Max Drawdown code

ctu1121 · Postby **ctu1121** » 24 Jul 2014

Hi there,
I know there is Max Drawdown(MDD) review function on MultiCharts, I could write "Signal" code and review MDD number.

May I calculate MDD for "Indicator"? Example indicator code as below:

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value1=close of data1*5;  // calculate YM market value 

value2=close of data2*20;// calculate NQ market value

value3=value1-value2;

plot1(value3);

I could use above code to draw a indicator line. May I calculate MDD for this indicator line?
Thanks.

Charles

furytrader · Postby **furytrader** » 24 Jul 2014

No, the Maximum Drawdown number is calculated only for trading systems, not for indicators.

However, it wouldn't be hard to track the maximum generated value - for example:

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Vars: MaxDD(0);



value1=close of data1*5;  // calculate YM market value 

value2=close of data2*20;// calculate NQ market value

value3=value1-value2;

plot1(value3);



if value3 < maxDD then maxDD = value3;

If LastBarOnChart = TRUE Then Print("Maximum Drawdown = ",NumToStr(maxDD,4));

[Note that this code is assuming that value3 becomes negative; if this is not true, initialize MaxDD with a sufficiently high number like MaxDD(100000)]

As long as you have your PowerLanguage Editor open, you should see the resulting value printed in the "output" tab at the bottom of your editor screen.

Henry MultiСharts · Postby **Henry MultiСharts** » 24 Jul 2014

MaxIDDrawDown can only be used in signals. Since MultiCharts 9.0 that is possible to send a value from a signal to an indicator withing one chart in order to have it plotted by indicator.

Write the following in the signal:

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i_setplotvalue(111, maxiddrawdown)

Indicator:

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plot1(i_getplotvalue(111), "MaxIDDrawdown");

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