MACD-v Bullish/Bearish DivergenceMACD-v Bullish/Bearish Divergence
Overview This indicator is a specialized divergence detector based on the MACD-v (Volatility Normalized Momentum) concept. Unlike standard MACD which uses absolute price differences, MACD-v normalizes values against volatility (ATR), allowing for fixed, universal Overbought/Oversold thresholds across all assets and timeframes.
Recommendation: This script is highly effective when paired with the original MACD-v by Alex Spiroglou. While this indicator focuses on identifying and visualizing divergence entries, using the original oscillator alongside it provides the best visual context for the overall momentum structure.
How It Works
This tool uses a dual-signal mechanism (Raw Line + Signal Smooth) to identify specific divergence setups:
Setup (Yellow/Blue Dots): Identifies when price momentum has extended significantly into extreme zones (Overbought/Oversold).
Trigger (Red/Green Dots): Fires when price fails to make a new momentum extreme despite price action (classic divergence/failure swing).
Active State (Background Color): Once a trigger fires, the background highlights (Red for Bearish, Green for Bullish) to indicate an active divergence play.
Reset (Exit): The signal state clears when momentum returns to the neutral "safe zone."
Important Note: Momentum Washout
The colored background persists as long as the divergence trade remains valid. Traders should note the concept of "Momentum Washout":
Signal End: The background color turns off when the MACD returns to the neutral range, indicating the primary high-velocity impulse is over.
Performance Continuation: Significant positive or negative price performance can often continue even after the background signal ends. This period allows the remaining momentum to "wash out" or drift before the next major impulse.
Strategy Tip: The indicator is designed to capture the high-volatility portion of the reversal. Do not assume the end of the signal is the absolute top or bottom of the trend; it simply marks the normalization of momentum.
Strategy Recommendation: Multi-Timeframe Analysis
Divergence signals are most powerful when confirmed across timeframes. It is highly recommended to look for alignment before taking a trade:
Trend Confirmation: If you see a signal on a lower timeframe (e.g., 5m or 15m), check a higher timeframe (e.g., 1H or 4H). A bullish divergence on the 5m is significantly more reliable if the 1H momentum is already bullish or oversold.
Signal Stacking: Valid signals often appear sequentially—first on the 1m, then the 5m, and finally the 15m. Waiting for this "cascade" can filter out false reversals.
Visual Guide
🔵 Blue Dot: Bullish Divergence Setup (Watch for entry).
🟢 Green Dot: Bullish Divergence Trigger (Long Entry).
🟡 Yellow Dot: Bearish Divergence Setup (Watch for entry).
🔴 Red Dot: Bearish Divergence Trigger (Short Entry).
Background Color: Indicates an active trade (Red = Bearish / Green = Bullish).
Settings
Auto-Detect: Automatically switches between Scalping settings (tighter thresholds) for low timeframes and Swing settings for high timeframes.
Strict Invalidation: If enabled, cancels a setup if momentum pushes too far in the opposite direction before triggering.
Active Signal Multiplier: Dynamically smooths the signal line only when a trade is active to prevent premature exits during choppy corrections.
Disclaimer: This tool is for educational purposes and trend analysis only. Always manage your risk appropriately.
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Account GuardianAccount Guardian: Dynamic Risk/Reward Overlay
Introduction
Account Guardian is an open-source indicator for TradingView designed to help traders evaluate trade setups before entering positions. It automatically calculates Risk-to-Reward ratios based on market structure, displays visual Stop Loss and Take Profit zones, and provides real-time position sizing recommendations.
The indicator addresses a fundamental question every trader should ask before entering a trade: "Does this setup make mathematical sense?" Account Guardian answers this question visually and numerically, helping traders avoid impulsive entries with poor risk profiles.
Core Functionality
Account Guardian performs four primary functions:
Detects swing highs and swing lows to identify logical stop loss placement levels
Calculates Risk-to-Reward ratios for both long and short setups in real-time
Displays visual SL/TP zones on the chart for immediate trade planning
Computes position sizing based on your account size and risk tolerance
The goal is to provide traders with instant feedback on whether a potential trade meets their minimum risk/reward criteria before committing capital.
How It Works
Swing Detection
The indicator uses pivot point detection to identify recent swing highs and swing lows on the chart. These swing points serve as logical areas for stop loss placement:
For Long Trades: The most recent swing low becomes the stop loss level. Price breaking below this level would invalidate the bullish thesis.
For Short Trades: The most recent swing high becomes the stop loss level. Price breaking above this level would invalidate the bearish thesis.
The swing detection lookback period is configurable, allowing you to adjust sensitivity based on your trading timeframe and style.
It automatically adjusts the tp and sl when it is applied to your chart so it is always moving up and down!
Risk/Reward Calculation
Once swing levels are identified, the indicator calculates:
Entry Price: Current close price (where you would enter)
Stop Loss: Recent swing low (for longs) or swing high (for shorts)
Risk: Distance from entry to stop loss
Take Profit: Entry plus (Risk × Target Multiplier)
R:R Ratio: Reward divided by Risk
The R:R ratio is then evaluated against your configured thresholds to determine if the setup is valid, marginal, or poor.
Visual Elements
SL/TP Zones
When enabled, the indicator draws colored boxes on the chart showing:
Red Zone: Stop Loss area - the region between your entry and stop loss
Green/Gold/Red Zone: Take Profit area - colored based on R:R quality
The color coding provides instant visual feedback:
Green: R:R meets or exceeds your "Good R:R" threshold (default 3:1)
Gold: R:R meets minimum threshold but below "Good" (between 2:1 and 3:1)
Red: R:R below minimum threshold - setup should be avoided
Swing Point Markers
Small circles mark detected swing points on the chart:
Green circles: Swing lows (potential support / long SL levels)
Red circles: Swing highs (potential resistance / short SL levels)
Dashboard Panel
The dashboard in the top-right corner displays comprehensive trade planning information:
R:R Row: Current Risk-to-Reward ratio for long and short setups
Status Row: VALID, OK, BAD, or N/A based on R:R thresholds
Stop Loss Row: Exact price level for stop loss placement
Take Profit Row: Exact price level for take profit placement
Pos Size Row: Recommended position size based on your risk parameters
Risk $ Row: Dollar amount at risk per trade
Position Sizing Logic
The indicator calculates position size using the formula:
Position Size = Risk Amount / Risk per Unit
Where:
Risk Amount = Account Size × (Risk Percentage / 100)
Risk per Unit = Entry Price - Stop Loss Price
For example, with a $10,000 account risking 1% per trade ($100), if your entry is at 100 and stop loss at 98 (risk of 2 per unit), your position size would be 50 units.
Input Parameters
Swing Detection:
Swing Lookback: Number of bars to look back for pivot detection (default: 10). Higher values find more significant swing points but may be slower to update.
Target Multiplier: Multiplier applied to risk to calculate take profit distance (default: 2). A value of 2 means TP is 2× the distance of SL from entry.
Risk/Reward Thresholds:
Minimum R:R: Minimum acceptable Risk-to-Reward ratio (default: 2.0). Setups below this show as "BAD" in red.
Good R:R: Threshold for excellent setups (default: 3.0). Setups at or above this show as "VALID" in green.
Account Settings:
Account Size ($): Your trading account size in dollars (default: 10,000). Used for position sizing calculations.
Risk Per Trade (%): Percentage of account to risk per trade (default: 1.0%). Professional traders typically risk 0.5-2% per trade.
Display:
Show SL/TP Zones: Toggle visibility of the colored zone boxes on chart (default: enabled)
Show Dashboard: Toggle visibility of the information panel (default: enabled)
Analyze Direction: Choose to analyze Long only, Short only, or Both directions (default: Both)
How to Use This Indicator
Basic Workflow:
Add the indicator to your chart
Configure your account size and risk percentage in the settings
Set your minimum and good R:R thresholds based on your trading rules
Look at the dashboard to see current R:R for potential long and short entries
Only consider trades where the status shows "VALID" or at minimum "OK"
Use the displayed SL and TP levels for your order placement
Use the position size recommendation to determine lot/contract size
Interpreting the Dashboard:
VALID (Green): Excellent setup - R:R meets your "Good" threshold. This is the ideal scenario for taking a trade.
OK (Gold): Acceptable setup - R:R meets minimum but isn't optimal. Consider taking if other confluence factors align.
BAD (Red): Poor setup - R:R below minimum threshold. Avoid this trade or wait for better entry.
N/A (Gray): Cannot calculate - usually means no valid swing point detected yet.
Best Practices:
Use this indicator as a filter, not a signal generator. It tells you IF a trade makes sense, not WHEN to enter.
Combine with your existing entry strategy - use Account Guardian to validate setups from other analysis.
Adjust the swing lookback based on your timeframe. Lower timeframes may need smaller lookback values.
Be honest with your account size input - accurate position sizing requires accurate inputs.
Consider the target multiplier carefully. Higher multipliers mean larger potential reward but lower probability of hitting TP.
Alerts
The indicator includes four alert conditions:
Good Long Setup: Triggers when long R:R reaches or exceeds your "Good R:R" threshold
Good Short Setup: Triggers when short R:R reaches or exceeds your "Good R:R" threshold
Bad Long Setup: Triggers when long R:R falls below your minimum threshold
Bad Short Setup: Triggers when short R:R falls below your minimum threshold
These alerts can help you monitor multiple charts and get notified when favorable setups appear.
Technical Implementation
The indicator is built using Pine Script v6 and includes:
Pivot-based swing detection using ta.pivothigh() and ta.pivotlow()
Dynamic box drawing for visual SL/TP zones
Table-based dashboard for clean information display
Color-coded visual feedback system
Persistent variable tracking for swing levels
Code Structure:
// Swing Detection
float swingHi = ta.pivothigh(high, swingLen, swingLen)
float swingLo = ta.pivotlow(low, swingLen, swingLen)
// R:R Calculation for Long
float longSL = recentSwingLo
float longRisk = entry - longSL
float longTP = entry + (longRisk * targetMult)
float longRR = (longTP - entry) / longRisk
// Position Sizing
float riskAmount = accountSize * (riskPct / 100)
float posSize = riskAmount / longRisk
Limitations
The indicator uses historical swing points which may not always represent optimal SL placement for your specific strategy
Position sizing assumes you can trade fractional units - adjust accordingly for instruments with minimum lot sizes
R:R calculations assume linear price movement and don't account for gaps or slippage
The indicator doesn't predict price direction - it only evaluates the mathematical viability of a setup
Swing detection has inherent lag due to the lookback period required for pivot confirmation
Recommended Settings by Trading Style
Scalping (1-5 minute charts):
Swing Lookback: 5-8
Target Multiplier: 1-2
Minimum R:R: 1.5
Good R:R: 2.0
Day Trading (15-60 minute charts):
Swing Lookback: 8-12
Target Multiplier: 2
Minimum R:R: 2.0
Good R:R: 3.0
Swing Trading (4H-Daily charts):
Swing Lookback: 10-20
Target Multiplier: 2-3
Minimum R:R: 2.5
Good R:R: 4.0
Why Risk/Reward Matters
Many traders focus solely on win rate, but profitability depends on the combination of win rate AND risk/reward ratio. Consider these scenarios:
50% win rate with 1:1 R:R = Breakeven (before costs)
50% win rate with 2:1 R:R = Profitable
40% win rate with 3:1 R:R = Profitable
60% win rate with 1:2 R:R = Losing money
Account Guardian helps ensure you only take trades where the math works in your favor, even if you're wrong more often than you're right.
Disclaimer
This indicator is provided for educational and informational purposes only. It is not intended as financial, investment, trading, or any other type of advice or recommendation.
Trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. The calculations provided by this indicator are based on historical price data and mathematical formulas that may not accurately predict future price movements.
Position sizing recommendations are estimates based on user inputs and should be verified before placing actual trades. Always consider factors such as leverage, margin requirements, and broker-specific rules when determining actual position sizes.
The Risk-to-Reward ratios displayed are theoretical calculations based on swing point detection. Actual trade outcomes will vary based on market conditions, execution quality, and other factors not captured by this indicator.
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Users should thoroughly test any trading approach in a demo environment before risking real capital. The authors and publishers of this indicator are not responsible for any losses or damages arising from its use.
Always consult with a qualified financial advisor before making investment decisions.
VWAP + RVOL (Merged):
📊 VWAP + RVOL (Merged)
VWAP + RVOL (Merged) is a professional intraday trading indicator that combines:
Session VWAP to define institutional direction and fair value
True Intraday Relative Volume (RVOL) to measure real-time volume strength compared to the same minute over previous days
The script is specifically designed for U.S. equities and performs best in:
Premarket momentum
Opening Range Breakout (ORB)
VWAP pullbacks
Scalping & day trading
🔍 What does this indicator provide?
1️⃣ True Intraday RVOL
Calculates minute-accurate relative volume, comparing current volume to the same minute across a user-defined number of prior days
Correctly handles sessions crossing midnight (after-hours & premarket)
Displays RVOL in a separate pane for clean, noise-free analysis
Default RVOL reference levels:
0.5 → Weak volume
1.0 → Normal volume
1.5 → Strong volume
2.0 → Unusual / institutional activity
2️⃣ Session VWAP
True session-based VWAP
Identifies institutional fair value
Acts as a primary directional filter:
Above VWAP → Bullish bias
Below VWAP → Bearish bias
✅ Practical Trading Use
Long Setup:
Price above VWAP
RVOL ≥ 1.5
Light pullback or VWAP retest
Confirmation candle with increasing volume
Avoid trades when:
Price below VWAP
RVOL < 1.0
⚙️ Settings
RVOL Lookback Days – Number of days used for RVOL comparison (default: 5)
RVOL Reference Lines – Toggle RVOL levels on/off
VWAP Source – Price source for VWAP calculation
Hide VWAP on 1D+ – Optional VWAP hiding on higher timeframes
📌 Important Notes
Designed for intraday timeframes only (≥ 1 minute and < 1 day)
Requires volume data from the data provider
Not intended for daily or higher timeframes
🎯 Who is this indicator for?
Momentum traders
Day traders & scalpers
ORB and VWAP pullback strategies
Traders seeking volume confirmation before entry
⚠️ Disclaimer
This indicator is a decision-support tool, not a trading recommendation.
Always apply proper risk management.
SB A / A++ ALERT ENGINE (Alerts Only)SB A / A++ Alert Engine
Session-Based Level Rejection Strategy (Automation-Ready)
Overview
The SB A / A++ Alert Engine is a rules-based TradingView indicator designed to identify high-probability institutional-style reversal trades using Stacey Burke–inspired concepts such as previous day levels, session structure, opening ranges, and round numbers.
This tool is alerts-only by design, making it ideal for:
TradingView alerts
Webhook automation
Telegram / Discord signal delivery
External trade execution systems
It does not repaint and evaluates signals on confirmed bar close only.
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Core Trading Idea
Price frequently reacts at important reference levels during active trading sessions.
This script looks for rejection + confirmation at those levels and grades setups based on confluence and candle quality.
Only A-grade and A++-grade setups are alerted.
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What the Script Detects
📌 Key Levels (Confluence Engine)
Previous Day High / Low
Initial Balance (Mon–Tue range, active Wed–Fri)
Session Opening Range (first hour of London / NY)
Round Numbers (configurable tick spacing)
Each level touched contributes to confluence — without double-counting the same zone.
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🕒 Session Control
Signals are only allowed during:
London Session
New York Session
Includes:
Session resets
Max alerts per session
Cooldown between signals
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🔎 Candle Confirmation
Valid signals require clear rejection behavior, such as:
Bullish / Bearish Engulfing candle
Strong Pin Bar (wick ≥ 2× body)
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🧠 Trade Grades
A Trade
Valid session
ATR percentile filter passed
≥ 1 level of confluence
Directional rejection
A++ Trade
All A-Trade rules
Strong confirmation candle (engulf or pin)
≥ 2 independent confluence zones
Grades are displayed visually and included in alert payloads.
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📊 Volatility Filter (ATR Percentile)
Instead of fixed ATR thresholds, the script uses an ATR percentile rank, ensuring trades only trigger when volatility is above normal for that market.
This adapts automatically across:
Forex
Indices
Futures
Crypto
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Visual Output
▲ Green / Lime triangles → LONG (A / A++)
▼ Orange / Red triangles → SHORT (A / A++)
Color intensity reflects trade grade
Optional session shading (if enabled)
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Alerts & Automation
All alerts are webhook-ready and structured for automation.
Each alert includes:
Symbol
Timeframe
Direction (LONG / SHORT)
Trade grade (A or A++)
Confluence count
Entry price (close of signal bar)
Designed to integrate with:
Telegram bots
Trade execution bridges
Risk management engines
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What This Script Is (and Is Not)
✅ IS
A high-quality signal engine
Non-repainting
Automation-friendly
Institutional level-based logic
❌ IS NOT
A scalping indicator
A prediction tool
A “trade every candle” system
This tool favors patience, structure, and quality over frequency.
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Recommended Usage
Timeframes: M5 – M15
Best markets: FX majors, indices, liquid crypto
Combine with your own execution, risk, and trade management rules
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⚠️ Disclaimer
This script is for educational and informational purposes only. It does not constitute financial advice. Always test on demo or paper trading before using live capital.
Mod_Capital-Fibo🔥 Mk_Suhropbek_Fibo — Smart Fibonacci Trading Tool 🔥
Everyone draws Fibonacci.
Only professionals use it correctly.
💎 Mk_Suhropbek_Fibo is an automated Fibonacci indicator that analyzes real market structure and displays only high-probability levels.
📊 How it works:
— Analyzes the last 100 candles
— Automatically detects market trend (BUY / SELL)
— Draws Fibonacci levels in the correct direction
— Clearly marks 0 / 0.236 / 0.382 / 1 / 1.618 (TP)
⏱ Designed for H1 and higher timeframes
✔️ No noisy scalping
✔️ Clean and readable charts
✔️ Suitable for real accounts and prop firms
🔄 Updates only every 25 bars
— Keeps the chart clean
— No constant redrawing
— Focus on quality setups, not quantity
🎯 One setup = a complete trading scenario
— Clear structure
— Logical profit target (1.618)
— No counter-trend trades
📈 Proven market logic
— No overfitting
— Reusable, consistent behavior
— Discipline over emotions
🧠 Who is this indicator for?
✔️ Traders who use Fibonacci seriously
✔️ Those tired of guessing where to draw fib levels
✔️ Traders who treat trading as a business
🚫 No random entries
✅ Clear system
✅ Structured trading
📌 Mk_Suhropbek_Fibo — not prediction, but calculation.
Big Notional Volume Bubbles (Lower-TF Order Flow Approximation)Big Notional Volume Bubbles (Lower-TF Order Flow Approximation)
### Overview
This indicator visualizes large notional trading activity by scanning lower-timeframe candles inside each chart bar and highlighting periods where unusually high traded value (volume × price) occurs.
This script is intended to help short-term traders and scalpers identify bursts of aggressive activity, potential absorption zones, and areas of heightened participation, using standard OHLCV data.
Important: This indicator does not access true market order tape or DOM data. It is an approximation based on lower-timeframe OHLCV data provided by TradingView.
What the Indicator Shows
Each bubble represents a lower-timeframe candle where traded notional value exceeds a user-defined threshold.
Bubble size scales with the notional value of that candle.
Green bubbles indicate the lower-timeframe candle closed higher (buy-side pressure approximation).
Red bubbles indicate the lower-timeframe candle closed lower (sell-side pressure approximation).
Bubbles can be plotted at candle closes or wick extremes for contextual analysis.
How It Works
1. Lower-timeframe OHLCV data is requested using `request.security_lower_tf`.
2. Notional value is calculated as volume × price for each micro-candle.
3. The script selects the largest notional events per bar that exceed the minimum threshold.
4. These events are rendered as bubbles on the main price chart.
Intended Use Cases
Scalping and short-term trading
Momentum ignition and continuation analysis
Absorption and failed breakout detection
Effort versus result analysis
Confirmation at key structural levels
Recommended Settings
Lower timeframe: Start with 1 (1 minute). Seconds-based timeframes may not be supported on all feeds.
Minimum notional (USD/USDT):
BTC / ETH: 25,000 – 250,000
Mid-cap assets: 5,000 – 50,000
Adjust based on liquidity and volatility
Max bubbles per bar: 3–8 to avoid visual clutter
Limitations
This indicator does not display individual market orders or aggressor-side execution.
Buy/sell classification is inferred from candle direction, not bid/ask data.
Lower-timeframe data availability depends on the selected symbol and exchange feed.
This tool should not be used as a standalone signal generator.
Best Practices
Use in conjunction with market structure, VWAP, and key price levels.
Focus on price behavior after a bubble appears rather than the bubble itself.
Interpret bubbles as areas of interest, not directional guarantees.
Iridescent Liquidity Prism [JOAT]Iridescent Liquidity Prism | Peer Momentum HUD
A multi-layered order-flow indicator that combines microstructure analysis, smart-money footprint detection, and intermarket momentum signals. The script uses dynamic color-shifting themes to visualize liquidity patterns, structure, and peer momentum data directly on the chart.
There is so much to choose from inside the settings, if you think it's a mess on the chart it's because you have to personally customize it based on your needs...
Core Functionality
The indicator calculates and displays several analytical layers simultaneously:
Order-Flow Imbalance (OFI): Calculates buy vs. sell volume pressure using volume-weighted price distribution within each bar. Uses an EMA filter (default: 55 periods) to smooth the signal. Values are normalized using standard deviation to identify significant imbalances.
Smart Money Footprints: Detects accumulation and distribution zones by comparing volume rate of change (ROC) against price ROC. When volume ROC exceeds a threshold (default: 65%) and price ROC is positive, accumulation is detected. When volume ROC is high but price ROC is negative, distribution is detected.
Fractal Structure Mapping: Identifies pivot highs and lows using a fractal detection algorithm (default: 5-bar period). Maintains a rolling window of recent structure points (default: 4 levels) and draws connecting lines to show trend structure.
Fair Value Gap (FVG) Detection: Automatically detects price gaps where three consecutive candles create an imbalance. Bullish FVGs occur when the current low exceeds the high two bars ago. Bearish FVGs occur when the current high is below the low two bars ago. Gaps persist for a configurable duration (default: 320 bars) and fade when price fills the gap.
Liquidity Void Detection: Identifies candles where the high-low range exceeds an ATR threshold (default: 1.7x ATR) while volume is below average (default: 65% of 20-bar average). These conditions suggest areas where liquidity may be thin.
Price/Volume Divergence: Uses linear regression to detect when price trend direction disagrees with volume trend direction. A divergence alert appears when price is trending up while volume is trending down, or vice versa.
Peer Momentum Heatmap (PMH): Calculates composite momentum scores for up to 6 symbols across 4 timeframes. Each score combines RSI (default: 14 periods) and StochRSI (default: 14 periods, 3-bar smooth) to create a momentum composite between -1 and +1. The highest absolute momentum score across all combinations is displayed in the HUD.
Custom settings using Fractal Pivots, Skeleton Structure, Pulse Liquidity Voids, Bottom Colorful HeatMaps, and Iridescent Field.
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Visual Components
Spectrum Aura Glow: ATR-weighted bands (default: 0.25x ATR) that expand and contract around price action, indicating volatility conditions. The thickness adapts to market volatility.
Chromatic Flow Trail: A blended line combining EMA and WMA of price (default: 8-period EMA blended with WMA at 65% ratio). The trail uses gradient colors that shift based on a phase oscillator, creating an iridescent effect.
Volume Heat Projection: Creates horizontal volume profile bands at price levels (default: 14 levels). Scans recent bars (default: 150 bars) to calculate volume concentration. Each level is colored based on its volume density relative to the maximum volume level.
Structure Skeleton: Dashed lines connecting fractal pivot points. Uses two layers: a primary line (2-3px width) and an optional glow overlay (4-5px width) for enhanced visibility.
Fractal Markers: Diamond shapes placed at pivot high and low points. Color-coded: primary color for highs, secondary color for lows.
Iridescent Color Themes: Five color themes available: Iridescent (default), Pearlescent, Prismatic, ColorShift, and Metallic. Colors shift dynamically using a phase oscillator that cycles through the color spectrum based on bar index and a speed multiplier (default: 0.35).
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HUD Console Metrics
The right-side HUD displays seven key metrics:
Flow: Shows OFI status: ▲ FLOW BUY when normalized OFI exceeds imbalance threshold (default: 2.2), ▼ FLOW SELL when below -2.2, or ◆ FLOW BAL when balanced.
Struct: Structure trend bias: ▲ STRUCT BULL when microtrend > 2, ▼ STRUCT BEAR when < -2, or ◆ STRUCT RANGE when neutral.
Smart$: Institutional activity: ◈ ACCUM when smart money index = 1, ◈ DISTRIB when = -1, or ○ IDLE when inactive.
Liquid: Liquidity state: ⚡ VOID when a liquidity void is detected, or ● NORMAL otherwise.
Diverg: Divergence status: ⚠ ALERT when price/volume divergence detected, or ✓ CLEAR when aligned.
PMH: Peer Momentum Heatmap status: Shows dominant timeframe and momentum score. Displays 🪩 for bull surge (above 0.55 threshold) or 🧨 for bear surge (below -0.55).
FVG: Fair Value Gap status: Shows active gap count or CLEAR when no gaps exist. Displays GAP LONG when bullish gap detected, GAP SHORT when bearish gap detected.
Pearlscent Color with Volume Heatmap.
Parameters and Settings
Microstructure Engine:
Analysis Depth: 20-250 bars (default: 55) - Controls OFI smoothing period
Liquidity Threshold ATR: 1.0-4.0 (default: 1.7) - Multiplier for void detection
Imbalance Ratio: 1.5-6.0 (default: 2.2) - Standard deviations for OFI significance
Smart Money Layer:
Smart Money Window: 10-150 bars (default: 24) - Period for ROC calculations
Accumulation Threshold: 40-95% (default: 65%) - Volume ROC threshold
Structural Mapping:
Fractal Pivot Period: 3-15 bars (default: 5) - Period for pivot detection
Structure Memory: 2-8 levels (default: 4) - Number of structure points to track
Volume Heat Projection:
Heat Map Lookback: 60-400 bars (default: 150) - Bars to analyze for volume profile
Heat Map Levels: 5-30 levels (default: 14) - Number of price level bands
Heat Map Opacity: 40-100% (default: 92%) - Transparency of heat map boxes
Heat Map Width Limit: 6-80 bars (default: 26) - Maximum width of heat map boxes
Heat Map Visibility Threshold: 0.0-0.5 (default: 0.08) - Minimum density to display
Iridescent Enhancements:
Visual Theme: Iridescent, Pearlescent, Prismatic, ColorShift, or Metallic
Color Shift Speed: 0.05-1.00 (default: 0.35) - Speed of color phase oscillation
Aura Thickness (ATR): 0.05-1.0 (default: 0.25) - Multiplier for aura band width
Chromatic Trail Length: 2-50 bars (default: 8) - Period for trail calculation
Trail Blend Ratio: 0.1-0.95 (default: 0.65) - EMA/WMA blend percentage
FVG Persistence: 50-600 bars (default: 320) - Bars to keep FVG boxes active
Max Active FVG Boxes: 10-200 (default: 40) - Maximum boxes on chart
FVG Base Opacity: 20-95% (default: 80%) - Transparency of FVG boxes
Peer Momentum Heatmap:
Peer Symbols: Comma-separated list of up to 6 symbols (e.g., "BTCUSD,ETHUSD")
Peer Timeframes: Comma-separated list of up to 4 timeframes (default: "60,240,D")
PMH RSI Length: 5-50 periods (default: 14)
PMH StochRSI Length: 5-50 periods (default: 14)
PMH StochRSI Smooth: 1-10 periods (default: 3)
Super Momentum Threshold: 0.2-0.95 (default: 0.55) - Threshold for surge detection
Clarity & Readability:
Liquidity Void Opacity: 5-90% (default: 30%)
Smart Money Footprint Opacity: 5-90% (default: 35%)
HUD Background Opacity: 40-95% (default: 70%)
Iridescent Field:
Field Opacity: 20-100% (default: 86%) - Background color intensity
Field Smooth Length: 10-200 bars (default: 34) - Smoothing for background gradient
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Alerts
The indicator provides seven alert conditions:
Liquidity Void Detected - Triggers when void conditions are met
Strong Order Flow - Triggers when normalized OFI exceeds imbalance ratio
Smart Money Activity - Triggers when accumulation or distribution detected
Price/Volume Divergence - Triggers when divergence conditions occur
Structure Shift - Triggers when structure polarity changes significantly
PMH Bull Surge - Triggers when PMH exceeds positive threshold (if enabled)
PMH Bear Surge - Triggers when PMH exceeds negative threshold (if enabled)
Bull/Bear Prismatic FVG - Triggers when new FVG is detected (if FVG display enabled)
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Usage Considerations
Performance may vary on lower timeframes due to the volume heat map calculations scanning multiple bars. Consider reducing heat map lookback or levels if experiencing slowdowns.
The PMH feature requires data requests to other symbols/timeframes, which may impact performance. Limit the number of peer symbols and timeframes for optimal performance.
FVG boxes automatically expire after the persistence period to prevent chart clutter. The maximum box limit (default: 40) prevents excessive memory usage.
Color themes affect all visual elements. Choose a theme that provides good contrast with your chart background.
The indicator is designed for overlay display. All visual elements are positioned relative to price action.
Structure lines are drawn dynamically as new pivots form. On fast-moving markets, structure may update frequently.
Volume calculations assume typical volume data availability. Symbols without volume may show incomplete data for volume-dependent features.
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Technical Notes
Built on Pine Script v6 with dynamic request capability for PMH functionality.
Uses exponential moving averages (EMA) and weighted moving averages (WMA) for trail calculations to balance responsiveness and smoothness.
Volume profile calculation uses price level buckets. Higher levels provide finer granularity but require more computation.
Iridescent color engine uses a phase oscillator with sine wave calculations for smooth color transitions.
Box management includes automatic cleanup of expired boxes to maintain performance.
All visual elements use color gradients and transparency for smooth blending with price action.
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Customization Examples
Intraday Scalping Setup:
Analysis Depth: 30 bars
Heat Map Lookback: 100 bars
FVG Persistence: 150 bars
PMH Window: 15 bars
Fast color shift speed: 0.5+
Macro Structure Tracking:
Analysis Depth: 100+ bars
Heat Map Lookback: 300+ bars
FVG Persistence: 500+ bars
Structure Memory: 6-8 levels
Slower color shift speed: 0.2
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Limitations
Volume heat map calculations may be computationally intensive on lower timeframes with high lookback values.
PMH requires valid symbol names and accessible timeframes. Invalid symbols or timeframes will return no data.
FVG detection requires at least 3 bars of history. Early bars may not show FVG boxes.
Structure lines connect points but do not predict future structure. They reflect historical pivot relationships.
Color themes are aesthetic choices and do not affect calculation logic.
The indicator does not provide trading signals. All visual elements are analytical tools that require interpretation in context of market conditions.
Open Source
This indicator is open source and available for modification and distribution. The code is published with Pine Script v6 compliance. Users are free to customize parameters, modify calculations, and adapt the visual elements to their trading needs.
For questions, suggestions, or anything please talk to me in private messages or comments below!
Would love to help!
- officialjackofalltrades
HMA Direction Scalping + Liquidity Zones + Metricsuses hma to determine buy and sell using 9hma for direction.
My Price Curtain by @magasineMy Price Curtain by @magasine
Functional Description
My Price Curtain is a high-performance visual analysis tool designed to provide traders with immediate context regarding price positioning relative to institutional benchmarks. Unlike standard moving averages, this indicator creates a "curtain" of data that dynamically colors the chart background and provides real-time performance metrics to identify trend dominance at a glance.
Key Features & Differential Value
Multi-Method Dynamic Benchmarking: Choose between five different calculation methods: SMA, EMA, WMA, RMA, or a manual Fixed Price. This allows you to switch from a standard technical trend (MA) to a "break-even" or "entry point" analysis (Fixed Price) instantly.
Intelligent Visual Feedback: The "Curtain" logic automatically colors the chart background—Green for Bullish dominance and Red for Bearish dominance—reducing cognitive load during fast-paced sessions.
Advanced Statistical Tracking: The indicator includes a built-in Performance Table that tracks the percentage of bars closing above or below the selected benchmark. This helps traders quantify the strength of a trend over the entire visible dataset.
Precision Labeling & Distance Analysis: A dynamic, color-coded label tracks the price on the Y-axis. It calculates and displays the exact percentage distance from the price to the benchmark in real-time, helping to identify overextended moves.
Optional Deviation Zones: Enable visual "Safety Zones" (boxes) that project a user-defined percentage deviation from the average, assisting in identifying potential volatility expansion or exhaustion areas.
Trading Utilities
Trend Confirmation: Use the background color and "Bars Above" percentage to confirm if you are trading with the path of least resistance.
Scalping & Intraday Support: The "Distance" metric is essential for scalpers to avoid entering trades too far from the average (mean reversion risk).
Custom Strategy Benchmark: Use the "Fixed Price" mode to set your specific entry price and see your real-time performance and "curtain" status relative to your position.
cd_VW_CxOverview
The cd_VW_Cx is a sophisticated trend analysis tool designed to quantify market momentum using Multi-Period VWAP (Volume Weighted Average Price). Unlike standard indicators, this script evaluates the current price relationship across multiple historical VWAP anchors to generate a real-time "Confidence Score" ranging from -100 to +100.
💡 Key Features
• Dynamic Anchoring: Seamlessly switch between Daily, Weekly, or Monthly open anchors to align with your trading style (Scalping, Day Trading, or Swing).
• Algorithmic Scoring (The Score Box): The indicator compares the current VWAP against historical periods.
o Score > +70: Strong Bullish Momentum.
o Score < -70: Strong Bearish Momentum.
• Polyline Rendering: Utilizes Pine Script v6’s advanced polyline architecture for high-performance, sleek visual plotting that doesn't clutter your chart.
• Institutional Support/Resistance: Historical VWAP levels are color-coded, often acting as "invisible" magnetic zones where institutional orders are clustered.
🛠 How to Trade with cd_VW_Cx
1. Momentum Confirmation: Look for the Score Box to turn Teal (Bullish) or Red (Bearish). This indicates that the current trend has statistical backing from multiple previous sessions.
2. The Breakout Signal: The script tracks price crossovers of the current VWAP. A "Bullish Breakout" combined with a high score is a high-probability entry signal.
3. Visual Guidance: Use the custom labels to identify which specific day/week/month’s VWAP is currently being tested as support or resistance.
⚙️ Customizable Settings
• Anchor Selection: Choose the calculation basis (Daily, Weekly, Monthly).
• Thresholds: Adjust the sensitivity of the Bullish/Bearish alerts (Default is +/- 70).
• Visuals: Full control over table positioning, font sizes, and color palettes to match your chart theme.
📢 cd_VW_Cx: Multi-Period VWAP Scoring & Analysis Guide
🔍 Overview & Visual Logic
The labels next to the VWAP levels dynamically change based on your Anchor selection:
• Daily Open: Displays the Day Name (e.g., Monday, Tuesday).
• Weekly Open: Displays the Week Number (1 – 52).
• Monthly Open: Displays the Month Number (1 – 12).
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General View:
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🚦 How to Filter & Track Your Assets
You can monitor your favorite assets using two powerful methods:
1. Real-Time Alerts
Stay updated with TradingView notifications:
• Per Asset: Track a single pair.
• Watchlist Basis: Monitor your entire list at once. Alert Setup Guide:
2. Pine Screener Integration
Filter the market effortlessly using the Pine Screener. Pine Screener View:
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⚙️ Settings & Configuration
• Timeframe Selection: Your chart timeframe must be lower than the selected Anchor timeframe. (e.g., If "Daily Open" is selected, the timeframe should be lower than 1D).
• Anchor Choice: Select Daily, Weekly, or Monthly opens.
• Source Selection: Default value is set to ohlc4. Source Settings:
Filtering Criteria Examples:
• Bullish Filtering: Find assets with high momentum scores.
• Bullish Breakout (Single Criteria): Filters assets that have closed above the current VWAP level.
• Combined Strength (Score + Breakout): Filters assets that have a Score > 70 AND a fresh VWAP Breakout simultaneously.
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⚠️ Important Notes & Warnings
• Calculation Logic: The indicator calculates levels and scores on timeframes lower than the anchor. It is best used on timeframes that are close to but lower than the anchor.
• Avoid Extreme Gaps: Using a very low timeframe (e.g., 1m) with a very high anchor (e.g., Monthly) increases the risk of erroneous results.
• Optimization: The default score threshold of 70 is a starting point; I recommend adjusting it based on your own trading experience.
• The Power of Confluence: VWAP levels are naturally strong. Their significance increases when they coincide with institutional levels like PDH (Previous Day High), Session H/L, or HTF FVG.
• Experience Matters: A high score alone is not enough for an entry. Always combine this data with your personal strategy.
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💬 Community & Feedback
I would love to hear your suggestions regarding the scoring logic or visual improvements! Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.
Happy Trading! 🚀
spy scalp cheat codecombines hma directional scalping strategy plus the option to use optional stochastic quad band to confrim entry
Gann Octave 8 Ver.2.0Gann Octave 8 Ver.2.0 - Complete Trading Guide
Overview
This indicator combines W.D. Gann's time-tested principles of market geometry with modern technical analysis. It identifies key market structures and projects precise support/resistance levels along with angular momentum lines to help traders identify high-probability trading opportunities.
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Core Concepts
1. Gann's Octave Division (The Rule of 8)
W.D. Gann discovered that markets move in harmonic divisions based on the number 8. This indicator divides any swing movement into 8 equal parts (octaves):
• 0% - Swing extreme (High for bearish, Low for bullish)
• 12.5% - First octave
• 25% - Quarter level
• 37.5% - Three-eighths level
• 50% - Midpoint (most critical level)
• 62.5% - Five-eighths level
• 75% - Three-quarter level
• 87.5% - Seventh octave
• 100% - Swing extreme (opposite end)
Why 8? Gann believed natural market cycles follow mathematical harmonics. The octave division provides precise entry and exit points that frequently act as support/resistance zones.
2. Gann Angles (Price-Time Relationship)
Gann angles represent the relationship between price movement and time. Each angle shows different momentum levels:
• 1x1 (Black) - 45° angle, perfect balance between price and time. Most important Gann angle. Represents the natural trend line.
• 2x1 (Red) - Steeper angle, 2 units of price per 1 unit of time. Shows strong momentum.
• 1x2 (Red) - Flatter angle, 1 unit of price per 2 units of time. Shows weak momentum.
• 4x1 & 1x4 (Blue) - Even more extreme angles indicating very strong or very weak trends.
• 8x1 & 1x8 (Orange) - Most extreme angles, parabolic moves or complete consolidation.
Key Principle: When price is above the 1x1 angle = bullish. Below 1x1 = bearish. When price crosses from one angle to another, it signals a change in momentum.
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How the Indicator Works
Structure Detection
The indicator automatically identifies market swings using pivot points:
1. Bullish Structure (Green): Detected when price makes a higher high
o Octave levels calculated from swing low (0%) to swing high (100%)
o Gann angles project upward from the swing low
2. Bearish Structure (Red): Detected when price makes a lower low
o Octave levels calculated from swing high (0%) to swing low (100%)
o Gann angles project downward from the swing high
Dynamic Updates
• Swing Tracker ON: Levels update continuously as the swing evolves
• Swing Tracker OFF: Levels lock at the initial swing detection (cleaner charts)
Historical Structures
The indicator maintains previous swing structures based on "Number of Swings to Show":
• Set to 1: Only current structure (cleanest)
• Set to 2-3: Current + recent history (recommended for context)
• Set to 4+: Multiple historical structures (may overlap but shows pattern)
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Trading Strategy
Entry Signals
BUY SIGNALS (Green Triangle Up ▲)
Signal 1: Bounce from Support Levels
• Price drops to 0%, 50%, or 100% level and reverses
• Best when combined with bullish candlestick pattern (hammer, engulfing)
• Entry: On signal confirmation
• Stop Loss: Below the support level (0.5-1% below)
• Target: Next octave level up (12.5%, 25%, 50%)
Signal 2: Breakout Above Resistance
• Price breaks above 50% or 100% level with momentum
• Confirms trend continuation or reversal
• Entry: On close above the level
• Stop Loss: Below the breakout level
• Target: Previous swing high or next major level
Signal 3: Gann Angle Support
• Price bounces off 1x1 angle (black line)
• Indicates trend is intact
• Entry: When price respects the angle
• Stop Loss: Below the 1x1 angle
• Target: Next resistance level
SELL SIGNALS (Red Triangle Down ▼)
Signal 1: Rejection from Resistance Levels
• Price rallies to 0%, 50%, or 100% level and reverses
• Best when combined with bearish candlestick pattern (shooting star, bearish engulfing)
• Entry: On signal confirmation
• Stop Loss: Above the resistance level (0.5-1% above)
• Target: Next octave level down (87.5%, 75%, 50%)
Signal 2: Breakdown Below Support
• Price breaks below 50% or 0% level with momentum
• Confirms trend continuation or reversal
• Entry: On close below the level
• Stop Loss: Above the breakdown level
• Target: Previous swing low or next major level
Signal 3: Gann Angle Resistance
• Price fails at 1x1 angle (black line)
• Indicates trend weakness
• Entry: When price rejects the angle
• Stop Loss: Above the 1x1 angle
• Target: Next support level
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Advanced Trading Techniques
1. The 50% Rule (Most Powerful)
The 50% octave level is the most critical in Gann theory:
• In Uptrend: Price should not break below 50% retracement. If it holds = trend intact, go long.
• In Downtrend: Price should not break above 50% retracement. If it holds = trend intact, go short.
• Reversal: Breaking and closing beyond 50% often signals trend reversal.
2. Gann Angle Confluence
When multiple Gann angles converge with octave levels = HIGH probability zone:
• Look for price to bounce or reverse at these zones
• Example: 1x2 angle meets 50% level = strong support/resistance
• These zones often become pivot points
3. Multiple Timeframe Analysis
• Use higher timeframe (daily) for major structure
• Use lower timeframe (5min, 15min) for precise entries
• Take trades when both timeframes align
4. Swing Failure Pattern
• Price breaks a key level (e.g., 50%) but quickly reverses back
• This "false breakout" often leads to strong move in opposite direction
• Wait for signal in the reversal direction
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Settings Optimization
For Day Trading (Scalping)
• Structure Period: 0-2 (22 bars or less)
• Number of Swings: 1 (only current structure)
• Signal Sensitivity: High
• Swing Tracker: OFF (cleaner)
For Swing Trading
• Structure Period: 4-5 (44-88 bars)
• Number of Swings: 2-3
• Signal Sensitivity: Medium
• Swing Tracker: ON or OFF (preference)
For Position Trading
• Structure Period: 6-8 (176+ bars)
• Number of Swings: 3-5
• Signal Sensitivity: Low
• Swing Tracker: ON
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Common Patterns to Watch
Bullish Reversal Setup
1. Price in bearish structure (red levels)
2. Price drops to 100% level (swing low)
3. Buy signal appears (green triangle)
4. Price breaks back above 50% level
5. Action: Go long with stop below 100%
Bearish Reversal Setup
1. Price in bullish structure (green levels)
2. Price rises to 100% level (swing high)
3. Sell signal appears (red triangle)
4. Price breaks back below 50% level
5. Action: Go short with stop above 100%
Trend Continuation
1. Price respects 1x1 Gann angle
2. Small pullback to 25% or 37.5% level
3. Buy/sell signal appears
4. Action: Enter in trend direction
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Signal Sensitivity Guide
• Low: Conservative, only major breakouts (3-5 signals per day)
• Medium: Balanced, includes approaches (5-10 signals per day)
• High: Aggressive, includes bounces (10-20 signals per day)
Choose based on your trading style and risk tolerance
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Final Words
This indicator is a powerful tool, but remember:
"The market is never wrong. Opinions are." - W.D. Gann
• No indicator is 100% accurate
• Always combine with price action and volume
• Backtest on your instrument and timeframe
• Keep learning and adapting your strategy
• Discipline and risk management are more important than the perfect setup
Happy Trading! 📈
Price vs Moving Average Cross (Golden & Death Signals)This indicator detects price crossings against multiple moving averages, not crossings between moving averages themselves.
🔹 Core Concept
A Golden Signal occurs when the price (close) crosses above a selected moving average.
A Death Signal occurs when the price (close) crosses below a selected moving average.
⚠️ This is NOT a moving-average-to-moving-average crossover indicator.
It is a price-to-moving-average crossover indicator.
📈 Moving Average Settings
The indicator uses three independent moving averages, each configurable by the user:
1️⃣ Moving Average 1 (Golden Signal)
Default: 20-period
Type: EMA or SMA
Signal:
Price crossing above MA → Golden Signal
2️⃣ Moving Average 2 (Golden Signal)
Default: 50-period
Type: EMA or SMA
Signal:
Price crossing above MA → Golden Signal
3️⃣ Moving Average 3 (Death Signal)
Default: 100-period
Type: EMA or SMA
Signal:
Price crossing below MA → Death Signal
🔔 Signal Logic
Signal Type Condition
Golden Cross 1 Close price crosses above MA 1
Golden Cross 2 Close price crosses above MA 2
Death Cross Close price crosses below MA 3
Each signal is evaluated independently.
📊 Visual Representation
Green Up Arrow → Price crosses above MA 1
Purple Up Arrow → Price crosses above MA 2
Red Down Arrow → Price crosses below MA 3
All moving averages are plotted directly on the price chart.
🎯 Practical Use Cases
Identifying trend initiation points
Confirming pullback breakouts
Acting as an entry timing assistant
Using MA 3 as a trend filter / exit warning
⚠️ Important Notes
This indicator may generate false signals in sideways or ranging markets.
Best used in combination with:
Higher-timeframe trend confirmation
Volume indicators
Support & resistance levels
🧠 Summary
✔️ Price ↔ Moving Average crossover
❌ Moving Average ↔ Moving Average crossover
This indicator is designed for trend-following traders who want clear and simple price confirmation signals.
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“True MA Golden Cross version”
Scalping-optimized version (3m / 5m)
Trend + Momentum filtered version
Statistical Deviation per AssetINDICATOR: STATISTICAL DEVIATION PER ASSET (SDPA)
1. Overview
The Statistical Deviation per Asset (SDPA) is a quantitative analysis tool designed to measure the strength and exhaustion of price movements. Unlike standard oscillators (like RSI ), the SDPA calculates the actual percentage deviation from the most recent pivot point (High or Low) and compares it against historical performance averages specific to each asset.
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2. Core Logic & Calculation
The script operates on a Mean Reversion principle. It assumes that every asset (Gold, Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc.) has a unique "volatility signature" depending on the timeframe.
* Dynamic Pivot Detection : The indicator identifies recent Swing Highs and Swing Lows using an adaptive lookback period.
* Real-Time Return Calculation : Once a pivot is confirmed, the script calculates the real-time percentage gain (from a Low) or loss (from a High).
* Zero-Indexed Histogram : This return is plotted as an oscillator centered around a Zero Line , representing the current trend's progress since the last reversal.
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3. Adaptive Intelligence (Multi-Asset & Multi-TF)
The SDPA is pre-loaded with a statistical database. It automatically adjusts its sensitivity and thresholds based on:
1. The Selected Asset : Whether trading XAUUSD , Bitcoin , or Solana , the deviation thresholds adapt to the specific volatility of that instrument.
2. The Timeframe (TF) : The calculation period ( period ) and performance targets ( hausse_perf / baisse_perf ) change dynamically. For example, a 1-minute scalping setup uses a longer lookback (200) compared to a Daily swing setup (10).
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4. Visual Anatomy
The interface is designed for instant "at-a-glance" interpretation:
* The Histogram :
* Green : Price is trending up since the last Swing Low .
* Red : Price is trending down since the last Swing High .
* Threshold Lines (The Statistical Averages) :
* Thick Line (60% Opacity) : Represents the Average Historical Deviation . When the histogram hits this line, the move is considered "statistically mature."
* Thin Line (70% Opacity) : Represents the Strong Deviation Zone (1.5x the average), indicating extreme momentum or potential exhaustion.
* Background Highlighting : The chart background colors automatically when the price exceeds historical averages, signaling a High-Probability Reversal Zone .
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5. How to Trade with SDPA
* Trend Maturity : If the histogram exceeds the Bullish Average (Green line), the current move has reached its typical historical limit. Traders should look for take-profit opportunities or wait for a reversal.
* Impulse Strength : A rapid move from the Zero Line toward the thresholds confirms strong institutional interest.
* Mean Reversion : When the histogram reaches the Strong Zone (1.5x), the price is "overextended" statistically, offering a high reward-to-risk ratio for counter-trend setups.
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6. Technical Parameters
* Asset Choice : Dropdown menu to select the specific asset.
* Colors : Customizable Bullish and Bearish colors to match any UI theme.
* Precision : Set to 4 decimal places to ensure accuracy across all asset types.
Trend Pulse Channel StrategyOverview
Trend Pulse Channel Strategy is a long-only trend-following breakout strategy built around an adaptive multi-pole smoothing filter and a volatility-adjusted price channel.
The strategy is designed to participate in sustained directional moves by entering only when price confirms momentum strength beyond a dynamic upper boundary, while avoiding mean-reversion and low-quality consolidation phases.
This script is published as a strategy and includes realistic backtesting assumptions for position sizing, commissions, and slippage.
Core Concept
At the heart of the strategy is a multi-pole adaptive EMA-based filter, inspired by advanced digital signal smoothing techniques.
Using multiple poles allows the filter to reduce noise while preserving responsiveness to genuine trend changes.
To adapt the channel width to changing market conditions, the strategy applies the same filtering logic to True Range, producing a volatility-aware envelope rather than a static or fixed-percentage band.
This combination allows the strategy to:
Track directional bias using a smoothed central filter
Adjust channel width dynamically based on market volatility
Trigger entries only when price expansion confirms trend strength
Entry Logic
A long position is opened when:
Price crosses above the upper channel band
The signal occurs within the user-defined date range
This condition represents a volatility-confirmed breakout aligned with the prevailing directional filter.
Exit Logic
The long position is closed when:
Price crosses back below the upper band
This exit logic aims to stay in trending moves while exiting when upside momentum weakens.
The strategy does not open short positions by design.
Inputs and Defaults
The default inputs are selected to balance smoothness, responsiveness, and stability:
Source (HLC3): Reduces single-price noise by averaging high, low, and close
Period (144): Defines the primary smoothing horizon of the adaptive filter
Poles (4): Controls the smoothness vs. responsiveness trade-off
Range Multiplier (1.414): Scales the volatility envelope using filtered True Range
Reduced Lag (optional): Applies lag compensation to improve responsiveness
Fast Response (optional): Blends multi-pole and single-pole filters for quicker reaction at the cost of smoothness
All inputs are fully configurable and can be adjusted to suit different instruments and timeframes.
Risk Management & Position Sizing
The strategy uses:
Position size: 10% of equity per trade
No pyramiding
Long positions only
This sizing approach is intended to reflect sustainable risk exposure rather than aggressive capital deployment. Users may further adjust position size based on their own risk tolerance.
Backtesting Assumptions
The strategy is tested using :
Initial capital: 10,000
Commission: 0.1%
Slippage: 1 tick
Order fill model: Standard OHLC
These settings are chosen to provide more realistic performance estimates compared to idealized backtests.
This strategy is best suited for :
Trend-oriented markets
Higher timeframes where breakouts are more reliable
Users seeking systematic trend participation rather than frequent scalping
In sideways or range-bound market conditions, price may cross the channel boundaries frequently.
This can result in a higher number of entry and exit signals that do not develop into sustained trends.
For this reason, the strategy should be used with an understanding of basic technical analysis concepts, including market structure, trend identification, and consolidation behavior.
It is intended as a decision-support tool, not a standalone trading system.
Users—whether beginners or experienced traders—should avoid relying solely on this strategy and are encouraged to combine it with broader market context and additional analysis methods.
Disclaimer
This script is provided for educational and analytical purposes only. It does not constitute financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Volume ROC (smoothed)Description
The Volume ROC (Rate of Change) indicator is designed to measure the momentum of trading volume over a user-defined period, adjusted for the trading session length of the symbol (e.g., 8.5 hours for the FTSEMIB index). This makes it particularly useful for intraday charts where standard daily calculations might not align with actual trading days.
By focusing on volume changes rather than price, it helps identify potential shifts in market participation, such as accumulation, distribution, or unusual activity that could precede price movements.
How It Works:
Session Adjustment:
The indicator calculates the number of candles per trading day based on the input session duration (in hours) and the chart's timeframe. This ensures that the ROC and other calculations are based on "trading days" rather than calendar days, making it adaptable to markets with non-standard hours like European indices (e.g., FTSEMIB).
Daily Data Fetch:
It retrieves daily high, low, close, and volume data using "request.security" to ensure consistency across timeframes.
ROC Calculation:
The Rate of Change (ROC) is computed on volume using "ta.change" over the specified length (in days), multiplied by the candles-per-day factor for timeframe independence. By chosing the subtraction method instead of the division method we avoid distortions of the ROC below the zero line (method ok for timespans inferior to two years).
Smoothing with SMA:
A Simple Moving Average (SMA) is applied to the ROC to reduce noise and highlight trends in volume momentum.
Standard Deviation Bands:
The standard deviation of the smoothed ROC is calculated over a lookback period. Bands are plotted at +2σ (overbought) and -2σ (oversold) to provide context for extreme volume changes, similar to Bollinger Bands but applied to volume ROC.
Key Plots:
SMA Line (Orange): The smoothed ROC value. Positive values indicate increasing volume momentum; negative values suggest decreasing momentum.
Zero Line (Black Dotted): A reference line at 0, separating positive and negative ROC territories.
+2σ Band (Red Dotted): Upper overbought threshold. Crossings above this may signal excessive buying volume.
-2σ Band (Green Dotted): Lower oversold threshold. Dips below this could indicate capitulation or low interest.
Usage and Interpretation:
Trend Confirmation:
Use the SMA crossing above/below zero to confirm price trends with volume backing. For example, a rising price with positive Volume ROC suggests strong conviction.
Divergences:
Look for divergences between price and Volume ROC (e.g., price making new highs but ROC weakening), which can signal reversals.
Overbought/Oversold Signals:
The ±2σ bands act as dynamic levels. Volume ROC spiking above +2σ might precede pullbacks, while below -2σ could indicate buying opportunities.
Best Applied To:
European indices (like FTSEMIB or DAX), stocks, or futures with defined session hours. Test on intraday (e.g., 2h) and combine with price-based indicators like RSI or MACD for confluence.
Customization:
Adjust the ROC/SMA lengths for sensitivity (shorter for scalping, longer for swings). The STDEV lookback affects band width—longer periods create smoother bands.
Limitations:
Volume data can be noisy in low-liquidity symbols. This indicator assumes consistent session lengths; irregular holidays may affect accuracy. Always backtest and use with risk management.
This indicator is original and built for educational/trading purposes.
3MA Alignment Ribbon [AlgoTraderPro]3MA Alignment Ribbon is a clean, visual trend-structure indicator based on the alignment of three moving averages.
Instead of focusing on crossovers, it highlights trend quality and direction by dynamically coloring the moving averages and the ribbon between them.
The goal is simple : See at a glance whether the market structure is bullish, bearish, or neutral.
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How It Works
The indicator plots three moving averages (Fast, Medium, Slow) and evaluates their alignment:
Bullish → Fast > Medium > Slow
Bearish → Fast < Medium < Slow
Neutral → Any other configuration
The moving averages and the filled ribbon between them are automatically colored based on this alignment, making trend conditions immediately visible.
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Key Features
✅Multi-MA Support
Choose between:
EMA (default)
SMA
WMA
VWMA
RMA
HMA
✅ Alignment Modes
Strict: classic Fast > Medium > Slow logic
Tolerant: requires a minimum percentage separation between averages to reduce noise in ranging markets
✅ Optional Slope Filter
Filter signals by requiring the slow MA to be rising or falling, helping avoid false trend states during flat conditions.
✅ Higher Timeframe (HTF) Ribbon
Overlay the same 3MA alignment logic from a higher timeframe on your current chart:
Fully optional
Correctly calculated on the HTF itself
Option to use confirmed HTF bars only (reduces repaint confusion)
✅ Alerts & Visual Signals
Alerts when alignment turns Bullish, Bearish, or Neutral
Optional on-chart markers when the alignment flips
✅ Custom Styling
Fully customizable colors and transparency
Designed to remain readable without cluttering the chart
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How to Use It
This indicator works best as:
A trend filter for discretionary trading
A context tool for entries using other setups
A market structure overlay for scalping, swing trading, or position trading
It does not generate buy/sell signals by itself — instead, it helps you trade aligned with market structure.
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Default Settings
The default lengths (50 / 100 / 200 EMA) are suitable for most markets and timeframes, including crypto, forex, indices, and equities.
Open Interest Bubbles [BackQuant]Open Interest Bubbles
A visual OI positioning overlay that aggregates futures open interest across major venues, normalizes it into a consistent “signal strength” scale, then plots extreme events as bubbles, labels, and optional horizontal levels directly on price.
What this is for
Open interest is one of the cleanest ways to track when positioning is building, unwinding, or aggressively shifting. The problem is raw OI is noisy, exchange-specific, and hard to compare across time. This script solves that by:
- Aggregating OI across multiple exchanges.
- Letting you choose what “OI signal” you care about (raw, delta, percent versions).
- Normalizing the signal so “big events” are easy to spot.
- Plotting those events as bubbles and levels at the exact price they occurred.
You end up with a clean, fast visual map of where large positioning changes occurred, and where those events may later matter as reaction points.
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Plotting types (what you can display)
Bubbles
This mode plots OI events as size-bucketed circles on the chart. Bigger bubbles represent stronger normalized events. You can tune:
- Bubble sizing by bucket (Tiny → Huge).
- Heatmap vs solid color styling.
- Signed vs unsigned coloring (positive/negative separation or magnitude-only).
Best use:
- Spotting “where something changed” at a glance.
- Identifying clusters of positioning events around key price zones.
- Seeing whether the market is repeatedly building/closing positions at similar levels.
Levels
Levels mode draws a horizontal line at the anchor price when an extreme OI event triggers. These act like “positioning memory” levels:
- They do not claim to be support/resistance by themselves.
- They highlight prices where the derivatives market clearly did something meaningful.
Best use:
- Marking potential reaction zones.
- Combining with your price action tools (structure, OBs, FVGs) to confirm whether an OI level aligns with a technical level.
- Building a “map” of where leverage likely entered or exited.
Modes available in the script:
- Off
- Bubbles
- Bubbles + Labels
- Labels Only
- Levels + Labels
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Aggregated Open Interest source (multi-exchange)
This indicator builds a single aggregated OI series by requesting OI data from multiple exchanges and summing it. You can toggle exchanges on/off:
- Binance, Bybit, OKX, Bitget, Kraken, HTX, Deribit
You can also choose OI units:
- COIN , OI in base units (native sizing)
- USD , converted for a dollar-value representation
Important note:
Not every symbol has OI data on every venue. If the script cannot build an aggregated series for the symbol, it will throw an error rather than quietly plotting garbage.
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OI Source, what the bubbles are measuring
You control what “signal” is normalized and plotted:
- Delta , change in aggregated OI from the prior bar.
Use when you want to highlight bursts of new positioning or sudden unwind events.
- Raw OI , the aggregated open interest level itself.
Use when you want to highlight absolute positioning build-up periods.
- Delta % , percent change in OI.
Use when you want moves normalized to the current OI regime, useful across different market eras.
- Raw OI % , percent change form of the raw series.
Use when you want relative changes rather than absolute size.
Practical guidance:
- Delta modes are best for “event detection”.
- Raw modes are better for “regime context” and whether positioning is structurally rising or fading.
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Normalization (the key to making it readable)
Because OI varies massively across assets and time, the script includes multiple normalization modes to convert your chosen OI source into a comparable “strength” value.
Options:
- ZScore , deviation from a rolling mean in standard deviation units.
- StdNorm , scaled by rolling standard deviation.
- AbsZScore , absolute value version for magnitude-only mapping.
- AbsStdNorm , absolute value version for magnitude-only mapping.
- None , plots raw values (advanced users only, often too noisy visually).
Why this matters:
Normalization makes a “1.5” or “3.0” threshold mean something across different assets and timeframes, instead of being stuck to raw OI units.
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Threshold system (when bubbles/levels trigger)
The plot is driven by two user thresholds:
- Base Threshold
Controls where “meaningful” events start. Raising this reduces noise and focuses on larger deviations.
- Extreme Threshold
Controls what qualifies as a top-tier event. Extreme events are what you typically want to convert into labels and levels.
You also control side filtering:
- Both , show positive and negative events.
- Positive Only , show only increases (or positive signal side depending on source).
- Negative Only , show only decreases (or negative signal side).
In practice:
- Use Base Threshold to tune chart cleanliness.
- Use Extreme Threshold to mark only the “big stuff” that tends to matter later.
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Anchor Source (where the bubble/level is placed)
The indicator places bubbles, labels, and levels at a price anchor you choose:
- HL2, Close, Open, High, Low, VWAP
This is important because “where you pin the event” changes how it reads:
- Close is clean and consistent for backtesting and candle-close logic.
- High/Low can better represent where the fight occurred intrabar.
- VWAP can be useful for “fair price” anchoring in active markets.
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Style system (theme, palette, signed logic)
This script is built to look good and stay readable on busy charts.
Themes
- BackQuant, Classic, Ice, Fire, Mono, Custom
Palette Mode
- Solid , one consistent color
- Heatmap , intensity increases with magnitude
- Single Color Adaptive , adapts to chart background for clarity
Side Coloring
- Signed , positive and negative events can use different ramps
- Unsigned , magnitude-only coloring
Negative theme handling:
- Auto (mirrors your chosen theme),
- Invert (flips the ramp),
- Custom (fully user-defined negative palette).
What this gives you:
- You can run a clean “mono” look for professional charts.
- Or a high-contrast heatmap for fast scanning.
- Or fully custom branding colors for BackQuant-style presentation.
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Labels (what’s inside the label)
When labels are enabled, the script can display:
- OI , the aggregated OI value
- OI + Norm , OI plus normalized strength
- Norm Only , just the normalized strength
- Src + Norm , the selected source value (Delta, Raw, %) plus normalized strength
You can also control:
- Left/Center/Right label alignment
- Number formatting style (Raw, Compact, Volume format)
Best practice:
- Use “Src + Norm” when you want both the raw event size and its rarity.
- Use “Norm Only” when you want a clean, minimal chart.
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Levels and object limits (performance and cleanliness)
Because this script draws objects, it includes a hard cleanup system:
- You set Max Levels / Labels to control chart clutter.
- The script deletes older lines/labels when the limit is exceeded.
This is critical if you trade lower timeframes, where OI events can trigger frequently.
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How to interpret the signals
What a large bubble usually means:
- A statistically large positioning change relative to recent history.
- This can represent fresh leverage entering, forced liquidations, or aggressive de-risking, depending on direction and context.
How to use levels:
- Treat them as “attention levels”, not automatic entries.
- Combine them with structure and liquidity tools:
- If price revisits an OI level and shows rejection, it often confirms that level mattered.
- If price slices through with no reaction, it often indicates the OI event was transitional, not defended.
Common setups:
- Clustered extreme bubbles near a breakout zone, then retest later.
- Extreme negative event at capitulation low, followed by structure flip.
- Extreme positive build into resistance, then unwind and mean reversion.
Also, please check out @NoveltyTrade for the OI Aggregation logic & pulling the data source!
Here is the original script:
Stoch RSI M5 / M30 / H1_Brando ValenciaIndicator Description
This indicator displays the Stochastic RSI for 5-minute, 30-minute, and 1-hour timeframes simultaneously in one stable MTF panel — no lookahead, no repainting.
Red (5m) → entry timing
Green (30m) → short-term / intraday bias
Blue (1h) → higher-timeframe context & direction
The calculation matches the TradingView default Stoch RSI (%K) exactly:
RSI length: 14
Stochastic length: 14
Smoothing: 3
Levels
Above 80 → overbought
Below 20 → oversold
50 → trend filter / equilibrium
Purpose
This indicator is not a standalone entry trigger, but a context and timing tool:
1h & 30m define direction
5m provides precise entry windows
Ideal for scalping and day trading (e.g. EUR/USD during London & New York sessions).
Cave Diving 3 Lines System
🤿 Cave Diving Dashboard - A Deep Dive into Market Structure
## The Cave Diving Analogy
Imagine you're a cave diver exploring underwater caverns. As you descend deeper, you encounter different layers of the cave system:
- **The Surface (Internal Levels)** - Where you currently are, constantly shifting with each breath
- **The First Chamber (De Novo Levels)** - Your last known safe position, recently established
- **Deep Caverns (External Levels)** - Ancient, untouched chambers deeper in the system
Just as a cave diver must constantly monitor their position relative to these reference points, traders must track price action against key structural levels.
---
## 🎯 Understanding the Three-Tiered System
### 📍 **INTERNAL LEVELS** (Current 15m Candle)
*Your real-time position in the market*
**Internal High** 🟡 - The highest point reached in the current unfinished 15-minute candle
**Internal Low** 🟢 - The lowest point reached in the current unfinished 15-minute candle
**Think of these as:**
- Your current depth while actively diving
- They update continuously as price moves
- Status shows "Updating" when actively changing, "Intact" when stable
- These are NOT trade levels—they're awareness zones
**Key Insight:** When Internal Low drops below De Novo Low, you're in **Situation A** (bearish pressure building)—the indicator highlights this with red coloring.
---
### 🎯 **DE NOVO LEVELS** (Previous Closed 15m Candle)
*Your most recent confirmed safe zone*
**De Novo High** 🔵 - The high of the last completed 15-minute candle
**De Novo Low** 🟣 - The low of the last completed 15-minute candle
**Etymology:** "De Novo" = Latin for "from new" or "anew"—these are freshly established reference points
**Think of these as:**
- The last solid ground you stood on
- Your most recent confirmed position
- The bridge between where you are (Internal) and where you've been (External)
**Status Tracking:**
- **⬆️ Upgrade** - Level moved favorably (Higher high for resistance, Higher low for support)
- **⬇️ Downgrade** - Level moved unfavorably (Lower high, Lower low)
- **＝ Same** - No structural change from previous candle
**Trading Significance:**
- Primary reference points for intraday structure
- Breaking De Novo levels often signals directional commitment
- Can merge with External Level 1 when they align (shown as "DN🟰Ext1")
---
### ⛽🤿 **EXTERNAL LEVELS** (Unmitigated Historical 15m Levels)
*Deep liquidity pools waiting to be discovered*
**External High 1 & 2** 🟢🔵 - The two most recent unmitigated 15m highs
**External Low 1 & 2** 🟠🌸 - The two most recent unmitigated 15m lows
**Think of these as:**
- Untouched chambers in the cave system
- Liquidity pools that smart money is targeting
- Levels that "remember" and attract price
**What Makes a Level "Unmitigated"?**
- **Highs**: Price has NOT yet traded through them (broken above)
- **Lows**: Price has NOT yet swept them (broken below)
- Once touched, they're "mitigated" and removed from tracking
- The indicator automatically maintains the two most recent unmitigated levels
**Why "External"?**
They exist outside your current candle structure—historical reference points that institutions use for:
- Stop loss placement
- Profit taking targets
- Liquidity hunting zones
---
## 🎨 Color Coding System
### HIGHS (Resistance/Targets) - Cool Colors
- 🔵 **Ext High 2** - Light Blue (Distant target)
- 🟢 **Ext High 1** - Lime Green (Primary target)
- 🔵 **De Novo High** - Cyan (Recent resistance)
- 🟡 **Internal High** - Lemon Yellow (Current ceiling)
### LOWS (Support/Stops) - Warm Colors
- 🟢 **Internal Low** - Lime (Current floor)
- 🟣 **De Novo Low** - Purple (Recent support)
- 🟠 **Ext Low 1** - Orange-Red (Primary stop zone)
- 🌸 **Ext Low 2** - Pink (Distant support)
---
## 📊 Dashboard Breakdown
### The Table Shows:
1. **Level** - Which level you're tracking
2. **Price** - Exact price of the level
3. **Pts** - Distance from current price (+ above, - below)
4. **Status** - Current state or role of the level
### Special Features:
- **⏰ Countdown Timer** - Shows time remaining until next 15m candle close (next De Novo update)
- **⚠️ Proximity Alerts** - Bottom row warns when within threshold distance of key levels (default: 25 points, adjustable)
---
## 🎯 Trading Applications
### **For Buyers (Going Long):**
- **Entry Zone**: Between De Novo Low and Ext Low 1
- **Stops**: Below Ext Low 1 (or Ext Low 2 for wider stops)
- **Targets**: De Novo High → Ext High 1 → Ext High 2
- **Confirmation**: Internal Low holds above De Novo Low
### **For Sellers (Going Short):**
- **Entry Zone**: Between De Novo High and Ext High 1
- **Stops**: Above Ext High 1 (or Ext High 2 for wider stops)
- **Targets**: De Novo Low → Ext Low 1 → Ext Low 2
- **Warning**: Watch for Situation A (Internal Low < De Novo Low)
### **Risk Management:**
- **DN🟰Ext1** status means De Novo = External 1 (tighter range, use caution)
- Proximity alerts help you avoid chasing price into resistance/support
- "Updating" status on Internal levels = active volatility
- "Upgrade/Downgrade" signals = structural shift in progress
---
## ⚙️ Customization Options
### Lookback Period
- Default: 500 candles (searches 125 hours of 15m data)
- Increase for more historical External levels
- Decrease for focus on recent structure
### Proximity Threshold
- Default: 25 points
- Set based on your instrument's average range
- Lower = tighter alerts (for scalping)
- Higher = strategic warnings (for swing trading)
### Visual Customization
- Line thickness (1-5)
- Line style (Solid/Dashed/Dotted)
- All colors fully customizable
- Show/hide lines independently
---
## 🧭 The Cave Diving Mindset
**Never dive deeper than you can safely return from.**
In trading terms:
- Know your Internal position (real-time awareness)
- Respect your De Novo levels (recent structure)
- Hunt for External liquidity (where the targets are)
- Always have an exit plan (stops below Ext Lows, above Ext Highs)
The market, like a cave, has structure. This indicator illuminates that structure across three timeframes of reference, helping you navigate with precision rather than guessing in the dark.
---
## 🎓 Key Takeaways
1. **Internal** = Real-time, unfinished, awareness only
2. **De Novo** = Just confirmed, primary reference, updates every 15m
3. **External** = Historical, unmitigated, high-probability targets/stops
4. **Upgrades/Downgrades** = Trend signals
5. **DN🟰Ext1** = Structural alignment (tighter range)
6. **Situation A** = Bearish warning (Internal < De Novo Low)
---
## 📝 Credits
*"In cave diving, you plan your dive and dive your plan. In trading, you plan your levels and trade your levels."*
**Indicator:** Cave Diving Dashboard - Part 1: Price Levels
**Timeframe:** Optimized for 15-minute structure on any chart timeframe
**Philosophy:** Structure first, price second. Know where you are, where you've been, and where the liquidity waits.
---
Happy Diving! 🤿📈
Unmitigated MTF High Low Pro - Cave Diving Bookmap Heatmap Plot
Unmitigated MTF High Low Pro - Cave Diving Bookmap Heatmap Plot
---
## 📖 Table of Contents
1. (#what-this-indicator-does)
2. (#core-concepts)
3. (#visual-components)
4. (#the-cave-diving-framework)
5. (#how-to-use-it-for-trading)
6. (#settings--customization)
7. (#best-practices)
8. (#common-scenarios)
---
## What This Indicator Does
The **Unmitigated MTF High Low v2.0** tracks unmitigated (untouch) high and low levels across multiple timeframes, helping you identify key support and resistance zones that the market hasn't revisited yet. Think of it as a sophisticated memory system for price action - it remembers where price has been, and more importantly, where it *hasn't been back to*.
### Why "Unmitigated" Matters
In futures trading, especially on instruments like NQ and ES, the market has a tendency to revisit levels where liquidity was left behind. An "unmitigated" level is one that hasn't been touched since it was formed. These levels often act as magnets for price, and understanding their age and proximity gives you a significant edge in:
- **Entry timing** - Waiting for price to approach tested levels
- **Exit planning** - Taking profits before ancient resistance/support
- **Risk management** - Avoiding entries when approaching multiple old levels
- **Liquidity mapping** - Visualizing where orders likely cluster
---
## Core Concepts
### 1. **Sessions & Age**
The indicator uses **New York trading sessions** (6:00 PM to 5:59 PM NY time) as the primary time measurement. This aligns with how futures markets naturally segment their activity.
**Age Categories:**
- 🟢 **New (0-1 sessions)** - Fresh levels, recently formed
- 🟡 **Medium (2-3 sessions)** - Tested by time, gaining significance
- 🔴 **Old (4-6 sessions)** - Highly significant, survived multiple days
- 🟣 **Ancient (7+ sessions)** - Extreme significance, major support/resistance
The longer a level remains unmitigated, the more significant it becomes. Think of it like compound interest - time adds weight to these zones.
### 2. **Multi-Timeframe Tracking**
You can set the indicator to track high/low levels from any timeframe (default is 15 minutes). This means you're watching for unmitigated 15-minute highs and lows while trading on, say, a 1-minute or 5-minute chart.
**Why this matters:**
- Higher timeframe levels have more weight
- You can see multiple timeframe structure simultaneously
- Helps you avoid fighting larger timeframe momentum
### 3. **Mitigation**
A level becomes "mitigated" (deactivated) when price touches it:
- **High levels** are mitigated when price reaches or exceeds them
- **Low levels** are mitigated when price reaches or goes below them
Once mitigated, the level disappears from view. The indicator only shows you the untouch levels that still matter.
---
## Visual Components
### 📊 The Dashboard Table
Located in the corner of your chart (configurable), the table shows:
```
┌─────────┬───────────┬────────┬─────┬───────┐
│ Level │ Price │ Points │ Age │ % │
├─────────┼───────────┼────────┼─────┼───────┤
│ ↑↑↑↑↑ │ 21,450.25 │ +45.50 │ 8 │ +0.21%│ ← 5th High (Ancient)
│ ↑↑↑↑ │ 21,430.00 │ +25.25 │ 5 │ +0.12%│ ← 4th High (Old)
│ ↑↑↑ │ 21,420.50 │ +15.75 │ 3 │ +0.07%│ ← 3rd High (Medium)
│ ↑↑ │ 21,412.00 │ +7.25 │ 1 │ +0.03%│ ← 2nd High (New)
│ ↑ ⚠️ │ 21,408.25 │ +3.50 │ 0 │ +0.02%│ ← 1st High (Proximity Alert!)
├─────────┼───────────┼────────┼─────┼───────┤
│ 15 mins │ 🟢 │ Δ 8.75 │ 2U │ │ ← Status Row
├─────────┼───────────┼────────┼─────┼───────┤
│ ↓ ⚠️ │ 21,399.50 │ -5.25 │ 0 │ -0.02%│ ← 1st Low (Proximity Alert!)
│ ↓↓ │ 21,395.00 │ -9.75 │ 2 │ -0.05%│ ← 2nd Low (Medium)
│ ↓↓↓ │ 21,385.25 │ -19.50 │ 4 │ -0.09%│ ← 3rd Low (Old)
│ ↓↓↓↓ │ 21,370.00 │ -34.75 │ 6 │ -0.16%│ ← 4th Low (Old)
│ ↓↓↓↓↓ │ 21,350.75 │ -54.00 │ 9 │ -0.25%│ ← 5th Low (Ancient)
├─────────┼───────────┼────────┼─────┼───────┤
│ 📊 15↑ / 12↓ │ ← Statistics (optional)
└─────────┴───────────┴────────┴─────┴───────┘
```
**Reading the Table:**
- **Level Column**: Number of arrows indicates position (1-5), color shows age
- **Price**: The actual price level
- **Points**: Distance from current price (+ for highs, - for lows)
- **Age**: Number of full sessions since creation
- **%**: Percentage distance from current price
- **⚠️**: Proximity alert - price is within threshold distance
- **Status Row**: Shows timeframe, direction (🟢 bullish/🔴 bearish), tunnel width (Δ), and Strat pattern
### 📈 Visual Elements on Chart
**1. Level Lines**
- Horizontal lines showing each unmitigated level
- **Color-coded by age**: Bright colors = new, darker = older, deep purple/teal = ancient
- **Line style**: Customizable (solid, dashed, dotted)
- Automatically turn **yellow** when price gets close (proximity alert)
**2. Price Labels**
- Show the exact price and age: "21,450.25 (8d)"
- Fixed at small size for clean readability
- Positioned with configurable offset from current bar
**3. Bands (Optional)**
- Shaded zones between pairs of unmitigated levels
- Default: Between 1st and 2nd levels (the "tunnel")
- Can switch to 1st-3rd, 2nd-3rd, or disable entirely
- **Upper band** (pink/maroon) - Between unmitigated highs
- **Lower band** (blue/teal) - Between unmitigated lows
- These represent the "no man's land" or consolidation zones
---
## The Cave Diving Framework
This indicator is designed around the **Cave Diving Trading Framework** - a psychological and technical approach that maps cave diving safety protocols to futures trading risk management.
### 🤿 The Core Metaphor
**Cave diving has clear danger zones based on depth and overhead environment. Your trading should too.**
#### Shallow Water (New Levels, 0-1 Sessions)
- **Light**: Bright colors (bright red highs, bright green lows)
- **Psychology**: Fresh territory, recently tested
- **Trading**: Be aware but not overly concerned
- **Cave Diving Parallel**: You can see the surface, easy exit
#### Penetration Depth (Medium Levels, 2-3 Sessions)
- **Light**: Medium intensity colors
- **Psychology**: Building significance, market memory forming
- **Trading**: Start respecting these levels for entries/exits
- **Cave Diving Parallel**: Deeper in, need to track your line back
#### Deep Dive Zone (Old Levels, 4-6 Sessions)
- **Light**: Dark colors (deep maroon, dark blue)
- **Psychology**: Highly tested support/resistance
- **Trading**: Major decision points, plan accordingly
- **Cave Diving Parallel**: Significant overhead, careful navigation required
#### Overhead Environment (Ancient Levels, 7+ Sessions)
- **Light**: Very dark, purple/deep teal
- **Psychology**: Extreme caution required, major liquidity zones
- **Trading**: These are your "turn back" signals - don't fight ancient levels
- **Cave Diving Parallel**: Maximum danger, no room for error
### 🎯 The Proximity Alert System
Just like a cave diver's depth gauge that warns at critical thresholds, the proximity alerts (⚠️) tell you when you're entering a danger zone. When price gets within your configured threshold (default 5 points), the indicator:
- Highlights the level in **yellow** on the chart
- Shows **⚠️** in the table
- Signals: "You're entering a high-significance zone - adjust your position accordingly"
This prevents the trading equivalent of going deeper into a cave without checking your air supply.
---
## How to Use It for Trading
### 🎯 Entry Strategies
**1. The "Bounce Setup" (Mean Reversion)**
- Wait for price to approach an old or ancient unmitigated level
- Look for confluence: multiple levels nearby, bands narrowing
- Enter when price shows rejection (reversal candle patterns)
- **Example**: Price drops to a 6-session-old low, shows bullish engulfing → Long entry
**2. The "Break and Retest" (Trend Following)**
- Wait for price to break through an unmitigated level (mitigates it)
- Enter on the retest of the newly broken level
- **Example**: Price breaks above 4-session-old high → Wait for pullback to that level → Long entry
**3. The "Tunnel Trade" (Range Trading)**
- When bands are active, trade the range between 1st-2nd levels
- Short near upper band resistance, long near lower band support
- Exit at opposite side or when bands break
### 🚨 Risk Management Rules
**The Ancient Level Rule**
> Never fight ancient levels (7+ sessions). If you're long and approaching an ancient high, take profits. If you're short and approaching an ancient low, take profits.
These levels have survived a full trading week without being touched - there's likely significant liquidity and institutional interest there.
**The Proximity Exit Rule**
> When you see ⚠️ proximity alerts on multiple levels above/below your position, tighten stops or scale out.
This is your "overhead environment" warning. You're in dangerous territory.
**The New Level Filter**
> Be cautious taking positions based solely on new levels (0-1 sessions). Wait for them to age or combine with other confluence.
Fresh levels haven't been tested by time. They're like unconfirmed support/resistance.
### 📊 Reading Market Structure
**Bullish Structure (🟢 in status row)**
- Unmitigated lows are aging and holding
- Price respecting the lower band
- Old lows below acting as strong support
- **Bias**: Look for long entries at lower levels
**Bearish Structure (🔴 in status row)**
- Unmitigated highs are aging and holding
- Price respecting the upper band
- Old highs above acting as strong resistance
- **Bias**: Look for short entries at higher levels
**The Tunnel Compression**
- When the Δ (delta) in the status row is small, levels are tight
- This often precedes a breakout
- **Trading**: Wait for breakout direction, then trade the break
### 🔄 Strat Integration
The indicator shows Strat patterns in the status row:
- **1** - Inside bar (consolidation)
- **2U** - Broke high only (bullish)
- **2D** - Broke low only (bearish)
- **3** - Broke both (wide range, volatility)
Use these with the unmitigated levels:
- **2U near old high** → Potential resistance, watch for rejection
- **2D near old low** → Potential support, watch for bounce
- **3 pattern** → High volatility, respect wider stops
---
## Settings & Customization
### 📅 Session & Timeframe Settings
**HL Interval** (Default: 15 minutes)
- The timeframe for high/low calculation
- **Lower (1m, 5m)**: More levels, more noise, good for scalping
- **Higher (30m, 1H, 4H)**: Fewer levels, stronger significance, good for swing trading
- **Recommendation for NQ/ES**: 15m or 30m for day trading, 1H for swing trading
**Session Age Threshold** (Default: 2)
- How many sessions before a level is considered "old"
- Lower = more levels classified as old
- Higher = stricter definition of significance
### 📊 Level Display Options
**Show Level Lines**
- Toggle: Display horizontal lines for each level
- **Turn off** if you prefer a cleaner chart and only want the table
**Show Level Labels**
- Toggle: Display price labels on the chart
- **Turn off** for minimal visual clutter
**Label Offset**
- Distance (in bars) from current price bar to place labels
- Increase if labels overlap with price action
**Level Line Width & Style**
- Customize visual appearance
- **Thin solid**: Minimal distraction
- **Thick dashed**: High visibility
### 🎨 Age-Based Color Coding
Customize colors for each age category (high and low separately):
- **New (0-1 sessions)**: Default bright red/green
- **Medium (2-3 sessions)**: Default medium intensity
- **Old (4+ sessions)**: Default dark red/blue
- **Ancient (7+ sessions)**: Default deep purple/teal
**Color Strategy Tips:**
- Keep ancient levels in highly contrasting colors
- Use opacity (transparency) if you want subtler lines
- Match your chart's color scheme for aesthetic coherence
### 🎯 Band Settings
**Band Mode**
- **1st-2nd** (Default): The primary "tunnel" between most recent levels
- **1st-3rd**: Wider band, more room for price action
- **2nd-3rd**: Band between less immediate levels
- **Disabled**: No bands, lines only
**Band Colors & Borders**
- Customize fill color and border separately
- **Tip**: Keep bands very transparent (90-95% transparency) to avoid obscuring price action
### ⚠️ Proximity Alert Settings
**Enable Proximity Alerts**
- Toggle: Turn on/off the warning system
- When enabled, levels within threshold distance show ⚠️ and turn yellow
**Alert Threshold** (Default: 5.0 points)
- Distance in points to trigger the alert
- **For NQ**: 5-10 points is reasonable
- **For ES**: 2-5 points is reasonable
- **For MES/MNQ**: Scale down proportionally
**Alert Highlight Color**
- The color lines/labels turn when proximity is triggered
- Default: Yellow (high visibility)
### 📋 Table Settings
**Show Table**
- Toggle: Display the dashboard table
**Table Location**
- Top Left, Top Right, Bottom Left, Bottom Right
- Choose based on your chart layout and other indicators
**Text Size**
- Tiny, Small, Normal, Large
- **Recommendation**: Normal for 1080p monitors, Small for 4K
**Show % Distance**
- Toggle: Add percentage distance column to table
- Useful for comparing relative distances across different price ranges
**Show Statistics Row**
- Toggle: Show total count of unmitigated highs/lows
- Format: "📊 15↑ / 12↓" (15 unmitigated highs, 12 unmitigated lows)
- Useful for gauging overall market structure
### ⚡ Performance Settings
**Enable Level Cleanup**
- Automatically remove very old levels to maintain performance
- **Keep on** unless you want unlimited history
**Max Lookback Levels** (Default: 10,000)
- Maximum number of levels to track
- 10,000 ≈ 6+ months of 15-minute bars
- **Increase** if you want more history
- **Decrease** if experiencing performance issues
**Max Boxes Per Band** (Default: 245)
- TradingView limit is 500 total boxes
- With 2 bands, 245 each = 490 total (safe maximum)
---
## Best Practices
### 🎯 Position Management
**1. Scaling In Near Old Levels**
```
Price approaching 5-session-old low:
- First position: 30% size at proximity alert (⚠️)
- Second position: 40% size at exact level
- Third position: 30% size if it shows strong rejection
```
**2. Scaling Out Near Ancient Levels**
```
Holding long position, approaching 8-session-old high:
- Exit 50% at proximity alert (⚠️)
- Exit 30% at exact level
- Trail stop on remaining 20%
```
### 🧠 Trading Psychology Integration
Drawing from principles in *The Mountain Is You*, this indicator helps you:
**1. Recognize Self-Sabotage Patterns**
- **The Premature Entry**: Entering before price reaches your planned level
- **Solution**: Set alerts at unmitigated levels, wait for proximity warnings
- **The Profit-Taking Problem**: Exiting too early from fear
- **Solution**: Identify the next unmitigated level and commit to holding until proximity alert
- **The Loss Holding**: Refusing to exit losing trades
- **Solution**: When price breaks through and mitigates your entry level, it's telling you the structure changed
**2. Building Better Habits**
The color-coded age system trains your brain to:
- Respect levels that have proven themselves over time
- Distinguish between noise (new levels) and structure (old levels)
- Make decisions based on objective data, not fear or greed
**3. Emotional Regulation**
The proximity alerts serve as:
- **Circuit breakers** - Forcing you to re-evaluate before dangerous zones
- **Permission to act** - Giving you objective signals to exit without second-guessing
- **Validation** - Confirming when you're in alignment with market structure
### 📝 Pre-Market Routine
**Daily Setup Checklist:**
1. ✅ Identify the 3 nearest unmitigated highs above current price
2. ✅ Identify the 3 nearest unmitigated lows below current price
3. ✅ Note which are ancient (7+) - these are your "no-go" zones
4. ✅ Check the tunnel width (Δ in status row) - tight or wide?
5. ✅ Set alerts at the 1st high and 1st low for proximity warnings
6. ✅ Plan: "If we go up, I exit at ___. If we go down, I enter at ___."
### 🔄 Timeframe Confluence
**Multi-Timeframe Strategy:**
Run the indicator on **three instances**:
- **15-minute** (short-term structure)
- **1-hour** (intermediate structure)
- **4-hour** (major structure)
**Strong Setup**: When all three timeframes show unmitigated levels converging at the same price zone.
**Example:**
- 15m: Old low at 21,400
- 1H: Ancient low at 21,398
- 4H: Ancient low at 21,395
- **Result**: 21,395-21,400 is a monster support zone
### ⚠️ What This Indicator Doesn't Do
**Not a Crystal Ball**
- It doesn't predict where price will go
- It shows you where price *hasn't been* and how long it's been avoided
- The trading decisions are still yours
**Not an Entry Signal Generator**
- It provides context and structure
- You need to combine it with your entry methodology (price action, indicators, order flow, etc.)
**Not Foolproof**
- Ancient levels get broken
- Proximity alerts can trigger early in strong trends
- The market doesn't "owe" you a reversal at any level
---
## Common Scenarios
### Scenario 1: "Level Cluster Ahead"
**Situation**: You're long at 21,400. The table shows:
- 1st High: 21,425 (2 sessions old)
- 2nd High: 21,428 (3 sessions old)
- 3rd High: 21,435 (6 sessions old)
**Interpretation**: There's a resistance cluster just 25-35 points away. The 6-session-old level is particularly significant.
**Action**:
- Set first profit target at 21,420 (before the cluster)
- Set second target at 21,426 (between 1st and 2nd)
- Trail remaining position, but be ready to exit on rejection at 21,435
**Cave Diving Analogy**: You're approaching an overhead section with limited clearance. Lighten your load (reduce position) before entering.
---
### Scenario 2: "Ancient Level Approaches"
**Situation**: The market is grinding higher. You see ⚠️ appear next to a 9-session-old high at 21,500.
**Interpretation**: This level has survived over a week without being touched. Massive potential liquidity zone.
**Action**:
- If long, this is your absolute exit zone. Take profits before or at level.
- If looking to short, wait for clear rejection (price taps and reverses)
- Don't try to buy the breakout until it clearly breaks and retests
**Cave Diving Analogy**: Your dive computer is beeping - you've reached your planned turn-back depth. No matter how interesting it looks ahead, honor your plan.
---
### Scenario 3: "Mitigated Levels Create New Structure"
**Situation**: Price breaks and mitigates the 1st High. The previous 2nd High becomes the new 1st High.
**Interpretation**: The structure just shifted. What was the 2nd level is now most relevant.
**Action**:
- Watch how price reacts to the newly-mitigated level
- If it holds below (acts as resistance), bearish
- If it reclaims and holds above (acts as support), bullish
- The NEW 1st High is your next target/resistance
**Cave Diving Analogy**: You've passed through a restriction - the cave layout ahead is different now. Update your mental map.
---
### Scenario 4: "Tight Tunnel, Upcoming Breakout"
**Situation**: The Δ in the status row shows 3.25 points (very tight). Bands are converging.
**Interpretation**: Price is consolidating between very close unmitigated levels. Breakout likely.
**Action**:
- Don't try to predict direction
- Set alerts above 1st High and below 1st Low
- When break occurs, trade the retest
- Expect volatility - use wider stops
**Cave Diving Analogy**: You're in a narrow passage. Movement will be sudden and directional once it starts.
---
### Scenario 5: "Imbalanced Structure"
**Situation**: The statistics row shows "📊 22↑ / 7↓"
**Interpretation**: There are many more unmitigated highs than lows. This suggests:
- Price has been declining (hitting lows, leaving highs behind)
- Potential bullish reversal zone (lots of overhead supply mitigated)
- Or continued bearish structure (resistance everywhere above)
**Action**:
- Look at the age of those 22 highs
- If mostly new (0-2 sessions): Just a recent downmove, not significant yet
- If many old/ancient: Strong overhead resistance, be cautious on longs
- Compare to price action: Is price respecting the remaining lows?
**Cave Diving Analogy**: You've swam deeper than your starting point - most of your markers are above you now. Are you planning the ascent or going deeper?
---
## Final Thoughts: The Philosophy
This indicator is built on a simple but powerful principle: **The market has memory, and that memory has weight.**
Every unmitigated level represents:
- Liquidity left behind
- Orders waiting to be filled
- Institutional interest potentially parked
- Psychological significance for participants
The longer a level remains unmitigated, the more "charged" it becomes. When price finally revisits it, something significant usually happens - either a strong reversal or a definitive break.
Your job as a trader isn't to predict which outcome will occur. Your job is to:
1. **Recognize** when you're approaching these charged zones
2. **Respect** them by adjusting position size and risk
3. **React** appropriately based on how price behaves at them
4. **Remember** that ancient levels (like ancient wisdom) deserve extra reverence
The Cave Diving Framework embedded in this indicator serves as a constant reminder: Trading, like cave diving, requires rigorous respect for environmental hazards, meticulous planning, and the discipline to turn back when your limits are reached.
**Every proximity alert is the market asking you**: *"Do you really want to go deeper?"*
Sometimes the answer is yes - when your setup, confluence, and risk management all align.
Often, the answer should be no - and that's the trader avoiding the accident that would have happened to the gambler.
---
### 🎯 Quick Reference Card
**Color System:**
- 🟢 Bright colors = New (0-1 sessions) = Shallow water
- 🟡 Medium colors = Medium (2-3 sessions) = Penetration depth
- 🔴 Dark colors = Old (4-6 sessions) = Deep dive zone
- 🟣 Deep dark colors = Ancient (7+ sessions) = Overhead environment
**Symbols:**
- ↑ ↑↑ ↑↑↑ ↑↑↑↑ ↑↑↑↑↑ = High levels (1st through 5th)
- ↓ ↓↓ ↓↓↓ ↓↓↓↓ ↓↓↓↓↓ = Low levels (1st through 5th)
- ⚠️ = Proximity alert (danger zone)
- 🟢 = Bullish structure
- 🔴 = Bearish structure
- Δ = Tunnel width (distance between 1st high and 1st low)
**Critical Rules:**
1. Never fight ancient levels (7+ sessions)
2. Respect proximity alerts (⚠️)
3. Scale out near old/ancient resistance
4. Wait for confluence when entering
5. Let mitigated levels prove their new role
---
**Remember**: The indicator gives you structure. The trading edge comes from your discipline in respecting that structure.
Trade safe, trade smart, and always know your exit before your entry. 🎯
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*"You don't become your best self by denying your patterns. You become your best self by recognizing them, understanding them, and choosing differently." - Adapted from The Mountain Is You*
In trading: You don't become profitable by ignoring market structure. You become profitable by recognizing it, understanding it, and choosing your entries accordingly.
