Indicator: Chande's QStick Indicator by LazyBear

QStick from Tushar Chande (more info => )

This numerically identify trends in candlestick charting. It is calculated by taking an 'n' period moving average of the difference between the open and closing prices. A Qstick value greater than zero means that the majority of the last 'n' periods have been up, indicating that buying pressure has been increasing

I added more markings to clearly highlight the divergences (marked them in the chart above).

Appreciate any comments/feedback.

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//
// @author LazyBear
// 
study(title = "Tushar Chande's QStick [LazyBear]", shorttitle="QStick_LB")
length=input(8)
hline(0)
s2=sma((close-open),length)
c_color=s2 < 0 ? (s2 < s2[1] ? red : lime) : (s2 >= 0 ? (s2 > s2[1] ? lime : red) : na)
plot(s2, color=blue, style=area)
plot(s2, color=c_color, style=circles, linewidth=3)