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/for...html#post62946

[aaa]

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

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

[aaa]

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]

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]

I'm too shy to do that...

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

[Tams]

Originally Posted by aaa »

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]

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

[sneo]

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;