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Updated MLA - Money Line Approximation with Shaded Bands V2
The MLA Bands indicator (Money Line Approximation with Shaded Bands) is a user-friendly TradingView tool designed to help traders spot trend changes and potential entry/exit points in volatile markets like stocks, crypto, or forex. At its core, it blends two exponential moving averages (EMAs)—a short one (default 8 periods) for quick price reactions and a long one (default 24 periods) for smoother trends—into a single "Money Line." This line is a weighted average (default 60% short EMA), acting like a dynamic trend guide that changes color: green for bullish, red for bearish, and yellow for neutral.
Its main purpose is to simplify trend identification while filtering out noise. It uses RSI (default 12 periods) to confirm momentum—avoiding overbought buys or oversold sells—and adds ATR-based bands (volatility measure) around the Money Line for visual "shaded zones." These bands fill green during uptrends or pink during downtrends, highlighting momentum strength and potential support/resistance areas anchored to recent price action.
Functionally, it generates buy/sell alerts on trend flips: a "BUY" label (with optional close price) appears below bars when shifting bullish, and "SELL" above for bearish. An optional volume confirmation filter (using a 20-period SMA and threshold multiplier) ensures signals align with rising volume, reducing false positives in choppy markets.
Tips for usage:
Customize EMA periods for your timeframe (shorter for scalping, longer for swings).
Enable volume confirmation for high-liquidity assets; disable for low-volume ones to avoid missing signals.
Combine with support/resistance levels or candlestick patterns for better accuracy.
Adjust ATR multiplier (default 1.0) to widen/tighten bands in volatile vs. stable markets.
Test on historical data; it's not foolproof—always use stop-losses and risk management.
Toggle shades off for cleaner charts; show EMAs for debugging.
Overall, it's a versatile trend-following aid that promotes disciplined trading by visualizing conviction behind moves.
Its main purpose is to simplify trend identification while filtering out noise. It uses RSI (default 12 periods) to confirm momentum—avoiding overbought buys or oversold sells—and adds ATR-based bands (volatility measure) around the Money Line for visual "shaded zones." These bands fill green during uptrends or pink during downtrends, highlighting momentum strength and potential support/resistance areas anchored to recent price action.
Functionally, it generates buy/sell alerts on trend flips: a "BUY" label (with optional close price) appears below bars when shifting bullish, and "SELL" above for bearish. An optional volume confirmation filter (using a 20-period SMA and threshold multiplier) ensures signals align with rising volume, reducing false positives in choppy markets.
Tips for usage:
Customize EMA periods for your timeframe (shorter for scalping, longer for swings).
Enable volume confirmation for high-liquidity assets; disable for low-volume ones to avoid missing signals.
Combine with support/resistance levels or candlestick patterns for better accuracy.
Adjust ATR multiplier (default 1.0) to widen/tighten bands in volatile vs. stable markets.
Test on historical data; it's not foolproof—always use stop-losses and risk management.
Toggle shades off for cleaner charts; show EMAs for debugging.
Overall, it's a versatile trend-following aid that promotes disciplined trading by visualizing conviction behind moves.
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The MLA Bands indicator (Money Line Approximation with Shaded Bands) is a user-friendly TradingView tool designed to help traders spot trend changes and potential entry/exit points in volatile markets like stocks, crypto, or forex. At its core, it blends two exponential moving averages (EMAs)—a short one (default 8 periods) for quick price reactions and a long one (default 24 periods) for smoother trends—into a single "Money Line." This line is a weighted average (default 60% short EMA), acting like a dynamic trend guide that changes color: green for bullish, red for bearish, and yellow for neutral.Its main purpose is to simplify trend identification while filtering out noise. It uses RSI (default 12 periods) to confirm momentum—avoiding overbought buys or oversold sells—and adds ATR-based bands (volatility measure) around the Money Line for visual "shaded zones." These bands fill green during uptrends or pink during downtrends, highlighting momentum strength and potential support/resistance areas anchored to recent price action.
Functionally, it generates buy/sell alerts on trend flips: a "BUY" label (with optional close price) appears below bars when shifting bullish, and "SELL" above for bearish. An optional volume confirmation filter (using a 20-period SMA and threshold multiplier) ensures signals align with rising volume, reducing false positives in choppy markets.
Tips for usage:
Customize EMA periods for your timeframe (shorter for scalping, longer for swings).
Enable volume confirmation for high-liquidity assets; disable for low-volume ones to avoid missing signals.
Combine with support/resistance levels or candlestick patterns for better accuracy.
Adjust ATR multiplier (default 1.0) to widen/tighten bands in volatile vs. stable markets.
Test on historical data; it's not foolproof—always use stop-losses and risk management.
Toggle shades off for cleaner charts; show EMAs for debugging.
Overall, it's a versatile trend-following aid that promotes disciplined trading by visualizing conviction behind moves.
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Disclaimer
The information and publications are not meant to be, and do not constitute, financial, investment, trading, or other types of advice or recommendations supplied or endorsed by TradingView. Read more in the Terms of Use.