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{Ehlers MAMA and FAMA indicator - coded by dn
//// From Cybernetic Analysis for Stocks and Futures}
Inputs: Price((H+L)/2), FastLimit(.5),SlowLimit(.05);
Vars: Smooth(0), Detrender(0),I1(0),Q1(0),jI(0),jQ(0),I2(0),Q2(0),Re(0),
Im(0), Period(0),SmoothPeriod(0),Phase(0),DeltaPhase(0),alpha(0),
MAMA(0),FAMA(0);
If CurrentBar > 5 then begin
Smooth = (4*Price + 3*Price[1] + 2*Price[2] + Price[3]) / 10;
Detrender = (.0962*Smooth + .5769*Smooth[2] - .5769*Smooth[4]
- .0962*Smooth[6])*(.075*Period[1] + .54);
{Compute InPhase and Quadrature components}
Q1 = (.0962*Detrender + .5769*Detrender[2] - .5769*Detrender[4]
- .0962*Detrender[6])*(.075*Period[1] + .54);
I1 = Detrender[3];
{Advance the phase of I1 and Q1 by 90 degrees}
jI = (.0962*I1 + .5769*I1[2] - .5769*I1[4]
- .0962*I1[6])*(.075*Period[1] + .54);
jQ = (.0962*Q1 + .5769*Q1[2] - .5769*Q1[4]
- .0962*Q1[6])*(.075*Period[1] + .54);
{Phasor addition for 3-bar averaging)}
I2 = I1 - jQ;
Q2 = Q1 + jI;
{Smooth the I and Q components before applying the discriminator}
I2 = .2*I2 + .8*I2[1];
Q2 = .2*Q2 + .8*Q2[1];
{Homodyne Discriminator}
Re = I2*I2[1] + Q2*Q2[1];
Im = I2*Q2[1] - Q2*I2[1];
Re = .2*Re + .8*Re[1];
Im = .2*Im + .8*Im[1];
If Im <> 0 and Re <> 0 then Period = 360/ArcTangent(Im/Re);
If Period > 1.5*Period[1] then Period = 1.5*Period[1];
If Period < .67*Period[1] then Period = .67*Period[1];
If Period < 6 then Period = 6;
If Period > 50 then Period = 50;
Period = .2*Period + .8*Period[1];
SmoothPeriod = .33*Period + .67*SmoothPeriod[1];
If I1 <> 0 then Phase = (ArcTangent(Q1 / I1));
DeltaPhase = Phase[1] - Phase;
If DeltaPhase < 1 then DeltaPhase = 1;
alpha = FastLimit / DeltaPhase;
If alpha < SlowLimit then alpha = SlowLimit;
If alpha > FastLimit then alpha = FastLimit;
MAMA = alpha*Price + (1 - alpha)*MAMA[1];
FAMA = .5*alpha*MAMA + (1 - .5*alpha)*FAMA[1];
Plot1(MAMA, "MAMA");
Plot2(FAMA, "FAMA");
End;