Range bar counter

June 9th, 2011, 07:06 PM

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June 9th, 2011, 07:27 PM

Big Mike

Can you clarify so I can take a look and see if I can help. I'm not understanding the problem.

Mike

There's a (user provided) function call in this indicator called Text_FloatLocation (in the eld file I provided) that sets the position of the text on the chart from within the indicator. In this case, the upper right side. Serger is saying that the text that the function is placing is moving across the chart. You can see the two screen shots where "0.3" is just left of center on the top of the chart on the first screenshot and, on the next screenshot, you see the "0.1" to the right of center on the top.

Since I don't have MC, I don't know of a function that will fix the location of the text object on the chart so it doesn't float across the chart. I'm sure there is since MC has better text API than TS. If you know it, you can just swap out the Text_FloatLocation function with whatever MC uses and that should be all that is needed.

Thanks,
-C

June 9th, 2011, 08:12 PM

Here is a snippet from one of my MC strategies that displays info on chart, it uses the MC method "GetAppInfo" to determine the screen x/y boundries:

Code

                            
// trade performance report



if pnltext3 > 0 then begin

    if condition1 = true then Text_SetString(pnltext3, text("  STRATEGY: RUNNING  "));

    if condition1 = false and todaynet >= dailyprofit then Text_SetString(pnltext3, text("  STRATEGY: DAILY PROFIT  "));

    if condition1 = false and todaynet <= -dailyloss then Text_SetString(pnltext3, text("  STRATEGY: DAILY STOP  "));

    Text_SetLocation(pnltext3, date, iff(time > 900, time, 805), GetAppInfo(aiHighestDispValue) - (10 * MinMove/PriceScale));

    Text_SetSize(pnltext3, 12);

    Text_SetBorder(pnltext3, true);

    Text_SetBGColor(pnltext3, iff(todaynet >= dailyprofit, darkgreen, red));

    Text_SetColor(pnltext3, white);

    Text_SetSTyle(pnltext3, iff(time > 900, 1, 0), 2);

end;

Mike

June 10th, 2011, 06:34 AM

Ok, her is my complete code. It plots the barriers (high blue , low darkred ) at which price a new range bar will
plot, the current price in the middle , and the remain in ticks and percent at the bottom (cyan if there are ticks left, magenta if the range is filled).

June 10th, 2011, 09:57 AM

Hello Spmc
and Work well !!
i just add some ............. more easy to see ...
Thank you so much!!!

June 10th, 2011, 12:05 PM

SPMC

Ok, her is my complete code. It plots the barriers (high blue , low darkred ) at which price a new range bar will
plot, the current price in the middle , and the remain in ticks and percent at the bottom (cyan if there are ticks left, magenta if the range is filled).

spmc,

Can you post the code for this? I can not import pla files in TS.

Thanks,
-C

June 12th, 2011, 08:47 PM

Here,you see the code .. and wok well
Thank's all
{================================================= ====================
NAME: _RangeCountdownTimer

TYPE: Indicator

}

inputs:
VertTextPct(80{0-100}),
NormColor(yellow),
AlertColor(red),
AlertPct(10{0-100}),
DispMode(2 {1=Pct,2=Range}),
dec(4)// Significant Decimals in Price
;

vars:
{ Text Object Vars }
TxtStr(""), // Text String
AlertStr(""), // Alert Text String
TxtID(text_new(date,time,close, " ")), // Text Object Reference

{ Constants }
cDispPct(1), // Option to display Percentages
cDispRaw(2), // Option to display Time/Tick/Vol Values

Pad(" "), // Pad to right of text display
BarRange(0.1);

{== Initialization ================================================== =}

once begin

// Check for valid input values
if DispMode <> 1 and DispMode <> 2 then
RaiseRuntimeError("The DispMode input must be set to 1 or 2");
if VertTextPct > 100 or VertTextPct < 0 then
RaiseRuntimeError("The VertTextPct input must be set between 0 and 100");
if AlertPct > 100 or AlertPct < 0 then
RaiseRuntimeError("The AlertPct input must be set between 0 and 100");
// Chart Specific Init

AlertStr = GetSymbolName+" bar has "+NumToStr(AlertPct,0)+"% remaining";

end;

if CurrentBar = 1 then begin
// determine the range of the bar from the ones already shown
BarRange = range[1];
end;

{== Calculations ================================================== ==}

if _LastBarOnChart then begin // Only display in real-time

// Set Text Location from right of chart
Value2 = Text_FloatLocation(TxtID, VertTextPct);

// Calc Remaining value text
if DispMode = cDispPct then
TxtStr = NumToStr((((BarRange - H+L) / BarRange) * 100), 0)+"%"+Pad
else if DispMode = cDispRaw then
TxtStr = NumToStr(BarRange - H+L, dec)+" "+Pad;

// Display Text
text_setstring(TxtID, TxtStr);

// Trigger Alert / Use Alert Color
if (((BarRange - H+L) / BarRange) * 100) < AlertPct then begin
text_SetColor(TxtID, AlertColor);
Alert(AlertStr);
end else text_SetColor(TxtID, NormColor);

end;

July 25th, 2011, 12:16 PM

Hello Serger, would you mind posting your completed code that includes the dotted horizontal lines to the high,low of bar. TIA.

July 26th, 2011, 08:32 AM

Hello RickW
Look the post # 14 , slightly higher , post from SPMC : SP Range Remaining .pla
I have just add somme little ......... for the high low dotted line , easy .....
enjoy !

August 8th, 2011, 03:36 PM

Thks Serger, figured it out. Working great.

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