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  • #1
  • First Post: Oct 24, 2010 10:20pm Oct 24, 2010 10:20pm
supremechaos had a neat idea the other day.... involved shining some light on dashboard creations.....

this is just to start the ball rolling.....

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we all code differently.... my preference is simplicty.... maximum amount of good with minimum amount of code..... this is done via loops....

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i've expanded the code greatly to make it more readable and for the steps to be easy to grasp....... also added some variables for various sized monitors....

the main structure is created in the 2 simple loops.... for(int i=0 and for(int j=0 .... those 2 loops set all the pairs and timeframes, the framework....

you would edit the pairs and timeframes in the arrays, symlist[] and time[]..... just add or subtract what you need....

the only thing left is the bar color in this case.... it is set by the color BarColor(string sym,int tf).....

that functon returns the color according to your rules.... i've included the pinbar and macd as examples..... just add your own topsecret indicators in the same manner.... as many as you like.... only takes a minute to include another.....

adding a timer will allow you to scroll thru all indicators at a speed of your choice..... just keep in mind some indicators can be a real load, so give it realistic time to calculate.... better to use multidimensional arrays than recalculate each time.....

threw in a picture of chess.... it, or almost any game, can be played across the internet using metatrader.... obviously a bit more indepth......

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anyhoo, this is just to start the ball rolling..... click on the picture....h
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  • #2
  • Oct 25, 2010 12:44am Oct 25, 2010 12:44am
wait... i didnt blink... did i see a chess board there? or poker table?
u mean i can play chess while i wait for trading setups?
how about Pacman?
Galaga or Contra?

Quoting hayseed
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we all code differently.... my preference is simplicty.... maximum amount of good with minimum amount of code..... this is done via loops....
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im curious. if your code is the most simplified, why would others code otherwise? any significant purpose of doing so? is it just coding flamboyance, magniloquence, ostentatiousness?


very interesting, many thanks hayseed!
  • #3
  • Oct 25, 2010 1:31am Oct 25, 2010 1:31am
Veranda or Verdana?

No matter, it's a nice idea, IMHO, and neatly coded.
  • #4
  • Oct 25, 2010 4:45am Oct 25, 2010 4:45am
Quoting hanover
Veranda or Verdana?
yeah, why didnt it create an error?
what are grits & how does Priscilla look like?


Edit
ok, it must be this one
  • #5
  • Oct 25, 2010 5:27am Oct 25, 2010 5:27am
Quoting supremeChaos
wait... i didnt blink... did i see a chess board there? or poker table?
u mean i can play chess while i wait for trading setups?
how about Pacman?
Galaga or Contra?


im curious. if your code is the most simplified, why would others code otherwise? any significant purpose of doing so? is it just coding flamboyance, magniloquence, ostentatiousness?
hey supreme c.... yes, two people logged into the same account can play chess or any such game, even from different countries......


the code above has been expanded greatly to better see the steps.... i'll post a youtube video to explain it better.....

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some of us that are untrained in computer language have slowly evolved better skills..... one of those skills is reduction of repetitive code..... and we are all at different stages of that evolution......


if you compare the earlier work created by some best indicator writers to their work today, you would not think it was written by the same person..... same for singers, chess players, and so on.... my goal is to be able to write it out on a napkin at burger king.... hence the need for simplicity.....


will explain and expanded it greatly later.... we can slowly take this to great lengths.....
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grits are the deep south equivalent of rice in the far east.....

priscilla really can't cook.... her quote is, " i'll work an hour overtime and buy supper"..... actually not a bad idea......h
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  • #6
  • Edited 3:41am Nov 4, 2010 3:39am | Edited 3:41am
Quoting hayseed
supremechaos had a neat idea the other day.... involved shining some light on dashboard creations.....

this is just to start the ball rolling.....

//----

we all code differently.... my preference is simplicty.... maximum amount of good with minimum amount of code..... this is done via loops....

//----

i've expanded the code greatly to make it more readable and for the steps to be easy to grasp....... also added some variables for various sized monitors....

the main structure is created in the 2 simple loops.... for(int i=0...

hi hayseed..

nice idea..

is the ball still rolling.. ?

want to say thank you for the dashboard

maybe on weekend i'll try to dashboarding my MTF MA

as you can see in the image my MTF MA display the MA line and the info of MA Value per TF and how many bars it has been closed below or above MA
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  • #7
  • Nov 4, 2010 9:49am Nov 4, 2010 9:49am
hey bandung..... ball is forever rollin, sometimes uphill but rollin none the less.....

if your thinkin about having values, text or colored text based on values returned/shown you need to change the code slightly.....

i'll post the example code later.....

any type info can be displayed.... i run experts were one column is the total pips made/lost during a preset time..... another column might be total orders....... another total lots...... profit/loss per ea and on and on..... this can be running in the background not seen unless you want it.......

there is no limit......

one of the most helpful is displaying whether your current trades are against the trend or with it...... it will point out all to quick, the trend is the big boss man.....h
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  • #8
  • Nov 4, 2010 4:21pm Nov 4, 2010 4:21pm
Hi Hayseed,

Just wanted to say thanks for posting this - enlightening for a MQL4 newbie like myself!

Took me a little while to figure out why nothing was happening after loading it onto my chart - eventually figured out that it was the naming convention for the pairs propagating the symlist arrays.

I shall look forward to reading your future posts in this thread.

Thanks

One day!
  • #9
  • Nov 4, 2010 8:36pm Nov 4, 2010 8:36pm
Quoting hayseed
hey bandung..... ball is forever rollin, sometimes uphill but rollin none the less.....

if your thinkin about having values, text or colored text based on values returned/shown you need to change the code slightly.....

i'll post the example code later.....

any type info can be displayed.... i run experts were one column is the total pips made/lost during a preset time..... another column might be total orders....... another total lots...... profit/loss per ea and on and on..... this can be running in the background not seen unless you...
yeah... i like the ball on the hill peak... it's rollin faster..

yes its exactly what i thingkin of, displaying value / text

waiting for the example code..

thank you hayseed..
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  • #10
  • Nov 26, 2010 11:56am Nov 26, 2010 11:56am
hey bandung..... sorry for takin so long..... i stay so busy it's easy for me to forget..... great dashboard you posted.............

esp liked your coding style..... it's clean and to the point......

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to return conditional text, something like below would be a simple example..... both the condition/conditions and text could be in arrays...... this reduces the characters needed but also decreases the readability......

Inserted Code
 
if(condition[5] == true) text = Text[2];

my preference is use librarys and includes to store the functions.... this keeps the indicator or ea less cluttered......

readability is a big deal for me..... i want to be able to visualize the code, line for line, in my mind......

so a much longer example would like.....

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       Display("symtype" + symbol + i,  horizontal + 1275,vertical +(i*25));
       string text;
       if(CountSym(symbol) == 0) {text = "Waiting"; symclr = Gray;}
 
       else if(CountSymType(symbol,OP_BUY)  >= 1 && Palla(symbol,1440) >  0 && (Palla(symbol,10080) >  0 || (Palla(symbol,240) > 0 && Palla(symbol,60) > 0 && Palla(symbol,30) > 0)))  {text = "Buying with Trend";      symclr = Blue;}
       else if(CountSymType(symbol,OP_BUY)  >= 1 && Palla(symbol,1440) <  0 || Palla(symbol,10080) <   0)                                                                              {text = "Buying Against Trend";   symclr = Red;}
       else if(CountSymType(symbol,OP_BUY)  >= 1 && Palla(symbol,1440) == 0 || Palla(symbol,10080) ==  0)                                                                              {text = "Buying UnKnown Trend";   symclr = Magenta;}
 
       else if(CountSymType(symbol,OP_SELL) >= 1 && Palla(symbol,1440) <  0 && (Palla(symbol,10080) <  0 || (Palla(symbol,240) < 0 && Palla(symbol,60) < 0 && Palla(symbol,30) < 0)))  {text = "Selling with Trend";     symclr = Blue;}
       else if(CountSymType(symbol,OP_SELL) >= 1 && Palla(symbol,1440) >  0 || Palla(symbol,10080) >   0)                                                                              {text = "Selling Against Trend";  symclr = Red;}
       else if(CountSymType(symbol,OP_SELL) >= 1 && Palla(symbol,1440) == 0 || Palla(symbol,10080) ==  0)                                                                              {text = "Selling UnKnown Trend";  symclr = Magenta;}
 
       else
       if(CountSymType(symbol,OP_BUY) == 0 && CountSymType(symbol,OP_SELL) == 0)                                                                                                       {text = "Waiting";                symclr = Gray;}
 
       ObjectSetText("symtype" + symbol + i, text, 14, "Verdana", symclr);


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this private ea below places and manages trades on all pairs and time frames..... what's shown is the front page so to speak..... it tracks all trades open and closed returning info important to me...... there are about a dozen more pages shown, one at a time, if called for in a manner similar to your dashboard.....

one page might break down every pairs trades in wide varity of specs.... another might return every pairs current technical indicator picture and so on and so on.......


the only limit is our minds......h
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  • #11
  • Nov 27, 2010 8:53pm Nov 27, 2010 8:53pm
Quoting hayseed
hey bandung..... sorry for takin so long..... i stay so busy it's easy for me to forget..... great dashboard you posted.............

esp liked your coding style..... it's clean and to the point......

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//---


to return conditional text, something like below would be a simple example..... both the condition/conditions and text could be in arrays...... this reduces the characters needed but also decreases the readability......

Inserted Code
 
if(condition[5] == true) text = Text[2];

my preference is use librarys...
thank you hayseed for taking time

aggreed... readability is important, having 20 function on one mq4 file is pain.
i'm about to touch that librarys and includes stuff

again thank you
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  • #12
  • Nov 29, 2010 8:18pm Nov 29, 2010 8:18pm
hey faruzy..... got your mail...... we can't pm attachments so will post here.....

it's quicker to write an ea from scratch to edit someone elses..... few of us code the same...... and you did not include the entire ea......


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the brain trend repaints so the closed bar should be used..... as a stand alone signal it does not work well......

close the opposing order first and then open the new one.....

there are quite a few brain trend ea's out there.....


look up alex piech finger, he has done the best work with brain trend indicators/ea's ....... this was 3 or 4 years ago, not sure if he is still around........h
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  • #13
  • Dec 1, 2010 12:41am Dec 1, 2010 12:41am
Thanks Hayseed. I'll try and let you know.

Quoting hayseed
hey faruzy..... got your mail...... we can't pm attachments so will post here.....

it's quicker to write an ea from scratch to edit someone elses..... few of us code the same...... and you did not include the entire ea......


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the brain trend repaints so the closed bar should be used..... as a stand alone signal it does not work well......

close the opposing order first and then open the new one.....

there are quite a few brain trend ea's out there.....


look up alex piech finger, he has done the best...
  • #14
  • Dec 6, 2010 11:09am Dec 6, 2010 11:09am
Hi again,
can you suggest a non repainting indicator that's similar to the braintrend or better even? Thanks.


Quoting hayseed
hey faruzy..... got your mail...... we can't pm attachments so will post here.....

it's quicker to write an ea from scratch to edit someone elses..... few of us code the same...... and you did not include the entire ea......


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//---

the brain trend repaints so the closed bar should be used..... as a stand alone signal it does not work well......

close the opposing order first and then open the new one.....

there are quite a few brain trend ea's out there.....


look up alex piech finger, he has done the best work with brain...
  • #15
  • Dec 6, 2010 1:32pm Dec 6, 2010 1:32pm
Quoting faruzy
Hi again,
can you suggest a non repainting indicator that's similar to the braintrend or better even? Thanks.
hey faruzy...... if it was only that easy........

will study on your request......but in my experience it takes way more than a single indicator, no matter how good it is......

usually it takes an indepth decision making process which includes a wide varity of indications and assorted values........h
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  • #16
  • Dec 6, 2010 6:04pm Dec 6, 2010 6:04pm
I see your point. Thank you.

Quoting hayseed
hey faruzy...... if it was only that easy........

will study on your request......but in my experience it takes way more than a single indicator, no matter how good it is......

usually it takes an indepth decision making process which includes a wide varity of indications and assorted values........h
  • #17
  • May 28, 2011 9:49pm May 28, 2011 9:49pm
here's a kinda handy indicator someone asked about.....

it will plot your trades.... lime for winners.... red for losers..... calculate a varity of simple info..... adjusts for 5 digits....

have included the int Length(string type) function as an additional example.....

set the date to represent the most distant closing time desired..... a slight addition to the code would allow for a particular period to be used.......

will post a much larger compainion data function later.......h
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  • #18
  • Dec 2, 2011 6:28pm Dec 2, 2011 6:28pm
Quoting bandung
hi hayseed..

nice idea..

is the ball still rolling.. ?

want to say thank you for the dashboard

maybe on weekend i'll try to dashboarding my MTF MA

as you can see in the image my MTF MA display the MA line and the info of MA Value per TF and how many bars it has been closed below or above MA
Hi Bandung, I am very interested with your MTF MA dashboard. Could you share it please?
  • #19
  • Jan 25, 2012 2:50pm Jan 25, 2012 2:50pm
hey supreme c..... what i coded from last year is long gone.....

took another look at your emails..... just how were you figurin on using them to determine a ranging/trending market.....

bollinger bands would bring quite a complex mix into the picture...... not because of the math but because the values for every pair on every timeframe are so radically different.....

if you used standard inputs, extern int, extern bool, extern string, for each of the customizable features you wanted, the inputs alone would be emense.... actually unbearable.....

you would have to use on screen graphics for the inputs.....

take a look at the picture below..... the pairs are listed.... the timeframes are magenta.... the blue values to the left of the arrows will be the current bands difference and the red values to the right will be the average "array" difference.....

could you explain in more depth how you were going to determine the alert threshold for the bands height ...... the value for every pair and every time frame would seem to be unique.......

is this for scapling or something...... would aroon, adx or similar work better......

it's for sure a worthwhile project......h

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  • #20
  • Feb 18, 2012 3:23am Feb 18, 2012 3:23am
Quoting hayseed
hey faruzy...... if it was only that easy........

will study on your request......but in my experience it takes way more than a single indicator, no matter how good it is......

usually it takes an indepth decision making process which includes a wide varity of indications and assorted values........h
do u hav band indicator shown on the chart below.if u do plizz share
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