Draw VLine at iMA cross for entire chart.

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Thanks for any help on this. I just want to draw an VLine (vertical line) at each ma cross on my charts. How can I access back-data for an iMA? (I can code it going forward, that's simple, but going backwards?)


Thank you very much for any help!

  
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| ma-vline.mq4 |
//| fx1 |
//| fx1.net |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "fx1"
#property link "fx1.net"

#property indicator_chart_window
#property indicator_buffers 3
#property indicator_color1 Blue
#property indicator_color2 Red
double ExtBlueBuffer[];
double ExtRedBuffer[];

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int init()
{
SetIndexBuffer(0,ExtBlueBuffer);
SetIndexBuffer(1,ExtRedBuffer);
SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_LINE);
SetIndexStyle(1,DRAW_LINE);
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator deinitialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int deinit()
{
//----
//----
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator iteration function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
{
int limit;
int counted_bars=IndicatorCounted();
if(counted_bars<0) return(-1);
if(counted_bars>0) counted_bars--;
limit=Bars-counted_bars;
double ma1;
double ma2;
for(int i=0; i<limit; i++)
{
ma1=iMA(NULL,0,7,0,MODE_SMMA,PRICE_MEDIAN,i);
ma2=iMA(NULL,0,14,0,MODE_SMMA,PRICE_MEDIAN,i);
ExtBlueBuffer[i]=ma1;
ExtRedBuffer[i]=ma2;
if (ExtBlueBuffer[i]<ExtRedBuffer[i] && ExtBlueBuffer[i+1]>ExtRedBuffer[i+1])
{
string name="vline"+DoubleToStr(i,0);
ObjectCreate(name,OBJ_VLINE,0,iTime(Symbol(),0,i),0);
}
}
return(0);
}

 
Great! Thank you very much.
 
Although, it doesn't seem to draw any vlines... odd. Maybe because I am in strategy tester.
 



its working on my terminal

 

You may use this little puppy... it draws a Vline at given time with given color.

I use it as a very handy debugging & visualization tool.

//-----------------------------------------------------------
void DrawVline (color Color, datetime time)
   {//Use: DrawVline(Yellow, Time[i]);
   static int cntr;
   static double PrevVlineTime;
   if (time == PrevVlineTime) return(0);//Still on same bar
      ObjectCreate( "UpLine"+cntr, OBJ_VLINE, 0, time, 0);
      ObjectSet("UpLine"+cntr, OBJPROP_COLOR, Color);
      ObjectSet("UpLine"+cntr, OBJPROP_BACK,true);
      cntr++;
      PrevVlineTime = time;//Store bar time of last drawn line
   return(0);
   }     
//-----------------------------------------------------------  
 

Hi Guys,


Found this golden Oldie and tried the code, it works 100% BUT it will only draw a V-line when the Blue crosses down...what about when the blue crosses up? Tried to play around with the code but cant figure it out...will anybody please help? 

 
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  2. string name="vline"+DoubleToStr(i,0);
    Object names must be unique. When a new bar forms, you will be (potentially) reusing names. Time is unique. 

  3. ma1=iMA(NULL,0,7,0,MODE_SMMA,PRICE_MEDIAN,i);
    Never any reason to use the SMMA(L) it's equivalent to the EMA(2L-1).
              The Smoothed Moving Average or SMMA - How to Avoid It - NinjaTrader Programming | futures.io
 
Taskin Osman:



its working on my terminal

hello do you have this indicator please ?

 best regards

 
  1. [Deleted]: I just want to draw an VLine (vertical line) at each ma cross on my charts.

    Can't be done on MT4. A cross is between two candles and Vline is on a candle.

  2. barrondudow: do you have this indicator please ?
    Did you bother to read the entire thread? The code was given in #1
 
William Roeder:
  1. Never any reason to use the SMMA(L) it's equivalent to the EMA(2L-1).            The Smoothed Moving Average or SMMA - How to Avoid It - NinjaTrader Programming

Thanks, it is true!
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