Created TV Zero Lag MACD Indicator for ThinkorSwim

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By far, my favorite substudy. I would love to use this on ThinkorSwim but I've no idea how to convert the script to TOS. Here are the details below. This code is for the Zero Lag MACD indicator from TradingView.

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// ENHANCED ZERO LAG MACD
// Version 1.1
//
// Based on ZeroLag EMA - see Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities, April 2000
// Original version by user Glaz. Thanks ! https://www.tradingview.com/chart/EURUSD/UV0YI6Wy-ZeroLag-Macd
// Ideas and code from @yassotreyo version.
// Tweaked by Albert Callisto (AC)
//
// Last Update 20.11.2016
// (AC - 1.0) Histogram with two colors, choice between SMA/EMA (SMA = "Glaz mode"),  names for sub-components, renaming of variables
// (AC - 1.1) Added choice between "Glaz" and legacy algorithm + introduced EMA on MACD (thanks @yassotreyo for your original version)

study(title="Zero Lag MACD Enhanced - Version 1.1", shorttitle="Zero Lag MACD Enhanced 1.1")
source = close

fastLength = input(12, minval=1)
slowLength = input(26, minval=1)
signalLength =input(9, minval=1)
MacdEmaLength =input(9, minval=1)
useEma = input(true, title="Use EMA (otherwise SMA)")
useOldAlgo = input(false, title="Use Glaz algo (otherwise 'real' original zero lag)")

// Fast line
ma1= useEma ? ema(source, fastLength) : sma(source, fastLength)
ma2 = useEma ?  ema(ma1,fastLength) :  sma(ma1,fastLength)
zerolagEMA = ((2 * ma1) - ma2)

// Slow line
mas1=  useEma ? ema(source , slowLength) :  sma(source , slowLength)
mas2 =  useEma ? ema(mas1 , slowLength): sma(mas1 , slowLength)
zerolagslowMA = ((2 * mas1) - mas2)

// MACD line
ZeroLagMACD = zerolagEMA - zerolagslowMA

// Signal line
emasig1 = ema(ZeroLagMACD, signalLength)
emasig2 = ema(emasig1, signalLength)
signal = useOldAlgo ? sma(ZeroLagMACD, signalLength) : (2 * emasig1) - emasig2

hist = ZeroLagMACD - signal

upHist = (hist > 0) ? hist : 0
downHist = (hist <= 0) ? hist : 0

p1 = plot(upHist, color=green, transp=40, style=columns, title='Positive delta')
p2 = plot(downHist, color=purple, transp=40, style=columns, title='Negative delta')

zeroLine = plot(ZeroLagMACD, color=black, transp=0, linewidth=2, title='MACD line')
signaLine = plot(signal, color=gray, transp=0, linewidth=2, title='Signal')

ribbonDiff = hist > 0 ? green : purple
fill(zeroLine, signaLine, color=ribbonDiff)

plot(ema(ZeroLagMACD,MacdEmaLength) , color=red, transp=0, linewidth=2, title='EMA on MACD line')
 
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Mobius©: Stan I prefer 5,13,3 and using a 5th derivative MACD. Which is the MACD / StDev(MACD, Long_Length)
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Here's the Zero Lag MACD Indicator for ThinkorSwim

Rich (BB code): 
# Super Zero Lag MACD
# Mobius

declare lower;
input Fast_Length = 5;
input Slow_Length = 13;
input MACD_Length = 3;
plot MACD5 = (MACD("fast length" = Fast_Length,
                   "slow length" = Slow_Length,
                   "macd length" = MACD_Length).Avg /
        StDev(MACD("fast length" = Fast_Length,
                   "slow length" = Slow_Length,
                   "macd length" = MACD_Length).Diff, Slow_Length));
MACD5.SetDefaultColor(Color.CYAN);
plot Squeeze = if BollingerBandsSMA().UpperBand < KeltnerChannels().Upper_Band
               then 0
               else Double.NaN;
Squeeze.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.POINTS);
Squeeze.SetLineWeight(3);
Squeeze.SetDefaultColor(Color.GREEN);
plot zero = if IsNaN(close) or !IsNaN(Squeeze) then Double.NaN else 0;
zero.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.POINTS);
zero.SetLineWeight(2);
zero.SetDefaultColor(Color.BLUE);
AddCloud(zero, MACD5, Color.RED, Color.GREEN);
AddCloud(Squeeze, MACD5, Color.RED, Color.GREEN);
AddLabel(!IsNaN(Squeeze), "Squeeze", if MACD5 > MACD5[1] and
                                MACD5 < 0
                             then Color.GREEN
                             else Color.RED);
def day = GetValue(GetYYYYMMDD(), 1);
def trend = if close > (Highest(high, 21) + Lowest(low, 21)) / 2
            then 1
            else 0;
AddLabel(1, if trend == 1
            then "Trend Up"
            else "Trend Dn",
            if trend == 1
            then Color.Green
            else Color.Red);
 
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@BenTen I love you. But personally, I like the TradingView one better because the orbs can share when it reaches its maximum potential, buying trend, or etc. The Mobius one I'm not too sure how to use this quite yet.
 
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I bought a book that came with a free indicator for MT4 and also the codes. With the purchase of the book I have permission to use the codes to make an indicator for TOS.

Code: 
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//|                                                MACD_Platinum.mq4 |

//|                                     [email protected] |

//|                               http//www.wix.com/wiseea/wise-ea#! |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

#property description   "Version 1.00"

#property description   "Updated on 08/29/2017"

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| Setup & Include                                                  |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

#property indicator_separate_window

#property indicator_buffers 10

#property indicator_color1 RoyalBlue

#property indicator_color2 IndianRed

#property indicator_color3 Turquoise

#property indicator_color4 OrangeRed

#property indicator_width1 1

#property indicator_width2 2

#property indicator_width3 1

#property indicator_width4 1

#property indicator_level1 0.0

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| Input parameters                                                 |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

input int  Fast               = 12;

input int  Slow               = 26;

input int  Smooth             = 9;

input bool ZeroLag            = true;

input bool ShowMarkersOnCross = true;

input bool PopUp_Alert        = true;

input bool PushNotifications  = false;

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| Global variabels                                                 |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

double Macd[];             // = 0

double Avg[];              // = 1

double MarkersUp[];        // = 2

double MarkersDown[];      // = 3

//----

double fastEma[];    // = 4

double slowEma[];    // = 5

double avgEma[];     // = 6

double fastEmaEma[]; // = 7

double slowEmaEma[]; // = 8

double avgEmaEma[];  // = 9

//----

int    Multiplier = 10;   // forex multiplier from Ninja version

static datetime dt;

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| Custom indicator initialization function                         |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

int init()

  {

//----

   SetIndexBuffer(0, Macd);

   SetIndexStyle (0, DRAW_LINE,STYLE_DOT,EMPTY);

   SetIndexLabel (0,"Macd");

   SetIndexBuffer(1, Avg);

   SetIndexStyle (1, DRAW_LINE,EMPTY,EMPTY);

   SetIndexLabel (1,"Avg");

   SetIndexBuffer(2, MarkersUp);

   SetIndexStyle (2, DRAW_ARROW,EMPTY,1);

   SetIndexArrow (2, 108);

   SetIndexLabel (2,"UpCross");

   SetIndexBuffer(3, MarkersDown);

   SetIndexStyle (3, DRAW_ARROW,EMPTY,1);

   SetIndexArrow (3, 108);

   SetIndexLabel (3,"DnCross");

//----  

   SetIndexBuffer(4, fastEma);

   SetIndexStyle (4, DRAW_NONE); SetIndexLabel (8,NULL);

   SetIndexBuffer(5, slowEma);

   SetIndexStyle (5, DRAW_NONE); SetIndexLabel (9,NULL);

   SetIndexBuffer(6, avgEma);

   SetIndexStyle (6, DRAW_NONE); SetIndexLabel (10,NULL);

   SetIndexBuffer(7, fastEmaEma);

   SetIndexStyle (7, DRAW_NONE); SetIndexLabel (11,NULL);

   SetIndexBuffer(8, slowEmaEma);

   SetIndexStyle (8, DRAW_NONE); SetIndexLabel (12,NULL);

   SetIndexBuffer(9, avgEmaEma);

   SetIndexStyle (9, DRAW_NONE); SetIndexLabel (13,NULL);

//---- name for DataWindow and indicator subwindow label

   string short_name="MACD_Platinum(" + Fast + ", " + Slow + ", " + Smooth +")";

   IndicatorShortName(short_name);

   IndicatorDigits(4);

   dt=0;

//----

   return(0);

  }

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| Custom indicator deinitialization function                       |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

int deinit()

  {

//----

//----

   return (0);

  }

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| MACD_Platinum main function                                      |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

int start()

  {

//----

   int limit, counted_bars=IndicatorCounted();

   limit=Bars-Slow+1;

   if(counted_bars>0) limit=Bars-counted_bars-1;

//----  

   for (int i=limit; i>=0; i--)

     {

      double macd=0;

      double macdAvg=0;

      //----

      if (!ZeroLag)

        {

         fastEma = ((2.0 / (1 + Fast)) * (Multiplier*Close) + (1 - (2.0 / (1 + Fast))) * fastEma[i+1]);

            slowEma = ((2.0 / (1 + Slow)) * (Multiplier*Close) + (1 - (2.0 / (1 + Slow))) * slowEma[i+1]);

            macd          = fastEma[i+0] - slowEma[i+0];

            macdAvg      = (2.0 / (1 + Smooth)) * macd + (1 - (2.0 / (1 + Smooth))) * Avg[i+1];

           Macd    = macd;

            Avg     = macdAvg;

          }

       else

          {  

         fastEma    = ((2.0 / (1 + Fast)) * (Multiplier*Close) + (1 - (2.0 / (1 + Fast))) * fastEma[i+1]);

            slowEma    = ((2.0 / (1 + Slow)) * (Multiplier*Close) + (1 - (2.0 / (1 + Slow))) * slowEma[i+1]);

         fastEmaEma = (2.0 / (1 + Fast)) * fastEma + (1 - (2.0 / (1 + Fast))) * fastEmaEma[i+1];

         slowEmaEma = (2.0 / (1 + Slow)) * slowEma + (1 - (2.0 / (1 + Slow))) * slowEmaEma[i+1];

         double differenceFast = fastEma - fastEmaEma;

         double differenceSlow = slowEma - slowEmaEma;

         macd          = ((fastEma+differenceFast) - (slowEma+differenceSlow));            

         Macd       = (macd);

         avgEma     = (2.0 / (1 + Smooth)) * Macd   + (1 - (2.0 / (1 + Smooth))) * avgEma[i+1];

            avgEmaEma  = (2.0 / (1 + Smooth)) * avgEma + (1 - (2.0 / (1 + Smooth))) * avgEmaEma[i+1];

         double differenceAvg = avgEma - avgEmaEma;

         macdAvg = avgEma + differenceAvg;

         Avg  = (macdAvg);

        }

      //---- markers

      MarkersUp  = EMPTY_VALUE;

      MarkersDown= EMPTY_VALUE;  

      if (i>=1 && ShowMarkersOnCross)

        {

         if (Macd > Avg && Macd[i+1] <= Avg[i+1])

           {

            MarkersUp = Avg;

            if (i==1 && dt<Time[0]) alert_sig("Up Cross!");

           }  

         else if (Macd < Avg && Macd[i+1] >= Avg[i+1])

           {

            MarkersDown = Avg;

            if (i==1 && dt<Time[0]) alert_sig("Dn Cross!");

           }

        }

     }

//----

   return(0);

  }

//**

//**

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| FUNCTIONS: Send alerts                                           |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

void alert_sig(string comstr)

  {

//----

   string body=TimeToStr(TimeCurrent(),TIME_DATE|TIME_MINUTES)+" | MACD_Platinum | "+comstr;

   if (PopUp_Alert) Alert(body);

   if (PushNotifications) SendNotification(body);

   dt=Time[0];

  }
 
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There are so many MACD variations already. Hard to believe it could be something much different than one of those. Why not show a chart or the code and see what happens.
 
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ron4bama said:
I bought a book that came with a free indicator for MT4 and also the codes. With the purchase of the book I have permission to use the codes to make an indicator for TOS.

Code: 
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//|                                                MACD_Platinum.mq4 |

//|                                     [email protected] |

//|                               http//www.wix.com/wiseea/wise-ea#! |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

#property description   "Version 1.00"

#property description   "Updated on 08/29/2017"

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| Setup & Include                                                  |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

#property indicator_separate_window

#property indicator_buffers 10

#property indicator_color1 RoyalBlue

#property indicator_color2 IndianRed

#property indicator_color3 Turquoise

#property indicator_color4 OrangeRed

#property indicator_width1 1

#property indicator_width2 2

#property indicator_width3 1

#property indicator_width4 1

#property indicator_level1 0.0

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| Input parameters                                                 |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

input int  Fast               = 12;

input int  Slow               = 26;

input int  Smooth             = 9;

input bool ZeroLag            = true;

input bool ShowMarkersOnCross = true;

input bool PopUp_Alert        = true;

input bool PushNotifications  = false;

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| Global variabels                                                 |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

double Macd[];             // = 0

double Avg[];              // = 1

double MarkersUp[];        // = 2

double MarkersDown[];      // = 3

//----

double fastEma[];    // = 4

double slowEma[];    // = 5

double avgEma[];     // = 6

double fastEmaEma[]; // = 7

double slowEmaEma[]; // = 8

double avgEmaEma[];  // = 9

//----

int    Multiplier = 10;   // forex multiplier from Ninja version

static datetime dt;

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| Custom indicator initialization function                         |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

int init()

  {

//----

   SetIndexBuffer(0, Macd);

   SetIndexStyle (0, DRAW_LINE,STYLE_DOT,EMPTY);

   SetIndexLabel (0,"Macd");

   SetIndexBuffer(1, Avg);

   SetIndexStyle (1, DRAW_LINE,EMPTY,EMPTY);

   SetIndexLabel (1,"Avg");

   SetIndexBuffer(2, MarkersUp);

   SetIndexStyle (2, DRAW_ARROW,EMPTY,1);

   SetIndexArrow (2, 108);

   SetIndexLabel (2,"UpCross");

   SetIndexBuffer(3, MarkersDown);

   SetIndexStyle (3, DRAW_ARROW,EMPTY,1);

   SetIndexArrow (3, 108);

   SetIndexLabel (3,"DnCross");

//---- 

   SetIndexBuffer(4, fastEma);

   SetIndexStyle (4, DRAW_NONE); SetIndexLabel (8,NULL);

   SetIndexBuffer(5, slowEma);

   SetIndexStyle (5, DRAW_NONE); SetIndexLabel (9,NULL);

   SetIndexBuffer(6, avgEma);

   SetIndexStyle (6, DRAW_NONE); SetIndexLabel (10,NULL);

   SetIndexBuffer(7, fastEmaEma);

   SetIndexStyle (7, DRAW_NONE); SetIndexLabel (11,NULL);

   SetIndexBuffer(8, slowEmaEma);

   SetIndexStyle (8, DRAW_NONE); SetIndexLabel (12,NULL);

   SetIndexBuffer(9, avgEmaEma);

   SetIndexStyle (9, DRAW_NONE); SetIndexLabel (13,NULL);

//---- name for DataWindow and indicator subwindow label

   string short_name="MACD_Platinum(" + Fast + ", " + Slow + ", " + Smooth +")";

   IndicatorShortName(short_name);

   IndicatorDigits(4);

   dt=0;

//----

   return(0);

  }

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| Custom indicator deinitialization function                       |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

int deinit()

  {

//----

//----

   return (0);

  }

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| MACD_Platinum main function                                      |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

int start()

  {

//----

   int limit, counted_bars=IndicatorCounted();

   limit=Bars-Slow+1;

   if(counted_bars>0) limit=Bars-counted_bars-1;

//---- 

   for (int i=limit; i>=0; i--)

     {

      double macd=0;

      double macdAvg=0;

      //----

      if (!ZeroLag)

        {

         fastEma = ((2.0 / (1 + Fast)) * (Multiplier*Close) + (1 - (2.0 / (1 + Fast))) * fastEma[i+1]);

            slowEma = ((2.0 / (1 + Slow)) * (Multiplier*Close) + (1 - (2.0 / (1 + Slow))) * slowEma[i+1]);

            macd          = fastEma[i+0] - slowEma[i+0];

            macdAvg      = (2.0 / (1 + Smooth)) * macd + (1 - (2.0 / (1 + Smooth))) * Avg[i+1];

           Macd    = macd;

            Avg     = macdAvg;

          }

       else

          { 

         fastEma    = ((2.0 / (1 + Fast)) * (Multiplier*Close) + (1 - (2.0 / (1 + Fast))) * fastEma[i+1]);

            slowEma    = ((2.0 / (1 + Slow)) * (Multiplier*Close) + (1 - (2.0 / (1 + Slow))) * slowEma[i+1]);

         fastEmaEma = (2.0 / (1 + Fast)) * fastEma + (1 - (2.0 / (1 + Fast))) * fastEmaEma[i+1];

         slowEmaEma = (2.0 / (1 + Slow)) * slowEma + (1 - (2.0 / (1 + Slow))) * slowEmaEma[i+1];

         double differenceFast = fastEma - fastEmaEma;

         double differenceSlow = slowEma - slowEmaEma;

         macd          = ((fastEma+differenceFast) - (slowEma+differenceSlow));           

         Macd       = (macd);

         avgEma     = (2.0 / (1 + Smooth)) * Macd   + (1 - (2.0 / (1 + Smooth))) * avgEma[i+1];

            avgEmaEma  = (2.0 / (1 + Smooth)) * avgEma + (1 - (2.0 / (1 + Smooth))) * avgEmaEma[i+1];

         double differenceAvg = avgEma - avgEmaEma;

         macdAvg = avgEma + differenceAvg;

         Avg  = (macdAvg);

        }

      //---- markers

      MarkersUp  = EMPTY_VALUE;

      MarkersDown= EMPTY_VALUE; 

      if (i>=1 && ShowMarkersOnCross)

        {

         if (Macd > Avg && Macd[i+1] <= Avg[i+1])

           {

            MarkersUp = Avg;

            if (i==1 && dt<Time[0]) alert_sig("Up Cross!");

           } 

         else if (Macd < Avg && Macd[i+1] >= Avg[i+1])

           {

            MarkersDown = Avg;

            if (i==1 && dt<Time[0]) alert_sig("Dn Cross!");

           }

        }

     }

//----

   return(0);

  }

//**

//**

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| FUNCTIONS: Send alerts                                           |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

void alert_sig(string comstr)

  {

//----

   string body=TimeToStr(TimeCurrent(),TIME_DATE|TIME_MINUTES)+" | MACD_Platinum | "+comstr;

   if (PopUp_Alert) Alert(body);

   if (PushNotifications) SendNotification(body);

   dt=Time[0];

  }
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This code has a lot of errors in it. Even after making assumptions for the corrections it's unclear how much benefit this would be. It appears from the code that it's using a double EMA (DEMA) vice and EMA.
 
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