Trend Finder with Coefficient of VariationCoefficient of variation (“COV”) is a statistical measure used to describe the variability of values within a data set, it’s calculated by taking the standard deviation divided by the mean.
Traditionally, COV is applied to the expected returns of competing investment portfolios. A risk adverse investor prefers to accept a portfolio with a relatively lower COV value.
On the other hand, when applying COV to price charts, the difference is that instead of looking at expected returns, we now treat price as the source of data. We look at price from a moving average perspective. This script purely focuses on price.
What this indicator does:
Firstly, to go over the parameters:
Let ‘n’ be the lookback period for computing COV, and ‘m’ be the period for comparing the ranking of COVs.
Logics in a nutshell:
This program will (A) calculate the COV by dividing the moving standard deviation by moving average over ‘n’ bars, and then (B) illustrate the relationship of how COV at each bar ranks compared to COVs over past ‘m’ bars. We use a color scale (default black and yellow) for visualizing ranking in terms of percentiles. If COV is below its median value, then we assume that price is consolidating.
Hypothesis:
Using COV on top of regular SMA signals should reduce a lot of unwanted noise such as consecutive crossovers during ranging-periods. Traders want volatility, but not too much of it when sniping for entry opportunities (speaking of initial position; need to add to winning positions after, but this is for another topic). For this reason, the median value of COV is suitable as a metric for signals.
Applications:
We use the median value of COV to form a decision rule. A signal is generated when COV > median(COV,m), and the direction of trend is determined based on relative position of price with respect to sma(price,n). When the value of COV is increasing, it can also be thought of seeing Bollinger Bands beginning to bulge. When trends begin, this program will plot triangles to signify entry opportunities.
Consolidation
BE- InsideOut Explosion - Trade the Benefit Of DoubtDear Traders,
Here with presenting the new Indicator which is primarily built based on the the concept Contraction & Explosion.
Idea behind this Indicator: I am sure every trader would have heard about consolidation and Expansion. When we we look deep inside the consolidation zone it leaves a mark
on the direction most of the time and just explode breaking the consolidation zone. What if the explosion is to trap the retailers like me!!. That's why I call this as Benefit of doubt. If the direction of is right I just sail with the trade right inside the consolidation zone. If I am on the wrong side ! No worries My Money management rules and Protection Legs kicks in and saves my capital.
This Indicator Analyses the Volume, and Chart Patterns inside the Zones and if the price breaks the patterns, initiate the trades. You can trade with Dhan HQ or Algoji.
What this indicator is providing:
Based on the chart patterns and using the inputs provided for RISK and Money Management options, Indicator continuously scans for trading opportunities and provides alerts for possible trades. I have tried to capture some analytical inputs for one to think and take control over the Reward, Risk and Money management parameters to tweak the indicator accordingly.
Note: Indicated PNL is calculated on the Futures Chart with 2 Lots taken per trade.
If you are a Options Traders:
1. Auto Strike is inbuilt and can be traded only if you are trading via AlgoJi.
You will constantly be informed about trade summary, PNL and SL updates as per your preferred choice.
Enjoy!
DISCLAIMER: No sharing, copying, reselling, modifying, or any other forms of use are authorized for our documents, script / strategy, and the information published with them. This informational planning script / strategy is strictly for individual use and educational purposes only. This is not financial or investment advice. Investments are always made at your own risk and are based on your personal judgement. I am not responsible for any losses you may incur. Please invest wisely.
Happy to receive suggestions and feedback in order to improve the performance of the indicator better.
Consolidation BoxThis script aims to help identify sideways markets. Once price leaves the Box the market will usually start a trending phase. Users can set a percent range to detect markets moving sideways within the range.
Consolidation and Breakout (Inside Bars)Consolidation indicates moments of market indecision when there is no shift in price. It is neither positive nor negative. Usually, after a price burst or strong trend movement that market falls back into a phase when traders are cautious about possible overbought or oversold positions. During this period, market reconciles before another breakout or trend emerges. Once you have identified consolidation, the next step is to keep an eye on a possible breakout.
This indicator would be useful for Breakout traders.
A candle's high and low is marked and if consequent candle fails to close above or below the marked candle, it's considered as an inside bar.
This can help breakout traders in tackling fakeouts since the wick above or below the initial candle are neglected and only the candle close above or below the range are considered as breakout.
Day Trade Indicator [by KN Lo]Design for LONG and Day Trade only
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features (this indicator is able to):
- show EMA 9, 50, 200 & VWAP
- show Candle Pattern (e.g. Engulfing, Shooting Star)
- show HMA fast(10) / slow(50) lines
- show Breakout Signal (Blue triangle)
- show RSI Divergence
- find Volitility Decreasing
- find Consolidation stage
- change Background color (green) when positive figures
- show indicator table
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indicator table:
- Price over VWAP
- Price over EMA200
- EMA9 > EMA50 > EMA200
- RSI < 80
- EMA9 > VWAP
- MACD fast > slow
- HMA fast > slow
- RSI Divergence (compare with previous higher high)
- Breakout Signal when the price is higher than previous high
- Volitility: the difference between previous high (9 periods) and previous low (9 periods), average by SMA, if lower than -30, show in green color.
- Consolidation: consider previous 7 periods to find consolidation stage.
Flag DetectorThis script attempts to find consolidations or retracements within the context of a previous uptrend - basically looking for flag type patterns. It first measures an initial move (referred to as the flag pole in this script) and then looks for consolidation after that move within a certain range. If the consolidation is within the rage, it plots a dot under the candle to show you the consolidation areas. It's not fool proof, but seems to do a decent job of identifying pullbacks and sideways consolidations reasonably well.
Highs/Lows difference [OrganicPunch]Highs/Lows difference indicator
To visually evaluate the difference between highs and lows of a price range.
This handsome indicator shows:
difference between highs of 2 candles by displaying it in green histogram
difference between lows of 2 candles by displaying it in red histogram
difference between both highs and lows by displaying a circle at the level of the difference
To read the numerical value, point at the circle of the relevant bar you are interested in, and see the scale.
Indicator is useful in creating strategies where you want to filter out consolidations/ranges (or to locate them), e.g. "Open trade when H/L difference is larger than 200", or "Look for candles with H/L difference lesser than 50".
The exact value of needed H/L difference can be found using this indicator.
Glow Node ScreenerGlow Node Screener
Our Screener helps you identify whether a pair is in a strong trend for 32 different pairs including crypto.
Using our screener with a strategy will help you weed out bad markets that are ranging at a higher timeframe.
Which will in turn help reduce some of the bad trades you may take due to signals appearing in consolidation.
Very useful to choose which pairs you may like to trade for that day and what to avoid.
Higher Timeframe
The higher timeframe is automatically selected for you on the 15M - 30M - 1H - 4H time frames. You can override this by toggling the override button and selecting your timeframe manually
Pairs:
XAUUSD
XAGUSD
AUDCAD
AUDCHF
AUDJPY
AUDNZD
AUDUSD
CADCHF
CADJPY
CHFJPY
EURAUD
EURCAD
EURCHF
EURGBP
EURJPY
EURNZD
EURUSD
GBPAUD
GBPCAD
GBPCHF
GBPJPY
GBPNZD
GBPUSD
NZDCAD
NZDCHF
NZDJPY
USDCAD
USDCHF
USDJPY
BTCUSD
ETHUSD
LTCUSD
more will be added if requested
Glow-NodeThis indicator uses multiple different indicators in confluence to identify the direction of the trend, pullback zones, accurate entry points and even exit points to give you a simpler trading experience!
Colour Changing Candles
Our first focus was to identify the direction of the trend so we created an indicator to do just that. Instead of having lots of indicators covering your screen we have set the candles to change colour when the trend changes direction! This means you can focus on taking buy trades when the candles are blue and sell trades when the candles are purple.
Glow Cloud
Our unique cloud works as a support and resistance zone, as well as giving you additional confirmation of the direction of the trend. When the price is above the cloud we’re in a buying market and when the price is below the cloud we’re in a selling market. We can also use breakouts and retests of the cloud to find good trade ideas.
Integrated Volume Indicators
Our volume indicators are working hard in the background to give us a better understanding of the market bias. Although you cannot see the indicators, they are used in confluence with the rest of the features to give us more accurate signals. You can also see whether the volume indicates bullish or bearish momentum using the confirmation table.
Main Signals
Our main signals work best between the 15m-4h timeframes. This feature will send you trading signals based on a few different strategies including MA crossovers. Glow Node will only send the signal when all of the confirmations align, giving you an extremely accurate trade set up. The confirmations consist of the market being in an uptrend, bullish volume, above the cloud and then a cross over signal with our secret tool for a buy trade and vice versa for a sell trade.
Scalping Signals
We know how much you all love scalping! When you drop to a 5 minute timeframe or lower, the main signals disappear and you will only be able to see the scalping signals. The scalping signals are triggered when the market pulls back to the cloud and rejects it meaning you can catch all the pullbacks and continuation as you trade with the trend! We’re honestly extremely excited about this feature!
Confirmation Table
Our confirmation table will tell you if all of the features above are in confluence with each other giving you great trading opportunities. It will also show you what direction the market is trending on higher timeframes. This means you can trade with a higher timeframe trend without having to change your screen. You also don’t have to put lots of effort into adding more confirmations if you miss a signal you can use your own strategy and the confirmations from this table to create your own trade ideas.
Stop Loss Indicators
Stop losses are always a topic of conversation when it comes to trading, do you place your stop loss below the previous low? Previous candle? Below a moving average? There’s so much confusion when it comes to where to put your stop loss so we added 2 different stop loss features which you can decide between. We are always optimising our stop loss settings with the current market conditions so that you can take less losing trades and focus more on winners!
Distance from Vwap// How it Works \\
Measuring the distance of the close price from a higher timeframe VWAP - Volume Weighted Average Price
There is a threshold which is calculated by looking back at the previous x amount of bars and storing the highest/lowest values
If the distance from the vwap stretches above that threshold, the histogram will go green if price is above VWAP and red if its below the vwap
If the distance from the vwap reaches below the low threshold you will see the histogram flashes orange
// Settings \\
In the settings you have the ability to change what timeframe the indicator is calculated on, as well as this you can change the timeframe the VWAP is calculated on.
I always recommend using a higher timeframe vwap as they tend to me more respected
e.g on the hourly timeframe, I use the weekly VWAP, on 1 minute timeframe you may want to use 4 hour timeframe but obviously feel free to experiment
// Use Case \\
When histogram is flashing green, prices is pulling far away from the vwap, obviously you don't want to be buying a falling knife but if you have levels of confluence this can help spot reversals.
I personally wait until the first candle after its been green to get confirmation of the fall weakening. Vica versa for reds and shorts/sells.
When you see orange flashes, this shows that price has been consolidating and the price is very close to the higher time frame VWAP which could be considered a safe entry point as they tend to lead to a big move to follow
// Suggestions \\
Happy for anyone to make any suggestions on changes which could improve the script,
// Terms \\
Feel free to use the script, If you do use the script could you please just tag me as I am interested to see how people are using it. Good Luck!
Accumulation_&_Distribution_Aka_ConsolidationZone - BasicDear Traders,
It so happens to the traders that once in their lifetime journey they be sure to here the below statement.
1. I got struck in the consolidation zone
2. Signals from technical indicators failed because prices were consolidating.
3. Its pretty tuff to detect consolidation zone. (programmatically)
I don't know about other but I have heard this throughout my trading journey. Hence I started to debug the above 3 statements and came up with this indicator which detects consolidation zones in the chart.
there are 3 inputs settings
1. ATR multiplier = can be used to filter the consolidation box height. higher the value bigger the box (vertical view) and smaller the value smaller the box height.
2. Show Last No of Zones = set the No of previous zones you would like to see.
3. Consolidation Size = If set to small. all kind of sizes will be plotted ( majorly works for day trading) if set to wide, script looks for major consolidation zones (majorly works for higher timeframes). if set to medium, script looks medium size to wide size zones majorly for timeframe with more than 30 min.
What's this indicator is taking into account?
1. Moving Averages
2. Linear Regression curves
3. ATR
4. BB
5. BBW
6. Couple of Math calculation to support the zone identification.
Note: Plz do suggest for any kind of improvements or feedbacks.
Regards
MM Chop FilterBased On the "Chop and explode Indicator by fhenry0331
We Updated to Pine 5
- Added break out alerts and Signals
-Customize thresholds
How To use
when the line is blue confirmed Buy
Line is Red confirmed Sell
ALWAYS use in confirmation with your strategy and Trade with the trend.
Match with the on chart version for best results
Consolidation Zone Hunter NPR BasedThis script will search for zones where the range between the high and low is lower than avg % nearest rank of last X bars.
After X(=30) bars of consolidating range it will signal that the market is in a range and draw the top, bottom and middle of that range.
When price breaks the consolidating range the range is cleared, this is where you long/short the breakout. After this it will look for the next range and do the same.
Visual Explanation
Ex's DMI DivergenceThis indicator I am posting open for everyone to see and use.
This is a modified DMI indicator, It has a DMI+ and DMI- and a 3rd line that is the average divergance/convergance of the two.
This indicator is used to recognize periods of consolidation, directional strength and retracements/reversal
There are some key things to watch for:
-When the Div/Conv line is yellow it means that the DMI+/- average distance is moving closer together(converging)
-When the Div/Conv line is aqua it means that the DMI+/- average distance is moving further apart(diverging)
-One DMI must be below the top threshold and other DMI must be below at least the Top threshold(or bottom if you prefer) to be considered valid
Signs of condolidation/possible reversal/weak strength:
-When the DMI+/- are crossing at any location stay mindful of entries
-If both DMI's are above the threshold there is no clear direction
-When the DMI Div/Conv is yellow it means trend is slowing down and aqua means it is picking up
Price Action: Inside Bar BoxesThis script automatically draws rectangles around bars inside IB pattern.
Note :: because Pinescript does not allow changes to already drawn charts on historical bars, checkbox "show only last box" doesn't work for arrows
Three Week Tight Pattern IndicatorThree Week Tight Pattern is a consolidation indicator which give extra buy point on strong fundamental stocks. You can read about it from IBD here: www.investors.com
Support and Resistance V1 This script is based on Range Support and Resistance .
It works by taking the range of the day,week and month calculating them and plotting 3 layers of Support and Resistance , as soon as it gets non directional /range bound , bar color turns GRAY if its in Bullish Trend and Pink if its in Bearish Trend .. As soon as bar turns Aqua it defines BULLISH Trend and RED bar color defines Bearish Trend . This way you can easily visualize the areas of support and resistance .
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The information contained in my scripts/indicators/strategies/ideas does not constitute financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities of any type. I will not accept liability for any loss or damage, including without limitation any loss of profit, which may arise directly or indirectly from the use of or reliance on such information.
All investments involve risk, and the past performance of a security, industry, sector, market, financial product, trading strategy, or individual’s trading does not guarantee future results or returns. Investors are fully responsible for any investment decisions they make. Such decisions should be based solely on an evaluation of their financial circumstances, investment objectives, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs.
My scripts/indicators are only for educational purposes!
Happy Trading!
Trend Type Indicator by BobRivera990Usage:
The purpose of this indicator is to programmatically determine the type of price trend using technical analysis tools.
You can do a quick check on the asset’s higher and lower time frames. For example, if you are trading on an H1 chart, you can check the m5 chart to ensure that the trend is in the same direction and similarly check the H4 chart to ensure that the higher time frame price is also moving in the same direction.
If multiple time frame charts confirm a similar trend, then it is considered a very strong trend and ideal for Trend trading.
Remarks:
By default, the last status is related to 8 periods before the latest closing price.
Related definitions:
The three basic types of trends are up, down, and sideways.
1. Uptrend
An uptrend describes the price movement of a financial asset when the overall direction is upward. The uptrend is composed of higher swing lows and higher swing highs.
Some market participants ("long" trend traders) only choose to trade during uptrends.
2. Downtrend
A downtrend refers to the price action of a security that moves lower in price as it fluctuates over time.
The downtrend is composed of lower swing lows and lower swing highs.
3. Sideways
A sideways trend is the horizontal price movement that occurs when the forces of supply and demand are nearly equal. This typically occurs during a period of consolidation before the price continues a prior trend or reverses into a new trend.
How it works:
Step 1: Sideways Trend Detection
In this step we want to distinguish the sideways trend from uptrend and downtrend. For this purpose, we use two common technical analysis tools: ATR and ADX
1. Average True Range (ATR)
The average true range (ATR) is a technical analysis indicator that measures market volatility.
We also use a 20-period moving average of the ATR.
When the ATR is below the average of its last 20-periods, it means that the rate of price volatility has decreased and we conclude that the current trend is sideways
2. Average Directional Index (ADX)
The average directional index (ADX) is a technical analysis indicator used by some traders to determine the strength of a trend.
The trend has strength when ADX is above 25.
So when the ADX is less than or equal to 25, there is no strong trend, and we conclude that the current type of trend is sideways.
Step 2: Detect uptrend from downtrend
If it turns out that the current price trend is not sideways, then it is either uptrend or downtrend.
For this purpose, we use plus and minus directional Indicators (+ DI & -DI).
A general interpretation would be that during a strong trend, when +DI is higher than -DI, it is an uptrend. When -DI is higher than +DI, it is a downtrend.
Parameters:
"Use ATR …" ________________________// Use Average True Range (ATR) to detect Sideways Movements
"ATR Length"_______________________ // length of the Average True Range (ATR) used to detect Sideways Movements
"ATR Moving Average Type" ___________// Type of the moving average of the ATR used to detect Sideways Movements
"ATR MA Length" ____________________// length of the moving average of the ATR used to detect Sideways Movements
"Use ADX ..."_______________________ // Use Average Directional Index (ADX) to detect Sideways Movements
"ADX Smoothing”____________________// length of the Average Directional Index (ADX) used to detect Sideways Movements
"DI Length"_________________________// length of the Plus and Minus Directional Indicators (+DI & -DI) used to determine the direction of the trend
"ADX Limit" ________________________// A level of ADX used as the boundary between Trend Market and Sideways Market
"Smoothing Factor"__________________// Factor used for smoothing the oscillator
"Lag"______________________________// lag used to match indicator and chart
Resources:
www.investopedia.com
Combo Breaker DetectionA method I'm playing with to detect liquidity grabs and breaks from consolidation.
OG Take OffThis indicator is put in place to help you identify the 3 market phases.
Consolidation can be indicated by either dots or color coded candlesticks . You can use both. Consolidation zones are represented by the dotted lines.
A green arrow indicates a buy signal. A red arrow indicates a sell signal.
Theme allows you to change the color of the background to whatever you like.
To change the color of the moving average, you must uncheck "Modern Theme Trend MA Color" under 'Style'.
When price is above 50 moving average on the higher timeframe and the color of the candle is green on the higher time frame, you are in a long market. When price is below the 50 moving average and the color of the candle is red on the higher timeframe, you are in a short market.
Trend puts a trend cloud on the chart. When green and above the 50 moving average, you can assume the market is long. Look for buys on the smaller time frame. When red and below the 50 moving average, you can assume the market is short on the smaller time frame. You can also draw an average price line through the middle of the consolidation box to tell you the directional bias.
The moving average is set to 50 by default but can be changed. You can also add 2 more moving averages to the chart. (Options: SMA , EMA , SWMA , WMA , VWMA , HMA )
Consolidation on the inputs page allows you to see when the market is consolidating with dots and color change of the candlesticks . Opacity of the dots can be changed under 'Style' (Upper Band Dots/Lower Band Dots) You can assume when the dots are below the candlestick , price is buying; when the dots ae above the candlesticks , price is selling.
't' and 'b' represent tops and bottoms and can help you recognize finding the top and bottom on the daily when doing top down analysis. It can also help you recognize double tops, double bottoms, triple tops, etc.
This indicator is best used on the 1 hr or 4 hr time frame. If you zoom out on the chart, you can notice when the market is consolidating, when the market is in expansion phase, and when the market is trending. When the market is in expansion phase, you may see a lot of 'swing low/swing high' action. When the market is trending, it takes off and doesn't look back.
If you enter on the 5 min and ride the 1 hr trend, that is a great idea. If you enter on the 15 min and ride the 4 hr trend, that is an even better idea.
The TP levels can be changed according to your risk reward ratio.
Confirmation (Expo)
Confirmation (Expo) is a trading confirmation tool that can confirm any indicator, trend, setup, signal, or strategy. Once you have chosen the input source (any indicator) you can use the tool to confirm the trend, trend strength, overbought/oversold areas, retracements, and reversals. This tool is built for traders that already have a strategy or preferred indicator that they want to confirm. As a default, the indicator oscillates between overbought (or strong positive trend)/oversold (or strong negative trend). However, depending on the settings and input source many different layouts can occur.
Real-Time Alerts
No Repainting
Works on any market and in any timeframe
HOW TO USE
To confirm any indicator, trend, setup, signal, or strategy
INDICATOR IN ACTION
4 hour - chart
I hope you find this indicator useful , and please comment or contact me if you like the script or have any questions/suggestions for future improvements. Thanks!
I will continually work on this indicator, so please share your experience and feedback as it will enable me to make even better improvements. Thanks to everyone that has already contacted me regarding my scripts. Your feedback is valuable for future developments!
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Disclaimer
Copyright by Zeiierman.
The information contained in my scripts/indicators/strategies/ideas does not constitute financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities of any type. I will not accept liability for any loss or damage, including without limitation any loss of profit, which may arise directly or indirectly from the use of or reliance on such information.
All investments involve risk, and the past performance of a security, industry, sector, market, financial product, trading strategy, or individual’s trading does not guarantee future results or returns. Investors are fully responsible for any investment decisions they make. Such decisions should be based solely on an evaluation of their financial circumstances, investment objectives, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs.
My scripts/indicators/strategies/ideas are only for educational purposes!
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Consolidation Ranges [kingthies] Consolidation Range Analysis
Published by Eric Thies, January 2021
█ Indicator Summary
This tool calculates, analyzes and plots the visualization of a relative range over a given period of time
By adding to charts, users are enabled to see the impulsive nature of market cycles, along with their efforts to consolidate thereafter
The default period is 30, and should be adjusted to users preference
The default input is the current close price, on the chosen timeframe of the chart
█ Script Source
//
//@version=4
//© kingthies || This source code is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public License 2.0 at mozilla.org
study("Consolidation Ranges ", shorttitle="CR ", overlay=true)
// !<------ User Inputs ----->
src = input(close, title='Range Input (Default set to Close'), lengthEMA=input(30,title='Length'),zoneToggle = input(true, title="Toggle Zone Highlights"), iCol = color.new(#FFFFFF, 100),
// !<---- Declarations & Calculations ---- >
trndUp = float(na),trndDwn = float(na), mid = float(na), e = ema(src, lengthEMA)
trndUp := src < nz(trndUp ) and src > trndDwn ? nz(trndUp ) : high, trndDwn := src < nz(trndUp ) and src > trndDwn ? nz(trndDwn ) : low, mid := avg(trndUp, trndDwn)
// !< ---- Plotting ----->
highRange = plot(trndUp == nz(trndUp ) ? trndUp : na, color=color.white, linewidth=2, style=plot.style_linebr, title="Top of Period Range")
lowRange = plot(trndDwn == nz(trndDwn ) ? trndDwn : na, color=color.white, linewidth=2, style=plot.style_linebr, title="Bottom of Period Range")
xzone = plot(zoneToggle ? src > e ? trndDwn : trndUp : na, color=iCol, style=plot.style_circles, linewidth=0, editable=false)
fill(highRange, xzone, color=color.lime,transp=70), fill(xzone, lowRange, color=color.red,transp=70)
//
PHInkTrade Price FinderHello there, fellow trader!
Welcome to Price Finder indicator for TradingView page.
Please join me as I present you an overview about it.
Before we begin, a few quick notes:
Availability information is presented at the last section of this content. Please check it out to know how to get access.
In addition to this description, there is also an overview video available. Please refer to the last section on this content as well.
With time, some of the functionality described below may change. Please refer to Release Notes for most up-to-date information.
Ok now, let's get started!
What is Price Finder?
Price Finder is a technical analysis indicator (aka "Indi" ), built on a mathematical foundation which recognizes price's fractal, multi-layered nature -- a key aspect, related to the multiple time-frames process different size traders use to make their decisions.
The objective of the indicator, naturally, is to help identify high probability opportunities for successful trades , especially those which can provide a good return : risk ratio (greater than 3:1). This is very important to foster sustainable equity growth over time .
In order to do that, it helps identify new positions of previously successful support and resistance levels , out of both its multi time-frame mathematical approach, and empirical evidence. By mapping these, indicator provides a good way to anticipate next levels with high success probability, as well as to validate or invalidate expectations in relation to what price is more likely to do next.
Last, but not least, it also helps identify price state , in terms of trend and consolidation . Meaning that, if price is trending, we can expect it to go farther -- either higher or lower --, in a more consistent way. Or, if it is consolidating, we can expect it to remain trading inside a range.
Combined, these aspects help you develop an enhanced view of the market , and a better edge for your trades.
Feedbacks from beta phase
Before diving into more details, i'd like to let you know that, besides internal tests, the indicator has gone through a public beta testing phase , having received quite nice feedback from participants . You can find more information about it in the overview video, as mentioned above.
How it works?
As seen on chart below, indicator is composed of:
a Trend Band
two Expansion Threshold Bands and
Bar colors .
Let's get through each of these.
Trend Band
The Trend Band is the one which runs around the middle of the indicator, and helps you assess if you should be leaning bullish or bearish, locally -- considering the time frame you are looking at. Its inflection points , also known as death crosses and golden crosses, are important events to anticipate -- and pay attention to when they happen. There's also a middle line , which helps you evaluate if price is leaning towards crossing the band to the other side.
The following chart shows some examples* of how lines can help identify potential places to have new trades.
* More information about specific trading approaches is available through complementary materials.
So, Trend Band helps us adjust our bias towards a direction. But how far can we expect price to go?
To help answer this question, the indicator also provides two other bands. Let's talk about them, next.
Expansion Threshold Bands
The Expansion Threshold Bands are the ones usually surrounding price (not always, as you'll notice). They are called the Upper Expansion Threshold Band and the Lower Expansion Threshold Band . Their purpose is to help identify potential limits , or places where price is more likely to face a contrarian force , and will probably have to decide whether to continue in the same direction, or to pull back -- end eventually revert.
On the following chart we have an example (Bitcoin, 15 minutes time-frame). It was retracing locally, but once it hit the corresponding Lower Expansion Threshold, it found strong support, making it pull back, and look to test upper structures, next . In fact, as can be seen, this support was tested and respected three times on this chart. Conversely, the Upper Expansion Threshold Band, resistance, was tested and broken twice -- an effect, and validation, of the overall uptrend Bitcoin was in.
Broken Expansion Threshold Bands
Indicator also helps adjust expectations when price breaks an Expansion Threshold . As an example, on the following chart, we see Bitcoin breaking the 15 mins lower band, after having respected it multiple times during the rise. The result was a significant correction.
So, when price breaks an Expansion Threshold Band of a particular time-frame, we can expect it to expand in that same direction for a while. In other words, we can expect it to trend in that direction, until it finds a larger time-frame Expansion Threshold which can hold it.
To help with this aspect, here enters indicator's distinctive multiple time-frame overlays functionality .
Multiple time-frame overlays
Multiple time-frames is a very important aspect to understand and consider when dealing with an asset's price, as different size traders make decisions based on each of them -- and, naturally, this requires us to deal with the combined results of all such decisions.
On the chart below, (again, Bitcoin 15 minutes time-frame), standard indicator deployment is showing where supports are for some of the lows. But there are moments when price stop "mid-air". Why is it so?
Well, this happens due to the influence of another time-frame structure (in this case, a smaller one). To identify which structures are working, it is possible to apply the indicator one or more times to the chart, and perform an empirical research . In this case, bounces were caused by the 10 minute lower threshold band, approximately.
This feature allows you to see, on a single chart, multiple time-frame structures working at once -- which, besides bringing greater clearness, can also help you save time, by skipping the handling of multiple charts.
Note : TradingView recommends using a lower time-frame chart and deploying a higher time-frame overlay. However, within a good margin, the reverse practice has proven itself to work for Price Finder, as indicator's approach is evidence-based. So, whichever smaller time-frame overlay which shows itself as working, even though on a higher time-frame chart, should continue to do so, as calculations remain proportional.
Another example below, now showing 5 minutes working as support multiple times too (besides 10 and 15).
So, by researching which supports and resistances are being repeatedly respected, out of price's multi time-frame / multi layered reality, and finding their current price levels -- both through the means of the indicator --, it is possible to anticipate high probability places for successful trades -- either in favor of the structure, if you believe in a stop-and-reverse move, or against it, if structure gets broken and allows price to start expanding / trending. Always based on both a mathematical foundation, and an empirical observation (evidence / confirmation).
Bar colors
As an additional information to help you understand if price is trending (or starting to develop trend intentions), or if it is consolidating , the indicator provides bar color schemes.
By default, it uses dark green and dark red colors for initial developments of bullish and bearish trends , bright green and bright red colors for developed, stronger trends , and orange for consolidations . Knowing such states help you build more confidence in the movement -- or not.
Color-blind friendly setting
Colors-wise, indicator also offers the possibility to use a second scheme, more friendly to color-blind users. You can change color scheme on settings panel.
Other settings
There are other ways to customize the presentation of the indicator , especially regarding multiple time-frame overlays , as we saw, but also to help you manage and reduce chart clutter , for example, in terms of number of lines being plotted.
It's possible to decide to just plot backgrounds, or some part of the structure, or avoid painting bars, etc.
Sample chart settings, explained
What you see on the chart above:
3 deployments of Price Finder, one for each of the following time frames: 1 hour ('Chart' time-frame), 15 and 4 minutes.
Custom settings:
1 hour: Upper and lower expansion threshold bands plotted in full. Trend band hidden;
15 minutes: Trend band hidden, expansion thresholds with just backgrounds (for better visibility);
4 minutes: likewise.
Price Finder working with other assets
Here are some other examples of the indicator, now working with other assets.
Time-frames used to 'calibrate' readings were observed from previous evidence on the same charts.
Ethereum / US Dollar, 4 hour chart, with 100, 50 and 25 minutes overlays.
S&P 500, 1 hour chart, with 30, 15 and 5 minutes overlays.
Dow Jones Industrial Average, also 1 hour chart, with 4 hours, 15 and 5 minutes overlays.
Gold / US Dollar, 1D chart, with 600 minutes, 4 hours, 140 and 80 minutes overlays.
Euro / US Dollar, 4 days chart, with 1 day, 700 minutes and 4 hours overlays.
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