In post #79 ( url ) I attached a modified version of PlanetX where the buffer array isn't initialized with EMPTY_VALUE at the beginning of the loop. I'm curious whether that fixes the problem in your eyes. If the problem remains then, like you, I ...

PlanetX Indicator - can this indi be used for trading?

Thank you. Yes -- I see the height of bars [0], [1], [2] slightly fluctuate up and down, right? But colors don't change, or do they?

PlanetX Indicator - can this indi be used for trading?

@Kallie -- I didn't call you a horse and it wasn't directed at you alone. It's a common expression that in a few words (as opposed to composing a paragraph or two) communicated my frustration. I'm not a psychologist and I'm not going to waste time ...

PlanetX Indicator - can this indi be used for trading?

Here is an updated version of PlanetX that no longer presets the dynamic buffer arrays to EMPTY_VALUE at the beginning of the loop. Please let me know if you think this version fixes the problem. And, if so, then I'll update the file in post #1. ...

PlanetX Indicator - can this indi be used for trading?

Yes -- @BestTraderEv I think that may be the explanation. You are a better programmer than me and your alias is justly earned...

PlanetX Indicator - can this indi be used for trading?

@BestTraderEv -- I just now read your earlier post. Yes -- the buffer array is set to EMPTY_VALUE with each iteration in the loop. I will check that. Just for the record, that is not "repainting". That is a charting issue. I could eliminate Bar[0], ...

PlanetX Indicator - can this indi be used for trading?

I like the combination -- thanks. Below is a comparison... image And I have a few questions... 1. You must be using iCustom to retrieve the buffer IDs. Why did you choose to leave out the transition markers? 2. How does PlanetAwesome-Osc fix the ...

PlanetX Indicator - can this indi be used for trading?

Okay -- this is what I'm getting when I run the PlanetAwesome-Oscillator-MTF indicator. I can see there is a histogram, but the scaling is too small. I'm sure you're seeing something different. What am I doing wrong? image Also, please explain to ...

PlanetX Indicator - can this indi be used for trading?

Okay -- I will check it out. Thanks...

PlanetX Indicator - can this indi be used for trading?

Dudes -- you guys realize that Strategy Tester is a simulator -- it uses historical OHLC data. It feeds the software under test (indicator or EA) one, whole OHLC bar at a time. In real-time trading MT4 feeds your indicator or EA one tick at a time. ...

PlanetX Indicator - can this indi be used for trading?

Hey BN -- you're not a shallow thinker. On the public forum I tend to exaggerate to shake things up and make people think -- and often at the risk that I'm wrong. But it makes for more interesting reading, which is what this is mostly about, right? ...

PlanetX Indicator - can this indi be used for trading?

BN -- I can't see what indicator that is. As I've written previously, PlanetX is based on MovingAverage algebra like > 90% of indicators. The only thing that separates them from one another are their settings. If you fiddle with settings you can ...

PlanetX Indicator - can this indi be used for trading?

I really like the combination of PlanetX with the XARDFX indicator shared by @YoungET. In the image below I've combined PlanetX with XARDFX and FxVolume. The reason I included FxVolume for confirmation is because it uses tick volume data and is one ...

PlanetX Indicator - can this indi be used for trading?

The image below shows the PlanetX indicator aligns well with the Nihilist Ultra Trend indicator. image file

PlanetX Indicator - can this indi be used for trading?

Trading 101 There is no such thing as candles or bars -- the only data is tick data. Ticks are a change in price sent from your broker to your MT4 terminal software over the Internet. Ticks know nothing about candles or bars. Candles / bars are ...

PlanetX Indicator - can this indi be used for trading?

@dokopy -- you've been a member since 2013 and you can't figure out who posted that indicator on this thread and where to download it from?

PlanetX Indicator - can this indi be used for trading?

On closer examination, the red/blue boxes drawn by the FxVolume indicator in the main chart do repaint. However, the histogram bars drawn in the subwindow do not.

PlanetX Indicator - can this indi be used for trading?

You don't understand -- take a look at his chart. It is horizontal. There is no trend. The indicator can't detect and display a trend when none exists. I keep recommending H1. There's a reason for that. I'm not a psychologist but it is so ...

PlanetX Indicator - can this indi be used for trading?

As an aside, I created this thread under the forum "Platform Tech" since I wanted to focus on the PlanetX indicator. However, an FF admin moved it to "Trading Systems". I hesitated to get into "Trading Systems" because it draws a different crowd of ...

PlanetX Indicator - can this indi be used for trading?

What you are seeing is the scaling problem I referred to earlier. There are Histogram bars off screen that make the Y-axis too big for the most recent bars. Zoom out so you can see about 200 bars and the graphics will look better. Also, go to a ...

PlanetX Indicator - can this indi be used for trading?