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Name : Square of Nine - Roadmap Charts (Amibroker implementation)
Coded by : Lal
Date : 27th March 2008
Note : Grateful thanks to Peter Amaral of Tradingfives.com
To gain an understanding of how these roadmap channels
work, read the article here:

http://www.tradingfives.com/square-of-nine-in-excel.htm

Thanks also to wavemechanic for his inputs.

Used properly, on the basis of a SINGLE bar, Roadmap

Charts
will produce channels that will pretty much define the
overall
future trend that can last anything from days to months or
beyond.

To use, select the bar that you suspect to be a possible

high or low.
Decide whether you want a bearish or a bullish channel.
Next choose
an appropriate "Factor" (try starting with a value of 1)
and a
"Multiplier."
For tickers that are greater than 3 digits, you may try a
Multiplier
value of 0.10 and those below 3 digits, a value of 10.
Tickers with
with just 3 digits, leave the Multiplier at 1. However,
there are no
absolute
rules here and experimentation is strongly encouraged.

The Horizontal lines are support/resistance lines while the

vertical lines
are timing lines.

All the lines plotted by this script can extend beyond the
last bar. So
make sure
you have enough blank bars in the right margin (set by
Preferences).
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_SECTION_BEGIN("So9_Params");
Base_Factor = ParamList("Factor",
"0.015625|0.03125|0.0625|0.1250|0.1875|0.2500|0.3125|0.3750|0.4375|0.5|0.5625|
0.6250|0.6875|0.8125|0.8750|0.9375|1.0|1.250|1.5|1.75|2.0|2.5|3.0|4.0",
16);
Multiplier = ParamList("Multiplier", "0.001|0.01|0.10|1|10|100|
1000|10000",
3);
Auto_Price = ParamToggle("Auto-select Price field?", "No|Yes", 1);
Price_Field = ParamField("Use ");
Max_Hor_Lines = Param("Max Hor. Lines", 10, 2, 100, 1);
Plot_Half_Lines = ParamToggle("Hor. HalfLines?", "No|Yes");
Extend_Bars = Param("Extend Plot by", 20, 0, 50, 1);
Channel_Type = ParamList("Channel Type", "Bullish|Bearish|None", 0);
Max_Chanl_Lines = Param("Max Channel Lines", 3, 1, 20, 1);
Show_Degrees = ParamToggle("Show Degrees?", "No|Yes", 1);
_SECTION_END();

_SECTION_BEGIN("Line Colours");
Bull_Line_Color = ParamColor("Bullish Horizontals", colorDarkGreen);
Bull_Half_Color = ParamColor("Bullish Horizontal Halfs", colorRed);
Bull_Vert_Color = ParamColor("Bullish Verticals", colorGrey50);
Bull_Chanl_Color = ParamColor("Bullish Channels", colorDarkGreen);

Bear_Line_Color = ParamColor("Bearish Horizontals", colorRed);

Bear_Half_Color = ParamColor("Bearish Horizontal Halfs", colorDarkGreen);
Bear_Vert_Color = ParamColor("Bearish Verticals", colorGrey50);
Bear_Chanl_Color = ParamColor("Bearish Channels", colorRed);
_SECTION_END();

SetChartBkGradientFill( ParamColor("BgTop", colorTeal),ParamColor("BgBottom",

colorLightGrey));
SetChartOptions(0,chartShowArrows|chartShowDates);
Plot( C, "Close", ParamColor("Color", colorBlack ), styleNoTitle |
ParamStyle("Style") | GetPriceStyle() );
SetBarsRequired(100000, 100000);

EnableTextOutput(False);

// Convert list-type parameters to numbers

Base_Factor_N = StrToNum(Base_Factor);
Multiplier_N = StrToNum(Multiplier);

Vertical = 0;

// Display various bits of info. in Interpretation window

printf("\nSquare of Nine Roadmap Channels\n");
printf("-----------------------------------------\n");
if(Channel_Type == "Bullish")
printf("Channel Type: Bullish\n");
if(Channel_Type == "Bearish")
printf("Channel Type: Bearish\n");
if(Channel_Type == "None")
printf("Channel Type: NONE\n");
printf("Factor : %g\n", Base_Factor_N);
printf("Multiplier: %g\n", Multiplier_N);
printf("Origin Bar: %g\n", SelectedValue(BarIndex()));

// Plot Bullish Channels with horizontal Support/Resistance

if(Channel_Type == "Bullish")
{
// Select price for pivot low
if(Auto_Price == 1)
{
Price_Field = L;
}

Bull_Hor_A[0] = SelectedValue(Price_field); // 1st Horizontal is

drawn from
 for(i = 1; i <= Max_Hor_Lines-1; i++)
{

Bull_Hor = ( sqrt(Price_Field * Multiplier_N) + (Base_Factor_N *

i)) ^2;
Degrees = 180 * Base_Factor_N * i;
Bull_Hor = Bull_Hor/Multiplier_N; // Put value back to
pre-multiplication

Start_Bar = SelectedValue(BarIndex());
Start_Y = SelectedValue(Bull_Hor);
End_Bar = BarCount - 1;
End_Y = Start_Y;
Hor_Plot = LineArray(Start_Bar - Extend_Bars, Start_Y, End_Bar,
End_Y, 1);

Plot(Hor_Plot, "", Bull_Line_Color, styleLine|styleNoRescale, Null,

Null,
Extend_Bars);

if(Show_Degrees)
{
PlotText("" + NumToStr(Degrees, 4, 1) + "", Start_bar+2, Start_Y
+ 1 ,
colorBlack);
}

if(i == 1)
{
// Plot the 1st Horizontal. This is a one-time execution.
Plot(LineArray(Start_Bar - Extend_Bars,
SelectedValue(Price_Field), End_Bar,
SelectedValue(Price_Field), 0), "", Bull_Line_Color, styleLine|styleNoRescale,
Null, Null, Extend_Bars);
}

Bull_Hor_A[i] = SelectedValue(Bull_Hor); // Store the next horizontal

value

// Plot the half-level horizontals conditionally

if(Plot_Half_Lines)
{
Bull_Hor = (Bull_Hor_A[i-1] + Bull_Hor_A[i])/2;
Start_Bar = SelectedValue(BarIndex());
Start_Y = SelectedValue(Bull_Hor);
End_Bar = BarCount - 1;
End_Y = Start_Y;
Hor_Plot = LineArray(Start_Bar - Extend_Bars, Start_Y,
End_Bar, End_Y, 1);
Plot(Hor_Plot, "", Bull_Half_Color, styleLine|styleNoRescale,
Null, Null,
Extend_Bars);
}

} // End loop for plotting horizontal lines

// Plot Vertical Lines

Vertical = round(sqrt(Price_Field * Multiplier_N));
 Next_Vertical = SelectedValue(BarIndex() ) + Vertical;
Plot(IIf(BarIndex() >= SelectedValue(BarIndex( )),
(Cum(1)-SelectedValue(BarIndex()) - 1)%SelectedValue(Vertical) == 0, Null), "",
Bull_Vert_Color, styleHistogram| styleOwnScale|styleNoLabel);

// DIsplay timing info

printf("Timing Interval: %g\n", Vertical);

// Logic to plot at least one vertical bar BEYOND Barcount()

Next_Vertical = SelectedValue(BarIndex()) +SelectedValue( Vertical);
while(Next_Vertical < BarCount)
{
Next_Vertical = Next_Vertical + SelectedValue(Vertical);
}

// Work out how many bars to shift the vertical to the right from current
Shift = Next_Vertical[0] - SelectedValue(BarIndex());
Line1 = BarIndex() == SelectedValue(BarIndex()); // are we at current
bar?
Plot(Line1,"", colorRed, styleHistogram| styleOwnScale, Null, Null, Shift) ;
// Plot vertical with a forward shift

// Plot channel lines

for(a = 0; a <= Max_Chanl_Lines - 1; a++)
{
Start_Bar = SelectedValue(BarIndex()) - Extend_Bars;
Start_Y = Bull_Hor_A[a];
End_Bar = Start_Bar + SelectedValue(Vertical);
End_Y = Bull_Hor_A[a+1];
Channel_Line = LineArray(Start_Bar - 0, Start_Y, End_Bar,
End_Y, 1);
Plot(Channel_line, "", Bull_Chanl_Color,
styleLine|styleNoRescale|styleNoLabel, Null, Null, Extend_Bars);
}
}

// Plot Bearish Channels with horizontal Support/Resistance

if(Channel_Type == "Bearish")
{
// Select price for pivot high
if(Auto_Price == 1)
{
Price_Field = H;
}

Bear_Hor_A[0] = SelectedValue(Price_field); // 1st Horizontal is

drawn from

for(i = 1; i <= Max_Hor_Lines-1; i++)

{
Bear_Hor = ( sqrt(Price_Field * Multiplier_N) - (Base_Factor_N
* i)) ^2;
Degrees = 180 * Base_Factor_N * i;
Bear_Hor = Bear_Hor/Multiplier_N; // Put value back to
pre-multiplication

Start_Bar = SelectedValue(BarIndex());
Start_Y = SelectedValue(Bear_Hor);
End_Bar = BarCount - 1;
 End_Y = Start_Y;
Hor_Plot = LineArray(Start_Bar - Extend_Bars, Start_Y, End_Bar,
End_Y, 1);

Plot(Hor_Plot, "", Bear_Line_Color, styleLine|styleNoRescale, Null,

Null,
Extend_Bars);

if(Show_Degrees)
{
PlotText("" + NumToStr(Degrees, 4, 1) + "", Start_bar+2, Start_Y
+ 1 ,
colorBlack);
}

if(i == 1)
{
// Plot the 1st Horizontal. This is a one-time execution.
Plot(LineArray(Start_Bar - Extend_Bars,
SelectedValue(Price_Field), End_Bar,
SelectedValue(Price_Field), 0), "", Bear_Line_Color,
styleLine|styleThick|styleNoRescale, Null, Null, Extend_Bars);
}

Bear_Hor_A[i] = SelectedValue(Bear_Hor); // Store the next horizontal

value

// Plot the half-level horizontals if asked

if(Plot_Half_Lines)
{
Bear_Hor = (Bear_Hor_A[i-1] + Bear_Hor_A[i])/2;
Start_Bar = SelectedValue(BarIndex());
Start_Y = SelectedValue(Bear_Hor);
End_Bar = BarCount - 1;
End_Y = Start_Y;
Hor_Plot = LineArray(Start_Bar - Extend_Bars, Start_Y,
End_Bar, End_Y, 1);
Plot(Hor_Plot, "", Bear_Half_Color, styleLine|styleNoRescale,
Null, Null,
Extend_Bars);
}

// Plot Vertical Lines

Vertical = round(sqrt(Price_Field * Multiplier_N));
Next_Vertical = SelectedValue(BarIndex()) + Vertical;
Plot(IIf(BarIndex() >= SelectedValue(BarIndex( )),
(Cum(1)-SelectedValue(BarIndex())-1)%SelectedValue(Vertical) == 0, Null), "",
Bear_Vert_Color, styleHistogram| styleOwnScale|styleNoLabel) ;

// DIsplay timing info

printf("Timing Interval: %g\n", Vertical);

// Logic to plot at least one vertical bar BEYOND Barcount()

Next_Vertical = SelectedValue(BarIndex()) +SelectedValue( Vertical);
while(Next_Vertical < BarCount)
{
Next_Vertical = Next_Vertical + SelectedValue(Vertical);
 }

// Work out how many bars to shift the vertical to the right from current
Shift = Next_Vertical[0] - SelectedValue(BarIndex());
Line1 = BarIndex() == SelectedValue(BarIndex()); // are we at current
bar?
Plot(Line1,"", colorDarkGreen, styleHistogram| styleOwnScale|styleNoLabel,
Null, Null, Shift) ; // Plot vertical with a forward shift

// Plot channel lines

//Extend_Bars = 0;
for(a = 0; a <= Max_Chanl_Lines - 1; a++)
{
Start_Bar = SelectedValue(BarIndex()) - Extend_Bars;
Start_Y = Bear_Hor_A[a];
End_Bar = Start_Bar + SelectedValue(Vertical);
End_Y = Bear_Hor_A[a+1];
Channel_Line = LineArray(Start_Bar - 0, Start_Y, End_Bar,
End_Y, 1);
Plot(Channel_line, "", Bear_Chanl_Color,
styleLine|styleNoRescale|styleNoLabel, Null, Null, Extend_Bars);
}

} // End bearish channels

Channel_Bull_Text = WriteIf(Channel_Type == "Bullish", "Bullish", "" );

Channel_Bear_Text = WriteIf(Channel_Type == "Bearish", "Bearish", "");
Channel_Null_Text = "";

Price_Info = StrFormat("{{NAME}} - {{INTERVAL}} {{DATE}} Open %g, Hi %g, Lo %g,

Close %g (%.1f%%) {{VALUES}}", O, H, L, C, SelectedValue( ROC( C, 1 ) ) );

Title = EncodeColor(colorBlack) + Price_Info + "\n" +

EncodeColor(colorBlack) + "Channel Type: " +
EncodeColor(colorBlue) + Channel_Bull_Text +
EncodeColor(colorRed) + Channel_Bear_Text +
EncodeColor(colorBlack) + Channel_Null_Text + "\n" +
EncodeColor(colorBlack) + "Factor: " +
EncodeColor(colorBlue) + Base_Factor
+ "\n" +
EncodeColor(colorBlack) + "Multiplier: " +
EncodeColor(colorDarkGreen) +
Multiplier_N + "\n" +
EncodeColor(colorBlack) + "Origin Bar: " +
EncodeColor(colorYellow) +
SelectedValue(BarIndex()) + "\n" +
EncodeColor(colorBlack) + "Timing Interval: " +
EncodeColor(colorDarkBlue)
+ Vertical;