Recent Candles indicator

The broker is monex here some attacments for the paramater and screenshot (upper window indicator supposed is gbpusd but label says eurusd??)

Many thanks for your help. I think I've found the cause of the problem (the indicator ShortName displayed at the top left of the window is the same in both sub-windows, which is making the indicator confused), and hopefully fixed it. Please try downloading the new version in post #1. If this doesn't fix the error, please re-post and I'll re-investigate.

It works perfectly. Thanks

Hello hanover
could you please make this indicator show pa bars like yours please. my one is not acurate. and mayb you could make it a smaller file.

I'm sorry, I'm too busy to take on new projects at this time.

Perhaps you could try posting in one of these threads:
http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=168808
http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=166758
http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=212422

no problem thanks anyway, fan of your work.

Dude Just wanna check if this a bug. I attached your indicator as a new template. When I applied you indicator to other currency chart as a template it shows something like this.

Not sure what is happening. Can you post the template, and also a screenshot or list of the parameters that you used?

Platform : alpari UK
Template as attached.

.TXT preset parameter changed under expert/files:

// CurrencyPairs = "";
TimeFrames = "M1, M5, M15, M30, H1, H4, D1";
// NumCandles = 5;
// HistoricalShift = 0;
// SpacingBetweenCandles = 1;
// CandleUpColor = Lime;
// CandleDownColor = Red;
// TextColor = White;
// TextFont = "Verdana";
// TextSize = 9;
// BackgroundColor = Black;
// DisplayInfo = true;
// DisplayCcyName = true;
// DisplayTF = true;
RefreshEveryXMins = 3;


and MT4 recent candle.ind parameter unchanged -
Currency = *(blank)*
Timeframe = 1Min (to) 1 Mth
Number candles = 5
Historical shift = 0
Spacing between candles = 1
Candle up candle down text font blablabla = unchanged
Display info = true
DisplayCCname = true
DisplayTF = true
RefresheveryXminutes = 0

What I discover:

If the MT4 window parameters for all three display set to false, you get the text of initial template you save from still there while the current currency chart names all gone.



Got to say, Your Indicator is one heck of a cool one. pal

Zeedy, thanks for this info.

I haven't been able to reproduce your error, but I think the indicator is probably getting confused as to whether to use the parameters in the Presets----RecentCandles.TXT file, or those saved in the template.

What I suggest that you try is this:

1. Make sure that you have downloaded the latest version of the indicator from post #1 (I assume that you have already done this).

2. Load your template onto a MT4 chart, and then place the mouse cursor in the Recent Candles chart sub-window, right click and then select "Delete Indicator Window" to remove all occurrences of Recent Candles from the chart, so that you can start afresh.

3. If you're going to use a template to save the parameter settings, then I would also delete the Presets----RecentCandles.TXT file from the …./experts/files folder. That will eliminate all possible confusion, as to which parameters will be used.

4. Drag the Recent Candles indicator from MT4's Navigator onto your chart. Make sure that you drag it onto the main price window, so that MT4 will create a new lower sub-window for each instance the indicator. You should NOT have two instances of the indicator in the same sub-window, as this could also cause confusion. If you want to display multiple pairs and timeframes in the same window, then you need only have one occurrence of the indicator. Simply enter your pairs list (e.g. EU,GU,UJ, etc) into the CurrencyPairs parameter, and the desired timeframes (e.g. M1, M5, M15) into the TimeFrames parameter. If, for example, you select 3 different pairs, and 4 different timeframes, then you will have 3 x 4 = 12 little 'windowettes', each filled with the number of candles you entered in the NumCandles parameter.

5. If you want to have multiple sub-windows stacked above each other (like in my screenshot below), then drag multiple instances of the indicator onto the main price window. The screenshot was created by selecting multiple pairs, and just one timeframe, for each instance of the indicator. The colored labels at the right of the chart were text objects that I added manually. Then I saved the whole creation as a template. This works fine for me.

6. Keep in mind that if you leave the CurrencyPairs parameter blank, then it defaults to the pair whose chart the indicator has been attached to. If you save this as a template, and then load the template onto a different pair, the candles will change to those of the new pair. This shouldn't cause an error, but it's probably safer to explicitly type the symbols of the pairs into the CurrencyPairs parameter.

7. When you have finished, and everything appears to be correct, re-save your template.


To summarize, the 3 key points are:

a) Don't attach more than one instance of the Recent Candles indicator into any one sub-window.

b) Either use a template to save the settings, or the Presets----RecentCandles.TXT file, but not both. If you're planning on using templates, delete the file.

c) At the top of each sub-window, the indicator's short name is displayed, e.g. RecentCandles-66590. The number like 65590 is a checksum generated from your parameter entries. If two or more instances of the indicator both use exactly the same parameters, then they will each have the same short name. This could also cause confusion, because the objects (text and separator lines) plotted in the sub-window) depend on the short name as a unique prefix in their names. Hence please make sure that the indicator short name in each sub-window is different. Using different parameters for each instance that you attach should ensure that they are.


Please try what I've suggested, and post again if you're still having problems.

Good luck,
David

I guess the preset got confused with the main window parameters and template. Its ok I shall put the indicator only after i set my template on individual charts excluding the indicator first.

Aite thanks aniweis,
Cherios~

Another great indicator by hanover, however one thing may need to be tuned: the information on the left (last tick, swap, etc.) goes over the candles next to it.
It may be worth adding some additional spacing for that.
It's not a biggie, so feel free to ignore if you feel like it.

Either zoom out (press the + key), increase the value in the SpacingBetweenCandles parameter, or (if you don't need the information) set DisplayInfo = FALSE.

hello David,
this is REALLY a great indicator! well done.

But that's not why I post. I have to ask sth...: The indicator worked for a good time - I created a single M30 chart with it, inside a M5 chart.

But since one week the fixed minimum (in the indicator settings) need to be set to sth around 99 as minimum, otherwise the scale will go from ~ 0 - 105 (which should be normal), showing the bars only very very shrinked...

Why is the indicator suddenly using 99 as starting value, and not ~ 0??

any idea? is it the brokers feed?
thx Lowen

see picts..

If the problem has only just started to occur, I think it is probably caused by either bad or missing data.

-- Is it happening on only one currency pair, or all of them?
-- What happens if you try different chart timeframes?
-- Or change the TimeFrames parameter value in the indicator settings?
-- What happens if you change the NumCandles parameter to a very low number? (i.e. so that hopefully, the bad data is not included)
-- If you switch the chart to the same timeframe as the TimeFrames parameter, can you see any bad data (e.g. a long spike on one of the candles), or is there a candle missing (i.e. on a M30 chart, there should be one candle for EVERY 30 minute period)?
-- If you press F2 and look in the History Center for the pair/timeframe, can you see any missing or bad data?
-- What happens if you download and reinstall the indicator?
-- What happens if you try a demo account with a different br0ker?

If none of the above seems to help.....
-- Who is your br0ker? Is it a demo or a live account? (demo account is more likely to have bad data)
-- What build of MT4 are you running? (you can see this in menu option: Help.... About....)
-- What version of Windows (XP Home, Vista, Windows 7, etc) are you running?
-- Have you changed anything on your computer (e.g. installed a new virus checker or a firewall), about the same time that the problem started to occur?
-- Please post all of the parameter values that you are using

I am using the exact same indicator, and I can't reproduce your problem here. It is working fine for me (see the attached screenshot - a M30 plot on a M5 chart). There must be something different on your computer - probably bad data. Without more information, I can only try to guess.

Hanover, I'm trying my best to touch bases with Skunny somehow. I've tried his website and the message feature is not working. Could you PM me any way that you might now how I can get a message to him? I would sure appreciate it.

I apologize for stepping in here like this, but your sort of a last resort. I truly apologize if this is improper.

Otherwise I wish you many happy pips!

Hanover, would it be possible to add a paint colorbar indicator I have above yours to make an visual difference between daily/weekly/monthly TF ?

Your PM and e-mail facilities have been disabled, and I'm unwilling to post this information publicly, for reasons of privacy. It's simple enough to find him using Google, given that you know the name of his website.

I have my own opinions about Skunny and tradefibs, but I'll keep them to myself.

Sorry, I'm not sure exactly what you mean by a "paint colorbar indicator". You can add any indicators or objects (e.g. text or rectangles) to the Recent Candles sub-window(s), to further highlight anything that you wish. If you're asking for different colored candles within the same instance of the indicator, then I'm afraid that's not possible, because the indcator already uses all of the 8 available buffers.

Roger! Minor detail, just wanted to hear

Good trading.