SMT Cycles by AlgoKingsSMT Cycles by AlgoKings
RISK DISCLAIMER: This indicator is an analytical tool for educational purposes only, not financial advice. Trading carries substantial risk of loss. This tool does not guarantee profitable trades. Always use proper risk management and never risk more than you can afford to lose.
WHAT ARE SMT CYCLES?
This indicator identifies Smart Money Technique divergences using cycle-based analysis rather than standard timeframes. Cycles represent natural market rhythms (sessions, 90-minute institutional windows, true daily periods) that better align with institutional trading patterns than arbitrary timeframe bars.
Example: During the London session, NQ makes a new high but ES fails to follow = Bearish SMT divergence within the London cycle
UNDERLYING METHODOLOGY
This indicator combines four analytical layers:
1. AUTOMATIC CORRELATION MAPPING
Built-in correlation intelligence for 40+ pairs (identical to SMT Custom):
- Futures: NQ, ES, YM cross-correlation | GC/SI | 6E/6B
- Forex: EURUSD/GBPUSD/DXY(inverse) | AUDUSD/NZDUSD
- Stocks: MAG7 (META, NVDA, MSFT, etc.) vs NDX
- Crypto: BTCUSD/ETHUSD
Algorithm automatically mirrors contract types and exchange prefixes using regex-based parsing for futures contracts and micro variants.
2. CYCLE-BASED PERIOD DETECTION
Unlike standard timeframe analysis, this indicator uses market structure cycles:
SWING CYCLES (Position Trading):
- Yearly: 12-month institutional rebalancing periods
- Quarterly: 3-month earnings and fund rotation cycles
- Monthly: Calendar month institutional flows
- Weekly: 7-day swing trading cycles
- Daily: Standard 18:00-18:00 EST bars
- TrueDay: 00:00-00:00 EST for 24-hour markets (futures, forex, crypto)
INTRADAY CYCLES (Day Trading):
- Session: Asia (18:00-02:00), London (02:00-08:30), NY AM (08:30-12:00), NY PM (12:00-17:00) EST
- 90m: Three 90-minute windows per trading day (02:00-03:30, 03:30-05:00, etc.)
- 30m: 30-minute institutional order flow windows
- 10m, 3m, 1m: Scalping cycles for precise entry timing
Technical implementation:
- TrueDay calculation: Detects candle closes at exactly 00:00 EST using time modulo arithmetic on 24-hour markets. Differs from standard Daily bars which use futures settlement times (18:00 EST).
- Session detection: Regex pattern matching on hour/minute timestamps to identify cycle boundaries (e.g., h==2 and m==0 triggers Asia session end)
- 90m hierarchy: Groups sub-90m cycles (30m, 10m, 3m, 1m) under their parent 90m window using group timestamp tracking (gx field)
- Intermediate accumulation: For multi-bar cycles (TrueDay, Sessions, 90m), maintains running high/low (nh1, nl1) across constituent bars until cycle completion
3. MULTI-TIMEFRAME CYCLE ANALYSIS
Proprietary cycle synchronization:
- Tracks price structure across up to 11 configurable cycles simultaneously
- Maintains independent high/low tracking for each symbol pair using request.security()
- Compares previous cycle extremes (high , low ) across correlated pairs
- Timestamps divergence formations at chart timeframe precision
- Implements adaptive purge logic (1min to 12M) based on cycle type
4. DIVERGENCE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
Bullish SMT: Chart symbol makes lower low within cycle, correlated pair does NOT = Institutional buying pressure
Bearish SMT: Chart symbol makes higher high within cycle, correlated pair does NOT = Institutional selling pressure
Advanced features include level tracking (monitors when extremes are revisited), automatic extension until both levels violated, 90m hierarchy overlap filtering (hides sub-90m SMT within parent 90m window), and inverse correlation support for DXY relationships.
WHY CLOSED-SOURCE?
This script protects proprietary algorithms:
- Cycle boundary detection: Custom logic for TrueDay calculation (00:00 EST candle close detection using modulo arithmetic on 24h markets), Session identification (time-based regex for Asia/London/NY periods), and 90m window calculation (minute offset from 02:00 EST baseline)
- Intermediate cycle accumulation: Complex state management for multi-bar cycles (Sessions, 90m, TrueDay) that build complete cycle values across constituent bars before finalizing
- 90m hierarchy system: Proprietary grouping algorithm (gtype, gca, gx fields) that links sub-90m cycles to parent windows for intelligent overlap filtering
- Automatic symbol mapping: Custom logic for 40+ correlation pairs including futures contract recognition and exchange inheritance
- Adaptive purge system: Cycle-specific memory management (1S to 12M) optimized through backtesting
- Multi-level tracking: Simultaneous monitoring of multiple active divergences across different cycle types with state management for "taken" levels
Standard SMT indicators use fixed timeframes. This script analyzes institutional cycles that don't align with standard bar periods, requiring complex time arithmetic and multi-bar aggregation logic.
TECHNICAL COMPONENTS
Core structures:
- Cycle Object: Tracks high/low/time for each cycle type with intermediate values (nh1, nl1) for multi-bar cycles and complete cycle values (h1, l1, t1) upon cycle completion
- CycleType Enum: Defines 11 cycle types (year, quarter, month, week, day, trueday, session, m90, m30, m10, m3, m1) with associated period strings and purge thresholds
- Point Object: Stores divergence formation data for chart symbol level and correlated symbol level with "taken" status tracking
- SMT Object: Visual representation with line extension, tooltip showing formation time (EST), and optional 90m group timestamp (gx) for hierarchy filtering
Cycle detection logic:
- TrueDay: Tests if hour==0, minute==0 at candle close OR day-of-week changes (with Monday exception for markets closed weekends)
- Session: Matches specific hour:minute combinations (16:30=Void, 02:00=Asia end, 06:30=London end, 11:00=NY AM end, 15:30=NY PM end)
- 90m: Calculates (hour*60 + minute - 120) % 90 == 0 to detect 90-minute boundaries from 02:00 EST baseline
HOW TO USE
Setup (Automatic Mode - Recommended):
1. Apply to chart of supported pair (see correlation list above)
2. Indicator automatically detects optimal comparison symbols
3. Enable/disable specific cycle categories (Swing or Intraday) in settings
4. Enable/disable individual cycles within each category
5. Adjust visual preferences (colors, line styles, labels)
Setup (Manual Mode):
1. Uncheck "Automatic Symbol Mode" in settings
2. Enter "Manual Symbol #1" (e.g., ES1! when chart shows NQ1!)
3. Optional: Enter "Manual Symbol #2" for three-way comparison
4. Check "Invert" if symbol is inversely correlated (e.g., DXY vs EURUSD)
Chart Timeframe Requirements:
- Swing cycles: Chart TF must be <= cycle period (e.g., Daily cycle requires 1H or lower chart)
- Intraday cycles: Chart TF must divide evenly into cycle (e.g., 90m cycle requires 30m, 15m, 10m, 5m, or lower chart)
- TrueDay: Automatically selected for 1H and below chart TF on 24-hour markets (futures, forex, crypto)
Interpretation:
- Blue lines = Bullish SMT (chart made lower low within cycle, correlated pair held higher). Potential reversal up.
- Red lines = Bearish SMT (chart made higher high within cycle, correlated pair stayed lower). Potential reversal down.
- Dots in labels = Multiple SMT signals overlap. Hover to see all cycles showing divergence.
SETTINGS EXPLAINED
Symbols:
- Automatic Symbol Mode: Uses built-in correlation intelligence (recommended)
- Manual Symbol #1/2: Override automatic selection
- Invert: For inverse correlations (DXY vs majors)
- Hide Exact Overlap: Removes duplicate signals with identical start/end times
- Hide 90m Hierarchy Overlap: Hides sub-90m SMT (30m, 10m, 3m, 1m) when contained within parent 90m window
- Hide All Overlap: Hides lower precedence SMT when start/end points overlap higher precedence SMT
Intraday Cycles (Enable/Disable per symbol):
- Session: Asia (18:00-02:00), London (02:00-08:30), NY AM (08:30-12:00), NY PM (12:00-17:00) EST
- 90m: Three 90-minute institutional windows per day
- 30m: 30-minute cycles
- 10m, 3m, 1m: Scalping cycles
- Each cycle has two checkboxes: left for Symbol #1, right for Symbol #2
Swing Cycles (Enable/Disable per symbol):
- Yearly: 12-month cycles
- Quarterly: 3-month cycles
- Monthly: Calendar month cycles
- Weekly: 7-day cycles
- Daily: Standard daily bars (18:00-18:00 EST) OR TrueDay (00:00-00:00 EST on 1H and below chart TF for 24h markets)
- Each cycle has two checkboxes: left for Symbol #1, right for Symbol #2
Display:
- Bull/Bear: Enable/disable directional signals
- Line colors, styles (solid/dashed/dotted), widths
- Label: Show/hide text labels with color and size options
- SMT formation time: Displays timestamp in tooltip (New York time)
UPDATES
This script is actively maintained. Updates released through TradingView's native update system. For technical questions, use the comment section below.
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SMT Custom by AlgoKingsSMT Custom by AlgoKings
RISK DISCLAIMER: This indicator is an analytical tool for educational purposes only, not financial advice. Trading carries substantial risk of loss. This tool does not guarantee profitable trades. Always use proper risk management and never risk more than you can afford to lose.
WHAT IS SMART MONEY TECHNIQUE (SMT)?
SMT identifies divergences between correlated market pairs when one asset makes a new high/low but its correlated counterpart fails to do so. These divergences often signal institutional repositioning and potential reversal points.
Example: NQ makes a new high at 15,200 but ES fails to exceed its previous high = Bearish SMT divergence
UNDERLYING METHODOLOGY
This indicator combines three analytical layers:
1. AUTOMATIC CORRELATION MAPPING
Built-in correlation intelligence for 40+ pairs:
- Futures: NQ, ES, YM cross-correlation | GC/SI | 6E/6B
- Forex: EURUSD/GBPUSD/DXY(inverse) | AUDUSD/NZDUSD
- Stocks: MAG7 (META, NVDA, MSFT, etc.) vs NDX
- Crypto: BTCUSD/ETHUSD
Algorithm automatically mirrors contract types (perpetual/quarterly futures) and exchange prefixes using regex-based parsing. Recognizes quarterly contracts (NQU2025), micro contracts (MNQ, MES), and perpetual syntax (NQ1!).
2. MULTI-TIMEFRAME CYCLE ANALYSIS
Proprietary cycle detection algorithm:
- Tracks price structure across 9 configurable timeframes simultaneously
- Maintains independent high/low tracking for each symbol pair using request.security()
- Identifies cycle completions with time-synchronized bar analysis
- Implements adaptive purge logic (1min to Monthly) to balance historical context vs performance
Technical implementation compares previous period extremes (high , low ) across correlated pairs and timestamps divergence formations at chart timeframe precision.
3. DIVERGENCE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
Bullish SMT: Chart symbol makes lower low, correlated pair does NOT = Institutional buying pressure
Bearish SMT: Chart symbol makes higher high, correlated pair does NOT = Institutional selling pressure
Advanced features include level tracking (monitors when extremes are revisited), automatic extension until both levels violated, overlap filtering to remove redundant signals, and inverse correlation support for DXY relationships.
WHY CLOSED-SOURCE?
This script protects proprietary algorithms:
- Automatic symbol mapping: Custom logic for 40+ correlation pairs including futures contract recognition (expiration codes, micro contracts) and exchange inheritance
- Cycle synchronization engine: Complex timestamp matching ensures divergences only flagged when both symbols' cycle periods align perfectly (prevents false signals from data lag)
- Adaptive purge system: Timeframe-specific memory management (1S to 12M) optimized through backtesting
- Multi-level tracking: Simultaneous monitoring of multiple active divergences with state management for "taken" levels
- Overlap intelligence: Algorithm determines when to hide/combine signals from different timeframes while preserving information in tooltips
Standard divergence indicators simply compare two moving averages. This script performs real-time institutional flow analysis across correlated instruments.
HOW TO USE
Setup (Automatic Mode - Recommended):
1. Apply to chart of supported pair (see correlation list above)
2. Indicator automatically detects optimal comparison symbols
3. Enable/disable specific timeframes in settings
4. Adjust visual preferences (colors, line styles, labels)
Setup (Manual Mode):
1. Uncheck "Automatic Symbol Mode" in settings
2. Enter "Manual Symbol #1" (e.g., ES1! when chart shows NQ1!)
3. Optional: Enter "Manual Symbol #2" for three-way comparison
4. Check "Invert" if symbol is inversely correlated (e.g., DXY vs EURUSD)
Interpretation:
- Blue lines = Bullish SMT (chart made lower low, correlated pair held higher). Potential reversal up.
- Red lines = Bearish SMT (chart made higher high, correlated pair stayed lower). Potential reversal down.
- Dots in labels = Multiple SMT signals overlap. Hover to see all timeframes.
SETTINGS EXPLAINED
Symbols:
- Automatic Symbol Mode: Uses built-in correlation intelligence (recommended)
- Manual Symbol #1/2: Override automatic selection
- Invert: For inverse correlations (DXY vs majors)
- Hide Exact Overlap: Removes duplicate signals with identical start/end times
- Hide All Overlap: Hides lower timeframe SMT within higher timeframe ranges
Timeframes:
- 9 configurable timeframe rows
- Toggle each symbol independently (Sym #1, Sym #2 checkboxes)
- Default: Chart TF, 1m, 5m, 15m, 1H, 4H, Daily, Weekly, Monthly
Display:
- Bull/Bear: Enable/disable directional signals
- Line colors, styles (solid/dashed/dotted), widths
- Label: Show/hide text labels with color and size options
- SMT formation time: Displays timestamp in tooltip (New York time)
UPDATES
This script is actively maintained. Updates released through TradingView's native update system. For technical questions, use the comment section below.
Price Probability Engine - Volatility & Structure-Based TargetsThe aim of the indicator is:
To provide adaptive, probability-weighted price target zones that help traders frame where price is most likely to interact next, without predicting when or guaranteeing direction.
Price Probability Engine is a target-projection overlay that blends three independent “next-move” reference methods into a single pair of AVG targets:
AVG Bull = a probabilistic upside objective
AVG Bear = a probabilistic downside objective
It is designed to help you frame the most reasonable near-term price zones using both volatility (ATR) and structure (pivot swings + measured moves) rather than relying on a single indicator.
What you see on the chart
When enabled, the script plots:
AVG Bull line (upper target)
AVG Bear line (lower target)
Optional last-bar labels that print the current target values
The overlay is scale-locked so the plots stay aligned with price when you scroll/zoom the chart.
How it works (conceptual, step-by-step)
1) ATR “reach filter” (probability gating)
All components are first checked against a reach filter:
A target is considered “reachable” only if it is within
Reach Filter × ATR from the current price.
This prevents extremely distant projections from dominating the final average.
2) Three component target engines
The script computes three upside candidates and three downside candidates:
A) ATR Component (volatility projection)
Uses ATR Length and ATR Multiplier
Projects a simple near-term band around price:
atrBull = close + ATR × mult
atrBear = close - ATR × mult
Direction mode:
Candle: compares close to close
Momentum(3): uses close − close
B) AutoFib Component (swing extension)
Detects swing highs/lows using pivot logic (Left/Right bars)
Projects an extension using a selectable Fib level (1.272 / 1.414 / 1.618 / 2.0 / 2.618)
Gives a structure-based target derived from the current swing range
C) Lindsey Component (measured-move target)
Detects a 3-point pivot sequence (P1/P2/P3) and projects a measured move to P4:
Bull: from a low-high-higher-low sequence
Bear: from a high-low-lower-high sequence
Optional P1/P2/P3 markers can be displayed for learning/debugging
3) Dynamic weighting (closer targets matter more)
If Dynamic Weights is enabled, each component’s weight increases as the target gets closer to price (within the reach window).
This means the final AVG tends to favor targets that are both reachable and near-term relevant.
You can control:
Base Weight (Fib / Lindsey / ATR)
Dynamic Power (how aggressively “closer” becomes “heavier”)
4) Outlier trimming (stability)
If Trim Outlier Component is enabled, the script:
computes a simple median reference of the remaining component targets
drops any target that deviates from the median by more than
Outlier Threshold × ATR
This reduces sudden jumps when one method produces an unusually extreme projection.
5) Final output: a weighted average (bull + bear)
The remaining eligible components are combined into:
AVG Bull (weighted average of bull candidates)
AVG Bear (weighted average of bear candidates)
If no components pass the reach filter (or are trimmed), the AVG line can temporarily become unavailable until valid inputs re-appear.
How to use it (practical workflow)
Pick your timeframe, then tune ATR:
Start with ATR Length 14 and ATR Mult 1.0–1.5
Set a reasonable Reach Filter (x ATR):
Smaller = only near targets
Larger = includes more distant projections
Decide how you want it to behave:
Dynamic Weights ON for “closer targets dominate”
Outlier Trim ON for smoother / less erratic averages
Use the AVG lines as planning zones, not certainties:
They are best treated as “where price is most likely to seek next” based on the blend of volatility + structure.
A common use is to monitor how price reacts as it approaches either AVG line (stalling, rejection, acceleration), and then reassess as new pivots/ATR values update.
Settings guide (quick)
ATR Length / Multiplier: controls the volatility envelope
Direction Mode: changes the bias input for ATR projection
Lindsey Left/Right: smaller = more sensitive pivots; larger = fewer, more meaningful pivots
Fib Left/Right + Extension: controls the swing structure target
Reach Filter: controls what qualifies as a realistic near-term target
Dynamic Power: higher = stronger preference for the nearest target
Outlier Threshold: higher = fewer removals; lower = more aggressive trimming
Notes / Transparency
This script does not place trades or guarantee outcomes. It is a visual target framework that adapts as volatility and market structure change. For best clarity, publish charts with this script on a clean layout so the AVG lines and labels are easy to identify.
Volatility Adaptive Precision Trend [JOAT]Volatility Adaptive Precision Trend – REGMA/ZLEMA Trend & Volatility Engine
IMPORTANT NOTES (READ FIRST)
This is an indicator (not a strategy). It does not place trades. It provides a structured trend and volatility framework.
This script is written in Pine Script v6 and is intended to be used on standard candlestick charts .
Source code visibility: This script is published as Protected Source (closed-source) . The purpose is to protect the work from unauthorized re-uploads/copies and to maintain a stable versioning path. This description is intentionally detailed so you can understand what the indicator does and how to use each feature without needing access to the implementation.
Protected Source / Closed-Source Clarification
Protected source does not mean "trust me blindly". It means the internal implementation is not publicly viewable.
The operational behavior is documented here: what is plotted, what each dashboard cell means, what each input controls, and how to interpret the output.
If you see re-uploads or near-identical copies elsewhere, treat them with caution and rely on the official publication.
Overview
Volatility Adaptive Precision Trend (VAPT) is a professional trend engine designed to stay responsive in fast markets while remaining stable in chop. It combines:
Regularized EMA (REGMA) – advanced smoothing with lambda parameter for noise reduction while maintaining responsiveness
Zero-Lag EMA (ZLEMA) – optional mode that eliminates traditional EMA lag for faster trend detection
Adaptive ATR Bands – volatility-based envelopes that expand and contract with the regime
Dynamic Risk Zones – extended envelopes beyond bands highlighting extreme stretch areas
Session Analysis – Asian, London, and New York session awareness with background shading
Professional Gradient Visualization – multi-layer trend lines with strength-based coloring
The purpose is to provide a clean, adaptive trend framework that adjusts to volatility conditions automatically.
What Makes It Original (Originality & Usefulness)
This script is not a simple moving average with bands. It is a coordinated workflow:
REGMA/ZLEMA Hybrid introduces a regularization term into the EMA recursion: REGMA = alpha x price + (1-alpha) x (REGMA + lambda x (price - REGMA ))
Adaptive Volatility Engine combines fast and slow ATR measures to estimate whether volatility is expanding or contracting
Volatility Regime Classifier compares current ATR to its moving average and standard deviation to label conditions as LOW/NORMAL/HIGH
Trend Strength Model measures distance between fast and slow trend lines, normalized by ATR
Session Context provides awareness of major trading sessions for regime interpretation
The combination creates a trend system that adapts to market conditions rather than using static parameters.
1) Chart Visuals – What You See on the Chart
A) Trend Lines (REGMA or ZLEMA)
Three trend lines form the core spine:
Trend Core – thickest line (linewidth 4), full gradient color, primary decision spine
Trend Mid – medium line (linewidth 2), slightly transparent, provides depth
Trend Fast – thin line (linewidth 1), emphasizes short-term shifts around the core
All lines share the same gradient which transitions from bull tones to bear tones as normalized strength crosses through zero.
REGMA Mode:
Lambda parameter (0.0-1.0) controls regularization strength
Lambda = 0.0 = standard EMA behavior
Higher lambda = more smoothing, reduced noise
Default lambda = 0.5 for optimal balance
ZLEMA Mode:
Compensates for EMA lag by subtracting half-length delay before smoothing
Creates faster, more reactive spine
Toggle between modes based on preference
B) ATR Bands and Risk Clouds
Upper/Lower Bands – ATR x multiplier around the trend spine, semi-transparent envelopes
Upper/Lower Risk Zones – extended envelopes (1.5x ATR multiplier) beyond bands, lightly filled
Three regimes created:
Inside bands = "normal" price movement
Between band and risk cloud = elevated excursion
Beyond risk cloud = extreme stretch (often precedes reversion or acceleration)
C) Signal Labels (optional)
When enabled, VAPT marks:
BULL – when trend direction flips positive with sufficient strength (> signal threshold)
BEAR – when direction flips negative with sufficient strength
VOL – when volatility expansion event is detected (regime shifts to HIGH)
Labels are compact, positioned at local highs/lows to avoid overlapping bands.
D) Background Layers
Session background – subtle tint showing active session (Asian=blue, London=orange, NY=green) or OFF-HOURS
Price position tint – faint red when price sits above upper band, faint green when below lower band
2) VAPT System Dashboard – Full Glossary
A compact table in the top-right corner displays:
Row 1 – Trend
BULLISH : Fast trend line > Slow trend line
BEARISH : Fast trend line < Slow trend line
NEUTRAL : Lines approximately equal
Row 2 – Strength
Absolute normalized trend strength in percent (0-100%)
Calculated as distance between fast and slow lines, normalized by ATR, clipped to -1 to +1 range
Higher values = stronger directional conviction
Row 3 – Volatility
LOW : ATR < (ATR MA - 1 StdDev) – compressed ranges, mean-reverting behavior
NORMAL : ATR within +/-1 StdDev of MA – typical oscillation
HIGH : ATR > (ATR MA + 1 StdDev) – trending, impulsive conditions
Row 4 – ATR
Current Average True Range value
Useful for stop-loss placement and position sizing
Row 5 – Position
ABOVE BANDS : Price > upper band (potential overbought, bearish reversal context)
BELOW BANDS : Price < lower band (potential oversold, bullish reversal context)
IN BANDS : Normal price action, trend continuation context
Row 6 – Session
ASIAN : 20:00-00:00 UTC
LONDON : 03:00-12:00 UTC
NEW YORK : 09:30-16:00 UTC
OFF-HOURS : Outside major sessions
3) How the Engines Work (High-Level)
REGMA Calculation:
alpha = 2.0 / (length + 1.0)
REGMA = alpha x price + (1 - alpha) x (REGMA + lambda x (price - REGMA ))
Lambda term pulls the EMA path toward smoothness
ZLEMA Calculation:
lag = floor((length - 1) / 2)
ema_data = price + (price - price )
ZLEMA = EMA(ema_data, length)
Adaptive ATR Calculation:
atr_base = ATR(length)
atr_fast = ATR(length / 2)
atr_slow = ATR(length x 2)
volatilityRatio = atr_fast / atr_slow
adaptedATR = atr_base x volatilityRatio (when adaptive mode enabled)
Trend Strength Calculation:
diff = fast_trend - slow_trend
strength = diff / ATR
normalizedStrength = clamp(strength, -1, +1)
Signal Generation:
Bullish: trend direction changes from non-positive to positive AND strength > signal threshold
Bearish: trend direction changes from non-negative to negative AND strength < -signal threshold
Volatility Expansion: regime shifts from LOW/NORMAL to HIGH
4) Inputs & Settings – Full Reference
Trend System
Trend Period (default: 34): Base period for core trend spine. Larger = stability; smaller = sensitivity.
REGMA Lambda (default: 0.5): Regularization factor. 0.0 = standard EMA, higher = more smoothing.
Enable Zero-Lag Mode : Switches from REGMA to ZLEMA for faster response.
Volatility Bands
ATR Multiplier (default: 2.0): Width of bands around trend spine.
ATR Period (default: 14): Period for ATR calculation.
Adaptive Band Width : Toggles dynamic scaling based on volatility regime.
Session Analysis
Enable Session Zones : Toggle session background shading.
Asian Session (default: 2000-0000): Configurable session time.
London Session (default: 0300-1200): Configurable session time.
New York Session (default: 0930-1600): Configurable session time.
Signal Generation
Show Trend Changes : Toggle BULL/BEAR labels.
Show Volatility Expansion : Toggle VOL labels.
Signal Threshold (default: 0.3): Minimum strength for signal generation.
Visual Settings
Color Theme : Classic, Deep Purple, Sweden, Ocean, or Monokai.
Band Transparency (default: 90): Controls fill opacity for bands.
Show Risk Zones : Toggle extended risk cloud visibility.
5) Recommended Workflow (Practical Use)
For Scalping (1-5 min charts):
Trend Period: 21
ATR Multiplier: 1.5
Signal Threshold: 0.2
For Day Trading (5-30 min charts):
Trend Period: 34 (default)
ATR Multiplier: 2.0 (default)
Signal Threshold: 0.3 (default)
For Swing Trading (1H-4H charts):
Trend Period: 55
ATR Multiplier: 2.5
Signal Threshold: 0.4
For Position Trading (Daily charts):
Trend Period: 89
ATR Multiplier: 3.0
Signal Threshold: 0.5
Step-by-Step Usage:
Step 1 – Check dashboard Trend and Strength for directional bias
Step 2 – Note Volatility regime (avoid fighting strong bands when HIGH)
Step 3 – Use Position readout to identify stretched vs normal conditions
Step 4 – Consider Session context for move quality assessment
Step 5 – Enter on pullbacks toward core trend line from beyond bands in strong trends
Step 6 – Use mean-reversion ideas primarily when volatility is LOW
Step 7 – Manage risk externally using ATR for stop placement
6) Alerts
VAPT ships with alert conditions for:
VAPT Bullish Signal : Bullish trend change detected
VAPT Bearish Signal : Bearish trend change detected
VAPT Volatility Expansion : High volatility regime entered
VAPT Price Above Bands : Price exceeded upper band
VAPT Price Below Bands : Price exceeded lower band
Recommended: Attach alerts to "Once Per Bar Close" to avoid reacting to intra-bar fluctuations.
7) Limitations & Best-Use Guidance
VAPT is an analytical tool, not an automatic trading system. It does not manage orders or risk for you.
Normal caution around indicator lag, volatility shocks, and gaps still applies.
Back-testing any workflow built on this indicator should account for realistic spreads, slippage, and commissions.
Always validate settings on your own symbols and timeframes; there is no single configuration that suits every market.
Session times are in exchange timezone; adjust if needed for your specific instruments.
Disclaimer
This script is for educational and informational purposes only. It does not constitute financial advice. Trading involves risk, and you are responsible for your own decisions, sizing, and risk controls. Always test settings and workflows in a simulated environment before using them in live markets.
-Made with passion by officialjackofalltrades
SMC + Dual UT Bot buy and sell AlertsMise a jour avec un EMA 20/50 et vwap
his script is a composite indicator for TradingView (Pine Script v5) that merges Smart Money Concepts (SMC) with a Dual-instance UT Bot. It has been styled with a high-contrast "Neon Cyberpunk" theme (Cyan/Pink) and is fully compliant with the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
Here is a breakdown of its two main components:
1. Smart Money Concepts (SMC)
This portion, originally by LuxAlgo, is designed to identify institutional price levels and structural market shifts. It provides a detailed map of market structure rather than simple entry/exit signals.
Market Structure (BOS & CHoCH):
BOS (Break of Structure): Marks trend continuation (e.g., breaking a higher high in an uptrend).
CHoCH (Change of Character): Marks potential trend reversals (e.g., the first time a higher low is broken in an uptrend).
Order Blocks (OB):
Highlights specific candles where institutional buying or selling likely occurred. These act as high-probability support/resistance zones.
Neon Blue/Cyan for Bullish OBs.
Neon Pink for Bearish OBs.
Fair Value Gaps (FVG):
Identifies imbalances (gaps) in price action where the market often returns to "fill" orders.
Neon Mint for Bullish FVGs.
Neon Red for Bearish FVGs.
Premium/Discount Zones: Automatically plots the range equilibrium (50% level) to help you buy in "Discount" (low) and sell in "Premium" (high) areas.
Liquidity (EQH/EQL): Automatically detects "Equal Highs" and "Equal Lows," which are magnets for price as they represent liquidity pools (stop losses).
2. Dual UT Bot Alerts
This portion provides the actual Entry Signals. It runs two separate instances of the "UT Bot" strategy simultaneously with different sensitivity settings to filter noise.
Instance 1 (Buy Only):
Settings: Key Value = 4, ATR Period = 10 (Faster, more sensitive).
Visual: Plots a Neon Cyan "Buy" label.
Function: Looks for bullish reversals earlier to catch the start of a move.
Instance 2 (Sell Only):
Settings: Key Value = 7, ATR Period = 20 (Slower, smoother).
Visual: Plots a Neon Pink "Sell" label.
Function: Uses a wider ATR band to avoid getting shaken out of shorts too early, focusing on major downtrends.
How to Use It
The strength of this script is confluence.
Wait for a Signal: Look for a UT Bot "Buy" or "Sell" tag.
Confirm with SMC: Check if the signal aligns with SMC concepts.
Example Buy: Did the UT Bot give a "Buy" signal while price was bouncing off a Bullish Order Block?
Example Buy: Did price just sweep Liquidity (EQL) before the Buy signal?
Example Sell: Is the "Sell" signal happening inside a Premium Zone or a Bearish Fair Value Gap?
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Notes de version
1. "Pro" Badge Buy/Sell Labels
The standard text signals have been replaced with modern, professional Badge Labels that provide more information at a glance.
Visuals: Instead of simple text, the script now uses label.new to create high-visibility badges.
BUY: A Neon Cyan badge with a Rocket icon (🚀).
SELL: A Neon Pink badge with a Chart icon (📉).
Price Details: Each badge displays the exact Entry Price directly on the label.
Tooltips: If you hover your mouse over a Buy or Sell badge, a tooltip will appear showing the exact Take Profit (TP) and Stop Loss (SL) prices calculated for that trade.
2. Dynamic Take Profit (TP)
The script now automatically calculates a profit target for every trade the moment a signal is generated.
Calculation: It measures the distance between your Entry Price and the initial Stop Loss (the ATR Trailing Stop).
Risk:Reward: It multiplies that distance by your chosen Risk:Reward Ratio (default is 1.5) to project a TP target.
Visual Line: A Green Line is drawn on the chart at the TP level. It remains active until price hits it or the stop loss.
3. Active Trailing Stop Loss (SL)
The Stop Loss is no longer static; it is now "alive" and manages the trade for you.
Trailing Logic: If Use Trailing SL? is enabled (default), the SL line will automatically move up (for longs) or move down (for shorts) as the trend continues in your favor. It locks in profit by following the UT Bot's ATR trailing band.
Visual Line: A Red Line is drawn at the SL level. You can see it physically step up or down on the chart as the trend progresses.
4. Real-Time Trade Simulation
The script now simulates the lifecycle of a trade directly on the chart:
Active State: When a trade is live, the TP and SL lines extend to the right of the current candle (bar_index + 1), showing you exactly where your exit points are in real-time.
Closed State: Once the price hits either the Green TP line or the Red SL line, the script detects the "Exit." The lines stop extending and turn dotted, indicating that the trade is closed and waiting for the next signal.
Summary of New Settings
You will find a new group in the settings panel called "UT Bot: Trade Management":
TP Risk:Reward Ratio: Adjust this to change how far the Green TP line is placed (e.g., set to 2.0 for 2x return).
Use Trailing SL?: Uncheck this if you want the Red SL line to stay fixed at the initial entry risk level.
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Notes de version
1. Live Strategy Performance Dashboard (Backtester)
Since this is an indicator, TradingView does not automatically calculate PnL (Profit and Loss). I have built a custom Simulation Engine inside the script that tracks every UT Bot signal as if you had taken the trade.
Location: Bottom Right of your chart.
Win Rate: Displays the percentage of trades that hit the Take Profit target versus the Stop Loss.
Trades (W/L): Shows the total number of signals generated, broken down by Wins and Losses.
Net Profit (R): Calculates your theoretical profit in "R-Multiples" (Risk Units).
Example: If you set your Risk:Reward to 2.0, every win adds +2R, and every loss subtracts -1R.
Dynamic Colors: The Win Rate and Profit cells turn Neon Cyan if positive (>50% or >0R) and Neon Pink if negative.
2. Multi-Timeframe Trend Dashboard
A new panel at the Top Right gives you an instant "Market Bias" reading so you don't have to scan the whole chart.
SMC Trend: Reads the Smart Money structure (Break of Structure/Change of Character) to determine if the high-level timeframe is BULLISH or BEARISH.
UT Bot Status: Displays the current active signal state:
BUY (Active): You are currently in a Long trade.
SELL (Active): You are currently in a Short trade.
NEUTRAL: No active signal or the last trade hit TP/SL.
3. Integrated Alert System
I have connected the visual lines to the alert system. You can now set a single alert on this indicator, and it will trigger for:
Entry Signals: "UT Long Entry" / "UT Short Entry"
Exits: "Take Profit Hit" / "Stop Loss Hit"
4. Consolidated Settings
To make the script easier to manage, I organized the settings into clear groups:
Dashboards: Toggle the visibility of the new panels or move the Performance Panel to a different corner.
UT Bot: Trade Management: Quickly adjust your Risk:Reward Ratio (e.g., change from 1.5 to 2.0) to see how it affects your Win Rate in real-time on the dashboard.
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Notes de version
1. Multi-Timeframe (MTF) Trend Scanner
I have replaced the basic "Market Bias" panel with a comprehensive MTF Trend Dashboard located at the Top Right of your chart.
What it tracks: It simultaneously monitors the trend direction on 5 distinct timeframes:
15 Minute
1 Hour
4 Hour
Daily
Weekly
How it works: It runs a background calculation (using UT Bot settings Key=5, ATR=15) on these higher timeframes without you needing to switch charts.
Visuals:
BULLISH: Highlighted in Neon Cyan.
BEARISH: Highlighted in Neon Pink.
2. Strategic Confluence (How to use it)
This new dashboard transforms the script from a simple "signal generator" into a complete trading system by allowing you to filter trades based on the bigger picture.
The "All-Green" Rule: If you are scalping on a 5-minute chart and you get a BUY signal, check the dashboard. If the 1H, 4H, and Daily are all Neon Cyan (Bullish), that trade has a significantly higher probability of success.
Avoid Counter-Trend Trades: If your main chart says BUY, but the dashboard shows the 4H and Daily are Neon Pink (Bearish), you are trading against the major trend. You might want to skip that trade or reduce your risk size.
3. Summary of Dashboards
You now have two professional-grade panels on your screen:
Bottom Right (Performance): Shows the past results of the strategy on your current timeframe (Win Rate, Profit Factor).
Top Right (Trend): Shows the current state of the market across all timeframes.
SHDW AlphaDesk|ProShort summary
Institutional multi-timeframe trend map that shows a clean Bull / Bear regime for 5m → 1M at a glance, using price structure, trend filters and momentum.
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Concept
SHDW AlphaDesk|Pro is a desk-style trend regime dashboard.
The goal is simple: when you open a chart, you instantly know if the asset is trading in a bullish or bearish environment on each major timeframe.
The script does not try to be a signal generator or an automated strategy.
Instead, it focuses on three pillars:
* Price behaviour: swing structure and directional context.
* Trend filters: dynamic moving averages and a trend-strength filter.
* Momentum: classic RSI and optional RSI price levels on the chart.
All of this is condensed into a compact table that shows, for every timeframe from 5m to 1M:
* `Trend` → Bull or Bear regime
* `RSI` → 14-period RSI value
The output is always binary (Bull or Bear) to keep the message clear and help avoid hesitation or “neutral” noise.
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Profiles
The engine is pre-calibrated with three institutional profiles:
* Scalping/Intraday (Crypto): more reactive, tuned for intraday flow, faster regime changes.
* Swing/Conservative (Crypto): smoother behaviour, designed for position and swing trading.
* Institutional (Stocks): slower and more conservative, anchored to higher-timeframe trend for equity and index flows.
All key parameters behind the scenes are handled automatically by the selected profile, so you can switch behaviour without tweaking numbers manually.
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What the script shows
On every bar:
* A multi-timeframe dashboard on the right side with TF / Trend / RSI.
* Optional EMA/SMA overlays on the price chart for visual alignment with the regime.
* Optional RSI Levels mapped into price, giving approximate areas where RSI would reach common overbought/oversold zones.
There is no trade entry, exit or risk sizing logic.
The script is a trend-reading and context tool , not a full trading system.
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How to use (institutional view)
A practical way to use SHDW AlphaDesk|Pro is:
1. Start from the top-down.
* Check 1M → 1W → 1D to establish the dominant regime (Bull or Bear).
* Only then look at intraday timeframes (12h, 4h, 1h, 15m, 5m).
2. Trade in the direction of the regime.
* Prefer long setups when the higher-timeframe column is Bull.
* Prefer short setups when the higher-timeframe column is Bear.
3. Use pivots and RSI.
* The snapshot explains how a pivot on a lower timeframe can confirm or anticipate structure on the next higher timeframe (for example, a bullish pivot on 5m confirming a higher low on 15m, etc.).
* Oversold (RSI ≤ 30) on a lower TF often warns that a higher low may be forming one step above.
* Overbought (RSI ≥ 70) on a lower TF often warns that a lower high may be forming one step above.
4. Watch for trend breaks.
* When a significant low is lost (or a strong bearish pivot appears) on a timeframe, zoom out to the next one and re-evaluate the regime there.
* On very high timeframes, a clean break of a major structural low is treated as a bear-market context.
5. Combine with your own execution.
* Use the dashboard to align direction and timing, then apply your own entry models, risk management and trade management rules.
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Important notes
* This tool is intended for educational and informational purposes only and should be combined with independent analysis and risk management.
Premium CCT Multi-Timeframe Candle Continuation Theory IndicatorPremium CCT is a multi-timeframe technical analysis indicator implementing a proprietary three-condition sequential confirmation system for identifying structural continuation setups. Unlike standard multi-timeframe approaches that simply display HTF indicators on LTF charts or use basic moving average crossovers, this indicator employs a systematic state-machine architecture with specific entry, validation, and invalidation rules designed to filter low-probability setups.
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📊 TECHNICAL METHODOLOGY
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🔹 PHASE 1: HTF STRUCTURAL BREAK DETECTION
The indicator implements a specific candle-close comparison algorithm on the higher timeframe (HTF) that differs from standard breakout detection methods:
DETECTION LOGIC:
• Bullish Setup: HTF_Close > HTF_High
(Current closed HTF candle's close price exceeds the previous HTF candle's high)
• Bearish Setup: HTF_Close < HTF_Low
(Current closed HTF candle's close price falls below the previous HTF candle's low)
This is NOT a simple "price broke above high" detection. The requirement for the CLOSE to be above the previous HIGH (rather than just the high being above the previous high) ensures the structural break is confirmed at candle close, filtering wick-only breakouts that often fail.
POINT OF INTEREST (POI) ESTABLISHMENT:
When a setup is detected, the POI is set at:
• Bullish: POI = HTF_High (the previous candle's high that was broken)
• Bearish: POI = HTF_Low (the previous candle's low that was broken)
This POI represents a key structural level where the market previously struggled to move beyond. The hypothesis is that this level will act as support (bullish) or resistance (bearish) during retracement.
INVALIDATION ALGORITHM:
The setup remains valid until:
• Bullish: HTF_Close < Setup_Candle_Low (current HTF candle closes below the low of the candle that created the setup)
• Bearish: HTF_Close > Setup_Candle_High (current HTF candle closes above the high of the candle that created the setup)
This invalidation logic differs from simple "stop loss at low" approaches because it requires a full candle close beyond the extreme, not just a wick, preventing premature invalidation from intrabar volatility.
🔹 PHASE 2: LTF THREE-CONDITION SEQUENTIAL SYSTEM
Once a valid POI is established, the indicator enters a state-machine that tracks three specific conditions on the lower timeframe (LTF). Each condition must be satisfied sequentially, and certain conditions can be invalidated if specific price action occurs.
CONDITION 1 - RETRACEMENT THROUGH POI:
ENTRY CRITERIA:
• Bullish: LTF_Close < POI (candle closes below the POI level)
• Bearish: LTF_Close > POI (candle closes above the POI level)
TRACKING MECHANISM:
Upon Condition 1 satisfaction, the indicator begins tracking two separate extreme values:
1. Momentum Extreme (for Condition 3):
• Bullish: Track the candle with the LOWEST CLOSE during retracement
- If new lower close found: Update Momentum_Extreme_Close and store this candle's HIGH
• Bearish: Track the candle with the HIGHEST CLOSE during retracement
- If new higher close found: Update Momentum_Extreme_Close and store this candle's LOW
2. Stop Loss Extreme (for risk management):
• Bullish: Track the absolute LOWEST LOW reached during retracement
- Update continuously if LTF_Low < Current_SL_Extreme
• Bearish: Track the absolute HIGHEST HIGH reached during retracement
- Update continuously if LTF_High > Current_SL_Extreme
WHY THIS MATTERS:
This dual-tracking system is a key differentiator from standard indicators. Most indicators either:
(a) Only track absolute extremes, which don't help identify momentum shifts
(b) Use fixed ATR-based stops, which don't adapt to actual retracement depth
(c) Use a single reference point for both momentum and risk
By tracking BOTH the candle with the most extreme close (momentum) AND the absolute extreme price (risk), the indicator can identify precise momentum shift points while maintaining appropriate stop placement.
MATHEMATICAL REPRESENTATION:
If Condition_1 == False: If (Bullish AND LTF_Close < POI) OR (Bearish AND LTF_Close > POI): Condition_1 = True Momentum_Close_Extreme = LTF_Close Momentum_HighLow_Reference = (Bullish ? LTF_High : LTF_Low) SL_Extreme = (Bullish ? LTF_Low : LTF_High)
If Condition_1 == True: If Bullish: If LTF_Close < Momentum_Close_Extreme: Momentum_Close_Extreme = LTF_Close Momentum_HighLow_Reference = LTF_High If LTF_Low < SL_Extreme: SL_Extreme = LTF_Low If Bearish: If LTF_Close > Momentum_Close_Extreme: Momentum_Close_Extreme = LTF_Close Momentum_HighLow_Reference = LTF_Low If LTF_High > SL_Extreme: SL_Extreme = LTF_High
CONDITION 2 - POI RECLAIM WITH DYNAMIC INVALIDATION:
ENTRY CRITERIA:
• Bullish: LTF_Close > POI (candle closes back above the POI level)
• Bearish: LTF_Close < POI (candle closes back below the POI level)
CRITICAL DIFFERENCE FROM STANDARD APPROACHES:
This condition implements real-time validation logic. If Condition 2 is satisfied but price subsequently closes back through the POI before all conditions are met, Condition 2 is INVALIDATED and must be re-satisfied.
VALIDATION STATE MACHINE:
If Condition_1 == True AND Condition_2 == False: If (Bullish AND LTF_Close > POI) OR (Bearish AND LTF_Close < POI): Condition_2 = True
If Condition_2 == True: If (Bullish AND LTF_Close < POI) OR (Bearish AND LTF_Close > POI): Condition_2 = False // Invalidated - must reclaim again
WHY THIS IS UNIQUE:
Most indicators treat support/resistance reclaims as binary events - once price crosses back, the condition stays "true." This creates false signals when price oscillates around the level. The dynamic invalidation ensures that the POI must be HELD, not just briefly touched, filtering out weak reclaims.
CONDITION 3 - MOMENTUM SHIFT CONFIRMATION:
ENTRY CRITERIA:
• Bullish: LTF_Close > Momentum_HighLow_Reference
(Current candle closes above the HIGH of the candle with the lowest close during retracement)
• Bearish: LTF_Close < Momentum_HighLow_Reference
(Current candle closes below the LOW of the candle with the highest close during retracement)
TECHNICAL RATIONALE:
This condition confirms that momentum has definitively shifted in the intended direction. By requiring price to break the high/low of the MOST EXTREME CLOSE candle (not just any candle, not just the extreme low/high), the indicator ensures:
1. Price has moved beyond the point of maximum bearish/bullish pressure during retracement
2. The momentum shift is decisive, not just a small bounce
3. The setup shows real follow-through, not just sideways consolidation
COMPARISON TO ALTERNATIVES:
• Simple "close above previous high": Too many false signals during consolidation
• ATR-based breakout: Doesn't account for actual market structure
• Fixed pip movement: Not adaptive to volatility
• Break of retracement low: Triggers too late and misses optimal entry
• Our approach: Break of the high/low of the CANDLE that showed the most extreme close, providing early but confirmed entry
SIGNAL GENERATION:
Entry signal triggers ONLY when:
Condition_1 == True AND Condition_2 == True AND Condition_3 == True AND Entry_Signal_Not_Yet_Shown
All three conditions must be simultaneously true. Once a signal is generated, the tracking system resets only when a new HTF setup is detected or the current setup is invalidated.
🔹 PHASE 3: HTF TREND FILTER IMPLEMENTATION
An optional moving average filter adds a fourth layer of confirmation by ensuring directional alignment with the broader trend.
TREND DETERMINATION LOGIC:
HTF_MA = MA(HTF_Close, Period, Method) Trend_Bullish = (HTF_Close > HTF_MA) Trend_Bearish = (HTF_Close < HTF_MA)
SIGNAL FILTERING:
If Trend_Filter_Enabled: If Entry_Signal == True: If (Setup_Bullish AND NOT Trend_Bullish) OR (Setup_Bearish AND NOT Trend_Bearish): Entry_Signal = False // Block counter-trend signals
WHY THIS IS NECESSARY:
While the three-condition system identifies structural continuation setups, the trend filter prevents taking continuation trades in the opposite direction of the dominant trend. This is particularly important because continuation patterns can form in both trending and counter-trending moves, but success rates differ significantly.
CUSTOMIZATION LOGIC:
• Period: Adjustable 1-500 (default 20)
• Method: SMA (arithmetic mean), EMA (exponential smoothing), SMMA (smoothed MA), LWMA (linear weighted)
• Applied Price: Close/Open/High/Low/Median/Typical/Weighted
The default 20-period SMA provides a balance between responsiveness and noise filtering on the HTF, effectively identifying intermediate trends without being overly sensitive to short-term fluctuations.
🔹 DYNAMIC REFERENCE LEVEL CALCULATION
TAKE PROFIT REFERENCE:
Unlike static targets (ATR multiples, fixed pips, percentage), the indicator dynamically tracks:
• Bullish: Highest HIGH reached after setup formation but BEFORE entry confirmation
• Bearish: Lowest LOW reached after setup formation but BEFORE entry confirmation
TRACKING ALGORITHM:
On_New_HTF_Setup: TP_Reference = (Bullish ? Setup_Candle_High : Setup_Candle_Low)
While Conditions_Not_All_Met: If Bullish AND LTF_High > TP_Reference: TP_Reference = LTF_High If Bearish AND LTF_Low < TP_Reference: TP_Reference = LTF_Low
On_Entry_Signal: Final_TP_Reference = TP_Reference // Lock in the value
WHY THIS APPROACH:
This creates realistic profit targets based on actual market movement, not theoretical calculations. The TP represents a price level the market has ALREADY REACHED and therefore has demonstrated it CAN reach again. This is fundamentally different from:
• ATR-based targets: Theoretical, may not align with structure
• Fixed R:R targets: Arbitrary, ignores market behavior
• Previous swing high/low: Static, doesn't account for current volatility
STOP LOSS REFERENCE:
The SL reference is the absolute extreme reached during the retracement phase (tracked in Condition 1). This ensures:
• Stop is beyond actual retracement depth (not arbitrary)
• Stop accounts for the volatility of this specific setup
• Stop placement adapts to market conditions automatically
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🎯 JUSTIFICATION FOR CLOSED-SOURCE & PAID ACCESS
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While this indicator uses fundamental building blocks available in technical analysis (price comparisons, moving averages, high/low tracking), the value and originality lie in the SPECIFIC IMPLEMENTATION:
1️⃣ PROPRIETARY STATE MACHINE ARCHITECTURE
The exact sequence of conditions, their interaction logic, and the specific invalidation rules constitute a proprietary trading methodology. The state machine ensures conditions are tracked, validated, and invalidated according to precise rules that took extensive development and testing to optimize.
The specific choice of:
• CLOSE vs HIGH for HTF breakout detection
• Tracking the candle with extreme CLOSE vs absolute extreme for momentum
• Dynamic Condition 2 invalidation logic
• The specific relationship between all three conditions
...represents a unique systematic approach not found in standard indicators.
2️⃣ DUAL-TRACKING MECHANISM
The simultaneous tracking of two different extremes during retracement (momentum extreme and SL extreme) with their specific update conditions is a non-obvious implementation that required systematic development. Standard indicators typically track only one reference point.
3️⃣ PRECISE TIMING AND INTERACTION LOGIC
The exact timing of when each condition is checked, how they interact, when they reset, and the specific price action that triggers state changes represents implementation details that distinguish this from generic approaches. For example:
• Checking conditions on bar close (not intrabar)
• Specific invalidation rules for Condition 2
• Continue tracking extremes even after Condition 1 is met
• Lock TP reference only at entry, not at setup
4️⃣ INTEGRATED MULTI-COMPONENT SYSTEM
While each component (HTF analysis, LTF conditions, trend filter) uses standard concepts, the specific way they integrate - including which HTF signals are acted upon, how LTF conditions sequence, when the trend filter applies, how reference levels are calculated - represents a cohesive methodology developed through systematic testing.
5️⃣ OPTIMIZATION AND PARAMETER SELECTION
The specific default parameters (timeframe relationships, condition thresholds, MA periods) were determined through extensive testing and represent proprietary optimization decisions.
COMPARISON TO FREE ALTERNATIVES:
Free indicators typically offer:
• Simple multi-timeframe displays (showing HTF indicators on LTF chart)
• Basic breakout detection (price crosses level)
• Single-condition entry systems
• Static stops and targets
• No systematic state tracking
This indicator differs by providing:
• Systematic three-condition sequential confirmation
• Dynamic state validation with invalidation logic
• Adaptive reference levels based on actual price behavior
• Integrated trend filtering
• Dual-tracking system for momentum and risk
• Complete automation of the methodology
The closed-source protection preserves the specific implementation logic, exact condition relationships, timing mechanisms, and proprietary parameter selections that distinguish this systematic approach from free building blocks.
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✨ FEATURES
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📐 MULTI-TIMEFRAME COORDINATION
• Three preset combinations: Daily/15M, 4H/5M, 1H/1M
• Automatic HTF/LTF synchronization with request.security() implementation
• Chart timeframe validation preventing incompatible setups
• Real-time HTF bar tracking to detect new setups immediately
🎨 VISUAL INDICATORS
• Dynamic POI horizontal lines with directional color coding
• Automatic SL/TP reference levels displayed after Condition 1
• Real-time condition status in info panel (checkmark system)
• Customizable colors, line styles (solid/dashed/dotted), and widths (1-5px)
• Label annotations showing exact price levels
📊 INFORMATION PANEL
• Current HTF/LTF configuration display
• HTF trend direction with MA value
• Active setup type (Bullish/Bearish/None)
• Three-condition status with real-time updates
• Trend alignment indicator (when filter enabled)
• Position: 4 corners (top-left, top-right, bottom-left, bottom-right)
• Size: Small/Normal/Large
• Theme: Light (light background charts) / Dark (dark background charts)
🎯 ENTRY SIGNALS
• Display modes: Arrows only, Background color only, or Both
• Arrow placement: Above low (bullish) / Below high (bearish)
• Background: 90% transparent fill on signal bar
• Customizable colors for long (default green) and short (default red)
• Signals trigger only when ALL conditions + trend filter pass
🔔 ALERT SYSTEM
• HTF Setup Formation: Notifies when new POI established
• Entry Signal: Full trade details (direction, entry, TP, SL)
• POI Invalidation: Warns when setup is invalidated
• Custom message format compatible with webhook automation
• alert() function calls for flexible notification routing
• Frequency: Once per bar (prevents spam)
⚙️ CUSTOMIZATION
• Trend Filter: Enable/disable, period (1-500), method (SMA/EMA/SMMA/LWMA), applied price
• Visual Settings: All element colors, line styles, widths
• Alert Toggles: Individual on/off for each alert type
• Info Panel: Position, size, theme independently configurable
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📖 USAGE INSTRUCTIONS
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1️⃣ CHART TIMEFRAME REQUIREMENT
Your chart timeframe MUST be equal to or lower than the selected LTF:
• Daily/15M preset: Chart must be 15-minute or lower (15M, 5M, 1M)
• 4H/5M preset: Chart must be 5-minute or lower (5M, 1M)
• 1H/1M preset: Chart must be 1-minute
The indicator displays a warning label if your chart is incompatible. This requirement exists because the indicator needs to process individual LTF bars in real-time to track conditions accurately.
2️⃣ INTERPRETING SIGNALS
Entry signals appear when the complete sequence is satisfied:
• POI line shows the key structural level (blue for bullish, orange for bearish)
• SL reference line appears after Condition 1 (red line at retracement extreme)
• TP reference line tracks highest/lowest point before entry (green line)
• Info panel shows real-time condition status (✓ when met, ✗ when not)
• Entry arrow/background appears when all conditions + trend filter pass
The setup remains active until either:
(a) Entry signal is generated
(b) HTF setup is invalidated
(c) New HTF setup is detected
3️⃣ TREND FILTER OPTIMIZATION
Enable in clearly trending markets:
• Strong uptrends: Enable filter, allows only bullish setups
• Strong downtrends: Enable filter, allows only bearish setups
• Ranging markets: Consider disabling to allow both directions
• Choppy conditions: Enable filter with longer MA period (50-100)
MA Period Selection:
• 20: Default, balances responsiveness and stability
• 50: Intermediate trends, less false signals
• 100/200: Major trends only, very selective
MA Method Selection:
• SMA: Smooth, equal weight to all periods
• EMA: More weight to recent prices, faster response
• SMMA: Double-smoothed, very stable
• LWMA: Linear weighting, moderate responsiveness
4️⃣ ALERT CONFIGURATION
To receive entry signal notifications:
1. Right-click the indicator name on your chart
2. Select "Add Alert on Premium CCT..."
3. In alert dialog, choose "Any alert() function call"
4. Configure notification preferences (app/email/webhook)
5. Set "Once Per Bar Close" to avoid repeated alerts
Alert message format includes:
• Direction (BUY/SELL)
• Symbol
• Entry price (current close when signal triggered)
• TP level (dynamic reference)
• SL level (retracement extreme)
5️⃣ RISK MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS
The indicator provides REFERENCE levels, not trade management:
• SL Reference: Shows the retracement extreme - consider adding buffer
• TP Reference: Shows price level already reached - may not be hit again
• Position Sizing: Calculate based on your account size and risk tolerance
• Actual SL: Should account for spread, slippage, and broker conditions
• Actual TP: May want to take partial profits before reference level
These reference levels represent structural points identified by the indicator's logic, but actual trade management should incorporate:
• Your personal risk parameters
• Current market volatility
• Spread and commission costs
• Your trading plan rules
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BACKTESTING:
Before live trading, review historical signals on your instruments to understand:
• Signal frequency on different timeframe combinations
• Typical stop-loss distances
• How setups behave in different market conditions
• Average time from setup to entry signal
MARKET SELECTION:
This methodology works best in markets with:
• Clear directional trends on HTF (for trend filter effectiveness)
• Sufficient liquidity (reduces slippage on entries)
• Normal volatility (extreme conditions may cause unusual behavior)
• Avoid during major news events initially until familiar with behavior
TIMEFRAME CONSIDERATIONS:
• Lower timeframe combinations (1H/1M): More signals, faster moves, require more monitoring
• Higher timeframe combinations (Daily/15M): Fewer signals, larger moves, less intensive
• Match timeframe selection to your trading availability and style
INTEGRATION WITH YOUR ANALYSIS:
While this indicator provides a systematic approach, consider:
• Overall market context (trending, ranging, consolidating)
• Key support/resistance levels from higher timeframes
• Economic calendar events that may cause volatility
• Your own chart patterns and technical analysis
• Confluence with other methodologies you use
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This indicator is a technical analysis tool that implements a specific systematic methodology. It does NOT constitute financial advice, investment recommendations, or trading signals that should be followed blindly.
RISK ACKNOWLEDGMENT:
• Trading involves substantial risk of loss
• You can lose your entire investment
• Past indicator signals do not predict future results
• No methodology works in all market conditions
• Market conditions change and render historical performance irrelevant
• Backtested results do not account for real-world factors (slippage, spread, execution, psychological factors)
USER RESPONSIBILITY:
• You are solely responsible for all trading decisions
• You should never trade with money you cannot afford to lose
• You should thoroughly understand this methodology before using it
• You should test on demo accounts before live trading
• You should maintain appropriate position sizing and risk management
• You should seek advice from qualified professionals regarding your situation
METHODOLOGY LIMITATIONS:
• This system tracks specific price relationships and conditions
• It cannot predict market behavior with certainty
• It may generate false signals during certain conditions
• It requires proper interpretation within market context
• Signal frequency varies significantly across markets and timeframes
• Performance varies across different market regimes (trending vs ranging)
• The three-condition system filters many setups, which reduces signal frequency
NO PERFORMANCE CLAIMS:
• No claims are made about win rates or profitability
• Historical signals shown are not representative of future performance
• Results vary dramatically based on execution, market selection, and risk management
• What works on one instrument may not work on another
• Different timeframe combinations produce different results
TECHNICAL LIMITATIONS:
• Requires specific chart timeframe compatibility
• Depends on clean price data from broker
• May behave differently with different data providers
• LTF conditions depend on precise bar-by-bar tracking
• Internet connectivity issues may cause missed signals
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Version 1.0 - Initial Release
• HTF structural break detection with close-vs-high/low logic
• Three-condition LTF sequential tracking system with state machine
• Dual extreme tracking (momentum reference and SL reference)
• Dynamic Condition 2 validation with real-time invalidation
• Adaptive TP/SL reference levels based on actual price movement
• Visual POI lines with automatic updates
• Comprehensive information panel with real-time status
• Customizable entry signal display (arrows/background/both)
• Complete alert system with structured messages
• HTF trend filter with MA (customizable period, method, applied price)
• Multiple timeframe presets (Daily/15M, 4H/5M, 1H/1M)
• Light and Dark theme support for different chart backgrounds
• Extensive visual customization options
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The information and publications provided by this indicator are not meant to be, and do not constitute, financial, investment, trading, or other types of advice or recommendations.
This indicator implements a specific technical analysis methodology. Users must understand the underlying logic, test thoroughly, and integrate it appropriately within their own trading approach and risk management framework.
EMA Slope - RSI Indicator# EMA Slope - RSI Indicator
## Script Description (for Publishing Page)
**EMA Slope - RSI Indicator** combines normalized EMA slope momentum analysis with RSI divergence detection and momentum comparison to create a visual signal indicator with five distinct signal types. The indicator's originality lies in its unique "No Trade Zone" (NTZ) concept applied to slope momentum, combined with centered RSI format for direct comparison, and multiple complementary signal methods that work together to identify both trend-following and reversal opportunities across different market conditions.
**Core Concept - EMA Slope Normalization:** Calculates rate of change of long MA (default 160 EMA) by comparing current value to N bars ago (default 3 bars). Raw slope difference normalized to -100 to +100 scale using 500-bar rolling range: normalizedSlope = 100 * (longMA - longMA ) / (highest(maDF, 500) - lowest(maDF, 500)). Creates consistent momentum oscillator comparable across price levels and timeframes.
**No Trade Zone (NTZ) Logic:** NTZ (±8 default) creates neutral zone where slope momentum is too weak for reliable signals. Indicator only triggers NTZ Cross signals when slope crosses out of threshold zone, ensuring signals occur only when momentum is sufficiently strong.
**Centered RSI Format (RSI-50):** Traditional RSI (0-100 range) difficult to compare with slope. This indicator uses centered RSI = (RSI - 50), creating -50 to +50 range zero-centered on same scale as normalized slope. Enables direct visual and mathematical comparison between RSI and slope momentum, enabling Slope-RSI exhaustion detection and RSI-Slope Oscillator signals.
**Component Integration:** Five signal types target different market conditions. NTZ Cross and Acceleration target trend-following when momentum strong. RSI Divergence and Slope-RSI Divergence target reversals when price/momentum diverge. RSI-Slope Oscillator targets momentum alignment when RSI and slope converge. Multi-method approach provides signals across trending, reversing, and ranging markets.
### 📊 Technical Calculations
**Slope Normalization:** maDF = longMA - longMA , normalized: maDf = 100 * maDF / (highest(maDF, 500) - lowest(maDF, 500)), ranges -100 to +100.
**Acceleration Detection:** maAcce = abs(maDf - maDf ) * smoothBars * 2, normalized: maAcc = 50 * maAcce / highest(maAcce, 200). Values above threshold (35 display, 40 signals) indicate sudden momentum shifts. Visualized as colored circles: cyan (bullish), red (bearish).
**RSI Calculation:** rsi = sma(rsi(source, length), smoothing), centered: cRsi = rsi - 50 (ranges -50 to +50). Smoothed using SMA (default 3 bars) to reduce noise.
**RSI Divergence:** Uses pivot high/low detection on smoothed RSI. Pivot lookback = 16 - sensitivityInput (inverse: sensitivity 6 = 10-bar lookback, sensitivity 10 = 6-bar lookback). Compares price pivots (actual high/low including wicks) against RSI pivots. Bullish: priceLowerLow AND rsiHigherLow. Bearish: priceHigherHigh AND rsiLowerHigh. Stores multiple previous pivots (default 8 max) for comparison.
**Slope-RSI Exhaustion:** Compares normalized slope against centered RSI on same scale. Bearish: slope accelerating up (delta > 0, slope > NTZ) BUT RSI declining (cRsi < cRsi AND cRsi < cRsi ). Bullish: slope accelerating down (delta < 0, slope < -NTZ) BUT RSI rising. Gap threshold (default 10.0 points) filters noise. Visualized with dashed lines and gap labels.
**RSI-Slope Oscillator:** State machine tracks cross events (rsiSlopeCrossUp = cRsi > maDf AND cRsi <= maDf ), waits for confirmation: both RSI and slope heading same direction. Long: RSI crosses above slope AND both heading UP. Short: RSI crosses below slope AND both heading DOWN. Useful for range-bound markets.
**Stretch Filter:** maPercentDiff = (longMA - shortMA) / shortMA * 100. Blocks long signals if longMA > shortMA by threshold (overextended up). Blocks short signals if shortMA > longMA by threshold (overextended down). Default 0.45% prevents signals when MAs too far apart.
**Delta Calculation:** Measures change in normalized slope between bars. Timeframe mode: compares current confirmed slope with previous confirmed (more reliable, slight delay). Standard mode: compares current with previous bar (faster, may use unconfirmed). Minimum threshold (default 3.4) filters weak momentum changes.
**Trailing Stop (Blackflag FTS Swingarm):** Uses Wilder's MA of true range. Modified mode: trueRange = max(HiLo, HRef, LRef) with enhanced gap handling. Unmodified: standard true range. Trailing stop calculated based on ATR factor and price trend direction. Separate settings for divergence signals (wider stops, grace periods).
### 🚀 Signal Types and Conditions
**1. NTZ Cross Signals:** Long: Slope crosses above +NTZ (default +8) AND positive delta ≥ threshold (default 3.4) AND stretch filter allows AND optional trend confirmation (short MA > long MA). Short: Slope crosses below -NTZ AND negative delta ≥ threshold AND filters allow. Exit: Slope re-enters NTZ OR reverses direction for confirmation bars OR trailing stop.
**2. Acceleration Signals:** Long: Acceleration ≥ threshold (default 40) AND slope above NTZ AND positive delta sufficient AND filters allow. Short: Acceleration ≥ threshold AND slope below -NTZ AND negative delta sufficient AND filters allow. Visual: Colored circles (cyan bullish, red bearish). Works independently to catch sudden momentum bursts.
**3. RSI Divergence Signals:** Bullish: Price lower low while smoothed RSI higher low, detected via pivot comparison (default up to 8 pivots). Bearish: Price higher high while RSI lower high. Optional Slope-RSI confirmation. Visual: Purple lines (bearish), lime lines (bullish). Exit: Divergence-specific trailing stop (wider ATR, grace period).
**4. Slope-RSI Divergence Signals:** Bullish: Slope accelerating down (negative delta, slope < -NTZ) BUT RSI rising over lookback AND gap exceeds threshold (default 10.0 points). Bearish: Slope accelerating up (positive delta, slope > NTZ) BUT RSI declining AND gap exceeds threshold. Visual: Orange triangles (bullish exhaustion), yellow triangles (bearish exhaustion) with dashed lines. Exit: Divergence-specific trailing stop.
**5. RSI-Slope Oscillator Signals:** Long: RSI crosses above slope AND both heading upward. Short: RSI crosses below slope AND both heading downward. State machine tracks cross then confirms direction. Exit: Opposite oscillator condition (allows reversal) OR trailing stop after grace period.
### 📖 How to Use
**Adding to Chart:** TradingView → Indicators → Search "EMA Slope - RSI Indicator" → Add (displays in separate pane below price).
**Visual Elements:** Colored area = normalized EMA slope (Green = bullish above NTZ, Red = bearish below -NTZ, Gray = NTZ zone). Blue line = Centered RSI (-50 to +50). Colored circles = Acceleration (Cyan = bullish, Red = bearish). Green triangles (↑) = Long signals (bottom). Red triangles (↓) = Short signals (top). Orange X = Exit signals. Dashed lines = NTZ boundaries. Purple/Lime lines = RSI divergences. Orange/Yellow triangles = Slope-RSI exhaustion. Table (top-right) = Current Slope, RSI, Gap values.
**Parameter Configuration:** MA Settings: Short 40 (stretch filter), Long 160 (slope), Types: SMA/EMA/DEMA/TEMA/WMA/VWMA/SMWMA/SWMA/HMA. Ratios: 20/80 (fast), 40/160 (standard), 50/200 (slow). Core: NTZ Threshold 8 (5-6 more signals, 10-12 stronger), Min Delta 3.4 (5-10 stronger, 1-3 sensitive), Max Stretch 0.45% (0.3% conservative, 1.0% permissive, 0 disable), Use Timeframe Delta true (confirmed bar vs previous bar). RSI: Length 14, Smoothing 3, Source close. Divergence: Sensitivity 6 (higher = more sensitive, 6 = 10-bar lookback, 10 = 6-bar lookback), Max Peaks 8 (2-15 range), Show Divergences true. Slope-RSI: Lookback 4 (2-10, higher = conservative), Min Gap 10.0 pts (0-100, higher = strong only, 0 disable), Show Exhaustion true. Signal Enables: NTZ Cross true, Acceleration true, RSI Divergence false, Slope-RSI Divergence true, RSI-Slope Oscillator true, Require Slope-RSI Confirmation false. Exit: Confirmation Bars 4 (0-10, 0 immediate, 2-4 filters false), Show Trailing Stop true, Trail Type Modified/Unmodified, ATR Period 10, ATR Factor 4.0 (2-3 tight, 4 standard, 5-6 wide), Divergence Grace 3 bars, Divergence ATR 4.0 (recommend 5-8), Oscillator Grace 3 bars, Oscillator ATR 4.0.
**Alerts:** Right-click indicator pane → Add Alert → Choose condition (Long/Short Entry/Exit) → Configure notifications.
**Interpreting Signals:** Trending Markets: Focus NTZ Cross and Acceleration, higher NTZ (10-12) for stronger signals, use trend confirmation. Reversal Opportunities: Enable RSI Divergence and Slope-RSI Divergence, look for exhaustion markers and divergence lines, use wider stops. Range-Bound: Enable RSI-Slope Oscillator, signals when RSI and slope align, allows position reversal. Multi-Timeframe: Higher TF for trend, lower TF for timing, stronger when aligned. Market Adjustments: Crypto 20/80 MA, NTZ 6-7, Delta 4-5 | Forex 40/160 MA, NTZ 8, Delta 3.4 | Stocks 50/200 MA, NTZ 10-12, Delta 2-3.
### 📈 Use Cases
Day Trading (5m-15m, fast MAs 20/80), Swing Trading (1h-4h, standard 40/160), Position Trading (4h-Daily, slow 50/200), Trend Following (NTZ Cross/Acceleration in trends), Reversal Trading (RSI Divergence/Slope-RSI at reversals), Range Trading (RSI-Slope Oscillator in choppy markets), Momentum Analysis (Centered RSI and normalized slope comparison), Trend Exhaustion Detection (Slope-RSI exhaustion markers).
### ⚠️ Important Disclaimer
**THIS IS NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE**
This indicator is for educational and informational purposes only. Trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. Past performance does not guarantee future results. No guarantee of accuracy - signals may be false. Not professional financial advice - consult a qualified advisor. Use only as part of comprehensive analysis. Always use proper risk management. Combine with other analysis techniques before making trading decisions. Indicator signals don't guarantee profitable trades. You are solely responsible for trading decisions and risk management. By using this indicator, you acknowledge understanding the risks and that you use it at your own risk. Never invest more than you can afford to lose. Works on all markets: Crypto, Forex, Stocks, Commodities, Futures
## Short Description (for Script Header - 200-300 chars)
Visual signal indicator combining normalized EMA slope momentum (No Trade Zone concept) with centered RSI format for direct comparison. Five signal types: NTZ momentum crosses, acceleration bursts, price-RSI divergences, slope-RSI exhaustion reversals, and RSI-slope oscillator alignment. Includes stretch filter, exit confirmation bars, and trailing stop exits with separate settings per signal type.
## Tags (for Publishing)
EMA, Moving Average, Slope, Momentum, No Trade Zone, NTZ, Indicator, Technical Analysis, RSI, Relative Strength Index, Centered RSI, RSI-50, Divergence, Slope-RSI, Exhaustion, RSI-Slope Oscillator, Normalized Comparison, Stretch Filter, Trend Confirmation, Exit Confirmation, Trailing Stop, Alerts, Signals, Visual Signals, Entry Signals, Exit Signals, Crypto, Forex, Stocks, Futures, Swing Trading, Day Trading, Reversal Trading, Range Trading, Momentum Analysis
## Category
**Indicators** → **Momentum**
Adaptive MACD DivergencesOverview
The Adaptive MACD Divergences Indicator is an advanced technical analysis tool that combines traditional MACD analysis with revolutionary R-squared (R²) correlation-based adaptation and sophisticated divergence detection. Unlike standard MACD indicators, this system automatically adjusts its sensitivity based on market conditions, providing cleaner signals in ranging markets and faster responses during strong trends.
Key Features
1. R² Adaptive Technology
Automatically measures market trend strength using R-squared correlation
Self-adjusts between responsive (trending) and smooth (choppy) modes
Reduces false signals without manual parameter changes
2. Enhanced Visual System
Gradient color-coded lines showing momentum strength at a glance
Beautiful shadow histogram with depth effects
Real-time R² value display showing adaptation strength
3. Advanced Divergence Detection
Four types of divergences (Regular/Hidden, Bullish/Bearish)
Multi-pivot scanning for catching all valid divergences
Sophisticated filtering to reduce false signals
4. Professional Grade Features
Customizable alert conditions for automated trading
Extensive parameter control with detailed tooltips
Works on all timeframes and instruments
How the Adaptive R² System Works
Understanding R-Squared (R²)
R² measures how well price follows a linear trend, ranging from 0 to 1:
R² = 0.8-1.0: Strong linear trend → MACD becomes MORE responsive
R² = 0.3-0.7: Moderate trend → Balanced MACD behavior
R² = 0.0-0.3: No trend/choppy → MACD becomes SMOOTHER
Adaptation Benefits
In Trending Markets: Catches moves early, stays with trends longer
In Ranging Markets: Filters out noise, reduces whipsaws
During Transitions: Automatically adjusts as market changes
The indicator displays the current R² value with color coding:
🟢 Green: Strong trend detected (R² > 0.7)
🟡 Yellow: Moderate trend (R² 0.3-0.7)
🔴 Red: Choppy/ranging market (R² < 0.3)
Input Parameters Explained
MACD Calculation Method
📊 Use Adaptive R² Mode
ON (Default): Enables intelligent market adaptation
OFF: Uses traditional fixed MACD calculation
When to use each:
Adaptive: Most market conditions, especially mixed trending/ranging
Standard: When you need consistent behavior regardless of market state
Adaptive Settings
R² Correlation Period (Default: 20)
Controls how many bars are analyzed to determine trend strength
5-15 bars: Quick adaptation, good for scalping
20-30 bars: Balanced for day trading
40+ bars: Smooth adaptation for position trading
Show R² Value Table
Displays real-time adaptation strength
Helps understand when indicator is most/least responsive
MACD Parameters
Fast EMA Period (Default: 12)
The quick-responding component
Lower (8-10): More sensitive, more signals
Higher (14-16): Smoother, fewer false signals
Slow EMA Period (Default: 26)
The trend-following component
Lower (20-24): More responsive to changes
Higher (28-35): Better trend filtration
Signal Line Smoothing (Default: 9)
Creates the trigger line for crossovers
Lower (5-7): Faster signals, more whipsaws
Higher (10-15): Delayed but more reliable signals
Price Source
Close: Standard, most accurate
HL2: (High+Low)/2, reduces noise
HLC3: Typical price, good balance
OHLC4: Most smoothing
Visual Settings
Shadow Intensity (Default: 0.4)
Controls histogram gradient strength
0.1-0.3: Subtle, clean appearance
0.4-0.6: Balanced visibility
0.7-1.0: Bold, high contrast
Gradient Lookback (Default: 100)
Determines color intensity scaling
20-50: Colors change frequently
100: Balanced color distribution
150-200: Stable colors
Divergence Detection
Divergence Types
🟢 Regular Bullish: Reversal signal at bottoms
🔴 Regular Bearish: Reversal signal at tops
🟢 Hidden Bullish: Trend continuation in uptrends
🔴 Hidden Bearish: Trend continuation in downtrends
Zero Line Filter (Default: ON)
When enabled, divergences must respect the zero line
Filters out weaker, less reliable divergences
Pivot Lookback Left/Right (Default: 5/5)
Determines pivot point significance
Lower (2-4): More pivots detected, more signals
Higher (6-10): Only major pivots, stronger signals
Minimum Pivot Distance (Default: 2)
Prevents duplicate signals from nearby pivots
1-2: Maximum sensitivity
3-5: Clean, distinct signals
6+: Only widely spaced divergences
Lookback Range (Min: 5, Max: 60)
How far back to search for divergence patterns
Narrow (5-20): Recent divergences only
Wide (40-60): Can find older developing patterns
Pivots to Scan (Default: 5)
How many previous pivots to check
Higher values catch more divergences but use more resources
Strict Zero Check (Default: OFF)
OFF: Quick validation using highest/lowest
ON: Bar-by-bar validation for highest quality signals
Trading Strategies
Strategy 1: Trend Following with R² Confirmation
Setup:
Use Adaptive Mode
Watch R² value for trend strength
Focus on MACD/Signal crossovers
Entry Rules:
Long: MACD crosses above Signal when R² > 0.5
Short: MACD crosses below Signal when R² > 0.5
Avoid: All signals when R² < 0.3 (choppy market)
Exit Rules:
When R² drops below 0.3 (trend weakening)
Opposite crossover signal
Fixed stop-loss at swing high/low
Best For: Trending markets, position trading
Strategy 2: Divergence Reversal Trading
Setup:
Enable Regular Divergences only
Use Zero Line Filter
Set Strict Zero Check for quality
Entry Rules:
Bullish: Enter long when Regular Bullish divergence appears
Confirm with price above recent swing low
MACD starting to curve upward
Bearish: Enter short when Regular Bearish divergence appears
Confirm with price below recent swing high
MACD starting to curve downward
Risk Management:
Stop-loss beyond the divergence pivot point
Target 2:1 risk/reward minimum
Reduce position if divergence pivot is violated
Best For: Range trading, catching reversals
Strategy 3: Momentum Continuation
Setup:
Enable Hidden Divergences
Use histogram color intensity
Monitor gradient line colors
Entry Rules:
Hidden Bullish: Add to longs in uptrends
Hidden Bearish: Add to shorts in downtrends
Confirm with histogram expanding in trade direction
Position Sizing:
Scale in when hidden divergences appear
Increase position when R² rises above 0.7
Reduce when histogram shows weakening (color fading)
Best For: Trending markets, pyramiding positions
Strategy 4: Multi-Timeframe Confluence
Setup:
Apply indicator on 3 timeframes (e.g., 1H, 4H, Daily)
Look for alignment across timeframes
Entry Rules:
Strong Signal: Divergence on higher timeframe + Crossover on lower
Confirmation: R² > 0.5 on at least 2 timeframes
Direction: All timeframes showing same histogram color bias
Management:
Use highest timeframe for overall direction
Middle timeframe for entry timing
Lowest timeframe for precise execution
Best For: Swing trading, high probability setups
Strategy 5: Adaptive Scalping
Setup:
Set R² Correlation Period to 10
Fast EMA to 8, Slow to 21, Signal to 5
Focus on histogram momentum changes
Entry Rules:
Enter when histogram changes from decreasing to increasing
Confirm with line color gradient brightening
R² must be above 0.4
Quick Exit Rules:
Exit when histogram peaks (color at maximum intensity)
Or when gradient color starts fading
Maximum hold time: 10-15 bars
Best For: Active traders, liquid markets
Risk Management Guidelines
Position Sizing
High R² (>0.7): Can use standard position size
Medium R² (0.3-0.7): Reduce to 75% size
Low R² (<0.3): Reduce to 50% or avoid
Stop-Loss Placement
Regular Divergences: Beyond the pivot point
Hidden Divergences: Previous swing high/low
Crossover Trades: Below/above recent support/resistance
Trade Filtering
Avoid signals when R² is unstable (rapidly changing)
Skip divergences that barely meet minimum requirements
Don't trade against strong histogram momentum
Market Condition Guidelines
Best Market Conditions
Trending Markets: R² > 0.5, clear directional movement
Reversal Points: Multiple divergences converging
Breakout Setups: R² rising from low to high values
Avoid Trading When
R² remains below 0.3 for extended periods
Histogram repeatedly crosses zero without follow-through
Divergences appear in both directions simultaneously
Alert Setup
The indicator provides four alert conditions:
Regular Bullish Divergence: Major bottom reversal signal
Regular Bearish Divergence: Major top reversal signal
Hidden Bullish Divergence: Uptrend continuation signal
Hidden Bearish Divergence: Downtrend continuation signal
Alert Best Practices
Combine with price alerts at key levels
Use different alert sounds for different divergence types
Set alerts on higher timeframes to reduce noise
Optimization Tips
For Different Market Types
Trending Markets:
Increase R² Correlation Period (25-30)
Standard MACD settings work well
Focus on Hidden Divergences
Ranging Markets:
Decrease R² Correlation Period (15-20)
Increase Signal smoothing (12-15)
Focus on Regular Divergences with strict filtering
Volatile Markets:
Enable Strict Zero Check
Increase Minimum Pivot Distance (3-4)
Use higher Pivot Lookback values (6-7)
For Different Trading Styles
Day Trading:
R² Period: 15-20
Fast EMA: 8-10
Enable all divergence types
Swing Trading:
R² Period: 25-30
Standard MACD settings
Focus on Regular Divergences
Position Trading:
R² Period: 40-50
Slow EMA: 30-35
Only major divergences (increase pivot lookback)
Common Questions
Q: When should I use Adaptive vs Standard mode?
A: Use Adaptive for most situations. Only use Standard when you need consistent behavior for systematic trading or backtesting.
Q: Why are some divergences not detected?
A: Check your Zero Line Filter and Strict Zero Check settings. These filters improve quality but reduce quantity.
Q: What R² value is considered "good" for trading?
A: Above 0.5 indicates sufficient trend. Above 0.7 is strong. Below 0.3 suggests waiting for better conditions.
Q: Can this indicator be the sole basis for trading decisions?
A: No indicator should be used in isolation. Combine with price action, support/resistance, and overall market context.
Conclusion
The Adaptive MACD Divergences Indicator represents a significant evolution in MACD technology. By combining correlation-based adaptation with sophisticated divergence detection and professional visualization, it provides traders with a powerful tool that automatically adjusts to changing market conditions. The key to success is understanding when the indicator is most effective (R² feedback) and combining it with sound risk management principles.
Heikin Ashi + Volume Intel + EMA# HA Volume Intelligence + EMA - Advanced Heikin Ashi Trading System
## 📊 Overview
**Heikin Ashi + Volume Intel + EMA** is a sophisticated trading indicator that enhances traditional Heikin Ashi (HA) candles with intelligent volume analysis, quality scoring, and dynamic trend detection. Unlike standard Heikin Ashi implementations that only smooth price action, this system reveals **where** and **how** volume traded within each candle, providing critical context that traditional HA charts completely lose.
At its core, the indicator tries to address Heikin Ashi's fundamental weakness—the loss of volume location data—by analyzing volume distribution across candle bodies and wicks, scoring candle quality based on multiple factors, and color-coding candles to instantly communicate setup strength. Combined with an adaptive EMA system featuring structure break detection and slope-based coloring, this creates a complete trading framework that maintains HA's trend clarity while restoring the volume intelligence needed for high-probability decision-making.
## ✨ Key Features
* **Volume Location Analysis** - Identifies where volume concentrated: body (strong conviction), upper wicks (selling pressure/rejection), or lower wicks (buying pressure/support)
* **Multi-Factor Quality Scoring** - Evaluates each HA candle on a 0-100 scale using volume intensity, body percentage, and close location to distinguish high-conviction moves from weak signals
* **Adaptive Candle Coloring** - Visual quality grading with four intensity levels (Excellent/Strong/Good/Weak) for both bullish and bearish candles, making exceptional setups immediately visible
* **Volume-Weighted Border Colors** - White borders indicate body-heavy volume (strong), orange shows upper rejections, aqua marks lower rejections, revealing supply/demand dynamics at a glance
* **Intelligent Label System** - Shows quality scores only on exceptional candles (85+ quality with 1.5x+ volume), preventing chart clutter while highlighting genuine opportunities
* **Slope-Adaptive EMA** - Dynamic color-changing EMA (green/red/gray) based on configurable slope threshold, showing trend momentum beyond simple price position
* **Structure Break Detection** - Automatically identifies and marks significant EMA breaks with extending horizontal lines and directional labels, tracking support/resistance levels until broken
* **Rejection Markers** - Optional visual indicators (💪 body-heavy, 🔻 upper rejection, 🔺 lower rejection) with volume-filtered display to highlight key pressure zones
* **Real-Time Quality Dashboard** - Comprehensive table showing current quality score, volume location, body percentage, volume ratio, close location, direction, EMA value, and slope status
## 🔧 How It Works
### 🎯 Volume Distribution Analysis
The indicator estimates how volume distributed within each candle by calculating the proportional range of body versus wicks:
* **Body Volume** - Percentage of candle range occupied by the body (open to close), indicating committed directional movement
* **Upper Wick Volume** - Percentage in upper shadows (rejection at highs), suggesting selling pressure or profit-taking
* **Lower Wick Volume** - Percentage in lower shadows (rejection at lows), suggesting buying pressure or support
While exact intrabar volume data isn't available on standard timeframes, this proportional estimation provides highly actionable intelligence about where price found acceptance versus rejection, allowing traders to distinguish between strong breakouts (body-heavy) and failed attempts (wick-heavy).
### 📈 Quality Scoring System
Each HA candle receives a quality score from 0-100 based on three weighted components:
**1. Volume Score (max 40 points):**
- Compares current volume to 20-period average
- Higher relative volume = stronger signal
- Capped to prevent extreme outliers from skewing total score
**2. Body Score (max 30 points):**
- Measures body size as percentage of total range
- Larger bodies relative to range = more conviction
- Small-bodied candles receive lower scores even with high volume
**3. Close Location Score (max 30 points):**
- For bullish candles: Rewards closes near the high (70-100% of range)
- For bearish candles: Rewards closes near the low (0-30% of range)
- Weak closes (middle of range) reduce score significantly
**Quality Classifications:**
* **80-100: EXCELLENT** - Institutional-grade conviction, multiple confirming factors
* **70-79: STRONG** - High-quality setup with good confirmation
* **55-69: GOOD** - Decent signal, acceptable for confirmation
* **40-54: MODERATE** - Weak signal, avoid standalone trades
* **0-39: WEAK** - Poor quality, likely noise or indecision
### 🎨 Enhanced Candle Visualization
**Candle Body Colors:**
The indicator uses four distinct color intensities for both bullish and bearish candles, making quality instantly recognizable:
* **Excellent (80+):** Bright, fully opaque colors (lime green / bright red)
* **Strong (70-79):** Solid colors with slight transparency
* **Good (55-69):** Medium transparency, clearly visible but less intense
* **Weak (<55):** Heavy transparency, faded appearance signaling low conviction
**Border Color Intelligence:**
* **White borders** - Body-heavy volume (>70% in body), strong directional commitment
* **Orange borders** - Upper rejection (>35% in upper wick), selling pressure/resistance
* **Aqua borders** - Lower rejection (>35% in lower wick), buying pressure/support
* **Gray borders** - Balanced distribution, no clear volume concentration
This dual-color system (body + border) provides instant visual feedback about both signal quality and volume behavior without cluttering the chart.
### 📊 Slope-Adaptive EMA System
Unlike standard EMAs that simply follow price, this implementation adds intelligence through slope analysis:
**Slope Calculation:**
- Measures change between current and previous EMA value
- Configurable threshold determines sensitivity to slope changes
- Lower threshold (0.001-0.01) = more responsive, higher (0.01-0.1) = more stable
**Dynamic Coloring:**
* **Green** - Upward slope exceeding threshold (bullish momentum)
* **Red** - Downward slope exceeding threshold (bearish momentum)
* **Gray** - Flat slope within threshold range (consolidation/indecision)
This reveals momentum shifts before price makes significant moves, as the EMA slope often changes direction before dramatic price action occurs.
### 🎯 Structure Break Detection
The system automatically identifies when price breaks through the EMA, marking these as potential trend changes or continuation signals:
**Break Types:**
* **Bullish Break** - Price crosses above EMA (potential uptrend initiation)
* **Bearish Break** - Price crosses below EMA (potential downtrend initiation)
**Significant Break Filtering:**
When "Only Significant Breaks" is enabled, the indicator requires follow-through confirmation—the next candle must continue in the break direction. This filters out false breaks and whipsaws that immediately reverse.
**Visual Implementation:**
* Horizontal lines extend from break point
* Lines extend until price breaks back through them (when "Extend Until Broken" enabled)
* Labeled with directional arrows (▲ BULL BREAK / ▼ BEAR BREAK)
* Color-coded (green/red) with configurable line styles and widths
* Limited to configurable maximum to prevent chart clutter
These break levels often act as dynamic support/resistance, making them valuable reference points for entries, exits, and stop placement.
### 💡 Volume Location Markers
Optional visual markers highlight exceptional volume behavior:
* **💪 (Strong Body)** - Appears when quality ≥85, volume ≥1.5x average, and >70% volume in body. Signals institutional-grade conviction moves.
* **🔻 (Upper Rejection)** - Shows when >35% volume in upper wick with adequate total volume. Indicates supply/selling pressure at highs.
* **🔺 (Lower Rejection)** - Displays when >35% volume in lower wick with adequate total volume. Reveals demand/buying pressure at lows.
**Smart Filtering:**
- Session-limited (max 10 per day by default) to prevent visual clutter
- Volume threshold filter ensures only significant rejections marked
- Can be disabled entirely for clean chart appearance
- Each marker includes detailed tooltip with quality metrics
### 📊 Real-Time Dashboard
The comprehensive info table provides at-a-glance intelligence:
* **Quality Classification** - Current score and category (EXCELLENT/STRONG/GOOD/MODERATE/WEAK)
* **Numeric Score** - Exact 0-100 quality value with color coding
* **Volume Location** - Distribution type with emoji indicator
* **Body Percentage** - How much of range is body (higher = stronger)
* **Volume Ratio** - Current volume vs 20-period average (>1.5x highlighted)
* **Close Location** - Where close occurred in range (extremes highlighted)
* **Direction** - Current HA trend (🐂 BULL / 🐻 BEAR)
* **EMA Value** - Current level with trend color
* **EMA Slope** - Direction and strength (↑ BULL / ↓ BEAR / → FLAT)
Position is fully customizable (four corners) to avoid conflicts with other indicators or chart elements.
## 💡 How to Use
### 🎯 Identifying High-Quality Setups
**Primary Strategy: Quality-Filtered HA Trading**
Focus exclusively on HA candles with:
1. **Quality Score ≥ 75** (STRONG or EXCELLENT range)
2. **Volume Ratio ≥ 1.3x** (above-average participation)
3. **Body-Heavy Distribution** (white border preferred)
4. **Close near extremes** (>70% for bulls, <30% for bears)
5. **EMA alignment** (bulls above rising EMA, bears below falling EMA)
**Entry Timing:**
- **Aggressive:** Enter on close of qualifying high-quality HA candle
- **Conservative:** Wait for second consecutive high-quality candle in same direction
- **Confirmation:** Combine with structure break signals for highest probability
**Exit Strategy:**
- **Initial Stop:** First opposite-color HA candle with quality ≥60
- **Profit Target:** 2-3x the qualifying candle's range
- **Trailing Stop:** Lock profits after two more same-direction high-quality candles
### 📈 Using EMA Structure Breaks
**Breakout Trading:**
Structure breaks provide clear entry signals when combined with volume quality:
**LONG Entry:**
- Bullish structure break forms (▲ BULL BREAK label)
- HA candle showing quality ≥75
- Volume ratio ≥1.3x
- Body-heavy distribution (white border)
- Enter at break or on pullback to broken level
**SHORT Entry:**
- Bearish structure break forms (▼ BEAR BREAK label)
- HA candle showing quality ≥75
- Volume ratio ≥1.3x
- Body-heavy distribution (white border)
- Enter at break or on rally to broken level
**Break Level Usage:**
- Previous bullish break lines act as support (buy zones)
- Previous bearish break lines act as resistance (sell zones)
- When break level breaks again opposite direction, trend likely reversing
### 🎯 Volume Rejection Trading
**Reversal Strategy Using Rejection Markers:**
**At Resistance (Upper Rejections):**
- 🔻 marker appears showing upper wick rejection
- HA candle color turns bearish (red)
- Quality score ≥70
- Volume ratio ≥1.3x
→ Consider SHORT entry, targeting lower structure break level
**At Support (Lower Rejections):**
- 🔺 marker appears showing lower wick rejection
- HA candle color turns bullish (green)
- Quality score ≥70
- Volume ratio ≥1.3x
→ Consider LONG entry, targeting upper structure break level
**Confirmation:**
Wait for following HA candle to confirm direction before entering. Single rejection candles can fail; consecutive rejections are more reliable.
### 📊 Using the Dashboard for Trade Management
**Pre-Trade Checklist:**
Before entering any trade, verify the dashboard shows:
- Quality score in STRONG (70+) or EXCELLENT (80+) range
- Volume ratio above 1.0x (preferably 1.3x+)
- Body percentage above 50% (preferably 70+)
- Direction aligned with intended trade (🐂 for longs, 🐻 for shorts)
- EMA slope confirming trend (↑ BULL for longs, ↓ BEAR for shorts)
**In-Trade Monitoring:**
While holding position, watch for:
- Quality score dropping below 60 (weakness warning)
- Volume location shifting to opposite rejection (reversal warning)
- EMA slope flattening to → FLAT (momentum loss)
- Direction indicator changing (🐂↔🐻 = exit signal)
### 🎨 Chart Cleanliness Tips
To maintain clean, readable charts:
1. **Disable visual noise:**
- Turn OFF "Show Volume Location Markers" initially
- Turn OFF "Show Background Quality Glow" (can be distracting)
- Keep "Only Show Rejection on High Volume" ON
2. **Limit break lines:**
- Set "Max Break Lines" to 5-10 (not 20+)
- Enable "Extend Until Broken" to auto-clean old levels
- Use "Only Significant Breaks" to filter whipsaws
3. **Labels only on best setups:**
- Keep "Exceptional Threshold" at 85+
- Set "Volume Multiplier" to 1.5x minimum
- This shows only truly institutional-quality moves
4. **Dashboard positioning:**
- Place in corner that doesn't conflict with other indicators
- Use "Bottom Right" if you have VWAP tables in top corners
- Can disable entirely once familiar with quality recognition
### 🔔 Alert Configuration
Set up alerts for automated trade monitoring:
**Essential Alerts:**
- **Exceptional Bullish/Bearish Quality** - Catches rare, high-conviction setups
- **Bullish/Bearish Structure Break** - Entry signal alerts
- **EMA Turned Bullish/Bearish** - Momentum shift warnings
**Optional Alerts:**
- **Strong Upper/Lower Rejection** - Reversal warnings at key levels
- Set up conditional alerts combining multiple factors for custom strategies
**Alert Best Practices:**
- Start with only 2-3 alert types to avoid overwhelm
- Test alert frequency on historical data before enabling live
- Combine alerts with manual confirmation for highest win rate
- Disable "Every tick" alerts—use "Once per bar close" only
## ⚙️ Configuration Overview
### HA Display Settings
* **Show HA Candles** - Toggle Heikin Ashi candle display
* **Show Quality Labels** - Display scores on exceptional candles only (85+)
* **Show Volume Location Markers** - Optional emoji indicators (can clutter, OFF by default)
* **Show Background Quality Glow** - Subtle background coloring on high-quality candles
* **Show Dashboard Table** - Real-time metrics table
* **Dashboard Position** - Four corner placement options
### Quality Settings
* **High Quality Threshold** - Minimum score for "strong" classification (50-90, default 70)
* **Exceptional Quality Threshold** - Score required for labels to appear (75-95, default 85)
* **Volume Multiplier for Exceptional** - Relative volume requirement for labels (1.0-3.0x, default 1.5x)
### Marker Settings
* **Only Show Rejection on High Volume** - Filter rejection markers by volume threshold
* **Rejection Volume Threshold** - Minimum volume ratio for rejection markers (1.0-2.0x)
* **Max Markers Per Session** - Daily limit to prevent clutter (5-50, default 10)
### HA Colors
* **Excellent/Strong/Good/Weak Colors** - Customizable for both bullish and bearish candles
* Pre-configured with optimal color progression from bright to faded
### EMA Settings
* **Show EMA** - Toggle EMA display
* **Length** - EMA period (default 9 for responsive trend following)
* **Source** - Price input (default close)
* **Offset** - Forward/backward display shift
* **Slope Threshold** - Sensitivity for color changes (0.001-1.0, default 0.01)
* **Bull/Bear/Neutral Colors** - Three-state color scheme
### Structure Break Settings
* **Show Structure Break Lines** - Toggle horizontal break level lines
* **Show Break Labels** - Display directional break markers (▲/▼)
* **Max Break Lines** - Limit total lines shown (1-50, default 10)
* **Extend Until Broken** - Auto-extend lines until price crosses back
* **Only Significant Breaks** - Require follow-through confirmation to filter whipsaws
* **Line Style** - Visual appearance (Solid/Dashed/Dotted)
* **Line Width** - Thickness (1-4 pixels)
* **Bull/Bear Break Colors** - Customizable line and label colors
* **Label Size** - Text size (Tiny/Small/Normal)
### Smoothing Settings
* **Type** - Additional smoothing MA types (None/SMA/SMA+BB/EMA/SMMA/WMA/VWMA)
* **Length** - Smoothing period
* **BB StdDev** - Bollinger Band standard deviation multiplier (when BB mode selected)
---
ENTRY RULES:
LONG:
✓ HA candle green (bullish)
✓ Quality score ≥ 80 (EXCELLENT)
✓ Volume ratio ≥ 1.5x average
✓ Body volume ≥ 70% (white border)
✓ Close location ≥ 75%
✓ EMA slope = ↑ BULL (green)
✓ Price above EMA
→ ENTER at candle close or next candle open
SHORT:
✓ HA candle red (bearish)
✓ Quality score ≥ 80
✓ Volume ratio ≥ 1.5x
✓ Body volume ≥ 70%
✓ Close location ≤ 25%
✓ EMA slope = ↓ BEAR (red)
✓ Price below EMA
→ ENTER at candle close or next candle open
EXITS:
- Stop: First opposite HA candle with quality ≥ 60
- Target: 2.5x entry candle range
- Trail: Move stop to breakeven after 1.5x range profit
```
### **Strategy 2: Structure Break + Quality Confirmation**
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## ⚠️ Important Considerations
### **Heikin Ashi Lag Awareness**
Heikin Ashi candles smooth price action by averaging values, which creates inherent lag:
* **Entry Lag:** HA trend changes appear 1-2 candles after real price reversal
* **Exit Lag:** Reversals confirm late, potentially giving back profits
* **Mitigation:** Use quality scoring and EMA breaks as leading indicators
* **Solution:** Combine HA signals with regular candlestick charts for precise entries
### **Volume Estimation Limitations**
The indicator estimates volume distribution proportionally since exact tick-by-tick volume isn't available on standard timeframes:
* Assumptions are directionally correct but not tick-precise
* Works best on liquid instruments with tight spreads
* More reliable on higher timeframes (5-min+) than very short (30-sec)
* Consider upgrading to tick charts for true volume distribution data
### **False Signals in Choppy Markets**
Like all trend-following systems, this indicator underperforms in sideways, range-bound conditions:
* Excessive structure break whipsaws
* Many "high-quality" candles that fail to follow through
* EMA slope flips rapidly (gray periods)
* **Solution:** Reduce position size or avoid trading when dashboard shows frequent direction changes and → FLAT slope
### **Quality Score Is Not Win Rate**
A quality score of 80 does NOT mean 80% win probability:
* Score measures setup conviction, not outcome certainty
* Markets can reject even highest-quality signals
* Use quality as a filter, not a guarantee
* Combine with proper risk management and position sizing
---
## ⚠️ Disclaimer
This indicator is provided for **educational and informational purposes only**. It does not constitute financial advice, investment recommendations, or a solicitation to buy or sell any financial instruments.
All trading involves risk. Past performance of any strategy, indicator, or system does not guarantee future results. You are fully responsible for your own trading decisions, which should be based on your personal financial situation, risk tolerance, investment objectives, and independent analysis.
The quality scores, volume location indicators, structure break signals, and EMA slope classifications are analytical tools designed to assist in decision-making—they are not trade recommendations. Always conduct your own due diligence and consider consulting with a qualified financial advisor before making investment decisions.
Heikin Ashi candles inherently lag price action due to their smoothing calculations. This lag can result in delayed entries and exits. The volume distribution analysis is estimated proportionally and may not reflect exact tick-by-tick volume behavior. Trade responsibly and never risk more than you can afford to lose.
CVD Zones & Divergence [Pro]# CVD Zones & Divergence
**Complete CVD order flow toolkit** - Divergences, POC, Profile, and Supply/Demand zones all in one professional indicator.
## 🎯 What It Does
Combines **four powerful order flow tools** into a single, cohesive indicator:
1. **CVD Divergences** - Early warnings + confirmed signals
2. **Point of Control (POC)** - Fair value equilibrium line
3. **CVD Profile** - Visual distribution histogram
4. **Supply/Demand Zones** - Real absorption-based S/R levels
All based on **Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD)** - actual buying/selling pressure, not approximations.
## ✨ Key Features
### 🔄 CVD Divergences (Dual Mode)
**Confirmed Divergences** (High Accuracy)
- Solid lines (customizable colors)
- 🔻 Bear / 🔺 Bull labels
- Win rate: ~70-80%
- Best for swing traders
**Early Warning Mode** ⚡ (Fast Signals)
- Dashed lines (default purple)
- ⚠️ Early Bear / ⚠️ Early Bull labels
- Fires 6+ bars earlier
- Win rate: ~55-65%
- Best for scalpers/day traders
### 🎯 Point of Control (POC)
- **Independent lookback** (300 bars default)
- Yellow line showing fair value
- Where most CVD activity occurred
- Acts as dynamic support/resistance
- Resets and recalculates continuously
### 📊 CVD Profile Histogram
- **Visual CVD distribution** over lookback period
- **Split buy/sell** (blue/orange bars)
- **Value Area** (70% CVD zone highlighted)
- Position: Right/Left/Current (your choice)
- Shows where actual order flow happened
### 📦 Supply/Demand Zones
- **Absorption-based** detection (not guesses!)
- Green = Demand (buyers absorbed 2:1+)
- Red = Supply (sellers absorbed 2:1+)
- Shows **real** institutional levels
- Auto-sorted by strength
- Displays top 8 zones
## 📊 What You See on Chart
```
Your Chart:
├─ 🔴 Red lines (bearish divergences)
├─ 🟢 Green lines (bullish divergences)
├─ 🟣 Purple dashed (early warnings)
├─ 🟡 Yellow POC line (fair value)
├─ 📊 Blue/Orange profile (right side)
├─ 🟢 Green boxes (demand zones)
└─ 🔴 Red boxes (supply zones)
```
## ⚙️ Recommended Settings
### 15m Day Trading (Most Popular)
```
📊 Profile:
- Lookback: 150 bars
- Profile Rows: 24
- Position: Right
🎯 POC:
- POC Lookback: 300 bars
- Show POC: ON
📦 Zones:
- Min Absorption Ratio: 2.0
- HVN Threshold: 1.5
- Max Zones: 8
🔄 Divergences:
- Pivot L/R: 9
- Early Warning: ON
- Early Right Bars: 3
- Min Bars Between: 40
- Min CVD Diff: 5%
```
### 5m Scalping
```
Profile Lookback: 100
POC Lookback: 200
Pivot L/R: 7
Early Warning Right: 2
Min Bars Between: 60
```
### 1H Swing Trading
```
Profile Lookback: 200
POC Lookback: 400-500
Pivot L/R: 12-14
Early Warning Right: 4-5
Min Bars Between: 30
Min CVD Diff: 8%
```
## 💡 How to Trade
### Setup 1: Divergence at Zone ⭐ (BEST - 75%+ win rate)
**Entry:**
- Price hits demand/supply zone
- Divergence appears (early or confirmed)
- Double confluence = high probability
**Example (Long):**
```
1. Price drops into green demand zone
2. ⚠️ Early bullish divergence fires
3. Enter long with tight stop below zone
4. Target: POC or next supply zone
```
**Risk/Reward:** 1:3 to 1:5
---
### Setup 2: POC Bounce/Rejection
**Entry:**
- Price approaches POC line
- Wait for reaction (bounce or rejection)
- Enter in direction of reaction
**Long Setup:**
```
1. Price pulls back to POC from above
2. POC acts as support
3. Bullish divergence appears (confirmation)
4. Enter long, stop below POC
```
**Short Setup:**
```
1. Price rallies to POC from below
2. POC acts as resistance
3. Bearish divergence appears
4. Enter short, stop above POC
```
**Risk/Reward:** 1:2 to 1:4
---
### Setup 3: Zone + Profile Confluence
**Entry:**
- Supply/demand zone aligns with thick profile bar
- Shows high CVD activity at that level
- Triple confluence = very high probability
**Example:**
```
1. Supply zone at 26,100
2. Profile shows heavy selling at 26,100
3. Price rallies to 26,100
4. Bearish divergence appears
5. Enter short
```
**Risk/Reward:** 1:4 to 1:6
---
### Setup 4: Early Warning Scalp ⚡
**Entry (Aggressive):**
- ⚠️ Early warning fires
- Price at zone or POC
- Enter immediately
- Tight stop (1-2 ATR)
**Management:**
```
- Take 50% profit at 1:1
- Move stop to breakeven
- 🔻 Confirmed signal → Trail stop
- Exit rest at target
```
**Risk/Reward:** 1:1.5 to 1:2
**Trades/day:** 3-8
---
### Setup 5: Multi-Timeframe (Advanced)
**Confirmation Required:**
```
Higher TF (1H):
- Confirmed divergence
- At major POC or zone
Lower TF (15m):
- Early warning triggers
- Entry with better timing
```
**Benefits:**
- HTF gives direction
- LTF gives entry
- Best of both worlds
**Risk/Reward:** 1:3 to 1:5
---
## 📊 Component Details
### CVD Profile
**What the colors mean:**
- **Blue bars** = Buying CVD (demand)
- **Orange bars** = Selling CVD (supply)
- **Lighter shade** = Value Area (70% CVD)
- **Thicker bar** = More volume at that price
**How to use:**
- Thick bars = Support/Resistance
- Profile shape shows market structure
- Balanced profile = range
- Skewed profile = trend
---
### Supply/Demand Zones
**How they're detected:**
1. High Volume Node (1.5x average)
2. CVD buy/sell ratio calculated
3. Ratio ≥ 2.0 → Zone created
4. Sorted by strength (top 8 shown)
**Zone labels show:**
- Type: "Demand" or "Supply"
- Ratio: "2.8:1" = strength
**Not like other indicators:**
- ❌ Other tools use price action alone
- ✅ This uses actual CVD absorption
- Shows WHERE limit orders defended levels
---
### Point of Control (POC)
**What it shows:**
- Price with highest CVD activity
- Market's "fair value"
- Dynamic S/R level
**How to use:**
- Price above POC = bullish bias
- Price below POC = bearish bias
- POC retest = trading opportunity
- POC cross = trend change signal
**Independent lookback:**
- Profile: 150 bars (short-term)
- POC: 300 bars (longer-term context)
- Gives stable, relevant POC
---
## 🔧 Settings Explained
### 📊 Profile Settings
**Lookback Bars** (150 default)
- How many bars for profile calculation
- Lower = more recent, reactive
- Higher = more historical, stable
**Profile Rows** (24 default)
- Granularity of distribution
- Lower = coarser (faster)
- Higher = finer detail (slower)
**Profile Position**
- Right: After current price
- Left: Before lookback period
- Current: At lookback start
**Value Area** (70% default)
- Highlights main CVD concentration
- 70% is standard
- Higher % = wider zone
---
### 🎯 POC Settings
**POC Lookback** (300 default)
- Independent from profile
- Longer = more stable POC
- Shorter = more reactive POC
**Show POC Line/Label**
- Toggle visibility
- Customize color/width
---
### 📦 Zone Settings
**Min Absorption Ratio** (2.0 default)
- Buy/Sell threshold for zones
- 2.0 = 2:1 ratio minimum
- Higher = fewer, stronger zones
**HVN Threshold** (1.5 default)
- Volume must be 1.5x average
- Higher = stricter filtering
- Lower = more zones
**Max Zones** (8 default)
- Limits display clutter
- Shows strongest N zones only
---
### 🔄 Divergence Settings
**Pivot Left/Right** (9/9 default)
- Bars to confirm pivot
- Higher = slower, more confirmed
- Lower = faster, less confirmed
**Early Warning**
- ON = Show early signals
- Early Right Bars (3 default)
- 3 = 6 bars faster than confirmed
**Filters:**
- Min Bars Between (40): Prevents spam
- Min CVD Diff % (5): Filters weak signals
**Visual:**
- Line styles: Solid/Dashed/Dotted
- Colors: Customize all 4 types
- Labels: Toggle ON/OFF
---
## 🎨 Color Customization
**Divergences:**
- Bullish Confirmed: Green (default)
- Bearish Confirmed: Red (default)
- Early Bullish: Purple (default)
- Early Bearish: Purple (default)
**Zones & Profile:**
- Bull/Demand: Green
- Bear/Supply: Red
- Buy CVD Profile: Blue
- Sell CVD Profile: Orange
- Value Area Up/Down: Lighter blue/orange
**POC:**
- POC Color: Yellow (default)
All customizable to your preference!
---
## 🔔 Alerts Available
**6 Alert Types:**
1. 🔻 Bearish Divergence (confirmed)
2. 🔺 Bullish Divergence (confirmed)
3. ⚠️ Early Bearish Warning
4. ⚠️ Early Bullish Warning
5. (Manual: POC cross)
6. (Manual: Zone touch)
**Setup:**
1. Click Alert (⏰)
2. Choose "CVD Zones & Divergence"
3. Select alert type
4. Configure notification
5. Create!
---
## 💎 Pro Tips
### From Experienced Traders:
**"Use zones with divergences for best setups"**
- Zone alone: 60% win rate
- Divergence alone: 65% win rate
- Both together: 75%+ win rate
**"POC is your friend"**
- Price tends to revert to POC
- Great target for counter-trend trades
- POC cross = potential trend change
**"Profile tells the story"**
- Thick bars = institutional levels
- Balanced profile = range-bound
- Skewed high = distribution (top)
- Skewed low = accumulation (bottom)
**"Early warnings for entries, confirmed for confidence"**
- Early = better entry price
- Confirmed = validation
- Use both in scale-in strategy
**"Filter by timeframe"**
- 1m-5m: Very fast, many signals
- 15m: Sweet spot for most traders
- 1H-4H: High quality, fewer signals
---
## 🔧 Tuning Guide
### Too Cluttered?
**Simplify:**
```
✅ Show Divergences: ON
✅ Show POC: ON
❌ Show Zones: OFF (or reduce to 4-5)
❌ Show Value Area: OFF
❌ Divergence Labels: OFF
→ Clean chart with just lines + POC
```
### Missing Opportunities?
**More Signals:**
```
↓ Pivot Right: 6-7
↓ Early Warning Right: 2
↓ Min Bars Between: 25-30
↓ Min CVD Diff: 2-3%
↓ Min Absorption Ratio: 1.8
```
### Too Many False Signals?
**Stricter Filters:**
```
↑ Pivot Right: 12-15
↑ Min Bars Between: 60
↑ Min CVD Diff: 8-10%
↑ Min Absorption Ratio: 2.5
↓ Max Zones: 4-5
```
### POC Not Making Sense?
**Adjust POC Lookback:**
```
If too high: Increase to 400-500
If too low: Increase to 400-500
If jumping around: Increase to 500+
→ Longer lookback = more stable POC
```
---
## ❓ FAQ
**Q: Difference from CVD Divergence (standalone)?**
A: This is the **complete package**:
- Divergence tool = divergences only
- This = divergences + POC + profile + zones
- Use divergence tool for clean charts
- Use this for full analysis
**Q: Too slow/laggy?**
A: Reduce computational load:
```
Profile Rows: 18 (from 24)
Lookback: 100 (from 150)
Max Zones: 5 (from 8)
```
**Q: No volume data error?**
A: Symbol has no volume
- Works: Futures, stocks, crypto
- Maybe: Forex (broker-dependent)
- Doesn't work: Some forex pairs
**Q: Can I use just some features?**
A: Absolutely! Toggle what you want:
```
Zones only: Turn off divergences + POC
POC only: Turn off zones + divergences
Divergences only: Turn off zones + POC + profile
Mix and match as needed!
```
**Q: Best timeframe?**
A:
- **1m-5m**: Scalping (busy, many signals)
- **15m**: Day trading ⭐ (recommended)
- **1H-4H**: Swing trading (quality signals)
- **Daily**: Position trading (very selective)
**Q: Works on crypto/forex/stocks?**
A:
- ✅ Futures: Excellent
- ✅ Stocks: Excellent
- ✅ Crypto: Very good (major pairs)
- ⚠️ Forex: Depends on broker volume
---
## 📈 Performance Expectations
### Realistic Win Rates
| Strategy | Win Rate | Avg R/R | Trades/Week |
|----------|----------|---------|-------------|
| Early warnings only | 55-65% | 1:1.5 | 15-30 |
| Confirmed only | 70-80% | 1:2 | 8-15 |
| Divergence + Zone | 75-85% | 1:3 | 5-12 |
| Full confluence (all 4) | 80-90% | 1:4+ | 3-8 |
**Keys to success:**
- Don't trade every signal
- Wait for confluence
- Proper risk management
- Trade what you see, not what you think
---
## 🚀 Quick Start
**New User (5 minutes):**
1. ✅ Add to 15m chart
2. ✅ Default settings work well
3. ✅ Watch for 1 week (don't trade yet!)
4. ✅ Note which setups work best
5. ✅ Backtest on 50+ signals
6. ✅ Start with small size
7. ✅ Scale up slowly
**First Trade Checklist:**
- Divergence + Zone/POC = confluence
- Clear S/R level nearby
- Risk/reward minimum 1:2
- Position size = 1% risk max
- Stop loss placed
- Target identified
- Journal entry ready
---
## 📊 What Makes This Special?
**Most indicators:**
- Use RSI/MACD divergences (lagging)
- Guess at S/R zones (subjective)
- Don't show actual order flow
**This indicator:**
- Uses real CVD (actual volume delta)
- Absorption-based zones (real orders)
- Profile shows distribution (real activity)
- POC shows equilibrium (real fair value)
- All from one data source (coherent)
**Result:**
- Everything aligns
- No conflicting signals
- True order flow analysis
- Professional-grade toolkit
---
## 🎯 Trading Philosophy
**Remember:**
- Indicator shows you WHERE to look
- YOU decide whether to trade
- Quality over quantity always
- Risk management is #1
- Patience beats aggression
**Best trades have:**
- ✅ Multiple confluences
- ✅ Clear risk/reward
- ✅ Obvious invalidation point
- ✅ Aligned with trend/context
**Worst trades have:**
- ❌ Single signal only
- ❌ Poor location (middle of nowhere)
- ❌ Unclear stop placement
- ❌ Counter to all context
---
## ⚠️ Risk Disclaimer
**Important:**
- Past performance ≠ future results
- All trading involves risk
- Only risk what you can afford to lose
- This is a tool, not financial advice
- Use proper position sizing
- Keep a trading journal
- Consider professional advice
**Your responsibility:**
- Which setups to trade
- Position size
- Entry/exit timing
- Risk management
- Emotional control
**Success = Tool + Strategy + Discipline + Risk Management**
---
## 📝 Version History
**v1.0** - Current Release
- CVD divergences (confirmed + early warning)
- Point of Control (independent lookback)
- CVD profile histogram
- Supply/demand absorption zones
- Value area visualization
- 6 alert types
- Full customization
---
## 💬 Community
**Questions?** Drop a comment below
**Success story?** Share with the community
**Feature request?** Let me know
**Bug report?** Provide details in comments
---
**Happy Trading! 🚀📊**
*Professional order flow analysis in one indicator.*
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Candle Strength Analyzer by The Ultimate Bull Run# Candle Strength Analyzer
## 📊 Complete Beginner's Guide
---
### 🎯 What This Indicator Does
The **Candle Strength Analyzer** measures how "strong" or "weak" each candlestick is and displays a **score from 0 to 100** above or below every candle.
- **Green numbers** = Bullish (price went UP)
- **Red numbers** = Bearish (price went DOWN)
- **Gray numbers** = Doji (price barely moved)
**Higher score = Stronger candle = More reliable signal**
---
### 🕯️ Understanding Candlesticks (The Basics)
If you're new to trading, here's what a candlestick shows:
```
│ ← Upper Wick (prices that were rejected)
│
┌───┐
│ │ ← Body (the "real" price movement)
│ │ • Green/White body = Price went UP (Bullish)
│ │ • Red/Black body = Price went DOWN (Bearish)
└───┘
│
│ ← Lower Wick (prices that were rejected)
```
**Key Terms:**
- **Open**: The price when the candle started
- **Close**: The price when the candle ended
- **High**: The highest price during the candle
- **Low**: The lowest price during the candle
- **Body**: The rectangle between Open and Close
- **Wick/Shadow**: The thin lines above and below the body
---
## 📐 The 4 Components of Candle Strength
This indicator combines **4 measurements** to calculate the final strength score. Let's understand each one:
---
### 1️⃣ Body Ratio (30% of score)
**What it is:**
The percentage of the candle that is "body" versus "wicks."
**Formula:**
```
Body Ratio = Size of Body ÷ Total Candle Size × 100
```
**What it tells you:**
- **High Body Ratio (70-100%)**: Bulls or bears were in FULL control. The price moved in one direction and STAYED there. This is strong.
- **Low Body Ratio (0-30%)**: There was a fight. Price moved up AND down but ended up roughly where it started. This is weak/indecisive.
**Visual Example:**
```
Strong Candle (90% body): Weak Candle (20% body):
│ │
┌───┐ │
│ │ ┌─┴─┐
│ │ ← Mostly body │ │ ← Tiny body
│ │ └─┬─┘
└───┘ │
│ │
```
**How to interpret:**
| Body Ratio | Meaning |
|------------|---------|
| 90-100% | **Marubozu** - Extremely strong, full commitment |
| 70-90% | **Strong** - Clear winner (bulls or bears) |
| 40-70% | **Normal** - Typical market activity |
| 10-40% | **Weak** - Significant indecision |
| 0-10% | **Doji** - Complete indecision, no winner |
---
### 2️⃣ Close Position Score (25% of score)
**What it is:**
WHERE the candle closed within its range (high to low).
**What it tells you:**
- For a **bullish (green) candle**: Closing near the HIGH means buyers were still eager at the end = STRONG
- For a **bearish (red) candle**: Closing near the LOW means sellers were still eager at the end = STRONG
**Visual Example:**
```
Strong Bullish: Weak Bullish:
(closes near high) (closes near middle)
┌───┐ ← Close here │
│ │ ┌─┴─┐ ← Close here
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ │
└───┘ └───┘
│ │
```
**Why it matters:**
If price went UP but then sellers pushed it back down before the candle closed, that's a sign of weakness. The bulls couldn't hold their ground.
**How to interpret:**
| Close Position | For Bullish Candle | For Bearish Candle |
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 80-100% | Strong (near high) | Weak (near high) |
| 50-80% | Moderate | Moderate |
| 20-50% | Weak | Moderate |
| 0-20% | Very Weak (near low) | Strong (near low) |
---
### 3️⃣ Relative Volume - RVOL (25% of score)
**What is Volume?**
Volume is the NUMBER of shares/contracts traded during that candle. Think of it as "how many people participated."
**What is RVOL?**
RVOL compares TODAY'S volume to the AVERAGE volume.
**Formula:**
```
RVOL = Current Volume ÷ Average Volume (last 20 candles)
```
**What it tells you:**
- **RVOL = 1.0**: Normal activity (same as average)
- **RVOL = 2.0**: DOUBLE the normal activity (2x more traders involved)
- **RVOL = 0.5**: HALF the normal activity (fewer traders involved)
**Why it matters:**
A big price move with LOW volume is suspicious - it might not last.
A big price move with HIGH volume is confirmed - many traders agree.
**Think of it like voting:**
- High volume = Many people voted for this direction
- Low volume = Only a few people voted, decision might change
**How to interpret:**
| RVOL | Meaning | Signal Quality |
|------|---------|----------------|
| 2.0+ | Very High - Institutional activity likely | ⭐⭐⭐ Excellent |
| 1.5-2.0 | High - Significant interest | ⭐⭐ Good |
| 1.0-1.5 | Above Average | ⭐ Acceptable |
| 0.7-1.0 | Below Average | ⚠️ Caution |
| < 0.7 | Low - Lack of interest | ❌ Unreliable |
---
### 4️⃣ Size vs ATR (20% of score)
**What is ATR?**
ATR stands for "Average True Range." It measures how much the price TYPICALLY moves.
**What this component measures:**
How big is THIS candle compared to how big candles USUALLY are?
**Formula:**
```
ATR Ratio = This Candle's Size ÷ Average Candle Size (ATR)
```
**What it tells you:**
- **ATR Ratio = 2.0**: This candle is TWICE as big as normal = Significant move
- **ATR Ratio = 1.0**: This candle is normal sized
- **ATR Ratio = 0.5**: This candle is HALF the normal size = Minor move
**Why it matters:**
A 50-point move in a stock that normally moves 100 points is small.
A 50-point move in a stock that normally moves 20 points is HUGE.
Context matters!
**How to interpret:**
| ATR Ratio | Meaning |
|-----------|---------|
| 2.0+ | **Expansion** - Unusually large move, potential breakout |
| 1.5-2.0 | **Large** - Significant momentum |
| 1.0-1.5 | **Above Average** - Notable move |
| 0.5-1.0 | **Normal** - Typical movement |
| < 0.5 | **Small** - Insignificant, might be noise |
---
## 🧮 How the Final Score is Calculated
The indicator combines all 4 components with these weights:
```
Final Score = (Body Ratio × 30%) +
(Close Position × 25%) +
(RVOL Score × 25%) +
(Size Score × 20%)
```
**Result: A score from 0 to 100**
---
## 📊 Understanding the Strength Score
| Score | Classification | What It Means | Should You Trade It? |
|-------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|
| **70-100** | 🟢 STRONG | High conviction move, reliable signal | ✅ Yes - Good setup |
| **40-70** | 🟡 MODERATE | Average move, needs confirmation | ⚠️ Maybe - Add other indicators |
| **0-40** | 🔴 WEAK | Low conviction, unreliable | ❌ No - Wait for better setup |
---
## 🏷️ Special Pattern Markers
The indicator also detects special candlestick patterns:
### ⚡ Power Candle
**Requirements:**
- Body Ratio > 70% (strong body)
- RVOL > 1.5 (high volume)
- Close Position > 80% (closes near the extreme)
**What it means:** The BEST possible signal. Everything aligns perfectly.
### Ⓜ️ Marubozu
**Requirements:**
- Body Ratio > 90% (almost no wicks)
**What it means:** Complete dominance by bulls or bears. Very strong continuation signal.
### ◆ High Volume Doji
**Requirements:**
- Doji candle (tiny body)
- High volume
**What it means:** Many traders are fighting, but no one won. Often signals a REVERSAL is coming.
---
## ⚙️ Settings Explained
### Volume Settings
| Setting | Default | What It Does |
|---------|---------|--------------|
| Volume Lookback Period | 20 | How many candles to average for "normal" volume |
| RVOL Threshold | 1.5 | What counts as "high" volume (1.5 = 50% above average) |
### ATR Settings
| Setting | Default | What It Does |
|---------|---------|--------------|
| ATR Period | 14 | How many candles to calculate average movement |
| ATR Multiplier | 1.5 | What counts as a "large" candle |
### Strength Thresholds
| Setting | Default | What It Does |
|---------|---------|--------------|
| Strong Candle Threshold | 70 | Score needed to be "strong" |
| Weak Candle Threshold | 30 | Score below this is "weak" |
### Label Filter (Important!)
TradingView limits indicators to **500 labels maximum**. Use filters to see more history:
| Filter Mode | Shows | Best For |
|-------------|-------|----------|
| All Candles | Every single candle | Short-term charts (5min, 15min) |
| Strong Only (70+) | Only strong candles | Longer history, key signals only |
| Moderate+ (40+) | Moderate and strong | Balance of detail and history |
| Custom Minimum | Your choice | Full control |
**Tip:** On daily charts, use "Strong Only" to see months of history instead of just a few weeks.
### Label Settings
| Setting | What It Does |
|---------|--------------|
| Label Size | tiny / small / normal / large |
| Show Decimal Places | Show "72.5" instead of "73" |
| Label Style | With background bubble OR just text |
---
## 📖 How to Read the Info Table
The table in the corner shows details for the CURRENT (most recent) candle:
| Row | Meaning |
|-----|---------|
| **Candle Strength** | The final score (0-100) |
| **Direction** | BULLISH / BEARISH / DOJI |
| **Body Ratio** | Percentage of candle that is body |
| **Close Position** | Where it closed (0-100) |
| **Upper Wick** | Size of upper wick as % |
| **Lower Wick** | Size of lower wick as % |
| **RVOL** | Current volume vs average (1.5x = 50% above average) |
| **Size/ATR** | Candle size vs average size |
| **Classification** | STRONG / MODERATE / WEAK |
| **Vol Confirmed** | Is volume above threshold? |
| **Pattern** | Special pattern detected |
---
## 🎓 How to Use This Indicator
### Step 1: Add to Chart
1. Open Pine Editor in TradingView
2. Paste the code
3. Click "Add to Chart"
### Step 2: Adjust Filter (if needed)
- If you see "max labels reached," change filter to "Strong Only (70+)"
- This lets you see more candles in history
### Step 3: Look for Strong Signals
Focus on candles with:
- ✅ Score **70+** (bright green or red)
- ✅ **RVOL > 1.5** (confirmed by volume)
- ✅ Special markers (⚡, M, ◆)
### Step 4: Avoid Weak Signals
Be careful with candles that have:
- ❌ Score **below 40** (muted colors)
- ❌ **RVOL < 1.0** (no volume confirmation)
- ❌ Large wicks (rejection happened)
---
## 💡 Trading Tips for Beginners
### ✅ DO:
1. **Wait for strong candles (70+)** before entering trades
2. **Confirm with volume** - Look for RVOL > 1.5
3. **Use at support/resistance levels** - Strong candles at key levels are more meaningful
4. **Combine with other indicators** - RSI, MACD, or moving averages
5. **Practice on demo first** - Learn to recognize strong vs weak candles
### ❌ DON'T:
1. **Trade every candle** - Not all candles are worth trading
2. **Ignore volume** - A strong candle with low volume is suspicious
3. **Fight the trend** - Strong bearish candles in an uptrend might just be pullbacks
4. **Over-leverage** - Even strong signals can fail
---
## 📝 Quick Reference Cheat Sheet
```
STRONG CANDLE CHECKLIST:
□ Score 70+
□ RVOL > 1.5
□ Body Ratio > 60%
□ Close Position > 75% (bullish) or < 25% (bearish)
□ At key support/resistance level
WEAK CANDLE WARNING SIGNS:
□ Score < 40
□ RVOL < 0.7
□ Large wicks (> 30%)
□ Doji pattern
□ Small candle (ATR Ratio < 0.5)
```
---
## ⚠️ Important Disclaimers
1. **No indicator is 100% accurate** - Always use stop losses
2. **Past performance ≠ future results** - Markets change
3. **This is a tool, not a strategy** - Combine with other analysis
4. **Practice first** - Use paper trading before real money
---
## 🔔 Alerts Available
Set alerts for:
- Strong Bullish Candle (with volume confirmation)
- Strong Bearish Candle (with volume confirmation)
- Power Candle detected
- Marubozu detected
- High Volume Doji detected
---
## ❓ FAQ
**Q: Why are some candles missing labels?**
A: TradingView limits indicators to 500 labels. Use filters to see more history.
**Q: The label colors are hard to see. Can I change them?**
A: Yes! Go to Settings → Colors and customize all colors.
**Q: Should I only trade strong candles?**
A: Strong candles are MORE reliable, but not guaranteed. Always use proper risk management.
**Q: What timeframe works best?**
A: Works on all timeframes. Higher timeframes (4H, Daily) tend to have more reliable signals.
**Q: Can I use this for crypto/forex/stocks?**
A: Yes! This indicator works on any market with candlestick data and volume.
---
## 📚 Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|------|------------|
| **Bullish** | Price is going UP / Buyers are winning |
| **Bearish** | Price is going DOWN / Sellers are winning |
| **Doji** | Candle where open and close are nearly equal (indecision) |
| **Marubozu** | Candle with no wicks (full body) |
| **RVOL** | Relative Volume - current volume vs average |
| **ATR** | Average True Range - typical price movement |
| **Wick/Shadow** | The thin lines above/below the candle body |
| **Support** | Price level where buyers tend to step in |
| **Resistance** | Price level where sellers tend to step in |
| **Breakout** | When price moves beyond support/resistance |
---
**Happy Trading! 📈**
*Remember: The best traders are patient traders. Wait for strong setups.*
Order Flow Analysis [Master Alert]This script is a custom modification of the original "Order Flow Analysis" indicator by kingthies.
I have taken the original code and engineered a "Master Alert" system into it. Here is the breakdown of what this specific script does:
1. The Core Purpose: "One Ring to Rule Them All"
In the original script, if you wanted to catch every move, you would have to set up separate alerts for Divergences, Absorptions, Crosses, etc. This modified script combines all 8 possible signals into a single "Master Trigger."
2. What triggers the Alert?
The alert will fire if ANY of the following 4 events happen on a candle:
Divergence (The Arrows):
Green Arrow: Price makes lower low, Pressure makes higher low (Bullish).
Red Arrow: Price makes higher high, Pressure makes lower high (Bearish).
Absorption (The Transparent Bars):
Bull Absorption: Huge volume + Price won't drop (Hidden Buying).
Bear Absorption: Huge volume + Price won't rise (Hidden Selling).
Zero Line Crosses (The Sentiment Flip):
Bull Cross: Pressure score flips from Negative to Positive.
Bear Cross: Pressure score flips from Positive to Negative.
Strong Zones (Turbo Mode):
Strong Bull: Pressure score breaks above +50.
Strong Bear: Pressure score breaks below -50.
3. How to Use It
Add the script to your chart.
Create an Alert.
Select "Order Flow Master" as the Condition.
Select "MASTER ALERT (All Signals)".
Now, you will get a notification for every single significant event this indicator detects, without needing multiple alert slots.
Kinetic EMA & Volume with State EngineKinetic EMA & Volume with State Engine (EMVOL)
1. Introduction & Concept
The EMVOL indicator converts a dense family of EMA signals and volume flows into a compact “state engine”. Instead of looking at individual EMA lines or simple crossovers, the script treats each EMA as part of a kinetic vector field and classifies the market into interpretable states:
- Trend direction and strength (from a grid of prime‑period EMAs).
- Volume regime (expansion, contraction, climax, dry‑up).
- Order‑flow bias via delta (buy versus sell volume).
- A combined scenario label that summarises how these three layers interact.
The goal is educational: to help traders see that moving averages and volume become more meaningful when observed as a structure, not as isolated lines. EMVOL is therefore designed as a real‑time teaching tool, not as an automatic signal generator.
2. Volume Settings
Group: “Volume Settings”
A. Calculation Method
- Geometry (Source File) – Default mode.
Buy and sell volume are estimated from each candle’s geometry: the close is compared to the high/low range and the bar’s total volume is split proportionally between buyers and sellers. This approximation works on any TradingView plan and does not require lower‑timeframe data.
- Intrabar (Precise) – Reconstructs buy/sell volume using a lower timeframe via requestUpAndDownVolume(). The script asks TradingView for historical intrabar data (e.g., 15‑second bars) and builds buy/sell volume and delta from that stream. This mode can produce a more accurate view of order flow, but coverage is limited by your account’s history limits and the symbol’s available lower‑timeframe data.
B. Intrabar Resolution (If Precise)
- Intrabar Resolution (If Precise) – Selected only when the calculation method is “Intrabar (Precise)”. It defines which lower timeframe (for example 15S, 30S, 1m) is used to compute up/down volume. Smaller intrabar timeframes may give smoother and more granular deltas, but require more historical depth from the platform.
When “Intrabar (Precise)” is active, the dashboard’s extended section shows the resolution and the number of bars for which precise volume has been successfully retrieved, in the format:
- Mode: Intrabar (15S) – where N is the count of bars with valid high‑resolution volume data.
In Geometry mode this counter simply reflects the processed bars in the current session.
3. Kinetic Vector Settings
Group: “Kinetic Vector”
A. Vector Window
- Vector Window – Controls the temporal smoothing applied to the aggregated vectors (trend, volume, delta, etc.). Internally, each bar’s vector value is averaged with a simple moving window of this length.
- Shorter windows make the state engine more reactive and sensitive to local swings.
- Longer windows make the states more stable and better suited to higher‑timeframe structure.
B. Max Prime Period
- Max Prime Period – Sets the largest prime number used in the EMA grid. The engine builds a family of EMAs on prime lengths (2, 3, 5, 7, …) up to this limit and converts their slopes into angles.
- A higher limit increases the number of long‑horizon EMAs in the grid and makes the vectors sensitive to broader structure.
- A lower limit focuses the analysis on short- and medium‑term behaviour.
C. Price Source
- Price Source – The price series from which the kinetic EMA grid is built (e.g., Close, HLC3, OHLC4). Changing the source modifies the context that the state engine is reading but does not change the core logic.
4. State Engine Settings
Group: “State Engine Settings”
These inputs define how the continuous vectors are translated into discrete states.
A. Trend Thresholds
- Strong Trend Threshold – Value above which the trend vector is treated as “extreme bullish” and below which it is “extreme bearish”.
- Weak Trend Threshold – Inner boundary between neutral and directional conditions.
Roughly:
- |trend| < weak → Neutral trend state.
- weak < |trend| ≤ strong → Bullish/Bearish.
- |trend| > strong → Extreme Bullish/Extreme Bearish.
B. Volume Thresholds
- Volume Climax Threshold – Upper bound at which volume is considered “climax” (unusually expanded participation).
- Volume Expansion Threshold – Boundary for normal expansion versus contraction.
Conceptually:
- Volume above “expansion” indicates increasing activity.
- Volume near or above “climax” marks extreme participation.
- Negative values below the symmetric thresholds map to contraction and extreme dry‑up (liquidity vacuum) states.
C. Delta Thresholds
- Strong Delta Threshold – Cut‑off for extreme buying or selling dominance in delta.
- Weak Delta Threshold – Threshold for mild buy/sell bias versus neutral order flow.
Combined with the sign of the delta vector, these thresholds classify order flow as:
- Extreme Buy, Buy‑Dominant, Neutral, Sell‑Dominant, Extreme Sell.
D. State Hysteresis Bars
- State Hysteresis Bars – Minimum number of bars for which a new state must persist before the engine commits to the change. This prevents the dashboard from flickering during fast spikes and emphasises persistent market behaviour.
- Smaller values switch states quickly; larger values demand more confirmation.
5. Visual Interface
Group: “Visual Interface”
A. Ribbon Base Color
- Ribbon Base Color – Base hue for the multi‑layer EMA ribbon drawn around price. The script plots a dense grid of hidden EMAs and fills the gaps between them to form a semi‑transparent band. Narrow, overlapping bands hint at compression; wider separation hints at dispersion across EMA horizons.
B. Show Dashboard
- Show Dashboard – Toggles the on‑chart table which summarises the current state engine output. Disable this if you only want to keep the EMA ribbon and volume‑based structure on the price chart.
C. Color Theme
- Color Theme – Switch between a dark and light style for the dashboard background and text colours so that the table matches your chart theme.
D. Table Position
- Table Position – Places the dashboard at any corner or edge of the chart (Top / Middle / Bottom × Left / Centre / Right).
E. Table Size
- Table Size – Changes the dashboard’s text size (Tiny, Small, Normal, Large). Use a larger size on high‑resolution screens or when streaming.
F. Show Extended Info
- Show Extended Info – Adds diagnostic rows under the main state summary:
- Mode / Primes / Vector – Shows the current calculation mode (Geometry / Intrabar), the selected intrabar resolution and coverage in bars ( ), how many prime periods are active, and the vector window.
- Values – Displays the current aggregated vectors:
- P: price vector
- V: volume vector
- B: buy‑volume vector
- S: sell‑volume vector
- D: delta vector
Values are bounded between ‑1 and +1.
- Volume Stats – Prints the last bar’s raw buy volume, sell volume and delta as formatted numbers.
- Footer – A final row with the symbol and current time: #SYMBOL | HH:MM.
These extended rows are meant for inspecting how the engine is behaving under the hood while you scroll the chart and compare different assets or timeframes.
6. Language Settings
Group: “Language Settings”
- Select Language – Switches the entire dashboard between English and Turkish.
The underlying calculations and scenario logic are identical; only the labels, titles and comments in the table are translated.
7. Dashboard Structure & Reading Guide
The table summarises the current situation in a few rows:
1. System Header – Shows the script name and the active calculation method (“Geometry” or “Intrabar”).
2. Scenario Title – High‑level description of the current combined scenario (e.g., “Trending Buy Confirmed”, “Sideways Balanced”, “Bull Trap”, “Blow‑Off Top”). The background colour is derived from the scenario family (trending, compression, exhaustion, anomaly, etc.).
3. Bias / Trend Line – States the dominant trend bias derived from the trend vector (Extreme Bullish, Bullish, Neutral, Bearish, Extreme Bearish).
4. Signal / Consideration Line – A short sentence giving qualitative guidance about the current state (for example: continuation risk, exhaustion risk, trap‑like behaviour, or compression). This is deliberately phrased as a consideration, not as a direct trading signal.
5. Trend / Volume / Delta Rows – Three separate rows explain, in plain language, how the trend, volume regime and delta are classified at this bar.
6. Extended Info (optional) – Mode / primes / vector settings, current vector values, and last‑bar volume statistics, as described above.
Together, these rows are meant to be read as a narrative of what price, volume and order‑flow are doing, not as mechanical instructions.
8. State Taxonomy
The state engine organizes market behaviour in three stages.
8.1 Trend States (from the Price Vector)
- Extreme Bullish Trend – The prime‑grid price vector is strongly upward; most EMAs are aligned to the upside.
- Bullish Trend – Upward bias is present, but less extreme.
- Neutral Trend – EMAs are mixed or flat; price is effectively sideways relative to the grid.
- Bearish Trend – Downward bias, with the EMA grid sloping down.
- Extreme Bearish Trend – Strong downside alignment across the grid.
8.2 Volume Regime States (from the Volume Vector)
- Volume Climax (Buy‑Side) – Strong positive volume vector; participation is unusually high in the current direction.
- Volume Expansion – Activity above normal but below the climax threshold.
- Neutral Volume – No major expansion or contraction versus recent history.
- Volume Contraction – Activity is drying up compared with the past.
- Extreme Dry‑Up / Liquidity Vacuum – Very low participation; the market is thin and prone to slippage.
8.3 Delta Behaviour States (from the Delta Vector)
- Extreme Buy Delta – Buying pressure dominates strongly.
- Buy‑Dominant Delta – Buy volume exceeds sell volume, but not at an extreme.
- Neutral Delta – Buy and sell flows are roughly balanced.
- Sell‑Dominant Delta – Selling pressure dominates.
- Extreme Sell Delta – Aggressive, one‑sided selling.
8.4 Combined Scenario State s
EMVOL uses the three base states above to generate a single scenario label. These scenarios are designed to be read as context, not as entry or exit signals.
Trending Scenarios
1. Trending Buy Confirmed
- Bullish or extreme bullish trend, supported by expanding or climax volume and buy‑side delta.
- Educational idea: a healthy uptrend where both participation and order flow agree with the direction.
2. Trending Buy – Weak Volume
- Bullish trend, but volume is neutral, contracting or in dry‑up while delta is still buy‑side.
- Educational idea: price is advancing, yet participation is thinning; trend continuation becomes more fragile.
3. Trending Sell Confirmed
- Bearish or extreme bearish trend, with expanding or climax volume and sell‑side delta.
- Educational idea: strong downtrend with both volume and order‑flow confirmation.
4. Trending Sell – Weak Volume
- Bearish trend, but volume is neutral, contracting or very low while delta remains sell‑side.
- Educational idea: downside continues but with limited participation; vulnerable to short‑covering.
Sideways / Range Scenarios
5. Sideways Balanced
- Neutral trend, neutral delta, neutral volume.
- Classic range environment; low directional edge, suitable for observation and context rather than trend trading.
6. Sideways with Buy Pressure
- Neutral trend, but buy‑side delta is dominant or extreme.
- Range with latent accumulation: price may still appear sideways, but buyers are quietly more active.
7. Sideways with Sell Pressure
- Neutral trend with dominant or extreme sell‑side delta.
- Distribution‑like environment where price chops while sellers are gradually more aggressive.
Exhaustion & Volume Extremes
8. Exhaustion – Buy Risk
- Extreme bullish trend, volume climax and strong buy‑side delta.
- Educational idea: very strong up‑move where both participation and delta are already stretched; risk of exhaustion or blow‑off.
9. Exhaustion – Sell Risk
- Extreme bearish trend, volume dry‑up and strong sell‑side delta.
- Suggests one‑sided selling into increasingly thin liquidity.
10. Volume Climax (Buy)
- Neutral trend, neutral delta, but volume at climax levels.
- Often associated with a “big event” bar where participation spikes without a clear directional commitment.
11. Volume Climax (Sell / Dry‑Up)
- Neutral trend and neutral delta, while the volume vector indicates an extreme dry‑up.
- Highlights a stand‑still episode: very limited interest from both sides, increasing the sensitivity to future impulses.
Divergences
12. Divergence – Bullish Context
- Bullish or extreme bullish trend, but delta has faded back to neutral.
- Price trend continues while order‑flow conviction softens; can precede pauses or complex corrections.
13. Divergence – Bearish Context
- Bearish or extreme bearish trend with a neutral delta.
- Downtrend persists, but selling pressure no longer dominates as clearly.
Consolidation & Compression
14. Consolidation
- Default state when no specific pattern dominates and the market is broadly balanced.
- Educational use: treat this as a “no strong edge” label; focus on structure rather than direction.
15. Breakout Imminent
- Neutral trend with contracting volume.
- Compression phase where energy is building up; often precedes transitions into trending or shock scenarios.
Traps & Hidden Divergences
16. Bull Trap
- Bullish trend, with neutral or contracting volume and sell‑side delta.
- Price appears strong, but order‑flow shifts against it; often seen near fake breakouts or failing rallies.
17. Bear Trap
- Bearish trend, neutral or contracting volume, but buy‑side delta.
- Downtrend “looks” intact, while buyers become more aggressive underneath the surface.
18. Hidden Bullish Divergence
- Bullish trend, contracting volume, but strong buy‑side delta.
- Educational idea: price dips or slows while aggressive buyers step in, often inside an ongoing uptrend.
19. Hidden Bearish Divergence
- Bearish trend, volume expansion and strong sell‑side delta.
- Reinforced downside pressure even if price is temporarily retracing.
Reversal & Transition Patterns
20. Reversal to Bearish
- Neutral trend, volume climax and strong sell‑side delta.
- Suggests that heavy selling appears at the top of a move, turning a previously neutral or rising context into potential downside.
21. Reversal to Bullish
- Neutral trend, extreme volume dry‑up and strong buy‑side delta.
- Often associated with selling exhaustion where buyers start to take control.
22. Indecision Spike
- Neutral trend with extreme volume (climax or dry‑up) but neutral delta.
- Crowd participation changes sharply while order‑flow remains undecided; treat as an informational spike rather than a direction.
Extended Compression & Acceleration
23. Coiling Phase
- Neutral trend, contracting volume, and delta that is neutral or only mildly one‑sided.
- Extended compression where price, volume and delta all contract into a tightly coiled range, often preceding a strong move.
24. Bullish Acceleration
- Bullish trend with volume expansion and strong buy‑side delta.
- Uptrend not only continues but gains kinetic strength; educationally, this illustrates how trend, volume and delta align in the strongest phases of a move.
25. Bearish Acceleration
- Bearish trend with volume expansion and strong sell‑side delta.
- Mirror image of Bullish Acceleration on the downside.
Trend Exhaustion & Climax Reversal
26. Bull Exhaustion
- Bullish or extreme bullish trend, with contraction or dry‑up in volume and buy‑side or neutral delta.
- The move has already travelled far; participation fades while price is still elevated.
27. Bear Exhaustion
- Bearish or extreme bearish trend, with volume climax or contraction and sell‑side or neutral delta.
- Down‑move may be approaching a point where additional selling pressure has diminishing impact.
28. Blow‑Off Top
- Extreme bullish trend, volume climax and extreme buy delta all at once.
- Classic blow‑off behaviour: price, volume and order‑flow are simultaneously stretched in the same direction.
29. Selling Climax Reversal
- Extreme bearish trend with extreme volume dry‑up and extreme sell‑side delta.
- Marks a very aggressive capitulation phase that can precede major rebounds.
Advanced VSA / Anomaly Scenarios
30. Absorption
- Typically neutral trend with expanding or climax volume and extreme delta (either buy or sell).
- Educational focus: large participants are aggressively absorbing liquidity from the opposite side, while price remains relatively contained.
31. Distribution
- Scenario where volume remains elevated while directional conviction weakens and the trend slows.
- Represents potential “selling into strength” or “buying into weakness”, depending on the active side.
32. Liquidity Vacuum
- Combination of thin liquidity (extreme dry‑up) with a directional trend or strong delta.
- Highlights environments where even small orders can move price disproportionately.
33. Anomaly / Shock Event
- Triggered when the vector z‑scores detect rare combinations of price, volume and delta behaviour that deviate from their own historical distribution.
- Intended as a warning label for unusual events rather than a specific tradeable pattern.
9. Educational Usage Notes
- EMVOL does not produce mechanical “buy” or “sell” commands. Instead, it classes each bar into an interpretable state so that traders can study how trends, volume and order‑flow interact over time.
- A common exercise is to overlay your usual EMA crossovers, support/resistance or price patterns and observe which EMVOL scenarios appear around entries, exits, traps and climaxes.
- Because the vectors are normalized (bounded between ‑1 and +1) and then discretized, the same conceptual states can be compared across different symbols and timeframes.
10. Disclaimer & Educational Purpose
This indicator is provided strictly as an educational and analytical tool. Its purpose is to help visualise how price, volume and order‑flow interact; it is not designed to function as a stand‑alone trading system.
Please note:
1. No Automated Strategy – The script does not implement a complete trading strategy. Scenario labels and dashboard messages are descriptive and should not be followed as unconditional entry or exit signals.
2. No Financial Advice – All information produced by this indicator is general market analysis. It must not be interpreted as investment, financial or trading advice, or as a recommendation to buy or sell any instrument.
3. Risk Warning – Trading and investing involve substantial risk, including the risk of loss. Always perform your own analysis, use appropriate position sizing and risk management, and consult a qualified professional if needed. You are solely responsible for any decisions made using this tool.
4. Data Precision & Platform Limits – The “Intrabar (Precise)” mode depends on the availability of high‑resolution historical data at the chosen intrabar timeframe. If your TradingView plan or the symbol’s history does not provide sufficient depth, this mode may only partially cover the visible chart. In such cases, consider switching to “Geometry (Source File)” for a fully populated view.
Dual SMT - Standard & Hidden [Pogiest]General
Smart Money Technique (SMT) involves identifying divergences in a correlated asset triad to predict new phases of price, a shift in market sentiment, and also potential trend reversals. An SMT divergence occurs when one or two assets makes a new high or low, but the other asset or assets does not, signaling a potential shift in market direction. A Hidden SMT Divergence occurs when one or two assets’ closing price closes higher or lower than the other one or two assets’ closing price. However, with potential gaps in price, an opening price can also be the extreme when comparing assets for divergences. Hidden SMT divergence compares the candle bodies while a Standard SMT divergence compares the highs and lows. Both types of SMTs are considered to be cracks in correlation and can be used to identify potential new phases of price whether it be a reversal, retracement, consolidation, and continuation.
Note: Credit of concepts/ideas goes to ICT and TraderDaye.
What Makes This Indicator Unique
The indicator has the ability to display Standard SMTs, Hidden SMTs, or both simultaneously in real-time, tick by tick in the time period selected in a correlated asset triad. Toggle modes for each type of SMT will run independently (runs when enabled) and therefore, optimizes performance. Option to select three different tickers in settings instead of limiting analysis to pairs makes this indicator more versatile. In addition, the indicator has “Invert” toggle options to track both Standard and Hidden SMTs for assets with negative correlations.
Instead of confirming SMT by selecting the number of pivots to look back for detection and confirmation, lines will be plotted on the chart on the first tick it detects a divergence. This can help traders anticipate SMTs in advance and give early warnings instead of waiting for a pivot confirmation. Active lines are displayed on the chart when the indicator identifies a divergence from the current time range to the previous time range in a correlated asset triad. These lines will move dynamically tick by tick on the chart and are anchored to the exact high/lows (Standard SMT) or bodies extremes (Hidden SMT). For inverted symbols, the lines will plot at the inverted anchor points. If new extremes are being made, the lines will move dynamically with the current forming candle for visual precision. During the current time period, the indicator continues to scan for new highs/lows as well as scanning the body high/lows while making line adjustments automatically. Lines will get deleted once the SMT becomes invalid.
The indicator is also designed for consecutive time ranges or cycles. Users are able to select the timeframe to monitor divergences which the indicator has multiple options to choose from including the most used timeframes (i.e. Monthly, Weekly, Daily, 6HR, 4HR, 90M, 1HR, 30M, 15M, etc). For example, if the 90m timeframe is selected, then the indicator will scan for divergences at the extremes in the current 90m cycle and compare the extremes to the previous 90m cycle. The indicator is designed to work when viewing lower timeframes while selecting higher timeframe cycles in settings.
There are four separate alert systems included in this indicator consisting of Standard bull/bear and Hidden bull/bear. Indicator is mode-aware and only triggers when alerts are enabled.
Dynamic Capabilities
Active (Real-Time):
For Standard SMT (High/Low), the indicator scans for divergences using the absolute highs and lows of each candle:
• Bull SMT: Compares the lowest points (wicks included).
• Bear SMT: Compares the highest points (wicks included).
In addition to SMT lines being plotted immediately after detection and lines moving dynamically at new high/low extremes, the indicator will remove the SMT automatically at the first tick it detects the divergence becoming invalid (i.e. all assets made a higher high or lower low in two consecutive time periods). Standard SMT labels are displayed as "SMT - TF" and are anchored to the center of the SMT line.
For Hidden SMT (Bodies), the indicator scans for divergences using only the candle body extremes (open/close, ignoring wicks):
• Bull SMT: Compares the lowest body prices (min of open/close) - divergence based on where bodies close, not wicks.
• Bear SMT: Compares the highest body prices (max of open/close) - divergence based on where bodies close, not wicks.
In addition to SMT lines being plotted immediately after detection and lines moving dynamically following the body high/low extremes, the indicator will remove the SMT automatically once the divergence becomes invalid (i.e. all assets made a higher high or lower low with the body extremes in two consecutive time periods). Hidden SMT labels are displayed as "SMT - TF" and are anchored to the center of the SMT line.
Historical (Fixed Plotting):
Once an SMT divergence (Standard or Hidden) was active and the current time range completes, the SMT line will be plotted and fixed on the chart as a historical line as the new time range starts. When the new time range starts, the cycle resets and the indicator scans for a new active SMT line in the current time range compared to the previous time range. Historical lines are stored for Standard SMT (up to 5) and Hidden SMT (up to 5) for the most recent lines.
Inverse SMT lines (Negative Correlation):
Assets with a negative correlation can be selected in settings with the Invert toggle option selected in settings. SMT divergences for both Standard and Hidden SMTs will be plotted on the chart at their respective anchor points from the previous time cycle to the current time cycle. Lines will behave normally as how it functions when the invert toggle is deselected. However, the lines are inverted on the chart with bullish SMT lines at the highs or bearish SMT lines at the lows.
Usage
Traders can use both types of SMT divergences to anticipate potential reversals in points of interest such as higher timeframe swing points, supply/demand zones, higher timeframe imbalances, key levels, etc. This indicator can also be beneficial in identifying cracks in correlation via Hidden SMT when there are no divergences off the highs and lows. SMT divergences (standard and hidden) can be used as a confirmation tool with other confluences to identify trend direction with respect to points of interest, higher timeframe order-flow, lower timeframe order-flow, etc. In addition, having both a Standard SMT and Hidden SMT divergence display could potentially signal a reversal. It is up to the trader to gauge the price action at the time.
Settings
1. Choose up to three different assets to monitor.
Note: If only two are selected, the indicator will only display the two selected and compare the two assets for divergences.
2. Choose up to one timeframe to monitor.
3. Enable/disable Invert mode.
4. For Standard and Hidden SMT: Enable/disable SMT-Active lines, option to change line style, line width, bull SMT line color, bear SMT line color, and bull/bear label text color.
5. For Standard and Hidden SMT: Enable/disable Historical SMT lines, adjust max historical SMT signals to be displayed (up to 5), option to change line style, line width, bull SMT line color, bear SMT line color, and bull/bear label text color.
6. For Standard and Hidden SMT: Show/hide SMT Labels and adjustable label offset.
7. Shared Label Settings: Adjust label size.
8. Enable/disable SMT Active alerts for Standard and Hidden SMT.
Risk Disclaimer
This indicator is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. All trading and investment decisions remain solely the responsibility of the user.
Trading involves a high degree of risk, and past performance is not indicative of future results.
Always conduct your own research and consult with a qualified financial professional before making any trading decisions.
By using this indicator, users acknowledge they understand these risks and accept full responsibility for their trading decisions and outcomes.
(QUANTLABS) Fractal God Mode: 25-Timeframe Scanner The indicator aggregates data into three distinct metric columns:
1. STRUCT (Market Structure) This analyzes price action relative to Fractal Pivots (Highs and Lows) to determine market direction.
HH (Breakout): Price has closed above the previous Pivot High. (Bullish Structure)
LL (Breakdown): Price has closed below the previous Pivot Low. (Bearish Structure)
TRAPPED: Price is trading between the last Pivot High and Low. This indicates a ranging market where trend trades should be avoided.
2. VELOCITY (Thrust) This measures the specific strength of the current candle on that timeframe.
The Math: It calculates the ratio of the body (Close - Open) relative to the total candle range (High - Low).
The Signal: High positive numbers (Green) indicate buyers are closing near highs. High negative numbers (Red) indicate sellers are dominating the range.
3. QUALITY (Efficiency Ratio) This acts as a "Noise Filter." It determines if the trend is moving in a straight line or whipping back and forth.
The Math: It divides the Net Price Movement (Distance from 5 bars ago) by the Total Path Traveled (Sum of the ranges of the last 5 bars).
PRISTINE (Values > 0.6): The market is moving efficiently in one direction.
CHOPPY (Values < 0.4): The market is volatile and non-directional (High Noise).
1. The Matrix (Dashboard) Located in the bottom right, this table gives you an instant read on Short-Term (3m-9m), Medium-Term (10m-45m), and Long-Term (1H-Daily) trends.
2. Coherence Flow At the bottom of the table, the script sums up the structural score of all 25 timeframes.
COHERENT BULL: When the Short, Medium, and Long terms align green.
COHERENT BEAR: When the Short, Medium, and Long terms align red.
3. God Mode (Global S/R) The indicator can plot Support and Resistance levels from higher timeframes onto your current chart. For example, while trading the 5m chart, you can see the 4H and Daily pivot levels plotted automatically as dotted lines, ensuring you never trade blindly into a higher-timeframe wall.
Trend Following: Wait for the "Coherent Bull/Bear" signal at the bottom of the dashboard. This confirms that momentum is aligned from the 3m chart up to the Daily.
Scalping: Focus on the Quality column. Only take trades when the Quality is "CLEAN" or "PRISTINE." Avoid entries when the dashboard warns of "High Noise" (Choppy).
Risk Management: If the dashboard shows "TRAPPED" on the Long Term (1H+), reduce position size or wait for a breakout.
Pivot Lookback: Adjusts the sensitivity of the Fractal Structure (Default: 5).
Show Fractal DNA Matrix: Toggles the dashboard table.
Show ALL Timeframe S/R: Enables "God Mode" to see supports/resistances from all 25 timeframes (Heavy visual processing, use carefully).
DeltaBurst Locator ## DeltaBurst Locator
DeltaBurst Locator is a sponsorship detector that divides OBV impulse by price thrust, normalizes the ratio, and cross-checks it against a higher timeframe confirmation stream. The oscillator turns the abstract "is this move real?" question into a precise number, exposing accumulation, distribution, and exhaustion across futures and stocks.
HOW IT WORKS
OBV Impulse vs. Price Change – Smoothed deltas of On-Balance Volume and price are ratioed, then normalized using a hyperbolic tangent function to prevent single prints from dominating.
Signal vs. Confirmation – A short EMA produces the execution signal while a higher-timeframe request.security() feed validates whether broader flows agree.
Spectrum Classification – Expansion/compression metrics grade whether current aggression is intense or fading, while ±0.65 bands define exhaust/vacuum zones.
Slope Divergences – Linear regression slopes on both price and the ratio expose bullish/bearish sponsorship mismatches before candles reverse.
HOW TO USE IT
Breakout Validation : Only chase breakouts when both local and higher-timeframe ratios are on the same side of zero; mixed signals suggest liquidity is fading.
Absorption Trades : When the histogram spikes beyond ±0.65 but the EMA lags, expect absorption; combine with price structure for pinpoint reversals.
News/Event Monitoring : During earnings or macro releases, watch for ratio collapses with price still rising—this flags forced moves driven by hedging rather than real demand.
VISUAL FEATURES
Color logic: Positive sponsorship fills teal, negative fills crimson against the zero line, making intent obvious at a glance.
Optional markers: Burst triangles and divergence dots can be enabled when you need explicit annotations or left off for a minimalist panel.
Compression heatmap: Background shading communicates whether the market is coiling (high compression) or erupting (low compression).
Dashboard: Displays the live ratio, higher-timeframe ratio, and agreement state to speed up scanning across tickers.
PARAMETERS
Fast Pulse Length (default: 5): Controls the smoothing window for price change detection.
Slow Equilibrium Length (default: 34): Window for expansion/compression calculation.
OBV Smooth (default: 8): Smoothing period for OBV impulse calculation.
Ratio Ceiling (default: 3.0): Controls how aggressively values saturate; raise for high-volatility tickers.
Signal EMA (default: 4): EMA period for the signal line.
Confirmation Timeframe (default: 240): Pick a higher anchor (e.g., 4H) to validate intraday moves.
Divergence Window (default: 21): Window for slope-based divergence detection.
Show Burst Markers (default: disabled): Toggle burst triangles on demand.
Show Divergence Markers (default: disabled): Toggle divergence dots on demand.
Show Delta Dashboard (default: enabled): Hide when screen space is limited; leave on for desk broadcasts.
ALERTS
The indicator includes four alert conditions:
DeltaBurst Bull: Spotted a bullish liquidity burst
DeltaBurst Bear: Spotted a bearish liquidity burst
DeltaBurst Bull Div: Detected bullish sponsorship divergence
DeltaBurst Bear Div: Detected bearish sponsorship divergence
Hope you enjoy!
MTC – Multi-Timeframe Trend Confirmator V2MTC – Multi-Timeframe Trend Confirmator V2
A comprehensive trend analysis indicator that systematically combines six technical indicators across three customizable timeframes, using a weighted scoring system to identify high-probability trend conditions.
ORIGINALITY AND CONCEPT
This indicator is original in its approach to multi-timeframe trend confirmation. Rather than relying on a single indicator or timeframe, it creates a composite score by evaluating six different technical conditions simultaneously across three timeframes. The scoring system weighs certain indicators more heavily based on their reliability in trend identification. The visual gauge provides an at-a-glance view of trend alignment across timeframes, making it easier to identify when multiple timeframes agree - a condition that typically produces stronger, more reliable trends.
HOW IT WORKS - DETAILED SCORING METHODOLOGY
The indicator evaluates six technical conditions on each timeframe. Each condition contributes to a composite score:
EMA 200 (Weight: 1 point)
Bullish: Price closes above EMA 200 (+1)
Bearish: Price closes below EMA 200 (-1)
Rationale: Long-term trend direction
SMA 50/200 Crossover (Weight: 1 point)
Bullish: SMA 50 above SMA 200 (+1)
Bearish: SMA 50 below SMA 200 (-1)
Rationale: Golden/Death cross confirmation
RSI 14 (Weight: 1 point)
Bullish: RSI above 55 (+1)
Bearish: RSI below 45 (-1)
Neutral: RSI between 45-55 (0)
Rationale: Momentum filter with buffer zone to avoid chop
MACD (12,26,9) (Weight: 1 point)
Bullish: MACD line above signal line (+1)
Bearish: MACD line below signal line (-1)
Rationale: Trend momentum confirmation
ADX 14 (Weight: 2 points - DOUBLE WEIGHTED)
Requires ADX above 25 to activate
Bullish: DI+ above DI- and ADX > 25 (+2)
Bearish: DI- above DI+ and ADX > 25 (-2)
Neutral: ADX below 25 (0)
Rationale: Trend strength filter - only counts when a strong trend exists. Double weighted because ADX is specifically designed to measure trend strength, making it more reliable than oscillators.
Supertrend (Factor: 3.0, ATR Period: 10) (Weight: 2 points - DOUBLE WEIGHTED)
Bullish: Direction indicator = -1 (+2)
Bearish: Direction indicator = +1 (-2)
Rationale: Dynamic support/resistance that adapts to volatility. Double weighted because Supertrend provides clear, objective trend signals with built-in stop-loss levels.
COMPOSITE SCORE CALCULATION:
Total possible score range: -10 to +10 points
Score interpretation:
Score > 2: UPTREND (majority of indicators bullish, especially weighted ones)
Score < -2: DOWNTREND (majority of indicators bearish, especially weighted ones)
Score between -2 and +2: NEUTRAL/RANGING (mixed signals or weak trend)
The threshold of +/- 2 was chosen because it requires more than just basic agreement - it typically means at least 3-4 indicators align, or that the heavily-weighted indicators (ADX, Supertrend) confirm the direction.
MULTI-TIMEFRAME LOGIC:
The indicator calculates the composite score independently for three timeframes:
Higher Timeframe (default: 4H) - Major trend direction
Mid Timeframe (default: 1H) - Intermediate trend
Lower Timeframe (default: 15min) - Entry timing
Main Trend Confirmation Rule:
The indicator only signals a confirmed trend when BOTH the higher timeframe AND mid timeframe scores agree (both > 2 for uptrend, or both < -2 for downtrend). This dual-timeframe confirmation significantly reduces false signals during choppy or ranging markets.
HOW TO USE IT
Setup:
Add indicator to chart
Customize timeframes based on your trading style:
Scalpers: 15min, 5min, 1min
Day traders: 4H, 1H, 15min (default)
Swing traders: Daily, 4H, 1H
Toggle individual indicators on/off based on your preference
Adjust Supertrend parameters if needed for your instrument's volatility
Reading the Gauge (Top Right Corner):
Each row shows one timeframe
Left column: Timeframe label
Middle column: Visual strength bars (10 bars = maximum score)
Green bars = Bullish score
Red bars = Bearish score
Yellow bars = Neutral/ranging
More filled bars = stronger trend
Right column: Numerical score
Trading Signals:
Entry Signals:
Long Entry: Wait for upward triangle arrow (appears when higher + mid TF both bullish)
Confirm gauge shows green bars on higher and mid timeframes
Lower timeframe should ideally turn green for entry timing
Chart background tints light green
Short Entry: Wait for downward triangle arrow (appears when higher + mid TF both bearish)
Confirm gauge shows red bars on higher and mid timeframes
Lower timeframe should ideally turn red for entry timing
Chart background tints light red
Position Management:
Stay in position while higher and mid timeframes remain aligned
Consider reducing position size when mid timeframe score weakens
Exit when higher timeframe trend reverses (daily label changes)
Avoiding False Signals:
Ignore signals when gauge shows mixed colors across timeframes
Avoid trading when scores are close to threshold (+/- 2 to +/- 4 range)
Best trades occur when all three timeframes align (all green or all red in gauge)
Use the numerical scores: higher absolute values (7-10) indicate stronger, more reliable trends
Practical Examples:
Example 1 - Strong Uptrend Entry:
Higher TF: +8 (strong green bars)
Mid TF: +6 (strong green bars)
Lower TF: +4 (moderate green bars)
Action: Look for long entries on lower timeframe pullbacks
Background is tinted green, upward arrow appears
Example 2 - Ranging Market (Avoid):
Higher TF: +3 (weak green)
Mid TF: -1 (weak red)
Lower TF: +2 (neutral yellow)
Action: Stay out, wait for alignment
Example 3 - Trend Reversal Warning:
Higher TF: +7 (still green)
Mid TF: -3 (turned red)
Lower TF: -5 (strong red)
Action: Consider exiting longs, prepare for potential higher TF reversal
Customization Options:
Timeframes: Adjust all three to match your trading horizon
Indicator Toggles: Disable indicators that don't suit your instrument:
Disable RSI for highly volatile crypto markets
Disable SMA crossover for range-bound instruments
Keep ADX and Supertrend enabled for trending markets
Visual Preferences:
Arrow size: 5 options from Tiny to Huge
Gauge size: Small/Medium/Large for different screen sizes
Toggle arrows on/off if you only want the gauge
Alert Setup:
Right-click chart, "Add Alert"
Condition: MTC v6 - UPTREND or DOWNTREND
Get notified when multi-timeframe confirmation occurs
Best Practices:
Use with Price Action: The indicator works best when combined with support/resistance levels, chart patterns, and volume analysis
Risk Management: Even with multi-timeframe confirmation, always use stop losses
Market Context: Works best in trending markets; less reliable in strong consolidation
Backtesting: Test the default settings on your specific instrument and timeframe before live trading
Patience: Wait for full multi-timeframe alignment rather than taking premature signals
Technical Notes:
All calculations use Pine Script's security function to fetch data from multiple timeframes
Prevents repainting by using confirmed bar data
Gauge updates in real-time on the last bar
Daily labels mark at the open of each new daily candle
Works on all instruments and timeframes
This indicator is ideal for traders who want objective, systematic trend identification without the complexity of analyzing multiple indicators manually across different timeframes.
-NATANTIA
CVD [able0.1]# CVD Overlay iOS Style - Complete User Guide
## 📖 Table of Contents
1. (#what-is-cvd)
2. (#installation-guide)
3. (#understanding-the-display)
4. (#reading-the-info-table)
5. (#settings--customization)
6. (#trading-strategies)
7. (#common-mistakes-to-avoid)
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## 🎯 What is CVD?
**CVD (Cumulative Volume Delta)** tracks the **difference between buying and selling pressure** over time.
### Simple Explanation:
- **Positive CVD** (Orange) = More buying than selling = Bulls winning
- **Negative CVD** (Gray) = More selling than buying = Bears winning
- **Rising CVD** = Increasing buying pressure = Potential uptrend
- **Falling CVD** = Increasing selling pressure = Potential downtrend
### Why It Matters:
CVD helps you see **who's really in control** of the market - not just price movement, but actual buying/selling volume.
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## 🚀 Installation Guide
### Step 1: Open Pine Editor
1. Go to TradingView
2. Click the **"Pine Editor"** tab at the bottom of the screen
3. Click **"New"** or open an existing script
### Step 2: Copy & Paste the Code
1. Select all existing code (Ctrl+A / Cmd+A)
2. Delete it
3. Copy the entire CVD iOS Style code
4. Paste it into Pine Editor
### Step 3: Add to Chart
1. Click **"Save"** button (or Ctrl+S / Cmd+S)
2. Click **"Add to Chart"** button
3. The indicator will appear on your chart!
### Step 4: Initial Setup
- The indicator appears as an **overlay** on your price chart
- You'll see an **orange/gray line** following price
- An **info table** appears in the top-right corner
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## 📊 Understanding the Display
### Main Chart Elements:
#### 1. **CVD Line** (Orange/Gray)
- **Orange Line** = Positive CVD (buying pressure)
- **Gray Line** = Negative CVD (selling pressure)
- This line moves with your price chart but shows volume delta
#### 2. **CVD Zone** (Shaded Area)
- Light shaded box around the CVD line
- Shows the "range" of CVD movement
- Helps visualize CVD boundaries
#### 3. **Center Line** (Dotted)
- Gray dotted line in the middle of the zone
- Represents the "neutral" point
- CVD crossing this = shift in market control
#### 4. **Reference Asset Line** (Light Gray)
- Shows Bitcoin (BTC) price movement for comparison
- Helps you see if your asset moves with or against BTC
- Can be changed to any asset you want
#### 5. **CVD Label**
- Shows current CVD value
- Positioned above/below zone to avoid overlap
- Updates in real-time
#### 6. **Reset Background** (Very Light Gray)
- Appears when CVD resets
- Indicates a new calculation period
---
## 📋 Reading the Info Table
The info table (top-right) shows **8 key metrics**:
### Row 1: **Header**
```
╔═ CVD able ═╗ | 15m | ████████ | able
```
- **CVD able** = Indicator name + creator
- **15m** = Current timeframe
- **████████** = Visual decoration
- **able** = Creator signature
### Row 2: **CVD Value**
```
CVD▲ | 7.39K | ████████ | █
█
█
```
- **CVD▲** = CVD with trend arrow
- ▲ = CVD increasing
- ▼ = CVD decreasing
- ► = CVD unchanged
- **7.39K** = Actual CVD number
- **Progress Bar** = Visual strength (darker = stronger)
- **Vertical Bars** = Height shows intensity
### Row 3: **Delta**
```
◆DELTA | -1.274K | ████░░░░ | ░
░
```
- **Delta** = Volume change THIS BAR ONLY
- **Negative** = More selling this bar
- **Positive** = More buying this bar
- Shows **immediate** pressure (not cumulative)
### Row 4: **UP Volume**
```
UP↑ | -1.263K | ████████ | █
█
█
```
- Total **buying volume** this bar
- Higher = Stronger buying pressure
- Green/Orange vertical bars = Bullish strength
### Row 5: **DOWN Volume**
```
DN↓ | 2.643K | ████████ | ░
░
░
```
- Total **selling volume** this bar
- Higher = Stronger selling pressure
- Gray vertical bars = Bearish strength
### Row 6-7: **Reference Asset** (if enabled)
```
══ REF ══ | ══════ | ████████ | █
█
PRICE▲ | 4130.300 | ████████ | █
█
```
- **REF** = Reference asset header
- **PRICE▲** = Reference price with trend
- Shows if BTC (or chosen asset) is rising/falling
- Compare with your chart to see correlation
### Row 8: **Market Status**
```
◄STATUS► | NEUT | ████░░░░ | ▒
▒
```
- **BULL** = CVD positive + Delta positive = Strong buying
- **BEAR** = CVD negative + Delta negative = Strong selling
- **NEUT** = Mixed signals = Wait for clarity
**Status Colors:**
- **Orange background** = Bullish (good for long)
- **Gray background** = Bearish (good for short)
- **White background** = Neutral (no clear signal)
---
## ⚙️ Settings & Customization
### Main Settings (⚙️)
#### **CVD Reset**
- **None** = CVD never resets (from beginning of data)
- **On Higher Timeframe** = Resets when HTF candle closes
- 15m chart → Resets hourly
- 1h chart → Resets daily
- Recommended for most traders
- **On Session Start** = Resets at market open
- **On Visible Chart** = Resets from leftmost visible bar
#### **Precision**
- **Low (Fast)** = Uses 1m data, faster but less accurate
- **Medium** = Uses 5m data, balanced (recommended)
- **High** = Uses 15m data, most accurate but slower
#### **Cumulative**
- ✅ On = CVD accumulates over time (recommended)
- ❌ Off = Shows only current bar delta
#### **Show Labels**
- ✅ On = Shows CVD value label on chart
- ❌ Off = Cleaner chart, no label
#### **Show Info Table**
- ✅ On = Shows info table (recommended for beginners)
- ❌ Off = Hide table for minimalist view
---
### 🎨 iOS Style Colors
You can customize **every color** to match your chart theme:
#### **Primary Colors**
- **Primary (Orange)** = Main bullish color (#FF9500)
- **Secondary (Gray)** = Main bearish color (#8E8E93)
- **Background** = Table background (#FFFFFF)
- **Text** = Text color (#1C1C1E)
#### **Bullish/Bearish**
- **Bullish (Orange)** = Positive CVD color
- **Bearish (Gray)** = Negative CVD color
- **Opacity** = Zone transparency (0-100%)
- **Show Zone** = Enable/disable shaded area
#### **Table Colors** (📋)
- **Header Background** = Top row background
- **Header Text** = Top row text color
- **Cell Background** = Data cells background
- **Cell Text** = Data cells text color
- **Border** = Table border color
- **Accent Background** = Special rows background
- **Alert Background** = Warning/status background
---
### 📊 Reference Asset Settings
#### **Enable**
- ✅ On = Shows reference asset line
- ❌ Off = Hide reference asset
#### **Symbol**
- Default: `BINANCE:BTCUSDT`
- Can change to any asset:
- `BINANCE:ETHUSDT` (Ethereum)
- `SPX` (S&P 500)
- `DXY` (US Dollar Index)
- Any ticker symbol
#### **Color & Width**
- Customize line appearance
- Width: 1-4 (thickness)
---
## 💡 Trading Strategies
### Strategy 1: CVD Divergence (Beginner-Friendly)
**What to Look For:**
- Price making **higher highs** but CVD making **lower highs** = Bearish divergence
- Price making **lower lows** but CVD making **higher lows** = Bullish divergence
**How to Trade:**
1. Wait for divergence to form
2. Look for confirmation (price reversal, candlestick pattern)
3. Enter trade in divergence direction
4. Stop loss beyond recent high/low
**Example:**
```
Price: /\ /\ /\ (higher highs)
CVD: /\ / \/ (lower highs) = Bearish signal
```
### Strategy 2: CVD Trend Following (Intermediate)
**What to Look For:**
- **Strongly rising CVD** + **rising price** = Strong uptrend
- **Strongly falling CVD** + **falling price** = Strong downtrend
**How to Trade:**
1. Wait for CVD and price moving in same direction
2. Enter on pullbacks to support/resistance
3. Stay in trade while CVD trend continues
4. Exit when CVD trend breaks
**Signals:**
- CVD ▲▲▲ + Price ↑ = Go LONG
- CVD ▼▼▼ + Price ↓ = Go SHORT
### Strategy 3: CVD + Reference Asset (Advanced)
**What to Look For:**
- Your asset **rising** but BTC (reference) **falling** = Relative strength
- Your asset **falling** but BTC (reference) **rising** = Relative weakness
**How to Trade:**
1. Compare CVD movement with BTC
2. If your CVD rises faster than BTC = Buy signal
3. If your CVD falls faster than BTC = Sell signal
4. Use for **pair trading** or **asset selection**
### Strategy 4: Volume Delta Confirmation
**What to Look For:**
- **Large positive Delta** = Strong buying this bar
- **Large negative Delta** = Strong selling this bar
**How to Trade:**
1. Price breaks resistance + Large positive Delta = Confirmed breakout
2. Price breaks support + Large negative Delta = Confirmed breakdown
3. Use Delta to **confirm** price moves, not predict them
**Rules:**
- Delta > 2x average = Very strong pressure
- Delta near zero at key level = Weak move, likely false breakout
---
## 🎓 Reading Real Scenarios
### Scenario 1: Strong Buying Pressure
```
Table Shows:
CVD▲ | 12.5K | ████████ | ████ (CVD rising)
◆DELTA | +2.8K | ████████ | ▲ (Positive delta)
UP↑ | 3.1K | ████████ | ████ (High buy volume)
DN↓ | 0.3K | ██░░░░░░ | ░ (Low sell volume)
◄STATUS► | BULL | ████████ | ████ (Orange background)
```
**Interpretation:** Strong buying, good for LONG trades
### Scenario 2: Distribution (Hidden Selling)
```
Table Shows:
CVD► | 8.2K | ████░░░░ | ▒▒ (CVD flat)
◆DELTA | -1.5K | ████████ | ▼ (Negative delta)
UP↑ | 0.8K | ███░░░░░ | ░ (Low buy volume)
DN↓ | 2.3K | ████████ | ████ (High sell volume)
◄STATUS► | BEAR | ████████ | ░░░░ (Gray background)
```
**Interpretation:** Price may look stable, but selling increasing = Prepare for drop
### Scenario 3: Neutral/Choppy Market
```
Table Shows:
CVD► | 5.1K | ████░░░░ | ▒ (CVD sideways)
◆DELTA | +0.2K | ██░░░░░░ | ─ (Small delta)
UP↑ | 1.2K | ████░░░░ | ▒ (Medium buy)
DN↓ | 1.0K | ████░░░░ | ▒ (Medium sell)
◄STATUS► | NEUT | ████░░░░ | ▒▒ (White background)
```
**Interpretation:** No clear direction = Stay out or reduce position size
---
## ⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
### Mistake 1: Trading on CVD Alone
- ❌ **Wrong:** "CVD is rising, I'll buy immediately"
- ✅ **Right:** "CVD is rising, let me check price structure, support/resistance, and wait for confirmation"
### Mistake 2: Ignoring Delta
- ❌ **Wrong:** Looking only at cumulative CVD
- ✅ **Right:** Watch both CVD (trend) and Delta (momentum)
- Delta shows **immediate** pressure changes
### Mistake 3: Wrong Timeframe
- ❌ **Wrong:** Using 1m chart with High Precision (too slow)
- ✅ **Right:** Match precision to timeframe:
- 1m-5m → Low Precision
- 15m-1h → Medium Precision
- 4h+ → High Precision
### Mistake 4: Not Using Reset
- ❌ **Wrong:** Using "None" reset for intraday trading
- ✅ **Right:** Use "On Higher Timeframe" to see fresh CVD each session
### Mistake 5: Overtrading Neutral Status
- ❌ **Wrong:** Forcing trades when STATUS = NEUT
- ✅ **Right:** Only trade clear BULL or BEAR status
### Mistake 6: Ignoring Reference Asset
- ❌ **Wrong:** Trading altcoin without checking BTC
- ✅ **Right:** Always check if BTC CVD agrees with your asset
---
## 🔥 Pro Tips
### Tip 1: Multi-Timeframe Analysis
- Check CVD on **3 timeframes**:
- Lower TF (15m) = Entry timing
- Current TF (1h) = Trade direction
- Higher TF (4h) = Overall trend
### Tip 2: Volume Confirmation
- Big price move + Small Delta = **Weak move** (likely reversal)
- Small price move + Big Delta = **Strong accumulation** (continuation)
### Tip 3: CVD Reset Zones
- Pay attention to **reset backgrounds** (light gray)
- Often marks **session starts** = High volatility periods
### Tip 4: Divergence + Status
- Bearish divergence + STATUS = BEAR = **Strongest short signal**
- Bullish divergence + STATUS = BULL = **Strongest long signal**
### Tip 5: Color Psychology
- **Orange** (Bullish) is **warm** = Buying energy
- **Gray** (Bearish) is **cool** = Selling pressure
- Train your eye to read colors instantly
### Tip 6: Table as Quick Scan
- Glance at table without reading numbers:
- **All orange** = Bullish
- **All gray** = Bearish
- **Mixed** = Wait
---
## 📱 Quick Reference Card
| Signal | CVD | Delta | Status | Action |
|--------|-----|-------|--------|--------|
| **Strong Buy** | ▲▲ High | ++ Positive | BULL | Long Entry |
| **Strong Sell** | ▼▼ Low | -- Negative | BEAR | Short Entry |
| **Divergence Buy** | ▲ Rising | Price ▼ | → BULL | Long Setup |
| **Divergence Sell** | ▼ Falling | Price ▲ | → BEAR | Short Setup |
| **Neutral** | → Flat | ~0 Near Zero | NEUT | Stay Out |
| **Accumulation** | → Flat | ++ Positive | NEUT→BULL | Watch for Breakout |
| **Distribution** | → Flat | -- Negative | NEUT→BEAR | Watch for Breakdown |
---
## 🆘 Troubleshooting
### Issue: "Indicator not showing"
- **Solution:** Make sure overlay=true in code, re-add to chart
### Issue: "Table overlaps with price"
- **Solution:** Change table position in code or use TradingView's "Move" feature
### Issue: "CVD line too far from price"
- **Solution:** This is normal! CVD is volume-based, not price-based. Focus on CVD direction, not position
### Issue: "Too many lines on chart"
- **Solution:** Disable "Show Zone" and "Show Labels" in settings for cleaner view
### Issue: "Calculations too slow"
- **Solution:** Change Precision to "Low (Fast)" or use higher timeframe
### Issue: "Reference asset not showing"
- **Solution:** Check if "Enable" is ON and symbol is valid (e.g., BINANCE:BTCUSDT)
---
## 🎬 Getting Started Checklist
- Install indicator on TradingView
- Set precision to "Medium"
- Set reset to "On Higher Timeframe"
- Enable info table
- Add reference asset (BTC)
- Practice reading the table on demo account
- Test on different timeframes (15m, 1h, 4h)
- Compare CVD with your current strategy
- Paper trade for 1 week before going live
- Keep a trading journal of CVD signals
---
## 📚 Summary
**CVD shows WHO is winning: Buyers or Sellers**
**Key Points:**
1. **Orange/Rising CVD** = Buying pressure = Bullish
2. **Gray/Falling CVD** = Selling pressure = Bearish
3. **Delta** = Immediate momentum THIS BAR
4. **Status** = Overall market condition
5. **Always confirm** with price action & other indicators
**Remember:**
- CVD is a **tool**, not a crystal ball
- Use with proper risk management
- Practice makes perfect
- Stay disciplined!
---
**Created by: able**
**Version:** iOS Style v1.0
**Contact:** For questions, refer to TradingView community
Happy Trading! 🚀📈
Inversion Fair Value Gap Model [PJ Trades]GENERAL OVERVIEW:
The Inversion Fair Value Gap Model indicator is a complete rule-based system designed to identify trade setups using the Inversion Fair Value Gap strategy taught by PJ Trades. It automates the strategy’s workflow by detecting liquidity sweeps, confirming V-shape recoveries, identifying valid Inversion Fair Value Gaps, validating higher-timeframe Fair Value Gap taps, and checking for a clear opposite Draw On Liquidity. These factors are evaluated together to produce a signal rating of A, A+, or A++, based on how many of these criteria the setup satisfies. When a long or short setup is confirmed, the indicator automatically plots an entry, stop-loss, break-even, and two take-profit levels.
A dashboard that updates in real-time displays the current directional bias, liquidity sweep activity, Inversion Fair Value Gap confirmation state, V Shape Recovery state, higher-timeframe Fair Value Gap context, opposite Draw on Liquidity, SMT divergence, and other key information relevant to the trading model. The indicator also includes optional trade statistics on the dashboard that tracks the recent win rates for A, A+, and A++ setups, as well as separate long and short win rates.
This indicator was developed by Flux Charts, in collaboration with PJ Trades.
What is the theory behind the indicator?:
The Inversion Fair Value Gap model is built on the idea that when the market pushes above a high or below a low, it often does so to sweep liquidity. If that move quickly fails and price reverses, it shows the sweep was a grab for orders and not a continuation. That quick rejection is the V Shape Recovery behavior. An Inversion Fair Value Gap forms when a Fair Value Gap that once supported the original move gets invalidated afterward. That invalidation confirms the shift in direction and becomes the new reference point for trades. The Inversion Fair Value Gap model uses this sequence because it highlights when the market has taken liquidity, rejected continuation, and started delivering in the opposite direction.
INVERSION FAIR VALUE GAP MODEL FEATURES:
The Inversion Fair Value Gap Model indicator includes 15 main features:
Sessions
Key Levels & Swing Levels
Liquidity Levels
Liquidity Sweeps
V Shape Recoveries
Higher-Timeframe Fair Value Gaps
Inversion Fair Value Gaps
Macros
Bias
Signals
New Day Opening Gap
New Week Opening Gap
SMT Divergences
Dashboard
Alerts
SESSIONS:
The Inversion Fair Value Gap Model indicator includes five trading sessions (times in EST):
Asia: 20:00 - 00:00
London: 02:00 - 05:00
NY AM: 09:30 - 12:15
NY Lunch: 12:15 - 13:30
NY PM: 13:30 - 16:00
Session highs and lows are automatically tracked and used within the indicator’s signal logic.
🔹Session Zones:
Each session has a zone that outlines its active time window. These zones can be toggled on or off independently. When active, they visually separate each part of the trading day. Users can adjust the color and opacity of each session box. Users can also enable session labels, which place a label above each session zone showing its corresponding session name.
🔹Session Time:
Users can toggle on ‘Time’ which will display each session’s time window next to its session title.
🔹Session Highs/Lows:
Every session can display its own high and low as horizontal lines. Users can customize the line style for session highs/lows, choosing between solid, dashed, or dotted. The color of the lines will match the same color used for the session box. Users can adjust the color of the labels as well, which is applied to all session high/low labels.
When price has moved above a session high, or below a session low, the label will not be displayed anymore.
🔹Extend Levels:
When enabled, each session’s high and low levels can be extended forward by a set number of bars.
Please Note: Disabling a session under the main Sessions section only hides its visuals (boxes, lines, or labels). It does not impact signal detection or logic.
KEY LEVELS:
The Inversion Fair Value Gap Model indicator includes 11 key market levels that outline important structural price areas across daily, weekly, and monthly timeframes. These levels include the Daily Open, Previous Day High/Low, Weekly Open, Previous Week High/Low, Monthly Open, Previous Month High/Low, Midnight Open, and 08:30 Open. The levels can be enabled or disabled and customized in color and line style. All of the levels except the Midnight Open and 08:30 Open are used for the indicator’s signal logic.
🔹Daily Open
The Daily Open marks where the current trading day began.
🔹Previous Day High/Low
The Previous Day High (PDH) marks the highest price reached during the previous regular trading session. It shows where buyers pushed price to its highest point before the market closed.
The Previous Day Low (PDL) marks the lowest price reached during the previous regular trading session. It shows where selling pressure reached its lowest point before buyers stepped in.
When price pushes above the PDH or below the PDL, the level is removed from the chart.
🔹Weekly Open
The Weekly Open marks the first price of the current trading week.
🔹Previous Week High/Low
The Previous Week High (PWH) marks the highest price reached during the previous trading week. It shows where buying pressure reached its peak before the weekly close.
The Previous Week Low (PWL) marks the lowest price reached during the previous trading week. It shows where sellers pushed price to its lowest point before buyers regained control.
When price pushes above the PWH or below the PWL, the level is removed from the chart.
🔹Monthly Open
The Monthly Open marks the opening price of the current month.
🔹Previous Month High/Low
The Previous Month High (PMH) marks the highest price reached during the previous calendar month. It represents the point at which buyers achieved the strongest push before the monthly close.
The Previous Month Low (PML) marks the lowest price reached during the previous calendar month. It shows where selling pressure was strongest before buyers stepped back in.
When price pushes above the PMH or below the PML, the level is removed from the chart.
🔹Midnight Open
The Midnight Open marks the first price of the trading day at 00:00 EST.
🔹08:30 Open
The 08:30 Open marks the opening price at 08:30 EST.
🔹Customization Options:
Users can fully customize the appearance of all key levels, including the following:
Labels
Label Size
Line Style
Line Colors
Labels:
Users can toggle on ‘Show Labels’ to display labels for each toggled-on level that price hasn’t pushed above/below. Users can also adjust the size of labels, choosing between auto, tiny, small, normal, large, or huge.
Line Style:
Users can select a line style, choosing between solid, dashed, or dotted, which is applied to all toggled-on key levels.
Line Color:
Users can choose different colors for each of the following key levels:
Daily Open, Previous Day High, Previous Day Low
Weekly Open, Previous Week High, Previous Week Low,
Monthly Open, Previous Month High, Previous Month Low
Midnight Open
08:30 Open
🔹Extend Levels:
When enabled, each key level is extended forward by a set number of bars.
Please Note: Disabling a level in the “Key Levels” section only hides its visuals and does not affect the indicator’s signals.
🔹Swing Levels
The indicator automatically plots Swing Highs and Swing Lows which are used in the indicator’s signal generation logic.
A swing high forms when a candle’s high is greater than the highs of the bars immediately before and after it.
A swing low forms when a candle’s low is lower than the lows of the bars immediately before and after it.
🔹Swing Level Colors
Users can customize the color of Active Levels and Swept Levels.
Active Levels are levels that price has not pushed above or below
Swept Levels are levels that price pushed above or below.
🔹Swing Levels – Show Nearest
This setting determines how many swing highs/lows are displayed on the chart. The indicator will display the nearest X highs to price and the nearest X lows to price.
For example, if ‘Show Nearest’ is set to 2, the nearest 2 swing highs and nearest 2 swing lows to price will be plotted on the chart.
LIQUIDITY LEVELS:
The Inversion Fair Value Gap Model indicator automatically identifies and plots liquidity at key structural points in the market. These include swing highs and swing lows, session highs and lows, and major higher timeframe reference points as explained in the SESSIONS and KEY LEVELS sections above. All of these areas are treated as potential pools of resting orders and are used throughout the indicator’s signal logic.
🔹What is Buyside Liquidity?:
Buyside Liquidity (BSL) represents price levels where many buy stop orders are sitting, usually from traders holding short positions. When price moves into these areas, those stop-loss orders get triggered and short sellers are forced to buy back their positions. These zones often form above key highs such as the previous day, week, or month. Understanding BSL is important because when price reaches these levels, the sudden wave of buy orders can create sharp reactions or reversals as liquidity is taken from the market.
🔹What is Sellside Liquidity?:
Sellside Liquidity (SSL) represents price levels where many sell stop orders are waiting, usually from traders holding long positions. When price drops into these areas, those stop-loss orders are triggered and long traders are forced to sell their positions. These zones often form below key lows such as the previous day, week, or month. Understanding SSL is important because when price reaches these levels, the surge of sell orders can cause sharp reactions or reversals as liquidity is taken from the market.
🔹 Which Liquidity Levels Are Used
The indicator tracks liquidity at the following areas:
Asia Session High/Low
London High/Low
NY AM High/Low
NY Lunch High/Low
NY PM High/Low
Previous Day High and Low
Previous Week High and Low
Previous Month High and Low
Daily Open
Weekly Open
Monthly Open
Swing Highs/Lows
🔹 How Liquidity Levels Are Used
All tracked levels across sessions, swing points, and higher timeframes serve as potential liquidity targets. When price trades above one of these highs, the indicator looks for short setups if other confluences align. When price trades below lows, the indicator looks for long setups if other confluences align.
LIQUIDITY SWEEPS:
The indicator automatically detects Buyside Liquidity and Sellside Liquidity sweeps using the liquidity levels mentioned in the previous section.
🔹What is a Liquidity Sweep?
Liquidity sweeps occur when price trades beyond a key high or low and activates resting buy-stop or sell-stop orders in that area. It’s how the market gathers the liquidity needed for larger participants to enter positions.
Traders often place stop-loss orders around obvious highs and lows, such as the previous day’s, week’s, or month’s levels. When price pushes through one of these areas, it triggers the stops placed there and generates a burst of volume. This can lead to quick movements in price as those orders are executed.
🔹Sellside Liquidity Sweep
These occur when price dips below a Sellside Liquidity (SSL) level, taking out the stop-loss orders placed by long traders below that low. When this happens, the indicator records the sweep and begins monitoring for potential long setups as the next step in the IFVG trading strategy. Long trades are only eligible after a SSL sweep.
🔹Buyside Liquidity Sweep
These occur when price dips above a Buyside Liquidity (BSL) level, taking out the stop-loss orders placed by short seller traders above that high. When this happens, the indicator records the sweep and begins monitoring for potential short setups as the next step in the trading strategy. Short trades are only eligible after a BSL sweep.
🔹How to Use Liquidity Sweeps
Liquidity sweeps are not direct trade signals. They are best used as context when forming a directional bias. A sweep shows that the market has removed liquidity from one side, which can hint at where the next move may develop.
For example:
When BSL is swept, it often signals that buy stops have been triggered and the market may be preparing to move lower. Traders may then begin looking for short opportunities.
When SSL is swept, it often signals that sell stops have been triggered and the market may be preparing to move higher. Traders may then begin looking for long opportunities.
V SHAPE RECOVERIES:
🔹 What Is a V Shape Recovery?
A V shape recovery is a sharp, immediate reversal that happens right after price sweeps BSL or SSL. It indicates that price quickly moved back in the opposite direction after trading through the level. This behavior signals a shift in momentum and is a required confirmation in the indicator for signal generation. The indicator will not look for long trades after a SSL sweep unless a V shape recovery occurs. It will not look for short trades after a BSL sweep unless a V shape recovery occurs. Without this behavior, the indicator assumes that price may still be delivering in the direction of the sweep, so no valid setups can form.
🔹 Why V Shape Recoveries Matter
V shape recoveries help confirm that the liquidity the sweep did not immediately continue in the same direction. They separate false breaks from true continuation. A sweep without recovery often means price may keep trending, so the indicator does not generate signals in those cases. A sweep with a V shape recovery confirms rejection and sets the foundation for valid Inversion Fair Value Gap formation. This makes the V shape recovery one of the most important sequence steps in the Inversion Fair Value Gap Model.
🔹 How the Indicator Detects V Shape Recoveries
V shape recoveries can be visually intuitive when looking at a chart, but they are difficult to define consistently programmatically. To ensure reliable and repeatable detection, the indicator uses a rules-based method that evaluates candle size, candle direction, and the strength of the move immediately following the liquidity sweep. This approach removes subjectivity and allows the indicator to confirm V shape behavior the same way every time.
The indicator does not plot any visual elements specifically for V shape recoveries. Instead, the presence of a V shape recovery is implied through the signals themselves. Every valid long or short signal that appears after a liquidity sweep requires a confirmed V shape recovery. This means that if a signal is generated following a sweep, a V shape recovery has occurred.
🔹 V Shape Recovery After a Sellside Sweep (SSL Sweep)
After price trades below a sellside liquidity level, long positions are liquidated. If buyers quickly step in and force price upward with strong momentum, this forms a V shape recovery. This signals that the sweep below the low was rejected and that buyers have reclaimed control. When this occurs, the indicator begins monitoring for long setups.
🔹 V Shape Recovery After a Buyside Sweep (BSL Sweep)
After price pushes above a buyside liquidity level, many short positions are stopped out. If sellers immediately step in and drive price back down with strong movement, this forms a V shape recovery. This behavior reflects a quick change in candle direction immediately following the sweep. When this occurs, the indicator begins monitoring for short setups.
🔹Failed V Shape Recoveries
These examples show failed V shape recoveries, where price did not reverse decisively after the BSL or SSL sweep. The lack of strong response from buyers or sellers indicates that momentum did not shift. Thus, the indicator will not detect valid long/short setups using these liquidity sweeps.
HIGHER-TIMEFRAME FAIR VALUE GAPS:
Higher-timeframe Fair Value Gaps (HTF FVGs) provide important context in the Inversion Fair Value Gap Model because they show where significant imbalance occurred on larger market structures. The indicator automatically detects HTF FVGs and uses them as part of the signal rating system.
🔹 What Is a Fair Value Gap?
A Fair Value Gap (FVG) is an area where the market’s perception of fair value suddenly changes. On your chart, it appears as a three-candle pattern: a large candle in the middle, with smaller candles on each side that don’t fully overlap it.
A bullish FVG forms when a bullish candle is between two smaller bullish/bearish candles, where the first and third candles’ wicks don’t overlap each other at all.
A bearish FVG forms when a bearish candle is between two smaller bullish/bearish candles, where the first and third candles’ wicks don’t overlap each other at all.
This creates an imbalance because price moved so quickly that one side of the auction did not trade.
Examples:
🔹 What Makes an FVG “Higher-Timeframe”?
In this indicator, HTF FVGs are Fair Value Gaps detected on timeframes higher than the chart’s current timeframe. For example, on a 5-minute chart, a 1-hour FVG would be considered a HTF FVG. The indicator automatically plots and checks whether price interacts with these HTF FVGs during a liquidity sweep and incorporates this into the signal rating (A, A+, A++).
🔹 How the Indicator Uses Higher-Timeframe FVGs
The indicator automatically scans up to three user-selected higher timeframes for valid bullish and bearish FVGs and tracks price’s behavior around them in the background. When any of these higher timeframes are enabled, their FVGs are used directly within the signal logic.
During a liquidity sweep, the indicator checks whether price taps into any enabled HTF FVG. A tap occurs when price trades inside the boundaries of a higher-timeframe FVG during or immediately after the sweep.
A bullish HTF FVG tap during a sellside sweep supports a long setup.
A bearish HTF FVG tap during a buyside sweep supports a short setup.
When an HTF FVG tap aligns with the direction of the setup, the signal’s rating is increased. This can increase a setup’s rating from A to A+ or from A+ to A++.
🔹 Higher-Timeframe FVG Customization
Users can select up to three higher timeframes for HTF FVG detection. When a higher timeframe is enabled, its FVGs are used in the model’s signal logic. Users can also choose whether to display these HTF FVGs visually on the chart, by enabling the ‘Plot HTF FVGs’ setting.
Each enabled HTF FVG can be customized with the following options:
Bullish and Bearish Colors: Users can set different fill colors for bullish and bearish HTF FVGs for each selected timeframe.
Midline: When enabled, a midline is drawn through the center of each HTF FVG. Users can customize the midline’s line style, choosing between solid, dashed, or dotted and also customize the midline’s color.
Labels: When enabled, each plotted HTF FVG displays a label that shows its originating timeframe (for example, 1H, 4H).
Plot HTF FVGs: When disabled, the HTF FVG zones are hidden from the chart while the logic remains active in the background for signals.
Show Nearest:
This setting controls how many HTF FVGs are displayed based on proximity to current price. Users can choose to show the nearest X bullish HTF FVGs and the nearest X bearish HTF FVGs. This filter is applied across all enabled higher timeframes and does not limit by timeframe individually.
🔹When are Higher Timeframe Fair Value Gaps mitigated?
A Higher Timeframe Fair Value Gap is considered mitigated when a candle from the chart’s timeframe closes above the gap for a bearish FVG or below the gap for a bullish FVG.
INVERSION FAIR VALUE GAPS:
Inversion Fair Value Gaps (IFVGs) are a core requirement of the Inversion Fair Value Gap Model. Every long and short signal generated by the indicator requires a valid IFVG, just like liquidity sweeps and V shape recoveries. Without a confirmed IFVG, the model will not produce a setup.
🔹 What Is an Inversion Fair Value Gap?
An Inversion Fair Value Gap is a Fair Value Gap that becomes invalidated by a candle close in the opposite direction. This “flip” confirms that the original imbalance failed and that the market has shifted.
A bullish IFVG forms when a bearish FVG is invalidated by a candle closing above it.
A bearish IFVG forms when a bullish FVG is invalidated by a candle closing below it.
In the indicator, IFVGs are not used as retracement areas. Signals are generated immediately when a valid IFVG forms, not after price returns to the gap. The IFVG itself is the confirmation event that finalizes a setup sequence after a liquidity sweep and V shape recovery.
🔹 How the Indicator Plots IFVGs
The indicator only plots IFVGs that are used in long or short setups. Not every possible IFVG is shown on the chart. Only the IFVG involved in a confirmed signal is displayed. Users can disable IFVG plots entirely if they prefer a minimal view. This hides the visual gaps but does not affect the signal logic.
🔹 Customization Options
Users can customize how IFVGs appear on the chart:
Color Settings: Choose separate fill colors for bullish IFVGs and bearish IFVGs.
Midline: Toggle an optional midline inside the IFVG and choose between a solid, dashed, or dotted line.
Midline Color: Adjust the color of the IFVG Midline.
MACROS:
Macros are short, predefined time windows, where price is more likely to seek liquidity or rebalance imbalances. These periods often create sharp movements or shifts in delivery, giving additional context to setups. In the Inversion Fair Value Gap Model, macros are used as a confluence factor. When a long or short signal forms during a macro time window, the setup’s rating can increase from A to A+ or from A+ to A++.
Macros are not required for a signal to form, but they increase the signal’s rating when the setup aligns with macro timing.
🔹 How the Indicator Uses Macros
The indicator allows users to enable up to five macros. Each macro has its own start and end time, which the user can customize. These time windows are used directly in the signal logic. If a valid IFVG setup forms while price is inside any of the enabled macro windows, the indicator increases the signal’s rating.
Users may visually disable macros on the chart without affecting signal logic. Disabling visuals hides the macro zones, labels, and lines, but the underlying macro logic continues to function in the background for signals.
The indicator’s default macros use the following time periods (in EST):
09:50 - 10:10
10:50 - 11:10
11:50 - 12:10
12:50 - 13:10
13:50 - 14:10
🔹 Macro Settings
Each macro displays a shaded zone representing the active time window. This zone can be toggled on or off. Users can customize:
The color of each macro zone
The opacity of each zone
Whether the zones display at all (‘Show Zones’)
These visuals help identify whether price is currently inside a macro window.
🔹 Macro Labels:
Users can enable macro labels, which place a text label showing the macro’s title and its time window. The label color is global (applies to all macros), and the label size can be adjusted. Individual macros cannot have unique label colors.
🔹 Macro Start/End Lines
For additional clarity, the indicator draws two vertical markers for each macro:
One at the start of the macro
One at the end of the macro
A horizontal macro line is then drawn between the highs of these two candles to highlight the full duration of the macro window. Users can customize:
The line styles (solid, dashed, dotted) of the Macro Line and Start/End Lines
BIAS:
Bias determines which direction the indicator is allowed to generate signals. A bullish bias means only long setups can be confirmed. A bearish bias means only short setups can be confirmed. The bias acts as the final directional filter after a liquidity sweep, V shape recovery, and IFVG have all been validated. Even if all model conditions are met, the indicator will only confirm the setup if the direction aligns with the active bias.
Users are able to manually set a bias or use an automatic bias filter, which is explained below.
🔹 Manual Bias
Users can manually choose the directional bias at any time and choose between Bullish, Bearish, or Both.
When set to Bullish, the indicator will only confirm long setups, regardless of market structure.
When set to Bearish, only short setups are allowed.
When set to Both, the indicator can confirm both long and short setups if all requirements are met.
🔹 Automatic Bias
Automatic bias is fully rules-based and determined by how the previous session interacted with major draw-on-liquidity (DOL) levels. These levels include 1-hour highs and lows, 4-hour highs and lows, previous session highs and lows (such as Asia or London), and the previous day’s high and low. The indicator evaluates whether the previous session consolidated, manipulated liquidity, or manipulated and reversed before closing. Based on this behavior, the indicator establishes a directional bias for the current session.
◇ Previous Session Consolidation:
If the previous session did not sweep any major liquidity levels and price remained inside its range, the session is classified as consolidation.
After the current session sweeps a key low, the bias becomes bullish.
After the current session sweeps a key high, the bias becomes bearish.
The bias is determined live based on which side the current session manipulates first.
◇ Previous Session Manipulation (No Reversal):
If the previous session swept a major high-timeframe level but did not reverse before the session closed, the model assigns a reversal-based bias at the start of the current session.
If the previous session swept a low, the current session bias is bullish.
If the previous session swept a high, the current session bias is bearish.
Here, bias is determined immediately because the previous session’s manipulation defines the directional framework for the current session.
◇ Previous Session Manipulation + Reversal:
If the previous session swept a DOL level and also reversed away from it within the same session, the model assigns a continuation-based bias at the start of the current session.
If the previous session swept a low and reversed upward, the bias for the current session is bullish.
If the previous session swept a high and reversed downward, the bias is bearish.
🔹 How the Indicator Uses Bias in Practice
After the indicator validates the liquidity sweep, V shape recovery, and IFVG, it checks the active bias before confirming a signal.
If bias is bullish, only long setups are allowed.
If bias is bearish, only short setups are allowed.
If bias is Both, setups of either direction may form.
The bias does not influence the detection of liquidity sweeps, V shape recoveries, or IFVGs. It only determines whether those validated components are allowed to produce a final signal. Automatic bias updates based on session behavior, while manual bias remains fixed until the user changes it.
SIGNALS:
Signals are the final output of the Inversion Fair Value Gap Model indicator. A signal is only generated when all model conditions are satisfied in a clear, rules-based sequence.
A signal consists of:
An Entry
A Stop-Loss (SL)
A Breakeven (BE) level
Two Take-Profit levels (TP1 and TP2)
These components are plotted immediately once the final requirement (the IFVG confirmation) is met and the directional filter (bias) allows the setup.
Signals can be rated A, A+, or A++, based on whether certain confluences were present during the setup’s formation.
🔹 What All Signals Have in Common
Each signal type (A, A+, A++) requires the same four mandatory conditions. If any of these four are missing, the indicator will not print a signal.
◇ Required Component #1 – Valid Directional Bias
The bias determines whether the indicator can confirm a long or short setup.
Bullish bias → only long setups allowed
Bearish bias → only short setups allowed
Both → long or short setups allowed
Automatic bias → bias determined by session-based liquidity logic explained above
◇ Required Component #2 – Liquidity Sweep
The indicator must detect one of the following:
Sellside Liquidity Sweep (SSL Sweep) for potential long setups
Buyside Liquidity Sweep (BSL Sweep) for potential short setups
◇ Required Component #3 – V Shape Recovery
After a liquidity sweep, the indicator evaluates whether price produced a valid V shape recovery.
◇ Required Component #4 – Inversion Fair Value Gap (IFVG)
An IFVG must form in the direction of the potential setup.
A bullish IFVG forms when a bearish FVG is invalidated by a candle closing above that gap
A bearish IFVG forms when a bullish FVG is invalidated by a candle closing below that gap
The IFVG must occur after the V Shape Recovery and Liquidity Sweep. The IFVG confirmation is the final structural requirement. Once it forms, the setup is considered structurally complete.
🔹 A Signals
An A-rated signal contains exactly the four required components:
Valid Bias
Liquidity Sweep
V Shape Recovery
IFVG
An A signals represent the foundational implementation of the IFVG Model.
🔹 A+ Signals
An A+ signal includes the full A-signal structure plus ONE of the following:
Higher-Timeframe FVG Tap
Multi-Liquidity Sweep
Inside a Macro Window
◇ Higher-Timeframe FVG Tap
During a liquidity sweep, the indicator checks whether price taps into any enabled HTF FVG. A tap occurs when price trades inside the boundaries of a higher-timeframe FVG during or immediately after the sweep.
A bullish HTF FVG tap during a sellside sweep supports a long setup.
A bearish HTF FVG tap during a buyside sweep supports a short setup.
◇ Multi-Liquidity Sweep
A Multi-Liquidity Sweep occurs when price sweeps two liquidity levels of the same type in the same directional push.
Sweeping two lows in one move: Multi-Sellside Liquidity Sweep (long setups).
Sweeping two highs in one move → Multi-Buyside Liquidity Sweep (short setups).
◇ Inside a Macro Window
The final IFVG confirmation must occur inside a macro time window defined by the user.
If exactly one of these additional confluences is present, the signal rating is A+.
🔹 A++ Signals (Two Additional Confluences)
An A++ signal contains the full A signal structure plus TWO of the three confluences listed above.
HTF FVG tap + Multi-Liquidity Sweep
HTF FVG tap + Inside a Macro Window
Multi-Liquidity Sweep + Inside a Macro Window
If two confluences are present, the rating becomes A++. If all three are present, the setup is still rated a A++ (there is no A+++).
🔹 Signal Plots
When a valid long/short setup is detected, a signal with its rating appears with the following:
Entry: At the close of the candle that inverted a FVG
Stop-Loss: At the nearest swing high for short setups or nearest swing low for long setups
Breakeven Level: At the nearest swing high for long setups or the nearest swing low for short setups
Take-Profit 1: At the second nearest swing high for long setups or the second nearest swing low for short setups.
Take-Profit 2: At the third nearest swing high for long setups or the third nearest swing low for short setups.
After a signal reaches either TP2 or SL, the levels for Entry, SL, BE, TP1, and TP2 are removed from the chart. If another signal appears before the prior signal reaches either TP2 or SL, the levels are also removed.
Users can hover over any signal label to view a short summary of the exact criteria that were met for that setup. This includes whether a HTF FVG tap occurred, whether a multi-liquidity sweep was detected, whether the setup formed inside a macro window, and which liquidity level was swept prior to the V shape recovery.
🔹 Long Setup – A Rating
A long A-rated setup forms when all four core requirements of the IFVG Model occur without any additional confluences. First, price must sweep a Sellside Liquidity level. Immediately after the sweep, price must form a valid V shape recovery. Once the recovery completes, a bullish IFVG must form by invalidating a bearish Fair Value Gap with a candle close above it.
For a confirmed long signal, the indicator marks:
Entry: At the candle close that invalidates the bearish FVG and creates the IFVG
Stop Loss: At the nearest swing low
Breakeven: Midpoint between entry and stop-loss
Take Profit 1: At the second nearest swing high
Take Profit 2: At the third nearest swing high
In this example, price sweeps a swing low, has a V Shape recovery, and forms a bullish IFVG:
🔹 Short Setup – A Rating
A short A-rated setup forms when all four core requirements of the IFVG Model occur without any additional confluences. Price must first sweep a Buyside Liquidity level. Immediately after the sweep, price must form a valid V shape recovery. Once the recovery completes, a bearish IFVG must form by invalidating a bullish Fair Value Gap with a candle close below it.
For a confirmed short signal, the indicator marks:
Entry: At the candle close that invalidates the bullish FVG and creates the IFVG
Stop Loss: At the nearest swing high
Breakeven: Midpoint between entry and stop-loss
Take Profit 1: At the second nearest swing low
Take Profit 2: At the third nearest swing low
In this example, price sweeps a swing high, has a V shape recovery, and forms a bearish IFVG:
🔹 Long Setup – A+ Rating
A long A+ setup forms when the four core requirements of the IFVG Model occur and exactly one additional confluence is present. Price must sweep a Sellside Liquidity level, form a valid V shape recovery, and create a bullish IFVG by invalidating a bearish FVG. One of the following must also occur: a bullish HTF FVG tap during the liquidity sweep, a multi-sellside liquidity sweep, or the IFVG confirmation forms inside a macro window.
For a confirmed long A+ signal, the indicator marks:
Entry: At the candle close that creates the bullish IFVG
Stop Loss: At the nearest swing low
Breakeven: Midpoint between entry and stop-loss
Take Profit 1: At the second nearest swing high
Take Profit 2: At the third nearest swing high
In this example, price sweeps the NY AM Session Low, taps a 30-minute HTF FVG during the sweep, has a V shape recovery, and forms a bullish IFVG:
🔹 Short Setup – A+ Rating
A short A+ setup forms when the four core requirements of the IFVG Model occur and exactly one additional confluence is present. Price must sweep a Buyside Liquidity level, form a valid V shape recovery, and create a bearish IFVG by invalidating a bullish FVG. One of the following must also occur: a bearish HTF FVG tap, a multi-buyside liquidity sweep, or the IFVG confirmation forms inside a macro window.
For a confirmed short A+ signal, the indicator marks:
Entry: At the candle close that creates the bearish IFVG
Stop Loss: At the nearest swing high
Breakeven: Midpoint between entry and stop-loss
Take Profit 1: At the second nearest swing low
Take Profit 2: At the third nearest swing low
In this example, price sweeps a swing high, has a V shape recovery, and forms a bearish IFVG inside of the 13:50-14:10 macro:
🔹 Long Setup – A++ Rating
A long A++ setup forms when the four core requirements of the IFVG Model occur and at least two additional confluences are present. Price must sweep a Sellside Liquidity level, form a valid V shape recovery, and create a bullish IFVG. The setup must also include any two or three of the following: a bullish HTF FVG tap, a multi-sellside liquidity sweep, or the IFVG confirmation forming inside a macro window.
For a confirmed long A++ signal, the indicator marks:
Entry: At the candle close that creates the bullish IFVG
Stop Loss: At the nearest swing low
Breakeven: Midpoint between entry and stop-loss
Take Profit 1: At the second nearest swing high
Take Profit 2: At the third nearest swing high
In this example, price sweeps two swing lows, has a V shape recovery, taps a bullish 30-minute HTF FVG during the liquidity sweep, and forms a bullish IFVG inside of the 10:50-11:10 macro:
🔹 Short Setup – A++ Rating
A short A++ setup forms when the four core requirements of the IFVG Model occur and at least two additional confluences are present. Price must sweep a Buyside Liquidity level, form a valid V shape recovery, and create a bearish IFVG. The setup must also include any two or three of the following: a bearish HTF FVG tap, a multi-buyside liquidity sweep, or the IFVG confirmation forming inside a macro window.
For a confirmed short A++ signal, the indicator marks:
Entry: At the candle close that creates the bearish IFVG
Stop Loss: At the nearest swing high
Breakeven: Midpoint between entry and stop-loss
Take Profit 1: At the second nearest swing low
Take Profit 2: At the third nearest swing low
In this example, price sweeps a swing high, has a V shape recovery, taps a bearish 30-minute HTF FVG during the liquidity sweep, and forms a bearish IFVG inside of the 09:50-10:10 macro:
🔹Signal Settings
◇ Liquidity Levels Used:
Users can select which type of liquidity levels the indicator uses for identifying liquidity sweeps:
Swing Points: Only uses Swing Highs/Lows
Session Highs/Lows: Only uses Session Highs/Lows
Both: Uses both Swing Highs/Lows and Session Highs/Lows
◇ Bias:
This setting determines which signal directions are allowed.
Manual Bias: Users can manually choose the directional bias, picking between Bullish, Bearish, or Both.
Automatic Bias: The indicator automatically determines a directional bias based on the criteria mentioned in the previous Bias section.
◇ IFVG Sensitivity:
This setting determines the minimum gap size required for an FVG to qualify as an Inversion FVG.
Higher values: only larger FVGs become IFVGs
Lower values: smaller gaps are allowed
◇ Use First Presented IFVG:
This setting determines whether the indicator limits signals to only the first IFVG created within the manipulation leg.
What Is the First Presented IFVG?
It is the earliest FVG formed inside the displacement that causes the liquidity sweep.
For a bearish manipulation leg (price moving downward into the sweep), the first presented IFVG is the first FVG created at the start of that downward move:
For a bullish manipulation leg (price moving upward into the sweep), the first presented IFVG is the first FVG created at the start of that upward move:
When this setting is enabled, the indicator will only confirm signals when the IFVG used is derived from this first presented FVG. IFVGs that form later in the manipulation leg are not used for signal generation.
◇ Only Take Trades:
This setting allows users to restrict signals to a defined time window.
If a complete setup occurs inside the time window, it is allowed and plotted
If it occurs outside the window, the signal will not appear
For example, if you only wanted to see long/short signals between 9:30 AM and 12:00 PM, you would enable this setting and set the time window from 09:30 - 12:00.
◇ Minimum R:R
This setting allows users to require a minimum risk-to-reward ratio before a signal is confirmed and plotted on the chart. The risk-to-reward ratio is calculated using the distance from the Entry to the Stop-Loss (risk) and the distance from the Entry to TP2 (reward). The indicator compares these distances and determines whether the setup meets or exceeds the minimum R:R value selected by the user.
If the calculated R:R is equal to or greater than the chosen threshold, the signal will be displayed.
If the calculated R:R is lower than the threshold, the signal will not appear on the chart.
🔹 Signal Rating Minimum
Users can restrict which signal ratings appear:
A: shows all signals
A+: shows only A+ and A++
A++: shows only A++ setups
🔹 Signal Styling and Customization
The indicator provides full control over how signal labels and levels appear on your chart. Users can customize long signals, short signals, all plotted lines, and the visibility of every individual element.
◇ Long Signal Styling
Users can customize:
Long Signal Label Color
Long Signal Text Color
Long Signal Label Size
◇ Short Signal Styling
Users can customize:
Short Signal Label Color
Short Signal Text Color
Short Signal Label Size
◇ Entry, Stop Loss, Breakeven, and Take Profit Lines
Each line type can be enabled or disabled individually:
Entry Line
Stop Loss Line
Breakeven Line
Take Profit 1 & 2 Lines
Users can also set custom colors for each line so every level is easy to track during live price movement.
◇ Show Price Labels
Price labels can be toggled on or off individually for each level. Users can choose whether to show or hide the price for:
Entry
Stop loss
Breakeven
Take Profit 1 & 2
NEW DAY OPENING GAP:
The New Day Opening Gap (NDOG) highlights the price difference between the previous day’s closing candle and the first candle of the new trading day. The indicator tracks this gap automatically each day and makes it available as optional context for users.
🔹 What Is the New Day Opening Gap?
A New Day Opening Gap forms when the trading day opens at a price different from the previous day’s final closing price.
If the new day opens above the prior day’s close → Bullish NDOG
If the new day opens below the prior day’s close → Bearish NDOG
This gap acts as a short-term draw on liquidity because the market may revisit the gap to rebalance price delivery. While the NDOG is not a required component for IFVG signals.
🔹 How the Indicator Uses the New Day Opening Gap
When enabled, the indicator plots the gap as a rectangular zone spanning from the previous day’s close to the new day’s open. The zone remains active until it is fully filled by price or until the next day’s opening gap forms. Once price trades through the entire gap, or once a new NDOG replaces it the following day, the zone becomes inactive and is removed from the chart. The indicator does not use the NDOG for signal generation. It is strictly a visual tool that helps traders identify areas where price may retrace or seek liquidity during the session.
🔹 Customization Options
Users have full control over how the New Day Opening Gap displays on the chart:
Show New Day Opening Gap: Toggle the NDOG zone on or off
Bullish NDOG Color: Customize the fill color for gaps formed above the prior close
Bearish NDOG Color: Customize the fill color for gaps formed below the prior close
NEW WEEK OPENING GAP:
The New Week Opening Gap (NWOG) highlights the price difference between the previous week’s final closing candle and the first candle of the new trading week. The indicator tracks this gap automatically each week and provides it as optional context for users.
🔹 What Is the New Week Opening Gap?
A New Week Opening Gap forms when the new trading week opens at a price different from the previous week’s closing price.
If the new week opens above the prior week’s close → Bullish NWOG
If the new week opens below the prior week’s close → Bearish NWOG
This gap often serves as a medium-term draw on liquidity because price may return to rebalance the weekly displacement. The NWOG is not a required component for IFVG signals.
🔹 How the Indicator Uses the New Week Opening Gap
When enabled, the indicator plots the gap as a rectangular zone spanning from the previous week’s close to the new week’s open. The zone remains active until it is fully filled by price or until the next week’s opening gap forms. Once price trades through the entire gap, or once a new NWOG replaces it the following week, the zone becomes inactive and is removed from the chart. The indicator does not use the NWOG for signal generation. It is purely a visual reference to help traders identify areas where price may rebalance or seek liquidity during the week.
🔹 Customization Options
Users have full control over how the New Week Opening Gap displays on the chart:
Show New Week Opening Gap: Toggle the NWOG zone on or off
Bullish NWOG Color: Set the fill color for gaps formed above the prior weekly close
Bearish NWOG Color: Set the fill color for gaps formed below the prior weekly close
SMT DIVERGENCES:
The indicator automatically marks SMT Divergences that occur between the current selected chart ticker and a second user-selected ticker.
A SMT Divergence forms when the prices of the currently selected chart ticker and the user-selected ticker don’t follow each other. For example, if the current chart’s ticker symbol is SEED_ALEXDRAYM_SHORTINTEREST2:NQ and the user-selected ticker is $ES. If SEED_ALEXDRAYM_SHORTINTEREST2:NQ does not sweep the low of the NY AM Session, but NYSE:ES sweeps that same exact session’s low during the same candle, then a SMT Divergence is detected.
In the images below, SEED_ALEXDRAYM_SHORTINTEREST2:NQ and NYSE:ES form a low at 12:20 AM on November 12th. At 12:35 AM, the 12:20 AM low is taken out on $NQ. However, on NYSE:ES , price failed to take out this exact low at 12:35 AM. Thus, an SMT Divergence is detected, and a line is drawn between the two lows on $NQ.
NYSE:ES Chart:
SEED_ALEXDRAYM_SHORTINTEREST2:NQ Chart:
🔹 SMT Divergence Settings
The indicator includes settings that allow users to control how SMT Divergences are detected and displayed.
◇ Length
Length controls how sensitive the pivot detection is when finding highs and lows for SMT.
Lower Length: confirms swings with fewer bars, so more swings qualify.
Higher Length: requires more bars to confirm a swing, so fewer swings qualify.
◇ Divergence Length
The Divergence Length setting defines how many bars apart the two swing points may be for them to count as part of the same SMT Divergence.
Higher Values: The two instruments can form their swing highs or lows farther apart in time. As long as both swings occur within this wider bar window, the indicator compares them for divergence.
Lower Values: The two swing points must occur very close to each other.
◇ Show Last
This setting limits how many recent SMT Divergences are displayed on the chart. For example, setting Show Last to 1 will only show the most recent SMT Divergence, while higher values allow more historical SMT Divergences to remain visible on the chart.
◇ Divergence Ticker
Users can change the ticker used for detections. Since SMT Divergences occur by comparing two tickers, the inputted ticker within the settings will always be compared to the current selected ticker on your chart.
DASHBOARD:
The dashboard provides a live summary of all major components of the Inversion Fair Value Gap Model. It updates every candle and displays the current state of each requirement used in the setup logic.
🔹 Real-Time Model Components
The state of each component is displayed with the following:
✔️ = condition is satisfied
❌ = condition is not satisfied
🐂 / 🐻 = current directional bias (bullish or bearish)
The dashboard actively tracks the following:
◇ Bias (🐂 Bullish, 🐻 Bearish, or Both)
Shows the current bias with a bull or bear emoji. If using automatic bias, the dashboard updates as soon as the session logic determines a direction.
◇ Liquidity Sweep
Displays ✔️ once a valid BSL Sweep (for shorts) or SSL Sweep (for longs) is detected.
Shows ❌ when no sweep is present.
◇ V Shape Recovery
Displays ✔️ when a confirmed V shape recovery forms after the sweep.
Shows ❌ until a valid V shape appears.
◇ Inversion Fair Value Gap (IFVG)
Shows ✔️ once a bullish or bearish IFVG forms in the correct direction.
Shows ❌ when no IFVG has yet confirmed.
◇ Higher-Timeframe FVG Interaction
Displays ✔️ when price is currently inside any enabled HTF FVG or taps a HTF FVG during a liquidity sweep.
Displays ❌ when price is not inside a HTF imbalance.
◇ Clear Opposite Draw on Liquidity (DOL)
Shows ✔️ when a clear opposite-side draw is present in the model logic.
Shows ❌ if no clear opposite draw is detected.
◇ SMT Divergence
Shows ✔️ for 20 candles immediately after an SMT Divergence forms.
After 20 candles, it returns to ❌ unless a new SMT Divergence is detected.
🔹 Signal Information Display
When a valid long or short signal appears, the dashboard expands to show the full details of the setup, including:
Signal Rating
Entry Price
Stop-Loss Price
Breakeven Price
Take Profit 1 Price
Take Profit 2 Price
🔹 Trade Statistics Module
Users can enable a built-in statistics panel to view historical performance of signals across all ratings. The trade stats include:
A Signal Win Rate
A+ Signal Win Rate
A++ Signal Win Rate
Long Signal Win Rate
Short Signal Win Rate
Total Number of Trades Used in the Calculations
A trade is counted as a win if price reaches breakeven before stop-loss. A trade is counted as a loss if price hits stop-loss before breakeven.
🔹 Dashboard Customization
The dashboard includes several options to control its appearance and position:
Show Dashboard: Toggle the entire dashboard on or off
Dashboard Size: Choose the size of the dashboard
Dashboard Position: Choose the location of the dashboard on the chart
Trade Stats Text Color: Customize the color of the 2nd column outputs under the Trade Stats section in the dashboard
◇ Component Toggles
Users can enable or disable the display of any model component based on preference. Each of these items can be shown or hidden independently:
Setup Rating
Entry
Stop-Loss
Breakeven
Take Profit 1
Take Profit 2
Bias
Liquidity Sweep
Higher-Timeframe FVG Interaction
V Shape Recovery
Inversion FVG
Clear Opposite Draw on Liquidity
Trade Stats
These toggles only affect visual display. Disabling any of them does not affect the underlying indicator’s logic.
ALERTS:
The Inversion Fair Value Gap Model includes full alert functionality using AnyAlert(), allowing users to receive notifications in real time for all major model components and signal events.
Users can enable or disable each alert type in the “Alerts” section of the settings. After selecting which alerts they want active, they can create a single TradingView alert using the AnyAlert() condition. This will automatically trigger alerts for all enabled events as soon as they occur on the chart.
Available Alerts:
Long Signal
Short Signal
Breakeven Hit (BE)
Take Profit 1 Hit (TP1)
Take Profit 2 Hit (TP2)
Stop-Loss Hit (SL)
Liquidity Sweep Detected
SMT Divergence Detected
How to Receive Alerts:
Open the TradingView alert creation window.
Select the IFVG Model indicator as the alert condition.
Choose AnyAlert() from the condition dropdown.
Create the alert.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
TradingView has limitations when running features on multiple timeframes such as the HTF FVGs, which can result in the following restriction:
Computation Error:
The computation of using MTF features is very intensive on TradingView. This can sometimes cause calculation timeouts. When this occurs, simply force the recalculation by modifying one indicator’s settings or by removing the indicator and adding it to your chart again.
UNIQUENESS:
This indicator is unique because it organizes every part of the Inversion Fair Value Gap Model into one structured, rules based system. It detects liquidity sweeps, confirms V shape recoveries, identifies valid IFVGs, checks higher timeframe FVG taps, reads macro timing, and applies a session based directional bias. All of these components are evaluated in a fixed sequence so users always know exactly why a signal appears. Every part of the logic is customizable, including which liquidity types are used, which IFVGs qualify for signals, which time windows allow trades, the minimum risk to reward for a setup, and all visual elements on the chart. The tool also includes optional SMT Divergence detection, daily and weekly opening gaps, a live dashboard that shows the state of each model requirement, and optional signal performance statistics.
XAUUSD Multi-Timeframe Bias Scanner🎯 Purpose & Overview
This is a sophisticated trading indicator that analyzes XAUUSD (Gold) across 5 different timeframes simultaneously to determine market bias and trend direction.
⚙️ Core Components
2. Bias Calculation Engine
The heart of the indicator uses 5 technical factors to score each timeframe:
Technical Factors (Weighted):
Moving Average Alignment (30 points)
Bullish: EMA(9) > EMA(21) > EMA(50)
Bearish: EMA(9) < EMA(21) < EMA(50)
Price vs MA Position (20 points)
Score increases when price above MAs
Score decreases when price below MAs
RSI Momentum (20 points)
Bullish: RSI > 60 or > 50
Bearish: RSI < 40 or < 50
MACD Signals (15 points)
Bullish: MACD line > Signal line AND > 0
Bearish: MACD line < Signal line AND < 0
Volume Confirmation (15 points)
Volume spikes with price movement add confirmation
📊 Timeframe Analysis
Five Timeframes Monitored:
5-minute - Short-term noise (10% weight)
15-minute - Intraday direction (15% weight)
1-hour - Key intraday bias (25% weight)
4-hour - Primary directional bias (30% weight)
1-day - Overall trend context (20% weight)
Bias Scoring System:
0-100 Scale (50 = Neutral)
STRONG BULLISH: ≥70 (Green)
BULLISH: 55-69 (Lime)
NEUTRAL: 46-54 (Gray)
BEARISH: 31-45 (Orange)
STRONG BEARISH: ≤30 (Red)
🎨 Visual Features
1. Comprehensive Table Display
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Shows a color-coded table with:
Timeframe name
Numerical bias score (0-100)
Strength description with color coding
2. Chart Visual Indicators
Background coloring based on overall bias
Label markers for strong bullish/bearish conditions
Real-time label showing all timeframe scores
3. Alert System
Triggers when overall bias crosses 70 (bullish) or 30 (bearish)
Configurable with sound options
🔄 How It Processes Data
Data Flow:
Requests security data for each timeframe using request.security()
Calculates technical indicators for each TF separately
Scores each TF based on 5 technical factors
Computes weighted overall bias
Updates visual displays and checks alert conditions
💡 Trading Applications
Bullish Scenarios:
Multiple timeframes show bullish alignment
Higher timeframe bias supports lower timeframe direction
Overall score > 70 indicates strong bullish conviction
Bearish Scenarios:
Multiple timeframes show bearish alignment
Higher timeframe bias confirms lower timeframe moves
Overall score < 30 indicates strong bearish conviction
Conflict Detection:
When timeframes show conflicting biases
Caution required - market may be consolidating
Wait for alignment before taking trades
🎚️ Customization Options
Users can modify:
Timeframe weights
Technical indicator parameters
Alert thresholds
Visual display preferences
Scoring sensitivity
📈 XAUUSD Specific Optimizations
The indicator considers Gold's unique characteristics:
High volatility periods
ATR-based volatility adjustments
Volume confirmation for breakouts
Multiple timeframe confirmation for trend reliability
This creates a powerful tool for identifying high-probability trade setups in XAUUSD by ensuring traders have a complete multi-timeframe perspective before entering positions.
Kalman Trend Sniper# KALMAN TREND SNIPER
## ORIGINALITY STATEMENT
The Kalman Trend Sniper combines adaptive trend detection with precision entry validation to identify high-probability trading opportunities. Unlike static moving averages that use fixed parameters, this indicator adapts to changing market volatility through ATR-based gain adjustment and distinguishes trending from ranging markets using ADX regime detection.
The indicator's unique contribution is its three-phase entry validation system: signals must hold for three bars, undergo a pullback test to the signal level, and receive confirmation through price action before generating an entry. This structured approach helps traders enter established trends at favorable retracement levels rather than chasing momentum.
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## TECHNICAL METHODOLOGY
### Kalman Filter Implementation
This indicator implements an Alpha-Beta variant of the Kalman filter, a recursive algorithm that estimates trend from noisy price data:
1. Prediction: kf = kf + velocity
2. Error calculation: error = price - kf
3. Correction: kf = kf + gain * error
4. Velocity update: velocity = velocity + (gain * error) / 2
The gain parameter determines filter responsiveness. Higher gain values track price more closely but increase noise sensitivity, while lower values provide smoother output but lag price changes.
### Adaptive Gain Mechanism
The indicator adjusts gain dynamically based on volatility:
Volatility Factor = Current ATR / Long-term ATR
Adaptive Gain = Base Gain * (0.7 + 0.6 * Volatility Factor)
This ATR ratio increases responsiveness during high-volatility periods and reduces sensitivity during consolidations, addressing the fixed-parameter limitation of traditional moving averages. The volatility factor is bounded between configurable minimum and maximum values to prevent extreme adjustments.
### Regime Detection
The indicator uses the Average Directional Index (ADX) to distinguish market conditions:
- Trending markets (ADX above threshold): Full gain applied, signals generated
- Ranging markets (ADX below threshold): Gain reduced 25%, fewer signals
This regime awareness helps reduce whipsaw signals during sideways consolidation periods.
### Signal Line Validation System
When the Kalman line changes direction in trending conditions, the indicator draws a horizontal signal line at the low (for long signals) or high (for short signals) of the signal candle. This line represents a potential support or resistance level.
The validation system then monitors three phases:
Phase 1 - Hold Period: Price must remain above (long) or below (short) the signal line for three consecutive bars. This requirement filters weak signals where price immediately violates the signal level.
Phase 2 - Test: After the hold period, the system waits for price to pull back and touch the signal line, with configurable tolerance for volatile instruments.
Phase 3 - Confirmation: Within eight bars of the test, a confirmation candle must close above (long) or below (short) the test candle's body, demonstrating renewed momentum. If confirmation does not occur within eight bars, the validation attempt expires.
Successful validation generates an R label at the entry point. This three-phase structure helps identify entries where trend direction and support/resistance validation align.
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## USAGE INSTRUCTIONS
### Signal Interpretation
Triangle Signals:
- Upward triangle (teal): Kalman line turns bullish in trending market (ADX above threshold)
- Downward triangle (red): Kalman line turns bearish in trending market
Signal Lines (horizontal):
- Teal line: Potential long support level at signal candle low
- Red line: Potential short resistance level at signal candle high
- Gray line: First opposite-color candle after signal (initial reversal pressure)
R Labels (optional, disabled by default):
- Green R below price: Validation complete for long entry
- Red R above price: Validation complete for short entry
Stop Levels:
- Red dots: Long stop level (Kalman line minus ATR multiplier)
- Teal dots: Short stop level (Kalman line plus ATR multiplier)
### Dashboard Information
The dashboard displays real-time indicator state:
- Trend: Current Kalman direction (BULL/BEAR)
- Regime: Market classification (Trending when ADX exceeds threshold, Ranging otherwise)
- Gain: Current adaptive gain value
- Vol Factor: Volatility ratio (current ATR / long-term ATR)
- ADX: Trend strength (higher values indicate stronger trends)
- Z-Score: Standard deviation distance from Kalman line (when enabled)
- Stop Dist: Current ATR-based stop distance
- Lines: Number of active signal lines displayed
- R-Status: Validation system state (Idle / Waiting / Testing)
### Trading Applications
Trend Following Approach:
1. Wait for triangle signal in trending market (ADX above threshold)
2. Enter immediately at signal candle close or wait for pullback
3. Place stop at displayed stop level
4. Trail stop using Kalman line as dynamic support/resistance
Validation Entry Approach (conservative):
1. After triangle signal, observe three-bar hold period
2. Wait for pullback to signal line (test phase)
3. Enter on R label confirmation
4. Place stop below/above signal line
5. Provides higher probability entries but reduces trade frequency
Z-Score Mean Reversion (when enabled):
1. Watch for Z-Score exceeding entry threshold (default +/-2.0)
2. Consider counter-trend entries when price touches Kalman line
3. Target return to Kalman line (Z-Score near zero)
4. Use Z-Score threshold as stop level for extreme continuation
### Optimal Conditions
The indicator performs optimally in clearly trending markets where ADX consistently exceeds the threshold. Performance degrades in sideways, choppy conditions.
Recommended timeframes:
- 1-5 minute charts: Use Crypto_1M preset (faster adaptation)
- 15-60 minute charts: Use Crypto_15M preset (balanced)
- Hourly charts: Use Forex preset (smoother)
- Daily charts: Use Stocks_Daily preset (long-term trends)
Market conditions:
- High volatility (Vol Factor above 1.5): Expect faster adaptation, wider stops needed
- Normal volatility (Vol Factor 0.7-1.5): Standard behavior
- Low volatility (Vol Factor below 0.7): Expect slower adaptation, tighter stops possible
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## PARAMETER DOCUMENTATION
### Kalman Filter Settings
Preset Mode: Select optimized configuration for specific markets
- Custom: Manual parameter control
- Crypto_1M: Base Gain 0.05, ATR 7 (fast response for 1-5 minute crypto charts)
- Crypto_15M: Base Gain 0.03, ATR 14 (balanced for 15-60 minute crypto charts)
- Forex: Base Gain 0.02, ATR 14 (standard for forex pairs)
- Stocks_Daily: Base Gain 0.01, ATR 20 (smooth for daily stock charts)
Base Gain (0.001-0.2): Core Kalman filter responsiveness parameter. Higher values increase sensitivity to price changes. Low values (0.01-0.02) provide smooth output with fewer whipsaws but slower trend changes. High values (0.06-0.08) offer fast response with more signals but increased whipsaw risk.
Adaptive (checkbox): When enabled, automatically adjusts gain based on ATR ratio. Recommended to keep enabled for dynamic volatility adaptation.
ATR (5-50): Short-term Average True Range period for current volatility measurement. Default 14 is industry standard. Lower values respond faster to volatility changes.
Long ATR (20-200): Long-term ATR period for baseline volatility comparison. Default 50 provides stable reference. The ratio between ATR and Long ATR determines adaptive adjustment magnitude.
Regime Filter (checkbox): Enables ADX-based trending/ranging detection. When enabled, reduces gain by 25 percent during ranging markets to minimize false signals.
ADX Period (7-30): Period for ADX calculation. Default 14 is standard. Lower values respond faster to trend strength changes.
Threshold (15-40): ADX level distinguishing trending from ranging markets. Default 25. Above threshold: trending (generate signals normally). Below threshold: ranging (reduce sensitivity).
Min Vol / Max Vol (0.3-3.0): Bounds for volatility factor adjustment. Prevents extreme gain changes during unusual volatility spikes or quiet periods. Default minimum 0.5, maximum 2.0.
Stop ATR x (1.0-3.0): Multiplier for ATR-based stop loss distance. Default 2.0 places stops two ATRs from Kalman line. Use 1.5 for tight stops (intraday), 2.5-3.0 for wide stops (swing trading).
Show Signals (checkbox): Displays triangle signals when Kalman changes direction in trending markets. Disable to use indicator purely as dynamic support/resistance without signals.
Z-Score (checkbox): Enables mean-reversion signal generation based on statistical deviation from Kalman line.
Period (10-100): Lookback period for Z-Score standard deviation calculation. Default 20 bars. Longer periods produce smoother, less sensitive readings.
Entry (1.5-3.5): Standard deviation threshold for Z-Score signals. Default 2.0 generates signals at plus/minus two standard deviations (approximately 95th percentile moves).
Bull / Bear Colors: Customize Kalman line colors for uptrend (default teal) and downtrend (default red).
Fill (checkbox): Shows semi-transparent fill between price and Kalman line for visual trend emphasis.
### Signal Line System Settings
Signal Lines (checkbox): Displays horizontal signal lines at low (long) or high (short) of signal candles. These function as dynamic support/resistance levels.
Reverse Lines (checkbox): Shows gray horizontal lines at first opposite-colored candle after signal. Helps identify initial resistance points in new trends.
Max Lines (0-20): Maximum number of signal lines to display simultaneously. Older lines are removed as new signals appear. Use 1-2 for clean charts, 3-5 for recent support/resistance history.
Style (Solid/Dotted/Dashed): Visual style for signal and reverse lines. Dotted provides subtle appearance, solid is most prominent.
Line % / Label % (0-100): Transparency percentage for lines and labels. Zero is fully opaque, 100 is invisible.
R Labels (checkbox): Shows R labels when validation confirmation occurs. Default disabled. Enable if you want visual confirmation of successful pullback entries.
Tolerance % (0-1.0): Price deviation tolerance for test candle detection. Zero requires exact touch. 0.5 allows 0.5 percent deviation for volatile instruments.
### Dashboard Settings
Show Dashboard (checkbox): Toggles visibility of information panel. Disable for clean chart presentation.
Position: Choose dashboard location from nine positions (Top/Middle/Bottom combined with Left/Center/Right).
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## LIMITATIONS AND WARNINGS
This indicator is a technical analysis tool that processes historical price data. It does not predict future price movements.
Inherent limitations:
1. Lagging nature: Like all trend indicators, the Kalman filter lags price. Signals occur after trend changes begin, not before.
2. Ranging markets: Generates fewer signals and reduced performance when ADX falls below threshold. Not optimized for sideways consolidation.
3. Whipsaw risk: In choppy, indecisive markets near ADX threshold, signals may reverse quickly despite regime filtering.
4. Parameter sensitivity: Inappropriate Base Gain settings can cause over-trading (too high) or missed trends (too low).
5. Validation requirement: The three-phase confirmation system provides higher accuracy but significantly reduces trade frequency. Not all trends produce valid pullback entries.
Not suitable for:
- Scalping strategies requiring instant signals (Kalman filter has intentional smoothing)
- Ultra-high frequency trading (indicator updates once per bar close)
- Markets with extreme overnight gaps (stops may be exceeded)
- Strategies requiring signals on Heikin Ashi, Renko, Kagi, Point and Figure, or Range charts
Risk management requirements:
This indicator provides trend direction and signal levels but does not incorporate position sizing, risk management, or account balance considerations. Users must implement appropriate position sizing, maximum daily loss limits, and portfolio diversification. Past performance does not indicate future results.
Optimal usage:
- Works optimally in clearly trending markets where ADX consistently exceeds threshold
- Performance degrades in sideways, choppy conditions
- Designed for swing trading and position trading timeframes (15-minute and above)
- Requires confirmation from price action or additional technical analysis
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## NO REPAINT GUARANTEE
This indicator operates on bar close confirmation only. All signals, signal lines, and validation labels appear exclusively when candles close. Historical signals remain exactly where they appeared. This makes the indicator suitable for automated trading and reliable backtesting. What you see in historical data matches what appeared in real-time.
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## ALERTS
The indicator provides eight alert conditions:
1. Kalman Buy Signal: Fires when upward triangle appears (bullish trend change in trending market)
2. Kalman Sell Signal: Fires when downward triangle appears (bearish trend change in trending market)
3. Trend Change to Bullish: Fires whenever Kalman line changes to bullish (regardless of ADX)
4. Trend Change to Bearish: Fires whenever Kalman line changes to bearish (regardless of ADX)
5. SCT-R Long Retest Confirmed: Fires when green R label appears for long validation
6. SCT-R Short Retest Confirmed: Fires when red R label appears for short validation
7. SCT Test Long Detected: Fires when test candle appears for long signal (before confirmation)
8. SCT Test Short Detected: Fires when test candle appears for short signal (before confirmation)
Alert messages include context about bar close confirmation and current price levels.
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## CALCULATION TRANSPARENCY
While complete proprietary optimization methodology is not disclosed, the core technical approach is fully explained: Alpha-Beta Kalman filter with ATR-based adaptive gain adjustment and ADX regime detection. The signal line validation system uses a three-phase structure (hold, test, confirmation) with configurable parameters. Users can understand indicator functionality and make informed decisions about application.
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## DISCLAIMER
This indicator is provided as a technical analysis tool. It does not constitute financial advice, trading recommendations, or performance guarantees. All trading decisions carry risk. Users are responsible for their own trading decisions and risk management. Past results do not indicate future performance.
Scout Regiment - OBV# Scout Regiment - OBV Indicator
## English Documentation
### Overview
Scout Regiment - OBV (On-Balance Volume) is an advanced momentum indicator that combines volume and price movement to identify the strength of buying and selling pressure. This indicator features an oscillator-based approach with divergence detection to help traders spot potential trend reversals and confirm price movements.
### What is OBV?
On-Balance Volume (OBV) is a cumulative volume indicator that adds volume on up days and subtracts volume on down days:
- **Rising OBV**: Accumulation (buying pressure)
- **Falling OBV**: Distribution (selling pressure)
- **OBV Oscillator**: The difference between OBV and its smoothed moving average, making divergences easier to spot
### Key Features
#### 1. **OBV Oscillator Display**
Instead of displaying raw OBV values, this indicator shows the oscillator (difference between OBV and its smoothed line):
**Benefits:**
- Easier to identify divergences
- Clearer trend changes
- More sensitive to momentum shifts
- Zero line as reference point
**Visual Elements:**
- **Step Line**: Main OBV oscillator line
- Green: Positive oscillator (accumulation)
- Red: Negative oscillator (distribution)
- **Histogram**: Visual representation of oscillator strength
- Green bars: Above zero line
- Red bars: Below zero line
- **Zero Line**: White dotted horizontal line as reference
#### 2. **Smoothing Options**
Choose from multiple moving average types to smooth the OBV:
- **None**: Raw OBV (most sensitive)
- **SMA**: Simple Moving Average (equal weight)
- **EMA**: Exponential Moving Average (recent price emphasis) - Default
- **SMMA (RMA)**: Smoothed Moving Average (very smooth)
- **WMA**: Weighted Moving Average (linear weight)
- **VWMA**: Volume Weighted Moving Average (volume emphasis)
**Default Settings:**
- Type: EMA
- Length: 21 periods
- Best for: Most market conditions
#### 3. **Multi-Timeframe Analysis**
- Calculate OBV on any timeframe
- View higher timeframe momentum on lower timeframe charts
- Align trades with larger timeframe volume trends
- Empty field = Current chart timeframe
#### 4. **Visual Enhancements**
**Background Color**
- Light green: Positive oscillator (bullish volume pressure)
- Light red: Negative oscillator (bearish volume pressure)
- Optional display for cleaner charts
**Crossover Labels**
- "突破" (Breakout): When oscillator crosses above zero
- "跌破" (Breakdown): When oscillator crosses below zero
- Indicates potential trend changes
- Can be toggled on/off
#### 5. **Comprehensive Divergence Detection**
The indicator automatically detects four types of divergences:
**Regular Bullish Divergence (Yellow)**
- **Price**: Makes lower lows
- **OBV**: Makes higher lows
- **Signal**: Potential upward reversal
- **Label**: "看涨" (Bullish)
- **Use**: Enter long positions
**Regular Bearish Divergence (Blue)**
- **Price**: Makes higher highs
- **OBV**: Makes lower highs
- **Signal**: Potential downward reversal
- **Label**: "看跌" (Bearish)
- **Use**: Enter short positions or exit longs
**Hidden Bullish Divergence (Light Yellow)**
- **Price**: Makes higher lows
- **OBV**: Makes lower lows
- **Signal**: Trend continuation (uptrend)
- **Label**: "隐藏看涨" (Hidden Bullish)
- **Use**: Add to long positions
**Hidden Bearish Divergence (Light Blue)**
- **Price**: Makes lower highs
- **OBV**: Makes higher highs
- **Signal**: Trend continuation (downtrend)
- **Label**: "隐藏看跌" (Hidden Bearish)
- **Use**: Add to short positions
#### 6. **Customizable Divergence Detection**
**Pivot Lookback Settings:**
- **Left Lookback**: Bars to the left of pivot (default: 5)
- **Right Lookback**: Bars to the right of pivot (default: 5)
- Determines how "extreme" a point must be to qualify as a pivot
**Range Settings:**
- **Maximum Range**: Maximum bars between pivots (default: 60)
- **Minimum Range**: Minimum bars between pivots (default: 5)
- Filters out too-close or too-distant divergences
**Display Options:**
- Toggle regular divergences on/off
- Toggle hidden divergences on/off
- Toggle divergence labels on/off
- Show only the divergences you need
### Configuration Settings
#### Smoothing Settings
- **Smoothing Type**: Choose MA type (None/SMA/EMA/SMMA/WMA/VWMA)
- **Smoothing Length**: Number of periods for smoothing (default: 21)
#### Calculation Settings
- **Timeframe**: Select calculation timeframe (empty = current chart)
#### Display Settings
- **Show OBV Line**: Toggle step line display
- **Show OBV Histogram**: Toggle histogram display
- **Show Background Color**: Toggle background coloring
- **Show Crossover Labels**: Toggle breakout/breakdown labels
#### Divergence Settings
- **Pivot Right Lookback**: Right bars for pivot detection (default: 5)
- **Pivot Left Lookback**: Left bars for pivot detection (default: 5)
- **Range Maximum**: Max bars between divergences (default: 60)
- **Range Minimum**: Min bars between divergences (default: 5)
- **Show Regular Divergences**: Enable/disable regular divergences
- **Show Regular Labels**: Enable/disable regular divergence labels
- **Show Hidden Divergences**: Enable/disable hidden divergences
- **Show Hidden Labels**: Enable/disable hidden divergence labels
### How to Use
#### For Trend Confirmation
1. **Identify Trend with Price**
- Uptrend: Higher highs and higher lows
- Downtrend: Lower highs and lower lows
2. **Confirm with OBV Oscillator**
- Strong uptrend: OBV oscillator staying positive
- Strong downtrend: OBV oscillator staying negative
- Weak trend: OBV oscillator frequently crossing zero
3. **Volume Confirmation**
- Trend with increasing OBV = Strong trend
- Trend with decreasing OBV = Weak trend (watch for reversal)
#### For Divergence Trading
1. **Enable Divergence Detection**
- Start with regular divergences only
- Add hidden divergences for trend continuation
2. **Wait for Divergence Signal**
- Yellow label = Potential bullish reversal
- Blue label = Potential bearish reversal
3. **Confirm with Price Action**
- Wait for support/resistance break
- Look for candlestick confirmation
- Check higher timeframe alignment
4. **Enter Trade**
- Enter after confirmation
- Set stop loss beyond recent swing
- Target based on previous swing or support/resistance
#### For Breakout Trading
1. **Enable Crossover Labels**
- Identify when oscillator crosses zero line
2. **Confirm Volume Strength**
- Strong breakouts have large oscillator moves
- Weak breakouts barely cross zero
3. **Trade Direction**
- "突破" label = Enter long
- "跌破" label = Enter short
4. **Manage Position**
- Exit when oscillator crosses back
- Use price structure for stops
#### For Multi-Timeframe Analysis
1. **Set Higher Timeframe**
- Example: On 15min chart, set timeframe to 1H or 4H
2. **Identify Higher Timeframe Trend**
- Positive oscillator = Uptrend bias
- Negative oscillator = Downtrend bias
3. **Trade with the Trend**
- Only take long signals in uptrend
- Only take short signals in downtrend
4. **Time Entries**
- Use current timeframe for precise entry
- Confirm with higher timeframe direction
### Trading Strategies
#### Strategy 1: Regular Divergence Reversal
**Setup:**
1. Price in strong trend (up or down)
2. Regular divergence appears
3. Price reaches support/resistance level
**Entry:**
- Bullish: After "看涨" label, when price breaks above recent high
- Bearish: After "看跌" label, when price breaks below recent low
**Stop Loss:**
- Bullish: Below divergence low
- Bearish: Above divergence high
**Exit:**
- Take profit at next major support/resistance
- Or when opposite divergence appears
**Best For:** Swing trading, reversal trading
#### Strategy 2: Hidden Divergence Continuation
**Setup:**
1. Clear trend established
2. Price pulls back (retracement)
3. Hidden divergence appears
**Entry:**
- Bullish: After "隐藏看涨" label, when price resumes uptrend
- Bearish: After "隐藏看跌" label, when price resumes downtrend
**Stop Loss:**
- Behind the pullback swing point
**Exit:**
- Trail stop as trend continues
- Exit on regular divergence (reversal signal)
**Best For:** Trend following, adding to positions
#### Strategy 3: Zero Line Crossover
**Setup:**
1. Enable crossover labels
2. Oscillator crosses zero line
3. Confirm with price structure break
**Entry:**
- "突破" label = Buy signal
- "跌破" label = Sell signal
**Stop Loss:**
- Below/above recent swing
**Exit:**
- When oscillator crosses back over zero
- Or at predetermined target
**Best For:** Momentum trading, quick trades
#### Strategy 4: Multi-Timeframe Confluence
**Setup:**
1. Set indicator to higher timeframe (e.g., 4H on 1H chart)
2. Wait for higher TF oscillator to be positive (uptrend) or negative (downtrend)
3. Look for entries on current timeframe aligned with higher TF
**Entry:**
- Long: When both timeframes show positive oscillator or bullish divergence
- Short: When both timeframes show negative oscillator or bearish divergence
**Stop Loss:**
- Based on current timeframe structure
**Exit:**
- When higher timeframe oscillator turns negative (for longs) or positive (for shorts)
**Best For:** Swing trading, high-probability setups
### Best Practices
#### Volume Analysis
1. **Strong Moves Need Volume**
- Price increase + Rising OBV = Healthy uptrend
- Price increase + Falling OBV = Weak uptrend (warning)
2. **Watch for Confirmation**
- New highs with new OBV highs = Confirmed
- New highs without new OBV highs = Potential divergence
3. **Consider Context**
- Low volume periods (Asian session, holidays) = Less reliable
- High volume periods (News, London/NY overlap) = More reliable
#### Divergence Trading Tips
1. **Not All Divergences Work**
- Wait for price confirmation
- Stronger in oversold/overbought areas
- Better at support/resistance levels
2. **Multiple Divergences**
- Multiple divergences on same trend = Stronger signal
- Quick divergence failures = Ignore and wait for next
3. **Timeframe Matters**
- Higher timeframe divergences = More reliable
- Lower timeframe divergences = More frequent, less reliable
#### Smoothing Selection
1. **No Smoothing (None)**
- Most sensitive, more signals
- More noise, more false signals
- Best for: Scalping, very active trading
2. **EMA (Default)**
- Balanced approach
- Good for most strategies
- Best for: Swing trading, day trading
3. **SMMA (RMA)**
- Very smooth, fewer signals
- Less responsive to sudden changes
- Best for: Position trading, longer timeframes
### Indicator Combinations
**With Moving Averages:**
- Use EMAs for trend direction
- OBV for volume confirmation
- Enter when both align
**With RSI:**
- RSI for overbought/oversold
- OBV for volume confirmation
- Divergences on both = Stronger signal
**With Price Action:**
- Support/resistance for levels
- OBV for strength confirmation
- Breakouts with positive OBV = More likely to succeed
**With Bias Indicator:**
- Bias for price deviation
- OBV for volume confirmation
- Both showing divergence = High probability reversal
### Common Patterns
1. **Accumulation**: OBV rising while price consolidates (breakout likely)
2. **Distribution**: OBV falling while price consolidates (breakdown likely)
3. **Confirmation**: OBV and price both making new highs/lows (trend strong)
4. **Divergence**: OBV and price moving opposite directions (reversal warning)
5. **False Breakout**: Price breaks but OBV doesn't confirm (likely to fail)
### Performance Tips
- Disable unused display features for faster loading
- Start with regular divergences only, add hidden later
- Use histogram for quick visual reference
- Enable crossover labels for clear entry signals
- Test different smoothing lengths for your market
### Alert Conditions
The indicator includes alerts for:
- Regular bullish divergence detected
- Regular bearish divergence detected
- Hidden bullish divergence detected
- Hidden bearish divergence detected
**How to Set Alerts:**
1. Click on the indicator name
2. Select "Add Alert"
3. Choose condition
4. Configure notification method
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## 中文说明文档
### 概述
Scout Regiment - OBV（能量潮）是一个高级动量指标，结合成交量和价格变动来识别买卖压力的强度。该指标采用振荡器方法并具有背离检测功能，帮助交易者发现潜在的趋势反转并确认价格走势。
### 什么是OBV？
能量潮（OBV）是一个累积成交量指标，在上涨日累加成交量，在下跌日减去成交量：
- **上升的OBV**：积累（买入压力）
- **下降的OBV**：派发（卖出压力）
- **OBV振荡器**：OBV与其平滑移动平均线之间的差值，使背离更容易识别
### 核心功能
#### 1. **OBV振荡器显示**
该指标不显示原始OBV值，而是显示振荡器（OBV与其平滑线之间的差值）：
**优势：**
- 更容易识别背离
- 趋势变化更清晰
- 对动量变化更敏感
- 零线作为参考点
**视觉元素：**
- **阶梯线**：主OBV振荡器线
- 绿色：正振荡器（积累）
- 红色：负振荡器（派发）
- **柱状图**：振荡器强度的可视化表示
- 绿色柱：零线以上
- 红色柱：零线以下
- **零线**：白色虚线作为参考
#### 2. **平滑选项**
选择多种移动平均类型来平滑OBV：
- **None**：原始OBV（最敏感）
- **SMA**：简单移动平均（等权重）
- **EMA**：指数移动平均（强调近期价格）- 默认
- **SMMA (RMA)**：平滑移动平均（非常平滑）
- **WMA**：加权移动平均（线性权重）
- **VWMA**：成交量加权移动平均（强调成交量）
**默认设置：**
- 类型：EMA
- 长度：21周期
- 适合：大多数市场状况
#### 3. **多时间框架分析**
- 在任何时间框架上计算OBV
- 在低时间框架图表上查看高时间框架动量
- 使交易与更大时间框架的成交量趋势保持一致
- 空字段 = 当前图表时间框架
#### 4. **视觉增强**
**背景颜色**
- 浅绿色：正振荡器（看涨成交量压力）
- 浅红色：负振荡器（看跌成交量压力）
- 可选显示，图表更清爽
**穿越标签**
- "突破"：振荡器向上穿越零线
- "跌破"：振荡器向下穿越零线
- 指示潜在趋势变化
- 可开关
#### 5. **全面的背离检测**
指标自动检测四种类型的背离：
**常规看涨背离（黄色）**
- **价格**：创新低
- **OBV**：创更高的低点
- **信号**：潜在向上反转
- **标签**："看涨"
- **用途**：进入多头仓位
**常规看跌背离（蓝色）**
- **价格**：创新高
- **OBV**：创更低的高点
- **信号**：潜在向下反转
- **标签**："看跌"
- **用途**：进入空头仓位或退出多头
**隐藏看涨背离（浅黄色）**
- **价格**：创更高的低点
- **OBV**：创更低的低点
- **信号**：趋势延续（上升趋势）
- **标签**："隐藏看涨"
- **用途**：加仓多头
**隐藏看跌背离（浅蓝色）**
- **价格**：创更低的高点
- **OBV**：创更高的高点
- **信号**：趋势延续（下降趋势）
- **标签**："隐藏看跌"
- **用途**：加仓空头
#### 6. **可自定义的背离检测**
**枢轴回溯设置：**
- **左侧回溯**：枢轴点左侧K线数（默认：5）
- **右侧回溯**：枢轴点右侧K线数（默认：5）
- 决定一个点要多"极端"才能成为枢轴点
**范围设置：**
- **最大范围**：枢轴点之间最大K线数（默认：60）
- **最小范围**：枢轴点之间最小K线数（默认：5）
- 过滤太近或太远的背离
**显示选项：**
- 开关常规背离
- 开关隐藏背离
- 开关背离标签
- 只显示需要的背离
### 配置设置
#### 平滑设置
- **平滑类型**：选择MA类型（None/SMA/EMA/SMMA/WMA/VWMA）
- **平滑长度**：平滑周期数（默认：21）
#### 计算设置
- **时间周期**：选择计算时间框架（空 = 当前图表）
#### 显示设置
- **显示OBV点线**：切换阶梯线显示
- **显示OBV柱状图**：切换柱状图显示
- **显示背景颜色**：切换背景着色
- **显示突破标签**：切换突破/跌破标签
#### 背离设置
- **枢轴右侧回溯**：枢轴检测右侧K线数（默认：5）
- **枢轴左侧回溯**：枢轴检测左侧K线数（默认：5）
- **回看范围最大值**：背离之间最大K线数（默认：60）
- **回看范围最小值**：背离之间最小K线数（默认：5）
- **显示常规背离**：启用/禁用常规背离
- **显示常规背离标签**：启用/禁用常规背离标签
- **显示隐藏背离**：启用/禁用隐藏背离
- **显示隐藏背离标签**：启用/禁用隐藏背离标签
### 使用方法
#### 趋势确认
1. **用价格识别趋势**
- 上升趋势：更高的高点和更高的低点
- 下降趋势：更低的高点和更低的低点
2. **用OBV振荡器确认**
- 强劲上升趋势：OBV振荡器保持正值
- 强劲下降趋势：OBV振荡器保持负值
- 弱势趋势：OBV振荡器频繁穿越零线
3. **成交量确认**
- 趋势伴随上升的OBV = 强趋势
- 趋势伴随下降的OBV = 弱趋势（注意反转）
#### 背离交易
1. **启用背离检测**
- 先从常规背离开始
- 添加隐藏背离用于趋势延续
2. **等待背离信号**
- 黄色标签 = 潜在看涨反转
- 蓝色标签 = 潜在看跌反转
3. **用价格行为确认**
- 等待支撑/阻力突破
- 寻找K线确认
- 检查更高时间框架对齐
4. **进入交易**
- 确认后进入
- 在近期波动之外设置止损
- 基于前一波动或支撑/阻力设定目标
#### 突破交易
1. **启用穿越标签**
- 识别振荡器何时穿越零线
2. **确认成交量强度**
- 强突破有大振荡器移动
- 弱突破勉强穿越零线
3. **交易方向**
- "突破"标签 = 进入多头
- "跌破"标签 = 进入空头
4. **管理仓位**
- 振荡器反向穿越时退出
- 使用价格结构设置止损
#### 多时间框架分析
1. **设置更高时间框架**
- 例如：在15分钟图上，设置时间框架为1H或4H
2. **识别更高时间框架趋势**
- 正振荡器 = 上升趋势偏向
- 负振荡器 = 下降趋势偏向
3. **顺趋势交易**
- 仅在上升趋势中接受多头信号
- 仅在下降趋势中接受空头信号
4. **把握入场时机**
- 使用当前时间框架进行精确进入
- 用更高时间框架方向确认
### 交易策略
#### 策略1：常规背离反转
**设置：**
1. 价格处于强趋势（上涨或下跌）
2. 出现常规背离
3. 价格到达支撑/阻力水平
**入场：**
- 看涨：在"看涨"标签后，价格突破近期高点时
- 看跌：在"看跌"标签后，价格跌破近期低点时
**止损：**
- 看涨：背离低点之下
- 看跌：背离高点之上
**退出：**
- 在下一个主要支撑/阻力获利
- 或出现相反背离时
**适合：**波段交易、反转交易
#### 策略2：隐藏背离延续
**设置：**
1. 建立明确趋势
2. 价格回调（回撤）
3. 出现隐藏背离
**入场：**
- 看涨：在"隐藏看涨"标签后，价格恢复上升趋势时
- 看跌：在"隐藏看跌"标签后，价格恢复下降趋势时
**止损：**
- 在回调波动点之后
**退出：**
- 随着趋势延续移动止损
- 出现常规背离（反转信号）时退出
**适合：**趋势跟随、加仓
#### 策略3：零线穿越
**设置：**
1. 启用穿越标签
2. 振荡器穿越零线
3. 用价格结构突破确认
**入场：**
- "突破"标签 = 买入信号
- "跌破"标签 = 卖出信号
**止损：**
- 近期波动之下/之上
**退出：**
- 振荡器反向穿越零线时
- 或在预定目标
**适合：**动量交易、快速交易
#### 策略4：多时间框架汇合
**设置：**
1. 设置指标到更高时间框架（例如，在1H图上设置4H）
2. 等待更高TF振荡器为正（上升趋势）或负（下降趋势）
3. 在当前时间框架上寻找与更高TF一致的入场机会
**入场：**
- 多头：两个时间框架都显示正振荡器或看涨背离时
- 空头：两个时间框架都显示负振荡器或看跌背离时
**止损：**
- 基于当前时间框架结构
**退出：**
- 更高时间框架振荡器变为负（多头）或正（空头）时
**适合：**波段交易、高概率设置
### 最佳实践
#### 成交量分析
1. **强势波动需要成交量**
- 价格上涨 + 上升的OBV = 健康上升趋势
- 价格上涨 + 下降的OBV = 弱上升趋势（警告）
2. **注意确认**
- 新高伴随新OBV高点 = 已确认
- 新高没有新OBV高点 = 潜在背离
3. **考虑背景**
- 低成交量期（亚洲时段、假期）= 可靠性较低
- 高成交量期（新闻、伦敦/纽约重叠）= 更可靠
#### 背离交易技巧
1. **不是所有背离都有效**
- 等待价格确认
- 在超卖/超买区域更强
- 在支撑/阻力水平更好
2. **多重背离**
- 同一趋势上多个背离 = 更强信号
- 背离快速失败 = 忽略并等待下一个
3. **时间框架重要**
- 更高时间框架背离 = 更可靠
- 更低时间框架背离 = 更频繁，可靠性较低
#### 平滑选择
1. **无平滑（None）**
- 最敏感，更多信号
- 更多噪音，更多假信号
- 适合：剥头皮、非常活跃的交易
2. **EMA（默认）**
- 平衡方法
- 适合大多数策略
- 适合：波段交易、日内交易
3. **SMMA (RMA)**
- 非常平滑，更少信号
- 对突然变化响应较慢
- 适合：仓位交易、更长时间框架
### 指标组合
**与移动平均线配合：**
- 使用EMA确定趋势方向
- OBV确认成交量
- 两者一致时进入
**与RSI配合：**
- RSI用于超买超卖
- OBV用于成交量确认
- 两者都背离 = 更强信号
**与价格行为配合：**
- 支撑/阻力确定水平
- OBV确认强度
- 正OBV的突破 = 更可能成功
**与Bias指标配合：**
- Bias用于价格偏离
- OBV用于成交量确认
- 两者都显示背离 = 高概率反转
### 常见形态
1. **积累**：OBV上升而价格盘整（突破可能）
2. **派发**：OBV下降而价格盘整（跌破可能）
3. **确认**：OBV和价格都创新高/新低（趋势强劲）
4. **背离**：OBV和价格反向移动（反转警告）
5. **假突破**：价格突破但OBV不确认（可能失败）
### 性能提示
- 禁用未使用的显示功能以加快加载
- 先从常规背离开始，稍后添加隐藏背离
- 使用柱状图快速视觉参考
- 启用穿越标签以获得清晰的入场信号
- 为您的市场测试不同的平滑长度
### 警报条件
指标包含以下警报：
- 检测到常规看涨背离
- 检测到常规看跌背离
- 检测到隐藏看涨背离
- 检测到隐藏看跌背离
**如何设置警报：**
1. 点击指标名称
2. 选择"添加警报"
3. 选择条件
4. 配置通知方法
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