CandelaCharts - OHLC Range Map 📝 Overview
Explore the intricate art of candlestick analysis with the OHLC Range Map!
Elevate your TradingView experience by integrating this dynamic tool into your trading strategies with actionable insights. This cutting-edge indicator transcends standard OHLC visuals, leveraging Inner Circle Trader (ICT) concepts to dissect accumulation, manipulation, and distribution on a candle-by-candle basis.
ICT traders recognize manipulation through the wick extending opposite the candle’s close. This movement often serves to mislead market participants into taking positions in the "wrong" direction, signaling potential manipulation legs. Analysts can use these insights to anticipate a candle’s distribution phase. During distribution, price extends to higher or lower levels, offering key clues for identifying liquidity draws, potential retracements, or reversals.
These levels offer valuable insights into order flow, highlighting how price interacts with them and the sequence of its delivery.
To enhance price mapping, the tool also charts the average timing for the completion of manipulation and distribution phases. This feature empowers traders to combine historical timing patterns with the price levels associated with manipulation and distribution for a deeper analysis.
Like all tools based on historical data, this indicator does not guarantee that past patterns will replicate in future market conditions. Designed with a data-driven edge, it highlights moments when candles are likely to reverse following manipulation phases or retrace after completing defined distributions, helping analysts spot potential turning points.
📦 Features
This tool offers a range of powerful features to enhance your trading analysis:
Average Range Accuracy : Simplify candlestick analysis with advanced lines and labels to pinpoint manipulation, distribution, and time pivots. Graph average ranges for your chosen timeframe to navigate market volatility and uncover key support and resistance zones.
Custom Timeframe Selection : Align your analysis with your trading strategy by choosing a timeframe that highlights the candle’s manipulation, distribution, and key timing.
Real-time Data Feed : Stay updated with live candlestick stats, with each new candle updating OHLC data and performing ongoing historical calculations, even on sub-minute timeframes.
Historical Mapping : Backtest past market scenarios with ease using the historical mapping feature. Traders can revisit and analyze previous data, refine strategies, and customize label displays for journaling flexibility.
User-Friendly Interface : Designed for advanced traders, the intuitive interface allows easy navigation and customization of display settings, offering a personalized experience for data-driven analysis.
⚙️ Settings
Timeframe: Sets the timeframe to which will be drawn.
Period: Controls period length in days.
Algorithm: Sets the desired calculation algorithm.
History: Display Range Map drawings for previous sessions.
Timezone: Dsiplay the data based on the selected timezone.
Use NY Midnight Open: Controls from where a Range Map will start detection.
Opn: Style for Open line.
Man: Style for Manipulation line.
Dis: Style for Distribution line.
Time: Style for Timeline.
Labels: Controls the size and abbreviations.
Line Position: Manage the Range Map line position
Table Position: Manage the Range Map table position
⚡️ Showcase
Here’s a visual showcase of the tool in action, highlighting its key features and capabilities:
Manipilation & Distribution
Time
📒 Usage
Here’s how you can use the OHLC Range Map to enhance your analysis:
Add OHLC Range Map to your Tradingview chart.
Select a timeframe and customize the styles to fit your preferences.
Watch as calculated manipulation, distribution, and delivery times align with your analysis.
Combine this data with other models and insights to strengthen your trading strategy.
Example 1
Example 2
By following these steps, you'll unlock powerful insights to refine and elevate your trading strategies.
🔹 Notes
On Bullish candles:
Manipulation: Open - Low
Distribution: Open - High
On Bearish candles:
Manipulation: Open - High
Distribution: Open - Low
Available calculation methods:
Mean
Median
Price patterns on OHLC Range Map:
Open - -Man - +Dis
Open - -Man - Open - +Dis
Open - -Man - +Man - +Dis
Open - -Man - +Man - -Dis
Open - +Man - -Dis
Open - +Man - Open - -Dis
Open - +Man - -Man - -Dis
Open - +Man - -Man - +Dis
🚨 Alerts
The indicator does not provide any alerts!
⚠️ Disclaimer
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DAILY ATR LEVELSThis script is a custom technical indicator for use in TradingView, designed to display daily Average True Range (ATR) levels on the chart, along with the daily opening price. It provides a customizable way to track price levels relative to the daily ATR, which can be useful for traders looking for volatility-based price targets or ranges.
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Customization Options:
- Line Width: Determines the thickness of the plotted lines for the ATR levels and daily open line, ranging from 1 to 10.
- Right Offset (minutes): A time offset (in minutes) that shifts the end of the daily opening price line to the right for visual clarity.
- Line Style: The user can choose between solid, dashed, or dotted lines for all the plotted levels.
- Display Options: Users can toggle the visibility of the daily opening price line (showDayLevel), labels (showLabels), and ATR levels (showATRLevels).
- Colors: Customizable colors for the daily opening price line (dayLevelColor), labels (labelTextColor), and the ATR levels for both positive and negative values (atrLevelPlusColor and atrLevelMinusColor).
ATR Settings:
- ATR Length: Defines the number of periods (bars) to use when calculating the ATR. The default is 180, which corresponds to the ATR calculated on the daily chart using the last 180 bars.
- ATR Multiplier: Allows the user to scale the ATR levels by a multiplier (from 0.1 to 5.0), adjusting the sensitivity of the levels.
- ATR Levels: Users can toggle visibility for several predefined ATR levels, such as +25%, +50%, +75%, +100%, -25%, -50%, -75%, and -100%. These levels represent price points above or below the daily open based on the ATR.
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ATR Levels Calculation:
- The ATR is calculated based on the daily chart using the ta.atr() function with the specified ATR length, default is set at 180.
- The script computes multiple ATR levels above and below the daily open price, adjusting each level by 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% of the ATR value (scaled by the ATR multiplier).
ATR Level Plotting:
- For each ATR level (positive and negative), a line is drawn across the chart at the corresponding price level.
- The color, line style, and width of these lines can be customized.
- Each ATR level also has an optional label showing the percentage level (e.g., "ATR +25%") at the specified price, which is positioned at the end of the line.
- The labels are removed from the previous bars to avoid clutter.
Workflow:
- The script first calculates the daily opening price using the request.security() function to pull the open price from the daily chart.
- It then calculates the ATR based on the selected length and multiplier.
- The start time for the daily open line is determined by the bar's timestamp at the start of the day, and the end time is adjusted using the user-defined right offset.
- After determining the relevant price levels (for the opening price and ATR levels), the script plots these levels on the chart as lines. It handles the drawing and deletion of lines to ensure that the chart remains updated in real time.
- If labels are enabled, text labels are displayed next to the ATR levels and the daily open line, providing clear markers for the user.
Practical Use:
- Volatility Analysis: This indicator is useful for identifying key price levels based on daily volatility (ATR). Traders can use it to set potential targets or support/resistance levels that are adjusted for volatility.
- Day Trading or Swing Trading: The daily opening price line helps traders quickly see where the price opened for the day, and the ATR levels give a dynamic range for the day's potential price movement.
Overall, this script is designed to provide a clear, customizable view of daily price levels in relation to the ATR, helping traders make informed decisions based on volatility and price action.
Visual Range Position Size CalculatorVisual Range Position Size Calculator
The "VR Position Size Calculator" helps traders determine the appropriate position size based on their risk tolerance and the current market conditions. Below is a detailed description of the script, its functionality, and how to use it effectively.
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Key Features
1. Risk Calculation: The script allows users to input their desired risk in monetary terms (in the currency of the ticker). It then calculates the position sizes for both long and short trades based on this risk.
2. Dynamic High and Low Tracking: The script dynamically tracks the highest and lowest prices within the visible range of the chart, allowing for more accurate position sizing.
3. Formatted Output: The calculated values are displayed in a user-friendly table format with thousands separators for better readability.
4. Visual Indicators: Dashed lines are drawn on the chart at the high and low points of the visible range, providing a clear visual reference for traders.
5. If the risk in security price is 1% or less, the background of the cells displaying position sizes will be green for long positions and red for short positions. If the risk is between 1% and 5%, the background changes to gray, indicating that the risk may be too high for an effective trade. If the risk exceeds 5% of the price, the text also turns gray, rendering it invisible, which signifies that there is no justification for such a trade.
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Code Explanation
The script identifies the start and end times of the visible range on the chart, ensuring calculations are based only on the data currently in view. It updates and stores the highest (hh) and lowest (ll) prices within this visible range. At the end of the range, dashed lines are drawn at the high and low prices, providing a visual cue for traders.
Users can input their risk amount, which is then used to calculate potential position sizes for both long and short trades based on the current price relative to the tracked high and low. The calculated risk values and position sizes are displayed in a table on the right side of the chart, with color coding to indicate whether the calculated position size meets specific criteria.
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Usage Instructions
1. Add the Indicator: To use this script, copy and paste it into Pine Script editor, then add it to your chart.
2. Input Your Risk: Adjust the 'Risk in money' input to reflect your desired risk amount for trading.
3. Analyze Position Sizes: Observe the calculated position sizes for both long and short trades displayed in the table. Use this information to guide your trading decisions.
4. Visual Cues: Utilize the dashed lines on the chart to understand recent price extremes within your visible range.
Session High/Low Average & Range [1CG]The Session High/Low Average & Range indicator independently measures the average price movement from the opening price in each direction. It also displays the maximum high and low distance, called Range. Separating the averages and range into highs and lows helps analyze the volatility of the market as well as the direction.
USE EXAMPLES
Session Open
Session Close
Customization
Minimal - 1x and 2x Averages are replaced with custom lines, in order to show distance to3x.
Calculations
Average High: (high price of session - session opening price) / (session period)
Average Low: (session opening price - low price of session) / (session period)
Range High: The highest price of the last (session period)
Range Low: The lowest price of the last (session period)
INPUTS
Session
Here you can choose the hours for your session and time zone. The default is London session in New York time. Next, the session period determines how many sessions to sample from for the average and range lines, the default is 20. Lastly, you can choose the number of sessions to appear on the chart not including the current session if you are in one, 5 by default.
Lines
All of the lines allow you to change the color, width, and style. They also have a label option to choose to display the price. The bottom of the section allows you to change the location and size of the label text.
**Open Line** -Displays the opening price for the length of the session.
**Average Lines** - Displays the 1x, 2x, and 3x the average distance from open in each direction. Additionally, you can toggle a background color to highlight the area.
**Custom Lines** - Displays a customizable multiple of either the average or range. By default the first custom line displays the Range at a 1x multiplier and the second line displays an Average at a 1.5x multiplier
Display Distance
Here you can choose to display the distance from the lines to the open. This data is marked with a “Δ”. For the three Average lines this will display in the area between the line and the open in the position and size of your choice. The custom lines will have the distance information displayed on the line itself. This helps keep the data organized.
Real-Time Custom Candle Range Color Indicator
The script allows the user to input a custom range value (default set to 100 points) through the userDefinedRange variable. This value determines the minimum range required for a candle to change color.
Calculating Candle Range:
The script calculates the range of each candle by subtracting the low from the high price.
Determining Bullish or Bearish Candles:
It checks whether the close price is higher than the open price to determine if a candle is bullish (isBullish variable).
Coloring Candles:
Based on the custom range input, the script changes the color of the candles:
If the candle's range is greater than or equal to the custom range and it is bullish, the candle color is set to blue (bullishColor).
If the range condition is met and the candle is bearish, the color is set to orange (bearishColor).
If the range condition is not met, the color is set to na (not applicable).
Plotting Colored Candles:
The plotcandle function is used to plot candles with colors based on the custom range and bullish/bearish conditions. The candles will have a higher z-order to be displayed in front of default candles.
Displaying High and Low Price Points:
Triangular shapes are plotted at the high and low price levels using the plotshape function, with colors representing bullish (blue) and bearish (orange) conditions.
In trading, this indicator can help traders visually identify candles that meet a specific range criteria, potentially signaling strength or weakness in price movements. By customizing the range parameter, traders can adapt the indicator to different market conditions and trading strategies. It can be used in conjunction with other technical analysis tools to make informed trading decisions based on candlestick patterns and price movements.
5-Minute Opening Range BreakoutThe 5-minute buy and sell indicator is designed to detect potential buy ("Long") and sell ("Short") signals based on the first 5 minutes of trading activity. Here's how it works:
5-Minute Opening Range: It tracks the high and low of the first 5-minute candle after the market opens. This range establishes key support and resistance levels.
Buy Signal ("Long"): When the price breaks above this range and retests the level, a "Long" signal is triggered, indicating a potential upward trend.
Sell Signal ("Short"): Conversely, if the price breaks below the range and retests, a "Short" signal is triggered, suggesting a potential downward trend.
Retests & Confirmations: The indicator waits for pullbacks or retests of the breakout levels to confirm the validity of the buy or sell signal, minimizing false entries.
Take Profit & Stop Loss: The indicator provides reasonable stop-loss and take-profit markers to guide you in managing risk and securing profits within the day.
This strategy is especially useful for traders looking to capture early market momentum, often seen in the first 5 to 15 minutes of trading. This indicator only works on the 1M timeframe.
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Custom Time Range HighlighterCustom Time Range Highlighter
This versatile indicator allows traders to highlight specific time ranges on their charts, accommodating users worldwide by supporting customizable UTC offsets. Traders can define two distinct time ranges, setting start and end hours in their local time zone.
A toggle option enables the display of highlights for today only , ensuring focus on current trading conditions.
Ideal for day traders and those following specific market sessions, this tool enhances visibility of active trading periods and aids in effective trade management.
Average True Range with Price MAATR with Price Moving Average Indicator
This custom indicator combines the Average True Range (ATR) with a Price Moving Average (MA) to help traders analyze market volatility in percent to the price.
Key Components:
Average True Range (ATR)
Price Moving Average (MA)
ATR/Price in Percent
ATR/Price in Percent
Purpose: This ratio helps traders understand the relative size of the ATR compared to the current price, providing a clearer sense of how significant the volatility is in proportion to the price level.
Calculation: ATR is divided by the current closing price and multiplied by 100 to express it as a percentage. This makes it easier to compare volatility across assets with different price ranges.
Plot: This is plotted as a percentage, making it easier to gauge whether the volatility is proportionally high or low compared to the asset's price.
Usage:
This indicator is designed to help identify the most volatile tokens, making it ideal for configuring a Grid Bot to maximize profit. By focusing on high-volatility assets, traders can capitalize on larger price swings within the grid, increasing the potential for more profitable trades.
Features:
Customizable Smoothing Method: Choose from RMA (Relative Moving Average), SMA (Simple Moving Average), EMA (Exponential Moving Average), or WMA (Weighted Moving Average) for both ATR and the Price Moving Average.
Dual Perspective: The indicator provides both volatility analysis (ATR) and trend analysis (Price MA) in a single view.
Proportional Volatility: The ATR/Price (%) ratio adds a layer of context by showing how volatile the asset is relative to its current price.
Austin's Range Filter with Trade SignalsAustin’s Range Filter with Trade Signals
Description:
Austin’s Range Filter with Trade Signals is a versatile indicator that combines a custom range filter with dynamic buy and sell signals based on EMA crossovers. This indicator is designed to help traders easily identify trend reversals and optimal trade entry/exit points.
Key Features:
• Range Filter Calculation: The indicator calculates the highest and lowest price over a user-defined period, then multiplies the difference by a customizable multiplier to establish a dynamic range. A combined middle band (average of the upper and lower bounds) is plotted for a clearer visual representation of the price trend.
• Exponential Moving Average (EMA): A user-configurable EMA is added, which acts as the primary signal line. You can adjust the length of the EMA to suit your trading style.
• Buy and Sell Signals:
• Buy Signal: Triggered when the price crosses above the EMA, indicating a potential upward trend.
• Sell Signal: Triggered when the price crosses below the EMA, indicating a potential downward trend.
• Alerts: Custom alert conditions for buy and sell signals allow you to set up real-time notifications when the signal changes, so you never miss an opportunity.
• Customizable Display: You can toggle the visibility of the combined band (purple) and the EMA (blue) for a cleaner chart.
How It Works:
• Buy when the price crosses above the EMA.
• Sell when the price crosses below the EMA.
• Background colors indicate whether the current price is above or below the calculated range, helping you visually identify bullish and bearish conditions.
Customization Options:
• Range Filter Length: The lookback period for the highest/lowest price calculation.
• Range Multiplier: Adjusts the size of the range.
• EMA Length: Set the length of the EMA to fine-tune the signal sensitivity.
• Toggle Lines: Show or hide the combined band and EMA for more flexibility.
This indicator is suitable for a variety of markets including stocks, forex, and crypto, and can be applied to any timeframe. Use it as part of your technical analysis to spot market trends and improve your decision-making process.
How to Use:
1. Apply the indicator to your chart and adjust the settings to suit your strategy.
2. Set up alerts for buy and sell signals to receive real-time notifications.
3. Monitor the price relative to the range and EMA to better time your trades.
This indicator is perfect for traders looking for an intuitive yet powerful tool to enhance their trading strategies with automatic signals and alerts.
Consolidation & Head and Shoulders ScannerHello Traders!
The Consolidation & Head and Shoulders Scanner utilizes a unique swing-based pattern recognition to pinpoint consolidation and (inverse) head and shoulders patterns in real-time with unparalleled precision.
The rectangle pattern, also known as a trading range or a consolidation pattern, is characterized by horizontal lines that act as support and resistance levels, creating a rectangular shape.
The head and shoulders chart pattern is a technical analysis pattern used to identify potential trend reversals in financial markets. It consists of three swing highs (peaks), with the middle peak being the highest and the two outside swing highs being slightly lower. The middle peak is referred to as the "head" and the two outside peaks are referred to as the "shoulders."
The pattern typically forms after an uptrend and is in most cases a bearish signal. The neckline is a support level that connects the lows of the two shoulders. Once the price breaks below the neckline, the pattern is confirmed, and a new down trend starts. Conversely, an "inverse head and shoulders" pattern forms after a downtrend and is a bullish signal.
The Consolidation & Head and Shoulders Scanner is designed to operate in a fully automated manner, detecting consolidation patterns, head and shoulders patterns and inverse head and shoulders patterns across the symbol and timeframe that you select. It grants you the ability to simultaneously scan for patterns across as many as 20 distinct symbols.
Feature List
Real-time consolidation and (inverse) head and shoulders pattern detection
Breakout alerts
Customizable pattern size and accuracy
Customizable look and feel
The value of this indicator is to support traders to easily identify consolidations and (inverse) head and shoulders patterns in an automated way and across many different markets at the same time. The special swing-based pattern recognition makes this indicator unique. The trader saves a lot of time scanning the markets for consolidation and head and shoulders patterns, since finding the pattern and alerting for a breakout is done automatically for the trader.
For a visualization of the detected patterns, you can add the TRN Consolidation and Range Pattern and the TRN Head and Shoulders Pattern indicators to your chart.
How does Consolidation & Head and Shoulders Scanner work?
On the right side of the chart, you can find a table displaying the symbols monitored by our scanner for pattern and breakout detection (first column). The table provides information on the status of each symbol.
ACTIVE – Pattern building up
UP – Upside Breakout
DN – Downside Breakout
UP CONF – Upside Breakout confirmed
DN CONF – Downside Breakout confirmed
FAILED – Pattern failed to get confirmed
This visual representation allows you to quickly identify the evolving pattern dynamics across different symbols, helping you stay informed and make timely trading decisions.
In the second and fifth column, the status of consolidation patterns with two different consolidation sizes gets displayed. In the third and fourth column, the status of detected long and short head and shoulders patterns is displayed. The same goes for column seven and eight but with a different head and shoulders size which is customizable in the settings.
The scanner operates specifically on the timeframe you have selected in TradingView, ensuring that the detected patterns and breakouts align precisely with your trading perspective. F If the scanner displays a pattern or a breakout, you just can switch to this instrument and start trading it if you like what you see.
Follow these instructions to discover how you can utilize the scanner for seamless and simplified chart pattern detection like never before:
Add Symbols
Go to indicator settings and scroll down to the "Symbols" section. The enabled symbols can be recognized by the check marks. Click on one of them and use the search function to add the symbol of your choice to the scanner. You can search for up to 20 different Symbols at the same time.
Use Alerts (optional but recommended)
You can also use the built-in alerts to easily get notified when a pattern occurs. In the indicator settings in the "Alerts" section you can choose whether you want to get notified when a pattern is
in the making (Pattern active),
confirms an up breakout (B/O Up Confirmed)
confirms a down breakout (B/O Down Confirmed)
(Unconfirmed) in case a pattern breakout occurs, even if the pattern is not yet confirmed
This allows you to stay informed about potential breakout opportunities that are still awaiting confirmation.
Customization and Settings
The indicator can scan for smaller and larger patterns at the same time. Adjust the consolidation and head and shoulders sizes in the indicator settings to align them with your preferences. A larger size results in larger patterns. Depending on the asset class, the market or the market phase, different sizes can be used for pattern detection.
To detect more patterns, increase the tolerance level, even though it may result in lower accuracy. However, be mindful that a higher tolerance level may result in more patterns hitting their stop-loss.
Risk Disclaimer
The content, tools, scripts, articles, and educational resources offered by TRN Trading are intended solely for informational and educational purposes. Remember, past performance does not ensure future outcomes.
Market Structure (Range) & Internal Liquidity
This indicator will simplify the price-action reading of any trader/investor by decluttering his/her charts from un-important & confusing candles to highlight the true momentum candles which are usually formed by institutional buying/selling .
The indicator will be a good tool in the arsenal of the following styles of Trading/Investing
Smart Money / Liquidity Concepts
Price Action Concepts
Demand & Supply Concepts
Support & Resistance Concepts
UNIQUE FEATURES:
1. Market Structure - Range & Internal Liquidity:
Unlike other liquidity indicators, this indicator only highlights liquidity levels of significant importance. Not every intermediate high & low in a chart are worthy of noticing, hence by enabling the 'Swings' & 'Range (BoS)' feature in the indicator settings, the structure highs and lows (external liquidity) in a chart can be identified.
Any other liquidity levels within a market range (Range between structural High & Low) is known as internal liquidity which price targets to collect enough orders before heading towards the external liquidity levels.
2. Gaps (Fair Value Gaps / Imbalance):
Not every imbalance / gap between candles are important & trade-worthy. This feature of the indicator is different from the other widely available imbalance indicators & only highlights gaps formed by true momentum candles. Gaps between unimportant inside bars are not highlighted, as these bars occur in the absence of momentum.
3. True Price Action:
Looking at the two charts below, we can clearly observe the difference between price action of a confusing normal chart & the simplified price action highlighted by the indicator. This feature declutters the charts by only highlighting the candles a trader / investor should notice in a chart.
This feature when used in confluence with the liquidity levels feature & gap feature of the indicator, helps identify the true demand & supply zones (order blocks) in a chart.
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After
4. Zig Zag Lines:
This unique feature which is useful to Identify & Backtest different entry types taught by Smart Money Traders . This feature helps the trader understand the True Fractal Nature of price. This can also be seen as an alternate to the default line chart feature.
Examples of Entry Types taken by Smart Money Traders
ADDITIONAL FEATURES:
(These features are essential addons to trade liquidity. However, these are derived from publicly available indicators from the Tradingview library, but with a different interpretation for a better visualization of charts & or to time better trade entries without cluttering the charts)
a. Inside Bar & Outside Bars:
Identify not just a single Inside Bar as highlighted by other indicators, but to highlight a series of candles which are within a master candle range and are exhibiting unimportant sideways price action.
Outside Bars only relevant to momentum candles are highlighted, ignoring candles that occur within a master candle range. Highs & Lows of such Outside Bars are used by aggressive traders to identify liquidity levels in the charts.
b. Highs & Lows of previous Monthly / Weekly / Daily & Hourly Candles:
This feature draws Highs & Lows of previous Monthly / Weekly / Daily & Hourly Candles on the extreme right hand side of the chart to keep the charts clean.
Additionally for Hourly time frame, the indicator includes a setting to select the hourly candle time frame (60 min / 75 min / 240 min), which are personal and different for each trader.
UNDERLYING CONCEPT:
In the image below we see how a large majority of Traders / Investors incorrectly mark Structure markings, mistaking a raid of internal liquidity as a Break of Structure, thereby taking trades opposite to the broader trend of the markets
However, this indicator has a higher accuracy of identifying the correct price structure by only marking a structure high or low, when a subsequently opposite side liquidity is taken/raided. Further the broader trend of the markets can be easily identified by looking as to which side the Break of Structure has happened. (This is visible in the indicator in the form of 'Range' feature, so if a Range High is broken then it is understood to be in an uptrend & vice versa)
The underlying core functionality of the indicator is best displayed by the image below
USECASE OF THE INDICATOR:
Before taking any Buying/Selling position in the markets, a Trader / Investor must analyze the price action on the following parameters
HTF & LTF Trend Identification (To judge if trade is Pro-Trend or Counter-Trend)
Is Price at a High Probability Area of Interest?
Is Price satisfying the trade entry conditions?
Let us see how this indicator can be used as a complete trading system in itself and addresses each of the above parameters
Disclaimer: Illustrations shown below are just for understanding the features of the indicator & does not guarantee profitability. Every trader must back test their setups to arrive at a setup with an edge (positive expectancy) before they start actively trading the setup.
1. HTF & LTF Trend Identification (Pro-Trend / Counter-Trend) using 'Range (BoS)' feature of the indicator
Let's assume a Day Trader, uses hourly chart (75 min) to frame his Higher Time Frame (HTF) ideas & 15min charts (LTF) for trade entries
Looking at the chart below the Trader concludes that the HTF has most recently broken the structure to the downside and is considered Bearish till price action is below the range high of 48600 levels. It can also be concluded that the price is currently in a Bullish retracement.
The Trader can choose to take both Pro-Trend or Counter-Trend Trades, timing the trade entries using the LTF charts.
Looking at the LTF chart below, it is evident that price on LTF has also broken structure to the downside and is now aligned with the HTF Bearish Trend. The Trader will now look to get into short trades, to take trades both in line with HTF & LTF trend.
2. Let's identify if Price is at a High Probability Area of Interest, using either single or combination of the 'Swings' / 'Gaps' / 'Outside Bars' / 'HL of previous M,W,D, H candles' features of the indicator
Definition of High Probability Level / Area differs from each Traders perspective depending upon which of the Trading Styles (mentioned in the beginning) does one use.
Smart Money Traders
SMC Traders are known to get into trades early and their high R:R trades are taken mostly at a High Probability Area of Interest which are identified by them on HTF, by looking for candles with imbalance (gaps) & or candles which have taken out a previous liquidity and then having creating imbalance (gaps).
Also Turtle Soups is one of the favorite setups for SMC traders, where a trader enters a trade on LTF (typically 1 min/3min & 5min) after grabbing HTF liquidity lying at H/L of outside bar / previous monthly, weekly, daily or hourly candles.
Demand & Supply Traders
Some of the Best Demand & Supply Traders have the patience to wait for trades and take trades at the extreme Demand & Supply Zones within a market Range.
As illustrated below, the extreme hourly supply zone just below the structure high, which has the confluence of imbalance and Bearish HTF confirmation resulted in a good R:R trade.
Price Action Traders & Support & Resistance Traders
From the illustration below we can see how the 15 min Range breakdown confirms the breakdown of the Inverted Cup Pattern for Price Action Traders & Support & Resistance Traders using the same area of breakdown as the new Resistance to enter Short trades
3. Let's identify if Price is satisfying the Trade Entry Conditions using the 'Zig-Zag Lines' feature
Statistics say that majority (> 80%) of Traders blow up their accounts multiple times or completely give up and never achieve profitability.
One of the primary reasons for this is Traders punching trades randomly and without having proper Setup or rules for entering Trades.
Also in order to arrive at rules or execute the different entry models (couple of examples highlighted earlier) taught by different Trainers, a Trader needs to learn to visualize charts in a similar format to what the trainers are teaching.
The Zig-Zag lines feature is a form of line chart that joins the swing high points to the swing low points on the chart to represent the True Price action & a proper fractal nature of the markets, unlike the line chart which is formed by only by joining the closing value of each candle.
From the image below we can see that the Zig-Zag lines feature eliminates the randomness visible in the line chart and is a more smoother chart. Using this feature one can back test the various entry models widely available on the internet or arrive at a user specific model which he/she is comfortable with.
CONCLUSION:
Trading with a deeper understanding of Price Action allows a Trader/Investor to enter or exit trades with ease. Price Action trading allows individuals to keep their charts clean and stay away from the other lagging technical indicators and enter trades much earlier than other technical indicators.
This indicator attempts in simplifying the understanding of price action for every one and identify potential high probability areas / levels where one should enter / exit trades.
This indicator will be an important tool in the arsenal of any Trader / Investor to take better informed trades, however it does not guarantee profitability of a Trader, due to the randomness of the markets & external factors that influence each trader.
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Tick Weighted Average Price RangesTick Weighted Average Price Ranges
Tick weighted average prices ( TiWAP ) are prices averaged from movements of TICK that break above or below configured sensitivity (500 default). The TiWAP indicator plots bands calculating various standard deviations from that averaged price that expand as the anchorage session progresses.
A core feature of TiWAP is the "Show Target Levels" feature which projects prior anchored ending deviation values as horizontal plots where price often reacts.
This feature has become increasingly critical to trade plan development with referencing a myriad of TiWAP timeframes and numerous deviations within and beyond the standard 1st, 2nd and 3rd deviation multipliers.
Thus the feature of plotting these prior anchored ending deviation values has been ported into a standalone indicator.
It's now incredibly simple to pick a timeframe, setup standard multipliers and then additional multipliers that can simply be chosen as applicators to the main multipliers.
Example Configuration
Anchorage: Weekly
Standard Multipliers 1st, 2nd and 3rd: 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 respectively
1st Additional: -0.5
This would result in:
Standard Deviation 1st (1.0, -1.0) Upper, Lower
Additional Deviation 1st (0.5, -0.5) Upper, Lower
Standard Deviation 2nd (2.0, -2.0) Upper, Lower
Additional Deviation 2nd (1.5, -1.5) Upper, Lower
Standard Deviation 3rd (3.0, -3.0) Upper, Lower
Additional Deviation 3rd (2.5, -2.5) Upper, Lower
The aim is to have the "in-between" deviations without the need to use manual drawing tools to find potential areas of pivot, a complete range from the above example would then provide:
3.0, 2.5, 2.0, 1.5, 1.0, 0.5, Prev TiWAP, -0.5, -1.0, -1.5, -2.0, -2.5, -3.0
Usage
Use this to conduct multi-timeframe analysis of where price is relative to TiWAP ranges, review potential reversals at broad market extensions or perhaps trend continuation opportunities given full timeframe continuity (FTFC).
If utilizing higher timeframe anchorages such as quarterly, yearly then chart timeframe will need to scale up in order to allow for proper calculations to run within the 5000 lookback limitations of TradingView.
The higher chart timeframes also may benefit from higher sensitivity settings, such as 1000 on 15m chart and yearly anchorage.
Markets
As TICK tracks up/down tick movement of NYSE/NASDAQ, this indicator should be focused on stocks that closely track those markets. TICK data is only available during RTH so it's recommended to leave ETH off and set anchorage to RTH only when using session timeframe.
Algo Targets [Premium]The Algo Targets indicator includes a suite of tools that attempt to identify market maker liquidity targets in advance.
These levels can be used by traders to determine:
1. future support/resistance
2. entries/exits
3. directional bias
4. potential reversal levels
5. pullback targets
The script uses a proprietary prediction model based on specific candle sequences, historical moves and volatility projections.
These tools have been live tested across a variety of instruments and timeframes, but should be backtested against your preferred ticker for best performance.
Primary Features:
1. Anchors
Anchors are derived from a simple, but powerful, three-candle breakout pattern. We have found that this pattern, when combined with the relative position to previous Anchor patterns on the chart, gives us clues to predicting future price structure.
Common use case: The simplest way to trade Anchors is to know that price *almost always* makes a return visit. This can be a useful tool for reversal traders. Additionally, Anchors often occur just before strong directional momentum. This can be useful for trend traders looking for entry signals.
Power User feature: Projected Ranges can be enabled in Settings. Each Anchor provides a Retracement leg (measured as the midpoint between the last two Anchors) and an Expansion leg (measured as twice the size of the Retracement leg, projected in the opposite direction). If Projected Ranges are enabled, the directional bias is also highlighted within the range, making it easy to spot at a glance.
Caveats: Expansion legs require patience and solid risk management. Additionally, the Expansion leg contains an additional Trigger level which price MUST cross before we consider the Expansion leg to be "in play" as a valid price target. This Trigger is marked on each Expansion legs as a dotted line.
Please note, Anchors require a 3 candle lookback before they are printed to the chart.
2. Target Zones
Target Zones are an advanced feature, and can be enabled in the Settings panel.
Each Target Zone consists of three levels:
Trigger — This the level closest to the current price. We expect it to act as a support/resistance level until price breaks through.
Target — This is the level farthest from the price. This is how far price is likely to move AFTER crossing the Trigger.
Midpoint — This is the level between the Trigger and Target. If price enters a Target Zone and wicks off of the Midpoint line, it’s usually a reversal signal. In this case we would cut our trade, consider the Target “filled” and potentially enter a reversal trade.
Common use case: When prices crosses a Trigger into a Target Zone, we consider that Target level to be “unlocked.” Our expectation is that price will gravitate toward the Target.
Power User feature: There are many strategies that a trader can build around Target Zones. One of our favorites is to use Targets strictly as reversal entries. On ranging days, price will often wick off of a Target level, before making a quick move in the opposite direction.
Caveats: After a Target is unlocked, it may be reached within the next few bars, or it may be saved by the market algorithms for later. Keep an eye on the Midpoint for potential reversals, and as always, proper risk management is key.
IMPORTANT: The presence of a Target Zone on the chart is neither bullish not bearish by itself. We consider the Target to be in play if, AND ONLY IF, price has crossed the Trigger level.
3. Pullback Levels
Pullback Levels are algorithmically detected return levels. They usually act as a strong draw on price, and often appear just before a pullback in price.
Common use case: The simplest way to use Pullbacks is to look for ones that have not been filled, either from a previous day or in after-hours/pre-market. We use them for confirmation bias along with Anchors and unlocked Targets.
Power User feature: For day trading, we set Alerts on our favorite tickers for any detected Pullbacks on the 5 min chart. This usually gives us plenty of time to review the chart for a possible day trade entry.
Settings:
All features are customizable, including color, line length and visibility. This lets you keep your chart as clean as you like, while only displaying additional data when it is needed.
Alerts:
Alerts can be set for all features, with the ability to set bearish and bullish alerts separately, depending on your trading preference. It is recommended to use "Once Per Bar Close" when you create an alert.
Simple Grid Lines VisualizerAbout Grid Bots
A grid bot is a type of trading bot or algorithm that is designed to automatically execute trades within a predefined price range or grid. It is commonly used in markets that exhibit ranging or sideways movement, where prices tend to fluctuate within a specific range without a clear trend.
The grid bot strategy involves placing a series of buy and sell orders at regular intervals within the predefined price range or grid. The bot essentially creates a grid of orders, hence the name. When the price reaches one of these levels, the bot will execute the corresponding trade. For example, if the price reaches a predefined lower level, the bot will buy, and if it reaches a predefined upper level, it will sell.
The purpose of the grid bot strategy is to take advantage of the price oscillations within the range. As the price moves up and down, the bot aims to generate profits by buying at the lower end of the range and selling at the higher end. By repeatedly buying and selling at these predetermined levels, the bot attempts to capture gains from the price fluctuations.
About this Script
Simple Grid Lines Visualizer is designed to assist traders in visualizing and implementing automated price grids on their charts. With just a few inputs, this script generates gridlines based on your specified top price, bottom price, and the number of grids or profit per grid.
How it Works:
Specify Top and Bottom Prices: Start by setting the top and bottom prices that define the range within which the gridlines will be generated. These prices can be based on support and resistance levels, historical data, or any other factors you consider relevant to your analysis.
Determine Grid Parameters: Choose either the number of grids or profit per grid, depending on your preference and trading strategy. If you select the number of grids, the script will evenly distribute the gridlines within the specified price range. Alternatively, if you opt for profit per grid, the script will calculate the price increment required to achieve your desired profit level per grid.
Note that when choosing Profit per Grid , an approximation usually is performed, as all grid lines must be evenly distributed. To achieve that, the script computes the grid distance using the mean price between top and bottom, then computes how many of those complete distances may enter the entire range, and lastly, creates a grid with evenly distributed distances as close as possible to the previously computed.
Customize Styling and Display: Adjust the line color, line style, transparency, and other visual aspects to ensure clear visibility on your charts.
Analyze and Trade: Once the gridlines are plotted on your chart, carefully observe how the market interacts with them. The gridlines can act as reference points for potential support and resistance levels, as well as simple buy/sell orders for a trading bot.
Try to find gridlines that intersect prices as frequently as possible from one to another.
A grid with too many lines will make lots of potential trades, but the amount traded will be minimal (as the total amount invested is divided over the number of grids).
A grid with too few lines will make lots of profits with each trade, but the trades will be less likely to occur (depending on the top/bottom distance).
This tool aims to help visually which grid parameters seem to optimize this problem.
Future versions may include automatic profit computation.
TradeEasy - KintroThe TradingView script provided is a custom indicator named "TradeEasy - Kintro". It is created by the author Kintro and is designed to help traders identify potential buy and sell signals in the market. The indicator is based on the Exponential Moving Average (EMA) and uses two different EMAs, one with a period of 20 and the other with a period of 50.
The indicator is meant to be used on the 5-minute timeframe and it is recommended to use TradingView in Dark Mode for better appearance. The author also reminds users that no strategy works 100% accurately and backtesting should be done before trading with a real account. The author is not responsible for any losses incurred by traders.
The indicator uses a simple set of rules to generate trading signals. The thick line on the chart represents the 50 EMA while the thin line represents the 20 EMA. When the thin line crosses upwards over the thick line, it indicates a bullish signal. After the crossover, traders are advised to wait for the price to pullback between the two lines. A range should then be created while the price moves through the thin line.
On the break of the range, an entry signal is generated, and the stop loss should be set below the range. The author advises traders to exit their profits according to their own analysis or price action and not to re-enter on the next pullback of the same trend. The same rules apply when the thin line crosses downwards over the thick line.
The author emphasizes that range creation is mandatory on crossing and that traders should not try to go against the trend. If the price is above both lines, traders should only go for buy orders, and vice versa.
If there is no range created while crossing, traders are advised not to enter the market. Traders should wait for the opportunity and not force a trade.
The indicator also includes a plot of the 34 EMA, and a range is created above and below the price action using the "up" and "down" variables. The author uses the "fill" function to color the background of the chart to highlight the range. The "dummy" variable is used to plot circles above or below the price action, depending on the trend.
In summary, the "TradeEasy - Kintro" indicator is a custom indicator designed to help traders identify potential buy and sell signals based on the crossing of two EMAs. The author provides a set of rules to generate trading signals and advises traders to wait for the opportunity and not force a trade. The indicator also includes a visual representation of the range created on the chart. As always, traders are advised to conduct their own research and analysis before entering any trades.
Opening Range Breakout (and price targets)This Opening Range Breakout indicator stands apart from others for several reasons. Apart from displaying the opening range high and low on a chart, the script also plots customized potential price targets ( different from any other on TradingView! ) for breakouts and breakdowns in price action. These customized targets can be toggled on and off in the input section of the indicator's settings.
With regard to the indicator itself, it has two other key inputs, the "ORB total time (minutes)" and "ORB Timeframe". The first input sets the maximum number of minutes to be used in the calculation of the opening range, and the second input sets the specific time frame when the opening range is calculated. The script plots the opening range high and low on the chart as two separate lines with the high in blue and the low in white, and these lines dynamically change color of the high to green and the low to red if the current price is above or below the opening range, respectively.
The script starts by calculating whether or not the current bar falls within the specified time frame. It then sets the initial values of the opening range high and low, and continuously updates these values if the current bar's high or low is higher or lower than the previous values, respectively. The updated values are then plotted on the chart with the specified style and color.
Traders may use the ORB Indicator to trade breakouts and breakdowns of the opening range. If the price breaks above the opening range high, traders may look to enter long positions, and if the price breaks below the opening range low, traders may look to enter short positions. The customized price targets may be consulted for potential areas to take profit. The color change of the high and low lines can provide additional confirmation of a potential breakout or breakdown, adding to the strength of the trade setup. It is important to note that the ORB Indicator does not guarantee success, and traders should always consider other technical and fundamental factors before entering a trade.
Users can also create alerts for when price breaks above or below the opening range. This will provide up-to-date live alerts for traders who cannot be staring at their screens all day long.
True Average Period Traded RangeTrue Average Period Trading Range (TAPTR)
The J. Welles Wilder Average True Range calculation includes the ability to calculate in gaps into the equation.
It is in my opinion that gaps are untraded range values until the prices on their own come back and close the gaps.
The TAPTR calculation is simple, it is the average for a set period of time of the HIGH - LOW.
The ATR average calculation is automatically set based on the timeframe period you are looking at.
12 Months (1 year) = 10 (1 decade)
Months = 12 (1 year)
Weeks = 12 (1 business quarter)
Days = 21 (1 trading month)
4 Hour = 9 (5 trading days)
1 Hour = 33 (5 trading days)
45 minutes = 9 (1 trading day)
30 minutes = 14 (1 trading day)
15 minutes = 28 (1 trading day)
10 minutes = 42 (1 trading day)
5 minutes = 85 (1 trading day)
1 minute = 420 (1 trading day)
default value = 21 (if using a timeframe not described above)
The "master trend" as being a 21 SMA.
The colored columns represent the actual range value for that time period.
Description of values from left to right.
1) Actual Trade Range Value for the time period you are viewing
2) % of price (in decimal, you need multiply by 100 to get the true percent)
3) Average Traded Range
4) % of price
5) .618 of Average Traded Range
6) % of price
7) Mean of #3 and #5
8) % of price
The % of price is displayed in its calculated form. You need to multiple the value by 100 if you want the actual percent.
Example: Displayed Value: 0.0246 = 2.46%
Why calculated form only? If the ranges are .72 and the % of price is 2.32 the indicator looks all jacked up like a redneck's pick-up.
However, if it is .0232, everything is to scale.
Why is % of price helpful?
If you are trading and are aware that average period traded range is 5%, you now have an idea of an average return if you could catch from low to high (or short high to low).
Bar Colors
RED is greater than 4.2x TAPTR
ORANGE is greater than 2.618x TAPTR but less than RED
YELLOW is greater than 1.618x TAPTR but less than ORANGE
GREEN is greater than .618x TAPTR but less than YELLOW
BLUE is less than GREEN
The colors of the bars represent how far from the Master Trend (21 SMA) the close is.
This is determined by taking the difference between the close and the 21 SMA and dividing by the current TAPTR.
EXAMPLE:
IF you have a RED bar, the close is greater than 4.2 TAPTRs away from the 21 SMA. This means that either prices will stall and remain flat until
the SMA comes to the prices or turn and return to the SMA.
If prices are greater than 4.2 TAPTR, that also represents that it is greater than 4 or more time periods from the mean if the return traded within the averages.
Dual Fibonacci Zones & Ranged Vol DCA Study - R3c0nTraderWhat does this do?
This signal script (aka Study) was created so it could be used with the corresponding strategy "Dual Fibonacci Zone & Ranged Vol DCA Strategy - R3c0nTrader" to create the buy and sell signals for 3Commas bots.
How to Use
Configure the study to match your settings you have set in the strategy. This script comes with an buy and sell alert conditions built-in. Just click to add alert and select Buy or Sell and paste in your bot messages.
Credits:
Thank you "EvoCrypto" for granting me permission to use "Ranged Volume" to create this study
Thank you "eykpunter" for granting me permission to use "Fibonacci Zones" to create this study
SVDThis indicator aims to compare between two charts if trader isn't sure which one is more active and powerful, it does NOT show entries or help your chart analysis directly.
The main features of this indicator is to show vitality and range of any given chart.
Volatility: it calculates the average profit of every swing in the range and the final result will be the chart volatility, which indicate how profitable this chart is.
Range: it calculates the profit of the whole range compared to the total price. (E.g. range bottom is 0.1 and range top is 0.2 the range will be 100%)
Extra: indicator shows the total direction of the chart in term of (STRONG UPTREND, UPTREND, SIDEWAYS, DOWNTREND, STRONG DOWNTREND), if you got (Somthing_wrong) please contact me.
How to use: apply the indicator on different charts that you have chosen and the higher (volatility & range) the more profitable the chart is.
inputs:
Lookback length: how long the range is (how many candles are included).
How intense should the Swing be: how many candles should be counted as a confirmation complete swing.
Show counted Swings: if checked as true, will show the swings counted in the volatility calculation.
For any notes on the indicator to be edited, or for another indicator ideas please comment.
OM Session RangesThis indicator was created to assist in generating the morning and afternoon ranges as defined by Options Millionaire's strategy.
Morning range is determined by identifying the high and low from open to 10:05.
Afternoon range is determined by identifying the high and low from 13:30 to 14:05.
VuManChu Swing FreeThis is the old version of Range Filter from DonovanWall, that VuManChu is selling in his discord as "VuManChu Swing" which in reality is just Range Filter, a open-source script from DonovanWall.
Safe Scalpy Stop Loss. Percentage from price visualizer.This is my first script I have published so bear with me.
I have thrown this together so you can easily see on the chart where -0.5%, -1% and -2% would be from the last candle close. I also replicated these to show positive values in case you are shorting.
I have also added a custom value setting so you can set the line at whatever percentage value you like and included an adjustable recent higher high and higher low finder to help create a recent range as it seems to work well in tandem for scalping range based price movement.
You can turn all these things on and off in the settings on the style checkboxes.
I felt the need to make this because I like to scalp trade with leverage like a total degen from time to time. Often the setups happen very quickly. It is difficult to calculate where to set a stop loss in a hurry so I keep a fixed account size/lev and just vary the position percentage size based on the percentage of the stop loss from the current price.
Sometimes when switching from a lower volatility chart to high volatility one it is easy to get caught out by quickly entering a scalp trade only to find you made your position way too big or you shouldn't have entered at all. You thought it was only moving 0.2% per candle instead of 3%. Whoops. Rekt.
This indicator is all about trying to help me avoid that with a visual clue to back up the bad maths I do quickly in my head.
I often hide it and only show it when I'm ready to enter a position to double check my SL and entry are set in a sensible area.
I thought I would publish it in case someone else finds such a simple tool handy.
Apologies if there is already something out there that does this job. I couldn't find it.
See you all on the moon.
Trend Type Indicator by BobRivera990Usage:
The purpose of this indicator is to programmatically determine the type of price trend using technical analysis tools.
You can do a quick check on the asset’s higher and lower time frames. For example, if you are trading on an H1 chart, you can check the m5 chart to ensure that the trend is in the same direction and similarly check the H4 chart to ensure that the higher time frame price is also moving in the same direction.
If multiple time frame charts confirm a similar trend, then it is considered a very strong trend and ideal for Trend trading.
Remarks:
By default, the last status is related to 8 periods before the latest closing price.
Related definitions:
The three basic types of trends are up, down, and sideways.
1. Uptrend
An uptrend describes the price movement of a financial asset when the overall direction is upward. The uptrend is composed of higher swing lows and higher swing highs.
Some market participants ("long" trend traders) only choose to trade during uptrends.
2. Downtrend
A downtrend refers to the price action of a security that moves lower in price as it fluctuates over time.
The downtrend is composed of lower swing lows and lower swing highs.
3. Sideways
A sideways trend is the horizontal price movement that occurs when the forces of supply and demand are nearly equal. This typically occurs during a period of consolidation before the price continues a prior trend or reverses into a new trend.
How it works:
Step 1: Sideways Trend Detection
In this step we want to distinguish the sideways trend from uptrend and downtrend. For this purpose, we use two common technical analysis tools: ATR and ADX
1. Average True Range (ATR)
The average true range (ATR) is a technical analysis indicator that measures market volatility.
We also use a 20-period moving average of the ATR.
When the ATR is below the average of its last 20-periods, it means that the rate of price volatility has decreased and we conclude that the current trend is sideways
2. Average Directional Index (ADX)
The average directional index (ADX) is a technical analysis indicator used by some traders to determine the strength of a trend.
The trend has strength when ADX is above 25.
So when the ADX is less than or equal to 25, there is no strong trend, and we conclude that the current type of trend is sideways.
Step 2: Detect uptrend from downtrend
If it turns out that the current price trend is not sideways, then it is either uptrend or downtrend.
For this purpose, we use plus and minus directional Indicators (+ DI & -DI).
A general interpretation would be that during a strong trend, when +DI is higher than -DI, it is an uptrend. When -DI is higher than +DI, it is a downtrend.
Parameters:
"Use ATR …" ________________________// Use Average True Range (ATR) to detect Sideways Movements
"ATR Length"_______________________ // length of the Average True Range (ATR) used to detect Sideways Movements
"ATR Moving Average Type" ___________// Type of the moving average of the ATR used to detect Sideways Movements
"ATR MA Length" ____________________// length of the moving average of the ATR used to detect Sideways Movements
"Use ADX ..."_______________________ // Use Average Directional Index (ADX) to detect Sideways Movements
"ADX Smoothing”____________________// length of the Average Directional Index (ADX) used to detect Sideways Movements
"DI Length"_________________________// length of the Plus and Minus Directional Indicators (+DI & -DI) used to determine the direction of the trend
"ADX Limit" ________________________// A level of ADX used as the boundary between Trend Market and Sideways Market
"Smoothing Factor"__________________// Factor used for smoothing the oscillator
"Lag"______________________________// lag used to match indicator and chart
Resources:
www.investopedia.com
