Hi guyz, I've tested all indicators above and so far I found "customcandle" by Linuxser to be the most useful. The minor problem is I can't use the same "real body" color together with background color ( look at my screenshot@ post #14) but it's fine with other color. So,it'd be great if someone is able to add or modify it so that it can paint color surrounding the outline of real body. anyway, thanks Linuxser ,4xtrader, fxden for your great contribution.

Well, this is the main point.

This is one way :
Technically speaking this code (and the others) does not draw a candle, it´s just an illusion created by an an histogram with candle figure.

Draw a real candle only MT4 can do.

This is other way:
Could be creating/drawing a illusion of a candle with figures for all parts of a candle.
This way could help you to see what you want but will overload the CPU with extra work because every change in a candle signify:
1.one older draw must be erased/moved
2.a new one must be created.


If some of the indicators around the forum doing simple tasks like drawing a big price in main window and update every tick takes some extra resources, imagine what can happens when you have to redraw last 500 bars with a body and wick/shadow.

Look the picture attached. 1000 objects only for the wick/shadow. And the problem of without want it you can move them.

So in both ways you´re in "candle emulation".
There is now way to create an authentic candle because this task is assigned to Terminal not to an indicator.
Unless somebody have access to the source code and can add a option like Bar Up /Down width into Chart Properties there is no real solution.
And I believes the only can do that are the guys of Metaquotes.

That´s why I like the method I had choose. Obviously has it limitations but are inherent with MT and QML.
And my limited skill in programing does not know if a real solution exists but I don´t think so.

Thanks for your words.

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Hello,
Make sure you check "chart on foreground" in chart properties, or else it wont show the candle color.

Here is screenshot, looks the same as esignal to me.

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hi fxden, I did what you told and...........it works da** good. thanks mate

Great solution fxden.

I´d never think on that. I was thinking on TS mode which don´t have the colored body line.

However, remember we continue with emulations and we can´t use another size than 3 to body for a ES looks like view..

The indicator is updated to size 3 default.

And I´ve uploaded one template ES looks like, and one TS2K looks like.

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I've changed a little bit code of fatwick, the edge of wick a little bit oval so more excited

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FatWick2.ex4 (2.4 KB, 251 views)

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I think there is problem with the code, after a short time the thick candle become thin again, i have looked at the code and cant find the problem it seems to be loosing the code based on a time calculation , probably in the loop.The code looks ok , would like to get this fixed as i think this is a good candle that is more visable than the regular ones. Will post .mq4 code for anybody who can help. Either way i will get this fixed and post the code here.

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EsigWick22.mq4 (2.6 KB, 61 views)

I have fixed the indicator i hope. Using the code from Hull_Trend indicator on the first page. Have disabled the hull trend. To make it work you have to use "chart in foreground" in chart propeties and also make the "bar color" white if using a black background.

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There was a few problems with the indicator that i posted yesterday. As i modified the code from hull_trend i didnt remove all of the old coding and hense it has left some lines which you can probably see if you look carefully. I apologize for this and have included a final code which should solve all of the problems of the past with this indicator.

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#FatWick.mq4 (2.8 KB, 169 views)