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[amibroker] Re: Elder's AutoEnvelope



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Hi Swingtrader 

Here my Amibroker interpretation of the Code

Kindest Regards
Guno

//====================
//Elder's AutoEnvelope
//====================
//---8<---------------------------

//{Dr A. Elder's AutoEnvelope interpretation v1.0}
//{ www.elder.com/MetaStock/AutoEnvelope.htm }
//{ http://www.metastocktools.com }
//Modified for AmiBroker by Guno van Engel

//{ User inputs }
//pds=Input("EMA periods",1,252,21);
pds = Param("EMA periods", 1, 252, 21);

//pdsBak=Input("lookback periods",1,252,42);
pdsBak=Param("lookback periods",1,252,42);

//x=Input("use: Open=1, High=2, Low=3, Close=4, WClose=5",1,5,4);
x=Param("use: Open=1, High=2, Low=3, Close=4, WClose=5",1,5,4);

//Plot1=Input("[1]AutoEnvelope, [2]Long signals, [3]All 
signals",1,3,1);
Plot1=Param("[1]AutoEnvelope, [2]Long signals, [3]All 
signals",1,3,1);

//delay=Input("Entry/Exit signals delay",0,5,0);
delay=Param("Entry/Exit signals delay",0,5,0);

//{ Price field }
WC = TimeFrameGetPrice( "C", inWeekly, -1 ); // gives you previous 
week Open price 
x=IIf(x=1,O,IIf(x=2,H,IIf(x=3,L,IIf(x=5,WC,C))));

//{ Envelope bands }
AvgX=EMA(x,pds);
hiAvg=HHV(H,pdsBak);
loAvg=LLV(L,pdsBak);
shift= EMA(IIf(hiAvg > AvgX, hiAvg - AvgX, AvgX - loAvg),pds);
UpperBand=AvgX+shift;
LowerBand=AvgX-shift;

//{ Envelope signals }
In=Cross(x,LowerBand);
Out=Cross(x,UpperBand);
Init=Cum(In + Out > - 1)==1;
InInit=Cum(In)==1;
flag=BarsSince(Init OR In) < BarsSince(Init OR Out)+InInit;
signals=Ref((InInit AND Hold(InInit=0,2) OR flag AND Hold
(flag=0,2)) -(flag=0 AND Hold(flag,2)),-delay);

//{ Plot envelope on price chart }
UpBand  = IIf(PPlot=1,UpperBand,IIf(Plot1=2,signals,In-Out));
MidBand = IIf(PPlot=1,AvgX,IIf(Plot1=2,0,0));
LowBand = IIf(PPlot=1,LowerBand,IIf(Plot1=2,signals,In-Out));

Plot(UpBand  ,"UpperBand",colorBlack,styleLine | styleThick);
Plot(MidBand , "MidleBand", colorBlack, styleLine | styleThick  );
Plot(LowBand, "LowerBand", colorBlack, styleLine | styleThick  );
Plot(C , "Price", colorBlack, styleCandle | styleThick  );


--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "swingtrader_se" 
<swingtrader_se@xxxx> wrote:
>
> Can anyone please translate this formula to Amibroker?
> I would be very grateful...
> ====================
> Elder's AutoEnvelope
> ====================
> ---8<---------------------------
> 
> {Dr A. Elder's AutoEnvelope interpretation v1.0}
> { www.elder.com/MetaStock/AutoEnvelope.htm }
> { http://www.metastocktools.com }
> 
> { User inputs }
> pds:=Input("EMA periods",1,252,21);
> pdsBak:=Input("lookback periods",1,252,42);
> x:=Input("use: Open=1, High=2, Low=3, Close=4, WClose=5",1,5,4);
> plot:=Input("[1]AutoEnvelope, [2]Long signals, [3]All 
> signals",1,3,1);
> delay:=Input("Entry/Exit signals delay",0,5,0);
> 
> { Price field }
> x:=If(x=1,O,If(x=2,H,If(x=3,L,If(x=5,WC(),C))));
> 
> { Envelope bands }
> Avg:=Mov(x,pds,E);
> hiAvg:=HHV(H,pdsBak);
> loAvg:=LLV(L,pdsBak);
> shift:=
>  Mov(If(hiAvg>Avg,hiAvg-Avg,Avg-loAvg),pds,E);
> UpperBand:=Avg+shift;
> LowerBand:=Avg-shift;
> 
> { Envelope signals }
> In:=Cross(x,LowerBand);
> Out:=Cross(x,UpperBand);
> Init:=Cum(In+Out>-1)=1;
> InInit:=Cum(In)=1;
> flag:=BarsSince(Init OR In)
>  <BarsSince(Init OR Out)+InInit;
> signals:=Ref((InInit AND Alert(InInit=0,2)
>   OR flag AND Alert(flag=0,2))
>    -(flag=0 AND Alert(flag,2)),-delay);
> 
> { Plot envelope on price chart }
> If(plot=1,UpperBand,If(plot=2,signals,In-Out));
> If(plot=1,Avg,If(plot=2,0,0));
> If(plot=1,LowerBand,If(plot=2,signals,In-Out))
> 
> ---8<---------------------------
> 
> 
> http://www.metastocktools.com
>







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