C_MornDoji_EveDoji (Function)

Disclaimer

The C_MornDoji_EveDoji function identifies occurrences of two Japanese candlestick patterns; Morning Doji Star and Evening Doji Star.

A Morning Doji Star is defined as:

• A three candlestick pattern; the first is a long red candlestick; followed by a Doji candlestick that gaps lower to form the star; the third is a green candlestick that closes well into the first candlestick's real body

• The first candlestick's body must be larger than the average body

An Evening Doji Star is defined as:

• A three candlestick pattern; the first is a long green candlestick; followed by a Doji candlestick that gaps higher to form the star; the third is a red candlestick that closes well into the first candlestick's real body

• The first candlestick's body must be larger than the average body

Syntax

C_MornDoji_EveDoji(Length, Percent, oMorningDojiStar, oEveningDojiStar)

Returns (Integer)

Each pattern is represented by an output parameter (oMorningDojiStar or oEveningDojiStar) that returns a positive one (1) when the matching candlestick pattern is found on the current bar or returns a zero (0) if the pattern is not found.  The C_MornDoji_EveDoji function itself returns a value of 1.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
Length	NumericSimple	Length used to calculate the average body size.
Percent	NumericSimple	Doji threshold for the (open - close) as a percent of the range of the bar.
oMorningDojiStar	NumericRef	Output variable returns a 1 if the Morning Doji Star candlestick pattern exists on the current bar, or 0 if the pattern does not exist.
oEveningDojiStar	NumericRef	Returns a 1 if the Evening Doji Star candlestick pattern exists on the current bar, or 0 if the pattern does not exist.

Example

See the EasyLanguage code for the built-in ShowMe study "C_MornDoji_EveDoji".