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In my archives I found this formula:
TradeStation code for Gartley 222 pattern found in "Trading the Gartley 222" by Aaron Behle and Mark Conway:
Inputs:
Length(100),
Strength(8),
Tolerance(0.10),
BullColor(Blue),
BearColor(Red);
Variables:
F1(0.618),
F2(0.786),
F3(1.27),
F4(1.618),
P1Bar(-1),
P2Bar(-1),
T1Bar(-1),
T2Bar(-1),
P1(0.0),
P2(0.0),
T1(0.0),
T2(0.0),
PTValid(False),
HLValid(False),
InZone(False),
GD(0.0),
XA(0.0),
AB(0.0),
BC(0.0),
CD(0.0),
AD(0.0),
C1(False),
C2(False),
C3(False),
C4(False),
ABdXA(0.0),
BCdAB(0.0),
CDdBC(0.0),
ADdXA(0.0),
TL1(-1),
TL2(-1),
TL3(-1),
TL4(-1),
TL5(-1),
TL6(-1);
P1Bar = SwingHighBar(1, High, Strength, Length);
P2Bar = SwingHighBar(2, High, Strength, Length);
T1Bar = SwingLowBar(1, Low, Strength, Length);
T2Bar = SwingLowBar(2, Low, Strength, Length);
If P1Bar <> -1 and
P2Bar <> -1 and
T1Bar <> -1 and
T2Bar <> -1 Then Begin
{Test for a bullish 222}
{Trough X is T2}
T2 = Low[T2Bar];
{Peak A is P2}
P2 = High[P2Bar];
{Trough B is T1}
T1 = Low[T1Bar];
{Peak C is P1}
P1 = High[P1Bar];
{D is the buy point}
GD = Low;
PTValid = P1Bar < T1Bar and T1Bar < P2Bar and P2Bar < T2Bar;
HLValid = P1 < P2 and T1 > T2 and P1 > T1;
InZone = GD < T1 and GD > T2 and P2 >= Highest(High, T2Bar);
If PTValid and HLValid and InZone Then Begin
XA = P2 - T2;
AB = P2 - T1;
BC = P1 - T1;
CD = P1 - GD;
AD = P2 - GD;
ABdXA = AB / XA; {AB should be 61.8% of XA}
C1 = ABdXA > F1 - Tolerance and ABdXA < F1 + Tolerance;
BCdAB = BC / AB; {BC should be 61.8-78.6% of AB}
C2 = BCdAB > F1 - Tolerance and BCdAB < F2 + Tolerance;
CDdBC = CD / BC; {CD should be 127-161.8% of BC}
C3 = CDdBC > F3 - Tolerance and CDdBC < F4 + Tolerance;
ADdXA = AD / XA; {AD should be 78.6% of XA}
C4 = ADdXA > F2 - Tolerance and ADdXA < F2 + Tolerance;
If C1 and C2 and C3 and C4 Then Begin
TL1 = TL_New(Date[T2Bar], Time[T2Bar], T2, Date[P2Bar], Time[P2Bar], P2);
If TL1 >= 0 Then Begin
TL_SetColor(TL1, BullColor);
TL_SetStyle(TL1, Tool_Solid);
TL_SetSize(TL1, 2);
End;
TL2 = TL_New(Date[P2Bar], Time[P2Bar], P2, Date[T1Bar], Time[T1Bar], T1);
If TL2 >= 0 Then Begin
TL_SetColor(TL2, BullColor);
TL_SetStyle(TL2, Tool_Solid);
TL_SetSize(TL2, 2);
End;
TL3 = TL_New(Date[T1Bar], Time[T1Bar], T1, Date[P1Bar], Time[P1Bar], P1);
If TL3 >= 0 Then Begin
TL_SetColor(TL3, BullColor);
TL_SetStyle(TL3, Tool_Solid);
TL_SetSize(TL3, 2);
End;
TL4 = TL_New(Date[P1Bar], Time[P1Bar], P1, Date, Time, GD);
If TL4 >= 0 Then Begin
TL_SetColor(TL4, BullColor);
TL_SetStyle(TL4, Tool_Solid);
TL_SetSize(TL4, 2);
End;
TL5 = TL_New(Date[T1Bar], Time[T1Bar], T1, Date, Time, GD);
If TL5 >= 0 Then Begin
TL_SetColor(TL5, BullColor);
TL_SetStyle(TL5, Tool_Dotted);
End;
TL6 = TL_New(Date[T2Bar], Time[T2Bar], T2, Date, Time, GD);
If TL6 >= 0 Then Begin
TL_SetColor(TL6, BullColor);
TL_SetStyle(TL6, Tool_Dotted);
End;
End;
End;
{Test for a bearish 222}
{Peak X is P2}
{Trough A is T2}
{Peak B is P1}
{Trough C is T1}
{GD is the short point}
GD = High;
PTValid = T1Bar < P1Bar and P1Bar < T2Bar and T2Bar < P2Bar;
HLValid = T1 > T2 and P1 < P2 and T1 < P1;
InZone = GD > P1 and GD < P2 and T2 <= Lowest(Low, P2Bar);
If PTValid and HLValid and InZone Then Begin
XA = P2 - T2;
AB = P1 - T2;
BC = P1 - T1;
CD = GD - T1;
AD = GD - T2;
ABdXA = AB / XA; {AB should be 61.8% of XA}
C1 = ABdXA > F1 - Tolerance and ABdXA < F1 + Tolerance;
BCdAB = BC / AB; {BC should be 61.8-78.6% of AB}
C2 = BCdAB > F1 - Tolerance and BCdAB < F2 + Tolerance;
CDdBC = CD / BC; {CD should be 127-161.8% of BC}
C3 = CDdBC > F3 - Tolerance and CDdBC < F4 + Tolerance;
ADdXA = AD / XA; {AD should be 78.6% of XA}
C4 = ADdXA > F2 - Tolerance and ADdXA < F2 + Tolerance;
If C1 and C2 and C3 and C4 Then Begin
TL1 = TL_New(Date[P2Bar], Time[P2Bar], P2, Date[T2Bar], Time[T2Bar], T2);
If TL1 >= 0 Then Begin
TL_SetColor(TL1, BearColor);
TL_SetStyle(TL1, Tool_Solid);
TL_SetSize(TL1, 2);
End;
TL2 = TL_New(Date[T2Bar], Time[T2Bar], T2, Date[P1Bar], Time[P1Bar], P1);
If TL2 >= 0 Then Begin
TL_SetColor(TL2, BearColor);
TL_SetStyle(TL2, Tool_Solid);
TL_SetSize(TL2, 2);
End;
TL3 = TL_New(Date[P1Bar], Time[P1Bar], P1, Date[T1Bar], Time[T1Bar], T1);
If TL3 >= 0 Then Begin
TL_SetColor(TL3, BearColor);
TL_SetStyle(TL3, Tool_Solid);
TL_SetSize(TL3, 2);
End;
TL4 = TL_New(Date[T1Bar], Time[T1Bar], T1, Date, Time, GD);
If TL4 >= 0 Then Begin
TL_SetColor(TL4, BearColor);
TL_SetStyle(TL4, Tool_Solid);
TL_SetSize(TL4, 2);
End;
TL5 = TL_New(Date[P1Bar], Time[P1Bar], P1, Date, Time, GD);
If TL5 >= 0 Then Begin
TL_SetColor(TL5, BearColor);
TL_SetStyle(TL5, Tool_Dotted);
End;
TL6 = TL_New(Date[P2Bar], Time[P2Bar], P2, Date, Time, GD);
If TL6 >= 0 Then Begin
TL_SetColor(TL6, BearColor);
TL_SetStyle(TL6, Tool_Dotted);
End;
End;
End;
End;
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Obviously like any strategy, it will work better in some securities rather than in others; it would be necessary to test it in a group of 20-30 securities with different characteristics in order to have a more complete judgment.
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