OPEN-SOURCE SCRIPT
Updated RBD Advanced Pinbar

Inputs / Settings
Detection parameters
Visual options
Toggle display of hammer / shooting star markers, labels, background highlights, and info table.
Customize colors and label size.
For each candle:
Hammer Pinbar (Bullish) if
Shooting Star (Bearish) if
Detection parameters
- lookback_period → How far back to compare wick sizes.
- min_wick_ratio → Minimum wick length as % of total candle height.
- max_body_ratio → Maximum body size as % of total candle height.
- atr_multiplier → Ensures the pinbar candle’s total height is at least a multiple of the ATR (filters out small candles).
- wick_size_multiplier → The wick must be at least X times larger than the biggest wick in recent candles.
Visual options
Toggle display of hammer / shooting star markers, labels, background highlights, and info table.
Customize colors and label size.
For each candle:
- Calculates upper wick, lower wick, and body size in both absolute and percentage terms.
- Checks if the total candle size is “large enough” using ATR.
- Looks back lookback_period bars to find the largest historical upper and lower wick.
- Compares current wick size to the past max wick (must exceed it by wick_size_multiplier).
- Classifies the candle:
Hammer Pinbar (Bullish) if
- Lower wick ≥ min_wick_ratio
- Body ≤ max_body_ratio
- Candle is big enough (ATR filter)
- Lower wick is significantly longer than past wicks
Shooting Star (Bearish) if
- Upper wick ≥ min_wick_ratio
- Body ≤ max_body_ratio
- Candle is big enough
- Upper wick is significantly longer than past wicks
Release Notes
To use on Key levels, E.g. Moving average, Support/ResistanceRelease Notes
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Open-source script
In true TradingView spirit, the creator of this script has made it open-source, so that traders can review and verify its functionality. Kudos to the author! While you can use it for free, remember that republishing the code is subject to our House Rules.
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.