Source: https://fxcodebase.com/code/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=2275
Forum: 17 · Topic 2275 · 10 post(s)
Alexander.Gettinger · Mon Sep 27, 2010 2:43 am
For what is Darvas Box please see: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/darvasboxtheory.asp

Code: Select all `function Init() indicator:name(“Darvas Box”); indicator:description(“Darvas Box”); indicator:requiredSource(core.Bar); indicator:type(core.Indicator);
indicator.parameters:addGroup(“Style”); indicator.parameters:addColor(“clrUP”, “UP Color”, “UP Color”, core.rgb(0, 255, 0)); indicator.parameters:addColor(“clrDN”, “DN Color”, “DN Color”, core.rgb(255, 0, 0)); end
local first; local source = nil; local BuffUP=nil; local BuffDN=nil; local box_top=0.; local box_bottom=0.; local state=1; local i;
function Prepare() source = instance.source; first = source:first()+2; local name = profile:id() .. “(“ .. source:name() .. “)”; instance:name(name); BuffUP = instance:addStream(“BuffUP”, core.Line, name .. “.UP”, “UP”, instance.parameters.clrUP, first); BuffDN = instance:addStream(“BuffDN”, core.Line, name .. “.DN”, “DN”, instance.parameters.clrDN, first); end
function Update(period, mode) if (period>first) then box_top=0.; box_bottom=0.; state=1; for i=first,period,1 do if state==1 then box_top=source.high[i]; elseif state==2 then if box_top<=source.high[i] then box_top=source.high[i]; end elseif state==3 then if box_top>source.high[i] then box_bottom=source.low[i]; else box_top=source.high[i]; end elseif state==4 then if box_top>source.high[i] then if box_bottom>=source.low[i] then box_bottom=source.low[i]; end else box_top=source.high[i]; end elseif state==5 then if box_top>source.high[i] then if box_bottom>=source.low[i] then box_bottom=source.low[i]; end else box_top=source.high[i]; end state=0; end BuffUP[i]=box_top; BuffDN[i]=box_bottom; state=state+1; end end end`
armandvon · Mon Sep 27, 2010 4:02 am
Thank you!
Robwin · Mon Dec 12, 2016 5:44 pm
Hello, Please possible modify for have the true darvas indicator (3 bars) as this ? :
Apprentice · Fri Dec 16, 2016 5:02 am
Your request is added to the development list, Under Id Number 3696 If someone is interested to do this task, please contact me.
Alexander.Gettinger · Mon Nov 06, 2017 1:28 pm
Robwin wrote: Hello, Please possible modify for have the true darvas indicator (3 bars) as this ? :
Please, try this version of the indicator.
Download:
fizzmen74 · Thu Mar 22, 2018 10:15 pm
Hello,
Please possible modify for have “ different line width” and “different line style” ?
I want to apply the indicator several times (different styles and colors) with different timeframes.
Thank you.
Apprentice · Fri Mar 23, 2018 5:56 am
Try it now.
fizzmen74 · Tue Mar 27, 2018 12:45 pm
thank you, I’m sorry but I can not express myself. I was talking about the DARVAS_box2.lua for modifications.
thank you for everything.
Apprentice · Tue Mar 27, 2018 3:56 pm
Style option was added to both. Please refresh and re-download.
fizzmen74 · Tue Mar 27, 2018 5:52 pm
Thank you so much!!!