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Auto Darvas Boxes## AUTO DARVAS BOXES --- ### OVERVIEW **Auto Darvas Boxes** is a fully-automated, event-driven implementation of Nicolas Darvas’s 1950s box methodology. The script tracks consolidation zones in real time, verifies that price truly “respects” those zones for a fixed validation window, then waits for the first decisive range violation to mark a directional breakout. Every box is plotted end-to-end—from the first candle of the sideways range to the exact candle that ruptures it—giving you an on-chart, visually precise record of accumulation or distribution and the expansion that follows. --- ### HISTORICAL BACKGROUND * Nicolas Darvas was a professional ballroom dancer who traded U.S. equities by telegram while touring the world. * Without live news or Level II, he relied exclusively on **price** to infer institutional intent. * His core insight: true market-moving entities leave footprints in the form of tight ranges; once their buying (or selling) is complete, price erupts out of the “box.” * Darvas’s original procedure was manual—he kept notebooks, drew rectangles around highs and lows, and entered only when price punched out of the roof of a valid box. * This indicator distills that logic into a rolling, self-resetting state machine so you never miss a box or breakout on any timeframe. --- ### ALGORITHM DETAIL (FOUR-STATE MACHINE) **STATE 0 – RANGE DEFINITION**  • Examine the last *N* candles (default 7).  • Record `rangeHigh = highest(high, N) + tolerance`.  • Record `rangeLow = lowest(low, N) – tolerance`.  • Remember the index of the earliest bar in this window (`startBar`).  • Immediately transition to STATE 1. **STATE 1 – RANGE VALIDATION**  • Observe the next *N* candles (again default 7).  • If **any** candle prints `high > rangeHigh` or `low < rangeLow`, the validation fails and the engine resets to STATE 0 **beginning at the violating candle**—no halfway boxes, no overlap.  • If all *N* candles remain inside the range, the box becomes **armed** and we transition to STATE 2. **STATE 2 – ARMED (LIVE VISUAL FEEDBACK)**  • Draw a **green horizontal line** at `rangeHigh`.  • Draw a **red horizontal line** at `rangeLow`.  • Lines are extended in real time so the user can see the “live” Darvas ceiling and floor.  • Engine waits indefinitely for a breakout candle:   – **Up-Breakout** if `high > rangeHigh`.   – **Down-Breakout** if `low < rangeLow`. **STATE 3 – BREAKOUT & COOLDOWN**  • Upon breakout the script:   1. Deletes the live range lines.   2. Draws a **filled rectangle (box)** from `startBar` to the breakout bar.     ◦ **Green fill** when price exits above the ceiling.     ◦ **Red fill** when price exits below the floor.   3. Optionally prints two labels at the left edge of the box:     ◦ Dollar distance = `rangeHigh − rangeLow`.     ◦ Percentage distance = `(rangeHigh − rangeLow) / rangeLow × 100 %`.  • After painting, the script waits a **user-defined cooldown** (default = 7 bars) before reverting to STATE 0. The cooldown guarantees separation between consecutive tests and prevents overlapping rectangles. --- ### INPUT PARAMETERS (ALL ADJUSTABLE FROM THE SETTINGS PANEL) * **BARS TO DEFINE RANGE** – Number of candles used for both the definition and validation windows. Classic Darvas logic uses 7 but feel free to raise it on higher timeframes or volatile instruments. * **OPTIONAL TOLERANCE** – Absolute price buffer added above the ceiling and below the floor. Use a small tolerance to ignore single-tick spikes or data-feed noise. * **COOLDOWN BARS AFTER BREAKOUT** – How long the engine pauses before hunting for the next consolidation. Setting this equal to the range length produces non-overlapping, evenly spaced boxes. * **SHOW BOX DISTANCE LABELS** – Toggle on/off. When on, each completed box displays its vertical size in both dollars and percentage, anchored at the box’s left edge. --- ### REAL-TIME VISUALISATION * During the **armed** phase you see two extended, colour-coded guide-lines showing the exact high/low that must hold. * When the breakout finally occurs, those lines vanish and the rectangle instantly appears, coloured to match the breakout direction. * This immediate visual feedback turns any chart into a live Darvas tape—no manual drawing, no lag. --- ### PRACTICAL USE-CASES & BEST-PRACTICE WORKFLOWS * **INTRADAY MOMENTUM** – Drop the script on 1- to 15-minute charts to catch tight coils before they explode. The coloured box marks the precise origin of the expansion; stops can sit just inside the opposite side of the box. * **SWING & POSITION TRADING** – On 4-hour or daily charts, boxes often correspond to accumulation bases or volatility squeezes. Waiting for the box-validated breakout filters many false signals. * **MEAN-REVERSION OR “FADE” STRATEGIES** – If a breakout immediately fails and price re-enters the box, you may have trapped momentum traders; fading that failure can be lucrative. * **RISK MANAGEMENT** – Box extremes provide objective, structure-based stop levels rather than arbitrary ATR multiples. * **BACK-TEST RESEARCH** – Because each box is plotted from first range candle to breakout candle, you can programmatically measure hold time, range height, and post-breakout expectancy for any asset. --- ### CUSTOMISATION IDEAS FOR POWER USERS * **VOLATILITY-ADAPTIVE WINDOW** – Replace the fixed 7-bar length with a dynamic value tied to ATR percentile so the consolidation window stretches or compresses with volatility. * **MULTI-TIMEFRAME LOGIC** – Only arm a 5-minute box if the 1-hour trend is aligned. * **STRATEGY WRAPPER** – Convert the indicator to a full `strategy{}` script, automate entries on breakouts, and benchmark performance across assets. * **ALERTS** – Create TradingView alerts on both up-breakout and down-breakout conditions; route them to webhook for broker automation. --- ### FINAL THOUGHTS **Auto Darvas Boxes** packages one of the market’s oldest yet still potent price-action frameworks into a modern, self-resetting indicator. Whether you trade equities, futures, crypto, or forex, the script highlights genuine contraction-expansion sequences—Darvas’s original “boxes”—with zero manual effort, letting you focus solely on execution and risk.
Pine Script® indicator
by garysebastianbrowniii
Anchored Darvas Box## ANCHORED DARVAS BOX --- ### OVERVIEW **Anchored Darvas Box** lets you drop a single timestamp on your chart and build a Darvas-style consolidation zone forward from that exact candle. The indicator freezes the first user-defined number of bars to establish the range, verifies that price respects that range for another user-defined number of bars, then waits for the first decisive breakout. The resulting rectangle captures every tick of the accumulation phase and the exact moment of expansion—no manual drawing, complete timestamp precision. --- ### HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Nicolas Darvas’s 1950s box theory tracked institutional accumulation by hand-drawing rectangles around tight price ranges. A trade was triggered only when price escaped the rectangle. The anchored version preserves Darvas’s logic but pins the entire sequence to a user-chosen candle: perfect for analysing a market open, an earnings release, FOMC minute, or any other catalytic bar. --- ### ALGORITHM DETAIL 1. **ANCHOR BAR** *You provide a timestamp via the settings panel.* The script waits until the chart reaches that bar and records its index as **startBar**. 2. **RANGE DEFINITION — BARS 1-7** • `rangeHigh` = highest high of bars 1-7 plus optional tolerance. • `rangeLow` = lowest low of bars 1-7 minus optional tolerance. 3. **RANGE VALIDATION — BARS 8-14** • Price must stay inside ` `. • Any violation aborts the test; no box is created. 4. **ARMED STATE** • If bars 8-14 hold the range, two live guide-lines appear: – **Green** at `rangeHigh` – **Red** at `rangeLow` • The script is now “armed,” waiting indefinitely for the first true breakout. 5. **BREAKOUT & BOX CREATION** • **Up breakout** =`high > rangeHigh` → rectangle drawn in **green**. • **Down breakout**=`low < rangeLow` → rectangle drawn in **red**. • Box extends from **startBar** to the breakout bar and never updates again. • Optional labels print the dollar and percentage height of the box at its left edge. 6. **OPTIONAL COOLDOWN** • After the box is painted the script can stay silent for a user-defined number of bars, letting you study the fallout without another range immediately arming on top of it. --- ### INPUT PARAMETERS • **ANCHOR TIME** – Precise yyyy-mm-dd HH:MM:SS that seeds the sequence. • **BARS TO DEFINE RANGE** – Default 7; affects both definition and validation windows. • **OPTIONAL TOLERANCE** – Absolute price buffer to ignore micro-wicks. • **COOLDOWN BARS AFTER BREAKOUT** – Pause length before the indicator is allowed to re-anchor (set to zero to disable). • **SHOW BOX DISTANCE LABELS** – Toggle to print Δ\$ and Δ% on every completed box. --- ### USER WORKFLOW 1. Add the indicator, open settings, and set **ANCHOR TIME** to the candle you care about (e.g., “2025-04-23 09:30:00” for NYSE open). 2. Watch live as the script: – Paints the seven-bar range. – Draws validation lines. – Locks in the box on breakout. 3. Use the box boundaries as structural stops, targets, or context for further trades. --- ### PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS • **OPENING RANGE BREAKOUTS** – Anchor at the first second of the session; capture the initial 7-bar range and trade the first clean break. • **EVENT STUDIES** – Anchor at a news candle to measure immediate post-event volatility. • **VOLUME PROFILE FUSION** – Combine the anchored box with VPVR to see if the breakout occurs at a high-volume node or a low-liquidity pocket. • **RISK DISCIPLINE** – Stop-loss can sit just inside the opposite edge of the anchored range, enforcing objective risk. --- ### ADVANCED CUSTOMISATION IDEAS • **MULTIPLE ANCHORS** – Clone the indicator and anchor several boxes (e.g., London open, New York open). • **DYNAMIC WINDOW** – Switch the 7-bar fixed length to a volatility-scaled length (ATR percentile). • **STRATEGY WRAPPER** – Turn the indicator into a `strategy{}` script and back-test anchored boxes on decades of data. --- ### FINAL THOUGHTS Anchored Darvas Boxes give you Darvas’s timeless range-break methodology anchored to any candle of interest—perfect for dissecting openings, economic releases, or your own bespoke “important” bars with laboratory precision.
Pine Script® indicator
by garysebastianbrowniii
Simple Gold Reversal Detector V2 PRO + EMA + Volume + RSI + WickSimple Gold Reversal Detector V2 PRO is a reversal spotter tool designed for XAUUSD (Gold) on 5-min to 15-min timeframes. It uses candlestick behavior, volume confirmation, trend filtering, and momentum exhaustion to detect high-probability turning points in the market. It is built to filter out weak setups and focus on meaningful reversals. It is not a trend follower and will not catch every reversal. It may give false signals in heavy news or spiky sessions. You still need to manage trades accordingly. REMEBER THAT THIS IS REVERSAL DETECTOR meaning don't enter immediately on trades. WAIT FOR PULLBACK and PRICE ACTION to avoid fakeout . It may give you 100-200-300 pips. might give you also false indication. Features of the indicator: Full control of what you want to filter out Built-in EMA 20/200 (you can cut out your existing ema for other indicator slot) You can adjust Period for Reversal, Volume Moving Average Length and RSI Length that will give result depending on your preference. 🔵 Strict Volume Spike (1.5x) If ON: Only accept reversal signals if the current candle's volume is at least 1.5× higher than the average volume. Purpose: To catch only strong moves supported by big market activity (high participation). 🔵 Strict Wick Size Required If ON: Only accept reversal signals if the candle's wick (top or bottom) is larger than the body. Purpose: To filter signals based on rejection wicks, showing strong rejection from certain prices. 🔵 Strict EMA 200 Trend Filter If ON: Only BUY if price is above EMA 200. Only SELL if price is below EMA 200. Purpose: To align trades with the big trend for safety (trend-following bias). 🔵 Strict Body Size (30%) If ON: Accept candles only if their body size is 30% or smaller compared to the entire candle range (high to low). Purpose: To make sure the reversal candle is small and exhausted, typical behavior before reversals. 🔵 Strict RSI Range (40/60) If ON: Only BUY if RSI is below 40 (oversold area). Only SELL if RSI is above 60 (overbought area). Purpose: To catch reversals when the market is technically overextended. Lookback Period for Reversal 20 Check last 20 candles to determine highest high or lowest low (for detecting reversal zones). Volume Moving Average Length 20 Smooth volume over 20 candles to detect if a candle's volume is "spiking" compared to normal. RSI Length 14 Standard RSI period; used to measure momentum over last 14 candles for overbought/oversold.
Pine Script® indicator
by bolchristian
Swing Trading NR4/NR7 + 2BarNR/3BarNR + Inside Day + TrendSwing Trading Version: The Ultimate Momentum Setup The Swing Trading Version of this strategy is tailored for traders looking to capture multi-day price movements in high-momentum stocks. It’s a carefully crafted approach combining classic patterns like NR4, NR7, and Inside Day with powerful trend filters to find the best opportunities for significant gains. Price Compression: Identifies stocks in periods of consolidation using the NR4 and NR7 patterns, along with 2-Bar and 3-Bar Narrow Ranges—key indicators of potential volatility and breakout. Trend Confirmation: The strategy ensures trades align with the broader trend by confirming that price is above the 20 EMA and that the 10 EMA is above the 20 EMA. This guarantees that you’re trading in the direction of strength. Inside Day Filter: The Inside Day pattern is only triggered when the candlestick is within 1 ATR from the 10 EMA (or 20 EMA if below), ensuring you're not chasing a trade too far from a support level. Clean, Powerful Signals: With a clear focus on momentum and price compression, you'll only get actionable signals backed by multiple layers of confirmation, including volatility and price structure. This setup is perfect for traders seeking to ride out trends and capture sizeable moves, with an emphasis on simplicity and precision. Ideal for those who prefer to hold trades for multiple days while still maintaining control over their entries and exits.
Pine Script® indicator
by LordRobrecht
Real Relative Strength vs SPY (Clean Visual)This indicator plots Real Relative Strength/Weakness (RS/RW) of any stock relative to SPY, normalised by ATR. Designed to aid trading aligned to RDT philosophy. Designed for intraday and swing traders to quickly identify stocks showing true institutional strength or weakness compared to the market. Uses a clean, color-coded center-line display for fast reading of live RS/RW performance. It automatically syncs to whatever timeframe you’re trading (5min, 15min, 1hr) Default comparison ticker is SPY (you can easily swap if needed later) Length = 12 by default → (rolling 1-hour window on M5 chart) Clean green/red visual breakout = immediately obvious relative strength or weakness! How to use Strong Green move above zero ➔ RS developing ➔ Long bias Strong Red move below zero ➔ RW developing ➔ Short bias Choppy around zero ➔ No clear edge ➔ maybe avoid that stock
Pine Script® indicator
by FamousTask
Crypto EMA TableCrypto EMA Trend Scanner A powerful tool for crypto traders to quickly identify trend strength across multiple timeframes This indicator helps you spot potential trading opportunities by analyzing the EMA (Exponential Moving Average) alignment across four different timeframes. It displays a clean, color-coded table showing which cryptocurrencies are in a strong uptrend. Key Features: Multi-Timeframe Analysis: Simultaneously scan 3-minute, 15-minute, 1-hour, and 4-hour charts Clear Visual Signals: Green cells indicate bullish EMA alignment (EMA 20 > EMA 50 > EMA 200) Customizable Symbols: Track up to 3 different cryptocurrencies of your choice Exchange Selection: Compatible with major exchanges (Bybit, Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, KuCoin, FTX) Flexible Positioning: Place the table anywhere on your chart How to Use: Add the indicator to your chart Select your preferred cryptocurrencies in the settings Position the table where you want it Look for green cells indicating EMA lineup. Use this information to identify potential entry points or confirm your trading bias
Pine Script® indicator
by stelufl
Tradicators Pulse™ [v1]Tradicators Pulse™ Strategy: “AI Pulse Reversal” Goal: Catch reversals and trends using a smooth MA with adaptive bands and a confidence oscillator. Step-by-Step: How to Use ① Set the Context Timeframes: 5min, 15min, 1H (start with 15min) Watch: MA line color (blue = bullish, fuchsia = bearish) Pulse Bands (upper = overbought, lower = oversold) Yellow Oscillator for trend strength Step-by-Step: Mean Reversion (Bounce Trade) Wait for price to breach a band Candle closes outside upper band (overbought) or lower band (oversold) Check Pulse Oscillator It must curve up (long) or down (short) Entry Trigger Enter on next candle that closes back inside the bands Stop Loss Few pips outside band edge Take Profit TP1 = MA line (gray-blue/fuchsia) TP2 = Opposite band Step-by-Step: Trend Entry (Momentum Follow) Wait for MA color flip Blue = Uptrend → only long setups Fuchsia = Downtrend → only short setups Entry Trigger Price pulls back near MA Oscillator still supports trend direction Enter on bounce off MA Stop Loss Few pips below/above MA or last swing low/high Take Profit TP1 = Band in direction of trend TP2 = Use trailing SL or R:R 1:2 Avoid Trading When: MA is flat (no trend) Bands are too tight or choppy Oscillator gives conflicting signal
Pine Script® indicator
by tradicators
Smart Multi-Signal System PROInput Parameters The script allows users to customize settings via TradingView’s input panel:lookback (default: 20): The number of bars to look back to identify pivot highs/lows for supply/demand zones. Affects the sensitivity of zone detection.risk_reward (default: 5.0): The risk-reward ratio for calculating take-profit levels relative to stop-loss. For example, a 5.0 ratio means the take-profit target is 5 times the stop-loss distance.rsi_period (default: 14): The period for calculating the RSI, used as a momentum filter.rsi_overbought (default: 70): RSI level above which a market is considered overbought (used for sell signals).rsi_oversold (default: 30): RSI level below which a market is considered oversold (used for buy signals
Pine Script® indicator
by DrAmitDhandore
The LBF modelThe LBF Model is a structural pattern detector that highlights potential reversal zones using a specific sequence of pivot points. It identifies both bearish (LL → LH → LL → HH → LH) and bullish (HH → HL → HH → LL → HL) formations, marking moments where price shows signs of exhaustion and directional shift. Built purely on price action, the LBF Model avoids indicators and focuses on clean structure. It draws patterns directly on the chart, with customizable sensitivity and colors. Whether used on its own or with other tools, it helps traders spot key turning points with clarity and precision.
Pine Script® indicator
by Refic
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EMA Ribbon Cross Multi-TF MonitorThis is not your typical moving average, this give you a great buy and sell alert alongside showing you what price is doing at the 1m and 2m charts with a monitor that updates with price. The EMA is configurable though I recommend the 2 and 8 ema's as the best ones to catch price moving higher or lower to get an early entry. You can configure the script to add in different times and it will work on those time frames also, like 15min and 30min so you can see the longer trend of the market.
Pine Script® indicator
by simalt
Multi Scanner Plot & Table V1Here's how to interpret each column in the table: Price vs MAs: What it shows: Where the current price is relative to the short-term (e.g., 20-period) and long-term (e.g., 50-period) Simple Moving Averages (SMAs) calculated on your current chart's timeframe. Interpretation: Above Both (Green background): Price is above both the short and long MAs. Generally considered a bullish sign for the current trend. Below Both (Red background): Price is below both MAs. Generally considered a bearish sign. Mixed (Gray background): Price is between the two MAs (e.g., above the short but below the long, or vice-versa). Indicates indecision or a potential trend change. RSI Value: What it shows: The actual numerical value of the Relative Strength Index (RSI) calculated on your current chart's timeframe. Interpretation: Just the raw RSI number (e.g., 65.32). The background is always gray. You compare this value to standard overbought/oversold levels (like 70/30) or the levels defined in the script's inputs. RSI Status: What it shows: Interprets the RSI Value based on the Overbought/Oversold levels set in the script's inputs (default 70/30). Calculated on your current chart's timeframe. Interpretation: Overbought (Red background): RSI is above the overbought level (e.g., > 70). Suggests the asset might be due for a pullback or reversal downwards. Red indicates a potentially bearish condition. Oversold (Green background): RSI is below the oversold level (e.g., < 30). Suggests the asset might be due for a bounce or reversal upwards. Green indicates a potentially bullish condition. Neutral (Gray background): RSI is between the oversold and overbought levels. Last Sig Price: What it shows: The price level where the last "SIG NOW" Buy or Sell signal occurred on your current chart's timeframe. Interpretation: Helps you see the entry price of the most recent short-term signal generated by this script. The background color matches the signal type: Green for the last Buy signal, Red for the last Sell signal. N/A if no signal has occurred yet. SIG NOW: What it shows: This is the main short-term signal generated by the script based on conditions on your current chart's timeframe. It combines the "Price vs MAs" status and specific RSI conditions (price must be above/below both MAs and RSI must be within a certain range defined in the inputs). Interpretation: BUY (Green background): The specific buy conditions are met right now. (Price above both MAs AND RSI is strong but not necessarily overbought). SELL (Red background): The specific sell conditions are met right now. (Price below both MAs AND RSI is weak but not necessarily oversold). NEUTRAL (Gray background): Neither the Buy nor the Sell conditions are currently met. ALERT: What it shows: Flags unusual volume activity on the current bar compared to the recent average volume (calculated on your current chart's timeframe). Interpretation: SPIKE (Yellow background, black text): Current volume is significantly higher than the recent average (defined by the Volume Spike Multiplier). Can indicate strong interest or a potential climax. DUMP (Purple background): Current volume is significantly lower than the recent average (defined by the Volume Dump Multiplier). Can indicate fading interest. NONE (Gray background): Volume is within the normal range for the lookback period. SD$: What it shows: The price level where the last Volume Spike or Dump occurred on your current chart's timeframe. Interpretation: Shows the price associated with the most recent significant volume event. The background color indicates the type of the last event: Green if the last event was a Spike, Red if the last event was a Dump. N/A if no Spike/Dump has occurred yet. BB Value (%B): What it shows: This relates to Bollinger Bands, but specifically calculated on a Higher Timeframe (HTF) that you can set in the inputs (e.g., Daily BBs while viewing an Hourly chart). It shows the Bollinger Band Percent B (%B) value for that HTF. %B measures where the HTF closing price is relative to the HTF upper and lower bands. Interpretation: Value > 1: HTF price closed above the HTF upper Bollinger Band. Value < 0: HTF price closed below the HTF lower Bollinger Band. Value between 0 and 1: HTF price closed within the HTF Bollinger Bands (e.g., 0.5 is exactly on the middle band). The background is always gray. LTS (Long Term Signal): What it shows: A signal derived only from the Higher Timeframe (HTF) Bollinger Bands. Interpretation: BUY (Green background): The HTF price closed above the HTF upper Bollinger Band (see BB Value > 1). Considered a strong bullish signal from the higher timeframe perspective. SELL (Red background): The HTF price closed below the HTF lower Bollinger Band (see BB Value < 0). Considered a strong bearish signal from the higher timeframe perspective. NEUTRAL (Gray background): The HTF price closed within the HTF Bollinger Bands. How to Understand Bollinger Bands and Signals in this Context: Bollinger Bands are primarily used for the Long Term Signal (LTS) column. This script calculates BBs on a higher timeframe (you choose which one, or it defaults to the chart's timeframe if left blank). The "LTS" signal triggers: A BUY when the price on that higher timeframe closes above its upper Bollinger Band. This often indicates strong momentum or a potential breakout. A SELL when the price on that higher timeframe closes below its lower Bollinger Band. This often indicates strong negative momentum or a potential breakdown. The "BB Value" column gives you the raw %B number from that same higher timeframe, showing you exactly where the price is relative to the bands (is it just barely above/below, or way outside?). The script does not directly use Bollinger Bands from the current chart timeframe for the "SIG NOW" or other table signals. The main short-term signals ("SIG NOW") rely on Moving Averages and RSI on the current timeframe. The LTS provides a longer-term perspective using HTF Bollinger Bands. In summary: Look at the table to quickly gauge: Short-term trend (Price vs MAs). Short-term momentum (RSI Status, SIG NOW). Recent short-term entry points (Last Sig Price). Current volume anomalies (ALERT). Long-term strength/weakness based on HTF Bollinger Bands (LTS, BB Value). Combine these pieces of information to get a more rounded view of the current market conditions according to this specific script's logic.
Pine Script® indicator
by ChalkBoardAnalytics
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