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Quoting PMak
This latest version, CalendarFX-I-A12 has a HistoryOn input parameter. If set to false then past due event lines and text are deleted from the chart. {file} {file}
Thank PMak
Are there any other enhancement requests?
Perhaps if you share your News Trading strategy I can make more enhancements.

For example, I like to get a notification AFTER news, so the next enhancement will have after news alert. What I do is wait until the first retracement and then enter on fibo levels.

What about you?
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Pmak. Thank you for adding your latest great adjustment. I do have one more request which would make your version of the indicator absolutely perfect for me. Is it possible for a vertical line to be drawn at the time of a news event which can be edited (in terms of color style and thickness). ATM the lines that are drawn are TL's which descriptions of the events are placed on. It would be amazing if these could be replaced or added onto with vertical lines like in the original indi. Cheers!

Edit to add that i love everything about the latest editor 'as is' so the vertical lines would be great just plotted 'over the top' of the existing objects. I would also add that i always have object description showing (i like to name some objects) so it would be better if they did not have any text attached (as i always have object descriptions showing i have to disable the text on your latest indicator otherwise it shows up twice)

I would love to share my news method but unfortunately i don't have one. I avoid news like the plague hence why i love this indi!
Awsome work PMak!
Brilliant for reducing position size or avoiding getting involved prior to news.

One minor request, a little similar to MJ12's above - I don't have the text showing on the vertical lines. When text is off the vertical lines are very short. I have looked at lines 1404 and 1405 in the code to attempt to add 'ray' to the lines so they span the chart but it has no effect. Do you know how the vertical lines can be extended when text is not showing (I have the text in the palette, bottom left so no need on chart).

Thanks for such a useful indi
Quoting euclid
{quote} It's already free for all to use. I haven't had time to do any development on this for a while, but I'll take look at the alternate source feature.

Please do.

A world of thanks for you
Thanks so much for this, it's great.

I don't seem to be able to right click on the windows as I can on drawn indicators to bring up their properties. So instead I have to right click on a blank area of the chart, select indicators and access the indicator and its properties through that. But that's a very minor issue.
Quoting RogH
Awsome work PMak! Brilliant for reducing position size or avoiding getting involved prior to news. One minor request, a little similar to MJ12's above - I don't have the text showing on the vertical lines. When text is off the vertical lines are very short. I have looked at lines 1404 and 1405 in the code to attempt to add 'ray' to the lines so they span the chart but it has no effect. Do you know how the vertical lines can be extended when text is not showing (I have the text in the palette, bottom left so no need on chart). Thanks for such a useful...
I was able to get "Rays" by changing these parameters:

Default_ray_left
Default_ray_right
Quoting MJ12
Pmak. Thank you for adding your latest great adjustment. I do have one more request which would make your version of the indicator absolutely perfect for me. Is it possible for a vertical line to be drawn at the time of a news event which can be edited (in terms of color style and thickness). ATM the lines that are drawn are TL's which descriptions of the events are placed on. It would be amazing if these could be replaced or added onto with vertical lines like in the original indi. Cheers! Edit to add that i love everything about the...
I agree that vertical lines can make it a bit easier to read than vertical trendlines, I will see what I can do.
The object descriptions are fixed.
Making lines editable is not as easy as it seems as the code presently redraws the news lines/text so any changed would be lost, but I'll look into it.
// modified June 3, 2015 by Forex Taurus
// added Next Up Event
// bug fix for deinit
// Removed Object Descriptions
// added "NewsLineDescription" to turn Object Descriptions for NewsLines On/Off

Note: I set the input parameters to my personal preference, No Table, No Alerts. Showing Newslines and Next Up Event. High Impact Only.

Here is why: I have one chart on my profile that show the table, has alerts, etc, on all others charts I turn all the extras off to make it easy to read the charts.
GBPYJPY is used for the "Overview" chart as it has usually more ticks than other currencies and I place my proprietary indicators there to get a good system overview.
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Glad to see that you have found the source code useful. Gradually I've been converting all of my indicators to scripts. It is then a simple matter to run the script (eg via HotKey) to display or remove the script(s) output display from any chart that has focus.

CalendarFX is still way down the list, although I will get around to it eventually and will possibly incorporate your mods into my script version, so thanks for the efforts.
Quoting rod178
Glad to see that you have found the source code useful. Gradually I've been converting all of my indicators to scripts. It is then a simple matter to run the script (eg via HotKey) to display or remove the script(s) output display from any chart that has focus. CalendarFX is still way down the list, although I will get around to it eventually and will possibly incorporate your mods into my script version, so thanks for the efforts.
Yes, Thank You!

I too have been using Scripts alot lately and a Master Dashboard EA that runs scripts at the press of a button. The problem with running scripts one off is that it's not always clear if they are running (even if you code a status of some sort) and you can only run one script at a time. The nice thing about an EA is that you can save your parameters and reload as you wish.

I'm really liking the buttons to get things done. Too bad we can't put them on the toolbar as the chart window can get quite messy.
Quoting PMak
{quote} .... Too bad we can't put them on the toolbar as the chart window can get quite messy.
If you want to use Buttons try placing them in a separate window, which you can then drag to hide
great idea. I tried panels before but upon minimize they wouldn't open again. I wish there was an easy way to set a standard layout with charts so one can have multiple charts layes out cleanly but going back to your idea a "control panel" type of window that has an auto size chart button might do the trick
eg

http://i.imgur.com/XLjyAFa.png
Ah... the indicator sub window. I thought you meant a separate chart window. I have two indicator sub-windows already so it gets a little crowded. And once you add the Terminal Window to monitor trades it takes up alot of room vertically.

I did a "Scripts" button that upon click gives me a variety of scripts to run.

I'm thinking about adding buttons to calendar as well to toggle notify / alerts / mail on/off easily. I find setting parameters so cumbersome.
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@PMak:
Would you please be so kind and share your interesting looking scripts from your pic here?
And maybe the Scripts-button too?
It would make things so much easier to handle when we are in a Trade ...
Would be awesome.Thanks for an info.
Regards Zack
Oops.. there was a bug that sometimes showed the wrong "Up Next Event".

Here is the fixed version.
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Dear colleagues,

Im quite forex beginner, but with some previous programming and AI skills.

Can you please give me any small advice, how to make following automization:

- close all my open trades X minutes before high risk message from the market
- turn off auto trading at the same time
- turn on auto trading Y minutes after risky message gone

It seems to me all the information I need are already in the callendar script show in this thread.

I have a plan, but dont have any real tools or scripts to support my idea. If you have any, please let me know.
Thank you for any info.

Thanky you.
Here is the latest version, it is BETA and may have some small bugs. Haven't had as much time to test it as I like BUT given the new features I thought you'd like to try it now.

There is a New Parameter "ShowEventFlags" that will create OBJ_EVENT(s), I find this object type quite useful.
In addition when you click on the Event Flag, it will draw a line with the object description of the event. You can toggle off by clicking it. So you can show the lines you choose rather than see all lines!
(You can also try and hover over the event flag to get the description, but it's quite finicky)

I think Event Object Types are the way to go as they make it a little bit easier to read the chart as they do not clutter up like event lines.

Also added a ShowCaution News Parameter that will show events like NFP, ECB, FOMC, and Bank Events (BOC, RBA, BOE, BOJ) that can cause some above average volatility.

Enjoy!
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PMak,

Love this indi very much, thank you for your kindness to develop such useful Indi. Especially the latest one with the little flag below the chart Been searching for something like this. It's pretty much like Oanda's FXtrade platform where the news flag is below the chart. Love it!

Lin.
Simplicity is the key to brilliance
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