Can anyone help with this code???

[Rossini]

Hey people,

Below is the code for one of the indicators I have downloaded. I just wondered if anyone who is familiar with MT4 code could tell me if this indicator repaints its self after the fact?

I don't know much about it, or what it is based on but would be interested in any info you can give!!

As always, many thanks.

R

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//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| CoeffofLine.mq4 |
//| Ramdass - Conversion only |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

#property indicator_separate_window
#property indicator_buffers 1
#property indicator_color1 Red

extern int ndot=30;
extern int CountBars=10000;
//---- buffers
double cfl[];

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int init()
{
string short_name;
//---- indicator line
IndicatorBuffers(1);
SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_HISTOGRAM);
SetIndexBuffer(0,cfl);
//----
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| CoeffofLine_v1 |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
{

if (CountBars>=Bars) CountBars=Bars;
SetIndexDrawBegin(0,Bars-CountBars+ndot+1);
int i,shift,cnt,ndot1,counted_bars=IndicatorCounted();
double TYVar,ZYVar,TIndicatorVar,ZIndicatorVar,M,N,AY,AIndicator;
//----
if(Bars<=ndot) return(0);

//----
shift=CountBars-ndot-1;


while(shift>=0)
{

TYVar=0;
ZYVar=0;
N=0;
M=0;
TIndicatorVar=0;
ZIndicatorVar=0;
ndot1=ndot;
if (shift+1<ndot1) ndot1=shift+1;
for (cnt=ndot; cnt>=1; cnt--)
{
N=N+cnt*cnt;
M=M+cnt;
}
for (cnt=ndot1; cnt>=1; cnt--)
{
ZYVar=ZYVar+(High[shift-cnt+1]+Low[shift-cnt+1])/2*(ndot+1-cnt);
TYVar=TYVar+(High[shift-cnt+1]+Low[shift-cnt+1])/2;
ZIndicatorVar=ZIndicatorVar+iMA(NULL,0,5,3,MODE_SMMA,PRICE_MEDIAN,shift-cnt+1)*(ndot+1-cnt);
TIndicatorVar=TIndicatorVar+iMA(NULL,0,5,3,MODE_SMMA,PRICE_MEDIAN,shift-cnt+1);
}
AY=(TYVar+(N-2*ZYVar)*ndot/M)/M;
AIndicator=(TIndicatorVar+(N-2*ZIndicatorVar)*ndot/M)/M;
if (Symbol()=="EURUSD" || Symbol()=="GBPUSD" || Symbol()=="USDCAD" || Symbol()=="USDCHF"
|| Symbol()=="EURGBP" || Symbol()=="EURCHF" || Symbol()=="AUDUSD"
|| Symbol()=="GBPCHF")
{cfl[shift]=(-1000)*MathLog(AY/AIndicator);}
else {cfl[shift]=(1000)*MathLog(AY/AIndicator);}
shift--;
}
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

 

[Rossini]

Does anyone know? I would appreciate any comments...

 

[1Pipped]

I dont think it does, you can see where it stores the indicator value, here:

cfl[shift]=(-1000)*MathLog(AY/AIndicator);

or here:

cfl[shift]=(1000)*MathLog(AY/AIndicator);

...and its using "shift" for the index, it would use shift+something if it were recalculating the past values.

These bits could make it look into the future:

High[shift-cnt+1]

but then there is this bit which will stop it doing that as far as I can tell:

if (shift+1<ndot1) ndot1=shift+1;

I have not ran it, and Im not sure what it is, so I could be wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Rossini]

Cheers 1pipped.

What do you mean by ''make it look into the future''??

R

 

[1Pipped]

Hi Rossini,
I dont mean future as such, just that for example when its calculating the indicator value for say 16 bars ago(from NOW), it is possible to look at data that is only 14 bars ago(from now)... it would be looking 2 bars into the future from its perspective. Hope you know what I mean!
Im pretty sure it isnt doing that though.

 

[Rossini]

I have been told by a mate that this indicator may re-paint. If this is correct, would anyone be willing to have a go at changing the code for me so it doesn't repaint?