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MQ4 indicator conversion to Power Language/Easy Language and MultiCharts.Net

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Good morning,

I have an MQ4 indicator that I need to use in MultiCharts. It would be especiall asesome if I could get  it in both 64 and NET versions, but if I had to pick 1, it would be for MC64 powerlanguage.

Pic attached

Thanks in advance

Don

//----
#property indicator_chart_window
#property indicator_buffers 6
#property indicator_color1 Chartreuse
#property indicator_color2 Orange
#property indicator_color3 Chartreuse
#property indicator_color4 Orange
#property indicator_color5 Chartreuse
#property indicator_color6 Orange
//---- input parameters
extern int    Length=20;      // Bollinger Bands Period
extern int    Deviation=2;    // Deviation
extern double MoneyRisk=1.00; // Offset Factor
extern int    Signal=1;       // Display signals mode: 1-Signals & Stops; 0-only Stops; 2-only Signals;
extern int    Line=1;         // Display line mode: 0-no,1-yes  
extern int    Nbars=1000;
//---- indicator buffers
double UpTrendBuffer[];
double DownTrendBuffer[];
double UpTrendSignal[];
double DownTrendSignal[];
double UpTrendLine[];
double DownTrendLine[];
double smax[],smin[],bsmax[],bsmin[];

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function                         |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
  int init()
  {
   string short_name;
//---- indicator line
   SetIndexBuffer(0,UpTrendBuffer);
   SetIndexBuffer(1,DownTrendBuffer);
   SetIndexBuffer(2,UpTrendSignal);
   SetIndexBuffer(3,DownTrendSignal);
   SetIndexBuffer(4,UpTrendLine);
   SetIndexBuffer(5,DownTrendLine);
   SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_ARROW);
   SetIndexStyle(1,DRAW_ARROW);
   SetIndexStyle(2,DRAW_ARROW);
   SetIndexStyle(3,DRAW_ARROW);
   SetIndexStyle(4,DRAW_LINE);
   SetIndexStyle(5,DRAW_LINE);
   SetIndexArrow(0,159);
   SetIndexArrow(1,159);
   SetIndexArrow(2,108);
   SetIndexArrow(3,108);
   IndicatorDigits(MarketInfo(Symbol(),MODE_DIGITS));
//---- name for DataWindow and indicator subwindow label
   short_name="BBands Stop("+Length+","+Deviation+")";
   IndicatorShortName(short_name);
   SetIndexLabel(0,"UpTrend Stop");
   SetIndexLabel(1,"DownTrend Stop");
   SetIndexLabel(2,"UpTrend Signal");
   SetIndexLabel(3,"DownTrend Signal");
   SetIndexLabel(4,"UpTrend Line");
   SetIndexLabel(5,"DownTrend Line");
//----
   SetIndexDrawBegin(0,Length);
   SetIndexDrawBegin(1,Length);
   SetIndexDrawBegin(2,Length);
   SetIndexDrawBegin(3,Length);
   SetIndexDrawBegin(4,Length);
   SetIndexDrawBegin(5,Length);
//----
   return(0);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                          |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
  {
   int    i,shift,trend;
//----
   /*for(shift=Nbars;shift>=0;shift--)
     {
      UpTrendBuffer[shift]=0;
      DownTrendBuffer[shift]=0;
      UpTrendSignal[shift]=0;
      DownTrendSignal[shift]=0;
      UpTrendLine[shift]=EMPTY_VALUE;
      DownTrendLine[shift]=EMPTY_VALUE;
     }
*/     
   int counted_bars = IndicatorCounted();
   if(counted_bars < 0)  return(-1);
   if(counted_bars > 0)   counted_bars--;
   int limit = Bars - counted_bars;
   if(counted_bars==0) limit-=1+1;
   
   int xsize=ArraySize(UpTrendBuffer);  
   ArrayResize(smax,xsize);
   ArrayResize(smin,xsize);
   ArrayResize(bsmax,xsize);
   ArrayResize(bsmin,xsize);
   
   for(shift=limit;shift>=0;shift--)
     {
      smax[shift]=iBands(NULL,0,Length,Deviation,0,PRICE_CLOSE,MODE_UPPER,shift);
      smin[shift]=iBands(NULL,0,Length,Deviation,0,PRICE_CLOSE,MODE_LOWER,shift);
//----
      if (Close[shift]>smax[shift+1]) trend=1;
      if (Close[shift]<smin[shift+1]) trend=-1;
      if(trend>0 && smin[shift]<smin[shift+1]) smin[shift]=smin[shift+1];
      if(trend<0 && smax[shift]>smax[shift+1]) smax[shift]=smax[shift+1];
//----
      bsmax[shift]=smax[shift]+0.5*(MoneyRisk-1)*(smax[shift]-smin[shift]);
      bsmin[shift]=smin[shift]-0.5*(MoneyRisk-1)*(smax[shift]-smin[shift]);
//----
      if(trend>0 && bsmin[shift]<bsmin[shift+1]) bsmin[shift]=bsmin[shift+1];
      if(trend<0 && bsmax[shift]>bsmax[shift+1]) bsmax[shift]=bsmax[shift+1];
      if (trend>0)
        {
         if (Signal>0 && UpTrendBuffer[shift+1]==-1.0)
           {
            UpTrendSignal[shift]=bsmin[shift];
            UpTrendBuffer[shift]=bsmin[shift];
            if(Line>0) UpTrendLine[shift]=bsmin[shift];
           }
         else
           {
            UpTrendBuffer[shift]=bsmin[shift];
            if(Line>0) UpTrendLine[shift]=bsmin[shift];
            UpTrendSignal[shift]=-1;
           }
         if (Signal==2) UpTrendBuffer[shift]=0;
         DownTrendSignal[shift]=-1;
         DownTrendBuffer[shift]=-1.0;
         DownTrendLine[shift]=EMPTY_VALUE;
        }
      if (trend<0)
        {
         if (Signal>0 && DownTrendBuffer[shift+1]==-1.0)
           {
            DownTrendSignal[shift]=bsmax[shift];
            DownTrendBuffer[shift]=bsmax[shift];
            if(Line>0) DownTrendLine[shift]=bsmax[shift];
           }
         else
           {
            DownTrendBuffer[shift]=bsmax[shift];
            if(Line>0)DownTrendLine[shift]=bsmax[shift];
            DownTrendSignal[shift]=-1;
           }
         if (Signal==2) DownTrendBuffer[shift]=0;
         UpTrendSignal[shift]=-1;
         UpTrendBuffer[shift]=-1.0;
         UpTrendLine[shift]=EMPTY_VALUE;
        }
     }
   return(0);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

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So going through the code...

The help I need is to cause the lower bollinger band to stop once the close of the bar is greater than the BB value 

and

the higher bollinger band to stop once the close of the bar is less than the BB value 

Thanks

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