Gabriel's Relative Strength IndexGabriel’s RSI—The Reinvention of Relative Strength
Not your average RSI.
This is a fully reengineered Relative Strength Index that merges the power of advanced signal processing, adaptive smoothing, volume dynamics, and intelligent divergence detection into a single, modular toolkit designed for precision trading across all markets.
Whether you’re scalping crypto, swing trading equities, or dissecting futures contracts—Gabriel’s RSI adapts to your strategy with unrivaled control and clarity.
⚙️ 1. RSI Settings
RSI Length (Jurik): Set to 51 by default to mimic a 21-period standard RSI when Jurik smoothing is applied. Adjust lower (e.g., 22) to mimic a 9-period RSI. 32 would be almost ~14, 13.33 RSI.
RSI Source: The default is hlc3 for smoother RSI. Can be changed to any price-based series (close, open, etc.) for customization.
📡 VIX-Aware: Automatically switches to high/low/close during VIX spikes using a custom Z-score model if toggled. (I backtested it, and it catches bottoms better.) 📡
🎯 2. RSI Smoothing Options
MA Type: Smoothing applies to both RSI and its MA overlay simultaneously. I used to use the 56 EMA RSI, and it works well too.
Options: JMA, T3, Kalman, Laguerre, Super Smoother, ALMA, VWMA, LSMA, etc.
JMA: Best for adaptive recursive smoothing. A power of 2 and a phase of 50 are used.
T3: Smooth and lag-reduced, suitable for trend detection. The alpha is 0.7.
SMA + Bollinger Bands: Adds deviation-based envelopes for volatility spotting. BB StdDev: Only relevant if BBs are used. Controls bandwidth for overbought/oversold zones.
MA Length: Affects how smooth or reactive the RSI signal is.
📉 3. MACD Settings
Fast/Slow Length: Defaults (21/81) optimized for smoother MACD with SMA or T3. For Algo trading, EMA/JMA is best.
Signal Length: Shorter (e.g., 2) gives more reactive crossover signals; it can be increased.
Source: Default is close. Close works best for the settings I input. I also tuned some of the other MA types that worked for it.
MA Types: JMA and EMA reduce noise and increase signal generation. Select SMA for simplicity or T3 for trend-following.
Histogram: Bar colors signal strength and trend of MACD directly on your chart.
🔀 4. Directional Movement Index (DMI)
ADX Smoothing: High values (e.g., 100) offer strong trend confirmation with Hann Window smoothing 12, or 14 for either regular RMA or double smoothed.
DI Length: Affects DI+/- sensitivity. 100 ADX - 12/14 DI or 15 ADX - 35 DI are suggested, the latter for quicker boot time, as 100 bars is quite long.
Smoothing Type: Choose Hann Window for refined smoothing; RMA (SMMA) for simplicity. Double-smoothing is RMA -> Hann window, best of both types.
Volatility Type: ATR includes gaps for a full-range volatility; ADR is useful for gapless strategies, particularly OTC markets and intraday.
Plotted as area fills, 0 to 100 scaled.
Color-coded as Red (ADX), Orange (DI-), Blue (DI+).
📊 5. Volume Z-Score
%R Length: Normalizes volume to percentile range (73 swing, 112 exhaustion).
Z-Score Lengths: Compares short-term and long-term volume trends with Z-scores of volume.
Fast Z-Score < Slow Z-Score = Gives a Volume Squeeze.
Fast MA > Slow MA = Bullish Volume Divergence; volume has been fired. Not via Z-score, but instead via SMA, ALMA, and RMA of volume.
WPR Volume: Weighted %R used to highlight exhaustion/pivot points.
Plot volume bars after a volume squeeze has been fired; if bars aren't plotted, then it's under squeeze. Backtest on ES1! Prove it's good for catching bottoms below 15 minutes as well.
🧠 6. Divergence Engine
Pivot Settings: Pivot Period (12), Divergence minval Lookback (5), and max Lookback Bars (100) control sensitivity. Works well on any asset class; these are the optimal settings for the RSI.
Source Options: RSI, MACD, ADX, DI difference, or Volume %R.
Divergence Types: Regular (Mean Reversal), Hidden (Trend Continuation).
Heikin Ashi Mode: Enables use of HA candles on normal charts for smoother pivots. May distort values if your chart is H.A. so leave it unchecked then.
💥 7. Squeeze Momentum System (SQZMOM PRO)
Squeeze Types:
⚫ Wide (Black) — Regular Compression
🔴 Normal (Red) — Standard squeeze
🟡 Narrow (Yellow) — Golden squeeze
🟣 Very Narrow (Purple) — Extreme compression
🟢 Fired (Green) — Fired Squeeze = Breakout
Plotted on the very bottom of my indicator.
Momentum Bars:
🔷 Cyan = Rising
🔵 Blue = Pullback
🔴 Red = Falling
🟡 Yellow = Corrective
Plotted on the top of my indicator.
Reversal Signals: Dashed lines on momentum–JMA crossovers (DM-style pivot logic) ploted directly on the chart.
📈 8. Rate of Change (RoC)
RoC of Momentum: EMA-smoothed RoC on momentum for leading signals. Double smoothed, once and then another time for smoother signals.
RoC of Momentum → EMA → EMA → JMA Signal.
Signal Line: JMA used to filter noise and generate reversal signals.
Crossovers: Bullish/bearish signals based on RoC vs. signal line are plotted as triangles directly on your chart.
Optimized: Backtested for short-term setups like 1H or faster. Works on Daily timeframes as well for Futures and 24/7 Markets.
🕰️ 9. Multi-Timeframe Squeeze Settings
Each timeframe (Hourly, 4H, Daily, Weekly, Monthly) has:
Reversal Toggle: Enables dashed line DM-style pivots on crossovers.
MA Length: For Jurik MA smoothing on momentum.
BB/KC Thresholds: Define squeeze sensitivity per timeframe. A shorter BB/KC length, 17-14-12, responds better on lower timeframes.
Momentum Length: Tailors oscillator responsiveness; 20 is ideal.
🧮 10. BB Std. Deviation Scaling
Low-Pass Super Smoother : Smooths noise for BBs.
High-Pass Butterworth : Extracts cycles for BB Stdv. blend.
Root Mean Squared : Dynamic BB width adjustment based on market activity. True-range-based.
LP -> HP -> RMS -> Bollinger Band Multiplier (2.0)
Optional Intensify: Increases the squeeze rate * 4. Can be used for some option pricing strategies.
🧵 11. Moving Average Ribbon
4 optional MAs with full customization:
Choose from 13 MA types (incl. Kalman, Laguerre, T3, ALMA)
Color-coded for trend analysis (MA1–MA4 mimicking 9/21/50/200 periods)
Optional crossover alerts
🔔12. Alerts
RSI: Overbought/oversold reversals. Several types. (🦅 / 🕊️)
MACD: Histogram shift through zero line. (🐘 / 🐴)
DMI/ADX: Crossovers and strength conditions. The key level is the level where if DI/ADX is past this threshold, then it's considered to be trending. (🐬 / 🐋 / 🛡️)
Volume: Smart Money alerts on low-volume zones. May concentrate on ICT sessions. (🚨)
Squeeze: Alerts on all 5 squeeze states. (⚫, 🔴, 🟡, 🟣, 🟢)
Momentum: Momentum / JMA crosses and reversals. (🐂 / 🐻)
RoC: Bullish and bearish crosses. (📈 / 📉)
Divergences: Regular, hidden, and combined. (🐂 / 🐻 / 🐾 / 🐼)
MA Ribbon: Cross alert (⚔️)
VIX: VIX Z-Score past 2.0 (🏴☠️)
📊 13. Visual Output Summary
RSI Line + MA + Optional BB
MACD Histogram (Color Adaptive)
DMI/ADX Area Fills
%R Volume Bars (Smart Money)
Squeeze Dots (Circles)
Momentum Bars (Squares)
RoC Arrows (Cross Signals)
Pivot Break Lines (Dashed)
Auto-Divergence Lines & Labels
MA Ribbon Overlay (Optional)
✅ Best Practices ✅
Watch the slope of the RSI for pullbacks on a strong trend. Combine it with squeeze for exit timing.
Combine RSI Divergence with MACD histogram cross and Squeeze firing for precise entry.
Use Volume Z-Score to filter for institutional activity, and enter Long. Watch for reversals as well.
Watch RoC crossovers for fast, leading signals.
Enable Reversal Lines on 1H+ charts for breakout or breakdown pivots.
Use multi-timeframe thresholds for swing confirmation. The TFs I use the most are 2-5-15 minutes for futures and swinging with 1 hour daily and weekly. Those are the TFs I backtested.
An optional MA Ribbon is here as well; it supports 13 MA types.
🌎 Asset-Agnostic
MACD Automatically adjusts for Crypto, Forex, Stocks, Commodities, and Indices.
Custom ALMA, T3, Kalman, and Laguerre filters optimized per asset class and timeframe.
📚 Tech Highlights
Over 15,000 lines of modular, structured Pine Script v6 code.
Integration of Ehlers Cycle Theory and various other filters, one for each indicator.
Designed for visual clarity, multi-dimensional signal stacking, and low lag/high accuracy.
🌀 All 64 outputs are filled, so there might not be any more future updates. It's also a bit slow to load due to that.
GABRIEL
Better MACD📘 Better MACD – Adaptive Momentum & Divergence Suite
Better MACD is a comprehensive momentum-trend tool that evolves the traditional MACD into a multi-dimensional, divergence-aware oscillator. It leverages exponential smoothing across logarithmic rate-of-change of OHLC data, adaptive signal processing, and intelligent divergence detection logic to provide traders with earlier, smoother, and more reliable momentum signals.
This indicator is built for professional-level analysis, suitable for scalping, swing trading, and trend-following systems.
🧬 Core Concept
Unlike the classic MACD which subtracts two EMAs of price, Better MACD constructs a signal by:
Applying logarithmic transformation on the change between OHLC components (Close, High, Low, Open).
Using double EMA smoothing to filter noise and volatility, Triangular method. 1st to 2nd Smoothing.
Averaging and de-biasing the results through a custom linear regression model, 4th Smoothing.
Subtracting a fast SMA and slow SMA response to yield a dynamic MACD value, 3rd Smoothing.
The result is a smooth, adaptive, and high-resolution MACD-style oscillator that responds more naturally to trend conditions and price geometry.
🧠 Features Breakdown
1. 📈 Multi-Layer MACD Engine
Src1: Smoothed Log Rate-of-Change on Close
Src2: Smoothed Log Rate-of-Change on High
Src3: Smoothed Log Rate-of-Change on Low
Src4: Smoothed Log Rate-of-Change on Open
These are blended using highest high, lowest low, and average Close price over a configurable window for more complete trend detection. The open-based Src4 is subtracted using SMA.
2. 🧮 Signal Line
A fast EMA (signalLength) of the Better MACD value is used for crossover logic.
Crossovers of MACD and Signal line signal potential entries or exits.
3. 📊 MACD Histogram
Visualizes the difference between MACD and Signal line.
Dynamically color-coded:
Green/Light Green for bullish impulse
Red/Pink for bearish impulse
Width and color intensity reflect strength and momentum slope.
🎨 Visual Enhancements
Feature Description
✅ Ribbon Fill Optional fill between MACD and Signal line, colored by trend direction
✅ Zero-Line Background Background highlights above/below 0 to easily read bullish/bearish bias
✅ Crossover Highlights Tiny circles plotted when MACD crosses Signal line
🔍 Divergence Detection Suite
The script includes a full Divergence Engine to detect:
🔼 Bullish Regular Divergence (Price lower lows + Indicator higher lows)
🔽 Bearish Regular Divergence (Price higher highs + Indicator lower highs)
🟢 Bullish Hidden Divergence (Price higher lows + Indicator lower lows)
🔴 Bearish Hidden Divergence (Price lower highs + Indicator higher highs)
🧩 Divergence Modes:
Supports both Regular, Hidden, or Both simultaneously
Detects from either Close Price or Heikin Ashi-derived candles
Uses dynamic pivot tracking with configurable lookback and divergence sensitivity
Divergence lines are labeled, colored, and plotted in real-time
🔁 Styling & Customization:
Choose from Solid, Dashed, or Dotted line styles
Configure separate colors and widths for all divergence types
Control number of divergence lines visible or only show the most recent
Divergences update live without repainting
⚠️ Alerts
Alerts are built-in for real-time notification:
MACD Histogram reversals (rising → falling, or vice versa)
Divergence signals (all 4 types, grouped and individually)
Combines seamlessly with TradingView alerts for actionable triggers
🔧 Input Controls (Grouped by Purpose)
Better MACD Group
1st–4th Smoothing Lengths: Controls responsiveness of MACD core engine
Signal Length: Smoothness of signal line
Toggles for crossover highlights, zero cross fills, and ribbon fills
Divergence Settings
Enable/disable divergence lines
Choose divergence type (Regular, Hidden, Both)
Set confirmation requirements
Customize pivot detection and bar search depth
Styling Options
Colors, line widths, and line styles for each divergence type
Heikin Ashi Mode for smoother pivots and divergences
🧠 How to Use
✅ For Trend Traders:
Use MACD > Signal + Histogram > 0 → Bullish confirmation
MACD < Signal + Histogram < 0 → Bearish confirmation
Wait for pullbacks with hidden divergences to enter in trend direction
✅ For Reversal Traders:
Look for Regular Divergences at trend exhaustion points
Combine with price action (e.g., support/resistance or candle pattern)
✅ For Swing & Day Traders:
Enable Heikin Ashi Mode for smoother divergence pivots
Use zero line background + histogram color to time entries
📌 Summary
Feature Description
🚀 Advanced MACD Core Smoother, more reliable, multi-source-based MACD
🔍 Divergence Engine Detects 4 divergence types with pivot logic
🎯 Real-Time Alerts Alerts for histogram slope and divergences
🎛️ Deep Customization Full styling, smoothing, and detection controls
📉 Heikin Ashi Support Improved signal quality in trend-based markets
Gabriel's Andean Oscillator📈 Gabriel's Andean Oscillator — Enhanced Trend-Momentum Hybrid
Gabriel's Andean Oscillator is a sophisticated trend-momentum indicator inspired by Alex Grover’s original Andean Oscillator concept. This enhanced version integrates multiple envelope types, smoothing options, and the ability to track volatility from both open/close and high/low dynamics—making it more responsive, adaptable, and visually intuitive.
🔍 What It Does
This oscillator measures bullish and bearish "energy" by calculating variance envelopes around price. Instead of traditional momentum formulas, it builds two exponential variance envelopes—one capturing the downside (bullish potential) and the other capturing the upside (bearish pressure). The result is a smoothed oscillator that reflects internal market tension and potential breakouts.
⚙️ Key Features
📐 Envelope Types:
Choose between:
"Regular" – Uses single EMA-based smoothing on open/close variance. Ideal for shorter timeframes.
"Double Smoothed" – Adds an extra layer of smoothing for noise reduction. Ideal for longer timeframes.
📊 Bullish & Bearish Components:
Bull = Measures potential upside using price lows (or open/close).
Bear = Measures downside pressure using highs (or open/close).
These can optionally be derived from high/low or open/close for flexible interpretation.
📏 Signal Line:
A customizable EMA of the dominant component to confirm momentum direction.
📉 Break Zone Area Plot:
An optional filled area showing when bull > bear or vice versa, useful for detecting expansion/contraction phases.
🟢 High/Low Overlay Option (Use Highs and Lows?):
Visualize secondary components derived from high/low prices to compare against the open/close dynamics and highlight volatility asymmetry.
🧠 How to Use It
Trend Confirmation:
When bull > bear and rising above signal → bullish bias.
When bear > bull and rising above signal → bearish bias.
Breakout Potential:
Watch the Break area plot (√(bull - bear)) for rapid expansion, signaling volatility bursts or directional moves.
High/Low Envelope Divergence:
Enabling the high/low comparison reveals hidden strength or weakness not visible in open/close alone.
🛠 Customizable Inputs
Envelope Type: Regular vs. Double Smoothed
EMA Envelope Lengths: For both regular and smoothed logic
Signal Length: Controls EMA smoothing for the signal
Use Highs and Lows?: Toggles second set of envelopes; the original doesn't include highs and lows.
Plot Breaks: Enables the filled “break” zone area, the squared difference between Open and Close.
🧪 Based On:
Andean Oscillator - Alpaca Markets
Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Developed by Gabriel, based on the work of Alex Grover
London/NY Sessions + SMC Levels📜 Indicator Description: London/NY Sessions + SMC Levels
Overview: This indicator highlights the key trading sessions — London, New York, NY Lunch, and Asian Range — providing structured visual guides based on Smart Money Concepts (SMC) and ICT principles.
It dynamically plots:
Session Backgrounds and Boxes for London, NY, Lunch, and Asian sessions
Reference Levels for the High, Low, and Close from today, previous day, or weekly data
Midnight Open line for ICT-style power of three setups
Real-time alerts for session starts, session closes, and important price level crossings
Features:
🕰️ Session Visualization:
Toggle London, NY, Lunch, and Asian session ranges individually, with customizable colors and transparent backgrounds.
🔔 Built-in Alerts:
Alerts for:
Price crossing the previous day's high/low
Price crossing the Midnight Open
Start and end of major sessions (London, NY, Lunch, Asian)
🟩 Reference Levels:
Plot selectable session reference levels:
Today’s intraday High/Low/Close
Previous Day’s High/Low/Close
This Week’s or Previous Week’s levels for broader context.
🌙 Midnight Open:
Track the Midnight New York Open as a reference point for daily bias shifts.
🎯 Customizable Settings:
Choose your session time zones (UTC, New York, London, etc.)
Customize all border colors, background colors, and session hours.
Use Cases:
Identify killzones and optimal trade entry windows for Smart Money Concepts (SMC) and ICT strategies.
Monitor liquidity pool sweeps and session transitions.
Confirm or refine your intraday or swing trading setups by referencing session highs/lows.
Recommended For:
ICT traders
Smart Money Concepts (SMC) practitioners
Forex, indices, crypto, and futures traders focusing on session-based volatility patterns
Anyone wanting a clean, professional session mapping tool
📈
Designed to help you trade with session precision and Smart Money accuracy.
Integrates seamlessly into any ICT, Wyckoff, or Liquidity-based trading approach.
Gabriel's Adaptive MA📜 Gabriel's Adaptive MA — Indicator Description
Gabriel's Adaptive Moving Average (GAMA) is a dynamic trend-following indicator that intelligently adjusts its smoothing based on both trend strength and market volatility.
It is designed to provide faster responsiveness during strong moves while maintaining stability during choppy or consolidating periods.
🧠 What it does:
This indicator plots a custom-built, highly dynamic Moving Average that adapts itself intelligently based on:
Trend Strength (via Perry Kaufman's Efficiency Ratio)
Market Volatility (via Tushar Chande's Volatility Ratio)
It reacts faster when the market is trending strongly and/or highly volatile,
and it smooths out and slows down when the market is choppy or calm.
🔍 How it works (step-by-step):
1. User Inputs:
length: (default 14)
How many bars to look back for calculations.
fastSC: Fastest possible smoothing constant (hardcoded as 2 / (2+1))
slowSC: Slowest possible smoothing constant (hardcoded as 2 / (30+1))
(These are used to control how fast/slow the KAMA can react.)
2. Calculate Trendiness — Kaufman Efficiency Ratio (ER):
Net Change = Absolute difference between current close and close from length bars ago.
Sum of Absolute Changes = Sum of absolute price changes between every bar inside the length window.
Efficiency Ratio (ER) = Net Change divided by Sum of Changes.
✅ If ER is close to 1 → Smooth, trending market.
✅ If ER is close to 0 → Choppy, sideways market.
3. Calculate Bumpiness — Volatility Ratio (VR):
Short-Term Volatility = Standard deviation of close over length.
Long-Term Volatility = Standard deviation of close over length * 2.
Volatility Ratio (VR) = Short-Term Volatility divided by Long-Term Volatility.
✅ If VR is >1 → Market is becoming more volatile recently.
✅ If VR is <1 → Market is calming down.
4. Create the Hybrid Alpha:
Multiply ER × VR.
Then square the result (math.pow(..., 2)).
This hybrid alpha decides how aggressive the MA should be based on both trend and volatility.
If ER and VR are both strong → big alpha → fast movement.
If ER and/or VR are weak → small alpha → slow movement.
5. Calculate the Final Adaptive Smoothing Constant (hybridSC):
hybridSC = slowSC + hybridAlpha × (fastSC - slowSC)
This smoothly interpolates between the slowest and fastest smoothing depending on market conditions.
6. Calculate and Plot the Adaptive MA:
The moving average is manually calculated:
hybridMA := na(hybridMA ) ? close : hybridMA + hybridSC * (close - hybridMA )
It behaves like an EMA but with dynamic smoothing, not a fixed alpha.
✅ If hybridSC is high → MA hugs the price closely.
✅ If hybridSC is low → MA stays smooth and resists noise.
Finally, it plots this Adaptive MA on the chart in blue color.
📊 Visual Summary
Market Type What Happens to GAMA
Trending hard + volatile Follows price quickly
Trending hard + calm Follows steadily but carefully
Sideways + volatile Reacts carefully (won't chase noise)
Sideways + calm Smooths heavily (avoids fakeouts)
✨ Main Strengths:
Adapts automatically without you tuning settings manually every time market changes.
Responds smartly to both trend quality (ER) and market energy (VR).
Reduces lag during real moves.
Filters out false signals during choppy mess.
🧪 Key Innovation compared to normal MAs:
Traditional MA Gabriel's Adaptive MA
Same smoothing every bar Dynamic smoothing every bar
Slow during fast moves Adapts fast during real moves
No understanding of volatility or trendiness Full market sensitivity
⚡ **Simple One-Line Description:**
"Gabriel's Adaptive MA is a dynamic, trend-and-volatility-sensitive moving average that intelligently adjusts its speed to match market conditions."
