Squeeze Momentum Indicator [AJ] by iamajeya

Modified LazyBear's indicator to display on top of price. This makes visualizing it much easier and allows you to clearly focus on price action along with the squeeze.

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// Re-written by AJ to show on main chart
// Original @author LazyBear 
// List of all my indicators: https://www.tradingview.com/v/4IneGo8h/
//
study(shorttitle = "AJ_SQZMOM", title="Squeeze Momentum Indicator [AJ]", overlay=true)

length = input(20, title="BB Length")
mult = input(2.0,title="BB MultFactor")
lengthKC=input(20, title="KC Length")
multKC = input(1.5, title="KC MultFactor")

useTrueRange = input(true, title="Use TrueRange (KC)", type=bool)

// Calculate BB
source = close
basis = sma(source, length)
dev = mult * stdev(source, length)
upperBB = basis + dev
lowerBB = basis - dev

// Calculate KC
ma = sma(source, lengthKC)
range = useTrueRange ? tr : (high - low)
rangema = sma(range, lengthKC)
upperKC = ma + rangema * multKC
lowerKC = ma - rangema * multKC

sqzOn  = (lowerBB > lowerKC) and (upperBB < upperKC)
sqzOff = (lowerBB < lowerKC) and (upperBB > upperKC)
noSqz  = (sqzOn == false) and (sqzOff == false)

val = linreg(source  -  avg(avg(highest(high, lengthKC), lowest(low, lengthKC)),sma(close,lengthKC)), 
            lengthKC,0)

bcolor = iff( val > 0, 
            iff( val > nz(val[1]), lime, green),
            iff( val < nz(val[1]), red, maroon))
scolor = noSqz ? blue : sqzOn ? black : gray 

kccolor = noSqz ? white : sqzOn ? fuchsia : blue
bbcolor = noSqz ? white : sqzOn ? fuchsia : green
sqzwidth = noSqz ? 2 : 4
//plot(val, color=bcolor, style=histogram, linewidth=4)
//plot(0, color=scolor, style=cross, linewidth=2)

// plot KC and BB
plot(ma, title="Keltner Channel MA", color=kccolor, style=line, linewidth=1, transp=80)
plot(upperKC, title="Keltner Channel Upper Line", color=kccolor, style=line, linewidth=2, transp=70)
plot(lowerKC, title="Keltner Channel Lower Line", color=kccolor, style=line, linewidth=2, transp=70)

plot(basis, title="Bollinger Band Mean", color=bbcolor, style=line, linewidth=1, transp=80 )
plot(upperBB, title="Bollinger Band Upper Band", color=bbcolor, style=line, linewidth=2, transp=70)
plot(lowerBB, title="Bollinger Band Lower Band", color=bbcolor, style=line, linewidth=2, transp=70)