Elliott Wave Count Alert

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File Name: elliottwavecountalert.efs

Description:
Generating an alert when a primary Elliott Wave is completed

Formula Parameters:

• Number of Bars: 300
• Wave 4 Overlap: 0
• Wave 1-3 Ratio: 50
• Mavg1: 5
• Mavg2: 35
• Alternate Long: Term

Notes:

Download File:
elliottwavecountalert.efs


EFS Code:

/*********************************
Provided By:  
    Interactive Data Corporation (Copyright © 2010) 
    All rights reserved. This sample eSignal Formula Script (EFS)
    is for educational purposes only. Interactive Data Corporation
    reserves the right to modify and overwrite this EFS file with 
    each new release. 
	
Description:        
	Generating an alert when a primary Elliott Wave is completed

Version:            1.0  24/05/2011


Formula Parameters:                     Default:
    Number of Bars                      300
    Wave 4 Overlap                      0
    Wave 1-3 Ratio                      50  
    Mavg1                               5
    Mavg2                               35
    Alternate                           Long Term
**********************************/


var fpArray = new Array();
function preMain() {
    setPriceStudy(true);
    setStudyTitle("Elliott Wave Count Alert");
    setCursorLabelName("Recent Wave", 0);
    setCursorLabelName("Trend", 1);

    var x=0;
    fpArray[x] = new FunctionParameter("nNumBars", FunctionParameter.NUMBER);
    with(fpArray[x++])
    {
        setName("Number of Bars");
        setLowerLimit(1);
        setDefault(300);
    }
    fpArray[x] = new FunctionParameter("nPct4Overlap", FunctionParameter.NUMBER);
    with(fpArray[x++])
    {
        setName("Wave 4 Overlap");
        setLowerLimit(0);
        setDefault(0);
    }
    fpArray[x] = new FunctionParameter("nPct1LenOf3", FunctionParameter.NUMBER);
    with(fpArray[x++])
    {
        setName("Wave 1-3 Ratio");
        setLowerLimit(1);
        setDefault(50);
    } 
    fpArray[x] = new FunctionParameter("nMavg1", FunctionParameter.NUMBER);
    with(fpArray[x++])
    {
        setName("Mavg1");
        setLowerLimit(1);
        setDefault(5);
    } 
    fpArray[x] = new FunctionParameter("nMavg2", FunctionParameter.NUMBER);
    with(fpArray[x++])
    {
        setName("Mavg2");
        setLowerLimit(1);
        setDefault(35);
    }  

    fpArray[x] = new FunctionParameter("gAlternate", FunctionParameter.STRING);
    with(fpArray[x++])
    {
        setName("Alternate");
        addOption("Agressive"); 
        addOption("Short Term");
        addOption("Long Term");
        setDefault("Long Term");
    }      
  
}

var ElliottWave = null; 
var prevWave = null;
var curWaveTrended = null;
var alertColor = new Array(Color.green, Color.blue, Color.blue, Color.blue, Color.blue, Color.blue, Color.green, Color.red, Color.red, Color.red); 
var waveCaption = new Array('na','1','2','3','4','5','na','A','B','C');
var ticker = getSymbol();
var i = 0;
var bInit = false;

function main(nNumBars, nPct4Overlap, nPct1LenOf3, nMavg1, nMavg2, gAlternate) 
{
    if ( !bInit )
    {
        ElliottWave = new GetElliottStudy(nNumBars, nPct4Overlap, nPct1LenOf3, nMavg1, nMavg2, gAlternate);
        bInit = true;
    }

    if ( getCurrentBarIndex()!=0 ) return;
    
    prevWave = curWaveTrended; 
    curWaveTrended = ElliottWave.getValue(GetElliottStudy.MOSTRECENTWAVE);
    var curWave = Math.abs( ElliottWave.getValue(GetElliottStudy.MOSTRECENTWAVE) );
    var sTrend = ( curWaveTrended < 0 )? "Down": "Up";

    if ( curWaveTrended!=prevWave ) 
    {
        Alert.addToList(ticker, "Wave "+waveCaption[curWave]+" ("+sTrend+") is completed", Color.black, alertColor[curWave] );
        Alert.playSound("train.wav");
    }

    setBarFgColor(alertColor[curWave]);     

    return new Array(waveCaption[curWave], sTrend);
}