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Price Volume Trend (PVT)

PVT Trend ChannelThe PVT Trend Channel indicator is a trend-following tool based on the Price Volume Trend (PVT) . PVT is a cumulative indicator that takes both price movement and trading volume into account — meaning a trend signal is only triggered when price moves with real volume behind it. This makes it significantly more reliable than indicators that rely on price alone. How It Works The indicator watches PVT for significant extremes: When PVT hits its highest point within the lookback window — bullish trend is confirmed, upper line activates When PVT hits its lowest point within the lookback window — bearish trend is confirmed, lower line activates Once a trend is confirmed, it stays active until the opposite signal appears. This keeps the indicator stable and prevents it from switching back and forth on every small move. The line is drawn using the actual price highs and lows of the lookback period, so it always reflects real price structure on your chart. Why Volume Matters Most trend indicators only look at price. The problem with that is that price can move on low volume — which often leads to false signals. PVT solves this by requiring volume to confirm the move. A bullish signal only fires when price rises and volume supports it. This filters out weak moves and keeps you aligned with trends that have real conviction behind them. Settings h — How many bars back the indicator looks to detect a bullish PVT extreme (default: 29) l — How many bars back the indicator looks to detect a bearish PVT extreme (default: 25) Recommended Usage Best used on the 1D timeframe for clean and reliable trend identification Best used alongside other indicators — this tool identifies the trend, but should not be used alone for trade entries The two lookback periods are intentionally different — bullish and bearish trends often develop at different speeds, so treating them separately improves accuracy This indicator does not repaint. All signals are confirmed on bar close.
Pine Script® indicator
by Unknownhodler
Matrix Liquidity Sweep Indicator | Matrix Trading LabMatrix Liquidity Sweep Indicator is a professional TradingView indicator designed to detect equal highs, equal lows, and liquidity sweep events in a clean institutional-style format. This tool helps traders identify areas where liquidity accumulates and highlights when price sweeps those levels, making it easier to read potential stop hunts, false breakouts, and reversal reactions. Developed by Matrix Trading Lab, the indicator focuses on helping traders understand how price interacts with key liquidity pools without cluttering the chart. The goal is simple: make liquidity sweeps easier to identify, track, and use in real trading conditions. Key Features Equal High and Equal Low Detection The indicator automatically detects: • Equal Highs (EQH) • Equal Lows (EQL) These levels often represent clustered liquidity where price may react aggressively. Buy-Side and Sell-Side Liquidity Sweeps The script identifies when price sweeps active liquidity levels. It can detect: • Buy-Side Liquidity Sweeps • Sell-Side Liquidity Sweeps This helps traders identify potential stop hunts and short-term market traps. Sweep Confirmation Logic The indicator supports multiple confirmation styles for sweep detection, making it adaptable to different trading preferences. This helps traders decide whether they want a stricter or more flexible approach when identifying liquidity grabs. Active Liquidity Level Tracking Equal highs and equal lows remain visible as active levels so traders can monitor whether price approaches, taps, or sweeps them. This allows liquidity behavior to stay visible directly on the chart. Swept State Management Once a level is swept, the script can either: • keep the level visible as swept • remove it from the chart This helps traders maintain a clean chart according to their own workflow. Institutional Dashboard The built-in dashboard summarizes: • Current Bias • EQH State • EQL State • EQH Level • EQL Level • Last Event This makes it easier to interpret current liquidity conditions without relying only on chart labels and lines. How To Use Traders can use this indicator to: • identify equal highs and equal lows • track active buy-side and sell-side liquidity pools • detect stop hunts and liquidity grabs • combine sweep events with structure, order blocks, or trend analysis This script works well for: • intraday trading • swing trading • liquidity-based trading systems • smart money concepts workflows Matrix Trading Lab Toolkit This indicator is part of the Matrix Trading Lab professional trading toolkit, which includes: • Matrix Market Structure Institutional Dashboard • Matrix Order Block Institutional Engine • Matrix Liquidity Institutional Indicator • Matrix Fair Value Gap Engine • Matrix Trend Engine • Matrix Sniper Entry System • Matrix Multi Timeframe Dashboard • Matrix Supply Demand Zones • Matrix Liquidity Sweep Indicator These tools are designed to work together to analyze trend, structure, liquidity, imbalances, and institutional price behavior. Contact Interested in this system or looking for more advanced professional indicators? For more details, please contact me directly. Email: goktugozi@hotmail.com
Pine Script® indicator
by goktugozi26
Matrix Multi Timeframe Dashboard | Matrix Trading LabMatrix Multi Timeframe Dashboard is a professional TradingView indicator designed to analyze trend bias across multiple timeframes in a clean and practical institutional format. This tool helps traders monitor the directional state of several timeframes at once, making it easier to understand whether market conditions are aligned, mixed, or conflicting. Developed by Matrix Trading Lab, this indicator is built for traders who want a faster and more structured way to read multi-timeframe trend behavior without overloading the chart. The goal is simple: help traders see higher-timeframe alignment more clearly and make better directional decisions. Key Features Multi Timeframe Bias Detection The indicator automatically calculates trend bias for multiple user-defined timeframes. It can display: • Timeframe 1 Bias • Timeframe 2 Bias • Timeframe 3 Bias • Timeframe 4 Bias • Current Chart Bias This allows traders to compare short-term and higher-timeframe market direction instantly. EMA-Based Trend Engine The script uses a structured EMA framework to determine directional bias: • Fast EMA • Slow EMA • Trend EMA This creates a simple but effective method for identifying bullish, bearish, or neutral market conditions. Timeframe Alignment Analysis The dashboard also evaluates overall alignment across all selected timeframes. This helps traders answer key questions such as: • Are most timeframes bullish? • Are most timeframes bearish? • Is the market mixed or balanced? This is especially useful for filtering trades and avoiding entries against higher-timeframe pressure. Strength Reading The script measures the degree of alignment between timeframes and converts it into a readable strength label such as: • Very Strong • Strong • Balanced • Weak • Very Weak This makes the dashboard more useful than a simple direction-only display. Clean Dashboard Layout The indicator is designed to keep the chart clean while summarizing critical trend information in one place. The dashboard includes: • Chart Bias • Timeframe 1 Bias • Timeframe 2 Bias • Timeframe 3 Bias • Timeframe 4 Bias • Overall Alignment • Strength How To Use Traders can use this indicator to: • confirm higher-timeframe alignment before entering trades • avoid trading against dominant trend pressure • compare short-term and long-term bias • improve directional confidence in trend-following setups This tool works especially well for: • intraday traders • swing traders • top-down analysis workflows • traders using structure, liquidity, and trend confluence Matrix Trading Lab Toolkit This indicator is part of the Matrix Trading Lab professional trading toolkit, which includes: • Matrix Market Structure Institutional Dashboard • Matrix Order Block Institutional Engine • Matrix Liquidity Institutional Indicator • Matrix Fair Value Gap Engine • Matrix Trend Engine • Matrix Sniper Entry System • Matrix Multi Timeframe Dashboard These tools are designed to work together to analyze trend, structure, liquidity, imbalances, and directional alignment. Contact Interested in this system or looking for more advanced professional indicators? For more details, please contact me directly. Email: goktugozi@hotmail.com
Pine Script® indicator
by goktugozi26
Matrix Trend Engine | Matrix Trading LabMatrix Trend Engine — GÖKTUĞ ÖZIŞIK | Matrix Trading Lab Matrix Trend Engine is a professional TradingView indicator designed to identify market trend direction, trend strength, and pullback opportunities using a clean institutional-style structure. This tool helps traders quickly determine whether the market is trending bullish, bearish, or neutral, while also highlighting potential pullback areas where price may resume the primary trend. Developed by Matrix Trading Lab, this indicator focuses on providing a simple and clear trend analysis framework that can be combined with market structure, liquidity, and imbalance strategies. Key Features Trend Direction Detection The indicator uses a multi-EMA trend engine to determine the current market direction. Trend classification: • Bullish Trend • Bearish Trend • Neutral Market This helps traders quickly identify the dominant market bias. Trend Strength Measurement The script also measures the distance between fast and slow trend averages, allowing traders to evaluate the strength of the current trend. Trend strength categories include: • Strong Trend • Moderate Trend • Weak Trend • Flat Market This helps traders avoid weak or unstable trends. Pullback Zone Identification The indicator highlights pullback zones between key moving averages. These zones can help traders: • identify trend continuation entries • locate potential retracement areas • align entries with the dominant market direction Institutional Trend Dashboard The built-in dashboard summarizes important trend information: • Current Trend Bias • Trend Strength • Fast EMA value • Slow EMA value • Trend Filter level • Pullback status This allows traders to quickly understand the current market conditions without overloading the chart. Clean Chart Design Matrix Trend Engine is designed to maintain a clean and professional chart layout, focusing on essential trend information rather than excessive visual elements. How To Use Traders can use this indicator to: • Identify the dominant market trend • Confirm continuation setups • Monitor pullback opportunities inside the trend • Combine with liquidity, structure, or imbalance strategies The script works well across: • intraday trading • swing trading • higher timeframe analysis Matrix Trading Lab Toolkit This indicator is part of the Matrix Trading Lab professional trading toolkit, which includes: • Matrix Market Structure Institutional Dashboard • Matrix Order Block Institutional Engine • Matrix Liquidity Institutional Indicator • Matrix Fair Value Gap Engine • Matrix Trend Engine • Matrix Sniper Entry System These tools are designed to work together to analyze trend, structure, liquidity, and institutional price behavior. Contact Interested in this system or looking for more advanced professional indicators? For more details, please contact me directly. Email: goktugozi@hotmail.com
Pine Script® indicator
by goktugozi26
Squeeze/IntraDay ScalpsSqueeze / Intraday Scalps is a momentum-based intraday trading tool designed to help traders identify high-probability entry opportunities during strong directional moves. The indicator combines adjustable EMA crossover signals (5, 9, 21, and 34 are presets, but all customizable inputs) with higher-timeframe MAs (50 and 100 are preset, but can be adjusted as well as being EMAs or SMAs) and volume confirmation to filter out low-quality signals and highlight moments when momentum aligns with broader trend conditions. Intended for intraday scalping and short-term options trading. The signals generated are dynamic, meaning a signal may trigger on the 5 minute chart, but not the 15M based on user-defined conditions; not meant to be a standalone entry signal, only used with other indicators for confirmation. Customization Inputs: • EMA and MA visibility • MA types (EMA or SMA) • Signal cooldown timing • Label or triangle signal style • Moving average colors • Optional 50 and 100 MA structure filters • Dashboard gradient strength Dashboard provides a quick market readout of the following: Trend – Bullish, Bearish, or Chop Signal Status – Call, Put, Cooldown, or None Volume Context – Supportive or Light Gradient intensity reflects strength of the underlying condition, providing a visual gauge of momentum. Signal Logic Call Signals A CALL signal is generated when: • The 5 EMA crosses above the 9 EMA • Price is trading above the 34 EMA • The broader structure is bullish • The cooldown timer allows a new signal (cooldown is also adjustable by minutes) Put Signals A PUT signal is generated when: • The 5 EMA crosses below the 9 EMA • Price is trading below the 34 EMA • The broader structure is bearish • The cooldown timer allows a new signal Volume Volume is compared to a 20-period average to determine whether market participation is strong enough to support the move. The dashboard identifies when volume is: • Supportive – momentum is likely sustainable • Light – moves may lack conviction Calculations and Best Uses Signals generate following three passing conditions: 1. Momentum Trigger • 5 EMA crossing above 9 EMA → Potential CALL signal • 5 EMA crossing below 9 EMA → Potential PUT signal This identifies when short-term momentum begins shifting. 2. Trend Structure Filter Momentum signals are only triggered when the broader structure supports them. It evaluates: • EMA 21 vs EMA 34 (core trend direction) • Optional 50 MA (intermediate structure) • Optional 100 MA (macro trend filter) This prevents signals from firing against the general market direction. 3. Price Position Filter Signals a call or put when previous two conditions are met and current price is trending: • CALL signals require price above the 34 EMA • PUT signals require price below the 34 EMA This helps avoid entries in the middle of consolidation. However, given this is not always the case, the inputs are adjustable to allow traders to bypass this if they feel it's a good trade even if this final condition isn't met. Author © TylerisTrading
Pine Script® indicator
by TylerisTrading
WSY Breakout IndicatorThe WSY Breakout Indicator identifies expansion candles where effort and result align, inspired by the Wyckoff principle that strong price movement should be confirmed by strong volume. The goal of this indicator is to highlight candles that have the potential to start momentum moves or breakouts, while filtering out weak candles that lack conviction. Instead of relying purely on price structure, this tool focuses on three key factors: Volume Expansion (Effort) Range Expansion (Result) Candle Quality (Where the candle closes) When these conditions align, the indicator places a dot on the chart. Signal Types Bullish Breakout (Green Dot) A bullish signal appears when: Current volume is greater than the defined percentage of the average volume Candle range is larger than the ATR threshold The candle closes in the upper portion of its range The candle forms a Higher High and Higher Low compared to the previous candle This combination suggests strong buying pressure and expanding momentum. Bearish Breakdown (Red Dot) A bearish signal appears when: Current volume exceeds the volume threshold Candle range exceeds the ATR threshold The candle closes in the lower portion of its range The candle forms a Lower High and Lower Low compared to the previous candle This suggests strong selling pressure and downward momentum. Indicator Inputs The indicator is highly customizable: Volume Settings Volume Average Period Volume Threshold (% of average) Range Settings ATR Period Option to compare candle range to ATR or ATR as a percentage of price Candle Quality Adjustable close position filter for bullish candles Adjustable close position filter for bearish candles Signal Controls Show Bulls Show Bears Show Both How to Use The WSY Breakout Indicator is designed to help traders quickly identify momentum candles worth investigating, not to act as a standalone trading system. Typical uses include: Spotting potential breakout candles Identifying momentum continuation Highlighting high conviction moves Filtering out candles that have volume but poor price follow-through Traders should combine these signals with their own analysis such as: Support and resistance Market structure Trend direction Higher timeframe context Concept In Wyckoff terms: Effort = Volume Result = Price Movement When both expand together and the candle closes with strength, it often signals that institutional activity may be present in the move. The WSY Breakout Indicator highlights these moments so traders can focus on the candles that matter.
Pine Script® indicator
by karimka
Magnet Map: AVWAP + Locked HVNs & LVNsMagnet Map: AAVWAP + Locked HVNs & LVNs Magnet Map is a price-structure indicator designed to reveal where the market is statistically most likely to pause, react, or accelerate. It combines Daily VWAP, High-Volume Nodes (HVNs), and Low-Volume Nodes (LVNs) into a clean visual map of intraday “price magnets” and liquidity voids. The indicator is intended to do one thing: highlight where price is likely to gravitate toward and where it may move quickly through to better gauge breakouts versus false flags that end up reversing. Core Concepts: All calculations work across all timeframes, but given its VWAP-focused nature, 5M, 15M, 30M and 1H charts work best, but has toggle features for everything, including number of bars or minutes to look back. VWAP is auto anchored to the start of each day. High-Volume Nodes (HVNs) HVNs represent price levels where large amounts of volume have traded within the customized lookback window. The indicator identifies HVNs by scanning historical volume distribution and selecting the highest-volume price bins. (Not as accurate as real GEX/VEX data as it's not retrievable by TradingView just yet), but it has given a close approximation for much of my trading which has helped avoid making scalp plays only to see the setup invalidated by a key price point, i.e. SPY at $675, QQQ at $600, NVDA at $190, etc. For anyone unfamiliar, these areas tend to act as price magnets where market makers either absorb the momentum, or have to buy back in, creating a gamma flip/squeeze-like condition. Key features: • Adjustable number of HVNs • Optional strike-price snapping to round levels • Minimum spacing logic to prevent clustering • Optional zone bands based on ATR Low-Volume Nodes (LVNs) LVNs represent thinly traded areas, and for anyone unfamiliar, are usually described as liquidity gaps or air pockets. The indicator performs the following two steps: 1. Build a Volume Distribution The highest and lowest prices in the lookback window are found, and the entire price range is divided into a configurable number of price bins. Each bar’s typical price (HLC3) is assigned to one of these bins, and the bar’s volume is added to that bin. (Simply put, this creates a simplified volume profile histogram of where trading activity has occurred, almost acting opposite to how a standard VRVP would make accumulate data to find high volume areas). 2. Identify Low-Volume Areas Once the histogram is built, the script searches for bins with the lowest accumulated volume. These bins represent price levels where very little trading occurred, which often correspond to: • Liquidity gaps • Fast-moving price areas • Breakout acceleration zones These create LVNs that signal on your chart. 3. Maintain Consistent Structure To keep the levels it signals meaningful, readable, and not constantly moving, several filters are applied: Zero-volume filtering (optional) Bins with zero volume can be ignored to prevent selecting artificial gaps. Minimum spacing rules LVNs must be separated by a minimum distance determined by one of three modes: • Grid multiple (based on strike increments) • Fixed dollar distance • ATR-based spacing HVN separation LVNs can optionally be prevented from appearing too close to HVNs. 4. Price Level Placement The final LVN level is placed at the center of the selected bin. If grid snapping is enabled, the level is rounded to the nearest strike or round price increment (e.g., $0.50, $1, $5). Personally, I look at LVNs as the "path of least resistance;" not much price action at those levels, giving signals that nobody is going to go bankrupt if the price moves through those levels towards an HVN. HVNs are where hedge funds go bankrupt if not attended to properly, giving rise to big rejection levels as well as clearing significant breakout levels. Level Locking Magnet Map avoids dynamically constant shifting zones with a configurable locking logic, allowing levels to stabilize after the early session. Lock options: • Lock after X minutes • Lock after X bars • Never lock (fully dynamic) Once locked, HVN and LVN levels remain fixed for the rest of the session. Toggleable Filtering for Chart Clarity/Ease of Access Grid Snap • Optionally align levels to common strike increments ($0.50 / $1 / $2.50 / $5 etc. intended to behave as PTs with the highest OI. Can't backtest against OI directly without manually doing it, but it aligns almost perfectly with the highest volume areas on a VRVP across multiple indices and stocks, from MAG7 names to highly liquid penny stocks) Minimum Spacing Levels can be filtered using: • Grid multiples • Fixed dollar spacing • ATR-based spacing Zone Visualization Each level can display an ATR-based band, creating a realistic reaction zone rather than a single line. How To (And Who Should) Use This: Day traders and short-term options traders who want a quick view of where liquidity and structure are concentrated: Mean Reversion when price returns to VWAP or HVN Target Projection when price moves from an LVN toward an HVN Support / Resistance at the HVN levels (particularly the $2.50 and $5 spacing for indices and other big names) Breakout Validation when price either enters an LVN or clears a previously rejected HVN.
Pine Script® indicator
by TylerisTrading
Market Structure (ChoCh & BOS) [identityKa]Overview The Market Structure (CHoCH & BOS) is a premium Smart Money Concepts (SMC) indicator designed to automatically track institutional market flow. Unlike basic structural indicators that only draw horizontal lines, this advanced engine identifies the precise moment the market bias shifts (CHoCH) or continues (BOS), and instantly plots the originating Order Block (OB) from which the structural break was initiated. Core Mechanics & Terminology The algorithm maps the market using strict pivot logic (customizable sensitivity) to filter out market noise and focus on true liquidity sweeps: Change of Character (CHoCH): The first definitive sign of a trend reversal. Triggered when the price strictly closes above the last structural lower-high (in a downtrend) or below the last structural higher-low (in an uptrend). Break of Structure (BOS): A continuation signal. Triggered when the price strictly closes above the last higher-high (in an uptrend) or below the last lower-low (in a downtrend), validating that the current trend remains dominant. Auto Order Blocks (OB): This is the premium feature of the script. Whenever a valid BOS or CHoCH occurs, the engine mathematically traces back to the extreme pivot candle that caused the break. It automatically draws a highlighted Order Block zone (from the high to the low of that specific candle), projecting it forward as a highly probable area of future institutional mitigation. HUD Dashboard & AI Logic To streamline SMC trading, the integrated on-chart panel evaluates the active market structure and outputs a mechanical state: Dangerous: Displayed whenever the current live price action enters an active, unmitigated Order Block (OB) zone. This acts as a critical warning that price is in a high-friction institutional area, and a violent rejection or bounce is imminent. Standard continuation trades should be avoided here. LONG: Triggered when the macro bias is Bullish (last break was a Bullish CHoCH or BOS) and the price is comfortably outside of any active Order Block zones. SHORT: Triggered when the macro bias is Bearish and the price is cleanly trending outside of active resistance zones. How to Use It for Maximum Precision SMC traders rely on patience and mitigation. When the indicator prints a new CHoCH or BOS, do not enter immediately. Instead, wait for the AI Suggestion to switch to "Dangerous" as the price pulls back into the newly formed Order Block. Once inside the box, drop to a lower timeframe to look for a micro-CHoCH confirmation, and execute your trade in the direction of the macro bias (LONG or SHORT) for explosive risk-to-reward ratios.
Pine Script® indicator
by IdentityKa
Directional Volume Pressure (DVP) Directional Volume Pressure (DVP) Directional Volume Pressure (DVP) is a volume-based oscillator that estimates who is “winning” inside each candle (buyers or sellers), then smooths and optionally normalizes that estimate into a clean signal you can use for trend confirmation, momentum shifts, absorption spotting, and divergence. Unlike many “up volume vs down volume” tools that only look at whether the candle closed green/red, DVP also considers how much of the candle was real body vs wick. That matters, because a big wick often represents rejection, while a big body often represents acceptance/commitment. DVP outputs a histogram that oscillates around 0: Above 0 = net buying pressure (bulls dominating) Below 0 = net selling pressure (bears dominating) Crossing 0 = potential regime shift / momentum flip You can optionally add: Fast/Slow moving averages of the pressure (for regime + cross signals) Absorption detection (high volume, low real movement = likely large passive liquidity) Divergence detection (price makes new extreme, pressure fails to confirm) ±1 “zone” lines (when normalized) to highlight stronger-than-normal pressure 1) What the indicator is measuring (plain English) Every candle has: Range = high - low Body = abs(close - open) Body ratio = body / range (how much of the candle is “real move” vs wicks) DVP uses body ratio as a proxy for conviction: Large body / small wicks → stronger directional intent Small body / large wicks → more indecision / rejection Then it allocates the candle’s volume into two buckets: Bull volume Bear volume Finally it computes: Net Pressure = bull_volume - bear_volume Smooth it over time Normalize (optional) so it’s easier to compare across assets/timeframes This gives you a single line/histogram that answers: “Is volume pressure currently more bullish or bearish—and how unusually strong is it compared to recent history?” 2) How DVP splits volume into bullish vs bearish (how it works) A) If the candle closes green (close > open) The candle is treated as bull-dominant, and the body ratio decides how dominant: bull_volume = volume * body_ratio bear_volume = volume * (1 - body_ratio) So: Big green body → bull volume gets most of the volume Green candle with long wicks → bull volume gets less (because conviction is weaker) B) If the candle closes red (close < open) Mirror logic: bull_volume = volume * (1 - body_ratio) bear_volume = volume * body_ratio So: Big red body → bear volume gets most of the volume Red candle with long wicks → bear volume gets less C) If the candle is a doji (close == open) It uses a simple heuristic: Find the candle midpoint (high + low)/2 If the close is above the midpoint, it leans bullish; otherwise bearish It assigns 60/40 instead of 50/50 to avoid flatlining This prevents doji candles from always being “neutral” (because in real trading they often aren’t). 3) The smoothing pipeline (why it’s there) Raw volume pressure is noisy. So DVP smooths in two stages: Pressure sum pressure_sum = EMA(net_pressure, period) Final smoothing pressure_smooth = EMA(pressure_sum, smooth) What these do: Period controls the “memory” of pressure (how many bars matter). Smoothing is a final noise filter so the histogram isn’t jittery. Typical use: Lower timeframes (1m–15m): increase smoothing a bit Higher timeframes (4H–1D): you can reduce smoothing 4) Normalization options (how to choose) DVP offers 4 normalization modes. This is important because raw volume values are not comparable across markets (BTC vs a low-cap alt, or NY session vs Asia session, etc.). 4.1 Raw Shows the smoothed net pressure in absolute units. Best if you only trade one instrument and want pure, unscaled behavior. Downside: A volume regime change can distort interpretation. 4.2 Percent pressure_smooth / EMA(volume, period) Converts pressure into a relative fraction of recent volume Good for comparing across instruments a bit more fairly than Raw. Downside: Still not “statistically standardized.” 4.3 Z-Score (recommended) It computes a Z-score of pressure vs its recent history: mean = SMA(pressure_smooth, stat_period) std = StDev(pressure_smooth, stat_period) z = (pressure - mean) / std Then it clamps to avoid extreme outliers and rescales: clamp z to divide by 2 → roughly maps into about Why it’s powerful: Z-score tells you when pressure is unusually strong relative to the last stat_period bars. This is the best mode if you want: consistent “strong/weak” thresholds zone lines (±1) to mean something 4.4 Adaptive Scales pressure to a rolling min/max range: norm_adaptive = 2*(pressure - low)/(high-low) - 1 This forces output into based on recent extremes. Use it when: You want clean bounded visuals You trade assets with wildly changing volatility/volume Downside: It’s relative to the window, so extreme prints can “compress” everything else until they roll off. 5) Reading the histogram (the core skill) 5.1 Basic interpretation Green bars above 0: bullish pressure dominance Red bars below 0: bearish pressure dominance 5.2 Strength and “trend quality” In Z-score or Adaptive, the height of the bars matters a lot. Taller bars = stronger imbalance between bull vs bear volume allocation. A healthy trend often shows: bullish trend → consistent positive bars, pullbacks don’t push deeply negative bearish trend → consistent negative bars, bounces don’t push deeply positive 5.3 The “tell” One of the strongest tells is price moving up while DVP falls, or price moving down while DVP rises. That’s where absorption/divergence logic becomes useful. 6) Moving averages, regimes, and crosses (optional overlays) DVP can plot: Fast MA (default 9) Slow MA (default 21) MA type: SMA / EMA / WMA / VWMA 6.1 Regime definition Bullish regime: ma_fast > ma_slow Bearish regime: ma_fast < ma_slow The histogram color intensity changes depending on regime: When pressure aligns with regime, colors are “stronger” When pressure contradicts regime, colors are “faded” 6.2 Cross signals Bullish cross: fast MA crosses above slow MA Bearish cross: fast MA crosses below slow MA These are best used as: confirmation after a structure break early warning when pressure trend flips before price Tip: Crosses are more meaningful when: they occur near the zero line, or they occur alongside a strong Z-score push 7) Absorption detection (optional) Idea: Sometimes volume explodes, but price barely moves. That often implies absorption: large passive limit orders absorbing aggressive market orders “someone big” taking the other side without allowing progress How DVP flags absorption It checks two things: Volume Z-score is high Computes Z-score of volume over stat_period Triggers when it exceeds absorption_threshold (default 2.0 sigma) Price movement is small (relative to ATR) Measures body size vs ATR(14) Triggers if body/ATR is small (< 0.5) Then it classifies: If absorption happens while DVP is positive → bullish absorption marker If absorption happens while DVP is negative → bearish absorption marker How to use it Absorption is not automatically bullish or bearish. It’s more like: Bullish absorption can indicate “sellers got absorbed” and a base is forming Bearish absorption can indicate “buyers got absorbed” near tops/distribution Best practice: Use absorption at key levels (prior highs/lows, VWAP bands, value areas, trendlines) Combine with follow-through: the next few candles should confirm direction 8) Divergence detection (optional) DVP can look for simple divergence patterns over div_lookback bars: Bullish divergence (the concept) Price prints a lower low DVP prints a higher low And DVP is below 0 (selling pressure context) This often means: “Price pushed lower, but the selling pressure did not expand—downside may be weakening.” Bearish divergence (the concept) Price prints a higher high DVP prints a lower high And DVP is above 0 (buying pressure context) This often means: “Price pushed higher, but the buying pressure did not expand—upside may be weakening.” Important: Divergence works best when: it appears after an extended move it forms at prior liquidity (previous highs/lows) it’s followed by a clear structure break or zero-line shift in DVP 9) The ±1 zone lines (optional) If you enable Show ±1 Zones and you are not in Raw mode, the script plots: +1 zone −1 zone In Z-score mode, those zones are especially useful because they represent “unusually strong” pressure relative to recent history. Simple rule of thumb: Sustained bars beyond +1 → strong bullish control Sustained bars beyond −1 → strong bearish control Failure to reach zones during trend continuation attempts → weakening trend 10) Practical setups (copy/paste playbooks) Setup A — Clean trend confirmation (recommended) Normalization: Z-Score Period: 14 Smoothing: 3–5 Show MAs: ON (9/21 EMA) Show Crosses: optional How to trade it: Bias long when DVP > 0 and fast MA > slow MA Bias short when DVP < 0 and fast MA < slow MA Reduce risk when DVP starts contradicting regime repeatedly Setup B — Momentum shift + entries Z-Score Show Crosses: ON Watch for: pressure crossing 0 MA cross bar height expansion (strong push) Use it to confirm a breakout: Breakout candle + DVP expansion + bullish regime = higher quality breakout Setup C — Reversal hunting (advanced) Show Absorption: ON Show Divergence: ON Use Z-score zones Reversal checklist: Divergence near a key level Absorption print occurs around the same zone DVP crosses 0 or MA cross confirms Price breaks minor structure (swing high/low) 11) Common mistakes Treating DVP as a standalone entry signal. It’s strongest as a confirmation tool. Using Raw mode across multiple assets/timeframes and expecting consistent thresholds. Over-trusting divergence in choppy ranges without structure confirmation. Ignoring session effects (volume regimes change dramatically in some markets). 12) What each setting does (quick reference) Core Settings Period: lookback for pressure EMA (bigger = smoother/laggier) Smoothing: extra EMA smoothing on top (bigger = less noise) Normalization Raw: absolute pressure Percent: pressure relative to volume Z-Score: statistically standardized pressure (best for thresholds) Adaptive: min/max scaled to Statistical Period: lookback for Z-score + adaptive range Moving Averages Show MAs: plots fast/slow MA on pressure Show Crosses: plots ▲/▼ when fast crosses slow Fast / Slow MA: sensitivity vs stability MA Type: smoothing style Signals Show Absorption: highlights absorption bars + A markers Absorption Threshold: how extreme volume must be (sigma) Show Divergence: plots D markers Divergence Lookback: scan window for extremes Show ±1 Zones: plots zone lines when normalized 13) Short “store page” style summary (if you need it) Directional Volume Pressure (DVP) estimates buyer vs seller dominance by allocating each candle’s volume based on body-to-range structure, then smoothing and normalizing it into an oscillator around zero. Use it to confirm trends (pressure above/below zero), identify regime shifts (MA crosses and zero-line flips), spot absorption (high volume with low real movement), and detect divergences when price extremes are not confirmed by volume pressure. Z-score normalization is recommended for consistent thresholds and zone-based interpretation across markets and timeframes.
Pine Script® indicator
by KevinSvenson_
Liquidation Cascade Detector - BasicThe Liquidation Cascade Detector identifies high-probability reversal entries by detecting the microstructure footprint of forced liquidations in futures, equities, crypto, and forex markets. When leveraged positions are stopped out in clusters, they create a recognizable sequence of price action, volume, and volatility signatures. This indicator scores the confluence of those signatures in real time — for both long and short setups simultaneously — and fires a signal only when the combined evidence exceeds a threshold. This runs four of the seven analysis modules found in the full LCD system, fires up to five signals per regular trading session, and displays an aggregate confluence score. No external libraries, no dependencies — a single self-contained script. Designed primarily for micro futures (MNQ, MGC, MES) on intraday timeframes (1m–15m), though the scoring system works on any liquid instrument with reliable volume data. Works on all TradingView plans. ## How It Works The indicator evaluates four independent analysis modules, computes a directional confluence score for each side, and gates output through a cooldown and session cap before firing. **Volume Analysis** Classifies current volume relative to a rolling average. When volume exceeds a configurable spike multiplier, it indicates potential forced liquidation activity — the kind of participation surge that occurs when clustered stop-outs feed into the order book simultaneously. The volume score ramps linearly from normal conditions through spike territory. This module contributes context to both directions, since liquidation events produce volume regardless of which side is being forced out. **Keltner Channel Exhaustion** Measures price extension beyond dynamically calculated channel bands. The Keltner midline uses an EMA basis with ATR-scaled bands. When price pushes beyond the outer band, the indicator scores the degree of overextension — how far past the band in ATR terms. Greater extension produces a higher score, reflecting conditions where price has been pushed to statistical extremes consistent with forced-exit overshoot. The scoring is continuous, not binary: a slight breach scores low, while a 2-ATR overshoot receives the full module weight. Upper band exhaustion feeds into the short score; lower band exhaustion feeds into the long score. **Price Action Structure** Detects two liquidation-consistent candle patterns. The primary pattern is the liquidation bar: a candle with a disproportionately large wick and a small body on elevated volume, indicating price was shoved through a level by forced exits and then reclaimed by organic flow. Configurable wick-to-range and body-to-range ratios control detection sensitivity. The secondary pattern is the engulfing bar on volume — a full-range candle that absorbs the prior bar on above-average participation. Liquidation bars receive the full module score; engulfing bars receive a partial score reflecting their lower specificity as a liquidation signature. **Higher Timeframe Trend** Pulls a single EMA from a configurable higher timeframe and reads its slope direction. Signals aligned with the higher timeframe trend receive the full trend bonus. Counter-trend signals receive zero from this module but are not blocked — they simply need stronger confluence from the other three modules to reach the threshold. Counter-trend signals that do fire are visually dimmed on the chart so you can distinguish them at a glance. **Scoring** Each module contributes to a weighted confluence score computed independently for long and short directions on every bar. Volume (20 points max), Keltner exhaustion (30 points max), price action (25 points max), and higher timeframe trend (25 points max) sum to a 0–100 scale. A minimum-modules gate ensures at least two modules contribute meaningfully — a single strong reading in isolation cannot fire a signal. If both directions exceed the threshold simultaneously, only the higher-scoring direction fires. **Signal Gating** A fixed cooldown prevents signal clustering: after a signal fires, subsequent signals in the same direction are suppressed for a configurable number of bars. A per-session signal cap limits total signals during regular trading hours. When a signal is detected but suppressed by the session cap, a small marker appears at the bottom of the chart so you know the system saw something. Signals only fire during NY cash session AKA RTH (9:30 AM – 4:00 PM ET). Functionality not in this version: - **CVD Divergence Analysis** — Session-aware cumulative volume delta with structural divergence detection and momentum shift analysis. Detects when price is making new extremes but order flow is not confirming, which is one of the strongest signals of impending liquidation exhaustion. - **PCA Breadth** — Cross-asset market internals aggregation ( TICK , ADD , V VOLD , VIX term structure) into a composite reading of internal market health. Identifies whether conditions favor longs, shorts, or neither. - **ETF Correlation** — Monitors the relationship between the futures contract and its corresponding ETF, detecting alignment and divergence in relative momentum. - **MFP Regime Classification** — A macro flow pressure model monitoring six asset classes (equity index futures, dollar, volatility, gold, crude, yield curve) to classify the current environment from Strong Risk-On to Strong Risk-Off. Adjusts signal thresholds, provides position sizing suggestions, and enables emergency exit alerts on adverse regime shifts. - **Adaptive Thresholds** — Signal threshold adjusts dynamically based on current volatility regime rather than using a fixed value. - **Full Pattern Library** — Additional liquidation patterns including sweep-reclaim, stop-hunt, and multi-bar absorption with quality scoring. - **Five Presets** — Pre-tuned parameter sets for aggressive scalping, conservative scalping, intraday trend-fade, mean-reversion, and swing trading. - **Unlimited signals per session** with adaptive cooldown that responds to market conditions. ## Display Signal markers plot on the chart as directional triangles. Color intensity indicates trend alignment: bright signals are with-trend, dimmed signals are counter-trend. A small dot marker appears at the chart bottom when a qualifying signal was suppressed by the session cap. Keltner channel bands are plotted as an overlay (toggle in settings). A score gauge in the bottom-right corner shows the leading direction, aggregate score, threshold, session signal count, and current session state. An info table (position configurable) provides a compact dashboard with scores for both directions, HTF trend, volume state, Keltner status, and signal budget. Session awareness is built into the display: the RTH open price plots as a dashed horizontal line, and the opening range (9:30–10:00 ET) is highlighted with a subtle background shade. ## Settings All parameters are adjustable: - **Volume Lookback / Spike Multiplier** — Controls rolling average length and the threshold for classifying a volume bar as a spike. Default 20-bar lookback, 1.8x multiplier. - **Keltner Length / ATR Multiple / ATR Length** — Controls channel width and sensitivity. Default 20-bar EMA, 2.0 ATR multiple, 14-bar ATR. - **Liquidation Wick Ratio / Max Body Ratio** — Controls how strict the liquidation bar pattern detection is. Higher wick ratio and lower body ratio = fewer but higher-quality detections. - **Trend Timeframe / Trend EMA Length** — Controls the higher timeframe trend overlay. Default 15-minute timeframe with 21-period EMA. - **Signal Threshold** — Minimum confluence score to fire. Lower = more signals with lower average quality. Default 45. - **Cooldown Bars** — Minimum spacing between signals. Default 10 bars. - **Signals per Session** — Maximum signals during RTH. Default 5. - **Display toggles** — Individually toggle Keltner bands, session markers, info table, and score gauge. ## Usage Notes This is a scoring and alerting tool, not a strategy. It identifies conditions consistent with forced liquidation events and scores setup quality. It does not determine position size, stop placement, or profit targets. Not financial advice. Signals are most reliable on liquid futures during active trading hours. The opening range and power hour tend to produce the highest-quality signals. Lunch hours (12:00–1:30 ET) typically produce thinner conditions. The indicator suppresses overnight signals by only firing during RTH. Uses one `request.security()` call for the higher timeframe trend. All data uses confirmed bars with no lookahead. Open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0.
Pine Script® indicator
by Cascade_Indicators
Session Volume Profile Extended by Chaitu50cSession Volume Profile Extended By Chaitu50c session-based Volume Profile indicator that calculates and plots the most important volume distribution levels — Point of Control (POC), Value Area High (VAH), and Value Area Low (VAL) — for both the current and previous sessions. Instead of displaying a full histogram, the script internally builds volume bins using price grouped by a configurable tick size and accumulates volume throughout the selected session timeframe. At the end of each session, it determines the POC (highest traded volume level) and expands outward to define the Value Area based on the user-defined percentage of total session volume. The indicator updates current session levels in real time, allowing traders to see how developing volume structure evolves during the day. When a new session begins, the previous session’s levels are finalized and extended forward for reference. Users can control how many past sessions remain visible, ensuring the chart stays clean while preserving important historical levels. Each level — past and current POC, VAH, and VAL — can be independently enabled and fully customized in terms of color, style, and width. Row size controls the precision of volume grouping, while the Value Area percentage determines how broad or narrow the value zone becomes. This makes the indicator adaptable to different instruments and trading styles. Ultimate Session VP is best suited for intraday traders who use volume-based structure for identifying equilibrium zones, breakout areas, and key support or resistance levels derived from real session participation.
Pine Script® indicator
by chaitu50c
Vector Candle Multi-Timeframe Analysis Bull/Bear Table⚠️ Why vector candles often get “filled” quickly Vector candles usually do not represent balanced price discovery. Instead, they are often created by: Stop-loss cascades Forced liquidations Aggressive breakout entries News or sudden order-flow shocks Because of this imbalance: Price frequently retraces partially or fully into the vector candle The market “revisits” these areas to rebalance liquidity This makes vector candles high-interest zones for pullbacks, reactions, and entries 👉 For traders, this means: Vector candles are not random — they often become targets, magnets, or reaction zones. 🔍 Why Multi-Timeframe Vector Analysis matters A vector candle on one timeframe already signals abnormal activity. But when vector candles appear on multiple timeframes, it becomes far more meaningful: A 15m vector may indicate short-term aggression A 1h or 4h vector often reflects structural participation A Daily vector can define the dominant market impulse Seeing vector candles across timeframes helps you: Align entries with higher-timeframe pressure Avoid trading against recent institutional impulses Identify whether a pullback is occurring into active vector zones 🧠 What this indicator does This indicator is a Multi-Timeframe Vector Candle Scanner. It does not draw candles. Instead, it gives you a compact table that shows: Whether a bullish or bearish vector candle exists Across the following timeframes: 15m, 30m, 1h, 2h, 4h, 1D Based on PVSRA vector logic, not simple volume spikes Table output: BULL → bullish vector candle detected BEAR → bearish vector candle detected — → no vector candle detected Summary row: Shows how many timeframes (out of 6) currently contain a vector candle Example: 3 / 6 means vector activity on three timeframes 🎯 How to use this indicator in trading This tool is best used as a context filter, not a standalone entry signal. Common use cases: Check if your trade entry is aligned with higher-TF vector pressure Avoid shorting directly into bullish vector zones Confirm whether a pullback happens after a vector impulse Combine with: EMA structure Support & resistance Pullback / rejection setups ⚠️ Important note A vector candle does not guarantee direction. It signals activity and imbalance, not certainty. Always use this indicator: In combination with your trading system With proper risk management As context, not prediction
Pine Script® indicator
by ergunoz
Power Signal v6 by GRAWDAYTRADERPower Signal v6 Description Power Signal Indicator (PSI) is a market strength indicator that combines volume analysis and price proximity to daily highs to generate high-quality trading signals. What the Indicator Does The script calculates a "Power Index" based on two key components: Proximity to High — measures how close the current price is to the previous day's high in percentage terms Relative Volume — compares current volume to the average volume over a selected period (default 20 bars) When price is within 1% of the daily high AND volume exceeds 150% of average, the indicator applies a 1.2 multiplier to the relative volume, creating the "Power Index". When this index crosses a defined threshold (default 150), it generates a PSI! signal with a visual marker on the chart and an audio alert. Visualization Main line displays in a separate pane below the chart Line color: lime (when Power > 100) or gray Horizontal levels: yellow (plot threshold) and red dotted line (signal threshold) Information table in top-right corner shows current values of all components Who Will Find It Useful Day Traders and Scalpers: Identifies moments of heightened market activity with strong volume Helps catch momentum moves on breakouts Generates clear entry signals with customizable alerts Swing Traders: Confirms trend strength through price and volume combination Filters false breakouts — signals only occur with significant volume Shows when price is near important levels with institutional interest Volume Traders: Visualizes abnormal volume activity in the context of price movement Helps identify accumulation/distribution zones Combines price action with volume analysis in one tool Key Benefits: Customizable thresholds for different timeframes and instruments Automatic alerts (audio and visual) Minimalist design with clear signals Works on any market: stocks, crypto, forex, futures The indicator is especially effective on volatile instruments with good liquidity, where volume plays a critical role in confirming price movements.
Pine Script® indicator
by GRAWDAYTRADER
GC High-Prob 3-Touch + RVOLWhen publishing your script to TradingView, the description is your "sales pitch" to the community. TradingView’s moderators and users look for three things: What it does, Why it’s useful, and How to interpret it. Here is a structured, professional description you can copy and paste into the publishing field. Title Suggestion: GC High-Prob Liquidity Zones: 3-Touch + RVOL Surge Description: Overview This indicator is designed specifically for Gold (GC) and other highly liquid futures, focusing on identifying high-probability support and resistance zones. Rather than plotting every minor pivot, this script filters market noise by requiring a "clustering" of price action and institutional volume confirmation. It identifies levels where the price has been rejected at least three times within a narrow range and validates the strength of these zones using Relative Volume (RVOL). Key Features 3-Touch Requirement: The script only plots a zone once it detects 3 separate rejections at a specific price level. This identifies "battlegrounds" where supply and demand are truly established. RVOL Surge Filter: To prevent "lazy" or low-liquidity fake-outs, the zone is only highlighted if the most recent touch occurred with a volume spike (Relative Volume > 1.5x average). Dynamic Price Anchoring: Built using Pine Script v6 force_overlay, these zones are physically anchored to the price candles. They scale and move perfectly with the chart as you zoom or scroll, avoiding the "floating" issues common in standard drawing scripts. Smart Proximity: Includes a proximity filter (default $0.50 for Gold) that groups nearby wicks into a single unified zone of interest. How to Use Identify the Zone: When a Red (Resistance) or Green (Support) box appears with a thick yellow border, it indicates a high-probability institutional level. Wait for the Sweep: Look for price to "hunt" the liquidity inside the box. The Rejection: A successful trade setup often occurs when a candle wicks into the zone but closes back outside of it on high volume. Risk Management: The edges of these boxes provide clear, objective levels for stop-loss placement. Settings Pivot Strength: Adjusts how "significant" a peak must be to be recorded. (10 is recommended for 1m/5m charts). RVOL Threshold: Sets the multiplier for volume spikes. 1.5 means 150% of the recent average volume. Touch Proximity: Defines how close rejections must be to each other to be considered part of the same "cluster."
Pine Script® indicator
by bansheecapital
2
Net Buy Volume [theUltimator5]This indicator tracks cumulative net buy volume using TradingView's footprint data tool. Disclaimer: The volume footprint is a premium tool that is only available to premium subscribers or higher. If you don't have a premium plan, there is a possibility that you won't be able to use this indicator. Three Display Modes: - Volume: Cumulative net buy volume (buy volume - sell volume) - Dollars: Cumulative net buy volume converted to dollar value - Delta: Bar-by-bar difference between buy and sell volume One recommended use case is to move the indicator on top of the chart to visualize real-time divergences between price and buy or sell volume. Price and volume divergence can indicate institutional moves that are hidden underneath the price action. Customizable Price Calculation (for Dollar mode): - Close price - Open price - (Open + Close) / 2 - (High + Low + Open + Close) / 4 - (High + Low) / 2 Visual Design: - Volume mode: Aqua stepline showing cumulative net buying/selling - Dollar mode: Neon pink stepline showing dollar-weighted net volume - Delta mode: Green/red columns showing immediate buy/sell pressure Values are automatically formatted as K (thousands), M (millions), or B (billions) How to Use: 1. Select your preferred data type (Volume, Dollars, or Delta) 2. If using Dollar mode, choose how price should be calculated 3. Watch for trends in cumulative volume to identify sustained buying or selling pressure 4. Use Delta mode to see individual bar pressure in real-time
Pine Script® indicator
by TheUltimator5
2
FXShare HotspotsThe idea is simple: price often tells you something before it turns, not with indicators, but with shape + effort. This script compares: • Candle body size • Wick dominance (rejection) • Relative volume spike When those line up, it marks what I call a Hotspot - a place where price put in effort (volume) but failed to continue in the same direction (small body, long wick). Very often, these areas precede reactions, pauses, or reversals. I intentionally made all the math adjustable: • volume multiplier • body vs wick ratios • minimum wick dominance • optional EMA-based trend filter Nothing is hard-coded, because markets, symbols, and timeframes behave differently. You can tune it for crypto, forex, indices or rip parts of it for your own experiments. There are no zones, no boxes, no clutter, just clean markings where the condition happened, so it’s easy to read and easy to build on. It’s more like a visual highlighter for moments where price/volume behavior becomes interesting.
Pine Script® indicator
by FxShareRobots
2
Gamma Hedging Pressure Gamma Hedging Pressure (Proxy) – Market Maker Gamma Exposure Estimator This open-source, non-overlay indicator provides a **proxy** for dealer/market-maker gamma hedging pressure using only standard OHLCV data — no options chain or implied volatility required. Core Concept In options markets, gamma measures how much delta changes with price movement. When dealers are **net short gamma** (negative gamma), they must hedge aggressively in the direction of the move → this amplifies trends and breakouts. When **net long gamma** (positive gamma), they hedge against the move → this creates mean-reversion and pinning behavior. Because true gamma exposure is hidden (dealer books are private), this script estimates hedging pressure indirectly by combining: - Volatility expansion (normalized range) - Price acceleration (second derivative) - Abnormal volume participation High positive values → likely negative gamma regime (trend acceleration) High negative values → likely positive gamma regime (reversion pressure) Near zero → neutral/chop Why this proxy is useful True gamma dashboards require Level 2 options data and are often delayed or paid. This lightweight version: - Works on any instrument with volume (stocks, futures, forex proxies, crypto) - Updates in real time - Helps traders anticipate whether the current move is likely to accelerate (negative gamma) or fade (positive gamma) - Useful as a regime filter alongside support/resistance, order flow, or momentum tools How It Works – Step by Step 1. Volatility Expansion - Normalized range = (high - low) / ATR(14) 2. Price Acceleration - First difference: close - close - Second difference (acceleration): diff - diff 3. Volume Participation - Normalized volume = volume / SMA(volume, 20) 4. Raw Pressure - rawPressure = normalized range × acceleration × normalized volume 5. Smoothed Gamma Pressure - gammaPressure = EMA(rawPressure, 5) // short smoothing for responsiveness 6. Optional Daily Reset - If enabled, resets to 0 at the start of each new day (useful for intraday) 7. Regime Classification - Negative Gamma (red): gammaPressure > +threshold (default 0.5) → trend/breakout likely - Positive Gamma (green): gammaPressure < -threshold → mean-reversion likely - Neutral (gray): within ±threshold → chop/consolidation Visual Output - Histogram: colored by regime (red = negative gamma / trend accel, green = positive gamma / reversion, gray = neutral) - Zero line reference - Background tint: red/green during strong regimes - Last-bar label: "NEGATIVE GAMMA – Trend / Breakout", "POSITIVE GAMMA – Mean Reversion", or "NEUTRAL" How to Use - Best on intraday timeframes (5m–1h) for futures (NQ, ES, GC), indices, or high-volume stocks - Daily/4h for swing context on liquid names - Interpretation examples: → Red histogram + rising pressure → dealers likely short gamma → expect trend continuation or acceleration → Green histogram + falling pressure → dealers long gamma → expect fading moves, pinning near strikes, or reversion → Gray/neutral → low gamma pressure → range-bound or low-conviction market - Combine with: - Key levels (VWAP, previous highs/lows) - Volume profile or order flow - Options-related news (expiration days, gamma flips) - Threshold tuning: 0.3–0.8 depending on instrument volatility (lower for crypto, higher for forex) Inputs - ATR Length: default 14 - Volume MA Length: default 20 - Gamma Threshold: default 0.5 (sensitivity for regime coloring) - Reset on New Session: true = daily reset (recommended for intraday) Publishing Recommendation - Publish with a clean chart (e.g., 15m–1h NQ1!, ES1!, or SPY) - Show a trending period (red histogram) and a ranging/consolidation period (green/gray) - No extra indicators/drawings needed for basic interpretation This is an **educational proxy** — not a direct measure of actual dealer gamma. It approximates pressure from observable market behavior. Trading involves significant risk of loss. Use discretion and proper risk management. Feedback welcome — especially threshold or smoothing suggestions for different markets!
Pine Script® indicator
by uzair2join
7M Multi-Factor Momentum ScoreboardThe 7M Scoreboard is more than just a collection of indicators; it is a Real-Time Scoring Engine designed for momentum traders and quant-focused analysts. While many scripts simply "mash up" indicators, the 7M Dashboard provides a weighted analytical framework that filters market noise into a single, actionable 7M Score. It evaluates seven distinct dimensions of market health: Price Action, Relative Volume (Time-specific and Daily), Capital Structure (Float), and Multi-timeframe Trend alignment (VWAP, VWMA, MACD). Make sure to enable Extended Trading Hours in the TradingView settings. What makes it original? The core innovation lies in the 7M Scoring & Alerting logic. Instead of a trader manually checking eight different parameters, the script performs a logical "Pass/Fail" assessment on every bar. Dynamic Time-Anchored Change: Unlike standard change percentages, this script allows you to anchor the "Starting Price" to the Pre-market (4:00 AM), Regular Open (9:30 AM), or Post-market (4:00 PM). Relative Volume (RVOL) at Time: It compares the current 5-minute volume not just to recent bars, but to the historical average for that specific time of day, filtering out the standard "lunchtime lull." Capital Structure Integration: It incorporates a "Float" filter, essential for identifying low-float momentum vs. heavy-cap institutional moves. How it works The script calculates a total score out of 9 points based on the following criteria: Momentum: Is price change > X percent from your chosen time anchor? Liquidity: Is the 5-minute volume > X million? Relative Strength: Is Daily RVOL and Time-specific RVOL > X? Trend Alignment: Is price above VWAP and the 20-period VWMA? Momentum Convergence: Is the MACD histogram positive? Volatility Health: Is RSI between 30 and 70 (avoiding extreme over-extension)? Step-by-Step Guide to Use Set your Market Type: Open the settings and choose your Price Change Anchor. Use Pre-Market if you trade the morning "Gap and Go." Use Regular Open if you are a day-trader focused on the 9:30 AM bell. Configure Thresholds: Set your Min % Move (e.g., 1.5%) and Min 5m Vol. Monitor the 7M Score: Look at the bottom row. Score < 5: High-risk, no clear momentum. Score 7+: High-probability "7M Pass" setup. Alerts (Great with TV's Watchlist Alerts) Right-click the chart and "Add Alert." Select the 7M Dashboard and choose the "🚀 7M PASS" condition to be notified the moment a ticker hits your momentum criteria. Recommended Settings for Different Assets Small-Cap Momentum Pre-Market - 4.0% (Change) - 500k (5m Vol) - 50M (Float) Mega-Cap / Tech Regular - 1.0% (Change) - 1.5M (5m Vol) - 30,000M (Float) Crypto Intraday Regular - 2.5% (Change) - 1M (5m Vol) - 10,000M (Foat) Technical Details Pine Script Version: v6 Visuals: Features a high-contrast UI with adaptive text sizing for the final 7M Score. Alerting: Includes an optimized alert() function for real-time momentum detection. Disclaimer The "7M Multi-Factor Momentum Scoreboard" is a technical analysis tool provided for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing contained in this script, its outputs, or the 7M Score constitutes financial, investment, or trading advice. Trading stocks, futures, and cryptocurrencies involves significant risk of loss and is not suitable for every investor. No Guarantees: Past performance as displayed by historical indicators is not indicative of future results. Model Limitations: The 7M Score is based on mathematical calculations of price and volume; it does not account for fundamental news, earnings surprises, or broader macroeconomic shifts. Personal Responsibility: You are solely responsible for your own trading decisions. Always perform your own due diligence and consult with a licensed financial advisor before putting capital at risk.
Pine Script® indicator
by meistermarco
Blockcircle Price Gaps (PG)I got tired of price gap indicators that dump every zone on the chart and leave you to figure out which ones actually matter. I have tried every single one imaginable. Therefore, I built this one to score each gap automatically based on how close it is, how it formed, and whether it aligns with the trend. Instead of cryptic numbers, it just tells you: Strong, Moderate, or Weak, plus how far away it is. You see what matters, skip what doesn't. Hopefully, you find it helpful! If you have other ideas to improve it even further, please let me know, and I can integrate them. WHAT MAKES IT ORIGINAL AND DIFFERENT Standard gap indicators display every detected imbalance with identical visual treatment, leaving traders to manually assess which zones matter. This creates cluttered charts and analysis paralysis. This BLOCKCIRCLE PRICE GAPS (PG) indicator solves that problem with a Relevance Engine that automatically scores each gap from 0 to 100 and translates scores into plain language: Strong, Moderate, or Weak. Each zone displays its strength rating and distance from the current price, so you instantly know which gaps deserve attention and how far the price must travel to reach them. The scoring combines four factors that research shows correlate with zone effectiveness: Proximity: Gaps closer to the current price score higher because nearby zones influence immediate price action more than distant ones. Formation Volume: Gaps created during above-average volume suggest institutional activity rather than random price movement. Impulse Strength: Gaps formed by strong moves (measured against ATR) indicate genuine supply/demand imbalance rather than noise. Trend Alignment: Support gaps in uptrends and resistance gaps in downtrends receive bonus points for trading with momentum. Visual intensity reflects strength automatically. Strong zones appear darker and more prominent. Weak zones fade into the background. You see what matters without decoding numbers. HOW IT WORKS Price Gaps form when aggressive buying or selling creates an imbalance, leaving unfilled space between candles. These zones often act as support (bullish gaps below price) or resistance (bearish gaps above price) when the price returns to them. Detection uses the standard three-candle method: a bullish gap exists when the current low exceeds the high from two bars prior. A bearish gap exists when the current high falls below the low from two bars prior. What makes this implementation different is continuous relevance tracking . Each bar, every gap receives an updated score based on current conditions . As the price moves away, the proximity scores decrease. As gaps age, time decay gradually reduces their overall relevance. When capacity limits are reached, the lowest-scoring gap is removed first, ensuring your chart always shows the most actionable zones. Labels show practical information: Strength rating (Strong, Moderate, or Weak) Zone type (Support or Resistance) Distance from current price with direction (+12% means above, -8% means below) FEATURES Relevance scoring with automatic strength classification Plain-language labels showing strength and distance Color intensity that reflects zone importance Retest detection when price returns to unfilled gaps Proximity filtering to hide distant zones Age filtering to remove stale gaps Size filtering for minimum and maximum gap thresholds Relevance-based capacity management Information panel with zone counts and trend context Multiple label style options HOW THE COMPONENTS WORK TOGETHER The system operates as a filtering pipeline: Size filters remove gaps that are too small (market noise) or too large (extreme events unlikely to fill). The Relevance Engine scores qualifying gaps based on proximity, volume, impulse, and trend. Gaps below the minimum score threshold are hidden. Proximity and age filters remove distant or stale gaps. When at capacity, the lowest-scoring gap is removed to make room for new detections. This layered approach ensures only the most relevant gaps appear on your chart. CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS Display Settings control how many zones appear and how they are displayed. Label Style lets you choose what information displays: Strength plus Distance (default), Strength Only, Distance Only, Score Only, or None. Relevance Engine settings include the master toggle and minimum score threshold. The Scoring Weights section allows advanced users to adjust how much each factor contributes. Filters control size thresholds, maximum distance from price, and maximum age in bars. Retest Alerts notify you when the price returns to an unfilled gap with three sensitivity options. Zone Behavior controls whether filled gaps are removed and what counts as a filled gap. HOW TO USE The default settings work well for most timeframes and markets. Strong zones (shown in brighter colors with yellow text) have multiple factors aligned and deserve the most attention. Moderate zones are worth watching. Weak zones provide context but may not produce reliable reactions. For active trading, focus on Strong and Moderate zones within 10% of the current price. These are the most likely to influence near-term price action. For swing trading, expand the Maximum Distance setting to see zones further from the price that may become relevant as trends develop. When the Retest alert fires, the price is returning to an unfilled gap. Evaluate the zone strength, look for price reaction at the zone boundary, and consider whether the move aligns with the broader trend before trading. The information panel shows: Support: Count of bullish gaps (potential buying zones) Resistance: Count of bearish gaps (potential selling zones) Unfilled: Zones not yet touched by price Avg Strength: Overall quality of visible zones Trend: Current direction based on EMA alignment LIMITATIONS Relevance scoring is probabilistic, not predictive. A Strong gap is more likely to produce a reaction based on historical patterns, but any zone can fail. The trend component uses EMA crossovers (20/50/200), which may lag in choppy markets. Distance calculations update each bar. During volatile moves, labels may briefly show different values as price swings. DEFAULTS These are the defaults, but you would adjust and calibrate it to a specific asset, as needed: Maximum Zones: 12 Label Style: Strength + Distance Minimum Score: 20 Maximum Distance: 25% Maximum Age: 300 bars If you have any questions at all, please ask away!
Pine Script® indicator
by blockcircle
Volume Price TrendThis indicator provides an implementation of the Volume Price Trend (VPT) momentum indicator, enhanced with a built-in divergence detection engine. Key Features: 1. **Full Divergence Suite (Class A, B, C):** The primary feature is the integrated divergence engine. It automatically detects and plots all three major types of divergences: - Regular (A): Signals potential trend reversals. - Hidden (B): Signals potential trend continuations. - Exaggerated (C): Signals weakness at double tops/bottoms. 2. **Divergence Filtering and Visualization:** - **Price Tolerance Filter:** Divergence detection is enhanced with a percentage-based price tolerance (`pivPrcTol`) to filter out insignificant market noise, leading to more robust signals. - **Persistent Visualization:** Divergence markers are plotted for the entire duration of the signal and are visually anchored to the VPT level of the confirming pivot. - **Flexible Pivot Algorithms:** Supports various underlying mathematical models for pivot detection provided by the core library 3. **Note on Confirmation (Lag):** Divergence signals rely on a pivot confirmation method to ensure they do not repaint. - The **Start** of a divergence is only detected *after* the confirming pivot is fully formed (a delay based on `Pivot Right Bars`). - The **End** of a divergence is detected either instantly (if the signal is invalidated by price action) or with a delay (when a new, non-divergent pivot is confirmed). 4. **Multi-Timeframe (MTF) Capability:** - **MTF VPT Line:** The VPT line *itself* can be calculated on a higher timeframe, with standard options to handle gaps (`Fill Gaps`) and prevent repainting (`Wait for...`). - **Limitation:** The Divergence detection engine (`pivDiv`) is **disabled** if a timeframe other than the chart's timeframe is selected. Divergences are only calculated on the active chart timeframe. 5. **Integrated Alerts:** Includes comprehensive alerts that trigger on the *start* and *end* of all divergence types (e.g., "Regular Bullish Started", "Regular Bullish Ended"). --- **DISCLAIMER** 1. **For Informational/Educational Use Only:** This indicator is provided for informational and educational purposes only. It does not constitute financial, investment, or trading advice, nor is it a recommendation to buy or sell any asset. 2. **Use at Your Own Risk:** All trading decisions you make based on the information or signals generated by this indicator are made solely at your own risk. 3. **No Guarantee of Performance:** Past performance is not an indicator of future results. The author makes no guarantee regarding the accuracy of the signals or future profitability. 4. **No Liability:** The author shall not be held liable for any financial losses or damages incurred directly or indirectly from the use of this indicator. 5. **Signals Are Not Recommendations:** The alerts and visual signals (e.g., crossovers) generated by this tool are not direct recommendations to buy or sell. They are technical observations for your own analysis and consideration.
Pine Script® indicator
by AustrianTradingMachine
Whale OBV Hunter [Divergence]ENGLISH: How it works This indicator automatically compares price action against volume flow (OBV). It hunts for "Divergences". Normally, if price drops, OBV should drop. If price drops but OBV rises, it means "Whales" are absorbing the selling pressure (Accumulation). How to use it Buy Signal (Accumulation): Look for Green Lines and the label "Whale Accumulation". Meaning: Price made a lower low, but OBV made a higher low (Bullish Divergence). This is a strong signal for an upward reversal. Action: Look for a LONG entry. Sell Signal (Distribution): Look for Red Lines and the label "Whale Distribution". Meaning: Price is making higher highs, but OBV is dropping (Bearish Divergence). Smart money is leaving. Action: Take profits or look for a SHORT entry. Settings (Lookback): Default is 5. If you see too much noise (too many signals), increase this number to 10 in the settings to spot only major institutional movements.
Pine Script® indicator
by Saletrader1
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Whale Hunter V121. Overview Whale Hunter V12 is a specialized Pine Script indicator designed for high-precision scalping (1m, 5m timeframes) on Futures and Crypto markets. Unlike standard indicators that lag, V12 focuses on Volume Spread Analysis (VSA) and Order Flow to detect institutional "Whale" activity. Its "Precision Engine" filters out low-volatility churn and fake signals by enforcing strict volatility gates (ATR) and volume thresholds. 2. The Logic: How Scoring Works (0-12 Points) Every candle is analyzed and given a "Confluence Score" from 0 to 12. A signal is only generated if the score meets your minimum threshold (Default: 8). Component Max Points Logic A. Volume Spike 4 pts Measures relative volume vs. 20-period average. • 2.0x Vol = 2 pts • 3.0x Vol = 3 pts • 5.0x Vol = 4 pts (Whale) B. Trend (VWAP) 3 pts Checks alignment with Volume Weighted Average Price. • Buy above VWAP = +3 pts • Sell below VWAP = +3 pts C. Absorption Wick 3 pts Measures the rejection wick vs. candle body. • Wick > 1.5x Body = 1 pt • Wick > 50% Range = 2 pts • Wick > 65% Range = 3 pts (Hammer/Shooting Star) D. CVD Divergence 2 pts Checks if momentum contradicts price. • Price Lows lower + Volume Flow Higher = +2 pts (Bullish Divergence) E. Penalties -3 pts The Fakeout Killer: • Buying on a Red Candle = -3 pts • Selling on a Green Candle = -3 pts 3. Settings & Configuration You can customize the strictness of the engine in the indicator settings menu. A. Signal Precision Minimum Score to Show (Default: 8) 8-12: "Sniper Mode." Shows only high-probability setups trading with the trend (VWAP aligned). 6-7: "Scout Mode." Shows counter-trend reversals and riskier scalps. < 5: Not recommended (Too much noise). Ignore Small Candles (ATR %) (Default: 0.5) The "Churn Filter". It ignores any candle smaller than 50% of the average size. Increase to 0.8 if you are getting too many signals during flat/choppy markets. B. Volume Logic Strict Volume (Default: ON) When checked, the script blocks any signal with less than 2.0x average volume, regardless of the score. This ensures you only trade when Whales are actually present. 4. How to Read the Signals 🟢 Bullish Signal (Buy) Symbol: Green Triangle below the bar. Condition: Score ≥ 8. The Whale absorbed selling pressure (Wick) on high volume, likely creating a "Bear Trap." Ideal Setup: Price is Above the Blue Line (VWAP) + Green Arrow. Stop Loss: Just below the low of the signal candle (the wick). 🔴 Bearish Signal (Sell) Symbol: Red Triangle above the bar. Condition: Score ≥ 8. The Whale absorbed buying pressure (Wick) on high volume, likely creating a "Bull Trap." Ideal Setup: Price is Below the Blue Line (VWAP) + Red Arrow. Stop Loss: Just above the high of the signal candle. 🔵 Blue Line (VWAP) This is your "Trend Anchor." Do not Short if price is significantly above the Blue Line. Do not Long if price is significantly below the Blue Line. 5. Troubleshooting / FAQ Q: Why did a signal disappear? A: The script repaints only during the live candle. Once a candle closes, the signal is permanent. If a signal vanishes before close, it means the volume or price action changed last second (e.g., the candle turned Red, triggering the -3 penalty). Q: Why are there no signals on my chart? A: You are likely in a low-volume period (Lunch hour / Late night). The Strict Volume filter is doing its job by keeping you out of dead markets. Alternatively, lower the Minimum Score to 6. Q: Can I use this on 1-minute timeframes? A: Yes, but increase the ATR Filter to 0.6 or 0.7 to filter out the micro-noise common on 1m charts.
Pine Script® indicator
by zakariya_elalj