Description
Are you curious if the market moves are particular way at 12:35 every day? Use this time frame highlighter to underline that time range and scan the charts to see if you can find a pattern.
using System;
using cAlgo.API;
using cAlgo.API.Internals;
using cAlgo.API.Indicators;
using cAlgo.Indicators;
namespace cAlgo
{
[Indicator(IsOverlay = true, TimeZone = TimeZones.UTC, AccessRights = AccessRights.None)]
public class TimeRangeHighlighter : Indicator
{
[Parameter(DefaultValue = 0.0)]
public int StartMinutes { get; set; }
[Parameter(DefaultValue = 60)]
public int EndMinutes { get; set; }
[Parameter(DefaultValue = 50)]
public int HistogramHeight { get; set; }
[Output("Shading", PlotType = PlotType.Histogram, Thickness = 2, Color = Colors.Aqua)]
public IndicatorDataSeries Result { get; set; }
protected override void Initialize()
{
// Initialize and create nested indicators
}
public override void Calculate(int index)
{
// Calculate value at specified index
// Result[index] = ...
var time = this.MarketSeries.OpenTime[index];
var today = new DateTime(time.Year, time.Month, time.Day);
var diff = time.Subtract(today).TotalMinutes;
if (diff >= StartMinutes && diff < EndMinutes)
{
Result[index] = this.MarketSeries.Low[index] + HistogramHeight * Symbol.PipSize;
}
}
}
}
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pennyfx
Joined on 27.09.2012
- Distribution: Free
- Language: C#
- Trading platform: cTrader Automate
- File name: CarbonFx.TimeRangeHighlighter.algo
- Rating: 5
- Installs: 3705
- Modified: 13/10/2021 09:54
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Thanks, 'pennyfx'. It graphically reminds me to pay attention at key times of the day.
I needed to reduce the 'HistogramHeight' setting, or my 1m charts got flattened. ;)