Sam7768 

Thank you Cory. I will try to code and post it. Thanks again for your time & effort.

Here is the code for e-signal. Thjs MA is normalized and is extremely smooth and excellent indicator for direction...Spend weekend to code it in NT 6.5 and gave up.

Any one can try coding this to NT 6.5?



/********************************************************************
Title: Sine Weighted MA for eSignal 7.x
By: Chris D. Kryza (Divergence Software, Inc.)
Email: [email protected]
Incept: 02/17/2004
Version: 1.0.0


=====================================================================
Fix History:

02/17/2004 - Initial Release
1.0.0

=====================================================================
Project Description:

Sine Weighted Moving Average plot.

Dislaimer: For educational purposes only! Obviously, no guarantees
whatsoever and use at your own risk.

**********************************************************************/


//External Variables
var nBarCounter = 0;
var nFac = null;
var nVal2 = null;
var aFPArray = new Array();
var bInitialized = false;

//== PreMain function required by eSignal to set things up
function preMain() {
var x;

setPriceStudy(true);
setStudyTitle("Sine Weighted MA");
setCursorLabelName("SineMA", 0);
setDefaultBarFgColor( Color.blue, 0 );
setShowTitleParameters( false );


//initialize formula parameters
x=0;
aFPArray[x] = new FunctionParameter( "Period", FunctionParameter.NUMBER);
with( aFPArray[x] ) {
setLowerLimit( 2 );
setUpperLimit( 125 );
setDefault( 15 );
}
x++;
aFPArray[x] = new FunctionParameter( "Price", FunctionParameter.STRING);
with( aFPArray[x] ) {
addOption( "Close" );
addOption( "HL/2" );
addOption( "HLC/3" );
addOption( "OHLC/4" );
addOption( "High" );
addOption( "Low" );
setDefault( "Close" );
}
x++;
aFPArray[x] = new FunctionParameter( "Color", FunctionParameter.COLOR);
with( aFPArray[x] ) {
setDefault( Color.blue );
}
x++;
aFPArray[x] = new FunctionParameter( "Thickness", FunctionParameter.NUMBER);
with( aFPArray[x] ) {
setLowerLimit( 1 );
setUpperLimit( 10 );
setDefault( 2 );
}

}

//== Main processing function
function main( Period, Price, Color, Thickness ) {
var x;

//script is initializing
if ( getBarState() == BARSTATE_ALLBARS ) {
return null;
}

if ( bInitialized == false ) {

setDefaultBarFgColor( Color, 0 );
setDefaultBarThickness( Math.round( Thickness ), 0 );

nFac = Math.PI / ( Period+1 );

nVal2 = 0;
//calculate the denominator. This won't change
for ( x=0; x<Math.round(Period); x++ ) {
nVal2 += Math.sin( (x+1) * nFac );
}

bInitialized = true;
}

//called on each new bar
if ( getBarState() == BARSTATE_NEWBAR ) {
nBarCounter++;
}

nVal1 = 0;
nMax = Math.round( Period );
for ( x=0; x<nMax; x++ ) {
nVal1 += Math.sin( (x+1) * nFac ) * getPrice( Price, x );
}

nPlot = nVal1/nVal2;

return( nPlot );

}


/*************************************************
SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
**************************************************/

//== gID function assigns unique identifier to graphic/text routines
function gID() {
grID ++;
return( grID );
}


//== return price type selected by user
function getPrice( Price, nOffset ) {

if ( Price == "Close" ) {
return( close(-nOffset ) );
}
else if ( Price == "HL/2" ) {
return( (high(-nOffset)+low(-nOffset)) / 2 );
}
else if ( Price == "HLC/3" ) {
return( (high(-nOffset)+low(-nOffset)+close(-nOffset)) / 3 );
}
else if ( Price == "OHLC/4" ) {
return( (open(-nOffset)+high(-nOffset)+low(-nOffset)+close(-nOffset)) / 4 );
}
else if ( Price == "Low" ) {
return( low(-nOffset) );
}
else if ( Price == "High" ) {
return( high(-nOffset) );
}
}

Sam7768 

Thank you Cory. I will try to code and post it. Thanks again for your time & effort.

Here is the code for NT 6.5

 

Code

Sine Weighted Moving Average (SWMA). (I am new to NT hence do not know how to make it importable, so, please copy and paste it as an indicator) #region Using declarations using System; using System.Diagnostics; using System.Drawing; using System.Drawing.Drawing2D; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Xml.Serialization; using NinjaTrader.Data; using NinjaTrader.Gui.Chart; #endregion // This namespace holds all indicators and is required. Do not change it. namespace NinjaTrader.Indicator { /// <summary> /// The SWMA is an indicator /// </summary> [Description("The SWMA is an indicator that shows the average value of a security's price over a period of time.")] public class SWMA : Indicator { #region Variables private int period = 14; #endregion /// <summary> /// This method is used to configure the indicator and is called once before any bar data is loaded. /// </summary> protected override void Initialize() { Add(new Plot(Color.Orange, "SWMA")); Overlay = true; PriceTypeSupported = true; } /// <summary> /// Called on each bar update event (incoming tick). /// </summary> protected override void OnBarUpdate() { if (CurrentBar < Period+1) return; double nFac = Math.PI / ( Period+1 ); double nVal2 = 0; for ( int x=0; x<Period; x++ ) { nVal2 += Math.Sin( (x+1) * nFac ); } double nVal1 = 0; for ( int x=0; x<Period; x++ ) { nVal1 += Math.Sin( (x+1) * nFac ) * Close[x]; } Value.Set(nVal1/nVal2); } #region Properties /// <summary> /// </summary> [Description("Numbers of bars used for calculations")] [Category("Parameters")] public int Period { get { return period; } set { period = Math.Max(1, value); } } #endregion } } #region NinjaScript generated code. Neither change nor remove. // This namespace holds all indicators and is required. Do not change it. namespace NinjaTrader.Indicator { public partial class Indicator : IndicatorBase { private SWMA[] cacheSWMA = null; private static SWMA checkSWMA = new SWMA(); /// <summary> /// The SWMA is an indicator that shows the average value of a security's price over a period of time. /// </summary> /// <returns></returns> public SWMA SWMA(int period) { return SWMA(Input, period); } /// <summary> /// The SWMA is an indicator that shows the average value of a security's price over a period of time. /// </summary> /// <returns></returns> public SWMA SWMA(Data.IDataSeries input, int period) { checkSWMA.Period = period; period = checkSWMA.Period; if (cacheSWMA != null) for (int idx = 0; idx < cacheSWMA.Length; idx++) if (cacheSWMA[idx].Period == period && cacheSWMA[idx].EqualsInput(input)) return cacheSWMA[idx]; SWMA indicator = new SWMA(); indicator.BarsRequired = BarsRequired; indicator.CalculateOnBarClose = CalculateOnBarClose; indicator.Input = input; indicator.Period = period; indicator.SetUp(); SWMA[] tmp = new SWMA[cacheSWMA == null ? 1 : cacheSWMA.Length + 1]; if (cacheSWMA != null) cacheSWMA.CopyTo(tmp, 0); tmp[tmp.Length - 1] = indicator; cacheSWMA = tmp; Indicators.Add(indicator); return indicator; } } } // This namespace holds all market analyzer column definitions and is required. Do not change it. namespace NinjaTrader.MarketAnalyzer { public partial class Column : ColumnBase { /// <summary> /// The SWMA is an indicator that shows the average value of a security's price over a period of time. /// </summary> /// <returns></returns> [Gui.Design.WizardCondition("Indicator")] public Indicator.SWMA SWMA(int period) { return _indicator.SWMA(Input, period); } /// <summary> /// The SWMA is an indicator that shows the average value of a security's price over a period of time. /// </summary> /// <returns></returns> public Indicator.SWMA SWMA(Data.IDataSeries input, int period) { return _indicator.SWMA(input, period); } } } // This namespace holds all strategies and is required. Do not change it. namespace NinjaTrader.Strategy { public partial class Strategy : StrategyBase { /// <summary> /// The SWMA is an indicator that shows the average value of a security's price over a period of time. /// </summary> /// <returns></returns> [Gui.Design.WizardCondition("Indicator")] public Indicator.SWMA SWMA(int period) { return _indicator.SWMA(Input, period); } /// <summary> /// The SWMA is an indicator that shows the average value of a security's price over a period of time. /// </summary> /// <returns></returns> public Indicator.SWMA SWMA(Data.IDataSeries input, int period) { if (InInitialize && input == null) throw new ArgumentException("You only can access an indicator with the default input/bar series from within the 'Initialize()' method"); return _indicator.SWMA(input, period); } } } #endregion

Tip If posting code snippets, please wrap it in the [code]put code in here[/code] tags. If posting entire indicators, please attach the file instead of cutting and pasting it.

Mike

not much diff from a SMA.

cory 

not much diff from a SMA.

50 period Weighted MA (WMA) and 50 period Sine Weighted MA (SWMA) combination gives simple, yet effective trend indication. Throw in 10 period WMA and 10 period SWMA, you get almost precise entry and exits within the large trend indications.

Attached the screen shots...showing only 50 MAs...

Sam,

Using Moving Average is nice and *appears to work very well in most cases. I also like to use trend lines as they seem to remove the lag inherent to a MA. Your chart is a good example of what we have to deal with every day: pullback and reversal or continuation and change of direction.

I have added some lines to your chart just to compare both approaches :

Big Mike 

If there is a NT7 version, please attach it so it can be backported. Mike

Here it is Mike.

Rick