This script is written in Pine Script version 5 for the TradingView platform. It’s designed to generate entry and exit signals, identify buy and sell pressure points, mark accumulation zones, and highlight market sessions. Below is a detailed breakdown of each section of this script:
### 1. **Defining Moving Average Periods**
- At the start, two user-input variables, `shortPeriod` and `longPeriod`, define the periods for the short and long moving averages (MA), with default values set to 50 and 200, respectively.
- `shortMA` and `longMA` represent the short-term and long-term moving averages.
### 2. **Entry and Exit Signal Conditions**
- Two conditions are set to generate buy and sell signals:
- `longCondition`: Triggers when the short MA (50) crosses above the long MA (200), indicating a potential buy signal.
- `shortCondition`: Triggers when the short MA crosses below the long MA, indicating a potential sell signal.
### 3. **Relative Strength Index (RSI) and Buy/Sell Pressure Points**
- This section determines buy and sell pressure points based on the Relative Strength Index (RSI):
- If the RSI is below 30, `buyPressure` is activated, signaling buying pressure.
- If the RSI is above 70, `sellPressure` is activated, indicating selling pressure.
### 4. **Support Level**
- `supportLevel` is calculated using the lowest price over a lookback period (`supportLookback`), which defaults to 20. This acts as a support level, where price may tend to bounce back up upon reaching this zone.
### 5. **Accumulation Zone Based on Volume**
- This section identifies the accumulation zone by analyzing high trading volume and price position relative to the support level:
- `volThreshold` is a user-defined multiplier for volume. When the volume exceeds the 20-period average volume by this threshold, `highVolume` is triggered.
- `accumulationZone` records the price when volume is high and the price is above the support level.
### 6. **Market Sessions**
- Four time ranges are defined for the Sydney, Tokyo, London, and New York trading sessions based on UTC time:
- `sydneyOpen` and `sydneyClose` define the Sydney session.
- `tokyoOpen` and `tokyoClose` define the Tokyo session.
- `londonOpen` and `londonClose` define the London session.
- `newYorkOpen` and `newYorkClose` define the New York session.
- Each session is highlighted with a different background color on the chart to visually separate trading times across regions.
### 7. **Plotting and Alerts**
- The script includes:
- **Background Colors** for different sessions.
- **Buy/Sell Signal Plots** based on crossovers of MAs.
- **Pressure Points** indicating potential buy and sell pressures via RSI.
- **MA and Support Level Plots** for easy visualization of trends and support.
- **Accumulation Zone** to mark potential high-volume zones.
- **Alerts** are also configured to notify the user for buy, sell, pressure points, support breaks, and when the price enters the accumulation zone.