//+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| ZeroLag_EMA_Calculator.mqh | //| Calculation engine for the John Ehlers' Zero-Lag EMA. | //| Supports standard (double EMA) and optimized gain modes. | //| Copyright 2025, xxxxxxxx | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ #property copyright "Copyright 2025, xxxxxxxx" #include //+==================================================================+ //| | //| CLASS 1: CZeroLagEMACalculator (Base Class) | //| | //+==================================================================+ class CZeroLagEMACalculator { protected: int m_period; bool m_optimize_gain; double m_gain_limit; double m_price[]; virtual bool PreparePriceSeries(int rates_total, ENUM_APPLIED_PRICE price_type, const double &open[], const double &high[], const double &low[], const double &close[]); public: CZeroLagEMACalculator(void) {}; virtual ~CZeroLagEMACalculator(void) {}; bool Init(int period, bool optimize_gain, double gain_limit); void Calculate(int rates_total, ENUM_APPLIED_PRICE price_type, const double &open[], const double &high[], const double &low[], const double &close[], double &zlema_buffer[]); }; //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ bool CZeroLagEMACalculator::Init(int period, bool optimize_gain, double gain_limit) { m_period = (period < 1) ? 1 : period; m_optimize_gain = optimize_gain; m_gain_limit = gain_limit; return true; } //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ void CZeroLagEMACalculator::Calculate(int rates_total, ENUM_APPLIED_PRICE price_type, const double &open[], const double &high[], const double &low[], const double &close[], double &zlema_buffer[]) { if(rates_total < m_period * 2) return; if(!PreparePriceSeries(rates_total, price_type, open, high, low, close)) return; double alpha = 2.0 / (m_period + 1.0); if(!m_optimize_gain) { // --- Standard (Double EMA) Zero-Lag EMA Calculation --- double ema1_buffer[], ema2_buffer[]; ArrayResize(ema1_buffer, rates_total); ArrayResize(ema2_buffer, rates_total); double ema1_prev = 0, ema2_prev = 0; for(int i = 0; i < rates_total; i++) { if(i == m_period - 1) { double sum=0; for(int j=0; j= m_period) { double ema1 = m_price[i] * alpha + (1.0 - alpha) * ema1_prev; ema1_buffer[i] = ema1; if(i == m_period * 2 - 2) { double sum=0; for(int j=0; j= m_period * 2 - 1) { double ema2 = ema1_buffer[i] * alpha + (1.0 - alpha) * ema2_prev; zlema_buffer[i] = 2.0 * ema1 - ema2; ema2_prev = ema2; } ema1_prev = ema1; } } } else { // --- Ehlers' Optimized Gain (Error Correcting) Calculation --- double ema_buffer[]; ArrayResize(ema_buffer, rates_total); double ema_prev = 0; double ec_prev = 0; for(int i = 0; i < rates_total; i++) { // Calculate standard EMA first if(i > 0) ema_buffer[i] = m_price[i] * alpha + (1.0 - alpha) * ema_prev; else ema_buffer[i] = m_price[i]; ema_prev = ema_buffer[i]; if(i < 1) { zlema_buffer[i] = m_price[i]; ec_prev = m_price[i]; continue; } // Find the BestGain for the current bar double least_error = 1e10; double best_gain = 0; int gain_steps = (int)(m_gain_limit * 10); for(int j = -gain_steps; j <= gain_steps; j++) { double current_gain = j / 10.0; double ec_trial = alpha * (ema_buffer[i] + current_gain * (m_price[i] - ec_prev)) + (1.0 - alpha) * ec_prev; double error = m_price[i] - ec_trial; if(fabs(error) < least_error) { least_error = fabs(error); best_gain = current_gain; } } // Calculate the final ZLEMA (EC) with the BestGain zlema_buffer[i] = alpha * (ema_buffer[i] + best_gain * (m_price[i] - ec_prev)) + (1.0 - alpha) * ec_prev; ec_prev = zlema_buffer[i]; } } } //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ bool CZeroLagEMACalculator::PreparePriceSeries(int rates_total, ENUM_APPLIED_PRICE price_type, const double &open[], const double &high[], const double &low[], const double &close[]) { ArrayResize(m_price, rates_total); switch(price_type) { case PRICE_CLOSE: ArrayCopy(m_price, close, 0, 0, rates_total); break; case PRICE_OPEN: ArrayCopy(m_price, open, 0, 0, rates_total); break; case PRICE_HIGH: ArrayCopy(m_price, high, 0, 0, rates_total); break; case PRICE_LOW: ArrayCopy(m_price, low, 0, 0, rates_total); break; case PRICE_MEDIAN: for(int i=0; i