VWAP BANDS [qrsq]Description
This indicator is used to find support and resistance utilizing both buying and selling volume. It can be used on lower and higher time frames to understand where price is likely to reject or bounce.
How it works
Instead of calculating the VWAP using the total volume, this script estimates the buying/selling volume and respectively calculates their individual VWAP's. The standard deviations of these are then calculated to create the set of two bands. The top bands being the VWAP from buying volume and bottom bands are from selling volume, with the option to use a double band on either pair.
How to use it
I like to use the bands for LTF scalping as well as HTF swings, I also like to use it alongside my SMA VWAP BANDS.
For scalping:
I tend to use either the 5m or 15m TF
I then set the indicator's TF to 1m
I will take a scalp based on the bands confluence with other PA methods, if price is being either supported or rejected.
For swings:
I tend to use a variety of TFs, including: 30m, 1H, 4H, D
I then set the indicator's TF to "Chart"
I will take a swing based on the bands confluence with other PA methods, if price is being either supported or rejected.
I also tend to use them on perpetual contracts as the volume seems to be more consistent and hence results in more accurate support and resistance.
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SMA VWAP BANDS [qrsq]Description
This indicator is used to find support and resistance utilizing both SMA and VWAP. It can be used on lower and higher time frames to understand where price is likely to reject or bounce.
How it works
Rather than using the usual calculation for the VWAP, instead this script smooths the volume first with the SMA and then respectively calculates the smoothed multiplication of high, low and close price with the volume individually. These values are then divided by the smoothed volume to find individual VWAP's for each of the sources. The standard deviations of these are calculated, resulting in an upper, lower and middle band. It is essentially VWAP bands with some smoothed calculations in the middle.
How to use it
I like to use the bands for LTF scalping as well as HTF swings.
For scalping:
I tend to use either the 5m or 15m TF
I then set the indicator's TF to 1m
I will take a scalp based on the bands confluence with other PA methods, if price is being either supported or rejected.
For swings:
I tend to use a variety of TFs, including: 30m, 1H, 4H, D
I then set the indicator's TF to "Chart"
I will take a swing based on the bands confluence with other PA methods, if price is being either supported or rejected.
I also tend to use them on perpetual contracts as the volume seems to be more consistent and hence results in more accurate support and resistance.
R.E.Signal V3.1: Code updateI removed the outside bar filter for range expansion bars.
You will need Tim West's TW_UB indicator to plot those. It'll be more useful if you use both, since you can see when prices trend or consolidate visually by seeing the bar colors alongside the range expansions.
Cheers,
Ivan.
R.E.Signal V3.0: Updated version to work with Key Hidden LevelsHi, I updated the code to be able to use Tim West's TW_UB indicator, which helps a lot with seeing price waves, coloring bars that form new highs green, new lows red and inside and outside bars red.
The indicator now only plots range expansion bars, with a triangle shape above or below each bar to make it visually clear.
Hope you find this of use.
Cheers,
Ivan.
R.E.Signal: Incredibly useful scriptI coded this one using Tim West's concept of range expansion bars.
It's a nice addition to switch back and forth when using his UDIO bars from the Key Hidden Levels indicator pack to analyze price action on a bar by bar basis.
The indicator plots a red or green bar signaling strong buying on selling, which almost always implies continuation, or a good chance to fade any retracements after said bars.
Cheers,
Ivan.
