Technical Indicators » Entry Time

01 // Entry Time indicator
02 // Forex Strategy Builder v2.8.1.1
03 // Copyright (c) 2006 - 2009 Miroslav Popov - All rights reserved!
04 // Last changed on: 2009-04-15
05 // http://forexsb.com
06 
07 using System;
08 
09 namespace Forex_Strategy_Builder
10 {
11     /// <summary>
12     /// Entry Time indicator
13     /// </summary>
14     public class Entry_Time : Indicator
15     {
16         /// <summary>
17         /// Sets the default indicator parameters for the designated slot type
18         /// </summary>
19         public Entry_Time(SlotTypes slotType)
20         {
21             // General properties
22             IndicatorName = "Entry Time";
23             PossibleSlots = SlotTypes.OpenFilter;
24 
25             // Setting up the indicator parameters
26             IndParam = new IndicatorParam();
27             IndParam.IndicatorName = IndicatorName;
28             IndParam.SlotType      = slotType;
29             IndParam.IndicatorType = TypeOfIndicator.DateTime;
30 
31             // The ComboBox parameters
32             IndParam.ListParam[0].Caption = "Logic";
33             IndParam.ListParam[0].ItemList = new string[]
34             {
35                 "Enter the market between the specified hours"
36             };
37             IndParam.ListParam[0].Index   = 0;
38             IndParam.ListParam[0].Text    = IndParam.ListParam[0].ItemList[IndParam.ListParam[0].Index];
39             IndParam.ListParam[0].Enabled = true;
40             IndParam.ListParam[0].ToolTip = "Indicator's logic.";
41 
42             // The NumericUpDown parameters
43             IndParam.NumParam[0].Caption = "From hour (incl.)";
44             IndParam.NumParam[0].Value   = 0;
45             IndParam.NumParam[0].Min     = 0;
46             IndParam.NumParam[0].Max     = 23;
47             IndParam.NumParam[0].Enabled = true;
48             IndParam.NumParam[0].ToolTip = "Beginning of the entry period.";
49 
50             IndParam.NumParam[1].Caption = "From min (incl.)";
51             IndParam.NumParam[1].Value   = 0;
52             IndParam.NumParam[1].Min     = 0;
53             IndParam.NumParam[1].Max     = 59;
54             IndParam.NumParam[1].Enabled = true;
55             IndParam.NumParam[1].ToolTip = "Beginning of the entry period.";
56 
57             IndParam.NumParam[2].Caption = "Until hour (excl.)";
58             IndParam.NumParam[2].Value   = 24;
59             IndParam.NumParam[2].Min     = 0;
60             IndParam.NumParam[2].Max     = 24;
61             IndParam.NumParam[2].Enabled = true;
62             IndParam.NumParam[2].ToolTip = "End of the entry period.";
63 
64             IndParam.NumParam[3].Caption = "Until min( excl.)";
65             IndParam.NumParam[3].Value   = 0;
66             IndParam.NumParam[3].Min     = 0;
67             IndParam.NumParam[3].Max     = 59;
68             IndParam.NumParam[3].Enabled = true;
69             IndParam.NumParam[3].ToolTip = "End of the entry period.";
70 
71             return;
72         }
73 
74         /// <summary>
75         /// Calculates the indicator's components
76         /// </summary>
77         public override void Calculate(SlotTypes slotType)
78         {
79             // Reading the parameters
80             int iFromHour  = (int)IndParam.NumParam[0].Value;
81             int iFromMin   = (int)IndParam.NumParam[1].Value;
82             int iUntilHour = (int)IndParam.NumParam[2].Value;
83             int iUntilMin  = (int)IndParam.NumParam[3].Value;
84             TimeSpan tsFromTime  = new TimeSpan(iFromHour, iFromMin, 0);
85             TimeSpan tsUntilTime = new TimeSpan(iUntilHour, iUntilMin, 0);
86 
87             // Calculation
88             int iFirstBar = 1;
89             double[] adBars = new double[Bars];
90 
91             // Calculation of the logic
92             for (int iBar = iFirstBar; iBar < Bars; iBar++)
93             {
94                 if(tsFromTime < tsUntilTime)
95                     adBars[iBar] = Time[iBar].TimeOfDay >= tsFromTime &&
96                                    Time[iBar].TimeOfDay <  tsUntilTime ? 1 : 0;
97                 else if(tsFromTime > tsUntilTime)
98                     adBars[iBar] = Time[iBar].TimeOfDay >= tsFromTime ||
99                                    Time[iBar].TimeOfDay <  tsUntilTime ? 1 : 0;
100                 else
101                     adBars[iBar] = 1;
102             }
103 
104             // Saving the components
105             Component = new IndicatorComp[2];
106 
107             Component[0] = new IndicatorComp();
108             Component[0].CompName      = "Is long entry allowed";
109             Component[0].DataType      = IndComponentType.AllowOpenLong;
110             Component[0].ChartType     = IndChartType.NoChart;
111             Component[0].ShowInDynInfo = false;
112             Component[0].FirstBar      = iFirstBar;
113             Component[0].Value         = adBars;
114 
115             Component[1] = new IndicatorComp();
116             Component[1].CompName      = "Is short entry allowed";
117             Component[1].DataType      = IndComponentType.AllowOpenShort;
118             Component[1].ChartType     = IndChartType.NoChart;
119             Component[1].ShowInDynInfo = false;
120             Component[1].FirstBar      = iFirstBar;
121             Component[1].Value         = adBars;
122 
123             return;
124         }
125 
126         /// <summary>
127         /// Sets the indicator logic description
128         /// </summary>
129         public override void SetDescription(SlotTypes slotType)
130         {
131             int iFromHour  = (int)IndParam.NumParam[0].Value;
132             int iFromMin   = (int)IndParam.NumParam[1].Value;
133             int iUntilHour = (int)IndParam.NumParam[2].Value;
134             int iUntilMin  = (int)IndParam.NumParam[3].Value;
135 
136             string sFromTime  = iFromHour.ToString("00")  + ":" + iFromMin.ToString("00");
137             string sUntilTime = iUntilHour.ToString("00") + ":" + iUntilMin.ToString("00");
138 
139             EntryFilterLongDescription  = "the entry time is between " + sFromTime + " (incl.) and " + sUntilTime + " (
140                                           excl.)";
141             EntryFilterShortDescription = "the entry time is between " + sFromTime + " (incl.) and " + sUntilTime + " (
142                                           excl.)";
143 
144             return;
145         }
146 
147         /// <summary>
148         /// Indicator to string
149         /// </summary>
150         public override string ToString()
151         {
152             int iFromHour  = (int)IndParam.NumParam[0].Value;
153             int iFromMin   = (int)IndParam.NumParam[1].Value;
154             int iUntilHour = (int)IndParam.NumParam[2].Value;
155             int iUntilMin  = (int)IndParam.NumParam[3].Value;
156 
157             string sFromTime  = iFromHour.ToString("00")  + ":" + iFromMin.ToString("00");
158             string sUntilTime = iUntilHour.ToString("00") + ":" + iUntilMin.ToString("00");
159 
160             string sString = IndicatorName + " (" +
161                 sFromTime + " - " + // From
162                 sUntilTime + ")";   // Until
163 
164             return sString;
165         }
166     }
167 }

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