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Ultimate Risk Manager: Fixed Dollar Risk & Position CalculatorAre you tired of manually calculating your position size to risk exactly $10, $50, or $100 per trade?
The Ultimate Risk Manager is a professional-grade position sizing and risk calculation tool designed for day traders and scalpers. Instead of guessing your position size and hoping your stop loss doesn't wipe out your account, this tool allows you to set a Fixed Dollar Risk. It tells you exactly how much margin to use so that if your Stop Loss is hit, you lose exactly the amount you planned for.
Perfect for futures and leverage traders on any exchange (MEXC, Binance, Bybit, etc.).
✨ Key Features:
🎯 Strict Risk Management: Input your desired risk (e.g., $2.00) and the calculator outputs the exact "Total Position" and "Margin" required based on your Stop Loss distance.
🤖 Auto Long/Short Detection: No need to toggle directions. The script automatically detects if it's a LONG or SHORT based on where you place your Stop Loss relative to your Entry.
💸 Built-in Fee Calculator: Input your exchange's round-trip fee percentage. The table calculates your exact fee cost and provides your Net Profit (after fees) at your Take Profit target.
🧹 Ultra-Minimalist Chart Visuals: Say goodbye to indicator lines cutting through your price action. This script uses short, clean floating markers for Entry, SL, and TP that sit neatly in the empty space on the right side of your chart.
🎨 Customizable UI: Includes a Light/Dark theme toggle, adjustable table positioning, and sliders to push the floating chart markers exactly where you want them.
🛠️ How to Use:
Open the indicator Settings (Double-click the table).
Under "Trade Setup," enter your Fixed Risk ($), Leverage, and Exchange Fee (%).
Under "Price Levels," use the Price Picker tool (the target icon) to click your desired Entry, Stop Loss, and Take Profit levels directly on the chart.
Look at the dashboard table! Copy the highlighted Yellow Margin Number and type it directly into your exchange's order box.
Protect your capital and trade like a professional by keeping your risk mathematically consistent on every single trade. Indicator
Calculadora CFDs v1.2 - 2026MT5 Lot & Margin Calculator for CFDs (Multi-Asset)
General Description
This tool is designed for CFD traders using platforms like MetaTrader 5 who need a fast and accurate way to calculate lot size (volume) before entering the market. The calculator solves the issue of varying contract sizes across different assets (Oil, Natural Gas, Gold, Forex, etc.) and precisely calculates the margin withheld by the broker.
Key Features:
Customizable Database: Pre-configure up to 20 different assets with their respective Contract Sizes. Once set, the script automatically detects the chart's ticker and applies the saved parameters.
Note: To find the correct Contract Size, go to MT5, right-click on the asset, select "Specification," and look for the "Contract Size" value.
Exact Margin Management: Calculate exactly how many lots to enter in MT5 based on the specific USD amount you want the broker to set aside as collateral (Margin). This value is fully adjustable in the settings.
Smart Leverage Logic: Includes automated logic for standard 2026 industry leverage levels (1:50 Forex, 1:10 Energies/Metals, 1:15 Cash Indices, 1:2 Crypto), with a manual override option.
High-Contrast Visualization: A clean and professional table interface with adjustable positioning on the chart (Top Right/Left, Bottom Right/Left).
Real-Time Data: All calculations are performed using the live price and data source of the ticker currently displayed on your chart.
Instructions for Use:
In the "Inputs" tab, enter your frequent tickers (e.g., XTIUSD, NAT.GAS) and their contract sizes according to your broker's specifications.
Define the "Margin to Retain" (the amount in USD you wish to use as collateral for the trade).
The indicator will instantly display the MT5 LOT size to enter into your trading terminal.
Use the "Save as Default" option in the settings to ensure your 20 assets remain saved for future sessions. Indicator
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Smart Margin Zone
SMART MARGIN ZONE - CME-BASED SUPPORT & RESISTANCE INDICATOR
TITLE FOR PUBLICATION:
Smart Margin Zone - CME Margin-Based Support and Resistance
CATEGORY:
Support and Resistance
SHORT DESCRIPTION (for preview):
Automatically plots margin zones based on CME Group requirements. These zones represent critical price levels where leveraged traders face margin calls, creating natural support and resistance through forced liquidations.
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FULL DESCRIPTION FOR TRADINGVIEW:
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📊 Smart Margin Zone - Professional Trading Zones Based on CME Data
This indicator automatically calculates and displays margin zones derived from official CME Group margin requirements. These zones represent critical price levels where traders using leverage receive margin calls, triggering forced position closures that create natural support and resistance levels.
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🎯 CORE CONCEPT
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When price reaches calculated margin zones, traders using 2:1 or 4:1 leverage on CME futures receive margin calls. Brokers automatically liquidate these positions, creating waves of buying or selling pressure that form strong support and resistance levels.
This is not theoretical - it's based on actual margin requirements from CME Group, the world's largest derivatives marketplace.
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📐 CALCULATION METHODOLOGY
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The indicator uses the following formula to calculate zone sizes:
Zone Size = (Margin Requirement / Tick Value) × Tick Size × 1.10
Where:
• Margin Requirement = Official CME initial margin (updated November 2024)
• Tick Value = Dollar value of minimum price movement
• Tick Size = Minimum price increment
• 1.10 = 10% buffer for realistic zone width
SUPPORTED INSTRUMENTS WITH CME DATA:
Currency Pairs:
• EURUSD: $2,100 margin → 0.0168 zone size
• GBPUSD: $1,800 margin → 0.0144 zone size
• AUDUSD: $1,300 margin → 0.0065 zone size
• NZDUSD: $1,100 margin → 0.0055 zone size
• USDJPY: $3,200 margin → custom calculation
• USDCAD: $950 margin → calculated
• USDCHF: $1,650 margin → calculated
Commodities:
• Gold (XAUUSD): $8,000 margin → 80 points zone size
• Silver (XAGUSD): $6,500 margin → calculated
• WTI Crude Oil: $4,500 margin → calculated
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🔍 HOW IT WORKS
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1. SWING POINT DETECTION
The indicator automatically identifies swing highs and swing lows using a configurable lookback period (default 10 bars). These become anchor points for zone calculations.
2. FIVE ZONE LEVELS
From each swing point, five zone levels are calculated:
• Zone 1/4 (25%) - First correction level
• Zone 1/2 (50%) - KEY ZONE for trend determination
• Zone 3/4 (75%) - Intermediate level
• Zone 1/1 (100%) - Full margin zone (strongest level)
• Zone 5/4 (125%) - Extended zone
3. TREND IDENTIFICATION
• Close above Zone 1/2 resistance = Bullish trend
• Close below Zone 1/2 support = Bearish trend
• Between zones = Range/consolidation
4. HISTORICAL CONTEXT
Current zones are displayed prominently with fills and labels. Historical zones appear as thin, semi-transparent lines for context without cluttering the chart.
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⚙️ FEATURES
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AUTOMATED CALCULATION:
✅ Auto-detection of swing highs and lows
✅ Real-time zone updates as new swings form
✅ CME margin data built-in for major instruments
✅ Manual override option for custom calculations
VISUAL CLARITY:
✅ Color-coded zones (red=resistance, green=support)
✅ Adjustable transparency for fills and lines
✅ Current zones bold with fills and price labels
✅ Historical zones thin and transparent
✅ Swing point markers show calculation origins
CUSTOMIZATION:
✅ Show/hide individual zone levels (1/4, 1/2, 3/4, 1/1, 5/4)
✅ Toggle historical zones on/off
✅ Adjustable lookback period (5-50 bars)
✅ Customizable colors for all elements
✅ Line width and transparency controls
✅ Zone extension options (none/right/both)
TREND ANALYSIS:
✅ Optional trend background coloring
✅ Customizable trend colors and transparency
✅ Real-time trend identification display
STATISTICS:
✅ Live statistics table showing:
- Current instrument
- Active zone size
- Calculation mode
- Current trend direction
- Number of zones displayed
ALERTS:
✅ Zone 1/2 breakout (up/down)
✅ Full margin zone 1/1 reached
✅ Customizable alert messages
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📈 TRADING APPLICATIONS
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ENTRY SIGNALS:
• Bounces from zone levels = potential entry points
• Zone 1/2 breakouts = trend continuation entries
• Zone rejections = reversal opportunities
RISK MANAGEMENT:
• Zone levels = logical stop-loss placement
• Zone 1/1 = maximum risk level
• Zone spacing = position sizing guide
PROFIT TARGETS:
• Next zone level = first target
• Zone 1/1 = full profit target
• Zone breakouts = extended targets
TREND CONFIRMATION:
• Price above Zone 1/2 resistance = confirmed uptrend
• Price below Zone 1/2 support = confirmed downtrend
• Consolidation between zones = wait for breakout
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📚 USAGE INSTRUCTIONS
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GETTING STARTED:
1. Add indicator to chart of any supported instrument
2. Zones automatically calculate and display
3. Adjust swing detection period if needed (default 10 works well)
4. Customize colors and visibility to your preference
OPTIMAL SETTINGS:
• Best timeframes: H1, H4, Daily, Weekly
• Default swing length (10) suitable for most markets
• Show 2-3 historical zones for context
• Enable swing point markers to see calculation origins
INTERPRETATION:
• Watch for price reactions at zone boundaries
• Strong bounces = respect for margin level
• Clean breaks = momentum continuation
• Multiple touches = zone strength confirmation
SET ALERTS:
• Zone 1/2 breakouts for trend entries
• Zone 1/1 reaches for profit-taking
• Custom alerts for your specific strategy
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⚠️ IMPORTANT NOTES
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DATA ACCURACY:
• CME margin requirements updated November 2024
• Margins change periodically - check CME Group website
• Manual mode available for latest margin data
• Indicator provides analysis tool, not financial advice
STATISTICAL PERFORMANCE:
• Historical data shows >60% probability of continued movement after Zone 1/2 breakout
• Zone effectiveness varies by market conditions
• Best results in trending markets with clear swings
LIMITATIONS:
• Margin requirements change - monitor CME updates
• Works best on liquid instruments with clear swings
• Not a standalone trading system
• Should be combined with additional analysis
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🔧 METHODOLOGY CREDIT
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This indicator is based on the margin zones concept developed by Alexander Bazylev (BTrade indicator for MetaTrader platforms).
The PulseWire implementation has been completely rewritten with original enhancements:
• Multiple zone levels instead of single level
• Automatic swing point detection algorithm
• Direct CME data integration
• Historical zone visualization
• Advanced customization options
• Comprehensive statistics and alerts
All code is original and specifically designed for PulseWire's Pine Script v5 environment.
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💡 BEST PRACTICES
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COMBINE WITH:
• Volume analysis for confirmation
• Trend indicators for direction bias
• Price action patterns at zones
• Higher timeframe analysis
AVOID:
• Trading against strong trends at minor zones
• Over-leveraging based solely on zone placement
• Ignoring broader market context
• Expecting perfect bounces every time
OPTIMIZE:
• Adjust swing length for different timeframes
• Shorter period (5-7) for intraday trading
• Longer period (15-20) for swing trading
• Test historical effectiveness on your instruments
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📖 EDUCATIONAL VALUE
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This indicator helps traders understand:
• How institutional margin requirements affect price
• Where forced liquidations create pressure
• Natural support and resistance formation
• Relationship between leverage and price levels
• Market structure and key technical levels
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🔄 VERSION HISTORY
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Version 1.0 (Initial Release):
• CME-based zone calculation for 10 instruments
• Automatic swing high/low detection
• 5 zone levels with customizable display
• Historical zones with transparency control
• Swing point markers
• Trend background indicator
• Live statistics table
• Multiple alert conditions
• Fully customizable colors and styles
• English language interface
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📞 SUPPORT & FEEDBACK
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Questions or suggestions? Leave a comment below!
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⚖️ DISCLAIMER
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This indicator is provided for educational and analytical purposes only. It is not financial advice and should not be the sole basis for trading decisions.
• Past performance does not guarantee future results
• Trading involves substantial risk of loss
• CME margin requirements subject to change
• Always do your own research and risk management
• Consult a financial advisor for investment advice
The creator is not responsible for any trading losses incurred through use of this indicator.
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Margin Cost Calculator Screener - Taylor V1.2# Leverage Position Cost Calculator & Stop Lose Cost Screener #
Designed to provide traders with crucial insights into their leveraged positions directly on the PulseWire chart.
Key Features:
> Dynamic Display: Choose to view only the estimated entry cost, or a comprehensive overview including potential losses at specific stop-loss levels, and a custom remark.
> Contract Size Input: Easily specify the contract size for your trades.
> Leverage Level Input: Set your desired leverage level, with helpful tooltips explaining the margin requirements for various leverage ratios (e.g., 25x, 10x, 5x) and an included fee estimate.
> Cost Calculation: Accurately calculates the estimated entry cost for your position based on the current market price, contract size, and leverage.
> Stop-Loss Projections: It projects potential losses for stop-loss orders set at 3% and 5% below the entry price, helping you manage risk effectively.
> Clear Table Visualization: All calculated data is presented in a clean, organized table anchored to the bottom-left of your chart, making it easy to reference at a glance.
> Symbol Identification: Automatically displays the short ticker symbol for the asset you are analyzing.
This tool is invaluable for traders who utilize leverage and need a quick, visual way to understand their financial exposure and potential outcomes before entering or managing a trade. Indicator
Lot Size + Margin InfoThis indicator is designed to give Futures & Options traders instant access to lot size and estimated margin requirements for the instrument they are viewing — directly on their PulseWire chart. It combines real-time symbol detection with a built-in, regularly updated margin lookup table (sourced from Kotak Securities’ published margin requirements), while also handling fallback logic for unknown or unsupported symbols.
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### What It Does
* Automatically Detects the Instrument Type
Identifies whether the current chart’s symbol is a futures contract, option, or a cash/spot instrument.
* Shows Accurate Lot Size
For supported F\&O symbols, it fetches the correct lot size directly from exchange data.
For options, it retrieves the lot size from the option’s point value.
For cash/spot symbols with linked futures, it uses the futures lot size.
* Calculates Estimated Margin
* For futures: `Lot Size × Current Price × Margin%` (Margin% sourced from the internal lookup table).
* For options: `Lot Size × Current Price` (simple multiplication, as options margin ≈ premium cost).
* For unsupported or non-FnO symbols: Displays "No FnO".
* Fallback Margin Logic
If a symbol is missing from the margin lookup table, the script applies a user-defined default margin percentage and highlights the data in orange to indicate it’s using fallback values.
* Debug Mode for Transparency
A toggle to display the exact symbol string used for fetching lot size and margin, so traders can verify the data source.
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### How It Works
1. Symbol Normalization
The script standardizes symbol names to match the margin table format (e.g., converting `"NIFTY1!"` to `"NIFTY"`).
2. Type-Based Handling
* Futures – Uses point value for lot size, applies specific margin % from the table.
* Options – Uses option point value for lot size, margin is simply premium × lot size.
* Cash Symbols with Linked Futures – Attempts to find and use the associated futures contract for lot/margin data.
* Unsupported Symbols – Displays `"No FnO"`.
3. Margin Table Integration
The margin % table is manually updated from a reliable broker’s margin sheet (Kotak Securities) — ensuring alignment with real trading conditions.
4. Customizable Display
* Position (Top Right / Bottom Left / Bottom Right)
* Table background color, text color, font size, border width
* Editable label text for lot size and margin display
* Toggleable lot size and margin sections
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### How to Use
1. Add the Indicator to Your Chart – Works on any NSE Futures, Options, or Cash symbol with linked F\&O.
2. Configure Display Settings – Choose whether to show lot size, margin, or both, and place the info table where you prefer.
3. Adjust Fallback Margin % – If you trade less common contracts, set your default margin % to reflect your broker’s requirement.
4. Enable Debug Mode (Optional) – To see the exact symbol source the script is using.
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### Best For
* Intraday & Positional F\&O Traders who need instant clarity on lot size and margin before entering trades.
* Options Sellers & Buyers who want quick cost estimates.
* Traders Switching Symbols Quickly — saves time by removing the need to check the broker’s margin sheet manually.
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💡 Pro Tip: Since margin requirements can change, keep the script updated whenever your broker revises margin data. This version’s margin table is updated as of 13-08-2025. Indicator
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Margin/Leverage CalculationMargin
This library calculates margin liquidation prices and quantities for long and short positions in your strategies.
Usage example
// ############################################################
// # INVESTMENT SETTINGS / INPUT
// ############################################################
// Get the investment capital from the properties tab of the strategy settings.
investment_capital = strategy.initial_capital
// Get the leverage from the properties tab of the strategy settings.
// The leverage is calculated from the order size for example: (300% = x3 leverage)
investment_leverage = margin.leverage()
// The maintainance rate and amount.
investment_leverage_maintenance_rate = input.float(title='Maintanance Rate (%)', defval=default_investment_leverage_maintenance_rate, minval=0, maxval=100, step=0.1, tooltip=tt_investment_leverage_maintenance_rate, group='MARGIN') / 100
investment_leverage_maintenance_amount = input.float(title='Maintanance Amount (%)', defval=default_investment_leverage_maintenance_amount, minval=0, maxval=100, step=0.1, tooltip=tt_investment_leverage_maintenance_amount, group='MARGIN')
// ############################################################
// # LIQUIDATION PRICES
// ############################################################
leverage_liquidation_price_long = 0.0
leverage_liquidation_price_long := na(leverage_liquidation_price_long ) ? na : leverage_liquidation_price_long
leverage_liquidation_price_short = 0.0
leverage_liquidation_price_short := na(leverage_liquidation_price_short ) ? na : leverage_liquidation_price_short
leverage_liquidation_price_long := margin.liquidation_price_long(investment_capital, strategy.position_avg_price, investment_leverage, investment_leverage_maintenance_rate, investment_leverage_maintenance_amount)
leverage_liquidation_price_short := margin.liquidation_price_short(investment_capital, strategy.position_avg_price, investment_leverage, investment_leverage_maintenance_rate, investment_leverage_maintenance_amount)
Get the qty for margin long or short position.
margin.qty_long(investment_capital, strategy.position_avg_price, investment_leverage, investment_leverage_maintenance_rate, investment_leverage_maintenance_amount)
margin.qty_short(investment_capital, strategy.position_avg_price, investment_leverage, investment_leverage_maintenance_rate, investment_leverage_maintenance_amount)
Get the price and qty for margin long or short position.
= margin.qty_long(investment_capital, strategy.position_avg_price, investment_leverage, investment_leverage_maintenance_rate, investment_leverage_maintenance_amount)
= margin.qty_short(investment_capital, strategy.position_avg_price, investment_leverage, investment_leverage_maintenance_rate, investment_leverage_maintenance_amount)
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Liquidation Estimates (Real-Time) [LuxAlgo]The Liquidation Estimates (Real-Time) experimental indicator attempts to highlight real-time long and short liquidations on all timeframes. Here with liquidations, we refer to the process of forcibly closing a trader's position in the market.
By analyzing liquidation data, traders can gauge market sentiment, identify potential support and resistance levels, identify potential trend reversals, and make informed decisions about entry and exit points.
🔶 USAGE
Liquidation refers to the process of forcibly closing a trader's position. It occurs when a trader's margin account can no longer support their open positions due to significant losses or a lack of sufficient margin to meet the maintenance requirements.
Liquidations can be categorized as either a long liquidation or a short liquidation. A long liquidation is a situation where long positions are being liquidated, while short liquidation is a situation where short positions are being liquidated.
The green bars indicate long liquidations – meaning the number of long positions liquidated in the market. Typically, long liquidations occur when there is a sudden drop in the asset price that is being traded. This is because traders who were bullish on the asset and had opened long positions on the same will now face losses since the market has moved against them.
Similarly, the red bars indicate short liquidations – meaning the number of short positions liquidated in the futures market. Short liquidations occur when there is a sudden spike in the price of the asset that is being traded. This is because traders who were bearish on the asset and had opened short positions will now face losses since the market has moved against them.
Liquidation patterns or clusters of liquidations could indicate potential trend reversals.
🔹 Dominance
Liquidation dominance (Difference) displays the difference between long and short liquidations, aiming to help identify the dominant side.
🔹 Total Liquidations
Total liquidations display the sum of long and short liquidations.
🔹 Cumulative Liquidations
Cumulative liquidations are essentially the cumulative sum of the difference between short and long liquidations aiming to confirm the trend and the strength of the trend.
🔶 DETAILS
It's important to note that liquidation data is not provided on the Trading View's platform or can not be fetched from anywhere else.
Yet we know that the liquidation data is closely tied in with trading volumes in the market and the movement in the underlying asset’s price. As a result, this script analyzes available data sources extracts the required information, and presents an educated estimate of the liquidation data.
The data presented does not reflect the actual individual quantitative value of the liquidation data, traders and analysts shall look to the changes over time and the correlation between liquidation data and price movements.
The script's output with the default option values has been visually checked/compared with the liquidation chart presented on coinglass.com.
🔶 SETTINGS
🔹Liquidations Input
Mode: defines the presentation of the liquidations chart. Details are given in the tooltip of the option.
Longs Reference Price: defines the base price in calculating long liquidations.
Shorts Reference Price: defines the base price in calculating short liquidations.
🔶 RELATED SCRIPTS
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[ChasinAlts] All-Timers [MO]*** PLEASE NOTE: THIS SCRIPT WILL MAKE TV's SERVERS FLEX IT'S MUSCLES SO IT WILL SLOW DOWN OTHER PROCESSES WITHIN TV (HIDE THEM IF NECESSARY TO REGAIN THE SPEED/FUNCTION...OR DELETE THEM...WHAT DO I CARE???) ESP IF YOU HAVE 3-4 ITERATIONS AS I DO TO SHOW THE WHOLE KUCOIN MARGIN MARKET ***
G'day Tradeurs, Hope everyone is having a FAN-FRIGGIN-TASTIC DAY!!! Right now (November 2nd, 2022) is a GREAT time to look for coins that are near their ALL-Time Low
due to the incoming bull market rearing its head around the corner (I'd wait for ONE MORE big dump to be safe though). And how GREAT would it be to even have
$50 of a coin with 10X leverage (I wouldn't suggest this to others though) at the near bottom said market? That is the reason for me publishing this.
This is a quick little scanner script thats part of my "Market Overview" series. Nothing monumental or advanced regarding the ATH/ATL calculations.
Perhaps one thing slightly different here than others is both the % from ATH and % from ATL is calculated and the result is the % that the price is between it's ATH/ATL.
So, it will show the All Time High/All Time Low BUT ONLY to the extent that the TF will allow. Ie. For the Free Planned Users, they can only get data as far back as
5,000 bars would provide. Thus, the ATH/ATL will not show the ACTUAL ATH/ATL but the highest high/lowest low within the last 5,000 bars. So if you want to get more
granular then I suggest you going with a Lower TF but if you want to see the ACTUAL ATH/ATL then the Daily TF or higher is what you're looking for. Make sure to note
that when a coin's plot is staying even with the 0 or 100 line(0 being the ATL within the TF and vise versa) that means the coin is pushing the ATH/ATL further than it
previously was, Also, as with many of my other scripts, I've included a coin filter that will either allow or disallow the plot to be printed depending on if the
"Printed Bar Count" is selected and if it's % is above the threshold (set by the user). This filter will pretty much be useless on the higher TF so don't expect a change
in the data output if you're using a HTF and have that filter selected for use. Elaboration on the inner-workings of MOST inputs can be found in the tooltips provided
along side it and viewed within the settings menu by hovering your curser over the little circled "i" next to the appropriate setting (or near it if the tooltips are
referencing each other or other inputs around itself). May the force be with your trades (in my best Darth Vader voice). Toodles. -ChasinAlts Indicator
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How to use Leverage and Margin in PineScriptEn route to being absolutely the best and most complete trading platform out there, PulseWire has just closed 2 gaps in their PineScript language.
It is now possible to create and backtest a strategy for trading with leverage.
Backtester now produces Margin Calls - so recognizes mid-trade drawdown and if it is too big for the broker to maintain your trade, some part of if will be instantly closed.
New additions were announced in official blogpost , but it lacked code examples, so I have decided to publish this script. Having said that - this is purely educational stuff.
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Let's start with the Leverage. I will discuss this assuming we are always entering trades with some percentage of our equity balance (default_qty_type = strategy.percent_of_equity), not fixed order quantity.
If you want to trade with 1:1 leverage (so no leverage) and enter a trade with all money in your trading account, then first line of your strategy script must include this parameter:
default_qty_value = 100 // which stands for 100%
Now, if you want to trade with 30:1 leverage, you need to multipy the quantity by 30x, so you'd get 30 x 100 = 3000:
default_qty_value = 3000 // which stands for 3000%
And you can play around with this value as you wish, so if you want to enter each trade with 10% equity on 15:1 leverage you'd get default_qty_value = 150.
That's easy. Of course you can modify this quantity value not only in the script, but also afterwards in Script Settings popup, "Properties" tab.
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Second newly released feature is Margin calculation together with Margin Calls. If the market goes against your trades and your trading account cannot maintain mid-trade drawdown - those trades will be closed in full or partly. Also, if your trading account cannot afford to open more trades (pyramiding those trades), Margin mechanism will prevent them from being entered.
I will not go into details about how Margin calculation works, it was all explainged in above mentioned blogpost and documentation .
All you need to do is to add two parameters to the opening line of your script:
margin_long = 1./30*50, margin_short = 1./30*50
Whereas "30" is a leverage scale as in 30:1, and "50" stands for 50% of Margin required by your broker. Personally the Required Margin number I've met most often is 50%, so I'm using value 50 here, but there are literally 1000+ brokers in this world and this is individual decision by each of them, so you'd better ask yourself.
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Please note, that if you ever encounter a strategy which triggers Margin Call at least once, then it is probably a very bad strategy. Margin Call is a last resort, last security measure - all the risks should be calculated by the strategy algorithm before it is ever hit. So if you see a Margin Call being triggred, then something is wrong with risk management of the strategy. Therefore - don't use it! Strategy
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Leverage Strategy and a few words on risk/opportunityHello traders,
I started this script as a joke for someone... finally appears it could be used for educational content
Let's talk about leverage and margin call
Margin Call
A margin call is the broker's demand that an investor deposit additional money or securities so that the account is brought up to the minimum value, known as the maintenance margin.
A margin call usually means that one or more of the securities held in the margin account has decreased in value below a certain point.
Leverage
A leverage is a system which allows the trader to open positions much larger than his own capital. ... “Leverage” usually refers to the ratio between the position value and the investment needed,
Strat
The strategy simulates long/short positions on a 4h high/low breakout based on the chart candle close.
The panel below shows the strategy equity curve. Activating the margin call option will show when the account would be margin called giving the settings
Casino
I'm not doing any financial recommendation here.
I made this strategy so that people include more risk management metrics into their strategy.
From the code, we see it's fairly easy to calculate a leveraged position size and a margin call flag - when that flag is hit, the system stops trading.
I simplified things to the extreme here but my point is that the leverage is a double-edge sword gift.
Assuming we always take the same position sizing, increasing the leverage speed up how fast a margin could be ..... called. (bad joke? feel free to tell me). Not saying it will, saying it introduces more risk by design.
Then one could say "I'll just turn off that stupid margin call option". And that's when someone starts backtesting with unrealistic market conditions.
Finally...
When I backtest I always assume the worst in every scenario possible (because I'm French), I always try to minimize the risk first (also because I'm French), keeping as close from 0 as possible (French again)
Then I add the "opportunity" component, looking to catch the maximum of opportunity while keeping the risk low.
It's like a Rubix cube puzzle - decreasing the risk is one side of the equation but whenever I try to catch more opportunity... my risks increases.
Then I update my risk... and now the opportunity decreases... (#wut #wen #simple)
Completely removing the risk from a trading strategy isn't something I wouldn't dare doing.
Trading involves risk. Being obsessed by decreasing the risk is what I do BEST :)
Dave Strategy
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