//+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| Supertrend.mq5 | //| Copyright 2025, xxxxxxxx | //| | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ #property copyright "Copyright 2025, xxxxxxxx" #property link "" #property version "2.00" // Refactored for stability and robust logic #property description "Supertrend Indicator for trend identification" //--- Indicator Window and Plot Properties --- #property indicator_chart_window #property indicator_buffers 6 // Supertrend, Color, ATR, Upper, Lower, Trend #property indicator_plots 1 //--- Plot 1: Supertrend line #property indicator_label1 "Supertrend" #property indicator_type1 DRAW_COLOR_LINE #property indicator_color1 clrLimeGreen, clrTomato #property indicator_style1 STYLE_SOLID #property indicator_width1 2 //--- Input Parameters --- input int InpAtrPeriod = 10; input double InpFactor = 3.0; //--- Indicator Buffers --- double BufferSupertrend[]; double BufferColor[]; double BufferATR[]; double BufferUpperBand[]; double BufferLowerBand[]; double BufferTrend[]; //--- Global Variables --- int g_ExtAtrPeriod; double g_ExtFactor; int g_handle_atr; //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| Custom indicator initialization function. | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ int OnInit() { g_ExtAtrPeriod = (InpAtrPeriod < 1) ? 1 : InpAtrPeriod; g_ExtFactor = (InpFactor <= 0) ? 3.0 : InpFactor; SetIndexBuffer(0, BufferSupertrend, INDICATOR_DATA); SetIndexBuffer(1, BufferColor, INDICATOR_COLOR_INDEX); SetIndexBuffer(2, BufferATR, INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS); SetIndexBuffer(3, BufferUpperBand, INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS); SetIndexBuffer(4, BufferLowerBand, INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS); SetIndexBuffer(5, BufferTrend, INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS); ArraySetAsSeries(BufferSupertrend, false); ArraySetAsSeries(BufferColor, false); ArraySetAsSeries(BufferATR, false); ArraySetAsSeries(BufferUpperBand, false); ArraySetAsSeries(BufferLowerBand, false); ArraySetAsSeries(BufferTrend, false); g_handle_atr = iATR(_Symbol, _Period, g_ExtAtrPeriod); if(g_handle_atr == INVALID_HANDLE) { Print("Error creating iATR handle."); return(INIT_FAILED); } IndicatorSetInteger(INDICATOR_DIGITS, _Digits); PlotIndexSetInteger(0, PLOT_DRAW_BEGIN, g_ExtAtrPeriod); IndicatorSetString(INDICATOR_SHORTNAME, StringFormat("Supertrend(%d, %.1f)", g_ExtAtrPeriod, g_ExtFactor)); return(INIT_SUCCEEDED); } //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| Custom indicator deinitialization function. | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ void OnDeinit(const int reason) { //--- Release the indicator handle IndicatorRelease(g_handle_atr); } //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| Supertrend 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_ExtAtrPeriod) return(0); //--- STEP 1: Get ATR values if(CopyBuffer(g_handle_atr, 0, 0, rates_total, BufferATR) < rates_total) { Print("Error copying iATR buffer data."); } //--- STEP 2: Main calculation loop with robust initialization for(int i = 1; i < rates_total; i++) { double hl2 = (high[i] + low[i]) / 2.0; double atr_val = g_ExtFactor * BufferATR[i]; //--- Calculate basic upper and lower bands double upper_basic = hl2 + atr_val; double lower_basic = hl2 - atr_val; //--- Final upper band (stair-step logic) if(upper_basic < BufferUpperBand[i-1] || close[i-1] > BufferUpperBand[i-1]) BufferUpperBand[i] = upper_basic; else BufferUpperBand[i] = BufferUpperBand[i-1]; //--- Final lower band (stair-step logic) if(lower_basic > BufferLowerBand[i-1] || close[i-1] < BufferLowerBand[i-1]) BufferLowerBand[i] = lower_basic; else BufferLowerBand[i] = BufferLowerBand[i-1]; //--- Determine trend direction if(i == g_ExtAtrPeriod) // Explicit trend initialization { if(close[i] > hl2) BufferTrend[i] = 1; else BufferTrend[i] = -1; } else if(i > g_ExtAtrPeriod) // Subsequent points { if(BufferTrend[i-1] == 1 && close[i] < BufferLowerBand[i]) BufferTrend[i] = -1; // Trend changed to down else if(BufferTrend[i-1] == -1 && close[i] > BufferUpperBand[i]) BufferTrend[i] = 1; // Trend changed to up else BufferTrend[i] = BufferTrend[i-1]; // Trend continues } //--- Set the final Supertrend value and color, and connect lines on change if(BufferTrend[i] == 1) // Uptrend { BufferSupertrend[i] = BufferLowerBand[i]; BufferColor[i] = 0; if(BufferTrend[i-1] == -1) BufferSupertrend[i-1] = BufferLowerBand[i]; } else // Downtrend { BufferSupertrend[i] = BufferUpperBand[i]; BufferColor[i] = 1; if(BufferTrend[i-1] == 1) BufferSupertrend[i-1] = BufferUpperBand[i]; } } return(rates_total); } //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //+------------------------------------------------------------------+