BBr1 Candle Range Volitility Gap IndicatorModified Candle Range Volatility Gap Indicator
1. Useful to analyze bars body and wicks and volatility of security.
2. Added a Percentage Option - easier to analyze across different securities.
2. Added a Standard Deviation ("1 std dev= 68.2%, 2 std dev=95.4%, 3 std dev=99.7%, etc") based upon user defined lookback period.
3. Added the ability to include Gaps in Analysis. (Gaps are when the prior closing cost does not equal opening price)
4. Possible Uses setting up stop losses, trailing entries/exits (inside range or outside range).
5. Use it with other indicators in determining if to make an entry or close entry.
Reposted Original Description by © ka66 Kamal Advani
Visually shows the Body Range (open to close) and Candle Range (high to low).
Semi-transparent overlapping area is the full Candle Range, and fully-opaque smaller area is the Body Range. For aesthetics and visual consistency, Candle Range follows the direction of the Body Range, even though technically it's always positive (high - low).
The different plots for each range type also means the UI will allow deselecting one or the other as needed. For example, some strategies may care only about the Body Range, rather than the entire Candle Range, so the latter can be hidden to reduce noise.
Threshold horizontal lines are plotted, so the trader can modify these high and low levels as needed through the user interface. These need to be configured to match the instrument's price range levels for the timeframe. The defaults are pretty arbitrary for +/- 0.0080 (80 pips in a 4-decimal place forex pair). Where a range reaches or exceeds a threshold, it's visually marked as well with a shape at the Body or Candle peak, to assist with quicker visual potential setup scanning, for example, to anticipate a following reversal or continuation.
