The Strat Candle State Table (Two Symbols)The Strat Candle State Table (Two Symbols) – Multi-Timeframe Analysis
This advanced indicator is designed for traders who follow The Strat methodology, providing a quick, clear, and actionable view of candle states across two selected symbols and a chosen timeframe. It allows you to seamlessly integrate multi-symbol analysis into your trading, offering real-time insights into price action and market momentum based on **The Strat’s** powerful principles.
What It Does:
For each selected symbol, the indicator retrieves and analyzes the price data for three candles:
- Candle 1 (C1): The third candle from the current one.
- Candle 2 (C2): The candle directly before the current one (previous candle).
- Current Candle (CC): The live candle, which is still forming.
Using this information, it plots the Scenario 1 (Inside Bar), Scenario 2 (Directional), and **Scenario 3 (Outside Bar)** states for each candle, color-coding them to help you quickly assess market conditions and price action.
Strat Candle States:
- Scenario 1 (Inside Bar): The candle stays within the high and low of the previous candle (indicating consolidation or indecision).
- Scenario 2 (Directional)* The candle breaks either the high (2-up) or low (2-down) of the previous candle, indicating potential continuation in that direction.
- Scenario 3 (Outside Bar): The candle breaks both the high and low of the previous candle, signaling increased volatility and a potential reversal.
Customizable Color Scheme:
The default colors follow these settings (but can be changed to your preference):
- 1U (Inside and Up): Yellow (indicating an inside bar that closed higher).
- 1D (Inside and Down): Orange (indicating an inside bar that closed lower).
- 2U (Two Up): Green if the candle closes higher, Red if the candle closes lower (conflict).
- 2D (Two Down): Red if the candle closes lower, Green if the candle closes higher (conflict).
- 3U (Three Up): Lighter Purple.
- 3D (Three Down): Darker Purple/Magenta.
Each state is dynamically updated based on the actual price action and whether the candle closes above or below the open. Conflict candles (like a 2-up closing red or 2-down closing green) are highlighted, making it easier to spot potential reversals or weakness in the trend.
Timeframe Flexibility:
You can overlay this indicator on any chart regardless of the timeframe. The key is to select the timeframe you want the indicator to plot for when setting up. Whether you're working on a 5-minute chart, daily, or even weekly, the indicator will analyze the candles according to the selected timeframe, giving you the versatility to adapt it to various trading strategies.
Powerful Use Cases:
1. Multi-Symbol Analysis in Real-Time: The Strat Candle State Table displays the candle states for two symbols at once, helping you track multiple instruments without switching charts. This is extremely useful when monitoring correlated assets like SPY and QQQ, or sector-related pairs such as DIA and IWM
2. Seamless Top-Down View: By analyzing the three most recent candles (C1, C2, and the current candle), the indicator allows you to maintain a top-down perspective on price action, spotting setups early and tracking candle state changes across different symbols and timeframes.
3. Enhanced Conflict Detection: The background shading automatically adjusts for conflict candles, such as a 2-up that closes red or a 2-down that closes green. This provides a quick visual cue to warn you when the current trend may be weakening or reversing.
4. Trade Execution Precision: With this table providing constant feedback on price action and candle state, traders can more easily time their entries and exits, whether they are looking for reversals or continuations
5. Focus on Timeframe Continuity: Use this indicator to stay in alignment with The Strat's Timeframe Continuity, ensuring you are trading in the direction of the most aligned candles, across both symbols. This allows for more precise trade management and higher-probability setups.
6. Customizable to Your Strategy: Change the color coding and candle states to match your personal preferences or trading strategy, making this indicator adaptable to your specific needs.
Most Powerful Use Case – Simultaneous Break Detection:
The Strat Candle State Table shines in setups where simultaneous breaks are being monitored across multiple symbols. For example, if both symbols trigger a 2-up or 3-up at the same time, this confirms that momentum is flowing in the same direction for multiple instruments, giving you stronger trade conviction.
By seeing real-time data for two key symbols, you can ensure that you're catching simultaneous breaks, where multiple instruments are signaling the same move. This can be especially effective in index-based trading, where the strength or weakness of multiple sectors or assets must align for a higher probability of success
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Happy BarsThis script works to help the trader quickly visualize specific moments in time, where certain price action bars are taking place.
Highlighting:
- inside bars
- outside bars
- inside inside bars
- inside outside bars
- outside outside bars
and allowing the trader to set alerts once the bar patterns are confirmed.
Popgun Bar PatternI created this script to research the trading effectiveness of the Popgun Bar Pattern.
The Popgun Bar Pattern is found when 3 candlesticks in order form the following pattern:
0. Any bar that is then followed by:
1. An inside bar. This is a bar that is completely engulfed by the bar before it. It will have a lower high and a higher low than the previous bar.
2. An outside bar immediately after. This is a bar that completely engulfs the prior inside bar. It will have a higher high and a lower low than the previous bar.
Simply put, the Popgun Bar Pattern is an inside bar followed by an outside bar.
I would highly recommend incorporating this signal as a "trigger" for existing technical analysis. Used in isolation it may not have a high probability of success.
To make it more effective as a trigger to a trading signal I incorporated into my code an Entry, Stop, and a Target dot.
The Entry dot is offset from the low of a bearish Popgun Bar Pattern or the high of a bullish Popgun Bar Pattern by a factor of ATR. The default ATR percentage is 33% but can be adjusted.
The Stop dot is based on the recent highest high (bearish) or lowest low (bullish) of a set range (default is 9 bars) plus/minus the ATR percentage buffer.
The Target dot is automatically calculated from the entry based on a configurable reward factor (default is 3) from the entry to stop distance. This projects a potential 3:1 reward/risk trade by default.
There is an additional alert condition which can be configured at the end of the script.
VWAP MA HLOC securities Jayy update fix This version replaces previous versions that stopped functioning as a result of a TradingView script update.
This script complies with the current script syntax.
for intraday securities default is 9:30 am to 4 pm Eastern Other session choices are provided in the format dialogue box.
script plots VWAP, yesterday's high, low, open and close (HLOC), the day befores HLOC - if desired, today's open and todays high and low.
Also signals inside bars (high is less than or equal to the previous
bar's high and the low is greater than or equal to
the previous low) the : true inside bars have a maroon triangle below the bar as well as a ">" above the bar.
If subsequent bars are inside the last bar before the last true inside bar they also are marked with an ">"
Also plots the 20 ema for different time periods (as per Al Brooks), If you trade the 5 min then you will
likely be interested in the 20 ema for 15 mins and 60 mins
the following is a list of the higher timeframe 20 emas
1 minute 5, 15, 60 period 20 ema
5 minute 15, 60 period 20 ema
15 minute 60, 120 , 240 period 20 ema
60 minute 120, 240 period 20 ema
120 minute 240, D period 20 ema
240 minute D period 20 ema
Jayy
VWAP forex Yesterday Hi/Low switchThis script plots VWAP, yesterday's high, low, open and close (HLOC), the day before's HLOC -
Also plots higher timeframe 20 emas including:
1 minute 5, 15, 60 period 20 ema
5 minute 15, 60 period 20 ema
15 minute 60, 120 , 240 period 20 ema
60 minute 120, 240 period 20 ema
120 minute 240, D period 20 ema
240 minute D period 20 ema
Also signals inside bars (high is less than or equal to the previous
bar's high and the low is greater than or equal to the previous low) the : true inside bars have a maroon triangle below the bar as well as a ">" above the bar.
If subsequent bars are inside the last bar before the last true inside bar they also are marked with an ">"
If you have suggestions let me know.
Jayy
VWAP MA HLOC JAyy
For intraday 9:30 to 4 pm Eastern plots VWAP, yesterday's high, low, open and close (HLOC), the day before HLOC - if desired, today's open and today's high and low.
Also signals inside bars (high is less than or equal to the previous bar's high and the low is greater than or equal to
the previous low) the : true inside bars have a maroon triangle below the bar as well as a ">" above the bar.
If subsequent bars are inside the last bar before the last true inside bar they also are marked with an ">"
Also plots the 20 ema for different periods, If you trade the 5 min then you will likely be interested in the 20 ema for 15 mins and 60 mins
Gann Swing PointsIndicator Logic
This is a GANN-style swing indicator that classifies bars based on their high/low structure relative to the previous bar.
I strongly encourage you to replay bars on Tradingview using this indicator to get a sense of how it creates pivot (or swing) points
Bar Classification:
Up-Bar (direction: 'up'): Higher High and Higher Low (HH/HL)
Down-Bar (direction: 'down'): Lower High and Lower Low (LH/LL)
Outside-Bar (generates 2 directions):
Green: 'down' then 'up'
Red: 'up' then 'down'
Inside-Bar: No direction generated (HL/LH)
Swing Line Logic
The swing line continues in the current direction until n opposite directions are detected.
n is the "n-direction" parameter (commonly set to 2, so 2 consecutive opposite direction is needed to turn the swing)
When n opposing directions occur, the swing turns, creating a pivot point
Inside bar is ignored, so e.g up-bar -> inside-bar -> up-bar generates "up", "up" direction
A top pivot is formed when the swing turns down
A bottom pivot is formed when it turns up
Note: This swing logic is inherently lagging — it only confirms tops/bottoms after the fact
This swing structure gives the system a clear and noise-resistant way to identify pivot points (swing-points)
4C Inside/Outside BarThis indicator colors the candle body based on whether it closed as an Inside Bar (IB) or an Outside Bar (OB).
Inside and outside bars can be powerful triggers to enter or exit trades from, when price breaks above or below the candle.
The coloring of only the body and not the border of the candle makes it possible to still know whether the candle was bullish/bearish.
This indicator has the unique ability to add/hide labels for each IB and OB.
Small labels are printed on the chart directly below the candle. (See below)
It also has the unique ability to paint the chart background when an IB forms directly after an OB.
This is a special combination of the two, and can also be a powerful signal.
This feature can be turned on/off. (See below)
Thanks to Craig Stine, as some parts of this indicator were adapted from Custom Candle color Inside/Outside candles, Highwave, Star Patt. by Craig_Stine
Breakout mode patterns [yohtza]This indicator detects three kinds of price action patterns:
ii - consecutive inside bars ( high and low inside of the previous bar), triangle on a lower timeframe
oo - consecutive outside bars ( high above the high of the previous bar and the low below the low of the previous bar), expanding triangle on a lower timeframe
ioi - inside outside inside, diamond pattern on a lower timeframe
Traders that trade these patterns are entering on breakouts above/below .When they appear in a trending market, they are good setups for both continuation and reversal swing trades. When they appear in ranging market, they are not nearly as powerful since most breakouts fail in this context. To achieve the highest probability, it is best to trade in the direction of the trend on the last bar in the pattern with a stop loss on the other side and going for a reward that is at least twice the risk.
Inside Candle and mother candle range with alert++>>This script allows you the inside bar candle and the cnadle is shown in white.
The range of the mother candle is identified and tracked until it breaks.
Once the first range is over ridden then the next similar pattern will be occured and the tracking will be done for the mother candle latest occurrence.
It also has the alert mechanism where you can go and the alert for the indicator in Alerts.
5 min is the most preferrable time frame and while saving the alert Note to save the time frame of the chart. For which ever time frame is saved the Alert will be triggered for the same .
And when th inside bar is triggered it throws an alert condition. this alert condition has to be configured in your alerts and will be buzzing on the screen.
Oct 20
Release Notes: updated with Mother candle top and bottom lines of previous occurrences and tracks the current latest Inside bar mother candle
Release Notes: this script allows you the inside bar cnadle and the cnadle is shown in white. highlighter is configurable and line colors as well.
Higher Time Frame Strat [QuantVue]The Higher Time Frame Strat Indicator is a tool that helps traders visualize and analyze price action from a higher timeframe (HTF) on their current chart. It applies the Strat method, a trading strategy focused on identifying key price action setups by observing how current price bars relate to previous ones. This helps in understanding the market's structure and determining potential trading opportunities based on higher timeframe data.
Key Concepts:
Strat Basics:
Type 1 Bar (Inside Bar): The current bar's high is lower than the previous bar's high, and its low is higher than the previous bar's low. This signifies a consolidation, or indecision, as the price is contained within the previous bar's range.
Type 2 Bar (Directional Bar): The current bar either breaks above the previous bar's high (bullish) or stays above the previous bar's low (bearish), indicating a continuation in the price direction.
Type 3 Bar (Outside Bar): The current bar breaks both above the previous bar's high and below the previous bar's low, showing volatility and a potential reversal.
Higher Timeframe Visualization:
The indicator uses a user-defined higher timeframe (default: 1 hour) and plots the last three higher timeframe candles on the current chart.
Strat Classification:
When a new higher timeframe candle forms, the indicator draws a semi-transparent box around the candle's range (high to low), along with the Strat type label. This provides a visual cue to the trader about the structure of the newly formed candle and how it fits into the overall market movement.
The script classifies each higher timeframe candle as one of the Strat types (1, 2, or 3). Based on the relationship between the current candle and the previous candle's high/low, it assigns a label ("1", "2", or "3"), helping traders quickly identify the price action setup on the higher timeframe.
How to Use the Indicator:
Trend Continuation: Look for Type 2 bars, which indicate a continuation in the current trend. For example, a Type 2 up suggests the price is breaking above the previous high, potentially signaling further upward movement.
Reversals: Type 3 bars show increased volatility, where the price breaks both above and below the previous bar's range. This could indicate a reversal, so be prepared for a potential change in direction.
Consolidation: Inside bars (Type 1) signify a tightening range and can signal the beginning of a breakout once the price moves outside of the previous bar's high or low.
By combining these price action concepts with the visualization of higher timeframe data, traders can potentially get earlier entry and exits as a higher timeframe set up forms.
LNL Scalper ArrowsLNL Scalper Arrows
The indicator consist of various different types of candlestick patterns that are truly time tested by multiple veteran traders. These arrows are a combination of short-term scalping strategies taught by Linda Raschke & a trader that goes by name Quant Trade Edge. These strategies/patterns occur regularly within the markets. They offer high probability quick moves during the trending days. These four patterns are based on pure price action, no oscillators, no trend, no momentum indicators involved. Trend (ema) is there just as a simple trend gauge.
LNL Scalper Arrows were designed specifically for intra-day trading. Mostly useful for the futures but also stocks as well. These arrows can work anywhere between the fast-moving 512 or 1600 tick charts to a 1min, 2min and up to 5min or 10min charts.
Trend Gauge (Exponential Moving Average)
Nothing fancy just a classic EMA that can guide the direction of the short-term trend. I have added a custom coloring of the EMA that is based on a simple RSI filter. That should help to visualize the non-directional moments within the trend. Although the length is adjustable, for scalping it is better to focus on smaller periods such as 9, 13 or 20 or 34 but anything above 50 loses its purpose as a short-term trend gauge. Again, this is a scalping tool not a trend tool, you are not going to get rid of the fakeouts by increasing the period of the trend.
Tail Arrows (Eat the Tail Pattern)
Tail is a candlestick that is either a price rejection spike, or a flag continuation pattern on a lower time frame. A failed action. It is basically a candle with much bigger wick (shadow) of the candle than the actual body. Such candles are usually telling us about strong participation from the other side of the market. Eat the tail pattern occurs whenever the low of the Tail candle is immediately broken on a following candle "the tail is eaten alive". Such a breaks occurs in a most aggressive types of markets with a strong momentum. DO NOT try to trade this in a low volume or a ranging market. Tail Arrows are the most aggressive arrows & should be only used on the highest volume or a parabolic momentum markets.
Scalp Arrows (Scallop Pattern)
Known as Scallops or minor lows or highs, these patterns are the most common within the all scalper arrows. They occur regularly on 1min & 5min charts - basically everyday. Scallops provide the best possible risk to reward entry within the trend without the need of any indicators or oscillators. The Scallop Up 3 bar pattern consist of a high that is lower that the previous high but also low that is lower than the previous low. Scallop Up or a minor low triggers when the last high is broken, creating a three bar mountain or a peak within the 5 bar span.
Hoagie Arrows (Hoagie Pattern)
Hoagies occur way less often than any other scalping patterns. Hoagies represent two (or more) inside candles within the shadow of a first candle. Such a formation is creating a small compression or a range that sooner or later breaks out. The hoagie is triggered whenever the high or low of the shadow (first) candle is broken. The great thing about the hoagies is that they can work either way despite the trend direction. Although this indicator is coded for the 2 bar hoagies, there are no limitations on how much inside bars can hoagie include.
Umbrella Arrows (Umbrella Pattern)
Another really awesome 3 bar pattern that is really fun to trade. Umbrella occurs when the candle before the previous candle is a pin bar or a tail bar and the body of the previous candle is within the shadow or a wick of the candle before. The umbrella is triggered once the high or low of the previous bar is broken. Umbrellas are more frequent than Hoagies but occur much less than the Scallops.
Outside Bar Wedges (Outside Bar Pattern)
Pretty much self-explanatory candlestick pattern. Outside Bar is basically any bar that peaks outside of the both ends of the previous candle. So the range of the candle is higher & it looked beyond the high and beyond the low of the previous candle. These candles are signalizing the potenial momentum change. Ouside Bars usually occur at the tops or bottoms of the moves. I decided to add them because they can serve as a great addition to these scalping patterns.
Signal vs. SignalBreak Mode
The trigger can be viewed in two different ways:
1. Signal: Plots the trigger before the trigger bar, basically right when the pattern is formed but NOT YET triggered. The signal is triggered once the next candle break the high or low of the current candle.
2. SignalBrake: Plots the trigger after the break of the high or low of the actual pattern. It is basically a candle after the signal candle. (Signal is better for trading because it gives you time to prepare for the actual break of the high or low = the actual signal. SignalBrake is great for looking back in history only for the patterns that actually traded).
Pin Bar BTW Ratio
Pin Bar (Body-To-Wick) Ratio represents the size of the body of a pin bar candle for Eat the Tail and Umbrella patterns. Pin Bar BTW Ratio measures the ratio between the wick & the body of the candle. Ref. interval is 2.0 - 5.0 (ideal pin bar is 2.0 - 3.0 = the wick or a shadow is 2x - 3x bigger than the body of the candle)
ATR Stop & Target Labels
I also created three simple labels (tables) that can show you the ideal target & stop as well as the current ATR. Since LNL Scalper Arrows consist of high probability scalping patterns, a good rule of thumb to follow is to use a half of the current ATR as a target and a current ATR as a stop (or two times the target). So if the current 7 period ATR is 30 the target would be 15 pts. and a stop around 30 pts. With such a risk management you should aim for a win rate 70% or higher. Obviously you can adjust the risk management in the settings to your personal preference.
Low Range vs. High Range Markets
There are two major downsides with the Scalper Arrows:
1. You need volume and a volatility. These patterns really do struggle in ranging "boring" sideways action. It is absolutely crucial to recognize the current market environment and really stay cautions and (or completely out) in case the chop continues. Adding something like DMI can help you recognize the potential flat markets.
2. Not only do you need volume & momentum, you also need a decent range. This indicator works better on a rangy market such as NQ futures or YM. But are much tougher to trade on lower range markets such as some stocks or ZB futures or basically any other lower range market.
Hope it helps.
Strat Dashboard [TFO]The Strat Dashboard tracks up to 10 signals while highlighting common strat reversal patterns, the SSS 50% rule, timeframe continuity, and some additional criteria with VWAP and moving averages.
With the strat, all price action bars/candles are simplified into 3 total possibilities: 1 (inside bar), 2 (a bar that takes the previous bar's high OR low), and 3 (outside bar). The first table column for Last X Candles shows the most recent candles according to this notation, for example, 1 - 2D - 2U. This would mean we had an inside bar, followed by a bar that took the previous bar's low, followed then by a bar that took the previous bar's high. Note that the colors in this column are set according to whether the current bar's close exceeds the previous bar's high/low. By default, these colors are green if above the previous bar's highs, or red if below the previous bar's lows. If the current close is in between the previous candle's high and low (even after already taking the prior high or low), no color will be applied.
The SSS 50% column shows a yes or no value for whether the current bar aligns with the SSS 50% rule, where a bar has taken either the previous high or low, and has since reversed to at least the midway point of the previous bar's height - essentially anticipating a 2 that may become a 3 (outside bar).
Timeframe continuity (TFC) shows a yes or no value for when the current candle on multiple timeframes are all green or red (above the open price or below the open price, respectively). For example, if you were looking at the current 15m, 1h, and 1D bars, and they were all above the open price, you could say there's TFC between all three timeframes. As of the initial release, you can select up to 3 different timeframes. The table values will only be true when all selected timeframes are in alignment. When setting alerts, first deselect the timeframes if you don't want TFC logic to impact alerts.
The "Last" column shows the last strat reversal pattern that was confirmed (after the last bar closes). Waiting for a candle close is the safer option since a 2 can turn into a 3; however for higher timeframes, it may be beneficial to make an update to this indicator in which you can have live alerts as well (not waiting for a candle close). You can select which strat reversals you want to be shown from the settings. Various strat reversals may be selected for alerts of type "Any"; for example, if setting up an alert for "Any" strat reversal on Symbol 1, then this alert will go off when any of the *selected* strat reversals occur for that specific symbol. Deselect any strat reversals that you don't want to be included in these alerts.
Lastly, the EMA and VWAP columns simply show whether price is above or below said value. This tracks the current candle close, and may repaint/change several times if the current bar is oscillating above and below these values.
Strat AssistantStrat Assistant
This script will help you follow the strat. While other collections of scripts exist to do similar functionality, the idea of this (work in progress) is to be a one stop shop for all things strat that will evolve over time. Fairly new to the strat and pine script. The script is for informational purposes only. Please do you due diligence.
Features:
=Candle numbering: will number candles underneath based on the prior candle. 1 for an inside bar 2 for a directional bar (up or down) and 3 for an outside bar.
=Candle coloring: will highlight candles. Yellow for an inside candle, magenta for an outside candle, red for a 2 down candle, green for a 2 up candle. It will not modify the outside border of the candle so you can still see green if the open was lower than the close or red if the close was below open.
=Candle shape: will place an arrow up if the 2 candle is a directional UP and arrows down if the 2 candle is a directional DOWN. It will display red if it's bearish and green if it's bullish.
=Strat combos: will provide a text description of all currently applicable strat combinations if they are active at the top right of the chart. It will display red if it's bearish and green if it's bullish.
=Actionable signals: will provide text description of actionable signals if they are active on the bottom right of the chart. Inside bar if the bar is inside the prior bar, the color of this signal will be blue (shows better on white background). Hammer will be 75% of the candle is at the bottom and the open and close are above the 75% of the wick. Hammers will display green for bullish. Shooters are just the opposite of hammers, 75% of the wick is at the top and the open and close are below 75% of the wick. Shooters will display at red for bearish.
=Time Frame Continuity: will provide time frame continuity across 15m, 30m, Hour, Day, Week, Quarter, Year with green arrows up if the close is above the open for the given time frame, or red arrows down if the close is below the open for the given time frame. This will also look to determine if the time frame is applicable based on what time frame the user selects as well as ensures history exists for the given time frame.
Backlog / Work in progress:
=Opacity for time frame continuity
=Line indicators (or maybe just a label) for highs and lows of previous periods (hour, day, week, quarter)
=Alert conditions
=User input for various indicators
GL Gann Swing IndicatorIntroduction
The GL Gann Swing Indicator is a versatile tool designed to help traders identify market trends, support and resistance areas, and potential reversals. This indicator applies the principles of Gann Swing Charts, a technique developed by W.D. Gann, which focuses on market swings to determine the overall direction and turning points of price action. Gann Swing Charts are a time-tested method of technical analysis that simplifies price action by focusing on significant highs and lows, thereby eliminating market noise and providing a clearer view of the trend.
By analyzing price action and determining swing directions and turning points, the indicator filters out market noise using four distinct bar types:
Up Bar: Higher High, Higher Low
Down Bar: Lower High, Lower Low
Inside Bar: Lower High, Higher Low
Outside Bar: Higher High, Lower Low
This approach helps traders to:
Identify the primary trend direction.
Determine key support and resistance levels.
Recognize potential reversal points.
Filter out minor price fluctuations that do not affect the overall trend.
Features
Bar Types: Display bar types by checking the Show Bar Type box in the indicator's settings. Up bars appear as green upward-pointing triangles, down bars as red downward-pointing triangles, inside bars as grey circles, and outside bars as blue diamonds. These visual aids help traders quickly identify the type of bar and its significance.
Break Lines: These lines highlight when the price rises above a previous swing high or falls below a prior swing low. Green lines indicate breaks of swing highs, while red lines indicate breaks of swing lows. Break lines are enabled by default but can be turned off in the indicator's settings. Break lines provide visual confirmation of trend continuation or reversal.
Bar Count: Bar counts help determine if a swing is overextended and if a reversal is likely. This feature is off by default but can be enabled in the indicator's settings. Users can set a minimum bar count to focus on significant swings. Analyzing the number of bars in a swing can help traders gauge the strength and potential exhaustion of a trend.
Swing MA (Moving Averages): This feature plots the average of a user-defined number of previous swing highs and lows. Options are available to add two moving averages, allowing for both fast and slow averages. Swing MAs can be enabled in the indicator's settings. These moving averages smooth out the price data, making it easier to identify the underlying trend direction.
Why This Indicator is Useful
The GL Gann Swing Indicator is particularly useful for several reasons:
Trend Identification: By focusing on significant price swings, the indicator helps traders identify the primary trend direction, making it easier to align trades with the overall market movement.
Noise Reduction: The indicator filters out minor price fluctuations, allowing traders to focus on meaningful market movements and avoid being misled by short-term volatility.
Support and Resistance Levels: By highlighting key swing highs and lows, the indicator helps traders identify crucial support and resistance levels, which are essential for making informed trading decisions.
Potential Reversals: The indicator's ability to identify overextended swings and potential reversal points can help traders anticipate market turning points and adjust their strategies accordingly.
Customizability: With options to display bar types, break lines, bar counts, and swing moving averages, traders can customize the indicator to suit their specific trading style and preferences.
By incorporating Gann Swing principles, the GL Gann Swing Indicator offers traders a powerful tool to enhance their technical analysis, improve their trading decisions, and ultimately achieve better trading outcomes.
Bilson Gann CountGann counting is a method for identifying swing points,trends, and overall market structure. It simplifies price action by drawing short trend lines that summarize moves.
There's essentially 4 types of bar/candle.
Up bar - Higher high and higher low than previous bar
Down bar - Lower high and lower low than previous bar
Inside bar - Lower high and higher low than previous bar
Outside bar - Higher high and lower low than previous bar
We use these determinations to decide how the trendline moves through the candles.
Up bars we join to the high, down bars we join to the low, inside bars are ignored.
There are other indicators that already exist which do this, the difference here is how we handle outside bars.
Other gann counting methods skip outside bars, this method determines how to handle the outside bar after the outside bar is broken.
examples
UP -> OUTSIDE -> UP = Outside bar treated as swing low
UP -> OUTSIDE -> DOWN = Outside bar treated as swing high
DOWN -> OUTSIDE -> UP = Outside bar treated as swing low
DOWN -> OUTSIDE -> DOWN = Outside bar treated as swing high
beanBean's Multi-Instrument Pattern Scanner.
This indicator scans H1 timeframe for specific technical patterns. Here's how each pattern is detected:
PATTERN DETECTION CRITERIA:
1. Hammer
- Body Size: ≤ 30% of total candle length
- Lower Wick: > 50% of total candle length
- Upper Wick: < 20% of total candle length
- Formula:
* bodySize = |close - open|
* upperWick = high - max(open, close)
* lowerWick = min(open, close) - low
* totalLength = high - low
2. Shooting Star
- Body Size: ≤ 30% of total candle length
- Upper Wick: > 50% of total candle length
- Lower Wick: < 20% of total candle length
- Uses same measurements as Hammer but inverted
3. Outside/Inside (OI)
Checks three consecutive bars:
- Outside Bar: Bar2 high ≥ Bar3 high AND Bar2 low ≤ Bar3 low
- Inside Bar: Bar1 high ≤ Bar2 high AND Bar1 low ≥ Bar2 low
Pattern confirms when both conditions are met
4. Bullish/Bearish Umbrella
Checks two consecutive bars:
Bullish:
- Current bar's high ≤ previous bar's high
- Current body high ≤ previous bar's high
- Current body low ≥ previous body high
Bearish:
- Current bar's low ≥ previous bar's low
- Current body low ≥ previous bar's low
- Current body high ≤ previous body low
5. Three Bar Triangle (3BT)
Checks three consecutive bars:
- Current bar's high ≤ max(previous two highs)
- Current bar's low ≥ min(previous two lows)
- Indicates price compression
DISPLAY AND ALERTS:
- Patterns are displayed in real-time in the table
- Multiple patterns can be detected simultaneously
- Pattern detection resets each new H1 candle
CONFIGURATION:
- Each row can be independently configured
- Patterns are checked on H1 timeframe close
- Alert frequency: Once per H1 bar close
Note: All measurements use standard OHLC values from only completed H1 candles.
MY BOX by GustavoThis box contains two strategies, several moving averages and Bollinger Bands.
PFR or "Reversal closing price" is a simple and effective strategy, widespread by the Brazilian trader Stormer.
The purpose is to make the candles generate the input signal more clearly.
Description:
When the sales PFR candle appears colored, watch out for the next candle. If he breaks the closing of the PFR sell candle, SALE!
Your stop should be at the maximum of the PFR candle and your target projected at 1.618 in the fibonacci extension.
When the buy PFR candle appears colored, watch out for the next candle. If it breaks the closing of the buy PFR candle, BUY!
Your stop should be at the low of the PFR candle and your target projected at 1.618 in the fibonacci extension.
Inside Bar: The candle has its maximum less than the maximum of the previous candle and its minimum greater than the minimum of the previous candle.
Settings:
You can edit the colors in the indicator settings and select the measurements you want to use.
You can also choose to use the Stocastico Lento filter on over-purchase and over-sale.
You can also activate the Inside bar, it will appear in red on the graph.
There is also the possibility to activate in the settings, the Bollinger Bands.
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Este box contém duas estratégias, diversas médias móveis e Bandas de Bollinger.
PFR ou "Preço de fechamento de reversão" é uma estratégia simples e eficaz, bastante difundida pelo trader brasileiro Stormer.
O intuito é tornar os candles de geram o sinal de entrada mais claro.
Descrição:
Quando o candle PFR de venda aparecer colorido, fique atento ao próximo candle. Se ele romper o fechamento do candle PFR de venda, VENDA!
Seu stop deverá ser na maxima do candle PFR e seu alvo projetado em 1,618 na extenção de fibonacci.
Quando o candle PFR de compra aparecer colorido, fique atento ao próximo candle. Se ele romper o fechamento do candle PFR de compra, COMPRE!
Seu stop deverá ser na mínima do candle PFR e seu alvo projetado em 1,618 na extenção de fibonacci.
Inside Bar: O candle tem sua máxima menor que a máxima do candle anterior e sua mínima maior que a minima do candle anterior.
Configuração:
Você pode editar as cores nas configurações do indicador e selecione as medias que deseja usar.
Também pode escolher usar o filtro do Stocastico Lento em sobre compra e sobre venda.
Você também pode ativar o Inside bar, ele aparecerá em vermelho no gráfico.
Há também a possibilidade de ativar nas configurações, as Bandas de bollinger.
The Strat [LuxAlgo]The Strat indicator is a full toolkit regarding most of the concepts within "The Strat" methodology with features such as candle numbering, pivot machine gun (PMG) highlighting, custom combo highlighting, and various statistics included.
Alerts are also included for the detection of specific candle numbers, custom combos, and PMGs.
🔶 SETTINGS
Show Numbers on Chart: Shows candle numbering on the chart.
Style Candles: Style candles based on the detected number. Only effective on non-line charts and if the script is brought to the front.
🔹 Custom Combo Search
Combo: User defined combo to be searched by the script. Combos can be composed of any series of numbers including (1, 2, -2, 3), e.g : 2-21. No spaces or other characters should be used.
🔹 Pivot Machine Gun
Show Labels: Highlight detected PMGs with a label.
Min Sequence Length: Minimum sequence length of consecutive higher lows/lower highs required to detect a PMG.
Min Breaks: Minimum amount of broken previous highs/lows required to detect a PMG.
Show Levels: Show levels of the broken highs/lows.
🔹 Pivot Combos
Pivot Lookback: Lookback period used for detecting pivot points.
Right Bars Scan: Number of bars scanned to the right side of a detected pivot.
Left Bars Scan: Number of bars scanned to the left side of a detected pivot.
🔹 Dashboard
Show Dashboard: Displays statistics dashboard on chart.
Numbers Counter: Displays the numbers counter section on the dashboard.
Pivot Combos: Displays pivots combo section on the dashboard.
%: Display the percentage of detected pivot combos on the dashboard instead of absolute numbers.
Pivot Combos Rows: Number of rows displayed by the "Pivots Combo" dashboard section.
Show MTF: Showa MTF candle numbering on the dashboard.
Location: Location of the dashboard on the chart.
Size: Size of the displayed dashboard.
🔶 USAGE
This script allows users with an understanding of The Strat to quickly highlight elements such as candle numbers, pivot machine guns, and custom combos. The usage for these concepts is given in the sub-sections below.
🔹 Candle Numbers
The Strat assigns a number to individual candles, this number is determined by the current candle position relative to the precedent candle, these include:
Number 1 - Inside bar, occurs when the previous candle range engulfs the current one.
Number 2 Up - Upside Directional Bar, occurs when the current price high breaks the previous high while the current low is lower than the previous high.
Number 2 Down - Downside Directional Bar, occurs when the current price low breaks the previous low while the current high is higher than the previous low.
Number 3 - Outside bar, occurs when the current candle range engulfs the previous one.
The script can highlight the number of a candle by using labels but can also style candles by depending on the candle number. Inside bars (1) only have their candle wick highlighted, directional bars (2) (-2) only have their candle body highlighted. Outside bars have their candle range highlighted.
Note that downside directional bars are highlighted with the number -2.
Users can see the total amount of times a specific candle number is detected on the historical data on the dashboard available within the settings, as well as the number of times a candle number is detected relative to the total amount of detected candle numbers expressed as a percentage.
It is also possible to see the current candle numbers returned by multiple timeframes on the dashboard.
🔹 Searching For Custom Combos
Combos are made of a sequence of two or more candle numbers. These combos can highlight multiple reversals/continuation scenarios. Various common combos are documented by The Strat community.
This script allows users to search for custom combos by entering them on the Combo user setting field.
When a user combo is found, it is highlighted on the chart as a box highlighting the combo range.
🔹 Pivot Combos
It can be of interest to a user to display the combo associated with a pivot high/low. This script will highlight the location of pivot points on the chart and display its associated combo by default. These are based on the Pivot Combo lookback and not displayed in real-time.
Users can see on the dashboard the combos associated with a pivot high/low, these are ranked by frequency.
🔹 Pivot Machine Gun (PMG)
Pivot Machine Guns (PMG)s describe the scenario where a single price variation breaks the value of multiple past successive higher lows/lower highs. This can highlight a self-exciting behavior, where even more past successive higher lows/lower highs get broken.
Users can select the minimum sequence length of successive higher lows/lower highs required for a PMG to be detected, as well the amount of these successive higher lows/lower highs that must be broken.
Edward PriceAction
This is an updated version of my previous script, I have added a few extra Patterns and some patterns specs have chnaged over those specified by "Price Action Battle Station by theforexguy".
Because this script has diverted from the original specification of "theforexguy", I have decided to release it as a new version. Improvements have been made to some of the pattern finding calculations, for example Hammer and Shooting Stars are now special Pin Bars, they now must have preceding and succeeding confirm bars, so they do not occur very often.
NOTE: All the identification of PA candles is disabled by default.
Changes made in Version 2.0 :
Added Forex Morning and Evening Stars (the centre small candle is not a specific color).
Abbreviated text names for less cluttered look.
Change minimum/maximum bar sizes to be a % of current ATR, rather than pips, this makes relative sizing independent on Time Frame, and make the script work better with non-currency assets like stocks and commodities .
Change definition of Hammer and shooting Star so the the previous candle is part of a trend and is followed by a confirm candle.
Added some precendence test to reduce multiple action labels.
版本注释: After some feedback from fellow traders I have made the following changes:
Definition for Outside Bar now does not require the previous bar to be opposite Colour (this the same as Inside Bars), but added a requirement for minimum size ratio compared to previous Bar (set to 1.1 by default). If you require previous Bar to be opposite colour, you could use Engulfing candles with Outside Bar option enabled.
Added Maximum size ratio requirement for Inside Bars (set to 0.9 by default).
版本注释: Minor Update.
Added OverSized candle Pattern, the pattern is labelled when candle is some ratio (default 5) bigger than current ATR of chart time frame.
Added Option to Change ATR Length.
版本注释: Patch
Correct Polarity of Oversize Bar labelling.
中文解释:
价格行为交易,此指标能够显示出来K线所代表的意思,比如PB就是PINBAR的意思 就是倒锤头线,反转概率大于延续概率。
OB就是吞没的意思,不管是阴吞没还是阳吞没 我们根据PA入场就行,标准是回撤50%入场。而ODJI就是黄昏星,启明星的意思。
这个指标在添加的时候是空白的,需要人工去点设置,把需要使用的功能打上钩钩确认。这样就能够在图表上面显示出来了。
如果不希望显示彩色K线同样也可以设置哈!
数值和样式都 可以设置,在不懂指标的前提下推荐使用默认设置。只负责打勾勾就行。确认后就能够看到图表上面显示的指标了。
By Traders For TradersThis is an updated version of my previous script, I have added a few extra Patterns and some patterns specs have chnaged over those specified by "Price Action Battle Station by theforexguy".
Because this script has diverted from the original specification of "theforexguy", I have decided to release it as a new version. Improvements have been made to some of the pattern finding calculations, for example Hammer and Shooting Stars are now special Pin Bars, they now must have preceding and succeeding confirm bars, so they do not occur very often.
NOTE: All the identification of PA candles is disabled by default.
Changes made in Version 2.0 :
Added Forex Morning and Evening Stars (the centre small candle is not a specific color).
Abbreviated text names for less cluttered look.
Change minimum/maximum bar sizes to be a % of current ATR, rather than pips, this makes relative sizing independent on Time Frame, and make the script work better with non-currency assets like stocks and commodities .
Change definition of Hammer and shooting Star so the the previous candle is part of a trend and is followed by a confirm candle.
Added some precendence test to reduce multiple action labels.
版本注释: After some feedback from fellow traders I have made the following changes:
Definition for Outside Bar now does not require the previous bar to be opposite Colour (this the same as Inside Bars), but added a requirement for minimum size ratio compared to previous Bar (set to 1.1 by default). If you require previous Bar to be opposite colour, you could use Engulfing candles with Outside Bar option enabled.
Added Maximum size ratio requirement for Inside Bars (set to 0.9 by default).
版本注释: Minor Update.
Added OverSized candle Pattern, the pattern is labelled when candle is some ratio (default 5) bigger than current ATR of chart time frame.
Added Option to Change ATR Length.
版本注释: Patch
Correct Polarity of Oversize Bar labelling.
The Strat The Strat Bar Type Identifier – Pure Price Action Logic
This open-source indicator implements the foundational bar classification of "The Strat" method developed by Rob Smith. It identifies each candle on the chart as one of the three core types used in The Strat:
* Inside Bar (1): The candle’s range is fully within the previous candle’s range. This indicates consolidation or balance and often precedes breakouts or reversals.
* Two-Up Bar (2U): The current candle breaks the previous high but does not break its low. This is considered bullish directional movement.
* Two-Down Bar (2D): The current candle breaks the previous low but not the high. This signals bearish directional movement.
* Outside Bar (3): The candle breaks both the high and the low of the previous candle, signaling a broadening formation and high volatility.
The script plots a character below each candle based on its type:
* "1" for Inside Bar
* "2" for Two-Up or Two-Down (color-coded)
* "3" for Outside Bar
This tool helps traders quickly identify actionable setups according to The Strat method and serves as a foundation for more advanced strategies like the 3-1-2 reversal or 1-2-2 continuation.
All calculations are based purely on price action—no indicators, no smoothing, no lagging elements. It is ideal for traders looking to understand price structure and bar sequencing from a Strat perspective.
To use:
1. Add the indicator to any chart and timeframe.
2. Look for the numbers below the candles.
3. Analyze the sequence of bar types to spot Strat setups.
This script is educational and can be extended with multi-timeframe context, FTFC logic, actionable signals, or broadening formation detection.
Clean, minimal, and faithful to the core principles of The Strat.
Higher Time Frame Fair Value Gap [ZeroHeroTrading]A fair value gap (FVG) highlights an imbalance area between market participants, and has become popular for technical analysis among price action traders.
A bullish (respectively bearish) fair value gap appears in a triple-candle pattern when there is a large candle whose previous candle’s high (respectively low) and subsequent candle’s low (respectively high) do not fully overlap the large candle. The space between these wicks is known as the fair value gap.
The following script aims at identifying higher timeframe FVG's within a lower timeframe chart. As such, it offers a unique perspective on the formation of FVG's by combining the multiple timeframe data points in the same context.
You can change the indicator settings as you see fit to achieve the best results for your use case.
Features
It draws higher timeframe bullish and bearish FVG's on the chart.
For bullish (respectively bearish) higher timeframe FVG's, it adds the buying (respectively selling) pressure as a percentage ratio of the up (respectively down) volume of the second higher timeframe bar out of the total up (respectively down) volume of the first two higher timeframe bars.
It adds a right extended trendline from the most recent lowest low (respectively highest high) to the top (respectively bottom) of the higher timeframe bullish (respectively bearish) FVG.
It detects and displays higher timeframe FVG's as early as one starts forming.
It detects and displays lower timeframe (i.e. chart's timeframe) FVG's upon confirmation.
It allows for skipping inside first bars when evaluating FVG's.
It allows for dismissing higher timeframe FVG's if there is no update for any period of the chart's timeframe. For instance, this can occur at lower timeframes during low trading activity periods such as extended hours.
Settings
Higher Time Frame FVG dropdown: Selects the higher timeframe to run the FVG detection on. Default is 15 minutes. It must be higher than, and a multiple of, the chart's timeframe.
Higher Time Frame FVG color select: Selects the color of the text to display for higher timeframe FVG's. Default is black.
Show Trend Line checkbox: Turns on/off trendline display. Default is on.
Show Lower Time Frame FVG checkbox: Turns on/off lower timeframe (i.e. chart's timeframe) FVG detection. Default is on.
Show Lower Time Frame FVG color select: Selects the color of the border for lower timeframe (i.e. chart's timeframe) FVG's. Default is white.
Include Inside Bars checkbox: Turns on/off the inclusion of inside first bars when evaluating FVG's. Default is on.
With Consistent Updates checkbox: Turns on/off consistent updates requirement. Default is on.