US Presidential Elections (Names & Dates)US Presidential Elections (Names & Dates)
Description :
This indicator marks key dates in US presidential history, highlighting both election days and inauguration dates. It's designed to provide historical context to your charts, allowing you to see how major political events align with market movements.
Key Features:
• Displays US presidential elections from 1936 to 2052
• Shows inauguration dates for each president
• Customizable colors and styles for both election and inauguration markers
• Toggle visibility of election and inauguration labels separately
• Adapts to different timeframes (daily, weekly, monthly)
• Includes president names for historical context
The indicator uses yellow labels for election days and blue labels for inauguration dates. Election labels show the year and "Election", while inauguration labels display the name of the incoming president.
Customization options include:
• Colors for election and inauguration labels and text
• Line widths for both types of events
• Label placement styles
This tool is perfect for traders and analysts who want to correlate political events with market trends over long periods. It provides a unique perspective on how presidential cycles might influence financial markets.
Note: Future elections (2024 onwards) are marked with a placeholder (✅) as the presidents are not yet known.
Use this indicator to:
• Identify potential market patterns around election cycles
• Analyze historical market reactions to specific presidencies
• Add political context to your long-term chart analysis
Enhance your chart analysis with this comprehensive view of US presidential history!
States
lib_statemachineLibrary "lib_statemachine"
simple state machine that allows tracking a state an manipulating it with conditions
method step(this, before, after, condition)
will step the state of the state machine from one to the next in case of condition
Namespace types: StateMachine
Parameters:
this (StateMachine) : (StateMachine) the state machine to use
before (int) : (int) from state
after (int) : (int) to state
condition (bool) : (bool) if condition is true
Returns: true (bool) if the state of the statemachine changed
method step(this, after, condition)
will change the state of the state machine to the next in case of condition (not depending on previous state)
Namespace types: StateMachine
Parameters:
this (StateMachine) : (StateMachine) the state machine to use
after (int) : (int) to state
condition (bool) : (bool) if condition is true
Returns: true (bool) if the state of the statemachine changed
method changed(this, within_bars)
will return true if the state of the state machine was changed in this iteration
Namespace types: StateMachine
Parameters:
this (StateMachine) : (StateMachine) the state machine to use
within_bars (int)
Returns: true (bool) if the state of the statemachine changed
method reset(this, condition, min_occurrences)
will reset the state machine if a certain 'condition' appears 'min_occurrences' times
Namespace types: StateMachine
Parameters:
this (StateMachine) : (StateMachine) the state machine to use
condition (bool) : (bool) reset condition
min_occurrences (int) : (int) min times 'condition' must appear for the reset to happen
Returns: true (bool) if the state of the statemachine changed
StateMachine
Fields:
state (series__integer)
neutral (series__integer)
enabled (series__bool)
reset_counter (series__integer)
