RSI Volume LadderA long-only pyramiding strategy that scales into corrections using RSI oversold conditions confirmed by above-average volume. Each subsequent entry requires a meaningful price drop from the previous fill, with an asymmetric exit structure: Take Profit anchored to the average entry, Stop Loss anchored to the lowest fill. Built for traders who want to systematically dollar-cost into pullbacks within an uptrend, with clearly defined risk per pyramid stack.
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ORIGINALITY — WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT
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Five specific mechanics that, in this combination, distinguish this script from other averaging-down systems published on PulseWire:
- ASYMMETRIC EXIT ANCHORING
Take Profit is calculated from the average entry price of the pyramid — so winners run from the averaged-down cost basis. Stop Loss is calculated from the LOWEST entry price among all open positions — so the absolute worst-case loss is bounded by your deepest fill, not your average. This asymmetry is the key to making pyramiding viable: averaging works for you on the upside without inflating downside risk.
- PRICE-DROP GATE FOR EACH PYRAMID LEG
Every subsequent entry requires both a fresh RSI + volume signal AND a configurable minimum price drop from the previous fill (default 1.5%). This prevents stacking three positions within a tight range during a slow grind down — pyramiding only triggers on meaningful pullbacks, forcing real averaging instead of cosmetic averaging.
- ASYMMETRIC COOLDOWN ON EXIT
After a Stop Loss, the strategy waits N bars (default 3) before allowing new entries — blocks the "catch the falling knife" pattern where RSI stays oversold for many bars during a cascade. After a Take Profit, cooldown is configurable separately and defaults to 0, because a successful exit signals continued mean-reversion behavior worth participating in.
- ENTRY-TIMING SAFETY
Exit detection runs at the top of the bar evaluation, BEFORE the entry check. This means a Stop Loss hit on a bar cannot trigger a new entry on the same bar — even if RSI is still deeply oversold and volume is elevated. The cooldown counter is set before the entry logic ever sees the bar, eliminating a subtle but realistic execution problem in pyramiding systems.
- VISUAL EXIT CLASSIFICATION
When the position closes, the script automatically classifies the exit as TP or SL by measuring distance from actual fill price to each pre-set level, and renders a fuchsia or red cross at the exit price. No look-ahead, no estimation — the classification uses the closed trade's recorded exit price.
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CREDITS & FOUNDATIONS
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This script builds on established methodologies with original Pine v5 implementation of every layer:
- RSI — Wilder, 1978 (standard implementation via ta.rsi)
- Volume confirmation — classical technical analysis
- Pyramiding / scaling-in — standard portfolio management technique (Tharp, Elder)
- Dollar-cost averaging principles — long-standing investment methodology
ALL CODE in this script was written from scratch. No code has been copied from other public or private scripts. The five mechanics listed under ORIGINALITY above are original combinations and implementations.
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HOW THE STRATEGY WORKS
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ENTRY CONDITIONS (all must be true):
- RSI below the configurable oversold threshold (default 30)
- Volume above SMA × configurable multiplier (default 1.5× of SMA20)
- For pyramiding: price must be at least X% below the last fill (default 1.5%)
- Cooldown not active from the previous exit
- Open positions count below the pyramiding cap (default 3)
PYRAMID BUILDING:
Up to 3 long positions can be opened. Each new entry independently re-checks all conditions — the RSI + volume signal must reappear, AND the price drop gate must be satisfied. Position size per entry is fixed (default 5% of equity), so a full three-position stack uses approximately 15% of equity.
EXIT LOGIC:
Both legs run as an OCO (one-cancels-other) bracket:
Take Profit = average entry × (1 + tpPercent / 100), default +4%
Stop Loss = lowest entry × (1 − slPercent / 100), default −3%
All positions close together when either level is hit. The TP/SL levels update on every bar as the pyramid grows — average shifts on each new fill, lowest fill anchors deeper if a new low is hit.
COOLDOWN MECHANISM:
On exit, the strategy records the bar index and exit type. While bar_index − lastExitBar ≤ requiredCooldown , new entries are blocked. The required cooldown differs by exit type (default 3 bars after SL, 0 bars after TP), reflecting that an SL exit often happens during continuing weakness, while a TP exit signals healthy mean reversion.
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VISUALIZATION
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ENTRY ARROWS — blue triangles below each fill, labeled Long_1 / Long_2 / Long_3 with the order price
AVERAGE ENTRY LINE — blue, updates as the pyramid grows (staircase pattern)
TAKE PROFIT LINE — fuchsia, updates with the average
STOP LOSS LINE — red, anchored to the lowest fill (steps down only if a deeper entry occurs)
EXIT CROSS — fuchsia at TP hit, red at SL hit, placed at the actual exit price
The line style is plot.style_linebr , which connects within an open position and breaks cleanly between positions — making each pyramid cycle visually self-contained on the chart.
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HOW TO USE IT
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This is a complete entry + exit strategy, but it is NOT a turn-it-on-and-walk-away system. Use it as a framework to test and adapt to your specific instrument:
- Load on a liquid asset with mean-reverting behavior in an uptrend. The strategy was developed on crypto majors (BTC, ETH) and major equity indices.
Start with the default parameters and run the Strategy Tester on at least 6 months of history.
- Pay attention to:
• Net Profit and Max Drawdown ratio
• Average loss vs. average win
• Whether losing streaks cluster during specific market regimes
Tune to your instrument's volatility:
• Higher-volatility assets (alt-coins, small caps) → increase dropPercent (2-3%), increase slPercent (4-6%)
• Lower-volatility assets (BTC, indices) → decrease dropPercent (1-1.5%), tighter slPercent (2-3%)
• Higher timeframes (1h, 4h) → wider TP/SL to match bar range
- Consider adding an external trend filter for your live use. The strategy will pyramid into any oversold reading regardless of higher-timeframe context. Adding an EMA200 filter (only enter if price > EMA200) materially changes the risk profile on instruments prone to extended downtrends.
- Treat the strategy output as a structured framework for your dip-buying process, not as a guaranteed system. Combine with your own market analysis, position sizing, and broader risk management.
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INPUTS WORTH KNOWING
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RSI Length (default 14) and Oversold threshold (default 30) — standard RSI configuration. Lower threshold = fewer, deeper-oversold entries.
Volume SMA length (default 20) and Multiplier (default 1.5×) — volume confirmation strength. Higher multiplier = only enter on standout volume spikes, fewer entries.
Min drop between pyramid entries (default 1.5%) — prevents tight clustering. Higher = waits for deeper pullbacks before adding.
Max pyramid positions (default 3) — caps the stack. Note: pyramiding=3 is also set in the strategy() header.
Take Profit % from average (default 4%) — anchored to running average entry price.
Stop Loss % from lowest fill (default 3%) — anchored to the deepest entry, shared across all open positions.
Cooldown after SL (default 3 bars) — blocks the falling-knife pattern after a stop-out.
Cooldown after TP (default 0 bars) — re-enter immediately after a successful exit.
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REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS
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Pyramiding into corrections is a well-known approach with well-known limitations. The strategy works best when:
The underlying asset has a structural uptrend
Volatility produces regular pullbacks of meaningful depth
The market is not in a sustained bear regime
What this strategy provides:
A disciplined framework for scaling into pullbacks instead of single-shot entries
Asymmetric exit anchoring that lets winners run from the averaged cost basis
Built-in protection against catching the falling knife via cooldown
Transparent visualization of each pyramid leg, exit, and risk level
What it does NOT provide:
Protection from prolonged bear trends (averaging down into a structural decline is the dominant failure mode of this entire strategy family)
A guaranteed profitable system
A signal generator for assets that don't mean-revert
A replacement for your own market analysis, position sizing, or higher-timeframe context
Treat the output as ONE structured input in your trading process. The biggest risk to your account using a pyramiding strategy is mis-applying it to a downtrending asset — always confirm regime alignment before going live.
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TECHNICAL NOTES & DISCLOSURES
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NO REPAINT . Uses process_orders_on_close=true — all orders execute on confirmed bar close. No request.security() calls, no lookahead_on, no barmerge.lookahead_on.
REALISTIC EXECUTION . Default commission 0.05% per trade (typical crypto exchange taker fee). Position sizing in % of equity, not fixed contracts. Initial capital 10,000.
DATA USED : only standard Pine inputs — open, high, low, close, volume. Indicators: RSI, SMA of volume. No external feeds, no security() calls, no synthetic data.
PERFORMANCE : max_labels_count=500. Pyramiding capped at 3. No unbounded growth of internal objects.
ASSETS : developed on crypto majors and tested across 5m, 15m timeframes. Works on equities and forex but parameters were tuned on crypto and may need adjustment for assets with different intraday behavior.
EDUCATIONAL AND ANALYTICAL TOOL . Intended for traders who understand pyramiding mechanics and the inherent risk of averaging-down strategies, and who want a structured framework to test on their own instruments.
OPEN SOURCE . Read the code, learn from it, fork it. Feedback and bug reports welcome in the comments.
Check my profile for other published scripts. Strategy
Natural Visibility Graph [UAlgo]Natural Visibility Graph (NVG) is a structure detection indicator that treats price as a time series network. Each bar is interpreted as a node, and nodes are connected if they can “see” each other without intermediate bars blocking the line of sight. This is based on the Natural Visibility Graph concept introduced in complex network theory, where geometric visibility rules convert a time series into a graph.
In practical trading terms, NVG measures how structurally important a bar is by counting how many past bars remain visible from it. Bars with high visibility act like pivots that dominate their local environment because they are not easily obstructed by surrounding price action. The script computes this visibility for highs and lows separately, then flags exceptional nodes as hubs using a dynamic, volatility aware thresholding process.
The output is a chart overlay that highlights structural peaks and valleys with neon hub markers, draws a horizon style connection to the furthest visible bar, and optionally provides alerts when new hubs appear. It also colors bars according to hub status so structural events stand out instantly.
🔹 Features
1) Natural Visibility Graph Degree for Highs and Lows
The indicator calculates an in degree style connectivity score for each bar. Degree represents how many past bars are visible from the current bar under the NVG rule. Highs and lows are handled independently:
High graph measures visibility between swing peaks
Low graph measures visibility between swing valleys using an inverted obstruction rule
This separation helps detect both resistance like peaks and support like valleys without blending them into a single metric.
2) Lookback Controlled Structural Sensitivity
Visibility is computed only within a user selected lookback window. Larger values build stronger structural context and produce more selective hubs, but increase computation. Smaller values react faster but focus on local structure.
Visibility Lookback directly controls how far the algorithm searches for visible connections.
3) Dynamic Hub Detection with Adaptive Max Degree
Instead of using a fixed degree threshold, the script maintains a rolling maximum degree for highs and lows and applies a percentile style threshold. A slow decay mechanism reduces the max gradually over time so the reference level adapts when market structure changes.
This keeps hub detection stable across different regimes and helps avoid permanently locking into an old maximum degree that may no longer be reachable.
4) Hub Threshold Percentile Control
Hub Threshold defines how strict hub detection is. It is applied as a fraction of the current rolling maximum degree:
High hub when degreeH is greater than or equal to maxDegH times threshold
Low hub when degreeL is greater than or equal to maxDegL times threshold
Higher threshold values mark only the most dominant nodes. Lower values mark more frequent hubs.
5) Neon Web Visual Design
The script uses a neon palette to make structural events highly visible:
High hubs are marked with a cyan diamond above price
Low hubs are marked with a pink diamond below price
A dotted horizon beam connects the hub to its furthest visible past node, helping you interpret how far the hub’s influence extends in the visibility sense.
6) Bar Coloring for Instant Structural Context
Bars are colored by hub status:
Cyan for high hubs
Pink for low hubs
Muted gray for non hub bars
This provides a fast scan view of where the market is producing dominant structural events.
7) Alerts for Structural Peaks and Valleys
Alert conditions are provided for both hub types:
High Visibility Structural Peak Detected
High Visibility Structural Valley Detected
These can be used for structural monitoring, swing validation, or confluence with other tools.
🔹 Calculations
1) Natural Visibility Rule for Highs
For each past bar i within the lookback, the script checks if the straight line from the current high to the past high is unobstructed by intermediate highs. If no intermediate high reaches or exceeds the projected height on that line, the past bar is visible and the degree increases.
Core idea:
Current bar at index 0
Past bar at index i
Intermediate bars at index k where 1 is the nearest past bar and i minus 1 is just before the past bar
Slope and projection:
float slope = (high - high ) / float(i)
for k = 1 to i - 1
float y_projected = high - (slope * k)
if high >= y_projected
isVisible := false
break
If isVisible remains true, degreeH increments and furthestVisIdxH is updated to i, so the script remembers the furthest visible connection for drawing.
2) Natural Visibility Rule for Lows
Lows use the inverted valley logic. A past low is visible from the current low if intermediate lows do not fall at or below the projected line, because deeper lows block visibility in a valley sense.
float slope = (low - low ) / float(i)
for k = 1 to i - 1
float y_projected = low - (slope * k)
if low <= y_projected
isVisible := false
break
If visible, degreeL increments and furthestVisIdxL records the furthest visible low node.
3) Rolling Maximum Degree with Slow Decay
The indicator maintains rolling maximum degree values for highs and lows. Periodically it applies a slow decay so that the maximum can adapt downwards over time if structural connectivity decreases:
var int maxDegH = 5
var int maxDegL = 5
if bar_index % int(lookback/2) == 0
maxDegH := int(math.max(5, maxDegH * 0.95))
maxDegL := int(math.max(5, maxDegL * 0.95))
maxDegH := math.max(maxDegH, degreeH)
maxDegL := math.max(maxDegL, degreeL)
Interpretation:
The max degree never falls below 5
Decay runs every lookback divided by two bars
New degrees update the max immediately if a stronger hub appears
4) Hub Classification
A bar becomes a hub if its degree reaches a fraction of the current max degree:
bool isHubH = degreeH >= maxDegH * threshold
bool isHubL = degreeL >= maxDegL * threshold
threshold behaves like a percentile control over the observed maximum connectivity.
5) Hub Markers and Horizon Beam
When a hub is detected, the script plots a diamond label and draws a dotted line to the furthest visible bar for that hub type:
High hub:
label.new(bar_index, high, "◈", textcolor=colNeonCyan, style=label.style_label_down)
line.new(bar_index, high, bar_index - furthestVisIdxH, high , style=line.style_dotted)
Low hub:
label.new(bar_index, low, "◈", textcolor=colNeonPink, style=label.style_label_up)
line.new(bar_index, low, bar_index - furthestVisIdxL, low , style=line.style_dotted)
Interpretation:
The beam represents the furthest confirmed visibility connection and gives a visual sense of the hub’s visibility range.
6) Alert Conditions
The script exposes alert conditions tied to the hub booleans:
alertcondition(isHubH, "NVG High Hub", "High Visibility Structural Peak Detected")
alertcondition(isHubL, "NVG Low Hub", "High Visibility Structural Valley Detected")
Indicator
Top Finder & Dip Hunter [BackQuant]Top Finder & Dip Hunter
A practical tool to map where price is statistically most likely to exhaust or mean-revert. It builds objective support for dips and resistance for tops from multiple methodologies, then filters raw touches with volume, momentum, trend, and price-action context to surface higher-quality reversal opportunities.
What this does
Draws a Dip Support line and a Top Resistance line using the method you select, or a blended hybrid.
Evaluates each touch/penetration against Quality Filters and assigns a 0–100 composite score.
Prints clean DIP and TOP signals only when depth/extension and quality pass your thresholds.
Optionally annotates the chart with the computed quality score at signal time.
Why it’s useful
Objectivity: Converts vague “looks extended” into rules, reduces discretion creep.
Signal hygiene: Filters raw touches using trend, volume, momentum, and candle structure to avoid obvious traps.
Adaptable regimes: Switch methods, sensitivity, and lookbacks to match choppy vs trending conditions.
How support and resistance are built
Pick one per side, or use “Hybrid.”
Dynamic: Anchors to the extreme of a lookback window, padded by recent ATR, so buffers expand in volatile periods and contract when calm.
Fibonacci: Uses the 0.618/0.786 retracement pair inside the current swing window to target common reaction zones.
Volatility: Uses a moving-average basis with standard-deviation bands to capture statistically stretched moves.
Volume-Weighted: Centers off VWAP and penalizes deviations using dispersion of price around VWAP, helpful on intraday instruments.
Hybrid: A weighted average of the above to smooth out single-method biases.
When a touch becomes a signal
Depth/extension test:
Dips must penetrate their support by at least Min Dip Depth % .
Tops must extend above resistance by at least Min Top Rise % .
Quality Score gate: The composite must clear Min Quality Score . Components:
Trend alignment: Favor dips in bullish regimes and tops in bearish regimes using EMAs and RSI.
Volume confirmation: Reward expansion or spikes versus a 20-period baseline.
RSI context: Prefer oversold for dips, overbought for tops.
Momentum shift: Look for short-term momentum turning in the expected direction.
Candle structure: Reward hammer/shooting-star style responses at the level.
How to use it
Pick your regime:
Range/chop, small caps, mean-revert intraday → Volatility or Volume Weighted .
Cleaner swings/trends → Dynamic or Fibonacci .
Unsure or mixed conditions → Hybrid .
Set windows: Start with Lookback = 50 for both sides. Increase in higher timeframes or slow assets, decrease for fast scalps.
Tune sensitivity: Raise Dip/Top Sensitivity to widen buffers and reduce noise. Lower to be more aggressive.
Gate with quality: Begin with Min Quality Score = 60 . Push to 70–80 for cleaner swing entries, relax to 50–60 for scalps.
Act on first prints: The script only fires on new qualified events. Use the score label to prioritize A-setups.
Typical workflows
Intraday futures/crypto: Volume-Weighted or Volatility methods for both sides, higher Sensitivity , require Volume Filter and Momentum Filter on. Look for DIP during opening drive exhaustion and TOP near late-session fatigue.
Swing equities/FX: Dynamic or Fibonacci with moderate sensitivity. Keep Trend Filter on to only take dips above the 200-EMA and tops below it.
Countertrend scouts: Lower Min Dip Depth % / Min Top Rise % slightly, but raise Min Quality Score to compensate.
Reading the chart
Lines: “Dip Support” and “Top Resistance” are the current actionable rails, lightly smoothed to reduce flicker.
Signals: “DIP” prints below bars when a qualified dip appears, “TOP” prints above for qualified tops.
Scores: Optional labels show the composite at signal time. Favor higher numbers, especially when aligned with higher-timeframe trend.
Background hints: Light highlights mark raw touches meeting depth/extension, even if they fail quality. Treat these as early warnings.
Tuning tips
If you get too many false DIP signals in downtrends, raise Min Dip Depth % and keep Trend Filter on.
If tops appear late in squeezes, lower Top Sensitivity slightly or switch top side to Fibonacci .
On assets with erratic volume, prefer Volatility or Dynamic methods and down-weight the Volume Filter .
For strict systems, increase Min Quality Score and require both Volume and Momentum filters.
What this is not
It is not a blind reversal signal. It’s a structured context tool. Combine with your risk plan and higher-timeframe map.
It is not a guarantee of mean reversion. In strong trends, expect fewer, higher-score opportunities and respect invalidation quickly.
Suggested presets
Scalp preset: Lookback 30–40, Sensitivity 1.2–1.5, Quality ≥ 55, Volume & Momentum filters ON.
Swing preset: Lookback 75–100, Sensitivity 1.0–1.2, Quality ≥ 70, Trend & Volume filters ON.
Chop preset: Volatility/Volume-Weighted methods, Quality ≥ 60, Momentum filter ON, RSI emphasis.
Input quick reference
Dip/Top Method: Choose the model for each side or “Hybrid” to blend.
Lookback: Swing window the levels are built from.
Sensitivity: Scales volatility padding around levels.
Min Dip Depth % / Min Top Rise %: Minimum breach/extension to qualify.
Quality Filters: Trend, Volume, Momentum toggles, plus Min Quality Score gate.
Visuals: Colors and whether to print score labels.
Best practices
Map higher-timeframe trend first, then act on lower-timeframe DIP/TOP in the trend’s favor.
Use the score as triage. Skip mediocre prints into news or at session open unless score is exceptional.
Pre-define stop placement relative to the level you used. If a DIP fails, exit on loss of structure rather than waiting for the next print.
Bottom line: Top Finder & Dip Hunter codifies where reversals are most defensible and only flags the ones with supportive context. Tune the method and filters to your market, then let the score keep your playbook disciplined.
Indicator
Dip Hunter [BackQuant]Dip Hunter
What this tool does in plain language
Dip Hunter is a pullback detector designed to find high quality buy-the-dip opportunities inside healthy trends and to avoid random knife catches. It watches for a quick drop from a recent high, checks that the drop happened with meaningful participation and volatility, verifies short-term weakness inside a larger uptrend, then scores the setup and paints the chart so you can act with confidence. It also draws clean entry lines, provides a meter that shows dip strength at a glance, and ships with alerts that match common execution workflows.
How Dip Hunter thinks
It defines a recent swing reference, measures how far price has dipped off that high, and only looks at candidates that meet your minimum percentage drop.
It confirms the dip with real activity by requiring a volume spike and a volatility spike.
It checks structure with two EMAs. Price should be weak in the short term while the larger context remains constructive.
It optionally requires a higher-timeframe trend to be up so you focus on pullbacks in trending markets.
It bundles those checks into a score and shows you the score on the candles and on a gradient meter.
When everything lines up it paints a green triangle below the bar, shades the background, and (if you wish) draws a horizontal entry line at your chosen level.
Inputs and what they mean
Dip Hunter Settings
• Vol Lookback and Vol Spike : The script computes an average volume over the lookback window and flags a spike when current volume is a multiple of that average. A multiplier of 2.0 means today’s volume must be at least double the average. This helps filter noise and focuses on dips that other traders actually traded.
• Fast EMA and Slow EMA : Short-term and medium-term structure references. A dip is more credible if price closes below the fast EMA while the fast EMA is still below the slow EMA during the pullback. That is classic corrective behavior inside a larger trend.
• Price Smooth : Optional smoothing length for price-derived series. Use this if you trade very noisy assets or low timeframes.
• Volatility Len and Vol Spike (volatility) : The script checks both standard deviation and true range against their own averages. If either expands beyond your multiplier the market confirms the move with range.
• Dip % and Lookback Bars : The engine finds the highest high over the lookback window, then computes the percentage drawdown from that high to the current close. Only dips larger than your threshold qualify.
Trend Filter
• Enable Trend Filter : When on, Dip Hunter will only trigger if the market is in an uptrend.
• Trend EMA Period : The longer EMA that defines the session’s backbone trend.
• Minimum Trend Strength : A small positive slope requirement. In practice this means the trend EMA should be rising, and price should be above it. You can raise the value to be more selective.
Entries
• Show Entry Lines : Draws a horizontal guide from the signal bar for a fixed number of bars. Great for limit orders, scaling, or re-tests.
• Line Length (bars) : How far the entry guide extends.
• Min Gap (bars) : Suppresses new entry lines if another dip fired recently. Prevents clutter during choppy sequences.
• Entry Price : Choose the line level. “Low” anchors at the signal candle’s low. “Close” anchors at the signal close. “Dip % Level” anchors at the theoretical level defined by recent_high × (1 − dip%). This lets you work resting orders at a consistent discount.
Heat / Meter
• Color Bars by Score : Colors each candle using a red→white→green gradient. Red is overheated, green is prime dip territory, white is neutral.
• Show Meter Table : Adds a compact gradient strip with a pointer that tracks the current score.
• Meter Cells and Meter Position : Resolution and placement of the meter.
UI Settings
• Show Dip Signals : Plots green triangles under qualifying bars and tints the background very lightly.
• Show EMAs : Plots fast, slow, and the trend EMA (if the trend filter is enabled).
• Bullish, Bearish, Neutral colors : Theme controls for shapes, fills, and bar painting.
Core calculations explained simply
Recent high and dip percent
The script finds the highest high over Lookback Bars , calls it “recent high,” then calculates:
dip% = (recent_high − close) ÷ recent_high × 100.
If dip% is larger than Dip % , condition one passes.
Volume confirmation
It computes a simple moving average of volume over Vol Lookback . If current volume ÷ average volume > Vol Spike , we have a participation spike. It also checks 5-bar ROC of volume. If ROC > 50 the spike is forceful. This gets an extra score point.
Volatility confirmation
Two independent checks:
• Standard deviation of closes vs its own average.
• True range vs ATR.
If either expands beyond Vol Spike (volatility) the move has range. This prevents false triggers from quiet drifts.
Short-term structure
Price should close below the Fast EMA and the fast EMA should be below the Slow EMA at the moment of the dip. That is the anatomy of a pullback rather than a full breakdown.
Macro trend context (optional)
When Enable Trend Filter is on, the Trend EMA must be rising and price must be above it. The logic prefers “micro weakness inside macro strength” which is the highest probability pattern for buying dips.
Signal formation
A valid dip requires:
• dip% > threshold
• volume spike true
• volatility spike true
• close below fast EMA
• fast EMA below slow EMA
If the trend filter is enabled, a rising trend EMA with price above it is also required. When all true, the triangle prints, the background tints, and optional entry lines are drawn.
Scoring and visuals
Binary checks into a continuous score
Each component contributes to a score between 0 and 1. The script then rescales to a centered range (−50 to +50).
• Low or negative scores imply “overheated” conditions and are shaded toward red.
• High positive scores imply “ripe for a dip buy” conditions and are shaded toward green.
• The gradient meter repeats the same logic, with a pointer so you can read the state quickly.
Bar coloring
If you enable “Color Bars by Score,” each candle inherits the gradient. This makes sequences obvious. Red clusters warn you not to buy. White means neutral. Increasing green suggests the pullback is maturing.
EMAs and the trend EMA
• Fast EMA turns down relative to the slow EMA inside the pullback.
• Trend EMA stays rising and above price once the dip exhausts, which is your cue to focus on long setups rather than bottom fishing in downtrends.
Entry lines
When a fresh signal fires and no other signal happened within Min Gap (bars) , the indicator draws a horizontal level for Line Length bars. Use these lines for limit entries at the low, at the close, or at the defined dip-percent level. This keeps your plan consistent across instruments.
Alerts and what they mean
• Market Overheated : Score is deeply negative. Do not chase. Wait for green.
• Close To A Dip : Score has reached a healthy level but the full signal did not trigger yet. Prepare orders.
• Dip Confirmed : First bar of a fresh validated dip. This is the most direct entry alert.
• Dip Active : The dip condition remains valid. You can scale in on re-tests.
• Dip Fading : Score crosses below 0.5 from above. Momentum of the setup is fading. Tighten stops or take partials.
• Trend Blocked Signal : All dip conditions passed but the trend filter is offside. Either reduce risk or skip, depending on your plan.
How to trade with Dip Hunter
Classic pullback in uptrend
Turn on the trend filter.
Watch for a Dip Confirmed alert with green triangle.
Use the entry line at “Dip % Level” to stage a limit order. This keeps your entries consistent across assets and timeframes.
Initial stop under the signal bar’s low or under the next lower EMA band.
First target at prior swing high, second target at a multiple of risk.
If you use partials, trail the remainder under the fast EMA once price reclaims it.
Aggressive intraday scalps
Lower Dip % and Lookback Bars so you catch shallow flags.
Keep Vol Spike meaningful so you only trade when participation appears.
Take quick partials when price reclaims the fast EMA, then exit on Dip Fading if momentum stalls.
Counter-trend probes
Disable the trend filter if you intentionally hunt reflex bounces in downtrends.
Require strong volume and volatility confirmation.
Use smaller size and faster targets. The meter should move quickly from red toward white and then green. If it does not, step aside.
Risk management templates
Stops
• Conservative: below the entry line minus a small buffer or below the signal bar’s low.
• Structural: below the slow EMA if you aim for swing continuation.
• Time stop: if price does not reclaim the fast EMA within N bars, exit.
Position sizing
Use the distance between the entry line and your structural stop to size consistently. The script’s entry lines make this distance obvious.
Scaling
• Scale at the entry line first touch.
• Add only if the meter stays green and price reclaims the fast EMA.
• Stop adding on a Dip Fading alert.
Tuning guide by market and timeframe
Equities daily
• Dip %: 1.5 to 3.0
• Lookback Bars: 5 to 10
• Vol Spike: 1.5 to 2.5
• Volatility Len: 14 to 20
• Trend EMA: 100 or 200
• Keep trend filter on for a cleaner list.
Futures and FX intraday
• Dip %: 0.4 to 1.2
• Lookback Bars: 3 to 7
• Vol Spike: 1.8 to 3.0
• Volatility Len: 10 to 14
• Use Min Gap to avoid clusters during news.
Crypto
• Dip %: 3.0 to 6.0 for majors on higher timeframes, lower on 15m to 1h
• Lookback Bars: 5 to 12
• Vol Spike: 1.8 to 3.0
• ATR and stdev checks help in erratic sessions.
Reading the chart at a glance
• Green triangle below the bar: a validated dip.
• Light green background: the current bar meets the full condition.
• Bar gradient: red is overheated, white is neutral, green is dip-friendly.
• EMAs: fast below slow during the pullback, then reclaim fast EMA on the bounce for quality continuation.
• Trend EMA: a rising spine when the filter is on.
• Entry line: a fixed level to anchor orders and risk.
• Meter pointer: right side toward “Dip” means conditions are maturing.
Why this combination reduces false positives
Any single criterion will trigger too often. Dip Hunter demands a dip off a recent high plus a volume surge plus a volatility expansion plus corrective EMA structure. Optional trend alignment pushes odds further in your favor. The score and meter visualize how many of these boxes you are actually ticking, which is more reliable than a binary dot.
Limitations and practical tips
• Thin or illiquid symbols can spoof volume spikes. Use larger Vol Lookback or raise Vol Spike .
• Sideways markets will show frequent small dips. Increase Dip % or keep the trend filter on.
• News candles can blow through entry lines. Widen stops or skip around known events.
• If you see many back-to-back triangles, raise Min Gap to keep only the best setups.
Quick setup recipes
• Clean swing trader: Trend filter on, Dip % 2.0 to 3.0, Vol Spike 2.0, Volatility Len 14, Fast 20 EMA, Slow 50 EMA, Trend 100 EMA.
• Fast intraday scalper: Trend filter off, Dip % 0.7 to 1.0, Vol Spike 2.5, Volatility Len 10, Fast 9 EMA, Slow 21 EMA, Min Gap 10 bars.
• Crypto swing: Trend filter on, Dip % 4.0, Vol Spike 2.0, Volatility Len 14, Fast 20 EMA, Slow 50 EMA, Trend 200 EMA.
Summary
Dip Hunter is a focused pullback engine. It quantifies a real dip off a recent high, validates it with volume and volatility expansion, enforces corrective structure with EMAs, and optionally restricts signals to an uptrend. The score, bar gradient, and meter make reading conditions instant. Entry lines and alerts turn that read into an executable plan. Tune the thresholds to your market and timeframe, then let the tool keep you patient in red, selective in white, and decisive in green. Indicator
2-Year MA Multiplier [UAlgo]The 2-Year MA Multiplier is a technical analysis tool designed to assist traders and investors in identifying potential overbought and oversold conditions in the market. By plotting the 2-year moving average (MA) of an asset's closing price alongside an upper band set at five times this moving average, the indicator provides visual cues to assess long-term price trends and significant market movements.
🔶 Key Features
2-Year Moving Average (MA): Calculates the simple moving average of the asset's closing price over a 730-day period, representing approximately two years.
Visual Indicators: Plots the 2-year MA in forest green and the upper band in firebrick red for clear differentiation.
Fills the area between the 2-year MA and the upper band to highlight the normal trading range.
Uses color-coded fills to indicate overbought (tomato red) and oversold (cornflower blue) conditions based on the asset's closing price relative to the bands.
🔶 Idea
The concept behind the 2-Year MA Multiplier is rooted in the cyclical nature of markets, particularly in assets like Bitcoin. By analyzing long-term price movements, the indicator aims to identify periods of significant deviation from the norm, which may signal potential buying or selling opportunities.
2-year MA smooths out short-term volatility, providing a clearer view of the asset's long-term trend. This timeframe is substantial enough to capture major market cycles, making it a reliable baseline for analysis.
Multiplying the 2-year MA by five establishes an upper boundary that has historically correlated with market tops. When the asset's price exceeds this upper band, it may indicate overbought conditions, suggesting a potential for price correction. Conversely, when the price falls below the 2-year MA, it may signal oversold conditions, presenting potential buying opportunities.
🔶 Disclaimer
Use with Caution: This indicator is provided for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice. Users should exercise caution and perform their own analysis before making trading decisions based on the indicator's signals.
Not Financial Advice: The information provided by this indicator does not constitute financial advice, and the creator (UAlgo) shall not be held responsible for any trading losses incurred as a result of using this indicator.
Backtesting Recommended: Traders are encouraged to backtest the indicator thoroughly on historical data before using it in live trading to assess its performance and suitability for their trading strategies.
Risk Management: Trading involves inherent risks, and users should implement proper risk management strategies, including but not limited to stop-loss orders and position sizing, to mitigate potential losses.
No Guarantees: The accuracy and reliability of the indicator's signals cannot be guaranteed, as they are based on historical price data and past performance may not be indicative of future results. Indicator
Dip & Rip Patterns - The Quant Science🇺🇸
GENERAL OVERVIEW
This indicator detects Dip and Rip patterns by quickly highlighting them on the chart.
These patterns have become popular during the pandemic period mainly in the stock, ETF and cryptocurrency markets on which traders use two interesting strategies:
Buy The Dip
Sell The Rip
Before going into the merits of this technical indicator, let's understand what these two patterns mean and what they identify precisely.
Rip (Rise In Price) : wants to identify a market condition in which the price rises rapidly, for example from $100 to $110 in a few minutes or hours.
Dip (Drop In Price) : wants to identify a market condition in which the price drops rapidly, for example from $100 to $90 in a few minutes or hours.
HOW TO USE
For a better user experience, we recommend choosing a neutral colour for the candles while analysing with this indicator. You can quickly change the colour in Chart Settings > Symbol > Candles .
Depending on the configuration set by the user, the indicator will show Dip (Dip In Price) patterns in red and Rip (Rise In Price) patterns in green.
When the pattern forms, a circle will be displayed and a vertical line will be coloured on the chart along with the body of the candle. The user will then be able to quickly and easily track the configured market conditions.
In this example, we decided to use a 4H timeframe on the BTC/USDT pair (Binance).
Set in the user interface:
Period: 20
Dip (%): -25
Rip (%): 20
Price falls by 25% or more in 80 hours (Dip Pattern).
Price rise by 25% or more in 80 hours (Rip Pattern).
The user can easily configure the parameters via the user interface in the Inputs section (A) and change the indicator design in the Properties section (B).
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PANORAMICA GENERALE
Questo indicatore rileva i Dip e Rip patterns evidenziandoli velocemente sul grafico.
Questi patterns sono diventati famosi durante il periodo pandemico principalmente nel mercato delle azioni, ETF e Criptovalute su cui i trader utilizzano due interessanti strategie:
Buy The Dip
Sell The Rip
Prima di entrare nel merito di questo indicatore tecnico, comprendiamo il significato di questi due pattern e cosa identificano precisamente.
Rip (Rise In Price) : vuole identificare una condizione di mercato in cui il prezzo sale rapidamente, per esempio passando da 100$ a 110$ in pochi minuti o poche ore.
Dip (Drop In Price) : vuole identificare una condizione di mercato in cui il prezzo cala rapidamente, per esempio passando da 100$ a 90$ in pochi minuti o poche ore.
UTILIZZO
Per una migliore esperienza utente consigliamo di scegliere un colore neutro per le candele mentre si analizza con questo indicatore. Puoi cambiare velocemente il colore in Chart Settings > Symbol > Candles .
In base alla configurazione impostata dall'utente l'indicatore mostrerà in rosso i pattern Dip (Dip In Price) e in verde i pattern Rip (Rise In Price).
Quando il pattern si forma verrà visualizzato un cerchio e una linea verticale sul grafico che sarà colorata insieme al corpo della candela. L'utente quindi potrà tracciare facilmente e velocemente le condizioni di mercato configurate.
In questo esempio abbiamo deciso di utilizzare un timeframe 4H con l'obbiettivo di ricercare i patterns sul pair BTC/USDT (Binance).
Impostiamo nell'interfaccia utente:
Period: 20
Dip (%): -25
Rip (%): 20
Il prezzo diminuisce del 25% o più in 80 ore (Dip Pattern).
Il prezzo aumenta del 25% o più in 80 ore (Rip Pattern).
L' utente può configurare facilmente i parametri attraverso l'interfaccia utente nella sezione Inputs (A) e modificare il design dell'indicatore nella sezione Properties (B).
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Pro Momentum CalculatorThe Pro Momentum Calculator Indicator is a tool for traders seeking to gauge market momentum and predict future price movements. It achieves this by counting consecutive candle periods above or below a chosen Simple Moving Average (SMA) and then providing a percentage-based probability for the direction of the next candle.
Here's how this principle works:
1. Counting Consecutive Periods: The indicator continuously tracks whether the closing prices of candles are either above or below the chosen SMA.
- When closing prices are above the SMA, it counts consecutive periods as "green" or indicating potential upward momentum.
- When closing prices are below the SMA, it counts consecutive periods as "red" or suggesting potential downward momentum.
2. Assessing Momentum: By monitoring these consecutive periods, the indicator assesses the strength and duration of the current market trend.
This is important information for traders looking to understand the market's behavior.
3. Predicting the Next Candle: Based on the historical data of consecutive green and red periods, the indicator calculates a percentage probability for the direction of the next candle:
- If there have been more consecutive green periods, it suggests a higher likelihood of the next candle being green (indicating a potential upward movement).
- If there have been more consecutive red periods, it suggests a higher likelihood of the next candle being red (indicating a potential downward movement).
The Pro Momentum Calculator indicator's versatility makes it suitable for a wide range of financial markets, including stocks, Forex, indices, commodities, cryptocurrencies... Indicator
BTFD strategy [3min]Hello
I would like to introduce a very simple strategy to buy lows and sell with minimal profit
This strategy works very well in the markets when there is no clear trend and in other words, the trend going sideways
this strategy works very well for stable financial markets like spx500, nasdaq100 and dow jones 30
two indicators were used to determine the best time to enter the market:
volume + rsi values
volume is usually the number of stocks or contracts traded over a certain period of time. Thus, it is an important indicator of market activity and liquidity. Each transaction constitutes an individual exchange between the buyer and the seller and constitutes the trading volume of a given instrument or asset.
The RSI measures the strength of uptrends versus downtrends. The signal is the entry or exit of the indicator value of the oversold or overbought level of the market. It is assumed that a value below or equal 30 indicates an oversold level of the market, and an RSI value above or equal 70 indicates an overbought level.
the strategy uses a maximum of 5 market entries after each candle that meets the condition
uses 5 target point levels to close the position:
tp1= 0.4%
tp2= 0.6%
tp3= 0.8%
tp4= 1.0%
tp5= 1.2%
after reaching a given profit value, a piece of the position is cut off gradually, where tp5 closes 100% of the remaining position
each time you enter a position, a stop loss of 5.0% is set, which is quite a high value, however, when buying each, sometimes very active downward price movement, you need a lot of space for market decisions in which direction it wants to go
to determine the level of stop loss and target point I used a piece of code by RafaelZioni , here is the script from which a piece of code was taken
this strategy is used for automation, however, I would recommend brokers that have the lowest commission values when opening and closing positions, because the strategy generates very high commission costs
Enjoy and trade safe ;)
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Bands Bands (BanB)This indicator uses bands to show the trend of other bands.
The middle bands are used to show the price trend and the other bands are for the middle bands.
The Spike and Plunge bands can also act as a sort of "Bollinger Bands" for middle bands, though not exactly.
----- HOW TO USE IT -----
Zoom out in the 30 minute chart. Use 15 minute chart to pinpoint your entries.
Use with price-action trading and with indicators showing overbought & oversold levels.
The numbers below correlate with the numbers in the chart.
1) Price hits the Middle Spike line. The "ARL" bands hit the Bottom Spike line. This is a good indication that price will proceed under the Bottom Spike line.
2) Price hits the Bottom Plunge line. The "ARL" bands hit the Middle Plunge line. This is a good indication that price will proceed above the Middle Plunge line.
3) Notice how price spikes up near the Spike lines but doesn't touch. Notice how the Plunge lines have a strong pull downwards. This shows a continued down trend.
4) The same pattern as numbers 2 & 3 reoccur. This time, however, the proceeding price spike is substantially lower.
5) The price and middle bands finally bounce off the Top Plunge line and starts to get closer to the Spike bands.
6) Price and middle bands finally touch the Bottom Spike line and the Spike Bands and the Plunge Bands come closer together.
7) Narrowing Spike and Plunge Bands show a sideways market. Notice number 1, the bands are far apart -- more volatility is present.
Middle Bands:
The bottom, blue lines are fairly accurate dip-rebounds on the 30 minute chart. Use level indicators to find reversing trends (e.g., RSI, Stoch, etc.).
Price action hovering in between the blue lines and around the center indicate a low volatility market or a consolidating market.
----- HOW THIS INDICATOR IS ORIGINAL; WHAT IT DOES AND HOW IT DOES IT -----
This indicator has an original, unique ability to view the trend of bands in a substantially larger overview when zoomed out.
Normally, one would have to switch to higher time frames to get a sense of a larger market trend.
However, doing so will change any bands indicator to accommodate the new price action in relation to the new time frame.
To avoid this, the middle bands are placed in between two bands to see the trend of the bands that show the trend of price action.
----- VERSION -----
The "ARL Bands" in this indicator are NOT the same as the "ARL Bands" indicator.
They are "ARLs" set in an entirely different context, format, and amount and so does not constitute as a different version of "ARL Bands".
The "ARL Bands" indicator only has 4 lines and can be adjusted to any level. They are mainly focused on rebounds at desired levels.
The 13 "ARLs" here cannot be adjusted and are mainly focused on anticipating/calculating probabilities of peak and dip rebounds.
If any discrepancy should arise, let it be stated here that the "ARLs" in this indicator are considered to be a forked codebase to conserve the functionality of "ARL Bands".
This is proven by the differences described underneath "VERSION", which is located 7 lines above. Indicator
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