Description

A colored universal multicurrency/multi-symbol indicator Bollinger Bands to be drawn in a separate window below the main financial instrument. The rising and falling line of the main indicator and Bollinger Bands can be colored.

The indicator can be calculated based on one of the eleven basic indicators included in the standard package of the metaTrader 4 terminal:

0. AD - an indicator of accumulation and distribution of volume.
1. OBV - On Balance Volume.
2. Force - Force Index indicator.
3. MFI - Money Flow Index.
4. ATR - Average True Range.
5. Momentum.
6. Moving Average.
7. CCI - Commodity Channel Index.
8. RSI - Relative Strength Index.
9. ADX - Average Directional Movement indicator.
10. DeMarker.
11. Standard Deviation.

The default indicator is AD - an indicator of accumulation and distribution of volume.

Purpose

The indicator can be used for manual or automated trading in an Expert Advisor. Values of indicator buffer of the double type can be used for automated trading: 

1. The middle line of the Bollinger Bands - buffer 2.
2. The upper line of the Bollinger Bands - buffer 0.
3. The lower line of the Bollinger Bands - buffer 1.
4. The bullish line of the basic indicator - buffer 3, must not be equal to zero.
5. The bearish line of the basic indicator - buffer 4, must not be equal to zero.
6. The main line of the basic indicator - buffer 5.

For a more in-depth analysis the indicator can be used in combination with Bollinger Bands of the main chart.

Inputs

1. Currency_Name - the name of the financial instrument.
2. Calc_Method - the index of the indicator, based on which the Bollinger Bands will be calculated (from 0 to 11). By default, i.e. more than 11 - based on the AD indicator.
3. BB_Period - calculation period of Bollinger Bands.
4. Deviation - deviation from the main line.
5. Periods - the period for calculating the basic indicator, based on which Bollinger Bands will be calculated.
6. Mode - the index of the line (MAIN - 0 or SIGNAL - 1) of the basic indicator, based on which Bollinger Bands will be calculated.
7. MA_Method - averaging method for the MA of the basic indicator:
1. MODE_SMA - 0.
2. MODE_EMA - 1.
3. MODE_SMMA - 2.
4. MODE_LWMA - 3.
8. Applied_Price - the used price of the basic indicator:
1. PRICE_CLOSE - 0.
2. PRICE_OPEN - 1.
3. PRICE_HIGH - 2.
4. PRICE_LOW - 3.
5. PRICE_MEDIAN - 4.
6. PRICE_TYPICAL - 5.
7. PRICE_WEIGHTED - 6.
9. Shift - the sift of the basic and calculation indicator relative to the price chart.