Reversal candles are a very easy way to identify a turn in trend, this indicator has some specific additional conditions for the reversal candle.
BUY Signal reversal candle
Low of current candle exceeds low of previous candle
Low of current candle is lowest for last 7 candles
High of current candle exceeds high of previous candle
Close of current candle is in the upper 50% of the range of this candle
SELL Signal reversal candle
High of current candle exceeds high of previous candle
High of current candle is Highest for last 7 candles
Low of current candle exceeds low of previous candle
Close of current candle is in the lower 50% of the range of this candle
How do I trade it ? (example buy signal)
Wait for close of the candle and the BUY signal
Put a buy stop entry 5 pips above the high of the candle
Put a stop loss 5 pips below the low of the candle
Calculate difference between entry and stop loss and set your target that number of pips above the entry for a 1:1 RR trade*
Wait for your your target or stop loss to be triggered * Alternatively, you can take 50% of the profit at the 1st (1:1 RR) profit target, move your stop to break even and let the rest of the position run for a higher potential profit.
Further advice on use Personally I always look for some additional confirmation like a support or resistance level, a bounce of the EMA or a fibonacci level, but please feel free to add additional filters to make the strategy even more effective. I would strongly advise to backtest your strategy first so you can fine tune it and have confidence in trading it. Forward testing on a demo account before going live, although it takes longer, can be a worthy alternative. Works better on higher time frames.
How do you use it ? Please leave a note in the comment section below to let me know if you use the indicator and how. There's definitely not just one way to use the indicator so I'm curious about your feedback.
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Looks cool, what timeframe will this be suitable for?
Nico.Muselle
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@leeweechong, Candle patterns work best on the higher time frames ... daily, weekly, montly ...
I'm not saying it cannot work on lower time frames, but success rate will be lower in my opinion. But hey, why don't you check it out for yourself ? ;)
leeweechong
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@Nico.Muselle, I WILL! Thanks for the effort. Appreciate it. :)
kylanwilson
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im new to trading view. How do I add this to my charts?
locke_yong
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i haven't backtested this yet but this looks seriously good if you combine it with
swing high low support @ resistance by patterson together with nm's rsi indicators
if this works as what is described, when the reversal signal appears at a support or resistance,
its about time to make a sell / buy move and TP at next resistance if entry is a sell and
TP at the next support if entry is a buy.
if RSI is very strong, avoid TP because there might a support / resistance break.
if these 3 works, these 3 indicators will be the best ones to follow
Nico.Muselle
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@locke_yong, thank you for your comments and description of how you would use it. It totally makes sense ! As said in my description, combine this with Support & Resistance or a bounce off the EMA in a trend, backtest it and see how it does. When you have a positive expectancy, you are good to go ;)
adriannasantillan
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this work for stocks
Markttechniker
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Thank you for publishing this code, has helped me a lot!
jaxx
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Hello
Very nice indicator.
Is there a way to set an alert in tradingview when the indicator draws a reversal sign?
Thanks