OPEN-SOURCE SCRIPT
Weekly Open Percent Range

A simple take on finding percentage gain/drop range in a week for ranging or trending market instrument.
This script is hard coded to plot 0 to 3%, -3% range for the week base on instrument weekly open price.
Best to use with measured volatility indicator to gauge the movement of price. Anytime the price goes above the range level then it is likely to be trending. Highly volatile instruments will not find this indicator useful. It is best for heavy instruments like Forex or Indices where range % in a week in a non-volatile move is really quite small that these act as resistances and support.
Range Levels:
3%
2.5%
2%
1.5%
1%
0.75%
0.5%
0.25%
0%
-.25%
-.5%
-.75%
-1%
-1.5%
-2%
-2.5%
-3%
The next step for this indicator is to consider volatility range of instrument and to include this in the percentage zone levels instead of hard coding these.
This script is hard coded to plot 0 to 3%, -3% range for the week base on instrument weekly open price.
Best to use with measured volatility indicator to gauge the movement of price. Anytime the price goes above the range level then it is likely to be trending. Highly volatile instruments will not find this indicator useful. It is best for heavy instruments like Forex or Indices where range % in a week in a non-volatile move is really quite small that these act as resistances and support.
Range Levels:
3%
2.5%
2%
1.5%
1%
0.75%
0.5%
0.25%
0%
-.25%
-.5%
-.75%
-1%
-1.5%
-2%
-2.5%
-3%
The next step for this indicator is to consider volatility range of instrument and to include this in the percentage zone levels instead of hard coding these.
Open-source script
In true TradingView spirit, the creator of this script has made it open-source, so that traders can review and verify its functionality. Kudos to the author! While you can use it for free, remember that republishing the code is subject to our House Rules.
Disclaimer
The information and publications are not meant to be, and do not constitute, financial, investment, trading, or other types of advice or recommendations supplied or endorsed by TradingView. Read more in the Terms of Use.
Open-source script
In true TradingView spirit, the creator of this script has made it open-source, so that traders can review and verify its functionality. Kudos to the author! While you can use it for free, remember that republishing the code is subject to our House Rules.
Disclaimer
The information and publications are not meant to be, and do not constitute, financial, investment, trading, or other types of advice or recommendations supplied or endorsed by TradingView. Read more in the Terms of Use.