//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| Gimmebar.mq4 |
//| See Joe Ross Trading Manual on Gimme-Bars (e.g. from the |
//| library on www.trading-naked.com)
//|Bolllitouch - yet another perky mod |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "by Shimodax, 2005"
#property link "http://www.strategybuilder.com"

//---- indicator settings

#property indicator_chart_window
#property indicator_buffers 6
#property indicator_color1 SlateBlue
#property indicator_color2 SlateBlue
#property indicator_color3 Pink
#property indicator_color4 LightBlue
#property indicator_color5 Pink
#property indicator_color6 LightBlue

//---- indicator parameters

extern int BobaPeriod= 20;
extern int BobaDeviations= 2;
extern bool Alert_ON=true;
extern bool Use_Sound=true;

//---- indicator buffers

double BufferBand1[];
double BufferBand2[];
double BufferSell[];
double BufferBuy[];
double BufferSellEntry[];
double BufferBuyEntry[];
string UD="";

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int init()
{
//---- 2 additional buffers are used for counting.

IndicatorDigits(MarketInfo(Symbol(),MODE_DIGITS)+2);

// two bollies
SetIndexBuffer(0,BufferBand1);
SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_LINE);
SetIndexDrawBegin(0,BobaPeriod);

SetIndexBuffer(1,BufferBand2);
SetIndexStyle(1,DRAW_LINE);
SetIndexDrawBegin(1,BobaPeriod);

// marks for gimmees

SetIndexBuffer(2,BufferSell);
SetIndexStyle(2,DRAW_ARROW);
 SetIndexDrawBegin(2,BobaPeriod);
SetIndexArrow(2, 167);
SetIndexEmptyValue(2, 0);

SetIndexBuffer(3,BufferBuy);
SetIndexStyle(3,DRAW_ARROW);
SetIndexDrawBegin(3,BobaPeriod);
SetIndexArrow(3, 167);
SetIndexEmptyValue(3, 0);

// marks for entries

SetIndexBuffer(4,BufferSellEntry);
SetIndexStyle(4,DRAW_ARROW);
SetIndexDrawBegin(4,BobaPeriod);
SetIndexArrow(4, 238);
SetIndexEmptyValue(4, 0);

SetIndexBuffer(5,BufferBuyEntry);
SetIndexStyle(5,DRAW_ARROW);
SetIndexDrawBegin(5,BobaPeriod);
SetIndexArrow(5, 236);
SetIndexEmptyValue(5, 0);

//---- name for DataWindow and indicator subwindow label

// IndicatorShortName("GimmeBar ");

//---- initialization done

return(0);
}

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator iteration function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
{
int counted_bars= IndicatorCounted(),
lastbar;

if (counted_bars>0)
counted_bars--;

lastbar= Bars - counted_bars;

GimmeeBar(0, lastbar, BufferSell, BufferBuy, BufferSellEntry, BufferBuyEntry,

BufferBand1, BufferBand2, BobaPeriod, BobaDeviations);

return (0);
}

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Mark Gimmee-Bars and mark possible entries for deals |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
double GimmeeBar(int offset, int lastbar, double &sellbuf[], double &buybuf[],
double &sellbuf2[], double &buybuf2[],
double &band1buf[], double&band2buf[], int period, int deviation)
{
double band1, band2;
int markerdist= 5; // distance between bars and marker dots

lastbar= MathMin(Bars-period, lastbar);

//---- main loop

for(int i= lastbar; i>=offset; i--){

sellbuf[i]= 0;
buybuf[i]=0;
sellbuf2[i]= 0;
buybuf2[i]=0;

band1= iBands(NULL,0, period, deviation, 0, PRICE_CLOSE, MODE_UPPER, i);

band2= iBands(NULL,0, period, deviation, 0, PRICE_CLOSE, MODE_LOWER, i);

band1buf[i]= band1;
band2buf[i]= band2;

// 1. Prices were rising.

// 2. Prices touched the upper band.
// 3. The price bar closed lower than it
// opened when prices were previously rising.
// or vice versa

if (High[i]>=band1) {
sellbuf[i]= High[i] + markerdist*Point;
if (i < 2 )

{
UD="m Down";
DoAlert(UD);
}
}

if (Low[i]<=band2) {
buybuf[i]= Low[i] - markerdist*Point;
if (i < 2 )

{
UD="m Up.";
DoAlert(UD);
}

// Should such a price bar occur, a sell short order is to be executed

// one tick below the low of the Gimmee bar.

// if (sellbuf[i+1]!=0 && Low[i]<Low[i+1]-1*Point) {

// sellbuf2[i]= Low[i+1]-1*Point;
 // }

// if (buybuf[i+1]!=0 && High[i]>High[i+1]+1*Point) {

// buybuf2[i]= High[i+1]+1*Point;
// }

/*
if (DebugLogger)
Print(TimeOffset(offset), "BG-GimmeBar ", "");
*/

return (0);
}

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void DoAlert(string UD)
{
if (!NewBar() || !Use_Sound)
return;
if(Alert_ON==true)Alert("Alert ! Line Touched "+Symbol()+" M"+Period()+" @
"+DoubleToStr(Bid,Digits)+"");
PlaySound ("Alert2");
}

bool NewBar()
{
static datetime dt = 0;
if (dt != Time[0])
{
dt = Time[0];
return(true);
}
}