How can I code this thing

Hi,
I want to code this compression(like at the photo) and I
don't know how to define this compression..
someone have any idea?
Thank's

those lines are just moving averages. The compression you are seeing is when they cross over each other.

Yes I know
but how can I tell to the computer when you see something like this..
do X....
??
Thanks

I am trying to think of how to do this too.

must be some clues in the alligator code I would think.

Give me a bit and I will see what I can come up with.. in the meantime, what ideas did you have?

first thing is to determine what you consider to be a compression area. Maybe it is all of the moving averages within 0.01 of each other. Then just use the longest moving average as the reference.

if(matabs(ma_longest-ma1)<0.01 && matabs(ma_longest-ma2)<0.01...etc.etc)

i'm not sure what the difficulty here is. is it that you do not know how to code? or is it that you don't know how to express the above image?

can't help you with the first because it's been a bit since i've done mt4 coding so i'm completely out of the loop, but in terms of the expression all you need to do is take any of the averages value at the most recent bar and test its distance in pips to all the other averages you want to check against and if they are all within X pips of the chosen average then bingo you have your compression.

or maybe i'm completely missing the question.

I need just the idea how to do that..

Well this is how I would do it but I have to read up on arrays and I haven't done that yet.. I am sure CodeMiester would help if you ask him. He is great with this sort of stuff.

bool compression = false;

array(ima1,ima2,ima3,ima4)

Return array highest
Return array lowest

if (highest - lowest < 5 * 0.0001) compression=true