It would be very great if we can translate that into "lua"
There is just one thing to think about: the time for period begin and end ist german time!!!
This Breaktout Strategie is for every Currency BUT NOT for GBPJPY
I hope the mt4 code is enougt to translate into lua!??!
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//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| BreakOutPANCA-EAGLE.mq4 |
//| hapalkos |
//| 2007.11.20 |
//| ++ modified so that rectangles do not overlay |
//| ++ this makes color selection more versatile |
//| ++ code consolidated |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "hapalkos"
#property link ""
#property indicator_chart_window
extern int NumberOfDays = 50;
extern string periodBegin = "00:00";
extern string periodEnd = "05:30";
extern string BoxEnd = "23:00";
extern int BoxBreakOut_Offset = 10;
extern color BoxHLColor = MidnightBlue;
extern color BoxBreakOutColor = LimeGreen;
extern color BoxPeriodColor = OrangeRed;
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void init() {
DeleteObjects();
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custor indicator deinitialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void deinit() {
DeleteObjects();
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Remove all Rectangles |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void DeleteObjects() {
ObjectsDeleteAll(0,OBJ_RECTANGLE);
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator iteration function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void start() {
datetime dtTradeDate=TimeCurrent();
for (int i=0; i<NumberOfDays; i++) {
DrawObjects(dtTradeDate, "BoxHL " + TimeToStr(dtTradeDate,TIME_DATE), periodBegin, periodEnd, BoxEnd, BoxHLColor, 0, 1);
DrawObjects(dtTradeDate, "BoxBreakOut_High " + TimeToStr(dtTradeDate,TIME_DATE), periodBegin, periodEnd, BoxEnd, BoxBreakOutColor, BoxBreakOut_Offset,2);
DrawObjects(dtTradeDate, "BoxBreakOut_Low " + TimeToStr(dtTradeDate,TIME_DATE), periodBegin, periodEnd, BoxEnd, BoxBreakOutColor, BoxBreakOut_Offset,3);
DrawObjects(dtTradeDate, "BoxPeriod " + TimeToStr(dtTradeDate,TIME_DATE), periodBegin, periodEnd, periodEnd, BoxPeriodColor, BoxBreakOut_Offset,4);
dtTradeDate=decrementTradeDate(dtTradeDate);
while (TimeDayOfWeek(dtTradeDate) > 5) dtTradeDate = decrementTradeDate(dtTradeDate);
}
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Create Rectangles |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void DrawObjects(datetime dtTradeDate, string sObjName, string sTimeBegin, string sTimeEnd, string sTimeObjEnd, color cObjColor, int iOffSet, int iForm) {
datetime dtTimeBegin, dtTimeEnd, dtTimeObjEnd;
double dPriceHigh, dPriceLow;
int iBarBegin, iBarEnd;
dtTimeBegin = StrToTime(TimeToStr(dtTradeDate, TIME_DATE) + " " + sTimeBegin);
dtTimeEnd = StrToTime(TimeToStr(dtTradeDate, TIME_DATE) + " " + sTimeEnd);
dtTimeObjEnd = StrToTime(TimeToStr(dtTradeDate, TIME_DATE) + " " + sTimeObjEnd);
iBarBegin = iBarShift(NULL, 0, dtTimeBegin);
iBarEnd = iBarShift(NULL, 0, dtTimeEnd);
dPriceHigh = High[Highest(NULL, 0, MODE_HIGH, iBarBegin-iBarEnd, iBarEnd)];
dPriceLow = Low [Lowest (NULL, 0, MODE_LOW , iBarBegin-iBarEnd, iBarEnd)];
ObjectCreate(sObjName, OBJ_RECTANGLE, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_TIME1 , dtTimeBegin);
ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_TIME2 , dtTimeObjEnd);
//---- High-Low Rectangle
if(iForm==1){
ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_PRICE1, dPriceHigh);
ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_PRICE2, dPriceLow);
ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_STYLE, STYLE_SOLID);
ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_COLOR, cObjColor);
ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_BACK, True);
}
//---- Upper Rectangle
if(iForm==2){
ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_PRICE1, dPriceHigh);
ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_PRICE2, dPriceHigh + iOffSet*Point);
ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_STYLE, STYLE_SOLID);
ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_COLOR, cObjColor);
ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_BACK, True);
}
//---- Lower Rectangle
if(iForm==3){
ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_PRICE1, dPriceLow - iOffSet*Point);
ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_PRICE2, dPriceLow);
ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_STYLE, STYLE_SOLID);
ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_COLOR, cObjColor);
ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_BACK, True);
}
//---- Period Rectangle
if(iForm==4){
ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_PRICE1, dPriceHigh + iOffSet*Point);
ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_PRICE2, dPriceLow - iOffSet*Point);
ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_STYLE, STYLE_SOLID);
ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_COLOR, cObjColor);
ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_WIDTH, 2);
ObjectSet(sObjName, OBJPROP_BACK, False);
}
string sObjDesc = StringConcatenate("High: ",dPriceHigh," Low: ", dPriceLow, " OffSet: ",iOffSet);
ObjectSetText(sObjName, sObjDesc,10,"Times New Roman",Black);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Decrement Date to draw objects in the past |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
datetime decrementTradeDate (datetime dtTimeDate) {
int iTimeYear=TimeYear(dtTimeDate);
int iTimeMonth=TimeMonth(dtTimeDate);
int iTimeDay=TimeDay(dtTimeDate);
int iTimeHour=TimeHour(dtTimeDate);
int iTimeMinute=TimeMinute(dtTimeDate);
iTimeDay--;
if (iTimeDay==0) {
iTimeMonth--;
if (iTimeMonth==0) {
iTimeYear--;
iTimeMonth=12;
}
// Thirty days hath September...
if (iTimeMonth==4 || iTimeMonth==6 || iTimeMonth==9 || iTimeMonth==11) iTimeDay=30;
// ...all the rest have thirty-one...
if (iTimeMonth==1 || iTimeMonth==3 || iTimeMonth==5 || iTimeMonth==7 || iTimeMonth==8 || iTimeMonth==10 || iTimeMonth==12) iTimeDay=31;
// ...except...
if (iTimeMonth==2) if (MathMod(iTimeYear, 4)==0) iTimeDay=29; else iTimeDay=28;
}
return(StrToTime(iTimeYear + "." + iTimeMonth + "." + iTimeDay + " " + iTimeHour + ":" + iTimeMinute));
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+