// This experimental Indicator helps identifying instituational Order Blocks. // Often these blocks signal the beginning of a strong move, but there is a significant probability that these price levels will be revisited at a later point in time again. // Therefore these are interesting levels to place limit orders (Buy Orders for Bullish OB / Sell Orders for Bearish OB). // // A Bullish Order block is defined as the last down candle before a sequence of up candles. (Relevant price range "Open" to "Low" is marked) / Optionally full range "High" to "Low" // A Bearish Order Block is defined as the last up candle before a sequence of down candles. (Relevant price range "Open" to "High" is marked) / Optionally full range "High" to "Low" // // In the settings the number of required sequential candles can be adjusted. // Furthermore a %-threshold can be entered. It defines which %-change the sequential move needs to achieve in order to identify a relevant Order Block. // Channels for the last Bullish/Bearish Block can be shown/hidden. // // In addition to the upper/lower limits of each Order Block, also the equlibrium (average value) is marked as this is an interesting area for price interaction.
//version=4 study("BEAST OB Finder", overlay = true)
colors = input(title = "Color Scheme", defval="DARK", options=["DARK", "BRIGHT"]) periods = input(5, "Relevant Periods to identify OB") // Required number of subsequent candles in the same direction to identify Order Block threshold = input(0.0, "Min. Percent move to identify OB", step = 0.1) // Required minimum % move (from potential OB close to last subsequent candle to identify Order Block) usewicks = input(false, "Use whole range [High/Low] for OB marking?" ) // Display High/Low range for each OB instead of Open/Low for Bullish / Open/High for Bearish showbull = input(true, "Show latest Bullish Channel?") // Show Channel for latest Bullish OB? showbear = input(true, "Show latest Bearish Channel?") // Show Channel for latest Bearish OB? showdocu = input(true, "Show Label for documentation tooltip?") // Show Label which shows documentation as tooltip?
ob_period = periods + 1 // Identify location of relevant Order Block candle absmove = ((abs(close[ob_period] - close[1]))/close[ob_period]) * 100 // Calculate absolute percent move from potential OB to last candle of subsequent candles relmove = absmove >= threshold // Identify "Relevant move" by comparing the absolute move to the threshold
// Bullish Order Block Identification bullishOB = close[ob_period] < open[ob_period] // Determine potential Bullish OB candle (red candle)
int upcandles = 0 for i = 1 to periods upcandles := upcandles + (close > open? 1 : 0) // Determine color of subsequent candles (must all be green to identify a valid Bearish OB)
OB_bull = bullishOB and (upcandles == (periods)) and relmove // Identification logic (red OB candle & subsequent green candles) OB_bull_high = OB_bull? usewicks? high[ob_period] : open[ob_period] : na // Determine OB upper limit (Open or High depending on input) OB_bull_low = OB_bull? low[ob_period] : na // Determine OB lower limit (Low) OB_bull_avg = (OB_bull_high + OB_bull_low)/2 // Determine OB middle line
// Bearish Order Block Identification bearishOB = close[ob_period] > open[ob_period] // Determine potential Bearish OB candle (green candle)
int downcandles = 0 for i = 1 to periods downcandles := downcandles + (close < open? 1 : 0) // Determine color of subsequent candles (must all be red to identify a valid Bearish OB)
OB_bear = bearishOB and (downcandles == (periods)) and relmove // Identification logic (green OB candle & subsequent green candles) OB_bear_high = OB_bear? high[ob_period] : na // Determine OB upper limit (High) OB_bear_low = OB_bear? usewicks? low[ob_period] : open[ob_period] : na // Determine OB lower limit (Open or Low depending on input) OB_bear_avg = (OB_bear_low + OB_bear_high)/2 // Determine OB middle line
// Plotting
plotshape(OB_bull, title="Bullish OB", style = shape.triangleup, color = bullcolor, textcolor = bullcolor, size = size.tiny, location = location.belowbar, offset = -ob_period, text = "Bullish OB") // Bullish OB Indicator bull1 = plot(OB_bull_high, title="Bullish OB open", style = plot.style_linebr, color = bullcolor, offset = -ob_period, linewidth = 3) // Bullish OB Upper Limit bull2 = plot(OB_bull_low, title="Bullish OB low", style = plot.style_linebr, color = bullcolor, offset = -ob_period, linewidth = 3) // Bullish OB Lower Limit fill(bull1, bull2, color=bullcolor, transp = 0, title = "Bullish OB fill") // Fill Bullish OB plotshape(OB_bull_avg, title="Bullish OB Average", style = shape.cross, color = bullcolor, size = size.normal, location = location.absolute, offset = -ob_period) // Bullish OB Average
plotshape(OB_bear, title="Bearish OB", style = shape.triangledown, color = bearcolor, textcolor = bearcolor, size = size.tiny, location = location.abovebar, offset = -ob_period, text = "Bearish OB") // Bearish OB Indicator bear1 = plot(OB_bear_low, title="Bearish OB open", style = plot.style_linebr, color = bearcolor, offset = -ob_period, linewidth = 3) // Bearish OB Lower Limit bear2 = plot(OB_bear_high, title="Bearish OB high", style = plot.style_linebr, color = bearcolor, offset = -ob_period, linewidth = 3) // Bearish OB Upper Limit fill(bear1, bear2, color=bearcolor, transp = 0, title = "Bearish OB fill") // Fill Bearish OB plotshape(OB_bear_avg, title="Bearish OB Average", style = shape.cross, color = bearcolor, size = size.normal, location = location.absolute, offset = -ob_period) // Bullish OB Average
var line linebull1 = na // Bullish OB average var line linebull2 = na // Bullish OB open var line linebull3 = na // Bullish OB low var line linebear1 = na // Bearish OB average var line linebear2 = na // Bearish OB high var line linebear3 = na // Bearish OB open
// === Label for Documentation/Tooltip === chper = time - time[1] chper := change(chper) > 0 ? chper[1] : chper
// === Tooltip text ===
var vartooltip = "Indicator to help identifying instituational Order Blocks. Often these blocks signal the beginning of a strong move, but there is a high probability, that these prices will be revisited at a later point in time again and therefore are interesting levels to place limit orders. \nBullish Order block is the last down candle before a sequence of up candles. \nBearish Order Block is the last up candle before a sequence of down candles. \nIn the settings the number of required sequential candles can be adjusted. \nFurthermore a %-threshold can be entered which the sequential move needs to achieve in order to validate a relevant Order Block. \nChannels for the last Bullish/Bearish Block can be shown/hidden."
// === Print Label === var label l_docu = na label.delete(l_docu)
if showdocu l_docu := label.new(x = time + chper * 35, y = close, text = "DOCU OB", color=color.gray, textcolor=color.white, style=label.style_label_center, xloc = xloc.bar_time, yloc=yloc.price, size=size.tiny, textalign = text.align_left, tooltip = vartooltip)