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Formula name: Color Price Bars with MACD Histogram Changes
Author/Uploader: MTR Investors Group - support [at] mtrig.com
Date/Time added: 2009-06-26 22:17:20
Origin: Dr. Alexander Elder
Keywords: Triple Screen, Elder
Level: basic
Flags: indicator

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Description:

Use on weekly charts to determine Trend Changes. If the Weekly Bars are Green check the daily bars for LONG entries, if the Weekly Bars on Red check the daily for SHORT entires.

Formula:

/*--------------------------------------------------------------------
MTR Investors Group - www.MTRIG.com

Color price bars with MACD Histogram Bars changes. Use on weekly chart 
to determine market trend. See Elder "Come into my trading room"
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SetChartOptions(0,chartShowArrows|chartShowDates);
_N(Title = StrFormat("{{NAME}} - {{INTERVAL}} {{DATE}} Open %g, Hi %g, Lo %g,
Close %g (%.1f%%) {{VALUES}}", O, H, L, C, SelectedValue( ROC( C, 1 ) ) ));

TimeFrameSet( inDaily) ;

//MACD
r1 = Param( "Impulse Fast avg", 12, 2, 200, 1 );
r2 = Param( "Impulse Slow avg", 26, 2, 200, 1 );
r3 = Param( "Impulse Signal avg", 9, 2, 200, 1 );

ml = MACD(r1, r2);
sl = Signal(r1,r2,r3);
Hist = ml-sl;

MACUP = Hist > Ref(Hist,-1);
MACDN = Hist < Ref(Hist,-1);

BarColor  = IIf(MACUP,colorGreen,IIf(MACDN,colorRed,colorBlue));

Plot( C, "Close", BarColor, styleNoTitle | ParamStyle("Style") |
GetPriceStyle() );

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