CARNAC Trading - Dynamic Support and Resistance LevelsThe **CARNAC Trading - Dynamic Support and Resistance Levels** indicator is designed to help traders identify key support and resistance levels on any chart timeframe. This indicator dynamically detects major support and resistance levels based on historical price pivots and displays them as lines on the chart. The levels are color-coded for easy identification—**green lines** represent support levels below the current price, while **red lines** represent resistance levels above the current price.
Key Features:
- Dynamic Support/Resistance Detection**: Automatically identifies the strongest support and resistance levels on the chart.
- Timeframe Selection**: Allows users to choose a specific timeframe for detecting support and resistance levels, independent of the chart's timeframe.
- Pivot Strength and Lookback Period**: Customizable inputs to control how far back the indicator looks and how strong the pivots need to be for support/resistance detection.
- Level Limitation**: Limits the number of support and resistance lines to keep charts clean, ensuring only the most relevant levels are displayed.
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How to Use the Indicator:
Inputs and Settings:
1. **Lookback Period**: Defines how many bars back the indicator will consider for detecting support and resistance levels. You can adjust this depending on how much historical data you want to include. A larger value will capture more significant levels, while a smaller value focuses on more recent price action.
2. **Pivot Strength**: This setting determines how significant a high or low must be to qualify as a pivot. A higher pivot strength will capture stronger, more critical levels, while a lower value will detect more frequent, minor pivots.
3. **Max Levels Above/Below Price**: This controls the maximum number of support and resistance levels displayed on each side of the current price. Keeping this number low helps reduce clutter and focuses on the most important levels.
4. **Timeframe for Support/Resistance Detection**: Select the timeframe used for detecting support and resistance levels, which can differ from the chart's timeframe. This is helpful when you're trading on shorter timeframes but want to see key levels from a higher timeframe (e.g., detecting daily levels while trading intraday).
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Visualization:
- **Green Lines**: Represent support levels below the current price. These are potential areas where buying interest may increase, and the price could bounce upwards.
- **Red Lines**: Represent resistance levels above the current price. These are potential areas where selling interest may increase, and the price could fall downwards.
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Example Usage:
1. **Identifying Support and Resistance Zones**: Use this indicator to identify critical support and resistance zones. These are areas where the price has historically reversed or paused, making them ideal for setting entry, exit, stop-loss, or take-profit levels.
2. **Trend Analysis**: By observing which side of the current price the majority of lines are on (more red or more green), traders can gauge whether the market is facing more resistance or support, helping them align with the current trend.
3. **Timeframe Flexibility**: You can choose to detect support and resistance levels from higher timeframes (e.g., Daily or Weekly) while trading on lower timeframes (e.g., 15-minute or 1-hour charts). This gives you a macro-level view of key price levels while executing trades on the micro-level.
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Recommendations:
- **Swing Traders**: Use this indicator with a larger lookback period and higher pivot strength to capture major long-term support and resistance levels.
- **Scalpers and Intraday Traders**: Use shorter lookback periods and lower pivot strengths to detect key levels within a shorter timeframe.
By customizing the inputs and tailoring them to your trading style, this indicator can provide valuable insights into price levels where significant buying or selling activity is likely to occur, helping you make more informed trading decisions.
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CARNAC Trading Support and Resistance LevelsOverview
The "Carnac Trading Support and Resistance Levels" indicator is a powerful tool designed to help traders identify key support and resistance levels across multiple timeframes. This tool enhances trading strategies by visually marking significant price levels and providing configurable stop-loss and alert features.
Features
Support and Resistance Levels: Automatically calculates and plots support and resistance levels for the following timeframes:
5 minutes (5M)
10 minutes (10M)
15 minutes (15M)
30 minutes (30M)
1 hour (1H)
2 hours (2H)
4 hours (4H)
6 hours (6H)
12 hours (12H)
1 day (1D)
1 week (1W)
1 month (1M)
Configurable Stop-Loss (SL) Levels: Adds a stop-loss line below each support level and above each resistance level with customizable padding (as a percentage).
Visual Labels: Clearly labels support, resistance, and stop-loss levels with the corresponding prices and timeframes for easy identification.
Line Customization:
Support Levels: Green lines with varying thickness based on the timeframe.
Resistance Levels: Red lines with varying thickness based on the timeframe.
Stop-Loss Levels: Gray dotted lines for clear distinction.
Alerts: Alerts trigger when the price gets to a configurable percentage from the support or resistance levels, helping you stay informed about potential buying and selling opportunities.
Visibility Toggling: Easily toggle the visibility of support and resistance levels for each timeframe (default enabled for 2H, 4H, and 1D).
How to Use
Add the Indicator:
Navigate to the TradingView Pine Editor.
Paste the provided Pine Script code and click "Add to Chart."
Configure Inputs:
Lookback Periods: Adjust the lookback periods for each timeframe to suit your analysis needs.
Padding Percentage: Set the padding percentage for the stop-loss levels to define the distance below the support levels and above the resistance levels.
Visibility: Toggle the visibility of the support and resistance levels for each timeframe as needed (default enabled for 2H, 4H, and 1D).
Alert Trigger Distance: Set the alert trigger distance as a percentage to determine when the alerts should be triggered.
Interpret the Plotted Levels:
Green Lines: Indicate support levels for the respective timeframes.
Red Lines: Indicate resistance levels for the respective timeframes.
Gray Dotted Lines: Represent the stop-loss levels below each support level and above each resistance level, with the specified padding.
Labels: Provide clear indications of the price levels and their respective timeframes in white text for visibility.
Identifying Buying and Selling Opportunities:
Buying Opportunities:
Look for the price to approach or bounce off a support level (green line).
Confirm the potential for a reversal by checking if the price is nearing a key support level from multiple timeframes.
Use the stop-loss level (gray dotted line) to set your stop-loss order below the support level to minimize risk.
Selling Opportunities:
Look for the price to approach or get rejected at a resistance level (red line).
Confirm the potential for a reversal by checking if the price is nearing a key resistance level from multiple timeframes.
Use the stop-loss level (gray dotted line) to set your stop-loss order above the resistance level to minimize risk.
Alerts:
Alerts will notify you when the price gets within the specified percentage distance from each support or resistance level.
Use these alerts to stay informed about potential buying and selling opportunities.
CARNAC Elasticity IndicatorThe CARNAC Elasticity Indicator (EI) is a technical analysis tool designed for traders and investors using TradingView. It calculates the percentage deviation of the current price from an Exponential Moving Average (EMA) and helps traders identify potential overbought and oversold conditions in a financial instrument.
Key Features:
EMA Length: Users can customize the length of the Exponential Moving Average (EMA) used in the calculations by adjusting the "EMA Length" parameter in the indicator settings.
Percentage Deviation: The indicator calculates the percentage deviation of the current price from the EMA. Positive values indicate prices above the EMA, while negative values indicate prices below the EMA.
Maximum Deviations: The indicator tracks the maximum positive (above EMA) and negative (below EMA) percentage deviations over time, allowing traders to monitor extreme price movements.
Bands: Upper and lower bands are displayed on the indicator chart at 100 and -100, respectively. Additionally, dashed middle bands at 50 and -50 provide reference points for moderate deviations.
Dynamic Color Coding: The indicator uses dynamic color coding to highlight the current percentage deviation. It turns red for values above 50 (indicating potential overbought conditions), green for values below -50 (indicating potential oversold conditions), and purple for values in between.
How to Use:
Overbought Conditions: Watch for the percentage deviation to cross above 50, indicating potential overbought conditions. This might be a signal to consider selling or taking profits.
Oversold Conditions: Look for the percentage deviation to cross below -50, signaling potential oversold conditions. This could be an opportunity to consider buying or entering a long position.
Historical Extremes: Keep an eye on the upper and lower bands (100 and -100) to identify historical extremes in percentage deviation.
The CARNAC Elasticity Indicator can be a valuable tool for traders seeking to identify potential trend reversals and assess the strength of price movements. However, it should be used in conjunction with other technical analysis tools and risk management strategies for comprehensive trading decisions.