8:15 AM 15-min Candle Box on 5-min Chart with TP and SLThe “8:15 AM 15-min Candle Box on 5-min Chart with TP and SL” indicator is a custom-built Pine Script tool for breakout trading strategies, particularly tailored for assets like NASDAQ Futures (NAS100) during the U.S. market pre-open.
🔍 What It Does:
Tracks the 8:15–8:30 AM Central Time (CDT) Candle:
It marks the high and low of the 15-minute candle that starts at 8:15 AM (CDT).
The box visually outlines this price range.
Draws a Breakout Box:
At 8:30 AM, a box is drawn from the 8:15 candle’s high and low.
The box stretches forward 8 hours into the session, helping you visualize price interaction with that range.
Detects Breakouts:
If the price closes above the high, it signals a buy breakout.
If it closes below the low, it signals a sell breakout.
Automatically Calculates TP and SL:
Take Profit (TP): 50 pips from the breakout level in the direction of the trade.
Stop Loss (SL): 40 pips in the opposite direction.
Pips are calculated using the symbol’s minimum tick size.
Color Feedback:
Box turns green on a buy breakout, red on a sell breakout.
If TP is reached, the box turns black.
If SL is hit, the box turns purple.
🧠 Why Use This Indicator:
Perfect for pre-market breakout traders who want a visual confirmation of price action around the U.S. market open.
Provides a clear entry range, trade direction, and risk/reward visual cue.
No manual drawing — everything is automated daily based on reliable timing.
Would you like a version with alerts or plotted TP/SL lines as well?
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Market Structure Trend Targets [ChartPrime]The Market Structure Trend Targets indicator is designed to identify trend direction and continuation points by marking significant breaks in price levels. This approach helps traders track trend strength and potential reversal points. The indicator uses previous highs and lows as breakout triggers, providing a visual roadmap for trend continuation or mean reversion signals.
⯁ KEY FEATURES AND HOW TO USE
⯌ Breakout Points with Numbered Markers :
The indicator identifies key breakout points where price breaks above a previous high (for uptrends) or below a previous low (for downtrends). The initial breakout (zero break) is marked with the entry price and a triangle icon, while subsequent breakouts within the trend are numbered sequentially (1, 2, 3…) to indicate trend continuation.
Example of breakout markers for uptrend and downtrend:
⯌ Percentage Change Display Option :
Traders can toggle on a setting to display the percentage change from the initial breakout point to each subsequent break level, offering an easy way to gauge trend momentum over time. This is particularly helpful for identifying how far price has moved in the current trend.
Percentage change example between break points:
⯌ Dynamic Stop Loss Levels :
In uptrends, the stop loss level is placed below the price to protect against downside moves. In downtrends, it is positioned above the price. If the price breaches the stop loss level, the indicator resets, indicating a potential end or reversal of the trend.
Dynamic stop loss level illustration in uptrend and downtrend:
⯌ Mean Reversion Signals :
The indicator identifies potential mean reversion points with diamond icons. In an uptrend, if the price falls below the stop loss and then re-enters above it, a diamond is plotted, suggesting a possible mean reversion. Similarly, in a downtrend, if the price moves above the stop loss and then falls back below, it indicates a reversion possibility.
Mean reversion diamond signals on the chart:
⯌ Trend Visualization with Colored Zones :
The chart background is shaded to visually represent trend direction, with color changes corresponding to uptrends and downtrends. This makes it easier to see overall market conditions at a glance.
⯁ USER INPUTS
Length : Defines the number of bars used to identify pivot highs and lows for trend breakouts.
Display Percentage : Option to toggle between showing sequential breakout numbers or the percentage change from the initial breakout.
Colors for Uptrend and Downtrend : Allows customization of color zones for uptrends and downtrends to match individual chart preferences.
⯁ CONCLUSION
The Market Structure Trend Targets indicator offers a strategic way to monitor market trends, track breakouts, and manage risk through dynamic stop loss levels. Its clear visual representation of trend continuity, alongside mean reversion signals, provides traders with actionable insights for both trend-following and counter-trend strategies.
Dynamic Darvas BoxBu Darvas Box göstergesi, finansal piyasadaki potansiyel fiyat kırılımlarını hacimle birlikte analiz eden dinamik bir sistem sunar. Geliştirdiğiniz bu Pine Script, belirli bir "bakış aralığı" parametresi kullanarak geçmiş fiyat hareketlerinden yüksek ve düşük noktalar oluşturur ve bu seviyelerin kırılımını takip eder. Hacimli veya hacimsiz kırılımlar da ayrıca işaretlenir. Aşağıda hem Türkçe hem de İngilizce açıklamalar yer almakta:
Türkçe Açıklama:
Darvas Kutusu ve Hacim Kırılımı
Bu gösterge, fiyatların Darvas Kutusu mantığıyla analiz edilmesini sağlar ve kutunun kırılım seviyelerini hacimle birlikte değerlendirir.
Bakış Aralığı (bakis_araligi): Bu parametre, fiyatın geçmişte kaç bar geri giderek yeni bir yüksek veya düşük seviyenin tespit edilmesi gerektiğini belirler.
Hacim SMA (hacim_sma): Hacim için kullanılan basit hareketli ortalamanın (SMA) uzunluğunu belirler. Gösterge, hacim ortalamasının üzerinde veya altında olup olmadığını bu SMA değerine göre değerlendirir.
Kapanış Fiyatı ile Tamamlama (kapanis_kullan): Eğer bu seçenek aktifse, kutu kapanış fiyatı baz alınarak tamamlanır. Aksi takdirde, yüksek ve düşük seviyelerle tamamlanır.
Kırılım Fiyatını Göster (kirilim_goster): Hacim yetersiz olsa bile kırılım seviyesini etiketlemek için kullanılır.
Bu göstergede, yüksek bir fiyatın oluşması durumunda bir kutu başlatılır. Kutu, bakış aralığı boyunca yüksek ve düşük seviyeler ile onaylanır. Sonrasında, fiyatın kutu seviyesini kırıp kırmadığı izlenir. Eğer fiyat kutunun üzerine çıkarsa veya altına düşerse, hacim durumu kontrol edilerek bir "Hacimli Kırılım" veya "Hacimsiz Kırılım" etiketi gösterilir.
Kutu Arka Plan Renkleri: Kutu içerisindeki fiyat hareketinin durumu, renklerle gösterilir:
Yukarı Kırılım: Kutunun üst seviyesinin kırılması durumunda yeşil renk.
Aşağı Kırılım: Kutunun alt seviyesinin kırılması durumunda kırmızı renk.
Nötr: Kutu içinde tarafsız durum için sarı renk.
Ayrıca, kutunun orta hattı (orta_hat), yüksek ve düşük seviyelerin ortalamasını temsil eder ve fiyatın bu çizgiyi kaç kez kestiğini analiz etmek için kullanılabilir.
English Description:
Darvas Box and Volume Breakout
This indicator implements a dynamic Darvas Box strategy that tracks potential price breakouts in combination with volume analysis.
Lookback Period (bakis_araligi): This parameter defines how many bars back the price needs to look for determining a new high or low.
Volume SMA (hacim_sma): Specifies the length of the Simple Moving Average (SMA) for volume. The indicator uses this value to determine if volume is above or below average.
Completion with Closing Price (kapanis_kullan): If this option is enabled, the box is completed based on the closing price. Otherwise, the high and low prices are used for completion.
Show Breakout Price (kirilim_goster): This option is used to label the breakout price, even if the volume is below the average.
The indicator starts a box when a new high price is detected. The box is confirmed over the lookback period using high and low levels. The breakout levels are then monitored. If the price breaks above the upper or lower box boundary, it checks the volume condition and labels the breakout as either "Volume Breakout" or "Non-Volume Breakout."
Box Background Colors: The price movement within the box is represented with colors:
Upward Breakout: The background is green if the upper box boundary is broken.
Downward Breakout: The background is red if the lower boundary is broken.
Neutral: The background is yellow for neutral price movement within the box.
Additionally, the middle line (orta_hat) represents the average of the high and low levels and can be used to analyze how many times the price crosses this midline.
Price Action Analyst [OmegaTools]Price Action Analyst (PAA) is an advanced trading tool designed to assist traders in identifying key price action structures such as order blocks, market structure shifts, liquidity grabs, and imbalances. With its fully customizable settings, the script offers both novice and experienced traders insights into potential market movements by visually highlighting premium/discount zones, breakout signals, and significant price levels.
This script utilizes complex logic to determine significant price action patterns and provides dynamic tools to spot strong market trends, liquidity pools, and imbalances across different timeframes. It also integrates an internal backtesting function to evaluate win rates based on price interactions with supply and demand zones.
The script combines multiple analysis techniques, including market structure shifts, order block detection, fair value gaps (FVG), and ICT bias detection, to provide a comprehensive and holistic market view.
Key Features:
Order Block Detection: Automatically detects order blocks based on price action and strength analysis, highlighting potential support/resistance zones.
Market Structure Analysis: Tracks internal and external market structure changes with gradient color-coded visuals.
Liquidity Grabs & Breakouts: Detects potential liquidity grab and breakout areas with volume confirmation.
Fair Value Gaps (FVG): Identifies bullish and bearish FVGs based on historical price action and threshold calculations.
ICT Bias: Integrates ICT bias analysis, dynamically adjusting based on higher-timeframe analysis.
Supply and Demand Zones: Highlights supply and demand zones using customizable colors and thresholds, adjusting dynamically based on market conditions.
Trend Lines: Automatically draws trend lines based on significant price pivots, extending them dynamically over time.
Backtesting: Internal backtesting engine to calculate the win rate of signals generated within supply and demand zones.
Percentile-Based Pricing: Plots key percentile price levels to visualize premium, fair, and discount pricing zones.
High Customizability: Offers extensive user input options for adjusting zone detection, color schemes, and structure analysis.
User Guide:
Order Blocks: Order blocks are significant support or resistance zones where strong buyers or sellers previously entered the market. These zones are detected based on pivot points and engulfing price action. The strength of each block is determined by momentum, volume, and liquidity confirmations.
Demand Zones: Displayed in shades of blue based on their strength. The darker the color, the stronger the zone.
Supply Zones: Displayed in shades of red based on their strength. These zones highlight potential resistance areas.
The zones will dynamically extend as long as they remain valid. Users can set a maximum number of order blocks to be displayed.
Market Structure: Market structure is classified into internal and external shifts. A bullish or bearish market structure break (MSB) occurs when the price moves past a previous high or low. This script tracks these breaks and plots them using a gradient color scheme:
Internal Structure: Short-term market structure, highlighting smaller movements.
External Structure: Long-term market shifts, typically more significant.
Users can choose how they want the structure to be visualized through the "Market Structure" setting, choosing from different visual methods.
Liquidity Grabs: The script identifies liquidity grabs (false breakouts designed to trap traders) by monitoring price action around highs and lows of previous bars. These are represented by diamond shapes:
Liquidity Buy: Displayed below bars when a liquidity grab occurs near a low.
Liquidity Sell: Displayed above bars when a liquidity grab occurs near a high.
Breakouts: Breakouts are detected based on strong price momentum beyond key levels:
Breakout Buy: Triggered when the price closes above the highest point of the past 20 bars with confirmation from volume and range expansion.
Breakout Sell: Triggered when the price closes below the lowest point of the past 20 bars, again with volume and range confirmation.
Fair Value Gaps (FVG): Fair value gaps (FVGs) are periods where the price moves too quickly, leaving an unbalanced market condition. The script identifies these gaps:
Bullish FVG: When there is a gap between the low of two previous bars and the high of a recent bar.
Bearish FVG: When a gap occurs between the high of two previous bars and the low of the recent bar.
FVGs are color-coded and can be filtered by their size to focus on more significant gaps.
ICT Bias: The script integrates the ICT methodology by offering an auto-calculated higher-timeframe bias:
Long Bias: Suggests the market is in an uptrend based on higher timeframe analysis.
Short Bias: Indicates a downtrend.
Neutral Bias: Suggests no clear directional bias.
Trend Lines: Automatic trend lines are drawn based on significant pivot highs and lows. These lines will dynamically adjust based on price movement. Users can control the number of trend lines displayed and extend them over time to track developing trends.
Percentile Pricing: The script also plots the 25th percentile (discount zone), 75th percentile (premium zone), and a fair value price. This helps identify whether the current price is overbought (premium) or oversold (discount).
Customization:
Zone Strength Filter: Users can set a minimum strength threshold for order blocks to be displayed.
Color Customization: Users can choose colors for demand and supply zones, market structure, breakouts, and FVGs.
Dynamic Zone Management: The script allows zones to be deleted after a certain number of bars or dynamically adjusts zones based on recent price action.
Max Zone Count: Limits the number of supply and demand zones shown on the chart to maintain clarity.
Backtesting & Win Rate: The script includes a backtesting engine to calculate the percentage of respect on the interaction between price and demand/supply zones. Results are displayed in a table at the bottom of the chart, showing the percentage rating for both long and short zones. Please note that this is not a win rate of a simulated strategy, it simply is a measure to understand if the current assets tends to respect more supply or demand zones.
How to Use:
Load the script onto your chart. The default settings are optimized for identifying key price action zones and structure on intraday charts of liquid assets.
Customize the settings according to your strategy. For example, adjust the "Max Orderblocks" and "Strength Filter" to focus on more significant price action areas.
Monitor the liquidity grabs, breakouts, and FVGs for potential trade opportunities.
Use the bias and market structure analysis to align your trades with the prevailing market trend.
Refer to the backtesting win rates to evaluate the effectiveness of the zones in your trading.
Terms & Conditions:
By using this script, you agree to the following terms:
Educational Purposes Only: This script is provided for informational and educational purposes and does not constitute financial advice. Use at your own risk.
No Warranty: The script is provided "as-is" without any guarantees or warranties regarding its accuracy or completeness. The creator is not responsible for any losses incurred from the use of this tool.
Open-Source License: This script is open-source and may be modified or redistributed in accordance with the TradingView open-source license. Proper credit to the original creator, OmegaTools, must be maintained in any derivative works.
Smart Money Concept Strategy - Uncle SamThis strategy combines concepts from two popular TradingView scripts:
Smart Money Concepts (SMC) : The strategy identifies key levels in the market (swing highs and lows) and draws trend lines to visualize potential breakouts. It uses volume analysis to gauge the strength of these breakouts.
Smart Money Breakouts : This part of the strategy incorporates the idea of "Smart Money" – institutional traders who often lead market movements. It looks for breakouts of established levels with significant volume, aiming to catch the beginning of new trends.
How the Strategy Works:
Identification of Key Levels: The script identifies swing highs and swing lows based on a user-defined lookback period. These levels are considered significant points where price has reversed in the past.
Drawing Trend Lines: Trend lines are drawn connecting these key levels, creating a visual representation of potential support and resistance zones.
Volume Analysis: The script analyzes the volume during the formation of these levels and during breakouts. Higher volume suggests stronger moves and increases the probability of a successful breakout.
Entry Conditions:
Long Entry: A long entry is triggered when the price breaks above a resistance line with significant volume, and the moving average trend filter (optional) is bullish.
Short Entry: A short entry is triggered when the price breaks below a support line with significant volume, and the moving average trend filter (optional) is bearish.
Exit Conditions:
Stop Loss: Customizable stop loss percentages are implemented to protect against adverse price movements.
Take Profit: Customizable take profit percentages are used to lock in profits.
Credits and Compliance:
This strategy is inspired by the concepts and code from "Smart Money Concepts (SMC) " and "Smart Money Breakouts ." I've adapted and combined elements of both scripts to create this strategy. Full credit is given to the original authors for their valuable contributions to the TradingView community.
To comply with TradingView's House Rules, I've made the following adjustments:
Clearly Stated Inspiration: The description explicitly mentions the original scripts and authors as the inspiration for this strategy.
No Direct Copying: The code has been modified and combined, not directly copied from the original scripts.
Educational Purpose: The primary purpose of this strategy is for learning and backtesting. It's not intended as financial advice.
Important Note:
This strategy is intended for educational and backtesting purposes only. It should not be used for live trading without thorough testing and understanding of the underlying concepts. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
BreakoutTrendFollowingINFO:
The "BreakoutTrendFollowing" indicator is a comprehensive trading system designed for trend-following in various market environments. It combines multiple technical indicators, including Moving Averages (MA), MACD, and RSI,
along with volume analysis and breakout detection from consolidation, to identify potential entry points in trending markets. This strategy is particularly effective for assets that exhibit strong trends and significant price movements.
Note that using the consolidation filter reduces the amount of entries the strategy detects significantly, and needs to be used if we want to have an increased confidence in the trend via breakout.
However, the strategy can be easily transformed to various only trend-following strategies, by applying different filters and configurations.
The indicator can be used to connect to the Signal input of the TTS (TempalteTradingStrategy) by jason5480 in order to backtest it, thus effectively turning it into a strategy (instructions below in TTS CONNECTIVITY section)
DETAILS:
The strategy's core is built upon several key components:
Moving Average (MA): Used to determine the general trend direction. The strategy checks if the price is above the selected MA type and length.
MACD Filter: Analyzes the relationship between two moving averages to confirm the trend's momentum.
Consolidation Detection: Identifies periods of price consolidation and triggers trades on breakouts from these ranges.
Volume Analysis: Assesses trading volume to confirm the strength and validity of the breakout.
RSI: Used to avoid overbought conditions, ensuring trades are entered in favorable market situations.
Wick filters: make sure there is not a long wick that indicates selling pressure from above
The strategy generates buy signals when several conditions are met concurrently (each one of them can be individually enabled/disabled)"
The price is above the selected MA.
A breakout occurs from a configurable consolidation range.
The MACD line is above the signal line, indicating bullish momentum.
The RSI is below the overbought threshold.
There's an increase in trading volume, confirming the breakout's strength.
Currently the strategy fires SL signals, as the approach is to check for loss of momentum - i.e. crossunder of the MACD line and signal line, but that is to everyone to determine the exit conditions.
The buy and SL signals are set on the chart using green or orange triangles on the below/above the price action.
SETTINGS:
Users can customize various parameters, including MA type and period, MACD settings, consolidation length, and volume increase percentage. The strategy is equipped with alert conditions for both entry (buy signals) and exit (set stop loss) points, facilitating both manual and automated trading.
Each one of the technical indicators, as well as the consilidation range and breakout/wick settings can be configured and enabled/disabled individually.
Please thoroughly review the available settings of the script, but here is an outline of the most important ones:
Use bar wicks (instead of open/close) - the ref_high/low will be taken based on the bar wicks, rather than the open/close when determining the breakout and MA
Enter position only on green candles - additional filters to make sure that we enter only on strong momentum
MA Filter: (enable, source, type, length) - general settings for MA filter to be checked against the stock price (close or upper wick)
MACD Filter: (enable, source, Osc MA type, Signal MA type, Fast MA length, Slow MA length, Low MACD Hist) - detailed settings for fine MACD tuning
Consolidation:
Consolidation Type: we have two different ways of detecting the consolidation, note the types below.
CONSOLIDATION_BASIC - consolidation areas by looking for the pivot point of a trend and counts the number of bars that have not broken the consolidation high/low levels.
CONSOLIDATIO_RANGE_PERCENT - identifies consolidation by comparing the range between the highest and lowest price points over a specified period.
So in summary the CONSOLIDATIO_RANGE_PERCENT uses a percentage-based range to define consolidation, while CONSOLIDATION_BASIC uses a count of bars within a high-low range to establish consolidation.
Thus the former is more focused on the tightness of the price range, whereas the latter emphasizes the duration of the consolidation phase.
The CONSOLIDATIO_RANGE_PERCENT might be more sensitive to recent price movements and suitable for shorter-term analysis, while CONSOLIDATION_BASIC could be better for identifying longer-term consolidation patterns.
Min consolidation length - applicable for CONSOLIDATION_BASIC case, the min number of bars for the price to be in the range to consider consolidation
Consolidation Loopback period - applicable for CONSOLIDATION_BASIC case, the loopback number of bars to look for consolidation
Consolidation Range percent - applicable for CONSOLIDATIO_RANGE_PERCENT, the percent between the high and low in the range to consider consolidation
Plot consolidation - enables plotting of the consolidation (only for debug purposes)
Breakout: (enable, low, high) - the definition of the breakout from the previous consolidation range, the price should be between to determine the breakout as successfull
Upper wick: (enable, percent) - defines the percent of the upper wick compared to the whole candle to allow breakout (if the wick is too big part of the candle we can consider entering the position riskier)
RSI: (enable, length, overbought) - general settings for RSI TA
Volume (enbale, percentage increase, average volume filter en, loopback bars) - percentage of increase of the volume to consider for a breakout. There are two modes - percentage increase compared to the previous bar, or percentage against the average volume for the last loopback bars.
Note that there are many different configuration that you can play with, and I believe this is the strength of the strategy, as it can provide a single solution for different cases and scenarios.
My advice is to try and play with the different options for different markets based on the approach you want to implement and try turning features on/off and tuning them further.
TTS SETTINGS (NEEDED IF USED TO BACKTEST WITH TTS):
The TempalteTradingStrategy is a strategy script developed in Pine by jason5480, which I recommend for quick turn-around of testing different ideas on a proven and tested framework
I cannot give enough credit to the developer for the efforts put in building of the infrastructure, so I advice everyone that wants to use it first to get familiar with the concept and by checking
by checking jason5480's profile www.tradingview.com
The TTS itself is extremely functional and have a lot of properties, so its functionality is beyond the scope of the current script -
Again, I strongly recommend to be thoroughly explored by everyone that plans on using it.
In the nutshell it is a script that can be feed with buy/sell signals from an external indicator script and based on many configuration options it can determine how to execute the trades.
The TTS has many settings that can be applied, so below I will cover only the ones that differ from the default ones, at least according to my testing - do your own research, you may find something even better :)
The current/latest version that I've been using as of writing and testing this script is TTSv48
Settings which differ from the default ones:
Deal Conditions Mode - External (take enter/exit conditions from an external script)
🔌Signal 🛈➡ - BreakoutTrendFollowing: 🔌Signal to TTS (this is the output from the indicator script, according to the TTS convention)
Order Type - STOP (perform stop order)
Distance Method - HHLL (HigherHighLowerLow - in order to set the SL according to the strategy definition from above)
The next are just personal preferences, you can feel free to experiment according to your trading style
Take Profit Targets - 0 (either 100% in or out, no incremental stepping in or out of positions)
Dist Mul|Len Long/Short- 10 (make sure that we don't close on profitable trades by any reason)
Quantity Method - EQUITY (personal backtesting preference is to consider each backtest as a separate portfolio, so determine the position size by 100% of the allocated equity size)
Equity % - 100 (note above)
Scalp Tool
This script is primarily intended as a scalping tool.
The theory of the tool is based on the fact that the price always returns to its mean.
Elements used:
1. VWMA as a moving average. VWMA is calculated once based on source close and once based on source open.
2. the bands are not calculated like the Bollinger Band, but only a settlement is calculated for the lower bands based on the Lows and for the upper bands based on the Highs. Thus the bands do not become thicker or thinner, but remain in the same measure to the mean value above or below the price.
3. a volume filter on simple calculation of a MA with deviation. Therefore, it can be identified if a volume breakout has occurred.
4. support and resistance zones which are calculated based on the highs and lows over a certain length.
5. RSI to determine oversold and overbought zones. It also tries to capture the momentum by using a moving average (variable selectable) to filter the signals. The theory is that in an uptrend the RSI does not go below 50 and in a downtrend it does not go above 50.
However, this can be very different depending on the financial instrument.
Explanation of the signals:
The main signal in this indicator Serves for pure short-term trading and is generated purely on the basis of the bands and the RSI.
Only the first bands are taken into account.
Buy signal is generated when the price opens below the lower band 1 and closes above the lower band 1 or the RSI crosses a value of 25 from bottom to top.
Sell signal is generated when the price opens above the Upper Band 1 and closes below the Upper Band 1 or the RSI crosses a value of 75 from top to bottom.
The position should be closed when the price hits the opposite band. Alternatively, it can also be closed at the mean.
Other side signals:
1. breakouts:
The indicator includes 2 support and resistance zones, which differ only in length. For the breakout signals, the short version of the R/S is used. A signal is generated when the price breaks through the zones with increased volume. It is then assumed that the price will continue to follow the breakout.
The values of the S/R are adjustable and marked with "BK".
The value under Threshold 2 defines the volume breakout. 4 is considered as the highest value. The smaller the value, the smaller the volume must be during a breakout.
2. bounce
If the price hits a S/R (here the long variant is used with the designation "Support" or "Resistance") and makes a wick with small volume, the script assumes a bounce and generates a Sell or Buy signal accordingly.
The volume can be defined under "Threshold".
The S/R according to the designation as well.
Combined signals:
If the value of the S/R BK and the S/R is the same and the bounce logic of the S/R BK applies and an RSI signal is also generated, a signal is also plotted.
Here the idea was to get very strong signals for possible swing entries.
4. RSI Signals
The script contains two RSI.
RSI 1:
Bullish signal is generated when the set value is crossed from the bottom to the top.
Bearish signal is generated when the set value is crossed from the top to the bottom.
RSI 2:
Bullish signal is generated when the set value is crossed from the top to the bottom.
Bearish signal is generated when the set value is crossed from bottom to top.
For RSI 2 the theory is taken into account according to the description under Used elements point 5
Optical trend filter:
Also an optical trend filter was generated which fills the bands accordingly.
For this the VWMA is used and the two average values of the band.
Color definition:
Gray = Neutral
Red = Bearish
Green = Bullish
If the mean value is above the VWMA and the mean value based on the closing price is above the mean value based on the open price, the band is colored green. It is a bullish trend
If the mean value is below the VWMA and the mean value based on the closing price is below the mean value based on the open price, the band is colored red.
The band is colored gray if the mean value is correspondingly opposite. A sideways phase is assumed.
The script was developed on the basis of the pair BTCUSD in the 15 minute chart and the settings were defined accordingly on it. The display of S/R for forex pairs does not work correctly and should be hidden. The logic works anyway.
When using the script, all options should first be set accordingly to the asset and tested before trading afterwards. It applies of course also here that there is no 100% guarantee.
Also, a strong breakout leads to false signals and overheating of the indicator.
VSA Trading SystemMaster Reference Guide
📚 TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1: Core VSA Framework & Philosophy
PART 2: Volume Analysis Deep Dive
PART 3: Key VSA Setups (Complete)
PART 4: Wyckoff Accumulation & Distribution
PART 5: Multi-Timeframe Analysis
PART 6: Candle & Spread Analysis
PART 7: Entry, Stop Loss & Take Profit Rules
PART 8: Position Sizing & Risk Management
PART 9: Complete Trade Checklists
PART 10: Common Mistakes & Quick Reference
PART 11: Trade Journal Template
PART 1: CORE VSA FRAMEWORK & PHILOSOPHY
The Foundation Principle
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║ VSA FOUNDATION PRINCIPLE ║
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║ "Smart Money leaves footprints in VOLUME" ║
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║ • Institutions cannot hide their activity ║
║ • Large orders create volume anomalies ║
║ • Price can lie, but volume confirms truth ║
║ • Volume is the FUEL, Price is the VEHICLE ║
║ • No fuel = No real move ║
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The Golden Rule: Effort vs. Result
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│ HARMONY = TREND CONTINUATION │
│ ANOMALY = TREND REVERSAL │
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Volume-Price Harmony Matrix
Price Action Volume Signal Interpretation
Rising ↑ Rising ↑ ✅ STRONG BULLISH Healthy uptrend, buyers in control
Rising ↑ Falling ↓ ⚠️ WEAK BULLISH Fuel running out, reversal near
Falling ↓ Rising ↑ ✅ STRONG BEARISH Aggressive selling, downtrend healthy
Falling ↓ Falling ↓ ⚠️ WEAK BEARISH Sellers exhausted, bottom forming
Effort vs. Result Complete Matrix
╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ EFFORT VS RESULT MATRIX ║
╠═══════════════╦══════════════════╦════════════════════════════════╣
║ EFFORT ║ RESULT ║ INTERPRETATION ║
║ (Volume) ║ (Price Move) ║ ║
╠═══════════════╬══════════════════╬════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║ ║ ║
║ HIGH Volume ║ WIDE Spread ║ ✅ Normal - Trend healthy ║
║ ║ ║ ║
╠═══════════════╬══════════════════╬════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║ ║ ║
║ HIGH Volume ║ NARROW Spread ║ ⚠️ Absorption - Reversal soon ║
║ ║ ║ ║
╠═══════════════╬══════════════════╬════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║ ║ ║
║ LOW Volume ║ WIDE Spread ║ ⚠️ Fake move - Will reverse ║
║ ║ ║ ║
╠═══════════════╬══════════════════╬════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║ ║ ║
║ LOW Volume ║ NARROW Spread ║ 😐 No interest - Wait ║
║ ║ ║ ║
╚═══════════════╩══════════════════╩════════════════════════════════╝
PART 2: VOLUME ANALYSIS DEEP DIVE
Volume Classification (Compare to 20-period MA):
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
ULTRA HIGH ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ (>200% of 20-period average)
→ Major institutional activity
→ Potential climax or absorption
HIGH ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ (150-200% of average)
→ Significant interest
→ Breakout/breakdown confirmation
ABOVE AVERAGE ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ (100-150% of average)
→ Healthy trend participation
→ Normal directional moves
AVERAGE ▓▓▓▓▓▓ (80-120% of average)
→ Baseline activity
→ Consolidation periods
LOW ▓▓▓ (50-80% of average)
→ Lack of interest
→ Test bars, pullbacks
ULTRA LOW ▓ (<50% of average)
→ No participation
→ Holiday/pre-news quiet
Volume Bar Colors & Meanings
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ VOLUME BAR ANALYSIS │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ GREEN Volume Bar (Buying Volume Dominant) │
│ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ │
│ + Green Candle = Healthy Buying │
│ + Red Candle = Possible Accumulation (watch for reversal) │
│ │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ RED Volume Bar (Selling Volume Dominant) │
│ ░░░░░░░░░ │
│ + Red Candle = Healthy Selling │
│ + Green Candle = Possible Distribution (watch for drop) │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Volume Context Analysis
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ CONTEXT IS EVERYTHING │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ Same high volume candle means DIFFERENT things: │
│ │
│ AT SUPPORT: AT RESISTANCE: │
│ ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ │
│ │ High Volume │ │ High Volume │ │
│ │ Small Body │ │ Small Body │ │
│ │ = BUYING │ │ = SELLING │ │
│ │ (Bullish) │ │ (Bearish) │ │
│ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘ │
│ │
│ IN UPTREND: IN DOWNTREND: │
│ ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ │
│ │ High Volume │ │ High Volume │ │
│ │ Small Body │ │ Small Body │ │
│ │ = Potential │ │ = Potential │ │
│ │ TOP │ │ BOTTOM │ │
│ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘ │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Volume Spike Interpretation
SCENARIO 1: Volume Spike at Support
─────────────────────────────────────
│
↓ ← Price drops to support
═════════════ Support Line
▼
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ← ULTRA HIGH Volume
→ INTERPRETATION: Absorption/Accumulation
→ ACTION: Prepare for LONG entry after confirmation
─────────────────────────────────────
SCENARIO 2: Volume Spike at Resistance
─────────────────────────────────────
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ← ULTRA HIGH Volume
▲
═════════════ Resistance Line
↑ ← Price rises to resistance
│
→ INTERPRETATION: Churning/Distribution
→ ACTION: Prepare for SHORT entry OR exit longs
─────────────────────────────────────
SCENARIO 3: Volume Spike on Breakout
─────────────────────────────────────
↗ ← Price breaks out
═════════════════════════════ Resistance
│
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ← HIGH Volume on breakout
→ INTERPRETATION: Valid Breakout
→ ACTION: ENTER in breakout direction
─────────────────────────────────────
SCENARIO 4: Low Volume on Breakout
─────────────────────────────────────
↗ ← Price breaks out
═════════════════════════════ Resistance
│
▓▓ ← LOW Volume on breakout
→ INTERPRETATION: FAKE Breakout
→ ACTION: DO NOT ENTER, wait for failure
─────────────────────────────────────
Recommended Volume Indicators
ESSENTIAL INDICATORS:
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
1. STANDARD VOLUME
└─ Basic but essential
└─ Color-coded by candle direction
2. VOLUME MOVING AVERAGE (20-period)
└─ Shows average volume
└─ Helps identify "high" vs "low" volume
└─ CRITICAL: Only consider signals where Volume > 1.5x MA
└─ Ultra High = Volume > 2x MA
3. VOLUME WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICE (VWAP)
└─ Intraday fair value
└─ Institutional reference point
OPTIONAL BUT USEFUL:
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
• On-Balance Volume (OBV) - Cumulative flow, good for divergences
• Accumulation/Distribution Line - Money flow direction
• Volume Profile - Price levels with most volume
• Money Flow Index - Volume-weighted RSI
PART 3: KEY VSA SETUPS (COMPLETE)
Setup 1: Test No Supply (Bullish)
VISUAL:
Prior Uptrend
↗
↗
↗
↗
↗
↗ ┌───┐
↗ │ R │ ← Small RED candle (Test)
↗ └───┘
↗ │
↗ │ LOW VOLUME
↗ │
↗ ══════╧══════
COMPLETE CHECKLIST:
□ Existing uptrend (HH + HL pattern)
□ Small pullback candle (red/bearish)
□ Volume BELOW average (ideally <70% of 20-MA)
□ Volume LESS than previous 2 bars
□ Spread (range) is NARROW
□ Candle closes near its high (upper half)
□ Doesn't break previous swing low
□ Wicks are small (no heavy selling)
ENTRY TRIGGER:
→ Next candle closes green above test candle high
→ Volume on entry candle is average or above
STOP LOSS:
→ Below the test candle low
→ OR below the previous swing low
WHY IT WORKS:
Smart money "tests" to see if sellers remain.
Low volume = No sellers left = Safe to push higher
Setup 2: Test No Demand (Bearish)
VISUAL:
┌───┐
│ G │ ← Small GREEN candle (Test)
└───┘
│ LOW VOLUME
↗ │
↗ ══════════╧══════
↗ ↘
↗ ↘
↘
↘ Downtrend continues
COMPLETE CHECKLIST:
□ UP bar (close > open) - Green candle
□ Volume LESS than previous 2 bars
□ Volume BELOW average (ideally <70% of 20-MA)
□ Spread (range) is NARROW
□ Close in MIDDLE or LOW of bar
□ Located at resistance OR after uptrend
□ Price struggling to make new highs
ENTRY TRIGGER:
→ Next candle closes red below test candle low
STOP LOSS:
→ Above the test candle high
WHY IT WORKS:
Buyers tried but professionals not interested.
Low volume = No demand = Prepare for drop
Setup 3: Spring (Bull Trap Reversal)
VISUAL:
Support Line
═══════════════════════════════
↓↗ ← Spring (false breakdown + quick recovery)
Spring
(Bear Trap)
Price Chart:
════════════════════ Support
↓
↓ ← Break below support
▼
SPRING ← Ultra low point
↗
↗ ← Quick recovery above support
════════════════════
↗
↗ ← Uptrend begins
Volume Pattern:
On Spring: ▓▓▓ (Can be high or low)
On Test: ▓ (Must be LOW)
On Breakout: ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ (High)
CHECKLIST:
□ Price dipped below support (Spring)
□ Quickly reversed back above support
□ Pullback test shows LOW VOLUME
□ Test candle doesn't break spring low
ENTRY:
→ Enter LONG on low volume test after spring
→ OR enter when price closes above spring high
STOP LOSS:
→ Below the spring low
Setup 4: Upthrust (Bear Trap Reversal)
VISUAL:
↑ False breakout above resistance
═══════════════════════════════ Resistance
↗↓ ← Upthrust (break above + fail)
Upthrust
(Bull Trap)
Price Chart:
↗
↗ ← Price rises
════════════════════ Resistance
↗
UPTHRUST ← Ultra high point (false break)
↓
↓ ← Quick rejection below resistance
════════════════════
↓
↘ ← Downtrend begins
Volume Pattern:
On Upthrust: ▓▓▓▓▓ (Often high - sucking in buyers)
On Test: ▓ (Must be LOW)
On Breakdown: ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ (High)
CHECKLIST:
□ Price broke ABOVE resistance
□ Quickly FAILED and fell back below
□ Pullback test (rally) shows LOW VOLUME
□ Test candle doesn't break upthrust high
ENTRY:
→ Enter SHORT on low volume test after upthrust
→ OR enter when price closes below upthrust low
STOP LOSS:
→ Above the upthrust high
Setup 5: Absorption (Churning)
BEARISH ABSORPTION (Distribution at Top):
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Price: ──────────────── Resistance
│ ▲ │
│ █ │ ← Small GREEN body
│ ▼ │ (buyers trying to push up)
─────┴───┴─────
Volume: ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ← MASSIVE (>200% average)
COMPLETE CHECKLIST:
□ Small/Medium GREEN candle
□ Volume > 2x average
□ Close in MIDDLE or LOWER half of candle
□ Located at resistance OR after extended uptrend
□ Price NOT making significant new highs despite volume
INTERPRETATION:
• Price tries to go up
• Huge volume BUT small price movement
• Where did all that buying go?
• Answer: Institutions ABSORBED it by selling
CONFIRMATION:
□ Next candle should be RED
RESULT: Expect price drop
═══════════════════════════════════════════════════
BULLISH ABSORPTION (Accumulation at Bottom):
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
│ ▼ │
│ █ │ ← Small RED body
│ ▲ │ (sellers trying to push down)
─────┴───┴─────
Price: ──────────────── Support
Volume: ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ← MASSIVE (>200% average)
COMPLETE CHECKLIST:
□ Small/Medium RED candle
□ Volume > 2x average
□ Close in MIDDLE or UPPER half of candle
□ Located at support OR after extended downtrend
□ Price NOT making significant new lows despite volume
INTERPRETATION:
• Price tries to go down
• Huge volume BUT small price movement
• Where did all that selling go?
• Answer: Institutions ABSORBED it by buying
CONFIRMATION:
□ Next candle should be GREEN
RESULT: Expect price rise
Setup 6: Climactic Action
BUYING CLIMAX (Marks the TOP):
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
▲
/│\ ← WIDEST candle in uptrend
/ │ \ + Close near HIGH
/ │ \
/ │ \
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ← HIGHEST volume in uptrend
CHARACTERISTICS:
□ Widest spread (range) in the trend
□ Highest volume in the trend
□ Usually closes near the high
□ Euphoria/FOMO buying
□ Professionals SELLING to public
→ Signals END of Uptrend
→ Distribution phase begins
→ DO NOT BUY - Wait for short setup
═══════════════════════════════════════════
SELLING CLIMAX (Marks the BOTTOM):
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
\ │ /
\ │ /
\ │ /
\│/ ← WIDEST candle in downtrend
▼ + Often closes OFF the lows
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ← HIGHEST volume in downtrend
CHARACTERISTICS:
□ Widest spread (range) in the trend
□ Highest volume in the trend
□ Often closes in middle or upper half (key difference!)
□ Panic selling
□ Professionals BUYING from public
→ Signals END of Downtrend
→ Accumulation phase begins
→ DO NOT SELL - Wait for long setup after TEST
Setup 7: Stopping Volume
STOPPING VOLUME (Bottom Formation):
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Price falling...
↓
↓
↓
┌───────────┐
│ ███████ │ ← Wide spread DOWN bar
│ ███████ │ BUT closes OFF the lows
│ │ │ (Close in UPPER half - KEY!)
└─────│─────┘
│
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ← ULTRA HIGH volume
CHECKLIST:
□ Downtrend in progress
□ Wide spread (large range) candle
□ Ultra high volume (>200% of average)
□ Closes in UPPER HALF of the bar (critical!)
□ May have long lower wick
INTERPRETATION:
→ Professionals absorbing all selling
→ Supply being removed from market
NEXT STEPS:
→ Expect sideways consolidation
→ Wait for LOW VOLUME TEST before entry
→ Do NOT enter immediately - wait for confirmation
Setup 8: Breakout Confirmation
VALID BREAKOUT: FAKE BREAKOUT:
─────────────── ───────────────
│ ↑ HIGH VOLUME │ ↑ LOW VOLUME
─────│───────── ─────│─────────
│ │
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ (Volume >150% avg) ▓▓▓ (Volume <100% avg)
✅ ENTER TRADE ❌ DO NOT ENTER
(Wait for failure/retest)
VALID BREAKOUT CHECKLIST:
□ Price closes ABOVE resistance (for long) or BELOW support (for short)
□ Volume > 150% of 20-period average
□ Candle closes near the extreme (high for long, low for short)
□ Preferably preceded by low volume consolidation
□ Higher timeframes support the direction
ENTRY:
→ Enter on close of breakout candle
→ OR enter on low volume retest of breakout level
STOP LOSS:
→ Below breakout level (for longs)
→ Above breakout level (for shorts)
PART 4: WYCKOFF ACCUMULATION & DISTRIBUTION
WYCKOFF ACCUMULATION
Price:
│
│ PS SC
│ ↘ ↓
│ ↘ ↓ AR
│ ↘ ↓ ↗
│ ↘ ↓ ↗ ST
│ ↓↗──────────┐ LPS
│ PHASE A │ PHASE B │ ↘ ↗ SOS
│ │ │ ↘ ↗ ↗
│ │ │ ↓ ↗
│ │ │ SPRING↗
│ │ PHASE C│ │↗ PHASE D
│ │ │ ↗
└────────────┴─────────┴────┴──────────→
PHASE DEFINITIONS:
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
PHASE A - Stopping the Downtrend:
PS = Preliminary Support (first buying appears)
SC = Selling Climax (panic selling absorbed - HIGH volume)
AR = Automatic Rally (dead cat bounce)
ST = Secondary Test (retest of SC lows - lower volume than SC)
PHASE B - Building the Cause:
→ Sideways accumulation
→ Volume generally decreasing
→ Multiple tests of support and resistance
→ "Backing up to the creek" patterns
PHASE C - The Test:
SPRING = False breakdown below support (bear trap)
→ Can be high or low volume
→ Key: Quick recovery above support
TEST = Low volume retest after spring (CRITICAL ENTRY POINT)
PHASE D - Markup Begins:
SOS = Sign of Strength (strong rally with high volume)
LPS = Last Point of Support (final low volume pullback)
→ This is the LAST safe entry before markup
PHASE E - Markup (Not shown):
→ Strong uptrend with increasing volume
→ Higher highs and higher lows
VOLUME PATTERN:
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
▓▓▓▓▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓
(High) (Lower) (Low on) (High on
at SC during Spring SOS)
Phase B Test
Key Accumulation Entry Point
ENTRY CHECKLIST - THE SPRING + TEST:
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
□ Phase A complete (SC and AR visible)
□ Phase B complete (sideways range established)
□ Spring occurred (price dipped below support)
□ Price quickly recovered above support
□ Test pullback has LOW VOLUME (critical!)
□ Test doesn't break spring low
ENTRY TRIGGER:
→ Enter LONG after low volume test
→ OR enter on break above spring high with volume
STOP LOSS:
→ Below spring low
TARGET:
→ Measure the range (support to resistance)
→ Project that distance above resistance
Wyckoff Distribution Schematic--
WYCKOFF DISTRIBUTION
Price:
│ PSY
│ ↗ BC
│ ↗ ↗ ↘
│ PHASE D ↗ ↗ ↘ UTAD
│ ↘ ↗ ↗ ↘ ↗↘
│ ↘ ↗ ↗────────↘↗ ↘
│ ↘ ↗ │ PHASE B │ ↘ SOW
│ ↘ ↗ │ │ ↘
│ ↘ │ PHASE C │ ↘
│ LPSY │ │ ↘
│ │ │ ↘
└────────────────┴─────────┴─────────→
PHASE DEFINITIONS:
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
PHASE A - Stopping the Uptrend:
PSY = Preliminary Supply (first selling appears)
BC = Buying Climax (euphoric buying absorbed - HIGH volume)
AR = Automatic Reaction (first drop)
ST = Secondary Test (retest of BC highs - lower volume than BC)
PHASE B - Building the Cause:
→ Sideways distribution
→ Volume patterns show supply entering on rallies
→ Multiple tests of support and resistance
PHASE C - The Test:
UTAD = Upthrust After Distribution (false breakout above resistance)
→ Bull trap
→ Often high volume (sucking in late buyers)
TEST = Low volume retest after upthrust (ENTRY POINT FOR SHORTS)
PHASE D - Markdown Begins:
SOW = Sign of Weakness (strong drop with high volume)
LPSY = Last Point of Supply (final low volume rally)
→ This is the LAST safe short entry before markdown
PHASE E - Markdown (Not shown):
→ Strong downtrend with increasing volume
→ Lower highs and lower lows
PART 5: MULTI-TIMEFRAME ANALYSIS
The 4-Step Alignment Process
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ 4-HOUR CHART (MACRO VIEW) ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ PURPOSE: Determine the PRIMARY trend direction ║
║ ║
║ ANALYZE: ║
║ □ Overall trend (Uptrend/Downtrend/Range) ║
║ □ Major support/resistance levels ║
║ □ Volume trend (increasing/decreasing with price) ║
║ □ Any divergences forming (Price↑ Volume↓ = warning) ║
║ □ Look for Accumulation/Distribution phases ║
║ ║
║ SIGNALS TO NOTE: ║
║ • Climax volume at extremes ║
║ • Trend line breaks ║
║ • Higher timeframe absorption patterns ║
║ ║
║ RULE: Only trade in the direction of 4H trend ║
║ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
↓ ALIGNED?
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ 1-HOUR CHART (STRUCTURE) ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ PURPOSE: Confirm trend and identify key levels ║
║ ║
║ ANALYZE: ║
║ □ Trend alignment with 4H ║
║ □ Key swing highs and lows ║
║ □ Support/resistance zones ║
║ □ Moving average positions (if used) ║
║ □ Current Wyckoff phase ║
║ □ Volume pattern on recent moves ║
║ ║
║ SIGNALS TO NOTE: ║
║ • Structure breaks (BOS - Break of Structure) ║
║ • Change of character (CHoCH) ║
║ • Volume spikes at key levels ║
║ ║
║ RULE: Structure must support trade direction ║
║ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
↓ ALIGNED?
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ 30-MIN CHART (SETUP) ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ PURPOSE: Identify specific trade setups ║
║ ║
║ ANALYZE: ║
║ □ Pullback/rally quality ║
║ □ Is pullback volume DECREASING? (Required for entry) ║
║ □ Approach to key levels ║
║ □ VSA patterns forming ║
║ □ Price action quality ║
║ ║
║ SIGNALS TO NOTE: ║
║ • Test patterns (No Supply/No Demand) ║
║ • Absorption at levels ║
║ • Volume drying up on counter-moves ║
║ ║
║ RULE: Wait for low volume pullback before entry ║
║ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
↓ ALIGNED?
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ 15-MIN CHART (ENTRY TRIGGER) ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ PURPOSE: Precise entry timing ║
║ ║
║ ANALYZE: ║
║ □ Entry trigger candle forming ║
║ □ Volume on trigger candle ║
║ □ Exact stop loss placement ║
║ □ Immediate support/resistance ║
║ ║
║ ENTRY TRIGGERS (Need one): ║
║ • Test No Supply / Test No Demand ║
║ • Spring/Upthrust + Test ║
║ • Absorption + Confirmation candle ║
║ • Breakout with High Volume ║
║ ║
║ CRITICAL RULE: Wait for candle CLOSE before entering ║
║ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
↓ ALL ALIGNED?
═══════════════════════════
✅ EXECUTE TRADE
═══════════════════════════
PART 6: CANDLE & SPREAD ANALYSIS
Candle Close Position Analysis
WHERE DOES THE CANDLE CLOSE?
Strong Bullish: Neutral: Bearish:
┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐ ┌─────────┐
│ ████████│ ← Close │ │ │ │ │
│ ████████│ at TOP │ │ │ ← Close │ │ │
│ ████████│ (Upper │ ████ │ MIDDLE │ │ │
│ │ │ third) │ ████ │ │ ████████│ ← Close
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ ████████│ BOTTOM
└─────────┘ └─────────┘ └─────────┘
✅ Buyers won ⚠️ Struggle ❌ Sellers won
decisively (indecision) decisively
APPLICATION RULES:
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
□ Close in UPPER 1/3 + High Volume = Strong Buying
□ Close in LOWER 1/3 + High Volume = Strong Selling
□ Close in MIDDLE + High Volume = Battle (Wait for clarity)
FOR ABSORPTION SIGNALS:
□ Bearish Absorption: Green candle closes in MIDDLE or LOWER half
□ Bullish Absorption: Red candle closes in MIDDLE or UPPER half
Spread (Range) Analysis-
SPREAD = High - Low of Candle
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ SPREAD ANALYSIS │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ WIDE SPREAD + HIGH VOLUME: │
│ ┌─────────────────────┐ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ │ ███████████ │ → HEALTHY momentum │
│ │ ███████████ │ → Trend continuation │
│ │ │ │ → Strong commitment │
│ └─────────────────────┘ │
│ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ │
│ │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ NARROW SPREAD + HIGH VOLUME: │
│ ┌───────────┐ │
│ │ ████ │ ← Small body │
│ │ ████ │ │
│ └───────────┘ → ABSORPTION warning! │
│ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ → Effort with no result │
│ → Expect reversal │
│ │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ WIDE SPREAD + LOW VOLUME: │
│ ┌─────────────────────┐ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ │ ███████████ │ → FAKE MOVE warning! │
│ │ ███████████ │ → No commitment │
│ │ │ │ → Will likely reverse │
│ └─────────────────────┘ │
│ ▓▓▓ │
│ │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ NARROW SPREAD + LOW VOLUME: │
│ ┌───────────┐ │
│ │ ████ │ → No interest │
│ │ ████ │ → Consolidation │
│ └───────────┘ → WAIT for signal │
│ ▓▓ │
│ │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
PART 7: ENTRY, STOP LOSS & TAKE PROFIT RULES
╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ LONG ENTRY CRITERIA ║
╠═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ MULTI-TIMEFRAME CHECK: ║
║ ──────────────────── ║
║ □ 4H: Uptrend + Rising Volume (or no bearish divergence) ║
║ □ 1H: Uptrend + Price holding above support ║
║ □ 30M: Pullback with DECREASING volume ║
║ □ 15M: Entry trigger present ║
║ ║
║ VOLUME CONFIRMATION: ║
║ ─────────────────── ║
║ □ Pullback candles have LOW volume ║
║ □ No bearish absorption at highs ║
║ □ Prior trend showed harmony (price↑ + volume↑) ║
║ □ Volume compared to 20-MA (signal volume significant?) ║
║ ║
║ CANDLE CONFIRMATION: ║
║ ─────────────────── ║
║ □ Entry candle closes in upper half ║
║ □ No abnormally wide spread with low volume (fake move) ║
║ □ Test candle had appropriate close position ║
║ ║
║ ENTRY TRIGGERS (Any One): ║
║ ──────────────────────── ║
║ ○ Test No Supply confirmed (low vol red, next green) ║
║ ○ Spring + Low Volume Test ║
║ ○ Breakout with High Volume (>150% of average) ║
║ ○ Bullish Absorption at support + green confirmation ║
║ ○ Stopping volume + Test ║
║ ║
║ WAIT FOR CANDLE CLOSE BEFORE ENTERING! ║
║ ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Short Entry Criteria-
╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ SHORT ENTRY CRITERIA ║
╠═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ MULTI-TIMEFRAME CHECK: ║
║ ──────────────────── ║
║ □ 4H: Downtrend OR Bearish Divergence (price↑ volume↓) ║
║ □ 1H: Lower Highs forming OR at resistance ║
║ □ 30M: Rally with DECREASING volume ║
║ □ 15M: Entry trigger present ║
║ ║
║ VOLUME CONFIRMATION: ║
║ ─────────────────── ║
║ □ Rally candles have LOW volume ║
║ □ No bullish absorption at lows ║
║ □ Bearish Absorption visible at resistance ║
║ □ Anomaly present (price↑ but volume↓) ║
║ ║
║ CANDLE CONFIRMATION: ║
║ ─────────────────── ║
║ □ Entry candle closes in lower half ║
║ □ No abnormally wide spread with low volume (fake move) ║
║ □ Test candle had appropriate close position ║
║ ║
║ ENTRY TRIGGERS (Any One): ║
║ ──────────────────────── ║
║ ○ Test No Demand confirmed (low vol green, next red) ║
║ ○ Upthrust + Low Volume Test ║
║ ○ Sign of Weakness (SOW) - Big red + High Volume ║
║ ○ Breakdown with High Volume (>150% of average) ║
║ ○ Bearish Absorption at resistance + red confirmation ║
║ ║
║ WAIT FOR CANDLE CLOSE BEFORE ENTERING! ║
║ ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Stop Loss Placement Rules-
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ STOP LOSS PLACEMENT RULES ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ FOR LONG TRADES: ║
║ ───────────────── ║
║ Option A: Below the TEST candle low ║
║ Option B: Below the Spring low (if Spring setup) ║
║ Option C: Below support zone + ATR buffer ║
║ ║
║ BUFFER FORMULA: ║
║ SL = Support Level - (0.5 × ATR of entry timeframe) ║
║ ║
║ VISUAL: ║
║ ─────────────────────────────── Support/Demand Zone ║
║ ← Entry Point ║
║ ║
║ ─────────────────────────────── SL: Below Support ║
║ │← 1-2% below zone OR below spring low ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ FOR SHORT TRADES: ║
║ ────────────────── ║
║ Option A: Above the TEST candle high ║
║ Option B: Above the Upthrust high (if Upthrust setup) ║
║ Option C: Above resistance zone + ATR buffer ║
║ ║
║ BUFFER FORMULA: ║
║ SL = Resistance Level + (0.5 × ATR of entry timeframe) ║
║ ║
║ VISUAL: ║
║ │← SL: Above resistance/recent high ║
║ ─────────────────────────────── Resistance Zone ║
║ ← Entry Point (Short) ║
║ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Take Profit Rules-
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ TAKE PROFIT RULES ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ MINIMUM RISK:REWARD = 1:2 ║
║ ║
║ TP LEVELS (Based on Structure): ║
║ ──────────────────────────── ║
║ TP1: First resistance/support level = Aim for 1R ║
║ TP2: Second resistance/support level = Aim for 2R ║
║ TP3: Major level OR measured move = Aim for 3R+ ║
║ ║
║ SCALING OUT METHOD: ║
║ ───────────────────── ║
║ □ TP1 (33-40%): Close first portion at 1R ║
║ → Move SL to breakeven after TP1 hit ║
║ ║
║ □ TP2 (33-40%): Close second portion at 2R ║
║ → Trail SL to 1R profit level ║
║ ║
║ □ TP3 (20-34%): Close final portion at 3R or trail ║
║ → Use trailing stop below each new swing ║
║ ║
║ TRAILING STOP METHOD: ║
║ ────────────────────────────── ║
║ Longs: Trail SL below each new Higher Low ║
║ Shorts: Trail SL above each new Lower High ║
║ ║
║ VISUAL (Long Trade): ║
║ ║
║ TP3 ─────────────── (Major Resistance: 3R) ║
║ ║
║ TP2 ─────────────── (Next Resistance: 2R) ║
║ ║
║ TP1 ─────────────── (First Resistance: 1R) ║
║ ║
║ ENTRY ────────────── ║
║ ║
║ SL ───────────────── ║
║ ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ EXIT ON VSA WEAKNESS SIGNALS: ║
║ ───────────────────────────── ║
║ Exit immediately if you see: ║
║ □ Climactic volume against your position ║
║ □ Absorption candle against your position ║
║ □ Break of structure on entry timeframe ║
║ □ Test No Demand (if long) or Test No Supply (if short) ║
║ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
PART 8: POSITION SIZING & RISK MANAGEMENT
Position Size Calculator-
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ POSITION SIZE CALCULATOR ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ STEP 1: Define Account Risk ║
║ ───────────────────────────── ║
║ Account Size: $__________ ║
║ Risk Per Trade: ____% (Recommended: 1-2%) ║
║ Dollar Risk: $__________ (Account × Risk%) ║
║ ║
║ STEP 2: Define Trade Risk ║
║ ──────────────────────── ║
║ Entry Price: $__________ ║
║ Stop Loss: $__________ ║
║ Risk Per Unit: $__________ (Entry - SL, absolute value) ║
║ ║
║ STEP 3: Calculate Position ║
║ ───────────────────────── ║
║ ║
║ Dollar Risk ║
║ Position Size = ───────────────── ║
║ Risk Per Unit ║
║ ║
║ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ║
║ EXAMPLE: ║
║ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ║
║ ║
║ Account: $10,000 ║
║ Risk: 1% = $100 ║
║ Entry: $50.00 ║
║ Stop Loss: $48.00 ║
║ Risk Per Share: $2.00 ║
║ ║
║ Position Size = $100 ÷ $2.00 = 50 shares ║
║ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Risk Management Rules-
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ RISK MANAGEMENT RULES ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ CAPITAL PROTECTION: ║
║ ─────────────────── ║
║ □ Never risk more than 1-2% per trade ║
║ □ Maximum 3 trades open at same time ║
║ □ Maximum 5% total portfolio risk at any time ║
║ □ Reduce size by 50% after 2 consecutive losses ║
║ □ Stop trading after 3 consecutive losses (review) ║
║ ║
║ CORRELATION AWARENESS: ║
║ ────────────────────── ║
║ □ Don't take same-direction trades in correlated pairs ║
║ □ Treat correlated positions as single larger position ║
║ ║
║ DRAWDOWN RULES: ║
║ ─────────────── ║
║ □ 5% daily drawdown = Stop trading for the day ║
║ □ 10% weekly drawdown = Review and reduce size ║
║ □ 20% monthly drawdown = Pause and full strategy review ║
║ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Position Scaling Strategy-
ENTRY SCALING (Building Position):
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ Initial Entry: 50% of position │
│ First Add: 25% of position │
│ Second Add: 25% of position │
│ │
│ Add ONLY when: │
│ • Price moves in your favor │
│ • Volume confirms the move │
│ • Move SL to breakeven first │
│ • New VSA confirmation present │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘
EXIT SCALING (Taking Profits):
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ TP1 (1R): Close 40% of position │
│ → Move SL to breakeven │
│ │
│ TP2 (2R): Close 40% of position │
│ → Trail SL to 1R │
│ │
│ TP3 (3R+): Close remaining 20% │
│ → Trail or let run │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘
PART 9: COMPLETE TRADE CHECKLISTS
Pre-Trade Validation Checklist-
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ COMPLETE VSA TRADE CHECKLIST ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ TRADE TYPE: □ LONG □ SHORT ║
║ DATE: ___________ PAIR/ASSET: ___________ ║
║ ║
║ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ║
║ SECTION A: MULTI-TIMEFRAME ALIGNMENT (Must have 4/4) ║
║ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ║
║ ║
║ 4H CHART: ║
║ □ Trend aligned with trade direction ║
║ □ Volume confirms trend (harmony) ║
║ □ No major resistance/support blocking immediately ║
║ □ No bearish/bullish divergence against trade ║
║ ║
║ 1H CHART: ║
║ □ Trend aligned with trade direction ║
║ □ Structure intact (HH/HL for long, LH/LL for short) ║
║ □ Key level identified and respected ║
║ □ Wyckoff phase supports trade ║
║ ║
║ 30M CHART: ║
║ □ Trend aligned with trade direction ║
║ □ Pullback/Rally has DECREASING volume (LOW volume) ║
║ □ Near support zone (long) or resistance zone (short) ║
║ □ VSA setup forming ║
║ ║
║ 15M CHART: ║
║ □ Entry signal clearly present ║
║ □ Volume confirming the signal ║
║ □ Candle close position supports trade ║
║ □ Waiting for candle CLOSE before entry ║
║ ║
║ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ║
║ SECTION B: VOLUME ANALYSIS (Must have 4/4) ║
║ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ║
║ ║
║ □ Volume compared to 20-MA (is signal volume significant?) ║
║ □ Volume and Price in Harmony OR Clear reversal signal ║
║ □ Pullback/Rally has LOW volume (below average) ║
║ □ No absorption signals against trade direction ║
║ ║
║ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ║
║ SECTION C: CANDLE/SPREAD ANALYSIS (Must have 3/3) ║
║ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ║
║ ║
║ □ Spread (range) appropriate for the signal ║
║ □ Close position supports trade direction ║
║ □ No wide spread + low volume moves (fake move warning) ║
║ ║
║ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ║
║ SECTION D: ENTRY SIGNAL (Must have 1 confirmed) ║
║ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ║
║ ║
║ □ Test No Supply / Test No Demand ║
║ □ Spring / Upthrust + Low Volume Test ║
║ □ Absorption at key level + Confirmation candle ║
║ □ Breakout with High Volume (>150% average) ║
║ □ Stopping Volume + Test ║
║ ║
║ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ║
║ SECTION E: RISK MANAGEMENT (Must have 5/5) ║
║ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ║
║ ║
║ □ Risk ≤ 1-2% of account ║
║ □ Risk:Reward ≥ 1:2 ║
║ □ Stop Loss placed at logical structure level ║
║ □ Position size calculated correctly ║
║ □ Not during major news event (checked economic calendar) ║
║ ║
║ Entry Price: _______________ ║
║ Stop Loss: _______________ ║
║ Risk Per Unit: _______________ ║
║ Position Size: _______________ ║
║ TP1 (1R): _______________ ║
║ TP2 (2R): _______________ ║
║ TP3 (3R): _______________ ║
║ ║
║ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ║
║ SECTION F: FINAL CONFIRMATION ║
║ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ║
║ ║
║ □ Wait for candle CLOSE (don't enter mid-candle) ║
║ □ Check spread/slippage acceptable ║
║ □ Trade noted in journal before entering ║
║ ║
║ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ║
║ MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: ║
║ • Section A: 4/4 timeframes aligned ║
║ • Section B: 4/4 volume checks passed ║
║ • Section C: 3/3 candle checks passed ║
║ • Section D: 1+ entry signal confirmed ║
║ • Section E: 5/5 risk checks passed ║
║ • Section F: All final checks done ║
║ ║
║ TOTAL: 17+ checks must be YES to execute ║
║ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ║
║ ║
║ ════════════════════════════ ║
║ ✅ EXECUTE TRADE ║
║ ════════════════════════════ ║
║ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Quick Decision Flowchart-
┌─────────────────┐
│ POTENTIAL │
│ TRADE SPOTTED │
└────────┬────────┘
│
▼
┌──────────────────────────┐
│ Is 4H trend in your │
│ trade direction? │
└──────────────┬───────────┘
│ │
YES NO
│ │
▼ ▼
┌──────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐
│ Check 1H │ │ NO TRADE │
│ alignment │ │ ─────── │
└──────┬───────┘ └─────────────┘
│
ALIGNED?
│ │
YES NO → NO TRADE
│
▼
┌───────────────────┐
│ Is 30M showing │
│ LOW VOLUME │
│ pullback/rally? │
└─────────┬─────────┘
│
YES │ NO
│ │
│ ▼
│ ┌────────────┐
│ │ WAIT │
│ │ for setup │
│ └────────────┘
│
▼
┌───────────────────┐
│ VSA Signal on │
│ 15M Chart? │
│ (Candle CLOSED?) │
└─────────┬─────────┘
│
YES │ NO → WAIT
│
▼
┌───────────────────┐
│ R:R at least 1:2? │
└─────────┬─────────┘
│
YES │ NO → NO TRADE
│
▼
┌───────────────────┐
│ Risk ≤ 2% of │
│ account? │
└─────────┬─────────┘
│
YES │ NO → REDUCE SIZE
│
▼
┌───────────────────┐
│ Major news │
│ within 30 min? │
└─────────┬─────────┘
│
NO │ YES → WAIT
│
▼
╔═════════════════════╗
║ EXECUTE TRADE ║
║ ═══════════════ ║
║ • Set Entry ║
║ • Set Stop Loss ║
║ • Set Targets ║
║ • Log in Journal ║
╚═════════════════════╝
PART 10: COMMON MISTAKES & QUICK REFERENCE
Top 10 VSA Mistakes to Avoid-
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ TOP 10 VSA MISTAKES ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ 1. ❌ Analyzing volume in ISOLATION ║
║ ✅ Always combine volume + price + location + context ║
║ ║
║ 2. ❌ Entering on HIGH volume pullback ║
║ ✅ Only enter on LOW volume pullback (Test) ║
║ ║
║ 3. ❌ Ignoring the CLOSE position of candle ║
║ ✅ Where it closes matters as much as volume ║
║ ║
║ 4. ❌ Trading VSA signals against higher TF trend ║
║ ✅ Always align with 4H/1H direction first ║
║ ║
║ 5. ❌ Chasing breakouts without volume confirmation ║
║ ✅ Wait for high volume OR don't enter ║
║ ║
║ 6. ❌ Entering during NEWS events ║
║ ✅ Volume is distorted during news - wait 30min ║
║ ║
║ 7. ❌ Misreading climax volume as continuation ║
║ ✅ Recognize climax = potential reversal ║
║ ║
║ 8. ❌ Not waiting for TEST confirmation ║
║ ✅ Wait for Spring/Upthrust to be TESTED (low volume) ║
║ ║
║ 9. ❌ Ignoring spread (candle range) ║
║ ✅ Wide spread + Low volume = FAKE MOVE warning ║
║ ║
║ 10. ❌ Not using relative volume ║
║ ✅ Compare to 20-period volume MA ║
║ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Critical Rules - Never Break These-
╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ NEVER BREAK THESE RULES ║
╠═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ 1. NEVER enter without volume confirmation ║
║ ║
║ 2. NEVER trade against the higher timeframe trend ║
║ ║
║ 3. NEVER chase breakouts with low volume ║
║ ║
║ 4. ALWAYS wait for the TEST after accumulation/distribution ║
║ ║
║ 5. ALWAYS use stop loss - no exceptions ║
║ ║
║ 6. ALWAYS confirm 4H → 1H → 30M → 15M alignment ║
║ ║
║ 7. ALWAYS wait for candle CLOSE before entering ║
║ ║
║ 8. When Volume and Price DIVERGE → Expect REVERSAL ║
║ ║
║ 9. High Volume + Small Candle = Smart Money Activity ║
║ ║
║ 10. Low Volume on Pullback = Healthy Trend (entry zone) ║
║ ║
║ 11. High Volume on Pullback = Warning Sign (don't enter) ║
║ ║
║ 12. NEVER risk more than 2% on any single trade ║
║ ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
PART 11: TRADE JOURNAL TEMPLATE
Trade Journal Entry--
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ TRADE JOURNAL ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ TRADE #: _____ DATE: ___________ TIME: ___________ ║
║ ║
║ PAIR/ASSET: _______________ DIRECTION: □ LONG □ SHORT ║
║ ║
║ ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ║
║ PRE-TRADE ANALYSIS ║
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║ TIMEFRAME ALIGNMENT: ║
║ 4H: _____________________________________________ ║
║ 1H: _____________________________________________ ║
║ 30M: ____________________________________________ ║
║ 15M: ____________________________________________ ║
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║ VSA SETUP TYPE: ________________________________ ║
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║ VOLUME OBSERVATION: ____________________________ ║
║ _________________________________________________ ║
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║ CANDLE/SPREAD NOTES: ___________________________ ║
║ _________________________________________________ ║
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║ TRADE PARAMETERS ║
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║ Entry Price: _______________ ║
║ Stop Loss: _______________ ║
║ Position Size: _______________ ║
║ Risk Amount: $_____________ (____% of account) ║
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║ TP1: _______________ (1R) ║
║ TP2: _______________ (2R) ║
║ TP3: _______________ (3R) ║
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║ POST-TRADE ANALYSIS ║
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║ RESULT: □ WIN □ LOSS □ BREAKEVEN ║
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║ Exit Price: _______________ ║
║ P&L: $_____________ (____R) ║
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║ WHAT WENT WELL: ║
║ _________________________________________________ ║
║ _________________________________________________ ║
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║ WHAT COULD IMPROVE: ║
║ _________________________________________________ ║
║ _________________________________________________ ║
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║ DID I FOLLOW MY RULES? □ YES □ NO ║
║ If NO, which rule was broken? _____________________ ║
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║ SCREENSHOT SAVED: □ YES ║
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║ LESSONS LEARNED: ║
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Weekly Review Template-
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║ WEEKLY REVIEW ║
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║ WEEK OF: _______________ ║
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║ STATISTICS: ║
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║ Total Trades: _____ ║
║ Wins: _____ (____%) ║
║ Losses: _____ (____%) ║
║ Breakeven: _____ ║
║ Total R Gained/Lost: _____R ║
║ P&L: $_____ ║
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║ BEST TRADE THIS WEEK: ║
║ Setup: ______________ R Gained: _____R ║
║ Why it worked: ____________________________________ ║
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║ WORST TRADE THIS WEEK: ║
║ Setup: ______________ R Lost: _____R ║
║ Why it failed: ____________________________________ ║
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║ RULES FOLLOWED: _____% ║
║ RULES BROKEN: _____% ║
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║ PATTERNS NOTICED: ║
║ _________________________________________________ ║
║ _________________________________________________ ║
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║ GOALS FOR NEXT WEEK: ║
║ 1. _______________________________________________ ║
║ 2. _______________________________________________ ║
║ 3. _______________________________________________ ║
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FINAL SUMMARY
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║ 1. SCAN for volume anomalies on charts ║
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║ 4. ANALYZE candle close position and spread ║
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║ 5. WAIT for trigger (don't anticipate, react to confirmation) ║
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║ 6. CALCULATE position size based on stop distance ║
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║ 7. EXECUTE with predefined entry, stop, and targets ║
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[ArchLabs] Support & Resitance Levels Support & Resistance Levels — SR-v1.100
Smart, auto-managed zones for clean market structure
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🔍 What this indicator does
This script automatically finds and maintains high-quality support & resistance zones on your chart, so you don’t have to keep redrawing levels by hand.
It:
• Detects major swing highs and lows (pivots)
• Builds support and resistance zones (not just thin lines)
• Filters out overlapping / redundant levels
• Tracks how price interacts with those zones in real time
• Marks and alerts:
• ✅ Breakouts
• 🚨 False breakouts
• 🔁 Retests
• Flips broken support → resistance and resistance → support automatically
You get a clean structural map of the market, continuously updated.
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🧠 How levels are built (conceptually)
1. The indicator looks back over a configurable window and finds significant highs and lows (pivots).
2. From each confirmed pivot, it creates:
• A core level price (horizontal line)
• A price area around it (shaded zone), sized relative to recent price range/volatility
3. It then checks for overlaps between existing levels and new candidates:
• If a new level is too close to an existing one (within your overlap threshold), it gets discarded.
• This keeps only the most meaningful, non-redundant levels on the chart.
4. A cap of around 10 levels per side (support / resistance) keeps the view readable.
The result: a curated set of zones that actually matter, not a wall of lines.
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🎨 Visuals on the chart
You’ll see:
• Support zones
• Line: bullish color (default green)
• Area: semi-transparent band below/around the line
• Resistance zones
• Line: bearish color (default red)
• Area: semi-transparent band above/around the line
Colors are customizable for:
• Level line
• Zone area
• Breakout highlight
• Retest label
This makes it easy to visually separate support vs resistance and quickly spot key reactions.
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⚡ Dynamic behavior & level lifecycle
Each level goes through a natural “life cycle,” which the indicator tracks for you:
1. Active zone
• The level is valid and extended to the right as long as price stays “engaged” with it (using smoothed highs/lows to avoid noise).
2. Extension / pause
• When price pulls away from the level far enough, the extension can temporarily stop so the level doesn’t stretch indefinitely without interaction.
• If price comes back into the zone with meaningful action, the level can resume extension.
3. Break & role reversal
• When price cleanly breaks the level (based on smoothed price, not just a wick), the zone is:
• Stopped and locked in place
• Marked as broken
• Immediately cloned and flipped:
• Broken support becomes a new resistance zone at the same area.
• Broken resistance becomes a new support zone.
This gives you automatic role-reversal levels without manually redrawing anything.
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🧷 Event tags & alerts
The indicator tracks three key interactions with each zone:
1. Breakouts (optional)
When price decisively breaks a level:
• A small breakout label appears on/near the level:
• Support broken → bearish breakout style
• Resistance broken → bullish breakout style
• An alert message is fired (if alerts are enabled on the script)
Use this to catch true structural breaks that may signal trend continuation or regime change.
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2. False breakouts (optional)
False breakouts are marked when price:
• Wicks through a level, but
• Fails to close beyond it and quickly returns inside the zone
When detected:
• A 🚨 FB label appears at the level
• The label tracks with price while the false breakout is active
• An alert can fire each time this behavior is confirmed
This is very useful for reversal traders and anyone fading failed breakouts.
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3. Retests (optional)
Retests are detected when:
• Price re-enters a zone after previously moving away from it
• The candle comes back into the area for the first time in this new approach
The script:
• Marks the retest with a “T” label in a distinct color for support vs resistance
• Brings that level to the top of the internal priority list, keeping fresh retests visually and logically “hot”
Traders often use these as high-probability reaction points (e.g., breakout → retest → continuation).
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⚙️ Key settings
All inputs are grouped for clarity:
Support / Resistance Levels
• Pivots Lookback
Controls how far back the indicator looks for swing highs/lows.
• Higher value → fewer, stronger levels
• Lower value → more reactive, more levels
• Overlap Multiplier (Pips)
Sets how aggressively overlapping levels are merged/ignored.
• Higher value → fewer levels, more consolidation
• Lower value → more granular levels
• Auto Overlap
When enabled, the script automatically adjusts the overlap threshold based on timeframe:
• Intraday lower timeframes → tighter filtering
• Higher/intra-session → more appropriate scaling
This lets you drop the indicator on multiple timeframes without constantly retuning.
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Level Event Toggles
• Breakout Labels & Alerts (on/off)
• False Breakout Labels & Alerts (on/off)
• Retest Labels & Alerts (on/off)
Turn on only what fits your style.
Scalpers might want all three; swing traders may prefer only breakouts + retests.
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Support / Resistance Colors
Separate color groups for:
• Line & area of support levels
• Line & area of resistance levels
• Visual styling for breakouts
• Visual styling for retests
You can match your existing chart theme or build a dedicated SR layout.
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📈 How to use it in your trading
Here are a few practical ways to integrate this indicator:
• Context map
Use it as a structural overlay on any symbol/timeframe to see where price is likely to react.
• Breakout + retest setups
• Wait for a level to break with a breakout label.
• Then watch for a T (retest) label into the flipped zone.
• Combine with your own confirmation (price action, volume, oscillators, etc.).
• Mean-reversion & fade trades
• Hunt for false breakout (FB) labels on key levels.
• These are often good spots to fade aggressive moves that lose momentum.
• Confluence builder
• Combine zones with trend tools, VR/DC, moving averages, or higher timeframe structure.
• A breakout/retest at a level that also lines up with higher TF structure can be especially meaningful.
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✅ Summary
Support & Resistance Levels (SR-v1.100) is designed to be:
• Clean – no cluttered spaghetti of lines
• Adaptive – zones evolve with the market and flip roles automatically
• Actionable – breakout, false breakout, and retest events are clearly marked and alert-ready
• Flexible – works on any market and timeframe with simple, intuitive inputs
Drop it on your chart, tune the lookback & overlap to your style, and let it handle the heavy lifting of structural mapping while you focus on decisions.
Bollinger Band Width Oscillator %🧠 Bollinger Band Width Oscillator %
The Bollinger Band Width Oscillator % is a volatility-focused tool that measures the relative width of Bollinger Bands and transforms it into an oscillator format. It helps traders visualize volatility expansions and contractions directly in an indicator pane — a powerful way to anticipate breakout or consolidation phases.
🔍 How It Works
Band Width %: Calculates the percentage distance between the upper and lower Bollinger Bands relative to the basis (SMA).
Smoothed Output: The raw bandwidth is smoothed using a moving average for cleaner, more stable signals.
Dynamic Volatility Zones: The script automatically computes average, high, and low volatility thresholds — each dynamically adapting to market conditions.
User-Adjustable Multipliers: Control how sensitive your high/low zones are with the High Zone Multiplier and Low Zone Multiplier inputs.
⚙️ Key Features
📊 Oscillator Format – Easy-to-read visualization of volatility compression and expansion.
🔥 High/Low Volatility Detection – Automatic labeling and color-coded alerts for shifts in volatility.
🧩 Dynamic Thresholds – Zones adjust automatically with market activity for adaptive sensitivity.
🧠 Hysteresis Logic – Prevents rapid signal flipping, improving clarity and reliability.
🎨 Custom Visuals – Adjustable smoothing and background highlights for quick interpretation.
📈 Trading Applications
Identify Breakouts: Rising bandwidth often precedes price breakouts.
Spot Consolidations: Low bandwidth indicates tightening volatility and potential range trades.
Volatility Regime Analysis: Understand market rhythm and adapt strategies accordingly.
⚡ Inputs
Parameter Description
Band Length Period for Bollinger Band calculation
Band Multiplier Standard deviation multiplier for the bands
Source Price source (default: close)
Smoothing Period for smoothing the oscillator line
High Zone Multiplier Adjusts the high-volatility threshold
Low Zone Multiplier Adjusts the low-volatility threshold
Highlight Volatility Zones Optional background color overlay
🧊 Usage Tip
Combine this indicator with momentum tools or price action analysis to confirm trade setups. Watch for transitions from low to high volatility zones — these often signal the beginning of major market moves.
RSI Trendlines and Divergences█OVERVIEW
The "RSI Trendlines and Divergences" indicator is an advanced technical analysis tool that leverages the Relative Strength Index (RSI) to draw trendlines and detect divergences. Designed for traders seeking precise market signals, the indicator identifies key pivot points on the RSI chart, draws trendlines between pivots, and detects bullish and bearish divergences. It offers flexible settings, background coloring for breakout signals, and divergence labels, supported by alerts for key events. The indicator is universal and works across all markets (stocks, forex, cryptocurrencies) and timeframes.
█CONCEPTS
The indicator was developed to provide an alternative signal source for the RSI oscillator. Trendline breakouts and bounces off trendlines offer a broader perspective on potential price behavior. Combining these with traditional RSI signal interpretation can serve as a foundation for creating various trading strategies.
█FEATURES
- RSI and Pivot Calculation: Calculates RSI based on the selected source price (default: close) with a customizable period (default: 14). Identifies pivot points on RSI and price for trendlines and divergences.
- RSI Trendlines: Draws trendlines connecting RSI pivots (upper for downtrends, lower for uptrends) with optional extension (default: 30 bars). The trendline appears and generates a signal only after the first RSI crossover. Lines are colored (red for upper, green for lower).
- Trendline Fill: Widens the trendline with a tolerance margin expressed in RSI points, reducing signal noise and visually highlighting trend zones. Breaking this zone is a condition for generating signals, minimizing false signals. The tolerance margin can be increased or decreased.
- Divergence Detection: Identifies bullish and bearish divergences based on RSI and price pivots, displaying labels (“Bull” for bullish, “Bear” for bearish) with adjustable transparency. Divergence labels appear with a delay equal to the specified pivot length (default: 5). Higher values yield stronger signals but with greater delay.
- Breakout Signals: Generates signals when RSI crosses the trendline (bullish for upper lines, bearish for lower lines), with background coloring for signal confirmation.
- Alerts: Built-in alerts for:
Detection of bullish and bearish divergences.
Upper trendline crossover (bullish signal).
Lower trendline crossover (bearish signal).
- Customization: Allows adjustment of RSI length, pivot settings, line colors, fills, labels, and transparency of signals and background.
█HOW TO USE
Add the indicator to your TradingView chart via the Pine Editor or Indicators menu.
Configuring Settings.
RSI Settings
- RSI Length: Period for RSI calculation (default: 14).
- SMA Length: Period for RSI moving average (default: 9).
- Source: Source price for RSI (default: close).
Pivot Settings for Trend
- Left Bars for Pivot: Number of bars back for detecting pivots (default: 10).
- Right Bars for Pivot: Number of bars forward for confirming pivots (default: 10).
- Extension after Second Pivot: Number of bars to extend the trendline (default: 30, 0 = none). Extension increases the number of signals, while shortening reduces them.
- Tolerance: Deviation in RSI points to widen the breakout margin, reducing signal noise (default: 3.0).
Divergence Settings
- Enable Divergence Detection: Enables/disables divergence detection (default: enabled).
- Pivot Length for Divergence: Pivot period for divergences (default: 5).
Style Settings
- Upper Trendline Color: Color for downtrend lines (default: red).
- Upper Fill Color: Fill color for upper lines (default: red, transparency 70).
- Lower Trendline Color: Color for uptrend lines (default: green).
- Lower Fill Color: Fill color for lower lines (default: green, transparency 70).
- SMA Color: Color for RSI moving average (default: yellow).
- Bullish Divergence Color: Color for bullish labels (default: green).
- Bearish Divergence Color: Color for bearish labels (default: red).
- Text Color: Color for label text (default: white).
- Divergence Label Transparency: Transparency of labels (0-100, default: 40).
- Signal Background Transparency: Transparency of breakout signal background (0-100, default: 80).
Interpreting Signals
- Trendlines: Upper lines (red) indicate RSI downtrends, lower lines (green) indicate uptrends. The trendline appears and generates a signal only after the first RSI crossover. Trendline breakouts suggest potential trend reversals.
- Divergences: “Bull” labels indicate bullish divergence (potential rise), “Bear” labels indicate bearish divergence (potential decline), with a delay based on pivot length (default: 5). Divergences serve as confirmation or warning of trend reversal, not as standalone signals.
- Signal Background: Green background signals bullish breakouts, red background signals bearish breakouts.
- RSI Levels: Horizontal lines at 70 (overbought), 50 (midline), and 30 (oversold) help assess market zones.
- Alerts: Set up alerts in TradingView for divergences or trendline breakouts.
Combining with Other Tools: Use with support/resistance levels, Fibonacci levels, or other indicators for signal confirmation.
█APPLICATIONS
The "RSI Trendlines and Divergence" indicator is designed to identify trends and potential reversal points, supporting both trend-following and reversal strategies:
- Trend Confirmation: Trendlines indicate the RSI trend direction, with breakouts signaling potential reversals. The indicator is functional in traditional RSI usage, allowing classic RSI interpretation (e.g., returning from overbought/oversold zones). Combining trendline breakouts with RSI signal levels, such as a return from overbought or oversold zones paired with a trendline breakout, strengthens the signal.
- Divergence Detection: Divergences serve as confirmation or warning of trend reversal, not as standalone signals.
█NOTES
- Adjust settings (e.g., RSI length, pivots, tolerance) to suit your trading style and timeframe.
- Combine with other technical analysis tools to enhance signal accuracy.
Opening Range IndicatorComplete Trading Guide: Opening Range Breakout Strategy
What Are Opening Ranges?
Opening ranges capture the high and low prices during the first few minutes of market open. These levels often act as key support and resistance throughout the trading day because:
Heavy volume occurs at market open as overnight orders execute
Institutional activity is concentrated during opening minutes
Price discovery happens as market participants react to overnight news
Psychological levels are established that traders watch all day
Understanding the Three Timeframes
OR5 (5-Minute Range: 9:30-9:35 AM)
Most sensitive - captures immediate market reaction
Quick signals but higher false breakout rate
Best for scalping and momentum trading
Use for early entry when conviction is high
OR15 (15-Minute Range: 9:30-9:45 AM)
Balanced approach - most popular among day traders
Moderate sensitivity with better reliability
Good for swing trades lasting several hours
Primary timeframe for most strategies
OR30 (30-Minute Range: 9:30-10:00 AM)
Most reliable but slower signals
Lower false breakout rate
Best for position trades and trend following
Use when looking for major moves
Core Trading Strategies
Strategy 1: Basic Breakout
Setup:
Wait for price to break above OR15 high or below OR15 low
Enter on the breakout candle close
Stop loss: Opposite side of the range
Target: 2-3x the range size
Example:
OR15 range: $100.00 - $102.00 (Range = $2.00)
Long entry: Break above $102.00
Stop loss: $99.50 (below OR15 low)
Target: $104.00+ (2x range size)
Strategy 2: Multiple Confirmation
Setup:
Wait for OR5 break first (early signal)
Confirm with OR15 break in same direction
Enter on OR15 confirmation
Stop: Below OR30 if available, or OR15 opposite level
Why it works:
Multiple timeframe confirmation reduces false signals and increases probability of sustained moves.
Strategy 3: Failed Breakout Reversal
Setup:
Price breaks OR15 level but fails to hold
Wait for re-entry into the range
Enter reversal trade toward opposite OR level
Stop: Recent breakout high/low
Target: Opposite side of range + extension
Key insight: Failed breakouts often lead to strong moves in the opposite direction.
Advanced Techniques
Range Quality Assessment
High-Quality Ranges (Trade these):
Range size: 0.5% - 2% of stock price
Clean boundaries (not choppy)
Volume spike during range formation
Clear rejection at range levels
Low-Quality Ranges (Avoid these):
Very narrow ranges (<0.3% of stock price)
Extremely wide ranges (>3% of stock price)
Choppy, overlapping candles
Low volume during formation
Volume Confirmation
For Breakouts:
Look for volume spike (2x+ average) on breakout
Declining volume often signals false breakout
Rising volume during range formation shows interest
Market Context Filters
Best Conditions:
Trending market days (SPY/QQQ with clear direction)
Earnings reactions or news-driven moves
High-volume stocks with good liquidity
Volatility above average (VIX considerations)
Avoid Trading When:
Extremely low volume days
Major economic announcements pending
Holidays or half-days
Choppy, sideways market conditions
Risk Management Rules
Position Sizing
Conservative: Risk 0.5% of account per trade
Moderate: Risk 1% of account per trade
Aggressive: Risk 2% maximum per trade
Stop Loss Placement
Inside the range: Quick exit but higher stop-out rate
Outside opposite level: More room but larger risk
ATR-based: 1.5-2x Average True Range below entry
Profit Taking
Target 1: 1x range size (take 50% off)
Target 2: 2x range size (take 25% off)
Runner: Trail remaining 25% with moving stops
Specific Entry Techniques
Breakout Entry Methods
Method 1: Immediate Entry
Enter as soon as price closes above/below range
Fastest entry but highest false signal rate
Best for strong momentum situations
Method 2: Pullback Entry
Wait for breakout, then pullback to range level
Enter when price bounces off former resistance/support
Better risk/reward but may miss some moves
Method 3: Volume Confirmation
Wait for breakout + volume spike
Enter after volume confirmation candle
Reduces false signals significantly
Multiple Timeframe Entries
Aggressive: OR5 break → immediate entry
Conservative: OR5 + OR15 + OR30 all align → enter
Balanced: OR15 break with OR30 support → enter
Common Mistakes to Avoid
1. Trading Poor-Quality Ranges
❌ Don't trade ranges that are too narrow or too wide
✅ Focus on clean, well-defined ranges with good volume
2. Ignoring Volume
❌ Don't chase breakouts without volume confirmation
✅ Always check for volume spike on breakouts
3. Over-Trading
❌ Don't force trades when ranges are unclear
✅ Wait for high-probability setups only
4. Poor Risk Management
❌ Don't risk more than planned or use tight stops in volatile conditions
✅ Stick to predetermined risk levels
5. Fighting the Trend
❌ Don't fade breakouts in strongly trending markets
✅ Align trades with overall market direction
Daily Trading Routine
Pre-Market (8:00-9:30 AM)
Check overnight news and earnings
Review major indices (SPY, QQQ, IWM)
Identify potential opening range candidates
Set alerts for range breakouts
Market Open (9:30-10:00 AM)
Watch opening range formation
Note volume and price action quality
Mark key levels on charts
Prepare for breakout signals
Trading Session (10:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
Execute breakout strategies
Manage existing positions
Trail stops as profits develop
Look for additional setups
Post-Market Review
Analyze winning and losing trades
Review range quality vs. outcomes
Identify improvement areas
Prepare for next session
Best Stocks/ETFs for Opening Range Trading
Large Cap Stocks (Best for beginners):
AAPL, MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN, TSLA
High liquidity, predictable behavior
Good range formation most days
ETFs (Consistent patterns):
SPY, QQQ, IWM, XLF, XLE
Excellent liquidity
Clear range boundaries
Mid-Cap Growth (Advanced traders):
Stocks with good volume (1M+ shares daily)
Recent news catalysts
Clean technical patterns
Performance Optimization
Track These Metrics:
Win rate by range type (OR5 vs OR15 vs OR30)
Average R/R (risk vs reward ratio)
Best performing market conditions
Time of day performance
Continuous Improvement:
Keep detailed trade journal
Review failed breakouts for patterns
Adjust position sizing based on win rate
Refine entry timing based on backtesting
Final Tips for Success
Start small - Paper trade or use tiny positions initially
Focus on quality - Better to miss trades than take bad ones
Stay disciplined - Stick to your rules even during losing streaks
Adapt to conditions - What works in trending markets may fail in choppy conditions
Keep learning - Markets evolve, so should your approach
The opening range strategy is powerful because it captures natural market behavior, but like all strategies, it requires practice, discipline, and proper risk management to be profitable long-term.
Smart Trend Lines [The_lurker]
Smart Trend Lines
A multi-level trend classifier that detects bullish and bearish conditions using a methodology based on drawing trend lines—main, intermediate, and short-term—by identifying peaks and troughs. The tool highlights trend strength by applying filters such as the Average Directional Index (ADX) (A), Relative Strength Index (RSI) (R), and Volume (V), making it easier to interpret trend strength. The filter markers (V, A, R) in the Smart Trend Lines indicator are powerful tools for assessing the reliability of breakouts. Breakouts containing are the most reliable, as they indicate strong volume support, trend strength, and favorable momentum. Breakouts with partial filters (such as or ) require additional confirmation, while breakouts without filters ( ) should be avoided unless supported by other strong signals. By understanding the meaning of each filter and the market context.
Core Functionality
1. Trend Line Types
The indicator generates three distinct trend line categories, each serving a specific analytical purpose:
Main Trend Lines: These are long-term trend lines designed to capture significant market trends. They are calculated based on pivot points over a user-defined period (default: 50 bars). Main trend lines are ideal for identifying macro-level support and resistance zones.
Mid Trend Lines: These are medium-term trend lines (default: 21 bars) that focus on intermediate price movements. They provide a balance between short-term fluctuations and long-term trends, suitable for swing trading strategies.
Short Trend Lines: These are short-term trend lines (default: 9 bars) that track rapid price changes. They are particularly useful for scalping or day trading, highlighting immediate support and resistance levels.
Each trend line type can be independently enabled or disabled, allowing traders to tailor the indicator to their preferred timeframes.
2. Breakout Detection
The indicator employs a robust breakout detection system that identifies when the price crosses a trend line, signaling a potential trend reversal or continuation. Breakouts are validated using the following filters:
ADX Filter: The Average Directional Index (ADX) measures trend strength. A user-defined threshold (default: 20) ensures that breakouts occur during strong trends, reducing false signals in range-bound markets.
RSI Filter: The Relative Strength Index (RSI) identifies overbought or oversold conditions. Breakouts are filtered based on RSI thresholds (default: 65 for overbought, 35 for oversold) to avoid signals in extreme market conditions.
Volume Filter: Breakouts are confirmed only when trading volume exceeds a moving average (default: 20 bars) and aligns with the breakout direction (e.g., higher volume on bullish breakouts when the candle closes higher).
Breakout events are marked with labels on the chart, indicating the type of trend line broken (Main, Mid, or Short) and the filters satisfied (Volume, ADX, RSI). Alerts are triggered for each breakout, providing real-time notifications.
3. Customization Options
The indicator offers extensive customization through input settings, organized into logical groups for ease of use:
Main Trend Line Settings
Length: Defines the number of bars used to calculate pivot points (default: 50).
Bullish Color: Color for upward-sloping (bullish) main trend lines (default: green).
Bearish Color: Color for downward-sloping (bearish) main trend lines (default: red).
Style: Line style options include solid, dashed, or dotted (default: solid).
Mid Trend Line Settings
Length: Number of bars for mid-term pivot points (default: 21).
Show/Hide: Toggle visibility of mid trend lines (default: enabled).
Bullish Color: Color for bullish mid trend lines (default: lime).
Bearish Color: Color for bearish mid trend lines (default: maroon).
Style: Line style (default: dashed).
Short Trend Line Settings
Length: Number of bars for short-term pivot points (default: 9).
Show/Hide: Toggle visibility of short trend lines (default: enabled).
Bullish Color: Color for bullish short trend lines (default: teal).
Bearish Color: Color for bearish short trend lines (default: purple).
Style: Line style (default: dotted).
General Display Settings
Break Check Price: Selects the price type for breakout detection (Close, High, or Low; default: Close).
Show Previous Trendlines: Option to display historical main trend lines (default: disabled).
Label Size: Size of breakout labels (Tiny, Small, Normal, Large, Huge; default: Small).
Filter Settings
ADX Threshold: Minimum ADX value for trend strength confirmation (default: 25).
Volume MA Period: Period for the volume moving average (default: 20).
RSI Filter: Enable/disable RSI filtering (default: enabled).
RSI Upper Threshold: Upper RSI limit for overbought conditions (default: 65).
RSI Lower Threshold: Lower RSI limit for oversold conditions (default: 35).
4. Technical Calculations
The indicator relies on several technical calculations to ensure accuracy:
Pivot Points: Pivot highs and lows are detected using the ta.pivothigh and ta.pivotlow functions, with separate lengths for Main, Mid, and Short trend lines.
Slope Calculation: The slope of each trend line is calculated as the change in price divided by the change in bar index between two pivot points.
ADX Calculation: ADX is computed using a 14-period Directional Movement Index (DMI), with smoothing over 14 bars.
RSI Calculation: RSI is calculated over a 14-period lookback using the ta.rsi function.
Volume Moving Average: A simple moving average (SMA) of volume is used to determine if current volume exceeds the average.
5. Strict Mode Validation
To ensure the reliability of trend lines, the indicator employs a strict mode check:
For bearish trend lines, all prices between pivot points must remain below the projected trend line.
For bullish trend lines, all prices must remain above the projected trend line.
Post-pivot break checks ensure that no breakouts occur between pivot points, enhancing the validity of the trend line.
6. Trend Line Extension
Trend lines are dynamically extended forward until a breakout occurs. The extension logic:
Projects the trend line using the calculated slope.
Continuously validates the extension using strict mode checks.
Stops extension upon a breakout, fixing the trend line at the breakout point.
7. Alerts and Labels
Labels: Breakout labels are placed above (for bearish breakouts) or below (for bullish breakouts) the price bar. Labels include:
A prefix indicating the trend line type (B for Main, M for Mid, S for Short).
A suffix showing satisfied filters (e.g., for Volume, ADX, and RSI).
Alerts: Each breakout triggers a one-time alert per bar close, with a descriptive message indicating the trend line type and filters met.
Detailed Code Breakdown
1. Initialization and Inputs
The script begins by defining the indicator with indicator('Smart Trend Lines ', overlay = true), ensuring it overlays on the price chart. Input settings are grouped into categories (Main, Mid, Short, General Display, Filters) for user convenience. Each input includes a tooltip in both English and Arabic, enhancing accessibility.
2. Technical Indicator Calculations
Volume MA: Calculated using ta.sma(volume, volPeriod) to compare current volume against the average.
ADX: Computed using custom dirmov and adx functions, which calculate the Directional Movement Index and smooth it over 14 periods.
RSI: Calculated with ta.rsi(close, rsiPeriod) over 14 periods.
Price Selection: The priceToCheck function selects the price type (Close, High, or Low) for breakout detection.
3. Pivot Detection
Pivot points are detected using ta.pivothigh and ta.pivotlow for each trend line type. The lookback period is set to the respective trend line length (e.g., 50 for Main, 21 for Mid, 9 for Short).
4. Trend Line Logic
For each trend line type (Main, Mid, Short):
Bearish Trend Lines: Identified when two consecutive pivot highs form a downward slope. The script validates the trend line using strict mode and post-pivot break checks.
Bullish Trend Lines: Identified when two consecutive pivot lows form an upward slope, with similar validation.
Trend lines are drawn using line.new, with separate lines for the initial segment (between pivots) and the extended segment (from the second pivot forward).
5. Breakout Detection and Labeling
Breakouts are detected when the selected price crosses the trend line level. The script checks:
Volume conditions (above average and aligned with candle direction).
ADX condition (above threshold).
RSI condition (within thresholds if enabled). Labels are created with label.new, and alerts are triggered with alert.
6. Trend Line Extension
The extendTrendline function dynamically updates the trend line’s endpoint unless a breakout occurs. It uses strict mode checks to ensure the trend line remains valid.
7. Previous Trend Lines
If enabled, previous main trend lines are stored in arrays (previousBearishStartLines, previousBullishTrendLines, etc.) and displayed on the chart, providing historical context.
Disclaimer:
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Market Structure Break with Volume & ATR#### Indicator Overview:
The *Market Structure Break with Volume & ATR (MSB+VolATR)* indicator is designed to identify significant market structure breakouts and breakdowns using a combination of price action, volume analysis, and volatility (ATR). It is particularly useful for traders who rely on higher timeframes for swing trading or positional trading. The indicator highlights bullish and bearish breakouts, retests, fakeouts, and potential buy/sell signals based on RSI overbought/oversold conditions.
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### Key Features:
1. *Market Structure Analysis*:
- Identifies swing highs and lows on a user-defined higher timeframe.
- Detects breakouts and breakdowns when price exceeds these levels with volume and ATR validation.
2. *Volume Validation*:
- Ensures breakouts are accompanied by above-average volume, reducing the likelihood of false signals.
3. *ATR Filter*:
- Filters out insignificant breakouts by requiring the breakout size to exceed a multiple of the ATR.
4. *RSI Integration*:
- Adds a momentum filter by considering overbought/oversold conditions using RSI.
5. *Visual Enhancements*:
- Draws colored boxes to highlight breakout zones.
- Labels breakouts, retests, and fakeouts for easy interpretation.
- Displays stop levels for potential trades.
6. *Alerts*:
- Provides alert conditions for buy and sell signals, enabling real-time notifications.
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### Input Settings and Their Effects:
1. **Timeframe (tf):
- Determines the higher timeframe for market structure analysis.
- *Effect*: A higher timeframe (e.g., 1D) reduces noise and provides more reliable swing points, while a lower timeframe (e.g., 4H) may generate more frequent but less reliable signals.
2. **Lookback Period (length):
- Defines the number of historical bars used to identify significant highs and lows.
- *Effect*: A longer lookback period (e.g., 50) captures broader market structure, while a shorter period (e.g., 20) reacts faster to recent price action.
3. **ATR Length (atr_length):
- Sets the period for ATR calculation.
- *Effect*: A shorter ATR length (e.g., 14) reacts faster to recent volatility, while a longer length (e.g., 21) smooths out volatility spikes.
4. **ATR Multiplier (atr_multiplier):
- Filters insignificant breakouts by requiring the breakout size to exceed ATR × multiplier.
- *Effect*: A higher multiplier (e.g., 0.2) reduces false signals but may miss smaller breakouts.
5. **Volume Multiplier (volume_multiplier):
- Sets the volume threshold for breakout validation.
- *Effect*: A higher multiplier (e.g., 1.0) ensures stronger volume confirmation but may reduce the number of signals.
6. **RSI Length (rsi_length):
- Defines the period for RSI calculation.
- *Effect*: A shorter RSI length (e.g., 10) makes the indicator more sensitive to recent price changes, while a longer length (e.g., 20) smooths out RSI fluctuations.
7. *RSI Overbought/Oversold Levels*:
- Sets the thresholds for overbought (default: 70) and oversold (default: 30) conditions.
- *Effect*: Adjusting these levels can make the indicator more or less conservative in generating signals.
8. **Stop Loss Multiplier (SL_Multiplier):
- Determines the distance of the stop-loss level from the entry price based on ATR.
- *Effect*: A higher multiplier (e.g., 2.0) provides wider stops, reducing the risk of being stopped out prematurely but increasing potential losses.
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### How It Works:
1. *Breakout Detection*:
- A bullish breakout occurs when the close exceeds the highest high of the lookback period, with volume above the threshold and breakout size exceeding ATR × multiplier.
- A bearish breakout occurs when the close falls below the lowest low of the lookback period, with similar volume and ATR validation.
2. *Retest Logic*:
- After a breakout, if price retests the breakout zone without closing beyond it, a retest label is displayed.
3. *Fakeout Detection*:
- If price briefly breaks out but reverses back into the range, a fakeout label is displayed.
4. *Buy/Sell Signals*:
- A sell signal is generated when price reverses below a bullish breakout zone and RSI is overbought.
- A buy signal is generated when price reverses above a bearish breakout zone and RSI is oversold.
5. *Stop Levels*:
- Stop-loss levels are plotted based on ATR × SL_Multiplier, providing a visual guide for risk management.
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### Who Can Use It and How:
1. *Swing Traders*:
- Use the indicator on daily or 4-hour timeframes to identify high-probability breakout trades.
- Combine with other technical analysis tools (e.g., trendlines, Fibonacci levels) for confirmation.
2. *Positional Traders*:
- Apply the indicator on weekly or daily charts to capture long-term trends.
- Use the stop-loss levels to manage risk over extended periods.
3. *Algorithmic Traders*:
- Integrate the buy/sell signals into automated trading systems.
- Use the alert conditions to trigger trades programmatically.
4. *Risk-Averse Traders*:
- Adjust the ATR and volume multipliers to filter out low-probability trades.
- Use wider stop-loss levels to avoid premature exits.
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### Where to Use It:
- *Forex*: Identify breakouts in major currency pairs.
- *Stocks*: Spot trend reversals in high-volume stocks.
- *Commodities*: Trade breakouts in gold, oil, or other commodities.
- *Crypto*: Apply to Bitcoin, Ethereum, or other cryptocurrencies for volatile breakout opportunities.
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### Example Use Case:
- *Timeframe*: 1D
- *Lookback Period*: 50
- *ATR Length*: 14
- *ATR Multiplier*: 0.1
- *Volume Multiplier*: 0.5
- *RSI Length*: 14
- *RSI Overbought/Oversold*: 70/30
- *SL Multiplier*: 1.5
In this setup, the indicator will:
1. Identify significant swing highs and lows on the daily chart.
2. Validate breakouts with volume and ATR filters.
3. Generate buy/sell signals when price reverses and RSI confirms overbought/oversold conditions.
4. Plot stop-loss levels for risk management.
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### Conclusion:
The *MSB+VolATR* indicator is a versatile tool for traders seeking to capitalize on market structure breakouts with added confirmation from volume and volatility. By customizing the input settings, traders can adapt the indicator to their preferred trading style and risk tolerance. Whether you're a swing trader, positional trader, or algorithmic trader, this indicator provides actionable insights to enhance your trading strategy.
Volatility-Volume Index (VVI)Volatility-Volume Index (VVI) – Indicator Description
The Volatility-Volume Index (VVI) is a custom trading indicator designed to identify market consolidation and anticipate breakouts by combining volatility (ATR) and trading volume into a single metric.
How It Works
Measures Volatility : Uses a 14-period Average True Range (ATR) to gauge price movement intensity.
Tracks Volume : Monitors trading activity to identify accumulation or distribution phases.
Normalization : ATR and volume are normalized using their respective 20-period Simple Moving Averages (SMA) for a balanced comparison.
Interpretation
VVI < 1: Low volatility and volume → Consolidation phase (range-bound market).
VVI > 1: Increased volatility and/or volume → Potential breakout or trend continuation.
How to Use VVI
Detect Consolidation:
Look for extended periods where VVI remains below 1.
Confirm with sideways price movement in a narrow range.
Anticipate Breakouts:
A spike above 1 signals a possible trend shift or breakout.
Why Use VVI?
Unlike traditional volatility indicators (ATR, Bollinger Bands) or volume-based tools (VWAP), VVI combines both elements to provide a clearer picture of consolidation zones and breakout potential.
Johnny's Volatility-Driven Trend Identifier w/ Reversal SignalsJohnny's Volatility-Driven Trend Identifier w/ Reversal Signals is designed to identify high-probability trend shifts and reversals by incorporating volatility, momentum, and impulse-based filtering. It is specifically built for traders who want to capture strong trend movements while minimizing false signals caused by low volatility noise.
By leveraging Rate of Change (ROC), Relative Strength Index (RSI), and Average True Range (ATR)-based volatility detection, the indicator dynamically adapts to market conditions. It highlights breakout trends, reversals, and early signs of momentum shifts using strategically placed labels and color-coded trend visualization.
Inspiration taken from Top G indicator .
What This Indicator Does
The Volatility-Driven Trend Identifier works by:
Measuring Market Extremes & Momentum:
Uses ROC normalization with standard deviation to identify impulse moves in price action.
Implements RSI filtering to determine overbought/oversold conditions that validate trend strength.
Utilizes ATR-based volatility tracking to ensure signals only appear when meaningful market movements are occurring.
Identifying Key Trend Events:
Power Peak (🔥): Marks a confirmed strong downtrend, ideal for shorting opportunities.
Surge (🚀): Indicates a confirmed strong uptrend, signaling a potential long entry.
Soft Surge (↗): Highlights a mild bullish reentry or early uptrend formation.
Soft Peak (↘): Shows a mild bearish reentry or early downtrend formation.
Providing Adaptive Filtering for Reliable Signals:
Filters out weak trends with a volatility check, ensuring signals appear only in strong market conditions.
Implements multi-level confirmation by combining trend strength metrics, preventing false breakouts.
Uses gradient-based visualization to color-code market sentiment for quick interpretation.
What This Indicator Signals
Breakouts & Impulse Moves: 🚀🔥
The Surge (🚀) and Power Peak (🔥) labels indicate confirmed momentum breakouts, where the trend has been validated by a combination of ROC impulse, RSI confirmation, and ATR volatility filtering.
These signals suggest that the market is entering a strong trend, and traders can align their entries accordingly.
Early Trend Formation & Reentries: ↗ ↘
The Soft Surge (↗) and Soft Peak (↘) labels indicate areas where a trend might be forming, but is not yet fully confirmed.
These signals help traders anticipate potential entries before the trend gains full strength.
Volatility-Adaptive Trend Filtering: 📊
Since the indicator only activates in volatile conditions, it avoids the pitfalls of low-range choppy markets where false signals frequently occur.
ATR-driven adaptive windowing allows the indicator to dynamically adjust its sensitivity based on real-time volatility conditions.
How to Use This Indicator
1. Identifying High-Probability Entries
Bullish Entries (Long Trades)
Look for 🚀 Surge signals in an uptrend.
Confirm with RSI (should be above 50 for momentum).
Ensure volatility is increasing to validate the breakout.
Use ↗ Soft Surge signals for early entries before the trend fully confirms.
Bearish Entries (Short Trades)
Look for 🔥 Power Peak signals in a downtrend.
RSI should be below 50, indicating downward momentum.
Volatility should be rising, ensuring market momentum is strong.
Use ↘ Soft Peak signals for early entries before a full bearish confirmation.
2. Avoiding False Signals
Ignore signals when the market is ranging (low ATR).
Check RSI and ROC alignment to ensure trend confirmation.
Use additional confluences (e.g., price action, support/resistance levels, moving averages) for enhanced accuracy.
3. Trend Confirmation & Filtering
The stronger the trend, the higher the likelihood that Surge (🚀) and Power Peak (🔥) signals will continue in their direction.
Soft Surge (↗) and Soft Peak (↘) act as early warning signals before major breakouts occur.
What Makes This a Machine Learning-Inspired Moving Average?
While this indicator is not a direct implementation of machine learning (as Pine Script lacks AI/ML capabilities), it mimics machine learning principles by adapting dynamically to market conditions using the following techniques:
Adaptive Trend Selection:
It does not rely on fixed moving averages but instead adapts dynamically based on volatility expansion and momentum detection.
ATR-based filtering adjusts the indicator’s sensitivity to real-time conditions.
Multi-Factor Confirmation (Feature Engineering Equivalent in ML):
Combines ROC, RSI, and ATR in a structured way, similar to how ML models use multiple inputs to filter and classify data.
Implements conditional trend recognition, ensuring that only valid signals pass through the filter.
Noise Reduction with Data Smoothing:
The algorithm avoids false signals by incorporating trend intensity thresholds, much like how ML models remove outliers to refine predictions.
Adaptive filtering ensures that low-volatility environments do not produce misleading signals.
Why Use This Indicator?
✔ Reduces False Signals: Multi-factor validation ensures only high-confidence signals are triggered.
✔ Works in All Market Conditions: Volatility-adaptive nature allows the indicator to perform well in both trending and ranging markets.
✔ Great for Swing & Intraday Trading: It helps spot momentum shifts early and allows traders to catch major market moves before they fully develop.
✔ Visually Intuitive: Color-coded trends and clear signal markers make it easy to interpret.
Adaptive Kalman Trend Filter (Zeiierman)█ Overview
The Adaptive Kalman Trend Filter indicator is an advanced trend-following tool designed to help traders accurately identify market trends. Utilizing the Kalman Filter—a statistical algorithm rooted in control theory and signal processing—this indicator adapts to changing market conditions, smoothing price data to filter out noise. By focusing on state vector-based calculations, it dynamically adjusts trend and range measurements, making it an excellent tool for both trend-following and range-based trading strategies. The indicator's adaptive nature is enhanced by options for volatility adjustment and three unique Kalman filter models, each tailored for different market conditions.
█ How It Works
The Kalman Filter works by maintaining a model of the market state through matrices that represent state variables, error covariances, and measurement uncertainties. Here’s how each component plays a role in calculating the indicator’s trend:
⚪ State Vector (X): The state vector is a two-dimensional array where each element represents a market property. The first element is an estimate of the true price, while the second element represents the rate of change or trend in that price. This vector is updated iteratively with each new price, maintaining an ongoing estimate of both price and trend direction.
⚪ Covariance Matrix (P): The covariance matrix represents the uncertainty in the state vector’s estimates. It continuously adapts to changing conditions, representing how much error we expect in our trend and price estimates. Lower covariance values suggest higher confidence in the estimates, while higher values indicate less certainty, often due to market volatility.
⚪ Process Noise (Q): The process noise matrix (Q) is used to account for uncertainties in price movements that aren’t explained by historical trends. By allowing some degree of randomness, it enables the Kalman Filter to remain responsive to new data without overreacting to minor fluctuations. This noise is particularly useful in smoothing out price movements in highly volatile markets.
⚪ Measurement Noise (R): Measurement noise is an external input representing the reliability of each new price observation. In this indicator, it is represented by the setting Measurement Noise and determines how much weight is given to each new price point. Higher measurement noise makes the indicator less reactive to recent prices, smoothing the trend further.
⚪ Update Equations:
Prediction: The state vector and covariance matrix are first projected forward using a state transition matrix (F), which includes market estimates based on past data. This gives a “predicted” state before the next actual price is known.
Kalman Gain Calculation: The Kalman gain is calculated by comparing the predicted state with the actual price, balancing between the covariance matrix and measurement noise. This gain determines how much of the observed price should influence the state vector.
Correction: The observed price is then compared to the predicted price, and the state vector is updated using this Kalman gain. The updated covariance matrix reflects any adjustment in uncertainty based on the latest data.
█ Three Kalman Filter Models
Standard Model: Assumes that market fluctuations follow a linear progression without external adjustments. It is best suited for stable markets.
Volume Adjusted Model: Adjusts the filter sensitivity based on trading volume. High-volume periods result in stronger trends, making this model suitable for volume-driven assets.
Parkinson Adjusted Model: Uses the Parkinson estimator, accounting for volatility through high-low price ranges, making it effective in markets with high intraday fluctuations.
These models enable traders to choose a filter that aligns with current market conditions, enhancing trend accuracy and responsiveness.
█ Trend Strength
The Trend Strength provides a visual representation of the current trend's strength as a percentage based on oscillator calculations from the Kalman filter. This table divides trend strength into color-coded segments, helping traders quickly assess whether the market is strongly trending or nearing a reversal point. A high trend strength percentage indicates a robust trend, while a low percentage suggests weakening momentum or consolidation.
█ Trend Range
The Trend Range section evaluates the market's directional movement over a specified lookback period, highlighting areas where price oscillations indicate a trend. This calculation assesses how prices vary within the range, offering an indication of trend stability or the likelihood of reversals. By adjusting the trend range setting, traders can fine-tune the indicator’s sensitivity to longer or shorter trends.
█ Sigma Bands
The Sigma Bands in the indicator are based on statistical standard deviations (sigma levels), which act as dynamic support and resistance zones. These bands are calculated using the Kalman Filter's trend estimates and adjusted for volatility (if enabled). The bands expand and contract according to market volatility, providing a unique visualization of price boundaries. In high-volatility periods, the bands widen, offering better protection against false breakouts. During low volatility, the bands narrow, closely tracking price movements. Traders can use these sigma bands to spot potential entry and exit points, aiming for reversion trades or trend continuation setups.
Trend Based
Volatility Based
█ How to Use
Trend Following:
When the Kalman Filter is green, it signals a bullish trend, and when it’s red, it indicates a bearish trend. The Sigma Cloud provides additional insights into trend strength. In a strong bullish trend, the cloud remains below the Kalman Filter line, while in a strong bearish trend, the cloud stays above it. Expansion and contraction of the Sigma Cloud indicate market momentum changes. Rapid expansion suggests an impulsive move, which could either signal the continuation of the trend or be an early sign of a possible trend reversal.
Mean Reversion: Watch for prices touching the upper or lower sigma bands, which often act as dynamic support and resistance.
Volatility Breakouts: Enable volatility-adjusted sigma bands. During high volatility, watch for price movements that extend beyond the bands as potential breakout signals.
Trend Continuation: When the Kalman Filter line aligns with a high trend strength, it signals a continuation in that direction.
█ Settings
Measurement Noise: Adjusts how sensitive the indicator is to price changes. Higher values smooth out fluctuations but delay reaction, while lower values increase sensitivity to short-term changes.
Kalman Filter Model: Choose between the standard, volume-adjusted, and Parkinson-adjusted models based on market conditions.
Band Sigma: Sets the standard deviation used for calculating the sigma bands, directly affecting the width of the dynamic support and resistance.
Volatility Adjusted Bands: Enables bands to dynamically adapt to volatility, increasing their effectiveness in fluctuating markets.
Trend Strength: Defines the lookback period for trend strength calculation. Shorter periods result in more responsive trend strength readings, while longer periods smooth out the calculation.
Trend Range: Specifies the lookback period for the trend range, affecting the assessment of trend stability over time.
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Pivot Points LIVE [CHE]Title:
Pivot Points LIVE Indicator
Subtitle:
Advanced Pivot Point Analysis for Real-Time Trading
Presented by:
Chervolino
Date:
September 24, 2024
Introduction
What are Pivot Points?
Definition:
Pivot Points are technical analysis indicators used to determine potential support and resistance levels in financial markets.
Purpose:
They help traders identify possible price reversal points and make informed trading decisions.
Overview of Pivot Points LIVE :
A comprehensive indicator designed for real-time pivot point analysis.
Offers advanced features for enhanced trading strategies.
Key Features
Pivot Points LIVE Includes:
Dynamic Pivot Highs and Lows:
Automatically detects and plots pivot high (HH, LH) and pivot low (HL, LL) points.
Customizable Visualization:
Multiple options to display markers, price labels, and support/resistance levels.
Fractal Breakouts:
Identifies and marks breakout and breakdown events with symbols.
Line Connection Modes:
Choose between "All Separate" or "Sequential" modes for connecting pivot points.
Pivot Extension Lines:
Extends lines from the latest pivot point to the current bar for trend analysis.
Alerts:
Configurable alerts for breakout and breakdown events.
Inputs and Configuration
Grouping Inputs for Easy Customization:
Source / Length Left / Length Right:
Pivot High Source: High price by default.
Pivot Low Source: Low price by default.
Left and Right Lengths: Define the number of bars to the left and right for pivot detection.
Colors: Customizable colors for pivot high and low markers.
Options:
Display Settings:
Show HH, LL, LH, HL markers and price labels.
Display support/resistance level extensions.
Option to show levels as a fractal chaos channel.
Enable fractal breakout/down symbols.
Line Connection Mode:
Choose between "All Separate" or "Sequential" for connecting lines.
Line Management:
Set maximum number of lines to display.
Customize line colors, widths, and styles.
Pivot Extension Line:
Visibility: Toggle the display of the last pivot extension line.
Customization: Colors, styles, and width for extension lines.
How It Works - Calculating Pivot Points
Pivot High and Pivot Low Detection:
Pivot High (PH):
Identified when a high price is higher than a specified number of bars to its left and right.
Pivot Low (PL):
Identified when a low price is lower than a specified number of bars to its left and right.
Higher Highs, Lower Highs, Higher Lows, Lower Lows:
Higher High (HH): Current PH is higher than the previous PH.
Lower High (LH): Current PH is lower than the previous PH.
Higher Low (HL): Current PL is higher than the previous PL.
Lower Low (LL): Current PL is lower than the previous PL.
Visual Elements
Markers and Labels:
Shapes:
HH and LH: Downward triangles above the bar.
HL and LL: Upward triangles below the bar.
Labels:
Optionally display the price levels of HH, LH, HL, and LL on the chart.
Support and Resistance Levels:
Extensions:
Lines extending from pivot points to indicate potential support and resistance zones.
Chaos Channels:
Display levels as a fractal chaos channel for enhanced trend analysis.
Fractal Breakout Symbols:
Buy Signals: Upward triangles below the bar.
Sell Signals: Downward triangles above the bar.
Slide 7: Line Connection Modes
All Separate Mode:
Description:
Connects pivot highs with pivot highs and pivot lows with pivot lows separately.
Use Case:
Ideal for traders who want to analyze highs and lows independently.
Sequential Mode:
Description:
Connects all pivot points in the order they occur, regardless of being high or low.
Use Case:
Suitable for identifying overall trend direction and momentum.
Pivot Extension Lines
Purpose:
Trend Continuation:
Visualize the continuation of the latest pivot point's price level.
Customization:
Colors:
Differentiate between bullish and bearish extensions.
Styles:
Solid, dashed, or dotted lines based on user preference.
Width:
Adjustable line thickness for better visibility.
Dynamic Updates:
The extension line updates in real-time as new bars form, providing ongoing trend insights.
Alerts and Notifications
Configurable Alerts:
Fractal Break Arrow:
Triggered when a breakout or breakdown occurs.
Long and Short Signals:
Specific alerts for bullish breakouts (Long) and bearish breakdowns (Short).
Benefits:
Timely Notifications:
Stay informed of critical market movements without constant monitoring.
Automated Trading Strategies:
Integrate with trading bots or automated systems for executing trades based on alerts.
Customization and Optimization
User-Friendly Inputs:
Adjustable Parameters:
Tailor pivot detection sensitivity with left and right lengths.
Color and Style Settings:
Match the indicator aesthetics to personal or platform preferences.
Line Management:
Maximum Lines Displayed:
Prevent chart clutter by limiting the number of lines.
Dynamic Line Handling:
Automatically manage and delete old lines to maintain chart clarity.
Flexibility:
Adapt to Different Markets:
Suitable for various financial instruments including stocks, forex, and cryptocurrencies.
Scalability:
Efficiently handles up to 500 labels and 100 lines for comprehensive analysis.
Practical Use Cases
Identifying Key Support and Resistance:
Entry and Exit Points:
Use pivot levels to determine optimal trade entry and exit points.
Trend Confirmation:
Validate market trends through the connection of pivot points.
Breakout and Breakdown Strategies:
Trading Breakouts:
Enter long positions when price breaks above pivot highs.
Trading Breakdowns:
Enter short positions when price breaks below pivot lows.
Risk Management:
Setting Stop-Loss and Take-Profit Levels:
Utilize pivot levels to place strategic stop-loss and take-profit orders.
Slide 12: Benefits for Traders
Real-Time Analysis:
Provides up-to-date pivot points for timely decision-making.
Enhanced Visualization:
Clear markers and lines improve chart readability and analysis efficiency.
Customizable and Flexible:
Adapt the indicator to fit various trading styles and strategies.
Automated Alerts:
Stay ahead with instant notifications on key market events.
Comprehensive Toolset:
Combines pivot points with fractal analysis for deeper market insights.
Conclusion
Pivot Points LIVE is a robust and versatile indicator designed to enhance your trading strategy through real-time pivot point analysis. With its advanced features, customizable settings, and automated alerts, it equips traders with the tools needed to identify key market levels, execute timely trades, and manage risks effectively.
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Price Action Smart Money Concepts [BigBeluga]THE SMART MONEY CONCEPTS Toolkit
The Smart Money Concepts [ BigBeluga ] is a comprehensive toolkit built around the principles of "smart money" behavior, which refers to the actions and strategies of institutional investors.
The Smart Money Concepts Toolkit brings together a suite of advanced indicators that are all interconnected and built around a unified concept: understanding and trading like institutional investors, or "smart money." These indicators are not just randomly chosen tools; they are features of a single overarching framework, which is why having them all in one place creates such a powerful system.
This all-in-one toolkit provides the user with a unique experience by automating most of the basic and advanced concepts on the chart, saving them time and improving their trading ideas.
Real-time market structure analysis simplifies complex trends by pinpointing key support, resistance, and breakout levels.
Advanced order block analysis leverages detailed volume data to pinpoint high-demand zones, revealing internal market sentiment and predicting potential reversals. This analysis utilizes bid/ask zones to provide supply/demand insights, empowering informed trading decisions.
Imbalance Concepts (FVG and Breakers) allows traders to identify potential market weaknesses and areas where price might be attracted to fill the gap, creating opportunities for entry and exit.
Swing failure patterns help traders identify potential entry points and rejection zones based on price swings.
Liquidity Concepts, our advanced liquidity algorithm, pinpoints high-impact events, allowing you to predict market shifts, strong price reactions, and potential stop-loss hunting zones. This gives traders an edge to make informed trading decisions based on liquidity dynamics.
🔵 FEATURES
The indicator has quite a lot of features that are provided below:
Swing market structure
Internal market structure
Mapping structure
Adjustable market structure
Strong/Weak H&L
Sweep
Volumetric Order block / Breakers
Fair Value Gaps / Breakers (multi-timeframe)
Swing Failure Patterns (multi-timeframe)
Deviation area
Equal H&L
Liquidity Prints
Buyside & Sellside
Sweep Area
Highs and Lows (multi-timeframe)
🔵 BASIC DEMONSTRATION OF ALL FEATURES
1. MARKET STRUCTURE
The preceding image illustrates the market structure functionality within the Smart Money Concepts indicator.
➤ Solid lines: These represent the core indicator's internal structure, forming the foundation for most other components. They visually depict the overall market direction and identify major reversal points marked by significant price movements (denoted as 'x').
➤ Internal Structure: These represent an alternative internal structure with the potential to drive more rapid market shifts. This is particularly relevant when a significant gap exists in the established swing structure, specifically between the Break of Structure (BOS) and the most recent Change of High/Low (CHoCH). Identifying these formations can offer opportunities for quicker entries and potential short-term reversals.
➤ Sweeps (x): These signify potential turning points in the market where liquidity is removed from the structure. This suggests a possible trend reversal and presents crucial entry opportunities. Sweeps are identified within both swing and internal structures, providing valuable insights for informed trading decisions.
➤ Mapping structure: A tool that automatically identifies and connects significant price highs and lows, creating a zig-zag pattern. It visualizes market structure, highlights trends, support/resistance levels, and potential breakouts. Helps traders quickly grasp price action patterns and make informed decisions.
➤ Color-coded candles based on market structure: These colors visually represent the underlying market structure, making it easier for traders to quickly identify trends.
➤ Extreme H&L: It visualizes market structure with extreme high and lows, which gives perspective for macro Market Structure.
2. VOLUMETRIC ORDER BLOCKS
Order blocks are specific areas on a financial chart where significant buying or selling activity has occurred. These are not just simple zones; they contain valuable information about market dynamics. Within each of these order blocks, volume bars represent the actual buying and selling activity that took place. These volume bars offer deeper insights into the strength of the order block by showing how much buying or selling power is concentrated in that specific zone.
Additionally, these order blocks can be transformed into Breaker Blocks. When an order block fails—meaning the price breaks through this zone without reversing—it becomes a breaker block. Breaker blocks are particularly useful for trading breakouts, as they signal that the market has shifted beyond a previously established zone, offering opportunities for traders to enter in the direction of the breakout.
Here's a breakdown:
➤ Bear Order Blocks (Red): These are zones where a lot of selling happened. Traders see these areas as places where sellers were strong, pushing the price down. When the price returns to these zones, it might face resistance and drop again.
➤ Bull Order Blocks (Green): These are zones where a lot of buying happened. Traders see these areas as places where buyers were strong, pushing the price up. When the price returns to these zones, it might find support and rise again.
These Order Blocks help traders identify potential areas for entering or exiting trades based on past market activity. The volume bars inside blocks show the amount of trading activity that occurred in these blocks, giving an idea of the strength of buying or selling pressure.
➤ Breaker Block: When an order block fails, meaning the price breaks through this zone without reversing, it becomes a breaker block. This indicates a significant shift in market liquidity and structure.
➤ A bearish breaker block occurs after a bullish order block fails. This typically happens when there's an upward trend, and a certain level that was expected to support the market's rise instead gives way, leading to a sharp decline. This decline indicates that sellers have overcome the buyers, absorbing liquidity and shifting the sentiment from bullish to bearish.
Conversely, a bullish breaker block is formed from the failure of a bearish order block. In a downtrend, when a level that was expected to act as resistance is breached, and the price shoots up, it signifies that buyers have taken control, overpowering the sellers.
3. FAIR VALUE GAPS:
A fair value gap (FVG), also referred to as an imbalance, is an essential concept in Smart Money trading. It highlights the supply and demand dynamics. This gap arises when there's a notable difference between the volume of buy and sell orders. FVGs can be found across various asset classes, including forex, commodities, stocks, and cryptocurrencies.
FVGs in this toolkit have the ability to detect raids of FVG which helps to identify potential price reversals.
Mitigation option helps to change from what source FVGs will be identified: Close, Wicks or AVG.
4. SWING FAILURE PATTERN (SFP):
The Swing Failure Pattern is a liquidity engineering pattern, generally used to fill large orders. This means, the SFP generally occurs when larger players push the price into liquidity pockets with the sole objective of filling their own positions.
SFP is a technical analysis tool designed to identify potential market reversals. It works by detecting instances where the price briefly breaks a previous high or low but fails to maintain that breakout, quickly reversing direction.
How it works:
Pattern Detection: The indicator scans for price movements that breach recent highs or lows.
Reversal Confirmation: If the price quickly reverses after breaching these levels, it's identified as an SFP.
➤ SFP Display:
Bullish SFP: Marked with a green symbol when price drops below a recent low before reversing upwards.
Bearish SFP: Marked with a red symbol when price rises above a recent high before reversing downwards.
➤ Deviation Levels: After detecting an SFP, the indicator projects white lines showing potential price deviation:
For bullish SFPs, the deviation line appears above the current price.
For bearish SFPs, the deviation line appears below the current price.
These deviation levels can serve as a potential trading opportunity or areas where the reversal might lose momentum.
With Volume Threshold and Filtering of SFP traders can adjust their trading style:
Volume Threshold: This setting allows traders to filter SFPs based on the volume of the reversal candle. By setting a higher volume threshold, traders can focus on potentially more significant reversals that are backed by higher trading activity.
SFP Filtering: This feature enables traders to filter SFP detection. It includes parameters such as:
5. LIQUIDITY CONCEPTS:
➤ Equal Lows (EQL) and Equal Highs (EQH) are important concepts in liquidity-based trading.
EQL: A series of two or more swing lows that occur at approximately the same price level.
EQH: A series of two or more swing highs that occur at approximately the same price level.
EQLs and EQHs are seen as potential liquidity pools where a large number of stop loss orders or limit orders may be clustered. They can be used as potential reverse points for trades.
This multi-period feature allows traders to select less and more significant EQL and EQH:
➤ Liquidity wicks:
Liquidity wicks are a minor representation of a stop-loss hunt during the retracement of a pivot point:
➤ Buy and Sell side liquidity:
The buy side liquidity represents a concentration of potential buy orders below the current price level. When price moves into this area, it can lead to increased buying pressure due to the execution of these orders.
The sell side liquidity indicates a pool of potential sell orders below the current price level. Price movement into this area can result in increased selling pressure as these orders are executed.
➤ Sweep Liquidation Zones:
Sweep Liquidation Zones are crucial for understanding market structure and potential future price movements. They provide insights into areas where significant market participants have been forced out of their positions, potentially setting up new trading opportunities.
🔵 USAGE & EXAMPLES
The core principle behind the success of this toolkit lies in identifying "confluence." This refers to the convergence of multiple trading indicators all signaling the same information at a specific point or area. By seeking such alignment, traders can significantly enhance the likelihood of successful trades.
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The chart illustrates a highly bullish setup where the price is rejecting from a bullish order block (POC), while simultaneously forming a bullish Swing Failure Pattern (SFP). This occurs after an internal structure change, marked by a bullish Change of Character (CHoCH). The price broke through a bearish order block, transforming it into a breaker block, further confirming the bullish momentum.
The combination of these elements—bullish order blocks, SFP, and CHoCH—creates a powerful bullish signal, reinforcing the potential for upward movement in the market.
SFP + Bear OB
This chart above displays a bearish setup with a high probability of a price move lower. The price is currently rejecting from a bear order block, which represents a key resistance area where significant selling pressure has previously occurred. A Swing Failure Pattern (SFP) has also formed near this bear order block, indicating that the price briefly attempted to break above a recent high but failed to sustain that upward movement. This failure suggests that buyers are losing momentum, and the market could be preparing for a move to the downside.
Additionally, we can toggle on the Deviation Area in the SFP section to highlight potential levels where price deviation might occur. These deviation areas represent zones where the price is likely to react after the Swing Failure Pattern:
BUY – SELL sides + EQL
The chart showcases a bullish setup with a high probability of price breaking out of the current sell-side resistance level. The market structure indicates a formation of Equal Lows (EQL), which often suggests a build-up of liquidity that could drive the price higher.
The presence of strong buy-side pressure (69%), indicated by the green zone at the bottom, reinforces this bullish outlook. This area represents a key support zone where buyers are outpacing sellers, providing the foundation for a potential upward breakout.
EQL + Bull ChoCh
This chart illustrates a potential bullish setup, driven by the formation of Equal Lows (EQL) followed by a bullish Change of Character (CHoCH). The presence of Equal Lows often signals a liquidity build-up, which can lead to a reversal when combined with additional bullish signals.
Liquidity grab + Bull ChoCh + FVGs
This chart demonstrates a strong bullish scenario, where several important market dynamics are at play. The price begins its upward momentum from Liquidity grab following a bullish Change of Character (CHoCH), signaling the transition from a bearish phase to a bullish one.
As the price progresses, it performs liquidity grabs, which serve to gather the necessary fuel for further movement. These liquidity grabs often occur before significant price surges, as large market participants exploit these areas to accumulate positions before pushing the price higher.
The chart also highlights a market imbalance area, showing strong momentum as the price moves swiftly through this zone.
In this examples, we see how the combination of multiple “smart money” tools helps identify a potential trade opportunities. This is just one of the many scenarios that traders can spot using this toolkit. Other combinations—such as order blocks, liquidity grabs, fair value gaps, and Swing Failure Patterns (SFPs)—can also be layered on top of these concepts to further refine your trading strategy.
🔵 SETTINGS
Window: limit calculation period
Swing: limit drawing function
Mapping structure: show structural points
Algorithmic Logic: (Extreme-Adjusted) Use max high/low or pivot point calculation
Algorithmic loopback: pivot point look back
Show Last: Amount of Order block to display
Hide Overlap: hide overlapping order blocks
Construction: Size of the order blocks
Fair value gaps: Choose between normal FVG or Breaker FVG
Mitigation: (close - wick - avg) point to mitigate the order block/imbalance
SFP lookback: find a higher / lower point to improve accuracy
Threshold: remove less relevant SFP
Equal H&L: (short-mid-long term) display longer term
Liquidity Prints: Shows wicks of candles where liquidity was grabbed
Sweep Area: Identify Sweep Liquidation areas
By combining these indicators in one toolkit, traders are equipped with a comprehensive suite of tools that address every angle of the Smart Money Concept. Instead of relying on disparate tools spread across various platforms, having them integrated into a single, cohesive system allows traders to easily see confluence and make more informed trading decisions.
LOWESS (Locally Weighted Scatterplot Smoothing) [ChartPrime]LOWESS (Locally Weighted Scatterplot Smoothing)
⯁ OVERVIEW
The LOWESS (Locally Weighted Scatterplot Smoothing) [ ChartPrime ] indicator is an advanced technical analysis tool that combines LOWESS smoothing with a Modified Adaptive Gaussian Moving Average. This indicator provides traders with a sophisticated method for trend analysis, pivot point identification, and breakout detection.
◆ KEY FEATURES
LOWESS Smoothing: Implements Locally Weighted Scatterplot Smoothing for trend analysis.
Modified Adaptive Gaussian Moving Average: Incorporates a volatility-adapted Gaussian MA for enhanced trend detection.
Pivot Point Identification: Detects and visualizes significant pivot highs and lows.
Breakout Detection: Tracks and optionally displays the count of consecutive breakouts.
Gaussian Scatterplot: Offers a unique visualization of price movements using randomly colored points.
Customizable Parameters: Allows users to adjust calculation length, pivot detection, and visualization options.
◆ FUNCTIONALITY DETAILS
⬥ LOWESS Calculation:
Utilizes a weighted local regression to smooth price data.
Adapts to local trends, reducing noise while preserving important price movements.
⬥ Modified Adaptive Gaussian Moving Average:
Combines Gaussian weighting with volatility adaptation using ATR and standard deviation.
Smooths the Gaussian MA using LOWESS for enhanced trend visualization.
⬥ Pivot Point Detection and Visualization:
Identifies pivot highs and lows using customizable left and right bar counts.
Draws lines and labels to mark broke pivot points on the chart.
⬥ Breakout Tracking:
Monitors price crossovers of pivot lines to detect breakouts.
Optionally displays and updates the count of consecutive breakouts.
◆ USAGE
Trend Analysis: Use the color and direction of the smoothed Gaussian MA line to identify overall trend direction.
Breakout Trading: Monitor breakouts from pivot levels and their persistence using the breakout count feature.
Volatility Assessment: The spread of the Gaussian scatterplot can provide insights into market volatility.
⯁ USER INPUTS
Length: Sets the lookback period for LOWESS and Gaussian MA calculations (default: 30).
Pivot Length: Determines the number of bars to the left for pivot calculation (default: 5).
Count Breaks: Toggle to show the count of consecutive breakouts (default: false).
Gaussian Scatterplot: Toggle to display the Gaussian MA as a scatterplot (default: true).
⯁ TECHNICAL NOTES
Implements a custom LOWESS function for efficient local regression smoothing.
Uses a modified Gaussian MA calculation that adapts to market volatility.
Employs Pine Script's line and label drawing capabilities for clear pivot point visualization.
Utilizes random color generation for the Gaussian scatterplot to enhance visual distinction between different time periods.
The LOWESS (Locally Weighted Scatterplot Smoothing) indicator offers traders a sophisticated tool for trend analysis and breakout detection. By combining advanced smoothing techniques with pivot point analysis, it provides a comprehensive view of market dynamics. The indicator's adaptability to different market conditions and its customizable nature make it suitable for various trading styles and timeframes.
Volume-Adjusted Bollinger BandsThe Volume-Adjusted Bollinger Bands (VABB) indicator is an advanced technical analysis tool that enhances the traditional Bollinger Bands by incorporating volume data. This integration allows the bands to dynamically adjust based on market volume, providing a more nuanced view of price movements and volatility. The key qualities of the VABB indicator include:
1. Dynamic Adjustment with Volume: Traditional Bollinger Bands are based solely on price data and standard deviations. The VABB indicator adjusts the width of the bands based on the volume ratio, making them more responsive to changes in market activity. This means that during periods of high volume, the bands will expand, and during periods of low volume, they will contract. This adjustment helps to reinforce the significance of price movements relative to the central line (VWMA).
2. Volume-Weighted Moving Average (VWMA): Instead of using a simple moving average (SMA) as the central line, the VABB uses the VWMA, which weights prices by volume. This provides a more accurate representation of the average price level, considering the trading volume.
3. Enhanced Signal Reliability: By incorporating volume, the VABB can filter out false signals that might occur in low-volume conditions. This makes the indicator particularly useful for identifying significant price movements that are supported by strong trading activity.
How to Use and Interpret the VABB Indicator
To use the VABB indicator, you need to set it up on your trading platform with the following parameters:
1. BB Length: The number of periods for calculating the Bollinger Bands (default is 20).
2. BB Multiplier: The multiplier for the standard deviation to set the width of the Bollinger Bands (default is 2.0).
3. Volume MA Length: The number of periods for calculating the moving average of the volume (default is 14).
Volume Ratio Smoothing Length: The number of periods for smoothing the volume ratio (default is 5).
Interpretation
1.Trend Identification: The VWMA serves as the central line. When the price is above the VWMA, it indicates an uptrend, and when it is below, it indicates a downtrend. The direction of the VWMA itself can also signal the trend's strength.
2. Volatility and Volume Analysis: The width of the VABB bands reflects both volatility and volume. Wider bands indicate high volatility and/or high volume, suggesting significant price movements. Narrower bands indicate low volatility and/or low volume, suggesting consolidation.
3. Trading Signals:
Breakouts: A price move outside the adjusted upper or lower bands can signal a potential breakout. High volume during such moves reinforces the breakout's validity.
Reversals: When the price touches or crosses the adjusted upper band, it may indicate overbought conditions, while touching or crossing the adjusted lower band may indicate oversold conditions. These conditions can signal potential reversals, especially if confirmed by other indicators or volume patterns.
Volume Confirmation: The volume ratio component helps confirm the strength of price movements. For instance, a breakout accompanied by a high volume ratio is more likely to be sustained than one with a low volume ratio.
Practical Example
Bullish Scenario: If the price crosses above the adjusted upper band with a high volume ratio, it suggests a strong bullish breakout. Traders might consider entering a long position, setting a stop-loss just below the VWMA or the lower band.
Bearish Scenario: Conversely, if the price crosses below the adjusted lower band with a high volume ratio, it suggests a strong bearish breakout. Traders might consider entering a short position, setting a stop-loss just above the VWMA or the upper band.
Conclusion
The Volume-Adjusted Bollinger Bands (VABB) indicator is a powerful tool that enhances traditional Bollinger Bands by incorporating volume data. This dynamic adjustment helps traders better understand market conditions and make more informed trading decisions. By using the VABB indicator, traders can identify significant price movements supported by volume, improving the reliability of their trading signals.
The Volume-Adjusted Bollinger Bands (VABB) indicator is provided for educational and informational purposes only. It is not financial advice and should not be construed as a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any financial instrument. Trading involves significant risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
ORB With Buffer, Target & Stop LossThe "ORB With Buffer" is a comprehensive technical analysis tool designed to identify, plot, and visualize key levels associated with price breakouts. It offers a dynamic representation of breakout zones, buffer areas, target levels, and stop-loss levels on both sides of the market.
Key Features:
ORB Levels (Opening Range Breakout):
The indicator identifies and plots the Opening Range Breakout levels, marking the high and low points of the initial trading period. In our case the ORB range is locked to 15 Minutes irrespective of the chart's timeframe.
Buffer Areas for Breakout:
Buffer zones are displayed around the ORB levels, representing a range where traders cant wait to join the direction to counter fake ORB breakouts
Targets:
The indicator calculates and visualizes target levels. Approximately 1% of instrument's price from entry point
Stop Loss Levels:
Stop-loss levels are indicated on both sides of the market, offering traders a clear reference point to manage risk.
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Core Concept This is a Time-Based Range Breakout system. It monitors price action during a specific user-defined time window to establish a "High" and "Low" reference range. Once this window closes, these levels become the trigger points for potential trades.
Key Features
Validated Breakouts: The script doesn't just take any breakout. It requires a candle to close outside the range with specific momentum. It calculates whether the breakout is significant (e.g., at least 20% of the candle's body is outside the line) to filter out fake-outs.
Persistent Multi-Trade Memory (Smart Holding): This is the script's most advanced feature. Unlike standard indicators that overwrite old data when a new signal appears, this system uses a digital memory bank (Arrays).
It can track multiple trades simultaneously across different days.
If a trade is opened on Monday, it stays active in memory until its specific Target or Stop Loss is hit, even if new trades are taken on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Independent Trade Management: Every trade runs on its own "thread." Trade A can hit its Target while Trade B is still running. The script calculates the specific Entry, Stop Loss, and Take Profit for every single signal independently.
Performance Dashboard: A panel on the screen tracks the total performance for the current month, showing Wins, Losses, Accuracy Percentage, and a list of currently Active Trade IDs (e.g., "B#1, S#3") so you can see exactly what is running in the background.
