2010 Apr: Modified Price-Volume Trend Indicator

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File Name: Modified_PVT.efs

Description:
Modified Price-Volume Trend Indicator

Formula Parameters:
Level : 0
Scale : 1


Notes:
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Download File:
Modified_PVT.efs



EFS Code:

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    Formula Script (EFS) is for educational purposes only and may be 
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Description:        
    Modified Price-Volume Trend Indicator
    
Version:            1.00  02/09/2010

Formula Parameters:                     Default:
    Level                               0
    Scale                               1
    
Notes:
    The related article is copyrighted material. If you are not a subscriber
    of Stocks & Commodities, please visit [url]www.traders.com.[/url]

**********************************/
var fpArray = new Array();
var bInit = false;
var bVersion = null;

function preMain() {
    setPriceStudy(false);
    setShowCursorLabel(true);
    setShowTitleParameters(false);
    setStudyTitle("Modified PVT");
    setCursorLabelName("MPVT", 0);
    setDefaultBarFgColor(Color.red, 0);
    setPlotType(PLOTTYPE_LINE, 0);
    setDefaultBarThickness(2, 0);
    var x=0;
    fpArray[x] = new FunctionParameter("Level", FunctionParameter.NUMBER);
    with(fpArray[x++]){
        setName("Level");
        setLowerLimit(-1000);
        setUpperLimit(10000);        
        setDefault(0);
    }    
    fpArray[x] = new FunctionParameter("Scale", FunctionParameter.NUMBER);
    with(fpArray[x++]){
        setName("Scale");
        setLowerLimit(0.0001);        
        setUpperLimit(100000);        
        setDefault(1);
    }        
}

var xMPVT = null;

function main(Level, Scale) {
var nBarState = getBarState();
var nMPVT = 0;
    if (bVersion == null) bVersion = verify();
    if (bVersion == false) return;   
    if (nBarState == BARSTATE_ALLBARS) {
        if (Level == null) Level = 0;
        if (Scale == null) Scale = 1;
    }    
    if (!bInit) { 
        xMPVT = efsInternal("Calc_MPVT", Level, Scale);
        bInit = true; 
    }
    nMPVT = xMPVT.getValue(0);
    if (nMPVT == null) return;
    return nMPVT;
}

var bSecondInit = false;
var xCumPVT = 0;

function Calc_MPVT(Level, Scale) {
var nRes = 0;
var nCumPVT = 0;
    if (!bSecondInit) {
        xCumPVT = efsInternal("Calc_CumPVT");
        bSecondInit = true;
    }
    nCumPVT = xCumPVT.getValue(0);
    if (nCumPVT == null) return;
    nRes = Level + Scale * nCumPVT;
    return nRes;
}

var bThirdInit = false;
var xOHLC4 = null;
var xV = null;

function Calc_CumPVT() {
var nRes = 0;
var nRef = 0;
var nOHLC4 = 0;
var nOHLC4_1 = 0;
var rV = 0;
    if (!bThirdInit) {
        xOHLC4 = ohlc4();
        xV = volume();
        X = obv();
        bThirdInit = true;
    }
    nOHLC4 = xOHLC4.getValue(0);
    nOHLC4_1 = xOHLC4.getValue(-1);
    nRef = ref(-1);
    if (nOHLC4_1 == null) return;
    rV = xV.getValue(0) / 50000;
    nRes = nRef + (rV * (nOHLC4 - nOHLC4_1) / nOHLC4_1);
    return nRes;
}

function verify() {
    var b = false;
    if (getBuildNumber() < 779) {
        drawTextAbsolute(5, 35, "This study requires version 8.0 or later.", 
            Color.white, Color.blue, Text.RELATIVETOBOTTOM|Text.RELATIVETOLEFT|Text.BOLD|Text.LEFT,
            null, 13, "error");
        drawTextAbsolute(5, 20, "Click HERE to upgrade.@URL=http://www.esignal.com/download/default.asp", 
            Color.white, Color.blue, Text.RELATIVETOBOTTOM|Text.RELATIVETOLEFT|Text.BOLD|Text.LEFT,
            null, 13, "upgrade");
        return b;
    } else {
        b = true;
    }
    return b;
}