Can I plot two symbols on the same bar with two different formulas?

thank's

Hi Carbonmimeti

It's not possible to display more than one symbol on any bar, but it is possible to have several formulas trigger the one basic symbol and have a different text label with that symbol for each formula or condition. Label identifiers can be stacked vertically with one character per line, so it's possibble to report several TRUE conditions if you need to. Where this method gets a bit messy is that you may want to have symbol code for every possible combination of conditions, and this can result in a lot of symbol variations.

As one example of this approach I've created an expert for a client that stores the bulk of code in 8 non-displaying highlights (forced FALSE result where the highlight code windows are primarily used as a storage area). The results from these "storage" areas are made available to the Symbol code windows by global varables. The expert has 14 symbol windows ploting one of two possible symbols combined with a unique text label.

Here's an example of the symbol code.

{Symbol Name}
{Buy SR2}

Buy:=ExtFml("GV.GetVar","Buy");
SR1:=ExtFml("GV.GetVar","SR1");
SR2:=ExtFml("GV.GetVar","SR2");

Buy AND SR1=0 AND SR2;

And here's the label componet of the graphic that goes with this symbol.

B
2

Another of the symbols is made up like this.

{Symbol Name}
{Sell BR1 BR2}

Sell:=ExtFml("GV.GetVar","Sell");
BR1:=ExtFml("GV.GetVar","BR1");
BR2:=ExtFml("GV.GetVar","BR2");

Sell AND BR1 AND BR2;

Here's the label componet of the graphic that goes with this symbol.

1
2
S

Global variables provide a very effective way of transferring data between expert sections and windows within a section. The only constraint that I'm aware of is that the GV must be created in a section or window to the left or above the section or window where it will be used. Creating symbols, highlights (or whatever) that don't generate an output is as simple as adding FALSE; at the end of the code.

You could create an expert to perform the same level of functionalty using formulas called from the Indicator Builder, but they would be OH SO SLOOOOOW.

I hope this helps

Roy

One quick solution is to use multiple entries, with different symbols, colors and/or sizes. The Expert processes from top to bottom. In the Editor, note the arrows at right, beneath the UNCHECK ALL button; you can move the conditions Up or Down, which changes precedence.

Expert SYMBOLS
--------------------
Condition A AND Condition B -- Large purple diamond symbol
Condition A -- Small blue arrow symbol
Condition B -- Small red arrow symbol


If both happen, the topmost entry will plot. Otherwise, they plot individually.

Slick trick, Roy. Am going to have to play with that one.

Roy....are you ROY LARSEN?...I am Enrico....high-low activator multitimeframe...do you remember?

your help is always welcome....

Hi Roy,

the problem was due to the duration of my trading market...from 9 am to 17.30 pm...so the activator 60 minutes was wrong from the open because it started from 17.30 of the previus day so was wrong of 30 minutes....I hope I explain right.

Never mind...now I trade the future Dax: it opens at 8 am and close at 22 pm....so all your indicators are ok.

On a 1 minute chart I plot H-L activator 15-30-60-180

On daily chart I plot weekly and monthly H-L activator

they act like moving average but I use them in a different way....if you are interested with,contact me by email.

Have a good day

Enrico