CongestionautilusCongestions are formations in which a series of candlesticks opens and closes within the lows and highs of the candlestick that generated the congestion.
To be considered as such, congestion must have the main candle and at least three following candles with the body contained in the range.
Congestion is considered closed when a candle closes outside the indicated range.
Congestions, even if closed, can still act as points of interest in future movements, they are zones of interest for the price that can be re-crossed or act as support or resistance.
Using them can help in reading the dynamics of the price.
This indicator helps to quickly identify congestion and projects the area of the last congestion into the future.
Congestion
NhaDuHanhFX - Congestion Zone (Complete & Incomplete)
When the market is trending, the momentum is strong, the price often moves quickly in one direction. In the higher time frame, we see that the closing price of the candlestick is often far away from the previous candlesticks.
When the market is sideways, the momentum is weak, and prices often move slowly around an area. In the higher time frame, we see that the closing price of the candlestick is usually within the range of the previous candlesticks.
The Congestion Zone is a price action indicator that marks out such a sideways market area. It has many patterns: Complete and incomplete patterns.
- Complete Congestion Zone (Default): It includes at least 3 candlesticks that the next candlestick has a closing price within the previous candlestick range. Then, if a candlestick closes outside the range of the previous candlestick, it is a sign that the market has most likely ended the sideway, moving into a trending state.
- Incomplete Congestion Zone (Settings Option): It is more complex Congestion patterns. It also marks out sideways of the market. However, during the congestion formation, the price tried to break out of the zone with a candlestick closing outside the previous candlestick , right after that the price turns back and continues to congest.
In addition to using the Congestion Zone to predict if the market is likely to have moved from sideways to trending. The Congestion Zone is also used as a Support & Resistance area. When the price goes away and returns to the Congestion Zone, it will likely reverse.
Pay attention to the price area that previously appeared a lot of congestion zone. It is more likely to reverse.
Congestion ZoneCongestion zone include at least 3 candle sticks that the next candle has an opening and closing price within the previous candle
When the price returns to the congested zone there is a possibility of a reversal
The congestion zone is used as a support-resistance area and is used by price action traders.
This script will highlight congestion zones, this will help PA Traders find out them easily.
Isolated PivotsThis script identifies potential price reversals at pivot high/low points using sets of 3 candles.
Pivot High: The middle candle must have a higher high and a higher low than the two outer candles.
Pivot Low: The middle candle must have a lower low and a lower high than the two outer candles.
Potential usage: When a market is moving higher in an uptrend, if a pivot low is identified then that might be a sign of price weakness.
Congestion Index by KatsanosCONGESTION INDEX
Market movements can be characterized by two distinct types or phases. In the first, the market shows trending movements which have a directional bias over a period of time. The second type of market behavior is periodic or cyclic motion, where the market shows no consistent directional bias and trades between two levels. This type of market results in the failure of trend-following indicators and the success of overbought/oversold oscillators. Both phases of the market require the use of different types of indicator. Trending markets need trend-following indicators such as moving averages, moving average convergence/divergence (MACD), and so on. Trading range markets need oscillators such as the relative strength index (RSI) and stochastics, which use overbought and oversold levels. The age-old problem for many trading systems is their inability to determine if a trending or trading range market is at hand. Trend-following indicators, such as the MACD or moving averages, tend to be whipsawed as markets enter a nontrending congestion phase. On the other hand, oscillators (which work well during trading range markets) are often too early to buy or sell in a trending market. Thus, identifying the market phase and selecting the appropriate indicators is critical to a system’s success. The congestion index attempts to identify the market’s character by dividing the actual percentage that the market has changed in the past x days by the extreme range according to the following formula:
Readings between+20 and−20indicate congestion or oscillating mode. Crossing over the 20 line from below indicates the start of a rising trend. Conversely, the start of a down turn is indicated by crossing under−20 from above. The CI can also be used as an overbought/oversold oscillator.
It was taken from İntermarket Trading Strategies book of by Markos Katsanos.Read the book.
D1:=Input(“DAYS IN CONGESTION”,1,500,15);
CI:=ROC(C,D1-1,%)/((HHV(H,D1)-LLV(L,D1))/(LLV(L,D1)+.01)+.000001);
Mov ( CI ,3,E)
(Copyright Markos Katsanos 2008)
Congestion DetectorThis script detects price action congestion. These congestions are marked on chart itself.
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