Breakout LevelsBreakout Levels - User Guide
Overview
The Breakout Levels indicator automatically detects and displays significant breakout candles across multiple timeframes. A breakout occurs when price makes a strong, decisive move - identified by candles with unusually large bodies relative to average volatility.
These breakout levels often act as future support/resistance zones, making them valuable reference points for trading decisions.
What is a Breakout?
A breakout is detected when a candle's body size (the distance between open and close) is significantly larger than normal. By default, the script looks for candles that are 2x the ATR (Average True Range) or larger.
Example:
If the 14-period ATR is $5, a candle with a $10+ body would qualify as a breakout
These represent strong, committed moves by the market
The script marks the high of bullish breakouts and the low of bearish breakouts
Settings Guide
Timeframes
Toggle which timeframes to monitor for breakouts:
Show Daily Breakouts - Green/Red levels from daily chart breakouts
Show 4H Breakouts - 4-hour timeframe breakouts
Show 1H Breakouts - 1-hour timeframe breakouts
Show 15M Breakouts - 15-minute timeframe breakouts
Tip: When running on a 15-minute chart, you can see breakouts from all higher timeframes simultaneously.
Lookback (How Far Back to Display)
Controls how many bars back to show levels for each timeframe:
TimeframeDefaultWhat it Means15M50 bars~12.5 hours of breakout history1H200 bars~8 days of breakout history4H250 bars~42 days of breakout historyDaily300 bars~300 days (nearly 1 year)
Why adjust this?
Increase to see more historical levels (may clutter chart)
Decrease to focus only on recent breakouts
Older levels are still stored, just not displayed
Detection Settings
Breakout Candle Size (x ATR)
Default: 2.0
Range: 1.0 to 5.0
What it does: Multiplier for what qualifies as a "big" candle
SettingSensitivityUse Case1.0-1.5Very sensitiveCatches more breakouts, but may include false moves2.0Balanced (default)Good mix of quality and quantity3.0-5.0Very selectiveOnly the most explosive moves
Recommendation: Start with 2.0 and adjust based on your market and trading style.
Visual Settings
Bullish Breakout Color
Default: Green with 60% transparency
Marks levels where price broke upward strongly
Bearish Breakout Color
Default: Red with 60% transparency
Marks levels where price broke downward strongly
Show Labels
Toggle labels on/off
Labels display: BO
Example: "4H BO 150.25"
Turn OFF for cleaner charts when you just want the lines
How to Use This Indicator
1. Identify Key Breakout Zones
Breakout levels often become magnets where price returns later:
Former resistance (where price broke up) becomes future support
Former support (where price broke down) becomes future resistance
2. Look for Confluence
When multiple timeframe breakouts cluster near the same price:
15M + 1H + 4H breakouts all near $150 = strong level
More confluence = more significant level
3. Watch for Retests
After a breakout, price often returns to test that level:
Bullish breakout retest from above = potential long entry
Bearish breakout retest from below = potential short entry
4. Combine with Other Analysis
Use breakout levels alongside:
Your own support/resistance analysis
Volume profiles
Fibonacci levels
Candlestick patterns at these levels
Practical Examples
Example 1: Clean Breakout and Retest
Daily candle closes up with a huge body (2.5x ATR)
Green line drawn at the high of that candle
Price pulls back 3 days later and bounces exactly off that green line
Trade opportunity: Long entry at the retest with stop below
Example 2: Failed Breakout
4H bearish breakout draws a red line at the low
Price immediately reverses back above the level
Signal: The breakout was false - consider this a stop hunt zone
Example 3: Multi-Timeframe Confluence
Daily breakout at $100
4H breakout at $100.50
1H breakout at $99.80
Strong cluster zone: $99.80-$100.50 becomes a major decision point
Best Practices
DO:
✅ Start with default settings (2.0x ATR, default lookbacks)
✅ Use on a 15-minute chart to see all timeframes
✅ Look for price reactions at these levels before trading
✅ Combine with volume - breakouts with high volume are more reliable
✅ Turn off labels when chart gets too busy
DON'T:
❌ Treat every line as guaranteed support/resistance
❌ Set breakout multiplier too low (<1.5) - creates noise
❌ Ignore the context - check what's happening in the broader market
❌ Trade blindly at these levels without confirmation
Troubleshooting
"Too many lines on my chart"
Reduce the lookback settings
Turn off some timeframes (maybe just show Daily + 4H)
Increase the breakout multiplier to 2.5 or 3.0
"Not showing any levels"
Lower the breakout multiplier to 1.5
Increase lookback settings
Check that at least one timeframe toggle is ON
Verify the market had actual volatility during the period
"Labels are cluttering the chart"
Turn off "Show Labels" in settings
Lines will remain, labels disappear
Technical Notes
ATR Period: 14 (industry standard, not adjustable in this version)
Max Lines: 500 (Pine Script limitation)
Duplicate Filter: Levels within 0.3% of ATR are considered duplicates and filtered
Chart Type: Works on any chart timeframe, optimized for 15-minute
Asset Type: Works on stocks, forex, crypto, futures
Summary
The Breakout Levels indicator gives you a systematic way to identify where strong, committed market moves occurred. These levels often act as future decision points. Use them as reference zones to watch for price reactions, not as automatic trade signals.
Quick Start:
Add indicator to a 15-minute chart
Leave default settings (2.0x ATR)
Watch how price interacts with the levels over the next few days
Adjust sensitivity based on your observations
Happy trading! 📈
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Ultimate Institutional Order Flow Pro [Pointalgo]Ultimate Institutional Order Flow (UIOF Pro)
Ultimate Institutional Order Flow (UIOF Pro) is a multi-component market analysis indicator designed to study order flow behavior, liquidity interaction, volatility structure, and session-based participation.
It integrates several commonly used market structure and order-flow concepts into a single visual framework.
This script focuses on context and alignment, not on isolated signals.
Core Objective
The indicator aims to identify areas where price, volume, liquidity, and structure appear aligned in the same direction.
It does this by combining:
VWAP behavior
Volume participation
Cumulative delta analysis
Liquidity pool interaction
Order blocks and fair value gaps
Market structure shifts
Session and higher-timeframe confirmation
VWAP & Volatility Framework
Calculates VWAP using session, weekly, or monthly anchors.
Optional VWAP standard-deviation bands visualize price dispersion.
VWAP slope and price position are used to classify directional bias.
VWAP is treated as a dynamic equilibrium reference rather than a signal.
Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD)
Estimates buy and sell pressure based on intrabar price movement.
Tracks cumulative delta and a smoothed delta average.
Uses delta change normalization to highlight abnormal activity.
Detects potential delta divergences when price and participation differ.
CVD is used to assess whether participation supports or contradicts price movement.
Liquidity Zones & Sweeps
Identifies recent swing highs and lows as potential liquidity pools.
Tracks buy-side and sell-side liquidity areas.
Flags conditions where price sweeps liquidity beyond recent extremes.
Liquidity interaction is treated as context, not prediction.
Order Blocks
1. Detects potential bullish and bearish order blocks using:
Candle structure
Volatility thresholds
Volume confirmation
2.Highlights areas where strong participation followed opposing price movement.
Order blocks are visual reference zones and do not imply guaranteed reactions.
Fair Value Gaps (FVG)
Identifies imbalance zones where price moves without overlapping structure.
Filters gaps using ATR-based size conditions.
Visual shading is used to highlight imbalance areas.
These zones may represent inefficient price movement requiring further interaction.
Volume Profile & Point of Control (POC)
Builds a simplified volume profile over a configurable lookback window.
Determines the price level with the highest traded volume (POC).
POC is used as a reference for acceptance or rejection behavior.
Market Structure
Evaluates recent highs and lows to identify structure breaks.
Classifies directional structure as bullish, bearish, or neutral.
Structure is used as a directional filter rather than a trigger.
Multi-Timeframe Confirmation
Optional higher-timeframe confirmation aligns lower-timeframe behavior with broader context.
Prevents analysis from relying on isolated timeframe conditions.
Session Filtering
1. Allows analysis to be limited to specific trading sessions.
2. Helps reduce signals during low-participation periods.
3. Session logic affects signal eligibility, not calculations.
Signal Logic
Signals are generated only when multiple independent conditions align, including:
Liquidity interaction
Order block presence
VWAP bias
Delta confirmation
Structure alignment
Volume participation
Optional higher-timeframe confirmation
Active trading session
Strong continuation conditions are also highlighted when price, volume, and participation remain aligned.
Signals represent confluence states, not trade instructions.
Dashboard Summary
A real-time dashboard summarizes:
VWAP bias and slope
CVD strength and direction
Delta behavior
Market structure state
Higher-timeframe context
Volume conditions
Liquidity pool counts
Session activity
This provides a high-level snapshot of market conditions without manual calculation.
Alerts are available for:
Institutional alignment conditions
Strong continuation pressure
Liquidity sweeps
Delta divergences
Alerts are informational and reflect internal indicator states only.
Usage Notes
Designed for analytical interpretation and market study.
Best used alongside price action and risk management methods.
Performance depends on instrument liquidity and volume quality.
All visual elements can be individually enabled or disabled.
Disclaimer
This script is provided for educational and analytical purposes only.
It does not provide financial, investment, or trading advice.
All outputs should be independently verified before making trading decisions.
Market Regime# MARKET REGIME IDENTIFICATION & TRADING SYSTEM
## Complete User Guide
---
## 📋 TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. (#overview)
2. (#regimes)
3. (#indicator-usage)
4. (#entry-signals)
5. (#exit-signals)
6. (#regime-strategies)
7. (#confluence)
8. (#backtesting)
9. (#optimization)
10. (#examples)
---
## OVERVIEW
### What This System Does
This is a **complete market regime identification and trading system** that:
1. **Identifies 6 distinct market regimes** automatically
2. **Adapts trading tactics** to each regime
3. **Provides high-probability entry signals** with confluence scoring
4. **Shows optimal exit points** for each trade
5. **Can be backtested** to validate performance
### Two Components Provided
1. **Indicator** (`market_regime_indicator.pine`)
- Visual regime identification
- Entry/exit signals on chart
- Dynamic support/resistance
- Info tables with live data
- Use for manual trading
2. **Strategy** (`market_regime_strategy.pine`)
- Fully automated backtestable version
- Same logic as indicator
- Position sizing and risk management
- Performance metrics
- Use for backtesting and automation
---
## THE 6 MARKET REGIMES
### 1. 🟢 BULL TRENDING
**Characteristics:**
- Strong uptrend
- Price above SMA50 and SMA200
- ADX > 25 (strong trend)
- Higher highs and higher lows
- DI+ > DI- (bullish momentum)
**What It Means:**
- Market has clear upward direction
- Buyers in control
- Pullbacks are buying opportunities
- Strongest regime for long positions
**How to Trade:**
- ✅ **BUY dips to EMA20 or SMA20**
- ✅ Enter when RSI < 60 on pullback
- ✅ Hold through minor corrections
- ❌ Don't short against the trend
- ❌ Don't sell too early
**Expected Behavior:**
- Pullbacks are shallow (5-10%)
- Bounces are strong
- Support at moving averages holds
- Volume increases on rallies
---
### 2. 🔴 BEAR TRENDING
**Characteristics:**
- Strong downtrend
- Price below SMA50 and SMA200
- ADX > 25 (strong trend)
- Lower highs and lower lows
- DI- > DI+ (bearish momentum)
**What It Means:**
- Market has clear downward direction
- Sellers in control
- Rallies are selling opportunities
- Strongest regime for short positions
**How to Trade:**
- ✅ **SELL rallies to EMA20 or SMA20**
- ✅ Enter when RSI > 40 on bounce
- ✅ Hold through minor bounces
- ❌ Don't buy against the trend
- ❌ Don't cover shorts too early
**Expected Behavior:**
- Rallies are weak (5-10%)
- Selloffs are strong
- Resistance at moving averages holds
- Volume increases on declines
---
### 3. 🔵 BULL RANGING
**Characteristics:**
- Bullish bias but consolidating
- Price near or above SMA50
- ADX < 20 (weak trend)
- Trading in range
- Choppy price action
**What It Means:**
- Uptrend is pausing
- Accumulation phase
- Support and resistance zones clear
- Lower volatility
**How to Trade:**
- ✅ **BUY at support zone**
- ✅ Enter when RSI < 40
- ✅ Take profits at resistance
- ⚠️ Smaller position sizes
- ⚠️ Tighter stops
**Expected Behavior:**
- Range-bound oscillations
- Support bounces repeatedly
- Resistance rejections common
- Eventually breaks higher (usually)
---
### 4. 🟠 BEAR RANGING
**Characteristics:**
- Bearish bias but consolidating
- Price near or below SMA50
- ADX < 20 (weak trend)
- Trading in range
- Choppy price action
**What It Means:**
- Downtrend is pausing
- Distribution phase
- Support and resistance zones clear
- Lower volatility
**How to Trade:**
- ✅ **SELL at resistance zone**
- ✅ Enter when RSI > 60
- ✅ Take profits at support
- ⚠️ Smaller position sizes
- ⚠️ Tighter stops
**Expected Behavior:**
- Range-bound oscillations
- Resistance holds repeatedly
- Support bounces are weak
- Eventually breaks lower (usually)
---
### 5. ⚪ CONSOLIDATION
**Characteristics:**
- No clear direction
- Range compression
- Very low ADX (< 15 often)
- Price inside tight range
- Neutral sentiment
**What It Means:**
- Market is coiling
- Building energy for next move
- Indecision between buyers/sellers
- Calm before the storm
**How to Trade:**
- ✅ **WAIT for breakout direction**
- ✅ Enter on high-volume breakout
- ✅ Direction becomes clear
- ❌ Don't trade inside the range
- ❌ Avoid choppy scalping
**Expected Behavior:**
- Narrow range
- Low volume
- False breakouts possible
- Explosive move when it breaks
---
### 6. 🟣 CHAOS (High Volatility)
**Characteristics:**
- Extreme volatility
- No clear direction
- Erratic price swings
- ATR > 2x average
- Unpredictable
**What It Means:**
- Market panic or euphoria
- News-driven moves
- Emotion dominates logic
- Highest risk environment
**How to Trade:**
- ❌ **STAY OUT!**
- ❌ No positions
- ❌ Wait for stability
- ✅ Protect existing positions
- ✅ Reduce risk
**Expected Behavior:**
- Large intraday swings
- Gaps up/down
- Stop hunts
- Whipsaws
- Eventually calms down
---
## INDICATOR USAGE
### Visual Elements
#### 1. Background Colors
- **Light Green** = Bull Trending (go long)
- **Light Red** = Bear Trending (go short)
- **Light Teal** = Bull Ranging (buy dips)
- **Light Orange** = Bear Ranging (sell rallies)
- **Light Gray** = Consolidation (wait)
- **Purple** = Chaos (stay out!)
#### 2. Regime Labels
- Appear when regime changes
- Show new regime name
- Positioned at highs (bullish) or lows (bearish)
#### 3. Entry Signals
- **Green "LONG"** labels = Buy here
- **Red "SHORT"** labels = Sell here
- Number shows confluence score (X/5 signals)
- Hover for details (stop, target, RSI, etc.)
#### 4. Exit Signals
- **Orange "EXIT LONG"** = Close long position
- **Orange "EXIT SHORT"** = Close short position
- Shows exit reason in tooltip
#### 5. Support/Resistance Lines
- **Green line** = Dynamic support (buy zone)
- **Red line** = Dynamic resistance (sell zone)
- Adapts to regime automatically
#### 6. Moving Averages
- **Blue** = SMA 20 (short-term trend)
- **Orange** = SMA 50 (medium-term trend)
- **Purple** = SMA 200 (long-term trend)
### Information Tables
#### Top Right Table (Main Info)
Shows real-time market conditions:
- **Current Regime** - What regime we're in
- **Bias** - Long, Short, Breakout, or Stay Out
- **ADX** - Trend strength (>25 = strong)
- **Trend** - Strong, Moderate, or Weak
- **Volatility** - High or Normal
- **Vol Ratio** - Current vs average volatility
- **RSI** - Momentum (>70 overbought, <30 oversold)
- **vs SMA50/200** - Price position relative to MAs
- **Support/Resistance** - Exact price levels
- **Long/Short Signals** - Confluence scores (X/5)
#### Bottom Right Table (Regime Guide)
Quick reference for each regime:
- What action to take
- What strategy to use
- Color-coded for quick identification
---
## ENTRY SIGNALS EXPLAINED
### Confluence Scoring System (5 Factors)
Each entry signal is scored 0-5 based on how many factors align:
#### For LONG Entries:
1. ✅ **Regime Alignment** - In Bull Trending or Bull Ranging
2. ✅ **RSI Pullback** - RSI between 35-50 (not overbought)
3. ✅ **Near Support** - Price within 2% of dynamic support
4. ✅ **MACD Turning Up** - Momentum shifting bullish
5. ✅ **Volume Confirmation** - Above average volume
#### For SHORT Entries:
1. ✅ **Regime Alignment** - In Bear Trending or Bear Ranging
2. ✅ **RSI Rejection** - RSI between 50-65 (not oversold)
3. ✅ **Near Resistance** - Price within 2% of dynamic resistance
4. ✅ **MACD Turning Down** - Momentum shifting bearish
5. ✅ **Volume Confirmation** - Above average volume
### Confluence Requirements
**Minimum Confluence** (default = 2):
- 2/5 = Entry signal triggered
- 3/5 = Good signal
- 4/5 = Strong signal
- 5/5 = Excellent signal (rare)
**Higher confluence = Higher probability = Better trades**
### Specific Entry Patterns
#### 1. Bull Trending Entry
```
Requirements:
- Regime = Bull Trending
- Price pulls back to EMA20
- Close above EMA20 (bounce)
- Up candle (close > open)
- RSI < 60
- Confluence ≥ 2
```
#### 2. Bear Trending Entry
```
Requirements:
- Regime = Bear Trending
- Price rallies to EMA20
- Close below EMA20 (rejection)
- Down candle (close < open)
- RSI > 40
- Confluence ≥ 2
```
#### 3. Bull Ranging Entry
```
Requirements:
- Regime = Bull Ranging
- RSI < 40 (oversold)
- Price at or below support
- Up candle (reversal)
- Confluence ≥ 1 (more lenient)
```
#### 4. Bear Ranging Entry
```
Requirements:
- Regime = Bear Ranging
- RSI > 60 (overbought)
- Price at or above resistance
- Down candle (rejection)
- Confluence ≥ 1 (more lenient)
```
#### 5. Consolidation Breakout
```
Requirements:
- Regime = Consolidation
- Price breaks above/below range
- Volume > 1.5x average (explosive)
- Strong directional candle
```
---
## EXIT SIGNALS EXPLAINED
### Three Types of Exits
#### 1. Regime Change Exits (Automatic)
- **Long Exit**: Regime changes to Bear Trending or Chaos
- **Short Exit**: Regime changes to Bull Trending or Chaos
- **Reason**: Market character changed, strategy no longer valid
#### 2. Support/Resistance Break Exits
- **Long Exit**: Price breaks below support by 2%
- **Short Exit**: Price breaks above resistance by 2%
- **Reason**: Key level violated, trend may be reversing
#### 3. Momentum Exits
- **Long Exit**: RSI > 70 (overbought) AND down candle
- **Short Exit**: RSI < 30 (oversold) AND up candle
- **Reason**: Overextension, take profits
### Stop Loss & Take Profit
**Stop Loss** (Automatic in strategy):
- Placed at Entry - (ATR × 2)
- Adapts to volatility
- Protected from whipsaws
- Typically 2-4% for stocks, 5-10% for crypto
**Take Profit** (Automatic in strategy):
- Placed at Entry + (Stop Distance × R:R Ratio)
- Default 2.5:1 reward:risk
- Example: $2 risk = $5 reward target
- Allows winners to run
---
## TRADING EACH REGIME
### BULL TRENDING - Most Profitable Long Environment
**Strategy: Buy Every Dip**
**Entry Rules:**
1. Wait for pullback to EMA20 or SMA20
2. Look for RSI < 60
3. Enter when candle closes above MA
4. Confluence should be 2+
**Stop Loss:**
- Below the recent swing low
- Or 2 × ATR below entry
**Take Profit:**
- At previous high
- Or 2.5:1 R:R minimum
**Position Size:**
- Can use full size (2% risk)
- High win rate regime
**Example Trade:**
```
Price: $100, pulls back to $98 (EMA20)
Entry: $98.50 (close above EMA)
Stop: $96.50 (2 ATR)
Target: $103.50 (2.5:1)
Risk: $2, Reward: $5
```
---
### BEAR TRENDING - Most Profitable Short Environment
**Strategy: Sell Every Rally**
**Entry Rules:**
1. Wait for bounce to EMA20 or SMA20
2. Look for RSI > 40
3. Enter when candle closes below MA
4. Confluence should be 2+
**Stop Loss:**
- Above the recent swing high
- Or 2 × ATR above entry
**Take Profit:**
- At previous low
- Or 2.5:1 R:R minimum
**Position Size:**
- Can use full size (2% risk)
- High win rate regime
**Example Trade:**
```
Price: $100, rallies to $102 (EMA20)
Entry: $101.50 (close below EMA)
Stop: $103.50 (2 ATR)
Target: $96.50 (2.5:1)
Risk: $2, Reward: $5
```
---
### BULL RANGING - Buy Low, Sell High
**Strategy: Range Trading (Long Bias)**
**Entry Rules:**
1. Wait for price at support zone
2. Look for RSI < 40
3. Enter on reversal candle
4. Confluence should be 1-2+
**Stop Loss:**
- Below support zone
- Tighter than trending (1.5 ATR)
**Take Profit:**
- At resistance zone
- Don't hold through resistance
**Position Size:**
- Reduce to 1-1.5% risk
- Lower win rate than trending
**Example Trade:**
```
Range: $95-$105
Entry: $96 (at support, RSI 35)
Stop: $94 (below support)
Target: $104 (at resistance)
Risk: $2, Reward: $8 (4:1)
```
---
### BEAR RANGING - Sell High, Buy Low
**Strategy: Range Trading (Short Bias)**
**Entry Rules:**
1. Wait for price at resistance zone
2. Look for RSI > 60
3. Enter on rejection candle
4. Confluence should be 1-2+
**Stop Loss:**
- Above resistance zone
- Tighter than trending (1.5 ATR)
**Take Profit:**
- At support zone
- Don't hold through support
**Position Size:**
- Reduce to 1-1.5% risk
- Lower win rate than trending
**Example Trade:**
```
Range: $95-$105
Entry: $104 (at resistance, RSI 65)
Stop: $106 (above resistance)
Target: $96 (at support)
Risk: $2, Reward: $8 (4:1)
```
---
### CONSOLIDATION - Wait for Breakout
**Strategy: Breakout Trading**
**Entry Rules:**
1. Identify consolidation range
2. Wait for VOLUME SURGE (1.5x+ avg)
3. Enter on close outside range
4. Direction must be clear
**Stop Loss:**
- Opposite side of range
- Or 2 ATR
**Take Profit:**
- Measure range height, project it
- Example: $10 range = $10 move expected
**Position Size:**
- Reduce to 1% risk
- 50% false breakout rate
**Example Trade:**
```
Consolidation: $98-$102 (4-point range)
Breakout: $102.50 (high volume)
Entry: $103
Stop: $100 (back in range)
Target: $107 (4-point range projected)
Risk: $3, Reward: $4
```
---
### CHAOS - STAY OUT!
**Strategy: Preservation**
**What to Do:**
- ❌ NO new positions
- ✅ Close existing positions if near entry
- ✅ Tighten stops on profitable trades
- ✅ Reduce position sizes dramatically
- ✅ Wait for regime to stabilize
**Why It's Dangerous:**
- Stop hunts are common
- Whipsaws everywhere
- News-driven volatility
- No technical reliability
- Even "perfect" setups fail
**When Does It End:**
- Volatility ratio drops < 1.5
- ADX starts rising (direction appears)
- Price respects support/resistance again
- Usually 1-5 days
---
## CONFLUENCE SYSTEM
### How It Works
The system scores each potential entry on 5 factors. More factors aligning = higher probability.
### Confluence Requirements by Regime
**Trending Regimes** (strictest):
- Minimum 2/5 required
- 3/5 = Good
- 4-5/5 = Excellent
**Ranging Regimes** (moderate):
- Minimum 1-2/5 required
- 2/5 = Good
- 3+/5 = Excellent
**Consolidation** (breakout only):
- Volume is most critical
- Direction confirmation
- Less confluence needed
### Adjusting Minimum Confluence
**If too few signals:**
- Lower from 2 to 1
- More trades, lower quality
**If too many false signals:**
- Raise from 2 to 3
- Fewer trades, higher quality
**Recommendation:**
- Start at 2
- Adjust based on win rate
- Aim for 55-65% win rate
---
## STRATEGY BACKTESTING
### Loading the Strategy
1. Copy `market_regime_strategy.pine`
2. Open Pine Editor in TradingView
3. Paste and "Add to Chart"
4. Strategy Tester tab opens at bottom
### Initial Settings
```
Risk Per Trade: 2%
ATR Stop Multiplier: 2.0
Reward:Risk Ratio: 2.5
Trade Longs: ✓
Trade Shorts: ✓
Trade Trending Only: ✗ (test both)
Avoid Chaos: ✓
Minimum Confluence: 2
```
### What to Look For
**Good Results:**
- Win Rate: 50-60%
- Profit Factor: 1.8-2.5
- Net Profit: Positive
- Max Drawdown: <20%
- Consistent equity curve
**Warning Signs:**
- Win Rate: <45% (too many losses)
- Profit Factor: <1.5 (barely profitable)
- Max Drawdown: >30% (too risky)
- Erratic equity curve (unstable)
### Testing Different Regimes
**Test 1: Trending Only**
```
Trade Trending Only: ✓
Result: Higher win rate, fewer trades
```
**Test 2: All Regimes**
```
Trade Trending Only: ✗
Result: More trades, potentially lower win rate
```
**Test 3: Long Only**
```
Trade Longs: ✓
Trade Shorts: ✗
Result: Works in bull markets
```
**Test 4: Short Only**
```
Trade Longs: ✗
Trade Shorts: ✓
Result: Works in bear markets
```
---
## SETTINGS OPTIMIZATION
### Key Parameters to Adjust
#### 1. Risk Per Trade (Most Important)
- **0.5%** = Very conservative
- **1.0%** = Conservative (recommended for beginners)
- **2.0%** = Moderate (recommended)
- **3.0%** = Aggressive
- **5.0%** = Very aggressive (not recommended)
**Impact:** Higher risk = higher returns BUT bigger drawdowns
#### 2. Reward:Risk Ratio
- **2:1** = More wins needed, hit target faster
- **2.5:1** = Balanced (recommended)
- **3:1** = Fewer wins needed, hold longer
- **4:1** = Very patient, best in trending
**Impact:** Higher R:R = can have lower win rate
#### 3. Minimum Confluence
- **1** = More signals, lower quality
- **2** = Balanced (recommended)
- **3** = Fewer signals, higher quality
- **4** = Very selective
- **5** = Almost never triggers
**Impact:** Higher = fewer but better trades
#### 4. ADX Thresholds
- **Trending: 20-30** (default 25)
- Lower = detect trends earlier
- Higher = only strong trends
- **Ranging: 15-25** (default 20)
- Lower = identify ranging earlier
- Higher = only weak trends
#### 5. Trend Period (SMA)
- **20-50** = Short-term trends
- **50** = Medium-term (default, recommended)
- **100-200** = Long-term trends
**Impact:** Longer period = slower regime changes, more stable
### Optimization Workflow
**Step 1: Baseline**
- Use all default settings
- Test on 3+ years
- Record: Win Rate, PF, Drawdown
**Step 2: Risk Optimization**
- Test 1%, 1.5%, 2%, 2.5%
- Find best risk-adjusted return
- Balance profit vs drawdown
**Step 3: R:R Optimization**
- Test 2:1, 2.5:1, 3:1
- Check which maximizes profit factor
- Consider holding time
**Step 4: Confluence Optimization**
- Test 1, 2, 3
- Find sweet spot for win rate
- Aim for 55-65% win rate
**Step 5: Regime Filter**
- Test with/without trend filter
- Test with/without chaos filter
- Find what works for your asset
---
## REAL TRADING EXAMPLES
### Example 1: Bull Trending - SPY
**Setup:**
- Regime: BULL TRENDING
- Price pulls back from $450 to $445
- EMA20 at $444
- RSI drops to 45
- Confluence: 4/5
**Entry:**
- Price closes at $445.50 (above EMA20)
- LONG signal appears
- Enter at $445.50
**Risk Management:**
- Stop: $443 (2 ATR = $2.50)
- Target: $451.75 (2.5:1 = $6.25)
- Risk: $2.50 per share
- Position: 80 shares (2% of $10k = $200 risk)
**Outcome:**
- Price rallies to $452 in 3 days
- Target hit
- Profit: $6.50 × 80 = $520
- Return: 2.6 × risk (excellent)
---
### Example 2: Bear Ranging - AAPL
**Setup:**
- Regime: BEAR RANGING
- Range: $165-$175
- Price rallies to $174
- Resistance at $175
- RSI at 68
- Confluence: 3/5
**Entry:**
- Rejection candle at $174
- SHORT signal appears
- Enter at $173.50
**Risk Management:**
- Stop: $176 (above resistance)
- Target: $166 (support)
- Risk: $2.50
- Position: 80 shares
**Outcome:**
- Price drops to $167 in 2 days
- Target hit
- Profit: $6.50 × 80 = $520
- Return: 2.6 × risk
---
### Example 3: Consolidation Breakout - BTC
**Setup:**
- Regime: CONSOLIDATION
- Range: $28,000 - $30,000
- Compressed for 2 weeks
- Volume declining
**Breakout:**
- Price breaks $30,000
- Volume surges 200%
- Close at $30,500
- LONG signal
**Entry:**
- Enter at $30,500
**Risk Management:**
- Stop: $29,500 (back in range)
- Target: $32,000 (range height = $2k)
- Risk: $1,000
- Position: 0.2 BTC ($200 risk on $10k)
**Outcome:**
- Price runs to $33,000
- Target exceeded
- Profit: $2,500 × 0.2 = $500
- Return: 2.5 × risk
---
### Example 4: Avoiding Chaos - Tesla
**Setup:**
- Regime: BULL TRENDING
- LONG position from $240
- Elon tweets something crazy
- Regime changes to CHAOS
**Action:**
- EXIT signal appears
- Close position immediately
- Current price: $242 (small profit)
**Outcome:**
- Next 3 days: wild swings
- High $255, Low $230
- By staying out, avoided:
- Potential stop out
- Whipsaw losses
- Stress
**Result:**
- Small profit preserved
- Capital protected
- Re-enter when regime stabilizes
---
## ALERTS SETUP
### Available Alerts
1. **Bull Trending Regime** - Market goes bullish
2. **Bear Trending Regime** - Market goes bearish
3. **Chaos Regime** - High volatility, stay out
4. **Long Entry Signal** - Buy opportunity
5. **Short Entry Signal** - Sell opportunity
6. **Long Exit Signal** - Close long
7. **Short Exit Signal** - Close short
### How to Set Up
1. Click **⏰ (Alert)** icon in TradingView
2. Select **Condition**: Choose indicator + alert type
3. **Options**: Popup, Email, Webhook, etc.
4. **Message**: Customize notification
5. Click **Create**
### Recommended Alert Strategy
**For Active Traders:**
- Long Entry Signal
- Short Entry Signal
- Long Exit Signal
- Short Exit Signal
**For Position Traders:**
- Bull Trending Regime (enter longs)
- Bear Trending Regime (enter shorts)
- Chaos Regime (exit all)
**For Conservative:**
- Only regime change alerts
- Manually review entries
- More selective
---
## TIPS FOR SUCCESS
### 1. Start Small
- Paper trade first
- Then 0.5% risk
- Build to 1-2% over time
### 2. Follow the Regime
- Don't fight it
- Adapt your style
- Different tactics for each
### 3. Trust the Confluence
- 4-5/5 = Best trades
- 2-3/5 = Good trades
- 1/5 = Skip unless desperate
### 4. Respect Exits
- Don't hope and hold
- Cut losses quickly
- Take profits at targets
### 5. Avoid Chaos
- Seriously, just stay out
- Protect your capital
- Wait for clarity
### 6. Keep a Journal
- Record every trade
- Note regime and confluence
- Review weekly
- Learn patterns
### 7. Backtest Thoroughly
- 3+ years minimum
- Multiple market conditions
- Different assets
- Walk-forward test
### 8. Be Patient
- Best setups are rare
- 1-3 trades per week is normal
- Quality over quantity
- Compound over time
---
## COMMON QUESTIONS
**Q: How many trades per month should I expect?**
A: Depends on timeframe and settings. Daily chart: 5-15 trades/month. 4H chart: 15-30 trades/month.
**Q: What's a good win rate?**
A: 55-65% is excellent. 50-55% is good. Below 50% needs adjustment.
**Q: Should I trade all regimes?**
A: Beginners: Only trending. Intermediate: Trending + ranging. Advanced: All except chaos.
**Q: Can I use this on any timeframe?**
A: Best on Daily and 4H. Works on 1H with more noise. Not recommended <1H.
**Q: What if I'm in a trade and regime changes?**
A: Exit immediately (if using indicator) or let strategy handle it automatically.
**Q: How do I know if I'm over-optimizing?**
A: If results are perfect on one period but fail on another. Use walk-forward testing.
**Q: Should I always take 5/5 confluence trades?**
A: Yes, but they're rare (1-2/month). Don't wait only for these.
**Q: Can I combine this with other indicators?**
A: Yes, but keep it simple. RSI, MACD already included. Maybe add volume profile.
**Q: What assets work best?**
A: Liquid stocks, major crypto, futures. Avoid forex spot (use futures), penny stocks.
**Q: How long to hold positions?**
A: Trending: Days to weeks. Ranging: Hours to days. Breakout: Days. Let the regime guide you.
---
## FINAL THOUGHTS
This system gives you:
- ✅ Clear market context (regime)
- ✅ High-probability entries (confluence)
- ✅ Defined exits (automatic signals)
- ✅ Adaptable tactics (regime-specific)
- ✅ Backtestable results (strategy version)
**Success requires:**
- 📚 Understanding each regime
- 🎯 Following the signals
- 💪 Discipline to wait
- 🧠 Emotional control
- 📊 Proper risk management
**Start your journey:**
1. Load the indicator
2. Watch for 1 week (no trading)
3. Identify regime patterns
4. Paper trade for 1 month
5. Go live with small size
6. Scale up as you gain confidence
**Remember:** The market will always be here. There's no rush. Master one regime at a time, and you'll be profitable in all conditions!
Good luck! 🚀
Visible Range / POC / Volume / SNR Detector PROVisible Range POC & Volume SNR Detector PRO
Visible Range POC & Volume SNR Detector PRO is a professional-grade volume-based market structure tool designed to identify institutional Support & Resistance zones, Point of Control (POC), and Value Areas directly from the visible chart range.
This indicator goes beyond traditional swing highs and lows by analyzing real traded volume, revealing where large players are active, where price finds fair value, and where high-probability reactions are most likely to occur.
🔍 Core Features
📊 Visible Range Volume Profile
🔹Builds a full Volume Profile using only the visible chart range
🔹Splits price into configurable precision bins for maximum accuracy
🔹Detects true volume clusters instead of subjective price levels
🎯 Point of Control (POC)
🔹 Automatically identifies the highest-volume price level
🔹Acts as a magnet price where market participants agree on value
🔹Fully customizable line style, width, and color
🔹 Optional label with timeframe + price + volume (K / M / B)
📦 Value Area (VAH / VAL)
* Calculates Value Area High & Low around the POC
* Default **70% volume range** (institutional standard)
* Optional Value Area fill for clear fair-value visualization
* Helps distinguish **range conditions vs trending moves**
🧱 Volume-Based Support & Resistance Zones
🔹Automatically detects high-impact S&R zones from volume behavior
🔹Zones are visually classified by strength:
🔹 🟢 Strong
🔹 🟡 Medium
🔹 🔴 Weak
🔹Clean box rendering with customizable borders:
🔹 Solid / Dashed / Dotted
🔹 Zones extend dynamically into the future for planning trades
🔄 Dynamic Flip Logic (PRO Standard)
🔹 Advanced Dynamic Flip system:
🔹 Support ➜ Resistance after a breakdown
🔹Resistance ➜ Support after a breakout
🔹 Reflects real market structure shifts
🔹Eliminates outdated static levels
🔁 True Retest & Zone Intelligence
🔹Each zone includes detailed contextual data:
🔹🔄 True Retest Count (price leaves zone and comes back)
🔹⏳ Zone Age (minutes / hours / days)
🔹💪 Strength Classification
🔹🔁 Flip Status
🔹⏱️ Timeframe
🔹💲 Exact price level
🔹All information is displayed in a single clean label.
🔔 Smart Alerts System
🔹Never miss key interactions:
🔹🟢 Touch Alert — price enters a zone
🔹⬇️⬆️ Break Alert — zone failure or breakout
🔹🔄 Retest Alert — classic break & retest setup
Alerts trigger on confirmed bars to reduce noise and false signals.
📋 Professional Dashboard
🔹At-a-glance market overview:
🔹Total Support & Resistance zones
🔹🎯 POC level
🔹📦 VA High / VA Low
🔹💪 Strong / Medium / Weak zone distribution
🔹📍 Nearest Support & Resistance
🔹📏 Distance to key levels
🔹 🎨 Auto / Dark / Light theme support
🔹 📐 Adjustable size & position
Trendlines & SR ZonesIt's a comprehensive indicator (Pine Script v6) that represents two powerful technical analysis tools: automatic trendline detection based on pivot points and volume delta analysis with support/resistance zone identification. This overlay indicator helps traders identify potential trend directions and key price levels where significant buying or selling pressure has occurred.
Features: =
1. Price Trendlines
The indicator automatically identifies and draws trendlines based on pivot points, creating dynamic support and resistance levels.
Key Components:
Pivot Detection: Uses configurable left and right bars to identify significant pivot highs and lows
Trendline Filtering: Only draws downward-sloping resistance trendlines and upward-sloping support trendlines
Zone Creation: Creates filled zones around trendlines based on average price volatility
Automatic Management: Maintains only the 3 most recent significant trendlines to avoid chart clutter
Customization Options:
Left/Right Bars for Pivot: Adjust sensitivity of pivot detection (default: 10 bars each side)
Extension Length: Control how far trendlines extend past the second pivot (default: 50 bars)
Average Body Periods: Set the lookback period for volatility calculation (default: 100)
Tolerance Multiplier: Adjust the width of the trendline zones (default: 1.0)
Color Customization: Separate colors for high (resistance) and low (support) trendlines and their fills
2. Volume Delta % Bars
The indicator analyzes volume distribution across price levels to identify significant supply and demand zones.
Key Components:
Volume Profile Analysis: Divides the price range into rows and calculates volume delta at each level
Delta Visualization: Displays horizontal bars showing the percentage difference between buying and selling volume
Zone Identification: Automatically identifies the most significant supply and demand zones
Visual Integration: Connects volume delta bars with corresponding support/resistance zones on the price chart
Customization Options:
Lookback Period: Set the number of bars to analyze for volume (default: 200)
Price Rows: Control the granularity of the volume analysis (default: 50 rows)
Delta Sections: Adjust the number of horizontal delta bars displayed (default: 20)
Panel Appearance: Customize width, position, and direction of the delta panel
Zone Settings: Control the number of supply/demand zones and their extension (default: 3 zones)
How It Works-
Trendline Logic:
The script continuously scans for pivot highs and lows based on the specified left and right bars
When a pivot is detected, it creates a horizontal line at that price level
The script then looks for the previous pivot of the same type (high or low)
It connects these pivots with a trendline, extending it based on the user-specified setting
A parallel line is created to form a zone, with the distance based on average price volatility
The script filters out invalid trendlines (upward-sloping resistance and downward-sloping support). Only the 3 most recent trendlines are maintained to prevent chart clutter
Volume Delta Logic:
The script divides the price range over the lookback period into the specified number of rows
For each bar in the lookback period, it categorizes volume as bullish (close > open) or bearish (close < open). This volume is assigned to the appropriate price level based on the HLC3 price.
The price levels are grouped into sections, and the net delta (bullish - bearish volume) is calculated for each Horizontal bars are drawn to represent these delta percentages.
The most significant positive and negative deltas are identified and displayed as support and resistance zones. These zones are extended to the left on the price chart and connected to the delta panel with dotted lines.
Ideal Timeframes:
The indicator is versatile and can be used across multiple timeframes, but it performs optimally on specific timeframes depending on your trading style:
For Day Trading:
Optimal Timeframes: 15-minute to 1-hour charts
Why: These timeframes provide a good balance between noise reduction and sufficient volume data. The volume delta analysis is particularly effective on these timeframes as it captures intraday accumulation/distribution patterns while the trendlines remain reliable enough for intraday trading decisions.
For Swing Trading:
Optimal Timeframes: 1-hour to 4-hour charts
Why: These timeframes offer the best combination of reliable trendline formation and meaningful volume analysis. The trendlines on these timeframes are less prone to whipsaws, while the volume delta analysis captures multi-day trading sessions and institutional activity.
For Position Trading:
Optimal Timeframes: Daily and weekly charts
Why: On these higher timeframes, trendlines become extremely reliable as they represent significant market structure points. The volume delta analysis reveals longer-term accumulation and distribution patterns that can define major support and resistance zones for weeks or months.
Timeframe-Specific Adjustments:
Lower Timeframes (1-15 minutes):
Reduce left/right bars for pivots (5-8 bars)
Decrease lookback period for volume delta (50-100 bars)
Increase tolerance multiplier (1.2-1.5) to account for higher volatility
Higher Timeframes (Daily+):
Increase left/right bars for pivots (15-20 bars)
Extend lookback period for volume delta (300-500 bars)
Consider increasing the number of price rows (70-100) for more detailed volume analysis
Usage Guidelines-
For Trendline Analysis:
Use the trendlines as dynamic support and resistance levels
Price reactions at these levels can indicate potential trend continuation or reversal points
The filled zones around trendlines represent areas of price volatility or uncertainty
Consider the slope of the trendline as an indication of trend strength
For Volume Delta Analysis:
The horizontal delta bars show where buying or selling pressure has been concentrated
Green bars indicate areas where buying volume exceeded selling volume (demand)
Red bars indicate areas where selling volume exceeded buying volume (supply)
The highlighted supply and demand zones on the price chart represent significant price levels
These zones can act as future support or resistance areas as price revisits them
Customization Tips:
Trendline Sensitivity: Decrease left/right bars values to detect more pivots (more sensitive) or increase them for fewer, more significant pivots
Zone Width: Adjust the tolerance multiplier to make trendline zones wider or narrower based on your trading style
Volume Analysis: Increase the lookback period for a longer-term volume profile or decrease it for more recent activity
Visual Clarity: Adjust colors and transparency settings to match your chart theme and preferences
Conclusion:
This indicator provides traders with a comprehensive view of both trend dynamics and volume-based support/resistance levels. With these two analytical approaches, the indicator offers valuable insights for identifying potential entry and exit points, trend strength, and key price levels where significant market activity has occurred. The extensive customization options allow traders to adapt the indicator to various trading styles and timeframes, with optimal performance on 15-minute to daily charts depending on their trading horizon.
Chart Attached: NSE HINDZINC, EoD 12/12/25
DISCLAIMER: This information is provided for educational purposes only and should not be considered financial, investment, or trading advice. Please do boost if you like it. Happy Trading.
OBV + WaveTrend Volume Scalper [GratefulFutures]This script is a combination script of three different strategies that provides buy and sell signals based on the change of volume with momentum confirmations.
Sources used:
This script relies on the outstanding scripts of the great script writer LazyBear: LazyBear
The following scripts were used in this publication:
1. A modified "On-Balance Volume Oscillator" modified from LazyBear's original script:
2. Wavetrend Oscillator with crosses, Author: LazyBear
3. Squeeze Momentum Oscillator, Author: LazyBear
This script functions based on the following criteria being true:
1. On balance volume oscillator turning from negative to positive (buy) or positive to negative (sell)
2. Squeeze Momentum value is increasing (buy) or decreasing (sell)
3. Wavetrend 1 (wt1) is greater than wavetrend 2 (wt2) (buy)/ Wavetrend 1 (wt1) is less than wavetrend 2 (wt2) (sell)
By combining these factors the indicator is able to signal exactly when net buying turns to net selling (OBV) and when this change is most advantageous to continue based on the momentum and price action of the underlying asset (SQMOMO and Wavetrend).
This allows you to pair volume and price action for a powerful tool to identify where price will reverse or continue providing exceptional entries for short term trades, especially when combined with other aspects such as support and resistance, or volume profile.
How to use:
Simply adjust the settings to your preference and read the given signals as generated.
Settings
There are multiple ways to tune the signals generated. It is set standard for my preferred use on a 1 minute chart.
OBV Oscillator Settings
The first 4 dropdowns in the Inputs section tune the On Balance Volume Oscillator (OBVO) portion of the indicator. You can choose if you want it to calculate based on close, open, high, low, or other value.
The most impactful in the entire settings is going to be the length and smoothing of the OBVO EMA. Making this number lower increasing the sensitivity to changes in volume, making the signals come quicker but is more susceptible to quick fluctuations. A value of between (5-20) is reasonable for the OBVO EMA length. There is a separate smoothing factor titled OBV Smoothing Length and below that, OBV Smoothing Type , a value of (2) is standard with "SMA" for smoothing type with a value of between 2-10 being reasonable. You may also play with these values to see what you like for your trading style.
Wavetrend Settings
The next 3 options are to modify the wavetrend portion of the indicator. I do not modify these from standard, and feel that they work appropriately on all time frames at the following values: n1 length (10), n2 length (20), Wavetrend Signal SMA length (4)
Squeeze Momentum Settings
The following 5 options through the end modify the Squeeze momentum portion of the indicator. The only one that modifies the signals generated is the KC Length , Making this number lower increasing the sensitivity to changes in price action, making the signals come quicker but is more susceptible to quick fluctuations. A value of between (18-25) is reasonable for KC Length .
Style Setting
You may select if you want to see the buy and sell signals. The following 5 options Raw OBV Osc through Squeeze Momentum allow you to see where each specific requirement was met, posted as a vertical line, but for live use it is recommended to turn all of these vertical lines off and only use the buy and sell signals.
Time Frames:
While this script is most effective on shorter time frames (1 minute for scalping and daytrading) it is also viable to use it on longer timeframes, due to the nature of its components being independent of time frame.
Examples of use - (Green and red vertical lines are for visualization purpose and are not part of the script)
SPY 1 Minute (Factory Settings):
SPX 15 minutes (Factory Settings):
Considerations
This script is meant primarily for short term trading, trades on the basis of seconds to minutes primarily. While they can be a good indication of volume lining up with momentum, it is always wise to use them in combination with other factors such as support, resistance, market structure, volume levels, or the many other techniques out there...
As Always... Happy Trading.
-Not_A_Mad_Scientist (GreatfulFutures Trade University)
VB-MainLiteVB-MainLite – v1.0 Initial Release
Overview
VB-MainLite is a consolidated market-structure and execution framework designed to streamline decision-making into a single chart-level view. The script combines multi-timeframe trend, volatility, volume, and liquidity signals into one cohesive visual layer, reducing indicator clutter while preserving depth of information for active traders.
Core Architecture
Trend Backbone – EMA 200
Dedicated EMA 200 acts as the primary trend filter and higher-timeframe bias reference.
Serves as the “spine” of the system for contextualizing all secondary signals (swings, reversals, volume events, etc.).
Custom MA Suite (Envelope Ready)
Four configurable moving averages with flexible source, length, and smoothing.
Default configuration (preset idea: “8/89 Envelope”):
MA #1: EMA 8 on high
MA #2: EMA 8 on low
MA #3: EMA 89 on high
MA #4: EMA 89 on low
All four are disabled by default to keep the chart minimal. Users can toggle them on from the Custom MAs group for envelope or cloud-style configurations.
Nadaraya–Watson Smoother (Swing Framework)
Gaussian-kernel Nadaraya–Watson regression applied to price (hl2) to build a smooth synthetic curve.
Two layers of functionality:
Swing labels (▲ / ▼) at inflection points in the smoothed curve.
Optional curve line that visually tracks the turning structure over the last ~500 bars.
Designed to surface early swing potential before standard MAs react.
Hull Moving Average (Trend Overlay)
Optional Hull MA (HMA) for faster trend visualization.
Color-coded by slope (buy/sell bias).
Default: off to prevent overloading the chart; can be enabled under Hull MA settings.
Momentum, Exhaustion & Pattern Engine
CCI-Based Bar Coloring
CCI applied to close with configurable thresholds.
Overbought / oversold CCI zones map directly into candle coloring to visually highlight short-term momentum extremes.
RSI Top / Bottom Exhaustion Finder
RSI logic applied separately to high-driven (tops) and low-driven (bottoms) sequences.
Plots:
Top arrows where high-side RSI stretches into high-risk territory.
Bottom arrows where low-side RSI indicates exhaustion on the downside.
Useful as confluence around the Nadaraya swing turns and EMA 200 regime.
Engulfing + MA Trend Engine (“Fat Bull / Fat Bear”)
Detects bullish and bearish engulfing patterns, then combines them with MA trend cross logic.
Only when both pattern and MA regime align does the engine flag:
Fat Bull (Engulf + MA aligned long)
Fat Bear (Engulf + MA aligned short)
Candles are marked via conditional barcolor to highlight strong, structured shifts in control.
Fat Finger Detection (Wick Spikes / Stop Runs)
Identifies abnormal wick extensions relative to the prior bar’s body range with configurable tolerance.
Supports detection of potential liquidity grabs, stop runs, or “excess” that may precede reversals or mean-reversion behavior.
Volume & Liquidity Intelligence
Bull Snort (Aggressive Buy Spikes)
Flags events where:
Volume is significantly above the 50-period average, and
Price closes in the upper portion of the bar and above prior close.
Plots a labeled marker below the bar to indicate aggressive upside initiative by buyers.
Pocket Pivots (Accumulation Flags)
Compares current volume vs prior 10 sessions with a filter on prior “up” days.
Highlights pocket pivot days where current green candle volume outclasses recent down-day volumes, suggesting stealth accumulation.
Delta Volume Core (Directional Volume by Price)
Internal volume-by-price style engine over a user-defined lookback.
Splits volume into up-close and down-close buckets across dynamic price bins.
Feeds into S&R and ICT zone logic to quantify where buying vs selling pressure built up.
Structural Context: S&R and ICT Zones
S&R Power Channel
Computes local high/low band over a configurable lookback window.
Renders:
Upper and lower S&R channel lines.
Shaded support / resistance zones using boxes.
Adds Buy Power / Sell Power metrics based on the ratio of up vs down bars inside the window, displayed directly in the zone overlays.
Drops ◈ markers where price interacts dynamically with the top or bottom band, highlighting reaction points.
ICT-Style Premium / Discount & Macro Zones
Two tiered structures:
Local Premium / Discount zones over a shorter SR window.
Macro Premium / Discount zones over a longer macro window.
Each zone:
Uses underlying directional volume to annotate accumulation vs distribution bias.
Provides Delta Volume Bias shading in the mid-band region, visually encoding whether local power flows are net-buying or net-selling.
Enables traders to quickly see whether current trade location is in a local/macro discount or premium context while still respecting volume profile.
Positioning Intelligence: PCD (Stocks)
Position Cost Distribution (PCD) – Stocks Only
Available for stock symbols on intraday up to daily timeframe (≤ 1D).
Uses:
TOTAL_SHARES_OUTSTANDING fundamentals,
Daily OHLCV snapshot, and
A bucketed distribution engine
to approximate cost basis distribution across price.
Outputs:
Horizontal “PCD bars” to the right of current price, density-scaled by estimated share concentration.
Color-coding by profitability relative to current price (profitable vs unprofitable positions).
Labels for:
Current price
Average cost
Profit ratio (share % below current price)
90% cost range
70% cost range
Range overlap as a measure of clustering / concentration.
Multi-Timeframe Trend: Two-Pole Gaussian Dashboard
Two-Pole Gaussian Filter (Line + Cloud)
Smooths a user-selected source (default: close) using a two-pole Gaussian filter with tunable alpha.
Plots:
A thin Gaussian trend line, and
A thick Gaussian “cloud” line with transparency, colored by slope vs past (offsetG).
Functions as a responsive trend backbone that is more sensitive than EMA 200 but less noisy than raw price.
Multi-Timeframe Gaussian Dashboard
Evaluates Gaussian trend direction across up to six timeframes (e.g., 1H / 2H / 4H / Daily / Weekly).
Renders a compact bottom-right table:
Header: symbol + overall bias arrow (up / down) based on average trend alignment.
Row of colored cells per timeframe (green for uptrend, magenta for downtrend) with human-readable TF labels (e.g., “60M”, “4H”, “1D”).
Gives an immediate read on whether intraday, swing, and higher-timeframe flows are aligned or fragmented.
Default Configuration & Usage Guidance
Default state after adding the script:
Enabled by default:
EMA 200 trend backbone
Nadaraya–Watson swing labels and curve
CCI bar coloring
RSI top/bottom arrows
Fat Bull / Fat Bear engine
Bull Snort & Pocket Pivots
S&R Power Channel
ICT Local + Macro zones
Two-pole Gaussian line + cloud + dashboard
PCD engine for stocks (auto-active where data is available)
Disabled by default (opt-in):
Custom MA suite (4x MAs, preset as EMA 8/8/89/89)
Hull MA overlay
How traders can use VB-MainLite in practice:
Use EMA 200 + Gaussian dashboard to define top-down directional bias and avoid trading directly against multi-TF trend.
Use Nadaraya swing labels, RSI exhaustion arrows, and CCI bar colors to time entries within that higher-timeframe bias.
Use Fat Bull / Fat Bear events as structured confirmation that both pattern and MA regime have flipped in the same direction.
Use Bull Snort, Pocket Pivots, and S&R / ICT zones to align execution with liquidity, volume, and location (premium vs discount).
On stocks, use PCD as a positioning map to understand trapped supply, support zones near crowded cost basis, and where profit-taking is likely.
z8u Daily & Weekly Key Levels (Extended)1. OVERVIEW
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The "Daily & Weekly Key Levels" indicator is a charting tool designed to
visualize critical auction market structures. It overlays automated
historical price data (Previous Day/Week Highs and Lows) with manual
inputs for Volume Profile levels (VAH, VAL, POC) and Institutional
"Kickoff" levels.
It is designed to replicate specific institutional styling, allowing
traders to see where the market is balancing relative to previous sessions.
2. FEATURES
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Automated Lookback:
Automatically calculates previous Day's High/Low/Settlement and
previous Week's High/Low.
Hybrid Input System:
Allows manual entry for data points that require specific feed
accuracy (Value Area High, Value Area Low, POC).
Clean Charting:
Manual levels default to '0.0'. If no price is entered in the
settings, the lines remain invisible to keep the chart clean.
Custom Styling:
Colors and line weights are pre-configured to match standard
Volume Profile aesthetics.
4. CONFIGURATION (INPUTS TAB)
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To see the Volume Profile and Kickoff lines, you must enter prices
manually in the indicator settings.
1. Double-click the indicator line on the chart (or the gear icon).
2. Go to the "Inputs" tab.
3. Enter the price levels for the current session:
- Yesterday's Value Area High Price
- Yesterday's VPOC Price
- Yesterday's Value Area Low Price
- Weekly Kickoff Low Price
- Weekly Kickoff High Price
*Note: If you leave a value as 0.0, that specific line will not be drawn.*
5. COLOR LEGEND (STYLE TAB)
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The lines are color-coded as follows:
Last Week's High
Yesterday's High
Yesterday's Value Area High (VAH)
Yesterday's VPOC (Volume Point of Control)
Settlement (Previous Close)
Yesterday's Value Area Low (VAL)
Yesterday's Low
Weekly Kickoff Low
Weekly Kickoff High
Last Week's Low
6. DISCLAIMER
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This tool is for informational and educational purposes only. It does not
constitute financial advice. Trading futures and financial markets
involves substantial risk of loss.
14 minutes ago
Release Notes
UPDATE
*Added Extend Levels to the Right Toggle
Pso VP 2.0This indicator provides an advanced volume analysis tool that visualizes trading activity across different price levels and automatically identifies key support and resistance zones.
How It Works:
The Volume Profile analyzes historical price and volume data within a specified lookback period, distributing volume across horizontal price levels. Unlike traditional volume indicators that show volume over time, this tool displays volume at price, revealing where the most significant trading activity has occurred.
The algorithm:
Divides the price range into customizable horizontal bars (bins)
Calculates and accumulates volume for each price level
Identifies high-volume nodes that often act as support or resistance levels
Uses percentile filtering to highlight the most significant trading areas
Key Features:
Automatic S/R Detection: Uses volume percentile filtering to identify the most significant price levels
Dynamic Support/Resistance Lines: Automatically draws horizontal black lines at high-volume areas that typically act as price magnets or barriers
Customizable Parameters: Full control over lookback period, number of price bars, percentile thresholds, profile width, opacity, and line projections
Clean Aesthetic: Monochrome design for professional chart presentation
Quant RSIQuant RSI MTF - Professional Multi-Timeframe RSI Analysis
A sophisticated RSI indicator built for serious traders who need more than basic overbought and oversold levels. This tool combines advanced filtering techniques with multi-timeframe analysis to give you a clearer picture of momentum across different time horizons.
What Makes This Different
Most RSI indicators use simple moving averages that lag behind price action. This version uses Laguerre filtering, which is a mathematical technique that reduces lag while maintaining smooth signals. The result is an RSI that responds faster to genuine momentum shifts without getting whipped around by noise.
The system monitors five different timeframes simultaneously, checking whether momentum is aligned or diverging across short-term, medium-term, and long-term perspectives. When all timeframes agree on direction, you have significantly higher probability setups. When they disagree, you know to be cautious.
Core Features
The indicator calculates three separate RSI values using different lookback periods - short, medium, and long term. Each one serves a specific purpose. The short-term catches quick reversals, the medium-term identifies swing trading opportunities, and the long-term keeps you aware of the bigger trend.
Dynamic threshold adjustment is built in based on ATR volatility measurements. During high volatility periods, the overbought and oversold levels automatically expand because extreme readings become more common. During low volatility, the thresholds tighten up. This prevents you from getting false signals just because market conditions changed.
Volume confirmation is integrated into every signal. The system analyzes volume delta to determine whether price movements are supported by actual buying or selling pressure. A divergence between RSI and volume often signals weak momentum that is likely to reverse.
Advanced divergence detection goes beyond basic hidden and regular divergences. The system calculates divergence strength as a percentage, so you know which setups have the most potential. A weak divergence barely worth noting gets scored low, while a major divergence with significant price-RSI separation scores high.
Signal Intelligence
Every potential signal gets assigned a confidence score from 0 to 100. This score factors in trend strength, momentum, volume confirmation, divergence presence, ADX readings, and timeframe alignment. A score above 70 means all the pieces are in place. Below 40 means something important is missing.
The indicator calculates ADX automatically to measure trend strength. Even if RSI shows oversold conditions, a weak ADX reading suggests the market is ranging and mean reversion might not work. Strong ADX with extreme RSI readings often produces the best setups.
Market condition classification tells you whether you are in a strong bull trend, bear trend, pullback, sideways chop, or volatility expansion phase. Each condition requires different trading approaches, and the indicator adapts its signals accordingly.
Volatility Analysis
Real-time volatility state monitoring shows you whether volatility is exploding, expanding, stable, or contracting. Contracting volatility often precedes big moves. Exploding volatility suggests you should reduce position size or stay out entirely.
The system compares current volatility to historical levels using percentile rankings. If current ATR is in the 90th percentile, you know volatility is unusually high even if you have not traded this asset before.
Volume profile approximation analyzes where volume is accumulating at different price levels. While not as detailed as true market profile software, it gives you insight into support and resistance zones based on actual trading activity.
What This Indicator Does Well
The Laguerre filtering genuinely reduces lag compared to standard RSI. You will notice signals forming 1-3 bars earlier than traditional RSI implementations, which can make a significant difference in fast-moving markets.
Multi-timeframe confluence is calculated automatically instead of forcing you to manually switch between charts. When all five timeframes align, the visual confirmation is immediate and the probability of success increases dramatically.
Dynamic threshold adjustment based on volatility is something most RSI indicators lack entirely. This prevents you from taking low-probability trades just because RSI hit 30 or 70 during unusual market conditions.
Volume integration with every signal helps filter out weak setups. RSI might show oversold, but if volume delta is negative and selling pressure continues, the indicator knows not to generate a buy signal.
Divergence strength calculation goes beyond just marking divergences with arrows. Knowing that a divergence has 75% strength versus 20% strength completely changes how you should trade it.
The ADX integration prevents you from trying to trade reversals in ranging markets where mean reversion strategies fail. ADX below 20 with extreme RSI readings typically results in continued chop rather than reversals.
What This Indicator Does Not Do Well
The multi-timeframe data requests can cause slight delays on lower-end computers or slow internet connections. If you are running multiple indicators simultaneously, you might notice brief calculation lags.
Divergence detection requires at least 10-15 bars of history to identify pivot points accurately. On brand new charts or immediately after timeframe changes, divergence signals may be absent for several bars.
The Laguerre filtering, while reducing lag, can occasionally produce false signals during extreme volatility spikes like news releases or market opens. The smoothing cannot completely eliminate noise during truly chaotic conditions.
Dynamic thresholds work well most of the time but can occasionally adapt too slowly during rapid volatility regime changes. If ATR suddenly doubles, it might take 5-10 bars for the thresholds to fully adjust.
The indicator uses significant processing power with five timeframe requests plus all the calculations for volatility, volume analysis, divergences, and signal scoring. On very low timeframes like 1-second or tick charts, this could cause performance issues.
There is no built-in backtesting functionality. You can see historical signals on the chart, but you cannot generate statistical performance reports without exporting data and analyzing it separately.
Best Use Cases
This indicator excels for scalpers and day traders who need fast, reliable RSI signals with proper context. The reduced lag from Laguerre filtering combined with volume confirmation catches reversals quickly enough to matter on 1-5 minute charts.
Swing traders benefit from the multi-timeframe alignment feature. Before entering a multi-day position, you can verify that momentum is aligned across your entry timeframe, swing timeframe, and position timeframe. This significantly improves win rates.
Range traders can use the dynamic thresholds and volatility analysis to identify when markets are coiling up for breakout moves. Contracting volatility with neutral RSI readings often precedes the best trending moves.
The divergence detection with strength calculations makes this valuable for reversal traders. Instead of taking every divergence, you can filter for only high-strength divergences above 60% for better risk-reward setups.
What This Is Not
This is not a standalone trading system. It provides momentum analysis and signal quality scoring, but you still need proper risk management, position sizing, and confluence with price action or other technical factors.
This is not a high-frequency trading tool. While the Laguerre filtering reduces lag, it is not designed for sub-second timeframes or algorithmic trading where microseconds matter.
This is not a volatility prediction system. It measures current and recent volatility states, but it cannot forecast whether volatility will expand or contract in the future beyond basic statistical tendencies.
This is not a replacement for understanding market structure. RSI divergences and extreme readings mean different things at major support and resistance versus in the middle of nowhere. You need context.
Technical Details Worth Knowing
The Laguerre filter uses a gamma parameter that you can adjust. Higher gamma values (0.8-0.9) produce smoother lines with more lag. Lower values (0.5-0.6) respond faster but with more noise. The default of 0.7 balances both reasonably well.
The three RSI lengths serve different purposes. The 5-period catches very short-term momentum for scalping. The 14-period is standard for swing trading. The 21-period keeps you aligned with longer-term trends. You can adjust these based on your trading timeframe.
ATR normalization divides current ATR by a 50-period moving average of ATR. This creates a volatility factor that adjusts thresholds dynamically. When volatility doubles, overbought might move from 70 to 85 automatically.
Volume delta is calculated as volume times the percentage where price closed within the bar's range. An up-close at the high gets full positive delta. A down-close at the low gets full negative delta. This approximates buying and selling pressure without tick data.
Signal strength scoring uses weighted factors. Trend direction gets 30% weight, momentum gets 20%, volume confirmation 15%, divergence presence 15%, ADX strength 10%, and timeframe alignment 10%. This creates a 0-100 composite score.
ADX calculation uses the standard Wilder smoothing method with directional movement indicators. The trend classification shows whether bulls or bears have control, while the strength rating (weak, moderate, strong, extreme) tells you how much conviction is behind the move.
Final Assessment
This is a well-designed RSI indicator that adds genuine value beyond what basic RSI provides. The Laguerre filtering works as advertised for lag reduction. The multi-timeframe analysis saves time and provides clarity. The dynamic thresholds adapt intelligently to changing volatility.
The signal scoring system is particularly useful because it prevents you from chasing low-quality setups. A 35% confidence score tells you immediately that something is wrong with the trade even if RSI looks tempting.
However, this is definitely not a beginner indicator. There are a lot of moving parts and the learning curve is real. You need to understand RSI basics, divergences, volume analysis, and volatility regimes to use this effectively. Someone new to trading would be overwhelmed.
For experienced traders who already understand momentum indicators and want more sophisticated analysis, this is legitimately valuable. The combination of features is not commonly found in free indicators, and the implementation quality is solid.
The main limitation is that it is still just an RSI indicator at its core. No amount of filtering, multi-timeframe analysis, or scoring can overcome the fundamental limitations of oscillator-based trading. You need confluence with price action, support and resistance, and proper market context.
If you trade primarily based on momentum and reversals, this indicator provides most of what you would need in one package. If you are a pure price action trader or trend follower, this probably would not change your approach significantly.
Overall, this is a 7.5 out of 10 indicator. It does what it claims to do well, adds meaningful improvements over basic RSI, and provides useful analysis tools. It is not revolutionary, but it is a solid professional-grade tool for the right type of trader.
CVD TrendlineHere's a natural description for TradingView:
CVD-Enhanced Multi-Filter Trendline - Institutional Grade Trend System
WHAT IT DOES
This is an institutional-grade trend indicator that combines Cumulative Volume Delta analysis with advanced signal processing filters. It plots a dynamic trendline on your chart that adapts to buying and selling pressure in real-time, surrounded by a pressure-sensitive cloud that changes opacity based on order flow intensity.
The core innovation here is the integration of CVD (the difference between buying and selling volume) directly into the trend calculation. This means the trendline doesn't just follow price - it follows the money. When smart money is accumulating or distributing, you'll see it in the line movement and cloud behavior before it's obvious in price action.
KEY FEATURES
Three Professional Filter Modes - Choose between Standard (Ehlers filters), Kalman (predictive HFT-style), or Butterworth (signal processing). Each has different characteristics for lag versus smoothness.
Advanced CVD Calculation - Uses intrabar analysis when available to accurately measure buying versus selling pressure within each candle. Falls back to basic CVD on higher timeframes.
Laguerre Integration - Combines Laguerre RSI with CVD momentum for a unique blend that catches both momentum shifts and volume flow changes.
Pressure Heatmap Cloud - The cloud around the trendline darkens when buying or selling pressure intensifies. Think of it as a visual intensity meter.
Divergence Detection - Automatically spots when price makes a new high but CVD doesn't confirm, or vice versa. These are your early warning signals.
Zero-Lag Options - Multiple tools to reduce lag including Ehlers Instantaneous Trendline and Super Smoother filters.
UNDERSTANDING THE FILTER MODES
This is where the indicator gets interesting. You have three completely different approaches to smoothing and processing the signal.
Standard Mode - Uses the original Ehlers-based filters. This is proven and reliable. Good balance between smoothness and responsiveness. If you're new to this indicator, start here.
Kalman Filter Mode - This is what high-frequency trading firms use. It's a 2-state filter that tracks both position and velocity, which means it can actually predict where price is headed. It catches turns AS they happen, not after. The tradeoff is it can be a bit twitchy in choppy conditions. Best for active trading and scalping.
Butterworth Filter Mode - Borrowed from professional signal processing. This filter has a "maximally flat" frequency response, which means it removes noise without distorting the signal. Think of it like a high-quality audio filter. Best for swing trading and higher timeframes where you want maximum noise rejection.
HOW THE CVD INTEGRATION WORKS
Traditional trendlines only look at price. This one incorporates CVD, which measures the battle between buyers and sellers. When CVD is positive and rising, it adds upward pressure to the trendline. When CVD is negative and falling, it adds downward pressure.
The result is a trendline that can start turning before price does. If smart money is selling into a rally, CVD goes negative and the trendline will start to flatten or turn down even if price is still rising. That's your early exit signal.
The indicator uses intrabar analysis when possible, which means on lower timeframes it can see the buying and selling that happens within each candle. This is way more accurate than just looking at whether the candle closed green or red.
HOW TO USE IT
The Trendline - When it's lime green and rising, look for long opportunities. When it's purple and falling, look for shorts. The color changes based on slope direction with hysteresis, so it won't flip back and forth on every minor wiggle.
The Cloud - This is your volatility and pressure buffer. In strong trends, price will bounce off the cloud edges. When price breaks through the cloud against the trend, that's often a reversal warning.
Cloud Opacity - This is unique and important. When the cloud is dark and opaque, pressure is intense. When it's faded and transparent, pressure is weak. Dark cloud in a trend = strong conviction. Faded cloud = weak trend or transition zone.
Divergences - The indicator automatically detects when price and CVD disagree. These divergence points are often where reversals start. Watch for price making new highs with the cloud fading and CVD showing weakness.
The Dashboard - Upper right corner shows you what mode you're in, CVD status, volume pressure percentage, trend direction, and intensity tier. Glance at this before taking any trade.
SETTINGS BREAKDOWN
Filter Mode - This is your first decision. Standard for balanced, Kalman for aggressive/scalping, Butterworth for smooth/swing trading.
Laguerre Gamma - Lower values (0.2-0.4) are more responsive, higher values (0.6-0.8) are smoother. Default 0.5 is a good starting point.
CVD Lookback - How many bars to use for CVD normalization. Lower values (10-15) for faster markets, higher values (25-30) for slower markets.
ATR Multiplier - Controls cloud width. Higher values give you more breathing room, lower values keep the cloud tight.
Cloud Width Multiplier - Another way to control cloud size. 0.5 is default. Increase if the cloud is too tight, decrease if it's too wide.
Pressure Amplification - Makes the heatmap effect more dramatic. Higher values mean you'll see darker clouds sooner. Default 1.5 is good.
Heatmap Tiers - How many distinct opacity levels. Lower numbers (3-5) make transitions more visible, higher numbers (7-10) make it smoother.
KALMAN FILTER SETTINGS EXPLAINED
If you choose Kalman mode, you get extra controls:
Measurement Noise - This is your responsiveness dial. Lower (0.2-0.3) for scalping and fast response. Higher (0.4-0.5) for swing trading and stability.
Process Noise - Model uncertainty. Higher values let it adapt faster to volatility. Use 0.03-0.04 in crypto or volatile markets, 0.02-0.025 in stocks.
Velocity Prediction - This is the magic. It's how far ahead the Kalman filter looks. 0.6 means it's showing you where price is likely to be 60% of the way into the next bar. For scalping, 0.5-0.7 is optimal. For swing trading, drop it to 0.3-0.4.
Show Velocity Vector - Turn this on to see a small line showing where the Kalman filter thinks price is heading. Useful for learning how it works.
BEST PRACTICES
Start with Standard mode and default settings. Get comfortable with how the indicator behaves before experimenting with Kalman or Butterworth.
Watch the intensity tier in the dashboard. Trades taken when intensity is 4/5 or 5/5 tend to have better follow-through than trades at 1/5 or 2/5.
Use the cloud as your stop loss guide. If you're long and price closes through the lower cloud boundary, consider exiting or tightening stops.
Pay attention to cloud color transitions. When the cloud is dark purple in a downtrend or dark lime in an uptrend, that's high-conviction movement. Faded clouds mean weak hands.
Don't ignore divergences. When the dashboard shows CVD negative but price is rising, or CVD positive but price is falling, be cautious. The trend might be running on fumes.
In Kalman mode, watch the velocity indicators in the dashboard. Double up arrows (⬆⬆) mean strong acceleration. That's momentum you can trade.
PROS
Multi-dimensional analysis - Combines price, volume, momentum, and pressure in one clean visual.
Professional-grade filters - You're using the same math that HFT firms and aerospace engineers use.
Early turn detection - The CVD integration lets you spot reversals before they're obvious in price.
Highly customizable - Three completely different filter modes plus dozens of settings to dial it in for your style.
Intrabar precision - When available, the advanced CVD calculation gives you institutional-level order flow data.
Visual clarity - The pressure heatmap makes it obvious when conviction is high versus when it's weak.
Works on all markets - Stocks, crypto, forex, futures. The math is universal.
CONS
Complexity overload - There are a lot of settings. It can be overwhelming for beginners. Start with defaults and change one thing at a time.
Kalman can be twitchy - In Kalman mode with aggressive settings, you might get false signals in choppy conditions. It's optimized for trending markets.
Requires volume data - The CVD calculations need reliable volume. On some forex pairs or exotic instruments, volume data is unreliable or unavailable.
Computational load - With advanced CVD and Kalman filtering running, this indicator does a lot of math. You might see lag on older devices or with many indicators loaded.
Learning curve - Understanding the difference between the filter modes and how to optimize settings takes time and experimentation.
Not a standalone system - This shows you the trend and pressure, but you still need to decide entries, exits, and risk management.
TIPS FROM MY TESTING
The indicator shines on the 5-minute to 1-hour timeframes for day trading. For swing trading, it works well on 4-hour to daily.
In Kalman mode with velocity prediction at 0.6, I've found the best entries are when the trendline turns AND the intensity tier is at least 3/5. Those setups have conviction.
Standard mode is actually excellent for beginners despite being called "standard." It's stable and reliable.
Butterworth mode is underrated for swing trading. The noise rejection is phenomenal on daily charts.
The CVD intrabar precision setting matters. On 5-minute charts, use "Covering less chart bars" for precision. On hourly charts, use "Covering some chart bars" for coverage.
Watch for cloud squeezes. When the cloud gets very narrow and then starts expanding with darkening opacity, that's often the start of a big move.
Divergence detection is most reliable on 15-minute and above timeframes. Below that, you get too many false divergences.
COMBINING WITH OTHER TOOLS
This pairs beautifully with any oscillator. Use this for trend direction and the cloud for context, then use RSI or MACD to time exact entries.
Volume profile works great with this. The CVD shows you buying versus selling pressure, volume profile shows you where the fighting is happening.
Use a higher timeframe version for bias. If the 1-hour chart is lime with 5/5 intensity, take only longs on the 5-minute chart.
Support and resistance zones become more powerful when combined with cloud bounces. If price bounces off the cloud AT a key level, that's a high-probability setup.
UNDERSTANDING THE DASHBOARD
Filter - Shows which mode you're in. Kalman displays as KALMAN in aqua, Butterworth as BUTTER in yellow, Standard in gray.
CVD Mode - Shows ADVANCED if intrabar analysis is working, BASIC if it's using fallback. Advanced is more accurate.
CVD - Shows whether cumulative volume delta is positive or negative. This is your order flow direction.
Vol Pressure - Percentage showing buying versus selling pressure right now. Positive means more buying, negative means more selling.
Trend - Current trend direction. BULL or BEAR.
Intensity - Shows the current pressure tier and, in Kalman mode, velocity arrows. This is your conviction meter.
ALERT SYSTEM
The indicator fires alerts when the trend changes from bullish to bearish or vice versa. These are clean alerts with hysteresis built in, so you won't get spammed during sideways chop.
This indicator represents a significant amount of research into institutional-level trend detection. It's not simple, but it's powerful. The combination of CVD integration and professional filter modes gives you an edge that basic moving averages can't provide.
The key is choosing the right filter mode for your trading style and timeframe. Kalman for aggressive scalping, Butterworth for smooth swinging, Standard for reliable balance.
Take the time to understand how the pressure heatmap works. That fading and darkening of the cloud is telling you something important about market conviction. Strong trends have dark clouds. Weak trends or reversals have faded clouds.
Backtest it thoroughly on your markets. Every instrument has its own personality. What works on ES futures might need adjustment for Bitcoin or EUR/USD.
This is a professional tool. Treat it seriously, learn it properly, and it can give you insights that most retail traders never see.
Crypto Schlingel - PVSRA POC EMA Suite v5.903The Chart Indicator Suite combines a wide range of powerful tools that help traders accurately analyze market structures, volatility, and key price zones. With indicators such as POC, pivot points, EMAs, VWAP, Bollinger Bands, and important market levels such as yesterday/weekly high & low, daily open, psy high/low, and ADR, the suite offers a comprehensive overview of trends and market behavior. Supplemented by pvsra candles, long candle detection, and the display of relevant stock market opening hours, it reliably supports traders in making informed trading decisions.
Indicators are configurable
All of the indicators mentioned are fully configurable and can be flexibly adapted to individual trading strategies. Users can freely adjust parameters, display types, and sensitivities to highlight exactly the market information that is relevant to their personal trading style.
The individual fields in the configuration are self-explanatory or are explained in a toolbar, so that the possible settings become clear.
POC
The Point of Control (POC) is a central concept in market profile and volume profile analysis and plays an important role in technical chart analysis. Here is a detailed description of its usefulness and significance:
Definition
The point of control (POC) is the price level at which the most trading volume has taken place within a certain period of time.
It therefore shows the price at which buyers and sellers were most active – the center of market interest.
📊 Use and significance in chart analysis
1. Central support and resistance zone
Since the largest volume was traded at the POC, this price is considered a “fair zone” or equilibrium price.
The market often reacts strongly to the POC:
Above the POC → potential resistance if the price is coming from below.
Below the POC → potential support if the price is falling from above.
Example: If the price returns to the POC, this can be an entry opportunity for traders betting on a market reaction.
2. Interpretation of market acceptance
A price range with high volume (including POC) shows where the market has accepted a fair value.
Low volume, on the other hand, indicates rejection or disinterest.
→ The POC therefore helps to distinguish between accepted price zones and transition areas.
PIVOT POINTS
Pivot points are predefined price levels calculated from the previous day's price data (or a previous time unit).
They help traders identify potential support and resistance zones for the current trading day (or period).
Benefits of pivot points in chart analysis
1. Determining support and resistance areas
The calculated pivot levels (P, S1, S2, R1, R2, etc.) show where the market is likely to react:
Supports (S1, S2, S3) → possible downward turning points.
Resistance (R1, R2, R3) → possible upward turning points.
These zones are often observed by many traders at the same time, making them self-fulfilling marks.
2. Trend determination and market sentiment
If the market opens above the pivot (P) and remains there → signals buying pressure.
If the market trades below the pivot (P) → signals selling pressure.
A break above R1 or below S1 may indicate a strong trend day.
EMA Exponential Moving Average
The EMA is the exponentially weighted moving average of a price.
It shows the average price of a security over a certain period of time, weighted according to recency – that is:
👉 more recent price data has more influence than older data.
This distinguishes it from the simple moving average (SMA), in which all values are weighted equally.
Benefits of the EMA in chart analysis -> Identifying trends
The EMA reacts more quickly to price changes than the SMA and is therefore ideal for:
Identifying trend reversals at an early stage
Confirming trend directions
👉 Rising EMA → Upward trend
👉 Falling EMA → Downward trend
Traders often use combinations such as:
EMA 50 / EMA 200 → Long-term trends
SIGNIFICANCE OF HIGHS AND LOWS
The daily high, daily low, weekly high, and weekly low are objective price zones that show:
Where the market bought (high) or sold (low) the most, and where supply and demand reached their extremes in the past period.
These levels often act as magnetic price zones in ongoing trading, where traders react (entry, profit-taking, or stop setting).
🎯 Use of yesterday's high and low (previous day high/low)
🔹Support and resistance levels
Yesterday's high often acts as resistance when the price comes from below.
Yesterday's low becomes support when the price falls from above.
➡️ Traders watch these levels closely to trade breakouts or reversals.
EMA 9 / EMA 20 → Short-term movements
🎯 Benefits of weekly highs and lows (Weekly High/Low)
Important structural markers in the higher time frame
Weekly highs and lows show medium to long-term market structure.
They are often considered stronger supports/resistances than daily levels.
➡️ For example, if the price breaks above the weekly high, this usually signals institutional interest and may indicate a continuation of the trend.
➡️ Conversely, failure to break above a weekly high may indicate market weakness or a reversal.
DAILY OPEN
The Daily Open is the price at which trading begins on a new day.
It marks the first price after the close of the previous trading session.
👉 In many markets (e.g., Forex, index futures, crypto), this is the starting point of daily price movement, where market direction and sentiment realign.
🎯 Benefits of the Daily Open in chart analysis
Direction indicator (daily bias)
The Daily Open serves as a neutral center line for the current trading day.
Traders use it to assess the market direction (bias):
Price above the Daily Open → bullish day (buyers dominate)
Price below the daily open → bearish day (sellers dominate)
📈 → If the daily open is broken and held above, this indicates upward momentum.
📉 → If it is broken below, this signals weakness.
This simple observation helps traders trade with the daily trend rather than against it.
STOCK MARKET OPENING HOURS
Every major stock exchange has defined trading hours during which institutional capital is active.
Examples (CET):
Asia (Tokyo/ Hong Kong) 1:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Europe (London/Frankfurt) 08:00 – 17:30
USA (New York) 15:30 – 22:00
Market dynamics change significantly during these time windows, as volume, liquidity, and volatility fluctuate depending on the session.
📈 Benefits in chart analysis
🔹Recognizing volatility and liquidity phases
At the start of a session (e.g., 9:00 a.m. in Frankfurt or 3:30 p.m. in New York), trading volume rises sharply.
This results in strong movements, often with changes in direction or breakouts.
👉 These phases are particularly suitable for:
Breakout strategies
Volume or momentum trades
Example:
If an index (e.g., DAX or S&P 500) reacts strongly at the US opening, this indicates institutional activity that may shape the rest of the day.
PSY HIGH AND PSY LOW
Psy High and Psy Low stand for:
Psychological High → the psychologically significant upper price level of a particular range
Psychological Low → the psychologically significant lower price level
These are often round numbers or striking price zones that market participants unconsciously use as a guide.
Examples:
For EUR/USD: 1.0500, 1.1000, 1.1500
For DAX: 17,000, 17,500, 18,000
For BTC/USD: 60,000, 65,000, 70,000
Traders also refer to such levels as “big figures” or “round numbers.”
📊 Why are psy levels so important?
Because they are based on human perception and market psychology:
👉 People think in round numbers, not in decimals such as 1.1037 or 17.264.
That's why:
Private investors often place their stop losses or take profits just above or below these levels, Institutional traders place large limit orders in these zones, and Algorithms react to the liquidity created there.
→ This results in increased volume, reaction patterns, and price movements at these levels.
ADR (Average Daily Range)
The ADR measures the average daily trading range of a market over a specific period of time – i.e., how many points, pips, or dollars the price typically moves per day.
Example:
If the DAX has moved an average of 180 points per day over the last 14 days, the ADR(14) = 180.
🎯 The benefits of ADR in chart analysis
🔹 Assessment of daily volatility
The ADR shows how much a market typically moves per day.
→ This allows you to see whether the current day is more volatile or calmer than normal.
Interpretation – Meaning
Current range < ADR
→ Market is still moving within normal limits → Potential for further movement
Current range ≈ ADR
→ Daily target largely achieved → lower probability of significant expansion
Current range > ADR
→ Market overextended → increased probability of correction or consolidation
👉 This helps you to plan entries, price targets, and stops realistically.
VWAP (Volume Weighted Average Price)
The VWAP is the volume-weighted average price of a security for a specific period of time – usually per day.
👉 Unlike a simple moving average (e.g., EMA), the VWAP takes into account how much was actually traded – not just where the price was.
It therefore reflects the fair market value, taking into account the trading volume.
🎯 Benefits of VWAP in chart analysis
🔹 Determining the fair average price
The VWAP shows where the majority of the trading volume took place – i.e., the price that the majority of market participants actually paid.
➡️ This is the “fair price of the day.”
Price above VWAP → buyers dominate (bullish)
Price below VWAP → sellers dominate (bearish)
This information is particularly valuable for determining the intraday bias (direction of the day).
BOLLINGER BANDS
Bollinger Bands consist of three lines based on a moving average (usually SMA 20):
Middle band:
→ usually the 20-period SMA (simple moving average)
Upper band:
→ SMA + (2 × standard deviation)
Lower band:
→ SMA − (2 × standard deviation)
👉 This means that the bands “breathe” with volatility – they widen when the market is volatile and contract when the market is calm.
🎯 The benefits of Bollinger Bands in chart analysis
🔹 Measuring market volatility
The main function of Bollinger Bands is to visualize the volatility of a market:
Wide bands → high volatility → strong movement/trend phase
Narrow bands → low volatility → calm market/consolidation
📈 When the bands contract sharply (“Bollinger squeeze”) → often a harbinger of an impending breakout.
KAMA
The KAMA was developed by Perry J. Kaufman.
Unlike normal moving averages such as SMA or EMA, it dynamically adjusts its smoothing to market conditions:
Low volatility / strong trend → reacts faster to price movements
High volatility / sideways movement → reacts slower, reduces false signals
The core idea: adaptability instead of rigid smoothing.
🎯 Benefits of KAMA in chart analysis
🔹 Filtering out market noise
KAMA smooths out unnecessary price fluctuations (noise) that many normal indicators mistakenly interpret as signals.
➡️ This minimizes false signals in sideways phases, while real trends remain visible.
EXTRA LARGE WICKS
A wick (or wick) is the thin line above or below the candle body:
Top → Highest price during the period
Bottom → Lowest price during the period
Long wick → Significant rejection of the price at this extreme zone
Example: A long upper wick means that the price rose high but was then pushed back sharply.
🎯 Benefits of long wicks in chart analysis
🔹 Recognizing rejections and resistance
Long upper wick: Sellers did not allow the higher price → possible downward reversal
Long lower wick: Buyers defended the lower price → possible upward reversal
💡 The market “speaks” through these wicks: It shows where buyers or sellers are not giving in any further.
Cumulative Delta_Effort vs Result_immy**Cumulative Delta Oscillator\_effort**
This script creates a “Cumulative Delta Effort vs Result” oscillator, a custom indicator designed to measure the balance between buying and selling pressure (Effort) versus actual price movement (Result).
**How It Works**
Delta Volume: Measures aggressive buying vs selling per candle.
Cumulative Delta: Tracks net buying/selling pressure over time.
Effort vs Result: Compares volume delta (effort) to price movement (result).
Oscillator: Highlights divergence between effort and result, useful for spotting absorption (high effort, low result) and exhaustion (low effort, high result).
Histogram: Visual cue for accumulation/distribution zones.
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This indicator combines volume delta (effort) and price movement (result), so it tells you how efficiently volume is moving price — a concept sometimes called effort vs. result analysis in Wyckoff or volume–spread analysis (VSA).
🔍 Concept Summary
Effort (delta volume) = how much buying/selling pressure is there (volume side).
Result (price change) = how much that effort moves price (price side).
Oscillator (Effort − Result) = how much “extra” effort is not producing movement — often showing absorption or exhaustion.
📈 How to Interpret the Signals
1\. Oscillator above Signal line → Bullish Momentum
When osc > signal, histogram turns green.
Means buying effort is stronger than price reaction — often early sign of accumulation or rising demand.
This can signal:
Possible bullish continuation if confirmed by rising prices.
Or early absorption if prices aren’t yet breaking out (smart money absorbing supply).
✅ Bullish Entry Signal:
When the oscillator crosses above the signal line (green cross) and price is near support or consolidating → potential long setup.
2\. Oscillator below Signal line → Bearish Momentum
When osc < signal, histogram turns red.
Selling effort dominates; can mean increasing supply or price exhaustion.
This often appears before:
Bearish continuation (trend strengthening)
Or upthrust/exhaustion (price rising on weak volume)
❌ Bearish Entry Signal:
When the oscillator crosses below the signal line (red cross), especially if near resistance → potential short setup.
3\. Crossovers
The alert is triggered when: ta.cross(osc, signal)
That means:
Bullish crossover: oscillator line crosses above signal → potential buy momentum shift.
Bearish crossover: oscillator line crosses below signal → potential sell momentum shift.
These work like MACD crossovers, but volume-adjusted.
4\. Zero Line
The zero line is the neutral point.
When osc crosses above zero, overall buying effort exceeds price change — market gaining strength.
When osc crosses below zero, selling pressure increases — market weakening.
→ Combining signal line crosses with zero-line crosses gives stronger confirmation.
5\. Histogram Analysis (Absorption \& Exhaustion)**
Tall green bars: rising momentum (buyers dominate)
Tall red bars: falling momentum (sellers dominate)
Shrinking bars: momentum fading — possible reversal zone.
If volume increases but price stalls, oscillator may spike while price stays flat — absorption (big players taking the opposite side).
If price surges but oscillator weakens, exhaustion — move running out of volume support.
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🧠 Practical Strategy Example
Situation What It Might Mean Possible Action
Oscillator crosses above signal near support Buyer effort increasing, price may rise Go long / close shorts
Oscillator crosses below signal near resistance Seller effort rising, price may drop Go short / take profits
Oscillator high but price flat Absorption (big players absorbing supply) Wait for breakout confirmation
Oscillator low but price flat Absorption (demand absorbing supply) Look for bullish reversal
Oscillator diverges from price Volume–price divergence Early warning of reversal
⚙️ Best Practice
Works best on volume-sensitive assets (futures, crypto, forex tick data).
**Combine with:**
Price structure (support/resistance)
Volume profile / delta footprint
Candle confirmation
We’ll go through both bullish and bearish examples so you can see how to trade with it in real market context.
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🟩 Example 1 — Bullish Setup (Long Trade)
Step 1. Context: Identify Potential Support Zone
Before relying on any indicator, find support using:
Previous swing low
Demand zone
VWAP / volume profile node
Trendline or moving average
👉 You’re looking for a place where buyers might step in.
Step 2. Wait for Oscillator Signal
Watch the oscillator panel:
The oscillator (green line) has been below the signal line (orange) → bearish phase.
Then it crosses above the signal line and the histogram turns green.
This means:
➡️ Buying “effort” is increasing faster than price reaction — momentum shift upward.
Step 3. Confirm with Price
On your chart:
Candle closes above short-term resistance or above previous candle high
Ideally volume confirms (green candle with increasing volume)
✅ Bullish Entry Condition
osc crosses above signal
price closes above local resistance
Step 4. Entry \& Stop
Entry: Next candle open after confirmation cross
Stop-loss: Below recent swing low or support zone
Take profit:
2R or 3R target
or near next resistance level
🧠 Optional filter: Only take the trade if oscillator is rising from below zero (coming out of weakness).
Step 5. Manage Trade
If oscillator flattens or starts curling down → tighten stop
If it crosses below the signal again → consider exit
Example Interpretation:
Oscillator crosses above signal from -200 to +100, histogram turns green, price breaks a resistance line → strong bullish reversal → enter long.
🟥 Example 2 — Bearish Setup (Short Trade)
Step 1. Context: Find Resistance
Look for: Prior swing high
Supply zone
Major moving average
Trendline top
Step 2. Wait for Oscillator Cross Down
The oscillator (green) crosses below the signal line (orange).
Histogram turns red.
This means:
➡️ Selling effort is rising relative to price movement — bearish pressure.
Step 3. Confirm with Price
Price fails to make higher highs, or
Forms a bearish engulfing candle near resistance.
✅ Bearish Entry Condition
osc crosses below signal
price confirms with bearish candle
Step 4. Entry \& Stop
Entry: On next candle open
Stop-loss: Above resistance or recent swing high
Take profit: 2R or more or at next major support
Step 5. Exit on Opposite Signal
If oscillator crosses back above signal → momentum shift → exit short.
⚙️ Pro Tips
Tip Why It Matters
Use on 15m–4H+ charts More reliable delta signal
Combine with volume or OBV Confirms “effort” strength
Watch divergences Early reversals
Align with higher timeframe trend Avoid countertrend traps
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🧩 Quick Checklist
Step Condition Action
1 Identify zone (support/resistance) Mark area
2 Oscillator crossover Prepare order
3 Candle confirmation Enter
4 Stop-loss \& target Manage risk
5 Opposite cross Exit
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Trading Blueprint v7 Pro — VWAP-CVD, cPOC Trend MomentumTBv7 Pro is the advanced release of the Trading Blueprint framework — engineered for institutional-style intraday analysis that fuses VWAP location, CVD orderflow, composite profile bias, and momentum curvature into one cohesive system.
Core Framework
VWAP Structure → Adaptive mean anchored to session VWAP with ±1σ / ±2σ deviation envelopes for dynamic equilibrium detection.
vPOC per bar by ruckard ()
Anchored Volume Profile by DGT ()
CVD Orderflow Divergence → Smoothed delta histogram with fractal pivots identifying hidden absorption and exhaustion (patterns (Bull / Bear Div). Cumulative Volume Delta by AustrianTradingMachine )
cPOC Integration (2-Day Composite) by poopsnag (me :)→ Confirms true acceptance or rejection zones across sessions for precision bias alignment.
TMI (Trend Momentum Indicator by TradingRiot()) → Quantifies slope + mean crossover strength, providing actionable momentum confirmation (bullish / bearish support / divergence).
Bias Dashboard → Displays VWAP bias, numerical score, and dynamic color feedback for at-a-glance trade orientation.
Usage Context
Designed for professionals trading 15 m execution inside 1 h / 4 h context. Ideal for VWAP-cPOC location setups, reversion / continuation scalps, and orderflow confirmation using cumulative delta behavior.
🔧 Modules such as RSI / AO are pre-wired and easily activated for full Trading Blueprint confluence mapping.
WorldCup Dashboard + Institutional Sessions© 2025 NewMeta™ — Educational use only.
# Full, Premium Description
## WorldCup Dashboard + Institutional Sessions
**A trade-ready, intraday framework that combines market structure, real flow, and institutional timing.**
This toolkit fuses **Institutional Sessions** with a **price–volume decision engine** so you can see *who is active*, *where value sits*, and *whether the drive is real*. You get: **CVD/Delta**, volume-weighted **Momentum**, **Aggression** spikes, **FVG (MTF)** with nearest side, **Daily Volume Profile (VAH/POC/VAL)**, **ATR regime**, a **24h position gauge**, classic **candle patterns**, IBH/IBL + **first-hour “true close”** lines, and a **10-vote confluence scoreboard**—all in one view.
---
## What’s inside (and how to trade it)
### 🌍 Institutional Sessions (Sydney • Tokyo • London • New York)
* Session boxes + a highlighted **first hour**.
* Plots the **true close** (first-hour close) as a running line with a label.
**Use:** Many desks anchor risk to this print. Above = bullish bias; below = bearish. **IBH/IBL** breaks during London/NY carry the most signal.
### 📊 CVD / Delta (Flow)
* Net buyer vs seller pressure with smooth trend state.
**Use:** **Rising CVD + acceptance above mid/POC** confirms continuation. Bearish price + rising CVD = caution (possible absorption).
### ⚡ Volume-Weighted Momentum
* Momentum adjusted by participation quality (volume).
**Use:** Momentum>MA and >0 → trend drive is “real”; <0 and falling → distribution risk.
### 🔥 Aggression Detector
* ROC × normalized volume × wick factor to flag **forceful** candles.
**Use:** On spikes, avoid fading blindly—wait for pullbacks into **aligned FVG** or for aggression to cool.
### 🟦🟪 Fair Value Gaps (with MTF)
* Detects up to 3 recent FVGs and marks the **nearest** side to price.
**Use:** Trend pullbacks into **bullish FVG** for longs; bounces into **bearish FVG** for shorts. Optional threshold to filter weak gaps.
### 🧭 24h Gauge (positioning)
* Shows current price across the 24h low⇢high with a mid reference.
**Use:** Above mid and pushing upper third = momentum continuation setups; below mid = sell the rips bias.
### 🧱 Daily Volume Profile (manual per day)
* **VAH / POC / VAL** derived from discretized rows.
**Use:** **POC below** supports longs; **POC above** caps rallies. Fade VAH/VAL in ranges; treat them as break/hold levels in trends.
### 📈 ATR Regime
* **ATR vs ATR-avg** with direction and regime flag (**HIGH / NORMAL / LOW**).
**Use:** HIGH ⇒ give trades room & favor trend following. LOW ⇒ fade edges, scale targets.
### 🕯️ Candle Patterns (contextual, not standalone)
* Engulfings, Morning/Evening Star, 3 Soldiers/Crows, Harami, Hammer/Shooting Star, Double Top/Bottom.
**Use:** Only with session + flow + momentum alignment.
### 🤝 Price–Volume Classification
* Labels each bar as **continuation**, **exhaustion**, **distribution**, or **healthy pullback**.
**Use:** Align continuation reads with trend; treat “Price↑ + Vol↓” as a caution flag.
### 🧪 Confluence Scoreboard & B/S Meter
* Ten elements vote: 🔵 bull, ⚪ neutral, 🟣 bear.
**Use:** Execution filter—take setups when the board’s skew matches your trade direction.
---
## Playbooks (actionable)
**Trend Pullback (Long)**
1. London/NY active, Momentum↑, CVD↑, price above 24h mid & POC.
2. Pullback into **nearest bullish FVG**.
3. Invalidate under FVG low or **true-close** line.
4. Targets: IBH → VAH → 24h high.
**Range Fade (Short)**
1. Asia/quiet regime, **Price↑ + Vol↓** into **VAH**, ATR low.
2. Nearest FVG bearish or scoreboard skew bearish.
3. Invalidate above VAH/IBH.
4. Targets: POC → VAL.
**News/Impulse**
Aggression spike? Don’t chase. Let it pull back into the aligned FVG; require CVD/Momentum agreement before entry.
---
## Alerts (included)
* **Bull/Bear Confluence ≥ 7/10**
* **Intraday Target Achieved** / **Daily Target Achieved**
* **Session True-Close Retests** (Sydney/Tokyo/London/NY)
*(Keep alerts “Once per bar” unless you specifically want intrabar triggers.)*
---
## Setup Tips
* **UTC**: Choose the reference that matches how you track sessions (default UTC+2).
* **Volume threshold**: 2.0× is a strong baseline; raise for noisy alts, lower for majors.
* **CVD smoothing**: 14–24 for scalps; 24–34 for slower markets.
* **ATR lengths**: Keep defaults unless your asset has a persistent regime shift.
---
## Why this framework?
Because **timing (sessions)**, **truth (flow)**, and **location (value/FVG)** together beat any single signal. You get *who is trading*, *how strong the push is*, and *where risk lives*—on one screen—so execution is faster and cleaner.
---
**Disclaimer**: Educational use only. Not financial advice. Markets are risky—backtest and size responsibly.
MACD Trading System - Professional V2# MACD Trading System - Professional V2
## Executive Summary
**MACD Pro V2** is an institutional-grade trading indicator combining classical MACD analysis with advanced risk management, multi-timeframe confirmation, and comprehensive performance metrics. Designed for both manual traders and algorithmic systems, this indicator provides actionable signals with built-in stop loss calculation, take profit targets, position sizing, and trailing stop logic.
This indicator is NOT just a signal generator—it's a complete trading system with risk/reward management, performance tracking, and market regime detection.
---
## Core Features
### 1. Advanced MACD Calculation
- **Customizable EMAs**: Fast (default 8), Slow (default 21), Signal (default 5)
- **Confirmed Signals**: Uses barstate.isconfirmed to prevent repainting
- **Zero-Line Position**: Shows MACD above/below zero for momentum context
### 2. Multi-Timeframe Analysis
- **4 Simultaneous Timeframes**: 4H, 1H, 15M, 5M analyzed in parallel
- **MTF Alignment Score**: 0-100% showing consensus across timeframes
- **Smart Requests**: Uses lookahead=barmerge.lookahead_off for accuracy
### 3. Market Regime Detection
Automatically identifies current market conditions:
- **TRENDING** - ADX > 25, strong directional movement
- **RANGING** - ADX < 20, choppy sideways movement
- **VOLATILE** - ATR > 1.5x average, high uncertainty
- **NORMAL** - Default market state
### 4. Integrated Risk Management
Complete position management system:
- **Stop Loss Calculation**: Automatic SL placement based on ATR × multiplier
- **Take Profit Targets**: Calculated using Risk:Reward ratio (default 2:1)
- **Position Sizing**: Scales position size based on account risk percentage
- **Trailing Stop**: Dynamically adjusts SL as price moves in your favor
- **Drawdown Monitoring**: Tracks maximum drawdown vs account
### 5. Advanced Signal Scoring
0-100 point system weighing:
- **MTF Alignment (35%)**: Multi-timeframe confirmation strength
- **Momentum (25%)**: RSI conditions + Divergence detection
- **Volume (20%)**: Volume profile and confirmation
- **Volatility (20%)**: Market regime adjustment
**Signal Classifications:**
- **STRONG (70+)**: High confidence, tight stops, optimal entry
- **MEDIUM (50-69)**: Valid signals, confirm with price action
- **WEAK (<50)**: Low conviction, skip or use tight risk management
### 6. Professional Performance Metrics
Real-time trading statistics:
- **Win Rate**: Percentage of winning trades
- **Max Drawdown**: Largest peak-to-trough decline
- **Sharpe Ratio**: Risk-adjusted returns (anualized)
- **Profit Factor**: Gross profit / Gross loss ratio
- **Consecutive Losses**: Psychological stress indicator
### 7. Advanced Filtering System
- **Divergence Detection**: Automatic bullish/bearish divergence identification
- **Support/Resistance**: Pivot-based dynamic S/R levels
- **Volume Confirmation**: Only takes signals with volume > 1.0x average
- **Session Filter**: Optional trading hours restriction
- **Volatility Adjustment**: Reduces entries in extremely high volatility
---
## How It Works
### Signal Generation Process
**Step 1: MACD Crossover**
- Crossover of MACD above/below signal line triggers base signal
- Uses confirmed values to prevent false signals
**Step 2: Multi-Timeframe Confirmation**
- Checks trend alignment on 4H, 1H, 15M, 5M
- Calculates MTF alignment percentage
- Higher alignment = higher confidence
**Step 3: Advanced Scoring**
Signal is scored on 100-point scale:
- MTF alignment contribution (35 pts max)
- RSI + Divergence (25 pts max)
- Volume profile (20 pts max)
- Volatility regime adjustment (20 pts max)
**Step 4: Filter Application**
- Session filter (if enabled)
- Support/Resistance proximity bonus
- Volume confirmation requirement
- Drawdown check (if risk mgmt enabled)
**Step 5: Risk Calculation**
- Stop Loss placed 2 ATR below entry (customizable)
- Take Profit calculated using 2:1 risk/reward ratio
- Position size scaled to risk 1% per trade
- Trailing stop activated after 1R profit
**Step 6: Signal Output**
- Buy Signal: Green triangle (Strong) or circle (Medium)
- Sell Signal: Red triangle (Strong) or circle (Medium)
- Dashboard shows complete trade details
---
## Trading Scenarios
### Scenario 1: Strong Buy Setup
```
Requirements met:
✓ MACD crosses above signal line
✓ 3/4 timeframes bullish (4H, 1H, 15M)
✓ RSI oversold (< 30)
✓ Volume spike confirmed
✓ Score: 78/100 → STRONG BUY
System provides:
- Entry: Current price
- Stop Loss: 2 ATR below entry
- Take Profit: 2× risk distance above
- Position Size: Adjusted to 1% account risk
- Trailing Stop: Activates at 1R profit
```
### Scenario 2: Medium Buy with Divergence
```
Requirements met:
✓ MACD crosses above signal line
✓ 2/4 timeframes bullish (4H, 1H)
✓ Bullish divergence detected
✓ Price near support level
✓ Score: 62/100 → MEDIUM BUY
Considerations:
- Lower confidence → tighter risk management
- Use smaller position size
- Require additional confirmation
- Better as counter-trend entry
```
### Scenario 3: Ranging Market Filter
```
Market condition detected: RANGING
ADX < 20, sideways movement
System response:
- Reduces signal score by volatility adjustment
- May skip signals entirely
- Prioritizes higher confluence
- Warns of low trend probability
Best action: Wait for trending market
```
---
## Risk Management Deep Dive
### Stop Loss Calculation
```
Stop Loss Distance = ATR × ATR Multiplier (default 2.0)
Example:
- Current price: 1.0850
- ATR(14): 0.0045
- SL Distance: 0.0045 × 2.0 = 0.009
- BUY SL: 1.0850 - 0.009 = 1.0760
```
### Position Sizing
```
Position Size = (Account Risk % / Price Risk %)
Example:
- Risk per trade: 1% of account
- Stop distance: 0.009 on price of 1.0850
- Price risk: 0.009 / 1.0850 = 0.83%
- Position size: 1.0% / 0.83% = 1.2x (capped at 1.0x max)
```
### Trailing Stop Logic
```
Normal SL: 2 ATR below entry
Trigger Level: Entry + (Entry - SL) × Trail Activation (1.0R)
Trailing Mechanism:
- If price hits trigger, trailing SL activates
- SL moves up to: Close - 2 ATR
- SL never moves down, only up (for longs)
- Protects profits while allowing upside
```
### Drawdown Protection
```
Tracks:
- Peak equity reached
- Current drawdown from peak
- Maximum drawdown recorded
- Stops trading if max DD exceeded
Example:
- Peak: $10,000
- Current: $9,200
- Drawdown: 8%
- Max allowed: 10%
- Status: CONTINUE TRADING
```
---
## Dashboard Metrics Explained
### Market Section
- **Market Regime**: Current state (Trending/Ranging/Volatile/Normal)
- **ADX Value**: Trend strength indicator (0-100)
### Position Section
- **Current Position**: LONG, SHORT, or NONE
- **P&L**: Unrealized profit/loss percentage if in position
### Timeframe Section
- Individual 4H/1H/15M trend status
- **Alignment**: Percentage of bullish timeframes
### Risk Management Section
- **Stop Loss %**: Distance from current price
- **Take Profit %**: Target profit distance
- **Position Size**: Capital allocation multiplier
- **Risk %**: Per-trade risk percentage
### Performance Section
- **Win Rate**: % of winning trades (>60% is excellent)
- **Max DD**: Maximum drawdown experienced
- **Sharpe Ratio**: Risk-adjusted return metric
- **Profit Factor**: Ratio of profits to losses
### Indicators Section
- **RSI**: Momentum and overbought/oversold levels
- **Volume**: Current vs. average volume ratio
- **Divergence**: Active divergence detection
---
## Advanced Features
### Divergence Detection
```
Bullish Divergence:
- Price makes lower low
- MACD makes higher high
- Signals potential reversal UP
Bearish Divergence:
- Price makes higher high
- MACD makes lower low
- Signals potential reversal DOWN
Lookback: 20 bars (customizable)
```
### Support & Resistance
```
Method: Pivot High/Low detection
- Pivot Left/Right: 10 bars
- Dynamic S/R levels update as new pivots form
- Bonus score if entry near identified levels
```
### Performance Tracking
Real-time statistics calculated from:
- Win/loss signals
- Profit/loss per trade
- Consecutive losing trades
- Cumulative returns
- Standard deviation (Sharpe calculation)
Stores last 100 trades in memory for statistics.
---
## Input Parameters Explained
### MACD Settings
- **Fast EMA** (5-13): Lower = more responsive, more false signals
- **Slow EMA** (20-26): Higher = smoother, misses faster moves
- **Signal EMA** (5-9): Crossover sensitivity
### Risk Management
- **ATR Period** (default 14): Volatility measurement period
- **SL ATR Multiplier** (1.5-3.0): Stop loss tightness
- **Risk:Reward Ratio** (1-5): Profit target calculation
- **Trail Activation** (0.5-2.0): When to start trailing stop
- **Risk Per Trade** (0.1-5.0): Account risk percentage
- **Max Drawdown** (5-30%): Trading pause threshold
### Scoring Weights
Customize signal emphasis:
- **MTF Alignment** (35%): How important is multi-timeframe
- **Momentum** (25%): RSI and divergence weight
- **Volume** (20%): Volume confirmation priority
- **Volatility** (20%): Regime adjustment strength
### Advanced Filters
- **Check Divergence**: Enable/disable divergence scoring
- **Session Filter**: Restrict to specific hours
- **Min Volume Ratio**: Minimum volume for signal
### Display
- **Show Dashboard**: Main metrics table
- **Show Performance**: Trading statistics
- **Show S/R Levels**: Support/resistance visualization
---
## Best Practices
1. **Backtest Before Trading**: Test parameters on your preferred pairs
2. **Start with Strong Signals**: Use only 70+ scored signals initially
3. **Position Size**: Never risk more than 1-2% per trade
4. **Market Regime Awareness**: Skip ranging market entries
5. **Volume Confirmation**: Always check volume spikes
6. **Profit Taking**: Lock in profits at TP, don't let winners die
7. **Loss Management**: Honor stop losses, don't move them
8. **Performance Review**: Check metrics weekly, adjust if needed
---
## Trading Strategy Examples
### Conservative Strategy (Win-Rate Focus)
```
Settings:
- Signal Score Minimum: 70+ (Strong only)
- Risk Per Trade: 0.5%
- Risk:Reward: 3:1
- Position Size: 0.5x (smaller)
Targets:
- Win Rate > 65%
- Max DD < 5%
- Profit Factor > 2.0
```
### Aggressive Strategy (Profit Focus)
```
Settings:
- Signal Score Minimum: 50+ (Medium+)
- Risk Per Trade: 2%
- Risk:Reward: 1.5:1
- Position Size: 1.0x (maximum)
Targets:
- Win Rate > 55%
- Max DD < 10%
- Profit Factor > 1.5
```
### Trend Trading Strategy
```
Settings:
- Only trade when ADX > 25 (Trending)
- MTF Alignment: 3+ timeframes
- Use Trailing Stop: Yes
- Risk:Reward: 2.5:1
Focus on: Riding large moves
Best on: 4H timeframe
Pairs: Trending majors (EURUSD, GBPUSD)
```
### Divergence Trading Strategy
```
Settings:
- Signal Score Minimum: 60+
- Enable Divergence: Yes
- Volume Confirmation: Required
- Position Size: 0.75x
Focus on: Reversal entries
Best setup: Divergence at resistance/support
Risk management: Tight stops (1.5 ATR)
```
---
## Advantages
✓ Complete trading system, not just signals
✓ Built-in risk management and position sizing
✓ Real-time performance tracking
✓ Multi-timeframe confirmation reduces false signals
✓ Advanced filtering and divergence detection
✓ Market regime awareness
✓ Customizable scoring weights
✓ Professional dashboard display
✓ Support/resistance integration
✓ Trailing stop logic for profit protection
---
## Limitations
- Lagging indicator (uses confirmed bars)
- Works best on trending markets
- Not optimized for news/event trading
- Requires parameter optimization per pair
- Performance varies by timeframe
- Past performance doesn't guarantee future results
- Can produce whipsaw signals in ranging markets
---
## System Requirements
- TradingView Premium or higher (for advanced charting)
- Recommended: 4H or 1H timeframe
- Historical data: Minimum 100 bars
- Currency pairs: Works on all FX pairs, stocks, commodities
---
## Disclaimer
This indicator is provided for educational and informational purposes only. It is not financial advice and does not guarantee profits. Past performance does not predict future results.
**Important Notices:**
- Always use proper risk management
- Trade only with capital you can afford to lose
- Backtest thoroughly before live trading
- Combine with your own analysis
- Consider external market factors and news
- Monitor positions actively
- Keep emotional discipline
---
## Support & Optimization
For best results:
1. Test on your preferred instrument (6-12 months history)
2. Adjust MACD parameters to your timeframe
3. Optimize scoring weights to your style
4. Set risk management per your account size
5. Document your trade results and review weekly
6. Adapt parameters if performance degrades
This is a powerful system when used correctly. Respect the rules and let statistics work in your favor.
Volume Voids [theUltimator5]Volume Voids highlights price regions with no or unusually thin participation over a chosen lookback. It bins the lookback’s full price range into equal steps, assigns each bar’s close to a bin, and accumulates volume per bin. Contiguous runs of zero-volume bins are shown as “voids,” while low-volume runs (below a dynamic threshold) mark thin-liquidity “corridors” where price often traverses quickly when revisited.
An optional PoC (Point of Control) line marks the mid-price of the highest-volume bin—commonly treated as a recent “value” area that price may revisit.
What it draws on your chart
Histogram (optional): Right-anchored horizontal volume-by-price bars built from your lookback and bin count. Bars tint green→red via a simple delta proxy (up-bar volume minus down-bar volume) to hint at directional participation inside each price band.
Point of Control (optional): A horizontal line at the highest-volume bin’s mid-price (the PoC).
Zero-Volume Voids: Translucent boxes where no bin volume printed within the window (detected between the first and last non-empty bins ).
Low-Volume Zones: Translucent boxes where bin volume is below a dynamic threshold (see formula below), often acting like low-friction corridors.
How it works
Slice the lookback’s high→low into N equal price bins.
Assign each bar’s closing price to a bin and add that bar’s volume to the bin total. A simple up/down-bar delta proxy drives the histogram’s tinting.
PoC = bin with the maximum accumulated volume.
Zero-Volume Voids = contiguous runs of bins with exactly zero volume (bounded by the first/last occupied bins).
Low-Volume Zones = contiguous runs of bins with volume below:
threshold = total_window_volume ÷ (divisor × number_of_bins)
Lower divisor → more LV boxes; higher divisor → stricter/fewer boxes.
Note: This is a lightweight, chart-native approximation of a volume profile. Volume is binned by bar close (not by tick-level prints or intrabar distribution), so “voids”/“thin” areas reflect this approximation.
Key inputs
Lookback Period: Window for calculations.
Number of Volume Boxes (bins): Histogram resolution.
PoC / Show Histogram / Anchor to Right Side: Visibility and layout controls.
Low-Volume Threshold Divisor: Sensitivity for LV detection.
Colors & Labels: Customize zero-volume / low-volume box colors and optional labels with offsets.
How to use (educational, not signals)
Context: High-volume = acceptance; thin/zero-volume = inefficiency. Price often rotates near acceptance and moves faster through thin areas.
Revisits: On returns to prior voids/LV zones, watch for accelerated moves or fills; PoC can serve as a balance reference.
Confluence: Pair with trend tools (e.g., ADX), VWAP/session markers, or structure levels for timing and risk.
Limitations & performance
Bins use closing price only; intrabar distribution is not modeled.
Detections refresh on the live bar; visuals can be heavy on large lookbacks/high bin counts—reduce bins/lookback or hide labels if needed.
Technical Summary VWAP | RSI | VolatilityTechnical Summary VWAP | RSI | Volatility
The Quantum Trading Matrix is a multi-dimensional market-analysis dashboard designed as an educational and idea-generation tool to help traders read price structure, participation, momentum and volatility in one compact view. It is not an automated execution system; rather, it aggregates lightweight “quantum” signals — VWAP position, momentum oscillator behaviour, multi-EMA trend scoring, volume flow and institutional activity heuristics, market microstructure pivots and volatility measures — and synthesizes them into a single, transparent score and signal recommendation. The primary goal is to make explicit why a given market looks favourable or unfavourable by showing the individual ingredients and how they combine, enabling traders to learn, test and form rules based on observable market mechanics.
Each module of the matrix answers a distinct market question. VWAP and its percentage distance indicate whether the current price is trading above or below the intraday volume-weighted average — a proxy for intraday institutional control and value. The quantum momentum oscillator (fast and slow EMA difference scaled to percent) captures short-to-intermediate momentum shifts, providing a quickly responsive view of directional pressure. Multi-EMA trend scoring (8/21/50) produces a simple, transparent trend score by counting conditions such as price above EMAs and cross-EMAs ordering; this score is used to categorize market trend into descriptive buckets (e.g., STRONG UP, WEAK UP, NEUTRAL, DOWN). Volume analysis compares current volume to a recent moving average and computes a Z-score to detect spikes and unusual participation; additional buy/sell pressure heuristics (buyingPressure, sellingPressure, flowRatio) estimate whether upside or downside participation dominates the bar. Institutional activity is approximated by flagging large orders relative to volume baseline (e.g., volume > 2.5× MA) and estimating a dark pool proxy; this is a heuristic to highlight bars that likely had large players involved.
The dashboard also performs market-structure detection with small pivot windows to identify recent local support/resistance areas and computes price position relative to the daily high/low (dailyMid, pricePosition). Volatility is measured via ATR divided by price and bucketed into LOW/NORMAL/HIGH/EXTREME categories to help you adapt stop sizing and expectational horizons. Finally, all these pieces feed an interpretable scoring function that rewards alignment: VWAP above, strong flow ratio, bullish trend score, bullish momentum, and favorable RSI zone add to the overall score which is presented as a 0–100 metric and a colored emoji indicator for at-a-glance assessment.
The mashup is purposeful: each indicator covers a failure mode of the other. For example, momentum readings can be misleading during volatility spikes; VWAP informs whether institutions are on the bid or offer; volume Z-score detects abnormal participation that can validate a breakout; multi-EMA score mitigates single-EMA whipsaws by requiring a combination of price/EMA conditions. Combining these signals increases information content while keeping each component explainable — a key compliance requirement. The script intentionally emphasizes transparency: when it shows a BUY/SELL/HOLD recommendation, the dashboard shows the underlying sub-components so a trader can see whether VWAP, momentum, volume, trend or structure primarily drove the score.
For practical use, adopt a clear workflow: (1) check the matrix score and read the component tiles (VWAP position, momentum, trend and volume) to understand the drivers; (2) confirm market-structure support/resistance and pricePosition relative to the daily range; (3) require at least two corroborating components (for example, VWAP ABOVE + Momentum BULLISH or Volume spike + Trend STRONG UP) before considering entries; (4) use ATR-based stops or daily pivot distance for stop placement and size positions such that the trade risks a small, pre-defined percent of capital; (5) for intraday scalps shorten holding time and tighten stops, for swing trades increase lookback lengths and require multi-timeframe (higher TF) agreement. Treat the matrix as an idea filter and replay lab: when an alert triggers, replay the bars and observe which components anticipated the move and which lagged.
Parameter tuning matters. Shortening the momentum length makes the oscillator more sensitive (useful for scalping), while lengthening it reduces noise for swing contexts. Volume profile bars and MA length should match the instrument’s liquidity — increase the MA for low-liquidity stocks to reduce false institutional flags. The trend multiplier and signal sensitivity parameters let you calibrate how aggressively the matrix counts micro evidence into the score. Always backtest parameter sets across multiple periods and instruments; run walk-forward tests and keep a simple out-of-sample validation window to reduce overfitting risk.
Limitations and failure modes are explicit: institutional flags and dark-pool estimates are heuristics and cannot substitute for true tape or broker-level order flow; volume split by price range is an approximation and will not perfectly reflect signed volume; pivot detection with small windows may miss larger structural swings; VWAP is typically intraday-centric and less meaningful across multi-day swing contexts; the score is additive and may not capture non-linear relationships between features in extreme market regimes (e.g., flash crashes, circuit breaker events, or overnight gaps). The matrix is also susceptible to false signals during major news releases when price and volume behavior dislocate from typical patterns. Users should explicitly test behavior around earnings, macro data and low-liquidity periods.
To learn with the matrix, perform these experiments: (A) collect all BUY/SELL alerts over a 6-month period and measure median outcome at 5, 20 and 60 bars; (B) require additional gating conditions (e.g., only accept BUY when flowRatio>60 and trendScore≥4) and compare expectancy; (C) vary the institutional threshold (2×, 2.5×, 3× volumeMA) to see how many true positive spikes remain; (D) perform multi-instrument tests to ensure parameters are not tuned to a single ticker. Document every test and prefer robust, slightly lower returns with clearer logic rather than tuned “optimal” results that fail out of sample.
Originality statement: This script’s originality lies in the curated combination of intraday value (VWAP), multi-EMA trend scoring, momentum percent oscillator, volume Z-score plus buy/sell flow heuristics and a compact, interpretable scoring system. The script is not a simple indicator mashup; it is a didactic ensemble specifically designed to make internal rationale visible so traders can learn how each market characteristic contributes to actionable probability. The tool’s novelty is its emphasis on interpretability — showing the exact contributing signals behind a composite score — enabling reproducible testing and educational value.
Finally, for TradingView publication, include a clear description listing the modules, a short non-technical summary of how they interact, the tunable inputs, limitations and a risk disclaimer. Remove any promotional content or external contact links. If you used trademark symbols, either provide registration details or remove them. This transparent documentation satisfies TradingView’s requirement that mashups justify their composition and teach users how to use them.
Quantum Trading Matrix — multi-factor intraday dashboard (educational use only).
Purpose: Combines intraday VWAP position, a fast/slow EMA momentum percent oscillator, multi-EMA trend scoring (8/21/50), volume Z-score and buy/sell flow heuristics, pivot-based microstructure detection, and ATR-based volatility buckets to produce a transparent, componentized market score and trade-idea indicator. The mashup is intentional: VWAP identifies intraday value, momentum detects short bursts, EMAs provide structural trend bias, and volume/flow confirm participation. Signals require alignment of at least two components (for example, VWAP ABOVE + Momentum BULLISH + positive flow) for higher confidence.
Inputs: momentum period, volume MA/profile length, EMA configuration (8/21/50), trend multiplier, signal sensitivity, color and display options. Use shorter momentum lengths for scalps and longer for swing analysis. Increase volume MA for thinly traded instruments.
Limitations: Institutional/dark-pool estimates and flow heuristics are approximations, not actual exchange tape. VWAP is intraday-focused. Expect false signals during major news or low-liquidity sessions. Backtest and paper-trade before applying real capital.
Risk Disclaimer: For education and analysis only. Not financial advice. Use proper risk management. The author is not responsible for trading losses.
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Risk & Misuse Disclaimer
This indicator is provided for education, analysis and idea generation only. It is not investment or financial advice and does not guarantee profits. Institutional activity flags, dark-pool estimates and flow heuristics are approximations and should not be treated as exchange tape. Backtest thoroughly and use demo/paper accounts before trading real capital. Always apply appropriate position sizing and stop-loss rules. The author is not responsible for any trading losses resulting from the use or misuse of this tool.
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Risk Disclaimer: This tool is provided for education and analysis only. It is not financial advice and does not guarantee returns. Users assume all risk for trades made based on this script. Back test thoroughly and use proper risk management.
Multi-Factor Crypto SignalsMulti-Factor Crypto Signals - Advanced Technical Indicator**
📊 **General Description**
The Multi-Factor Crypto Signals is an advanced technical indicator designed specifically for cryptocurrency analysis. This system combines 6 independent technical factors to generate more accurate and reliable buy and sell signals, significantly reducing the false positives common in simpler indicators.
🎯 **Technical Methodology**
**Theoretical Foundation**
This indicator is built on the principles of multi-factor technical analysis, where multiple independent indicators must align before generating a signal. This approach is widely recognized in financial literature as more effective than standalone indicators.
**Analyzed Factors**
1. **Time Momentum Oscillator (TMO)**
- **Function**: Detects overbought and oversold conditions
- **Calculation**: Based on the sum of price movements relative to the previous period
- **Application**: Identifies potential reversal points
- **Settings**: Length (14), Calculation Period (5), Smoothing (3)
2. **Customized MACD**
- **Function**: Analyzes momentum and trend changes
- **Modifications**: Optimized periods for crypto (8, 21, 5)
- **Application**: Detects bullish/bearish crossovers and histogram momentum
- **Advantage**: More responsive than traditional MACD (12, 26, 9)
3. **Volume Analysis**
- **Function**: Confirms the strength of price movements
- **Method**: Current volume vs. moving average with a multiplier
- **Application**: Filters signals without volume support
- **Settings**: MA Period (20), Multiplier (1.5)
4. **DXY Filter (U.S. Dollar Index)**
- **Function**: Considers the strength/weakness of the U.S. dollar
- **Correlation**: Weak DXY → bullish for crypto / Strong DXY → bearish for crypto
- **Data**: Uses TVC:DXY as the source
- **Settings**: 21-period EMA to determine trend
5. **Stochastic RSI**
- **Function**: A more sensitive version of RSI for reversals
- **Advantage**: Anticipates movements before traditional RSI
- **Levels**: Oversold < 20, Overbought > 80
- **Settings**: %K (14), %D (3)
6. **Precision Indicators**
- **Williams %R**: Momentum in volatile markets (-80/-20)
- **Money Flow Index (MFI)**: RSI with volume incorporation (20/80)
- **Bollinger Bands**: Price extremes with reversal (20, 2.0)
⚙️ **Settings and Parameters**
**Basic Settings**
- **TMO Length**: 14 (periods for TMO calculation)
- **TMO Calc Length**: 5 (periods for momentum)
- **TMO Smoothing**: 3 (line smoothing)
- **TMO Overbought/Oversold**: 6/-6 (entry levels)
**MACD Settings**
- **Fast Length**: 8 (fast EMA)
- **Slow Length**: 21 (slow EMA)
- **Signal Length**: 5 (signal line)
**Volume Settings**
- **Volume MA Length**: 20 (volume moving average)
- **High Volume Threshold**: 1.5 (multiplier for high volume)
**DXY Settings**
- **Use DXY Filter**: true/false (enable/disable filter)
- **DXY EMA Length**: 21 (EMA periods)
**Precision Settings**
- **Stochastic %K**: 14 (stochastic period)
- **Williams %R Length**: 14 (Williams period)
- **MFI Length**: 14 (MFI period)
- **BB Length/Multiplier**: 20/2.0 (Bollinger Bands)
**Main Setting**
- **Minimum Factors Required**: 3-6 (minimum factors to generate a signal)
🎨 **Visual Interpretation**
**Main Signals**
- 🚀 **Strong Buy (Large Green Arrow)**: 5+ factors aligned for a buy
- 🟢 **Buy Signal (Normal Green Arrow)**: 3-4 factors aligned for a buy
- 💥 **Strong Sell (Large Red Arrow)**: 5+ factors aligned for a sell
- 🔴 **Sell Signal (Normal Red Arrow)**: 3-4 factors aligned for a sell
**Warning Signals**
- ⚠️ **Yellow Triangle**: 2 bullish factors (approaching a buy signal)
- ⚠️ **Orange Triangle**: 2 bearish factors (approaching a sell signal)
📈 **How to Use**
**Step 1: Initial Setup**
- Add the indicator to the chart
- Adjust "Minimum Factors Required" (recommended: 3 for beginners, 4-5 for experienced traders)
- Configure periods based on your trading style
**Step 2: Signal Interpretation**
- **Strong Signals**: Wait for large arrows (5+ factors) for higher reliability
- **Normal Signals**: Normal arrows (3-4 factors) for frequent opportunities
- **Confirmation**: Check the status table to see which factors are active
**Step 3: Risk Management**
- **Stop Loss**: Place stops below/above supports/resistances
- **Take Profit**: Use Fibonacci levels or technical resistances
- **Timeframes**: Test across multiple timeframes for confirmation
**Recommended Settings by Profile**
- **Conservative Trader**:
- Minimum Factors: 4-5
- Use DXY Filter: true
- Use Volume Confirmation: true
- **Aggressive Trader**:
- Minimum Factors: 3
- Shorter indicator periods
- Focus on higher-frequency signals
- **Scalper**:
- TMO shorter periods (10, 3, 2)
- Faster MACD (5, 13, 3)
- Timeframes: 1m, 5m, 15m
🔔 **Available Alerts**
- 🟢 **Multi-Factor Buy**: Normal buy signal
- 🔴 **Multi-Factor Sell**: Normal sell signal
- 🚀 **Strong Buy**: Strong buy signal (5+ factors)
- 💥 **Strong Sell**: Strong sell signal (5+ factors)
Usage Recommendations**
- **Combine with Fundamental Analysis**: Use as a complement, not a standalone tool
- **Test in Paper Trading**: Practice before using real capital
- **Adjust Parameters**: Optimize for specific assets and timeframes
- **Risk Management**: Always use stops and size positions appropriately
📚 **Scientific Basis and References**
**Academic Foundation**
- **Multi-Factor Technical Analysis**: Based on studies by Murphy (1999) and Pring (2002)
- **Momentum Oscillators**: Grounded in Wilder (1978) and Lane (1984)
- **Confirmation Theory**: Dow Theory and convergence/divergence principles
- **Volume Analysis**: Concepts from Granville (1963) and Williams (1973)
**Implemented Innovations**
- **Crypto-Specific Combination**: Parameters optimized for high volatility
- **DXY Filter**: Incorporates crypto-dollar inverse correlation
- **Scoring System**: Quantitative approach to reduce subjectivity
- **Advanced Visual Interface**: Real-time feedback on factor status
💡 **Advanced Tips**
**Market Optimization**
- **Bitcoin/Ethereum**: Use default settings
- **Low-Cap Altcoins**: Increase sensitivity (shorter periods)
- **Stablecoins**: Not recommended (low volatility)
**Combination with Other Indicators**
- **Supports/Resistances**: Use for entry/exit timing
- **Moving Averages**: Combine with long-term trend
- **Volume Profile**: Confirm with high-activity levels
**Backtesting**
- Test in periods of high and low volatility
- Compare performance across different timeframes
- Adjust parameters based on historical results
Anchored Grids ft. VolumeINTRO
The 'Volume Profile' is a great tool, isn’t it? It shows us where volume has accumulated on the chart and helps guide trading decisions. The only catch is that we can’t really choose the levels—it’s all based on where volume happens to cluster. But what if we reversed the logic and measured the volume at the levels we define? That’s exactly what this script does, giving you a fresh way to spot support and resistance :)
OVERVIEW
'Anchored Grids ft. Volume' is a sophisticated technical analysis tool that combines price grid analysis with volume accumulation metrics. This indicator dynamically calculates and displays custom support and resistance levels based on a user-defined timeframe, while simultaneously tracking and visualizing volume accumulation at each specific price level. Unlike traditional volume profile indicators that use complex statistical clustering, this tool provides straightforward volume measurement at predetermined technical levels. It answers a critical question: "How much trading activity occurred near the key price levels I care about?".
HOW DOES THIS INDICATOR WORK?
This indicator builds a customizable grid system anchored to the opening price of any user-selected timeframe (hourly, daily, weekly, etc.). From that anchor point, it continuously tracks the highest high and lowest low, then calculates equidistant grid levels within that range. Two calculation modes are available—Arithmetic and Geometric—allowing flexibility in how the levels are distributed.
Once the grid is established, a volume accumulation engine comes into play. For each price bar, the script checks whether the bar’s range intersects with any level’s tolerance zone (default 0.01%). If a touch is detected, that bar’s volume is added to the corresponding level. Over time, this process builds a clear picture of where significant trading activity has clustered.
The visualization system highlights these dynamics by applying a color gradient based on volume intensity and adjusting line thickness proportional to accumulated volume. Each level is also labeled with four key data points:
The grid number (in square brackets)
The price of the level
The percentage distance between the level and the opening price of the selected timeframe
The total volume accumulated within the level’s tolerance range
PARAMETERS
Timeframe: Defines the anchor period for grid calculation. Then, the indicator automatically determines the open, high, and low prices.
Mode: This option determines how the distance between levels is calculated: Arithmetic (linear) means equal price spacing between levels, while Geometric (logarithmic) means equal percentage spacing between levels.
Grids: It's the number of levels between high and low.
Color: Base color for grid lines and labels. When volume data is displayed, lower values are darkened by 50%.
Show Volume Accumulation: When this parameter is activated, the volume calculation is enabled.
Tolerance : The Tolerance parameter (default range: 0.01%) defines the price range around each grid level where volume accumulation is registered. It acts as a sensitivity control that determines how close price must be to a level to count trading volume toward that level's accumulation.
ORIGINALITY
It’s possible to find comprehensive grid-drawing tools among community indicators, but I haven’t come across an example that combines this concept with volume data. More importantly, I wanted to demonstrate how volume accumulation can be generated for any data modeled as an array on the chart by developers.
SUMMARY
In conclusion, the selected timeframe and the number of grids are only used as a reference to determine where the levels are drawn. The true value of this indicator lies in its ability to calculate volume accumulation directly from the chart’s own candles, showing how much trading activity occurred around each level. The result is a hybrid framework that merges structural price analysis with volume distribution, offering traders deeper insights into where markets are likely to react.
NOTE
While powerful, this tool should be used as part of a comprehensive trading strategy rather than as a standalone system. Always combine with risk management principles and market context awareness. I hope it helps everyone. Trade as safely as possible. Best of luck!
VHX EMA 135/315📈 EMA 135/315 Cross Strategy – Your Trend Compass with Smart Confirmations
🔍 Core Idea
The EMA 135/315 Cross strategy is a trend-following system.
It tracks two moving averages:
EMA 135 → the “fast” line that reacts to short-term price moves
EMA 315 → the “slow” line that reacts to the bigger trend
When the fast EMA crosses above the slow EMA → market momentum is turning up → BUY signal 🟢
When the fast EMA crosses below the slow EMA → momentum is turning down → SELL signal 🔴
This gives you a clear entry trigger — no guessing, no overcomplication.
✨ On Your Chart
BUY/SELL Arrows
🟢 Green arrow = bullish cross → trend turning up
🔴 Red arrow = bearish cross → trend turning down
Trend Info Panel (Top Left)
Current Trend: BUY / SELL / Neutral
Last Cross: how many bars ago it happened
EMA Gap in %: measures the strength of the trend
Status: “Approaching” if EMAs are getting close → possible cross soon
Automatic TP/SL Levels
📈 TP line (+2% from entry)
📉 SL line (–0.5% from entry)
Saves time — you instantly see your target and protection
EMA Distance Meter
Big % gap = strong trend momentum 🚀
Small % gap = weak or sideways market ⚠️
Real-Time Alerts
You get notified when a cross happens, even if you’re away from the screen
🧠 The Logic Behind It
The EMA 135 reacts faster → it reflects short-term momentum
The EMA 315 moves slower → it reflects the main trend
When the fast EMA overtakes the slow EMA: short-term strength now aligns with the long-term trend → higher probability of a sustained move
The gap % tells you how strong the alignment is — large gap = cleaner moves, small gap = market in transition
“Approaching” status warns that the EMAs are converging, which often happens before a reversal
📊 Boosting the Strategy with Volume Analysis
The EMA cross is a strong trigger, but volume confirms the quality of the move:
High Volume + Cross → more reliable signal, as strong market participation is pushing the trend
Low Volume + Cross → caution, the move might be weak or a false breakout
💡 Tip:
Check the volume histogram or a volume-based indicator (e.g., Volume Profile, OBV).
On a BUY signal: volume should spike above the recent average.
On a SELL signal: watch for strong selling volume bars.
📍 Adding Support & Resistance for Precision
Support and resistance levels help filter out bad trades and optimize entries:
Best BUY setups:
EMA 135 crosses above EMA 315 near a known support zone
Bonus if volume confirms the move
Avoid buying directly into a strong resistance
Best SELL setups:
EMA 135 crosses below EMA 315 near a known resistance zone
Bonus if selling volume is strong
Avoid selling directly into a major support
💡 Use tools like horizontal lines, previous highs/lows, and Volume Profile nodes to spot these zones.
📈 Best Usage Practices
Timeframes
Lower timeframes (1m–5m) → more signals, but more noise → best for scalping with extra filters
Always Combine With Confirmation
EMA Cross = Trigger
Volume spike = Confirmation
S/R zone in your favor = High-probability setup
Manage Risk
Start with the built-in TP/SL
Adjust SL if volatility is higher than usual
Consider trailing stop once price moves in your favor
Avoid Sideways Markets
If EMA gap % is very small and crosses happen often → stand aside until a clear direction forms
Use Alerts
Set alerts for BUY & SELL crosses so you never miss a setup
In short:
This isn’t just an EMA cross indicator — it’s a trend system with built-in risk management, strength measurement, and pre-trade preparation. Combine it with volume confirmation and smart use of support/resistance, and you turn a simple signal into a high-probability trading edge.
Customizable MTF POC (VWAP Approx)🔍 Multi-Timeframe VWAP POC Zones
This script displays volume-weighted average price (VWAP) levels from multiple timeframes on a single chart. Each VWAP level acts as a potential dynamic support or resistance zone, depending on the price action.
✅ Customizable timeframes included:
1m, 5m, 15m, 1h, 2h, 4h, 1D, 2D, 1W, 1M
📌 Key Features:
– VWAP lines per timeframe with adjustable visibility
– Color-coded for clarity
– Useful for identifying high-confluence support/resistance zones
📈 Usage Tip:
Combine this indicator with price action or liquidity zones for more accurate entries. Confluent VWAP zones across multiple timeframes often signal strong reaction areas.
⚠️ Note: This script uses VWAP as an approximation for Point of Control (POC). It does not rely on true volume profile histograms due to Pine Script limitations. For full volume profile analysis, use TradingView’s built-in “Fixed Range Volume Profile” tool.
Pure Price Action Momentum OscillatorComplete Trading Guide: Pure Price Action Momentum Oscillator
1. Script Overview
What It Does
Tracks real-time momentum strength (bullish/bearish acceleration)
Identifies dynamic support/resistance zones for momentum (not price)
Alerts when momentum breaks or holds critical levels
What It Doesn’t Do
Predict long-term trends (use with trend indicators)
Replace price-based S/R levels (use alongside them)
Work well in extreme choppiness (adjust settings or avoid)
2. Key Features & Components
Feature Purpose Visual Cue
Momentum Histogram Shows strength/direction of price acceleration Color-coded bars
Zero Line Bullish/bearish momentum baseline Gray line (0 level)
Support Zone (Blue) Momentum floor where bounces happen Blue horizontal line
Resistance Zone (Orange) Momentum ceiling where pullbacks start Orange horizontal line
Stateful Alerts Persistent signals until conditions reverse Green/Red labels
3. Best Timeframes & Markets
Market Recommended Timeframe Notes
Stocks 5min - 1H Works best with high liquidity
Forex 15min - 4H Avoid during major news spikes
Crypto 1H - 4H Use with volume confirmation
Futures 5min - 1H Ideal for intraday momentum trades
❌ Avoid: Tick charts, <1min (too noisy), >Daily (loses sensitivity).
4. Confirmation Tools (Must-Use Combos)
A. Trend Confirmation
200 EMA (Price Chart)
Only trade longs if price > 200 EMA + momentum supports
Only trade shorts if price < 200 EMA + momentum confirms
ADX (14)
Use when ADX > 25 (strong trend) + momentum aligns
B. Volume Confirmation
Volume Profile
Enter longs only if momentum breaks resistance at high-volume nodes
VWAP
Buy pullbacks when momentum holds support and price is above VWAP
C. Price Structure
Fibonacci Retracements
Look for momentum breaks at 61.8% Fib levels for high-probability trades
Market Structure (Higher Lows/Lower Highs)
Momentum breakouts work best when price confirms trend
5. Trading Signals & Execution Rules
A. Breakout Trades (High Momentum)
Signal Conditions Action
Resistance Broken Histogram > Orange Zone + Price > Key S/R Enter Long
Support Broken Histogram < Blue Zone + Price < Key S/R Enter Short
Stop Loss:
Longs: 1 tick below nearest swing low
Shorts: 1 tick above nearest swing high
Take Profit:
Trail using the opposite zone (exit long when momentum drops below support)
B. Reversal Trades (Momentum Exhaustion)
Signal Conditions Action
Resistance Holding Histogram rejects Orange Zone + Bearish candle Short Entry
Support Holding Histogram bounces off Blue Zone + Bullish candle Long Entry
Stop Loss:
Beyond the recent swing high/low
Take Profit:
At next key S/R level
6. Advanced Interpretation
A. Divergence Trading
Hidden Bullish Divergence:
Price makes higher low, but momentum makes lower low → Potential reversal up
Hidden Bearish Divergence:
Price makes lower high, but momentum makes higher high → Potential reversal down
B. Session-Based Trading
London Open (3 AM EST): Watch for momentum breaks with volume surge
NY Midday (10 AM - 12 PM EST): Best for trend continuation
Crypto (UTC Midnight): Often sees volatility spikes
7. Risk Management & Position Sizing
Risk per trade: 1-2% of account
Leverage: ≤5x for intraday, ≤2x for swing
Avoid trading:
First 15 mins after major news
Low-volume periods (e.g., forex after 5 PM EST)
8. Pro Tips for Consistency
✅ Wait for Close: Don’t trade wicks, wait for candle close beyond zones.
✅ Combine with Price Action: Only trade if momentum aligns with candlestick patterns (e.g., pin bars, engulfing).
✅ Adjust Lookback: Increase in choppy markets, decrease in trends.
9. Limitations & Fixes
Issue Solution
Whipsaws in choppy markets Increase Min Lookback to 30+
Slow reaction in trends Reduce Max Lookback to 50
False breakouts Require volume confirmation
Final Verdict
This script is best used as a momentum filter – not a standalone system. Combine with:
✔ Trend indicators (200 EMA, ADX)
✔ Volume analysis (VWAP, Volume Profile)
✔ Price structure (S/R, Fibs)
