Market Breadth Peaks & Troughs IndicatorIndicator Overview
Market Breadth (S5TH) visualizes extremes of market strength and weakness by overlaying -
a 200-period EMA (long-term trend)
a 5-period EMA (short-term trend, user-adjustable)
on the percentage of S&P 500 constituents trading above their 200-day SMA (INDEX:S5TH).
Peaks (▼) and troughs (▲) are detected with prominence filters so you can quickly spot overbought and oversold conditions.
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1. Core Logic
Component Description
Breadth series INDEX:S5TH — % of S&P 500 stocks above their 200-SMA
Long EMA 200-EMA to capture the primary trend
Short EMA 5-EMA (default, editable) for short-term swings
Peak detection ta.pivothigh + prominence ⇒ major peaks marked with red ▼
Trough detection (200 EMA) ta.pivotlow + prominence + value < longTroughLvl ⇒ blue ▲
Trough detection (5 EMA) ta.pivotlow + prominence + value < shortTroughLvl ⇒ green ▲
Background shading Pink when 200 EMA slope is down and 5 EMA sits below 200 EMA
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2. Adjustable Parameters (input())
Group Variable Default Purpose
Symbol breadthSym INDEX:S5TH Breadth index
Long EMA longLen 200 Period of long EMA
Short EMA shortLen 5 Period of short EMA
Pivot width (long) pivotLen 20 Bars left/right for 200-EMA peaks/troughs
Pivot width (short) pivotLenS 10 Bars for 5-EMA troughs
Prominence (long) promThresh 0.5 %-pt Depth filter for 200-EMA pivots
Prominence (short) promThreshS 3.0 %-pt Depth filter for 5-EMA pivots
Trough level (long) longTroughLvl 50 % Max value to accept a 200-EMA trough
Trough level (short) shortTroughLvl 30 % Max value to accept a 5-EMA trough
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3. Signal Guide
Marker / Color Meaning Typical reading
Red ▼ Major breadth peak Overbought / possible top
Blue ▲ Deep 200-EMA trough End of mid-term correction
Green ▲ Shallow 5-EMA trough (early) Short-term rebound setup
Pink background Long-term down-trend and short-term weak Risk-off phase
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4. Typical Use Cases
1. Counter-trend timing
• Fade greed: trim longs on red ▼
• Buy fear: scale in on green ▲; add on blue ▲
2. Trend filter
• Avoid new longs while the background is pink; wait for a trough & recovery.
3. Risk management
• Reduce exposure when peaks appear, reload partial size on confirmed troughs.
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5. Notes & Tips
• INDEX:S5TH is sourced from TradingView and may be back-adjusted when index membership changes.
• Fine-tune pivotLen, promThresh, and level thresholds to match current volatility before relying on alerts or automated rules.
• Slope thresholds (±0.10 %-pt) that trigger background shading can also be customized for different market regimes.
Countertrend
Fibonacci Counter-Trend TradingOverview:
The Fibonacci Counter-Trend Trading strategy is designed to capitalize on price reversals by utilizing Fibonacci levels calculated from the standard deviation of price movements. This strategy opens a sell order when the closing price crosses above a specified upper Fibonacci level and a buy order when the closing price crosses below a specified lower Fibonacci level. By leveraging the principles of Fibonacci retracement and volatility, this strategy aims to identify potential reversal points in the market.
How It Works:
Fibonacci Levels Calculation:
The strategy calculates upper and lower Fibonacci levels based on the standard deviation of the price over a specified moving average length. These levels are derived from the Fibonacci sequence, which is widely used in technical analysis to identify potential support and resistance levels.
The upper levels are calculated by adding specific Fibonacci ratios (0.236, 0.382, 0.5, 0.618, 0.764, and 1.0) multiplied by the standard deviation to the basis (the volume-weighted moving average).
The lower levels are calculated by subtracting the same Fibonacci ratios multiplied by the standard deviation from the basis.
Trade Entry Rules:
Sell Order: A sell order is triggered when the closing price crosses above the selected upper Fibonacci level. This indicates a potential reversal point where the price may start to decline.
Buy Order: A buy order is initiated when the closing price crosses below the selected lower Fibonacci level. This suggests a potential reversal point where the price may begin to rise.
Trade Management:
The strategy includes stop-losses based on the Fibonacci levels to protect against adverse price movements.
How to Use:
Users can customize the moving average length and the multiplier for the standard deviation to suit their trading preferences and market conditions.
The strategy can be applied to various financial instruments, including stocks, forex, and cryptocurrencies, making it versatile for different trading environments.
Pros:
The Fibonacci Counter-Trend Trading strategy combines the mathematical principles of the Fibonacci sequence with the statistical measure of standard deviation, providing a unique approach to identifying potential market reversals.
This strategy is particularly useful in volatile markets where price swings can lead to significant trading opportunities.
The use of Fibonacci levels can help traders identify key support and resistance areas, enhancing decision-making.
Cons:
The strategy may generate false signals in choppy or sideways markets, leading to potential losses if the price does not reverse as anticipated.
Relying solely on Fibonacci levels without considering other technical indicators or market conditions may result in missed opportunities or increased risk.
The effectiveness of the strategy can vary depending on the chosen parameters (e.g., moving average length and standard deviation multiplier), requiring users to spend time optimizing these settings for different market conditions.
As with any counter-trend strategy, there is a risk of significant drawdowns during strong trending markets, where the price continues to move in one direction without reversing.
By understanding the mechanics of the Fibonacci Counter-Trend Trading strategy, along with its pros and cons, traders can effectively implement it in their trading routines and potentially enhance their trading performance.
Consecutive Unswept Lower Highs/ Higher Lows CounterCounts consecutive Lower Highs and Higher Lows; number resets to zero when previous pivot high or low gets swept
-To help give an idea of when a retracement / run-on-stops may be overdue. i.e. the higher the counter number grows, the longer we've gone without a proper retracement.
//inputs//
~pivot lookback/lookforward: increase this for more significant pivot highs and lows.
~number of pivot high 'counter' labels (pairs) to show in history.
~formatting options.
Contrarian Scalping Counter Trend Bb Envelope Adx and StochasticContrarian Scalping is an trading strategy designed to take advanted of a counter-trend.
The advantage of these strrategies types is that they have a good profitability but with do not great gain (in relation at the time frame).
Indicators used:
Bollinger
Envelope
ADX
Stochastic
Rules for entry
For short: close of the price is above upper band from bb and envelope, adx is below 30 and stochastic is above 50
For long: close of the price is below lower band from bb and envelope, adx is below 30 and stochastic is below 50
Rules for exit
For short: either close of the candle is below lower band of bb or enveloper or stochastic is below 50
For long: either close o the candle is above upper band of bb or envelope or stochastic is above 50
If there are any questions let me know !
%R Trend Exhaustion [upslidedown]I love Williams %R! This indicator mixes two %R periods... a standard %R with a longer period %R. The longer period of 112 has interesting results for trend following strategies in the crypto market through backtesting.
Alone these are fairly ordinary but together they provide a very interesting trend exhaustion/reversal system while filtering out some noise. I have highlighted key areas of interest with filled boxes. An "area of interest" is when there is confluence between the short and long period %R values along with being overbought or oversold. Once there is a break in the overbought or oversold trend, an arrow will print.
This is one of my odder ideas that appears to have some merit and detects interesting tops or bottoms (or confirms a trend reversal) so I'm publicly publishing for the community to find. If you find this useful please reach out and let me know how you use it as it's fairly unique... and thus different than anything I've ever seen or used.
scalping against trapped countertrendAbstract
This script attempts to find the end of countertrend.
This script uses oscillators to measure long term and short period trends. When the long term trend keeps positive and clear short term period is over, this script provides a buy signal.
This script does not contain pullback, cut loss and re-enter. You need to add it manually.
Introduction
Many traders want to buy when long term trend is bullish and short term pullback is over.
This is because we can take advantage to the emotion of countertrend traders.
Countertrend traders realizes their profit is finite and therefore want to protect their profit well and limit their loss.
This script is inspired by a searchable trading strategy video.
The video mentioned 4 points.
(1) long term trend. The video did not spend much ink on this point. You can use any method to observe.
(2) clear pullback bar (at least 50% body)
(3) weak bar after clear pullback
(4) entry trigger buy stop
This script attempts to quantize these points to determine trading direction.
This script is originally designed for timeframes lower than examples in the video but you can apply it on any timeframe.
Computing and Adjusting
(1) long term trend
This script uses smoothed stochastic.
(2) clear pullback bar
Since this script is originally designed for timeframes lower than examples in the video, so the condition becomes:
RSI is low enough
(3) weak bar after clear pullback
RSI goes back from low level.
(4) entry trigger buy stop
This script does not include this condition.
You can decide enter when buy stop or pullback.
Parameters
x_src : the value for computing oscillators
x_len_a : how many bars for measuring short term trend
x_len_b : how many bars for measuring long term trend
x_k_b : smooth long term trend, the average value of stochastic values
x_changk = check if clear short term pullback appears recently. 1 means do not use, larger numbers means how long of periods to check.
x_rsi_ct : threshold of short term pullback clear
x_rsi_ft : threshold of short term pullback end
Reading numbers in Strategy Tester
Most possible loss :
(1) to find rational pullback. Generally 1/3 to 2/3 atr.
(2) to find cut loss distance. Generally 1 to 2 atr.
Most possible profit :
to find if trading the opposite direction against this script is profitable.
Conclusion
This script can suggest us trading direction.
Waiting for pullback can reduce risk, compared to buy stop.
This script does not provide good signals in sideways markets.
Reference
A searchable trading strategy video
Dynamic EnvelopeA dynamic envelope is designed to build an actual envelope that consider the volatility of a trading instrument.
A dynamic envelope is an ideal counter-trend indicator, it takes into account the nature of the movement of the instrument. At the same time, it does not require adjustment of parameters over time, it adjusts itself to volatility.
The indicator can be effectively used on any markets and instruments.
Динамический конверт предназначен для построения актуального конверта, который учитывает волатильность торгового инструмента.
Динамический конверт - это идеальный контртрендовый индикатор, он учитывает характер движения инструмента. При этом он не требует подгонки параметров со временем, он сам подстраивается под волатильность.
Индикатор можно эффективно использовать на любых рынках и инструментах.
Close Counter HistogramAn interesting experiment to make an indicator act as a counter. I call it CCH - Close Counter Histogram.
It adds 1 when current close is higher than previous close and reduces -1 when current close is lower than previous close.
In the CCH settings you set how many bars to look back and use EMA to smooth the results or disable EMA smoothing.
Disable the EMA smoothing and you'll see the real deal (pure counter).
The higher the GREEN columns the more higher closes and the lower the RED columns the more lower closes.
In case columns are declining above 0 a more darker green will appear.
In case columns are declining below 0 a more darker red will appear.
Supports bar coloring (disabled by default).
Feel free to comment and Like if you like.
Enjoy :)
Advancing Declining OscillatorYet another Array indicator, simple, but efficient which i call ADO. The indicator acts as a COUNTER of when CLOSE closes above OPEN and vice versa based on specified look back period in settings.
If we have more Closes above Opens, obviously the indicator will be above ZERO and GREEN, otherwise RED.
Optional to smooth it by EMA (true by default).
Like if you Like and Enjoy!
GMS: Candlestick Patterns with RSI FilterI wanted to apply an RSI filter to some of the new Candlestick Patterns (in the indicators tab) since some of them looked to be quite effective for picking reversals. Turns out it's a pretty good pairing.
You can modify the RSI length in addition to the upper and lower thresholds. I also added in check boxes to combine different bullish and bearish patterns.
The candlestick patterns included are:
1. Long Upper Shadow
2. Long Lower Shadow
3. Doji
4. Bullish Harami
5. Bearish Harami
6. Bullish Engulfing
7. Bearish Engulfing
Hope it helps!
Andre
Falling Knives Jagged SpikesThe purpose of this script is to trade with the trend, trade trend continuation, and counter-trend trades.
Uptrend is price above 200 ema: Background is green and the bar colors are normal
Downtrend is price below 200 ema: Background is red and the bar colors are normal
Counter-trend to uptrend--Bar colors are white and the background is purple
counter-trend to downtrend--Bar colors are black and the background is aqua.
How to use:
Uptrend (green background): Only go long
Downtrend (red background): only go short
Counter-trend to uptrend/downtrend (white bars/black bars): Take counter-trend trade when price is a substantial distance from the 200 EMA. Best if there was a divergence with an oscillator. A lot of times these are just deep pullbacks or rallies.
trend continuation: In uptrend, after falling knives, and trend continues up (background turns to green) look to buy, you are getting a great price on the asset. Same for downtrend.
Keep in mind that nothing is perfect, and to of-course test everything.
Best of luck in all you do. Get money.
RSI Swing SignalThis indicator is a tool designed to be used with Steven Hart's RSI Exhaustion strategy. For more information google TheTradingChannel or look him up on YouTube :)
The default RSI settings for this strategy are:
RSI Overbought: 80
RSI Oversold: 20
Length: 7
When the RSI gets above 80, the line will turn red and the script will begin looking for a specific type of engulfing candle to go short. The same is true when the RSI gets below 20, but the line will turn green and look for longs. It is best used as a back-testing aid, but it can also be used to send emails or SMS alerts whenever the conditions are met. It can also be used as an alternative colored RSI indicator by removing the signals in the settings menu and changing the RSI parameters to whatever you normally use. This can aid in RSI divergence and overbought/sold strategies.
Entries:
The bright green and bright red lines represent the first type of engulfing candle.
The dark green and red lines represent the second type of engulfing candle.
Some pairs perform best with only one of these entries, while others work fine with both.
This is a counter-trend or consolidation strategy, and is best used in combination with trend-continuation or trend-following strategies. As always, make sure you back-test it before you use it to trade as it works better on some pairs than others.
Naked Forex Trading StrategyBased on "How Naked Trading Works" video by Walter Peters: youtu.be I don't know this person and I am in no way affiliated with him. I just found his video interesting enough to make this into a script.
Rules as described by Walter in his video:
1. if current candle makes a higher high than the previous one
2. and is a bearish engulfing candle
3. and has room to the left
4. and is the largest candle (high - low) compared to the last 7-10 previous ones
Then open trade on the next candle once it breaks bearish engulfing candle's low and take profit close above previous support. Stop loss goes a few pips above bearish engulfing candle high
Do the opposite on a bullish engulfing candle signal.
Works best on 1H, 4H and 1D timeframes.
I haven't done any extensive backtesting on this, but it looks like it gives pretty good signals:
