Positional-Master-Repainting-Arrows

Positional-Master-Repainting-Arrows

Positional-Master-Repainting-Arrows
Positional-Master-Repainting-Arrows



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_SECTION_BEGIN("fibo retra");
// **************************
// BEING EXPLORATION CODE
// **************************

// -- what will be our lookback range for the hh and ll?
nBars = Param("Number of bars", 12, 5, 40);
bTrace = Param("Include trace output", 1, 0, 1);
nNoPivsInSetup = Param("No. Pivs in Setup", 4, 3, 4, 1);
bShowTCZ = Param("Show TCZ", 1, 0, 1); 
nMinBarsBtwPivs = Param("Min. number of bars btw. pivots", 1, 1, 10, 1);
nMinPctBtwPivs = Param("Min. percent diff. btw. pivots", .05, .04, .2, .01);
bLastBarCanBePiv = Param("Last bar can be a pivot", 1, 0, 1); 
retrcTolerance = .01;
tczTolerance = .005;
nNumBarsToScan = 120;

// -- added from exploration version 20040204
nExploreBarIdx = 0;
nExploreDate = 0;
nCurDateNum = 0;
DN = DateNum();
DT = DateTime();

// -- key exploration variables
bTCZLong = False;
bTCZShort = False;
nAnchorPivIdx = 0;

ADX8 = ADX(8);

// 1 - INDICATOR, 2 - COMMENTARY, 3 - SCAN, 
// 4 - EXPLORATION, 5 - BACKTEST / Optimize 
if(Status("action")==1) {
 bDraw = True;
 bUseLastVis = Param("Use last visible bar", 1, 0, 1);
} else {
 bDraw = False;
 bUseLastVis = False;
 bTrace = False;
 nExploreDate = Status("rangetodate");
 for (i=LastValue(BarIndex());i>=0;i--) {
  nCurDateNum = DN[i];
  if (nCurDateNum == nExploreDate) {
   nExploreBarIdx = i;
  }
 }
// -- if(Status("action")==1...
}

GraphXSpace=7;

// -- basic candle chart
// -- if this appears inside if block, strange
//    drawing results!
PlotOHLC(Open, High, Low, Close, 
 "BIdx = " + BarIndex() + 
 "\n" + "O = " + O + "\n"+"H = "+ H + "\n"+"L  = " + L 
 + "\n"+"C ",
 colorBlack, styleCandle); 

if (bDraw) {
 Plot(MA(C, 21), "21 bar MA", colorAqua, 
  styleLine+styleNoRescale+styleNoLabel);
 Plot(MA(C, 55), "55 bar MA", colorGreen, 
  styleLine+styleNoRescale+styleNoLabel);
 //Plot(MA(C, 233), "233 bar MA", colorDarkRed, 
 // styleLine+styleNoRescale+styleNoLabel);
}

// -- Create 0-initialized arrays the size of barcount
aHPivs = H - H;
aLPivs = L - L;
aHPivHighs = H - H;
aLPivLows = L - L;
aHPivIdxs = H - H;
aLPivIdxs = L - L;
aAddedHPivs = H - H;
aAddedLPivs = L - L;
aLegVol = H - H;
aRetrcVol = H - H;

nHPivs = 0;
nLPivs = 0;

lastHPIdx = 0;
lastLPIdx = 0;
lastHPH = 0;
lastLPL = 0;
curPivBarIdx = 0;

// -- looking back from the current bar, how many bars 
//    back were the hhv and llv values of the previous 
//    n bars, etc.?
aHHVBars = HHVBars(H, nBars);
aLLVBars = LLVBars(L, nBars);
aHHV = HHV(H, nBars);
aLLV = LLV(L, nBars);

// -- Initialize value of curTrend
nLastVisBar = LastValue(
 Highest(IIf(Status("barvisible"), BarIndex(), 0)));

curBar = IIf(nlastVisBar > 0 AND bUseLastVis, nlastVisBar, 
 IIf(Status("action")==4 AND nExploreBarIdx > 0, nExploreBarIdx,
 LastValue(BarIndex())));

curTrend = "";
if (aLLVBars[curBar] < aHHVBars[curBar]) 
 curTrend = "D";
else 
 curTrend = "U";

// -- Loop through bars. Search for 
//    entirely array-based approach
//    in future version
/* *******************
 Find main pivots
******************* */

// -- Make sure there are enough bars!
if (curBar >= nNumBarsToScan) {
 for (i=0; i<nNumBarsToScan; i++) {
 
  // -- value of curBar dependent on two parameters
  curBar = IIf(nlastVisBar > 0 AND bUseLastVis, 
   nlastVisBar-i, 
   IIf(Status("action")==4 AND nExploreBarIdx > 0, 
   nExploreBarIdx-i,
   LastValue(BarIndex())-i));

  // -- Have we identified a pivot? If trend is down...
  if (aLLVBars[curBar] < aHHVBars[curBar]) {
 
   // ... and had been up, this is a trend change
   if (curTrend == "U") {
    curTrend = "D";
    // -- Capture pivot information
    curPivBarIdx = curBar - aLLVBars[curBar];
    aLPivs[curPivBarIdx] = 1;
    aLPivLows[nLPivs] = L[curPivBarIdx];
    aLPivIdxs[nLPivs] = curPivBarIdx;
    nLPivs++;
   }
  // -- or current trend is up
  } else {
   if (curTrend == "D") {
    curTrend = "U";
    curPivBarIdx = curBar - aHHVBars[curBar];
    aHPivs[curPivBarIdx] = 1;
    aHPivHighs[nHPivs] = H[curPivBarIdx];
    aHPivIdxs[nHPivs] = curPivBarIdx;
    nHPivs++;
   }
  // --  If curTrend is up...else...
  }  
 
 // -- loop through bars
 } 
}
/* *******************
 Found main pivots
******************* */

/* *************************
 Finding missed pivot(s)
************************* */

// -- Start at last bar. Reestablish curBar
curBar = 
 IIf(nlastVisBar > 0 AND bUseLastVis, 
 nlastVisBar, 
 IIf(Status("action")==4 AND nExploreBarIdx > 0, 
 nExploreBarIdx,
 LastValue(BarIndex()))
 );

// -- Make sure I found at least two of each above.
if (nHPivs >= 2 AND nLPivs >= 2) {

 lastLPIdx = aLPivIdxs[0];
 lastLPL = aLPivLows[0];
 
 lastHPIdx = aHPivIdxs[0];
 lastHPH = aHPivHighs[0];
 
 nLastHOrLPivIdx = Max(lastLPIdx, lastHPIdx);
 
 nAddPivsRng = curBar - nLastHOrLPivIdx;
 aLLVAfterLastPiv = LLV(L, nAddPivsRng);  
 nLLVAfterLastPiv = aLLVAfterLastPiv[curBar];
 aLLVIdxAfterLastPiv = LLVBars(L, nAddPivsRng);  
 nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv = curBar - aLLVIdxAfterLastPiv[curBar];
 aHHVAfterLastPiv = HHV(H, nAddPivsRng); 
 nHHVAfterLastPiv = aHHVAfterLastPiv[curBar];
 aHHVIdxAfterLastPiv = HHVBars(H, nAddPivsRng); 
 nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv = curBar - aHHVIdxAfterLastPiv[curBar];
 
 // -- Later want to add last high pivot only if
 //    not in buy mode from last and still in trade

 /*
  Note - I'm only interested in adding pivots if I'm in 
  a higher-highs or lower-lows scenario
 */

 
 // -- OK, let's start where the last high pivot occurs after the
 //    last Low pivot
 if (lastHPIdx > lastLPIdx) {
 
  /* There are at least two possibilities here. One is that
      the previous high was higher, indicating that this is a 
      possible short retracement or one in the making.
      The other is that the previous high was lower, indicating 
      that this is a possible long retracement in the working. 
   However, both depend on opposing pivots. E.g., if I find 
   higher highs, what if I have lower lows?  
  
   If the highs are descending, then I can consider:
       - a lower low, and leave it at that
       - a higher high and higher low
       - a lower low and another lower high
  */
  if (aHPivHighs[0] < aHPivHighs[1]) {
 
   if (nLLVAfterLastPiv < aLPivLows[0] AND 
    (nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv - lastHPIdx - 1) >= nMinBarsBtwPivs
    AND nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv != curBar ) {
 
    // -- OK, we'll add this as a pivot. 
    //    Mark it for plotting...
    aLPivs[nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
    aAddedLPivs[nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
  
    //    ...and then rearrange elements in the 
    //    pivot information arrays
    for (j=0; j<nLPivs; j++) {
     aLPivLows[nLPivs-j] = aLPivLows[nLPivs-(j+1)];
     aLPivIdxs[nLPivs-j] = aLPivIdxs[nLPivs-(j+1)];
    }
    aLPivLows[0] = nLLVAfterLastPiv;
    aLPivIdxs[0] = nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv;
    nLPivs++;
 
   // -- Test whether to add piv given last piv is high 
   //    AND we have lower highs 
   }
 
  // -- Here, the last piv is a high piv, and we have 
  //    higher-highs. The most likely addition is a 
  //    Low piv that is a retracement.
  } else {
 
   if (nLLVAfterLastPiv > aLPivLows[0] AND 
    (nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv - lastHPIdx - 1) >= nMinBarsBtwPivs
    AND nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv != curBar ) {
 
    // -- OK, we'll add this as a pivot. 
    //    Mark it for plotting...
    aLPivs[nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
    aAddedLPivs[nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
  
    //    ...and then rearrange elements in the 
    //    pivot information arrays
    for (j=0; j<nLPivs; j++) {
     aLPivLows[nLPivs-j] = aLPivLows[nLPivs-(j+1)];
     aLPivIdxs[nLPivs-j] = aLPivIdxs[nLPivs-(j+1)];
    }
    aLPivLows[0] = nLLVAfterLastPiv;
    aLPivIdxs[0] = nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv;
    nLPivs++;
 
   // -- Test whether to add piv given last piv is high 
   //    AND we have lower highs 
   } 
  // -- The last piv is a high and we have higher highs 
  //    OR lower highs
  }
 
 /* ****************************************************************
  Still finding missed pivot(s). Here, the last piv is a low piv.
 **************************************************************** */
 } else {
 
  // -- First case, lower highs
  if (aHPivHighs[0] < aHPivHighs[1]) {
 
   if (nHHVAfterLastPiv < aHPivHighs[0] AND 
    (nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv - lastLPIdx - 1) >= nMinBarsBtwPivs
    AND nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv != curBar ) {
 
    // -- OK, we'll add this as a pivot. 
    //    Mark that for plotting
    aHPivs[nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
    aAddedHPivs[nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
 
    //    ...and then rearrange elements in the 
    //    pivot information arrays
    for (j=0; j<nHPivs; j++) {
     aHPivHighs[nHPivs-j] = aHPivHighs[nHPivs-(j+1)];
     aHPivIdxs[nHPivs-j] = aHPivIdxs[nhPivs-(j+1)];
    }
    aHPivHighs[0] = nHHVAfterLastPiv;
    aHPivIdxs[0] = nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv;
    nHPivs++;
 
   // -- Test whether to add piv given last piv is high 
   //    AND we have lower highs 
   }
 
  // -- Second case when last piv is a low piv, higher highs 
  //    Most likely addition is high piv that is a retracement.
  //    Considering adding a high piv as long as it is higher
  } else {
 
   // -- Where I have higher highs,
   if (nHHVAfterLastPiv > aHPivHighs[0] AND 
    (nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv - lastLPIdx - 1) >= nMinBarsBtwPivs
    AND nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv != curBar ) {
 
    // -- OK, we'll add this as a pivot. 
    //    Mark it for plotting...
    aHPivs[nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
    aAddedHPivs[nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
 
    //    ...and then rearrange elements in the 
    //    pivot information arrays
    for (j=0; j<nHPivs; j++) {
     aHPivHighs[nHPivs-j] = aHPivHighs[nHPivs-(j+1)];
     aHPivIdxs[nHPivs-j] = aHPivIdxs[nhPivs-(j+1)];
    }
    aHPivHighs[0] = nHHVAfterLastPiv;
    aHPivIdxs[0] = nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv;
    nHPivs++;
 
   // -- Test whether to add piv given last piv is high 
   //    AND we have lower highs 
   }
 
  }
   
 } 

// -- If there are at least two of each
}

/* ****************************************
// -- Done with finding pivots
***************************************** */ 

if (bDraw) {

 // -- OK, let's plot the pivots using arrows
 PlotShapes(
  IIf(aHPivs==1, shapeDownArrow, shapeNone), 
   colorRed, 0,  High, Offset=-15);
 PlotShapes(
  IIf(aAddedHPivs==1, shapeDownArrow, shapeNone),
   colorDarkRed, 0, High, Offset=-15);
 PlotShapes(
  IIf(aLPivs==1, shapeUpArrow , shapeNone),  
   colorGreen, 0, Low, Offset=-15);
 PlotShapes(
  IIf(aAddedLPivs==1, shapeUpArrow , shapeNone), 
   colorDarkGreen, 0, Low, Offset=-15);
}

/* ****************************************
// -- Done with discovering and plotting pivots 
***************************************** */ 

// -- I'm going to want to look for possible retracement
risk = 0;
profInc = 0;
nLeg0Pts = 0;
nLeg0Bars = 0;
nLeg0Vol = 0;
nLeg1Pts = 0;
nLeg1Bars = 0;
nLeg1Vol = 0;
nLegBarsDiff = 0;
nRtrc0Pts = 0;
nRtrc0Bars = 0;
nRtrc0Vol = 0;
nRtrc1Pts = 0;
nRtrc1Bars = 0;
nRtrc1Vol = 0;

minRtrc = 0;
maxRtrc = 0;
minLine = 0;
maxLine = 0;
triggerLine = 0;
firstProfitLine = 0;
triggerInc = 0;
triggerPrc = 0;
firstProfitPrc = 0;
retrcPrc = 0;
retrcBar = 0;
retrcBarIdx = 0;
retrcRng = 0;
aRetrcPrc = H-H;
aRetrcPrcBars = H-H;
aRetrcClose = C;
retrcClose = 0;

// -- Do TCZ calcs. Arrangement of pivs very specific
//    for this setup.
if (nHPivs >= 2 AND 
 nLPivs >=2 AND  
 aHPivHighs[0] > aHPivHighs[1] AND
 aLPivLows[0] > aLPivLows[1]) {

 tcz500 = 
 (aHPivHighs[0] -
 (.5 * (aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[1])));

 tcz618 = 
 (aHPivHighs[0] -
 (.618 * (aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[1])));

 tcz786 = 
 (aHPivHighs[0] -
 (.786 * (aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[0])));

 retrcRng = curBar  - aHPivIdxs[0];
 aRetrcPrc = LLV(L, retrcRng);
 retrcPrc = aRetrcPrc[curBar];
 aRetrcPrcBars  = LLVBars(L, retrcRng);
 retrcBarIdx = curBar - aRetrcPrcBars[curBar];
 retrcClose = aRetrcClose[retrcBarIdx];

 // -- bTCZLong setup?
 bTCZLong = (

  // -- Are retracement levels arranged in
  //    tcz order?
  tcz500 >= (tcz786 * (1 - tczTolerance))
  AND 
  // .681 is below .786 for long setups
  tcz618 <= (tcz786 * (1 + tczTolerance))
  AND

  // -- Is the low in the tcz range
  // -- Is the close >= low of tcz range
  //    and low <= high of tcz range
  retrcClose >= ((1 - retrcTolerance) *  tcz618)
  AND
  retrcPrc <= ((1 + retrcTolerance) *  tcz500)
  ); 
  
  // -- risk would be high of signal bar minus low of zone
  //risk = 0;

// -- lower highs and lower lows
} else if (nHPivs >= 2 AND nLPivs >=2 
 AND aHPivHighs[0] < aHPivHighs[1] 
 AND aLPivLows[0] < aLPivLows[1]) {

 tcz500 = 
 (aHPivHighs[1] -
 (.5 * (aHPivHighs[1] - aLPivLows[0])));

 tcz618 = 
 (aHPivHighs[0] -
 (.618 * (aHPivHighs[1] - aLPivLows[0])));

 tcz786 = 
 (aHPivHighs[0] -
 (.786 * (aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[0])));

 retrcRng = curBar  - aLPivIdxs[0];
 aRetrcPrc = HHV(H, retrcRng);
 retrcPrc = aRetrcPrc[curBar];
 aRetrcPrcBars  = HHVBars(H, retrcRng);
 retrcBarIdx = curBar - aRetrcPrcBars[curBar];
 retrcClose = aRetrcClose[retrcBarIdx];

 bTCZShort = (
  // -- Are retracement levels arranged in
  //    tcz order?

  // .500 is below .786 for short setups
  tcz500 <= (tcz786 * (1 + tczTolerance))
  AND 
  // .681 is above .786 for short setups
  tcz618 >= (tcz786 * (1 - tczTolerance)) 
  AND

  // -- Is the close <= high of tcz range
  //    and high >= low of tcz range
  retrcClose <= ((1 + retrcTolerance) *  tcz618)
  AND
  retrcPrc >= ((1 - retrcTolerance) *  tcz500)
  ); 
  
  // -- Risk would be top of zone - low of signal bar 
  //risk = 0;
}

Filter = (bTCZShort OR bTCZLong);
AddColumn(C, "Close");
AddColumn(IIf(bTCZLong, 76, 83), "L/S", formatChar);

// **************************
// END EXPLORATION CODE
// **************************

// **************************
// BEGIN INDICATOR CODE
// **************************

// -- what will be our lookback range for the hh and ll?
nBars = Param("Number of bars", 12, 5, 40);
bTrace = Param("Include trace output", 1, 0, 1);
nNoPivsInSetup = Param("No. Pivs in Setup", 4, 3, 4, 1);
bShowTCZ = Param("Show TCZ", 1, 0, 1); 
nMinBarsBtwPivs = Param("Min. number of bars btw. pivots", 1, 1, 10, 1);
nMinPctBtwPivs = Param("Min. percent diff. btw. pivots", .05, .04, .2, .01);
bLastBarCanBePiv = Param("Last bar can be a pivot", 1, 0, 1); 
retrcTolerance = .01;
tczTolerance = .005;
nNumBarsToScan = 120;

// -- added from exploration version 20040204
nExploreBarIdx = 0;
nExploreDate = 0;
nCurDateNum = 0;
DN = DateNum();
DT = DateTime();

// -- key exploration variables
bTCZLong = False;
bTCZShort = False;
nAnchorPivIdx = 0;

ADX8 = ADX(8);

// 1 - INDICATOR, 2 - COMMENTARY, 3 - SCAN, 
// 4 - EXPLORATION, 5 - BACKTEST / Optimize 
if(Status("action")==1) {
 bDraw = True;
 bUseLastVis = Param("Use last visible bar", 1, 0, 1);
} else {
 bDraw = False;
 bUseLastVis = False;
 bTrace = False;
 nExploreDate = Status("rangetodate");
 for (i=LastValue(BarIndex());i>=0;i--) {
  nCurDateNum = DN[i];
  if (nCurDateNum == nExploreDate) {
   nExploreBarIdx = i;
  }
 }
// -- if(Status("action")==1...
}

GraphXSpace=7;

// -- basic candle chart
// -- if this appears inside if block, strange
//    drawing results!
PlotOHLC(Open, High, Low, Close, 
 "BIdx = " + BarIndex() + 
 "\n" + "O = " + O + "\n"+"H = "+ H + "\n"+"L  = " + L 
 + "\n"+"C ",
 colorBlack, styleCandle); 

if (bDraw) {
 Plot(MA(C, 21), "21 bar MA", colorAqua, 
  styleLine+styleNoRescale+styleNoLabel);
 Plot(MA(C, 55), "55 bar MA", colorGreen, 
  styleLine+styleNoRescale+styleNoLabel);
 //Plot(MA(C, 233), "233 bar MA", colorDarkRed, 
 // styleLine+styleNoRescale+styleNoLabel);
}

// -- Create 0-initialized arrays the size of barcount
aHPivs = H - H;
aLPivs = L - L;
aHPivHighs = H - H;
aLPivLows = L - L;
aHPivIdxs = H - H;
aLPivIdxs = L - L;
aAddedHPivs = H - H;
aAddedLPivs = L - L;
aLegVol = H - H;
aRetrcVol = H - H;

nHPivs = 0;
nLPivs = 0;

lastHPIdx = 0;
lastLPIdx = 0;
lastHPH = 0;
lastLPL = 0;
curPivBarIdx = 0;

// -- looking back from the current bar, how many bars 
//    back were the hhv and llv values of the previous 
//    n bars, etc.?
aHHVBars = HHVBars(H, nBars);
aLLVBars = LLVBars(L, nBars);
aHHV = HHV(H, nBars);
aLLV = LLV(L, nBars);

// -- Initialize value of curTrend
nLastVisBar = LastValue(
 Highest(IIf(Status("barvisible"), BarIndex(), 0)));

curBar = IIf(nlastVisBar > 0 AND bUseLastVis, nlastVisBar, 
 IIf(Status("action")==4 AND nExploreBarIdx > 0, nExploreBarIdx,
 LastValue(BarIndex())));

curTrend = "";
if (aLLVBars[curBar] < aHHVBars[curBar]) 
 curTrend = "D";
else 
 curTrend = "U";

// -- Loop through bars. Search for 
//    entirely array-based approach
//    in future version
/* *******************
 Find main pivots
******************* */

// -- Make sure there are enough bars!
if (curBar >= nNumBarsToScan) {
 for (i=0; i<nNumBarsToScan; i++) {
 
  // -- value of curBar dependent on two parameters
  curBar = IIf(nlastVisBar > 0 AND bUseLastVis, 
   nlastVisBar-i, 
   IIf(Status("action")==4 AND nExploreBarIdx > 0, 
   nExploreBarIdx-i,
   LastValue(BarIndex())-i));

  // -- Have we identified a pivot? If trend is down...
  if (aLLVBars[curBar] < aHHVBars[curBar]) {
 
   // ... and had been up, this is a trend change
   if (curTrend == "U") {
    curTrend = "D";
    // -- Capture pivot information
    curPivBarIdx = curBar - aLLVBars[curBar];
    aLPivs[curPivBarIdx] = 1;
    aLPivLows[nLPivs] = L[curPivBarIdx];
    aLPivIdxs[nLPivs] = curPivBarIdx;
    nLPivs++;
   }
  // -- or current trend is up
  } else {
   if (curTrend == "D") {
    curTrend = "U";
    curPivBarIdx = curBar - aHHVBars[curBar];
    aHPivs[curPivBarIdx] = 1;
    aHPivHighs[nHPivs] = H[curPivBarIdx];
    aHPivIdxs[nHPivs] = curPivBarIdx;
    nHPivs++;
   }
  // --  If curTrend is up...else...
  }  
 
 // -- loop through bars
 } 
}
/* *******************
 Found main pivots
******************* */

/* *************************
 Finding missed pivot(s)
************************* */

// -- Start at last bar. Reestablish curBar
curBar = 
 IIf(nlastVisBar > 0 AND bUseLastVis, 
 nlastVisBar, 
 IIf(Status("action")==4 AND nExploreBarIdx > 0, 
 nExploreBarIdx,
 LastValue(BarIndex()))
 );

// -- Make sure I found at least two of each above.
if (nHPivs >= 2 AND nLPivs >= 2) {

 lastLPIdx = aLPivIdxs[0];
 lastLPL = aLPivLows[0];
 
 lastHPIdx = aHPivIdxs[0];
 lastHPH = aHPivHighs[0];
 
 nLastHOrLPivIdx = Max(lastLPIdx, lastHPIdx);
 
 nAddPivsRng = curBar - nLastHOrLPivIdx;
 aLLVAfterLastPiv = LLV(L, nAddPivsRng);  
 nLLVAfterLastPiv = aLLVAfterLastPiv[curBar];
 aLLVIdxAfterLastPiv = LLVBars(L, nAddPivsRng);  
 nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv = curBar - aLLVIdxAfterLastPiv[curBar];
 aHHVAfterLastPiv = HHV(H, nAddPivsRng); 
 nHHVAfterLastPiv = aHHVAfterLastPiv[curBar];
 aHHVIdxAfterLastPiv = HHVBars(H, nAddPivsRng); 
 nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv = curBar - aHHVIdxAfterLastPiv[curBar];
 
 // -- Later want to add last high pivot only if
 //    not in buy mode from last and still in trade

 /*
  Note - I'm only interested in adding pivots if I'm in 
  a higher-highs or lower-lows scenario
 */

 
 // -- OK, let's start where the last high pivot occurs after the
 //    last Low pivot
 if (lastHPIdx > lastLPIdx) {
 
  /* There are at least two possibilities here. One is that
      the previous high was higher, indicating that this is a 
      possible short retracement or one in the making.
      The other is that the previous high was lower, indicating 
      that this is a possible long retracement in the working. 
   However, both depend on opposing pivots. E.g., if I find 
   higher highs, what if I have lower lows?  
  
   If the highs are descending, then I can consider:
       - a lower low, and leave it at that
       - a higher high and higher low
       - a lower low and another lower high
  */
  if (aHPivHighs[0] < aHPivHighs[1]) {
 
   if (nLLVAfterLastPiv < aLPivLows[0] AND 
    (nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv - lastHPIdx - 1) >= nMinBarsBtwPivs
    AND nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv != curBar ) {
 
    // -- OK, we'll add this as a pivot. 
    //    Mark it for plotting...
    aLPivs[nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
    aAddedLPivs[nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
  
    //    ...and then rearrange elements in the 
    //    pivot information arrays
    for (j=0; j<nLPivs; j++) {
     aLPivLows[nLPivs-j] = aLPivLows[nLPivs-(j+1)];
     aLPivIdxs[nLPivs-j] = aLPivIdxs[nLPivs-(j+1)];
    }
    aLPivLows[0] = nLLVAfterLastPiv;
    aLPivIdxs[0] = nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv;
    nLPivs++;
 
   // -- Test whether to add piv given last piv is high 
   //    AND we have lower highs 
   }
 
  // -- Here, the last piv is a high piv, and we have 
  //    higher-highs. The most likely addition is a 
  //    Low piv that is a retracement.
  } else {
 
   if (nLLVAfterLastPiv > aLPivLows[0] AND 
    (nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv - lastHPIdx - 1) >= nMinBarsBtwPivs
    AND nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv != curBar ) {
 
    // -- OK, we'll add this as a pivot. 
    //    Mark it for plotting...
    aLPivs[nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
    aAddedLPivs[nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
  
    //    ...and then rearrange elements in the 
    //    pivot information arrays
    for (j=0; j<nLPivs; j++) {
     aLPivLows[nLPivs-j] = aLPivLows[nLPivs-(j+1)];
     aLPivIdxs[nLPivs-j] = aLPivIdxs[nLPivs-(j+1)];
    }
    aLPivLows[0] = nLLVAfterLastPiv;
    aLPivIdxs[0] = nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv;
    nLPivs++;
 
   // -- Test whether to add piv given last piv is high 
   //    AND we have lower highs 
   } 
  // -- The last piv is a high and we have higher highs 
  //    OR lower highs
  }
 
 /* ****************************************************************
  Still finding missed pivot(s). Here, the last piv is a low piv.
 **************************************************************** */
 } else {
 
  // -- First case, lower highs
  if (aHPivHighs[0] < aHPivHighs[1]) {
 
   if (nHHVAfterLastPiv < aHPivHighs[0] AND 
    (nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv - lastLPIdx - 1) >= nMinBarsBtwPivs
    AND nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv != curBar ) {
 
    // -- OK, we'll add this as a pivot. 
    //    Mark that for plotting
    aHPivs[nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
    aAddedHPivs[nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
 
    //    ...and then rearrange elements in the 
    //    pivot information arrays
    for (j=0; j<nHPivs; j++) {
     aHPivHighs[nHPivs-j] = aHPivHighs[nHPivs-(j+1)];
     aHPivIdxs[nHPivs-j] = aHPivIdxs[nhPivs-(j+1)];
    }
    aHPivHighs[0] = nHHVAfterLastPiv;
    aHPivIdxs[0] = nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv;
    nHPivs++;
 
   // -- Test whether to add piv given last piv is high 
   //    AND we have lower highs 
   }
 
  // -- Second case when last piv is a low piv, higher highs 
  //    Most likely addition is high piv that is a retracement.
  //    Considering adding a high piv as long as it is higher
  } else {
 
   // -- Where I have higher highs,
   if (nHHVAfterLastPiv > aHPivHighs[0] AND 
    (nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv - lastLPIdx - 1) >= nMinBarsBtwPivs
    AND nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv != curBar ) {
 
    // -- OK, we'll add this as a pivot. 
    //    Mark it for plotting...
    aHPivs[nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
    aAddedHPivs[nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
 
    //    ...and then rearrange elements in the 
    //    pivot information arrays
    for (j=0; j<nHPivs; j++) {
     aHPivHighs[nHPivs-j] = aHPivHighs[nHPivs-(j+1)];
     aHPivIdxs[nHPivs-j] = aHPivIdxs[nhPivs-(j+1)];
    }
    aHPivHighs[0] = nHHVAfterLastPiv;
    aHPivIdxs[0] = nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv;
    nHPivs++;
 
   // -- Test whether to add piv given last piv is high 
   //    AND we have lower highs 
   }
 
  }
   
 } 

// -- If there are at least two of each
}

/* ****************************************
// -- Done with finding pivots
***************************************** */ 

if (bDraw) {

 // -- OK, let's plot the pivots using arrows
 PlotShapes(
  IIf(aHPivs==1, shapeDownArrow, shapeNone), 
   colorRed, 0,  High, Offset=-15);
 PlotShapes(
  IIf(aAddedHPivs==1, shapeDownArrow, shapeNone),
   colorDarkRed, 0, High, Offset=-15);
 PlotShapes(
  IIf(aLPivs==1, shapeUpArrow , shapeNone),  
   colorGreen, 0, Low, Offset=-15);
 PlotShapes(
  IIf(aAddedLPivs==1, shapeUpArrow , shapeNone), 
   colorDarkGreen, 0, Low, Offset=-15);
}

/* ****************************************
// -- Done with discovering and plotting pivots 
***************************************** */ 

// -- I'm going to want to look for possible retracement
risk = 0;
profInc = 0;
nLeg0Pts = 0;
nLeg0Bars = 0;
nLeg0Vol = 0;
nLeg1Pts = 0;
nLeg1Bars = 0;
nLeg1Vol = 0;
nLegBarsDiff = 0;
nRtrc0Pts = 0;
nRtrc0Bars = 0;
nRtrc0Vol = 0;
nRtrc1Pts = 0;
nRtrc1Bars = 0;
nRtrc1Vol = 0;

minRtrc = 0;
maxRtrc = 0;
minLine = 0;
maxLine = 0;
triggerLine = 0;
firstProfitLine = 0;
triggerInc = 0;
triggerPrc = 0;
firstProfitPrc = 0;
retrcPrc = 0;
retrcBar = 0;
retrcBarIdx = 0;
retrcRng = 0;
aRetrcPrc = H-H;
aRetrcPrcBars = H-H;
aRetrcClose = C;
retrcClose = 0;

// -- Do TCZ calcs. Arrangement of pivs very specific
//    for this setup.
if (nHPivs >= 2 AND 
 nLPivs >=2 AND  
 aHPivHighs[0] > aHPivHighs[1] AND
 aLPivLows[0] > aLPivLows[1]) {

 tcz500 = 
 (aHPivHighs[0] -
 (.5 * (aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[1])));

 tcz618 = 
 (aHPivHighs[0] -
 (.618 * (aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[1])));

 tcz786 = 
 (aHPivHighs[0] -
 (.786 * (aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[0])));

 retrcRng = curBar  - aHPivIdxs[0];
 aRetrcPrc = LLV(L, retrcRng);
 aRetrcPrcBars  = LLVBars(L, retrcRng);
 
 retrcPrc = aRetrcPrc[curBar];
 retrcBarIdx = curBar - aRetrcPrcBars[curBar];
 retrcClose = aRetrcClose[retrcBarIdx];

 // -- bTCZLong setup?
 bTCZLong = (

  // -- Are retracement levels arranged in
  //    tcz order?

  // .500 is above .786 for long setups
  tcz500 >= (tcz786 * (1 - tczTolerance))
  AND 
  // .681 is below .786 for long setups
  tcz618 <= (tcz786 * (1 + tczTolerance))
  AND

  // -- Is the low in the tcz range
  // -- Is the close >= low of tcz range
  //    and low <= high of tcz range
  retrcClose >= ((1 - retrcTolerance) *  tcz618)
  AND
  retrcPrc <= ((1 + retrcTolerance) *  tcz500)
  ); 
  
  // -- risk would be high of signal bar minus low of zone
  //risk = 0;

// -- lower highs and lower lows
} else if (nHPivs >= 2 AND nLPivs >=2 
 AND aHPivHighs[0] < aHPivHighs[1] 
 AND aLPivLows[0] < aLPivLows[1]) {

 tcz500 = 
 (aHPivHighs[1] -
 (.5 * (aHPivHighs[1] - aLPivLows[0])));

 tcz618 = 
 (aHPivHighs[0] -
 (.618 * (aHPivHighs[1] - aLPivLows[0])));

 tcz786 = 
 (aHPivHighs[0] -
 (.786 * (aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[0])));

 retrcRng = curBar  - aLPivIdxs[0];
 aRetrcPrc = HHV(H, retrcRng);
 retrcPrc = aRetrcPrc[curBar];
 aRetrcPrcBars  = HHVBars(H, retrcRng);
 retrcBarIdx = curBar - aRetrcPrcBars[curBar];
 retrcClose = aRetrcClose[retrcBarIdx];

 bTCZShort = (
  // -- Are retracement levels arranged in
  //    tcz order?

  // .500 is below .786 for short setups
  tcz500 <= (tcz786 * (1 + tczTolerance))
  AND 
  // .681 is above .786 for short setups
  tcz618 >= (tcz786 * (1 - tczTolerance)) 
  AND

  // -- Is the close <= high of tcz range
  //    and high >= low of tcz range
  retrcClose <= ((1 + retrcTolerance) *  tcz618)
  AND
  retrcPrc >= ((1 - retrcTolerance) *  tcz500)
  ); 
  
  // -- Risk would be top of zone - low of signal bar 
  //risk = 0;
}

// -- Show zone if present
if (bTCZShort OR bTCZLong) { 

 // -- Be prepared to see symmetry
 if (bTCZShort) {
  if (aLPivIdxs[0] > aHPivIdxs[0]) { 
   // -- Valuable, useful symmetry information 
   nRtrc0Pts = aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[1];
   nRtrc0Bars = aHPivIdxs[0] - aLPivIdxs[1] + 1;
   nRtrc1Pts = retrcPrc - aLPivLows[0];
   nRtrc1Bars = retrcBarIdx - aLPivIdxs[0] + 1;
  } else {
   nRtrc0Pts = aHPivHighs[1] - aLPivLows[1];
   nRtrc0Bars = aHPivIdxs[1] - aLPivIdxs[1] + 1;
   nRtrc1Pts = aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[0];
   nRtrc1Bars = aHPivIdxs[0] - aLPivIdxs[0] + 1;
  }
 } else { // bLongSetup
  if (aLPivIdxs[0] > aHPivIdxs[0]) { 
   nRtrc0Pts = aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[1];
   nRtrc0Bars = aHPivIdxs[0] - aLPivIdxs[1] + 1;
   nRtrc1Pts = retrcPrc - aLPivLows[0];
   nRtrc1Bars = retrcBarIdx - aLPivIdxs[0] + 1;
  } else {
   nRtrc0Pts = aHPivHighs[1] - aLPivLows[0];
   nRtrc0Bars = aLPivIdxs[0] - aHPivIdxs[1] + 1;
   nRtrc1Pts = aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[0];
   nRtrc1Bars = aLPivIdxs[0] - aHPivIdxs[0] + 1;
  }
 }

 if (bShowTCZ) {
  Plot(
   LineArray( IIf(bTCZLong, aHPivIdxs[0], aLPivIdxs[0]),
   tcz500, curBar, tcz500 , 0), 
   "tcz500", colorPaleBlue, styleLine);
  Plot(
   LineArray( IIf(bTCZLong, aHPivIdxs[0], aLPivIdxs[0]),
   tcz618, curBar, tcz618, 0), 
   "tcz618", colorPaleBlue, styleLine);
  Plot(
   LineArray( IIf(bTCZLong, aHPivIdxs[0], aLPivIdxs[0]),
   tcz786, curBar, tcz786, 0), 
   "tcz786", colorTurquoise, styleLine);
 }

// -- if (bShowTCZ)
}

if (bDraw) {
 Title = Name() + " (" + StrLeft(FullName(), 10) + 
 ")  ATR: " + NumToStr(ATR(1), 4.2) + " ( " + 
 NumToStr((C - Ref(C, -1)), 4.2) + " / " +
 NumToStr((((C - Ref(C, -1)) / Ref(C, -1)) * 100), 2.1) +  "% )  " +
 WriteVal( SelectedValue( DateTime() ), formatDateTime) +
 " \nO: " + Open +  
 ",  \nH: " + High + 
 ",  \nL: " + Low + 
 ", \nC: " + Close +  ",  \n" +
// "Risk: " + WriteVal(risk, 2.1) + "%  \n" +
 "Rtrc 0/1 Pts: " + WriteVal(nRtrc0Pts, 2.1) + "/" + 
 WriteVal(nRtrc1Pts, 2.1) + "  \n" +
 "Rtrc 0/1 Bars: " + WriteVal(nRtrc0Bars, 2.0) + "/" +
 WriteVal(nRtrc1Bars, 2.0);
}

// **************************
// END INDICATOR CODE
// **************************


_SECTION_END();
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