ZigZag ProZigZag Pro is a precise market structure indicator that automatically detects two independent ZigZag patterns and highlights breakouts whenever significant highs or lows are breached.
The indicator calculates two separate ZigZag structures in real time. ZigZag1 captures the broader market swings and is ideal for trend or swing trading. ZigZag2 is optional and reacts more quickly – perfect for intraday or scalping setups. Both layers are fully customizable in terms of depth, color, and line width.
What makes this tool especially useful: whenever a previous swing high (for long trades) or swing low (for short trades) is broken, the indicator draws a horizontal breakout line on the chart. This makes it easy to spot structural breakouts and take advantage of potential momentum moves.
ZigZag Pro is designed for traders who rely on clean, rule-based market structure — whether you're trading classic breakouts, smart money concepts, or simply want a clearer view of trend shifts. The visuals are minimal, responsive, and suitable for any timeframe.
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zigzag⬜ Zigzag at your fingertips.
Creating zigzag array is more simpler than ever. All you need to do is:
▶ Import library:
import HeWhoMustNotBeNamed// as zgi
▶ And invoke zigzag to get all the details.
zgi.drawzigzag(zigzagLength)
More examples in the code where you can get retracement ratios, zigzag direction, divergence etc.
Library "zigzag"
Library dedicated to zigzags and related indicators
zigzag(length, numberOfPivots, useAlternativeSource, source, oscillatorSource, directionBias) zigzag: Calculates zigzag pivots and generates an array
Parameters:
length : : Zigzag Length
numberOfPivots : : Max number of pivots to return in the array. Default is 20
useAlternativeSource : : If set uses the source for genrating zigzag. Default is false
source : : Alternative source used only if useAlternativeSource is set to true. Default is close
oscillatorSource : : Oscillator source for calculating divergence
directionBias : : Direction bias for calculating divergence
Returns:
zigzagpivots : Array containing zigzag pivots
zigzagpivotbars : Array containing zigzag pivot bars
zigzagpivotdirs : Array containing zigzag pivot directions (Lower High : 1, Higher High : 2, Lower Low : -2 and Higher Low : -1)
zigzagpivotratios : Array containing zigzag retracement ratios for each pivot
zigzagoscillators : Array of oscillator values at pivots. Will have valid values only if valid oscillatorSource is provided as per input.
zigzagoscillatordirs : Array of oscillator directions (HH, HL, LH, LL) at pivots. Will have valid values only if valid oscillatorSource is provided as per input.
zigzagtrendbias : Array of trend bias at pivots. Will have valid value only if directionBias series is sent in input parameters
zigzagdivergence : Array of divergence sentiment at each pivot. Will have valid values only if oscillatorSource and directionBias inputs are provided
newPivot : Returns true if new pivot created
doublePivot : Returns true if two new pivots are created on same bar (Happens in case of candles with long wicks and shorter zigzag lengths)
drawzigzag(length, numberOfPivots, , source, linecolor, linewidth, linestyle, oscillatorSource, directionBias, showHighLow, showRatios, showDivergence) drawzigzag: Calculates and draws zigzag pivots
Parameters:
length : : Zigzag Length
numberOfPivots : : Max number of pivots to return in the array. Default is 20
: useAlternativeSource: If set uses the source for genrating zigzag. Default is false
source : : Alternative source used only if useAlternativeSource is set to true. Default is close
linecolor : : zigzag line color
linewidth : : zigzag line width
linestyle : : zigzag line style
oscillatorSource : : Oscillator source for calculating divergence
directionBias : : Direction bias for calculating divergence
showHighLow : : show highlow label
showRatios : : show retracement ratios
showDivergence : : Show divergence on label (Only works if divergence data is available - that is if we pass valid oscillatorSource and directionBias input)
Returns:
zigzagpivots : Array containing zigzag pivots
zigzagpivotbars : Array containing zigzag pivot bars
zigzagpivotdirs : Array containing zigzag pivot directions (Lower High : 1, Higher High : 2, Lower Low : -2 and Higher Low : -1)
zigzagpivotratios : Array containing zigzag retracement ratios for each pivot
zigzagoscillators : Array of oscillator values at pivots. Will have valid values only if valid oscillatorSource is provided as per input.
zigzagoscillatordirs : Array of oscillator directions (HH, HL, LH, LL) at pivots. Will have valid values only if valid oscillatorSource is provided as per input.
zigzagtrendbias : Array of trend bias at pivots. Will have valid value only if directionBias series is sent in input parameters
zigzagdivergence : Array of divergence sentiment at each pivot. Will have valid values only if oscillatorSource and directionBias inputs are provided
zigzaglines : Returns array of zigzag lines
zigzaglabels : Returns array of zigzag labels
zigzag%This is zigzag % , no repaint and no lag as it based on % changes
the main issue is the addition of take profit and stop loss together with trailing (thanks to Yatrader to his code)
set the zigzag% according to best fit of your graph for best results
ZigZag HTFHere is my 'ZigZag' without using 'security'
There are 2 options:
HTF
Where the scripts plots the present TF 'ZigZag' together with the next 3 Higher TF ZigZag's
(TF can be 15', 30', 1h, 2h, 3h, 4h, 6h, 8h, 12h, D, W, M)
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When the chosen TF is not compatible, a message will be shown:
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Multiple
Where the set 'leftbars' are multiplied as wanted (9 possible ZigZag's)
('rightbars' is always 1 on the present TF, this will be multiplied as well)
In the case where 'leftbars' are set as '3':
- The Base ZigZag ('1') will result in 3 leftbars and 1 rightbar
- A ZigZag set as '2' will result in 6 leftbars and 2 rightbars
- A ZigZag set as '5 will result in 15 leftbars and 5 rightbars
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Be aware, although the ZigZag is mostly correct, a bar which is at the same time a pivothigh and a pivotlow can give unwanted results.
Regretfully for now I haven't be able to improve this.
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Cheers!
ZigZag ++ fibsI just put this as one user ask for me to do it.
So it the zigzag++ and fibs ,and other pivots type
the fibs can daily , monthly , year
the info panel need to be adjusted by either offset =distance from
or by putting a number , here its btc so I put about 500 above from close =8500
this important as otherwise it will look messy and not pretty
so for each type of asset you use , you expect to adjust this two variables or the data of fibs (daily , weekly etc)
Zigzag Trend-based Color [SteinG]Zigzag Indicator with Trend-based Color Coding and Info Table
This indicator is forked from Trendoscope's Recursive Zigzag
The Zigzag Indicator with Trend-based Color Coding and Info Table is a powerful tool for technical analysis, designed to help you identify significant price swings, visualize trends, and analyze pivot points with ease. This advanced indicator offers enhanced functionalities and improved visual representation.
The primary purpose of the Zigzag Indicator is to identify and highlight important price reversals, commonly referred to as pivot points, in a given chart. These pivot points are essential in recognizing trend changes and potential market turning points. With the Zigzag Indicator, you can quickly identify these pivotal moments and gain valuable insights into market dynamics.
One of the standout features of this indicator is the color coding applied to the Zigzag line, which intuitively reflects the trend associated with each pivot point. The color scheme is as follows:
- Green : Indicates an upward trend, representing a bullish movement in the price.
- Lime : Represents a retracement during an upward trend, indicating a temporary pullback before the uptrend resumes.
- Red : Signifies a downward trend, indicating a bearish movement in the price.
- Orange : Represents a retracement during a downward trend, indicating a temporary bounce before the downtrend resumes.
This color coding allows you to easily visualize the prevailing market sentiment and make more informed trading decisions accordingly.
In addition to the visual representation, the Zigzag Indicator also includes an informative table that provides essential details about each pivot point. The table presents the following information for each pivot point:
1. Pivot Value : The price level at which the pivot point occurs.
2. Direction : Indicates whether the pivot point represents an upward or downward trend.
3. Fibo Ratios : Displays the Fibonacci retracement levels between two consecutive pivot points, offering insights into potential support and resistance levels.
The inclusion of this comprehensive info table enables you to analyze pivot points more effectively, understand the underlying price dynamics, and identify key trading opportunities.
Zigzag Candles SupertrendHere it is, as promised, supertrend based on Zigzag candles.
Earlier scripts on the Zigzag Candles expedition are here:
Zigzag-Candles
Zigzag-Candles-MA
Zigzag candles parameters Length and CandleSize remain as is. Along with this, we also add MALength and AtrMult to calculate ATR based on the new candles and to use it to derive supertrend.
UseZigzagCandles - selecting this will apply supertrend on zigzag candles and ignore the actual price candles completely.
UseClosePrices - Uses close price as base instead of high/low. Can be used in both modes of price candles and zigzag candles.
Zigzag Candles MAWe have the candles here: Zigzag-Candles
Lets create moving average!!
Just simple moving average at the moment. Since, items are in array. Not so easy to use standard functions of pine. Hence, will take that for future enhancements.
ATR and Supertrend next!!
Zigzag Volume BarsBack to my favourite topic - Zigzags.
Here is an indicator which can help you visualise volume data on Zigzag swing highs and lows.
Settings are pretty simple and provides variety of display options
Display options are as demonstrated in the chart has following main types.
Regular
Plus/Minus - Stacked
Plus/Minus - Overlapping
Plus/Minus - Opposite Sides
Apart from the main display types, stacked display has several sub-types which determine whether to place green bar below red or the other way around.
Snapshot below shows example of each type.
Zigzag Fibonacci Golden Zone [UAlgo]🔶 Description:
The "Zigzag Fibonacci Golden Zone" aims to identify potential trend pullback points by utilizing a combination of zigzag patterns and Fibonacci "Golden Zone (0.618 - 0.786)" retracement levels. It plots zigzag lines on the price chart, highlighting significant swing highs and swing lows, and overlays Fibonacci retracement levels to indicate potential support and resistance zones. Additionally, it provides options to display buy and sell signals based on specific criteria.
🔶 Key Features:
Zigzag Lines: The indicator plots zigzag lines on the price chart, marking significant swing highs and swing lows. These lines help traders visualize the direction and magnitude of price swings.
Fibonacci Retracement Levels: The indicator overlays Fibonacci retracement levels on the chart, indicating potential support and resistance levels. These levels are derived from the Fibonacci sequence and are commonly used by traders to identify reversal points.
Fibonacci occurs again when a new zigzag low or high is created :
Before new zigzag low pivot appears,
After new Zigzag low pivot appears,
As you see new fibonacci created after new pivot found also price bounced from retracement zone.
Customization Options: Traders can customize various parameters of the indicator, such as the length of the zigzag pattern, color preferences for different elements, and visibility of price labels and buy/sell signals.
Buy/Sell Signals: The indicator generates buy and sell signals based on predefined criteria, such as price movements relative to Fibonacci levels and other market conditions. These signals can help traders identify potential entry and exit points in the market.
Example :
Disclaimer :
Please note that trading involves significant risk, and past performance is not indicative of future results. The "Zigzag Fibonacci Golden Zone" indicator is provided for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice. Traders should conduct their own research and analysis before making any investment decisions. Additionally, the indicator's performance may vary depending on market conditions and other factors. Users are encouraged to use the indicator as part of a comprehensive trading strategy and to exercise caution when trading in the financial markets.
zigzag support&resistance multi timeframe levels [LM]Hello Traders,
I would like to introduce you zigzag support&resistance multi timeframe levels. It is based on the ZigZag semafor script made by DevLucem so shout out to him
The Semafor is used to spot future multi-level Supports and Resistance zones.
It is also useful to spot HL or LL or HH or LH zones at different Depth settings.
I's the same zigzag indicator as my other zigzag indicator with distinction that supports multi timeframe levels as well, with depth setting for every timeframe.
I hope you will enjoy it as I enjoyed to write it.
Lukas
ZigZag (Using Line Array)This is standard zigzag indicator. I just coded them using lines array feature of pine - so that it can be done in least number of lines of code.
Few possible improvements:
Use label array to mark HH, HL, LH and LL
Add standard deviation check
zigzag PivotsThis is based on two model : the first is the zigzag model of Ricardo Santos
the second is a pivot system for high and low to find resistance made by jaggedsoft
I try to show the connection between them and to form a cross of when the zigzag model crossing the pivot model
this is seen in show sig
best approach is to find the low based on the pivot system and try to make your buy around that spot . when there is high resistance either exit or buy when the asset cross it above . in case of short do the opposite
[RS]ZigZag PA V1ZigZag Based on price oscilation.
added pattern recognition, also added recognition of head and shoulders and contracting/expanding triangles to previous list of patterns :p
Use Alt Timeframe: enables optional timeframes, use higher timeframes to reduce noise.
Timeframe: said Alt Timeframe.
Show Patterns: toggles Pattern Recognition on.
[RS]ZigZag PAZigZag Based on price oscilation.
Use Alt Timeframe: enables optional timeframes, use higher timeframes to reduce noise.
Timeframe: said Alt Timeframe.
ZigZag VolumeAccumulatorThis script plot a Volume Accumulator Histogram.
It accumulates volume after a price changes direction.
Use it to show how big is the bear or bull force.
I recommend to use Bandsize = 2 or 3 times ATR(300 or bigger)
This script uses the core of my ZigZag Bands indicator,
Use it to adjust Bandsize parameter.
ZigzagLiteLibrary "ZigzagLite"
Lighter version of the Zigzag Library. Without indicators and sub-component divisions
method getPrices(pivots)
Gets the array of prices from array of Pivots
Namespace types: Pivot
Parameters:
pivots (Pivot ) : array array of Pivot objects
Returns: array array of pivot prices
method getBars(pivots)
Gets the array of bars from array of Pivots
Namespace types: Pivot
Parameters:
pivots (Pivot ) : array array of Pivot objects
Returns: array array of pivot bar indices
method getPoints(pivots)
Gets the array of chart.point from array of Pivots
Namespace types: Pivot
Parameters:
pivots (Pivot ) : array array of Pivot objects
Returns: array array of pivot points
method getPoints(this)
Namespace types: Zigzag
Parameters:
this (Zigzag)
method calculate(this, ohlc, ltfHighTime, ltfLowTime)
Calculate zigzag based on input values and indicator values
Namespace types: Zigzag
Parameters:
this (Zigzag) : Zigzag object
ohlc (float ) : Array containing OHLC values. Can also have custom values for which zigzag to be calculated
ltfHighTime (int) : Used for multi timeframe zigzags when called within request.security. Default value is current timeframe open time.
ltfLowTime (int) : Used for multi timeframe zigzags when called within request.security. Default value is current timeframe open time.
Returns: current Zigzag object
method calculate(this)
Calculate zigzag based on properties embedded within Zigzag object
Namespace types: Zigzag
Parameters:
this (Zigzag) : Zigzag object
Returns: current Zigzag object
method nextlevel(this)
Namespace types: Zigzag
Parameters:
this (Zigzag)
method clear(this)
Clears zigzag drawings array
Namespace types: ZigzagDrawing
Parameters:
this (ZigzagDrawing ) : array
Returns: void
method clear(this)
Clears zigzag drawings array
Namespace types: ZigzagDrawingPL
Parameters:
this (ZigzagDrawingPL ) : array
Returns: void
method drawplain(this)
draws fresh zigzag based on properties embedded in ZigzagDrawing object without trying to calculate
Namespace types: ZigzagDrawing
Parameters:
this (ZigzagDrawing) : ZigzagDrawing object
Returns: ZigzagDrawing object
method drawplain(this)
draws fresh zigzag based on properties embedded in ZigzagDrawingPL object without trying to calculate
Namespace types: ZigzagDrawingPL
Parameters:
this (ZigzagDrawingPL) : ZigzagDrawingPL object
Returns: ZigzagDrawingPL object
method drawfresh(this, ohlc)
draws fresh zigzag based on properties embedded in ZigzagDrawing object
Namespace types: ZigzagDrawing
Parameters:
this (ZigzagDrawing) : ZigzagDrawing object
ohlc (float ) : values on which the zigzag needs to be calculated and drawn. If not set will use regular OHLC
Returns: ZigzagDrawing object
method drawcontinuous(this, ohlc)
draws zigzag based on the zigzagmatrix input
Namespace types: ZigzagDrawing
Parameters:
this (ZigzagDrawing) : ZigzagDrawing object
ohlc (float ) : values on which the zigzag needs to be calculated and drawn. If not set will use regular OHLC
Returns:
PivotCandle
PivotCandle represents data of the candle which forms either pivot High or pivot low or both
Fields:
_high (series float) : High price of candle forming the pivot
_low (series float) : Low price of candle forming the pivot
length (series int) : Pivot length
pHighBar (series int) : represents number of bar back the pivot High occurred.
pLowBar (series int) : represents number of bar back the pivot Low occurred.
pHigh (series float) : Pivot High Price
pLow (series float) : Pivot Low Price
Pivot
Pivot refers to zigzag pivot. Each pivot can contain various data
Fields:
point (chart.point) : pivot point coordinates
dir (series int) : direction of the pivot. Valid values are 1, -1, 2, -2
level (series int) : is used for multi level zigzags. For single level, it will always be 0
ratio (series float) : Price Ratio based on previous two pivots
sizeRatio (series float)
ZigzagFlags
Flags required for drawing zigzag. Only used internally in zigzag calculation. Should not set the values explicitly
Fields:
newPivot (series bool) : true if the calculation resulted in new pivot
doublePivot (series bool) : true if the calculation resulted in two pivots on same bar
updateLastPivot (series bool) : true if new pivot calculated replaces the old one.
Zigzag
Zigzag object which contains whole zigzag calculation parameters and pivots
Fields:
length (series int) : Zigzag length. Default value is 5
numberOfPivots (series int) : max number of pivots to hold in the calculation. Default value is 20
offset (series int) : Bar offset to be considered for calculation of zigzag. Default is 0 - which means calculation is done based on the latest bar.
level (series int) : Zigzag calculation level - used in multi level recursive zigzags
zigzagPivots (Pivot ) : array which holds the last n pivots calculated.
flags (ZigzagFlags) : ZigzagFlags object which is required for continuous drawing of zigzag lines.
ZigzagObject
Zigzag Drawing Object
Fields:
zigzagLine (series line) : Line joining two pivots
zigzagLabel (series label) : Label which can be used for drawing the values, ratios, directions etc.
ZigzagProperties
Object which holds properties of zigzag drawing. To be used along with ZigzagDrawing
Fields:
lineColor (series color) : Zigzag line color. Default is color.blue
lineWidth (series int) : Zigzag line width. Default is 1
lineStyle (series string) : Zigzag line style. Default is line.style_solid.
showLabel (series bool) : If set, the drawing will show labels on each pivot. Default is false
textColor (series color) : Text color of the labels. Only applicable if showLabel is set to true.
maxObjects (series int) : Max number of zigzag lines to display. Default is 300
xloc (series string) : Time/Bar reference to be used for zigzag drawing. Default is Time - xloc.bar_time.
curved (series bool) : Boolean field to print curved zigzag - used only with polyline implementation
ZigzagDrawing
Object which holds complete zigzag drawing objects and properties.
Fields:
zigzag (Zigzag) : Zigzag object which holds the calculations.
properties (ZigzagProperties) : ZigzagProperties object which is used for setting the display styles of zigzag
drawings (ZigzagObject ) : array which contains lines and labels of zigzag drawing.
ZigzagDrawingPL
Object which holds complete zigzag drawing objects and properties - polyline version
Fields:
zigzag (Zigzag) : Zigzag object which holds the calculations.
properties (ZigzagProperties) : ZigzagProperties object which is used for setting the display styles of zigzag
zigzagLabels (label )
zigzagLine (series polyline) : polyline object of zigzag lines
ZigzagLibrary "Zigzag"
Zigzag related user defined types. Depends on DrawingTypes library for basic types
method tostring(this, sortKeys, sortOrder, includeKeys)
Converts ZigzagTypes/Pivot object to string representation
Namespace types: Pivot
Parameters:
this (Pivot) : ZigzagTypes/Pivot
sortKeys (bool) : If set to true, string output is sorted by keys.
sortOrder (int) : Applicable only if sortKeys is set to true. Positive number will sort them in ascending order whreas negative numer will sort them in descending order. Passing 0 will not sort the keys
includeKeys (string ) : Array of string containing selective keys. Optional parmaeter. If not provided, all the keys are considered
Returns: string representation of ZigzagTypes/Pivot
method tostring(this, sortKeys, sortOrder, includeKeys)
Converts Array of Pivot objects to string representation
Namespace types: Pivot
Parameters:
this (Pivot ) : Pivot object array
sortKeys (bool) : If set to true, string output is sorted by keys.
sortOrder (int) : Applicable only if sortKeys is set to true. Positive number will sort them in ascending order whreas negative numer will sort them in descending order. Passing 0 will not sort the keys
includeKeys (string ) : Array of string containing selective keys. Optional parmaeter. If not provided, all the keys are considered
Returns: string representation of Pivot object array
method tostring(this)
Converts ZigzagFlags object to string representation
Namespace types: ZigzagFlags
Parameters:
this (ZigzagFlags) : ZigzagFlags object
Returns: string representation of ZigzagFlags
method tostring(this, sortKeys, sortOrder, includeKeys)
Converts ZigzagTypes/Zigzag object to string representation
Namespace types: Zigzag
Parameters:
this (Zigzag) : ZigzagTypes/Zigzagobject
sortKeys (bool) : If set to true, string output is sorted by keys.
sortOrder (int) : Applicable only if sortKeys is set to true. Positive number will sort them in ascending order whreas negative numer will sort them in descending order. Passing 0 will not sort the keys
includeKeys (string ) : Array of string containing selective keys. Optional parmaeter. If not provided, all the keys are considered
Returns: string representation of ZigzagTypes/Zigzag
method calculate(this, ohlc, indicators, indicatorNames)
Calculate zigzag based on input values and indicator values
Namespace types: Zigzag
Parameters:
this (Zigzag) : Zigzag object
ohlc (float ) : Array containing OHLC values. Can also have custom values for which zigzag to be calculated
indicators (matrix) : Array of indicator values
indicatorNames (string ) : Array of indicator names for which values are present. Size of indicators array should be equal to that of indicatorNames
Returns: current Zigzag object
method calculate(this)
Calculate zigzag based on properties embedded within Zigzag object
Namespace types: Zigzag
Parameters:
this (Zigzag) : Zigzag object
Returns: current Zigzag object
method nextlevel(this)
Calculate Next Level Zigzag based on the current calculated zigzag object
Namespace types: Zigzag
Parameters:
this (Zigzag) : Zigzag object
Returns: Next Level Zigzag object
method clear(this)
Clears zigzag drawings array
Namespace types: ZigzagDrawing
Parameters:
this (ZigzagDrawing ) : array
Returns: void
method drawplain(this)
draws fresh zigzag based on properties embedded in ZigzagDrawing object without trying to calculate
Namespace types: ZigzagDrawing
Parameters:
this (ZigzagDrawing) : ZigzagDrawing object
Returns: ZigzagDrawing object
method drawfresh(this, ohlc, indicators, indicatorNames)
draws fresh zigzag based on properties embedded in ZigzagDrawing object
Namespace types: ZigzagDrawing
Parameters:
this (ZigzagDrawing) : ZigzagDrawing object
ohlc (float ) : values on which the zigzag needs to be calculated and drawn. If not set will use regular OHLC
indicators (matrix) : Array of indicator values
indicatorNames (string ) : Array of indicator names for which values are present. Size of indicators array should be equal to that of indicatorNames
Returns: ZigzagDrawing object
method drawcontinuous(this, ohlc, indicators, indicatorNames)
draws zigzag based on the zigzagmatrix input
Namespace types: ZigzagDrawing
Parameters:
this (ZigzagDrawing) : ZigzagDrawing object
ohlc (float ) : values on which the zigzag needs to be calculated and drawn. If not set will use regular OHLC
indicators (matrix) : Array of indicator values
indicatorNames (string ) : Array of indicator names for which values are present. Size of indicators array should be equal to that of indicatorNames
Returns:
method getPrices(pivots)
Namespace types: Pivot
Parameters:
pivots (Pivot )
method getBars(pivots)
Namespace types: Pivot
Parameters:
pivots (Pivot )
Indicator
Indicator is collection of indicator values applied on high, low and close
Fields:
indicatorHigh (series float) : Indicator Value applied on High
indicatorLow (series float) : Indicator Value applied on Low
PivotCandle
PivotCandle represents data of the candle which forms either pivot High or pivot low or both
Fields:
_high (series float) : High price of candle forming the pivot
_low (series float) : Low price of candle forming the pivot
length (series int) : Pivot length
pHighBar (series int) : represents number of bar back the pivot High occurred.
pLowBar (series int) : represents number of bar back the pivot Low occurred.
pHigh (series float) : Pivot High Price
pLow (series float) : Pivot Low Price
indicators (Indicator ) : Array of Indicators - allows to add multiple
Pivot
Pivot refers to zigzag pivot. Each pivot can contain various data
Fields:
point (chart.point) : pivot point coordinates
dir (series int) : direction of the pivot. Valid values are 1, -1, 2, -2
level (series int) : is used for multi level zigzags. For single level, it will always be 0
componentIndex (series int) : is the lower level zigzag array index for given pivot. Used only in multi level Zigzag Pivots
subComponents (series int) : is the number of sub waves per each zigzag wave. Only applicable for multi level zigzags
microComponents (series int) : is the number of base zigzag components in a zigzag wave
ratio (series float) : Price Ratio based on previous two pivots
sizeRatio (series float)
subPivots (Pivot )
indicatorNames (string ) : Names of the indicators applied on zigzag
indicatorValues (float ) : Values of the indicators applied on zigzag
indicatorRatios (float ) : Ratios of the indicators applied on zigzag based on previous 2 pivots
ZigzagFlags
Flags required for drawing zigzag. Only used internally in zigzag calculation. Should not set the values explicitly
Fields:
newPivot (series bool) : true if the calculation resulted in new pivot
doublePivot (series bool) : true if the calculation resulted in two pivots on same bar
updateLastPivot (series bool) : true if new pivot calculated replaces the old one.
Zigzag
Zigzag object which contains whole zigzag calculation parameters and pivots
Fields:
length (series int) : Zigzag length. Default value is 5
numberOfPivots (series int) : max number of pivots to hold in the calculation. Default value is 20
offset (series int) : Bar offset to be considered for calculation of zigzag. Default is 0 - which means calculation is done based on the latest bar.
level (series int) : Zigzag calculation level - used in multi level recursive zigzags
zigzagPivots (Pivot ) : array which holds the last n pivots calculated.
flags (ZigzagFlags) : ZigzagFlags object which is required for continuous drawing of zigzag lines.
ZigzagObject
Zigzag Drawing Object
Fields:
zigzagLine (series line) : Line joining two pivots
zigzagLabel (series label) : Label which can be used for drawing the values, ratios, directions etc.
ZigzagProperties
Object which holds properties of zigzag drawing. To be used along with ZigzagDrawing
Fields:
lineColor (series color) : Zigzag line color. Default is color.blue
lineWidth (series int) : Zigzag line width. Default is 1
lineStyle (series string) : Zigzag line style. Default is line.style_solid.
showLabel (series bool) : If set, the drawing will show labels on each pivot. Default is false
textColor (series color) : Text color of the labels. Only applicable if showLabel is set to true.
maxObjects (series int) : Max number of zigzag lines to display. Default is 300
xloc (series string) : Time/Bar reference to be used for zigzag drawing. Default is Time - xloc.bar_time.
ZigzagDrawing
Object which holds complete zigzag drawing objects and properties.
Fields:
zigzag (Zigzag) : Zigzag object which holds the calculations.
properties (ZigzagProperties) : ZigzagProperties object which is used for setting the display styles of zigzag
drawings (ZigzagObject ) : array which contains lines and labels of zigzag drawing.
zigzagplusThis is same as existing zigzag library with respect to functionality. But, there is a small update with respect to how arrays are used internally. This also leads to issues with backward compatibility. Hence I decided to make this as new library instead of updating the older one.
Below are the major changes:
Earlier version uses array.unshift for adding new elements and array.pop for removing old elements. But, since array.unshift is considerably slower than alternative method array.push. Hence, this library makes use of array.push method to achieve performance.
While array.push increases the performance significantly, there is also an issue with removing as we no longer will be able to remove the element using pop which is again faster than shift (which need to shit all the elements by index). Hence, have removed the logic of removing elements for zigzag pivots after certain limit. Will think further about it once I find better alternative of handling it.
These implementation change also mean that zigzag pivots received by calling method will be ordered in reverse direction. Latest pivots will be stored with higher array index whereas older pivots are stored with lower array index. This is also the reason why backward compatibility is not achievable with this code change.
Library "zigzagplus"
Library dedicated to zigzags and related indicators
zigzag(length, useAlternativeSource, source, oscillatorSource, directionBias) zigzag: Calculates zigzag pivots and generates an array
Parameters:
length : : Zigzag Length
useAlternativeSource : : If set uses the source for genrating zigzag. Default is false
source : : Alternative source used only if useAlternativeSource is set to true. Default is close
oscillatorSource : : Oscillator source for calculating divergence
directionBias : : Direction bias for calculating divergence
Returns: zigzagpivots : Array containing zigzag pivots
zigzagpivotbars : Array containing zigzag pivot bars
zigzagpivotdirs : Array containing zigzag pivot directions (Lower High : 1, Higher High : 2, Lower Low : -2 and Higher Low : -1)
zigzagpivotratios : Array containing zigzag retracement ratios for each pivot
zigzagoscillators : Array of oscillator values at pivots. Will have valid values only if valid oscillatorSource is provided as per input.
zigzagoscillatordirs: Array of oscillator directions (HH, HL, LH, LL) at pivots. Will have valid values only if valid oscillatorSource is provided as per input.
zigzagtrendbias : Array of trend bias at pivots. Will have valid value only if directionBias series is sent in input parameters
zigzagdivergence : Array of divergence sentiment at each pivot. Will have valid values only if oscillatorSource and directionBias inputs are provided
newPivot : Returns true if new pivot created
doublePivot : Returns true if two new pivots are created on same bar (Happens in case of candles with long wicks and shorter zigzag lengths)
drawzigzag(length, , source, linecolor, linewidth, linestyle, oscillatorSource, directionBias, showHighLow, showRatios, showDivergence) drawzigzag: Calculates and draws zigzag pivots
Parameters:
length : : Zigzag Length
: useAlternativeSource: If set uses the source for genrating zigzag. Default is false
source : : Alternative source used only if useAlternativeSource is set to true. Default is close
linecolor : : zigzag line color
linewidth : : zigzag line width
linestyle : : zigzag line style
oscillatorSource : : Oscillator source for calculating divergence
directionBias : : Direction bias for calculating divergence
showHighLow : : show highlow label
showRatios : : show retracement ratios
showDivergence : : Show divergence on label (Only works if divergence data is available - that is if we pass valid oscillatorSource and directionBias input)
Returns: zigzagpivots : Array containing zigzag pivots
zigzagpivotbars : Array containing zigzag pivot bars
zigzagpivotdirs : Array containing zigzag pivot directions (Lower High : 1, Higher High : 2, Lower Low : -2 and Higher Low : -1)
zigzagpivotratios : Array containing zigzag retracement ratios for each pivot
zigzagoscillators : Array of oscillator values at pivots. Will have valid values only if valid oscillatorSource is provided as per input.
zigzagoscillatordirs: Array of oscillator directions (HH, HL, LH, LL) at pivots. Will have valid values only if valid oscillatorSource is provided as per input.
zigzagtrendbias : Array of trend bias at pivots. Will have valid value only if directionBias series is sent in input parameters
zigzagdivergence : Array of divergence sentiment at each pivot. Will have valid values only if oscillatorSource and directionBias inputs are provided
zigzaglines : Returns array of zigzag lines
zigzaglabels : Returns array of zigzag labels
ZigzagTypesLibrary "ZigzagTypes"
Zigzag related user defined types. Depends on DrawingTypes library for basic types
Indicator
Indicator is collection of indicator values applied on high, low and close
Fields:
indicatorHigh : Indicator Value applied on High
indicatorLow : Indicator Value applied on Low
PivotCandle
PivotCandle represents data of the candle which forms either pivot High or pivot low or both
Fields:
_high : High price of candle forming the pivot
_low : Low price of candle forming the pivot
length : Pivot length
pHighBar : represents number of bar back the pivot High occurred.
pLowBar : represents number of bar back the pivot Low occurred.
pHigh : Pivot High Price
pLow : Pivot Low Price
indicators : Array of Indicators - allows to add multiple
Pivot
Pivot refers to zigzag pivot. Each pivot can contain various data
Fields:
point : pivot point coordinates
dir : direction of the pivot. Valid values are 1, -1, 2, -2
level : is used for multi level zigzags. For single level, it will always be 0
ratio : Price Ratio based on previous two pivots
indicatorNames : Names of the indicators applied on zigzag
indicatorValues : Values of the indicators applied on zigzag
indicatorRatios : Ratios of the indicators applied on zigzag based on previous 2 pivots
ZigzagFlags
Flags required for drawing zigzag. Only used internally in zigzag calculation. Should not set the values explicitly
Fields:
newPivot : true if the calculation resulted in new pivot
doublePivot : true if the calculation resulted in two pivots on same bar
updateLastPivot : true if new pivot calculated replaces the old one.
Zigzag
Zigzag object which contains whole zigzag calculation parameters and pivots
Fields:
length : Zigzag length. Default value is 5
numberOfPivots : max number of pivots to hold in the calculation. Default value is 20
offset : Bar offset to be considered for calculation of zigzag. Default is 0 - which means calculation is done based on the latest bar.
level : Zigzag calculation level - used in multi level recursive zigzags
zigzagPivots : array which holds the last n pivots calculated.
flags : ZigzagFlags object which is required for continuous drawing of zigzag lines.
ZigzagObject
Zigzag Drawing Object
Fields:
zigzagLine : Line joining two pivots
zigzagLabel : Label which can be used for drawing the values, ratios, directions etc.
ZigzagProperties
Object which holds properties of zigzag drawing. To be used along with ZigzagDrawing
Fields:
lineColor : Zigzag line color. Default is color.blue
lineWidth : Zigzag line width. Default is 1
lineStyle : Zigzag line style. Default is line.style_solid.
showLabel : If set, the drawing will show labels on each pivot. Default is false
textColor : Text color of the labels. Only applicable if showLabel is set to true.
maxObjects : Max number of zigzag lines to display. Default is 300
xloc : Time/Bar reference to be used for zigzag drawing. Default is Time - xloc.bar_time.
ZigzagDrawing
Object which holds complete zigzag drawing objects and properties.
Fields:
properties : ZigzagProperties object which is used for setting the display styles of zigzag
drawings : array which contains lines and labels of zigzag drawing.
zigzag : Zigzag object which holds the calculations.
ZigzagMethodsLibrary "ZigzagMethods"
Object oriented implementation of Zigzag methods. Please refer to ZigzagTypes library for User defined types used in this library
tostring(this, sortKeys, sortOrder, includeKeys)
Converts ZigzagTypes/Pivot object to string representation
Parameters:
this : ZigzagTypes/Pivot
sortKeys : If set to true, string output is sorted by keys.
sortOrder : Applicable only if sortKeys is set to true. Positive number will sort them in ascending order whreas negative numer will sort them in descending order. Passing 0 will not sort the keys
includeKeys : Array of string containing selective keys. Optional parmaeter. If not provided, all the keys are considered
Returns: string representation of ZigzagTypes/Pivot
tostring(this, sortKeys, sortOrder, includeKeys)
Converts Array of Pivot objects to string representation
Parameters:
this : Pivot object array
sortKeys : If set to true, string output is sorted by keys.
sortOrder : Applicable only if sortKeys is set to true. Positive number will sort them in ascending order whreas negative numer will sort them in descending order. Passing 0 will not sort the keys
includeKeys : Array of string containing selective keys. Optional parmaeter. If not provided, all the keys are considered
Returns: string representation of Pivot object array
tostring(this)
Converts ZigzagFlags object to string representation
Parameters:
this : ZigzagFlags object
Returns: string representation of ZigzagFlags
tostring(this, sortKeys, sortOrder, includeKeys)
Converts ZigzagTypes/Zigzag object to string representation
Parameters:
this : ZigzagTypes/Zigzagobject
sortKeys : If set to true, string output is sorted by keys.
sortOrder : Applicable only if sortKeys is set to true. Positive number will sort them in ascending order whreas negative numer will sort them in descending order. Passing 0 will not sort the keys
includeKeys : Array of string containing selective keys. Optional parmaeter. If not provided, all the keys are considered
Returns: string representation of ZigzagTypes/Zigzag
calculate(this, ohlc, indicators, indicatorNames)
Calculate zigzag based on input values and indicator values
Parameters:
this : Zigzag object
ohlc : Array containing OHLC values. Can also have custom values for which zigzag to be calculated
indicators : Array of indicator values
indicatorNames : Array of indicator names for which values are present. Size of indicators array should be equal to that of indicatorNames
Returns: current Zigzag object
calculate(this)
Calculate zigzag based on properties embedded within Zigzag object
Parameters:
this : Zigzag object
Returns: current Zigzag object
nextlevel(this)
Calculate Next Level Zigzag based on the current calculated zigzag object
Parameters:
this : Zigzag object
Returns: Next Level Zigzag object
clear(this)
Clears zigzag drawings array
Parameters:
this : array
Returns: void
drawfresh(this)
draws fresh zigzag based on properties embedded in ZigzagDrawing object
Parameters:
this : ZigzagDrawing object
Returns: ZigzagDrawing object
drawcontinuous(this)
draws zigzag based on the zigzagmatrix input
Parameters:
this : ZigzagDrawing object
Returns:
ZigZag++Hey Awesome Traders
I noticed people were so happy with my ZigZag lucemanb script and so I made one that is more user-friendly and customizable
Please note the original one is dedicated to developers, The code is very minimal for fast understanding when anyone wants to use it in their development
In this script, I have included several features like multi-timeframe and alerts. Do take a look and enjoy
If you are using the indicator, please comment down the link to your script
If you would love to support my work through donations, Am so happy to receive them
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Do u have an idea or a feature that you want to be added,
You can ping me or ask about it here, I can always update
Check out some of the best works i have done with this script
1. Angle trading
2. Harmonic Patterns
Custom ZigZag IndicatorOverview
The Custom ZigZag Indicator is a technical analysis tool built in Pine Script (version 5) for TradingView. It overlays on price charts to visualize market trends by connecting significant swing highs and lows, filtering out minor price noise. This helps identify the overall market direction (uptrends or downtrends), potential reversal points, and key support/resistance levels. Unlike standard price lines, it "zigzags" only between meaningful pivots, making trends clearer.
Core Logic and How It Works
The script uses a state-machine approach to track market direction and pivots:
Initialization
Starts assuming an upward trend on the first bar.
sets initial high/low prices and bar indices based on the current bar's high/low.
Direction Tracking:
Upward Trend (direction = 1):
Monitors for new highs: If the current high exceeds the tracked high, update the high price and bar.
Checks for reversal: If the low drops below the high by the deviation percentage (e.g., high * (1 - 0.05) for 5%), it signals a downtrend reversal.
Draws a green line from the last pivot (low) to the new high.
If labels are enabled, adds a label: "HH" (Higher High if above previous high), "LH" (Lower High if below), or "H" (for the first one).
Updates the last high and switches to downward direction.
Downward Trend (direction = -1):
Monitors for new lows: If the current low is below the tracked low, update the low price and bar.
Checks for reversal: If the high rises above the low by the deviation percentage (e.g., low * (1 + 0.05)), it signals an uptrend reversal.
Draws a red line from the last pivot (high) to the new low.
If labels are enabled, adds a label: "LL" (Lower Low if below previous low), "HL" (Higher Low if above), or "L" (for the first one).
Updates the last low and switches to upward direction.
