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Dow Theory Indicator

## 🎯 Key Features of the Indicator
### 📈 Complete Implementation of Dow Theory
- Three-tier trend structure: primary trend (50 periods), secondary trend (20 periods), and minor trend (10 periods).
- Swing point analysis: automatically detects critical swing highs and lows.
- Trend confirmation mechanism: strict confirmation logic based on consecutive higher highs/higher lows or lower highs/lower lows.
- Volume confirmation: ensures price moves are supported by trading volume.
### 🕐 Flexible Timeframe Parameters
All key parameters are adjustable, making it especially suitable for U.S. equities:
Trend analysis parameters:
- Primary trend period: 20–200 (default 50; recommended 50–100 for U.S. stocks).
- Secondary trend period: 10–100 (default 20; recommended 15–30 for U.S. stocks).
- Minor trend period: 5–50 (default 10; recommended 5–15 for U.S. stocks).
Dow Theory parameters:
- Swing high/low lookback: 5–50 (default 10).
- Trend confirmation bar count: 1–10 (default 3).
- Volume confirmation period: 10–100 (default 20).
### 🇺🇸 U.S. Market Optimizations
- Session awareness: distinguishes Regular Trading Hours (9:30–16:00 EST) from pre-market and after-hours.
- Pre/post-market weighting: adjustable weighting factor for signals during extended hours.
- Earnings season filter: automatically adjusts sensitivity during earnings periods.
- U.S.-optimized default parameters.
## 🎨 Visualization
1. Trend lines: three differently colored trend lines.
2. Background fill: green (uptrend) / red (downtrend) / gray (neutral).
3. Signal markers: arrows, labels, and warning icons.
4. Swing point markers: small triangles at key turning points.
5. Info panel: real-time display of eight key metrics.
## 🚨 Alert System
- Trend turning to up/down.
- Strong bullish/bearish signals (dual confirmation).
- Volume divergence warning.
- New swing high/low formed.
## 📋 How to Use
1. Open the Pine Editor in TradingView.
2. Copy the contents of dow_theory_indicator.pine.
3. Paste and click “Add to chart.”
4. Adjust parameters based on trading style:
- Long-term investing: increase all period parameters.
- Swing trading: use the default parameters.
- Short-term trading: decrease all period parameters.
## 💡 Parameter Tips for U.S. Stocks
- Large-cap blue chips (AAPL, MSFT): primary 60–80, secondary 25–30.
- Mid-cap growth stocks: primary 40–60, secondary 18–25.
- Small-cap high-volatility stocks: primary 30–50, secondary 15–20.[1][2][3]
### 📈 Complete Implementation of Dow Theory
- Three-tier trend structure: primary trend (50 periods), secondary trend (20 periods), and minor trend (10 periods).
- Swing point analysis: automatically detects critical swing highs and lows.
- Trend confirmation mechanism: strict confirmation logic based on consecutive higher highs/higher lows or lower highs/lower lows.
- Volume confirmation: ensures price moves are supported by trading volume.
### 🕐 Flexible Timeframe Parameters
All key parameters are adjustable, making it especially suitable for U.S. equities:
Trend analysis parameters:
- Primary trend period: 20–200 (default 50; recommended 50–100 for U.S. stocks).
- Secondary trend period: 10–100 (default 20; recommended 15–30 for U.S. stocks).
- Minor trend period: 5–50 (default 10; recommended 5–15 for U.S. stocks).
Dow Theory parameters:
- Swing high/low lookback: 5–50 (default 10).
- Trend confirmation bar count: 1–10 (default 3).
- Volume confirmation period: 10–100 (default 20).
### 🇺🇸 U.S. Market Optimizations
- Session awareness: distinguishes Regular Trading Hours (9:30–16:00 EST) from pre-market and after-hours.
- Pre/post-market weighting: adjustable weighting factor for signals during extended hours.
- Earnings season filter: automatically adjusts sensitivity during earnings periods.
- U.S.-optimized default parameters.
## 🎨 Visualization
1. Trend lines: three differently colored trend lines.
2. Background fill: green (uptrend) / red (downtrend) / gray (neutral).
3. Signal markers: arrows, labels, and warning icons.
4. Swing point markers: small triangles at key turning points.
5. Info panel: real-time display of eight key metrics.
## 🚨 Alert System
- Trend turning to up/down.
- Strong bullish/bearish signals (dual confirmation).
- Volume divergence warning.
- New swing high/low formed.
## 📋 How to Use
1. Open the Pine Editor in TradingView.
2. Copy the contents of dow_theory_indicator.pine.
3. Paste and click “Add to chart.”
4. Adjust parameters based on trading style:
- Long-term investing: increase all period parameters.
- Swing trading: use the default parameters.
- Short-term trading: decrease all period parameters.
## 💡 Parameter Tips for U.S. Stocks
- Large-cap blue chips (AAPL, MSFT): primary 60–80, secondary 25–30.
- Mid-cap growth stocks: primary 40–60, secondary 18–25.
- Small-cap high-volatility stocks: primary 30–50, secondary 15–20.[1][2][3]
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Penafian
Maklumat dan penerbitan adalah tidak dimaksudkan untuk menjadi, dan tidak membentuk, nasihat untuk kewangan, pelaburan, perdagangan dan jenis-jenis lain atau cadangan yang dibekalkan atau disahkan oleh TradingView. Baca dengan lebih lanjut di Terma Penggunaan.