==1, shapeDownArrow, shapeNone),
colorRed, 0, High, Offset=-15);
PlotShapes(
IIf(aAddedHPivs==1, shapeDownArrow, shapeNone),
colorDarkRed, 0, High, Offset=-15);
PlotShapes(
IIf(aLPivs==1, shapeUpArrow , shapeNone),
colorGreen, 0, Low, Offset=-15);
PlotShapes(
IIf(aAddedLPivs==1, shapeUpArrow , shapeNone),
colorDarkGreen, 0, Low, Offset=-15);
}
/* ****************************************
// -- Done with discovering and plotting pivots
***************************************** */
// -- I'm going to want to look for possible retracement
risk = 0;
profInc = 0;
nLeg0Pts = 0;
nLeg0Bars = 0;
nLeg0Vol = 0;
nLeg1Pts = 0;
nLeg1Bars = 0;
nLeg1Vol = 0;
nLegBarsDiff = 0;
nRtrc0Pts = 0;
nRtrc0Bars = 0;
nRtrc0Vol = 0;
nRtrc1Pts = 0;
nRtrc1Bars = 0;
nRtrc1Vol = 0;
minRtrc = 0;
maxRtrc = 0;
minLine = 0;
maxLine = 0;
triggerLine = 0;
firstProfitLine = 0;
triggerInc = 0;
triggerPrc = 0;
firstProfitPrc = 0;
retrcPrc = 0;
retrcBar = 0;
retrcBarIdx = 0;
retrcRng = 0;
aRetrcPrc = H-H;
aRetrcPrcBars = H-H;
aRetrcClose = C;
retrcClose = 0;
// -- Do TCZ calcs. Arrangement of pivs very specific
// for this setup.
if (nHPivs >= 2 AND
nLPivs >=2 AND
aHPivHighs[0] > aHPivHighs[1] AND
aLPivLows[0] > aLPivLows[1]) {
tcz500 =
(aHPivHighs[0] -
(.5 * (aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[1])));
tcz618 =
(aHPivHighs[0] -
(.618 * (aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[1])));
tcz786 =
(aHPivHighs[0] -
(.786 * (aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[0])));
retrcRng = curBar - aHPivIdxs[0];
aRetrcPrc = LLV(L, retrcRng);
retrcPrc = aRetrcPrc[curBar];
aRetrcPrcBars = LLVBars(L, retrcRng);
retrcBarIdx = curBar - aRetrcPrcBars[curBar];
retrcClose = aRetrcClose[retrcBarIdx];
// -- bTCZLong setup?
bTCZLong = (
// -- Are retracement levels arranged in
// tcz order?
tcz500 >= (tcz786 * (1 - tczTolerance))
AND
// .681 is below .786 for long setups
tcz618 <= (tcz786 * (1 + tczTolerance))
AND
// -- Is the low in the tcz range
// -- Is the close >= low of tcz range
// and low <= high of tcz range
retrcClose >= ((1 - retrcTolerance) * tcz618)
AND
retrcPrc <= ((1 + retrcTolerance) * tcz500)
);
// -- risk would be high of signal bar minus low of zone
//risk = 0;
// -- lower highs and lower lows
} else if (nHPivs >= 2 AND nLPivs >=2
AND aHPivHighs[0] < aHPivHighs[1]
AND aLPivLows[0] < aLPivLows[1]) {
tcz500 =
(aHPivHighs[1] -
(.5 * (aHPivHighs[1] - aLPivLows[0])));
tcz618 =
(aHPivHighs[0] -
(.618 * (aHPivHighs[1] - aLPivLows[0])));
tcz786 =
(aHPivHighs[0] -
(.786 * (aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[0])));
retrcRng = curBar - aLPivIdxs[0];
aRetrcPrc = HHV(H, retrcRng);
retrcPrc = aRetrcPrc[curBar];
aRetrcPrcBars = HHVBars(H, retrcRng);
retrcBarIdx = curBar - aRetrcPrcBars[curBar];
retrcClose = aRetrcClose[retrcBarIdx];
bTCZShort = (
// -- Are retracement levels arranged in
// tcz order?
// .500 is below .786 for short setups
tcz500 <= (tcz786 * (1 + tczTolerance))
AND
// .681 is above .786 for short setups
tcz618 >= (tcz786 * (1 - tczTolerance))
AND
// -- Is the close <= high of tcz range
// and high >= low of tcz range
retrcClose <= ((1 + retrcTolerance) * tcz618)
AND
retrcPrc >= ((1 - retrcTolerance) * tcz500)
);
// -- Risk would be top of zone - low of signal bar
//risk = 0;
}
Filter = (bTCZShort OR bTCZLong);
AddColumn(C, "Close");
AddColumn(IIf(bTCZLong, 76, 83), "L/S", formatChar);
// **************************
// END EXPLORATION CODE
// **************************
// **************************
// BEGIN INDICATOR CODE
// **************************
// -- what will be our lookback range for the hh and ll?
nBars = Param("Number of bars", 12, 5, 40);
bTrace = Param("Include trace output", 1, 0, 1);
nNoPivsInSetup = Param("No. Pivs in Setup", 4, 3, 4, 1);
bShowTCZ = Param("Show TCZ", 1, 0, 1);
nMinBarsBtwPivs = Param("Min. number of bars btw. pivots", 1, 1, 10, 1);
nMinPctBtwPivs = Param("Min. percent diff. btw. pivots", .05, .04, .2, .01);
bLastBarCanBePiv = Param("Last bar can be a pivot", 1, 0, 1);
retrcTolerance = .01;
tczTolerance = .005;
nNumBarsToScan = 120;
// -- added from exploration version 20040204
nExploreBarIdx = 0;
nExploreDate = 0;
nCurDateNum = 0;
DN = DateNum();
DT = DateTime();
// -- key exploration variables
bTCZLong = False;
bTCZShort = False;
nAnchorPivIdx = 0;
ADX8 = ADX(8);
// 1 - INDICATOR, 2 - COMMENTARY, 3 - SCAN,
// 4 - EXPLORATION, 5 - BACKTEST / Optimize
if(Status("action")==1) {
bDraw = True;
bUseLastVis = Param("Use last visible bar", 1, 0, 1);
} else {
bDraw = False;
bUseLastVis = False;
bTrace = False;
nExploreDate = Status("rangetodate");
for (i=LastValue(BarIndex());i>=0;i--) {
nCurDateNum = DN[i];
if (nCurDateNum == nExploreDate) {
nExploreBarIdx = i;
}
}
// -- if(Status("action")==1...
}
GraphXSpace=7;
// -- basic candle chart
// -- if this appears inside if block, strange
// drawing results!
PlotOHLC(Open, High, Low, Close,
"BIdx = " + BarIndex() +
"\n" + "O = " + O + "\n"+"H = "+ H + "\n"+"L = " + L
+ "\n"+"C ",
colorBlack, styleCandle);
if (bDraw) {
Plot(MA(C, 21), "21 bar MA", colorAqua,
styleLine+styleNoRescale+styleNoLabel);
Plot(MA(C, 55), "55 bar MA", colorGreen,
styleLine+styleNoRescale+styleNoLabel);
//Plot(MA(C, 233), "233 bar MA", colorDarkRed,
// styleLine+styleNoRescale+styleNoLabel);
}
// -- Create 0-initialized arrays the size of barcount
aHPivs = H - H;
aLPivs = L - L;
aHPivHighs = H - H;
aLPivLows = L - L;
aHPivIdxs = H - H;
aLPivIdxs = L - L;
aAddedHPivs = H - H;
aAddedLPivs = L - L;
aLegVol = H - H;
aRetrcVol = H - H;
nHPivs = 0;
nLPivs = 0;
lastHPIdx = 0;
lastLPIdx = 0;
lastHPH = 0;
lastLPL = 0;
curPivBarIdx = 0;
// -- looking back from the current bar, how many bars
// back were the hhv and llv values of the previous
// n bars, etc.?
aHHVBars = HHVBars(H, nBars);
aLLVBars = LLVBars(L, nBars);
aHHV = HHV(H, nBars);
aLLV = LLV(L, nBars);
// -- Initialize value of curTrend
nLastVisBar = LastValue(
Highest(IIf(Status("barvisible"), BarIndex(), 0)));
curBar = IIf(nlastVisBar > 0 AND bUseLastVis, nlastVisBar,
IIf(Status("action")==4 AND nExploreBarIdx > 0, nExploreBarIdx,
LastValue(BarIndex())));
curTrend = "";
if (aLLVBars[curBar] < aHHVBars[curBar])
curTrend = "D";
else
curTrend = "U";
// -- Loop through bars. Search for
// entirely array-based approach
// in future version
/* *******************
Find main pivots
******************* */
// -- Make sure there are enough bars!
if (curBar >= nNumBarsToScan) {
for (i=0; i<nNumBarsToScan; i++) {
// -- value of curBar dependent on two parameters
curBar = IIf(nlastVisBar > 0 AND bUseLastVis,
nlastVisBar-i,
IIf(Status("action")==4 AND nExploreBarIdx > 0,
nExploreBarIdx-i,
LastValue(BarIndex())-i));
// -- Have we identified a pivot? If trend is down...
if (aLLVBars[curBar] < aHHVBars[curBar]) {
// ... and had been up, this is a trend change
if (curTrend == "U") {
curTrend = "D";
// -- Capture pivot information
curPivBarIdx = curBar - aLLVBars[curBar];
aLPivs[curPivBarIdx] = 1;
aLPivLows[nLPivs] = L[curPivBarIdx];
aLPivIdxs[nLPivs] = curPivBarIdx;
nLPivs++;
}
// -- or current trend is up
} else {
if (curTrend == "D") {
curTrend = "U";
curPivBarIdx = curBar - aHHVBars[curBar];
aHPivs[curPivBarIdx] = 1;
aHPivHighs[nHPivs] = H[curPivBarIdx];
aHPivIdxs[nHPivs] = curPivBarIdx;
nHPivs++;
}
// -- If curTrend is up...else...
}
// -- loop through bars
}
}
/* *******************
Found main pivots
******************* */
/* *************************
Finding missed pivot(s)
************************* */
// -- Start at last bar. Reestablish curBar
curBar =
IIf(nlastVisBar > 0 AND bUseLastVis,
nlastVisBar,
IIf(Status("action")==4 AND nExploreBarIdx > 0,
nExploreBarIdx,
LastValue(BarIndex()))
);
// -- Make sure I found at least two of each above.
if (nHPivs >= 2 AND nLPivs >= 2) {
lastLPIdx = aLPivIdxs[0];
lastLPL = aLPivLows[0];
lastHPIdx = aHPivIdxs[0];
lastHPH = aHPivHighs[0];
nLastHOrLPivIdx = Max(lastLPIdx, lastHPIdx);
nAddPivsRng = curBar - nLastHOrLPivIdx;
aLLVAfterLastPiv = LLV(L, nAddPivsRng);
nLLVAfterLastPiv = aLLVAfterLastPiv[curBar];
aLLVIdxAfterLastPiv = LLVBars(L, nAddPivsRng);
nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv = curBar - aLLVIdxAfterLastPiv[curBar];
aHHVAfterLastPiv = HHV(H, nAddPivsRng);
nHHVAfterLastPiv = aHHVAfterLastPiv[curBar];
aHHVIdxAfterLastPiv = HHVBars(H, nAddPivsRng);
nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv = curBar - aHHVIdxAfterLastPiv[curBar];
// -- Later want to add last high pivot only if
// not in buy mode from last and still in trade
/*
Note - I'm only interested in adding pivots if I'm in
a higher-highs or lower-lows scenario
*/
// -- OK, let's start where the last high pivot occurs after the
// last Low pivot
if (lastHPIdx > lastLPIdx) {
/* There are at least two possibilities here. One is that
the previous high was higher, indicating that this is a
possible short retracement or one in the making.
The other is that the previous high was lower, indicating
that this is a possible long retracement in the working.
However, both depend on opposing pivots. E.g., if I find
higher highs, what if I have lower lows?
If the highs are descending, then I can consider:
- a lower low, and leave it at that
- a higher high and higher low
- a lower low and another lower high
*/
if (aHPivHighs[0] < aHPivHighs[1]) {
if (nLLVAfterLastPiv < aLPivLows[0] AND
(nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv - lastHPIdx - 1) >= nMinBarsBtwPivs
AND nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv != curBar ) {
// -- OK, we'll add this as a pivot.
// Mark it for plotting...
aLPivs[nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
aAddedLPivs[nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
// ...and then rearrange elements in the
// pivot information arrays
for (j=0; j<nLPivs; j++) {
aLPivLows[nLPivs-j] = aLPivLows[nLPivs-(j+1)];
aLPivIdxs[nLPivs-j] = aLPivIdxs[nLPivs-(j+1)];
}
aLPivLows[0] = nLLVAfterLastPiv;
aLPivIdxs[0] = nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv;
nLPivs++;
// -- Test whether to add piv given last piv is high
// AND we have lower highs
}
// -- Here, the last piv is a high piv, and we have
// higher-highs. The most likely addition is a
// Low piv that is a retracement.
} else {
if (nLLVAfterLastPiv > aLPivLows[0] AND
(nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv - lastHPIdx - 1) >= nMinBarsBtwPivs
AND nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv != curBar ) {
// -- OK, we'll add this as a pivot.
// Mark it for plotting...
aLPivs[nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
aAddedLPivs[nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
// ...and then rearrange elements in the
// pivot information arrays
for (j=0; j<nLPivs; j++) {
aLPivLows[nLPivs-j] = aLPivLows[nLPivs-(j+1)];
aLPivIdxs[nLPivs-j] = aLPivIdxs[nLPivs-(j+1)];
}
aLPivLows[0] = nLLVAfterLastPiv;
aLPivIdxs[0] = nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv;
nLPivs++;
// -- Test whether to add piv given last piv is high
// AND we have lower highs
}
// -- The last piv is a high and we have higher highs
// OR lower highs
}
/* ****************************************************************
Still finding missed pivot(s). Here, the last piv is a low piv.
**************************************************************** */
} else {
// -- First case, lower highs
if (aHPivHighs[0] < aHPivHighs[1]) {
if (nHHVAfterLastPiv < aHPivHighs[0] AND
(nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv - lastLPIdx - 1) >= nMinBarsBtwPivs
AND nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv != curBar ) {
// -- OK, we'll add this as a pivot.
// Mark that for plotting
aHPivs[nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
aAddedHPivs[nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
// ...and then rearrange elements in the
// pivot information arrays
for (j=0; j<nHPivs; j++) {
aHPivHighs[nHPivs-j] = aHPivHighs[nHPivs-(j+1)];
aHPivIdxs[nHPivs-j] = aHPivIdxs[nhPivs-(j+1)];
}
aHPivHighs[0] = nHHVAfterLastPiv;
aHPivIdxs[0] = nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv;
nHPivs++;
// -- Test whether to add piv given last piv is high
// AND we have lower highs
}
// -- Second case when last piv is a low piv, higher highs
// Most likely addition is high piv that is a retracement.
// Considering adding a high piv as long as it is higher
} else {
// -- Where I have higher highs,
if (nHHVAfterLastPiv > aHPivHighs[0] AND
(nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv - lastLPIdx - 1) >= nMinBarsBtwPivs
AND nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv != curBar ) {
// -- OK, we'll add this as a pivot.
// Mark it for plotting...
aHPivs[nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
aAddedHPivs[nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
// ...and then rearrange elements in the
// pivot information arrays
for (j=0; j<nHPivs; j++) {
aHPivHighs[nHPivs-j] = aHPivHighs[nHPivs-(j+1)];
aHPivIdxs[nHPivs-j] = aHPivIdxs[nhPivs-(j+1)];
}
aHPivHighs[0] = nHHVAfterLastPiv;
aHPivIdxs[0] = nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv;
nHPivs++;
// -- Test whether to add piv given last piv is high
// AND we have lower highs
}
}
}
// -- If there are at least two of each
}
/* ****************************************
// -- Done with finding pivots
***************************************** */
if (bDraw) {
// -- OK, let's plot the pivots using arrows
PlotShapes(
IIf(aHPivs==1, shapeDownArrow, shapeNone),
colorRed, 0, High, Offset=-15);
PlotShapes(
IIf(aAddedHPivs==1, shapeDownArrow, shapeNone),
colorDarkRed, 0, High, Offset=-15);
PlotShapes(
IIf(aLPivs==1, shapeUpArrow , shapeNone),
colorGreen, 0, Low, Offset=-15);
PlotShapes(
IIf(aAddedLPivs==1, shapeUpArrow , shapeNone),
colorDarkGreen, 0, Low, Offset=-15);
}
/* ****************************************
// -- Done with discovering and plotting pivots
***************************************** */
// -- I'm going to want to look for possible retracement
risk = 0;
profInc = 0;
nLeg0Pts = 0;
nLeg0Bars = 0;
nLeg0Vol = 0;
nLeg1Pts = 0;
nLeg1Bars = 0;
nLeg1Vol = 0;
nLegBarsDiff = 0;
nRtrc0Pts = 0;
nRtrc0Bars = 0;
nRtrc0Vol = 0;
nRtrc1Pts = 0;
nRtrc1Bars = 0;
nRtrc1Vol = 0;
minRtrc = 0;
maxRtrc = 0;
minLine = 0;
maxLine = 0;
triggerLine = 0;
firstProfitLine = 0;
triggerInc = 0;
triggerPrc = 0;
firstProfitPrc = 0;
retrcPrc = 0;
retrcBar = 0;
retrcBarIdx = 0;
retrcRng = 0;
aRetrcPrc = H-H;
aRetrcPrcBars = H-H;
aRetrcClose = C;
retrcClose = 0;
// -- Do TCZ calcs. Arrangement of pivs very specific
// for this setup.
if (nHPivs >= 2 AND
nLPivs >=2 AND
aHPivHighs[0] > aHPivHighs[1] AND
aLPivLows[0] > aLPivLows[1]) {
tcz500 =
(aHPivHighs[0] -
(.5 * (aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[1])));
tcz618 =
(aHPivHighs[0] -
(.618 * (aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[1])));
tcz786 =
(aHPivHighs[0] -
(.786 * (aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[0])));
retrcRng = curBar - aHPivIdxs[0];
aRetrcPrc = LLV(L, retrcRng);
aRetrcPrcBars = LLVBars(L, retrcRng);
retrcPrc = aRetrcPrc[curBar];
retrcBarIdx = curBar - aRetrcPrcBars[curBar];
retrcClose = aRetrcClose[retrcBarIdx];
// -- bTCZLong setup?
bTCZLong = (
// -- Are retracement levels arranged in
// tcz order?
// .500 is above .786 for long setups
tcz500 >= (tcz786 * (1 - tczTolerance))
AND
// .681 is below .786 for long setups
tcz618 <= (tcz786 * (1 + tczTolerance))
AND
// -- Is the low in the tcz range
// -- Is the close >= low of tcz range
// and low <= high of tcz range
retrcClose >= ((1 - retrcTolerance) * tcz618)
AND
retrcPrc <= ((1 + retrcTolerance) * tcz500)
);
// -- risk would be high of signal bar minus low of zone
//risk = 0;
// -- lower highs and lower lows
} else if (nHPivs >= 2 AND nLPivs >=2
AND aHPivHighs[0] < aHPivHighs[1]
AND aLPivLows[0] < aLPivLows[1]) {
tcz500 =
(aHPivHighs[1] -
(.5 * (aHPivHighs[1] - aLPivLows[0])));
tcz618 =
(aHPivHighs[0] -
(.618 * (aHPivHighs[1] - aLPivLows[0])));
tcz786 =
(aHPivHighs[0] -
(.786 * (aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[0])));
retrcRng = curBar - aLPivIdxs[0];
aRetrcPrc = HHV(H, retrcRng);
retrcPrc = aRetrcPrc[curBar];
aRetrcPrcBars = HHVBars(H, retrcRng);
retrcBarIdx = curBar - aRetrcPrcBars[curBar];
retrcClose = aRetrcClose[retrcBarIdx];
bTCZShort = (
// -- Are retracement levels arranged in
// tcz order?
// .500 is below .786 for short setups
tcz500 <= (tcz786 * (1 + tczTolerance))
AND
// .681 is above .786 for short setups
tcz618 >= (tcz786 * (1 - tczTolerance))
AND
// -- Is the close <= high of tcz range
// and high >= low of tcz range
retrcClose <= ((1 + retrcTolerance) * tcz618)
AND
retrcPrc >= ((1 - retrcTolerance) * tcz500)
);
// -- Risk would be top of zone - low of signal bar
//risk = 0;
}
// -- Show zone if present
if (bTCZShort OR bTCZLong) {
// -- Be prepared to see symmetry
if (bTCZShort) {
if (aLPivIdxs[0] > aHPivIdxs[0]) {
// -- Valuable, useful symmetry information
nRtrc0Pts = aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[1];
nRtrc0Bars = aHPivIdxs[0] - aLPivIdxs[1] + 1;
nRtrc1Pts = retrcPrc - aLPivLows[0];
nRtrc1Bars = retrcBarIdx - aLPivIdxs[0] + 1;
} else {
nRtrc0Pts = aHPivHighs[1] - aLPivLows[1];
nRtrc0Bars = aHPivIdxs[1] - aLPivIdxs[1] + 1;
nRtrc1Pts = aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[0];
nRtrc1Bars = aHPivIdxs[0] - aLPivIdxs[0] + 1;
}
} else { // bLongSetup
if (aLPivIdxs[0] > aHPivIdxs[0]) {
nRtrc0Pts = aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[1];
nRtrc0Bars = aHPivIdxs[0] - aLPivIdxs[1] + 1;
nRtrc1Pts = retrcPrc - aLPivLows[0];
nRtrc1Bars = retrcBarIdx - aLPivIdxs[0] + 1;
} else {
nRtrc0Pts = aHPivHighs[1] - aLPivLows[0];
nRtrc0Bars = aLPivIdxs[0] - aHPivIdxs[1] + 1;
nRtrc1Pts = aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[0];
nRtrc1Bars = aLPivIdxs[0] - aHPivIdxs[0] + 1;
}
}
if (bShowTCZ) {
Plot(
LineArray( IIf(bTCZLong, aHPivIdxs[0], aLPivIdxs[0]),
tcz500, curBar, tcz500 , 0),
"tcz500", colorPaleBlue, styleLine);
Plot(
LineArray( IIf(bTCZLong, aHPivIdxs[0], aLPivIdxs[0]),
tcz618, curBar, tcz618, 0),
"tcz618", colorPaleBlue, styleLine);
Plot(
LineArray( IIf(bTCZLong, aHPivIdxs[0], aLPivIdxs[0]),
tcz786, curBar, tcz786, 0),
"tcz786", colorTurquoise, styleLine);
}
// -- if (bShowTCZ)
}
if (bDraw) {
Title = Name() + " (" + StrLeft(FullName(), 10) +
") ATR: " + NumToStr(ATR(1), 4.2) + " ( " +
NumToStr((C - Ref(C, -1)), 4.2) + " / " +
NumToStr((((C - Ref(C, -1)) / Ref(C, -1)) * 100), 2.1) + "% ) " +
WriteVal( SelectedValue( DateTime() ), formatDateTime) +
" \nO: " + Open +
", \nH: " + High +
", \nL: " + Low +
", \nC: " + Close + ", \n" +
// "Risk: " + WriteVal(risk, 2.1) + "% \n" +
"Rtrc 0/1 Pts: " + WriteVal(nRtrc0Pts, 2.1) + "/" +
WriteVal(nRtrc1Pts, 2.1) + " \n" +
"Rtrc 0/1 Bars: " + WriteVal(nRtrc0Bars, 2.0) + "/" +
WriteVal(nRtrc1Bars, 2.0);
}
// **************************
// END INDICATOR CODE
// **************************
