Opening Power Bar Strategy (Trade Your Edge)💎 GENERAL OVERVIEW:
The Opening Power Bar Strategy indicator identifies high-momentum “Power Bars” during the first 60 minutes of the New York session and generates Long/Short signals using levels from the pre-market session. The indicator plots Stop-Loss and three Take-Profit levels, manages dynamic trailing stop-loss logic (optional), displays pre-market levels, and supports alerts.
This indicator was developed by Flux Charts in collaboration with Steven Adams (Trade Your Edge).
🔹What is the purpose of the Opening Power Bar Strategy?:
The purpose of the Opening Power Bar Strategy is to trade the most active and meaningful part of the trading day, the opening move. It’s designed to take advantage of the volume and volatility that happens right after the market opens, when traders react to overnight news and pre-market movement. The indicator helps identify when that early move has real strength by looking for a large, decisive candle (a Power Bar) forming around key pre-market levels. Once it detects one, it builds a full trade plan automatically with entry, stop-loss, and take-profits.
🔹Why are signals only during the first 60 minutes?:
Most of the day’s total trading volume happens within the first 60 minutes after the market opens. This period usually sets the high or low of the day and defines the bias: whether the market will trend or stay in a range. After this first hour, volume and volatility typically decrease, and price movement becomes less consistent.
🔹What’s the theory behind the Opening Power Bar Strategy?:
The Opening Power Bar Strategy is built on a simple principle: the first hour after the market open sets the tone for the rest of the day. This period consistently shows the highest trading volume, as traders react to overnight news, economic data releases, pre-market movements, etc.
These early reactions often establish the day’s high/low, revealing where buyers or sellers are strongest. When a large, decisive candle (a Power Bar) forms during this time near the pre-market high or low, it confirms that one side is taking control. The pre-market high and low define the range that institutions and short-term traders had already reacted to before the market open. Thus, when a Power Bar forms near one of these levels during the first hour, it often marks the start of a breakout or rejection that shapes the rest of the session.
🎯 OPENING POWER BAR STRATEGY FEATURES:
The Opening Power Bar Strategy indicator includes 5 main features:
Power Bars
Pre-Market High / Low / Mid Levels
Long / Short Signals + Risk Management
Simple Moving Average (SMA)
Alerts
1️⃣ Power Bars:
🔹What are Power Bars?:
Power Bars are large, high-momentum candles that show strength in one direction of the market. They form when a candle’s body (the distance between open and close) dominates most of the candle’s total range (the distance between high and low), meaning price moved strongly in one direction with little to no pullback. To qualify, the candle must also be large relative to nearby candles. This size difference confirms that the candle is a true burst of momentum. In short, Power Bars reveal where real strength has just entered the market and where momentum is most likely to continue.
🔹How to interpret and use Power Bars:
When a Power Bar forms, it signals that price just made a strong directional move with little to no pullback. Traders can use these bars to identify momentum shifts and potential trade setups during the opening session.
A bullish Power Bar means buyers controlled the entire candle, often marking the start of upward momentum. A bearish Power Bar means sellers were in control the entire candle, often signaling the start of downwards momentum. In the Opening Power Bar Strategy, these candles are only used for signals when they appear within the pre-market high and low range. Their location relative to the pre-market midline determines direction bias:
Bullish Power Bars forming near the pre-market low can signal potential long opportunities.
Bearish Power Bars forming near the pre-market high can signal potential short opportunities.
🔹How are Power Bars identified?:
Power Bars are detected and confirmed only after the candle closes, ensuring that the full candlestick body and range can be measured. The indicator does not repaint or change past bars. Once a Power Bar is confirmed, it stays fixed on the chart. Power Bars can be detected on any timeframe or symbol that produces standard candlestick data. However, since the Opening Power Bar Strategy focuses on the first 60 minutes of the trading session, they’re most meaningful on lower intraday timeframes such as 1-minute to 5-minute charts.
The indicator identifies Power Bars using two user-defined inputs: Sensitivity and Body %.
🔹Sensitivity:
The Sensitivity setting determines how large a candle’s body must be relative to nearby candles. It uses the Average True Range (ATR) to compare the current candle’s size with recent candles, and the Sensitivity value acts as a multiplier of that ATR. A higher Sensitivity value means the candle must be much larger than recent candles to qualify, so fewer Power Bars will form. A lower value makes the filter less strict, allowing more candles to qualify.
🔹Body %:
The Body % setting controls what percentage of the candle’s total range must be body rather than Wick. A higher value requires the body to take up more of the candle’s total range, so fewer candles pass the filter. A lower value allows candles with more wick to qualify, so more Power Bars will form.
Body % Example:
If Body % is set to 50, the candle body must cover at least half of the candle’s total range. For example, if a candle’s high is $11, its low is $10, its open is $10.20, and its close is $10.80, then the total range is $1 ($11 - $10) and the body is $0.60 ($10.80 - $10.20). Body % = (Body / Total Range) * 100 = (0.60 ÷ 1.00 × 100) = 60%. Since 60% is greater than the input of 50%, this candle passes the Body % criteria.
Once a candlestick closes and it meets both the Sensitivity and Body % requirements, it will be plotted in a different color, using barcolor() function. Users can adjust the bullish/bearish colors of Power Bars by adjusting the ‘Candle Coloring’ setting. The Power Bar candle coloring is purely visual and does not affect signal logic or strategy calculations.
🔹Do Power Bars form outside the first 60 minutes?:
Power Bars can technically form at any time of day, but the Opening Power Bar Strategy only uses those formed between 9:30 AM and 10:30 AM ET for trade signals.
2️⃣ Pre-Market Levels
The indicator tracks pre-market price action from 4:10 AM EST until 9:29 AM EST to determine the session’s High and Low. When pre-market ends, both levels are drawn and continuously projected to the right throughout the regular session. A midline is calculated as the midpoint between those levels and is used to determine bullish or bearish bias at the open. This midline is calculated in the indicator’s background and not visually plotted.
Long signals require price to be positioned below the midline before breaking upward, and Short signals require price to be positioned above the midline before breaking downward.
Users can enable retest labels, which appear if price touches the pre-market low, and closes above it, or if price touches the pre-market high, and closes below it. Users can also enable/disable the pre-market levels. If disabled, the pre-market high and pre-market low levels will not be displayed.
3️⃣Long/Short Signals:
Long and Short signals only trigger during the first hour of the New York trading session, between 9:30 AM and 10:30 AM EST. These signals form between the Pre-Market Low (PML) and Pre-Market High (PMH).
▫️ A Long entry requires:
1) A bullish power bar forms
1.a) The candle’s low is < the 50% area or Midpoint of the PML/PMH range
1.b) The candle closes above the PML, but below the PMH
2) If this candle occurs between 09:30 AM and 10:30 AM, a long signal will appear.
▫️ A Short Entry requires:
1) A bearish power bar forms
1a) The candle’s high is > the 50% area or Midpoint of the PML/PMH range
1b) The candle closes below the PMH, but above the PML
2) If this candle occurs between 09:30 AM and 10:30 AM, a short signal will appear.
Only one trade can be active at a time. Users can enable or disable Long Signals and Short Signals independently. Entry markers appear directly on the chart at confirmation.
When a signal is plotted on the Power Bar’s candle close, the indicator automatically builds a rule-based trade structure and plots the following information:
Stop-Loss (SL)
Take-Profit 1 (TP 1)
Take-Profit 2 (TP 2)
Take-Profit 3 (TP 3)
For Long signals, the SL is placed at the low of the bullish Power Bar and TP 1 is placed at the PMH. The distances for TP 2 and TP 3 are then measured using the move from the entry price to TP 1. That same distance is added once above TP 1 to set TP 2, and added again above TP 2 to set TP 3.
For Short signals, the SL is placed at the high of the bearish Power Bar, and TP 1 is placed at the PML. The distances for TP 2 and TP 3 are then measured using the absolute value of the move from the entry price to TP 1. That same distance is subtracted once below TP 1 to set TP 2, and subtracted again below TP 2 to set TP 3.
🔹Trailing Stop-Loss Feature:
When the Trailing Stop-Loss setting is enabled, the Stop-Loss (SL) automatically adjusts as price reaches take-profit levels. This feature helps secure profits while keeping the trade logic completely rule-based and non-discretionary.
Here’s exactly how it works step-by-step:
▫️ Initial Stop-Loss placement:
For a Long trade, the initial SL is set at the low of the Power Bar that triggered the entry.
For a Short trade, the initial SL is set at the high of the Power Bar that triggered the entry.
This level stays fixed until one of the Take-Profit targets is reached.
▫️ After TP 1 is hit:
The SL automatically moves to the entry price (breakeven).
This eliminates all downside risk on the trade.
▫️ After TP2 is hit:
The SL automatically moves to TP 1
This locks in a partial profit while allowing the trade to continue toward TP 3.
▫️ Final exit condition:
The trade is considered complete once either the trailing Stop-Loss or TP 3 is reached.
4️⃣Simple Moving Average (SMA)
In addition to the core trade logic, the indicator includes an optional Simple Moving Average (SMA) that provides extra confirmation and context for interpreting Power Bar signals. The SMA is not related to any of the signal generation logic. It does not influence when or where Power Bars or trade signals appear. Instead, it serves as a contextual confirmation tool and should be used as an additional way to interpret the strength and quality of a setup once a signal is triggered.
There are a few ways the SMA can be used for extra context with the Opening Power Bar Strategy:
▫️ #1 Directional Confirmation:
The SMA is mainly used as a confirmation tool for countertrend Power Bar setups. It helps traders identify when a strong reversal may be developing against the prior trend.
When the SMA is sloping downward but a bullish Power Bar closes above it, that can signal a potential shift from bearish to bullish momentum.
When the SMA is sloping upward but a bearish Power Bar closes below it, that can indicate a possible transition from bullish to bearish conditions.
▫️ #2 Timing Entries
When a large Power Bar prints a signal far away from the SMA, it often indicates that price has moved quickly and temporarily extended away from its average level. In these cases, the SMA can be used as a pullback area where price may retrace before resuming its move. Waiting for this pullback can often lead to a better risk-to-reward trade setup.
For example, in the chart below, a strong bullish Power Bar formed and triggered a Long signal while closing well above the SMA. Entering immediately after the signal would have produced a 0.22 risk-to-reward to TP 1. However, waiting for price to retrace back toward the SMA before entering would have resulted in a much stronger 2.46 risk-to-reward ratio.
The SMA provides a simple way to identify areas for safer pullback entries when a Power Bar signal forms too far from its average level. This helps traders maintain consistency with their risk-to-reward targets and align entries with their trading plan.
▫️ #3 Risk/Trade Management:
During active trades, the SMA can also be used to gauge the healthiness of a trend.
If price continues to respect the SMA after entry, it supports holding the position toward later Take-Profit levels. Additionally, the SMA can highlight areas where traders may consider adding to existing positions if price respects it.
If price closes strongly back through the SMA in the opposite direction, traders may use that as an early exit or a signal that momentum has shifted.
▫️ Optional and Visual Only:
The SMA is an optional visual overlay that can be turned on or off in the indicator’s settings. It is purely there for traders who want an added layer of confirmation and structure when evaluating setups from the Opening Power Bar Strategy.
Users can customize the length of the SMA and the color within the settings.
📢 Alerts:
The indicator supports alerts, so you never miss a key market move. You can choose to receive alerts for each of the following conditions:
Long Signal
Short Signal
TP 1 (Take-Profit 1)
TP 2 (Take-Profit 2)
TP 3 (Take-Profit 3)
SL (Stop-Loss)
Pre-Market Low Retest
Pre-Market High Retest
🚩UNIQUENESS:
This indicator automates a structured opening-range strategy that traders typically manage manually each morning. It identifies valid Power Bars only when they occur inside the pre-market high/low range, confirms direction using pre-market midline context, and automatically builds risk targets using the pre-market range itself. Once a valid trigger occurs during the defined trade window, the indicator immediately generates a complete trade idea (entry/SL/TP 1-3) with built-in trailing logic and alerts.
波动率
RSI Monitor (High/Low) + MTF & Time FilterDual-Source RSI: Calculates RSI on the candle High (to detect selling pressure/overbought) and Candle Low (to detect buying pressure/oversold) rather than just the Close.
Multi-Timeframe (MTF) Dashboard: An on-screen table displays the Real-Time RSI High and Low values for your current chart plus two user-defined higher timeframes (e.g., 1H, 4H).
Session-Based Alerts: A built-in time filter restricts alerts to a specific trading window (e.g., 09:30–16:00), effectively blocking signals during low-volume overnight sessions.
Independent Alert Timeframe: You can configure alerts to monitor a specific timeframe (e.g., 60-min) regardless of the timeframe you are currently viewing.
Real-Time Execution: Alerts trigger immediately when levels are crossed (no bar-close confirmation required), ensuring you catch moves as they happen.
RSI Dual-Source DashboardRelative Strength Index
Table with adjustable positions
Shows:
RSI, 14 Source High (on given TF)
RSI, 14 Source Low (on given TF)
ITCP ATR BB RSI Stoch SignalsThis indicator generates BUY/SELL signals when price stretches outside Bollinger Bands during elevated volatility, confirmed by RSI, a Stochastic crossover, and a volume filter. To reduce counter-trend entries, it applies a macro trend filter using the Daily SMA 200: it looks for longs only above the SMA 200 and shorts only below it.
It tends to perform best in Forex, especially on liquid pairs, because market conditions (liquidity, continuous sessions, and relatively stable spreads on major pairs) often suit this confirmation-based approach. That said, it can be adapted to other markets (indices, commodities, or crypto) by tuning parameters such as Bollinger length/deviation, RSI/Stoch thresholds, and ATR settings (multipliers/factors) to fit the asset’s volatility.
It also plots ATR-based stop-loss reference levels (configurable smoothing) and includes webhook-ready alerts with a JSON payload (action, symbol, price, stop_loss, time, and interval) for external automation. The goal is to support rules-based execution and reduce impulsive trades: if conditions don’t align, there’s no signal.
If you manage to improve it, discover better settings, or build a more robust solution inspired by this, I’d really appreciate it if you share it back (even if it’s just feedback or an idea). I’m open to collaborating and iterating together to create stronger versions over time.
MarketMind LITEM🜁rketMind LITE ────────────────────
Essential Market Awareness, Reduced to Its Core
M🜁rketMind LITE is a lightweight market awareness tool designed to display essential situational context .
It provides basic orientation and movement awareness without interpretation, risk framing, diagnostics, or decision guidance.
This script is designed as a standalone awareness layer. It does not evaluate trade quality, issue signals, or influence decision-making.
WHAT IT DOES ────────────────────
M🜁rketMind LITE presents a minimal, static view of current market conditions focused entirely on awareness rather than analysis.
The system displays only essential context, allowing traders to stay oriented without introducing judgment, noise, or implied direction.
The script provides visibility into:
Time-of-day session context
Basic market regime classification (trending, range-bound, mixed)
Short-term momentum direction only (up, down, neutral)
A clean, static HUD display
M🜁rketMind LITE also includes a minimal visual state indicator that reflects recent price responsiveness, intended to be observed over time alongside the trader’s own experience.
The goal is to support awareness without influence .
HOW TO USE IT ────────────────────
M🜁rketMind LITE is not a signal generator.
It is designed to remain visible in the background of any chart, offering quiet orientation while traders rely entirely on their own process for analysis and execution.
Common use cases include:
Maintaining session awareness
Preserving context during focused trading periods
Reducing cognitive load while monitoring markets
M🜁rketMind LITE does not evaluate risk, alignment, or opportunity.
It simply shows what is happening.
DESIGN PHILOSOPHY ────────────────────
M🜁rketMind LITE is intentionally minimal.
It includes only essential awareness elements and excludes all interpretive or evaluative logic:
Situational context only
Directional momentum (up / down / neutral)
No diagnostics, confidence, or conviction framing
No process, risk, or quality assessment
Presentation controls only (HUD on/off, size, position)
Nothing is inferred.
Nothing is suggested.
This script shows market state without interpretation.
WHO IT IS FOR ────────────────────
M🜁rketMind LITE is suited for traders who:
Want passive situational awareness
Prefer minimal on-chart information
Already operate with a defined decision process
It is not designed for:
Analytical or diagnostic use
Risk evaluation or context synthesis
Traders seeking guidance or confirmation
IMPORTANT NOTES ────────────────────
M🜁rketMind LITE does not provide financial advice
No system can predict future price behavior
This tool is designed for awareness only
Used appropriately, M🜁rketMind LITE helps traders stay oriented without interference.
The Navigator Fortress (ORB M15 + H4 Filter)To read The Navigator Fortress (v1.4), you simply follow a "top-down" sequence of filters. It moves from the macro-trend (The Compass) to the local boundary (The Harbor) and finally to your execution signal (The Beam).
1. The H4 Compass (The Strategy Filter)
Before you look at the price, look at the Dashboard in the top-right corner.
🧭 COMPASS: BULLISH (Blue): The "Big Ships" are moving up. You are only authorized to take LONG breakouts.
🧭 COMPASS: BEARISH (Orange): The "Big Ships" are moving down. You are only authorized to take SHORT breakouts.
🧭 COMPASS: IN JAWS (Gray): Price is stuck between the H4 10 and 50 EMAs. This is "The Fog." Do not trade, as the win rate drops significantly in this zone.
2. The M15 Harbor (The Field of Play)
At 8:45 AM CST, the script will finish drawing two horizontal lines:
Blue Line (Top): The high of the 8:30–8:45 AM window. This is your resistance wall.
Orange Line (Bottom): The low of that same window. This is your support floor.
The Rule: You are waiting for a candle to close completely outside these lines. A "wick" poking through is not a signal; it is a trap.
3. The Beam & State (The Execution)
When a valid breakout happens that matches your H4 Compass:
The Label: A label will appear above or below the candle saying "LONG" or "SHORT".
The Background: The entire chart background will turn faint Blue or Orange. This tells you the "Harbor is Open" in that direction until the 10:00 AM CST session close.
The Moat (Stop Loss): Check your Alerts tab or phone notification. The script will give you a specific price (e.g., 1.08552). This is your 2.0x ATR "Moat"—place your stop loss here to stay safe from market noise.
🛡️ Summary of the Workflow
Check Compass: Is it Blue, Orange, or Gray?
Wait for 8:45: Let the M15 Harbor lines form.
Wait for the Beam: Did a candle close outside the line?
Drop Anchor: Execute the trade, set your stop at the "Moat" price from the alert, and aim for the next major Daily S/R level or a 2:1 reward.
The Navigator Fortress (ORB M15 + H4 Filter)The Navigator Fortress is a high-probability execution engine designed specifically for the EUR/USD New York open. It utilizes a professional maritime approach to trading, moving away from retail "breakout" guessing and focusing on institutional trend alignment and volatility-based risk management.
The script automates the Opening Range Breakout (ORB) logic, but with a rigorous multi-timeframe "Compass" to filter out low-quality signals and "market noise".
🛡️ Core Pillars of the Script
The H4 Compass (Trend Alignment): The script pulls 4-hour EMA data to ensure you are only trading in the direction of the macro-trend.
Longs: Only authorized if the H4 10 EMA is above the H4 50 EMA and price is trading above both.
Shorts: Only authorized if the H4 10 EMA is below the H4 50 EMA and price is trading below both.
The Jaws: If price is oscillating between the EMAs, the script identifies this as "The Fog" (No-Trade Zone) and suppresses alerts.
The M15 Harbor (Automatic Range Mapping): The script automatically identifies and plots the high and low of the first 15 minutes of the New York session (8:30 AM – 8:45 AM CST).
The 90-Minute Window: Strictly calibrated for the highest volume period. The "Session Gates" close at 10:00 AM CST to prevent overtrading during the mid-day liquidity drop.
The Moat (Volatility-Based Risk): When a "Beam" (alert) fires, the script calculates a dynamic Stop Loss based on 2.0x ATR. This places your exit point beyond normal market noise, protecting you from standard "stop-hunts."
⚓ How to Execute
Alignment: Check the top-right Dashboard. Only look for trades if the Compass is "Bullish" or "Bearish."
The Beam: Wait for a candle to close outside the M15 Harbor lines.
The Entry: Upon a valid close and trend alignment, the script fires a "Beam" alert.
Risk Management: Follow the alert’s specific "Moat" price for your Stop Loss and risk no more than 1% of your account capital.
Technical Specifications
Asset: Optimized for EUR/USD.
Timeframe: M1, M5, or M15 for execution.
Timezone: Hardcoded for America/Chicago (CST) to handle Daylight Savings automatically.
Indicators Used: H4 10/50 EMA, 15-minute Opening Range, 14-period ATR.
[TA] Range Regime# Range Regime – Candle Range Monitor (RR)
## Short Description
Tracks current candle range vs historical average, flags range spikes, and labels volatility regime (LOW / NORMAL / HIGH) at a glance.
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## What It Does
Range Regime (RR) is a volatility/range monitoring indicator designed to help you quickly understand whether the market is *quiet, normal, or expanding* on the current timeframe.
It calculates:
* Current Range
* Either Candle Range (High–Low) *or* True Range (TR)
* Average Range over a lookback window (optionally smoothed)
* Max / Min / Mid range levels over the same lookback
* Spike detection
* Marks candles where current range is ≥ (Spike Threshold × Average)
* Regime state
* Compares the current range vs a longer Baseline Average
* Labels LOW / NORMAL / HIGH volatility regime in a small table
It also shows a compact stats table with points and ticks (based on `syminfo.mintick`) so you can think in the units you actually trade.
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## Why It’s Helpful
This tool is useful because range expansion and compression often determine:
* Whether a setup is worth taking right now
* Whether your stops/targets are realistic for the session
* Whether you should size down (high regime) or avoid forcing trades (low regime)
* When the market is shifting from chop → impulse (spikes) or impulse → stall (compression)
In practice, RR helps you answer:
* “Is volatility expanding or contracting?”
* “Is this move unusually large relative to recent history?”
* “Are we in a high-vol environment where risk needs to change?”
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## How To Use It
1. Add to chart (it plots in its own pane).
2. Choose your Range Mode :
* Candle (H–L) : pure bar range (great for clean range monitoring)
* True Range (TR) : includes gaps (better for overnight / news / gap-prone markets)
3. Set Lookback (N) :
* Typical: 20–100
* Smaller = more reactive, larger = more stable
4. Optionally enable Smooth the Average :
* Helps reduce noise and false “spike” triggers
5. Adjust Spike Threshold (× Avg) :
* Common values:
* 1.3–1.6 = more frequent spike flags
* 1.8–2.5 = only “real” expansions get flagged
6. Set Baseline Length (Regime) :
* Typical: 150–300
* This is your “background volatility context”
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## How To Read The Plots
* Current Range (columns): what the market just “spent” in range.
* Avg: normal range for this timeframe.
* Max / Min: extremes over the lookback window.
* Mid: midpoint between Max and Min (quick “center” reference).
* Spike Line (× Avg): the threshold for a “spike.”
* Background highlight: appears when the current candle qualifies as a spike.
* Regime table (top-left):
* HIGH when current range > 1.25× baseline average
* LOW when current range < 0.75× baseline average
* Otherwise NORMAL
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## Practical Trading Uses (Examples)
* Risk calibration: If regime is HIGH , consider wider stops / smaller size.
* Trade selection: Avoid mean-reversion scalps when spikes are frequent (momentum environment).
* Session context: Spot when market transitions from tight range (LOW) into expansion (spike + HIGH).
* Instrument comparison: Great for comparing how “active” ES vs NQ vs CL is *on the same timeframe*.
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## Suggested Defaults
* Lookback (N): 50
* Range Mode: True Range (TR) for gap-prone markets; Candle (H–L) for cleaner intraday bars
* Smoothing: On, length 10
* Spike Threshold: 1.5×
* Baseline Length: 200
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## Notes / Limitations
* This is not a buy/sell signal . It’s a volatility/range context tool .
* Results depend on timeframe. A spike on 1m means something very different than a spike on 1h.
* “Ticks” display uses the symbol’s `mintick` and will be most meaningful on instruments with standardized tick sizes (futures, many FX pairs, etc.).
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## Invite-Only / Access Copy
This script is published as “Invite-Only.”
If you’ve been granted access, it will appear under Indicators → Invite-only scripts on TradingView.
If you don’t see it, you likely haven’t been added yet—request access from the publisher.
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Doji Rob ScriptThis is a good script for swings. Tradingview wants me to write a novel but I'm only sharing this with friends so there is no need. It' a doji indicator, not a rocket, not a plane, not a jet. It's an indicator you can use for swings. That is all.
Gemini Scalping Strategy [Pro Dash]Description: Gemini Scalping Strategy is a comprehensive monitoring system designed for high-frequency trading and scalping on lower timeframes (1m to 15m). This tool combines a fast-response Trailing Stop based on Average True Range (ATR) with a professional, real-time multi-factor Dashboard to provide a complete view of market structure and momentum.
Key Features:
Reactive ATR Trailing Stop: Provides immediate Buy/Sell signals based on volatility expansion and price breakouts. The trail line dynamically changes color to reflect volatility health.
Contextual Dashboard:
Choppiness Index (Corrected): Identifies whether the market is in a Trending phase (below 38.2) or a Sideways phase (above 61.8), helping to avoid "noise" in flat markets.
RSI Control Logic: Uses the 50-level pivot to define market control (Bull Control vs. Bear Control) instead of simple overbought/oversold levels.
ADX Strength: Measures trend intensity to filter out weak breakouts.
ATR Expansion: Monitors whether current volatility is above its average to confirm entry momentum.
How to use:
Entry: Primary signals are generated by the ATR triangles.
Confirmation: Use the Dashboard to verify market quality. High-probability trades occur when ATR signals align with "TREND" status on the CHOP and "BULL/BEAR CONTROL" on the RSI.
Customization: All dashboard elements (position, size, transparency, and theme) are fully customizable via the settings menu.
Disclaimer: This indicator is for educational and analytical purposes only. Trading involves significant risk, and past performance is not indicative of future results.
Kairos MA Strategy [Personal Version] BHow it Works:
Trend Definition: Uses a Fast MA (e.g., SMA 10) and a Slow MA (e.g., SMA 11).
Uptrend: Fast MA > Slow MA.
Downtrend: Fast MA < Slow MA.
Entry Trigger: The price must retrace to touch the Fast MA.
Validation: The pullback is validated by ATR limits to ensure the price hasn't wicked or closed too far past the MA (preventing "catching a falling knife").
Filters:
Slope Filter: Ensures the MAs have a steep enough angle to avoid trading during flat/choppy markets.
Volatility: Checks VIX (maximum fear) and ATR (minimum movement) to ensure safe market conditions.
Confluence: Optional checks from oscillators like RSI, Stochastic, CCI, etc.
Exits:
Fixed Targets: Uses a defined Take Profit and Stop Loss in points.
No Trade Zone (NTZ): A specific time window that forces all active trades to close (e.g., to avoid holding overnight).
Unique Features:
Custom Dashboard: Displays real-time win rates, streaks, and a "Strategy Grade" directly on the chart.
Dual-Engine: Runs as both a visual indicator (with custom labels) and a backtestable strategy simultaneously.
AperonFx ATR Pivot Points 1.0This indicator combines classic pivot levels with ATR-based extensions and a refined weekly timing logic. The objective is to provide clean, robust support and resistance levels that remain consistent across all chart timeframes.
MarketMind PRO+M🜁rketMind PRO+ ────────────────────
Advanced Market Interpretation & Conviction Context
M🜁rketMind PRO+ is an advanced market interpretation system designed for traders who require structured insight into alignment, stability, and contextual agreement — without alerts, signals, or hindsight-based indicators.
Rather than issuing instructions or trade direction, M🜁rketMind PRO+ focuses on interpreting how market conditions relate to one another , whether internal agreement is present, and whether the environment supports conviction or restraint.
This script is designed as a standalone interpretive analysis tool. It does not provide execution guidance or predictive guarantees.
WHAT IT DOES ────────────────────
M🜁rketMind PRO+ evaluates current market conditions across multiple analytical dimensions — including macro environment, sector behavior, momentum, structure, liquidity, stability, and session dynamics — and synthesizes them into a structured, human-readable HUD.
In addition to describing what is happening, the system interprets internal agreement and contextual coherence , helping traders understand whether conditions appear supportive, fragile, or transitional.
The script provides insight into:
Market bias and directional alignment
Regime and phase behavior across sessions
Momentum quality, degradation, and stall dynamics
Internal agreement and alignment consistency
Structural stability and transition risk
Contextual factors that may support or undermine conviction
The goal is to clarify how well conditions agree internally , not to tell traders what action to take.
HOW TO USE IT ────────────────────
M🜁rketMind PRO+ is not a signal generator.
It is designed to complement discretionary price action, rule-based systems, or systematic strategies by helping traders evaluate higher-order context, such as:
How aligned are current conditions, and how broad is that agreement?
Is momentum supported, fragile, or deteriorating?
Does the environment appear stable, transitional, or deceptive?
Does this context justify conviction, or suggest restraint?
M🜁rketMind PRO+ emphasizes synthesis over reaction, preserving chart clarity while providing interpretive depth.
DESIGN PHILOSOPHY ────────────────────
M🜁rketMind PRO+ is intentionally interpretive.
It focuses on contextual agreement and stability , rather than isolated signals or prescriptive outputs:
Multi-dimensional context and alignment interpretation
Internal agreement and coherence awareness
Stability and transition sensitivity
Session-aware interpretive framing
No alerts, entries, or execution logic
No forward performance claims or guarantees
Nothing is instructed.
Nothing is promised.
This script explains how conditions relate , not what to trade.
WHO IT IS FOR ────────────────────
M🜁rketMind PRO+ is suited for traders who:
Require interpretive context beyond surface-level awareness
Manage exposure across changing regimes
Value understanding alignment, stability, and agreement
Prefer synthesis over single-indicator workflows
It is not designed for:
Buy or sell alerts
Automated execution systems
Traders seeking prescriptive instructions
IMPORTANT NOTES ────────────────────
M🜁rketMind PRO+ does not provide financial advice
No system can predict future price behavior with certainty
This tool is designed to support judgment, not replace it
Used appropriately, M🜁rketMind PRO+ helps traders operate with greater selectivity, contextual clarity, and risk awareness
ATR Risk EngineATR Risk Engine is a precision trade-management indicator designed to standardize risk using Average True Range (ATR) rather than arbitrary price levels.
It defines stop-loss and take-profit levels based on current market volatility, allowing traders to maintain consistent risk behavior across different symbols, timeframes, and market conditions.
This is not a signal indicator.
It is a risk framework built to integrate seamlessly with existing strategies.
Key Features
ATR-based Stop Loss and Take Profit levels
Risk based position sizing using account size, risk per trade, and stop distance
Customizable ATR multipliers
Long / Short trade mode toggle
Risk distance displayed in:
- Dollar value
- Percentage
- Price distance
- Clean on-chart visualization with status-line readouts
Fully protected, invite-only script
Why Use ATR-Based Risk?
Fixed-price stops ignore volatility.
ATR Risk Engine dynamically adjusts risk to current market conditions, helping traders avoid stops that are too tight in high volatility or too loose in low volatility.
The result is proportional, repeatable risk management, regardless of the instrument traded.
Intended Use
Trade planning and execution
Risk normalization across markets
Consistent stop and target placement
Works with discretionary or systematic strategies
Who This Is For
✔ Traders who already have defined entries
✔ Traders focused on process and discipline
✔ Active day traders and swing traders
✖ Not a buy/sell signal
✖ Not a standalone strategy
✖ Not designed for automated “set and forget” trading
Disclaimer
This indicator is provided for educational and informational purposes only.
It does not constitute financial advice and does not guarantee performance.
Trading involves risk.
Display Examples
Stop Loss / Take Profit price levels with position size (status line)
Risk distance shown in dollar terms ($)
Risk distance shown as percentage (%)
Apex Trend & Liquidity Master V2.1The Apex Trend & Liquidity Master is a hybrid trading system designed to align traders with the dominant market trend while identifying key structural price levels. Unlike simple moving average crossovers or standalone support/resistance tools, this script integrates a volatility-adaptive "Trend Cloud" with a "Smart Liquidity" engine.
This integration allows the script to offer unique filtering capabilities, such as hiding counter-trend liquidity zones to reduce chart noise and focus on high-probability continuations.
How It Works
Adaptive Trend Cloud The backbone of the system is the Trend Cloud, calculated using a Hull Moving Average (HMA) base with ATR bands. The cloud expands and contracts based on market volatility.
Green Cloud: Bullish Regime. The market is trending up; look for long opportunities.
Red Cloud: Bearish Regime. The market is trending down; look for short opportunities.
Smart Liquidity Zones (with Integration) The script automatically detects Pivot Highs and Lows to draw Supply (Resistance) and Demand (Support) zones. These zones persist until price breaks through them (mitigation).
Integration Feature: A "Filter Zones by Trend" option is included in the settings. When enabled, this feature connects the Trend Cloud to the Liquidity Engine:
It will only display Demand zones when the Trend Cloud is Bullish.
It will only display Supply zones when the Trend Cloud is Bearish.
Note on Lag: Zones are based on pivots (default lookback: 10). A zone appears on the chart 10 bars after the pivot forms. These are historical structural levels.
Signal Filters Buy and Sell labels are generated when the Trend Cloud changes color, but they are filtered to ensure quality:
Volume Filter: Signals only appear if the current volume is higher than the 20-period average.
RSI Filter: Prevents buying when RSI is overbought (>70) or selling when oversold (<30).
Live HUD An on-chart dashboard provides real-time data on:
Trend Bias: Direction of the cloud.
Momentum: RSI strength (Weak/Neutral/Strong).
Volume: High vs. Low activity.
Usage Guide
Identify the Trend: Use the background fill color to determine if you should be looking for longs (Green) or shorts (Red).
Wait for Structure: Look for price to pull back into a "Smart Liquidity" zone. For example, in a Green Trend, wait for price to touch a Green Demand box.
Confirm with Momentum: Check the Dashboard. Ideally, you want to see "Strong" momentum aligning with your trade direction.
Settings: If the chart is too cluttered, enable "Filter Zones by Trend" in the settings menu to hide counter-trend boxes.
Credits & Attribution This script combines original integration logic with adapted open-source concepts:
Smart Liquidity Logic: The method for generating Supply/Demand boxes via Pivot Highs/Lows and array management is adapted from open-source logic commonly used in Smart Money Concepts (SMC) indicators, notably popularized by LuxAlgo and the broader Pine community.
Trend Logic: The volatility cloud utilizes standard Hull Moving Average (HMA) and ATR formulas.
Disclaimer This indicator is provided for educational and informational purposes only. It does not constitute financial advice. Past performance of pivot levels or trend signals does not guarantee future results.
Whale Dash + Colored CandlesIstruzioni per l'uso:
Analisi Rapida: Guarda la dashboard per capire il trend generale e la potenza del volume.
Analisi Visiva: Quando vedi una candela colorata, sai che l'istituzionale ha lasciato l'impronta. Se una candela Oro appare sopra la SMA 50 (Trend Bullish), la probabilità di continuazione è molto alta.
Come usarla per le tue analisi:
Se vedi Potenza > 3.0x e Stato Balena: ATTIVA, guarda la candela corrente. Se è oro ed il trend è BULLISH, è un segnale di acquisto istituzionale.
Se vedi TREND: BEARISH e lo stato balena diventa attivo su una candela viola, le balene stanno scaricando posizioni.
Ingresso Long: Aspetta una candela Oro. Guarda la dashboard: se il Vol. Balena è molto alto (>3.0x), la forza del movimento è reale.
Ingresso Short: Aspetta una candela Viola. Guarda la dashboard: se il Vol. Balena è molto alto (>3.0x), la forza del movimento è reale.
Stop Loss: Posizionalo appena sotto la linea Oro/Viola creata dalla candela balena. Se il prezzo la rompe, l'istituzionale è uscito.
Consiglio:
Attendi sempre la fine dalla candela colorata per capire l'intenzione.
Instructions for use:
Quick Analysis: Look at the dashboard to understand the overall trend and volume strength.
Visual Analysis: When you see a colored candle, you know that the institutional player has left its mark. If a Gold candle appears above the SMA 50 (Bullish Trend), the probability of continuation is very high.
How to use it for your analyses:
If you see Power > 3.0x and Whale Status: ACTIVE, look at the current candle. If it is gold and the trend is BULLISH, it is a signal of institutional buying.
If you see TREND: BEARISH and the whale status becomes active on a purple candle, the whales are offloading positions.
Long Entry: Wait for a Gold candle. Check the dashboard: if Whale Vol. is very high (>3.0x), the strength of the movement is real.
Short Entry: Wait for a Purple candle. Check the dashboard: if Whale Vol. is very high (>3.0x), the strength of the movement is real.
Stop Loss: Place it just below the Gold/Purple line created by the whale candle. If the price breaks it, the institution has exited. Tip: always wait for the colored candle to close to understand the intention.
PRO TREND PULLBACK
PRO TREND PULLBACK – trend-following pullback strategy (NAS100 / US30 focus, 1m)
What is this?
- EMA-based trend + pullback entry logic, with optional VWAP and EMA-order filters.
- Built-in preset system for NAS100/US30 on the 1-minute timeframe (Safe / Balanced / Turbo), plus a fully manual “Custom” mode.
Core logic (quick overview)
1) Trend filter:
- Above EMA TREND: long bias, below: short bias
- Optional: VWAP filter, EMA order filter, HTF EMA TREND filter, Multi-EMA direction filter
2) Pullback trigger:
- Pullback level selectable: FAST / MID / SLOW EMA
- Long: touch + bullish confirmation, Short: touch + bearish confirmation (toggleable)
3) Quality filters:
- RSI zone filter (separate for long/short)
- Candle filters: doji / oversized candle / wick (pin-zone) / low-volatility block
- ADX trend-strength filter (via ta.dmi), entry cooldown (bar-based)
- Sideways/range handling: Filter / Penalty / Edge-only mode (ADX + slope + “chop” cross counter)
Risk management / trade management (backtest & automation)
- ATR-based SL/TP: SL, TP1, TP2 (TP1 partial close optional)
- Break-even trigger based on ATR (optional)
- “Max bars in trade” time-based exit (optional)
- Volatility-regime scaling: dynamic SL/TP scaling in high-volatility regimes (optional)
Signal grading (Grade / Score)
- Radar-style scoring + grade: S / A / B / C
- Structural penalties (e.g., lower low / higher high, EMA50 touch, proximity to swing high)
- Trend “fatigue” penalty (down-weights repeated same-direction signals)
- Optional “Lux SMC-lite” score layer (BOS/CHoCH + OB + EQH/EQL + Premium/Discount)
- Optional “ABC-lite (Elliott A-B-C)” score layer (pivot-based)
Alerts / Robot JSON (for webhook)
- Built-in JSON alerts via alert() with watchlist-friendly fields:
secret, strategy, signal, signal_type, symbol, timeframe, time (UTC), price, + optional grade/score
- TradingView alert setup: Condition = “Any alert() function call”
(Webhook URL + your own secret is recommended)
Important notes
- This is a STRATEGY (strategy) intended for backtesting and signal logic. Before live use, test thoroughly and account for slippage/spread differences.
- Pivot-based components (SMC-lite / ABC-lite) are naturally confirmation-based (delayed), so “structure/ABC” values do not print instantly.
- Not financial advice. Use at your own risk.
Suggested starting setup
- Presets: Auto + Balanced (NAS100/US30 1m), then fine-tune with Safe/Turbo.
- For robot mode: turn useRobotAlert=ON and change payloadSecret to a unique value.
Market Pressure Regime [Interakktive]The Market Pressure Regime (MPR) is a 4-state market classifier that models how structural forces create "pressure zones" — regions where price movement is either supported (Release) or suppressed (Pinned) by market microstructure.
It combines compression analysis, follow-through efficiency, and stress detection into a composite pressure score, classifying markets into Release, Suppressed, Transition, or Trap states — helping traders understand WHY price is moving (or not moving) in the current environment.
█ USAGE
MPR addresses a core question traders face: Is the market in a regime where directional moves are likely to follow through, or is it structurally pinned?
For swing traders, MPR identifies Release phases where momentum strategies work best, and Suppressed phases where mean reversion dominates.
For day traders, it highlights Trap conditions — high effort with no follow-through — where reversals are probable and trend entries fail.
🔹 The 4-State Model
The indicator classifies markets into four distinct regimes:
• Release (Teal): Pressure score ≥ +5. Directional flow dominates. Price moves efficiently with follow-through. Favor trend continuation.
• Suppressed (Grey): Pressure score ≤ -5. Compression dominates. Price is range-bound or pinned. Fade extremes, expect reversion.
• Transition (Amber): Score between thresholds OR instability detected. Regime is uncertain — wait for confirmation before committing.
• Trap (Magenta): High stress + low follow-through. Effort without result. Expect reversals.
🔹 Reading the Pressure Histogram
The histogram displays the composite Pressure Score (range approximately -100 to +100):
• Positive values: Follow-through exceeds compression. Market is "releasing" — directional moves are supported.
• Negative values: Compression exceeds follow-through. Market is "suppressed" — price movement is constrained.
• Color reflects confirmed state: The histogram uses persistence filtering — a state must hold for N bars before the color changes, preventing false signals from noise.
🔹 The 5-Stage Calculation
MPR synthesizes five analytical stages into the final state:
1. Compression Score: Measures how tight the current range is relative to ATR. High compression suggests structural forces are pinning price.
2. Follow-Through Score: Measures price path efficiency (MER-style). Efficient moves indicate genuine directional flow, not chop.
3. Stress Score: Detects effort-without-result (ERD-style). High volume or range with no price progress = absorption.
4. Composite Pressure: Combines follow-through and compression into a single directional score.
5. Persistence Filter: Requires states to hold for configurable bars before confirming, eliminating flickering.
█ SETTINGS
Core Settings
• ATR Length: Period for volatility normalization. Default 14.
• Baseline Lookback: Period for compression and efficiency baselines. Default 20.
• Volume Average Length: Period for stress calculation baseline. Default 20.
State Classification
• Release Threshold: Pressure score above this = Release. Default +5.
• Suppressed Threshold: Pressure score below this = Suppressed. Default -5.
• Trap Threshold: Stress score above this (with low follow-through) = Trap. Default 30.
• Persistence Bars: Bars required to confirm state change. Default 3.
• Stability Lookback: Period for stability calculation. Default 20.
• Stability Threshold: Below this = forced Transition state. Default 0.5.
Visual Settings
• Show Pressure Histogram: Display the main pressure score histogram.
• Show Zero Line: Display the zero reference line.
• Show Background Tint: Subtle background color by state (default OFF).
Data Window
• Show Data Window Values: Export all calculated scores for analysis.
█ INTERPRETATION GUIDE
When to Use Trend Strategies (Release):
• Histogram tall and positive
• Teal coloring confirmed
• Price making efficient higher highs or lower lows
When to Use Mean Reversion (Suppressed):
• Histogram flat or negative
• Grey coloring confirmed
• Price oscillating without follow-through
When to Wait (Transition):
• Amber coloring
• Mixed signals — don't force trades
• Wait for state to resolve
When to Expect Reversals (Trap):
• Magenta coloring
• High volume moves that don't stick
• Often occurs at structural inflection points
█ COMPLEMENTARY TOOLS
MPR pairs well with:
• Volatility State Index (VSI) — Confirms whether volatility is expanding into the pressure regime
• Effort-Result Divergence (ERD) — Provides bar-by-bar absorption/vacuum detection
• Market Efficiency Ratio (MER) — Validates follow-through quality
█ SUITABLE MARKETS
Works across all liquid markets:
• Equities: SPY, QQQ, liquid single stocks
• Futures: ES, NQ, CL, GC
• Crypto: BTC, ETH
• Forex: Major pairs
Works on any timeframe, but 1H–Daily provides cleanest regime classification. Intraday (5m–15m) useful for session-level tactical decisions.
█ OPEN SOURCE
This indicator is open-source for educational purposes. Review the code to understand the full calculation methodology.
█ DISCLAIMER
This indicator is for educational and informational purposes only. It does not constitute financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always conduct your own analysis and use proper risk management.
GC1 Orderflow Engine - sudoTLDR
This indicator measures relative buying and selling pressure by comparing GC1! futures returns against XAU price returns, normalized by their own volatility and weighted by GC1! volume. The result is a pressure histogram and line that show whether futures orderflow is leading, lagging, or diverging from spot gold in real time.
What this indicator does
The Orderflow Engine is designed to answer one core question:
Is GC1! futures orderflow applying net pressure in the same direction as XAU, or pushing against it?
It does this by isolating relative strength and weakness between futures and spot, rather than looking at price direction alone.
How the pressure calculation works
1. GC1! futures returns and XAU returns are calculated bar by bar
2. Each return is normalized by its own recent volatility
3. The normalized XAU return is subtracted from the normalized GC1! return
This creates a relative pressure value:
Positive pressure - GC1! futures are outperforming XAU
Negative pressure - GC1! futures are underperforming XAU
Near zero - futures and spot are moving in balance
To emphasize meaningful activity:
GC1! volume is converted into a normalized score
Higher-than-normal futures volume increases the weight of the pressure
Low-volume pressure is naturally dampened
The final output is clamped to keep the scale stable across different market conditions.
Visual output
Histogram
Green bars - positive futures pressure
Red bars - negative futures pressure
Gray bars - neutral or minimal pressure
Pressure line
A smoother view of the same pressure data
Useful for spotting momentum shifts and divergence
Zero line
Represents balance between futures and spot
Crosses often mark changes in orderflow control
Optional annotations
Regime shift markers based on futures participation
Optional percent-change labels for studying pressure acceleration
How to use it
-Confirm whether price moves are supported by futures orderflow
-Spot early divergence between GC1! and XAU
-Identify absorption , distribution , or initiative behavior
-Filter entries by trading only when pressure aligns with your bias
-This tool is best used as confirmation and context, not as a standalone signal generator.
Design philosophy
-Self-normalizing across sessions and volatility regimes
-No fixed thresholds that break over time
-Focused on relative behavior, not prediction
-Built to pair naturally with the Participation Regime indicator
GC1 Participation Regime - sudoThis indicator analyzes COMEX GC1! futures activity and maps it directly onto your XAU price chart, allowing you to see when gold futures participation meaningfully increases or fades - without cluttering your workflow.
Here is the TLDR version of the description (below):
The "regime" is calculated by measuring how active GC1! futures are, compared to their own recent history. On each bar, the indicator looks at two things - volume (how much trading occurred) and true range (how much price actually moved). Each of these is compared to its recent average using a normalized score, which simply answers whether today’s activity is higher, normal, or lower than usual. Those two normalized values are then combined into a single participation score , optionally smoothed to reduce noise. That score is compared against user-defined thresholds and classified into one of four regimes - Low, Normal, High, or Extreme participation . In short, the regime shows whether current GC1! futures activity is unusually quiet or unusually active relative to its own recent behavior , without making any directional assumptions.
What this indicator does
-Measures GC1! futures volume and true range relative to their own historical behavior using z-scores
-Combines those metrics into a single participation score
-Classifies the market into four participation regimes
Low
Normal
High
Extreme
Projects those regimes directly onto the XAU price chart
Visual elements
Background shading
-Gray - Low participation
-Blue - Normal participation
-Green - High participation
-Orange - Extreme participation
Regime shift markers
-Upward triangle below price when participation increases
-Downward triangle above price when participation decreases
Volume-informed candle coloring (optional)
-High GC volume + bullish candle
-High GC volume + bearish candle
-Low GC volume + bullish candle
-Low GC volume + bearish candle
These visuals help you instantly identify whether price movement is occurring with real futures participation or during thinner conditions.
How to use it
-Identify high-quality environments for execution when participation is elevated
-Filter breakouts, trends, and reversals based on whether GC futures are involved
-Avoid overconfidence during low-participation regimes, where price moves are more prone to failure
-Use regime transitions as context , not signals!!
-This indicator is designed to be contextual , not predictive .
Customization
-Adjustable lookback lengths for volume and range
-Fully tunable regime thresholds
-Optional background shading
-Optional regime shift markers
-Optional candle recoloring based on GC volume behavior
Everything can be dialed up or down depending on how visually minimal you want your chart to be.
Notes
-Built specifically around COMEX GC1! futures
-Designed to disappear if GC data is unavailable
-Works on all intraday and higher timeframes
Friday Statistical Zones - Last 30 Fridays Only BTC 📊 Friday Statistical Zones (Pre / Dump / After)
This indicator highlights statistical risk zones for Fridays, based on the last 30 completed Fridays.
It analyzes historical price and volume behavior to determine:
• When a Pre-Dump phase typically starts
• When selling pressure statistically peaks
• When the After-Dump phase usually occurs
The result is a time-based overlay with three zones:
🟡 Pre-Dump · 🔴 Dump · 🟡 After-Dump
⚠️ This is not a signal indicator.
It does not predict price direction.
It provides risk-timing context only.
Best used for risk management and situational awareness on Fridays, not as a standalone trading strategy.
Market Efficiency DashboardDescription
This indicator is an analytical tool designed to visualize the relationship between price action and market efficiency. Based on the Choppiness Index (CI), this indicator identifies whether the market is in a state of Range Contraction (Consolidation) or Range Expansion (Trending) . This implementation introduces a unique 50-pivot baseline to better differentiate between these two market characters, providing traders with an objective view of volatility cycles.
Key Features
Volatility Cycle Logic: A refined implementation of the Choppiness Index that assists in filtering market noise during low-volatility periods.
Pivot-50 Visualization: A custom geometric layout that separates range contraction from trend expansion for faster visual interpretation.
Multi-Timeframe (MTF) Data Handling: Enables the monitoring of higher-timeframe efficiency cycles without switching charts.
Trend Context Filter: Integrates a 200-period EMA to provide a directional baseline relative to the current market state.
Real-Time Status Dashboard: A real-time data table providing a summary of current market efficiency and trend bias.
Signal Refinement: Includes optional smoothing (EMA/SMA/WMA) to reduce calculation "jitter" and provide clearer structural signals.
Inputs Overview
Choppiness Length: Sets the lookback period for the efficiency calculation (Default: 14).
Calculation Timeframe: Allows the user to select the source timeframe for the index data.
Smoothing Method: Users can choose between multiple moving average types to filter the raw index output.
Threshold Levels: Customizable Fibonacci-based levels (61.8 and 38.2) used to define the boundaries of "Choppy" and "Trending" environments.
EMA Filter: Toggle for the 200-period Exponential Moving Average used for directional bias.
How to Use
Context Identification: Observe the histogram’s position relative to the 50-pivot. Bars expanding upward toward the 61.8 level indicate the market is coiling/congested.
Trend Confirmation: Bars expanding downward toward the 38.2 level indicate the market is moving efficiently in a specific direction.
Bias Alignment: When the Trend Bias is Bullish and the state is Trending, price discovery is likely occurring to the upside. Conversely, a Bearish bias in a Trending state suggests efficient movement to the downside.
Risk Management: Rising choppiness levels often precede a period of trend exhaustion or reversal, signaling a potential time to reduce exposure.
How it Helps
This tool is designed to assist in objective decision-making by identifying the current "market character." By distinguishing between trending and non-trending environments, it helps traders select the appropriate strategy for the current context—avoiding trend-following entries during sideways markets and identifying when a market has entered a period of price expansion.
Alerts
Trend Starting: Triggers when the index crosses below the lower threshold, suggesting a transition into an efficient trend.
Squeeze/Consolidation: Notifies the user when the index crosses above the upper threshold, indicating range contraction.
Midpoint Cross: Signals when the index crosses the 50-level, marking a shift in market momentum.
⚠️ Disclaimer:
This script/indicator is not endorsed by, affiliated with, sponsored by, or connected to TradingView in any manner. The author is not a TradingView partner.
This script/indicator and all related content are provided “as is” and “as available,” without any warranties of any kind, express or implied. The content is strictly for educational and informational purposes and does not constitute financial, investment, trading, or legal advice.
The author makes no representations or guarantees regarding accuracy, reliability, profitability, or future performance. Use of this script/indicator is entirely at the user’s own risk, and the author assumes no liability for any losses, damages, or financial consequences arising from its use.
Volatility State Index [Interakktive]The Volatility State Index (VSI) classifies market volatility into three behavioral states: Expansion, Decay, and Transition. It answers one question visually: Is volatility supporting price movement, withdrawing, or unstable?
Unlike traditional volatility indicators that show levels or bands, VSI diagnoses the current volatility regime so traders can adapt their approach accordingly.
█ WHAT IT DOES
• Classifies volatility into three states: Expansion (teal), Decay (grey), Transition (amber)
• Measures volatility momentum as a percentage rate-of-change
• Applies stability filtering to detect unstable/choppy conditions
• Uses persistence logic to prevent state flickering
• Exports state data for use in alerts and strategies
█ WHAT IT DOES NOT DO
• NO buy/sell signals
• NO entry/exit recommendations
• NO alerts (v1 is diagnostic only)
• NO performance claims
This is a volatility diagnostic tool, not a trading system.
█ HOW IT WORKS
The VSI processes volatility through a five-stage pipeline:
STAGE 1 — Base Volatility
Calculates ATR as the foundation for volatility measurement.
STAGE 2 — Smoothing
Applies EMA smoothing to reduce noise in the volatility series.
STAGE 3 — Volatility Momentum
Computes the percentage rate-of-change of smoothed volatility:
Volatility Momentum (%) = ((Current ATR - Previous ATR) / Previous ATR) × 100
Positive values indicate expanding volatility; negative values indicate contracting volatility.
STAGE 4 — Stability Filter
Tracks how frequently volatility momentum changes direction. Frequent sign changes indicate unstable, choppy conditions.
Stability Score = 1 - (Average Flip Rate)
Low stability forces the Transition state regardless of momentum level.
STAGE 5 — State Classification
Combines momentum thresholds and stability to determine the final state:
• Expansion: Momentum ≥ +5% (default threshold)
• Decay: Momentum ≤ -5% (default threshold)
• Transition: Between thresholds OR low stability
A persistence filter requires states to hold for multiple bars before confirming, preventing visual noise.
█ INTERPRETATION
EXPANSION (Teal)
Volatility is increasing in a sustained way. Price moves are becoming larger.
What it suggests:
• Breakouts are more likely to follow through
• Stops may need wider placement
• Trend-following approaches tend to work better
• Mean-reversion weakens
DECAY (Grey)
Volatility is decreasing. Price is compressing into tighter ranges.
What it suggests:
• Breakouts are more likely to fail
• Ranges tend to hold
• Trend-following underperforms
• Mean-reversion strengthens
TRANSITION (Amber)
Volatility behavior is unclear or unstable. This is NOT neutral — it is uncertainty.
What it suggests:
• Mixed signals — one bar huge, next bar dead
• Higher whipsaw risk
• Reduced conviction in either direction
• Consider waiting for clarity
The key insight: Amber is a warning, not a middle ground. It appears when volatility cannot decide what it wants to do.
█ VISUAL DESIGN
The indicator uses a state-first histogram design:
• Histogram height shows volatility momentum percentage
• Histogram color shows the classified state
• Zero line provides visual anchor
• Optional momentum line for confirmation
• Optional background tint (default OFF for clean charts)
The visual hierarchy prioritizes instant state recognition. A trader should understand the volatility environment in under one second without reading numbers.
█ INPUTS
Core Settings
• ATR Length: Base volatility measurement period (default: 14)
• Smoothing Length: EMA smoothing applied to ATR (default: 10)
• Momentum Length: Rate-of-change lookback (default: 10)
State Classification
• Expansion Threshold (%): Momentum above this = Expansion (default: 5.0)
• Decay Threshold (%): Momentum below this = Decay (default: -5.0)
• Persistence Bars: Bars required to confirm state change (default: 3)
• Stability Lookback: Window for stability calculation (default: 20)
• Stability Threshold: Below this = forced Transition (default: 0.5)
Visual Settings
• Show State Histogram: Toggle main display (default: ON)
• Show Momentum Line: Thin confirmation line (default: OFF)
• Show Zero Line: Baseline reference (default: ON)
• Show Background Tint: Subtle state coloring (default: OFF)
█ DATA WINDOW EXPORTS
When enabled, the following values are exported:
• ATR (Raw)
• ATR (Smoothed)
• Volatility Momentum (%)
• Stability Score (0-1)
• State (-1/0/1): Decay = -1, Transition = 0, Expansion = 1
• Is Expansion (0/1)
• Is Decay (0/1)
• Is Transition (0/1)
These exports allow VSI to be used as a filter in Pine Script strategies or alert conditions.
█ ORIGINALITY
While ATR and volatility indicators are common, VSI is original because it:
1. Classifies volatility into behavioral states rather than showing raw levels
2. Applies momentum analysis to volatility itself (rate-of-change of ATR)
3. Uses stability filtering to detect genuinely unstable conditions
4. Implements persistence logic to prevent state flickering
5. Provides a state-first visual design optimized for instant recognition
VSI is state-first: it classifies volatility regimes (Expansion/Decay/Transition) rather than plotting volatility level alone, using momentum and stability to reduce false regime reads.
This is not a modified ATR or Bollinger Band — it is a volatility regime classifier.
█ SUITABLE MARKETS
Works on: Stocks, Futures, Forex, Crypto
Timeframes: All timeframes — state classification adapts accordingly
Best on: Instruments with consistent volatility patterns
█ RELATED
• Market Efficiency Ratio — measures price path efficiency
• Effort-Result Divergence — compares volume effort to price result
█ DISCLAIMER
This indicator is for educational purposes only. It does not constitute financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always conduct your own analysis before making trading decisions.
