Iridescent Helix [JOAT]Iridescent Helix
Iridescent Helix is a composite momentum oscillator that lives in a sub-pane and projects cross-pane visuals onto the price chart. The composite blends three orthogonal momentum legs into a single normalized score in the range -100 to +100. Above the math, it adds a layered iridescent ribbon, a breath-opacity histogram, gradient overbought / oversold zones, cross-pane iridescent candle recoloring, and an in-pane pivot divergence engine.
What makes it different
The composite blends three independent momentum lenses: a volume-weighted-median price distance, a Connors-style triple RSI, and a clamped volume Z-score. Smoothed with a Hull Moving Average to reduce phase lag while preserving sensitivity.
The visual stack uses seven plot layers per direction, hue-rotated through the bull or bear accent gradient, each layer at a different transparency and linewidth, producing a depth effect that single-color ribbons cannot match.
A breath-opacity histogram fades columns when momentum is decelerating and brightens them when momentum is accelerating, giving an at-a-glance read of momentum derivative.
An in-pane pivot divergence engine detects regular and hidden divergences and projects both as in-pane markers and as price-to-price connector lines on the price chart.
How it works
Volume-weighted median over a rolling window. Sort close prices ascending, accumulate volumes in that order. The price at which cumulative volume crosses half of total volume is the weighted median.
Composite equals 0.50 times the normalized distance from the volume-weighted median, plus 0.35 times the normalized Connors RSI, plus 0.15 times the clamped volume Z.
Hull-smoothed and scaled to centi-percent, clamped to the range -100 to +100. EMA(21) signal line drawn alongside.
Pivot divergence detection compares price pivots against composite pivots, gated to a 5-to-60-bar window between successive pivots.
Right-edge labels in the pane (composite, signal, volume Z) and on the price chart (cross-pane regime status).
Reading the chart
In-pane : seven-layer iridescent ribbon, breath-opacity histogram, volume-modulated zero line, overbought / oversold guide lines with gradient fills when the composite breaches them, composite-to-signal ribbon fill.
Cross-pane : iridescent candle recolor on price, divergence connector lines between price pivots, subtle reversal dots at extreme reversal closes, soft regime tint background when the composite is clearly above or below zero.
Right-edge label cluster : the pane shows current composite (with percentile rank), signal line, and volume Z. The price chart shows a single IRH summary label with composite value, percentile, and regime tag.
A right-edge state block lists current regime, zone (overbought, oversold, neutral), and bars since the last zero cross.
Signals
Bull / bear zero cross (composite re-crosses zero)
Overbought / oversold reversal (composite crosses back from an extreme)
Volume surge (volume Z above two)
Momentum acceleration / deceleration above a user-tunable threshold
Regular and hidden divergence detection (bull / bear pairs)
All gated on barstate.isconfirmed or barstate.ishistory. No future references. No lookahead_on.
Inputs
Composite : VW median length, volume Z length, overbought / oversold levels, divergence lookback, percentile envelope length.
Visual : bullish / bearish / accent / magenta colors, toggles for ribbon, histogram, iridescent candles, cross-pane reversal dots, divergence dots, percentile envelope, cross-pane regime tint.
Labels : pane right-edge cluster, pane state block, cross-pane IRH label, divergence lines, divergence labels, OB/OS event labels, zero-cross events, acceleration events.
Dashboard : position, size.
Alerts : acceleration magnitude threshold.
How traders use this
Trend continuation : open positions in the direction of the composite when it crosses zero from the appropriate side and the volume Z confirms.
Reversion plays : take fades when the composite reaches an extreme zone and momentum begins decelerating (histogram fades), particularly when supported by a regular divergence connector on the price chart.
Hidden divergence : in a clear trend, a hidden divergence is a continuation signal and can be used to add to existing positions on a pullback.
Cross-system confirmation : feed the composite into other JOAT scripts (for example Position Architect) as a signal source by connecting plots in the chart UI.
Limitations
The composite is a normalized smoothed reading, not a leading indicator. It quantifies present momentum strength and direction rather than predicting future direction.
Connors RSI and volume Z need warm-up bars before they stabilize.
Pivot divergence detection inherits the right-bar delay of pivot identification (the pivot is only confirmed several bars after the actual extreme).
HMA smoothing introduces a few bars of warm-up where the composite is unavailable.
Compatibility
Pine Script v6 open-source indicator (pane). Any symbol, any timeframe. Cross-pane elements use force_overlay=true. No request.security calls. Non-repainting (divergence pivots are confirmed-bar gated).
Defaults
Mint and red defaults, plus cyan (bull accent) and magenta (bear accent) hue-rotation targets. Top-right medium dashboard. All visualizations on. For fast intraday work, shorten the VW median length and the divergence lookback.
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