[sep34]

Originally Posted by lonew0lf »

Sep34 & Sevensa:

Many thanks, it now works the way I had hoped.

In applying these variables (and learning easy language/power language), is it possible to use the same inputs for other candlestick patters, for example bullish/bearish engulfing, etc... or are the parameters for the doji unique?

Lonewolf,

If I understand you correctly then yes,

you can use the same code above and below the code for the doji, in concert with another code that describes another candle pattern and just name them engulfing or what ever via an input. In the past I have coded apprx 30+ candle patterns and use the same text code and inputs (inputs/variables related to plotting the text)that I posted above.


By the way,...Im sure you are already aware of this, just in case, the definitions for candlesstick pattern in TS Indicator Library or most books e.g. Nison are very....hmm how to say this....lets just say that they are very humble and thats being kind, an introduction at most.

[sep34]

Originally Posted by BlowFish »

Candlestick detection is an ideal starter project to learn some easy language as it simply compares O,H,L & C's.

Agree, infact thats how I learned what little EL I know, however I have several CandleStick patterns that fill up two pages of code, on the other hand, If I knew how to use loops at the time of coding it would have reduce the length of the could to somthing much smaller.

[jrcentaur59]

Hey Sevensa, Confused and on ET? No. Well I do like to entertain. I do know all about candlestick formations like tweezer bottom and tops. evening stars and morning. What I dont understand is what they mean by codes and =1 and all that.

[BlowFish]

The way I would do it if I was starting from scratch is define a bunch of booleans at the start, for example OpenEqualsClose LongTail CloseHigh HighTailTwiceBody etc etc you get the idea

I would then have a case statement with the appropriate combination of the booleans so for example OpenNearClose and CloseHigh and LowTailTwiceBody .......then do hammer code or set hammer boolean for later printing.

Makes things very easy extensible.

[Tams]

Originally Posted by lonew0lf »

I have fairly simple question (at least i think it is for anyone who codes). I'd like the following indicator to plot the text of the type of candlestick rather than dots.

Below is from MC and this indicates doji. Looking to have the text display above/below the bar, thanks.

inputs: Percent( 5 ) ;

if C_Doji( Percent ) = 1 then
begin
Plot1( Close, "Doji" ) ;
Alert( "Doji" ) ;
end ;

like this?


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http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...tern-5736.html

[lonew0lf]

Sep34,

I was able to add the text for the remainder of the candlestick indicators but now curious how I would go about painting the bar a different colour so its easier to view. Below is the code you and sevensa helped with:

Input: My_TEXT ("Doji");
Input: Txt_below_bar (15);
Input: Long_Clr (white);
Input: Horizdown (3);
Input: Vertdown (2);
inputs: Percent (5);

variables: Text_ID2(0),
onetick(0);

onetick = minmove/pricescale;

if C_Doji( Percent ) = 1 then begin

Text_ID2 = Text_New( Date, Time, low-Txt_below_bar*onetick, My_TEXT );
text_setcolor( Text_ID2,long_clr) ;
Text_SetStyle(Text_ID2, horizdown, vertdown);
end;

[sep34]

Originally Posted by lonew0lf »

Sep34,

I was able to add the text for the remainder of the candlestick indicators but now curious how I would go about painting the bar a different colour so its easier to view. Below is the code you and sevensa helped with:

Input: My_TEXT ("Doji");
Input: Txt_below_bar (15);
Input: Long_Clr (white);
Input: Horizdown (3);
Input: Vertdown (2);
inputs: Percent (5);

variables: Text_ID2(0),
onetick(0);

onetick = minmove/pricescale;

if C_Doji( Percent ) = 1 then begin

Text_ID2 = Text_New( Date, Time, low-Txt_below_bar*onetick, My_TEXT );
text_setcolor( Text_ID2,long_clr) ;
Text_SetStyle(Text_ID2, horizdown, vertdown);
end;

Lonwolf,
Usually if you want to paint the bar it self then a Paintbar study/format is used.
You can take a look at existing paintbar studies to get an idea.
That said... you can use, for example, a showme to place a market on the bar it self...You would just need to specify which part of the bar to place the marker.

Below is a your doji code in paintabr study....I bracketed the codes related to the text plots because you dont need it for the paint bar.

//Input: My_TEXT ("Doji"); 
//Input: Txt_below_bar (15); 
//Input: Long_Clr (white); 
//Input: Horizdown (3); 
//Input: Vertdown (2); 
inputs: Percent (5);

//variables: Text_ID2(0),onetick(0);

//onetick = minmove/pricescale; 

if C_Doji( Percent ) = 1 then begin

{Text_ID2 = Text_New( Date, Time, low-Txt_below_bar*onetick, My_TEXT ); 
text_setcolor( Text_ID2,long_clr) ;
Text_SetStyle(Text_ID2, horizdown, vertdown); 
end;}
	PlotPaintBar( High,Low ) ;
	Alert ;
	end
	else
	NoPlot( 1 ) ; { remove the marker }