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natsirte 2007.07.17 14:02 
Hello Traders I'd like to change the color of a custom indicator ( MACD) like this : if the current MACD > Previous MACD : the color is green if the current MACD < Previous MACD : the color is red if the current signal > Previous signal : the color is green if the current MACD < Previous signal : the color is red this is the CUSTOM MACD *********************************************** ************************************************************** //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| Custom MACD.mq4 | //| Copyright © 2004, MetaQuotes Software Corp. | //| http://www.metaquotes.net/ | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ #property copyright "Copyright © 2004, MetaQuotes Software Corp." #property link "http://www.metaquotes.net/" //---- indicator settings #property indicator_separate_window #property indicator_buffers 2 #property indicator_color1 Silver #property indicator_color2 Red #property indicator_width1 2 //---- indicator parameters extern int FastEMA=12; extern int SlowEMA=26; extern int SignalSMA=9; //---- indicator buffers double MacdBuffer[]; double SignalBuffer[]; //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| Custom indicator initialization function | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ int init() { //---- drawing settings SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_HISTOGRAM); SetIndexStyle(1, DRAW_LINE); SetIndexDrawBegin(1,SignalSMA); IndicatorDigits(Digits+1); //---- indicator buffers mapping SetIndexBuffer(0,MacdBuffer); SetIndexBuffer(1,SignalBuffer); //---- 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(); //---- 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
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Rosh 2007.07.17 18:22 
Do you see this button? Please, use it.



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natsirte 2007.07.17 22:47 

Think to mladen !

http://www.forex-tsd.com/indicators-metatrader-4/89-something-interesting-please-post-here. html#post510

For Rosh : You seems to be a Great data processing specialist. So please show us how you are doing with "This button".

All the newbies are wainting for your demonstration!


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DxdCn 2007.07.18 07:57 

use two indicator buffer replace one buffer is OK.

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