//+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| HeikinAshiCalculator.mqh | //| A toolkit for Heikin Ashi calculations | //| Copyright 2025, xxxxxxxx | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ #property copyright "Copyright 2025, xxxxxxxx" #property link "" //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| Class CHeikinAshi_Calculator. | //| Purpose: Encapsulates the logic for calculating Heikin Ashi | //| candle values from standard OHLC data. This class is | //| stateless and operates on external buffers. | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ class CHeikinAshi_Calculator { public: //--- Public Interface void Calculate(const int rates_total, const double &open[], const double &high[], const double &low[], const double &close[], double &ha_open[], double &ha_high[], double &ha_low[], double &ha_close[]); }; //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| Calculates Heikin Ashi values for the entire history. | //| This method performs a full recalculation for maximum stability. | //| INPUT: rates_total - The total number of bars available. | //| open[], high[], low[], close[] - Standard price arrays. | //| OUTPUT: ha_open[], ha_high[], ha_low[], ha_close[] - Result arrays.| //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ void CHeikinAshi_Calculator::Calculate(const int rates_total, const double &open[], const double &high[], const double &low[], const double &close[], double &ha_open[], double &ha_high[], double &ha_low[], double &ha_close[]) { //--- Not enough data for calculation if(rates_total < 1) return; //--- Calculate the very first Heikin Ashi bar (index 0) ha_open[0] = (open[0] + close[0]) / 2.0; ha_close[0] = (open[0] + high[0] + low[0] + close[0]) / 4.0; // For the first bar, HA High/Low are the same as the regular High/Low ha_high[0] = high[0]; ha_low[0] = low[0]; //--- Main loop to calculate all subsequent Heikin Ashi bars for(int i = 1; i < rates_total; i++) { // HA Open is the midpoint of the previous HA bar's body ha_open[i] = (ha_open[i - 1] + ha_close[i - 1]) / 2.0; // HA Close is the average price of the current regular bar ha_close[i] = (open[i] + high[i] + low[i] + close[i]) / 4.0; // HA High is the maximum of the current regular High, HA Open, and HA Close ha_high[i] = MathMax(high[i], MathMax(ha_open[i], ha_close[i])); // HA Low is the minimum of the current regular Low, HA Open, and HA Close ha_low[i] = MathMin(low[i], MathMin(ha_open[i], ha_close[i])); } } //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //+------------------------------------------------------------------+