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  • #1
  • First Post: Dec 13, 2006 10:42am Dec 13, 2006 10:42am
I was wondering if it is possible to create a simple indicator that reads from a txt file (maybe comma delimited?), that displays upcoming news releases onto your chart, possibly with an alert.
I am interested in news that affects the cable, but I am sure that could be used for others as well.
The txt file would be populated by the user with the news of his choice.
And the txt would appear on your chart maybe 30 minutes before?
Anyway, I am throwing arround some ideas. I got knocked out of some positions beacause I did not have the brain to check for important releases, that's what I get!
If something like this has been created already, I was not able to find it here or on Google.
Steve
  • #2
  • Dec 15, 2006 11:29am Dec 15, 2006 11:29am
  •  iya
  • | Joined Oct 2006 | Status: always protect yourself | 129 Posts
Interesting idea. I wanted to learn a little about MTs file functions, so I made this indicator.
Put the news in a txt file like this:
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08:30;Nonfarm Payrolls
10:00;ISM Manufacturing
The file has to be in "..\Metatrader\experts\files". It puts a comment with the next news release on your chart and you can choose the time before the release, when an alarm goes off.
Problems, questions and suggestions welcome.
Attached File(s)
File Type: mq4 NewsReader.mq4   2 KB | 686 downloads
  • #3
  • Dec 15, 2006 12:40pm Dec 15, 2006 12:40pm
Quoting iya
Interesting idea. I wanted to learn a little about MTs file functions, so I made this indicator.
Put the news in a txt file like this:
Inserted Code
08:30;Nonfarm Payrolls
10:00;ISM Manufacturing
The file has to be in "..\Metatrader\experts\files". It puts a comment with the next news release on your chart and you can choose the time before the release, when an alarm goes off.
Problems, questions and suggestions welcome.
Starke sache, vielen dank. Way cool, thank you very much!
Steve
  • #4
  • Dec 23, 2006 4:16am Dec 23, 2006 4:16am
Can someone take the above indicator and add a few features to it.

1. Be able to change the color of the text so it stands out more.
2. Be able to select to have it on the main chart or a subchart.

thanks.
- SAFE TRADING MONEY DUCK
  • #5
  • Dec 23, 2006 10:13am Dec 23, 2006 10:13am
Quoting Money Duck
Can someone take the above indicator and add a few features to it.

1. Be able to change the color of the text so it stands out more.
2. Be able to select to have it on the main chart or a subchart.

thanks.
Money Duck,

Option 1 is not hard! I modified and enhanced the code for that!
Option 2 is impossible! You have to open the code yourself and change the line:

#property indicator_chart_window

to

#property indicator_separate_window

Note: The new version working with .csv files not text files!
Attached File(s)
File Type: mq4 NewsReader.mq4   4 KB | 408 downloads
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  • #6
  • Dec 25, 2006 7:21am Dec 25, 2006 7:21am
Quoting mqldev
Money Duck,

Option 1 is not hard! I modified and enhanced the code for that!
Option 2 is impossible! You have to open the code yourself and change the line:

#property indicator_chart_window

to

#property indicator_separate_window

Note: The new version working with .csv files not text files!
ANY COMMENTS!!!
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  • #7
  • Dec 25, 2006 9:14pm Dec 25, 2006 9:14pm
Quoting mqldev
ANY COMMENTS!!!
Thanks, I see the color setting in the properties of the indicator, but it is not changing the color of the text.

I did change the window setting to show in seperate. It did open up a seperate window, but did not put the news text down in the lower window.
- SAFE TRADING MONEY DUCK
  • #8
  • Dec 26, 2006 11:48am Dec 26, 2006 11:48am
Quoting Money Duck
Thanks, I see the color setting in the properties of the indicator, but it is not changing the color of the text.
Fixed!
Please try this version!
Attached File(s)
File Type: mq4 NewsReader.mq4   4 KB | 522 downloads
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  • #9
  • Dec 26, 2006 4:03pm Dec 26, 2006 4:03pm
Awesome, that fixed it. Thank you!
- SAFE TRADING MONEY DUCK
  • #10
  • Dec 26, 2006 4:12pm Dec 26, 2006 4:12pm
Can you add a few more settings to this indicator:

I am using the news calender at dailyfx_com and would like to have the date and pair as an addition.

1st: Date
2nd: Country Currency
3rd: Event (release)
4th: Time

That way I can set up the news.csv file on Sunday night for the entire week, with the news releases I want to be aware of.

Thanks for your help.
- SAFE TRADING MONEY DUCK
  • #11
  • Dec 26, 2006 10:54pm Dec 26, 2006 10:54pm
It would also be nice to be able to input the EST times from the calender and have the indicator read that time, matching it up to my computers EST timeframe. Have a setting that is set up by default to read the computers local time...not brokers....since most of the time the brokers timeframes do not match the news release times.
- SAFE TRADING MONEY DUCK
  • #12
  • Dec 27, 2006 11:41pm Dec 27, 2006 11:41pm
See this post
http://www.forexfactory.com/forexfor...ad.php?t=11430

It would be great if you could write your indicator to that current format. Run 2 .exe's and your done for the week. Including ducks suggestions obviously. And colorcoding the indicator according to the volitality column.

Dont want much do I LOL

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</td>  </tr>  <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">   <td colspan="7" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2006.12.26;11:50pm;JPY;Retail   Sales y/y;MED;-0.1%;0.5%;0.1%;</td>  </tr>  <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">   <td colspan="7" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2006.12.26;11:50pm;JPY;Large   Retailers' Sales y/y;LOW;-0.7%;-0.4%;-1.6%;</td>  </tr>  <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">   <td colspan="7" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2006.12.27;5:00am;JPY;Housing   Starts y/y;LOW;4.0%;0.9%;2.2%;</td>  </tr>  <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">   <td colspan="7" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2006.12.27;3:00pm;USD;New   Home Sales;HIGH;1.05M;1.02M;1.00M;</td>  </tr>  <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">   <td colspan="7" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2006.12.27;11:50pm;JPY;Industrial   Production m/m;MED;0.7%;0.5%;1.6%;</td>  </tr>  <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">   <td colspan="7" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2006.12.28;1:30am;JPY;Average   Cash Earnings y/y;LOW;-0.2%;0.3%;0.0%;</td>  </tr>  <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">   <td colspan="7" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2006.12.28;7:00am;GBP;Nationwide   House Prices m/m;LOW;;0.8%;1.4%;</td>  </tr>  <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">   <td colspan="7" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2006.12.28;1:30pm;USD;Unemployment   Claims;LOW;;315K;315K;</td>  </tr>  <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">   <td colspan="7" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2006.12.28;3:00pm;USD;Consumer   Confidence;MED;;101.0;102.9;</td>  </tr>  <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">   <td colspan="6" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">2006.12.28;3:00pm;USD;Chicago   PMI;HIGH;;50.0;49.9;</td>   <td>
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  • #13
  • Dec 28, 2006 1:37am Dec 28, 2006 1:37am
Here is an example of the news indicator I am working right now. I found the framework for it in russian... just trying to make it work for us. Almost got it.

(Thats fake/sample news on the chart... so dont try to look for news/price correlation just yet)

Jon
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  • #14
  • Dec 28, 2006 1:49am Dec 28, 2006 1:49am
Schweeeett!
  • #15
  • Dec 28, 2006 6:53am Dec 28, 2006 6:53am
This is great idea!
Please check mqldev.com for the update!

Quoting C.E.O.
See this post
http://www.forexfactory.com/forexfor...ad.php?t=11430

It would be great if you could write your indicator to that current format. Run 2 .exe's and your done for the week. Including ducks suggestions obviously. And colorcoding the indicator according to the volitality column.

Dont want much do I LOL

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</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" colSpan=6 height=17>2006.12.25;11:30pm;JPY;CPI m/m;LOW;-0.5%;0.0%;-0.3%;</TD><TD>


</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" colSpan=6 height=17>2006.12.25;11:30pm;JPY;Core CPI m/m;MED;-0.2%;0.0%;-0.1%;</TD><TD>


</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" colSpan=7 height=17>2006.12.25;11:30pm;JPY;Tokyo CPI m/m;MED;0.1%;0.1%;-0.2%;</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" colSpan=7 height=17>2006.12.25;11:30pm;JPY;Core Tokyo CPI m/m;MED;-0.1%;0.1%;0.0%;</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" colSpan=7 height=17>2006.12.25;11:30pm;JPY;Unemployment Rate;LOW;4.0%;4.1%;4.1%;</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" colSpan=7 height=17>2006.12.25;11:30pm;JPY;Overall Household Spending y/y;MED;-0.7%;-2.1%;-2.4%;</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" colSpan=6 height=17>2006.12.26;all day;EUR;Holiday: Saint Stephen's Day;LOW;;;;</TD><TD>


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</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" colSpan=5 height=17>2006.12.26;all day;CAD;Holiday: Boxing Day;LOW;;;;</TD><TD>


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</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" colSpan=6 height=17>2006.12.26;3:00pm;USD;Richmond Fed Index;LOW;-6;;7;</TD><TD>


</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" colSpan=7 height=17>2006.12.26;11:50pm;JPY;Retail Sales y/y;MED;-0.1%;0.5%;0.1%;</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" colSpan=7 height=17>2006.12.26;11:50pm;JPY;Large Retailers' Sales y/y;LOW;-0.7%;-0.4%;-1.6%;</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" colSpan=7 height=17>2006.12.27;5:00am;JPY;Housing Starts y/y;LOW;4.0%;0.9%;2.2%;</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" colSpan=7 height=17>2006.12.27;3:00pm;USD;New Home Sales;HIGH;1.05M;1.02M;1.00M;</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" colSpan=7 height=17>2006.12.27;11:50pm;JPY;Industrial Production m/m;MED;0.7%;0.5%;1.6%;</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" colSpan=7 height=17>2006.12.28;1:30am;JPY;Average Cash Earnings y/y;LOW;-0.2%;0.3%;0.0%;</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" colSpan=7 height=17>2006.12.28;7:00am;GBP;Nationwide House Prices m/m;LOW;;0.8%;1.4%;</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" colSpan=7 height=17>2006.12.28;1:30pm;USD;Unemployment Claims;LOW;;315K;315K;</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" colSpan=7 height=17>2006.12.28;3:00pm;USD;Consumer Confidence;MED;;101.0;102.9;</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" colSpan=6 height=17>2006.12.28;3:00pm;USD;Chicago PMI;HIGH;;50.0;49.9;</TD><TD>


</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" colSpan=7 height=17>2006.12.28;3:00pm;USD;Existing Home Sales;MED;;6.20M;6.24M;</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" colSpan=7 height=17>2006.12.28;3:30pm;USD;Crude Oil Inventories;LOW;;;-6.3M;;;;;;;;;;</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" colSpan=7 height=17>2006.12.28;11:00pm;EUR;French Unemployment Rate;LOW;;8.8%;8.8%;</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" colSpan=6 height=17>2006.12.28;11:30pm;JPY;Manufacturing PMI;LOW;;;53.7;;;;;;;;;;</TD><TD>


</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" colSpan=7 height=17>2006.12.29;2:00am;NZD;M3 Money Supply y/y;LOW;;8.0%;14.1%;</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" colSpan=7 height=17>2006.12.29;7:00am;EUR;German Consumer Confidence;LOW;;10.0;9.4;</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" colSpan=7 height=17>2006.12.29;9:00am;EUR;M3 Money Supply y/y;LOW;;8.8%;8.5%;</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" colSpan=7 height=17>2006.12.29;9:30am;GBP;Mortgage Equity Withdrawal;MED;;11.5B;11.3B;</TD></TR><TR style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height=17><TD style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" colSpan=6 height=17>2006.12.29;10:30am;GBP;Consumer Confidence;LOW;;-7;-7;</TD><TD>


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  • #16
  • Dec 28, 2006 10:18am Dec 28, 2006 10:18am
Couldnt find an update????
  • #17
  • Dec 28, 2006 10:22am Dec 28, 2006 10:22am
Quoting Mizoem
Here is an example of the news indicator I am working right now. I found the framework for it in russian... just trying to make it work for us. Almost got it.

(Thats fake/sample news on the chart... so dont try to look for news/price correlation just yet)

Jon
Pretty cool!! Can't wait to check that out.
Steve
  • #18
  • Dec 28, 2006 6:31pm Dec 28, 2006 6:31pm
Quoting mqldev
This is great idea!
Please check mqldev.com for the update!

Website does not come up.
- SAFE TRADING MONEY DUCK
  • #19
  • Dec 31, 2006 5:14am Dec 31, 2006 5:14am
Hi,

I've been playing around with the NR to adjust it to be able to import the Forex Factory Calendar into Metatrader.

I've posted it in this thread http://www.forexfactory.com/forexfor...570#post172570

Regards, Dariuske.
  • #20
  • Feb 5, 2007 3:07pm Feb 5, 2007 3:07pm
I've just discovered this thread, after posting my own news event plotting solution here: http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=16364

Dariuske, thanks for your efforts - I will check out your link, also.

Cheers
David
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