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  • #81
  • Dec 21, 2015 9:45am Dec 21, 2015 9:45am
Quoting hanover
This year I have been working on my (manual) trading, and I've been trying not be distracted too much ...
Thumbs up. That's why we bother with all this code, right?
Is there a thread where you discuss your trading, perhaps? I only recently added Market News (including PlotNews, thumbsUp, bow!) to my trading arsenal, otherwise:
As bare as a chart can be, this is how I trade, oh, this is me.

Nice poem. Thank you. LOL!

Regards,

Have fun,

Simon
S love nia
  • #82
  • Dec 21, 2015 1:02pm Dec 21, 2015 1:02pm
Hi Simon,

Quoting Chistabo
I vote for this. Bow. Please. I also, if not asking too much, would like to have square background under events (ShowUpcomingXEvents), so if there are candles under this text, the square background (with selectable background color) will 'hide' them. An example would be NewsCal-v1.07 indicator. I believe you are familiar with it.
Yes, I'm familiar with euclid's indicator. However, I'm on holiday now for Xmas/New Year. I will look at the possibility of making these enhancements next year.

Quoting Chistabo
Is there a thread where you discuss your trading, perhaps?
See the posts here and here.

Happy holidays to you!

David
  • #83
  • Dec 22, 2015 3:22am Dec 22, 2015 3:22am
Ave, O Mighty David (& Co.)!

I just noticed that AlertXMinsBeforeNews only pops-up an (duh!) alert window, but no sound. Since I strive not to look at chart(s) all the time (I rather learn C# programming - yeaa, baby; LOL), I would like to see implemented bool SoundTheNews and string WhichSound(WouldYouLikeToHear - lol).
Thanks for sharing.

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year 2016,

Have fun,

Simon
S love nia
  • #84
  • Dec 22, 2015 3:40am Dec 22, 2015 3:40am
Quoting Chistabo
I just noticed that AlertXMinsBeforeNews only pops-up an (duh!) alert window, but no sound.
Could be a problem with your MT4 settings: press Ctrl-O and check that Events are enabled (box by red arrow is checked on), the Alerts file is set to alert.wav and that the bell icon doesn't have a red X on it (like the one next to the orange arrow). If so, double click on it, to make the red X disappear, and re-enable alert sounds.
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  • #85
  • Dec 24, 2015 2:38am Dec 24, 2015 2:38am
Hello Sir Hanover,

Is it possible only show the text event without symbol just like News Call indi.
Only your News Indi that working on my MT4 the other show error download incomplete
Thanks in million Sir!
  • #86
  • Dec 24, 2015 10:32am Dec 24, 2015 10:32am
Quoting Gamma79
Is it possible only show the text event without symbol just like News Call indi.
Answer is on page 11 of the instructions PDF. Set SymbolSize to a negative number.
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  • #87
  • Dec 24, 2015 10:36pm Dec 24, 2015 10:36pm
Quoting hanover
{quote} Answer is on page 11 of the instructions PDF. Set SymbolSize to a negative number. {image}
Thanks Sir!
  • #88
  • Jan 4, 2016 8:08am Jan 4, 2016 8:08am
Quoting hanover
{quote} Could be a problem with your MT4 settings: press Ctrl-O and check that Events are enabled (box by red arrow is checked on), the Alerts file is set to alert.wav and that the bell icon doesn't have a red X on it (like the one next to the orange arrow). If so, double click on it, to make the red X disappear, and re-enable alert sounds. {image}
Jep, that would be the reason. First thing I do when (re-)installing MT4 is disable the Events.
I have dl your latest Indic version, which solved 'Unable to process calendar' issue. Bow! (just version no. is the old one - 4.05, and is a bit confusing)
Eeee, where can I set the color of new (Bow!) background (rectangles) of Events text?

Great heart, O Hanover, you have,
so trade well as you can, as brave.

LOL

Simon
  • #89
  • Edited Jan 5, 2016 10:02am Jan 4, 2016 11:34am | Edited Jan 5, 2016 10:02am
Quoting Chistabo
Eeee, where can I set the color of new (Bow!) background (rectangles) of Events text?
That will be one enhancement in v4.06. But I'm not sure when I will get around to doing it. I am busy with family stuff at the moment.
  • #90
  • Jan 4, 2016 12:27pm Jan 4, 2016 12:27pm
Quoting hanover
{quote} That will be one enhancement in v4.06. But I'm not sure when I will get around to doing it. I am busy with family stuff at the moment. Please keep in mind that this is a FREE indicator, written primarily for my own use. I'm not employed by FF, and I'm under no obligation to make changes to suit anybody.
I am completely aware. No pressure. If you make it, hooray. If not, you are still the Man!

Profitable trading to you,

Simon
  • #91
  • Jan 4, 2016 10:22pm Jan 4, 2016 10:22pm
Hello Hanover,

Thank you for developing/sharing this amazing tool. I use it primarily for news events analysis on Excel.

Noticed that when +/- hours shift = 7, then CNY Bank Holiday [All Day] and JPY Bank Holiday [All Day] dates are "moved" by 1 day earlier when compared to actual FF calendar with the same timezone settings (+2 GMT). Other currency Bank Holiday [All Day] items are converted correctly.

Please advise whether this is a bug or I am doing the timezone conversion incorrectly.
  • #92
  • Jan 5, 2016 12:17am Jan 5, 2016 12:17am
Quoting hanover
{quote} That will be one enhancement in v4.06. But I'm not sure when I will get around to doing it. I am busy with family stuff at the moment. Please keep in mind that this is a FREE indicator, written primarily for my own use. I'm not employed by FF, and I'm under no obligation to make changes to suit anybody.
Hi mate,
First off, I'm a long time on and off visitor to FF, but only just signed up.
This indicator is absolutely amazing! fantastic work, and I truly appreciate the work that has gone into it. I have written a few basic to medium level complexity indis in the past, but this is another level.

Hoping you can guide me on something though - I'm attempting to change the symbol of future events if Forecast>Previous, but noticed in your manual that the only comparison figure is the actual. My actuals comparisons are working smoothly, so I just wanted to check in and see if there was something I missed, or is this functionality just not available. Similar with if the forecast/previous is the same as the Actual. (Comparison figures assume > or < )

Thanks in advance,
  • #93
  • Edited 2:20am Jan 5, 2016 1:52am | Edited 2:20am
Quoting dustmanas
Noticed that when +/- hours shift = 7, then CNY Bank Holiday [All Day] and JPY Bank Holiday [All Day] dates are "moved" by 1 day earlier when compared to actual FF calendar with the same timezone settings (+2 GMT). Other currency Bank Holiday [All Day] items are converted correctly. Please advise whether this is a bug or I am doing the timezone conversion incorrectly.
The calendar that's downloaded comes from Forex Factory's HTML file which is always New York time, regardless of your personalized time zone settings on the FF calendar that's displayed (e.g. +2 GMT). The downloader software has no way of knowing what your personalized settings are (these are stored on YOUR computer, not Forex Factory), hence it can't make the same adjustment.

When I set the personalized settings to New York (currently GMT-5), the calendar matches the download (see attached screenshots).
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[EDIT] Another way of looking at it is that the download file always has the "correct" dates, but that these dates change on the displayed FF calendar when you change your personalized settings.

Note: I haven't thought this through fully, but I assume that this discrepancy occurs only for "untimed" events ("All Day" etc). Because these have no specific time, the downloader assumes them to occur at 00:01 (New York time). Then it applies your shift (+7 hours) so that they are timed to occur at 07:01 (see the attached screenshots).
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  • #94
  • Jan 5, 2016 3:35am Jan 5, 2016 3:35am
Quoting hanover
{quote} I assume that this discrepancy occurs only for "untimed" events ("All Day" etc). Because these have no specific time, the downloader assumes them to occur at 00:01 (New York time). Then it applies your shift (+7 hours) so that they are timed to occur at 07:01 (see the attached screenshots). {image} {image}
Yes, I think this issue is only relevant for "untimed" events. CNY Bank Holiday and JPY Bank Holiday are both Asian session items, so by shifting time, they end up 1 day earlier: Event time is changed from 00:01 to 07:01, but the event date remains unchanged.
  • #95
  • Jan 5, 2016 5:20am Jan 5, 2016 5:20am
Hi, thanks for new version
How to turn off news list background?

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  • #96
  • Edited 10:07am Jan 5, 2016 9:38am | Edited 10:07am
Quoting xspojlerx
Hi, thanks for new version How to turn off news list background? {image}
Oops! I will fix this bug in the next version. See post #89 for more info.

Quoting basstwitch
I'm attempting to change the symbol of future events if Forecast>Previous, but noticed in your manual that the only comparison figure is the actual. My actuals comparisons are working smoothly, so I just wanted to check in and see if there was something I missed, or is this functionality just not available. Similar with if the forecast/previous is the same as the Actual. (Comparison figures assume > or < )
The only options currently available are those listed in the manual (see pages 13 to 15).

If you set ParameterFile to 2, you'll get upward and downward arrows (symbols 233 and 234) if the Actual>Forecast or Actual<Forecast, where the arrows depict the 'logical' direction price would travel if it heeds the news outcome; and diagonal arrows (symbols 236 and 238) if the Actual=Forecast (or one of those values is unavailable) but Actual>Previous or Actual<Previous. I never anticipated that anybody would want anything more complex than that. The indy is already complex enough (and arguably plots too slowly, due to the complexity) as it is.

Quoting dustmanas
Yes, I think this issue is only relevant for "untimed" events. CNY Bank Holiday and JPY Bank Holiday are both Asian session items, so by shifting time, they end up 1 day earlier: Event time is changed from 00:01 to 07:01, but the event date remains unchanged.
One final point: If the untimed events are unimportant to your Excel-based analysis, you can leave them out of the download, as shown in the attached screenshot. (But you possibly already know this).
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  • #97
  • Edited Jan 6, 2016 12:01am Jan 5, 2016 6:25pm | Edited Jan 6, 2016 12:01am
Quoting Chistabo
I vote for this. Bow. Please. I also, if not asking too much, would like to have square background under events (ShowUpcomingXEvents), so if there are candles under this text, the square background (with selectable background color) will 'hide' them.
All of this has been done in v4.06. I have upload the files to post #1.

Included is a new indicator: Plot News v4-00 main chart.ex4
This will plot the events in the main chart window without opening a sub window. It is not documented in the instruction PDF.

The whole 'Upcoming Events' table has been recoded (in both the old and new indicators). It includes a 'background box', and also all the fields that display, and all of their formats, are now user-definable. See screenshots below. Search for "v 4.06" in the instruction PDF for more info. Download the Consolas fonts (if you don't already have them) from ZIP file in post #1.

Settings used for first screenshot:
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   ShowUpcomingXEvents          = 15;
   UEItemsDisplay               = "T=L6'  ',C=L3'  ',I=L1'  ',D=L35'  ',F=C10";
   UEFontNameSizeColor          = "Consolas Bold,12,";
   UECornerHstartVstartVspacing = "TR,12,20,20";
   UEBGHeightHstartWidthColor   = "16,10,28,B64G0R0";
Settings used for second screenshot:
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   ShowUpcomingXEvents          = 15;
   UEItemsDisplay               = "L=w H:I' ',C=L3' ',I=L1' ',D=L32' ',F=L8,P=L8";
   UEFontNameSizeColor          = "Consolas Bold,12,";
   UECornerHstartVstartVspacing = "TR,12,20,20";
   UEBGHeightHstartWidthColor   = "16,10,28,B64G0R0";


Quoting dustmanas
Yes, I think this issue is only relevant for "untimed" events. CNY Bank Holiday and JPY Bank Holiday are both Asian session items, so by shifting time, they end up 1 day earlier: Event time is changed from 00:01 to 07:01, but the event date remains unchanged.
v4.06 includes another field in the downloader that allows you to set the timestamp on untimed events to something other than 00:01. (Any shift is then applied to this value).

Quoting xspojlerx
Hi, thanks for new version How to turn off news list background?
Fixed in v4.06. Download from post #1.
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  • #98
  • Jan 5, 2016 7:02pm Jan 5, 2016 7:02pm
[quote=hanover;8672553]{quote} The only options currently available are those listed in the manual (see pages 13 to 15). If you set ParameterFile to 2, you'll get upward and downward arrows (symbols 233 and 234) if the Actual>Forecast or Actual<Forecast, where the arrows depict the 'logical' direction price would travel if it heeds the news outcome; and diagonal arrows (symbols 236 and 238) if the Actual=Forecast (or one of those values is unavailable) but Actual>Previous or Actual<Previous. I never anticipated that anybody would want anything more complex than that. The indy is already complex enough (and arguably plots too slowly, due to the complexity) as it is. {quote}

No worries,
I was just trying to plot future events with colouring or symbols based on forecasts. But all good - this thing is a machine as it is!
Thanks
  • #99
  • Jan 6, 2016 2:18am Jan 6, 2016 2:18am
Quoting hanover
Fixed in v4.06. Download from post #1.
Thanks
  • #100
  • Jan 11, 2016 3:31am Jan 11, 2016 3:31am
Hi again, is there any chance to get impact info in email?
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