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10am Breakout10am Breakout 10am Breakout is a simple New York session anchor-range indicator designed to help traders frame the market after the 09:00–10:00 NY hour. The indicator builds a range from the 09:00–09:59 New York candle window, then waits for price to break and close outside that completed range. Once price closes outside the range, the indicator marks the first valid breakout candle and shows the directional bias for the day. How It Works The indicator does three main things: 1. Builds the 09:00 NY anchor range It tracks the high and low made between 09:00 and 10:00 New York time. 2. Marks the first valid breakout close After the range is complete, the indicator waits for the first candle that breaks and closes outside the range. * A close above the range marks a Bullish Bias * A close below the range marks a Bearish Bias 3. Displays same-direction Fair Value Gaps Once a breakout close happens, the indicator begins scanning for Fair Value Gaps in the same direction as the breakout. * Bullish breakout = bullish FVGs only * Bearish breakout = bearish FVGs only * Fully filled FVGs are hidden * Unfilled FVGs stop extending at 16:00 New York time Visual Guide * Blue range lines = 09:00–10:00 NY anchor high and low * Green dot below candle = first candle that closes above the range * Red dot above candle = first candle that closes below the range * Top-right bias label = current breakout bias * Green FVG boxes = bullish FVGs after bullish breakout * Red FVG boxes = bearish FVGs after bearish breakout How To Use It 1. Add the indicator to your chart. 2. Use an intraday timeframe such as 1m, 3m, 5m, or 15m. 3. Wait for the 09:00–10:00 NY range to finish. 4. Watch for the first candle that closes outside the range. 5. Use the displayed bias and same-direction FVGs to help frame possible continuation setups. This tool is designed to keep the chart clean by only showing relevant FVGs after the breakout direction is confirmed. Notes This indicator does not place trades automatically and does not guarantee profitable signals. It is a visual tool for identifying the 09:00 NY anchor range, the first breakout close, directional bias, and unfilled same-direction FVGs. Always combine this with your own trade plan, risk management, and market context.
Pine Script® indicator
by EddyPips
Swing Delta Pressure | julzALGO📊 Swing Delta Pressure | julzALGO 🔷 1. Overview Swing Delta Pressure is a swing-anchored directional pressure framework that combines market structure, estimated buy/sell participation, delta imbalance, and a pressure-weighted trend path into one integrated overlay. The script is designed to help traders evaluate not only where price is moving, but whether buyer or seller participation is supporting that movement. By combining swing detection with candle anatomy and directional participation modeling, Swing Delta Pressure can be used for: • Initial swing flip detection • Pullback observation • Retest continuation planning • Directional pressure confirmation • Risk-to-reward execution planning 🔷 2. Core Concept Traditional indicators often focus mainly on price movement, standard volume, or static smoothing. Swing Delta Pressure expands this by integrating: • Swing high / swing low structure • Estimated buy volume • Estimated sell volume • Delta volume • Pressure acceleration • Participation weighting • Swing-anchored pressure path • Dynamic RR zones The core idea is simple: Each new swing establishes a structural anchor point. From that anchor: • Buyer and seller participation are estimated • Delta pressure is accumulated • Price is weighted by participation strength • The active pressure path updates until the next structural swing flip Where volume calculation starts: Buy Volume (B), Sell Volume (S), Delta (Δ), and Imbalance (%) begin calculating from the swing anchor pivot marker and continue accumulating through each new bar until the next confirmed swing flip occurs. Simple rule: Swing Anchor Pivot → Present Active Bar Bullish swing: When a bullish swing is confirmed, volume tracking starts from the swing low anchor. Bearish swing: When a bearish swing is confirmed, volume tracking starts from the swing high anchor. Reset rule: When a new opposite swing flip occurs: • Previous swing totals stop • Previous path becomes historical • New swing totals reset • New cumulative tracking begins Important: B / S / Δ / % values are not single-candle values. They represent cumulative estimated directional participation from the swing origin to the current active bar. This helps traders evaluate whether the full active swing remains buyer- or seller-dominant, even during pullbacks or retests. 🔷 3. How It Works The Swing Engine continuously tracks rolling swing highs and lows using the selected swing detection length. This identifies: • Bullish swing flips • Bearish swing flips • Structural pivots • Active anchor zones The Delta Pressure Engine estimates buyer and seller participation using: • Candle body size • Upper wick behavior • Lower wick behavior • Close position within candle range • Relative volume intensity • Delta acceleration Instead of treating every candle equally, the pressure path weights price using directional participation. High-participation candles influence the path more strongly than weak candles. This creates a more adaptive flow path compared with standard smoothing. The RR system can project: • Entry • Stop Loss • Take Profit This allows traders to combine structure, participation, and visual risk planning in one workflow. Visual interpretation: • Blue path = Bullish directional pressure • Purple path = Bearish directional pressure • Blue anchor marker = Bull swing anchor where volume tracking starts • Purple anchor marker = Bear swing anchor where volume tracking starts • B = Estimated buyer participation from anchor to present bar • S = Estimated seller participation from anchor to present bar • Δ = Delta pressure from anchor to present bar • % = Active swing imbalance strength 🔷 4. Settings Swing Detection Length Controls the sensitivity of structural swing flips. Suggested reference: • 20–30 = Faster / scalping • 40–60 = Balanced / intraday • 80+ = Higher timeframe / smoother Weight Mode Participation: Balanced swing participation and stable path behavior. Delta Absolute: More reactive directional shifts. Smart Pressure: Higher sensitivity to stronger impulse moves. Volume Mean / StdDev Length Controls participation normalization. Suggested reference: • 100 = More reactive • 200 = Balanced • 300+ = Smoother Stop Loss Type ATR: Adaptive volatility-based stop. Pivot: Structure-based stop. ATR Multiplier Suggested reference: • 1.5 = Tight • 2.0 = Balanced • 2.5+ = Wider Risk:Reward Suggested reference: • 1.5 = Conservative • 2.0 = Balanced • 3.0 = Extended trend target General preset: • Swing Length: 50 • Weight Mode: Participation • Stop Loss Type: Pivot or ATR depending on strategy • ATR Multiplier: 2.0–3.0 • Risk:Reward: 2.0 🔷 IMPORTANT NOTES • This indicator does not guarantee profits and should not be used in isolation • Market conditions can vary; always apply proper risk management • Past performance does not indicate future results 🔷 DISCLAIMER This script is for educational and informational purposes only. It does not constitute financial advice. Always do your own analysis before making trading decisions.
Pine Script® indicator
by julzALGO
LuxQuant - QQE TerminalThe LuxQuant - QQE Terminal is a high-performance momentum engine designed for traders who prioritize trade management over simple entry signals. While most indicators focus on "where to buy," the QQE Terminal focuses on how to stay in winners longer and cut losers quickly. Built on the foundation of the Qualitative Quantitative Estimation (QQE) algorithm, this version introduces a terminal interface and four specialized "Operator Modes" that adapt to your specific trading style. Trading Styles: Swing Trader (The Balanced Standard): Uses an RSI-14 base with dual-factor trailing stops. It is the only mode that displays "Slow Trend" dots for structural confirmation. Trend Trader (The Runner): Slower, smoother, and designed for maximum stability. This mode filters out market noise to keep you in major macro trends. Intraday Trader (The Scalper): A highly reactive, tight-factor setting (RSI-7) designed for fast-paced scalping and short-term momentum bursts. Reversal Trader (The Mean Reversion): Tuned specifically to identify overextended conditions (Overbought/Oversold) where a snap-back to the mean is likely. Additions: Dynamic Heatmap RSI: The momentum line changes color dynamically from "Bearish Pink" to "Cyberpunk Mint" based on the momentum pulse. Momentum Glow: An enhanced visual glow effect that increases in intensity as momentum accelerates. Cushion Fills: Subtle background fills between the RSI and the Fast QQE line help you visualize the "cushion" of your trade. Fully Customizable: All colors for the indicator pane (RSI, QQE lines, Zones, and Fills) are fully adjustable to match your chart theme. This script was made with LuxAlgo's QuantAI! Please let me know what you think!
Pine Script® indicator
by The_Estonian_
ATC OBV Trend DivergenceWhat It Is The ATC OBV Trend Divergence indicator is a structurally engineered version of On-Balance Volume — one of the oldest and most misunderstood volume tools in technical analysis. Where the standard retail OBV is a raw cumulative line that traders attempt to manually draw trend lines on (a subjective and unreliable process), ATC's version replaces that guesswork with a fully objective, pivot-based structural analysis engine. The result is an OBV indicator that tells you, with no manual interpretation required, whether volume flow is building in a bullish structure, breaking down in a bearish one, expanding out of a range, or contracting into one — and it flags only the highest-quality divergences between volume flow and price, confirmed by strict multi-condition logic before a signal ever appears on your chart. ________________________________________ Who It's Built For This indicator is designed for traders who understand that price alone doesn't tell the full story. If you've ever used a standard OBV and found yourself staring at a messy cumulative line with no clear way to interpret it — this is what OBV should have been from the start. It works best for: • Swing traders and intraday traders who want volume-flow confirmation before entering trend trades • Traders who use divergence as part of a reversal or exhaustion framework and need a tool they can actually trust • Anyone learning to think beyond price and understand what smart money participation looks like beneath the surface Recommended instruments: ES, NQ, YM, SPY, QQQ, large-cap equities, major forex pairs Recommended timeframes: 15-minute, 1-hour, 4-hour, daily ________________________________________ The Core Concept On-Balance Volume works on a simple principle: when price closes up, the entire bar's volume is added to a running total; when price closes down, that volume is subtracted. Over time, this creates a directional volume-flow line that should trend in the same direction as price if buying and selling pressure are in agreement. The problem with standard OBV is threefold. First, the raw line is extremely noisy. Second, there's no objective way to define trend structure on it without drawing trend lines manually — which are subjective, brittle, and inconsistent from trader to trader. Third, most retail divergence tools flag anything that remotely resembles a divergence pattern, flooding the chart with signals that don't hold up. The ATC OBV Trend Divergence solves all three. ________________________________________ ATC OBV Enhancements 1. HMA Smoothing Raw OBV is passed through a Hull Moving Average before any calculations are performed. HMA is ATC's standard smoothing method because it reduces noise significantly without introducing the lag bias that plagues SMA or EMA smoothing. The result is a cleaner OBV line that tracks true directional flow without reacting to bar-to-bar noise. 2. Pivot-Based Structure State Engine Instead of asking you to draw trend lines on OBV, the indicator does it objectively. It detects confirmed swing highs and lows on the smoothed OBV using a configurable left/right pivot lookback, then classifies the current volume flow structure into one of eight states: • Uptrend (HH/HL) — volume flow is making higher highs and higher lows: the cleanest bullish structure • Downtrend (LH/LL) — volume flow is making lower highs and lower lows: confirmed bearish structure • Higher High / Lower High — partial structure information as the trend develops • Higher Low / Lower Low — partial low-side structure • Expanding — volume flow is making higher highs and lower lows simultaneously: a widening, volatile structure • Contracting — volume flow is making lower highs and higher lows: compression, often preceding a breakout • Forming — not enough pivot history yet to classify This replaces subjective trend line drawing with a discrete, reproducible, rules-based classification you can read at a glance from the HUD. 3. Z-Score Normalized Slope Bias The indicator measures the rate of change in OBV slope over a configurable lookback, then normalizes that slope reading against its own rolling distribution using a Z-score calculation. This means the slope bias (Bullish / Neutral / Bearish) is not based on a fixed threshold — it adapts to the current instrument's behavior over time. When OBV momentum is statistically elevated above its own recent norm, slope bias reads Bullish. When it's statistically suppressed, it reads Bearish. Everything in between is Neutral. No hardcoded levels, no round numbers. 4. Conservative, Pivot-Confirmed Divergence Detection The divergence engine is the indicator's most technically demanding component, and it was built to be strict by design. A divergence signal is only issued when all of the following conditions are met simultaneously: • Price and OBV each have two confirmed structural pivots of the same type (two highs for bearish divergence, two lows for bullish) • The price pivots are separated by a minimum number of bars (configurable, default 10) to prevent noise on adjacent swings • The price pivots are not too far apart (configurable, default 80 bars) to prevent flagging stale patterns • The price pivot and OBV pivot are temporally close to each other — they're measuring the same swing • Optionally, the slope bias must not be contradicting the divergence direction (the "Same-Side Slope" filter) The result is that divergence signals are rare, which is exactly what you want. When the indicator prints a divergence, it means something. ________________________________________ Reading the Chart The OBV Line The smoothed OBV line is the primary visual. Its color reflects the current slope bias: green when bullish, red when bearish, grey when neutral. This gives you an at-a-glance read on whether volume flow momentum is trending or flat. The Baseline A softer line tracks the rolling mean of OBV over the Z-score window. Think of this as the "neutral equilibrium" for OBV on that instrument. When OBV is above the baseline, volume flow is in net positive territory relative to its own recent history. When below, it's in net negative territory. OBV crossing the baseline is one of the six available alerts. The Fill The area between the OBV line and the baseline is shaded in the current bias color at low opacity. This makes it visually easy to see how far volume flow has extended from equilibrium, and when it's beginning to revert. Pivot Markers Small triangles appear on the OBV panel at each confirmed structural pivot. Red downward triangles mark OBV swing highs. Green upward triangles mark OBV swing lows. These are the same pivots the structure engine and divergence engine use — seeing them lets you visually confirm what the HUD is reporting. Divergence Lines When a divergence is confirmed, a dashed line is drawn across the two OBV pivots that created the pattern, and a label is placed at the most recent pivot. Bear divergence lines are red with a "Bear Div" label. Bull divergence lines are green with a "Bull Div" label. Lines only appear after full confirmation — there are no provisional signals on this indicator. ________________________________________ The HUD The heads-up display in the corner of the panel gives you a real-time read of the indicator's full state without requiring you to inspect the chart visually. Every field updates on each bar close. Slope Bias — The current directional read on OBV momentum: Bullish, Bearish, or Neutral. Colored to match the chart. Slope Z — The raw Z-score driving the slope bias classification. Positive values indicate above-average upward momentum. Negative values indicate below-average, downward-leaning momentum. The threshold for Bullish/Bearish classification is configurable (default ±1.0). Structure — The current OBV structural state: Uptrend (HH/HL), Downtrend (LH/LL), Expanding, Contracting, or a partial structure label as the pattern develops. Last Div — The type and age of the most recent confirmed divergence signal. Displayed as "Bull (X bars)" or "Bear (X bars)" where X is how many bars ago the signal fired. Shows a dash if no divergence has been detected. Div Engine — On or Off, reflecting whether the divergence detection module is enabled in settings. OBV — Whether smoothed OBV is currently above or below the rolling baseline. ________________________________________ How to Trade With It The ATC OBV Trend Divergence indicator is a confirmation and context tool. It is not a standalone entry signal generator. Use it alongside your price action, levels, and primary trend framework. Step 1 — Establish the volume flow structure. Before considering any trade, check the Structure field in the HUD. An Uptrend (HH/HL) structure on OBV is the highest-confidence bullish volume environment. A Downtrend (LH/LL) is the highest-confidence bearish environment. If the structure reads Expanding, Contracting, or is still Forming, treat that as a low-conviction volume environment and apply higher selectivity to your trade entries. Step 2 — Check slope bias alignment. The Slope Bias and Slope Z fields tell you whether current OBV momentum is statistically elevated or suppressed. For long bias trades, you want Bullish slope bias. For short bias trades, you want Bearish slope bias. A Neutral reading doesn't cancel a trade but should reduce your conviction — volume flow momentum is not supporting a directional move right now. Step 3 — Check OBV vs. baseline. For long entries, OBV above the baseline is supportive. For short entries, OBV below the baseline is supportive. A divergence between price position and OBV baseline position — price near highs but OBV below baseline, for example — is worth noting even without a formal divergence signal. Step 4 — Let divergence signals add weight, not replace analysis. When a Bull Div or Bear Div label appears, treat it as a significant weight-of-evidence addition to a trade you were already building a case for. Bull Div at a key support level, with a Higher Low structure printing on OBV and slope bias turning Bullish, is a high-confidence confluence setup. Bull Div in isolation, in the middle of a trending move with no structural or level support, is just a data point. Step 5 — Use the alerts to stay hands-free. Set alerts for the events that matter most to your process — divergence confirmations, slope bias flips, or baseline crossovers — so you don't need to watch the panel continuously. The alerts fire only when conditions are fully confirmed. What a strong long setup looks like: OBV Structure shows Uptrend (HH/HL) or a fresh Higher Low. Slope Bias reads Bullish. OBV is above baseline. Price is pulling back to a known level. Entry on the next confirmed price structure signal from your primary framework. What a strong short setup looks like: OBV Structure shows Downtrend (LH/LL) or a fresh Lower High. Slope Bias reads Bearish. OBV is below baseline. Price is rallying into a known resistance zone. Entry on the next confirmed rejection signal from your primary framework. What a high-quality divergence trade looks like: A Bear Div signal prints after price makes a new high but OBV fails to confirm. Structure has been degrading — recent pivots showing Lower High. Slope Z is declining toward neutral. Price is approaching a prior distribution zone. This is an exhaustion setup worth engaging with appropriate risk sizing. ________________________________________ Alerts Six alert conditions are available. Configure them in TradingView's alert panel using "Once Per Bar Close" for all divergence and flip alerts. • Bullish Divergence — Fires when a fully confirmed bull divergence condition is met (price LL, OBV HL, all confirmation filters passed) • Bearish Divergence — Fires when a fully confirmed bear divergence condition is met (price HH, OBV LH, all confirmation filters passed) • Slope Flipped Bullish — Fires on the first bar where slope bias crosses above the Bullish threshold • Slope Flipped Bearish — Fires on the first bar where slope bias crosses below the Bearish threshold • OBV Crossed Above Baseline — Fires when smoothed OBV crosses above the rolling mean • OBV Crossed Below Baseline — Fires when smoothed OBV crosses below the rolling mean • New Higher High on OBV — Fires when a new structural higher high pivot confirms on OBV • New Lower Low on OBV — Fires when a new structural lower low pivot confirms on OBV ________________________________________ Settings Reference OBV Core • HMA Smoothing Length (default 14) — Controls the degree of noise reduction applied to raw OBV before any calculations. Increase for smoother, slower-reacting output. Decrease for faster but noisier response. Pivot Structure • Pivot Left Bars (default 5) — Number of bars to the left of a swing point that must be lower (for a high) or higher (for a low) for the pivot to confirm. • Pivot Right Bars (default 5) — Number of bars to the right required for confirmation. Increasing this adds lag but improves signal quality. This is the primary control for how conservative the structure and divergence engines are. Slope Bias (Z-Score) • Slope Lookback (default 20) — Bars over which OBV momentum is measured. • Z-Score Window (default 200) — Rolling history used to build the normalization distribution. Larger values create a more stable baseline against which current slope is measured. • Slope Z Threshold (default 1.0) — The Z-score magnitude required to classify slope as Bullish or Bearish rather than Neutral. Higher values mean fewer directional readings; lower values are more sensitive. Divergence Detection • Enable Divergence Detection — Toggle the divergence engine on or off. • Minimum Bars Between Pivots (default 10) — Prevents divergence from flagging on two adjacent swings that are too close to represent a meaningful structural comparison. • Maximum Bars Between Pivots (default 80) — Prevents the engine from connecting pivots that are so far apart the comparison is no longer meaningful. • Require Same-Side OBV Slope (default on) — An additional confirmation filter. When active, a bullish divergence also requires that OBV slope not be strongly negative at the time of the signal, and vice versa. Recommended to leave on for conservative operation. Visuals • Toggle OBV line, baseline, state fill, pivot markers, and divergence lines individually • Full color control for bullish, bearish, neutral, accent, and pivot marker colors ________________________________________ Instruments and Timeframes This indicator has been validated for use on US equity index futures (ES, NQ, YM), their ETF equivalents (SPY, QQQ), large-cap individual equities, and major forex pairs. It is designed for the 15-minute, 1-hour, 4-hour, and daily timeframes. Performance on lower timeframes or low-liquidity instruments is not guaranteed, as OBV structure analysis requires sufficient volume history to produce meaningful pivot sequences. ________________________________________
Pine Script® indicator
by ATConcepts
MTF Untested Liquidity (1H + 4H Clean)📌 MTF Untested Liquidity (1H + 4H) 🧠 Description This indicator plots untested liquidity levels from the 1-hour (1H) and 4-hour (4H) timeframes directly onto the chart. These levels are derived from swing highs and swing lows and represent areas where price previously reversed but has not yet returned to mitigate. 🟠 4H Liquidity (Higher Timeframe) Represents major institutional liquidity zones and higher-impact swing levels. 🔵 1H Liquidity (Lower Timeframe) Represents internal structure liquidity and intraday swing points. ⚡ How It Works The indicator automatically identifies swing highs and swing lows on both 1H and 4H timeframes. These levels are plotted as horizontal lines and extend to the right. When price revisits and trades through a level (liquidity is taken), the line is automatically removed from the chart. 📊 How to Use 1. Identify Liquidity Zones Redrawn levels show where liquidity is resting above highs or below lows. These are areas where stop orders are likely positioned. 2. Understand Market Draw Price often moves toward liquidity before reversing or continuing trend direction. This tool helps visualize where price is likely to be “drawn” next. 3. Watch for Liquidity Sweeps When a level disappears, it indicates: Liquidity has been taken Stops have likely been triggered A potential shift in market behavior may follow 🎯 Trading Application Traders commonly use this indicator to: Identify high-probability liquidity targets Time entries after liquidity sweeps Align intraday trades with higher timeframe structure Avoid entering before liquidity is taken ⚠️ Disclaimer This indicator does not predict direction. It maps liquidity zones and their interaction with price, which can be used as context for trading decisions.
Pine Script® indicator
by ericadanea
Institutional Multi-Model AlphaOverview The Institutional Multi-Model Alpha is a quantitative "voting" system that aggregates seven independent algorithmic modules to determine market direction. Instead of relying on a single indicator, this tool acts as a Committee of Models, only firing long or short signals when a specific user-defined threshold of mathematical agreement is met. The 7 Quantitative Modules Kalman Filter: A noise-reduction algorithm that tracks the underlying price trend by filtering out "market noise." Stat-Arb Z-Score: Measures price deviation from the mean (Standard Deviation) to identify extreme overbought/oversold conditions. Regime Detection: Uses the ADX (Average Directional Index) and 200-day SMA to determine if the market is trending or ranging. Volatility Risk: Analyzes the Rate of Change (ROC) of volatility to identify periods of stabilizing or expanding risk. Linear Regression Slope: Measures the velocity and angle of the current price trend. Momentum Cluster: Combines RSI and ROC to confirm that price movement is backed by real strength. Beta/Correlation (SPY): Analyzes the asset's correlation to the S&P 500 (SPY) to ensure the move is supported by broader market beta. Key Features Ensemble Scoring: Each module outputs a score of +1 (Bullish), -1 (Bearish), or 0 (Neutral). Weighted Thresholds: Users can set a "Signal Threshold" (e.g., 3). A signal only triggers when the net score across all 7 models exceeds that number. Real-Time Dashboard: A visual table on the chart displays the status of every internal module simultaneously, providing full transparency into why a signal is occurring. Multi-Asset Analysis: Includes an integrated request.security call to pull S&P 500 data for institutional-grade correlation analysis. [Technical Specifics Script Version: Pine Script v6 Overlay: Yes (Plots directly on price) Visuals: Dynamic background coloring, trend-following "Quant Line," and signal shapes for easy entry/exit identification. How to Use Confirmation: Use the Dashboard to see if the majority of models are aligned. Aggressive vs. Conservative: Lower the Threshold input for more frequent signals, or raise it to 5 or 6 for high-conviction, institutional-style setups. Trend Following: The central line (Kalman Filter) changes color based on the aggregate score, serving as a dynamic trailing stop or trend bias indicator.
Pine Script® indicator
by sizmical
ATC Keltner Channel Breakout System v1.3.0What It Is The ATC Keltner Channel Breakout System (ATC KCBS) is a breakout detection indicator built on one of the most reliable structural tools in technical analysis — the Keltner Channel — and rebuilt from the ground up to meet a higher quality standard. Most retail Keltner indicators do one thing: draw a channel and let you guess when a breakout means something. The ATC KCBS does something different. It filters every breakout signal through a volume confirmation gate built on Z-score normalization, so the only breakouts that get flagged are the ones backed by real, statistically significant participation — not routine price noise pushing outside the bands on low volume. The result is a cleaner, higher-quality signal set that respects your time and your capital. ________________________________________ Who It's Built For The ATC KCBS is designed for active traders focused on momentum breakouts — particularly on U.S. equities, index ETFs (QQQ, SPY), and futures (ES, NQ, CL, GC) during regular trading hours. It performs best on the 1-minute through 15-minute timeframe for intraday traders, and scales cleanly up to the 1-hour, 4-hour, and daily timeframes for swing traders. Default settings are optimized for QQQ on the 1-minute chart during RTH (Regular Trading Hours). ________________________________________ The Core Concept: What Is a Keltner Channel? A Keltner Channel consists of three lines plotted directly on your price chart: • A basis line — a smoothed moving average of price, acting as the channel's center of gravity • An upper band — the basis plus a multiple of the Average True Range (ATR) • A lower band — the basis minus that same ATR multiple When price is inside the channel, the market is respecting the channel's structure and typically moving in a mean-reverting or consolidating mode. When price closes outside either band, it signals that a breakout condition may be developing. The distance of the bands from the basis is dynamic — they widen during volatile markets and compress during quiet ones. The Keltner Channel is a better volatility envelope than Bollinger Bands for many breakout applications because ATR measures directional price movement rather than raw price deviation, which makes the channel walls more responsive to real market conditions. ________________________________________ The Upgrade: What Makes This Different Retail Keltner indicators treat all breakouts the same. A close above the upper band is a signal — end of story. The problem is that the majority of Keltner band breaks are low-conviction moves driven by thin conditions, choppy price action, or noise — not real directional momentum. The ATC KCBS adds two meaningful upgrades over the generic version: 1. HMA-Smoothed Basis The channel's center line uses a Hull Moving Average (HMA) instead of the standard simple moving average (SMA) or exponential moving average (EMA) found in most retail Keltner tools. HMA smoothing reduces lag without sacrificing responsiveness, so the basis line tracks price structure more accurately — and the channel bands it drives are positioned more precisely as a result. 2. Z-Score Normalized Volume Gate This is the core enhancement. Before any breakout gets confirmed, volume on that bar is measured against a rolling statistical baseline — specifically, a Z-score calculated against the trailing volume mean and standard deviation. A breakout only gets flagged if volume is sufficiently elevated above that baseline in statistical terms. This matters because a price close above the upper band with average or below-average volume is a very different event than the same close accompanied by a volume spike that is statistically exceptional relative to recent conditions. The volume gate filters the noise and focuses your attention on breakouts that have real conviction behind them. You can toggle the volume gate on or off and adjust the Z-score threshold directly in the indicator settings. ________________________________________ What You See on the Chart The ATC KCBS overlays directly on your price chart and renders the following: The Channel Three lines form the Keltner structure: the HMA basis in gold, and the upper and lower bands flanking it. The interior of the channel fills with a subtle color that reflects the current market state, making it easy to see at a glance whether conditions are bullish, bearish, compressing, or expanding. Regime Color Coding The channel fill, band colors, and background tint all update dynamically to communicate the current market regime: • Green tones indicate an active bullish breakout bias • Red tones indicate an active bearish breakout bias • Blue tones indicate a channel expansion regime (rising volatility) • Grey tones indicate a channel compression regime (contracting volatility, potential coiling before a move) • Gold (default) indicates a neutral, ready state This color system means you can scan your chart and immediately understand the context without reading anything. Green channel = bullish momentum active. Grey channel = market coiling. Breakout Markers When a confirmed breakout fires — meaning price has closed beyond the band AND volume has passed the Z-score threshold — the indicator places labeled markers directly on the chart at that bar. Bullish breakouts receive a green triangle and an "LONG" label. Bearish breakouts receive a red triangle and an "SHORT" label. These markers only appear when both conditions are met. If the volume gate doesn't pass, no marker appears, even if price is outside the band. Breakout Tags In addition to the edge markers, the indicator plots branded "LONG CONFIRM" and "SHORT CONFIRM" labels near the breakout bar for additional visual clarity. You can control how many recent tags stay visible on the chart at one time via the settings. Bar and Background Tinting During an active breakout bias, candle bars are tinted with the direction color (green for bullish, red for bearish) to help you maintain context as the bias holds. A subtle background tint reinforces the same state. Both are individually toggleable if you prefer a cleaner look. ________________________________________ The HUD (Heads-Up Display) The ATC KCBS contains a HUD panel that surfaces live data without cluttering your chart. The ATC KCBS HUD displays: • Live State — the current overall status of the indicator, displayed prominently in the header row. Possible values: BULLISH, BEARISH, COMPRESSION, EXPANSION, or READY. • Bias — whether a breakout bias is currently active, and how many bars remain in the bias hold window. • Regime — the current channel regime (Compression, Expansion, or Neutral). • Location — where price is relative to the channel right now: Inside Channel, Outside Upper, or Outside Lower. • Price vs Basis — whether price is currently above or below the HMA basis, expressed in ticks for precision. • Vol Gate — the real-time status of the volume gate. Shows PASS with the current Z-score when the threshold is met, or WAIT with the current Z-score when it is not. This is one of the most useful readouts in the HUD — it tells you exactly how close volume is to confirming the next breakout signal. • Width — current channel width expressed in ticks. • Width Z — the Z-score of current channel width relative to its own rolling history. Negative values indicate the channel is narrower than usual (compression). Positive values indicate it is wider than usual (expansion). The HUD is available in dark and light themes and can be positioned in any corner of the chart. ________________________________________ The Regime Engine Beneath the visual layer, the ATC KCBS tracks a volatility regime state based on where the channel width Z-score sits relative to empirically-derived thresholds. This is not a binary switch — the regime uses a hysteresis band to prevent false flickering at the threshold boundaries. • Compression is flagged when channel width drops significantly below its historical average, indicating the market is coiling. Compression is often a precursor to a sharp directional move. When you see COMPRESSION on the HUD and in the grey channel, the market is telling you it is building energy. • Expansion is flagged when channel width rises significantly above its historical average, indicating volatility is increasing. Expansion during an active breakout is a confirmation of momentum. Expansion during a neutral bias can signal that conditions are becoming active. • Neutral is the default state between compression and expansion. These regime states are displayed in the HUD, reflected in the channel color, and feed directly into the overall live state displayed in the header row. ________________________________________ The Breakout Bias Hold When a confirmed breakout fires, the indicator does not simply mark the bar and reset. It sets an active directional bias that persists for a configurable number of bars (default: 5). During the bias hold window, the HUD shows the direction and the bars remaining in the hold. The channel and background colors reflect the active bias throughout. The bias clears early if price returns inside the channel before the hold window expires. This gives you a simple, clean way to track whether post-breakout price action is confirming the move or reversing it. ________________________________________ Alerts The ATC KCBS includes two configurable alert conditions: • Alert on Bullish Breakout — fires when a confirmed bullish breakout occurs (price closes above the upper band with volume gate passed) • Alert on Bearish Breakout — fires when a confirmed bearish breakout occurs (price closes below the lower band with volume gate passed) Both can be toggled independently. To use them, set up your alert in TradingView and select the appropriate condition. The alert message includes the ticker and timeframe for easy identification in multi-alert setups. ________________________________________ How to Trade With It The ATC KCBS is a breakout signal tool. Its primary job is to tell you when a channel break has real participation behind it, and to maintain context about the market's current volatility regime. Here is a practical framework for using it: Step 1 — Read the Regime First Before anything else, check the regime. If the HUD says COMPRESSION and the channel is grey, the market is coiling. This is a waiting state — not a trading state. Watch for a breakout to develop as the regime transitions. If the HUD says EXPANSION and the channel is blue, volatility is already elevated. Breakouts in expansion regimes tend to be more energetic but can also be more erratic. Confirmation from your other confluence tools matters more here. Step 2 — Watch the Volume Gate The Vol Gate row in the HUD is your pre-signal radar. When the market starts approaching the upper or lower band, watch the Vol Gate reading. If volume is already elevated (Z-score approaching or above the threshold), a breakout with confirmation is more likely. If volume is flat, a band touch is more likely to be noise. Step 3 — Wait for the Confirmation Marker Do not trade the touch of the band. Trade the confirmed close. A confirmed breakout is defined as: price closes beyond the band AND the volume Z-score exceeds the threshold. The "LONG CONFIRM" or "SHORT CONFIRM" label on the chart is your signal. Step 4 — Assess Post-Breakout Price Action Within the Bias Hold Once a confirmed breakout fires, monitor the bias hold countdown in the HUD. If price holds above the band (bullish) or below the band (bearish) during the hold window, the breakout is showing follow-through. If price returns inside the channel before the hold expires, treat it as a failed breakout and step aside. Step 5 — Use the Channel as a Reference After Entry After entering on a confirmed breakout, the HMA basis becomes your key reference level. The basis is a smoothed representation of where the market's center of gravity is. Price above the basis on a bullish breakout is good. Price that retreats to the basis quickly after the breakout is a warning. ________________________________________ Settings Reference The indicator's settings are organized into clearly labeled groups: Channel Configuration — Controls the HMA basis length, ATR length, and ATR multiplier. The defaults are optimized for QQQ on the 1-minute chart. Increase the basis length for smoother, slower channel response on higher timeframes. Volume Gate — Toggle the volume confirmation requirement on or off. Adjust the Z-score lookback window and threshold. The default threshold (3.6) is calibrated for the optimized QQQ 1-minute profile. On other instruments or timeframes, a threshold between 1.0 and 2.0 is typically a reasonable starting point. Session — Set the trading session and timezone. Defaults to the U.S. Regular Trading Hours session (9:30 AM — 4:00 PM Eastern). Extended hours users should adjust accordingly. Visuals — Control all color settings, fill opacity, glow opacity, background tint, and bar tinting. Every visual element is independently adjustable. ATC's default palette (green, red, gold, grey, blue) is applied by default. Signal Styling — Set the breakout tag text color and the maximum number of recent breakout tags kept on the chart. Alerts — Toggle bullish and bearish alert conditions independently. ________________________________________ Intended Instruments and Timeframes Validated for: ES, NQ, CL, GC (futures), SPY, QQQ (ETFs), major FX pairs, large-cap equities Recommended timeframes: 1-minute, 5-minute, 15-minute, 1-hour, 4-hour, Daily Default profile optimized for: QQQ, 1-minute, Regular Trading Hours
Pine Script® indicator
by ATConcepts
ATC Money Flow OscillatorWhat It Is The ATC Money Flow Oscillator is a volume-weighted buying and selling pressure tool that tells you not just whether money is flowing in or out of an instrument, but how extreme that pressure is relative to recent market history. It is a normalized oscillator — which means its readings are statistically meaningful regardless of the asset, timeframe, or market conditions you apply it to. Where most retail money flow tools give you a raw reading against a fixed threshold (and those thresholds are always wrong for someone, somewhere, at some point in time), the ATC MFO gives you a Z-score — a measurement of how far current pressure deviates from the rolling statistical baseline for that specific instrument and session. The result is an oscillator that speaks the same language whether you are trading ES futures on a 5-minute chart or GC on a 1-hour chart. ________________________________________ Who It Is Built For The ATC Money Flow Oscillator is built for traders who want a pressure confirmation tool that does not lie to them at the edges. If you have ever used Chaikin Money Flow, On Balance Volume, or a standard CMF and felt frustrated that the indicator screams "extreme" when conditions are perfectly normal, or gives a flat reading during a genuine momentum surge, this indicator was engineered specifically to solve that problem. It works well as a standalone directional filter and as a confirmation layer for price action, trend, or breakout strategies. It is particularly useful for traders who want to know whether volume is supporting the move or quietly fading it before they commit to an entry. ________________________________________ Core Concept The foundation of the ATC MFO is a Chaikin-style money flow calculation. For each bar, it asks a simple question: where did price close within the bar's high-to-low range, and how much volume was behind that close? A bar that closes at the high of its range with heavy volume is strong buying pressure. A bar that closes at the low of its range with heavy volume is strong selling pressure. A bar that closes in the middle, or closes at the high with minimal volume, is ambiguous. That per-bar measurement is called the Money Flow Multiplier — it produces a signed value between -1 and +1 for every bar, which is then multiplied by volume to create a Money Flow Volume reading. Those per-bar readings are summed over a rolling lookback window (default 10 bars) to build a directional picture of recent pressure, then divided by total volume in the same window to normalize for volume magnitude. The result is the raw Money Flow Ratio — a clean directional reading of where participation-weighted price activity is clustering. That raw ratio is what most retail tools stop at. The ATC MFO treats it as the starting point. ________________________________________ ATC MFO Upgrades 1. Z-Score Normalization The raw Money Flow Ratio is run through a rolling Z-score calculation over a configurable normalization window (default 40 bars). This computes the rolling mean and standard deviation of the raw ratio across recent history and expresses the current reading as a number of standard deviations from that average. The result is the Money Flow Z-Score — the main oscillator line you see on the chart. This single upgrade changes the character of the tool entirely. Instead of asking "is the reading above 0.25?" it asks "is the reading more than one standard deviation above average for this instrument in this session?" That is a meaningfully different and more honest question. The empirical pressure bands (at ±1 sigma and ±2 sigma) replace the guesswork of fixed thresholds with statistically derived extremes. 2. HMA Signal Line Most money flow tools use an SMA or EMA signal line. The ATC MFO uses a Hull Moving Average (HMA) for signal smoothing. HMA dramatically reduces the lag that makes conventional smoothed signal lines late by design. The signal line updates faster, tracks direction more accurately through transitions, and avoids the "stale signal" problem where the smoothed line is still pointing one way while price has already reversed. The default HMA length is 6 bars, derived from the same optimization sweep as the lookback and normalization window settings. 3. Hysteresis-Stabilized State Engine The indicator classifies the current pressure environment into five states: Neutral, Elevated Buying, Extreme Buy Pressure, Elevated Selling, and Extreme Sell Pressure. These states are displayed in the HUD and drive the color logic across the chart. Rather than flickering between states every time the Z-score crosses a threshold by a fraction, the state engine applies a configurable hysteresis band. Once you enter a state, you stay in it until pressure falls meaningfully below the threshold — not just one tick below it. This prevents the visual noise that makes most state-classifying indicators unreliable to read in real time. 4. Session Participation Tracker The indicator maintains a live volume participation ratio: the current bar's volume expressed as a multiple of the session average volume for that day. A reading of 1.0x means volume is exactly in line with the session average. A reading above 1.20x means the current bar is printing above-average participation, which gives additional weight to whatever the pressure reading shows. A reading below 0.80x flags a low-participation bar — useful context when a pressure signal appears but volume is not backing it. This data lives in the HUD and updates every bar within the active session. ________________________________________ Chart Visuals Oscillator Line The main oscillator is the Money Flow Z-Score plotted as a continuous line against the zero axis. The line is colored green when pressure is bullish and red when bearish, with the intensity of the color constant across both states. A soft glow layer behind the line (toggleable) reinforces the directional reading without adding clutter. Zero Line The zero line is the neutral dividing line between net buying and net selling pressure. Crossings of the zero line are meaningful — they mark the shift from net bullish participation to net bearish, or vice versa — and have dedicated alert conditions. HMA Signal Lin e The blue signal line is the HMA-smoothed version of the Z-score. It acts as a direction filter and a trend reference for the oscillator. When the oscillator is above the signal line and both are rising, pressure alignment is confirmed. When the oscillator crosses below the signal line, it is an early sign of deterioration even if the oscillator itself has not crossed zero yet. Sigma Bands Four reference lines mark the ±1 sigma and ±2 sigma levels. The inner bands (dashed) mark elevated pressure territory — statistically significant, but not extreme. The outer bands (solid) mark extreme pressure readings — statistically uncommon and historically associated with either climactic moves or exhaustion. Zone Fills Optional background shading between the sigma bands makes the pressure regimes immediately readable at a glance. A subtle green zone fills the space between the +1 and +2 sigma lines. A subtle red zone fills the space between the -1 and -2 sigma lines. A neutral grey zone fills the space between the inner bands. These fills have no impact on calculations — they are purely visual navigation aids. Pressure Fill An optional fill between the oscillator line and the zero line provides instant directional context. Green fill above zero, red fill below zero. This is particularly useful when the oscillator is making small movements near the zero line where directional color alone is harder to read quickly. ________________________________________ HUD Breakdown The HUD renders as a corner table (default position: top right, toggleable to any corner). It provides a live read of the five most important data points from the indicator without requiring you to hover over the chart or consult the data window. State — The current pressure classification based on the hysteresis-stabilized state engine. Reports one of: Neutral, Elevated Buying, Extreme Buy Pressure, Elevated Selling, or Extreme Sell Pressure. The cell background color is green for bullish states, red for bearish, and muted blue for neutral. Z-Score — The current Money Flow Z-Score expressed in sigma units to two decimal places. This is the raw number behind the oscillator line. Positive values indicate above-average buying pressure; negative values indicate above-average selling pressure. The cell background reflects the current pressure regime. Signal — The current direction of the HMA signal line: Rising, Falling, or Flat. This one-word read tells you at a glance whether the smoothed pressure trend is accelerating, decelerating, or transitioning. Participation — The current bar's volume expressed as a multiple of the session average. Displayed to two decimal places with an "x" suffix (e.g., 1.43x). Green when above 1.20x, red when below 0.80x, neutral otherwise. Windows — Displays the active lookback and normalization window settings in the format "10 / 40z" so you can immediately see what calculation parameters are in play without opening the settings panel. ________________________________________ Logic Layers The indicator operates across three stacked logic layers that work together: Layer 1 — Pressure Generation. Per-bar money flow multiplier × volume, summed over the lookback window and normalized by total volume. This produces the raw directional reading before statistics are applied. Layer 2 — Statistical Normalization. The raw ratio is run through the rolling Z-score against the normalization window. This converts the raw reading into a statistically scaled value that is instrument-agnostic and session-aware. Layer 3 — State Classification. The Z-score is classified into one of five pressure states using the hysteresis-stabilized threshold logic. This state drives the HUD display, color outputs, and alert logic. The session participation tracker runs as a parallel calculation that does not influence the oscillator itself — it is purely a context layer that adds interpretive weight to whatever the main oscillator is showing. ________________________________________ Alerts The ATC MFO includes four alert conditions. All fire on state transitions or zero-line crosses, not on every bar within a given state. This means you will never get spammed with alerts while an existing condition persists — alerts only fire at the moment something changes. MFO: Extreme Buying Pressure — Fires when the pressure state transitions into Extreme Buy territory (Z-score crosses above the outer sigma band). This marks a statistically significant acceleration of buying participation. MFO: Extreme Selling Pressure — Fires when the pressure state transitions into Extreme Sell territory (Z-score crosses below the outer sigma band). This marks a statistically significant acceleration of selling participation. MFO: Zero-Line Cross Up — Fires when the Z-score crosses above zero — the moment when net buying pressure emerges after a net bearish reading. MFO: Zero-Line Cross Down — Fires when the Z-score crosses below zero — the moment when net selling pressure emerges after a net bullish reading. ________________________________________ How to Trade With It The ATC Money Flow Oscillator is not a signal generator. It does not tell you when to buy or sell. It tells you what participation-weighted pressure is doing so you can make better decisions about the trades your other analysis is already identifying. Use it as a confirmation and context layer. Step 1 — Establish your directional bias. Use your preferred method — price structure, trend analysis, key levels, or market context — to identify the direction you are considering trading. The MFO confirms or contradicts that bias. Step 2 — Check the Z-score and state. Before entering a trade, look at the HUD State and Z-Score readings. For a long entry, you want to see the state reading Neutral, Elevated Buying, or Extreme Buy Pressure, and the Z-score above zero. For a short entry, the inverse applies. If you are looking for a long and the MFO shows Elevated Selling, consider waiting for pressure to realign. Step 3 — Check the signal line direction. The HMA signal line direction (shown in the HUD as Rising, Falling, or Flat) tells you whether pressure is accelerating or decelerating. The strongest confirmation is when the oscillator is above zero, the state is bullish, and the signal is rising. The weakest setup is when the oscillator and signal are diverging. Step 4 — Check participation. Look at the Participation reading in the HUD. A pressure signal with 1.3x or higher participation means volume is actively supporting the move. A pressure signal with 0.7x participation means the move is happening on thin volume — be cautious about the sustainability of that signal. Step 5 — Use the sigma bands for context. Readings near the outer sigma bands (+2 or -2) indicate extreme conditions. This can mean two things depending on context: either you are seeing climactic momentum that is likely to continue briefly before exhausting, or you are seeing exhaustion that is setting up a reversal. Use price structure to distinguish. In trending conditions, extreme readings in the direction of the trend are continuation signals. In range-bound conditions, extreme readings against key levels are often fading opportunities. Step 6 — Use the zero-line cross alerts as context shifts. The zero-line cross alerts are useful as early-warning notifications that the character of participation is changing, even before price structure confirms it. A zero-line cross up while price is still above a key support level is a useful heads-up that buyers are reasserting. A zero-line cross down while price is approaching resistance is worth noting. Step 7 — Do not fight extreme readings. When the MFO is printing Extreme Buy or Extreme Sell Pressure and the signal line is confirming, the path of least resistance is in that direction. The most common mistake traders make with normalized oscillators is fading strong readings too early. A +2 sigma reading does not mean the pressure is about to reverse — it means pressure is statistically extreme, and statistically extreme trends tend to resolve either through continued momentum or a period of neutralization before the next move. ________________________________________ Settings Reference Core Calculation • Money Flow Lookback (default 10) — Bars used for the rolling money flow sum. Shorter values make the oscillator more responsive to recent bars; longer values smooth out intrabar noise. The default of 10 was derived from a full optimization sweep on QQQ at 1-minute resolution. • Z-Score Normalization Window (default 40) — The rolling window used to compute the mean and standard deviation for Z-score scaling. This determines how "recent" the statistical baseline is. 40 bars is the optimized default; increasing this anchors the baseline to a longer history. • Signal Line HMA Length (default 6) — The HMA smoothing length for the signal line. Shorter values produce a more reactive signal line; longer values produce a smoother one. HMA is used instead of SMA or EMA to minimize lag. Pressure Bands (Sigma) • Inner Band (default 1.0 sigma) — The threshold for Elevated Buying and Elevated Selling states. Readings beyond this line are statistically significant relative to the rolling window. • Outer Band (default 2.0 sigma) — The threshold for Extreme Buy and Extreme Sell states. Readings beyond this line are statistically uncommon. • State Hysteresis (default 0.10 sigma) — The neutral buffer applied to state transitions. Prevents the HUD state label from flickering when the Z-score is hovering near a threshold. Session • Session (default 0930-1600) — The session window used for the participation tracker and session-aware logic. • Session Timezone (default America/New_York) — The timezone applied to the session definition. Instruments and Timeframes The ATC Money Flow Oscillator is validated and recommended for use on the following instruments and timeframes. Instruments: ES, NQ, CL, GC, SPY, QQQ, major equities, major FX pairs. Timeframes: 1-minute, 5-minute, 15-minute, 1-hour, 4-hour, Daily. The indicator functions correctly on any instrument and timeframe that carries volume data. It is not suitable for instruments without volume reporting, such as some spot FX feeds.
Pine Script® indicator
by ATConcepts
ORB High/Low + Fibonacci TargetsShort Description A Opening Range Breakout indicator that plots today’s ORB high/low, Fibonacci-based ORB targets. Full TradingView Description ORB High/Low + Fibonacci Targets is a simple intraday Opening Range Breakout indicator designed for traders who use the first few minutes of the session to define market bias, breakout levels, and measured-move targets. The indicator calculates the opening range using a fixed 1-minute internal calculation for accuracy, then plots clean horizontal levels for the current session’s ORB High and ORB Low. It also adds Fibonacci-based expansion targets above and below the range. Key Features Opening Range High and Low Plots the session’s ORB High and ORB Low as horizontal lines. Useful for identifying breakout, breakdown, and retest zones. Multiple ORB Duration Options Choose from: 1m 2m 3m 5m 15m 30m 1h 4h Session Presets NYSE RTH: 09:30–16:00 Futures RTH: 09:30–16:15 Futures ETH: 18:00–17:00 Custom session option Fibonacci ORB Targets T1 = 0.618 × ORB range T2 = 1.0 × ORB range T3 = 1.618 × ORB range T4 = 2.618 × ORB range Targets Above and Below ORB Both bullish and bearish expansion levels are labeled as T1, T2, T3, and T4. How To Use A common ORB trading approach is: Let the opening range complete. Watch for price to break above ORB High or below ORB Low. Use ORB High/Low as breakout and retest zones. Use Fibonacci targets as potential profit-taking levels. Example bullish setup: Price breaks above ORB High. Price holds ORB High on a retest. Targets can be T1, T2, T3, and T4. Example bearish setup: Price breaks below ORB Low. Price rejects ORB Low on a retest. Downside targets can be T1, T2, T3, and T4. Recommended Settings For stocks and ETFs: Session: NYSE RTH 09:30–16:00 ORB Duration: 5m or 15m Show ORB Sessions: Today only Show Fibonacci Targets: Enabled For futures: Session: Futures RTH or ETH depending on your strategy ORB Duration: 5m, 15m, or 30m Notes This indicator is designed for intraday timeframes only. It automatically avoids plotting on daily or higher timeframes. The opening range is calculated internally using 1-minute data for better precision across intraday charts. Disclaimer This indicator is for educational and informational purposes only. It does not provide financial advice, buy/sell recommendations, or guaranteed trading signals. Always use proper risk management and combine this tool with your own trading plan. Markets can move fast — especially around the open — so trade responsibly.
Pine Script® indicator
by PapperMind
ATC Bollinger Band Percentile v1.1What It Is The ATC Bollinger Band Percentile (ATC BBP) is a dual-layer oscillator that tells you two things simultaneously: where price sits inside its Bollinger envelope right now, and whether the current volatility environment is compressing, neutral, or expanding — measured against real historical data, not a hardcoded threshold. Most Bollinger Band tools give you the bands. This one gives you the context behind the bands. ________________________________________ Who It's Built For ATC BBP is designed for retail traders who already use Bollinger Bands or have tried them but found the raw %B reading too noisy or too vague to act on. If you've ever looked at a squeeze setup and wondered whether the bands were actually tight or just tighter than yesterday, this indicator was built to answer that question directly. It works best for traders who use volatility as a filter before entering trend or breakout trades, want a cleaner and less reactive version of %B, or are building toward understanding normalized, statistically-grounded indicators. ________________________________________ Core Concept Bollinger Bands place price in a dynamic envelope built from a moving average and standard deviation. The %B reading converts that envelope into a 0–100 scale: 100 means price is sitting on the upper band, 0 means price is on the lower band, and 50 means price is at the midpoint. That's useful, but the raw reading is noisy and the bands themselves don't tell you whether they're wide or narrow relative to history. A band can look visually compressed on your chart and still be wider than it's been 75% of the time — or vice versa. ATC BBP solves both problems. It smooths %B with a Hull Moving Average to reduce reactive noise, and it scores the current bandwidth as a percentile against a rolling window of its own history — so you always know objectively whether compression is real. ________________________________________ ATC Upgrades Over Standard %B HMA Smoothing on %B The raw %B line reacts sharply to every candle. ATC BBP applies a Hull Moving Average to %B before it's plotted, cutting noise while preserving responsiveness. The raw %B is still available in the data window for comparison, but the smoothed version drives everything you see. You can adjust the smoothing length or disable it entirely. Bandwidth Percentile Scoring This is the core ATC enhancement. Instead of asking "are the bands narrow?", ATC BBP asks "are the bands narrow relative to the last 125 bars of bandwidth history?" The bandwidth percentile is computed by ranking the current bandwidth against every value in the lookback window. A reading of 8% means the bands are tighter right now than they've been on 92% of recent bars. That's a real squeeze signal — not an eyeball call. Empirical Zone Thresholds with Hysteresis The %B zone boundaries are not hardcoded round numbers. The defaults are set at empirically sensible levels and are fully adjustable. More importantly, every state transition — both the squeeze state and the %B zone — uses a configurable hysteresis band so the indicator doesn't flicker at the edges. Once a state is entered, it takes a meaningful move to exit it. ________________________________________ What's on the Chart ATC BBP plots in a separate pane below your price chart. The %B Line The smoothed %B oscillator on a 0–100 scale. The line changes color dynamically to reflect the current zone: green shades when price is in the lower portion of the bands, red shades in the upper portion, neutral grey for mid-range. When price tags or exceeds either band, the color deepens to full intensity. A fill between the %B line and the 50-level midline gives an immediate read on whether price is in the upper or lower half of the range. Horizontal Reference Lines Five levels mark the key zones: lower extreme (0), lower quartile (20), midline (50), upper quartile (80), and upper extreme (100). Low-opacity colored background shading tints each zone — red above the upper quartile, green below the lower quartile, neutral in the middle. Squeeze Pressure Bar Along the bottom of the pane, a colored bar marks the current squeeze state. Amber indicates a tight squeeze — bandwidth in the lowest percentile tier. Light yellow indicates a developing or loose squeeze. Blue indicates active volatility expansion. When no state is active, the bar disappears — the absence of color is meaningful. Diamond markers appear at the bar when a squeeze begins and again when expansion starts, so state transitions are never missed on a busy chart. ________________________________________ HUD Breakdown The corner HUD (top right by default) gives you a live read of both indicator layers without having to inspect chart values: Volatility — current squeeze state label: Tight Squeeze, Loose Squeeze, Expansion, or Neutral, color-coded to match the pressure bar BW %-ile — the bandwidth percentile as a number, followed by a 10-block progress bar showing where current bandwidth sits on a visual scale from fully compressed to fully expanded %B Zone — a text label for where price is in the envelope: Below Lower Band, Lower Quartile, Mid Range, Upper Quartile, or Above Upper Band %B Reading — the smoothed %B value as a number The HUD supports dark and light themes and can be repositioned to any corner of the pane. ________________________________________ Logic Layers The indicator runs two independent state machines, each with its own hysteresis logic. Squeeze State Machine Four states: Tight Squeeze (bandwidth percentile below the tight threshold), Loose Squeeze (between tight and loose thresholds), Neutral (mid-range bandwidth), and Expansion (above the expansion threshold). State transitions require the bandwidth percentile to move beyond the threshold by the hysteresis amount before the state flips. This prevents toggling at the boundary on marginal readings. %B Zone State Machine Five zones tracking price location within the envelope: Below Lower Band, Lower Quartile, Mid Range, Upper Quartile, and Above Upper Band. The same hysteresis logic applies — once price enters a zone, it stays classified there until it moves decisively into the next zone. The two machines run independently. You can be in a tight squeeze while price is in the upper quartile — which is a very different setup than a tight squeeze with price at the midline. The HUD shows both readings simultaneously so you always have the full picture. ________________________________________ Alerts Seven alert conditions are built in. BBP: Tight Squeeze Started — fires when the squeeze state first enters the tight tier. Use this to monitor compression setups across instruments before they break. BBP: Tight Squeeze Released — fires when the tight squeeze breaks. This is the exit from compression, which may precede expansion or resolve back to neutral — both are meaningful. BBP: Expansion Started — fires when bandwidth percentile crosses above the expansion threshold, confirming that volatility is breaking out of compression. BBP: Price Above Upper Band — fires when %B reaches or exceeds 100, meaning price has tagged or broken through the upper band. BBP: Price Below Lower Band — fires when %B reaches or falls below 0, meaning price has tagged or broken through the lower band. BBP: %B Cross Above 50 — fires when smoothed %B crosses above the midline. Price location bias has shifted to the upper half of the envelope. BBP: %B Cross Below 50 — fires when smoothed %B crosses below the midline. Price location bias has shifted to the lower half. ________________________________________ How to Trade With It ATC BBP is a context indicator, not a signal generator. It tells you the volatility environment and price location so you can filter and frame your setups — it does not issue buy or sell signals on its own. Step 1 — Check the Squeeze State First Before anything else, look at the HUD Volatility row and the pressure bar. Tight Squeeze means the market is coiling. Expansion means it's already moving. Neutral means neither is happening. This single read tells you what kind of market you're in before you look at anything else. Step 2 — Use Squeeze Context to Filter Breakout Setups A tight squeeze is the setup condition for a potential expansion — it does not tell you which direction. When bandwidth is in the lowest 8–10 percentile of its history, start watching price action for the break, but wait for directional confirmation from your primary setup criteria before trading it. The squeeze tells you energy is building. Your edge tells you which way it breaks. Step 3 — Use %B to Read Location Within the Setup Once you have a directional bias, %B tells you where price currently sits in the envelope. If you're looking for a long entry and %B is already above 80, price is extended toward the top of the range — it may be better to wait for a pullback toward the 50 midline. If %B is mid-range or lower quartile heading into a long setup, there's more room to run before hitting band resistance. Step 4 — Look for Squeeze-Plus-Zone Confluence The highest-value reads come when both layers line up. A tight squeeze with %B at mid-range or lower quartile means compression is present and price has room to move higher if the break is bullish — watch for expansion to confirm with %B rising through 50. Expansion with %B crossing above 50 means volatility is moving and location bias is shifting bullish simultaneously — often the clearest confirmation that a breakout is real. Expansion with %B above 100 means price is already through the upper band in an expanding environment — valid in strong trends, a caution flag in range conditions. Step 5 — Use Alerts for Multi-Instrument Monitoring If you're running ATC BBP across multiple instruments or timeframes, set the Tight Squeeze Started and Expansion Started alerts. These fire the moment a state changes so you're never watching the wrong chart while a setup develops elsewhere. ________________________________________ Settings Reference Bollinger Bands BB Length (default 30) — period for the moving average and standard deviation calculation. Optimized default for QQQ. Increase for slower, more structural readings; decrease for more reactive readings on faster instruments. BB StdDev Multiplier (default 1.6) — number of standard deviations for the band width. Optimized default for QQQ. Lower values tighten the bands and will increase the frequency of upper/lower extreme readings. BB Source (default Close) — price source for the band calculation. Smoothing %B HMA Smoothing (default 8) — Hull Moving Average length applied to %B. Set to 1 to disable smoothing and plot the raw %B line. Squeeze Quality Bandwidth Percentile Window (default 125) — rolling lookback used to rank the current bandwidth. Larger windows produce more stable percentile readings against longer historical context. Tight Squeeze Threshold (default 8) — bandwidth percentile below this level is classified as a tight squeeze. Loose Squeeze Threshold (default 25) — bandwidth percentile between the tight threshold and this level is classified as a developing squeeze. Expansion Threshold (default 75) — bandwidth percentile above this level is classified as active expansion. State Hysteresis (default 3.0) — neutral band around each threshold. A state must be exceeded by this amount before the classification changes, preventing flicker on marginal readings. %B Zones Upper Quartile (default 80) — %B above this is classified as Upper Quartile zone. Lower Quartile (default 20) — %B below this is classified as Lower Quartile zone. Upper Extreme (default 100) — %B at or above this is classified as Above Upper Band. Lower Extreme (default 0) — %B at or below this is classified as Below Lower Band. Visuals Shade %B Zones — toggles the background zone tinting on the oscillator pane. Show Squeeze Pressure Bar — toggles the colored state bar and diamond markers at the bottom of the pane. Color inputs for all states are fully adjustable if you prefer a different palette. ________________________________________ Recommended Instruments and Timeframes ATC BBP is tested and validated on ES, NQ, CL, GC, SPY, QQQ, major equities, and major FX pairs. Recommended timeframes are 5m, 15m, 1h, 4h, and 1D. Default settings are optimized for QQQ. When applying to other instruments, the BB Length, StdDev Multiplier, and Bandwidth Percentile Window are the primary settings to adjust for the instrument's typical volatility profile. ________________________________________
Pine Script® indicator
by ATConcepts
Directional Volume Matrix | julzALGO📊Directional Volume Matrix | julzALGO This script is designed as a structured market participation and directional volume analysis dashboard, combining candle anatomy, estimated buy/sell pressure, normalized volume distribution, and directional imbalance into a single visual workflow. Rather than treating volume as neutral, this model estimates how much of each candle’s volume likely came from bullish participation versus bearish participation by analyzing: • Close position within candle range • Upper and lower shadow structure • Body size and direction • Relative candle positioning The result is a fixed 30-bar dashboard that helps traders visualize directional participation, pressure dominance, and imbalance more objectively. 🔷 Core Concept Traditional candles show price movement. Traditional volume shows total activity. This script expands both by estimating: • Buy Volume • Sell Volume • Delta (Buy − Sell) • Imbalance % using candle anatomy as a directional participation model. 🔷 Bullish Candle Structure (Close > Open) Bullish Interpretation: • Close near high → stronger buyer control • Lower shadow → buyer defense • Bull body → bullish participation 🔷 Bearish Candle Structure (Close < Open) Bearish Interpretation: • Close near low → stronger seller control • Upper shadow → seller rejection • Bear body → bearish participation 🔷 Important Structural Rule For both bullish and bearish candles: • Upper Shadow = seller response / rejection from highs • Lower Shadow = buyer defense / response from lows Only the body direction changes: • Bull = Close above Open • Bear = Close below Open 🔷 How the Script Works 1. Price Range priceRange = high - low Measures total candle range. 2. closePos closePos = (close - low) / priceRange Interpretation: • Close near HIGH → closePos near 1 → stronger buy influence • Close near LOW → closePos near 0 → stronger sell influence 3. bodyRatio bodyRatio = (close - open) / priceRange Interpretation: • bodyRatio > 0 → bullish body • bodyRatio < 0 → bearish body 4. Wick Logic upperWick = high - max(open, close) lowerWick = min(open, close) - low Interpretation: • Upper shadow = seller rejection • Lower shadow = buyer defense 🔷 Estimated Buy / Sell Volume Model The script builds directional participation through these weighted components: Buy Strength buyStrength = (closePos * 0.60) + (wickBuy * 0.25) + (bodyRatio > 0 ? bodyRatio * 0.35 : 0) Sell Strength sellStrength = ((1 - closePos) * 0.60) + (wickSell * 0.25) + (bodyRatio < 0 ? -bodyRatio * 0.35 : 0) Then total candle volume is split proportionally into: estBuyVol = volume * buyStrength estSellVol = volume * sellStrength And normalized so: Estimated Buy Volume + Estimated Sell Volume = Total Candle Volume 🔷 Dashboard Structure — Volume Distribution Table This dashboard analyzes the last 30 candles and displays a structured volume participation table. 🔷 Table Settings • Show Table → Enable / Disable dashboard • Table Position → Top Left / Top Right / Bottom Left / Bottom Right • Color Bars By Candle Direction → Bullish = Aqua / Bearish = Red • Show Volume Numbers → Show / Hide numerical values 🔷 Lower Timeframe Settings • Use Lower Timeframe Volume → Optional lower timeframe sourcing • Lower Timeframe → Custom timeframe input Purpose: • More granular participation estimates • Intraday precision • Session detail on higher timeframe charts 🔷 Dashboard Components 1. Relative Volume Histogram Displays each candle’s relative volume intensity. 2. Candle Direction Color • Aqua = Bull candle • Red = Bear candle 3. Volume Numbers Exact volume values per bar 4. Time Row Bar timestamp reference 5. Aggregate Metrics • B = Estimated total Buy Volume • S = Estimated total Sell Volume • Delta = Buy − Sell • Imbalance = |Delta| ÷ Total Volume × 100 🔷 How to Use — Execution Workflow Bullish Workflow STEP 1: • Bull candles closing near highs • Lower shadows showing defense STEP 2: • B > S • Positive Delta • Rising Imbalance % STEP 3: • Buyer participation dominant RESULT: • Bullish directional bias Bearish Workflow STEP 1: • Bear candles closing near lows • Upper shadows showing rejection STEP 2: • S > B • Negative Delta • Rising Imbalance % STEP 3: • Seller participation dominant RESULT: • Bearish directional bias 🔷 Purpose & Value This script is designed to help traders answer: “Was price movement supported by directional participation?” instead of simply: “Did price move?” It supports: • Volume structure reading • Directional bias analysis • Participation imbalance detection • Bull vs Bear pressure comparison • Dashboard-based workflow 🔷 Important Notes • This is a candle-structure-based participation model • It does NOT use exchange bid/ask, footprint, or true order-flow data • Buy/Sell values are estimated from candle anatomy and volume weighting • Best used alongside: • Market Structure • Order Blocks • FVG • POC / Volume Profile • Session context 🔷 Disclaimer This script is for educational and informational purposes only. It does not constitute financial advice or guaranteed performance. Always perform your own analysis and use proper risk management before trading.
Pine Script® indicator
by julzALGO
XAUUSD Trend Breakout ScalperXAUUSD PDH/PDL Trend Scalper is a rule-based breakout strategy designed specifically for XAUUSD. The strategy uses the previous trading session’s high and low to build Fibonacci-based breakout levels for the next session. Core logic: - Buy entry: Previous Day High / Fib 1.0 breakout - Buy TP: Fib 1.1 - Buy SL: Fib 0.9 - Sell entry: Previous Day Low / Fib 0.0 breakout - Sell TP: Fib -0.1 - Sell SL: Fib 0.1 - Risk/Reward: 1:1 Trend score filter: - Long trades require a 3/3 EMA score - Short trades require at least 2/3 EMA score - EMA score is based on: - D1 20 EMA - H1 100 EMA - M15 50 EMA - Score day is calculated from 01:00 to 01:00 Turkey time. Risk and session filters: - 1% risk per trade based on 100K account size - No trading between 20:00 and 02:00 Turkey time - No trade if stop distance is below $3 - Open positions are closed at 20:00 Turkey time - Only one completed trade per day Visual features: - Previous day Fibonacci levels - Entry, SL and TP levels - EMA score table - No Trade zone background - Stop distance labels Backtest summary: - Total Balance : $ 100.000 - Test period: 27 Jan 2023 – 24 Apr 2026 - Total trades: 208 - Win rate: 64.90% - Net profit: +$61,006 - Profit factor: 1.835 - Max drawdown: -6.53% - Longest losing streak: 4 This script is for educational and backtesting purposes only. It is not financial advice. Always forward test before using any strategy in live markets.
Pine Script® strategy
by MinutesCharts
Financial Data Table📊 Multilingual Financial Data Table (EN + TR) This indicator displays key fundamental financial metrics directly on your chart in a clean and structured table format. Designed for both local and international users, it presents all data in English and Turkish simultaneously, making analysis easier and more accessible. 🔍 What this script offers: Real-time financial metrics pulled directly from TradingView data Side-by-side English + Turkish terminology Clean and minimal table design on chart Essential valuation and balance sheet indicators 📈 Included metrics: Current Ratio (Cari Oranı) Price / Earnings (F/K) Price / Book (PD/DD) Return on Equity (ROE) Revenue, Net Sales, Gross Profit Total Shares, Float %, Equity, Liabilities PEG Ratio and more 💡 This tool is especially useful for traders and investors who want to quickly evaluate a company’s fundamentals without leaving the chart. 🚀 Why I built this: I wanted a fast, practical way to see fundamental data during technical analysis — and also make it accessible for both Turkish and global users. 📌 If you find this useful: Add it to your favorites ⭐ Share it with others And follow me from Youtube and X for more trading tools and strategies
Pine Script® indicator
by GoldenAlgoTrader
Dwight Fraenk GC 5M (NQ & GC Tuned)The Dwight Fraenk GC 5M (NQ and GC Tuned) indicator is a specialized technical analysis tool designed for trading futures, specifically tailored to the 5-minute (5M) timeframe for Gold (GC) and Nasdaq (NQ) futures. It is engineered to identify high-probability momentum shifts and trend reversals. Investopedia Investopedia +1 Key Characteristics and Features: Custom Tuning: "GC Tuned" and "NQ Tuned" indicate that the formula is optimized specifically for the volatility and price action of Gold and Nasdaq, rather than a generic one-size-fits-all approach. XS.com XS.com Timeframe Specificity: Optimized for 5-minute charts, making it suitable for intraday scalping and day trading. Investopedia Investopedia Momentum Focus: It likely utilizes a combination of exponential moving averages (EMAs) and momentum oscillators to identify when price movement is losing or gaining strength, similar to common 5-minute scalping systems. Investopedia Investopedia Trend Reversal Identification: The indicator helps traders identify the end of a pullback and the resumption of the main trend, or a complete change in market direction. Investopedia Investopedia Common Use Cases: Scalping: Capturing small, fast price movements. Prop Firm Trading: Often used for its focus on high-probability setups to maintain low maximum drawdown. Entry Confirmation: Used to confirm entry after a price action signal (e.g., waiting for a candle to close outside a band or moving average and getting a corresponding color change in the indicator). YouTube YouTube +2 This indicator is typically used within a disciplined trading system that emphasizes waiting for high-volume periods to avoid false signals in low-liquidity environments.
Pine Script® indicator
by dwighttrade1417
Koda Macro AnalyticKoda Macro Analytic Why the 10-Year Real Yield Controls Gold The 10-year Real Yield (specifically the 10Y TIPS) is widely considered the "North Star" for Gold pricing because of the Opportunity Cost of capital. Unlike stocks or bonds, Gold is a non-yielding asset—it doesn't pay a dividend, and it doesn't pay interest. It is simply a store of value. 1. The Interest Rate Rivalry When 10-year Real Yields rise, investors can get a "guaranteed" return from the government that outpaces inflation. In this scenario, holding Gold becomes "expensive" because you are giving up that guaranteed yield. This leads big institutions to sell Gold and buy Bonds, driving Gold prices down. 2. The Inflation Hedge Conversely, when Real Yields fall (or turn negative), the "safety" of bonds disappears. If the government is paying 2% but inflation is at 4%, investors are effectively losing money in "safe" paper. They flee to Gold to protect their purchasing power. Because the 10-year yield reflects the market's long-term outlook on growth and inflation, it is the most reliable lead indicator for where Gold "should" be priced. 3. The Institutional Mirror In the Koda Macro Analytic, we invert this yield. By flipping the yield upside down, the Blue Line becomes a mirror of institutional demand. When the Blue Line is rising, "Macro Gravity" is pulling Gold higher. When it dives, it indicates that the opportunity cost is rising and Gold will likely face selling pressure. How to Use the Koda Macro Analytic Reading the Dashboard In the top right, the Koda Dashboard gives you an instant "Heat Map" of the market: • 10Y TIPS: The current Real Yield percentage. • Gold Spot: The live price of Gold. • Macro Bias: A logic-based signal. BULLISH: The Blue Line is trending above its short-term average, suggesting macro momentum is upward. BEARISH: The Blue Line is losing momentum, suggesting macro headwinds for Gold. ________________________________________ Pro Strategy: The "Koda Gap" When you see a large gap between the Blue Line and the Yellow Area, it indicates an "oversold" or "overbought" macro condition. • If the Blue Line is much higher than the Yellow Area, Gold is "cheap" relative to where yields say it should be. • If the Blue Line is much lower than the Yellow Area, Gold may be "overextended" relative to the macro backdrop. The "Why": What Makes This Different? Most traders look at Gold in a vacuum. The Koda Macro Analytic is different because it visualizes the Inverted 10Y TIPS Yield (Real Yields) directly over the Gold price. • The Inverse Correlation: Historically, Gold and Real Yields move in opposite directions. When Yields fall, Gold usually rises. • The Lead Signal: By inverting the Yield (the Blue Line), we make them move in the same direction. When the Blue Line is rising, it means the macro environment is "Bullish" for Gold. • The Institutional Edge: This indicator allows you to see "Divergences"—if Gold is falling but the Blue Line is staying high, the macro trend suggests the dip is a buying opportunity. ________________________________________ Setup Steps: The "Koda Look" To ensure the indicator displays correctly and looks professional, follow these four steps: 1. Set Your Asset • Symbol: Always use XAUUSD as your main chart. The script is calibrated to the price range of Gold. 2. Clean the Canvas • Candles: TradingView defaults to showing red/blue candles. To get the clean Koda aesthetic, find XAUUSD in the top-left legend and click the "Eye" icon to hide the candles. This leaves only the Koda lines visible. 3. Check the Scale • Invert Scale: Ensure "Invert Scale" is un-checked on your main right-hand axis. The script handles all necessary inversions internally. If your scale is inverted, the fill and lines will appear "upside down." 4. Maintain Clarity • Cleanliness: TradingView’s scaling can sometimes act up when you zoom in or out rapidly. If the lines ever look "stretched" or the yellow area looks like a flat block, simply right-click the price scale and hit "Reset Price Scale."
Pine Script® indicator
by TonoMiakoda
Market Seasonality & Volatility Analysis 📊 Market Seasonality & Volatility Dashboard 💡 The Concept In trading, "When" is just as important as "What." Every financial asset has a unique "Seasonal DNA"—historical patterns driven by institutional rebalancing, tax cycles, and human psychology. This indicator is a high-performance statistical engine that maps the historical behavior of any asset across three time-dimensions: Monthly, Quarterly, and Daily. It transforms raw historical data into a clean, Excel-style dashboard that helps you align your trades with the "Path of Least Resistance." 🔍 Key Metrics Avg Performance (Directional Bias): Calculates the average percentage return for every period. Green/Red bars: Instantly identify which months or days have a strong historical bullish or bearish bias. Volatility (Risk & Range): Calculates the average High-to-Low range as a percentage. Blue bars: Identify "Explosive" periods vs. "Quiet" periods. Use this to adjust your stop-loss width and take-profit targets based on expected market movement. 🛠 Unique Features Excel-Style Visual Bars: Uses normalized block characters (█) to create a visual "heatmap" of data. This allows you to spot statistical outliers instantly without reading every digit. Fully Modular UI: Your chart, your rules. Use the settings menu to toggle specific sections (Monthly, Quarterly, Daily) or specific columns (Performance, Volatility) on and off. The table dynamically resizes to stay compact. Regime-Based Lookback: Markets evolve. Choose between All Time data, or filter for the Last N Years to see if traditional seasonality still holds up in the current market regime. High-Contrast Design: Features a solid, non-transparent background with customizable framing and sizing, ensuring the data is readable regardless of the price action happening behind it. 📈 How to Use the Data Alignment: If you are looking for a Long swing trade, check if the current Month and Quarter are historically positive. Trading with the seasonal wind at your back increases your probability. The "Volatile Wednesday": If the "Daily" section shows massive Volatility bars for a specific day, prepare for wider price swings. Use a wider stop-loss to avoid being "wicked out" by noise. Quarterly Rotations: Use the Quarterly section to prepare for broader institutional shifts (e.g., the Q1 "January Effect" or the Q3 "Summer Lull"). Customization: Day traders can hide Monthly/Quarterly stats to focus purely on Daily Volatility, while Investors can hide Daily/Volatility stats for a clean view of long-term performance. ⚙️ Settings Overview Visibility: Toggle Monthly, Quarterly, Daily, Performance, or Volatility metrics. Lookback: Set custom Year or Bar limits to analyze specific market eras. Scaling: Choose table sizes from "Tiny" to "Huge" and adjust the maximum width of visual data bars. Style: Fully customizable colors for background, borders, text, and data bars.
Pine Script® indicator
by Uniden202
vasudevanCore Concept The strategy is based on the idea that: VWAP acts as a dynamic support/resistance Price often retests VWAP before continuing trend A breakout after retest provides a higher probability entry 🟢 Buy Logic 1. Price trades above VWAP 2. Price retests VWAP zone Indicator marks a Buy Setup (SL Buy) → Stop loss is fixed at the retest candle low Entry triggers when: Price breaks previous candle high RSI is above 40 🔴 Sell Logic Price trades below VWAP Price retests VWAP zone Indicator marks a Sell Setup (SL Sell) → Stop loss is fixed at the retest candle high Entry triggers when: Price breaks previous candle low RSI filter applied (below 60) Features ✅ VWAP-based trend direction ✅ Retest detection zone ✅ 2-step signal system (Setup + Entry) ✅ Fixed Stop Loss from retest candle ✅ RSI strength filter ✅ Clean Buy/Sell labels ✅ Alert support
Pine Script® indicator
by tradewithanand11
MACD Evolved [ATC] v1.2.1What It Is MACD Evolved is a precision-engineered rebuild of the classic Moving Average Convergence Divergence indicator. It keeps the familiar MACD structure traders already know — fast EMA, slow EMA, signal line, histogram — and replaces every weak link in that structure with a cleaner, more reliable equivalent. The result is a MACD that reads momentum more clearly, lies less often, and tells you not just what is happening but how significant it actually is. This is not a MACD with extra features stacked on top. It is a MACD built the right way from the foundation up. ________________________________________ Who It's Built For MACD Evolved is built for the active retail trader who already knows what MACD is, has probably used it before, and has run into its most common frustrations — late crossovers, noisy histogram readings, and signal lines that lag at the worst possible moment. If you have ever watched a MACD crossover fire and then immediately reverse, this indicator was built in response to exactly that experience. ________________________________________ Core Concept MACD measures the distance between two exponential moving averages of price — a faster one (default 12 periods) and a slower one (default 26 periods). When the fast EMA pulls ahead of the slow EMA, momentum is building. When it falls behind, momentum is fading. The gap between the two is the MACD line. The signal line smooths that gap to make crossovers more readable. The histogram is the gap between the MACD line and the signal line — it expands when momentum is accelerating and compresses when it is slowing. That is the retail MACD. It works. But it has three structural problems. The signal line uses EMA smoothing, which lags and causes late crossovers. The histogram has no scale reference, so you cannot tell whether a reading is large or small for the instrument you are trading. And the divergence logic, when it exists at all in retail tools, is not filtered — it fires constantly and most of those signals are noise. MACD Evolved solves all three. ________________________________________ The Upgrades HMA Signal Line The signal line is replaced with a Hull Moving Average of the same default length. HMA is specifically designed to reduce lag while maintaining smoothness. In practice this means crossovers occur closer to the actual momentum shift rather than well after it has already occurred. The MACD line itself remains a standard EMA-based calculation — the HMA is applied only to the signal line, which is the part of the system most responsible for late signals. Standard-Deviation-Normalized Histogram Every histogram print is measured against the instrument's own historical standard deviation over the last 200 bars. This produces a normalized strength score — call it the histogram Z-score — that tells you objectively whether the current histogram reading is strong, moderate, or weak relative to what this instrument normally produces at this timeframe. A histogram bar that looks big might actually be ordinary. A histogram bar that looks small might be historically significant. The normalization removes that ambiguity. The histogram is then rendered in one of eight visual states based on direction, strength, and whether momentum is accelerating or fading. Strong bullish prints glow at full opacity. Weak prints render faded. Fading momentum mid-trend is visually distinct from genuine weakness. You can read the state of momentum at a glance without needing to interpret numbers. Conservative Pivot-Confirmed Divergence Engine Divergence is off by default. When enabled, it does not fire on every wiggle. It requires confirmed price pivots — actual swing highs and lows — before comparing histogram behavior at those pivots. The pivot confirmation is hard: the engine waits for the required number of bars on both sides of the pivot to confirm before flagging anything. It also enforces minimum and maximum bar separation between pivots, rejecting micro-divergences that form on adjacent bars and stale divergences where the pivots are too far apart to be meaningful. There is also an optional same-side-of-zero filter, which requires both histogram pivots to be on the same side of the zero line — bear divergence requires both readings above zero, bull divergence requires both below. This filter alone eliminates a large category of false divergence signals that retail tools produce constantly. ________________________________________ Chart Visuals MACD Line — Electric Blue The core momentum line. Tracks the spread between the fast and slow EMA. Signal Line — Gold The HMA-smoothed signal. Crossovers between the MACD line and signal line are primary signals. Histogram Columns The gap between the MACD line and signal line, rendered in color-coded columns with a visual scale multiplier applied for readability (default 1.75x). This multiplier is display-only and does not affect any calculations, alerts, or HUD values. The columns use eight visual states driven by direction, normalized strength, and slope: • Bright green, full opacity — bullish, accelerating, strong • Green, slightly faded — bullish, accelerating, moderate strength • Green, heavily faded — bullish but statistically weak (watch for stall) • Green, partial fade — bullish but decelerating (momentum losing steam) • Bright red, full opacity — bearish, accelerating, strong • Red, slightly faded — bearish, accelerating, moderate • Red, heavily faded — bearish but weak (bear pressure fading) • Red, partial fade — bearish but decelerating (recovery building) MACD / Signal Cloud A filled region between the MACD line and signal line that changes color and opacity based on the combined state of both lines relative to each other and to the zero line. Darker and more saturated when both are on the same side and in agreement. Lighter and more transparent during transitional phases. Momentum Background A subtle background tint across the full panel — green when MACD is above signal, red when below. The tint is stronger when the MACD line is also above zero (bull control) and lighter when it is below (recovery or transition). This gives you an immediate panel-level read on regime without needing to look at individual lines. Zero-Line Glow The zero line is rendered with a colored glow that reflects the current histogram direction — green when histogram is positive, red when negative. This provides a subtle but consistent reference point for zero-line crossover events. Crossover Dots At every signal-line crossover, a dot and surrounding glow appear on the MACD line. The glow renders first so the sharp dot remains visually dominant. Bull crossovers are green, bear crossovers are red. Divergence Labels (optional) When divergence is enabled and a confirmed pivot-to-pivot divergence is detected, a BULL DIV or BEAR DIV label appears on the histogram at the pivot bar. Labels are placed on the visually scaled histogram so they align with the displayed columns. ________________________________________ The HUD The HUD is a live data panel rendered in the corner of the indicator panel. It updates on every bar close and gives you a structured summary of the indicator's current state without needing to read individual lines and columns manually. MACD — The raw MACD line value at four decimal places. Signal — The HMA signal line value at four decimal places. Hist Strength — The normalized Z-score of the current histogram print. Positive values indicate bullish histogram, negative bearish. The magnitude tells you how significant the print is relative to this instrument's normal range. A value above +1.5 or below -1.5 is statistically strong. Strength — A plain-language classification of the Z-score reading: Strong, Moderate, or Weak. Strong means the current histogram print is beyond 1.5 standard deviations from zero. Moderate is between 0.5 and 1.5. Weak is below 0.5 and is the zone where momentum signals should be treated with caution. State — A four-state momentum classification based on the position of the MACD line relative to signal and relative to zero: • Bull Control — MACD above signal AND above zero. Full bullish regime. • Bull Recovery — MACD above signal but below zero. Recovering from bearish territory. • Bear Pressure — MACD below signal but above zero. Weakening from bullish territory. • Bear Control — MACD below signal AND below zero. Full bearish regime. Divergence - When the divergence engine is enabled, this field shows the current status: Watching (monitoring for pivots), Bull Div @ Pivot (confirmed bullish divergence at last pivot), or Bear Div @ Pivot (confirmed bearish divergence at last pivot). When the engine is off, this field shows Off. Hist Visual — The current histogram visual scale multiplier. Displayed as a reminder that the histogram is scaled for readability only. All calculations use the true unscaled histogram values. ________________________________________ Alerts MACD Evolved includes eight configurable alert conditions: MACD Bull Cross — Fires when the MACD line crosses above the HMA signal line. MACD Bear Cross — Fires when the MACD line crosses below the HMA signal line. MACD Zero Cross Up — Fires when the MACD line crosses above the zero line. MACD Zero Cross Down — Fires when the MACD line crosses below the zero line. Strong Bull Histogram — Fires on the first bar where the normalized histogram strength enters the strong zone on the positive side. This is a momentum acceleration alert, not a crossover. Strong Bear Histogram — Fires on the first bar where normalized histogram strength enters the strong zone on the negative side. Bear Divergence — Fires when the divergence engine confirms a bearish pivot-to-pivot divergence. Requires divergence to be enabled in settings. Bull Divergence — Fires when the divergence engine confirms a bullish pivot-to-pivot divergence. Requires divergence to be enabled in settings. ________________________________________ How to Trade With MACD Evolved MACD Evolved is a momentum and trend-following tool. It measures momentum quality, not price targets. Use it to confirm conditions that support entry, to gauge how much conviction exists behind a move, and to identify early signs of momentum exhaustion before a reversal becomes obvious. Step 1 — Read the State first Before looking at any crossover or histogram reading, check the HUD State field. Bull Control and Bear Control are the regimes where signals from this indicator carry the most weight. Bull Recovery and Bear Pressure are transitional — signals are valid but require more supporting evidence from price action or other tools. Step 2 — Read the Histogram Strength Check the Strength field in the HUD. A Strong reading means the histogram print is statistically significant for this instrument. A Weak reading means momentum is not confirmed — crossovers in weak histogram territory are lower conviction and should be weighted accordingly. Do not trade crossovers in Weak zones the same way you trade them in Strong zones. Step 3 — Confirm the crossover When the MACD line crosses the HMA signal line, a crossover dot and glow appear on the chart. The most reliable crossovers occur when the histogram is transitioning from a faded state (decelerating) to an accelerating state on the opposite side — you will see the histogram columns shift from a partial-opacity color to a full-opacity color in the new direction. Crossovers that occur with immediately Strong normalized readings are the cleanest setups. Step 4 — Check the zero-line position A bullish crossover above the zero line (Bull Control state) is generally stronger than one below zero (Bull Recovery). Both are valid, but the zero-line position tells you whether you are trading with the prevailing macro momentum or against it. Trade Bull Control crossovers with more size or fewer confirmations required. Trade Bull Recovery crossovers as potential turning-point setups that still need price structure support. Step 5 — Use zero-line crossovers as trend confirmation When the MACD line itself crosses the zero line, it marks a shift in the medium-term trend relationship between the fast and slow EMAs. Zero cross up, combined with a MACD-above-signal condition, is a two-layer confirmation of a building trend. Zero cross alerts are most useful as trend-start confirmation rather than entry triggers on their own. Step 6 — If divergence is enabled, treat it as a caution flag A divergence label on ATC MACD Evolved is not a buy or sell signal. It is a structural warning. Bearish divergence — price making a higher high while the histogram makes a lower high — means upside momentum is not confirming price action. This creates a fragile structure. Bullish divergence is the mirror: price making a lower low while histogram makes a higher low, indicating selling pressure is not accelerating with price. In both cases, wait for a crossover or a failed new extreme in price to act on the divergence flag. Step 7 — Watch the histogram fade for exits When you are in a trade and the histogram shifts from a Strong or Moderate state to a Weak state — visible as the column opacity dropping and the Strength field reading Weak — that is a warning that momentum is stalling. It is not an exit trigger by itself, but it is a cue to tighten your stop or reduce exposure. When the histogram then begins fading (decelerating) in the current direction, watch for a crossover as confirmation of a regime shift. ________________________________________ Recommended Instruments and Timeframes MACD Evolved is validated and performs well on liquid instruments with consistent volume profiles. Futures markets including ES, NQ, MES, MNQ, CL, and GC are the primary intended instruments. It is equally well-suited to major equity ETFs such as SPY and QQQ, and to major forex pairs including EURUSD, GBPUSD, and USDJPY. The normalization engine adapts to the volatility characteristics of each instrument, so the same threshold settings can be used across markets without manual adjustment. Recommended timeframes are 5-minute through 4-hour for active trading and 1-hour through Daily for trend context and confirmation. The 200-bar normalization lookback is calibrated for these timeframes. On very short timeframes below 5 minutes, consider increasing the normalization lookback to maintain statistical stability. On weekly or monthly charts, the tool still functions correctly but is better used as a macro context layer than an entry trigger.
Pine Script® indicator
by ATConcepts
Hysteresis VWAP Regime Bands [ATC]Hysteresis VWAP Regime Bands is a VWAP-based market context indicator designed to help traders read price location, VWAP extension, and volatility structure more clearly. This script plots an anchored VWAP with ±1SD and ±2SD bands, then adds two differentiating context layers: 1. A hysteresis-based price-location classifier that helps reduce noisy zone flicker around VWAP band boundaries. 2. A rolling Z-score VWAP bandwidth regime classifier that identifies whether the VWAP envelope is compressed, normal, or expanded compared to recent conditions. This is not a buy/sell signal generator. It is a structured VWAP context tool intended to help traders understand where price is trading relative to volume-weighted value. ________________________________________ What Makes This Different From Standard VWAP Bands Most VWAP band indicators simply plot VWAP and deviation bands. This script adds stabilized interpretation logic on top of the bands. 1. Hysteresis-Based Price Zones Standard band logic can become noisy when price hovers near +1SD, -1SD, +2SD, or -2SD. A simple raw comparison may flip the displayed state back and forth every few bars. This script uses a configurable Price-Zone Hysteresis Buffer. Price must clear a VWAP band boundary by a defined margin before the zone state updates. This helps create cleaner, more stable zone readings. 2. VWAP Bandwidth Regime Classification The script also measures the current width of the VWAP envelope and compares it to its own rolling baseline using a Z-score. This creates three bandwidth regimes: • Compressed Width — the VWAP envelope is unusually narrow. • Normal Width — the VWAP envelope is near its recent baseline. • Expanded Width — the VWAP envelope is unusually wide. This helps traders distinguish whether the market is operating in a tighter value structure or a wider, more volatile structure. Together, these two additions turn VWAP bands from simple plotted levels into a more complete VWAP context framework. ________________________________________ Core Components VWAP Line The VWAP line is the central volume-weighted value reference for the selected anchor period. It represents the average price weighted by traded volume. Price above VWAP means price is trading above volume-weighted value. Price below VWAP means price is trading below volume-weighted value. A rising VWAP suggests value is moving higher. A falling VWAP suggests value is moving lower. VWAP can act as a trend anchor, mean-reversion reference, or decision level depending on the structure of the session. ________________________________________ ±1SD Bands The ±1 standard deviation bands define the inner VWAP value envelope. Price between +1SD and -1SD is closer to central VWAP value. Price holding above +1SD shows upper-side acceptance. Price holding below -1SD shows lower-side acceptance. These bands are often useful for identifying whether price is still trading near value or beginning to move directionally away from value. ________________________________________ ±2SD Bands The ±2 standard deviation bands define the outer VWAP envelope. Price beyond +2SD is in an upper extension area. Price beyond -2SD is in a lower extension area. These zones can indicate strong directional movement or stretched price location. They should not be treated as automatic reversal signals. Strong trend sessions can continue to hold near or beyond outer VWAP bands for extended periods. ________________________________________ Price-Location Zones The script classifies price into five VWAP location zones: Above +2SD — Upper Extreme Price is trading beyond the upper outer VWAP band. This is an extended upper location relative to VWAP. This may represent strong upside momentum, but it can also mean the move is becoming stretched. Traders should avoid assuming that upper extreme automatically means reversal. ________________________________________ Above +1SD — Upper Bias Price is trading above the inner upper VWAP band but below the outer upper band. This shows price is accepting above central value. In a strong session, this can support a bullish continuation context. ________________________________________ Mid-Band — Neutral Price is trading between +1SD and -1SD. This is the central VWAP value zone. Price is closer to volume-weighted fair value, and directional conviction may be weaker unless there is clear price action confirmation. ________________________________________ Below -1SD — Lower Bias Price is trading below the inner lower VWAP band but above the outer lower band. This shows price is accepting below central value. In a weak session, this can support a bearish continuation context. ________________________________________ Below -2SD — Lower Extreme Price is trading beyond the lower outer VWAP band. This is an extended lower location relative to VWAP. This may represent strong downside pressure, but it can also mean price is stretched to the downside. It should be interpreted with confirmation. ________________________________________ Bandwidth Regime The bandwidth regime measures the width between the outer VWAP bands and normalizes it against recent conditions. The script calculates the current VWAP envelope width as a percentage of VWAP, then compares that value to its own rolling mean and standard deviation. This creates a normalized bandwidth Z-score. Compressed Width The VWAP envelope is unusually narrow compared to recent conditions. This may suggest a more balanced, contained, or compressed environment. Compression does not predict direction by itself. It simply tells you that the VWAP structure is tighter than normal. ________________________________________ Normal Width The VWAP envelope is near its recent baseline. This suggests that current VWAP band width is within a typical range relative to recent conditions. ________________________________________ Expanded Width The VWAP envelope is unusually wide compared to recent conditions. This may suggest increased price dispersion, volatility, or stronger directional movement. Expanded width also means risk can be wider, so chasing late moves may become less attractive. ________________________________________ Color and Visual Interpretation The color system is designed to make the VWAP structure easier to read at a glance. Colors are not standalone trade signals. They are visual context cues. ________________________________________ Cyan / Blue — VWAP and Central Value The bright cyan VWAP line is the central fair-value reference. How to interpret it: • Price above VWAP = trading above volume-weighted value • Price below VWAP = trading below volume-weighted value • Rising VWAP = value is moving higher • Falling VWAP = value is moving lower The blue/cyan fill between +1SD and -1SD represents the central VWAP value area. ________________________________________ Green / Mint — Upper VWAP Structure Green or mint colors represent upper VWAP structure. This includes: • Upper VWAP bands • Upper-side price zones • Upper extension areas • Bullish or upside location context How to interpret it: • Price above +1SD shows upper-side acceptance. • Price between +1SD and +2SD shows price is elevated above value. • Price above +2SD shows upper extension. Green does not automatically mean buy. It means price is trading in the upper VWAP structure. ________________________________________ Pink / Red — Lower VWAP Structure Pink or red colors represent lower VWAP structure. This includes: • Lower VWAP bands • Lower-side price zones • Lower extension areas • Bearish or downside location context How to interpret it: • Price below -1SD shows lower-side acceptance. • Price between -1SD and -2SD shows price is depressed below value. • Price below -2SD shows lower extension. Red does not automatically mean short. It means price is trading in the lower VWAP structure. ________________________________________ Blue / Cyan Fill — Neutral Value Zone The area between +1SD and -1SD is lightly filled with a blue/cyan tint. How to interpret it: • Price inside this area is closer to volume-weighted value. • This zone often reflects more balanced conditions. • Directional conviction may be weaker unless price breaks and holds outside the inner bands. • Traders may use this area to identify chop, mean reversion, or developing acceptance near VWAP. ________________________________________ Green Fill — Upper Extension Zone The area between +1SD and +2SD may be filled with a green tint. How to interpret it: • Price holding in this area shows upper-side acceptance. • During strong sessions, pullbacks toward +1SD can act as continuation areas. • If price loses +1SD and cannot reclaim it, upper-side acceptance may be weakening. ________________________________________ Red Fill — Lower Extension Zone The area between -1SD and -2SD may be filled with a red tint. How to interpret it: • Price holding in this area shows lower-side acceptance. • During weak sessions, pullbacks toward -1SD can act as continuation areas. • If price reclaims -1SD and holds above it, lower-side pressure may be weakening. ________________________________________ Violet / Purple — Compressed Width Violet or purple represents a compressed VWAP bandwidth regime. How to interpret it: • VWAP bands are tighter than normal. • Price may be in a more balanced or contained structure. • Volatility is relatively compressed. • Compression can precede expansion, but it does not predict direction. Compression means the VWAP envelope is narrow, not necessarily bullish or bearish. ________________________________________ Amber / Orange — Expanded Width Amber or orange represents an expanded VWAP bandwidth regime. How to interpret it: • VWAP bands are wider than normal. • Price dispersion has increased. • Volatility or directional movement may be elevated. • Risk may be wider because price is moving across a larger structure. • Late entries after a large move may require more caution. Expansion means the VWAP envelope is wide. It does not automatically mean the move is over. ________________________________________ Background Tints The script can apply subtle background tints for extreme price zones or bandwidth regimes. How to interpret them: • Green tint = upper extreme or strong upper-side context • Red tint = lower extreme or strong lower-side context • Violet tint = compressed bandwidth regime • Amber tint = expanded bandwidth regime If an extreme price zone and a bandwidth regime occur at the same time, the script prioritizes the more immediate price-location context so the chart remains readable. ________________________________________ HUD Display The HUD provides a compact summary of the current VWAP structure. It includes: • VWAP Regime — current anchor mode and source price • VWAP — current VWAP value • +1SD / -1SD — current inner band values • +2SD / -2SD — current outer band values • Price Zone — current hysteresis-confirmed VWAP location • Band Regime — current bandwidth regime and width Z-score • Use — reminder that this is a context tool and should be confirmed with price action The two most important HUD fields are Price Zone and Band Regime. ________________________________________ Price Zone This shows where price is trading relative to the VWAP bands. Because the zone logic uses hysteresis, it does not flip on every minor touch of a band. Price must move beyond the band boundary by the configured buffer before the state changes. ________________________________________ Band Regime This shows whether the VWAP envelope is compressed, normal, or expanded compared to recent conditions. This helps traders understand whether price is moving inside a tight VWAP structure or a wider volatility structure. ________________________________________ Anchor Modes The script supports three anchor modes. Session VWAP resets at the selected regular trading session. This is the default mode and is best suited for intraday trading. The default session is 0930–1600 New York time. The session reset logic is designed to work whether extended-hours bars are visible or hidden. This helps keep the session VWAP behavior consistent on regular-hours-only charts. ________________________________________ Week VWAP resets at the start of a new week. This can be useful for traders who want broader weekly value context on intraday or lower-timeframe charts. ________________________________________ Month VWAP resets at the start of a new month. This can be useful for traders monitoring broader monthly value structure. ________________________________________ Source Price Options The VWAP source can be configured as: • hlc3 — average of high, low, and close • hl2 — average of high and low • ohlc4 — average of open, high, low, and close • close — close-only source For most intraday use, hlc3 is a balanced default. ________________________________________ Alerts The script includes alert conditions for: • VWAP Cross • +1SD Cross • -1SD Cross • +2SD Cross • -2SD Cross • VWAP Zone Change • VWAP Bandwidth Regime Change The zone-change and regime-change alerts are the most specific to this script’s added logic. They are based on stabilized state models rather than raw band touches alone. ________________________________________ How to Use It Use this indicator as a VWAP context layer, not as a standalone trading system. A practical workflow: 1. Start with the VWAP line to identify whether price is above or below volume-weighted value. 2. Use the Price Zone to determine whether price is neutral, biased above value, biased below value, or extended. 3. Use the Band Regime to determine whether the VWAP envelope is compressed, normal, or expanded. 4. Use price action, structure, volume, or your own entry model to confirm trades. ________________________________________ Practical Interpretation Examples Example 1 Price Zone: Above +1SD — Upper Bias Band Regime: Expanded Width This means price is trading above the central VWAP value area while the VWAP envelope is wider than normal. The context is bullish in location, but risk may also be wider because price dispersion has expanded. In this environment, traders may prefer pullback confirmation instead of chasing after a large move. ________________________________________ Example 2 Price Zone: Mid-Band — Neutral Band Regime: Compressed Width This means price is near VWAP value and the bands are unusually tight. This often represents a balanced or compressed environment. Traders may wait for price to break and hold outside the inner VWAP bands before treating the move as directional. ________________________________________ Example 3 Price Zone: Below -2SD — Lower Extreme Band Regime: Expanded Width This means price is extended below VWAP while the VWAP envelope is wider than normal. This may reflect strong downside pressure, but it may also mean short-side chase risk is elevated. Confirmation from price action is important. ________________________________________ Recommended Markets and Timeframes This indicator is designed for liquid instruments where VWAP is meaningful, including: • Equity index futures • Major ETFs • Liquid large-cap stocks • Major FX pairs • Liquid crypto markets Recommended intraday timeframes: • 1-minute • 3-minute • 5-minute • 15-minute Session anchor mode is intended primarily for intraday charts. Weekly and monthly anchors may be useful when viewing broader value structure. ________________________________________ Important Notes This indicator does not predict future price movement. It does not issue buy or sell signals. It provides a structured view of VWAP location, VWAP extension, and VWAP bandwidth regime so traders can make more informed decisions within their own strategy. VWAP bands, price-location zones, and bandwidth regimes should be interpreted as context. Always confirm with price action, volume, risk controls, and your own trading plan.
Pine Script® indicator
by ATConcepts
Session Range Map [ATC] v3.1Session Range Map is an intraday reference-level overlay that combines prior-day structure, pre-market structure, and opening-range structure into one organized chart view. The goal of the script is simple: keep the most commonly watched session-based levels visible in a clean format so traders can quickly see where price is trading relative to important references throughout the day. What this script plots • Prior High • Prior Low • Pre-Market High • Pre-Market Low • Opening Range High • Opening Range Low The opening range can be configured to 5, 15, or 30 minutes. Visual structure • Prior High is drawn as a solid red line • Prior Low is drawn as a solid green line • Pre-Market High and Pre-Market Low are drawn as dashed white lines • ORB High and ORB Low are drawn as blue lines • ORB lines are thinner while the opening range is building and become thicker once the opening range is locked HUD The script includes an on-chart HUD that displays: • Prior High • Prior Low • Pre-Market High • Pre-Market Low • ORB High • ORB Low • ORB Status • ORB Range For each level, the HUD also shows the live distance from price in ticks. This helps reduce manual chart estimation and makes it easier to judge whether price is trading directly into a nearby level or still has room before reaching it. How to use it This script is intended as a session-structure and chart-context tool rather than a standalone signal generator. A practical workflow: 1. Start with the prior-day and pre-market levels These levels provide an initial framework for likely reaction areas, acceptance zones, and rejection points before the regular session develops further. 2. Let the opening range form As the market opens, the ORB High and ORB Low build automatically. Once the selected ORB window is complete, the range locks and remains on the chart. 3. Watch how price behaves around key levels Price interaction with prior-day, pre-market, and ORB levels can help frame intraday structure and location. 4. Pay attention to level clustering When multiple session levels are close together, that area can become a more important decision zone. 5. Use the HUD to judge proximity The live tick-distance readout can help distinguish between price trading in open space and price trading close to an important level. ORB behavior The opening range starts at the regular-session open and builds for the selected 5-minute, 15-minute, or 30-minute window. After that window completes, the ORB locks. The HUD reports whether the ORB is: • Building • Inside Range • Breakout Up • Breakout Down Alerts included • Close through Prior High • Close through Prior Low • Close through Pre-Market High • Close through Pre-Market Low • ORB Locked • ORB Breakout Up • ORB Breakout Down Inputs Main settings include: • Regular Session • Pre-Market Session • Timezone • Level visibility toggles • Neutral band in ticks • Label offset • ORB visibility • ORB window selection • HUD position • HUD theme • Color settings Best fit This script is intended for intraday charts and is especially suited to liquid stocks, ETFs, and futures where prior-day, pre-market, and opening-range levels are commonly used as reference points. Notes • Session times and timezone can be adjusted in the settings • The script is a chart-context tool and does not place trades or manage risk automatically • It is intended to help organize session structure on the chart and improve level awareness during the trading day
Pine Script® indicator
by ATConcepts