PChannel3_HTF Indicator For MT5
The PChannel3_HTF Indicator For MT5 shows a PChannel3 indicator with option to customize its time frame. The PChannel3 constructs a Price Channel indicator based on the highest high and lowest low recorded by price during the look back period under consideration.
The upper, middle and lower channel lines get painted in Lime Green, Blue and Red, respectively. When prices moves above the upper line, it likely signals that bulls are overpowering the bears. Contrarily, when price falls below the lower line, it suggests that the underlying market is weak. Like other channel indicators, the PChannel3_HTF lends itself nicely to price breakout trading.
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Installing the PChannel3_HTF Indicator For MT5
After you downloaded the indicator via the form above you need to unzip the zip-file. Then you need to copy the file PChannel3_HTF.mq5 into the folder MQL5\Indicators of your MT5 installation. After that please restart MT5 and then you will be able to see the indicator in the list of indicators.
Parameters of the PChannel3_HTF Indicator For MT5
The PChannel3_HTF Indicator For MT5 has 3 parameters to configure.
input ENUM_TIMEFRAMES TimeFrame=PERIOD_H4; // Ïåðèîä ãðàôèêà èíäèêàòîðà (òàéìôðåéì)
input int PChannelPeriod= 9; // ïåðèîä èíäèêàòîðà
input int Shift=0; // Ñäâèã èíäèêàòîðà ïî ãîðèçîíòàëè â áàðàõ
Buffers of the PChannel3_HTF Indicator For MT5
The PChannel3_HTF Indicator For MT5 provides 1 buffers.
SetIndexBuffer(Number,Buffer,Type);
Main Parts Of The Code
int OnCalculate(const int rates_total, // êîëè÷åñòâî èñòîðèè â áàðàõ íà òåêóùåì òèêå
const int prev_calculated,// êîëè÷åñòâî èñòîðèè â áàðàõ íà ïðåäûäóùåì òèêå
const datetime &time[],
const double &open[],
const double &high[],
const double &low[],
const double &close[],
const long &tick_volume[],
const long &volume[],
const int &spread[])
{
//--- ïðîâåðêà êîëè÷åñòâà áàðîâ íà äîñòàòî÷íîñòü äëÿ ðàñ÷åòà
if(rates_total lt min_rates_total) return(RESET);
if(BarsCalculated(Ind_Handle) lt Bars(Symbol(),TimeFrame)) return(prev_calculated);
//--- èíäåêñàöèÿ ýëåìåíòîâ â ìàññèâàõ êàê â òàéìñåðèÿõ
ArraySetAsSeries(time,true);
//---
if(!CountIndicator(0,NULL,TimeFrame,Ind_Handle,0,UpIndBuffer,1,MdIndBuffer,2,DnIndBuffer,time,rates_total,prev_calculated,min_rates_total))
return(RESET);
//---
return(rates_total);
}
//---
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Èíèöèàëèçàöèÿ èíäèêàòîðíîãî áóôåðà |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void IndInit(int Number,double &Buffer[],ENUM_INDEXBUFFER_TYPE Type)
{
//--- ïðåâðàùåíèå äèíàìè÷åñêîãî ìàññèâà â èíäèêàòîðíûé áóôåð
SetIndexBuffer(Number,Buffer,Type);
//--- èíäåêñàöèÿ ýëåìåíòîâ â áóôåðå êàê â òàéìñåðèè
ArraySetAsSeries(Buffer,true);
//---
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Èíèöèàëèçàöèÿ èíäèêàòîðà |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void PlotInit(int Number,double Empty_Value,int Draw_Begin,int nShift)
{
//--- îñóùåñòâëåíèå ñäâèãà íà÷àëà îòñ÷åòà îòðèñîâêè èíäèêàòîðà
PlotIndexSetInteger(Number,PLOT_DRAW_BEGIN,Draw_Begin);
//--- óñòàíîâêà çíà÷åíèé èíäèêàòîðà, êîòîðûå íå áóäóò âèäèìû íà ãðàôèêå
PlotIndexSetDouble(Number,PLOT_EMPTY_VALUE,Empty_Value);
//--- îñóùåñòâëåíèå ñäâèãà èíäèêàòîðà ïî ãîðèçîíòàëè íà Shift
PlotIndexSetInteger(Number,PLOT_SHIFT,nShift);
//---
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| CountLine |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
bool CountIndicator(uint Numb, // Íîìåð ôóíêöèè CountLine ïî ñïèñêó â êîäå èíäèêàòîðà (ñòàðòîâûé íîìåð - 0)
string Symb, // Ñèìâîë ãðàôèêà
ENUM_TIMEFRAMES TFrame, // Ïåðèîä ãðàôèêà
int IndHandle, // Õåíäë îáðàáàòûâàåìîãî èíäèêàòîðà
uint UpBuffNumb, // Íîìåð âåðõíåãî áóôåðà îáðàáàòûâàåìîãî èíäèêàòîðà
double& UpIndBuf[], // Ïðèåìíûé âåðõíèé áóôåð èíäèêàòîðà
uint MdBuffNumb, // Íîìåð ñðåäíåãî áóôåðà îáðàáàòûâàåìîãî èíäèêàòîðà
double& MdIndBuf[], // Ïðèåìíûé ñðåäíèé áóôåð èíäèêàòîðà
uint DnBuffNumb, // Íîìåð íèæíåãî áóôåðà îáðàáàòûâàåìîãî èíäèêàòîðà
double& DnIndBuf[], // Ïðèåìíûé íèæíèé áóôåð èíäèêàòîðà
const datetime& iTime[], // Òàéìñåðèÿ âðåìåíè
const int Rates_Total, // êîëè÷åñòâî èñòîðèè â áàðàõ íà òåêóùåì òèêå
const int Prev_Calculated,// êîëè÷åñòâî èñòîðèè â áàðàõ íà ïðåäûäóùåì òèêå
const int Min_Rates_Total)// ìèíèìàëüíîå êîëè÷åñòâî èñòîðèè â áàðàõ äëÿ ðàñ÷åòà
{
//---
static int LastCountBar[SIZE];
datetime IndTime[1];
int limit;
//--- ðàñ÷åòû íåîáõîäèìîãî êîëè÷åñòâà êîïèðóåìûõ äàííûõ
//--- è ñòàðòîâîãî íîìåðà limit äëÿ öèêëà ïåðåñ÷åòà áàðîâ
if(Prev_Calculated gt Rates_Total || Prev_Calculated lt =0)// ïðîâåðêà íà ïåðâûé ñòàðò ðàñ÷åòà èíäèêàòîðà
{
limit=Rates_Total-Min_Rates_Total-1; // ñòàðòîâûé íîìåð äëÿ ðàñ÷åòà âñåõ áàðîâ
LastCountBar[Numb]=limit;
}
else limit=LastCountBar[Numb]+Rates_Total-Prev_Calculated; // ñòàðòîâûé íîìåð äëÿ ðàñ÷åòà íîâûõ áàðîâ
//--- îñíîâíîé öèêë ðàñ÷åòà èíäèêàòîðà
for(int bar=limit; bar gt =0 && !IsStopped(); bar--)
{
//--- êîïèðóåì âíîâü ïîÿâèâøèåñÿ äàííûå â ìàññèâ IndTime
if(CopyTime(Symbol(),TFrame,iTime[bar],1,IndTime) lt =0) return(RESET);
//---
if(iTime[bar] gt =IndTime[0] && iTime[bar+1] lt IndTime[0])
{
LastCountBar[Numb]=bar;
double UpArr[1],MdArr[1],DnArr[1];
//--- êîïèðóåì âíîâü ïîÿâèâøèåñÿ äàííûå â ìàññèâû
if(CopyBuffer(IndHandle,UpBuffNumb,iTime[bar],1,UpArr) lt =0) return(RESET);
if(CopyBuffer(IndHandle,MdBuffNumb,iTime[bar],1,MdArr) lt =0) return(RESET);
if(CopyBuffer(IndHandle,DnBuffNumb,iTime[bar],1,DnArr) lt =0) return(RESET);
//---
UpIndBuf[bar]=UpArr[0];
MdIndBuf[bar]=MdArr[0];
DnIndBuf[bar]=DnArr[0];
}
else
{
UpIndBuf[bar]=UpIndBuf[bar+1];
MdIndBuf[bar]=MdIndBuf[bar+1];
DnIndBuf[bar]=DnIndBuf[bar+1];
}
}
//---
return(true);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| TimeFramesCheck() |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
bool TimeFramesCheck(string IndName,
ENUM_TIMEFRAMES TFrame) //Ïåðèîä ãðàôèêà èíäèêàòîðà (òàéìôðåéì)
{
//--- ïðîâåðêà ïåðèîäîâ ãðàôèêîâ íà êîððåêòíîñòü
if(TFrame lt Period() && TFrame!=PERIOD_CURRENT)
{
Print("Ïåðèîä ãðàôèêà äëÿ èíäèêàòîðà "+IndName+" íå ìîæåò áûòü ìåíüøå ïåðèîäà òåêóùåãî ãðàôèêà!");
Print("Ñëåäóåò èçìåíèòü âõîäíûå ïàðàìåòðû èíäèêàòîðà!");
return(RESET);
}
//---
return(true);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
