Bottomline

[Tams 20]

Bottomline

 

This indicator prints the pertinent information on the bottom of the screen.

 

You can easily modify this indicator with information of your choice

 

MultiChart version can adjust the text size.

 

 

see also the complementary Masthead:

http://www.traderslaboratory.com/forums/f46/masthead-5768.html#post62946

 

 

Bottomline_(TS).txt

Bottomline_(MC).txt

[aaa 10]

 

Every week Tams shares great and simple ideas in this forum...

 

Having any kind of information printed on the screen is powerfull.

 

[aaa 10]

Top and Bottom mixed in one

 

bottom( 0 ); = Top

 

bottom( 1 ); = Bottom

 

// Masthead + Bottomline
// version beta 0.1
// Author: TAMS
// date: 20090416
// license: public use
// description: this indicator prints the pertinent information on the bottom or top of the screen.
// MultiChart version can adjust the text size.
// you can easily modify this indicator with information of your choice
//

input:
ATR.length1(	10	),
ATR.length2(	20	),
Text.size(	14 	),
Text.color(	black	),
Bottom( 	1	);

var:
id.txt(	-1	),
txt.data1(	""	),
topprice(	0	),
bottomprice(	0	);

if Bottom = 0 then
Value1 = getappinfo(aihighestdispvalue)
else if Bottom > 0 then
Value1 = getappinfo(ailowestdispvalue);

txt.data1 = "HL="+NumToStr(highd(0)-lowd(0),2)
+ ", ATR"+NumToStr(ATR.length2,0)+"="+ NumToStr(AvgTrueRange( ATR.length2),2)
+ ", ATR"+NumToStr(ATR.length1,0)+"="+ NumToStr(AvgTrueRange( ATR.length1),2)
+ ", Range[1]="+NumToStr(range[1],2)
+ ", Range="+NumToStr(range,2);

if currentbar = 1 then 
begin
id.txt = text_new(d, t, Value1 , txt.data1);
Text_SetStyle (id.txt , 1, 1); 
Text_Setcolor (id.txt , text.color); 
{MC only}
text_setsize (id.txt , text.size);
text_setattribute (id.txt, 1, true); 
end;

text_SetString(id.txt, txt.data1);
text_setlocation(id.txt, d, t, Value1);

[Tams 20]

nice !

 

you should add this to the code:

 

 

// Masthead + Bottomline

// version beta 0.2

// Author: TAMS

// date: 20090416

// license: public use

// description: this indicator prints the pertinent information on the bottom or top of the screen.

// MultiChart version can adjust the text size.

// you can easily modify this indicator with information of your choice

//

// beta 0.2 modification by aaa

// date: 20090418

// beta 0.2: combined masthead with bottomline

 

 

Great synergy!

;-)

[aaa 10]

I'm too shy to do that... :haha:

 

I'm a fan of your indicators and I 'm glad that you appreciate my tiny contribution.

[Tams 20]

Every week Tams shares great and simple ideas in this forum...

Having any kind of information printed on the screen is powerfull.

 

 

I am glad you can see the power in these simple ideas.

 

What I am trying to do is to introduce some basic tools and tricks

that people can use and modify to their methods.

 

I will increase the complexity of the tools if people can pick them up.

... eventually I will combine these little tools and demonstrate how to build big and complex analysis.

 

EasyLanguage is a powerhouse waiting to be unleashed.

 

Enjoy!

 

.

[aaa 10]

There is before TAMS...

 

...and after TAMS

 

What an amazing program !!!

 

I'm sure that everybody on this forum is glad to learn from you :missy:

[sneo 10]

not too sure if it was brought up before,

 

if "aihighestdispvalue" or "ailowestdispvalue" is used in code, the chart has to be preloaded before the application of the Info Printout. The implication is that if the user has a habit of switching products (or symbol name as most like to call it), then, the first time the chart is loaded, the Info Printout will not appear. The user will then have to do a refresh to his/her chart to get it appearing.

 

As per TradeStation Help for "GetAppInfo - AiLowestDispValue":

"Identifies lowest possible value of the underlying data visible on the screen for which the analysis technique is plotted. Note that this value is only useful if the chart is visible in the active workspace and the value is only updated when a new trade or barclose occurs."

 

I would suggest directly feeding the "Value1" with the following, which will place the InfoPrint either top or bottom depending on where the prices are (top if prices are generally low and bottom if prices are generally high, so as not to have the text overlap prices):

inputs:
TrackPeriod( 500 );
variables:
TrackRange( 0 );

TrackRange = Highest(High,TrackPeriod)-Lowest(Low,TrackPeriod);
if Close >= ((0.5*TrackRange) + Lowest(Low,TrackPeriod))
	then begin
		Value1 = 0.08;
	end
	else
		begin
		Value1= 0.92;
end;

[Tams 20]

not too sure if it was brought up before,

 

if "aihighestdispvalue" or "ailowestdispvalue" is used in code, the chart has to be preloaded before the application of the Info Printout. The implication is that if the user has a habit of switching products (or symbol name as most like to call it), then, the first time the chart is loaded, the Info Printout will not appear. The user will then have to do a refresh to his/her chart to get it appearing...

 

 

Most of the charting software are "Event Driven".

ie. the program is sitting idle, not doing anything, not calculating an update... until

...a new trade or barclose occurs.

 

edit:

after you have loaded the chart, once a tick has come in, the Info Printout will position itself in the right place.

 

the only time you will see the printout misplaced is when you are offline.

(ie. no ticks coming in.)

 

 

:-(

Edited April 19, 2009 by Tams

[Tams 20]

TrackRange = Highest(High,TrackPeriod)-Lowest(Low,TrackPeriod);

 

will get you the trading range... but is the range inside the screen display?

[sneo 10]

yes, thats why i mentioned if the user has a habit of switching around symbols (which is what I am guilty of), sometimes the chart does not update fast enough. Alternatively, if the symbol trades at a different timezone, there will be no refresh (e.g. for me, I am in Asian Timezone, SPX does not update).

 

Both ways (disp and direct formula) provides the same results. I just suggest an alternative way in case of the above 2 scenarios. =)

 

"TrackRange = Highest(High,TrackPeriod)-Lowest(Low,TrackPeriod)" will provide trading range within the tracking period you specified, typically the number of periods you would place in your chart. I used 500 as an abitrary number.