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Are they the same indicators? SMI in mql4 and mql5

  • #1
  • First Post: Mar 3, 2017 7:39pm Mar 3, 2017 7:39pm
I have a question about these 2 indicators
Are they the exact replica of each other?

Are the
Input parameters same on both?:

SMI in mql4
https://www.mql5.com/en/code/7203
Inserted Code
extern int       Period_Q=2;
extern int       Period_R=8;
extern int       Period_S=5;
extern int       Signal=5;

SMI mql5
https://www.mql5.com/en/code/371
Inserted Code
q - period, used for the calculation of Stochastic Momentum
r - period of the 1st EMA, applied to stochastic
s - period of the 2nd EMA, applied to result of the 1st smoothing
u - period of the 3rd EMA, applied to result of the 2nd smoothing
  • #2
  • Mar 4, 2017 2:06am Mar 4, 2017 2:06am
What does this line in mql5 means:
Inserted Code
MainBuffer[i]=(value2>0)?value1/value2:0;
  • #3
  • Mar 4, 2017 3:03am Mar 4, 2017 3:03am
Quoting johnnybegood
I have a question about these 2 indicators Are they the exact replica of each other? Are the Input parameters same on both?: SMI in mql4 https://www.mql5.com/en/code/7203 extern int Period_Q=2; extern int Period_R=8; extern int Period_S=5; extern int Signal=5; SMI mql5 https://www.mql5.com/en/code/371 q - period, used for the calculation of Stochastic Momentum r - period of the 1st EMA, applied to stochastic s - period of the 2nd EMA, applied to result of the 1st smoothing u - period of the 3rd EMA, applied to result of the...
They are the same
  • #4
  • Mar 4, 2017 3:03am Mar 4, 2017 3:03am
Quoting johnnybegood
What does this line in mql5 means: MainBuffer[i]=(value2>0)?value1/value2:0;
if (value2>0) then MainBuffer[i]=value1/value2 else MainBuffer[i]=0
  • #5
  • Edited 3:29am Mar 4, 2017 3:07am | Edited 3:29am
Quoting mladen
{quote} They are the same
Thank you!

I find that the signal of the MT4 version is vastly different from that of the MT5's MainBuffer[i]

Is the MT4 version "off" by half?
If I multiply the MT4's Signal_Buffer[i] by 2,
Would I get the same value as the MT5 version's MainBuffer[i]?

Thank you!
  • #6
  • Mar 4, 2017 6:25am Mar 4, 2017 6:25am
Quoting johnnybegood
{quote} Thank you! I find that the signal of the MT4 version is vastly different from that of the MT5's MainBuffer[i] Is the MT4 version "off" by half? If I multiply the MT4's Signal_Buffer[i] by 2, Would I get the same value as the MT5 version's MainBuffer[i]? Thank you!
Perhaps I should have told that they should be the same
The issue is simple : when mt4 code is converted keeping in mind mt4 instead of forgetting about it and making a "clean" mt5 version, then issues like that happen. Not a good practice to do that. The only reliable way is to forget about mt4 and make mt5 version from line 1 to line nnn
  • #7
  • Last Post: Mar 4, 2017 7:46pm Mar 4, 2017 7:46pm
SMI in mql4
https://www.mql5.com/en/code/7203

SMI mql5
https://www.mql5.com/en/code/371

Is the formula correct for both?
Is the value of
mql4's Signal_Buffer[i] = mql5's MainBuffer[i]?
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