ShadeNY v5 Indicator For MT4
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Installing the ShadeNY v5 Indicator For MT4
After you downloaded the indicator via the form above you need to unzip the zip-file. Then you need to copy the file ShadeNY_v5.mq4 into the folder MQL4\Indicators of your MT4 installation. After that please restart MT4 and then you will be able to see the indicator in the list of indicators.
Parameters of the ShadeNY v5 Indicator For MT4
The ShadeNY v5 Indicator For MT4 has 2 parameters to configure.
extern color ShadeColor=Yellow;
extern bool SetImmediacyON=true; // if set ON forces shading after first tick in new session
Buffers of the ShadeNY v5 Indicator For MT4
The ShadeNY v5 Indicator For MT4 provides 0 buffers.
Main Parts Of The Code
//| is widened in the start() in lieu of repainting all.|
//| 3 - 2006.03.22 added "SetImmediacyON" input parameter |
//| which forces shading after first tick is received |
//| in the new session. Corrected case where bar is not |
//| complete and session starts, and case when session |
//| covers two days when in Moscow (GMT+3 and greater). |
//| 4 - 2006.03.29 corrected for not taking into account the|
//| difference between Local time and Server time. |
//| 5 - 2006.04.03 corrected for Server time change, open |
//| and close times of exchange are now expressed in |
//| local times of the exchange. |
//| Added new SERVER_TIME_ZONE and EXCHANGE_TIME_ZONE in|
//| the #define section. Finally learnt about GMT time! |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright © 2006, sx ted"
#property link ""
#property indicator_chart_window
//---- input parameters
extern color ShadeColor=Yellow;
extern bool SetImmediacyON=true; // if set ON forces shading after first tick in new session
#define MAX_DAYS_TO_SHADE 5 // maximum number of days back from last chart date to be shaded
#define SERVER_TIME_ZONE +2 // MetaTrader server time zone, compare CurTime() with Greenwich GMT
#define EXCHANGE_TIME_ZONE -4 // Exchange time zone, example New York -4 GMT
#define SESSION_OPEN_HH 09 // session open hour (in local time at the exchange)
#define SESSION_OPEN_MM 30 // session open minutes (in local time at the exchange)
#define SESSION_CLOSE_HH 16 // session close hour (in local time at the exchange)
#define SESSION_CLOSE_MM 05 // session close minutes (in local time at the exchange)
//---- global variables to program
string obj[]; // array of object names
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int init()
{
if(Period() gt PERIOD_H4) return(0); // no shading required
// comment out or delete the following line when no longer required
Alert( "ServerTime at ", ServerAddress(), " is ", TimeToStr( CurTime(),TIME_MINUTES ), "
Adjust #define SERVER_TIME_ZONE if required" );
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator deinitialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int deinit()
{
for(int i=0; i lt ArraySize(obj); i++)
{
if(ObjectFind(obj[i]) gt -1) ObjectDelete(obj[i]); // tidy up
}
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator iteration function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
{
if(Period() gt PERIOD_H4) return(0); // no shading required
int i, iCount, iAdjust, // counters
iStart, iEnd; // x co-ordinates of object (index)
double dLow, dHigh; // y co-ordinates of object
string sName; // name for the object
int iSessionDuration; // session duration in seconds
bool ok;
// adjust for difference between Server time and Local time at the exchange (in minutes)
iAdjust=(SERVER_TIME_ZONE - EXCHANGE_TIME_ZONE) * 60;
// determine open time of first bar in the session matching chart time frame in format " hh:mi"
iStart=SESSION_OPEN_HH*60+SESSION_OPEN_MM+iAdjust;
if(iStart gt 24*60) iStart-=24*60;
string sStart=" "+TimeToStr(StrToTime("2006.3.22")+(MathFloor(iStart/Period()) * Period() ) * 60, TIME_MINUTES);
// calculate session duration in seconds, check if session covers two days (cater for GMT+3 and above)
if(SESSION_OPEN_HH*60+SESSION_OPEN_MM gt = SESSION_CLOSE_HH*60+SESSION_CLOSE_MM) iSessionDuration = ((23-SESSION_OPEN_HH+SESSION_CLOSE_HH)*60+59-SESSION_OPEN_MM+SESSION_CLOSE_MM+1)*60;
else iSessionDuration = ( (SESSION_CLOSE_HH*60+SESSION_CLOSE_MM) - (SESSION_OPEN_HH*60+SESSION_OPEN_MM) )*60;
// round session duration to suit an open time of chart time frame
datetime tStart =StrToTime(TimeToStr(Time[0], TIME_DATE)+sStart);
datetime tEnd =StrToTime(TimeToStr(Time[0], TIME_DATE)+" "+DoubleToStr(SESSION_OPEN_HH ,0)+":"+DoubleToStr(SESSION_OPEN_MM ,0))+iSessionDuration+iAdjust*60;
iSessionDuration=MathCeil((tEnd-tStart)/Period())*Period();
// clear previous objects
for(i=0; i lt ArraySize(obj); i++)
{
if(ObjectFind(obj[i]) gt -1) ObjectDelete(obj[i]);
}
for(i=MAX_DAYS_TO_SHADE; i gt = 0; i--)
{
tStart=StrToTime(TimeToStr(iTime(NULL, PERIOD_D1, i), TIME_DATE)+sStart);
tEnd =tStart+iSessionDuration;
iStart=iBarShift(NULL, 0, tStart, false);
ok=(iStart gt 0 && iStart lt Bars-1 && TimeDayOfYear(tStart) == TimeDayOfYear(Time[iStart]));
if(!ok && SetImmediacyON && CurTime() gt = tStart && CurTime() lt tEnd)
{
ok=true;
iStart=1;
}
if(ok)
{
iEnd=iBarShift(NULL, 0, tEnd, false);
if(iEnd gt = Bars-1) iEnd=0; // end not found, therefore current session
while(iEnd lt iStart && Time[iEnd] gt tEnd) iEnd++; // cater for earlier close on Friday
dLow =Low[Lowest(NULL,0,MODE_LOW,iStart-iEnd,iEnd)];
dHigh=High[Highest(NULL,0,MODE_HIGH,iStart-iEnd,iEnd)];
sName="Session_"+TimeToStr(iTime(NULL, PERIOD_D1, i), TIME_DATE);
ObjectCreate(sName,OBJ_RECTANGLE,0,Time[iStart],dLow-Point,Time[iEnd],dHigh+Point);
ObjectSet(sName,OBJPROP_COLOR,ShadeColor);
// keep track of object names for tidying up upon exit
iCount=ArraySize(obj);
ArrayResize(obj, iCount+1);
obj[iCount]=sName;
}
}
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
