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Elder's AutoEnvelope by Jose Silva


{Dr A. Elder's AutoEnvelope interpretation v1.0
Differs from the original in that it avoids
the use of the hindsight-based LastValue()
MetaStock function.
www.elder.com/MetaStock/AutoEnvelope.htm


http://www.metastocktools.com }


{ User inputs }
pds:=Input("EMA periods",1,252,21);
pdsBak:=Input("lookback periods",1,252,42);
x:=Input("use: Open=1, High=2, Low=3, Close=4, WClose=5",1,5,4);
plot:=Input("[1]AutoEnvelope, [2]Long signals, [3]All signals",1,3,1);
delay:=Input("Entry/Exit signals delay",0,5,0);


{ Price field }
x:=If(x=1,O,If(x=2,H,If(x=3,L,If(x=5,WC(),C))));


{ Envelope bands }
Avg:=Mov(x,pds,E);
hiAvg:=HHV(H,pdsBak);
loAvg:=LLV(L,pdsBak);
shift:=
Mov(If(hiAvg>Avg,hiAvg-Avg,Avg-loAvg),pds,E);
UpperBand:=Avg+shift;
LowerBand:=Avg-shift;


{ Envelope signals }
In:=Cross(x,LowerBand);
Out:=Cross(x,UpperBand);
Init:=Cum(In+Out>-1)=1;
InInit:=Cum(In)=1;
flag:=BarsSince(Init OR In)
<BarsSince(Init OR Out)+InInit;
signals:=Ref((InInit AND Alert(InInit=0,2)
OR flag AND Alert(flag=0,2))
-(flag=0 AND Alert(flag,2)),-delay);


{ Plot envelope on price chart }
If(plot=1,UpperBand,If(plot=2,signals,In-Out));
If(plot=1,Avg,If(plot=2,0,0));
If(plot=1,LowerBand,If(plot=2,signals,In-Out))