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  • #41
  • Aug 1, 2012 6:38pm Aug 1, 2012 6:38pm
Thanks, will do.
  • #42
  • Aug 9, 2012 11:39am Aug 9, 2012 11:39am
Hello,
I know that Hanover is busier than a one legged man in an ass kicking contest working on his commercial items, so would some one else mind looking at the changes I have made to the Bulls Power indicator and tell me why I'm not getting any alerts when the indi plots above or below the zero line? I have compiled it and I'm not getting any errors, but I'm also not getting any alerts either. I feel like I have followed the instructions to a T but maybe I'm missing something....

Thank You,
SatchFan
Attached File(s)
File Type: mq4 Bulls.mq4   9 KB | 584 downloads
  • #43
  • Aug 9, 2012 4:22pm Aug 9, 2012 4:22pm
Quoting SatchFan
I have compiled it and I'm not getting any errors, but I'm also not getting any alerts either.
Satch,

Try the attached.

As you can see, you were VERY close to getting it right (that's assuming that my change works, of course).

David
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File Type: mq4 Bulls.mq4   9 KB | 545 downloads
  • #44
  • Aug 9, 2012 6:45pm Aug 9, 2012 6:45pm
Hanover,
Thank You very much for taking the time to fix that. I misunderstood the example in the CCI and thought I had to reference the last buffer. (Beginners Mistake)

Now all I have to do is figure out why I'm not getting emails sent out on this indi. I get them from other indi's and EA's but not this one. I have my email set up correctly in MT4.

After the Bulls Power alerts is going correctly then all I need to do is duplicate it in the Bears Power indi and I'll be all set!

Thanks Again!
SatchFan
  • #45
  • Aug 9, 2012 8:15pm Aug 9, 2012 8:15pm
Quoting SatchFan
Now all I have to do is figure out why I'm not getting emails sent out on this indi. I get them from other indi's and EA's but not this one. I have my email set up correctly in MT4.
Satch,

Sorry, I missed that. I made one fix and assumed that it would fix everything. The problem of trying to do too many things at once.

Try the attached.

You should have no problem with the Bears indy if it's the mirror image of the Bulls, and you use the letter as your model. Please feel welcome to post again if you get stuck.

David
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File Type: mq4 Bulls.mq4   9 KB | 648 downloads
  • #46
  • Aug 14, 2012 1:30pm Aug 14, 2012 1:30pm
Here is the Bears Power with alerts if anyone is interested.

Thanks Again Hanover!!

SatchFan
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File Type: mq4 Bears.mq4   9 KB | 779 downloads
  • #47
  • Aug 15, 2012 6:33am Aug 15, 2012 6:33am
Quoting SatchFan
Here is the Bears Power with alerts if anyone is interested.

Thanks Again Hanover!!

SatchFan
Well done, Satch!

You can call yourself a programmer now!
  • #48
  • Aug 15, 2012 5:44pm Aug 15, 2012 5:44pm
I am trying to make an email alert when price bar crosses 3 moving averages at the same candle.

Any help will be greatly appreciated
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  • #49
  • Aug 15, 2012 6:47pm Aug 15, 2012 6:47pm
Quoting hanover
Well done, Satch!

You can call yourself a programmer now!
LOL! Ummm... I don't think so...
  • #50
  • Sep 6, 2012 4:13pm Sep 6, 2012 4:13pm
This is the indicator that i was talking about. I only want it to generate alerts once it crosses above 0.8 or below -0.8.

Any assistance will be appreciated.
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File Type: mq4 10.2 TMA slope v.1.4B 4.30.mq4   10 KB | 550 downloads
'To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did.'
  • #51
  • Sep 6, 2012 4:54pm Sep 6, 2012 4:54pm
Quoting crazzzzzy
This is the indicator that i was talking about. I only want it to generate alerts once it crosses above 0.8 or below -0.8.

Any assistance will be appreciated.
Try the attached. I haven't done any testing, and as I didn't write the original indy, I can't be 100% sure if the indy meets the requirements to allow the DIY code to work. However, it looks like it should. All I've done is pasted the code sections in post #1, exactly as per the instructions there, and changed the alert settings to +80, -80.

If this doesn't generate the required alerts, then the indy falls outside of the scope of the DIY code, and you'll need to seek help elsewhere, as I said in my PM to you.

David
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File Type: mq4 10.2 TMA slope v.1.4B 4.30.mq4   17 KB | 571 downloads
  • #52
  • Sep 6, 2012 5:10pm Sep 6, 2012 5:10pm
Nop.. no luck.
Thanks anyway.


Quoting hanover
Try the attached. I haven't done any testing, and as I didn't write the original indy, I can't be 100% sure if the indy meets the requirements to allow the DIY code to work. However, it looks like it should. All I've done is pasted the code sections in post #1, exactly as per the instructions there, and changed the alert settings to +80, -80.

If this doesn't generate the required alerts, then the indy falls outside of the scope of the DIY code, and you'll need to seek help elsewhere, as I said in my PM to you.

David
'To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did.'
  • #53
  • Sep 6, 2012 5:11pm Sep 6, 2012 5:11pm
Quoting Peacelover
I am trying to make an email alert when price bar crosses 3 moving averages at the same candle.

Any help will be greatly appreciated
Hi,

Sorry, I only just noticed your post now.

Your request falls outside of the do-it-yourself code that's offered in this thread.

If you haven't already done so, your best bet might be to start a new thread. That would give your request greater visibility; perhaps one of the other programmers will help you. Or you could post in one of the "I code your indicators for free" threads.

David
  • #54
  • Sep 6, 2012 5:18pm Sep 6, 2012 5:18pm
Quoting crazzzzzy
Nop.. no luck.
Thanks anyway.
Give me a little more time, I will try again. It seems that I set the boundaries to +80, -80 instead of +0.8, -0.8. My bad.
  • #55
  • Sep 6, 2012 5:20pm Sep 6, 2012 5:20pm
i tried changing it to 0.8 or -0.8. it didnt work. Im not a programmer though. You can check this attached one that i edited when you have time. This one did not work.
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File Type: mq4 TMA SLOPE ALERT.mq4   17 KB | 591 downloads
'To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did.'
  • #56
  • Sep 6, 2012 5:34pm Sep 6, 2012 5:34pm
Quoting crazzzzzy
i tried changing it to 0.8 or -0.8. it didnt work. Im not a programmer though. You can check this attached one that i edited when you have time. This one did not work.
Hi,

I also changed the values to -0.8, +0.8, and tried it. It still doesn't work. The main problem seems to be that the values plotted aren't the same as those calculated in the gadblSlope array. I can't figure out why.

BTW, I noticed that this indicator repaints...... very badly. As I watched the chart, the incoming price ticks were changing the bar heights and colors up to 10-15 bars back.

I've attached my latest version of the code. Perhaps you could approach zznbrm, and ask him to provide alerts, as it looks like he wrote the original code.

Anyway, that's the best I can do in the time that I have available.

David
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File Type: mq4 10.2 TMA slope v.1.4B 4.30.mq4   16 KB | 589 downloads
  • #57
  • Edited 5:42pm Sep 7, 2012 5:39pm | Edited 5:42pm
Hanover, thank you for all your helpful and informative posts. This indicator was posted in a thread here at FF and I am finding it very useful. http://www.forexfactory.com/showthre...166758&page=67 Post#994

I have tried and failed several times to implement the code you suggested for adding alerts. I was wondering if you would be happy to do it? I think others will like this indicator too. I know you're a busy person and would understand if you don't have time.
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File Type: mq4 fxnolosssmallarrow.mq4   18 KB | 739 downloads
  • #58
  • Edited 7:36pm Sep 7, 2012 7:22pm | Edited 7:36pm
Quoting Newton51
Hanover, thank you for all your helpful and informative posts. This indicator was posted in a thread here at FF and I am finding it very useful. http://www.forexfactory.com/showthre...166758&page=67 Post#994

I have tried and failed several times to implement the code you suggested for adding alerts. I was wondering if you would be happy to do it? I think others will like this indicator too. I know you're a busy person and would understand if you don't have time.
Sorry, but I'm not brave enough to attempt this one! The code looks like a more complex variant of Zigzag, it would take some figuring out. You're correct, it definitely doesn't fit the paradigm outlined in post #1.

If somebody is willing to undertake this job, they'd first need to know which symbols (the indy plots both arrows and dots) you want any alerts to fire on, and whether you want an alert to occur if an arrow/dot appears during the forming of the current candle, or immediately after the candle has completely formed, and a new one starts.

If this indy is modeled on Zigzag, then it most likely repaints. That means you'd get more alerts than there are arrows/dots on the chart. I assume that you're aware of this?

The e-mail address of the developer who created the original indy appears at the beginning of the code. Perhaps you could try to contact him.

I'm not picking on you specifically, but the problem I have with a lot of these jobs is that nobody can supply a lengthy track record proving how the indicator involved can be used profitably. To be fair, I guess it's a catch-22, i.e. the automation is needed to more easily perform the testing that's necessary to supply the proof. But if an indy can't ultimately be used profitably, then any development project is a waste of time for everybody involved. I don't mind undertaking 30 minute freebees, but as a commercial developer, I have to gauge whether a more time-consuming job is more likely to create a situation that will eventually allow me to pay my bills better than the project(s) that I'm currently working on. I'm sure that you understand.
  • #59
  • Sep 7, 2012 11:00pm Sep 7, 2012 11:00pm
Many thanks for your reply hanover. I completely understand. It is a minor re-painter but I have found the buffers to address in my EA (primary role is printing outputs to screen) so I can continue using it like that. I might approach the developer as you suggest. Thanks again for your attention to this.
  • #60
  • Sep 14, 2012 4:10am Sep 14, 2012 4:10am
Hi David.

Can this be used to alert when price crosses an indicator's value? I'm trying to do this with Lou G's version of the Instant Trendline but I'm getting nowhere, as my knowledge of coding is non-existent, as you know.

If it's not applicable it's no problem, I'll maybe try another thread. If feasible, please advise what I should be putting in at your section 3, or I can post what I have so far, which is basically what you suggest with my own futile stab at using PRICE to replace the red, bold and underlined SignalBuffer.

In the meantime, thanks for this thread, and your prior help.

Have fun.
Steve
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