Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC)The Ultimate Oscillator (ULTOSC) is a technical momentum indicator developed by Larry Williams that combines three different time periods to reduce the volatility and false signals common in single-period oscillators. By using a weighted average of three Stochastic-like calculations across short, medium, and long-term periods, the Ultimate Oscillator provides a more comprehensive view of market momentum while maintaining sensitivity to price changes.
The indicator addresses the common problem of oscillators being either too sensitive (generating many false signals) or too slow (missing opportunities). By incorporating multiple timeframes with decreasing weights for longer periods, ULTOSC attempts to capture both short-term momentum shifts and longer-term trend strength, making it particularly valuable for identifying divergences and potential reversal points.
## Core Concepts
* **Multi-timeframe analysis:** Combines three different periods (typically 7, 14, 28) to capture various momentum cycles
* **Weighted averaging:** Assigns higher weights to shorter periods for responsiveness while including longer periods for stability
* **Buying pressure focus:** Measures the relationship between closing price and the true range rather than just high-low range
* **Divergence detection:** Particularly effective at identifying momentum divergences that precede price reversals
* **Normalized scale:** Oscillates between 0 and 100, with clear overbought/oversold levels
## Common Settings and Parameters
| Parameter | Default | Function | When to Adjust |
|-----------|---------|----------|---------------|
| Fast Period | 7 | Short-term momentum calculation | Lower (5-6) for more sensitivity, higher (9-12) for smoother signals |
| Medium Period | 14 | Medium-term momentum calculation | Adjust based on typical swing duration in the market |
| Slow Period | 28 | Long-term momentum calculation | Higher values (35-42) for longer-term position trading |
| Fast Weight | 4.0 | Weight applied to fast period | Higher weight increases short-term sensitivity |
| Medium Weight | 2.0 | Weight applied to medium period | Adjust to balance medium-term influence |
| Slow Weight | 1.0 | Weight applied to slow period | Usually kept at 1.0 as the baseline weight |
**Pro Tip:** The classic 7/14/28 periods with 4/2/1 weights work well for most markets, but consider using 5/10/20 with adjusted weights for faster markets or 14/28/56 for longer-term analysis.
## Calculation and Mathematical Foundation
**Simplified explanation:**
The Ultimate Oscillator calculates three separate "buying pressure" ratios using different time periods, then combines them using weighted averaging. Buying pressure is defined as the close minus the true low, divided by the true range.
**Technical formula:**
```
BP = Close - Min(Low, Previous Close)
TR = Max(High, Previous Close) - Min(Low, Previous Close)
BP_Sum_Fast = Sum(BP, Fast Period)
TR_Sum_Fast = Sum(TR, Fast Period)
Raw_Fast = 100 × (BP_Sum_Fast / TR_Sum_Fast)
BP_Sum_Medium = Sum(BP, Medium Period)
TR_Sum_Medium = Sum(TR, Medium Period)
Raw_Medium = 100 × (BP_Sum_Medium / TR_Sum_Medium)
BP_Sum_Slow = Sum(BP, Slow Period)
TR_Sum_Slow = Sum(TR, Slow Period)
Raw_Slow = 100 × (BP_Sum_Slow / TR_Sum_Slow)
ULTOSC = 100 × / (Fast_Weight + Medium_Weight + Slow_Weight)
```
Where:
- BP = Buying Pressure
- TR = True Range
- Fast Period = 7, Medium Period = 14, Slow Period = 28 (defaults)
- Fast Weight = 4, Medium Weight = 2, Slow Weight = 1 (defaults)
> 🔍 **Technical Note:** The implementation uses efficient circular buffers for all three period calculations, maintaining O(1) time complexity per bar. The algorithm properly handles true range calculations including gaps and ensures accurate buying pressure measurements across all timeframes.
## Interpretation Details
ULTOSC provides several analytical perspectives:
* **Overbought/Oversold conditions:** Values above 70 suggest overbought conditions, below 30 suggest oversold conditions
* **Momentum direction:** Rising ULTOSC indicates increasing buying pressure, falling indicates increasing selling pressure
* **Divergence analysis:** Divergences between ULTOSC and price often precede significant reversals
* **Trend confirmation:** ULTOSC direction can confirm or question the prevailing price trend
* **Signal quality:** Extreme readings (>80 or <20) indicate strong momentum that may be unsustainable
* **Multiple timeframe consensus:** When all three underlying periods agree, signals are typically more reliable
## Trading Applications
**Primary Uses:**
- **Divergence trading:** Identify when momentum diverges from price for reversal signals
- **Overbought/oversold identification:** Find potential entry/exit points at extreme levels
- **Trend confirmation:** Validate breakouts and trend continuations
- **Momentum analysis:** Assess the strength of current price movements
**Advanced Strategies:**
- **Multi-divergence confirmation:** Look for divergences across multiple timeframes
- **Momentum breakouts:** Trade when ULTOSC breaks above/below key levels with volume
- **Swing trading entries:** Use oversold/overbought levels for swing position entries
- **Trend strength assessment:** Evaluate trend quality using momentum consistency
## Signal Combinations
**Strong Bullish Signals:**
- ULTOSC rises from oversold territory (<30) with positive price divergence
- ULTOSC breaks above 50 after forming a base near 30
- All three underlying periods show increasing buying pressure
**Strong Bearish Signals:**
- ULTOSC falls from overbought territory (>70) with negative price divergence
- ULTOSC breaks below 50 after forming a top near 70
- All three underlying periods show decreasing buying pressure
**Divergence Signals:**
- **Bullish divergence:** Price makes lower lows while ULTOSC makes higher lows
- **Bearish divergence:** Price makes higher highs while ULTOSC makes lower highs
- **Hidden bullish divergence:** Price makes higher lows while ULTOSC makes lower lows (trend continuation)
- **Hidden bearish divergence:** Price makes lower highs while ULTOSC makes higher highs (trend continuation)
## Comparison with Related Oscillators
| Indicator | Periods | Focus | Best Use Case |
|-----------|---------|-------|---------------|
| **Ultimate Oscillator** | 3 periods | Buying pressure | Divergence detection |
| **Stochastic** | 1-2 periods | Price position | Overbought/oversold |
| **RSI** | 1 period | Price momentum | Momentum analysis |
| **Williams %R** | 1 period | Price position | Short-term signals |
## Advanced Configurations
**Fast Trading Setup:**
- Fast: 5, Medium: 10, Slow: 20
- Weights: 4/2/1, Thresholds: 75/25
**Standard Setup:**
- Fast: 7, Medium: 14, Slow: 28
- Weights: 4/2/1, Thresholds: 70/30
**Conservative Setup:**
- Fast: 14, Medium: 28, Slow: 56
- Weights: 3/2/1, Thresholds: 65/35
**Divergence Focused:**
- Fast: 7, Medium: 14, Slow: 28
- Weights: 2/2/2, Thresholds: 70/30
## Market-Specific Adjustments
**Volatile Markets:**
- Use longer periods (10/20/40) to reduce noise
- Consider higher threshold levels (75/25)
- Focus on extreme readings for signal quality
**Trending Markets:**
- Emphasize divergence analysis over absolute levels
- Look for momentum confirmation rather than reversal signals
- Use hidden divergences for trend continuation
**Range-Bound Markets:**
- Standard overbought/oversold levels work well
- Trade reversals from extreme levels
- Combine with support/resistance analysis
## Limitations and Considerations
* **Lagging component:** Contains inherent lag due to multiple moving average calculations
* **Complex calculation:** More computationally intensive than single-period oscillators
* **Parameter sensitivity:** Performance varies significantly with different period/weight combinations
* **Market dependency:** Most effective in trending markets with clear momentum patterns
* **False divergences:** Not all divergences lead to significant price reversals
* **Whipsaw potential:** Can generate conflicting signals in choppy markets
## Best Practices
**Effective Usage:**
- Focus on divergences rather than absolute overbought/oversold levels
- Combine with trend analysis for context
- Use multiple timeframe analysis for confirmation
- Pay attention to the speed of momentum changes
**Common Mistakes:**
- Over-relying on overbought/oversold levels in strong trends
- Ignoring the underlying trend direction
- Using inappropriate period settings for the market being analyzed
- Trading every divergence without additional confirmation
**Signal Enhancement:**
- Combine with volume analysis for confirmation
- Use price action context (support/resistance levels)
- Consider market volatility when setting thresholds
- Look for convergence across multiple momentum indicators
## Historical Context and Development
The Ultimate Oscillator was developed by Larry Williams and introduced in his 1985 article "The Ultimate Oscillator" in Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities magazine. Williams designed it to address the limitations of single-period oscillators by:
- Reducing false signals through multi-timeframe analysis
- Maintaining sensitivity to short-term momentum changes
- Providing more reliable divergence signals
- Creating a more robust momentum measurement tool
The indicator has become a standard tool in technical analysis, particularly valued for its divergence detection capabilities and its balanced approach to momentum measurement.
## References
* Williams, L. R. (1985). The Ultimate Oscillator. Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities, 3(4).
* Williams, L. R. (1999). Long-Term Secrets to Short-Term Trading. Wiley Trading.
Ultimate Oscillator (UO)
Combined ATPC & MACD DivergenceTrend Optimizer + Divergence Finder in One Unified Tool
🔍 Overview:
This powerful dual-system indicator merges two proven analytical engines:
✅ The Algorganic Typical Price Channel (ATPC) — a custom trend oscillator that highlights mean-reversion and directional bias.
✅ A refined MACD system with divergence detection, enhanced with an adjusted Donchian midline for real-time trend strength filtering.
Together, they provide a high-confidence, multi-signal system ideal for swing trading, scalping, or confirming reversals with context.
⚙️ Core Components & Logic
🧠 1. ATPC Engine (Trend Commodity Index)
A momentum and volatility-normalized oscillator based on the typical price (H+L+C)/3:
TrendCI Line (Blue) – Main trend signal based on smoothed CCI logic.
TrendLine2 (Orange) – A slower smoothing of TrendCI for crossovers.
Key Zones (customizable):
🔴 Ultra Overbought: +73
🟣 Overbought: +58
🟣 Oversold: -58
🔴 Ultra Oversold: -73
Trade Logic:
✅ Buy Signal: TrendCI crosses above TrendLine2 while in oversold zone
❌ Sell Signal: TrendCI crosses below TrendLine2 while in overbought zone
Additional visual feedback:
Histogram Bars show strength and direction of momentum shift
Green/Red Circles highlight potential long/short setups
📉 2. MACD System + Divergence Finder
Classic MACD enhanced with a Donchian Midline overlay to filter trend bias.
🔷 MACD Line and 🟠 Signal Line show crossover momentum
🟩/🟥 Histogram shows distance from the signal line
🟪 Adjusted Donchian Midline dynamically adapts to range-bound vs trending environments
Background Color provides real-time trend state:
✅ Green = Bullish Trend
❌ Red = Bearish Trend
No color = Neutral / Choppy
MACD Boundaries (user-defined):
Overbought: +1.0
Oversold: -1.0
🔀 3. Divergence Detection
Spot hidden power shifts before price reacts:
🔼 Positive Divergence – Price makes lower lows, but MACD histogram rises
🔽 Negative Divergence – Price makes higher highs, but MACD histogram weakens
These are visually marked with:
Green “+Div” label (bullish reversal cue)
Red “–Div” label (bearish exhaustion signal)
🎯 How to Use It
For Trend Traders:
Stay in sync with macro trend using MACD histogram + background
Use ATPC crossovers for precision entries
Avoid signals during neutral background (chop filter)
For Reversal Traders:
Look for bullish +Div with ATPC buy signal in oversold zone
Look for bearish –Div with ATPC sell signal in overbought zone
Mid-Donchian line can act as confluence or breakout trigger
For Scalpers & Intraday Traders:
Combine with VWAP, liquidity zones, or order flow levels
ATPC crossovers + MACD histogram zero-line flip = potential scalp entry
Use histogram slope and divergence to avoid false momentum traps
🧩 Customizable Inputs
🎛️ ATPC: Channel & Smoothing lengths, overbought/oversold thresholds
🎛️ MACD: Fast/slow EMAs, signal smoothing, Donchian period, bounds
🎨 Fully theme-compatible with adjustable colors and line styles
🔔 Alerts (Add Your Own)
While this version doesn’t contain built-in alerts, you can easily add alerts based on:
buySignal or sellSignal from ATPC logic
Histogram cross zero or trend flip
MACD Divergence event
📜 “This indicator doesn't just show signals—it tells a story about who’s in control of the market, and when that control might be slipping.”
Cypto Oscillator with Sortino-like VolatilityEnhanced Inverted Ultimate Oscillator with Sortino-like Volatility
This indicator combines the power of the Ultimate Oscillator with a unique Sortino-like volatility calculation to provide a comprehensive view of market dynamics. It's designed to help traders identify potential turning points and assess the risk associated with price movements.
**Core Components:**
* **Ultimate Oscillator (UO):** The UO is a momentum indicator that incorporates short, medium, and long-term price action to identify overbought and oversold conditions. This indicator inverts and normalizes the UO to a 0-10 scale, providing a clear view of momentum shifts.
* **Sortino-like Volatility:** Instead of a standard deviation, this indicator uses a downside deviation calculation. This focuses specifically on *negative* price movements, offering a more relevant measure of risk for most traders. By not penalizing upside volatility, it avoids giving false signals during strong bull runs. The downside deviation is scaled as a percentage of the closing price for cross-asset comparability.
* **Volatility Signal:** The inverted UO is multiplied by the downside deviation to create a combined volatility signal. This signal reflects both momentum and downside risk, providing a more nuanced market perspective.
**Key Features and Uses:**
* **Identifying Potential Turning Points:** Divergences between the UO and price action can signal potential trend reversals. Look for the UO to make higher lows while price makes lower lows (bullish divergence) or the UO to make lower highs while price makes higher highs (bearish divergence).
* **Assessing Downside Risk:** The Sortino-like volatility component helps traders gauge the potential for downside price swings. Higher volatility suggests greater risk.
* **Dynamic Volatility Thresholds:** The indicator includes adjustable upper and lower volatility thresholds, based on a moving average of the volatility signal. These thresholds can be used to identify periods of unusually high or low volatility.
* **Customizable Lookback Periods:** Traders can adjust the lookback periods for the UO and the standard deviation calculation to fine-tune the indicator to their specific trading style and market conditions.
* **Visualizations:** The indicator provides several visual aids, including:
* A histogram of the volatility signal, colored dynamically based on its relationship to the moving average of volatility. Red indicates volatility above the upper bound, orange between the bounds and green below the lower bound.
* A line plot of the volatility signal.
* An optional moving average of the volatility signal.
* Optional upper and lower volatility threshold lines with a filled range for visual clarity.
* **Alerts:** The indicator includes alert conditions for when the volatility signal crosses above the upper threshold (high volatility) or below the lower threshold (low volatility).
**How to Use:**
1. **Inputs:** Adjust the input parameters to optimize the indicator for your chosen asset and timeframe.
2. **Divergences:** Look for divergences between the UO and price to identify potential trend reversals.
3. **Volatility:** Use the volatility signal and thresholds to assess downside risk.
4. **Alerts:** Enable alerts to be notified of high or low volatility events.
**Disclaimer:** This indicator is for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice. Always conduct your own thorough analysis before making any trading decisions.
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UFO + Realtime Divergences (UO x MFI)UFO + Realtime Divergences (UO x MFI) + Alerts
The UFO is a hybrid of two powerful oscillators - the Ultimate Oscillator (UO) and the Money Flow Index (MFI)
Features of the UFO include:
- Optional divergence lines drawn directly onto the oscillator in realtime.
- Configurable alerts to notify you when divergences occur, as well as centerline crossovers.
- Configurable lookback periods to fine tune the divergences drawn in order to suit different trading styles and timeframes.
- Background colouring option to indicate when the oscillator has crossed its centerline.
- Alternate timeframe feature allows you to configure the oscillator to use data from a different timeframe than the chart it is loaded on.
- 2x MTF triple-timeframe Stochastic RSI overbought and oversold confluence signals painted at the top of the panel for use as a confluence for reversal entry trades.
The core calculations of the UFO+ combine the factory settings of the Ultimate Oscillator and Money Flow Index, taking an average of their combined values for its output eg:
UO_Value + MFI_Value / 2
The result is a powerful oscillator capable of detecting high quality divergences, including on very low timeframes and highly volatile markets, it benefits from the higher weighting of the most recent price action provided by the Ultimate Oscillators calculations, as well as the calculation of the MFI, which incorporates volume data. The UFO and its incorporated 2x triple-timeframe MTF Stoch RSI overbought and oversold signals makes it well adapted for low timeframe scalping and regular divergence trades in particular.
The Ultimate Oscillator (UO)
Tradingview describes the Ultimate Oscillator as follows:
“The Ultimate Oscillator indicator (UO) is a technical analysis tool used to measure momentum across three varying timeframes. The problem with many momentum oscillators is that after a rapid advance or decline in price, they can form false divergence trading signals. For example, after a rapid rise in price, a bearish divergence signal may present itself, however price continues to rise. The Ultimate Oscillator attempts to correct this by using multiple timeframes in its calculation as opposed to just one timeframe which is what is used in most other momentum oscillators.”
You can read more about the UO and its calculations here
The Money Flow Index ( MFI )
Investopedia describes the True Strength Indicator as follows:
“The Money Flow Index ( MFI ) is a technical oscillator that uses price and volume data for identifying overbought or oversold signals in an asset. It can also be used to spot divergences which warn of a trend change in price. The oscillator moves between 0 and 100. Unlike conventional oscillators such as the Relative Strength Index ( RSI ), the Money Flow Index incorporates both price and volume data, as opposed to just price. For this reason, some analysts call MFI the volume-weighted RSI .”
You can read more about the MFI and its calculations here
The Stochastic RSI (relating to the built-in MTF Stoch RSI feature)
The popular oscillator has been described as follows:
“The Stochastic RSI is an indicator used in technical analysis that ranges between zero and one (or zero and 100 on some charting platforms) and is created by applying the Stochastic oscillator formula to a set of relative strength index ( RSI ) values rather than to standard price data. Using RSI values within the Stochastic formula gives traders an idea of whether the current RSI value is overbought or oversold. The Stochastic RSI oscillator was developed to take advantage of both momentum indicators in order to create a more sensitive indicator that is attuned to a specific security's historical performance rather than a generalized analysis of price change.”
You can read more about the Stochastic RSI and its calculations here
How do traders use overbought and oversold levels in their trading?
The oversold level, that is when the Stochastic RSI is above the 80 level is typically interpreted as being 'overbought', and below the 20 level is typically considered 'oversold'. Traders will often use the Stochastic RSI at an overbought level as a confluence for entry into a short position, and the Stochastic RSI at an oversold level as a confluence for an entry into a long position. These levels do not mean that price will necessarily reverse at those levels in a reliable way, however. This is why this version of the Stoch RSI employs the triple timeframe overbought and oversold confluence, in an attempt to add a more confluence and reliability to this usage of the Stoch RSI .
What are divergences?
Divergence is when the price of an asset is moving in the opposite direction of a technical indicator, such as an oscillator, or is moving contrary to other data. Divergence warns that the current price trend may be weakening, and in some cases may lead to the price changing direction.
There are 4 main types of divergence, which are split into 2 categories;
regular divergences and hidden divergences. Regular divergences indicate possible trend reversals, and hidden divergences indicate possible trend continuation.
Regular bullish divergence: An indication of a potential trend reversal, from the current downtrend, to an uptrend.
Regular bearish divergence: An indication of a potential trend reversal, from the current uptrend, to a downtrend.
Hidden bullish divergence: An indication of a potential uptrend continuation.
Hidden bearish divergence: An indication of a potential downtrend continuation.
How do traders use divergences in their trading?
A divergence is considered a leading indicator in technical analysis , meaning it has the ability to indicate a potential price move in the short term future.
Hidden bullish and hidden bearish divergences, which indicate a potential continuation of the current trend are sometimes considered a good place for traders to begin, since trend continuation occurs more frequently than reversals, or trend changes.
When trading regular bullish divergences and regular bearish divergences, which are indications of a trend reversal, the probability of it doing so may increase when these occur at a strong support or resistance level . A common mistake new traders make is to get into a regular divergence trade too early, assuming it will immediately reverse, but these can continue to form for some time before the trend eventually changes, by using forms of support or resistance as an added confluence, such as when price reaches a moving average, the success rate when trading these patterns may increase.
Typically, traders will manually draw lines across the swing highs and swing lows of both the price chart and the oscillator to see whether they appear to present a divergence, this indicator will draw them for you, quickly and clearly, and can notify you when they occur.
Setting alerts.
With this indicator you can set alerts to notify you when any/all of the above types of divergences occur, on any chart timeframe you choose.
Configurable pivot period.
You can adjust the default pivot lookback values to suit your prefered trading style and timeframe. If you like to trade a shorter time frame, lowering the default lookback values will make the divergences drawn more sensitive to short term price action.
Disclaimer: This script includes code from the stock UO and MFI by Tradingview as well as the Divergence for Many Indicators v4 by LonesomeTheBlue.
Ultimate Oscillator + Realtime DivergencesUltimate Oscillator (UO) + Realtime Divergences + Alerts + Lookback periods.
This version of the Ultimate Oscillator adds the following 5 additional features to the stock UO by Tradingview:
- Optional divergence lines drawn directly onto the oscillator in realtime
- Configurable alerts to notify you when divergences occur, as well as centerline crossovers.
- Configurable lookback periods to fine tune the divergences drawn in order to suit different trading styles and timeframes.
- Background colouring option to indicate when the UO has crossed the centerline, or optionally when both the UO and an external oscillator, which can be linked via the settings, have both crossed their centerlines.
- Alternate timeframe feature allows you to configure the oscillator to use data from a different timeframe than the chart it is loaded on.
This indicator adds additional features onto the stock Ultimate Oscillator by Tradingview, whose core calculations remain unchanged. Namely the configurable option to automatically and clearly draw divergence lines onto the oscillator for you as they occur in realtime. It also has the addition of unique alerts, so you can be notified as divergences occur without spending all day watching the charts. Furthermore, this version of the Ultimate Oscillator comes with configurable lookback periods, which can be configured in order to adjust the length of the divergences, in order to suit shorter or higher timeframe trading approaches.
The Ultimate Oscillator
Tradingview describes the Ultimate Oscillator as follows:
“The Ultimate Oscillator indicator (UO) indicator is a technical analysis tool used to measure momentum across three varying timeframes. The problem with many momentum oscillators is that after a rapid advance or decline in price, they can form false divergence trading signals. For example, after a rapid rise in price, a bearish divergence signal may present itself, however price continues to rise. The ultimate Oscillator attempts to correct this by using multiple timeframes in its calculation as opposed to just one timeframe which is what is used in most other momentum oscillators.”
More information on the history, use cases and calculations of the Ultimate Oscillator can be found here: www.tradingview.com
What are divergences?
Divergence is when the price of an asset is moving in the opposite direction of a technical indicator, such as an oscillator, or is moving contrary to other data. Divergence warns that the current price trend may be weakening, and in some cases may lead to the price changing direction.
There are 4 main types of divergence, which are split into 2 categories;
regular divergences and hidden divergences. Regular divergences indicate possible trend reversals, and hidden divergences indicate possible trend continuation.
Regular bullish divergence: An indication of a potential trend reversal, from the current downtrend, to an uptrend.
Regular bearish divergence: An indication of a potential trend reversal, from the current uptrend, to a downtrend.
Hidden bullish divergence: An indication of a potential uptrend continuation.
Hidden bearish divergence: An indication of a potential downtrend continuation.
Setting alerts.
With this indicator you can set alerts to notify you when any/all of the above types of divergences occur, on any chart timeframe you choose.
Configurable lookback values.
You can adjust the default lookback values to suit your prefered trading style and timeframe. If you like to trade a shorter time frame, lowering the default lookback values will make the divergences drawn more sensitive to short term price action.
How do traders use divergences in their trading?
A divergence is considered a leading indicator in technical analysis , meaning it has the ability to indicate a potential price move in the short term future.
Hidden bullish and hidden bearish divergences, which indicate a potential continuation of the current trend are sometimes considered a good place for traders to begin, since trend continuation occurs more frequently than reversals, or trend changes.
When trading regular bullish divergences and regular bearish divergences, which are indications of a trend reversal, the probability of it doing so may increase when these occur at a strong support or resistance level . A common mistake new traders make is to get into a regular divergence trade too early, assuming it will immediately reverse, but these can continue to form for some time before the trend eventually changes, by using forms of support or resistance as an added confluence, such as when price reaches a moving average, the success rate when trading these patterns may increase.
Typically, traders will manually draw lines across the swing highs and swing lows of both the price chart and the oscillator to see whether they appear to present a divergence, this indicator will draw them for you, quickly and clearly, and can notify you when they occur.
Disclaimer: This script includes code from the stock UO by Tradingview as well as the Divergence for Many Indicators v4 by LonesomeTheBlue.
Ultimate Oscillator + DivergencesUltimate Oscillator (UO) + Divergences + Alerts + Lookback periods.
This version of the Ultimate Oscillator adds the following 3 additional features to the stock UO by Tradingview:
- Optional divergence lines drawn directly onto the oscillator.
- Configurable alerts to notify you when divergences occur.
- Configurable lookback periods to fine tune the divergences drawn in order to suit different trading styles and timeframes.
This indicator adds additional features onto the stock Ultimate Oscillator by Tradingview, whose core calculations remain unchanged. Namely the configurable option to automatically, quickly and clearly draw divergence lines onto the oscillator for you as they occur, with minimal delay. It also has the addition of unique alerts, so you can be notified when divergences occur without spending all day watching the charts. Furthermore, this version of the Ultimate Oscillator comes with configurable lookback periods, which can be configured in order to adjust the sensitivity of the divergences, in order to suit shorter or higher timeframe trading approaches.
The Ultimate Oscillator
Tradingview describes the Ultimate Oscillator as follows:
“The Ultimate Oscillator indicator (UO) indicator is a technical analysis tool used to measure momentum across three varying timeframes. The problem with many momentum oscillators is that after a rapid advance or decline in price, they can form false divergence trading signals. For example, after a rapid rise in price, a bearish divergence signal may present itself, however price continues to rise. The ultimate Oscillator attempts to correct this by using multiple timeframes in its calculation as opposed to just one timeframe which is what is used in most other momentum oscillators.”
More information on the history, use cases and calculations of the Ultimate Oscillator can be found here: www.tradingview.com
What are divergences?
Divergence is when the price of an asset is moving in the opposite direction of a technical indicator, such as an oscillator, or is moving contrary to other data. Divergence warns that the current price trend may be weakening, and in some cases may lead to the price changing direction.
There are 4 main types of divergence, which are split into 2 categories;
regular divergences and hidden divergences . Regular divergences indicate possible trend reversals, and hidden divergences indicate possible trend continuation.
Regular bullish divergence: An indication of a potential trend reversal, from the current downtrend, to an uptrend.
Regular bearish divergence: An indication of a potential trend reversal, from the current uptrend, to a downtrend.
Hidden bullish divergence: An indication of a potential uptrend continuation.
Hidden bearish divergence: An indication of a potential downtrend continuation.
Setting alerts.
With this indicator you can set alerts to notify you when any/all of the above types of divergences occur, on any chart timeframe you choose.
Configurable lookback values.
You can adjust the default lookback values to suit your prefered trading style and timeframe. If you like to trade a shorter time frame, lowering the default lookback values will make the divergences drawn more sensitive to short term price action.
How do traders use divergences in their trading?
A divergence is considered a leading indicator in technical analysis, meaning it has the ability to indicate a potential price move in the short term future.
Hidden bullish and hidden bearish divergences, which indicate a potential continuation of the current trend are sometimes considered a good place for traders to begin, since trend continuation occurs more frequently than reversals, or trend changes.
When trading regular bullish divergences and regular bearish divergences, which are indications of a trend reversal, the probability of it doing so may increase when these occur at a strong support or resistance level. A common mistake new traders make is to get into a regular divergence trade too early, assuming it will immediately reverse, but these can continue to form for some time before the trend eventually changes, by using forms of support or resistance as an added confluence, such as when price reaches a moving average, the success rate when trading these patterns may increase.
Typically, traders will manually draw lines across the swing highs and swing lows of both the price chart and the oscillator to see whether they appear to present a divergence, this indicator will draw them for you, quickly and clearly, and can notify you when they occur.
Disclaimer : This script includes code from the stock UO by Tradingview as well as the RSI divergence indicator.
Bogdan Ciocoiu - LitigatorDescription
The Litigator is an indicator that encapsulates the value delivered by the Relative Strength Index, Ultimate Oscillator, Stochastic and Money Flow Index algorithms to produce signals enabling users to enter positions in ideal market conditions. The Litigator integrates the value delivered by the above four algorithms into one script.
This indicator is handy when trading continuation/reversal divergence strategies in conjunction with price action.
Uniqueness
The Litigator's uniqueness stands from integrating the above algorithms into the same visual area and leveraging preconfigured parameters suitable for short term scalping (1-5 minutes).
In addition, the Litigator allows configuring the above four algorithms in such a way to coordinate signals by colour-coding or shape thickness to aid the user with identifying any emerging patterns quicker.
Furthermore, Moonshot's uniqueness is also reflected in the way it has standardised the outputs of each algorithm to look and feel the same, and in doing so, enabling users to plug them in/out as needed. This also includes ensuring the ratios of the shapes are similar (applicable to the same scale).
Open-source
The indicator uses the following open-source scripts/algorithms:
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FTL - Range Filter X2 + EMA + UOThjs script combines two range filters, an EMA and the Ultimate oscillator.
This is an indicator type of script with alerts that is ideal for one minute scalping and was developed initially for NAS100 but has been used successfully with other symbols.
The two range filters are used to detect when the short and mid term trends are in the same direction.
The EMA indicates the longer term trend and the UO is used to determine if an asset is overbought or oversold.
This indicator pairs well with divergence indicators to add confluence to a change in direction.
Additional features of this indicator:
- Configure whether to show buy and sell labels only when asset is not overbought or oversold
- Select whether to show buys only when price is above the EMA , or sells only below the EMA
- Indicate a bar where a trend crosses the EMA and select if the crossover or cross under should be shown only in a counter trend.
- Pullbacks within a trend can be identified. This may indicate trend continuation.
- Alerts can be created for pullbacks, EMA crossing and for buy or sell signals
KINSKI Multi Trend OscillatorThe Multi Trend Oscillator is a tool that combines the ratings of several indicators to facilitate the search for profitable trades. I was inspired by the excellent indicator "Technical Ratings" from Team TradingView to create an alternative with a technically new approach. Therefore, it is not a modified copy of the original, but newly conceived and implemented.
The recommendations of the indicator are based on the calculated ratings from the different indicators included in it. The special thing here is that all settings for the individual indicators can be changed according to your own needs and displayed as a histogram and MA line. This provides an excellent visual control of your own settings. Alarms are also triggered.
Criteria for determining the rating
Relative Strength Index (RSI)
Buy - Crossover oversold level and indicator < oversold level and rising
Sell - Crossunder oversold level and indicator >= oversold level and falling
Neutral - neither Buy nor Sell
Relative Strength Index (RSI) Laguerre
Buy - Crossover Oversold Level and Indicator < Oversold Level and rising
Sell - Crossunder oversold level and indicator >= oversold level and falling
Neutral - neither Buy nor Sell
Noise free Relative Strength Index (RSX)
Buy - Crossover Oversold Level and Indicator < Oversold Level and rising
Sell - Crossunder oversold level and indicator >= oversold level and falling
Neutral - neither Buy nor Sell
Money Flow Index (MFI)
Buy - Crossover Oversold Level and Indicator < Oversold Level and rising
Sell - Crossunder oversold level and indicator >= oversold level and falling
Neutral - neither Buy nor Sell
Commodity Channel Index (CCI)
Buy - Crossover Oversold Level and Indicator < Oversold Level and rising
Sell - Crossunder oversold level and indicator >= oversold level and falling
Neutral - neither Buy nor Sell
Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD)
Buy - values of the main line > values of the signal line and rising
Sell - values of the main line < values of the signal line and falling
Neutral - neither Buy nor Sell
Klinger
Buy - indicator >= 0 and rising
Sell - indicator < 0 and falling
Neutral - neither Buy nor Sell
Average Directional Index (ADX)
Buy - indicator > 20 and +DI line crosses over the -DI line and rising
Sell - indicator > 20 and +DI line crosses below the -DI line and falling
Neutral - neither Buy nor Sell
Awesome Oscillator
Buy - Crossover 0 and values are greater than 0, or exceed the zero line
Sell - Crossunder 0 and values are lower than 0, or fall below the zero line
Neutral - neither Buy nor Sell
Ultimate Oscillator
Buy - Crossover oversold level and indicator < oversold level and rising
Sell - Crossunder oversold level and indicator >= oversold level and falling
Neutral - neither Buy nor Sell
Williams Percent Range
Buy - Crossover Oversold Level and Indicator < Oversold Level and rising
Sell - Crossunder Oversold Level and Indicator >= Oversold Level and falling
Neutral - neither Buy nor Sell
Momentum
Buy - Crossover 0 and indicator levels rising
Sell - Crossunder 0 and indicator values falling
Neutral - neither Buy nor Sell
Total Ratings
The numerical value of the rating "Sell" is 0, "Neutral" is 0 and "Buy" is 1. The total rating is calculated as the average of the ratings of the individual indicators and are determined according to the following criteria:
MaxCount = 12 (depending on whether other oscillators are added).
CompareSellStrong = MaxCount * 0.3
CompareMid = MaxCount * 0.5
CompareBuyStrong = MaxCount * 0.7
value <= CompareSellStrong - Strong Sell
value < CompareMid and value > CompareSellStrong - Sell
value == 6 - Neutral
value > CompareMid and value < CompareBuyStrong - Buy
value >= CompareBuyStrong - Strong Buy
Understanding the results
The Multi Trend Oscillator is designed so that its values fluctuate between 0 and currently 12 (maximum number of integrated indicators). Its values are displayed as a histogram with green, red and gray bars. The bars are gray when the value of the indicator is at half of the number of indicators used, currently 12. Increasingly saturated green bars indicate increasing values above 6, and increasingly saturated red bars indicate increasingly decreasing values below 6.
The table at the end of the histogram shows details (can be activated in the settings) about the overall rating and the individual indicators. Its color is determined by the rating value: gray for neutral, green for buy or strong buy, red for sell or strong sell.
The following alarms are triggered:
Multi Trend Oscillator: Sell
Multi Trend Oscillator: Strong Sell
Multi Trend Oscillator: Buy
Multi Trend Oscillator: Strong Buy
Vol Buy/Sell %s, CMF, and Stocahstic Osc & UOPlots % Buy / Sell Volume , Chaikin Money Flow , Stochastic Oscillator, and Ultimate Oscillator on same axis, bound -1 to 1.
Show Volume Percentage, displaying buying as green and positive, selling as red and negative.
Showing the CMF, with green / red fill for positive / negative values.
Modified Stochastic Oscillator, converting bounds to -1 and 1, moving overbought/sold to -0.6 and 0.6, accordingly. Green fill (buy signal) with %D below -0.6 and %K lower than %D. Red fill (sell signal) with %D above 0.6 and %K higher than %D. Fill is between %D and bound, to be more visible.
Modified Ultimate Oscillator, converting bounds to -1 and 1, moving overbought/sold to -0.6 and 0.6, accordingly.
Uber Strength OscillatorThis is my Uber Oscillator applied to RSI essentially. So its like an Ultimate Oscillator with more lengths added, but instead of MAs its RSIs. So its a multi-momentum index of sorts. Part of my efforts in realizing the amazing potential of using multiple lengths of an oscillator to get a bigger picture, while also recognizing that simply stacking them on top of eachother is so ugly and hard to read that it can easily result in mistakes if you arent super careful. So this is an attempt to make that clearer.
Uber Oscillator with DivergencesThis is a simple mod of the Uber Oscillator with more periods added to the mix and combined with a the Tradingview Divergence spotter.
Compare it to the standard Ultimate Oscillator and see the difference. Good to even overlay them even.
It basically just adds more detail. You won't always need it but sometimes it can catch big drops/peaks earlier then the standard AO while still retaining relative relaxedness during other periods.
RSI of Ultimate Oscillator [SHORT Selling] StrategyThis is SHORT selling strategy with Ultimate Oscillator. Instead of drectly using the UO oscillator , I have used RSI on UO (as I did in my previous strategies )
Ultimator Oscillator settings are 5, 10 and 15
RSI of UO setting is 5
Short Sell
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I have used moving averages from WilliamAlligator indicator --- settings are 10(Lips), 20(teeth) and 50 (Jaw)
when Lips , Teeth and Jaw are aligned to downtrend (that means Lips < Teeth < Jaw )
Look for RSIofUO dropping below 60 ( setting parameter is Sell Line )
Partial Exit
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When RSIofUO crossing up Oversold line i.e 30
Cover Short / Exit
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When RSIofUO crosisng above overbought line i.e 70
StopLoss
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StopLoss defaulted to 3 % , Though it is mentioned in settings , it has not been not used to calcuate and StopLoss Exit... Reason is, when RSIofUO already crossed 60 line (for SHORTING) , then it would take more efforts go up beynd 60. There is saying price takes stairs to climb up but it takes elevator to go down. I have not purely depend on this to exit stop loss, however noticed the trades in this stratgey did not get out with loss higher than when RSIofUO reaching 70 level.
Note
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Williams Alligator is not drawn from the script. It is manually added to chart for illustration purpose. Please add it when you are using this strategy , whch woould give an idea how the strategy is taking Short Trades.
This is tested on Hourly chart for SPY
Bar color changes to purple when the strategy is in SHORT trade
Warning
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For the eductional purposes only
Triple Cross UOSensitivity to a price change:
Black UO > Green UO > Red UO
How to reach a chart using UO_3X indicator:
A trend can be considered as stable if Green UO crosses and stays above Red UO. Visually it will look like a green cloud.
During uptrend there is a tendency of Black UO to fluctuate above Green OU and especially above Red UO. Coloring it yellow.
First reversal signal of the uptrend would be if Black UO touches or crosses above Red Band.
Second reversal signal is when Black UO falls below Green UO.
As a result of second reversal signal, Green UO also declines and eventually crosses below Red UO which is the confirmation of upcoming general downtrend, coloring it red.
During a downtrend Black and Green UOs fluctuate below RED UO.
Once black UO crosses below Green Band, coloring it blue, the first signal of upcoming reversal of downtrend is established.
Second signal of reversal of downtrend would be is when Black UO crosses above Green and RED UOs.
Confirmation of uptrend would be if Green UO goes above Red UO coloring it Green.
1337 OscillatorThis script is inspired by the Awesome Oscillator by Bill Williams. The 1337 Oscillator uses a faster and more reactive hull moving average.
Signals could be from the 0 line crosses or rising/falling.
Cross UO v1This is my first script.
I use 2x UO's as a tool to identify the stability and overall condition of a trend.
The UO colored blue is more reactive to price change (candles) than red one, because it takes into account less candles.
The difference in rates of change is a mass mental condition of a market.
The combo might predict the reversals too.
How to read a chart using it?
We'd know the uptrend is stable when Blue UO fluctuates OVER Red UO.
As blue UO reaches red band - it's time for reversal.
To confirm the reversal of an uptrend - Blue UO must cross below Red UO.
During downtrend, the blue and red UOs are reaching green band which would indicate that market is oversold.
Once Blue UO touches green band and crosses above red UO - it's time for downtrend to reverse it's direction.
ck - Ultimate Oscillator & RSI Indicator v1Hi,
This is an indicator that combines the Ultimate Oscillator with RSI.
Currently it displays signals on the screen when the RSI crosses from low to high (to open and close a long) and vice versa for short signals.
Further signals will be developed for Ultimate Oscillator longs/shorts.
Stay tuned!
CM_Ultimate_MA_MTF_V2 with Alert Long and Short Hello All,
Here is a scirpt of ChrisMoody modified with the alerts of purchases and sales.
I just have a problem with automation. At the bottom of my script my alerts "Buy1" and "Sell2" give alerts constantly and I wish to have a single alert before the order is completed. Before "Sell1" or Buy2 ".
I found the function "barstate.isfirst" that could possibly work?
Does anyone have an idea ? :)
RSI/MFI with Volatility Bands [GVD]This is an edit of the LAzyBear script.
The script is adjusted to show both the RSI and the MFI on 1 chart.
Log-space Ultimate OscillatorThis is the same script as the built-in Ultimate Oscillator except it is calculated in log-space, which may help with some very high-volatility charts (the differences will be usually be very small though).
Ultimate Oscillator Divergence Detector v0.1I wanted a more dynamic divergence indicator than the stock one so this is what's come of it so far. This is a very early version but I found its detecting normal bullish divergences pretty well so I thought I'd release it.
Right now it only supports normal bullish divergences. I'm working on improving accuracy before I add in normal bearish divergences, and then will be handling hidden divergences.
The spacing parameter will probably need to be tweaked based on the time frame of interest. For small time frames a value of 3 seems to work, for longer ones I go up to 7. Anything below 3 will be extremely sensitive and anything above 10 will hardly notice anything. The spacing for the example here is 3 for the main graph and 7 for the ultimate oscillator graph.
