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Volume-Confirmed Trend Thrust IndicatorOVERVIEW This indicator combines trend strength, momentum & volume analysis to generate high-conviction buy and sell signals. It is based on the "Volume Confirmation for a Trend System" (VCTS) by Buff Pelz Dormeier (TASC August 2024), which I have taken the liberty of 'buffing up' (heh!) by swapping out original VPCI component with the ATR-aware Net Accumulation Flow (NAF) indicator derived from Markos Katsanos' VPN indicator (TASC April 2021). The result is a system that only triggers buy signals when three independent conditions align: • A strong trend exists (ADX) • Momentum is bullish (TTI) • Institutional accumulation is detected (NAF) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ COMPONENTS █ ADX (Average Directional Index) Measures trend strength regardless of direction. A reading above 30 indicates a strong trend worth trading. This filter prevents signals during choppy, sideways markets. █ TTI (Trend Thrust Indicator) Dormeier's volume-weighted MACD variant that provides momentum direction. Unlike standard MACD, TTI uses Volume-Weighted Moving Averages (VWMA) and applies a volume multiplier that amplifies signals when volume confirms price movement. When TTI crosses above its signal line, momentum is considered bullish. █ NAF (Net Accumulation Flow) The key enhancement - in my humble opinion - over the original VCTS. NAF classifies each bar's volume as: • Accumulation: Price moved UP more than 10% of ATR • Distribution: Price moved DOWN more than 10% of ATR • Neutral: Price movement too small to be meaningful (filtered as noise) NAF then calculates the net flow (Accumulation Volume - Distribution Volume) over a 30-bar lookback period, normalized and smoothed. This provides a cleaner read on whether institutions are accumulating or distributing. Perceived benefits of NAF: • ATR-based noise filtering eliminates false readings from small price movements • Rolling 30-bar accumulation captures sustained institutional activity • Empirically calibrated thresholds based on 717 stocks / 360,000 observations • 3-period EMA smoothing reduces whipsaws ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SIGNAL LOGIC 🟢 BUY SIGNAL All three conditions must be true simultaneously: 1. ADX > 30 (strong trend) 2. TTI > Signal Line (bullish momentum) 3. NAF > 16 (accumulation) Signals fire on the first bar where all conditions align, preventing repeated signals during sustained bullish periods. 🔴 SELL SIGNAL Exit when volume flow turns negative: • NAF < -9 (below neutral zone, indicating distribution). This indicator retains Dormeier's asymmetric approach (strict entry, quick exit) to help protect profits when institutional support fades. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ NAF THRESHOLD REFERENCE Based on proprietary empirical calibration (717 stocks, 360K observations): >= +35 │ Strong Accumulation (P95, ~5% of days) >= +28 │ Solid Accumulation (P90, ~10% of days) >= +16 │ Moderate Accumulation (P75) ← Default Buy Threshold -9 to +16 │ Neutral Zone (~50% of days) <= -9 │ Below Neutral ← Default Sell Threshold <= -22 │ Solid Distribution (P10) <= -29 │ Strong Distribution (P5) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SETTINGS Setting for all 3 variables (ADX, TTI & NAF), alerts and visual conditional formatting are configurable. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ USAGE TIPS 1. Works best on daily timeframe for swing trading 2. More effective on liquid stocks where volume data is meaningful 3. Consider using NAF threshold of 28 (P90) for higher conviction entries 5. Combine with price action analysis (support/resistance, RS, chart patterns) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ MAXIMUM RESPECT: • VCTS (ADX + TTI + VPCI): Buff Pelz Dormeier, "Volume Confirmation For A Trend System", Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities (TASC), August 2024. Pine Script adaptation: PineCoders. • VPN / NAF: Markos Katsanos, Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities (TASC), April 2021. Pine Script adaptation: LevelUp/John Muchow. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ DISCLAIMER This indicator is for educational and informational purposes only. It does not constitute financial advice. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Always conduct your own analysis and consider your risk tolerance before making trading decisions. Use appropriate position sizing and stop-loss orders to manage risk.
Pine Script® indicator
by mericourt
Jake's Candle by Candle UpgradedJake's Candle by Candle Upgraded The "Story of the Market" Automated This is not just another signal indicator. Jake's Candle by Candle Upgraded is a complete institutional trading framework designed for high-precision scalping on the 1-minute and 5-minute timeframes. Built strictly on the principles of Al Brooks Price Action and Smart Money Concepts (SMC), this tool automates the rigorous "Candle-by-Candle" analysis used by professional floor traders. It moves beyond simple pattern recognition to read the "Story" of the market—Context, Setup, and Pressure—before ever allowing a trade. The Philosophy: Why This Tool Was Built Most retail traders fail for two reasons: Getting Trapped: They enter on the first sign of a reversal (H1/L1), which is often an institutional trap. Trading Chop: They bleed capital during low-volume, sideways markets. This tool solves both problems with an Algorithmic Discipline Engine. It does not guess. It waits for the specific "Second Leg" criteria used by institutions and physically disables itself during dangerous market conditions. Key Features 1. The Context Dashboard (HUD) A professional Heads-Up Display in the top-right corner keeps you focused on the macro picture while you scalp. FLOW: Monitors the 20-period Institutional EMA. (Green = Bull Flow, Red = Bear Flow). You are prevented from trading against the dominant trend. STATE: A built-in "Volatility Compressor." If it says "⚠️ CHOP / RANGE", the algorithm is disabled. It protects you from overtrading during lunch hours or low-volume zones. SETUP: Live tracking of the Al Brooks leg count. It tells you exactly when the algorithm is "Waiting for Pullback" or "Searching for Entry." 2. Smart "Trap Avoidance" Logic (H2/L2) This tool uses the "Gold Standard" of scalping setups: The High 2 (H2) and Low 2 (L2). It ignores the first breakout attempt (Leg 1), acknowledging it as a potential trap. It waits for the pullback and only signals on the Second Leg, statistically increasing the probability of a successful trend resumption. 3. Volatility-Adaptive Risk Management Stop calculating pips in your head. The moment a signal is valid, the tool draws your business plan on the chart: Stop Loss (Red Line): Automatically placed behind the "Signal Bar" (the candle that created the setup) based on strict price action rules. Take Profit (Green Line): Automatically projected at a 1.5 Risk-to-Reward Ratio. Smart Adaptation: The targets expand and contract based on real-time market volatility. If the market is quiet, targets are tighter. If explosive, targets are wider. 4. The "Snap Entry" Signal The BUY and SELL badges are not lagging. They are programmed with "Stop Entry" logic—appearing the exact moment price breaks the structure of the Signal Bar, ensuring you enter on momentum, not hope. How to Trade Strategy Check the HUD: Ensure FLOW matches your direction and STATE says "✅ VOLATILE". Wait for the Badge: Do not front-run the tool. Wait for the BUY or SELL badge to print. Set Your Orders: Once the signal candle closes: Place your Stop Loss at the Red Line. Place your Take Profit at the Green Line. Walk Away: The trade is now a probability event. Let the math play out. Technical Specifications Engine: Pine Script v6 (Strict Compliance). Best Timeframes: 1m, 5m. Best Assets: Indices (NQ, ES), Gold (XAUUSD), and high-volume Crypto (BTC, ETH).
Pine Script® indicator
by jahigginsenterprises
NY Open Candle IndicatorThe NY Open Candle Indicator identifies significant opening range activity at the New York stock market open. It highlights the 09:30–09:45 EST 15-minute candle when its range (high - low) exceeds a user-defined percentage of the daily ATR (default 25%). - Bullish wide-range candles are colored green - Bearish wide-range candles are colored red A small table displays: - Current Daily ATR - The threshold value (user % of ATR in price terms) An alert condition is included — create an alert for "Wide NY Open Range Detected" to get notified when a qualifying candle closes. Perfect for traders watching opening range breakouts, volatility expansion, or momentum at the NY open. Requirements: - Use on 15-minute timeframe - Set chart timezone to America/New_York Enjoy!
Pine Script® indicator
by SmartGatorTrader
ICT Entry V1 [TS_Indie]📌 Description – ICT Entry V1 This trading system is based on price action, combined with FVG, iFVG, and liquidity, and it uses the mechanism from the indicator “Smallest Swing ” to validate swings that become liquidity. ⚙️ Core Logic & Working Mechanism I won’t explain FVG in detail, as most traders are already familiar with it. Let’s focus on the mechanism of iFVG instead. The concept of iFVG is based on a supply-to-demand flip and a demand-to-supply flip within an FVG zone. For an iFVG to be confirmed, the candle close must break through the FVG. A wick alone does not count as a valid iFVG confirmation. The confirmation of market structure swings uses a pivot length mechanism combined with price action. It validates a swing by detecting a structure break formed by candles making new highs or new lows. 📈 Buy Setup 1.Liquidity sweep on the demand side, with price closing above the liquidity level. 2.A demand zone is formed as FVG and iFVG, where iFVG is located above FVG. 3.The gap between the upper box of FVG and the lower box of iFVG must be within the defined Min and Max range. 4.Market Structure must be in a Bullish trend. 5.Place a Pending Order at the upper box of FVG and set Stop Loss at the lower box of FVG (Entry and Stop Loss can be adjusted using Entry Zone and ATR-based Stop Loss). 📉 Sell Setup 1.Liquidity sweep on the supply side, with price closing below the liquidity level. 2.A supply zone is formed as FVG and iFVG, where iFVG is located below FVG. 3.The gap between the lower box of FVG and the upper box of iFVG must be within the defined Min and Max range. 4.Market Structure must be in a Bearish trend. 5.Place a Pending Order at the lower box of FVG and set Stop Loss at the upper box of FVG (Entry and Stop Loss can be adjusted using Entry Zone and ATR-based Stop Loss). ⚙️ Liquidity Sweep Conditions ➯ When a liquidity sweep occurs on the demand side, the system will start looking for Buy Setup conditions. ➯ When a liquidity sweep occurs on the supply side, the system will immediately switch to looking for Sell Setup conditions. ➯ The system will always prioritize the most recent liquidity sweep and search for setups based on that direction. ➯ The liquidity sweep condition will be invalidated when price closes back below (for demand sweep) or above (for supply sweep) the most recently swept liquidity level. ⭐ Pending Order Cancellation Conditions A Pending Order will be canceled under the following conditions: 1.A new Price Action signal appears on either the Buy or Sell side. 2.When Time Session is enabled, the Pending Order is canceled once price exits the selected session. 🕹 Order Management Rule When there is an active open position, the indicator restricts the creation of new Pending Orders to prevent overlapping positions. ⚠️ Disclaimer This indicator is designed for educational and research purposes only. It does not guarantee profits and should not be considered financial advice. Trading in financial markets involves significant risk, including the potential loss of capital. 🥂 Community Sharing If you find parameter settings that work well or produce strong statistical results, feel free to share them with the community so we can improve and develop this indicator together.
Pine Script® strategy
by Truth_Strategy_Indie
2
AMT VWAP [hardi]█ OVERVIEW AMT VWAP is a clean, minimalist VWAP indicator with Standard Deviation bands, designed to complement the Auction Market Theory (AMT) trading methodology by Fabio Valentino. This indicator focuses on one thing and does it well: displaying VWAP and its deviation bands clearly on your chart. █ FEATURES - Daily VWAP with automatic reset - ±1 Standard Deviation bands (cyan) - ±2 Standard Deviation bands (orange) - extreme zones - Clean labels that don't clutter your chart - Info table showing current bias and zone - Compact Mode for mobile/smartphone users - Fully customizable colors and settings - Built-in alerts for all levels █ HOW TO USE VWAP (Volume Weighted Average Price) represents the "fair value" where most volume has transacted. In AMT methodology: BIAS DETERMINATION: - Price ABOVE VWAP = Bullish bias (buyers in control) - Price BELOW VWAP = Bearish bias (sellers in control) TRADING ZONES: - ±1 SD: Normal deviation zone - potential mean reversion area - ±2 SD: Extreme zone - high probability reversal area (95%+ reversion rate) ENTRY STRATEGIES: 1. Trend Following: Buy pullbacks to VWAP in uptrend, sell rallies to VWAP in downtrend 2. Mean Reversion: Fade moves at ±2 SD bands with confirmation █ RECOMMENDED SETUP Use this indicator together with: - TradingView's built-in "SVP HD" (Session Volume Profile) for POC/VAH/VAL levels - AMT CVD indicator (companion indicator) for order flow analysis This combination gives you the complete AMT toolkit: - SVP HD → Key levels (POC, VAH, VAL) - AMT VWAP → Dynamic support/resistance & bias - AMT CVD → Aggression, Absorption, Exhaustion signals █ SETTINGS Display Settings: - Compact Mode - Enable for cleaner mobile view - Show Labels - Toggle level labels - Label Size - Adjust for your screen VWAP Settings: - Band Multipliers - Adjust SD band distance (default: 1.0 and 2.0) - Colors - Fully customizable - Line widths - Adjust visibility Alerts: - Near VWAP - Near ±1 SD - Near ±2 SD (extreme zones) █ METHODOLOGY This indicator is based on Auction Market Theory as taught by Fabio Valentino: "The market is a continuous auction seeking fair value. VWAP represents this fair value dynamically throughout the session. Deviations from VWAP create trading opportunities as price tends to revert to the mean." Key principles: - Read, don't predict - Location over technique - Evidence-based entries █ ALERTS Set alerts for: - Price approaching VWAP (potential support/resistance) - Price at ±1 SD (first deviation - watch for reaction) - Price at ±2 SD (extreme - high probability reversal zone) █ NOTES - Works on all timeframes - Best used on 15m for intraday entries - VWAP resets daily at market open - Combine with volume profile for best results █ CREDITS Based on Auction Market Theory methodology by Fabio Valentino. Indicator developed for the trading community. If you find this useful, please leave a like! 👍 vwap, volume-weighted-average-price, standard-deviation, bands, auction-market-theory, amt, fabio-valentino, mean-reversion, trend-following, intraday, day-trading, support-resistance, fair-value
Pine Script® indicator
by hardimans351
OTE Visualizer by AvenoirOTE Visualizer by Avenoir - Premium Fib-Based Structure Mapping OTE Visualizer by Avenoir is a clean, modern market-structure indicator designed to automatically detect and visualize Optimal Trade Entry (OTE) zones using true ICT-style fib logic. It identifies valid bullish and bearish impulse legs based on swing structure, then plots discount and premium retracement zones for high-probability entries. This tool is built for precision, clarity, and algorithmic consistency. 🔶 Key Features ✔ Automatic OTE Zones (Bullish & Bearish) Bullish OTE = deep discount zone from the prior swing low → swing high Bearish OTE = deep premium zone from the prior swing high → swing low Uses exact retracement levels: 62% – 79%, with optional 70.5% midline ✔ Active vs Old OTE Visualization The most recent OTE is highlighted Older OTE zones are automatically: Faded, or Completely hidden (optional toggle) This keeps charts clean while maintaining structure awareness. ✔ Swing Structure Detection Uses pivot-based swing identification Tracks swing highs/lows and builds legs only when structure is valid Optional labels for swing points ✔ Impulse Leg Lines Draws the actual impulse leg used for OTE generation Shows exactly which high/low produced the zone Helps traders understand the logic behind each OTE ✔ BOS (Break of Structure) Detection Marks BOS↑ when price closes above the previous swing high Marks BOS↓ when price closes below the previous swing low Useful confirmation for shift in market direction ✔ ATR-Based Impulse Filtering Optional filter to ensure OTEs only form on significant moves: Choose ATR length Choose minimum impulse size (ATR multiples) Removes noise and minor swings Produces cleaner, more reliable OTE zones ✔ Fully Customizable Visuals Choose any colors Adjust opacity Show/hide individual elements Clean, minimalist aesthetic that blends beautifully into charts 🎯 Ideal For ICT / Smart Money Concepts traders Algo/systematic traders Scalpers to swing traders Anyone wanting clear structure-based OTE zones Traders building automated or rule-based trading models 📌 How to Use Identify trend direction Wait for a bullish or bearish BOS Watch for price to retrace into the active OTE zone Combine with liquidity sweeps, displacement candles, FVGs, or other SMC/ICT techniques Execute trades in premium/discount areas with strong context ✨ Final Notes This indicator is built for precision and clarity. It does not repaint and provides an objective, consistently structured view of OTE zones across any market or timeframe. For traders who rely on execution models, structural mapping, and disciplined entries, this is your new foundation tool.
Pine Script® indicator
by AVENOIRxbt
2
Today's Session High/Low + Previous LevelsThis indicator combines multiple powerful tools into one clean overlay: Today’s Session High & Low for Asia, London and New York, automatically drawn only for the current trading day. Previous High & Low levels based on configurable timeframes (hour, day, week, month or year), including optional filtering and area zones. EMA Trend Table showing EMA20, EMA50 and EMA200 alignment across multiple timeframes with clear bullish/bearish status. Designed to help traders quickly identify key intraday levels, higher-timeframe liquidity zones and overall market trend at a glance.
Pine Script® indicator
by Sparkeltje
Smart Divergence [Reason Edition]Stop trading divergences "in thin air". Start trading structural confluence. Most divergence indicators fail for one reason: they signal reversals based solely on oscillator math (RSI vs. Price), ignoring the chart's structure. This leads to costly entries against strong trends. Smart Divergence solves this by applying an Institutional Context Filter. It does not simply alert you of a divergence; it validates the signal against key market structures ("Walls") and—crucially—tells you exactly why the signal appeared directly on the label. 🚀 How It Works: The "Smart Filter" Logic This script operates on a strict rule: "No Structure, No Signal." For a Bullish or Bearish divergence to be valid, price must not only diverge from RSI but also physically touch or react to one of four key structural levels: BB (Bollinger Bands): Rejection due to volatility extension (2.0 StdDev). KC (Keltner Channels): Rejection due to average range deviation (1.5 ATR). Pivots (S1/R1): Rejection at standard daily algorithmic levels. VWAP: Rejection at the institutional average price (Volume Weighted Average Price). 🏷️ Dynamic "Reason" Labels This is the core feature of this edition. The label on your chart adapts dynamically to show the specific confluence behind the trade. Examples you will see: SMART BULL (BB) → The divergence is valid because price hit the Bollinger Band. SMART BULL (VWAP) → The divergence is valid because price bounced off the VWAP. SMART BULL (BB VWAP) → High Probability: Price hit the Bollinger Band AND the VWAP simultaneously. The Logic: The more "Reasons" (acronyms) appear inside the label, the stronger the structural wall, and the higher the probability of a reversal. 🛠️ Settings & Features 🛡️ Smart Filter (Toggle): ON (Default): Only shows high-quality signals that occur at Support/Resistance zones. OFF: Shows all raw technical divergences (standard mode). Alerts Included: Setup custom alerts for "Smart Bull" (Buys) and "Smart Bear" (Sells). Zero Repainting: Signals are confirmed upon candle close/pivot confirmation. 📋 How to Trade It Wait for the Label: Do not guess. Wait for the SMART label to appear. Check the Reason: Look at the text in parenthesis (...). Single reason (e.g., KC) is a valid setup. Cluster reasons (e.g., BB S1 VWAP) represent a "Concrete Wall" and are ideal for aggressive entries. Context: Works best on Intraday timeframes (1m, 5m, 15m) for scalping, and Daily timeframe for Swing Trading bottoms/tops. Disclaimer: This tool is for educational purposes and technical analysis assistance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Manage your risk.
Pine Script® indicator
by CristobalSolisL