OPEN-SOURCE SCRIPT
Pin Bar Highlighter Only

Absolutely — here’s a full **description and breakdown** of what the script does:
---
## 📜 Script Name:
**"Pin Bar Highlighter Only"**
---
## 🎯 Purpose:
This script **detects and highlights classic pin bar reversal candles** directly on the chart — without plotting any entry, stop loss, or take profit levels.
It’s designed for traders who:
* Want to manually assess trades
* Prefer a clean chart
* Use pin bar price action as a signal for potential reversals
---
## ✅ What It Does:
* **Scans each candle** to check if it qualifies as a **bullish** or **bearish pin bar**
* If valid:
* Plots a **green triangle below** bullish pin bars
* Plots a **red triangle above** bearish pin bars
* Keeps your chart **minimal and uncluttered**
---
## 📌 How It Detects a Pin Bar:
### 🔹 1. Candle Structure:
* Measures the total candle range: `high - low`
* Calculates the **body size**: `abs(close - open)`
* Calculates the **upper and lower wick sizes**
### 🔹 2. Pin Bar Criteria:
* The **wick (nose)** must be at least **2/3 of the total candle length**
* The **body** must be small — **≤ 1/3** of the total range
* The **body** must be located at **one end** of the candle
* The wick must **pierce the high/low** of the previous candle
---
## 📍 Bullish Pin Bar Requirements:
* Close > Open (green candle)
* Lower wick ≥ 66% of candle range
* Body ≤ 33% of range
* Candle **makes a new low** (current low < previous low)
### 📍 Bearish Pin Bar Requirements:
* Close < Open (red candle)
* Upper wick ≥ 66% of candle range
* Body ≤ 33% of range
* Candle **makes a new high** (current high > previous high)
---
## 🖼️ Visual Output:
* 🔻 Red triangle **above** bearish pin bars
* 🔺 Green triangle **below** bullish pin bars
---
## 🛠️ Example Use Cases:
* Identify **reversal points** at support/resistance
* Confirm signals with **VWAP**, supply/demand zones, or AVWAP (manually plotted)
* Use in **conjunction with other strategies** — without clutter
---
---
## 📜 Script Name:
**"Pin Bar Highlighter Only"**
---
## 🎯 Purpose:
This script **detects and highlights classic pin bar reversal candles** directly on the chart — without plotting any entry, stop loss, or take profit levels.
It’s designed for traders who:
* Want to manually assess trades
* Prefer a clean chart
* Use pin bar price action as a signal for potential reversals
---
## ✅ What It Does:
* **Scans each candle** to check if it qualifies as a **bullish** or **bearish pin bar**
* If valid:
* Plots a **green triangle below** bullish pin bars
* Plots a **red triangle above** bearish pin bars
* Keeps your chart **minimal and uncluttered**
---
## 📌 How It Detects a Pin Bar:
### 🔹 1. Candle Structure:
* Measures the total candle range: `high - low`
* Calculates the **body size**: `abs(close - open)`
* Calculates the **upper and lower wick sizes**
### 🔹 2. Pin Bar Criteria:
* The **wick (nose)** must be at least **2/3 of the total candle length**
* The **body** must be small — **≤ 1/3** of the total range
* The **body** must be located at **one end** of the candle
* The wick must **pierce the high/low** of the previous candle
---
## 📍 Bullish Pin Bar Requirements:
* Close > Open (green candle)
* Lower wick ≥ 66% of candle range
* Body ≤ 33% of range
* Candle **makes a new low** (current low < previous low)
### 📍 Bearish Pin Bar Requirements:
* Close < Open (red candle)
* Upper wick ≥ 66% of candle range
* Body ≤ 33% of range
* Candle **makes a new high** (current high > previous high)
---
## 🖼️ Visual Output:
* 🔻 Red triangle **above** bearish pin bars
* 🔺 Green triangle **below** bullish pin bars
---
## 🛠️ Example Use Cases:
* Identify **reversal points** at support/resistance
* Confirm signals with **VWAP**, supply/demand zones, or AVWAP (manually plotted)
* Use in **conjunction with other strategies** — without clutter
---
Script open-source
In pieno spirito TradingView, il creatore di questo script lo ha reso open-source, in modo che i trader possano esaminarlo e verificarne la funzionalità. Complimenti all'autore! Sebbene sia possibile utilizzarlo gratuitamente, ricorda che la ripubblicazione del codice è soggetta al nostro Regolamento.
Declinazione di responsabilità
Le informazioni ed i contenuti pubblicati non costituiscono in alcun modo una sollecitazione ad investire o ad operare nei mercati finanziari. Non sono inoltre fornite o supportate da TradingView. Maggiori dettagli nelle Condizioni d'uso.
Script open-source
In pieno spirito TradingView, il creatore di questo script lo ha reso open-source, in modo che i trader possano esaminarlo e verificarne la funzionalità. Complimenti all'autore! Sebbene sia possibile utilizzarlo gratuitamente, ricorda che la ripubblicazione del codice è soggetta al nostro Regolamento.
Declinazione di responsabilità
Le informazioni ed i contenuti pubblicati non costituiscono in alcun modo una sollecitazione ad investire o ad operare nei mercati finanziari. Non sono inoltre fornite o supportate da TradingView. Maggiori dettagli nelle Condizioni d'uso.