Here is an indicator which converts. However, my client reports significant inefficiencies at runtime. He has tried both calculation on BAR and calculation on TICK. I don't have more information than this claim, that when used on several charts simultaneously (simple BAR charts), that it loads CPU excessively.
This originated from the following link:
https://codebase.mql4.com/4968Would you mind giving this a test, and reporting guidelines as to how connector settings should be used so that it is efficient? This is our first experience with the Converter.
Personally I haven't seen cpu issues when calculating each bar, but there are some drawing artifacts shown on attached screenshot file.
Thanks !!
#property copyright "Copyright 2008, MetaQuotes Software Corp."
#property link "https://www.metaquotes.net"
#property indicator_chart_window
#property indicator_buffers 3
#property indicator_color1 Yellow
#property indicator_width1 2
#property indicator_color2 RoyalBlue
#property indicator_width2 2
#property indicator_color3 Red
#property indicator_width3 2
//---- input parameters
extern int Price =0;
extern int Length =25;
extern int Displace =0;
extern int Filter =0;
extern int Color =1;
extern int ColorBarBack =2;
extern double Deviation =0;
//----
double Cycle= 4;
//---- indicator buffers
double MABuffer[];
double UpBuffer[];
double DnBuffer[];
double price[];
double trend[];
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int init()
{
int ft=0;
string short_name;
//---- indicator line
IndicatorBuffers(5);
SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_LINE);
SetIndexBuffer(0,MABuffer);
SetIndexStyle(1,DRAW_LINE);
SetIndexBuffer(1,UpBuffer);
SetIndexStyle(2,DRAW_LINE);
SetIndexBuffer(2,DnBuffer);
SetIndexBuffer(3,price);
SetIndexBuffer(4,trend);
IndicatorDigits(MarketInfo(Symbol(),MODE_DIGITS));
SetIndexArrow(0,159);
SetIndexArrow(1,159);
SetIndexArrow(2,159);
SetIndexArrow(3,159);
//---- name for DataWindow and indicator subwindow label
short_name="NonLagAma("+Length+")";
IndicatorShortName(short_name);
SetIndexLabel(0,"NLD");
SetIndexLabel(1,"Up");
SetIndexLabel(2,"Dn");
//----
SetIndexShift(0,Displace);
SetIndexShift(1,Displace);
SetIndexShift(2,Displace);
SetIndexDrawBegin(0,Length*Cycle+Length);
SetIndexDrawBegin(1,Length*Cycle+Length);
SetIndexDrawBegin(2,Length*Cycle+Length);
//----
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| NonLagMA_v4 |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
{
int i,shift, counted_bars=IndicatorCounted(),limit;
double alfa, beta, t, Sum, Weight, step,g;
double pi=3.1415926535;
//----
double Coeff= 3*pi;
int Phase=Length-1;
double Len=Length*Cycle + Phase;
//----
if(counted_bars > 0) limit=Bars-counted_bars;
if(counted_bars < 0) return(0);
if(counted_bars ==0) limit=Bars-Len-1;
if(counted_bars < 1)
for(i=1;i<Length*Cycle+Length;i++)
{
MABuffer[Bars-i]=0;
UpBuffer[Bars-i]=0;
DnBuffer[Bars-i]=0;
}
for(shift=limit;shift>=0;shift--)
{
Weight=0; Sum=0; t=0;
for(i=0;i<=Len-1;i++)
{
g=1.0/(Coeff*t+1);
if (t<=0.5)g=1;
beta=MathCos(pi*t);
alfa=g * beta;
price[i]=iMA(NULL,0,1,0,MODE_SMA,Price,shift+i);
Sum+=alfa*price[i];
Weight+=alfa;
if(t < 1)t+=1.0/(Phase-1);
else if(t < Len-1) t+=(2*Cycle-1)/(Cycle*Length-1);
}
if (Weight > 0) MABuffer[shift]=(1.0+Deviation/100)*Sum/Weight;
if (Filter>0)
{
if(MathAbs(MABuffer[shift]-MABuffer[shift+1]) < Filter*Point)MABuffer[shift]=MABuffer[shift+1];
}
if (Color>0)
{
trend[shift]=trend[shift+1];
if (MABuffer[shift]-MABuffer[shift+1] > Filter*Point) trend[shift]= 1;
if (MABuffer[shift+1]-MABuffer[shift] > Filter*Point) trend[shift]=-1;
if (trend[shift]>0)
{
UpBuffer[shift]=MABuffer[shift];
if (trend[shift+ColorBarBack]<0) UpBuffer[shift+ColorBarBack]=MABuffer[shift+ColorBarBack];
DnBuffer[shift]=EMPTY_VALUE;
}
if (trend[shift]<0)
{
DnBuffer[shift]=MABuffer[shift];
if (trend[shift+ColorBarBack]>0) DnBuffer[shift+ColorBarBack]=MABuffer[shift+ColorBarBack];
UpBuffer[shift]=EMPTY_VALUE;
}
}
}
return(0);
}
