//+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| ADX.mq5 | //| Copyright 2025, xxxxxxxx (Based on MetaQuotes ADXW) | //| | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ #property copyright "Copyright 2025, xxxxxxxx" #property link "" #property version "1.00" #property description "ADX by Welles Wilder on standard price data." //--- Indicator Window and Level Properties --- #property indicator_separate_window #property indicator_buffers 7 // 3 for plotting, 4 for calculations #property indicator_plots 3 //--- Plot 1: ADX line (Main trend strength) #property indicator_label1 "ADX" #property indicator_type1 DRAW_LINE #property indicator_color1 clrLightSeaGreen #property indicator_style1 STYLE_SOLID #property indicator_width1 1 //--- Plot 2: +DI line (Positive Directional Indicator) #property indicator_label2 "+DI" #property indicator_type2 DRAW_LINE #property indicator_color2 clrLimeGreen #property indicator_style2 STYLE_DOT #property indicator_width2 1 //--- Plot 3: -DI line (Negative Directional Indicator) #property indicator_label3 "-DI" #property indicator_type3 DRAW_LINE #property indicator_color3 clrTomato #property indicator_style3 STYLE_DOT #property indicator_width3 1 //--- Input Parameters --- input int InpPeriodADX = 14; // Period for ADX calculations //--- Indicator Buffers --- double BufferADX[]; double BufferPDI[]; double BufferNDI[]; double BufferSmoothed_PDM[]; double BufferSmoothed_NDM[]; double BufferSmoothed_TR[]; double BufferDX[]; //--- Global Objects and Variables --- int g_ExtADXPeriod; //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| Custom indicator initialization function. | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ int OnInit() { g_ExtADXPeriod = (InpPeriodADX < 1) ? 1 : InpPeriodADX; SetIndexBuffer(0, BufferADX, INDICATOR_DATA); SetIndexBuffer(1, BufferPDI, INDICATOR_DATA); SetIndexBuffer(2, BufferNDI, INDICATOR_DATA); SetIndexBuffer(3, BufferSmoothed_PDM, INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS); SetIndexBuffer(4, BufferSmoothed_NDM, INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS); SetIndexBuffer(5, BufferSmoothed_TR, INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS); SetIndexBuffer(6, BufferDX, INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS); ArraySetAsSeries(BufferADX, false); ArraySetAsSeries(BufferPDI, false); ArraySetAsSeries(BufferNDI, false); ArraySetAsSeries(BufferSmoothed_PDM, false); ArraySetAsSeries(BufferSmoothed_NDM, false); ArraySetAsSeries(BufferSmoothed_TR, false); ArraySetAsSeries(BufferDX, false); IndicatorSetInteger(INDICATOR_DIGITS, 2); PlotIndexSetInteger(0, PLOT_DRAW_BEGIN, g_ExtADXPeriod * 2 - 1); PlotIndexSetInteger(1, PLOT_DRAW_BEGIN, g_ExtADXPeriod); PlotIndexSetInteger(2, PLOT_DRAW_BEGIN, g_ExtADXPeriod); IndicatorSetString(INDICATOR_SHORTNAME, StringFormat("ADXW(%d)", g_ExtADXPeriod)); return(INIT_SUCCEEDED); } //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| Custom indicator calculation function. | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ int OnCalculate(const int rates_total, const int prev_calculated, const datetime &time[], const double &open[], const double &high[], const double &low[], const double &close[], const long &tick_volume[], const long &volume[], const int &spread[]) { if(rates_total < g_ExtADXPeriod * 2) return(0); //--- STEP 1: Calculate raw +DM, -DM, and TR from standard prices double pDM[], nDM[], TR[]; ArrayResize(pDM, rates_total); ArrayResize(nDM, rates_total); ArrayResize(TR, rates_total); for(int i = 1; i < rates_total; i++) { pDM[i] = high[i] - high[i-1]; nDM[i] = low[i-1] - low[i]; if(pDM[i] < 0 || pDM[i] < nDM[i]) pDM[i] = 0; if(nDM[i] < 0 || nDM[i] < pDM[i]) nDM[i] = 0; TR[i] = MathMax(high[i], close[i-1]) - MathMin(low[i], close[i-1]); } //--- STEP 2: Calculate Smoothed PDM, NDM, and TR for(int i = g_ExtADXPeriod; i < rates_total; i++) { if(i == g_ExtADXPeriod) // First calculation is a simple sum { double sum_pdm=0, sum_ndm=0, sum_tr=0; for(int j=1; j<=g_ExtADXPeriod; j++) { sum_pdm += pDM[j]; sum_ndm += nDM[j]; sum_tr += TR[j]; } BufferSmoothed_PDM[i] = sum_pdm; BufferSmoothed_NDM[i] = sum_ndm; BufferSmoothed_TR[i] = sum_tr; } else // Subsequent calculations use Wilder's smoothing { BufferSmoothed_PDM[i] = BufferSmoothed_PDM[i-1] - (BufferSmoothed_PDM[i-1] / g_ExtADXPeriod) + pDM[i]; BufferSmoothed_NDM[i] = BufferSmoothed_NDM[i-1] - (BufferSmoothed_NDM[i-1] / g_ExtADXPeriod) + nDM[i]; BufferSmoothed_TR[i] = BufferSmoothed_TR[i-1] - (BufferSmoothed_TR[i-1] / g_ExtADXPeriod) + TR[i]; } } //--- STEP 3: Calculate +DI, -DI, and DX for(int i = g_ExtADXPeriod; i < rates_total; i++) { if(BufferSmoothed_TR[i] != 0.0) { BufferPDI[i] = (BufferSmoothed_PDM[i] / BufferSmoothed_TR[i]) * 100.0; BufferNDI[i] = (BufferSmoothed_NDM[i] / BufferSmoothed_TR[i]) * 100.0; } double di_sum = BufferPDI[i] + BufferNDI[i]; if(di_sum != 0.0) BufferDX[i] = MathAbs(BufferPDI[i] - BufferNDI[i]) / di_sum * 100.0; else BufferDX[i] = 0.0; } //--- STEP 4: Smooth DX to get the final ADX value for(int i = g_ExtADXPeriod * 2 - 1; i < rates_total; i++) { if(i == g_ExtADXPeriod * 2 - 1) // First ADX value is a simple average { double sum_dx = 0; for(int j=i-g_ExtADXPeriod+1; j<=i; j++) sum_dx += BufferDX[j]; BufferADX[i] = sum_dx / g_ExtADXPeriod; } else // Subsequent ADX values are smoothed { BufferADX[i] = (BufferADX[i-1] * (g_ExtADXPeriod - 1) + BufferDX[i]) / g_ExtADXPeriod; } } return(rates_total); } //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //+------------------------------------------------------------------+