mql5/Indicators/MyIndicators/StochasticFast.mq5

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//|                                              StochasticFast.mq5  |
//|                      Copyright 2025, xxxxxxxx                    |
//|                                                                  |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright 2025, xxxxxxxx"
#property link      ""
#property version   "1.00"
#property description "Fast Stochastic Oscillator"

//--- Indicator Window and Level Properties ---
#property indicator_separate_window
#property indicator_buffers 2 // %K (Main) and %D (Signal)
#property indicator_plots   2
#property indicator_level1 20.0
#property indicator_level2 80.0
#property indicator_minimum 0.0
#property indicator_maximum 100.0

//--- Plot 1: %K line (Fast)
#property indicator_label1  "%K"
#property indicator_type1   DRAW_LINE
#property indicator_color1  clrLightSeaGreen
#property indicator_style1  STYLE_SOLID
#property indicator_width1  1

//--- Plot 2: %D line (Signal)
#property indicator_label2  "%D"
#property indicator_type2   DRAW_LINE
#property indicator_color2  clrRed
#property indicator_style2  STYLE_DOT
#property indicator_width2  1

//--- Input Parameters ---
input int InpKPeriod = 14; // %K Period (Stochastic period)
input int InpDPeriod = 3;  // %D Period (signal line smoothing)
// Note: There is no "Slowing" parameter in the Fast Stochastic

//--- Indicator Buffers ---
double    BufferK[]; // Plotted buffer for the main %K line
double    BufferD[]; // Plotted buffer for the signal %D line

//--- Global Variables ---
int       ExtKPeriod, ExtDPeriod;

//--- Forward declarations for helper functions ---
double Highest(const double &array[], int period, int current_pos);
double Lowest(const double &array[], int period, int current_pos);

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function.                        |
//| Called once when the indicator is first loaded.                  |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnInit()
  {
//--- Validate and store input periods
   ExtKPeriod = (InpKPeriod < 1) ? 1 : InpKPeriod;
   ExtDPeriod = (InpDPeriod < 1) ? 1 : InpDPeriod;

//--- Map the buffers and set as non-timeseries
   SetIndexBuffer(0, BufferK, INDICATOR_DATA);
   SetIndexBuffer(1, BufferD, INDICATOR_DATA);
   ArraySetAsSeries(BufferK, false);
   ArraySetAsSeries(BufferD, false);

//--- Set indicator display properties
   IndicatorSetInteger(INDICATOR_DIGITS, 2);
   PlotIndexSetInteger(0, PLOT_DRAW_BEGIN, ExtKPeriod - 1);
   PlotIndexSetInteger(1, PLOT_DRAW_BEGIN, ExtKPeriod + ExtDPeriod - 2);
   IndicatorSetString(INDICATOR_SHORTNAME, StringFormat("Fast Stoch(%d,%d)", ExtKPeriod, ExtDPeriod));
  }

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Fast Stochastic Oscillator calculation function.                 |
//| Performs a full recalculation on every call for stability.       |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
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[])
  {
//--- Check if there is enough historical data
   if(rates_total < ExtKPeriod + ExtDPeriod)
      return(0);

//--- Main calculation loop, iterating from past to present
   for(int i = 0; i < rates_total; i++)
     {
      //--- STEP 1: Calculate Raw %K (this is the main line in Fast Stoch) ---
      if(i >= ExtKPeriod - 1)
        {
         double highest_high = Highest(high, ExtKPeriod, i);
         double lowest_low   = Lowest(low, ExtKPeriod, i);

         double range = highest_high - lowest_low;
         if(range > 0)
            BufferK[i] = (close[i] - lowest_low) / range * 100.0;
         else
            BufferK[i] = (i > 0) ? BufferK[i-1] : 50.0; // Avoid division by zero
        }
      else
        {
         BufferK[i] = 0; // Not enough data yet
        }

      //--- STEP 2: Calculate %D (Signal Line) as an SMA of %K ---
      if(i >= ExtKPeriod + ExtDPeriod - 2)
        {
         double sum = 0;
         for(int j = 0; j < ExtDPeriod; j++)
           {
            sum += BufferK[i-j];
           }
         BufferD[i] = sum / ExtDPeriod;
        }
      else
        {
         BufferD[i] = 0; // Not enough data yet
        }
     }
//--- Return value of prev_calculated for next call
   return(rates_total);
  }

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Finds the highest value in a given period of an array.           |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
double Highest(const double &array[], int period, int current_pos)
  {
   double res = array[current_pos];
   for(int i = 1; i < period; i++)
     {
      int index = current_pos - i;
      if(index < 0)
         break;
      if(res < array[index])
         res = array[index];
     }
   return(res);
  }

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Finds the lowest value in a given period of an array.            |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
double Lowest(const double &array[], int period, int current_pos)
  {
   double res = array[current_pos];
   for(int i = 1; i < period; i++)
     {
      int index = current_pos - i;
      if(index < 0)
         break;
      if(res > array[index])
         res = array[index];
     }
   return(res);
  }
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