Thanks Maryjane....are you using it?
The recommended settings are RSI of 5 and WMA of 9...
I don't like these smoothed and binary-emphasized indicators.. i can't draw trendlines on them 
trading is all about noise and i prefer noisy indicators.rsi(5) and wma(9) is default for Ehlers' original rsi i-fish which is:
price -> rsi(5) -> lwma(9) smooth -> i-fish.
Your rectangle-shaped plot on this one is not the output of it. It's some addition by the maker of the mod you're using.
But Vervoort's formula is quite different:
price -> ten nested and subsequently re-weighted lwma(2) smooth -> rsi(4) -> zerolag-ema(4) smooth -> i-fish.
rsi(4) and ema(4) defaults are everywhere in the codes for other platforms. Vervoort suggests trading his indy with these settings along with ARSI and stoch but these may apply to daily stock charts as usual with these guys.. and even after ten minutes of intensive googling, I was unable to find the full article from the S&C magazine. I found out it's been mq4 coded for elite section over at tsd but couldn't find a leaked copy as well.
Good luck with it. Seems to be a secret weapon
edit: yep i guessed it: http://swingtradingdaily.com/2010/12...cing%E2%80%A6/. and found Vervoort's blog, he trades daily eurusd and s&p500 with this one and bunch of other indicators.
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Very nice indicator, MJ.
No need to do the "false","true" thing when using arrays as Series - ArrayResize always adds a new slot to the "right " end so setting the array as series at init() time and then resizing to Bars with each new bar will do the job.
Ain't MQL4 fun?
No need to do the "false","true" thing when using arrays as Series - ArrayResize always adds a new slot to the "right " end so setting the array as series at init() time and then resizing to Bars with each new bar will do the job.
Ain't MQL4 fun?
Old Benjamin was right
I found this a while back when I was first learning MOL4:
http://www.forexfactory.com/showthre...ng#post2878455
Best,
Lou G
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yeah
edit: tried it, can't get rid of repainting...
Old Benjamin was right
not repainting in usual sense.. but i have tried to set the arrays as series in init() then resize them to Bars on a new bar and they messed up.. so it looked like repainting.. but i guess i should shift them somehow at some point 
I'll go through the link you posted, still have to grasp the basics fully. i have a little problem with the reverse direction of indexing, thinking this way makes me feel like having to walk backwards ..i'll get it with time. Many thanks for the input. I remember your work on ALF when i was lurking around a year ago
I'll go through the link you posted, still have to grasp the basics fully. i have a little problem with the reverse direction of indexing, thinking this way makes me feel like having to walk backwards ..i'll get it with time. Many thanks for the input. I remember your work on ALF when i was lurking around a year ago MarginTrader All Time Return:
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I remember your work on ALF when i was lurking around a year ago
Old Benjamin was right
No need to do the "false","true" thing when using arrays as Series - ArrayResize always adds a new slot to the "right " end ...
I went thru the thread you mentioned. To mimic indicator buffers with arrays, one must keep their size to Bars and shift them on a new bar. Zen Leow's advices are spot on, he suggests shifting every element in array within a loop of Bars extent. As this can be quite time-consuming, rangebound suggests the AsSeries flip and finally concludes that if the array is AsSeries right from the start, then the ArrayResize() always shifts the data in desired direction. I dare to say the assumption is wrong.
stored elements in array (regardless if AsSeries or not):
data A B C D E
point of view if not set AsSeries:
indx 0 1 2 3 4
data A B C D E
point of view if set AsSeries - this is like buffer, current bar = E:
indx 4 3 2 1 0
data A B C D E
Now, if I apply ArrayResize(), it will add/remove space at highest index, it will be on the right side (at current bar) only if the array is not set AsSeries. Data don't flip, only the index does. I need to keep the arrays AsSeries during calculation (iMAOnArray, iRSIOnArray) and if I keep them so and resize, new space will be added "prior to the leftmost bar", leaving the data where it was. But if I flip the index to "normal", ArrayResize() will make a new space (with index 5 for data F - the new bar), then flipping the index back will be zero for F - and the array shifted as a bonus
It seems the elements are really sequentially "hardwired" in mql4, like a contiguous file in memory or on disk.Well, it will work only until Bars don't reach MaxBarsOnChart.. so the indicator I posted in #2 is flawed with this disease - it will stop drawing if the barcount on chart is full. I can't edit post #2 anymore. I apologize, I hope I have fixed it and this one will be the 'final' beta
edit: seems there's no need to worry with the bars issue, mt4 carelessly keeps adding bars over limit (see pic - MaxBarsInChart = 200, currently Bars=229, it falls back to 200 again after restart) so both indicators posted should work fine.
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Attached is another Ehlers indicator that I've converted from TradeStation that simply could not function correctly if Rangebound's explanation was incorrect....
..and i already see a reason: you're not setting them ArraySetAsSeries(arrayX, true)!! You have no need to do so; you simply declare the array (every array is not AsSeries by default) and make all the computations "manually", indexing them "backwards" as you go (from right to left) ..in fact, indexing doesn't matter to you, if you keep the calc on the right track with the index. That's why simple ArrayResize(arrayX, Bars) works for you. It adds a slot on the right side. But I was lazy to calculate LWMA, EMA and RSI doing plain math so I use the iMAOnArray() and iRSIOnArray() functions of mql4. Implementation of these 'instant' functions is somehow st*pid and MQ was criticized for it - they calculate from left to right (leftmost bar=0) and if you want to do a MA or RSI on a mt4-style indexed time series, the prepared array has to be ArraySetAsSeries(arrayX, true). Otherwise the iMA/iRSIOnArray returns nonsense. But if AsSeries, then ArrayResize() adds a slot on the left side, hence the necessary flip and hence Rangebound's statement "let's set'em all AsSeries and resize" is wrong, i can't help myself. Resizing to Bars alone will do the job only if not AsSeries=true, as with your #MAMA_v2 (very nice indicator, thanks!).Yes, mql4 is "easy" but seems to be weird sometimes..
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Actually it works just as well either way, as long as you declare the array as series to use iMAOnArray or the other array functions.
Sorry to throw you a curve ball - I actually thought I had those arrays declared as series. Must have overlooked it when I did the coding
EDIT: I honestly didn't set out to confuse things. I've gone back and declared the arrays as series in init() as I should have done in the beginning.
Sorry to throw you a curve ball - I actually thought I had those arrays declared as series. Must have overlooked it when I did the coding
EDIT: I honestly didn't set out to confuse things. I've gone back and declared the arrays as series in init() as I should have done in the beginning.
Old Benjamin was right
Actually it works just as well either way, as long as you declare the array as series to use iMAOnArray or the other array functions.
Sorry to throw you a curve ball - I actually thought I had those arrays declared as series. Must have overlooked it when I did the coding
EDIT: I honestly didn't set out to confuse things. I've gone back and declared the arrays as series in init() as I should have done in the beginning.
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[font=Courier New]ArraySetAsSeries(Price,true);[/font] [font=Courier New]ArraySetAsSeries(Smooth,true);[/font] [font=Courier New]ArraySetAsSeries(Detrender,true);[/font] [font=Courier New]ArraySetAsSeries(Q1,true);[/font] [font=Courier New]ArraySetAsSeries(I1,true);[/font] [font=Courier New]ArraySetAsSeries(I2,true);[/font] [font=Courier New]ArraySetAsSeries(Q2,true);[/font] [font=Courier New]ArraySetAsSeries(Re,true);[/font] [font=Courier New]ArraySetAsSeries(Im,true);[/font] [font=Courier New]ArraySetAsSeries(SmoothPeriod,true);[/font] [font=Courier New]ArraySetAsSeries(Period_,true);[/font] [font=Courier New]ArraySetAsSeries(Phase,true);[/font] [font=Courier New]ArraySetAsSeries(MAMA,true);[/font] [font=Courier New]ArraySetAsSeries(FAMA,true);[/font]
.. that's the kinda 'repaint' i meant before.. if you embed the ArrayResize() with the false/true thingy, it reverts to correct behavior.
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