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Colored Volume Bars [LazyBear]Edgar Kraut proposed this simple colored volume bars strategy for swing trading. This is how the colors are determined: - If today’s closing price and volume are greater than 'n' days ago, color today’s volume bar green. - If today’s closing price is greater than 'n' days ago but volume is not, color today’s volume bar blue. - Similarly, if today’s closing price and volume is less than 'n' days ago, color today’s volume bar orange. - If today’s closing price is less than 'n' days ago but volume is not, color today’s volume bar red. Buy the green or blue volume bars, use a 1% trailing stop, and stand aside on red or orange bars. As you see, this is more for entry confirmation. I have not tested this on any instrument. You may have to tune the lookback period for your instrument. Default is 10. More info: "A color-based system for short-term trading" - www.traders.com List of all my indicators:
Pine Script™ indicator
by LazyBear
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Indicator: Intrady Momentum IndexThe Intraday Momentum Index (IMI), developed by Tushar Chande, is a cross-breed between RSI and candlestick analysis. IMI determines the candle type that dominated the recent price action, using that to pinpoint the extremes in intraday momentum. As the market tries to bottom after a sell off, there are gradually more candles with green bodies, even though prices remain in a narrow range. IMI can be used to detect this shift, because its values will increase towards 70. Similarly, as the market begins to top, there will be more red candles, causing IMI to decline towards 20. When the market is in trading range, IMI values will be in the neutral range of 40 to 60. Usually intraday momentum leads interday momentum. QStick can show interday momentum, it complements IMI. You will find it in my published indicators. I have added volatility bands based OB/OS, in addition to static OB/OS levels. You can also turn on IMI Ehlers smoothing. BTW, all parameters are configurable, so do check out the options page. List of my other indicators: - - Google doc: docs.google.com
Pine Script™ indicator
by LazyBear
14
Ehlers Smoothed Stochastic & RSI with Roofing FiltersRoofing filters, first discussed by Mr.John Ehlers, act as a passband, filtering out unwanted noise from market data and accentuating turning points. I have included 2 indicators with filters enabled. Both support double smoothing via options page. All the parameters are configurable. Info on Roofing Filter and Ehlers Super Smoother: ---------------------------------------------------- The Ehlers' Roofing Filter is an expansion on Ehlers Super Smoother Filter, both being smoothing techniques based on analog filters. This filter aims at reducing noise in price data. In Super Smoother Filter, regardless of the time frame used, all waves having cycles of less than 10 bars are considered noise (customizable via options page). The Roofing Filter uses this principle, however, it also creates a so-called "roof" by eliminating wave components having cycles greater than 48 bars which are perceived as "spectral dilation". Thus, the filter only passes those spectral components whose periods are between 10 and 48 bars. This technique noticeably reduces indicator lag and also helps assess turning points more accurately. More info: - Spectral dilation paper: www.mesasoftware.com - John Ehlers presentation: www.youtube.com ------------------------------------------------------ If you want to use RSI %B and Bandwidth, follow this guide to "Make mine" this chart and get access to the source: drive.google.com For the complete list of my indicators, check this post:
Pine Script™ indicator
by LazyBear
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Indicator: Vervoort Smoothed Oscillator [LazyBear]This is Mr. Sylvian Vervoort's take on improving some well-known indicators (%B and Stoch) using smoothing techniques. A combination of TEMA and WMA does a nice job smoothing out %B, derived from zero-lag “Rainbow” data series. The same Rainbow series, averaged with the typical price, smooth the Stochastic K oscillator to produce slowStoch. Vervroot's strategy for this oscillator (detailed explanation in the reference material below): - It must be bullish for a buy signal and bearish for a sell signal. This means that both the oscillators must be moving up or down. - Use the oscillators for detecting divergences. Divergence even in one is still valid. - Stoch crossing 50 is a good confirmation signal. Momentum usually is an excellent leading indicator, so keep an eye on Stoch. More info: www.traders.com www.scribd.com Complete list of my indicators (Check the comments, I keep the list updated there):
Pine Script™ indicator
by LazyBear
2
DEnvelope [Better Bollinger Bands]*** *** Bollinger Bands (BB) usually expand quickly after a volatility increase but contract more slowly as volatility declines. This extended time it takes for BB to contract after a volatility drop can make trading some instruments using BB alone difficult or less profitable. In the October 1998 issue of "Futures" there is an article written by Dennis McNicholl called "Better Bollinger Bands", in which the author recommends improving BB by modifying: - the center line formula & - different equations for calculating the bands. These bands, called "DEnvelope", follow price more closely and respond faster to changes in volatility with these modifications. Fore more indicators, check out my "Master Index of indicators" (Also check my published charts page for new ones I haven't added to that list): More scripts related to DEnvelope: ------------------------------------------------ - DEnvelope Bandwidth: pastebin.com - DEnvelope %B : pastebin.com Sample chart with above indicators: www.tradingview.com
Pine Script™ indicator
by LazyBear
18
MAC-Z Indicator [LazyBear]This indicator is a composite of MACD and Z-Score (requested by @ChartAt). The general idea is that counter-trend component of the Z-score is used to adjust/improve the trend component of the MACD. The advantage is that it is a more accurate and “assumption-free” and can more accurately describe how a market or stock actually works in a given time frame. I have also added support to smooth out the MAC-Z using Laguerre filter (Thanks @TheLark for the excellent LMA). Note that smoothing removes the "noise" component additive of Z-Score, so you may miss some good signals. By default Laguerre smoothing is OFF, I suggest playing with the Gamma to see if you can find a proper trade-off value. Theme credits --> @liw0 More info: cssanalytics.wordpress.com
Pine Script™ indicator
by LazyBear
13
BBImpulse IndicatorBBImpulse is part of the latest indicators package offered by John Bollinger. Excerpt from their market blurb (www.bbforex.com): "BBImpulse is derived from %b. Its value is the periodic change of %b, so if %b was 0.45 this period and 0.20 last period the present value of BBImpulse is 0.25. We present two reference levels on the chart, an alert level and an impulse level." "Generally the market moves in the direction of the latest alerts and/or impulses except towards the end of a move where one can take advantage of exhaustion/reversal signals from this indicator." "Ian Woodward employs BBImpulse for his Kahuna signals using key levels of 0.24 and 0.40." I added support for the following: - Highlighting alert/impulse trigger bars - Rendering the range (check options page). I noticed that the range, by itself, highlights lot of info: - Tapering in (narrowing) of range may signify topping or falling prices. - Tapering out (expanding) may signify nearing a bottom or rising prices. - Range getting "ranged" between alert or impulse levels signify a major move in the direction of the last impulse trigger. I think for this, alert level ranging intensity is greater than impulse level ranging intensity. Someone more familiar with BB will have more observations, I am sure. Please do share here so we BB noobs can learn :) For more indicators, check out my complete list here:
Pine Script™ indicator
by LazyBear
26
Squeeze Momentum Indicator [LazyBear] Fixed a typo in the code where BB multiplier was stuck at 1.5. Thanks @ucsgears for bringing it to my notice. Updated source: pastebin.com Use the updated source instead of the what TV shows below. This is a derivative of John Carter's "TTM Squeeze" volatility indicator, as discussed in his book "Mastering the Trade" (chapter 11). Black crosses on the midline show that the market just entered a squeeze (Bollinger Bands are with in Keltner Channel). This signifies low volatility, market preparing itself for an explosive move (up or down). Gray crosses signify "Squeeze release". Mr.Carter suggests waiting till the first gray after a black cross, and taking a position in the direction of the momentum (for ex., if momentum value is above zero, go long). Exit the position when the momentum changes (increase or decrease --- signified by a color change). My (limited) experience with this shows, an additional indicator like ADX / WaveTrend, is needed to not miss good entry points. Also, Mr.Carter uses simple momentum indicator, while I have used a different method (linreg based) to plot the histogram. More info: - Book: Mastering The Trade by John F Carter List of all my indicators:
Pine Script™ indicator
by LazyBear
620
Indicator: Trend Trigger FactorIntroduced by M.H.Pee, Trend Trigger Factor is designed to keep the trader trading with the trend. System rules according to the developer: * If the 15-day TTF is above 100 (indicating an uptrend), you will want to be in long positions. * If the 15-day TTF is below -100, you will want to be short. * If it is between -100 and 100, you should remain with the current position. More info: Original Article by Mr.Pee: drive.google.com
Pine Script™ indicator
by LazyBear
14
Indicator: Price Headley Accelaration Bands [LazyBear]The Acceleration Band System was published in "Big Trends in Trading" by Price Headley in 2002. The system designed to catch stocks as they start to trend but before they go parabolic. The system is simple but supposed to be very effective. This system makes use of %R and ADX a lot to determine the entries/exits. Refer to the documents listed below for the complete set of rules. More info: * System Trading Rules: drive.google.com * www.bigtrends.com * www.slideshare.net
Pine Script™ indicator
by LazyBear
12
Indicator: HawkEye Volume IndicatorHawkEye volume, developed by Nigel Hawks, is supposed to be a premier VSA indicator. Documentation on this is scarce (looks like the training seminars/sessions conducted by the parent company cover this in detail), if you come across any (other than what I have mentioned on that chart) do let me know. I am not sure how much this resembles the commercial indicator out there as I don't have access to one (noticed the "clone" part? :) ). This is a direct port of a similar MT4 indicator. If you have access to the commercial indicator in another platform, do post some comparison results.
Pine Script™ indicator
by LazyBear
21
_CM_BarRange_PercentileI know a Trader that went 18 months without a losing trade. This Trader averaged trading 700-800 contracts per month in the Futures markets. The was not his only system but here were his rules. He looked at the 60 minute bar and calculated the ranges of the bars over the last 3 months. IF the range of the Bar was Greater Than the 99th Percentile, He would Fade that move or take the trade in the opposite direction. Thought process is If the Price Bar is Greater Than the 99th Percentile then typically the market reverses. This happens a lot of times at news events. If you’ve studied the markets long enough you know if a Nes based event causes a Huge Move, which we define as Greater than the 99th Percentile, the Market typically moves in the opposite direction. ***This is dependent on the Instrument your trading and the time frame your trading. Some Instruments and time frames this signals a continuation move. I also added in the Low of the Range based on the 99th Percentile. Often times Low Range Bars…especially if they appear at the top of a swing move, or the bottom of a swing move…create a high probability entry once the High or Low of the bar is taken out in the opposite direction of the previous move…The Low Range bars show indecision after a strong move and create great reversal opportunities. Works on All Time Frames…again depending on the instrument your trading. On instruments that MOVE or have High Volatility like Crude and Oil you can get great signals on 1 minute bars. ***Code includes ability to pick ham many bars you want your Look Back Period To Be. ***You can change the percentages to use the 99th Percentile, or 95th percentile, etc… ***The Green Line is the Value of the High Range Percentile. ***The Red Line is the Value of the Low Range Percentile. ***Plots a Magenta Cross on the Red Line if the Range is Below the Low Range Percentile. ***Plots a yellow Cross on the Green Line if the Range is Greater Than the High Range Percentile. ***The Aqua line is the Midpoint of the Range. Or the Average Price Move. ***Colors the Price Bar Yellow if the Range exceeds the High Range Percentile. ***Colors The Bar Magenta if the Range is Less Than the Low Range Percentile ***All parameters can be turned on or off via Check Boxes in the Inputs Tab
Pine Script™ indicator
by ChrisMoody
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Kaufman Stress IndicatorStress Indicator, first proposed by Mr. Perry Kaufman, provides an easy way for trading pairs / arbs. Kaufman's trading rules for Stress Indicator: - Decide on a pair to trade: For ex., AAPL v QQQ - Calculate the Stress Indicator (SI) for that pair - Buy the stock when SI 50 - Calculate the 60-day moving average of QQQ - If the trend of QQQ is down, hedge the stock position with QQQ equal to the risk of the stock using the 20-day ATR of each - Exit the hedge when the stock position exits, or exit the hedge when the trend of QQQ turns up - Do not trade stocks under $3 Explanation of all potential SI applications is beyond this post. For more info: - ptasite.s3.amazonaws.com - www.futuresmag.com - kaufmansignals.com - TASC 2014 March issue. Though Kaufman's Stress stategy is built on top of this Stress Indicator, I suggest reading up his full strategy guidelines before applying this. Kaufman suggests using 60SMA on the index to track the slope. I have included a custom SMA (find it in the middle pane) that can show SMA for any selected symbol. Use the guide below to import that in to your charts: drive.google.com
Pine Script™ indicator
by LazyBear
We Are Witnessing A Historical Event With A Clear Outcome!!!"Full Disclosure: I came across this information from www.SentimenTrader.com I have no financial affiliation…They provide incredible statistical facts on The General Market, Currencies, and Futures. They offer a two week free trial. I Highly Recommend. The S&P 500 has gone 43 trading days without a 1% daily move, up or down. which is the equivalent of two months and one day in trading days. During this stretch, the S&P has gained more than 4%, and it has notched a 52-week high recently as well. Since 1952, there were nine other precedents. All of these went 42 trading days without a 1% move, all of them saw the S&P gain at least 4% during their streaks, and all of them saw the S&P close at a 52-week highs. ***There was consistent weakness a week later, with only three gainers, and all below +0.5%. ***After that, stocks did better, often continuing an Extraordinary move higher. Charts can sometimes give us a better nuance than numbers from a table, and from the charts we can see a general pattern - ***if stocks held up well in the following weeks, then they tended to do extremely well in the months ahead. ***If stocks started to stumble after this two- month period of calm, however, then the following months tended to show a lot more volatility. We already know we're seeing an exceptional market environment at the moment, going against a large number of precedents that argued for weakness here, instead of the rally we've seen. If we continue to head higher in spite of everything, these precedents would suggest that we're in the midst of something that could be TRULY EXTRAORDINARY.
Pine Script™ indicator
by ChrisMoody
12
Volume Flow Indicator [LazyBear]VFI,introduced by Markos Katsanos, is based on the popular On Balance Volume (OBV) but with three very important modifications: * Unlike the OBV, indicator values are no longer meaningless. Positive readings are bullish and negative bearish. * The calculation is based on the day's median (typical price) instead of the closing price. * A volatility threshold takes into account minimal price changes and another threshold eliminates excessive volume. A simplified interpretation of the VFI is: * Values above zero indicate a bullish state and the crossing of the zero line is the trigger or buy signal. * The strongest signal with all money flow indicators is of course divergence. I have exposed options to plot a signal EMA. All parameters are configurable. Markos suggests using 0.2 coeff for day trading and 0.1 for intra-day. More info: www.precisiontradingsystems.com
Pine Script™ indicator
by LazyBear
85
ValueChart Indicator [LazyBear]This indicator displays the trend-adjusted price activity of a security. It oscillates around the zero-line. It is usually plotted as OHLC, but Pine doesn't have this support yet. So, I have rendered OHLC separately (see chart for the details). This indicator is particularly useful for ‘scalping’ in a sideways market, where there is limited movement taking place, rather than a trending market undergoing larger swing movements. I am not sure how much this resembles the commercial indicator out there as I don't have access to one. This is a direct port of a similar TOS indicator. Removed direct links.
Pine Script™ indicator
by LazyBear
33
Indicators: Rainbow Charts Oscillator, Binary Wave and MAsRainbow Charts, by Mel Widner, is a trend detector. It uses recursively smoothed MAs (remember, this idea was proposed back in 1997 -- it was certainly cool back then!) and also builds an oscillator out of the MAs. Oscillator bands indicate the stability range. I have also included a simple binary wave based on whether all the MAs are in an upward slope or not. If you see any value above 0.5 there, the trend is definitely up (all MAs pointing up). More info: www.traders.com Here's my complete list of indicators (With these 3, the total count should be above 100 now...will update the list later today)
Pine Script™ indicator
by LazyBear
24
Indicator: Krivo Index [Forex]Krivo index, suggested by Richard Krivo, tries to quantify the "strength" of a currency by checking how many of its pairs are trading strongly (close above 200sma). As you can see from the chart, KI gives an excellent overview of their strength. Note how it correctly points out the JPY crash (Nov 2012). I decided to implement KI for each currency separately to be compliant with Pine requirements. Also, this enables to add only the needed currency KI scripts (for ex., just CAD_KI and USD_KI). You can add the needed currency KI scripts and merge them all together to form a chart like this. Make sure you "right click" on all and select "Scale Right" (or "Scale Left". Thing to note is all KIs shd be aligned to the same scale). I have published KI for only 5 currencies now, but can add more on request. BTW, this index is usable on all time frames. More info on KrivoIndex: ----------------------------- www.dailyfx.com JPY crashing: ----------------------------- webcache.googleusercontent.com Euro Slump: ----------------------------- www.bloomberg.com Please see the comment below for the complete list of currency pairs I used for deriving these indexes.
Pine Script™ indicator
by LazyBear
9
Indicators: KaseCD & Kase Peak OscillatorI have included ports of 2 indicators from MT4 (not from the original commercial source). I couldn't cross check if these matched their commercial equivalents (you need to assume they don't!). If you own any of these in other platforms, appreciate if you could publish some comparison results here. Kase Peak Oscillator is the difference between two trend measurements, one for rising markets and the other for falling markets. KCD is the PeakOsc minus its own average. So, KPO takes the place of a traditional oscillator and the KCD takes place of the traditional MACD. Ms.Kase claims KCD is far more accurate than MACD. More info: - www.kaseco.com - beathespread.com Let me know if you have experience with the original indicators and are willing to help improve these clones. Thanks.
Pine Script™ indicator
by LazyBear
13
Indicators: Chartmill Value Indicator & Random Walk IndexChartMill Value Indicator & Modified ChartMill Value Indicator : ------------------------------- Developed by Dirk Vandycke, CVI tracks how far the price spread is from its MA. Since MA keeps increasing even when price consolidates or stalls, it is very difficult for the deviation from a moving average to remain in the overbought or oversold regions for extended periods, which represents a significant improvement over other oscillators such as the RSI and Stochastic indicators. However, a simple price spread from a moving average would not be comparable across all securities, which would preclude us from using the spread in systematic strategies. Fortunately, Mr.Vandycke addresses this problem by dividing the spread by the average true range, which is dependent on both the price level and volatility of the underlying security. There is a variation of CVI called Modified CVI, which does time normalization of ATR (not the MA). This indicator supports displaying "Modified CVI" too. Check the options page. This indicator is best used with other oscillators, to confirm signals. Zero line (in this case, "1" line since the gray line is drawn at the value of 1) crossovers should also be considered as signals. I suggest tuning the OB/OS levels to match your instrument (usually it is around 0.5/-0.5 range). More info: www.traders.com Random Walk Index ------------------------- RWI is used to determine if an issue is trending or in a random trading range (like ADX/Aroon). It attempts to do this by first determining an issue's trading range. The next step is to calculate a series of RWI indexes for the maximum look-back period. The largest index move in relation to a random walk is used as today's index. Michael Poulos, inventor of RWI, recommends 2 to 7 for the short-term time frames and 8-64 for long terms. An issue is trending higher if the long term RWI of highs is greater than 1, while a downtrend is indicated if the long term RWI of lows is greater than 1. Below are some more rules developed by Mr.Poulos: - Enter a long (or close short) when the long-term RWI of the highs is greater than 1 and the short-term RWI of lows peaks above 1 - Enter short (or close long) when the long-term RWI of the lows is greater than 1 and the short-term RWI of highs peaks above 1 More info: - tradingsim.com For displaying only the histogram (as shown in the bottom pane), select "ShowOnlyHistogram" in the options page.
Pine Script™ indicator
by LazyBear
6