ForexTheFirst/CandleTools.mqh

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//|                                                  CandleTools.mqh |
//|                                                    Marino Bantli |
//|                                                         maban.ch |
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class CandleTools
{
   private:

   public:      
      static double GetAverageBarSize(MqlRates& series[], int lookback);
      static bool IsDoji(MqlRates& series[], uint barIndex, double pipVal, double bodyToWickProportions);
      static double GetBodySize(MqlRates& series[], uint index, double pipVal);
      static double GetUpperWickSize(MqlRates& series[], uint index, double pipVal);
      static double GetLowerWickSize(MqlRates& series[], uint barIndex, double pipVal);
      static double GetLowestLow(MqlRates& series[], uint barIndex);
      static double GetHighestHigh(MqlRates& series[], uint barIndex);
      static double GetLowestLowWick(MqlRates& series[], uint barIndex);
      static double GetHighestHighWick(MqlRates& series[], uint barIndex);
      CandleTools();
     ~CandleTools();
};
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CandleTools::CandleTools()
{   

}
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CandleTools::~CandleTools()
{

}
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static double CandleTools::GetAverageBarSize(MqlRates& series[], int lookback)
{
   double totalSizes = 0;
   
   for(uint i = series.Size() - lookback - 1; i < series.Size() - 1; i++)
   {
      double barSize = MathAbs(series[i].open - series[i].close);
      
      totalSizes += barSize;
   }
   
   return (totalSizes / lookback);
}


static bool CandleTools::IsDoji(MqlRates& series[], uint barIndex, double pipVal, double bodyToWickProportions)
{
   double bodySize = GetBodySize(series, barIndex, pipVal);
   double upperWick = GetUpperWickSize(series, barIndex, pipVal);
   double lowerWick = GetLowerWickSize(series, barIndex, pipVal);
   double totalWickSize = upperWick + lowerWick;
   
   if(bodySize == 0) { return true; }
   if((totalWickSize / bodySize) > bodyToWickProportions) { return true; }
   
   return false;
}


static double CandleTools::GetBodySize(MqlRates& series[], uint barIndex, double pipVal)
{
   double bodySize = 0;
   
   if(series[barIndex].open < series[barIndex].close)
   {
      bodySize = ((series[barIndex].close - series[barIndex].open) / pipVal);
   }
   
   if(bars[barIndex].open > bars[barIndex].close)
   {
      bodySize = ((series[barIndex].open - series[barIndex].close) / pipVal);
   }
   
   return bodySize;
}


static double CandleTools::GetUpperWickSize(MqlRates& series[], uint barIndex, double pipVal)
{
   double upperWick = 0;
   
   if(series[barIndex].open < series[barIndex].close)
   {
      upperWick = ((series[barIndex].high - series[barIndex].close) / pipVal);
   }
   
   if(bars[barIndex].open > bars[barIndex].close)
   {
      upperWick = ((series[barIndex].high - series[barIndex].open) / pipVal);
   }
   
   return upperWick;
}


static double CandleTools::GetLowerWickSize(MqlRates& series[], uint barIndex, double pipVal)
{
   double lowerWick = 0;
   
   if(series[barIndex].open < series[barIndex].close)
   {
      lowerWick = ((series[barIndex].open - series[barIndex].low) / pipVal);
   }
   
   if(series[barIndex].open > series[barIndex].close)
   {
      lowerWick = ((series[barIndex].close - series[barIndex].low) / pipVal);
   }
   
   return lowerWick;
}

static double CandleTools::GetHighestHigh(MqlRates& series[], uint barIndex)
{
   double values[];
   
   for(uint i = series.Size() - barIndex - 1; i < series.Size() - 1; i++)
   {
      ArrayResize(values, values.Size() + 2);
      values[values.Size() - 1] = series[i].open;
      values[values.Size() - 2] = series[i].close;
   }
   
   return values[ArrayMaximum(values, 0, WHOLE_ARRAY)];
}

static double CandleTools::GetHighestHighWick(MqlRates& series[], uint barIndex)
{
   double values[];
   
   for(uint i = series.Size() - barIndex - 1; i < series.Size() - 1; i++)
   {
      ArrayResize(values, values.Size() + 1);
      values[values.Size() - 1] = series[i].high;
   }
   
   return values[ArrayMaximum(values, 0, WHOLE_ARRAY)];
}

static double CandleTools::GetLowestLow(MqlRates& series[], uint barIndex)
{
   double values[];
   
   for(uint i = series.Size() - barIndex - 1; i < series.Size() - 1; i++)
   {
      ArrayResize(values, values.Size() + 2);
      values[values.Size() - 1] = series[i].open;
      values[values.Size() - 2] = series[i].close;
   }
   
   return values[ArrayMinimum(values, 0, WHOLE_ARRAY)];
}

static double CandleTools::GetLowestLowWick(MqlRates& series[], uint barIndex)
{
   double values[];
   
   for(uint i = series.Size() - barIndex - 1; i < series.Size() - 1; i++)
   {
      ArrayResize(values, values.Size() + 1);
      values[values.Size() - 1] = series[i].low;
   }
   
   
   return values[ArrayMinimum(values, 0, WHOLE_ARRAY)];
}