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Darvas Box

Source: https://fxcodebase.com/code/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=2275
Forum: 17 · Topic 2275 · 10 post(s)


Darvas Box

Alexander.Gettinger · Mon Sep 27, 2010 2:43 am

For what is Darvas Box please see: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/darvasboxtheory.asp

Darvas_Box.png

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`


Re: Darvas Box

armandvon · Mon Sep 27, 2010 4:02 am

Thank you!


Re: Darvas Box

Robwin · Mon Dec 12, 2016 5:44 pm

Hello, Please possible modify for have the true darvas indicator (3 bars) as this ? :


Re: Darvas Box

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.


Re: Darvas Box

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.

darvas_box2.PNG

Download:

Darvas_Box2.lua


Re: Darvas Box

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.


Re: Darvas Box

Apprentice · Fri Mar 23, 2018 5:56 am

Try it now.


Re: Darvas Box

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.


Re: Darvas Box

Apprentice · Tue Mar 27, 2018 3:56 pm

Style option was added to both. Please refresh and re-download.


Re: Darvas Box

fizzmen74 · Tue Mar 27, 2018 5:52 pm

Thank you so much!!!