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  • #341
  • May 11, 2017 4:48pm May 11, 2017 4:48pm
But works fine if i start the box at broker open?!?!
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  • #342
  • May 11, 2017 4:56pm May 11, 2017 4:56pm
Quoting onisuk
Yeah so my broker is GMT+2 so the earliest i can start drawing a box is 0:00 which is only 10pm gmt. no easy way to do this? I basically need the box to start in one day and extend over into the next day. 6pm gmt to 5am gmt the nexy day, not possible?
Values for StartHours and EndHours don't have to be in the range 0 to 24.

If your br0ker is GMT+2, then
try StartHours=-1 and EndHours/ExtendHours=7, for 9pm GMT thru 5am GMT;
try StartHours=-4 and EndHours/ExtendHours=7, for 6pm GMT thru 5am GMT.

From post #1:
StartHours
EndHours
ExtendHours - this is the hour of the day (MT4 time). A value of 0 is midnight. A positive number refers to X hours after midnight, e.g. 5 = 0500 hours. Use negative numbers to plot back into the previous day, e.g. -5 = 1900 hours. You may also include decimal values, e.g. 4.5 = 0430 hours, -6.25 = 1745 hours; and you can also extend lines/boxes into future or prior days by using values greater than 24 or less than -24, e.g. 40 = 1600 hours into the following day.

Quoting onisuk
Mine does this weird thing if i try to get it to draw over the daily brokers close/open line
I think that's happening because your EndHours value is less than your StartHours. Try using negative numbers like I suggested above.
  • #343
  • May 11, 2017 5:11pm May 11, 2017 5:11pm
Hi Hanover, first of all this is great breakout indicator and thank you for clarifications and improvements. I was wondering if you can make version for sub window were breakout lines will apply on let's say RSI (iRSI function) or Stochastic (iStochastic function).

Anyhow, again thank you for your efforts on Breakout indicator.
  • #344
  • May 11, 2017 6:10pm May 11, 2017 6:10pm
Quoting altoronto
I was wondering if you can make version for sub window were breakout lines will apply on let's say RSI (iRSI function) or Stochastic (iStochastic function).
I'm happy to share indicators that I've written for my own use, but sorry, I no longer do programming or troubleshooting requests.
  • #345
  • May 11, 2017 10:15pm May 11, 2017 10:15pm
Quoting hanover
{quote} I'm happy to share indicators that I've written for my own use, but sorry, I no longer do programming or troubleshooting requests.
Thank you and no worries.
  • #346
  • Edited 6:11am May 12, 2017 5:57am | Edited 6:11am
Quoting hanover
{quote} Values for StartHours and EndHours don't have to be in the range 0 to 24. If your br0ker is GMT+2, then try StartHours=-1 and EndHours/ExtendHours=7, for 9pm GMT thru 5am GMT; try StartHours=-4 and EndHours/ExtendHours=7, for 6pm GMT thru 5am GMT. From post #1: StartHours EndHours ExtendHours - this is the hour of the day (MT4 time). A value of 0 is midnight. A positive number refers to X hours after midnight, e.g. 5 = 0500 hours. Use negative numbers to plot back into the previous day, e.g. -5 = 1900 hours. You may also include decimal...

AH yes ! amazing thank you Hanover all fixed now!

Only one small thing which I suspect this cant be fixed, as you an see in my pic I like to display the DoW, if the box starts the day before (before the brokers close) it now says the wrong day! monday is sunday etc..
  • #347
  • May 22, 2017 4:02am May 22, 2017 4:02am
Hanover, I tried to use your Daily Boxes/Lines indicator in MT4 backtesting [just for visualization purposes]. All the lines before the start point would be drawn, however, after the start of the process none of the lines would be drawn. Am I doing something wrong? Or this indicator is not meant to work with backtesting?
  • #348
  • May 22, 2017 6:49am May 22, 2017 6:49am
Quoting abrjake
Am I doing something wrong? Or this indicator is not meant to work with backtesting?
I've never attempted to run the indicator using Strategy Tester. I can't get MT4 to run at all since I rebooted my computer during the weekend, hence I'm unable to troubleshoot. Sorry I can't be more help.
  • #349
  • May 22, 2017 12:24pm May 22, 2017 12:24pm
Quoting hanover
{quote} I've never attempted to run the indicator using Strategy Tester. I can't get MT4 to run at all since I rebooted my computer during the weekend, hence I'm unable to troubleshoot. Sorry I can't be more help.
Thank you for quick reply.
Unfortunately, for some reason, it doesn't work in Strategy Tester even if added in Tester Template. Same result: the moment the tester process starts, all the drawing halts...
  • #350
  • May 22, 2017 12:54pm May 22, 2017 12:54pm
Hanover, it's Solved. Everything works perfectly. The mistake was mine: I used M1 refresh period while testing on H1. Apparently it works only if refresh period = the testing timeframe.
  • #351
  • May 22, 2017 1:44pm May 22, 2017 1:44pm
Quoting hanover
{quote} I've never attempted to run the indicator using Strategy Tester. I can't get MT4 to run at all since I rebooted my computer during the weekend, hence I'm unable to troubleshoot. Sorry I can't be more help.
I had no problems, but...

Another user reported similar problems, and a possible way to resolve it:

Upon restarting and an attempt to update to b1090, MT4 never came back from the update.

The user's desktop shortcut would not work after the failed update.

Then the user went directly to the installation folder and clicked on terminal.exe to start it up. It worked.

After that, the same Desktop shortcut now appears to work.

If that doesn't resolve it, I'd suggest to install it from scratch. When updates fail, who knows whether it has corrupted anything or not. Therefore, a fresh install might be the best way to go forward.
  • #352
  • May 22, 2017 2:46pm May 22, 2017 2:46pm
Quoting abrjake
Everything works perfectly. The mistake was mine: I used M1 refresh period while testing on H1. Apparently it works only if refresh period = the testing timeframe.
Glad you solved it.
Thanks for the info, I didn't realize that the TFs had to be the same.

Quoting pips4life
I had no problems, but... Another user reported similar problems, and a possible way to resolve it........
Many thanks for the info. I thought it might have something to do with these annoying auto-updates. I'll try a reinstall later today when I get some spare time.
  • #353
  • Edited 2:38am Jul 28, 2017 2:21am | Edited 2:38am
hi hanover
i wanted daily line box between 04.53 and 05.07..on a 1m chart.... but i am not getting it right. where am i wrong...thanks in anticipation of your reply...rgds
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  • #354
  • Jul 28, 2017 2:39am Jul 28, 2017 2:39am
apparently Hanover is on summer break until sep...as i understood from his post....can anybody else throw light on this issue.....rgds SR
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  • #355
  • Jul 28, 2017 3:20am Jul 28, 2017 3:20am
Quoting shinewel
hi hanover i wanted daily line box between 04.53 and 05.07..on a 1m chart.... but i am not getting it right. where am i wrong...thanks in anticipation of your reply...rgds {image} {image}
Here you go:

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Edit: for displaying box height you must have object descriptions switched on (press F8, on Common tab).
  • #356
  • Jul 28, 2017 3:29am Jul 28, 2017 3:29am
thanks a lot botan.....cud you please explain so i can set it for any time.....how the time feed should be...rgs
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  • #357
  • Jul 28, 2017 3:35am Jul 28, 2017 3:35am
Quoting shinewel
thanks a lot botan.....cud you please explain so i can set it for any time.....how the time feed should be...rgs
From post #1:

Quote
You may also include decimal values, e.g. 4.5 = 0430 hours, -6.25 = 1745 hours; and you can also extend lines/boxes into future or prior days by using values greater than 24 or less than -24, e.g. 40 = 1600 hours into the following day.


So to set the start hour line for 04:53 you need firstly to divide 53 by 60: 53/60≈0.8834. Add 4 hours and put 4.8834 into the field.

All the rest is well explained in the 1st post.
  • #358
  • Jul 28, 2017 3:39am Jul 28, 2017 3:39am
thanks so much botan,,,have a nice day
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  • #359
  • Jul 28, 2017 3:42am Jul 28, 2017 3:42am
Quoting shinewel
thanks so much botan,,,have a nice day
You too


P.S.: always quote posts when you reply to somebody, don't simply make new posts in the threads.
  • #360
  • Jul 28, 2017 3:57am Jul 28, 2017 3:57am
konechno...blagodarya
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