Category Trend  Published on 11/10/2022

Trend Score

Description

Trend Score indicator by Tushar S. Chande was described in the article "Rating Trend Strength" in S&C magazine (September 1993).

It displays both the power and direction of a trend.


using System;
using cAlgo.API;
using cAlgo.API.Indicators;
using cAlgo.API.Internals;

namespace cAlgo
{
    [Levels(0)]
    [Indicator(IsOverlay = false, AccessRights = AccessRights.None)]
    public class mTrendScore : Indicator
    {
        [Parameter("Period (10)", DefaultValue = 10)]
        public int inpPeriod { get; set; }
        [Parameter("OverboughtOversold value (5)", DefaultValue = 5)]
        public double inpOverboughtOversold { get; set; }
        [Parameter("Price Method (close)", DefaultValue = enumPriceMethods.OpenClose)]
        public enumPriceMethods inpPriceMethod { get; set; }
        [Parameter("Use Period (yes)", DefaultValue = true)]
        public bool inpUsePeriod { get; set; }

        [Output("TrendScore", LineColor = "Black", PlotType = PlotType.Line, LineStyle = LineStyle.Solid, Thickness = 1)]
        public IndicatorDataSeries outTrendScore { get; set; }
        [Output("Overbought", LineColor = "Red", PlotType = PlotType.Line, LineStyle = LineStyle.Dots, Thickness = 1)]
        public IndicatorDataSeries outOverbought { get; set; }
        [Output("Oversold", LineColor = "Red", PlotType = PlotType.Line, LineStyle = LineStyle.Dots, Thickness = 1)]
        public IndicatorDataSeries outOversold { get; set; }
        
        private IndicatorDataSeries _score, _trendscore, _prevprice;


        protected override void Initialize()
        {
            _score = CreateDataSeries();
            _trendscore = CreateDataSeries();
            _prevprice = CreateDataSeries();
        }

        public override void Calculate(int i)
        {
            _prevprice[i] = inpPriceMethod == enumPriceMethods.OpenClose ? Bars.OpenPrices[i] : (i>1 ? Bars.ClosePrices[i-1] : Bars.TypicalPrices[i]);
            _score[i] = Bars.ClosePrices[i] > _prevprice[i] ? +1 : Bars.ClosePrices[i] < _prevprice[i] ? -1 : 0;
            if(inpUsePeriod == true)
                _trendscore[i] = _score.Sum(inpPeriod);
            else
            {
                if(Bars.ClosePrices[i] > _prevprice[i])
                    _trendscore[i] = (_trendscore[i-1] >= 0 && i>1 ? _trendscore[i-1] + 1 : 1);
                else 
                    if(Bars.ClosePrices[i] < _prevprice[i])
                        _trendscore[i] = (_trendscore[i-1] < 0 && i>1 ? _trendscore[i-1] - 1 : -1);
                    else
                        _trendscore[i] = i>1 ? _trendscore[i-1] : 0;
            }
            
            outTrendScore[i] = _trendscore[i];
            outOverbought[i+100] = inpOverboughtOversold;
            outOversold[i+100] = -inpOverboughtOversold;
        }
    }
    
    public enum enumPriceMethods
    {
        OpenClose,
        CloseClose
    }
}

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mfejza

Joined on 25.01.2022

  • Distribution: Free
  • Language: C#
  • Trading platform: cTrader Automate
  • File name: mTrendScore.algo
  • Rating: 5
  • Installs: 158
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