Category Oscilators  Published on 05/04/2023

Hurst Oscillator

Description

The Hurst oscillator is described in Jim Hurst's book "The Magic of Stock Transaction Timing".

This indicator can be used for identifying long trading zones when the indicator value is above the zero level, and for short trading zones when the indicator value is below the zero level.


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 mHurstOsc : Indicator
    {
        [Parameter("Main Period (10)", DefaultValue = 10, MinValue = 1)]
        public int inpMainPeriod { get; set; }
        [Parameter("Smooth Period (1)", DefaultValue = 1, MinValue = 1)]
        public int inpSmoothPeriod { get; set; }

        [Output("Hurst", LineColor = "Black", PlotType = PlotType.Line, LineStyle = LineStyle.Solid, Thickness = 1)]
        public IndicatorDataSeries outHurst { get; set; }
        
        private int _displacement;
        private MovingAverage _pr, _smooth;
        private IndicatorDataSeries _cma, _flow, _hurstoscillator;
        

        protected override void Initialize()
        {
            _displacement = Convert.ToInt16(inpMainPeriod / 2.0 + 1.0);
            _pr = Indicators.MovingAverage(Bars.MedianPrices, inpMainPeriod, MovingAverageType.Simple);
            _cma = CreateDataSeries();
            _flow = CreateDataSeries();
            _smooth = Indicators.MovingAverage(_flow, inpSmoothPeriod, MovingAverageType.Simple);
            _hurstoscillator = CreateDataSeries();
        }

        public override void Calculate(int i)
        {

            _cma[i] = i>inpMainPeriod ? _pr.Result[i-_displacement] : Bars.ClosePrices[i];
            _flow[i] = Bars.ClosePrices[i] > Bars.ClosePrices[i-1] ? Bars.HighPrices[i] : Bars.ClosePrices[i] < Bars.ClosePrices[i-1] ? Bars.LowPrices[i] : (Bars.HighPrices[i] + Bars.LowPrices[i]) / 2;
            _hurstoscillator[i] = (_smooth.Result[i] - _cma[i]) / Symbol.TickSize;
            
            outHurst[i] = _hurstoscillator[i];
        }
    }
}

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mfejza

Joined on 25.01.2022

  • Distribution: Free
  • Language: C#
  • Trading platform: cTrader Automate
  • File name: mHurstOsc.algo
  • Rating: 5
  • Installs: 456
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