light_logLight Log - A Defensive Programming Library for Pine Script
Overview
The Light Log library transforms Pine Script development by introducing structured logging and defensive programming patterns typically found in enterprise languages like C#. This library addresses a fundamental challenge in Pine Script: the lack of sophisticated error handling and debugging tools that developers expect when building complex trading systems.
At its core, Light Log provides three transformative capabilities that work together to create more reliable and maintainable code. First, it wraps all native Pine Script types in error-aware containers, allowing values to carry validation state alongside their data. Second, it offers a comprehensive logging system with severity levels and conditional rendering. Third, it includes defensive programming utilities that catch errors early and make code self-documenting.
The Philosophy of Errors as Values
Traditional Pine Script error handling relies on runtime errors that halt execution, making it difficult to build resilient systems that can gracefully handle edge cases. Light Log introduces a paradigm shift by treating errors as first-class values that flow through your program alongside regular data.
When you wrap a value using Light Log's type system, you're not just storing data – you're creating a container that can carry both the value and its validation state. For example, when you call myNumber.INT() , you receive an INT object that contains both the integer value and a Log object that can describe any issues with that value. This approach, inspired by functional programming languages, allows errors to propagate through calculations without causing immediate failures.
Consider how this changes error handling in practice. Instead of a calculation failing catastrophically when it encounters invalid input, it can produce a result object that contains both the computed value (which might be na) and a detailed log explaining what went wrong. Subsequent operations can check has_error() to decide whether to proceed or handle the error condition gracefully.
The Typed Wrapper System
Light Log provides typed wrappers for every native Pine Script type: INT, FLOAT, BOOL, STRING, COLOR, LINE, LABEL, BOX, TABLE, CHART_POINT, POLYLINE, and LINEFILL. These wrappers serve multiple purposes beyond simple value storage.
Each wrapper type contains two fields: the value field v holds the actual data, while the error field e contains a Log object that tracks the value's validation state. This dual nature enables powerful programming patterns. You can perform operations on wrapped values and accumulate error information along the way, creating an audit trail of how values were processed.
The wrapper system includes convenient methods for converting between wrapped and unwrapped values. The extension methods like INT() , FLOAT() , etc., make it easy to wrap existing values, while the from_INT() , from_FLOAT() methods extract the underlying values when needed. The has_error() method provides a consistent interface for checking whether any wrapped value has encountered issues during processing.
The Log Object: Your Debugging Companion
The Log object represents the heart of Light Log's debugging capabilities. Unlike simple string concatenation for error messages, the Log object provides a structured approach to building, modifying, and rendering diagnostic information.
Each Log object carries three essential pieces of information: an error type (info, warning, error, or runtime_error), a message string that can be built incrementally, and an active flag that controls conditional rendering. This structure enables sophisticated logging patterns where you can build up detailed diagnostic information throughout your script's execution and decide later whether and how to display it.
The Log object's methods support fluent chaining, allowing you to build complex messages in a readable way. The write() and write_line() methods append text to the log, while new_line() adds formatting. The clear() method resets the log for reuse, and the rendering methods ( render_now() , render_condition() , and the general render() ) control when and how messages appear.
Defensive Programming Made Easy
Light Log's argument validation functions transform how you write defensive code. Instead of cluttering your functions with verbose validation logic, you can use concise, self-documenting calls that make your intentions clear.
The argument_error() function provides strict validation that halts execution when conditions aren't met – perfect for catching programming errors early. For less critical issues, argument_log_warning() and argument_log_error() record problems without stopping execution, while argument_log_info() provides debug visibility into your function's behavior.
These functions follow a consistent pattern: they take a condition to check, the function name, the argument name, and a descriptive message. This consistency makes error messages predictable and helpful, automatically formatting them to show exactly where problems occurred.
Building Modular, Reusable Code
Light Log encourages a modular approach to Pine Script development by providing tools that make functions more self-contained and reliable. When functions validate their inputs and return wrapped values with error information, they become true black boxes that can be safely composed into larger systems.
The void_return() function addresses Pine Script's requirement that all code paths return a value, even in error handling branches. This utility function provides a clean way to satisfy the compiler while making it clear that a particular code path should never execute.
The static log pattern, initialized with init_static_log() , enables module-wide error tracking. You can create a persistent Log object that accumulates information across multiple function calls, building a comprehensive diagnostic report that helps you understand complex behaviors in your indicators and strategies.
Real-World Applications
In practice, Light Log shines when building sophisticated trading systems. Imagine developing a complex indicator that processes multiple data streams, performs statistical calculations, and generates trading signals. With Light Log, each processing stage can validate its inputs, perform calculations, and pass along both results and diagnostic information.
For example, a moving average calculation might check that the period is positive, that sufficient data exists, and that the input series contains valid values. Instead of failing silently or throwing runtime errors, it can return a FLOAT object that contains either the calculated average or a detailed explanation of why the calculation couldn't be performed.
Strategy developers benefit even more from Light Log's capabilities. Complex entry and exit logic often involves multiple conditions that must all be satisfied. With Light Log, each condition check can contribute to a comprehensive log that explains exactly why a trade was or wasn't taken, making strategy debugging and optimization much more straightforward.
Performance Considerations
While Light Log adds a layer of abstraction over raw Pine Script values, its design minimizes performance impact. The wrapper objects are lightweight, containing only two fields. The logging operations only consume resources when actually rendered, and the conditional rendering system ensures that production code can run with logging disabled for maximum performance.
The library follows Pine Script best practices for performance, using appropriate data structures and avoiding unnecessary operations. The var keyword in init_static_log() ensures that persistent logs don't create new objects on every bar, maintaining efficiency even in real-time calculations.
Getting Started
Adopting Light Log in your Pine Script projects is straightforward. Import the library, wrap your critical values, add validation to your functions, and use Log objects to track important events. Start small by adding logging to a single function, then expand as you see the benefits of better error visibility and code organization.
Remember that Light Log is designed to grow with your needs. You can use as much or as little of its functionality as makes sense for your project. Even simple uses, like adding argument validation to key functions, can significantly improve code reliability and debugging ease.
Transform your Pine Script development experience with Light Log – because professional trading systems deserve professional development tools.
Light Log Technical Deep Dive: Advanced Patterns and Architecture
Understanding Errors as Values
The concept of "errors as values" represents a fundamental shift in how we think about error handling in Pine Script. In traditional Pine Script development, errors are events – they happen at a specific moment in time and immediately interrupt program flow. Light Log transforms errors into data – they become information that flows through your program just like any other value.
This transformation has profound implications. When errors are values, they can be stored, passed between functions, accumulated, transformed, and inspected. They become part of your program's data flow rather than exceptions to it. This approach, popularized by languages like Rust with its Result type and Haskell with its Either monad, brings functional programming's elegance to Pine Script.
Consider a practical example. Traditional Pine Script might calculate a momentum indicator like this:
momentum = close - close
If period is invalid or if there isn't enough historical data, this calculation might produce na or cause subtle bugs. With Light Log's approach:
calculate_momentum(src, period)=>
result = src.FLOAT()
if period <= 0
result.e.write("Invalid period: must be positive", true, ErrorType.error)
result.v := na
else if bar_index < period
result.e.write("Insufficient data: need " + str.tostring(period) + " bars", true, ErrorType.warning)
result.v := na
else
result.v := src - src
result.e.write("Momentum calculated successfully", false, ErrorType.info)
result
Now the function returns not just a value but a complete computational result that includes diagnostic information. Calling code can make intelligent decisions based on both the value and its associated metadata.
The Monad Pattern in Pine Script
While Pine Script lacks the type system features to implement true monads, Light Log brings monadic thinking to Pine Script development. The wrapped types (INT, FLOAT, etc.) act as computational contexts that carry both values and metadata through a series of transformations.
The key insight of monadic programming is that you can chain operations while automatically propagating context. In Light Log, this context is the error state. When you have a FLOAT that contains an error, operations on that FLOAT can check the error state and decide whether to proceed or propagate the error.
This pattern enables what functional programmers call "railway-oriented programming" – your code follows a success track when all is well but can switch to an error track when problems occur. Both tracks lead to the same destination (a result with error information), but they take different paths based on the validity of intermediate values.
Composable Error Handling
Light Log's design encourages composition – building complex functionality from simpler, well-tested components. Each component can validate its inputs, perform its calculation, and return a result with appropriate error information. Higher-level functions can then combine these results intelligently.
Consider building a complex trading signal from multiple indicators:
generate_signal(src, fast_period, slow_period, signal_period) =>
log = init_static_log(ErrorType.info)
// Calculate components with error tracking
fast_ma = calculate_ma(src, fast_period)
slow_ma = calculate_ma(src, slow_period)
// Check for errors in components
if fast_ma.has_error()
log.write_line("Fast MA error: " + fast_ma.e.message, true)
if slow_ma.has_error()
log.write_line("Slow MA error: " + slow_ma.e.message, true)
// Proceed with calculation if no errors
signal = 0.0.FLOAT()
if not (fast_ma.has_error() or slow_ma.has_error())
macd_line = fast_ma.v - slow_ma.v
signal_line = calculate_ma(macd_line, signal_period)
if signal_line.has_error()
log.write_line("Signal line error: " + signal_line.e.message, true)
signal.e := log
else
signal.v := macd_line - signal_line.v
log.write("Signal generated successfully")
else
signal.e := log
signal.v := na
signal
This composable approach makes complex calculations more reliable and easier to debug. Each component is responsible for its own validation and error reporting, and the composite function orchestrates these components while maintaining comprehensive error tracking.
The Static Log Pattern
The init_static_log() function introduces a powerful pattern for maintaining state across function calls. In Pine Script, the var keyword creates variables that persist across bars but are initialized only once. Light Log leverages this to create logging objects that can accumulate information throughout a script's execution.
This pattern is particularly valuable for debugging complex strategies where you need to understand behavior across multiple bars. You can create module-level logs that track important events:
// Module-level diagnostic log
diagnostics = init_static_log(ErrorType.info)
// Track strategy decisions across bars
check_entry_conditions() =>
diagnostics.clear() // Start fresh each bar
diagnostics.write_line("Bar " + str.tostring(bar_index) + " analysis:")
if close > sma(close, 20)
diagnostics.write_line("Price above SMA20", false)
else
diagnostics.write_line("Price below SMA20 - no entry", true, ErrorType.warning)
if volume > sma(volume, 20) * 1.5
diagnostics.write_line("Volume surge detected", false)
else
diagnostics.write_line("Normal volume", false)
// Render diagnostics based on verbosity setting
if debug_mode
diagnostics.render_now()
Advanced Validation Patterns
Light Log's argument validation functions enable sophisticated precondition checking that goes beyond simple null checks. You can implement complex validation logic while keeping your code readable:
validate_price_data(open_val, high_val, low_val, close_val) =>
argument_error(na(open_val) or na(high_val) or na(low_val) or na(close_val),
"validate_price_data", "OHLC values", "contain na values")
argument_error(high_val < low_val,
"validate_price_data", "high/low", "high is less than low")
argument_error(close_val > high_val or close_val < low_val,
"validate_price_data", "close", "is outside high/low range")
argument_log_warning(high_val == low_val,
"validate_price_data", "high/low", "are equal (no range)")
This validation function documents its requirements clearly and fails fast with helpful error messages when assumptions are violated. The mix of errors (which halt execution) and warnings (which allow continuation) provides fine-grained control over how strict your validation should be.
Performance Optimization Strategies
While Light Log adds abstraction, careful design minimizes overhead. Understanding Pine Script's execution model helps you use Light Log efficiently.
Pine Script executes once per bar, so operations that seem expensive in traditional programming might have negligible impact. However, when building real-time systems, every optimization matters. Light Log provides several patterns for efficient use:
Lazy Evaluation: Log messages are only built when they'll be rendered. Use conditional logging to avoid string concatenation in production:
if debug_mode
log.write_line("Calculated value: " + str.tostring(complex_calculation))
Selective Wrapping: Not every value needs error tracking. Wrap values at API boundaries and critical calculation points, but use raw values for simple operations:
// Wrap at boundaries
input_price = close.FLOAT()
validated_period = validate_period(input_period).INT()
// Use raw values internally
sum = 0.0
for i = 0 to validated_period.v - 1
sum += close
Error Propagation: When errors occur early, avoid expensive calculations:
process_data(input) =>
validated = validate_input(input)
if validated.has_error()
validated // Return early with error
else
// Expensive processing only if valid
perform_complex_calculation(validated)
Integration Patterns
Light Log integrates smoothly with existing Pine Script code. You can adopt it incrementally, starting with critical functions and expanding coverage as needed.
Boundary Validation: Add Light Log at the boundaries of your system – where user input enters and where final outputs are produced. This catches most errors while minimizing changes to existing code.
Progressive Enhancement: Start by adding argument validation to existing functions. Then wrap return values. Finally, add comprehensive logging. Each step improves reliability without requiring a complete rewrite.
Testing and Debugging: Use Light Log's conditional rendering to create debug modes for your scripts. Production users see clean output while developers get detailed diagnostics:
// User input for debug mode
debug = input.bool(false, "Enable debug logging")
// Conditional diagnostic output
if debug
diagnostics.render_now()
else
diagnostics.render_condition() // Only shows errors/warnings
Future-Proofing Your Code
Light Log's patterns prepare your code for Pine Script's evolution. As Pine Script adds more sophisticated features, code that uses structured error handling and defensive programming will adapt more easily than code that relies on implicit assumptions.
The type wrapper system, in particular, positions your code to take advantage of potential future features or more sophisticated type inference. By thinking in terms of wrapped values and error propagation today, you're building code that will remain maintainable and extensible tomorrow.
Light Log doesn't just make your Pine Script better today – it prepares it for the trading systems you'll need to build tomorrow.
Library "light_log"
A lightweight logging and defensive programming library for Pine Script.
Designed for modular and extensible scripts, this utility provides structured runtime validation,
conditional logging, and reusable `Log` objects for centralized error propagation.
It also introduces a typed wrapping system for all native Pine values (e.g., `INT`, `FLOAT`, `LABEL`),
allowing values to carry errors alongside data. This enables functional-style flows with built-in
validation tracking, error detection (`has_error()`), and fluent chaining.
Inspired by structured logging patterns found in systems like C#, it reduces boilerplate,
enforces argument safety, and encourages clean, maintainable code architecture.
method INT(self, error_type)
Wraps an `int` value into an `INT` struct with an optional log severity.
Namespace types: series int, simple int, input int, const int
Parameters:
self (int) : The raw `int` value to wrap.
error_type (series ErrorType) : Optional severity level to associate with the log. Default is `ErrorType.error`.
Returns: An `INT` object containing the value and a default Log instance.
method FLOAT(self, error_type)
Wraps a `float` value into a `FLOAT` struct with an optional log severity.
Namespace types: series float, simple float, input float, const float
Parameters:
self (float) : The raw `float` value to wrap.
error_type (series ErrorType) : Optional severity level to associate with the log. Default is `ErrorType.error`.
Returns: A `FLOAT` object containing the value and a default Log instance.
method BOOL(self, error_type)
Wraps a `bool` value into a `BOOL` struct with an optional log severity.
Namespace types: series bool, simple bool, input bool, const bool
Parameters:
self (bool) : The raw `bool` value to wrap.
error_type (series ErrorType) : Optional severity level to associate with the log. Default is `ErrorType.error`.
Returns: A `BOOL` object containing the value and a default Log instance.
method STRING(self, error_type)
Wraps a `string` value into a `STRING` struct with an optional log severity.
Namespace types: series string, simple string, input string, const string
Parameters:
self (string) : The raw `string` value to wrap.
error_type (series ErrorType) : Optional severity level to associate with the log. Default is `ErrorType.error`.
Returns: A `STRING` object containing the value and a default Log instance.
method COLOR(self, error_type)
Wraps a `color` value into a `COLOR` struct with an optional log severity.
Namespace types: series color, simple color, input color, const color
Parameters:
self (color) : The raw `color` value to wrap.
error_type (series ErrorType) : Optional severity level to associate with the log. Default is `ErrorType.error`.
Returns: A `COLOR` object containing the value and a default Log instance.
method LINE(self, error_type)
Wraps a `line` object into a `LINE` struct with an optional log severity.
Namespace types: series line
Parameters:
self (line) : The raw `line` object to wrap.
error_type (series ErrorType) : Optional severity level to associate with the log. Default is `ErrorType.error`.
Returns: A `LINE` object containing the value and a default Log instance.
method LABEL(self, error_type)
Wraps a `label` object into a `LABEL` struct with an optional log severity.
Namespace types: series label
Parameters:
self (label) : The raw `label` object to wrap.
error_type (series ErrorType) : Optional severity level to associate with the log. Default is `ErrorType.error`.
Returns: A `LABEL` object containing the value and a default Log instance.
method BOX(self, error_type)
Wraps a `box` object into a `BOX` struct with an optional log severity.
Namespace types: series box
Parameters:
self (box) : The raw `box` object to wrap.
error_type (series ErrorType) : Optional severity level to associate with the log. Default is `ErrorType.error`.
Returns: A `BOX` object containing the value and a default Log instance.
method TABLE(self, error_type)
Wraps a `table` object into a `TABLE` struct with an optional log severity.
Namespace types: series table
Parameters:
self (table) : The raw `table` object to wrap.
error_type (series ErrorType) : Optional severity level to associate with the log. Default is `ErrorType.error`.
Returns: A `TABLE` object containing the value and a default Log instance.
method CHART_POINT(self, error_type)
Wraps a `chart.point` value into a `CHART_POINT` struct with an optional log severity.
Namespace types: chart.point
Parameters:
self (chart.point) : The raw `chart.point` value to wrap.
error_type (series ErrorType) : Optional severity level to associate with the log. Default is `ErrorType.error`.
Returns: A `CHART_POINT` object containing the value and a default Log instance.
method POLYLINE(self, error_type)
Wraps a `polyline` object into a `POLYLINE` struct with an optional log severity.
Namespace types: series polyline, series polyline, series polyline, series polyline
Parameters:
self (polyline) : The raw `polyline` object to wrap.
error_type (series ErrorType) : Optional severity level to associate with the log. Default is `ErrorType.error`.
Returns: A `POLYLINE` object containing the value and a default Log instance.
method LINEFILL(self, error_type)
Wraps a `linefill` object into a `LINEFILL` struct with an optional log severity.
Namespace types: series linefill
Parameters:
self (linefill) : The raw `linefill` object to wrap.
error_type (series ErrorType) : Optional severity level to associate with the log. Default is `ErrorType.error`.
Returns: A `LINEFILL` object containing the value and a default Log instance.
method from_INT(self)
Extracts the integer value from an INT wrapper.
Namespace types: INT
Parameters:
self (INT) : The wrapped INT instance.
Returns: The underlying `int` value.
method from_FLOAT(self)
Extracts the float value from a FLOAT wrapper.
Namespace types: FLOAT
Parameters:
self (FLOAT) : The wrapped FLOAT instance.
Returns: The underlying `float` value.
method from_BOOL(self)
Extracts the boolean value from a BOOL wrapper.
Namespace types: BOOL
Parameters:
self (BOOL) : The wrapped BOOL instance.
Returns: The underlying `bool` value.
method from_STRING(self)
Extracts the string value from a STRING wrapper.
Namespace types: STRING
Parameters:
self (STRING) : The wrapped STRING instance.
Returns: The underlying `string` value.
method from_COLOR(self)
Extracts the color value from a COLOR wrapper.
Namespace types: COLOR
Parameters:
self (COLOR) : The wrapped COLOR instance.
Returns: The underlying `color` value.
method from_LINE(self)
Extracts the line object from a LINE wrapper.
Namespace types: LINE
Parameters:
self (LINE) : The wrapped LINE instance.
Returns: The underlying `line` object.
method from_LABEL(self)
Extracts the label object from a LABEL wrapper.
Namespace types: LABEL
Parameters:
self (LABEL) : The wrapped LABEL instance.
Returns: The underlying `label` object.
method from_BOX(self)
Extracts the box object from a BOX wrapper.
Namespace types: BOX
Parameters:
self (BOX) : The wrapped BOX instance.
Returns: The underlying `box` object.
method from_TABLE(self)
Extracts the table object from a TABLE wrapper.
Namespace types: TABLE
Parameters:
self (TABLE) : The wrapped TABLE instance.
Returns: The underlying `table` object.
method from_CHART_POINT(self)
Extracts the chart.point from a CHART_POINT wrapper.
Namespace types: CHART_POINT
Parameters:
self (CHART_POINT) : The wrapped CHART_POINT instance.
Returns: The underlying `chart.point` value.
method from_POLYLINE(self)
Extracts the polyline object from a POLYLINE wrapper.
Namespace types: POLYLINE
Parameters:
self (POLYLINE) : The wrapped POLYLINE instance.
Returns: The underlying `polyline` object.
method from_LINEFILL(self)
Extracts the linefill object from a LINEFILL wrapper.
Namespace types: LINEFILL
Parameters:
self (LINEFILL) : The wrapped LINEFILL instance.
Returns: The underlying `linefill` object.
method has_error(self)
Returns true if the INT wrapper has an active log entry.
Namespace types: INT
Parameters:
self (INT) : The INT instance to check.
Returns: True if an error or message is active in the log.
method has_error(self)
Returns true if the FLOAT wrapper has an active log entry.
Namespace types: FLOAT
Parameters:
self (FLOAT) : The FLOAT instance to check.
Returns: True if an error or message is active in the log.
method has_error(self)
Returns true if the BOOL wrapper has an active log entry.
Namespace types: BOOL
Parameters:
self (BOOL) : The BOOL instance to check.
Returns: True if an error or message is active in the log.
method has_error(self)
Returns true if the STRING wrapper has an active log entry.
Namespace types: STRING
Parameters:
self (STRING) : The STRING instance to check.
Returns: True if an error or message is active in the log.
method has_error(self)
Returns true if the COLOR wrapper has an active log entry.
Namespace types: COLOR
Parameters:
self (COLOR) : The COLOR instance to check.
Returns: True if an error or message is active in the log.
method has_error(self)
Returns true if the LINE wrapper has an active log entry.
Namespace types: LINE
Parameters:
self (LINE) : The LINE instance to check.
Returns: True if an error or message is active in the log.
method has_error(self)
Returns true if the LABEL wrapper has an active log entry.
Namespace types: LABEL
Parameters:
self (LABEL) : The LABEL instance to check.
Returns: True if an error or message is active in the log.
method has_error(self)
Returns true if the BOX wrapper has an active log entry.
Namespace types: BOX
Parameters:
self (BOX) : The BOX instance to check.
Returns: True if an error or message is active in the log.
method has_error(self)
Returns true if the TABLE wrapper has an active log entry.
Namespace types: TABLE
Parameters:
self (TABLE) : The TABLE instance to check.
Returns: True if an error or message is active in the log.
method has_error(self)
Returns true if the CHART_POINT wrapper has an active log entry.
Namespace types: CHART_POINT
Parameters:
self (CHART_POINT) : The CHART_POINT instance to check.
Returns: True if an error or message is active in the log.
method has_error(self)
Returns true if the POLYLINE wrapper has an active log entry.
Namespace types: POLYLINE
Parameters:
self (POLYLINE) : The POLYLINE instance to check.
Returns: True if an error or message is active in the log.
method has_error(self)
Returns true if the LINEFILL wrapper has an active log entry.
Namespace types: LINEFILL
Parameters:
self (LINEFILL) : The LINEFILL instance to check.
Returns: True if an error or message is active in the log.
void_return()
Utility function used when a return is syntactically required but functionally unnecessary.
Returns: Nothing. Function never executes its body.
argument_error(condition, function, argument, message)
Throws a runtime error when a condition is met. Used for strict argument validation.
Parameters:
condition (bool) : Boolean expression that triggers the runtime error.
function (string) : Name of the calling function (for formatting).
argument (string) : Name of the problematic argument.
message (string) : Description of the error cause.
Returns: Never returns. Halts execution if the condition is true.
argument_log_info(condition, function, argument, message)
Logs an informational message when a condition is met. Used for optional debug visibility.
Parameters:
condition (bool) : Boolean expression that triggers the log.
function (string) : Name of the calling function.
argument (string) : Argument name being referenced.
message (string) : Informational message to log.
Returns: Nothing. Logs if the condition is true.
argument_log_warning(condition, function, argument, message)
Logs a warning when a condition is met. Non-fatal but highlights potential issues.
Parameters:
condition (bool) : Boolean expression that triggers the warning.
function (string) : Name of the calling function.
argument (string) : Argument name being referenced.
message (string) : Warning message to log.
Returns: Nothing. Logs if the condition is true.
argument_log_error(condition, function, argument, message)
Logs an error message when a condition is met. Does not halt execution.
Parameters:
condition (bool) : Boolean expression that triggers the error log.
function (string) : Name of the calling function.
argument (string) : Argument name being referenced.
message (string) : Error message to log.
Returns: Nothing. Logs if the condition is true.
init_static_log(error_type, message, active)
Initializes a persistent (var) Log object. Ideal for global logging in scripts or modules.
Parameters:
error_type (series ErrorType) : Initial severity level (required).
message (string) : Optional starting message string. Default value of ("").
active (bool) : Whether the log should be flagged active on initialization. Default value of (false).
Returns: A static Log object with the given parameters.
method new_line(self)
Appends a newline character to the Log message. Useful for separating entries during chained writes.
Namespace types: Log
Parameters:
self (Log) : The Log instance to modify.
Returns: The updated Log object with a newline appended.
method write(self, message, flag_active, error_type)
Appends a message to a Log object without a newline. Updates severity and active state if specified.
Namespace types: Log
Parameters:
self (Log) : The Log instance being modified.
message (string) : The text to append to the log.
flag_active (bool) : Whether to activate the log for conditional rendering. Default value of (false).
error_type (series ErrorType) : Optional override for the severity level. Default value of (na).
Returns: The updated Log object.
method write_line(self, message, flag_active, error_type)
Appends a message to a Log object, prefixed with a newline for clarity.
Namespace types: Log
Parameters:
self (Log) : The Log instance being modified.
message (string) : The text to append to the log.
flag_active (bool) : Whether to activate the log for conditional rendering. Default value of (false).
error_type (series ErrorType) : Optional override for the severity level. Default value of (na).
Returns: The updated Log object.
method clear(self, flag_active, error_type)
Clears a Log object’s message and optionally reactivates it. Can also update the error type.
Namespace types: Log
Parameters:
self (Log) : The Log instance being cleared.
flag_active (bool) : Whether to activate the log after clearing. Default value of (false).
error_type (series ErrorType) : Optional new error type to assign. If not provided, the previous type is retained. Default value of (na).
Returns: The cleared Log object.
method render_condition(self, flag_active, error_type)
Conditionally renders the log if it is active. Allows overriding error type and controlling active state afterward.
Namespace types: Log
Parameters:
self (Log) : The Log instance to evaluate and render.
flag_active (bool) : Whether to activate the log after rendering. Default value of (false).
error_type (series ErrorType) : Optional error type override. Useful for contextual formatting just before rendering. Default value of (na).
Returns: The updated Log object.
method render_now(self, flag_active, error_type)
Immediately renders the log regardless of `active` state. Allows overriding error type and active flag.
Namespace types: Log
Parameters:
self (Log) : The Log instance to render.
flag_active (bool) : Whether to activate the log after rendering. Default value of (false).
error_type (series ErrorType) : Optional error type override. Allows dynamic severity adjustment at render time. Default value of (na).
Returns: The updated Log object.
render(self, condition, flag_active, error_type)
Renders the log conditionally or unconditionally. Allows full control over render behavior.
Parameters:
self (Log) : The Log instance to render.
condition (bool) : If true, renders only if the log is active. If false, always renders. Default value of (false).
flag_active (bool) : Whether to activate the log after rendering. Default value of (false).
error_type (series ErrorType) : Optional error type override passed to the render methods. Default value of (na).
Returns: The updated Log object.
Log
A structured object used to store and render logging messages.
Fields:
error_type (series ErrorType) : The severity level of the message (from the ErrorType enum).
message (series string) : The text of the log message.
active (series bool) : Whether the log should trigger rendering when conditionally evaluated.
INT
A wrapped integer type with attached logging for validation or tracing.
Fields:
v (series int) : The underlying `int` value.
e (Log) : Optional log object describing validation status or error context.
FLOAT
A wrapped float type with attached logging for validation or tracing.
Fields:
v (series float) : The underlying `float` value.
e (Log) : Optional log object describing validation status or error context.
BOOL
A wrapped boolean type with attached logging for validation or tracing.
Fields:
v (series bool) : The underlying `bool` value.
e (Log) : Optional log object describing validation status or error context.
STRING
A wrapped string type with attached logging for validation or tracing.
Fields:
v (series string) : The underlying `string` value.
e (Log) : Optional log object describing validation status or error context.
COLOR
A wrapped color type with attached logging for validation or tracing.
Fields:
v (series color) : The underlying `color` value.
e (Log) : Optional log object describing validation status or error context.
LINE
A wrapped line object with attached logging for validation or tracing.
Fields:
v (series line) : The underlying `line` value.
e (Log) : Optional log object describing validation status or error context.
LABEL
A wrapped label object with attached logging for validation or tracing.
Fields:
v (series label) : The underlying `label` value.
e (Log) : Optional log object describing validation status or error context.
BOX
A wrapped box object with attached logging for validation or tracing.
Fields:
v (series box) : The underlying `box` value.
e (Log) : Optional log object describing validation status or error context.
TABLE
A wrapped table object with attached logging for validation or tracing.
Fields:
v (series table) : The underlying `table` value.
e (Log) : Optional log object describing validation status or error context.
CHART_POINT
A wrapped chart point with attached logging for validation or tracing.
Fields:
v (chart.point) : The underlying `chart.point` value.
e (Log) : Optional log object describing validation status or error context.
POLYLINE
A wrapped polyline object with attached logging for validation or tracing.
Fields:
v (series polyline) : The underlying `polyline` value.
e (Log) : Optional log object describing validation status or error context.
LINEFILL
A wrapped linefill object with attached logging for validation or tracing.
Fields:
v (series linefill) : The underlying `linefill` value.
e (Log) : Optional log object describing validation status or error context.
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TitanGrid L/S SuperEngineTitanGrid L/S SuperEngine
Experimental Trend-Aligned Grid Signal Engine for Long & Short Execution
🔹 Overview
TitanGrid is an advanced, real-time signal engine built around a tactical grid structure.
It manages Long and Short trades using trend-aligned entries, layered scaling, and partial exits.
Unlike traditional strategy() -based scripts, TitanGrid runs as an indicator() , but includes its own full internal simulation engine.
This allows it to track capital, equity, PnL, risk exposure, and trade performance bar-by-bar — effectively simulating a custom backtest, while remaining compatible with real-time alert-based execution systems.
The concept was born from the fusion of two prior systems:
Assassin’s Grid (grid-based execution and structure) + Super 8 (trend-filtering, smart capital logic), both developed under the AssassinsGrid framework.
🔹 Disclaimer
This is an experimental tool intended for research, testing, and educational use.
It does not provide guaranteed outcomes and should not be interpreted as financial advice.
Use with demo or simulated accounts before considering live deployment.
🔹 Execution Logic
Trend direction is filtered through a custom SuperTrend engine. Once confirmed:
• Long entries trigger on pullbacks, exiting progressively as price moves up
• Short entries trigger on rallies, exiting as price declines
Grid levels are spaced by configurable percentage width, and entries scale dynamically.
🔹 Stop Loss Mechanism
TitanGrid uses a dual-layer stop system:
• A static stop per entry, placed at a fixed percentage distance matching the grid width
• A trend reversal exit that closes the entire position if price crosses the SuperTrend in the opposite direction
Stops are triggered once per cycle, ensuring predictable and capital-aware behavior.
🔹 Key Features
• Dual-side grid logic (Long-only, Short-only, or Both)
• SuperTrend filtering to enforce directional bias
• Adjustable grid spacing, scaling, and sizing
• Static and dynamic stop-loss logic
• Partial exits and reset conditions
• Webhook-ready alerts (browser-based automation compatible)
• Internal simulation of equity, PnL, fees, and liquidation levels
• Real-time dashboard for full transparency
🔹 Best Use Cases
TitanGrid performs best in structured or mean-reverting environments.
It is especially well-suited to assets with the behavioral profile of ETH — reactive, trend-intraday, and prone to clean pullback formations.
While adaptable to multiple timeframes, it shows strongest performance on the 15-minute chart , offering a balance of signal frequency and directional clarity.
🔹 License
Published under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 .
You are free to study, adapt, and extend this script.
🔹 Panel Reference
The real-time dashboard displays performance metrics, capital state, and position behavior:
• Asset Type – Automatically detects the instrument class (e.g., Crypto, Stock, Forex) from symbol metadata
• Equity – Total simulated capital: realized PnL + floating PnL + remaining cash
• Available Cash – Capital not currently allocated to any position
• Used Margin – Capital locked in open trades, based on position size and leverage
• Net Profit – Realized gain/loss after commissions and fees
• Raw Net Profit – Gross result before trading costs
• Floating PnL – Unrealized profit or loss from active positions
• ROI – Return on initial capital, including realized and floating PnL. Leverage directly impacts this metric, amplifying both gains and losses relative to account size.
• Long/Short Size & Avg Price – Open position sizes and volume-weighted average entry prices
• Leverage & Liquidation – Simulated effective leverage and projected liquidation level
• Hold – Best-performing hold side (Long or Short) over the session
• Hold Efficiency – Performance efficiency during holding phases, relative to capital used
• Profit Factor – Ratio of gross profits to gross losses (realized)
• Payoff Ratio – Average profit per win / average loss per loss
• Win Rate – Percent of profitable closes (including partial exits)
• Expectancy – Net average result per closed trade
• Max Drawdown – Largest recorded drop in equity during the session
• Commission Paid – Simulated trading costs: maker, taker, funding
• Long / Short Trades – Count of entry signals per side
• Time Trading – Number of bars spent in active positions
• Volume / Month – Extrapolated 30-day trading volume estimate
• Min Capital – Lowest equity level recorded during the session
🔹 Reference Ranges by Strategy Type
Use the following metrics as reference depending on the trading style:
Grid / Mean Reversion
• Profit Factor: 1.2 – 2.0
• Payoff Ratio: 0.5 – 1.2
• Win Rate: 50% – 70% (based on partial exits)
• Expectancy: 0.05% – 0.25%
• Drawdown: Moderate to high
• Commission Impact: High
Trend-Following
• Profit Factor: 1.5 – 3.0
• Payoff Ratio: 1.5 – 3.5
• Win Rate: 30% – 50%
• Expectancy: 0.3% – 1.0%
• Drawdown: Low to moderate
Scalping / High-Frequency
• Profit Factor: 1.1 – 1.6
• Payoff Ratio: 0.3 – 0.8
• Win Rate: 80% – 95%
• Expectancy: 0.01% – 0.05%
• Volume / Month: Very high
Breakout Strategies
• Profit Factor: 1.4 – 2.2
• Payoff Ratio: 1.2 – 2.0
• Win Rate: 35% – 60%
• Expectancy: 0.2% – 0.6%
• Drawdown: Can be sharp after failed breakouts
🔹 Note on Performance Simulation
TitanGrid includes internal accounting of fees, slippage, and funding costs.
While its logic is designed for precision and capital efficiency, performance is naturally affected by exchange commissions.
In frictionless environments (e.g., zero-fee simulation), its high-frequency logic could — in theory — extract substantial micro-edges from the market.
However, real-world conditions introduce limits, and all results should be interpreted accordingly.
Kaufman Trend Strategy# ✅ Kaufman Trend Strategy – Full Description (Script Publishing Version)
**Kaufman Trend Strategy** is a dynamic trend-following strategy based on Kaufman Filter theory.
It detects real-time trend momentum, reduces noise, and aims to enhance entry accuracy while optimizing risk.
⚠️ _For educational and research purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results._
---
## 🎯 Strategy Objective
- Smooth price noise using Kaufman Filter smoothing
- Detect the strength and direction of trends with a normalized oscillator
- Manage profits using multi-stage take-profits and adaptive ATR stop-loss logic
---
## ✨ Key Features
- **Kaufman Filter Trend Detection**
Extracts directional signal using a state space model.
- **Multi-Stage Profit-Taking**
Automatically takes partial profits based on color changes and zero-cross events.
- **ATR-Based Volatility Stops**
Stops adjust based on swing highs/lows and current market volatility.
---
## 📊 Entry & Exit Logic
**Long Entry**
- `trend_strength ≥ 60`
- Green trend signal
- Price above the Kaufman average
**Short Entry**
- `trend_strength ≤ -60`
- Red trend signal
- Price below the Kaufman average
**Exit (Long/Short)**
- Blue trend color → TP1 (50%)
- Oscillator crosses 0 → TP2 (25%)
- Trend weakens → Final exit (25%)
- ATR + swing-based stop loss
---
## 💰 Risk Management
- Initial capital: `$3,000`
- Order size: `$100` per trade (realistic, low-risk sizing)
- Commission: `0.002%`
- Slippage: `2 ticks`
- Pyramiding: `1` max position
- Estimated risk/trade: `~0.1–0.5%` of equity
> ⚠️ _No trade risks more than 5% of equity. This strategy follows TradingView script publishing rules._
---
## ⚙️ Default Parameters
- **1st Take Profit**: 50%
- **2nd Take Profit**: 25%
- **Final Exit**: 25%
- **ATR Period**: 14
- **Swing Lookback**: 10
- **Entry Threshold**: ±60
- **Exit Threshold**: ±40
---
## 📅 Backtest Summary
- **Symbol**: USD/JPY
- **Timeframe**: 1H
- **Date Range**: Jan 3, 2022 – Jun 4, 2025
- **Trades**: 924
- **Win Rate**: 41.67%
- **Profit Factor**: 1.108
- **Net Profit**: +$1,659.29 (+54.56%)
- **Max Drawdown**: -$1,419.73 (-31.87%)
---
## ✅ Summary
This strategy uses Kaufman filtering to detect market direction with reduced lag and increased smoothness.
It’s built with visual clarity and strong trade management, making it practical for both beginners and advanced users.
---
## 📌 Disclaimer
This script is for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice.
Use with proper risk controls and always test in a demo environment before live trading.
magic wand STSM"Magic Wand STSM" Strategy: Trend-Following with Dynamic Risk Management
Overview:
The "Magic Wand STSM" (Supertrend & SMA Momentum) is an automated trading strategy designed to identify and capitalize on sustained trends in the market. It combines a multi-timeframe Supertrend for trend direction and potential reversal signals, along with a 200-period Simple Moving Average (SMA) for overall market bias. A key feature of this strategy is its dynamic position sizing based on a user-defined risk percentage per trade, and a built-in daily and monthly profit/loss tracking system to manage overall exposure and prevent overtrading.
How it Works (Underlying Concepts):
Multi-Timeframe Trend Confirmation (Supertrend):
The strategy uses two Supertrend indicators: one on the current chart timeframe and another on a higher timeframe (e.g., if your chart is 5-minute, the higher timeframe Supertrend might be 15-minute).
Trend Identification: The Supertrend's direction output is crucial. A negative direction indicates a bearish trend (price below Supertrend), while a positive direction indicates a bullish trend (price above Supertrend).
Confirmation: A core principle is that trades are only considered when the Supertrend on both the current and the higher timeframe align in the same direction. This helps to filter out noise and focus on stronger, more confirmed trends. For example, for a long trade, both Supertrends must be indicating a bearish trend (price below Supertrend line, implying an uptrend context where price is expected to stay above/rebound from Supertrend). Similarly, for short trades, both must be indicating a bullish trend (price above Supertrend line, implying a downtrend context where price is expected to stay below/retest Supertrend).
Trend "Readiness": The strategy specifically looks for situations where the Supertrend has been stable for a few bars (checking barssince the last direction change).
Long-Term Market Bias (200 SMA):
A 200-period Simple Moving Average is plotted on the chart.
Filter: For long trades, the price must be above the 200 SMA, confirming an overall bullish bias. For short trades, the price must be below the 200 SMA, confirming an overall bearish bias. This acts as a macro filter, ensuring trades are taken in alignment with the broader market direction.
"Lowest/Highest Value" Pullback Entries:
The strategy employs custom functions (LowestValueAndBar, HighestValueAndBar) to identify specific price action within the recent trend:
For Long Entries: It looks for a "buy ready" condition where the price has found a recent lowest point within a specific number of bars since the Supertrend turned bearish (indicating an uptrend). This suggests a potential pullback or consolidation before continuation. The entry trigger is a close above the open of this identified lowest bar, and also above the current bar's open.
For Short Entries: It looks for a "sell ready" condition where the price has found a recent highest point within a specific number of bars since the Supertrend turned bullish (indicating a downtrend). This suggests a potential rally or consolidation before continuation downwards. The entry trigger is a close below the open of this identified highest bar, and also below the current bar's open.
Candle Confirmation: The strategy also incorporates a check on the candle type at the "lowest/highest value" bar (e.g., closevalue_b < openvalue_b for buy signals, meaning a bearish candle at the low, suggesting a potential reversal before a buy).
Risk Management and Position Sizing:
Dynamic Lot Sizing: The lotsvalue function calculates the appropriate position size based on your Your Equity input, the Risk to Reward ratio, and your risk percentage for your balance % input. This ensures that the capital risked per trade remains consistent as a percentage of your equity, regardless of the instrument's volatility or price. The stop loss distance is directly used in this calculation.
Fixed Risk Reward: All trades are entered with a predefined Risk to Reward ratio (default 2.0). This means for every unit of risk (stop loss distance), the target profit is rr times that distance.
Daily and Monthly Performance Monitoring:
The strategy tracks todaysWins, todaysLosses, and res (daily net result) in real-time.
A "daily profit target" is implemented (day_profit): If the daily net result is very favorable (e.g., res >= 4 with todaysLosses >= 2 or todaysWins + todaysLosses >= 8), the strategy may temporarily halt trading for the remainder of the session to "lock in" profits and prevent overtrading during volatile periods.
A "monthly stop-out" (monthly_trade) is implemented: If the lres (overall net result from all closed trades) falls below a certain threshold (e.g., -12), the strategy will stop trading for a set period (one week in this case) to protect capital during prolonged drawdowns.
Trade Execution:
Entry Triggers: Trades are entered when all buy/sell conditions (Supertrend alignment, SMA filter, "buy/sell situation" candle confirmation, and risk management checks) are met, and there are no open positions.
Stop Loss and Take Profit:
Stop Loss: The stop loss is dynamically placed at the upTrendValue for long trades and downTrendValue for short trades. These values are derived from the Supertrend indicator, which naturally adjusts to market volatility.
Take Profit: The take profit is calculated based on the entry price, the stop loss, and the Risk to Reward ratio (rr).
Position Locks: lock_long and lock_short variables prevent immediate re-entry into the same direction once a trade is initiated, or after a trend reversal based on Supertrend changes.
Visual Elements:
The 200 SMA is plotted in yellow.
Entry, Stop Loss, and Take Profit lines are plotted in white, red, and green respectively when a trade is active, with shaded areas between them to visually represent risk and reward.
Diamond shapes are plotted at the bottom of the chart (green for potential buy signals, red for potential sell signals) to visually indicate when the buy_sit or sell_sit conditions are met, along with other key filters.
A comprehensive trade statistics table is displayed on the chart, showing daily wins/losses, daily profit, total deals, and overall profit/loss.
A background color indicates the active trading session.
Ideal Usage:
This strategy is best applied to instruments with clear trends and sufficient liquidity. Users should carefully adjust the Your Equity, Risk to Reward, and risk percentage inputs to align with their individual risk tolerance and capital. Experimentation with different ATR Length and Factor values for the Supertrend might be beneficial depending on the asset and timeframe.
Jesus Vix Spike ComboThis script will:
Show you vix spikes with your 4 different settings.
Draw a white line at the start of each vix.
Draw a dotted green line for 3 spikes in 6 minutes.
Draw a dotted pink line for 3 spikes in 16 minutes.
Draw a green line extending right if it takes out a past low in the last 200 bars plus a spike.
It will also:
Place a white dot on the 5th candle if the price rises past the vix starting point,
a white omega sign on the 6th candle if price rises past the vix starting point,
and a large white dot on the 7th candle past the vix starting point if the price is higher.
It will also:
Show higher time frame EMAs and other emas.
Has some alerts added also.
I have only been using this on the 1 minute chart with $OANDA:SPX500USD.
Ill write about the strategy I use for this soon. But basically you wait for a drop and for some prominent lows to be taken out, then a vix, then your white dot, omega then the large white dot to enter, expect a 100% expansion from the vix low. More aggressive entry's would be the first white dot or 3 green candles in a row. Backtest to see.
Thanks for checking it out. Let me know if it can be better.
The original script is from Xxattaxx and Christ Moody I believe, thank you for sharing all your hard work.
Rollover Candles 23:00-00:00 UTC+1This indicator highlights the Forex Market Rollover candles during which the spreads get very high and some 'fake price action' occurs. By marking them orange you always know you are dealing with a rollover candle and these wicks/candles usually get taken out later on because there are no orders in these candles.
Optimal settings: The rollover takes only 1 hour, so put the visibility of the indicator on the 1 hour time frame and below (or just the 1h).
SMC Strategy BTC 1H - OB/FVGGeneral Context
This strategy is based on Smart Money Concepts (SMC), in particular:
The bullish Break of Structure (BOS), indicating a possible reversal or continuation of an upward trend.
The detection of Order Blocks (OB): consolidation zones preceding the BOS where the "smart money" has likely accumulated positions.
The detection of Fair Value Gaps (FVG), also called imbalance zones where the price has "jumped" a level, creating a disequilibrium between buyers and sellers.
Strategy Mechanics
Bullish Break of Structure (BOS)
A bullish BOS is detected when the price breaks a previous swing high.
A swing high is defined as a local peak higher than the previous 4 peaks.
Order Block (OB)
A bearish candle (close < open) just before a bullish BOS is identified as an OB.
This OB is recorded with its high and low.
An "active" OB zone is maintained for a certain number of bars (the zoneTimeout parameter).
Fair Value Gap (FVG)
A bullish FVG is detected if the high of the candle two bars ago is lower than the low of the current candle.
This FVG zone is also recorded and remains active for zoneTimeout bars.
Long Entry
An entry is possible if the price returns into the active OB zone or FVG zone (depending on which parameters are enabled).
Entry is only allowed if no position is currently open (strategy.position_size == 0).
Risk Management
The stop loss is placed below the OB low, with a buffer based on a multiple of the ATR (Average True Range), adjustable via the atrFactor parameter.
The take profit is set according to an adjustable Risk/Reward ratio (rrRatio) relative to the stop loss to entry distance.
Adjustable Parameters
Enable/disable entries based on OB and/or FVG.
ATR multiplier for stop loss.
Risk/Reward ratio for take profit.
Duration of OB and FVG zone activation.
Visualization
The script displays:
BOS (Break of Structure) with a green label above the candles.
OB zones (in orange) and FVG zones (in light blue).
Entry signals (green triangle below the candle).
Stop loss (red line) and take profit (green line).
Strengths and Limitations
Strengths:
Based on solid Smart Money analysis concepts.
OB and FVG zones are natural potential reversal areas.
Adjustable parameters allow optimization for different market conditions.
Dynamic risk management via ATR.
Limitations:
Only takes long positions.
No trend filter (e.g., EMA), which may lead to false signals in sideways markets.
Fixed zone duration may not fit all situations.
No automatic optimization; testing with different parameters is necessary.
Summary
This strategy aims to capitalize on price retracements into key zones where "smart money" has acted (OB and FVG) just after a bullish Break of Structure (BOS) signal. It is simple, customizable, and can serve as a foundation for a more comprehensive strategy.
Anomaly Counter-Trend StrategyA mean-reversion style strategy that automatically spots unusually large price moves over a configurable lookback period and takes the opposite side, with full risk-management, commission and slippage modeling—built in Pine Script® v6.
🔎 Overview
ACTS monitors the percent-change over the past N minutes and, when that move exceeds your chosen threshold, enters a counter-trend position (short on a strong rise; long on a sharp fall). It’s ideal for markets that often “overshoot” and snap back, and can be applied on any symbol or timeframe.
⚙️ Key Features
Anomaly Detection: Detect abnormal price swings based on a user-defined % change over a lookback period.
Counter-Trend Entries: Auto-enter short on rise anomalies, long on fall anomalies (with seamless flat↔reverse transitions).
Risk Management: Configurable stop-loss and take-profit in ticks per trade.
Realistic Modeling: Simulates commissions (0.05 % default), slippage (2 ticks), and percent-of-equity sizing.
Immediate Bar-Close Execution: Orders processed on bar close for faster fills.
Visual Aids: Optional on-chart BUY/SELL triangles and background highlights during anomaly periods.
⚙️ Inputs
Input Default Description
Percentage Threshold (%) 2.00 Min % move over lookback to trigger an anomaly.
Lookback Period (Minutes) 15 Number of minutes over which to measure change.
Stop Loss (Ticks) 100 Distance from entry for stop-loss exit.
Take Profit (Ticks) 200 Distance from entry for take-profit exit.
Plot Trade Signal Shapes (on/off) true Show BUY/SELL triangles on chart.
Highlight Anomaly Background true Shade background during anomaly bars.
📊 How to Use
Add to Chart: Apply the script to any ticker & timeframe.
Tune: Adjust your percentage threshold and lookback to match each instrument’s volatility.
Review Backtest: Check built-in strategy performance (drawdown, Sharpe, etc.) under the Strategy Tester tab.
Go Live: Once optimized, link to alerts or your trade execution system.
⚠️ Disclaimer
This script is provided “as-is” for educational purposes and backtesting only. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always backtest thoroughly, manage your own risk, and consider market conditions before live trading.
Enjoy experimenting—and may your counter-trend entries catch the next big snapback!
SuperTrade ST1 StrategyOverview
The SuperTrade ST1 Strategy is a long-only trend-following strategy that combines a Supertrend indicator with a 200-period EMA filter to isolate high-probability bullish trade setups. It is designed to operate in trending markets, using volatility-based exits with a strict 1:4 Risk-to-Reward (R:R) ratio, meaning that each trade targets a profit 4× the size of its predefined risk.
This strategy is ideal for traders looking to align with medium- to long-term trends, while maintaining disciplined risk control and minimal trade frequency.
How It Works
This strategy leverages three key components:
Supertrend Indicator
A trend-following indicator based on Average True Range (ATR).
Identifies bullish/bearish trend direction by plotting a trailing stop line that moves with price volatility.
200-period Exponential Moving Average (EMA) Filter
Trades are only taken when the price is above the EMA, ensuring participation only during confirmed uptrends.
Helps filter out counter-trend entries during market pullbacks or ranges.
ATR-Based Stop Loss and Take Profit
Each trade uses the ATR to calculate volatility-adjusted exit levels.
Stop Loss: 1× ATR below entry.
Take Profit: 4× ATR above entry (1:4 R:R).
This asymmetry ensures that even with a lower win rate, the strategy can remain profitable.
Entry Conditions
A long trade is triggered when:
Supertrend flips from bearish to bullish (trend reversal).
Price closes above the Supertrend line.
Price is above the 200 EMA (bullish market bias).
Exit Logic
Once a long position is entered:
Stop loss is set 1 ATR below entry.
Take profit is set 4 ATR above entry.
The strategy automatically exits the position on either target.
Backtest Settings
This strategy is configured for realistic backtesting, including:
$10,000 account size
2% equity risk per trade
0.1% commission
1 tick slippage
These settings aim to simulate real-world conditions and avoid overly optimistic results.
How to Use
Apply the script to any timeframe, though higher timeframes (1H, 4H, Daily) often yield more reliable signals.
Works best in clearly trending markets (especially in crypto, stocks, indices).
Can be paired with alerts for live trading or analysis.
Important Notes
This version is long-only by design. No short positions are executed.
Ideal for swing traders or position traders seeking asymmetric returns.
Users can modify the ATR period, Supertrend factor, or EMA filter length based on asset behavior.
Really Key Levels█ OVERVIEW
This indicator shows the most useful and universally used key trading levels (and only those) in a visually appealing way. Its originality lies in the fact that it was developed due to being unable to find an indicator that wasn't cluttered with other features or far less relevant levels, or one that would indicate the bar causing the level (i.e., not just using a horizontal line over the whole chart), or one that was well-programmed and didn’t frequently refresh for many seconds for no obvious reason, taking far too long to do so for such a seemingly simple indicator.
█ FEATURES
Shows the most frequently used key levels in a visually appealing way
Indicates the bar that causes the level, with the line starting at that bar
Works correctly and consistently on both RTH and ETH charts
Lines can be optionally extended both left and right, if the user prefers
Works with US/European stocks and US futures (at least)
Configurable futures regular session (default time is for CME futures, e.g., ES/NQ, etc.)
Users can configure line colour, style, and thickness
Adjustable label locations to prevent overlap with other indicator labels
Nice defaults that look good, and a well-contrasting label text colour
Well-documented, high-quality, open-source code for those who are interested
█ CONCEPTS
The indicator shows the following levels by a line starting at the bar that causes them:
Current Day RTH High/Low (visible and updated only during RTH; visible with no further updates in the post-market)
Current Day RTH Open (only after the RTH open)
Pre-Market High/Low (as it develops in the pre-market and fixed after RTH open)
Previous Day RTH Close
Previous Day RTH High/Low
Previous Day Pre-Market High-Low
Two Days Ago RTH Close
Other levels may be added in future versions, if requested and if they are Really Key Levels.
Regarding futures: despite being a 23-hour market (for CME futures, 5 p.m. the previous day to 4 p.m. the current day), most trading activity takes place together with the RTH on stock exchanges in New York, 08:30 to 3 p.m. Central (Chicago) time. Therefore, a user-configurable regular market is defined at those times, with times before this (from 5 p.m. the previous day) being considered pre-market, and times after this (until 4 p.m.) being considered post-market.
Care was taken so that the code uses no hard-coded time zones, exchanges, or session times. For this reason, it can in principle work globally. However, it very much depends on the information provided by the exchange, which is reflected in built-in Pine Script variables (see Limitations below).
█ LIMITATIONS
Pre-market levels are not shown when viewing an RTH chart.
The indicator was developed and tested on US/European stocks and US futures. It may or may not work for stocks and futures in other countries (depending on their pre- and post-market definitions and what information the exchange provides to TradingView via the relevant built-in Pine Script variable). It does not work on other security types, especially those with a 24-hour market that don't have a uniquely defined daily close, implicit H/L time window, or a pre-market.
Adaptive ATR Limits█ OVERVIEW
This indicator plots adaptive ATR limits for intraday trading. A key feature of this indicator, which makes it different from other ATR limit indicators, is that the top and bottom ATR limit lines are always exactly one ATR apart from each other (in "auto" mode; there is also a "basic" mode, which plots the limits in the more traditional way—i.e., one ATR above the low and one ATR below the high at all times—and this can be used for comparison).
█ FEATURES
Provides an algorithm to plot the most reasonable intraday ATR top/bottom limits based on currently available information
Dynamically adapts limits as the price evolves during the day
Works correctly and consistently on both RTH and ETH charts
Has a user-selected ADR mode to base the limits on ADR instead of ATR
Option to include the current pre-market and previous day's post-market range in the calculation
Configurable ATR/ADR averaging length
Provides a visual smoothing option
Provides an information box showing the current numerical ATR/ADR values
Reasonable defaults that work well if the user changes nothing
Well-documented, high-quality, open-source code for those interested
█ HOW TO USE
At a minimum, there is nothing that needs to be set. The defaults work well. The ATR top line (red, configurable) gives you the most reasonable move given the currently available information. The line will move away from the price as the price approaches it; that is normal—it is reacting to new information. This happens until the ATR bottom limit hits the lower of the daily low and the previous day's close (in ATR mode). The ATR bottom line (green, configurable) works the same way, with reversed logic.
There is an option to use ADR instead of ATR. The ATR includes the previous day's RTH close in the range, whereas ADR does not. Another option allows the user to add the current day's pre-market range or the previous day's post-market into the current day's range, which has an effect if either of those went outside of today's RTH range, plus yesterday's RTH close (in the default ATR mode). Pre-market and post-market range is not typically included in the daily true range, so only change it if you really know you want it.
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Most traditional ATR limit indicators plot the top ATR limit one ATR above the current daily low, and the bottom ATR limit one ATR below the current daily high. This indicator can also do that (in "basic" mode), but its value lies in its default "auto" mode, which uses an algorithm to dynamically adapt the ATR limits throughout the day, keeping them one ATR apart at all times. It tries to plot the most sensible ATR limits based on the current daily ATR, in order to provide a reasonable visual intraday target, given the available information at that point in time.
"Auto" mode is actually a weighted average of two methods: midpoint and relative (both of which can also be explicitly selected). The midpoint method places the midpoint of the ATR limit equal to the midpoint of the currently established daily range. The relative method measures the currently established daily range and calculates the position of the current price within it (as a ratio between 0 and 1). It then uses that value as a weight in a weighted average of extreme locations for the ATR limits, which are: the ATR top anchored to one ATR above the daily low, and the ATR bottom anchored to one ATR below the daily high.
The relative method is more advanced and better for most of the day; however, it can cause wild swings in the early market or pre-market before a reasonable range (as a percentage of ATR) has been established. "Auto" mode therefore takes another weighted average between the two methods, with the weight determined by the percentage of the ATR currently established within the day, more strongly weighting the calmer midpoint method before a good range is established. Once the full ATR has been achieved, the algorithm in "auto" mode will have fully switched to the relative method and will remain with that method for the rest of the day.
To explain the effect further, as an example, imagine that the price is approaching the full ATR range on the high side. At this point, the indicator will have almost fully transitioned to the second (relative) method. The lower ATR limit will now be anchored to the daily low as the price hits the upper ATR limit. If the price goes beyond the upper ATR, the lower ATR limit will stay anchored to the daily low, and the upper limit will stay anchored to one ATR above the lower limit. This allows you to see how far the price is going beyond the upper ATR limit. If the price then returns and backs off the upper ATR limit, the lower ATR limit will un-anchor from the daily low (it will actually rise, since the daily ATR range has been exceeded, so the lower ATR limit needs to come up because the actual daily range can’t fit into the ATR range anymore). The overall effect is to give you the best visual indication of where the price is in relation to a possible upper ATR-based target. Reverse this example for when the price low approaches the ATR range on the low side.
Care was taken so that the code uses no hard-coded time zones, exchanges, or session times. For this reason, it can in principle work globally. However, it very much depends on the information provided by the exchange, which is reflected in built-in Pine Script variables (see Limitations below).
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The indicator was developed for US/European equities and is tested on them only. It is also known to work on US futures; in this case, the whole 23-hour session is used, and the "Sessions to include in range" setting has no effect. It may or may not work as intended on security types and equities/futures for other countries.
PowerHouse SwiftEdge AI v2.10 StrategyOverview
The PowerHouse SwiftEdge AI v2.10 Strategy is a sophisticated trading system designed to identify high-probability trade setups in forex, stocks, and cryptocurrencies. By combining multi-timeframe trend analysis, momentum signals, volume confirmation, and smart money concepts (Change of Character and Break of Structure ), this strategy offers traders a robust tool to capitalize on market trends while minimizing false signals. The strategy’s unique “AI” component analyzes trends across multiple timeframes to provide a clear, actionable dashboard, making it accessible for both novice and experienced traders. The strategy is fully customizable, allowing users to tailor its filters to their trading style.
What It Does
This strategy generates Buy and Sell signals based on a confluence of technical indicators and smart money concepts. It uses:
Multi-Timeframe Trend Analysis: Confirms the market’s direction by analyzing trends on the 1-hour (60M), 4-hour (240M), and daily (D) timeframes.
Momentum Filter: Ensures trades align with strong price movements to avoid choppy markets.
Volume Filter: Validates signals with above-average volume to confirm market participation.
Breakout Filter: Requires price to break key levels for added confirmation.
Smart Money Signals (CHoCH/BOS): Identifies reversals (CHoCH) and trend continuations (BOS) based on pivot points.
AI Trend Dashboard: Summarizes trend strength, confidence, and predictions across timeframes, helping traders make informed decisions without needing to analyze complex data manually.
The strategy also plots dynamic support and resistance trendlines, take-profit (TP) levels, and “Get Ready” signals to alert users of potential setups before they fully develop. Trades are executed with predefined take-profit and stop-loss levels for disciplined risk management.
How It Works
The strategy integrates multiple components to create a cohesive trading system:
Multi-Timeframe Trend Analysis:
The strategy evaluates trends on three timeframes (1H, 4H, Daily) using Exponential Moving Averages (EMA) and Volume-Weighted Average Price (VWAP). A trend is considered bullish if the price is above both the EMA and VWAP, bearish if below, or neutral otherwise.
Signals are only generated when the trend on the user-selected higher timeframe aligns with the trade direction (e.g., Buy signals require a bullish higher timeframe trend). This reduces noise and ensures trades follow the broader market context.
Momentum Filter:
Measures the percentage price change between consecutive bars and compares it to a volatility-adjusted threshold (based on the Average True Range ). This ensures trades are taken only during significant price movements, filtering out low-momentum conditions.
Volume Filter (Optional):
Checks if the current volume exceeds a long-term average and shows positive short-term volume change. This confirms strong market participation, reducing the risk of false breakouts.
Breakout Filter (Optional):
Requires the price to break above (for Buy) or below (for Sell) recent highs/lows, ensuring the signal aligns with a structural shift in the market.
Smart Money Concepts (CHoCH/BOS):
Change of Character (CHoCH): Detects potential reversals when the price crosses under a recent pivot high (for Sell) or over a recent pivot low (for Buy) with a bearish or bullish candle, respectively.
Break of Structure (BOS): Confirms trend continuations when the price breaks below a recent pivot low (for Sell) or above a recent pivot high (for Buy) with strong momentum.
These signals are plotted as horizontal lines with labels, making it easy to visualize key levels.
AI Trend Dashboard:
Combines trend direction, momentum, and volatility (ATR) across timeframes to calculate a trend score. Scores above 0.5 indicate an “Up” trend, below -0.5 indicate a “Down” trend, and otherwise “Neutral.”
Displays a table summarizing trend strength (as a percentage), AI confidence (based on trend alignment), and Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) for market context.
A second table (optional) shows trend predictions for 1H, 4H, and Daily timeframes, helping traders anticipate future market direction.
Dynamic Trendlines:
Plots support and resistance lines based on recent swing lows and highs within user-defined periods (shortTrendPeriod, longTrendPeriod). These lines adapt to market conditions and are colored based on trend strength.
Why This Combination?
The PowerHouse SwiftEdge AI v2.10 Strategy is original because it seamlessly integrates traditional technical analysis (EMA, VWAP, ATR, volume) with smart money concepts (CHoCH, BOS) and a proprietary AI-driven trend analysis. Unlike standalone indicators, this strategy:
Reduces False Signals: By requiring confluence across trend, momentum, volume, and breakout filters, it minimizes trades in choppy or low-conviction markets.
Adapts to Market Context: The ATR-based momentum threshold adjusts dynamically to volatility, ensuring signals remain relevant in both trending and ranging markets.
Simplifies Decision-Making: The AI dashboard distills complex multi-timeframe data into a user-friendly table, eliminating the need for manual analysis.
Leverages Smart Money: CHoCH and BOS signals capture institutional price action patterns, giving traders an edge in identifying reversals and continuations.
The combination of these components creates a balanced system that aligns short-term trade entries with longer-term market trends, offering a unique blend of precision, adaptability, and clarity.
How to Use
Add to Chart:
Apply the strategy to your TradingView chart on a liquid symbol (e.g., EURUSD, BTCUSD, AAPL) with a timeframe of 60 minutes or lower (e.g., 15M, 60M).
Configure Inputs:
Pivot Length: Adjust the number of bars (default: 5) to detect pivot highs/lows for CHoCH/BOS signals. Higher values reduce noise but may delay signals.
Momentum Threshold: Set the base percentage (default: 0.01%) for momentum confirmation. Increase for stricter signals.
Take Profit/Stop Loss: Define TP and SL in points (default: 10 each) for risk management.
Higher/Lower Timeframe: Choose timeframes (60M, 240M, D) for trend filtering. Ensure the chart timeframe is lower than or equal to the higher timeframe.
Filters: Enable/disable momentum, volume, or breakout filters to suit your trading style.
Trend Periods: Set shortTrendPeriod (default: 30) and longTrendPeriod (default: 100) for trendline plotting. Keep below 2000 to avoid buffer errors.
AI Dashboard: Toggle Enable AI Market Analysis to show/hide the prediction table and adjust its position.
Interpret Signals:
Buy/Sell Labels: Green "Buy" or red "Sell" labels indicate trade entries with predefined TP/SL levels plotted.
Get Ready Signals: Yellow "Get Ready BUY" or orange "Get Ready SELL" labels warn of potential setups.
CHoCH/BOS Lines: Aqua (CHoCH Sell), lime (CHoCH Buy), fuchsia (BOS Sell), or teal (BOS Buy) lines mark key levels.
Trendlines: Green/lime (support) or fuchsia/purple (resistance) dashed lines show dynamic support/resistance.
AI Dashboard: Check the top-right table for trend strength, confidence, and CVD. The optional bottom table shows trend predictions (Up, Down, Neutral).
Backtest and Trade:
Use TradingView’s Strategy Tester to evaluate performance. Adjust TP/SL and filters based on results.
Trade manually based on signals or automate with TradingView alerts (set alerts for Buy/Sell labels).
Originality and Value
The PowerHouse SwiftEdge AI v2.10 Strategy stands out by combining multi-timeframe analysis, smart money concepts, and an AI-driven dashboard into a single, user-friendly system. Its adaptive momentum threshold, robust filtering, and clear visualizations empower traders to make confident decisions without needing advanced technical knowledge. Whether you’re a day trader or swing trader, this strategy provides a versatile, data-driven approach to navigating dynamic markets.
Important Notes:
Risk Management: Always use appropriate position sizing and risk management, as the strategy’s TP/SL levels are customizable.
Symbol Compatibility: Test on liquid symbols with sufficient historical data (at least 2000 bars) to avoid buffer errors.
Performance: Backtest thoroughly to optimize settings for your market and timeframe.
Supertrend X2 + CalcSize Calculator:
Size Calculator is a risk management tool that helps traders position themselves intelligently by calculating optimal position size, stop loss, and take profit levels based on account capital, ATR volatility, and personal risk tolerance. It takes the guesswork out of sizing so you can focus on execution.
Features:
✅ Risk-based position sizing
✅ ATR-based stop loss & take profit levels
✅ Dynamic leverage estimation
✅ Support for long and short positions
✅ Visual display of key levels and metrics via table
✅ Works across any timeframe with locked timeframe support
How It Works:
This tool computes the ideal position size as a % of account capital based on how much you're willing to risk per trade and how far your stop loss is (in ATR units). It calculates corresponding stop loss and take profit prices, and visually plots them along with a floating table of metrics. You can lock the timeframe used for ATR and price, keeping your risk logic stable even when changing chart views.
Customizable Inputs:
Account capital and risk tolerance
ATR-based stop loss & take profit multiples
Trade direction (Long or Short)
ATR period and locked timeframe
Optional detailed metrics display
Dual SuperTrend:
The Dual Supertrend indicator enhances the classic Supertrend strategy by layering two customizable Supertrend signals with independent ATR settings. This setup gives you a deeper, more nuanced read on trend strength and potential entry zones.
Features:
✅ Two Supertrend lines (each with adjustable ATR periods and multipliers)
✅ Optional Heikin Ashi candle smoothing for noise reduction
✅ Color-coded trend background for fast visual analysis
✅ Multi-timeframe trend table overlay (customizable)
✅ Built-in signal logic to identify "Long", "Short", or "N/A" zones
✅ Built-in alerts from Long and Short Entry Zones
How It Works:
The script calculates two Supertrend levels using separate ATR settings. Trend direction is derived from the relationship between price and each band. When the larger (slower) Supertrend flips and the smaller (faster) confirms, it signals a potential entry. The multi-timeframe table helps you align trades across different timeframes.
Customizable Inputs:
ATR Periods & Multipliers for both Supertrends
Timeframes for entry zone detection (up to 4)
Enable/disable Heikin Ashi candles for smoother trend detection
BTC Trading RobotOverview
This Pine Script strategy is designed for trading Bitcoin (BTC) by placing pending orders (BuyStop and SellStop) based on local price extremes. The script also implements a trailing stop mechanism to protect profits once a position becomes sufficiently profitable.
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Inputs and Parameter Setup
1. Trading Profile:
o The strategy is set up specifically for BTC trading.
o The systemType input is set to 1, which means the strategy will calculate trade parameters using the BTC-specific inputs.
2. Common Trading Inputs:
o Risk Parameters: Although RiskPercent is defined, its actual use (e.g., for position sizing) isn’t implemented in this version.
o Trading Hours Filter:
SHInput and EHInput let you restrict trading to a specific hour range. If these are set (non-zero), orders will only be placed during the allowed hours.
3. BTC-Specific Inputs:
o Take Profit (TP) and Stop Loss (SL) Percentages:
TPasPctBTC and SLasPctBTC are used to determine the TP and SL levels as a percentage of the current price.
o Trailing Stop Parameters:
TSLasPctofTPBTC and TSLTgrasPctofTPBTC determine when and by how much a trailing stop is applied, again as percentages of the TP.
4. Other Parameters:
o BarsN is used to define the window (number of bars) over which the local high and low are calculated.
o OrderDistPoints acts as a buffer to prevent the entry orders from being triggered too early.
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Trade Parameter Calculation
• Price Reference:
o The strategy uses the current closing price as the reference for calculations.
• Calculation of TP and SL Levels:
o If the systemType is set to BTC (value 1), then:
Take Profit Points (Tppoints) are calculated by multiplying the current price by TPasPctBTC.
Stop Loss Points (Slpoints) are calculated similarly using SLasPctBTC.
A buffer (OrderDistPoints) is set to half of the take profit points.
Trailing Stop Levels:
TslPoints is calculated as a fraction of the TP (using TSLTgrasPctofTPBTC).
TslTriggerPoints is similarly determined, which sets the profit level at which the trailing stop will start to activate.
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Time Filtering
• Session Control:
o The current hour is compared against SHInput (start hour) and EHInput (end hour).
o If the current time falls outside the allowed window, the script will not place any new orders.
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Entry Orders
• Local Price Extremes:
o The strategy calculates a local high and local low using a window of BarsN * 2 + 1 bars.
• Placing Stop Orders:
o BuyStop Order:
A long entry is triggered if the current price is less than the local high minus the order distance buffer.
The BuyStop order is set to trigger at the level of the local high.
o SellStop Order:
A short entry is triggered if the current price is greater than the local low plus the order distance buffer.
The SellStop order is set to trigger at the level of the local low.
Note: Orders are only placed if there is no current open position and if the session conditions are met.
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Trailing Stop Logic
Once a position is open, the strategy monitors profit levels to protect gains:
• For Long Positions:
o The script calculates the profit as the difference between the current price and the average entry price.
o If this profit exceeds the TslTriggerPoints threshold, a trailing stop is applied by placing an exit order.
o The stop price is set at a distance below the current price, while a limit (profit target) is also defined.
• For Short Positions:
o The profit is calculated as the difference between the average entry price and the current price.
o A similar trailing stop exit is applied if the profit exceeds the trigger threshold.
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Summary
In essence, this strategy works by:
• Defining entry levels based on recent local highs and lows.
• Placing pending stop orders to enter the market when those levels are breached.
• Filtering orders by time, ensuring trades are only taken during specified hours.
• Implementing a trailing stop mechanism to secure profits once the trade moves favorably.
This approach is designed to automate BTC trading based on price action and dynamic risk management, although further enhancements (like dynamic position sizing based on RiskPercent) could be added for a more complete risk management system.
Range Filter Buy and Sell 5min## **Enhanced Range Filter Strategy: A Comprehensive Overview**
### **1. Introduction**
The **Enhanced Range Filter Strategy** is a powerful technical trading system designed to identify high-probability trading opportunities while filtering out market noise. It utilizes **range-based trend filtering**, **momentum confirmation**, and **volatility-based risk management** to generate precise entry and exit signals. This strategy is particularly useful for traders who aim to capitalize on trend-following setups while avoiding choppy, ranging market conditions.
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### **2. Key Components of the Strategy**
#### **A. Range Filter (Trend Determination)**
- The **Range Filter** smooths price fluctuations and helps identify clear trends.
- It calculates an **adjusted price range** based on a **sampling period** and a **multiplier**, ensuring a dynamic trend-following approach.
- **Uptrends:** When the current price is above the range filter and the trend is strengthening.
- **Downtrends:** When the price falls below the range filter and momentum confirms the move.
#### **B. RSI (Relative Strength Index) as Momentum Confirmation**
- RSI is used to **filter out weak trades** and prevent entries during overbought/oversold conditions.
- **Buy Signals:** RSI is above a certain threshold (e.g., 50) in an uptrend.
- **Sell Signals:** RSI is below a certain threshold (e.g., 50) in a downtrend.
#### **C. ADX (Average Directional Index) for Trend Strength Confirmation**
- ADX ensures that trades are only taken when the trend has **sufficient strength**.
- Avoids trading in low-volatility, ranging markets.
- **Threshold (e.g., 25):** Only trade when ADX is above this value, indicating a strong trend.
#### **D. ATR (Average True Range) for Risk Management**
- **Stop Loss (SL):** Placed **one ATR below** (for long trades) or **one ATR above** (for short trades).
- **Take Profit (TP):** Set at a **3:1 reward-to-risk ratio**, using ATR to determine realistic price targets.
- Ensures volatility-adjusted risk management.
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### **3. Entry and Exit Conditions**
#### **📈 Buy (Long) Entry Conditions:**
1. **Price is above the Range Filter** → Indicates an uptrend.
2. **Upward trend strength is positive** (confirmed via trend counter).
3. **RSI is above the buy threshold** (e.g., 50, to confirm momentum).
4. **ADX confirms trend strength** (e.g., above 25).
5. **Volatility is supportive** (using ATR analysis).
#### **📉 Sell (Short) Entry Conditions:**
1. **Price is below the Range Filter** → Indicates a downtrend.
2. **Downward trend strength is positive** (confirmed via trend counter).
3. **RSI is below the sell threshold** (e.g., 50, to confirm momentum).
4. **ADX confirms trend strength** (e.g., above 25).
5. **Volatility is supportive** (using ATR analysis).
#### **🚪 Exit Conditions:**
- **Stop Loss (SL):**
- **Long Trades:** 1 ATR below entry price.
- **Short Trades:** 1 ATR above entry price.
- **Take Profit (TP):**
- Set at **3x the risk distance** to achieve a favorable risk-reward ratio.
- **Ranging Market Exit:**
- If ADX falls below the threshold, indicating a weakening trend.
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### **4. Visualization & Alerts**
- **Colored range filter line** changes based on trend direction.
- **Buy and Sell signals** appear as labels on the chart.
- **Stop Loss and Take Profit levels** are plotted as dashed lines.
- **Gray background highlights ranging markets** where trading is avoided.
- **Alerts trigger on Buy, Sell, and Ranging Market conditions** for automation.
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### **5. Advantages of the Enhanced Range Filter Strategy**
✅ **Trend-Following with Noise Reduction** → Helps avoid false signals by filtering out weak trends.
✅ **Momentum Confirmation with RSI & ADX** → Ensures that only strong, valid trades are executed.
✅ **Volatility-Based Risk Management** → ATR ensures adaptive stop loss and take profit placements.
✅ **Works on Multiple Timeframes** → Effective for day trading, swing trading, and scalping.
✅ **Visually Intuitive** → Clearly displays trade signals, SL/TP levels, and trend conditions.
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### **6. Who Should Use This Strategy?**
✔ **Trend Traders** who want to enter trades with momentum confirmation.
✔ **Swing Traders** looking for medium-term opportunities with a solid risk-reward ratio.
✔ **Scalpers** who need precise entries and exits to minimize false signals.
✔ **Algorithmic Traders** using alerts for automated execution.
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### **7. Conclusion**
The **Enhanced Range Filter Strategy** is a powerful trading tool that combines **trend-following techniques, momentum indicators, and risk management** into a structured, rule-based system. By leveraging **Range Filters, RSI, ADX, and ATR**, traders can improve trade accuracy, manage risk effectively, and filter out unfavorable market conditions.
This strategy is **ideal for traders looking for a systematic, disciplined approach** to capturing trends while **avoiding market noise and false breakouts**. 🚀
Enhanced Range Filter Strategy with ATR TP/SLBuilt by Omotola
## **Enhanced Range Filter Strategy: A Comprehensive Overview**
### **1. Introduction**
The **Enhanced Range Filter Strategy** is a powerful technical trading system designed to identify high-probability trading opportunities while filtering out market noise. It utilizes **range-based trend filtering**, **momentum confirmation**, and **volatility-based risk management** to generate precise entry and exit signals. This strategy is particularly useful for traders who aim to capitalize on trend-following setups while avoiding choppy, ranging market conditions.
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### **2. Key Components of the Strategy**
#### **A. Range Filter (Trend Determination)**
- The **Range Filter** smooths price fluctuations and helps identify clear trends.
- It calculates an **adjusted price range** based on a **sampling period** and a **multiplier**, ensuring a dynamic trend-following approach.
- **Uptrends:** When the current price is above the range filter and the trend is strengthening.
- **Downtrends:** When the price falls below the range filter and momentum confirms the move.
#### **B. RSI (Relative Strength Index) as Momentum Confirmation**
- RSI is used to **filter out weak trades** and prevent entries during overbought/oversold conditions.
- **Buy Signals:** RSI is above a certain threshold (e.g., 50) in an uptrend.
- **Sell Signals:** RSI is below a certain threshold (e.g., 50) in a downtrend.
#### **C. ADX (Average Directional Index) for Trend Strength Confirmation**
- ADX ensures that trades are only taken when the trend has **sufficient strength**.
- Avoids trading in low-volatility, ranging markets.
- **Threshold (e.g., 25):** Only trade when ADX is above this value, indicating a strong trend.
#### **D. ATR (Average True Range) for Risk Management**
- **Stop Loss (SL):** Placed **one ATR below** (for long trades) or **one ATR above** (for short trades).
- **Take Profit (TP):** Set at a **3:1 reward-to-risk ratio**, using ATR to determine realistic price targets.
- Ensures volatility-adjusted risk management.
---
### **3. Entry and Exit Conditions**
#### **📈 Buy (Long) Entry Conditions:**
1. **Price is above the Range Filter** → Indicates an uptrend.
2. **Upward trend strength is positive** (confirmed via trend counter).
3. **RSI is above the buy threshold** (e.g., 50, to confirm momentum).
4. **ADX confirms trend strength** (e.g., above 25).
5. **Volatility is supportive** (using ATR analysis).
#### **📉 Sell (Short) Entry Conditions:**
1. **Price is below the Range Filter** → Indicates a downtrend.
2. **Downward trend strength is positive** (confirmed via trend counter).
3. **RSI is below the sell threshold** (e.g., 50, to confirm momentum).
4. **ADX confirms trend strength** (e.g., above 25).
5. **Volatility is supportive** (using ATR analysis).
#### **🚪 Exit Conditions:**
- **Stop Loss (SL):**
- **Long Trades:** 1 ATR below entry price.
- **Short Trades:** 1 ATR above entry price.
- **Take Profit (TP):**
- Set at **3x the risk distance** to achieve a favorable risk-reward ratio.
- **Ranging Market Exit:**
- If ADX falls below the threshold, indicating a weakening trend.
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### **4. Visualization & Alerts**
- **Colored range filter line** changes based on trend direction.
- **Buy and Sell signals** appear as labels on the chart.
- **Stop Loss and Take Profit levels** are plotted as dashed lines.
- **Gray background highlights ranging markets** where trading is avoided.
- **Alerts trigger on Buy, Sell, and Ranging Market conditions** for automation.
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### **5. Advantages of the Enhanced Range Filter Strategy**
✅ **Trend-Following with Noise Reduction** → Helps avoid false signals by filtering out weak trends.
✅ **Momentum Confirmation with RSI & ADX** → Ensures that only strong, valid trades are executed.
✅ **Volatility-Based Risk Management** → ATR ensures adaptive stop loss and take profit placements.
✅ **Works on Multiple Timeframes** → Effective for day trading, swing trading, and scalping.
✅ **Visually Intuitive** → Clearly displays trade signals, SL/TP levels, and trend conditions.
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### **6. Who Should Use This Strategy?**
✔ **Trend Traders** who want to enter trades with momentum confirmation.
✔ **Swing Traders** looking for medium-term opportunities with a solid risk-reward ratio.
✔ **Scalpers** who need precise entries and exits to minimize false signals.
✔ **Algorithmic Traders** using alerts for automated execution.
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### **7. Conclusion**
The **Enhanced Range Filter Strategy** is a powerful trading tool that combines **trend-following techniques, momentum indicators, and risk management** into a structured, rule-based system. By leveraging **Range Filters, RSI, ADX, and ATR**, traders can improve trade accuracy, manage risk effectively, and filter out unfavorable market conditions.
This strategy is **ideal for traders looking for a systematic, disciplined approach** to capturing trends while **avoiding market noise and false breakouts**. 🚀
Supertrend Fixed TP Unified with Time Filter (MSK)Trend Strategy Based on the SuperTrend Indicator
This strategy is based on the use of the adaptive SuperTrend indicator, which takes into account the current market volatility and acts as a dynamic trailing stop. The indicator is visualized on the chart with colors that change depending on the direction of the trade: green indicates an uptrend (long), while red indicates a downtrend (short).
How It Works:
A buy signal (long) is generated when a bar closes above the indicator line.
A sell signal (short) is triggered when a bar closes below the indicator line.
Strategy Settings:
Trading Modes :
Long only : Only long positions are allowed.
Short only : Only short positions are allowed.
Both : Both types of trades are permitted.
Take-Profit :
The strategy supports a simple percentage-based take-profit, allowing you to lock in profits during sharp price movements without waiting for a pullback.
The take-profit level and its value are visualized on the chart. Visualization can be disabled in the settings.
Colored Chart Areas :
Long and short areas on the chart are highlighted with background colors for easier analysis.
Price Level :
You can set a price level in the settings to restrict trade execution:
Long trades are executed only above the specified level.
Short trades are executed only below the specified level.
This mode can be enabled or disabled in the parameters.
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Описание стратегии (на русском языке)
Трендовая стратегия на основе индикатора SuperTrend
Стратегия основана на использовании адаптивного индикатора SuperTrend , который учитывает текущую волатильность рынка и играет роль динамического трейлинг-стопа. Индикатор визуализируется на графике цветом, который меняется в зависимости от направления сделки: зелёный цвет указывает на восходящий тренд (лонг), а красный — на нисходящий тренд (шорт).
Принцип работы:
Сигнал на покупку (лонг) генерируется при закрытии бара выше линии индикатора.
Сигнал на продажу (шорт) возникает при закрытии бара ниже линии индикатора.
Настройки стратегии:
Режимы торговли :
Long only : только лонговые позиции.
Short only : только шортовые позиции.
Both : разрешены оба типа сделок.
Тейк-профит :
Стратегия поддерживает простой процентный тейк-профит, что позволяет фиксировать прибыль при резком изменении цены без ожидания отката.
Уровень и значение тейк-профита визуализируются на графике. Визуализацию можно отключить в настройках.
Цветные области графика :
Лонговые и шортовые области графика выделяются цветом фона для удобства анализа.
Уровень цены :
В настройках можно задать уровень цены, который будет ограничивать выполнение сделок:
Лонговые сделки выполняются только выше указанного уровня.
Шортовые сделки выполняются только ниже указанного уровня.
Этот режим можно включать или отключать в параметрах.
Elastic Volume-Weighted Student-T TensionOverview
The Elastic Volume-Weighted Student-T Tension Bands indicator dynamically adapts to market conditions using an advanced statistical model based on the Student-T distribution. Unlike traditional Bollinger Bands or Keltner Channels, this indicator leverages elastic volume-weighted averaging to compute real-time dispersion and location parameters, making it highly responsive to volatility changes while maintaining robustness against price fluctuations.
This methodology is inspired by incremental calculation techniques for weighted mean and variance, as outlined in the paper by Tony Finch:
📄 "Incremental Calculation of Weighted Mean and Variance" .
Key Features
✅ Adaptive Volatility Estimation – Uses an exponentially weighted Student-T model to dynamically adjust band width.
✅ Volume-Weighted Mean & Dispersion – Incorporates real-time volume weighting, ensuring a more accurate representation of market sentiment.
✅ High-Timeframe Volume Normalization – Provides an option to smooth volume impact by referencing a higher timeframe’s cumulative volume, reducing noise from high-variability bars.
✅ Customizable Tension Parameters – Configurable standard deviation multipliers (σ) allow for fine-tuned volatility sensitivity.
✅ %B-Like Oscillator for Relative Price Positioning – The main indicator is in form of a dedicated oscillator pane that normalizes price position within the sigma ranges, helping identify overbought/oversold conditions and potential momentum shifts.
✅ Robust Statistical Foundation – Utilizes kurtosis-based degree-of-freedom estimation, enhancing responsiveness across different market conditions.
How It Works
Volume-Weighted Elastic Mean (eμ) – Computes a dynamic mean price using an elastic weighted moving average approach, influenced by trade volume, if not volume detected in series, study takes true range as replacement.
Dispersion (eσ) via Student-T Distribution – Instead of assuming a fixed normal distribution, the bands adapt to heavy-tailed distributions using kurtosis-driven degrees of freedom.
Incremental Calculation of Variance – The indicator applies Tony Finch’s incremental method for computing weighted variance instead of arithmetic sum's of fixed bar window or arrays, improving efficiency and numerical stability.
Tension Calculation – There are 2 dispersion custom "zones" that are computed based on the weighted mean and dynamically adjusted standard student-t deviation.
%B-Like Oscillator Calculation – The oscillator normalizes the price within the band structure, with values between 0 and 1:
* 0.00 → Price is at the lower band (-2σ).
* 0.50 → Price is at the volume-weighted mean (eμ).
* 1.00 → Price is at the upper band (+2σ).
* Readings above 1.00 or below 0.00 suggest extreme movements or possible breakouts.
Recommended Usage
For scalping in lower timeframes, it is recommended to use the fixed α Decay Factor, it is in raw format for better control, but you can easily make a like of transformation to N-bar size window like in EMA-1 bar dividing 2 / decayFactor or like an RMA dividing 1 / decayFactor.
The HTF selector catch quite well Higher Time Frame analysis, for example using a Daily chart and using as HTF the 200-day timeframe, weekly or monthly.
Suitable for trend confirmation, breakout detection, and mean reversion plays.
The %B-like oscillator helps gauge momentum strength and detect divergences in price action if user prefer a clean chart without bands, this thanks to pineScript v6 force overlay feature.
Ideal for markets with volume-driven momentum shifts (e.g., futures, forex, crypto).
Customization Parameters
Fixed α Decay Factor – Controls the rate of volume weighting influence for an approximation EWMA approach instead of using sum of series or arrays, making the code lightweight & computing fast O(1).
HTF Volume Smoothing – Instead of a fixed denominator for computing α , a volume sum of the last 2 higher timeframe closed candles are used as denominator for our α weight factor. This is useful to review mayor trends like in daily, weekly, monthly.
Tension Multipliers (±σ) – Adjusts sensitivity to dispersion sigma parameter (volatility).
Oscillator Zone Fills – Visual cues for price positioning within the cloud range.
Posible Interpretations
As market within indicators relay on each individual edge, this are just some key ideas to glimpse how the indicator could be interpreted by the user:
📌 Price inside bands – Market is considered somehow "stable"; price is like resting from tension or "charging batteries" for volume spike moves.
📌 Price breaking outer bands – Potential breakout or extreme movement; watch for reversals or continuation from strong moves. Market is already in tension or generating it.
📌 Narrowing Bands – Decreasing volatility; expect contraction before expansion.
📌 Widening Bands – Increased volatility; prepare for high probability pull-back moves, specially to the center location of the bands (the mean) or the other side of them.
📌 Oscillator is just the interpretation of the price normalized across the Student-T distribution fitting "curve" using the location parameter, our Elastic Volume weighted mean (eμ) fixed at 0.5 value.
Final Thoughts
The Elastic Volume-Weighted Student-T Tension indicator provides a powerful, volume-sensitive alternative to traditional volatility bands. By integrating real-time volume analysis with an adaptive statistical model, incremental variance computation, in a relative price oscillator that can be overlayed in the chart as bands, it offers traders an edge in identifying momentum shifts, trend strength, and breakout potential. Think of the distribution as a relative "tension" rubber band in which price never leave so far alone.
DISCLAIMER:
The Following indicator/code IS NOT intended to be a formal investment advice or recommendation by the author, nor should be construed as such. Users will be fully responsible by their use regarding their own trading vehicles/assets.
The following indicator was made for NON LUCRATIVE ACTIVITIES and must remain as is, following TradingView's regulations. Use of indicator and their code are published for work and knowledge sharing. All access granted over it, their use, copy or re-use should mention authorship(s) and origin(s).
WARNING NOTICE!
THE INCLUDED FUNCTION MUST BE CONSIDERED FOR TESTING. The models included in the indicator have been taken from open sources on the web and some of them has been modified by the author, problems could occur at diverse data sceneries, compiler version, or any other externality.
Forex Pips Tracker PinescriptlabsThis algorithm is exclusively designed for the Forex market 🌐 and serves as a tool to measure volatility, helping to determine on average how many pips positions move per hour. With this information, a trader can place take profit and stop loss orders with greater certainty, since they know the average pip movement range during each hour of the day.
What does it do and how does it work?
• Volatility measurement in pips 📊:
The algorithm calculates the size of the movement (or range) of each candle expressed in pips. To do this, it takes the difference between the highest and lowest price of each candle and converts it into pips.
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• Time zone adjustment ⏰:
It allows you to configure the time zone so that the data aligns with your desired schedule. This is especially useful for comparing movements at different times based on the trader's location.
• Analysis by time intervals 🕒:
The algorithm’s logic organizes the information for each hour of the day. It stores data for the current day, the previous day, weekly, and historically (200 candles). This allows you to see how volatility varies across different periods, providing a dynamic view of market behavior.
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• Directionality of movement 🔄:
In addition to averaging the pip range, the algorithm determines the predominant direction of each candle (bullish or bearish). This translates into visual indicators (like arrows) that help identify whether, on average, the movement during that hour tends to go up or down.
• Table visualization 📈:
Finally, the information is presented in an integrated table on the chart. Each row corresponds to an hour of the day and shows the average number of pips and the direction (bullish, bearish, or neutral) for each analyzed period. This table makes it easy to quickly and practically interpret the volatility data.
By combining these features, the algorithm becomes an essential tool for traders looking to better understand market dynamics and optimize their trading strategies! 💼✨
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Este algoritmo está diseñado exclusivamente para el mercado Forex 🌐 y sirve como una herramienta para medir la volatilidad, ayudando a determinar en promedio cuántos pips se mueven las posiciones por hora. Con esta información, un trader puede colocar el take profit y el stop loss con mayor certeza, ya que conoce el rango promedio de movimiento en pips durante cada hora del día.
¿Qué hace y cómo funciona?
• Medición de volatilidad en pips 📊:
El algoritmo calcula el tamaño del movimiento (o rango) de cada vela expresado en pips. Para ello, toma la diferencia entre el precio máximo y el mínimo de cada vela y la convierte a pips.
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• Ajuste de zona horaria ⏰:
Permite configurar la zona horaria para que los datos se ajusten al horario deseado. Esto es especialmente útil para comparar movimientos durante distintas horas en función de la localización del trader.
• Análisis por intervalos de tiempo 🕒:
La lógica del algoritmo organiza la información por cada hora del día. Guarda datos para el día actual, el día anterior, a nivel semanal e histórico (200 velas). Esto permite ver cómo varía la volatilidad en diferentes periodos, proporcionando una visión dinámica del comportamiento del mercado.
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• Direccionalidad del movimiento 🔄:
Además de promediar el rango en pips, el algoritmo determina la dirección predominante de cada vela (alcista o bajista). Esto se traduce en indicadores visuales (como flechas) que permiten identificar si, en promedio, el movimiento en esa hora tiende a subir o bajar.
• Visualización en tabla 📈:
Finalmente, la información se presenta en una tabla integrada en el gráfico. Cada fila corresponde a una hora del día y muestra el promedio de pips y la dirección (alcista, bajista o neutral) para cada uno de los periodos analizados. Esta tabla facilita la interpretación rápida y práctica de los datos de volatilidad.
Al combinar estas funciones, el algoritmo se convierte en una herramienta esencial para traders que buscan entender mejor la dinámica del mercado y optimizar sus estrategias de trading! 💼✨
Renz-GPT IndicatorThe Renz-GPT Indicator is a powerful, all-in-one trading tool designed to simplify decision-making and improve trade accuracy using a combination of trend, momentum, and volume analysis.
🔍 How It Works
Trend Detection:
Uses two EMAs (Exponential Moving Averages) to identify the current market trend.
A higher timeframe EMA acts as a trend filter to align trades with the larger market trend.
Momentum Confirmation:
RSI (Relative Strength Index) confirms the momentum strength.
Only takes trades when the momentum aligns with the trend.
Volume Confirmation:
Uses On-Balance Volume (OBV) to verify if volume supports the trend direction.
Signal Calculation:
Combines trend, momentum, and volume signals to create a high-probability trade setup.
Filters out weak signals to avoid false trades.
Entry, Stop Loss & Take Profit:
Displays clear LONG and SHORT markers on the chart.
Automatically calculates and displays Stop Loss and Take Profit levels based on ATR (Average True Range).
Alerts:
Sends real-time alerts when a valid buy or sell signal occurs.
Alerts include entry price, stop loss, and take profit levels.
Bull Flag (9:30-12:00 Only) [One-Liner Fix]🚀 Bull Flag Breakout Strategy | Intraday Momentum (9:30-12:00) 🔥📈
💡 Designed for Intraday Traders who love momentum breakouts and want to automate Bull Flag setups with volume confirmation! This strategy detects strong bullish moves, measures pullbacks, and triggers trades when the first candle makes a new high—ensuring maximum momentum.
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🏆 Why This Strategy?
✅ Bull Flag Pattern Automation – No need to manually spot pullbacks! 🎯
✅ Smart Volume Confirmation – Only enter trades when breakout volume is strong! 📊
✅ Morning Session Focused (9:30 - 12:00 EST) – Trade when momentum is at its peak! ⏰
✅ Customizable ATR & Risk Settings – Adjust pullback %, stop-loss, and take-profit! 🛠️
✅ Backtest-Friendly – See how the strategy performs over time! 🔍
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🎯 How It Works
📌 Step 1: Detects a Bullish Impulse Bar
🔹 Large green candle 🚀
🔹 Candle range > ATR multiplier
🔹 Volume > Average volume threshold
📌 Step 2: Confirms a Valid Pullback
🔸 Pullback must stay within % range of the impulse move 📉
🔸 If the pullback is too deep or takes too long, the setup is ignored ⛔
📌 Step 3: First Candle to Make a New High 📈
🔹 When a candle breaks the previous high and volume confirms, go long! 💰
🔹 Stop-Loss set at pullback low
🔹 Take-Profit at Risk:Reward (R:R) Target 🎯
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🔥 Best For
💎 Scalpers & Day Traders – Capture short-term breakout momentum! ⚡
📊 Backtesters – Optimize ATR, volume, and pullback rules for best performance! 🧪
⏳ Morning Momentum Traders – Focus on 9:30-12:00 AM EST for higher probability setups!
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🚨 Important Notes
🔹 This strategy is not financial advice! 📜
🔹 Always backtest & paper trade before using real money! 📉📈
🔹 Volatility varies – Customize settings based on your trading style! 🔧
🚀 Like this script? Give it a try & let us know how it works for you! 🔥👊
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DTFX Algo Zones [SamuraiJack Mod]CME_MINI:NQ1!
Credits
This indicator is a modified version of an open-source tool originally developed by Lux Algo. I literally modded their indicator to create the DTFX Algo Zones version, incorporating additional features and refinements. Special thanks to Lux Algo for their original work and for providing the open-source code that made this development possible.
Introduction
DTFX Algo Zones is a technical analysis indicator designed to automatically identify key supply and demand zones on your chart using market structure and Fibonacci retracements. It helps traders spot high-probability reversal areas and important support/resistance levels at a glance. By detecting shifts in market structure (such as Break of Structure and Change of Character) and highlighting bullish or bearish zones dynamically, this tool provides an intuitive framework for planning trades. The goal is to save traders time and improve decision-making by focusing attention on the most critical price zones where market bias may confirm or reverse.
Logic & Features
• Market Structure Shift Detection (BOS & CHoCH): The indicator continuously monitors price swings and marks significant structure shifts. A Break of Structure (BOS) occurs when price breaks above a previous swing high or below a swing low, indicating a continuation of the current trend. A Change of Character (ChoCH) is detected when price breaks in the opposite direction of the prior trend, often signaling an early trend reversal. These moments are visually marked on the chart, serving as anchor points for new zones. By identifying BOS and ChoCH in real-time, the DTFX Algo Zones indicator ensures you’re aware of key trend changes as they happen.
• Auto-Drawn Fibonacci Supply/Demand Zones: Upon a valid structure shift, the indicator plots a Fibonacci-based zone between the breakout point and the preceding swing high/low (the source of the move). This creates a shaded area or band of Fibonacci retracement levels (for example 38.2%, 50%, 61.8%, etc.) representing a potential support zone in an uptrend or resistance zone in a downtrend. These supply/demand zones are derived from the natural retracement of the breakout move, highlighting where price is likely to pull back. Each zone is essentially an auto-generated Fibonacci retracement region tied to a market structure event, which traders can use to anticipate where the next pullback or bounce might occur.
• Dynamic Bullish and Bearish Zones: The DTFX Algo Zones indicator distinguishes bullish vs. bearish zones and updates them dynamically as new price action unfolds. Bullish zones (formed after bullish BOS/ChoCH) are typically highlighted in one color (e.g. green or blue) to indicate areas of demand/support where price may bounce upward. Bearish zones (formed after bearish BOS/ChoCH) are shown in another color (e.g. red/orange) to mark supply/resistance where price may stall or reverse downward. This color-coding and real-time updating allow traders to instantly recognize the market bias: for instance, a series of bullish zones implies an uptrend with multiple support levels on pullbacks, while consecutive bearish zones indicate a downtrend with resistance overhead. As old zones get invalidated or new ones appear, the chart remains current with the latest key levels, eliminating clutter from outdated levels.
• Flexible Customization: The indicator comes with several options to tailor the zones to your trading style. You can filter which zones to display – for example, show only the most recent N zones or limit to only bullish or only bearish zones – helping declutter the chart and focus on recent, relevant levels. There are settings to control zone extension (how far into the future the zones are drawn) and to automatically invalidate zones once they’re no longer relevant (for instance, if price fully breaks through a zone or a new structure shift occurs that supersedes it). Additionally, the Fibonacci retracement levels within each zone are customizable: you can choose which retracement percentages to plot, adjust their colors or line styles, and decide whether to fill the zone area for visibility. This flexibility ensures the DTFX Algo Zones can be tuned for different markets and strategies, whether you want a clean minimalist look or detailed zones with multiple internal levels.
Best Use Cases
DTFX Algo Zones is a versatile indicator that can enhance various trading strategies. Some of its best use cases include:
• Identifying High-Probability Reversal Zones: Each zone marks an area where price has a higher likelihood of stalling or reversing because it reflects a significant prior swing and Fibonacci retracement. Traders can watch these zones for entry opportunities when the market approaches them, as they often coincide with order block or strong supply/demand areas. This is especially useful for catching trend reversals or pullbacks at points where risk is lower and potential reward is higher.
• Spotting Key Support and Resistance: The automatically drawn zones act as dynamic support (below price) and resistance (above price) levels. Instead of manually drawing Fibonacci retracements or support/resistance lines, you get an instant map of the key levels derived from recent price action. This helps in quickly identifying where the next bounce (support) or rejection (resistance) might occur. Swing traders and intraday traders alike can use these zones to set alerts or anticipate reaction areas as the market moves.
• Trend-Following Entries: In a trending market, the indicator’s zones provide ideal areas to join the trend on pullbacks. For example, in an uptrend, when a new bullish zone is drawn after a BOS, it indicates a fresh demand zone – buying near the lower end of that zone on a pullback can offer a low-risk entry to ride the next leg up. Similarly, in a downtrend, selling rallies into the highlighted supply zones can position you in the direction of the prevailing trend. The zones effectively serve as a roadmap of the trend’s structure, allowing trend traders to buy dips and sell rallies with greater confidence.
• Mean-Reversion and Range Trading: Even in choppy or range-bound markets, DTFX Algo Zones can help find mean-reversion trades. If price is oscillating sideways, the zones at extremes of the range might mark where momentum is shifting (ChoCH) and price could swing back toward the mean. A trader might fade an extended move when it reaches a strong zone, anticipating a reversion. Additionally, if multiple zones cluster in an area across time (creating a zone overlap), it often signifies a particularly robust support/resistance level ideal for range trading strategies.
In all these use cases, the indicator’s ability to filter out noise and highlight structurally important levels means traders can focus on higher-probability setups and make more informed trading decisions.
Strategy – Pullback Trading with DTFX Algo Zones
One of the most effective ways to use the DTFX Algo Zones indicator is trading pullbacks in the direction of the trend. Below is a step-by-step strategy to capitalize on pullbacks using the zones, combining the indicator’s signals with sound price action analysis and risk management:
1. Identify a Market Structure Shift and Trend Bias: First, observe the chart for a recent BOS or ChoCH signal from the indicator. This will tell you the current trend bias. For instance, a bullish BOS/ChoCH means the market momentum has shifted upward (bullish bias), and a new demand zone will be drawn. A bearish structure break indicates downward momentum and creates a supply zone. Make sure the broader context supports the bias (e.g., if multiple higher timeframe zones are bullish, focus on long trades).
2. Wait for the Pullback into the Zone: Once a new zone appears, don’t chase the price immediately. Instead, wait for price to retrace back into that highlighted zone. Patience is key – let the market come to you. For a bullish setup, allow price to dip into the Fibonacci retracement zone (demand area); for a bearish setup, watch for a rally into the supply zone. Often, the middle of the zone (around the 50% retracement level) can be an optimal area where price might slow down and pivot, but it’s wise to observe price behavior across the entire zone.
3. Confirm the Entry with Price Action & Confluence: As price tests the zone, look for confirmation signals before entering the trade. This can include bullish reversal candlestick patterns (for longs) or bearish patterns (for shorts) such as engulfing candles, hammers/shooting stars, or doji indicating indecision turning to reversal. Additionally, incorporate confluence factors to strengthen the setup: for example, check if the zone overlaps with a key moving average, a round number price level, or an old support/resistance line from a higher timeframe. You might also use an oscillator (like RSI or Stochastic) to see if the pullback has reached oversold conditions in a bullish zone (or overbought in a bearish zone), suggesting a bounce is likely. The more factors aligning at the zone, the more confidence you can have in the trade. Only proceed with an entry once you see clear evidence of buyers defending a demand zone or sellers defending a supply zone.
4. Enter the Trade and Manage Risk: When you’re satisfied with the confirmation (e.g., price starts to react positively off a demand zone or shows rejection wicks in a supply zone), execute your entry in the direction of the original trend. Immediately set a stop-loss order to control risk: for a long trade, a common placement is just below the demand zone (a few ticks/pips under the swing low that formed the zone); for a short trade, place the stop just above the supply zone’s high. This way, if the zone fails and price continues beyond it, your loss is limited. Position size the trade so that this stop-loss distance corresponds to a risk you are comfortable with (for example, 1-2% of your trading capital).
5. Take Profit Strategically: Plan your take-profit targets in advance. A conservative approach is to target the origin of the move – for instance, in a long trade, you might take profit as price moves back up to the swing high (the 0% Fibonacci level of the zone) or the next significant zone or resistance level above. This often yields at least a 1:1 reward-to-risk ratio if you entered around mid-zone. More aggressive trend-following traders may leave a portion of the position running beyond the initial target, aiming for a larger move in line with the trend (for example, new higher highs in an uptrend). You can also trail your stop-loss upward behind new higher lows (for longs) or lower highs (for shorts) as the trend progresses, locking in profit while allowing for further gains.
6. Monitor Zone Invalidation: Even after entering, keep an eye on the behavior around the zone and any new zones that may form. If price fails to bounce and instead breaks decisively through the entire zone, respect that as an invalidation – the market may be signaling a deeper reversal or that the signal was false. In such a case, it’s better to exit early or stick to your stop-loss than to hold onto a losing position. The indicator will often mark or no longer highlight zones that have been invalidated by price, guiding you to shift focus to the next opportunity.
Risk Management Tips:
• Always use a stop-loss and don’t move it farther out in hope. Placing the stop just beyond the zone’s far end (the swing point) helps protect you if the pullback turns into a larger reversal.
• Aim for a favorable risk-to-reward ratio. With pullback entries near the middle or far end of a zone, you can often achieve a reward that equals or exceeds your risk. For example, risking 20 pips to make 20+ pips (1:1 or better) is a prudent starting point. Adjust targets based on market structure – if the next resistance is 50 pips away, consider that upside against your risk.
• Use confluence and context: Don’t take every zone signal in isolation. The highest probability trades come when the DTFX Algo Zone aligns with other analysis (trend direction, chart patterns, higher timeframe support/resistance, etc.). This filtered approach will reduce trades taken in weak zones or counter-trend traps.
• Embrace patience and selectivity: Not all zones are equal. It can be wise to skip very narrow or insignificant zones and wait for those that form after a strong BOS/ChoCH (indicating a powerful move). Larger zones or zones formed during high-volume times tend to produce more reliable pullback opportunities.
• Review and adapt: After each trade, note how price behaved around the zone. If you notice certain Fib levels (like 50% or 61.8%) within the zone consistently provide the best entries, you can refine your approach to focus on those. Similarly, adjust the indicator’s settings if needed – for example, if too many minor zones are cluttering your screen, limit to the last few or increase the structure length parameter to capture only more significant swings.
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By combining the DTFX Algo Zones indicator with disciplined confirmation and risk management, traders can improve their timing on pullback entries and avoid chasing moves. This indicator shines in helping you trade what you see, not what you feel – the clearly marked zones and structure shifts keep you grounded in price action reality. Whether you’re a trend trader looking to buy the dip/sell the rally, or a reversal trader hunting for exhaustion points, DTFX Algo Zones provides a robust visual aid to elevate your trading decisions. Use it as a complementary tool in your analysis to stay on the right side of the market’s structure and enhance your trading performance.
Divergence IQ [TradingIQ]Hello Traders!
Introducing "Divergence IQ"
Divergence IQ lets traders identify divergences between price action and almost ANY TradingView technical indicator. This tool is designed to help you spot potential trend reversals and continuation patterns with a range of configurable features.
Features
Divergence Detection
Detects both regular and hidden divergences for bullish and bearish setups by comparing price movements with changes in the indicator.
Offers two detection methods: one based on classic pivot point analysis and another that provides immediate divergence signals.
Option to use closing prices for divergence detection, allowing you to choose the data that best fits your strategy.
Normalization Options:
Includes multiple normalization techniques such as robust scaling, rolling Z-score, rolling min-max, or no normalization at all.
Adjustable normalization window lets you customize the indicator to suit various market conditions.
Option to display the normalized indicator on the chart for clearer visual comparison.
Allows traders to take indicators that aren't oscillators, and convert them into an oscillator - allowing for better divergence detection.
Simulated Trade Management:
Integrates simulated trade entries and exits based on divergence signals to demonstrate potential trading outcomes.
Customizable exit strategies with options for ATR-based or percentage-based stop loss and profit target settings.
Automatically calculates key trade metrics such as profit percentage, win rate, profit factor, and total trade count.
Visual Enhancements and On-Chart Displays:
Color-coded signals differentiate between bullish, bearish, hidden bullish, and hidden bearish divergence setups.
On-chart labels, lines, and gradient flow visualizations clearly mark divergence signals, entry points, and exit levels.
Configurable settings let you choose whether to display divergence signals on the price chart or in a separate pane.
Performance Metrics Table:
A performance table dynamically displays important statistics like profit, win rate, profit factor, and number of trades.
This feature offers an at-a-glance assessment of how the divergence-based strategy is performing.
The image above shows Divergence IQ successfully identifying and trading a bullish divergence between an indicator and price action!
The image above shows Divergence IQ successfully identifying and trading a bearish divergence between an indicator and price action!
The image above shows Divergence IQ successfully identifying and trading a hidden bullish divergence between an indicator and price action!
The image above shows Divergence IQ successfully identifying and trading a hidden bearish divergence between an indicator and price action!
The performance table is designed to provide a clear summary of simulated trade results based on divergence setups. You can easily review key metrics to assess the strategy’s effectiveness over different time periods.
Customization and Adaptability
Divergence IQ offers a wide range of configurable settings to tailor the indicator to your personal trading approach. You can adjust the lookback and lookahead periods for pivot detection, select your preferred method for normalization, and modify trade exit parameters to manage risk according to your strategy. The tool’s clear visual elements and comprehensive performance metrics make it a useful addition to your technical analysis toolbox.
The image above shows Divergence IQ identifying divergences between price action and OBV with no normalization technique applied.
While traders can look for divergences between OBV and price, OBV doesn't naturally behave like an oscillator, with no definable upper and lower threshold, OBV can infinitely increase or decrease.
With Divergence IQ's ability to normalize any indicator, traders can normalize non-oscillator technical indicators such as OBV, CVD, MACD, or even a moving average.
In the image above, the "Robust Scaling" normalization technique is selected. Consequently, the output of OBV has changed and is now behaving similar to an oscillator-like technical indicator. This makes spotting divergences between the indicator and price easier and more appropriate.
The three normalization techniques included will change the indicator's final output to be more compatible with divergence detection.
This feature can be used with almost any technical indicator.
Stop Type
Traders can select between ATR based profit targets and stop losses, or percentage based profit targets and stop losses.
The image above shows options for the feature.
Divergence Detection Method
A natural pitfall of divergence trading is that it generally takes several bars to "confirm" a divergence. This makes trading the divergence complicated, because the entry at time of the divergence might look great; however, the divergence wasn't actually signaled until several bars later.
To circumvent this issue, Divergence IQ offers two divergence detection mechanisms.
Pivot Detection
Pivot detection mode is the same as almost every divergence indicator on TradingView. The Pivots High Low indicator is used to detect market/indicator highs and lows and, consequently, divergences.
This method generally finds the "best looking" divergences, but will always take additional time to confirm the divergence.
Immediate Detection
Immediate detection mode attempts to reduce lag between the divergence and its confirmation to as little as possible while avoiding repainting.
Immediate detection mode still uses the Pivots Detection model to find the first high/low of a divergence. However, the most recent high/low does not utilize the Pivot Detection model, and instead immediately looks for a divergence between price and an indicator.
Immediate Detection Mode will always signal a divergence one bar after it's occurred, and traders can set alerts in this mode to be alerted as soon as the divergence occurs.
TradingView Backtester Integration
Divergence IQ is fully compatible with the TradingView backtester!
Divergence IQ isn’t designed to be a “profitable strategy” for users to trade. Instead, the intention of including the backtester is to let users backtest divergence-based trading strategies between the asset on their chart and almost any technical indicator, and to see if divergences have any predictive utility in that market.
So while the backtester is available in Divergence IQ, it’s for users to personally figure out if they should consider a divergence an actionable insight, and not a solicitation that Divergence IQ is a profitable trading strategy. Divergence IQ should be thought of as a Divergence backtesting toolkit, not a full-feature trading strategy.
Strategy Properties Used For Backtest
Initial Capital: $1000 - a realistic amount of starting capital that will resonate with many traders
Amount Per Trade: 5% of equity - a realistic amount of capital to invest relative to portfolio size
Commission: 0.02% - a conservative amount of commission to pay for trade that is standard in crypto trading, and very high for other markets.
Slippage: 1 tick - appropriate for liquid markets, but must be increased in markets with low activity.
Once more, the backtester is meant for traders to personally figure out if divergences are actionable trading signals on the market they wish to trade with the indicator they wish to use.
And that's all!
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