Market Structure & Liquidity: CHoCHs+Nested Pivots+FVGs+Sweeps//Purpose:
This indicator combines several tools to help traders track and interpret price action/market structure; It can be divided into 4 parts;
1. CHoCHs, 2. Nested Pivot highs & lows, 3. Grade sweeps, 4. FVGs.
This gives the trader a toolkit for determining market structure and shifts in market structure to help determine a bull or bear bias, whether it be short-term, med-term or long-term.
This indicator also helps traders in determining liquidity targets: wether they be voids/gaps (FVGS) or old highs/lows+ typical sweep distances.
Finally, the incorporation of HTF CHoCH levels printing on your LTF chart helps keep the bigger picture in mind and tells traders at a glance if they're above of below Custom HTF CHoCH up or CHoCH down (these HTF CHoCHs can be anything from Hourly up to Monthly).
//Nomenclature:
CHoCH = Change of Character
STH/STL = short-term high or low
MTH/MTL = medium-term high or low
LTH/LTL = long-term high or low
FVG = Fair value gap
CE = consequent encroachement (the midline of a FVG)
~~~ The Four components of this indicator ~~~
1. CHoCHs:
•Best demonstrated in the below charts. This was a method taught to me by @Icecold_crypto. Once a 3 bar fractal pivot gets broken, we count backwards the consecutive higher lows or lower highs, then identify the CHoCH as the opposite end of the candle which ended the consecutive backwards count. This CHoCH (UP or DOWN) then becomes a level to watch, if price passes through it in earnest a trader would consider shifting their bias as market structure is deemed to have shifted.
•HTF CHoCHs: Option to print Higher time frame chochs (default on) of user input HTF. This prints only the last UP choch and only the last DOWN choch from the input HTF. Solid line by default so as to distinguish from local/chart-time CHoCHs. Can be any Higher timeframe you like.
•Show on table: toggle on show table(above/below) option to show in table cells (top right): is price above the latest HTF UP choch, or is price below HTF DOWN choch (or is it sat between the two, in a state of 'uncertainty').
•Most recent CHoCHs which have not been met by price will extend 10 bars into the future.
• USER INPUTS: overall setting: SHOW CHOCHS | Set bars lookback number to limit historical Chochs. Set Live CHoCHs number to control the number of active recent chochs unmet by price. Toggle shrink chochs once hit to declutter chart and minimize old chochs to their origin bars. Set Multi-timeframe color override : to make Color choices auto-set to your preference color for each of 1m, 5m, 15m, H, 4H, D, W, M (where up and down are same color, but 'up' icon for up chochs and down icon for down chochs remain printing as normal)
2. Nested Pivot Highs & Lows; aka 'Pivot Highs & Lows (ST/MT/LT)'
•Based on a seperate, longer lookback/lookforward pivot calculation. Identifies Pivot highs and lows with a 'spikeyness' filter (filtering out weak/rounded/unimpressive Pivot highs/lows)
•by 'nested' I mean that the pivot highs are graded based on whether a pivot high sits between two lower pivot highs or vice versa.
--for example: STH = normal pivot. MTH is pivot high with a lower STH on either side. LTH is a pivot high with a lower MTH on either side. Same applies to pivot lows (STL/MTL/LTL)
•This is a useful way to measure the significance of a high or low. Both in terms of how much it might be typically swept by (see later) and what it would imply for HTF bias were we to break through it in earnest (more than just a sweep).
• USER INPUTS: overall setting: show pivot highs & lows | Bars lookback (historical pivots to show) | Pivots: lookback/lookforward length (determines the scale of your pivot highs/lows) | toggle on/off Apply 'Spikeyness' filter (filters out smooth/unimpressive pivot highs/lows). Set Spikeyness index (determines the strength of this filter if turned on) | Individually toggle on each of STH, MTH, LTH, STL, MTL, LTL along with their label text type , and size . Toggle on/off line for each of these Pivot highs/lows. | Set label spacer (atr multiples above / below) | set line style and line width
3. Grade Sweeps:
•These are directly related to the nested pivots described above. Most assets will have a typical sweep distance. I've added some of my expected sweeps for various assets in the indicator tooltips.
--i.e. Eur/Usd 10-20-30 pips is a typical 'grade' sweep. S&P HKEX:5 - HKEX:10 is a typical grade sweep.
•Each of the ST/MT/LT pivot highs and lows have optional user defined grade sweep boxes which paint above until filled (or user option for historical filled boxes to remain).
•Numbers entered into sweep input boxes are auto converted into appropriate units (i.e. pips for FX, $ or 'handles' for indices, $ for Crypto. Very low $ units can be input for low unit value crypto altcoins.
• USER INPUTS: overall setting: Show sweep boxes | individually select colors of each of STH, MTH, LTH, STL, MTL, LTL sweep boxes. | Set Grade sweep ($/pips) number for each of ST, MT, LT. This auto converts between pips and $ (i.e. FX vs Indices/Crypto). Can be a float as small or large as you like ($0.000001 to HKEX:1000 ). | Set box text position (horizontal & vertical) and size , and color . | Set Box width (bars) (for non extended/ non-auto-terminating at price boxes). | toggle on/off Extend boxes/lines right . | Toggle on/off Shrink Grade sweeps on fill (they will disappear in realtime when filled/passed through)
4. FVGs:
•Fair Value gaps. Represent 'naked' candle bodies where the wicks to either side do not meet, forming a 'gap' of sorts which has a tendency to fill, or at least to fill to midline (CE).
•These are ICT concepts. 'UP' FVGS are known as BISIs (Buyside imbalance, sellside inefficiency); 'DOWN' FVGs are known as SIBIs (Sellside imbalance, buyside inefficiency).
• USER INPUTS: overall setting: show FVGs | Bars lookback (history). | Choose to display: 'UP' FVGs (BISI) and/or 'DOWN FVGs (SIBI) . Choose to display the midline: CE , the color and the line style . Choose threshold: use CE (as opposed to Full Fill) |toggle on/off Shrink FVG on fill (CE hit or Full fill) (declutter chart/see backtesting history)
////••Alerts (general notes & cautionary notes)::
•Alerts are optional for most of the levels printed by this indicator. Set them via the three dots on indicator status line.
•Due to dynamic repainting of levels, alerts should be used with caution. Best use these alerts either for Higher time frame levels, or when closely monitoring price.
--E.g. You may set an alert for down-fill of the latest FVG below; but price will keep marching up; form a newer/higher FVG, and the alert will trigger on THAT FVG being down-filled (not the original)
•Available Alerts:
-FVG(BISI) cross above threshold(CE or full-fill; user choice). Same with FVG(SIBI).
-HTF last CHoCH down, cross below | HTF last CHoCH up, cross above.
-last CHoCH down, cross below | last CHoCH up, cross above.
-LTH cross above, MTH cross above, STH cross above | LTL cross below, MTL cross below, STL cross below.
////••Formatting (general)::
•all table text color is set from the 'Pivot highs & Lows (ST, MT, LT)' section (for those of you who prefer black backgrounds).
•User choice of Line-style, line color, line width. Same with Boxes. Icon choice for chochs. Char or label text choices for ST/MT/LT pivot highs & lows.
////••User Inputs (general):
•Each of the 4 components of this indicator can be easily toggled on/off independently.
•Quite a lot of options and toggle boxes, as described in full above. Please take your time and read through all the tooltips (hover over '!' icon) to get an idea of formatting options.
•Several Lookback periods defined in bars to control how much history is shown for each of the 4 components of this indicator.
•'Shrink on fill' settings on FVGs and CHoCHs: Basically a way to declutter chart; toggle on/off depending on if you're backtesting or reading live price action.
•Table Display: applies to ST/MT/LT pivot highs and to HTF CHoCHs; Toggle table on or off (in part or in full)
////••Credits:
•Credit to ICT (Inner Circle Trader) for some of the concepts used in this indicator (FVGS & CEs; Grade sweeps).
•Credit to @Icecold_crypto for the specific and novel concept of identifying CHoCHs in a simple, objective and effective manner (as demonstrated in the 1st chart below).
CHoCH demo page 1: shifting tweak; arrow diagrams to demonstrate how CHoCHs are defined:
CHoCH demo page 2: Simplified view; short lookback history; few CHoCHs, demo of 'latest' choch being extended into the future by 10 bars:
USAGE: Bitcoin Hourly using HTF daily CHoCHs:
USAGE-2: Cotton Futures (CT1!) 2hr. Painting a rather bullish picture. Above HTF UP CHoCH, Local CHoCHs show bullish order flow, Nice targets above (MTH/LTH + grade sweeps):
Full Demo; 5min chart; CHoCHs, Short term pivot highs/lows, grade sweeps, FVGs:
Full Demo, Eur/Usd 15m: STH, MTH, LTH grade sweeps, CHoCHs, Usage for finding bias (part A):
Full Demo, Eur/Usd 15m: STH, MTH, LTH grade sweeps, CHoCHs, Usage for finding bias, 3hrs later (part B):
Realtime Vs Backtesting(A): btc/usd 15m; FVGs and CHoCHs: shrink on fill, once filled they repaint discreetly on their origin bar only. Realtime (Shrink on fill, declutter chart):
Realtime Vs Backtesting(B): btc/usd 15m; FVGs and CHoCHs: DON'T shrink on fill; they extend to the point where price crosses them, and fix/paint there. Backtesting (seeing historical behaviour):
Multitimeframe
Open VsaVsa Trend is a tool that utilizes the principles of Volume Spread Analysis (VSA) to identify potential trading opportunities. This tool highlights several principles such as PB, PBNC, PS, PSNC, TE, ND, Short Trend Tool, Trigger Lines, and Multiple Alignment of Trends.
These principles assist in identifying potential buy and sell opportunities based on the relative volume of bullish and bearish bars in different trend scenarios. The Short Trend Tool is used to compare the trend and closing price to determine the color of the trend. Trigger Lines are key support and resistance levels based on PB, PBNC, PS, and PSNC bars.
The Multiple Alignment of Trends feature allows users to select between different modes such as NO, Scalping, Day Trading, and Position Trading to help identify multiple trends across various timeframes.
The Confirmation Beginning Alert feature provides users with confirmation alerts based on various filters such as ND/TE, ND/TE & Short Trend, and ND/TE & Short Trend & Trend Alignment. Using this tool in combination with an AVWAP tool can enhance its effectiveness in identifying potential trading opportunities.
-Vsa Trend is a tool that applies the principles of Volume Spread Analysis (VSA) to identify potential trading opportunities.
-The Short Trend Tool is used to compare the trend and closing price to determine the color of the trend.
-The Multiple Alignment of Trends feature enables users to choose between different modes such as NO, Scalping, Day Trading, and Position Trading to detect multiple trends across various timeframes.
-The Confirmation Beginning Alert feature provides users with confirmation alerts based on various filters such as ND/TE, ND/TE & Short Trend, and ND/TE & Short Trend & Trend Alignment.
1-PB (Potential buy confirmed. In bearish trend, a bearish bar of high relative volume with the following bullish bar)
2-PBNC (Potential buy not confirmed. In bearish trend, a bearish bar of high relative volume with the following bearish bar)
3-PS (Potential sell confirmed. In an uptrend, a bullish bar of high relative volume with the next bearish bar)
4-PSNC (Potential unconfirmed sell. In an uptrend, a bullish bar of high volume relative to the next bullish bar)
5-TE (Test confirmed. In an uptrend, a bearish bar with lower volume than the previous 2 bars, with the next bullish on average volume)
6-ND (No Confirmed Demand. In a downtrend, a bullish bar with lower volume than the previous 2 bars, with the next bearish on average volume)
7-Short Trend Tool (It is an SMA that compares its trend and the closing price to define its color
8-Trigger Lines (They are the maximum and minimum values of a PB, PBNC, PS, or PSNC bar) The idea is to look for a TEST confirmation on or NO DEMAND under that area. The above areas are also important support and resistance levels, which is why they are charted.
9-The PS/PSNC/PB/PBNC principles are always graphed as it helps us to keep in mind a possible setup in VSA. You can choose if you want to receive alerts when a principle is presented.
10. Multiple Alignment of Trends (Allows you to select between 3 modes. NO/Scalping/Day Trading and Position Trading) According to this, the "Short Trend Tool" is taken in several timeframes and when it has alignment in its trend color, it will change from color the corresponding background.
11. Confirmation Beginning Alert: Allows you to decide if you want to receive TEST or NO DEMAND Confirmation alerts under 3 filters
-ND/TE: Only the beginning is required with no short-term trend
-ND/TE & Short Trend: In addition to the principle, it takes into account the Color of the current short-term trend.
-ND/TE & Short Trend & Trend Alignment: In addition to the above, the color of the multiple alignment is taken into account to trigger an alert.
-It work better if you use in combination with a Daily VWAP tool
KST con HMA---------- ENGLISH DESCRIPTION ----------
The indicator created is called "KST with HMA" and is used to measure the impulse of an asset's price.
The code begins by defining four variables representing ROC (Rate of Change) period lengths for calculating the KST (Know Sure Thing) and a variable for the length of the HMA (Hull Moving Average).
Next, an HMA function is defined to calculate the Hull Moving Average, a type of weighted moving average that adjusts for price volatility.
ROC values are then calculated for the four periods defined above and KST values are calculated as a weighted sum of the ROC values. These values are then normalized with the HMA and the standard deviation of the HMA is calculated. The normalized value is finally plotted with three different color lines: black for values greater than 1, red for values less than -1, and green for values between -1 and 1.
Finally, a black dashed line is plotted to represent the zero line. The green line indicates a phase of market uncertainty or lateralization, while the indicator can be used to identify buy points above zero and sell points below zero.
---------- ITALIAN DESCRIPTION ----------
L'indicatore creato è chiamato "KST con HMA" e viene utilizzato per misurare l'impulso del prezzo di un asset.
Il codice inizia definendo quattro variabili che rappresentano le lunghezze dei periodi di ROC (Rate of Change) per il calcolo del KST (Know Sure Thing) e una variabile per la lunghezza dell'HMA (Hull Moving Average).
Successivamente viene definita una funzione HMA per il calcolo della Hull Moving Average, un tipo di media mobile ponderata che si adatta alla volatilità del prezzo.
Vengono poi calcolati i valori ROC per i quattro periodi definiti in precedenza e calcolati i valori KST come somma ponderata dei valori ROC. Questi valori vengono poi normalizzati con l'HMA e viene calcolata la deviazione standard dell'HMA. Il valore normalizzato viene infine plottato con tre diverse linee di colore: nero per valori superiori a 1, rosso per valori inferiori a -1 e verde per valori tra -1 e 1.
Infine, viene plottata una linea tratteggiata nera per rappresentare la linea zero. La linea verde indica una fase di incertezza o lateralizzazione del mercato, mentre l'indicatore può essere utilizzato per individuare punti di acquisto sopra lo zero e di vendita al di sotto dello zero.
Intraday Market Sentiment @LogicQuestThe indicator is designed for use on US stock exchanges during the main trading session. The indicator is a tool for analyzing intraday sentiment in the stock market.
The indicator displays the difference between buying and selling volumes based on the following metrics.
1. TICK - average tick data values for specific time intervals.
2. TRIN (short arbitrage index) - detecting buying and selling pressure and possible trend reversal points.
3. Options - the ratio of purchased and sold option contracts.
4. Blocks - the ratio between the number of shares bought and sold in large blocks.
5. Volumes - the ratio between buying and selling volume.
6. Stocks - the ratio between the number of rising and falling stocks.
7. Price divergence and tick volume.
The data calculation on the chart depends on the settings chosen by the user.
OI Profile Composite [CE]OI Profile Composite
This indicator is a compliment tool to the OI Profile Remastered, the indicator works by allowing the user to choose:
-Start Time
-End Time
On load so the profile is built as a composite of this data.
the indicator provides the opportunity to show: Delta, Positive and negative OI in separation,
as well as calculate the High Value Nodes ( HVN ) + Liquidations independently of the OI shown.
Users are granted options such as
HVN - Auto detects areas of High Open Interest
Liquidations - Provides points of maximum likely liquidation areas
Extend Liquidations
Liquidation levels can also optionally be chosen to be extended, this may be useful e.g.
if a user wishes to see all positions built during expansion from swing low to swing high, we can gain insight into where participants have taken trades,
this will give us areas of potential liquidations for these traders and then extend these points beyond the swing high. This prevents more data being injested,
aside from the data in this movement, and the levels can be used for future trades accounting for historical liq generated data. Very useful feature of the composite creation.
Users can select their margin manually else the Auto settings for margin will do its job based on the chart selected, perp vs usdt.
All settings are set to defaults that I currently use for BTC trading.
Liquidation points can be useful for Targets when taking a trade.
HVN /OI. Can be used as S/R dynamically as well as the OI develops throughout the session.
OI Profile RemasteredOI Profile Remastered
This indicator is the successor to the very popular first open interest profile,
the indicator provides the opportunity to show: Delta, Positive and negative OI in seperation,
as well as calculate the High Value Nodes (HVN) + Liquidations independently of the OI shown.
Users are granted options such as
HVN - Auto detects areas of High Open Interest
Liquidations - Provides points of maximum likely liquidation areas
Users can select their margin manually else the Auto settings for margin will do its job based on the chart selected, perp vs usdt.
All settings are set to defaults that I currently use for BTC trading.
Liquidation points can be useful for Targets when taking a trade.
HVN /OI. Can be used as S/R dynamically as well as the OI develops throughout the session.
Positive Profile With Positive HVN Calculation
Delta Profile with Positive HVN Calculation (shows indepedence)
HTF Power of Three° [Pro+] by toodegreesDescription:
Power of Three ( PO3 ) is one of the many concepts introduced by the Inner Circle Trader , and inspired by Larry Williams .
The PO3 represents a three staged Smart Money campaign: Accumulation , Manipulation , and Distribution ( AMD ).
This tool helps to build narrative, as well as spotting important institutional levels.
ICT traders assume that this pattern represents how any candle is built.
“ This is applicable to every time measurement, as long as you have a beginning time, the highest value, the lowest value, and an ending in terms of measuring time. ”
Consider the development of a Bullish Candle over Time:
– Candle Open (initial value price, prior to dynamic imbalance)
– Accumulation of longs around the opening price
– Manipulation where short liquidity is engineered and long liquidity is neutralized
– Range Expansion (dynamic price imbalance)
– Distribution pairing long exits with pending buy interest
– Candle Close (ending value price, post dynamic imbalance)
The same goes for the development of Bearish Candles, in reverse.
Indicator Features:
The HTF Power of Three° Pro+ Indicator allows to monitor the selected Higher Timeframe Candles in real time:
– Follow HTF Candle development Live
– Plot unlimited HTF Candles on the current resolution
– Use NY Midnight time as the Candle Open on Daily and Weekly timeframes
– Spot HTF PD Arrays while on a lower timeframe
– See where the HTF Open, High, and Low are in the current lower resolution with high precision
– Know when the HTF candle is supposed to Close by monitoring its own countdown (below 1D)
– Note previous HTF Low to High ranges to gain a deeper understanding of LTF market profiles
Additional Features:
– Choose between Candles and Bars to display your HTF PO3s
– Hover on the open and close of past HTF candles to see their OHLC and Range values
– Resize and offset HTF candles to your liking
– Stack multiple instances on the indicator to show multiple higher timeframes at once on the same layout
– Backtest strategies with two (or more) timeframes on one chart
– Study and backtest PO3 in Replay Mode with ease
– Trade PO3 with confidence without needing multiple layouts
Indicator In Action:
To Get Access, and Level Up see the Author's Instructions below!
This indicator is available only on the TradingView platform.
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Steel Step Assistant: Trend Visualizer + Market Flow 1.0This is a market flow signal indicator. Flow with the market and you will find yourself in good hands.
This indicator simply gives you a signal of the RIGHT time to follow a market trend/direction. The indicator is designed with Steel Step strategy rules for determining directions.
It calculates and provides the most market direction signals within a particular period of time.
It also gives a relatively accurate signal of trend reversals. Being an indicator, it is prone to a certain extent of inaccuracy. It is programmed to provide an accurate market direction/flow to the best of its abilities.
Always remember that the Steel Step strategy does not rely on indicators to trade.
The trend visualizer is an ordinary table that shows you trends in different time frames.
This indicator can be used on all charts and markets; crypto, commodities, forex, stock, indices, etc.
It is suitable for intra-day traders.
One way of using this is to enhance your information gathering on trends in order to understand the market structure or direction better.
This indicator helps educate users on the market structure. Users can quickly break down the market into layers, analyze the layers and connect them all to understand the market as a whole. After users understand the market, users need to decide and choose a specific trend they want to trade. The basic idea is to flow with the market.
This indicator can be combined with EW theory to understand the market structure easily.
When I understand the whole market structure, it boosts my trading performance to the maximum.
According to the Steel Step strategy, this indicator is designed to show the trend "one layer" above "the current TF layer". This method has been tested to enhance accuracy. This may sound confusing to some of you. You can find educational materials about the layer logic from my Steel Step strategy.
Find the instructions on how to view signals below.
***SIGNAL GUIDE***
To view signals/set signal alerts:
- To view 15min signals, use 3min chart
- To view 1H signals, use 15min chart
A second version to include more time frame layers and trends will be published soon. Look forward to it!
Please comment below or message me if you have any questions. Enjoy!
*Nobody should use this indicator as a confirmation signal for entry/exit for your trades. Please message me on how to use this indicator correctly. This indicator was designed to be used in conjunction with my Steel Step strategy, hence the name.
RD Key Levels (Weekly, Daily, Previous vWAP)The RexDog Key Levels indicator plots the weekly open, daily open, and the previous day vWAP close.
These are all critical price levels (zones) to know when trading any market or instrument. These areas are also high probability reaction areas that you can trade using simple confirmation trading patterns.
First, I'll cover an overview of the indicator then I'll share general usage tips.
Weekly Open - default is white/orange. White is when price is above the weekly open. Orange is when price is below the weekly open.
Weekly High/Low - there are options to turn on the weekly high and lows. Default plot is circles. Green is the high. Red is the low.
Daily Open - default is green/red. Green is when price is above the daily open. Red is when price is below the daily open.
Previous vWAPs - aqua single lines. These are the closing price of the daily vWAPs.
Top Indicators - The triangles at the top of the chart signify is price is currently above or below the weekly open. This is helpful on lower timeframe charts (5m, 15m) to get a quick indication when price is far extended beyond the weekly open. Green triangle = above weekly open. Red triangle = below weekly open.
General Usage
Each one of these levels are important levels markets look use for continuation or failure of momentum and bias. I also find it extremely helpful to think of these levels as magnets, dual magnets. They both attract and repel price at the same time. Now you might say, how is that helpful to have opposing views at the same time? Be indifferent to direction, create your own rules on when these price zones repel or attract price, I have my own.
Here's the easiest way to use these price levels.
As price approaches one of these levels to expect a reaction. A reaction is price is going in one direction and price hits a price level zone and reacts in the opposite direction.
These are price zones, sometimes you will see a reaction right at the price but visualize these areas as zones of reaction.
A high percentage of the time when price approaches these level zones there will be a reaction. So trade the reaction .
How do you do that?
Simple. Trade patterns that repeat. I have 3 solid patterns I trade around these key levels:
The first pattern is early entry with precise scale in rules and a very effective protective stop loss placement.
The second pattern is wait for confirmation that the level holds. This requires more patience and for you to fully trust the chart. The benefit of this pattern is with confirmation you have even more precise stop placement.
There is a bonus third pattern I trade around these levels. I call this the confirmation and bluff entry. It's a combination of both of the patterns above. You wait for confirmation but on any pull back you call the bluff on the market and enter on key test. Trade management here is critical. In addition to the pattern you trade you should have a series of failure patterns that tell you to get out of the trade, I use 2 primary failure patterns.
I trade all markets, same system, same rules, so I'll show a few examples.
Usually I start with Bitcoin but let's start with equities:
BA - Boeing - 8 Trades
Here we see weekly low patterns, previous week low test, vwAP hold patterns, day magnets and day holding. Then 2 week failures and a double hold pattern.
These are all straightforward trades to execute following really simple patterns.
BTCUSD Previous vWAP and Day Open Trades
We see here on the circle areas both daily open and previous day vWAP zone tests. Within this chart are all 3 highly effective patterns I trade.
SPY - 7 High Probability Trades
Here we see a pDay vWAP mixed with a daily failure. Next a daily retest, then a pDay vWAP failure, then a vWAP capture and test. Then a double weekly failure test (great trade there) and finally a daily test.
I could provide more examples but most are just derivatives of the above examples.
SMC sessionzz by JelleThe main function of this indicator is to make it easy to identify several smart money concepts (SMC) and ICT practices by using a single indicator. The functions themselves are not my original content, but rather a collection of several scripts with some tweaking, combined into a single indicator.
Main functions:
- Provides the ability to set bar color for London, New York and Asia sessions
- Provides the ability to set background color for London, New York and Asia sessions
- Provides the ability to indicate NY and GMT midnight on the chart by plotting vertical lines
- Provides several smart features to turn bar color and background color on/off depending on the timeframe
Usage example:
- Easily determine each session high and low by using the bar color feature
- Easily determine the daily high and low by using the vertical midnight lines
- Easily determine ICT kill zones by setting background color for each session
- Easily avoid clutter on your chart by using the timeframe filters
Quad RSRelative Strength (RS) is an Indicator which measures a Stock's performance as compared to a Benchmark Index or another Stock.
For example: RS will tell you whether “A” is increasing more or less than “B” in any market condition. It is one of the tools which is best suited for Momentum Investing.
How RS can be used as a Momentum Indicator:
RS is used in identifying both the strongest and the weakest stock, or any asset class, within the market. Usually, the stocks which display strong or weak RS over a given time period tend to continue to move in the same direction.
How to calculate Relative Strength:
Divide change of "A" over some time period by the change of a particular index/stock "B" over the same time period.
This indicator oscillates around zero. If the value is greater than zero, "A" has been relatively strong compared to "B", during the selected period; if the value is less than zero, "A" has been relatively weak.
Configuration & Default settings:
The Relative symbol can be Input, default is Nifty50.
Time frame can be set, I recommend setting to Day. Default time frame is set to same as chart.
Four different periods can be set. Default values are 500, 250, 125 & 63. If time frame is set as 'Day', these numbers correspond to 2 years, 1 year, 1/2 year & 1 quarter.
Example chart: NiftyMidCap100 with Quad RS indicator with Nifty50 used as Relative Symbol, Four periods: 500, 250, 125 & 63
Perfect signal by c00l75 v4-- CONCEPT - HOW IT WORKS ---
This script is based on moving average crossing lines (mirrored) with a signal line.
--- WHAT IS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER MA SCRIPTS ---
It's different in the formula for calculating the moving averages. NOW the length of the moving averages is modifiable to permit the user to tuning system better.
--- WHAT IS IT FOR? ---
It's a trend following script. I needed a script to catch signals for medium term trading (5-20 days) on > H4 TF with smooth lines but pretty quick signal, possibly easy to manage and "plug and play" for Forex market.
--- HOW TO USE IT? ---
Simply you have buy or sell signal looking at crossing lines. Signal line could be used to catch retracements.
--- WHERE SHOULD I USE IT? ---
At the moment I tested it only on Forex market with good results on H1 timeframe. Backtest it by yourself before using it.
Hope I can help someone else to have better trading time. Feel free to comment if you have questions.
NOTE for moderators: It's the update version of a my previous script (Perfect signal by c00l75) to version v4 with added ability to change the periods of the user's choice. To do this I had to republish it because the previous one was an old version of pinescript that is no longer supported.
EURUSD balancing trading system--- CONCEPT - HOW IT WORKS ---
This script is based on the percentage difference of the price action movements of EUR and USD
--- WHAT IS IT FOR? ---
It's a trend following script with leading capabilities. It works on every TF, best over H1 on EURUSD pair.
--- HOW TO USE IT? ---
Simply you have buy or sell signal looking at crossing lines. You should regard the "50" level as strengthening the trend if higher and weakening if lower. It is possible to change the currency reference period and smoothing period according to your needs and trading style.
--- WHERE SHOULD I USE IT? ---
On forex market on EURUSD pair. Backtest it by yourself before using it.
---- DISCLAIMER ----
The use and provision of this indicator is not intended to solicit the user for investment. It was created purely for educational purposes and for testing.
The author assumes no responsibility regarding the use of this indicator and any losses it may generate.
By using it, the user assumes any risks that may occur.
JZ_Chaikin HTF Volatility BreakoutFirst off, all credit to Harry Potter as this is a minor customization of his indicator.
Basic additions:
-- Added a Higher Timeframe that is set to Daily but can be changed. Timeframe does wait until barstate.isconfirmed so won't repaint.
-- Added HMA smoothing line to both Chart and HTF. Can be used as it's own signal, as confirmation or in combination with faster signal line -- Breakout signal & Range Highlight use both.
-- Added optional coloring of HMA based on whether increasing or decreasing.
-- Added a low volatility option that highlights Range/No Trade zones. Defval is off so needs to be selected from inputs.
Breakout Signals are very simple and both take the HTF signal and HMA. When the faster Volatility line rises from below zero and comes within the range of -10 to 0, AND the HMA signals is increasing (and also below zero) for confirmation, generates a breakout signal of an incoming big move. You can alter the breakout threshold to be greater or less than -10, I just found that works best for filtering out the noise and false signals. Won't catch everything, but pretty reliable when it does.
Tested mostly on BTC so can't vouch for other assets and would likely need modification.
I've JUST taught myself coding from scratch (and to say I'm an amateur is an understatement), so apologies in advance if anything is unclear or could be coded better. Open to any suggestions.
MTF Diagonally Layered RSI - 1 minute Bitcoin Bot [wbburgin]This is a NON-REPAINTING multi-timeframe RSI strategy (long-only) that enters a trade only when two higher timeframes are oversold. I wrote it on BTC/USD for 1min, but the logic should work on other assets as well. It is diagonally layered to be profitable for when the asset is in a downtrend.
Diagonal layering refers to entry and exit conditions spread across different timeframes. Normally, indicators can become unprofitable because in downtrends, the overbought zones of the current timeframe are not reached. Rather, the overbought zones of the faster timeframes are reached first, and then a selloff occurs. Diagonally-layered strategies mitigate this by selling diagonally, that is, selling once the faster timeframe reaches overbought and buying once the slower timeframe reaches oversold.
Thus this strategy is diagonally layered down . I may create a separate script that alternates between diagonal-up and diagonal-down based off of overall trend, as in extended trend periods up this indicator may not flash as frequently. This can be visualized in a time series x timeframe chart as an "X" shape. Something to consider...
Let me know if you like this strategy. Feel free to alter the pyramiding entries, initial capital, and entry size, as well as commission regime. My strategies are designed to maximize average profit instead of flashing super frequently, as the fees will eat you up. Additionally, at the time of publication, all of my strategy scripts are intended to have profitable Sharpe and Sortino ratios.
Timeframes, RSI period, and oversold/overbought bounds are configurable.
Bitcoin 30m Swing Trader Long/Short StrategyIntro
I want to share the results of my passionate hobby and the unstoppable chase for a profitable automated trading strategy. It has been created with the intention of trading only Bitcoin. Altcoins are not interesting for me, as I have discovered lots of issues with finding the right parameter values for experiencing a good performance. As altcoins typically follow the trend of bitcoin and characteristically have a high volatility that may cause stop-hunts, I decided to not over complicate this project. I was just aiming for a profitable trading strategy with an acceptable drawdown and enough confidence by a statistically significant number of trades beside a wide backtesting timespan (credits going out to TradingView: Deep Backtesting).
Total time spent on this is approximately 2 years.
Indicators used
RSI: Used for entries and trend reversal spots
MACD: Used for entry and exit optimiziation
ATR: Used for dynamic offsets in trend definition indicator
Custom trend indicator: Self-made indicator, based on simple price action of higher timeframes using pivot points to find support and resistance zones that have formerly been created
Strategy parameters
I have reduced the total parameters used to just a few. It took lots of working hours to find appropriate values along the trading algorithm and I don’t want to overcomplicate it to you.
This strategy is for those, who have been looking for a working strategy. No DIY kit.
Feel free to adapt Take profit or stop loss targets. But it’s not recommended to do so.
How it works
Entries:
I started with a kind of template that I have been using for strategies for a long time. This includes how to find the right Entries during a trend as well as spotting trend reverse opportunities. Here I combine simple indicators like RSI and MACD beside necessary trend conditions. If a target RSI Value is hit, it will enter a trade, after MACD histogram has stopped to fall/rise. Depends on long/short. While we are in a trade and trend reversed, it waits for a specific RSI target level to be hit, to reverse the trade. As simple as it is, it closes the open one and starts a trade in other direction.
Micro trend:
It starts to get more interesting when it comes to trend recognition, as it forms the core of the strategy and discovering appropriate values for it has been very hard. The final trend variable is defined by the responses over higher timeframes of my self-made trend indicator. Executed on the current timeframe, the trend indicator is quite interesting. But for a automated trading strategy it is necessary to deviate trading instructions from higher timeframes trends.
Macro trend:
The same process that happens for micro trend is also applied with much higher timeframes, like 3D or weekly. The basic assumption is, that if we are in a bull or bear run, where retail investors are flooding the markets, we are increasing our take profit targets respectively. This way we can catch bigger moves in bigger trends.
Exits:
Closing a trade generally happens when a TP target (in %) is hit, or the SL (in %) is hit. The strategy has a special treatment with SL’s. After it happens, the strategy is more careful about market conditions and typically waits for a countertrade. The third way of closing a trade has already been mentioned: the reverse trades. They happen during choppy market conditions. The strategy has also special awareness here and tracks, if reverse trades start to happen more often. After a while, it starts to be more restrictive in opening new reverse trades.
Performance
Capabilities and limitations:
As I have already mentioned the strategy is only optimized for bitcoin (Perpetual Futures). This does not mean, it can not be used on other markets, because the algorithm itself is universal appliable. A very hard task was about finding the right parameter values for the strategy performing like this. If you have a special wish to configure this strategy for a specific market, DM me. The strategy has been tested with different configurations on the following timeframes: 30, 15, 10, 5, 1. I have decided to publish the one for 30m TF, because its performance simply convinced me.
Repainting:
It has been tested lots of times against repainting.
Confidence:
The total backtesting performance reaches out to 2019-09-08. So the strategy has been managing to be successful since then, but this does not guarantee that the logic, this strategy follows, is going to continue this level in future.
Commission:
The algorithm is configured with 0.04% commission per trade, as it is on Binance (for Future Market orders).
Ordersize:
Its totally up to you, how much of your total equity should be traded. Nevertheless, I would personally recommend to not exceed 50% ordersize of your equity with this strategy. In the past, you would have had great performance beside a drawdown, that was from psychological point of view good to handle with. This strategy additionally uses STOP LOSSES, so you can never loose you whole ordersize at one trade.
Slippage:
You also must consider about getting slipped when trading this strategy on live markets. Statistically one could assume, that the slippage could be neutral, as it can be both positive or negative. It depends on your execution time, the exchange, on which you are executing trades and market conditions. But keep it in mind, as if you have too much slippage, this strategy would be unprofitable.
HTF Power of Three°Power of Three ( PO3 ) is one of the many concepts introduced by the Inner Circle Trader and inspired by Larry Williams.
The PO3 represents a three staged Smart Money campaign: Accumulation , Manipulation , and Distribution .
ICT traders assume that this pattern represents how any candle is built.
“This is applicable to every time measurement, as long as you have a beginning time, the highest value, the lowest value, and an ending in terms of measuring time.”
Consider the development of a Bullish Candle over Time:
– Candle Open (initial value price, prior to dynamic imbalance)
– Accumulation of longs around the opening price
– Manipulation where short liquidity is engineered and long liquidity is neutralized
– Range Expansion (dynamic price imbalance)
– Distribution pairing long exits with pending buy interest
– Candle Close (ending value price, post dynamic imbalance)
The same goes for the development of Bearish Candles, in reverse.
The HTF Power of Three° Indicator allows to monitor the selected Higher Timeframe Candle in real time:
– See where its Open, High, and Low are in the current lower resolution with high precision
– Know when it's supposed to Close by monitoring its own countdown (if below 1D)
– Note its Low to High range to gain a deeper understanding of LTF market profiles
– Study and backtest PO3 in Replay Mode with ease
– Trade PO3 with confidence without needing multiple layouts
This becomes very useful when studying, and especially using, PO3. One can use this as a tool to build narrative, as well as spotting important institutional levels.
You can also monitor more than one HTF PO3 at the time by stacking multiple instances of the indicator:
This works on any timeframe, even the seconds charts!
Note: if you select too high of a PO3 timeframe while on LTF you might receive an error due to TrandingView's data availability on that chart – this can also depend on your TradingView Plan.
Steel Step Assistant: Trend Visualizer + Divergence Signal 1.0Disclaimer: Nobody should use this indicator as a confirmation signal for entry/exit for your trades. Please message me on how to use this indicator correctly. This indicator was designed to be used in conjunction with my Steel Step strategy, hence the name.
This indicator simply gives you a signal of trend reversals.
The trend visualizer is an ordinary table that shows you the trends of different time frames.
The signal is designed with the Steel Step strategy for determining the more important reversals/pivots.
Being an indicator, it is prone to a certain extent of inaccuracy. It is programmed to provide an accurate market trend reversal to the best of its abilities.
Always remember that the Steel Step strategy does not rely on indicators to trade.
This indicator can be used on all charts and markets; crypto, commodities, forex, stock, indices, etc.
It is suitable for intra-day traders. Another version with all time frames is being made as I publish this.
One way of using this is to enhance your information gathering on trends in order to understand the market structure or direction better.
This indicator helps educate users on the market structure. Users can quickly break down the market into layers, analyze the layers and connect them all to understand the market as a whole. After users understand the market, users need to decide and choose a specific trend they want to trade. The basic idea is to flow with the market.
This indicator can be combined with EW theory to understand the market structure easily.
When I understand the whole market structure, it boosts my trading performance to the maximum.
The user inputs (settings) should be very straightforward. The default settings produce directions that are very similar to what I use for my strategy. You can change the settings as desired.
The default settings are configured to show you the trend reversal or market direction of "one layer" above "the current time frame layer". You can find educational materials about the layer logic from my Steel Step strategy.
Find the instructions on how to view signals below.
***SIGNAL GUIDE***
To view signals/set signal alerts:
- To view 15min signals, use 3min chart
- To view 1H signals, use 15min chart
A second version to include more time frames and trends will be published soon. Look forward to it!
Please comment below or message me if you have any questions. Enjoy!
Multi-Timeframe Trend IndicatorThe Multi-Timeframe Trend Indicator (MTFTI) is a trend analysis tool designed to help traders quickly and easily assess the market direction across multiple timeframes. With the help of a table to visualize the trends on different timeframes.
Key features:
Multi-timeframe trend indicator for the following timeframes: 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, 1 day, and 1 week and average.
Displays trends for selected timeframes in a table.
Considers short and long-term exponential moving averages (EMAs) to determine trends.
Calculation of the average trend for all timeframes.
Display of trends with appropriate coloring for better readability (green for "Up", red for "Down", and intermediate shades for neutral or strong trends).
List of Parameters
Customization of the table's position on the screen (top-left, top-right, middle-left, middle-right, bottom-left, bottom-right).
Setting the lengths of the short and long-term exponential moving averages.
Option to activate or deactivate the display of EMAs for better customization (true by default).
Please note that the MTFTI is not a guarantee of future market performance and should be used in conjunction with proper risk management. Always ensure that you have a thorough understanding of the indicator’s methodology and its limitations before making any investment decisions. Additionally, past performance is not indicative of future results.
NSDT EMA+ATRI had this idea to make a custom Moving Average that adapts to the market. I chose to use the Average True Range. As the market makes bigger/smaller moves, this custom Moving Average applies the ATR as the length of the EMA. This gives more distance to the Moving Average as the volatility picks up or reduces.
Just set the length you want the ATR to look back (default is 100) and the multiplier (default is 2) to work with the instrument being traded.
It's also setup for use on Multi Time Frames.
RSI Screener and Divergence [5ema]
Displayed on the RSI chart according to a custom timeframe.
Displays the RSI tracking table of various timeframes.
Identify normal divergence, hidden divergence on RSI chat.
Show buy and sell signals (strong, weak) on the board.
Send notifications when RSI has a buy or sell signal.
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I reused some functions, made by (i believe that):
©paaax : The table position function.
@everget : The RSI divergence function.
@QuantNomad : The function calculated value and array to show on table for input symbols.
I have commented in my code. Thanks so much!
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How it works:
1. Input :
input.int length of RSI => calculate RSI.
input.int upper/lower => checking RSI overbought/oversold.
input.int right bars / left bars => returns price of the pivot low & high point => checking divergence.
input.int range upper / lower bars => compare the low & high point => checking divergence.
input.timeframe => request.security another time frame.
input.string table position => display screener table.
2. Input bool:
plot RSI on chart.
Plot Regular Bullish divergence .
Regular Bearish divergence.
Hidden Bullish divergence .
Hidden Bearish divergence.
3. Basic calculated:
Make function for RSI , pivot low & high point of RSI and price.
Request.security that function for earch time frame.
Result RSI, Divergence.
4. Condition of signal:
Buy condition:
RSI oversold (1)
Bullish divergence (2).
=> Buy if (1) and (2), review buy (1) or (2).
Sell condition:
RSI overbought (3).
Bearish divergence (4).
=> Sell if (3) and (4), review sell (3) or (4).
5. Table screener:
Time frame.
RSI (green - oversold, red - overbought)
Divergence (⬈⬈ - regular bullish , ⬊⬊ regular bearish , ⬊ - hidden bullish , ⬈ - hidden bearish ).
Signal (🟢 - Buy, 🔴 - sell, green 〇 - review buy, red 〇 - review sell)
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This indicator is for reference only, you need your own method and strategy.
If you have any questions, please let me know in the comments.
[UPRIGHT Trading] Volatility Trend Filter (VTF) AlgoHello Traders,
As some of you know, I have had this in Beta for a long while now and it's finally time for a full release.
I originally designed this to be an Unreal Algo add-on to track & stay in the trade a little better, but the VTF Algo has become a full Algorithm and can be used standalone with supreme accuracy.
It's for beginners and advanced traders alike. I've made the settings very customizable, but also easy to just jump right in.
How it works:
It uses volatility , deviations, and tons of statistical calculations, confirmations, moving averages, and filters to bring you the most accurate Supply & Demand predictive algorithm possible. The VTF Algo will automatically normalize different volatility in any type of market to help avoid getting Chopped up and give a forward-looking approach to accurate Price Action and confirmation. It will automatically show support and resistance in real-time. The channel that The VTF Algo creates will help traders confirm whether they should stay in the trade or get out fast. As the green top grows it naturally acts as Supply and as the red bottom grows it acts as Demand, when one of them far exceeds the other the direction price will proceed to is clear to see.
Features:
-Easy-to-read Price Action & Trend channel.
-Exceptional Chop Filter (grayed center).
-Accurate Buy/Sell and Topline Continuation Signals.
-Rejection Signals.
-Multiple-Timeframe Customizable Trend Table. Showing Directional Arrows (see bottom right of picture).
-Bullish / Bearish Growing Blocks.
-Fully Customizable with Clean and Cleaner Mode.
The VTF Algo was made with all different types of traders in mind.
Some like things Ultra Crispy Clean:
Others like things a little more clean but can move their focus to where it's needed:
Lastly, there are those who don't mind things looking a little busy:
Topline Continuation Signals, Auto-Supply/Demand, and a Real-Time Multiple Timeframe Trend Table (in the bottom-right) corner:
Meshes perfectly as an Algo Add-on for Unreal Algo © (as originally designed) to enhance "The Simple Strat" © :
I tried to make everything as customizable as possible. So adding or removing or color-changing is super easy.
Happy Trading.
Cheers,
Mike
SynthSAR ConfirmationThis indicator represents confirmation of a trend based on the PSAR indicator and includes signals from the MACD, stochastic oscillator, and awesome oscillator. It displays the points of the parabolic SAR on the chart, which help determine the direction of the trend. Additionally, the indicator allows for tracking signals based on the combined analysis of three other technical indicators: MACD, stochastic oscillator, and awesome oscillator. Furthermore, the indicator includes the ability to display buy/sell labels and signals for changing the trend direction. This is not an investment recommendation.Very effective in higher timeframes.If the MACD "macd line" crosses the "signal line" from above and the Stochastic %K line crosses the %D line from above, and the last column in the Avesome Oscillator is red, then the indicator gives a signal to sell. If the MACD "macd line" crosses the "signal line" from below and the Stochastic %K line crosses the %D line from below, and the last column in the Avesome Oscillator is green, then the indicator gives a signal to buy.