// P&F chart based on closing price
// Date & Bar Number of start & end of columns
// Graham Kavanagh  17 Apr 2004
// Interpretation window data included
// 1:1 Line drawn when column selected with slope=boxsize
// Box size based on ATR of closing price 

Version(4.53);

SetBarsRequired(100000,100000);

range = Min(260,BarCount/2);
box = LastValue( round(ATR(range)*100)/100 );
Reverse = 3  ;      // reversal requirement

CX = round(C/box);
CF = ceil(Cx);
CR = floor(Cx);

Bar = BarIndex();
BarDate = DateNum();
BarTurn = 0;
BarEnd = 0;


// initialize first element
j = 0;
PFC[j] = CF[0];
PFO[j] = CF[0]+1;

down = 1;                  // By default the first bar is a down bar.
up = 0;

// perform the loop that produces PF Chart
for( i = 1; i < BarCount; i++ )
{
 if( CF[i] <= PFC[j]-1 && down)         //continue down
 {
  PFC[j] = CF[i];
  PFO[j] = CF[i]+1;
  BarEnd[j] = Bar[i];
 }
 else
 {
  if( CR[i] >= PFC[j] + Reverse && down)  //Change direction to up
  {
   j++;
   up = 1;
   down = 0;
   PFC[j] = CR[i];
   PFO[j] = CR[i] - 1;
   BarTurn[j] = Bar[i];
   BarEnd[j] = Bar[i];
  }
 }
 if( CR[i] >= PFC[j] + 1 && up)         //Continue up
 {
  PFC[j] = CR[i];
  PFO[j] = CR[i] - 1;
  BarEnd[j] = Bar[i];
 }
 else
 {
  if( CF[i] <= PFC[j] - Reverse && up)   //Change direction to down
  {
   j++;
   up = 0;
   down = 1;
   PFC[j] = CR[i];
   PFO[j] = CR[i]+1;
   BarTurn[j] = Bar[i];
   BarEnd[j] = Bar[i];
  }
 }
}

delta = BarCount-1 - j;

BarTurns = Ref( BarTurn, -delta);
BarEnds = Ref( BarEnd, -delta);

PFO = Ref( PFO, -delta );
PFC = Ref( PFC, -delta );
H = IIf( Ref(PFC,-1)>Ref(PFO,-1), Ref(HHV(PFC,1),-1)-1, Max(PFO,PFC) )*box +
box/2;
L = IIf( Ref(PFC,-1)<Ref(PFO,-1), Ref(LLV(PFC,1),-1)+1, Min(PFO,PFC) )*box -
box/2;
O = IIf( Ref(PFC,-1)>Ref(PFO,-1), Ref(HHV(PFC,1),-1)-1, IIf(
Ref(PFc,-1)<Ref(PFO,-1), Ref(LLV(PFC,1),-1)+1, PFO ) )*box;

// the difference between Open AND Close is set to box size
// the sign decides if X or O are plotted
C = O + box * IIf( PFC > PFO, 1, -1 );

top = H - box/2;
bot = L + box/2;


GraphXSpace = 5;
//Title = Name() + " " + Now(1) + ": PF System, H: $" + Top + (for today's date)

_N( 
Title = Name() + " " + Date() + ": PF System, H: $" + Top + ", L: $" + Bot + ",
Box $" + Box + " Reversal " + Reverse + "\n" + "NewCol bar " + BarTurns + " date
" + WriteVal(
ValueWhen(BarIndex()==SelectedValue(BarTurns),DateTime()),formatDateTime)  + "
ColEnd bar " + BarEnds + " date " + WriteVal(
ValueWhen(BarIndex()==SelectedValue(BarEnds),DateTime()),formatDateTime) 
  );

Plot(C, "P&F Close", IIf( PFC > PFO, colorBlue, colorRed ), styleCandle +
stylePointAndFigure);


LineUp = LineArray( SelectedValue(BarIndex()), SelectedValue(L),
SelectedValue(BarIndex())+1, SelectedValue(L)+box, 1, 0 );
Linedown = LineArray( SelectedValue(BarIndex()), SelectedValue(H),
SelectedValue(BarIndex())+1, SelectedValue(H)-box, 1, 0 );
Plot(IIf(SelectedValue(PFC<PFO),Lineup,Null), "Line", colorGreen, styleLine +
styleNoLabel + styleNoRescale);
Plot(IIf(SelectedValue(PFC>PFO),Linedown,Null), "Line", colorBrown, styleLine +
styleNoLabel + styleNoRescale);

//--Indicator-End-- 
Name() +", "+FullName();
"";
"Direction  = " + WriteIf(pfc>pfo,"Up","Down");
"Move Today = " + WriteIf(BarIndex()==SelectedValue(BarEnds),"Yes" +
WriteIf(BarIndex()==SelectedValue(BarTurns),", New Column", ",
Continuation"),"No");
"";
"Column Start \n   BarIndex() = " + BarTurns + "\n   Date() = " + WriteVal(
ValueWhen(BarIndex()==SelectedValue(BarTurns), DateTime()), formatDateTime) ;
"Column End \n   BarIndex() = " + BarEnds + "\n   Date() = " + WriteVal(
ValueWhen(BarIndex()==SelectedValue(BarEnds),DateTime()),formatDateTime)   ;