_SECTION_BEGIN("2 Timeframes Candlestick Bar Chart");
// Specially designed for use in day trading and to save chart space. This chart will displays 2 sets
// of candlestick bars. One for the time interval set for your chart- for example 1 Minute.
// The higher timeframe candlestick bars are created by using gfx low-level graphics AND will display
// according to the parameters you set- for example 5 minutes. shared by him on the AmiBroker List.
// It uses TimeFrame functions with the PlotOHLC function using styleCloud. So I was thinking it would look
// very nice using low-level graphics instead. Little bit more complicated, but I got a few great pointers from Herman!
// If your chart background turns pink- please read the error message in the upper left corner of the chart.
// Then please observe this AFL code uses ColorBlend(ColorFrom, ColorTo, Factor) which was introduced in Version 5.21 beta.
// The rules are simple- time frames from 1 up to 60 minutes AND Lower time frame must be smaller than the Higher time frame.
Version(5.21);
SetChartOptions(2, chartShowDates);
Title = Name();
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// PARAMETERS AND SETTINGS:
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ChartLum = Param("Chart Background Color Intensity", 0.40, 0, 1, 0.01);
TFMinShort = Param("Short Timeframe (Minutes)", 1, 1, 60, 1);
TFMinLong = Param("Long Timeframe (Minutes)", 5, 1, 60, 1);
OnSTFBars = ParamToggle("Short TF Bars", "Off, On", 1);
OnLTFBars = ParamToggle("Long TF Bars", "Off, On", 1);
BarLum1 = Param("Short TF Bar Color Intensity", 0, 0, 1, 0.01);
BarLum2 = Param("Long TF Bar Color Intensity", 0.70, 0, 1, 0.01);
SetChartBkColor(ColorBlend(colorLightBlue, colorWhite, ChartLum));
// Bar Colors for the Short Timeframe candlestick bars:
LineColor = ColorBlend(colorBlack, colorWhite, BarLum1);
UpBarColor = ColorBlend(colorBrightGreen, colorWhite, BarLum1);
DnBarColor = ColorBlend(colorRed, colorWhite, BarLum1);
// Bar Colors For The Long Timeframe candlestick bars:
TFLineColor = ColorBlend(colorBlack, colorWhite, BarLum2 - 0.1);
TFUpBarColor = ColorBlend(colorBrightGreen, colorWhite, BarLum2);
TFDnBarColor = ColorBlend(colorRed, colorWhite, BarLum2);
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// FUNCTIONS:
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function GetVisibleBarCount()
{
lvb = Status("lastvisiblebar");
fvb = Status("firstvisiblebar");
return Min( Lvb - fvb, BarCount - fvb );
}
function GfxConvertBarToPixelX( bar )
{
lvb = Status("lastvisiblebar");
fvb = Status("firstvisiblebar");
pxchartleft = Status("pxchartleft");
pxchartwidth = Status("pxchartwidth");
return pxchartleft + bar * pxchartwidth / ( Lvb - fvb + 1 );
}
function GfxConvertValueToPixelY( Value )
{
local Miny, Maxy, pxchartbottom, pxchartheight;
Miny = Status("axisminy");
Maxy = Status("axismaxy");
pxchartbottom = Status("pxchartbottom");
pxchartheight = Status("pxchartheight");
return pxchartbottom - floor( 0.5 + ( Value - Miny ) * pxchartheight/ ( Maxy -
Miny ) );
}
StaticVarKey = Name();
procedure xStaticVarSet(SName, SValue)
{
global StaticVarKey;
if (StaticVarKey != "")
StaticVarSet(Sname + StaticVarKey, Svalue);
}
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// MAIN PROGRAM:
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if(Interval() != TFMinShort * 60)
{
// Title = Title + "\n" + "\n" + "ALERT, ALERT, ALERT!!!" + "\n" + "Set the chart
//time Interval to: " + NumToStr(TFMinShort, 1.0, 1) +
// " Minute(s) or change the Short Timeframe Parameter setting.";
OnSTFBars = 0;
OnLTFBars = 0;
SetChartBkColor(colorRose);
}
if(TFMinShort >= TFMinLong)
{
// Title = Title + "\n" + "\n" + "ALERT, ALERT, ALERT!!!" + "\n" + "The Long
//Timeframe setting must be longer than the Short Timeframe!";
OnSTFBars = 0;
OnLTFBars = 0;
SetChartBkColor(colorRose);
}
if(OnSTFBars)
{
BarColor = IIf(Close > Open, UpBarColor, DnBarColor);
SetBarFillColor(BarColor);
Plot(Close, "", LineColor, styleCandle);
}
else
Plot(Close, "", colorBlack, styleCandle | styleNoDraw);
TFSec = in1Minute * TFMinLong;
TimeFrameSet(TFSec);
TFOpen = Open;
TFHigh = High;
TFLow = Low;
TFClose = Close;
TFBarIndex = BarIndex();
TFLastBarIndex = LastValue(BarIndex());
TimeFrameRestore();
TFOpen = TimeFrameExpand(TFOpen, TFSec, expandFirst);
TFHigh = TimeFrameExpand(TFHigh, TFSec, expandFirst);
TFLow = TimeFrameExpand(TFLow, TFSec, expandFirst);
TFClose = TimeFrameExpand(TFClose, TFSec, expandFirst);
TFBarIndex = TimeFrameExpand(TFBarIndex, TFSec, expandLast + 1);
TFLastBarIndex = TimeFrameExpand(TFLastBarIndex, TFSec, expandLast + 1);
CandleTop = Max(TFOpen, TFClose);
CandleBottom = Min(TFOpen, TFClose);
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// GFX LOW-LEVEL GRAPHICS SECTION.
// DRAWING THE LONG TIMEFRAME CANDLESTICK BARS:
//============================================================================
if(OnLTFBars)
{
GfxSetOverlayMode(1);
AllVisibleBars = GetVisibleBarCount();
fvb = Status("firstvisiblebar");
ChartWidth = GfxConvertBarToPixelX(AllVisibleBars );
PixBar = ChartWidth / AllVisibleBars;
Adjust = Pixbar * 0.35;
TFMinutes = TFMinLong / TFMinShort;
NewTFBar = IIf(TFBarIndex != Ref(TFBarIndex, -1), 1, 0);
BarInd = BarIndex();
TFLastBarIndex = LastValue(TFLastBarIndex);
// DRAW BAR HISTORY AND THE CURRENT BAR:
for(i = 0; i < AllVisibleBars; i++)
{
x1 = GfxConvertBarToPixelX(i) * NewTFBar[i + fvb] - Adjust;
if(BarInd[i + fvb] < TFLastBarIndex AND NewTFBar[i + fvb] == 1)
{
Counter = 0;
for(n = i + 1; NewTFBar[n + fvb] == 0 AND n + fvb < BarCount-1; n++)
Counter++;
x2 = GfxConvertBarToPixelX(i + Counter) * NewTFBar[i + fvb] + 1 + Adjust;
}
if(TFBarIndex[i + fvb] == TFLastBarIndex)
x2 = GfxConvertBarToPixelX(i + TFMinutes - 1) * NewTFBar[i + fvb] + 1 +
Adjust;
y1 = GfxConvertValueToPixelY(CandleTop[i + fvb]);
y2 = GfxConvertValueToPixelY(CandleBottom[i + fvb]);
yH = GfxConvertValueToPixelY(TFHigh[i + fvb]);
yL = GfxConvertValueToPixelY(TFLow[i + fvb]);
// Candle Body:
GfxSelectPen(TFLineColor, 0);
FillColor = IIf(TFOpen[i + fvb] < TFClose[i + fvb], TFUpBarColor,
TFDnBarColor);
GfxSelectSolidBrush(FillColor);
if(y1 == y2){y1 = y1 - Adjust; y2 = y2 + Adjust;
GfxSelectSolidBrush(TFLineColor);}
if(x1 > 0){
GfxRectangle( x1, y1, x2, y2);
// Candle High and Low:
GfxSelectPen(TFLineColor, 2);
GfxMoveTo(x2+(x1-x2)/2, y1);
GfxLineTo(x2+(x1-x2)/2, yH);
GfxMoveTo(x2+(x1-x2)/2, y2);
GfxLineTo(x2+(x1-x2)/2, yL);
RequestTimedRefresh(0);
}
}
}
_SECTION_END();
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