[DEM] EMA Cloud & Bars EMA Cloud & Bars is designed to provide visual trend analysis by combining two exponential moving averages of different lengths (default 50 and 150) with both a color-coded cloud fill and optional bar coloring to identify market conditions. The indicator plots the two EMAs as semi-transparent lines and fills the area between them with blue when the shorter EMA is above the longer EMA (indicating bullish conditions) or red when the shorter EMA is below the longer EMA (indicating bearish conditions). Additionally, it colors price bars green when price is above the shorter EMA and the shorter EMA is above the longer EMA (strong bullish alignment), red when price is below the shorter EMA and the longer EMA is above the shorter EMA (strong bearish alignment), and purple for all other conditions, providing traders with multiple visual cues for trend direction and strength while offering toggleable options for both the cloud display and bar coloring features.
النطاقات والقنوات
[DEM] Donchian Cloud Donchian Cloud is designed to create a visual cloud overlay on the price chart using two Donchian Channel midlines of different periods (26 and 117 bars) to identify trend direction and potential support/resistance zones. The indicator calculates the average of the highest high and lowest low for each period, plots these as nearly transparent blue lines, and fills the area between them with a color-coded cloud that changes from blue to red when the longer-period midline (117) crosses above the shorter-period midline (26), indicating a potential bearish shift in the longer-term trend. This cloud system helps traders visualize the relationship between short-term and long-term price equilibrium levels, with the cloud color providing a quick reference for overall trend bias and the cloud boundaries offering dynamic support and resistance levels.
[DEM] Donchian Channels Bars Donchian Channels Bars is designed to color-code price bars based on their relationship to Donchian Channel breakouts by comparing short-term and long-term highest high and lowest low levels. The indicator uses two configurable lookback periods (default 1 and 20 bars) and colors bars green when the shorter-period highest high equals the longer-period highest high (indicating an upward breakout or new high), red when the shorter-period lowest low equals the longer-period lowest low (indicating a downward breakout or new low), and purple when neither condition is met. This visual system helps traders quickly identify when price is making significant moves beyond established ranges, with green bars highlighting potential bullish breakouts above recent resistance and red bars highlighting potential bearish breakouts below recent support levels.
سحابة المتوسطاتأفضل استخدام له مع فريم اكبر من فريم الشارت مثلاً الربع ساعة معاه فريم الساعة
الثلاث دقائق معاها الربع ساعة و هاكذا ربط الفريمات
المؤشر يرسم 3 متوسطات متحركة (يمكن اختيار نوعها: SMA/EMA/WMA/VWMA/HMA/RMA) ويُنشئ سحابتين بين هذه المتوسطات لإظهار الاتجاه والزخم بصريًا، مع منطق تلوين ذكي يميز حالات الترتيب “الطبيعي” والشواذ بين المتوسطات.
أهم الميزات:
MTF سلس بدون درج: إذا اخترت فريم أعلى، يستخدم المؤشر توليفًا تدريجيًا (LERP) بين قيمة الفريم الأعلى السابقة والحالية اعتمادًا على تقدم الوقت داخل شمعة الفريم الأعلى، ثم يُطبّق تنعيم EMA إضافي (softLen) لإزالة “الدرج”.
سحابتان ديناميكيتان:
السحابة الأولى (1↔3): بين أعلى وأدنى قيم المتوسطات الثلاثة. لونها “فاتح” افتراضيًا، وينعكس للون “غامق” عند حالات الشذوذ.
السحابة الثانية (اختياريًا 2↔3 أو 1↔2): بلون “غامق” افتراضيًا، وتنعكس ألوانها عند الشذوذ. توجد آلية منع وميض عند تغيير الزوج داخل الشمعة.
منطق الاتجاه والتلوين: يحدد حالات الترتيب (1>2>3 صعود رسمي، 1<2<3 هبوط رسمي) ويكشف “الشواذ” (مثل 1-3-2 أو 2-3-1) لتبديل درجات الألوان بين الفاتح/الغامق.
تحكمات مرئية: اختيار نوع/فريم المتوسطات، أطوال كل MA، ألوان وشفافية السحب، عرض الخطوط، وإظهار ليبلات على آخر شمعة بقيم المتوسطات مع حجم خط وخلفية قابلة للتخصيص.
تنظيف تلقائي لليبلات: إنشاء/تحريك عند آخر شمعة وحذفها عند الإخفاء لضمان أداء بصري نظيف.
طريقة الاستخدام السريعة:
اختر نوع المتوسط والفريم (اتركه فارغًا لاستخدام فريم الشارت).
حدّد أطوال وألوان المتوسطات الثلاثة.
اختر وضع السحب (الأولى/الثانية/كلتاهما) وحدد زوج السحابة الثانية.
فعّل الليبلات إن رغبت لمتابعة قيم المتوسطات على آخر شمعة.
English (Concise)
What it does:
This indicator plots three moving averages (type selectable: SMA/EMA/WMA/VWMA/HMA/RMA) and builds two clouds between them to visualize trend and momentum. It uses smart coloring to distinguish “normal” MA ordering vs. anomalies.
Key features:
Smooth MTF (no stepping): When a higher timeframe is selected, it linearly interpolates (LERP) between the previous and current HTF values based on intra-bar time position, then applies an extra EMA smoothing (softLen) to further reduce stair-stepping.
Two dynamic clouds:
Cloud 1 (MA1↔MA3): Spans the max/min of the three MAs. Uses a “light” palette by default, flips to “dark” on anomaly cases.
Cloud 2 (configurable pair: MA2↔MA3 or MA1↔MA2): Uses a “dark” palette by default, flips to “light” on anomalies. Includes anti-flicker logic when changing the pair intra-bar.
Trend & coloring logic: Detects ordered states (1>2>3 = bullish, 1<2<3 = bearish) and anomalies (e.g., 1-3-2 or 2-3-1) to swap cloud shades accordingly.
Visual controls: Choose MA type/timeframe, individual lengths and colors, cloud colors/transparencies, line width, and optional labels on the last bar showing MA values with customizable size/background.
Clean label handling: Creates/moves labels only on the last bar and deletes them when hidden, keeping the chart tidy.
Quick start:
Select MA type and timeframe (leave empty to use chart TF).
Set lengths/colors for the three MAs.
Pick the cloud mode (first/second/both) and the pair for Cloud 2.
Enable labels to display the latest MA values if desired.
Multi-Indicator Combo - JTR Community - Version1🔰 **Multi-Indicator Combo – JTR Community Version 1 Edition** 🔰
The Multi-Indicator Combo is an all-in-one trading tool that combines multiple popular indicators into a single script, with full flexibility to enable/disable each one. It also includes an interactive Dashboard that summarizes market conditions with real-time values and insights.
🎯 What it offers:
Moving Averages (MA): Supports 10+ types (EMA, SMA, HMA, McGinley, Kijun v2, etc.) for trend direction and dynamic support/resistance.
Momentum Indicators:
RSI with OB/OS levels.
Stochastic RSI with crossovers and overbought/oversold signals.
CCI, Momentum, ROC for additional confirmations.
Volume Indicators:
Volume with moving average.
OBV (On Balance Volume) with percentile analysis.
VWAP with dynamic price relation coloring.
Volatility Indicators:
ATR + NATR to measure strength and volatility.
Bollinger Bands, Keltner Channel, Donchian Channel with color-coded fills.
Volatility Stop for adaptive stop levels.
Candlestick Patterns:
Built-in library with popular patterns (Bullish/Bearish Engulfing, Hammer, Doji, Morning Star, Evening Star, Inside/Outside Bar, etc.).
Support & Resistance Zones:
Pivot Zones
High/Low Zones
Wick-based Liquidity Zones
Interactive Dashboard:
Displays indicator values and market insights in a simple, color-coded table (Bullish/Bearish/Neutral), allowing traders to quickly read the market without switching between multiple indicators.
⚙️ How to use:
Enable only the indicators you need from the settings to keep your chart clean.
Use the Dashboard for a quick overview of market sentiment.
Combine signals (e.g., RSI + Volume + ATR) to improve accuracy and decision-making.
💡 Key Features:
Combines 20+ indicators and tools into one script.
Clean and organized interface with grouped settings.
Highly flexible – every feature can be turned on/off.
Suitable for beginners (easy overview) and advanced traders (detailed analysis).
⚠️ Disclaimer:
This script is for educational and analytical purposes only. It does not provide financial advice or guaranteed trading signals. Always use proper risk management and a trading plan.
👨💻 Developed by: **JemmyTrade | JTR Community | Nabil Elmahdy **
📥 Feedback & suggestions are welcome!
Volume Weighted Average AZ++Volume Weighted Average original script plus:
* anchor from a specific date and time in the past
* anchor from a specific numbers of bars back
Volume Weighted Average AZ++Volume Weighted Average modified to:
* add a custom starting date and time
* add a custom period back in bars, to anchor vWAP
Precision Fair Value Gap (FVG)This indicator scans historical price action to automatically detect unmitigated Fair Value Gaps (FVGs) with precision.
It highlights bullish and bearish gaps that remain open until price fills them, helping traders spot key liquidity imbalances used in Smart Money Concepts (SMC).
🔹 Features
Detects both bullish and bearish FVGs.
Auto-removes mitigated gaps once price returns to fill them.
Configurable gap size, line weight, and colors.
Optimized for performance with capped lookback and line control.
Works on all timeframes and markets.
Perfect for traders who rely on price action and institutional order flow to refine entries, exits, and confluence zones.
6 MAs, BMSB, Pi Cycle TopThis indicator has 6 Moving averages that are highly customizable and visible on multiple time frames, it also includes the Bull Market Support Band (BMSB) and the Pi Cycle Top indicator which has been very good at predicting Cycle Tops for Bitcoin (BTC). You can customize all the moving averages, as well as using simple or exponential, you can also easily customize colors and line weights.
Created by: Dan Heilman
Triple-EMA Cloud (3× configurable EMAs + timeframe + fill)About This Script
Name: Triple-EMA Cloud (3× configurable EMAs + timeframe + fill)
What it does:
The script plots three Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs) on your chart.
You can set each EMA’s length (how many bars or days it averages over), source (for example, closing price, opening price, or the midpoint of high + low), and timeframe (you can have one EMA use daily data, another hourly data, etc.).
The indicator draws a “cloud” or channel by shading the area between the outermost two EMAs of the three. This lets you see a band or zone that the price is moving in, defined by those EMAs.
You also get full control over how each of the three EMA‐lines looks: color, thickness, transparency, and plot style (solid line, steps, circles, etc.).
How to Use It (for Beginners)
Here’s how a trader who’s new to charts can use this tool, especially when looking for pullbacks or undercut price action.
Key Concepts
Trend: Imagine the market price is generally going up or down. EMAs are a way to smooth out price movements so you can see the trend more clearly.
Pullback: When a price has been going up (an uptrend), sometimes it dips down a little before going up again. That dip is the pullback. It’s a chance to enter or add to a position at a “better price.”
Undercut: This is when price drops below an important level (for example an EMA) and then comes back up. It looks like it broke below, but then it recovers. That may show reverse pressure or strength building.
How the Script Helps With Pullbacks & Undercuts
Marking Trend Zones with the Cloud
The cloud between the outer EMA lines gives you a zone of expected support/resistance. If the price is above the cloud, that zone can act like a “floor” in uptrends; if it is below, the cloud might act like a “ceiling” in downtrends.
Watching Price vs the EMAs
If the price pulls back toward the cloud (or toward one of the EMAs) and then bounces back up, that’s a signal that the uptrend might continue.
If the price undercuts (goes a bit below) one of the EMAs or the cloud and then returns above it, that can also be a signal. It suggests that even though there was a temporary drop, buyers stepped in.
Using the Three EMAs for Confirmation
Because the script uses three EMAs, you can see how tightly or loosely they are spaced.
If all three EMAs are broadly aligned (for example, in an uptrend: shorter length above longer length, each pulling from reliable price source), that gives more confidence in trend strength.
If the middle EMA (or different source/timeframe) is holding up as support while others are above, it strengthens signal.
Entry & Exit Points
Entry: For example, after a pullback toward the cloud or “mid‐EMA”, wait for price to show a bounce up. That could be a better entry than buying at the top.
Stop Loss / Risk: You might place a stop loss just below the cloud or the lowest of your selected EMAs so that if price breaks through, the idea is invalidated.
Profit Target: Could be a recent high, resistance level, or a fixed reward-risk multiple (for example aiming to make twice what you risked).
Practical Steps for New Traders
Set up the EMAs
Choose simple lengths like 10, 21, 50.
For example, EMA #1 = length 10, source Close, timeframe “current chart”; EMA #2 = length 21, source (H+L)/2; EMA #3 = length 50, maybe timeframe daily.
Observe the Price Action
When price moves up, then dips, see if it comes back near the shaded cloud or one of the EMAs.
See if the dip touches the EMAs lightly (not a big drop) and then price starts climbing again.
Look for undercuts
If price briefly goes below a line (or below cloud) and then closes back above, that’s undercut + recovery. That bounce back is often meaningful.
Manage risk
Only put in money you can afford to lose.
Use small position size until you get comfortable.
Use stop-loss (as mentioned) in case the price doesn’t bounce as expected.
Practice
Put this indicator on charts (stocks you follow) in past time periods. See how price behaved with pullbacks / undercuts relative to the EMAs & cloud. This helps you learn to see signals.
What It Doesn’t Do (and What to Be Careful Of)
It doesn’t predict the future — it simply shows zones and trends. Price can still break down through the cloud.
In a “choppy” market (i.e. when price is going up and down without a clear trend), signals from EMAs / clouds are less reliable. You’ll get more “false bounces.”
Under / overshoots & big news events can break through clean levels, so always watch for confirmation (volume, price behavior) before putting big money in.
MGY Smart Fibonacci ProMGY Smart Fibonacci Pro Indicator
Overview:
MGY Smart Fibonacci Pro is an advanced multi-timeframe Fibonacci indicator that automatically adapts to your current chart timeframe. It intelligently displays the most relevant Fibonacci retracement levels based on the higher timeframes, providing traders with dynamic support and resistance levels.
Multi-Level EnvelopeMulti-Level Envelope
Features of this indicator:
5 different levels of Envelope bands
Separate input field for each level to set the percentage deviation value
Different colors for each level to easily distinguish between them
Thick baseline in the middle for the moving average
Risk controlRisk control.
The indicator displays lines at a distance of % from the current price specified in the parameters. This risk is taken as 100% of the volume. Additionally, the max/min of the visible part of the chart is determined. The distance from the current price to the min/max is calculated in % and the ratio of the risk specified in the parameters to the risk to the min/max is displayed in 10% increments. The indicator is calculated based on the visible part of the chart on the screen. The direction of visualization depends on the visible part of the chart: if the opening price of the first candle is > the current price, visualization is from the minimum, otherwise from the maximum.
Required parameters: risk in %.
Visualization: line offset to the left/right, line color and thickness. Additional: table of 3 cells (background, font size and color).
NY Option Cut MapNY Option Cut Map は、ニューヨークカット（NYカット）のオプションバリアをチャートに表示するインジケーターです。
FXStreet（https://www.fxstreet.com/）などで公表されるストライク情報をコピペ入力すると、自動でラインとラベルを描画します。大規模オプションは色や太さで強調表示され、相場の注目水準を視覚的に確認できます。
【使い方】
- 「Quick paste」に `価格 金額` を貼り付け（例: `146.00 1.4b`）。
- 入力値に応じて水平ラインとNYカット時間の縦線を表示。
- Backtestモードで過去日付も再現可能。
【注意】
- 外部サイトからの情報を手動入力して利用してください（自動取得はありません）。
- 本スクリプトは招待制公開です。利用希望は管理者までご連絡ください。
NY Option Cut Map is an indicator that visualizes New York option cut (NY cut) barriers on the chart.
By pasting strike information (price and size) from sources such as FXStreet (www.fxstreet.com), the script automatically plots lines and labels. Large option sizes are highlighted with stronger colors and thicker lines, making key levels easier to identify.
【How to use】
- Paste strike data into "Quick paste" in the format: `Price Size` (e.g., `146.00 1.4b`).
- The script will display horizontal lines and the NY cut vertical line.
- Backtest mode allows you to reproduce past dates.
【Notes】
- The script does not fetch data automatically. Please input external information manually.
- This script is invite-only. To use it, please contact the author for approval.
Volatility Monitor [HTF/LTF Maki]The way to set a buying and selling rule base on EMA in Multi Time Frame
HUll Dynamic BandEducational Hull Moving Average Wave Analysis Tool
**MARS** is an innovative educational indicator that combines multiple Hull Moving Average timeframes to create a comprehensive wave analysis system, similar in concept to Ichimoku Cloud but with enhanced smoothness and responsiveness.
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🎯 Key Features
**Triple Wave System**
- **Peak Wave (34-period)**: Fast momentum signals, similar to Ichimoku's Conversion Line
- **Primary Wave (89-period)**: Main trend identification with retest detection
- **Swell Wave (178-period)**: Long-term trend context and major wave analysis
**Visual Wave Analysis**
- **Wave Power Fill**: Dynamic area between primary and swell waves showing trend strength
- **Peak Power Fill**: Short-term momentum visualization
- **Smooth Curves**: Hull MA-based calculations provide cleaner signals than traditional moving averages
**Intelligent Signal System**
- **Trend Shift Signals**: Clear visual markers when trend changes occur
- **Retest Detection**: Identifies potential retest opportunities with specific conditions
- **Correction Alerts**: Early warning signals for market corrections
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📊 How It Works
The indicator uses **Hull Moving Averages** with **Fibonacci-based periods** (34, 89, 178) and a **Golden Ratio multiplier (1.64)** to create natural market rhythm analysis.
**Key Signal Types:**
- 🔵 **Circles**: Major trend shifts (primary wave crossovers)
- 💎 **Diamonds**: Retest opportunities with multi-wave confirmation
- ❌ **X-marks**: Correction signals and structural breaks
- 🌊 **Wave Fills**: Visual trend strength and direction
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🎓 Educational Purpose
This indicator demonstrates:
- Advanced moving average techniques using Hull MA
- Multi-timeframe analysis in a single view
- Wave theory application in technical analysis
- Dynamic support/resistance concept visualization
**Similar to Ichimoku but Different:**
- Ichimoku uses price-based calculations → Angular cloud shapes
- MARS uses weighted averages → Smooth, flowing wave patterns
- Both identify trend direction, but MARS offers faster signals with cleaner visualization
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⚙️ Customizable Settings
- **Wave Periods**: Adjust primary wave length (default: 89)
- **Multipliers**: Fine-tune wave sensitivity (default: 1.64 Golden Ratio)
- **Visual Style**: Customize line widths and signal displays
- **Peak Analysis**: Independent fast signal system (default: 34)
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🔍 Usage Tips
1. **Trend Identification**: Watch wave fill colors and line positions
2. **Entry Timing**: Look for retest diamonds after trend shift circles
3. **Risk Management**: Use wave boundaries as dynamic support/resistance
4. **Confirmation**: Combine with price action and market structure analysis
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⚠️ Important Notes
- **Educational Tool**: Designed for learning wave analysis concepts
- **Not Financial Advice**: Always use proper risk management
- **Backtesting Recommended**: Test on historical data before live trading
- **Combine with Analysis**: Works best with additional confirmation methods
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🚀 Innovation
MARS represents a unique approach to wave analysis by:
- Combining Hull MA smoothness with Ichimoku-style visualization
- Providing multi-timeframe analysis without chart clutter
- Offering retest detection with specific wave conditions
- Creating an educational bridge between different analytical methods
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*This indicator is shared for educational purposes to help traders understand advanced moving average techniques and wave analysis concepts. Always practice proper risk management and combine with your own analysis.*
Premarket Hi/Lo + Prior Day O/C LevelsPremarket Hi/Lo + Prior Day O/C (today only) shows four clear reference levels for the current regular trading session: the Premarket High and Premarket Low (taken from a user-defined premarket window, 04:00–09:30 by default) and Yesterday’s 09:30 Open and 15:59 Close (sourced from the 1-minute feed for accuracy). The premarket levels “lock” at the opening bell so they don’t move for the rest of the day. All four lines are displayed only during today’s regular hours to keep the chart focused. Small right-edge labels and an optional top-right mini-table show the exact values at a glance.
This indicator is designed to give immediate context without technical jargon. The premarket high/low summarize where price traveled before the bell; the prior-day open/close summarize where the last session began and ended. Checking whether price is above or below these markers helps you quickly judge strength or weakness and anticipate where price may pause, bounce, or break. Typical uses include watching for a clean break and hold above Premarket High (often bullish), a break and hold below Premarket Low (often bearish), drift back toward Prior Day Close after a gap (a common “magnet”), and flips around Prior Day Open that can lead to continuation.
Setup: Turn on Extended Hours in TradingView so premarket bars are visible (Chart Settings → Symbol → Extended Hours). Apply the indicator to any intraday timeframe. In Inputs, you can change the premarket window to match your market, adjust colors and line widths, and toggle the floating labels and the mini-table. Times use the chart’s exchange time (for US stocks, Eastern Time).
Notes and limits: Lines show only for today’s session (default 09:30–16:00). The script looks at the previous calendar day for “prior day,” so values may be empty after weekends or holidays when markets were closed. If your instrument uses different regular hours or you trade futures/crypto, adjust the premarket session in Inputs and—if needed—edit the regular-hours window in code to match. If your data source does not include premarket, the premarket lines will be blank.
Best practice: The first 15–30 minutes after the open are where these levels have the most impact. Reactions are more meaningful when a line aligns with another tool you use (e.g., VWAP or your opening range). If price does not react clearly at a line, avoid forcing a trade.
APO Channel // SuperTrend Optimized📌 Complete Long Description (Final Version)
APO Channel – Adaptive Breakout Detection
🔹 How it works
The originality of this script lies in the combination of two complementary approaches:
An adaptive channel, whose responsiveness is based on fractal dimension and volatility.
A breakout & candle confirmation system, providing clear visual trade signals.
Unlike standard channels (e.g., Bollinger Bands), which use a fixed deviation or multiplier, the APO Channel dynamically adjusts its baseline (Filt) and bands (Filt1, Filt2) in real time. This ensures that signals are not only adaptive to market conditions but also reinforced when both indicators align simultaneously, filtering out false moves and highlighting stronger trade opportunities.
🔹 Why this combination matters
By merging an adaptive volatility channel with a breakout confirmation system, the script provides traders with a more reliable view of momentum shifts.
The channel identifies when markets are consolidating versus expanding.
The breakout signals confirm actual momentum surges.
When both conditions trigger together, the likelihood of a meaningful move increases, making signals clearer and more robust than using either tool alone.
🔹 Visual signals
The script offers optional candle coloring and breakout labels:
Bullish signals are shown when price breaks above the adaptive upper band.
Bearish signals appear when price breaks below the adaptive lower band.
For clearer visualization, traders can activate the blue, green, and gray candles by clicking on the channel bands.
👉 This makes simultaneous signals and the prevailing trend much more visible, helping traders quickly spot alignment between the adaptive channel and breakout confirmation.
🔹 Optimized Default Settings
Channel Length: 26
Bands Distance: 1
ATR Period: 1
Source: (High + Low)/2
ATR Multiplier: 2
These parameters have been optimized for balanced responsiveness across assets.
👉 Signals are particularly relevant for scalping entries on the 3-minute timeframe, where quick detection of breakouts provides a trading edge.
The indicator works seamlessly on futures, crypto, forex, stocks, and most other instruments, making it a versatile tool for traders across markets.
🔹 How to use
Use breakouts above the channel as a potential entry signal for bullish momentum trades.
Use breakouts below the channel as a potential entry signal for bearish momentum trades.
When both the breakout signal and candle confirmation occur simultaneously, consider it a stronger trading signal.
Activate candle coloring on the channel bands to make signals and trend more visible.
Combine with other tools (volume, higher timeframe bias) for additional confirmation.
✅ Why this script adds value
Most breakout tools rely on static measures (fixed standard deviation, moving average envelopes, etc.). The APO Channel introduces an adaptive filter based on fractal dimension analysis, while also reinforcing signals through dual confirmation (channel breakouts + candle regime).
This makes it a versatile tool for traders seeking adaptive, visually clear, and reliable breakout detection across multiple markets and timeframes.
Manipulation Ribbon [FxScripts]Manipulation Ribbon
Designed to detect areas of price manipulation by Market Makers vs areas where it is trading in a natural, price-driven state. By identifying zones of control and imbalance, the ribbon provides a clear visualization of where price is being held or artificially displaced, offering key insights into potential future direction.
Indicator Function
Unlike traditional oscillators, the Manipulation Ribbon plots a continuous line or ribbon, with no defined y-axis. The ribbon dynamically adapts to market conditions, allowing the user to spot potential manipulation and price containment vs natural price movement.
Calculation Methodology
The Manipulation Ribbon is derived exclusively from price action. The underlying algorithm evaluates where price is, where it should be and where it’s being held.
The resulting ribbon reflects these dynamics in real time, providing a visual framework for interpreting price behavior at a granular level.
Operational Use: Divergences
The primary use of the Manipulation Ribbon is to locate divergences between price and the ribbon.
There are two distinct types of divergence to look for:
Price Containment: Where the ribbon moves but price doesn’t. This can help identify zones where price is being held, often preceding sharp movements once control is released.
Price Manipulation: Where price moves but the ribbon doesn’t. This can help identify liquidity sweeps, often preceding swift reversals once the liquidity has been taken.
Analytical Scenarios
High Liquidity Sweep: Price forms a higher high while the ribbon forms a lower high. Indicates a liquidity sweep may be occurring at the highs and a potential bearish reversal may be imminent.
Low Liquidity Sweep: Price forms a lower low while the ribbon forms a higher low. Indicates a liquidity sweep may be occurring at the lows and a potential bullish reversal may be imminent.
Top Edge Hold: Upwards movement of the ribbon without price followthrough. Indicates price may be being held at the highs, suggesting Market Makers are artificially holding price down in order to create a top edge and potential bearish reversal.
Bottom Edge Hold: Downwards movement of the ribbon without price followthrough. Indicates price may be being held at the lows, suggesting Market Makers are artificially holding price up in order to create a bottom edge and potential bearish reversal.
Settings
Guides: Option to have dynamic guides applied to your chart. Customizable style, color and width.
Guide Lookback: Due to the ribbon having a non-standard y-axis scale, it’s not possible to plot standard interval guides. Due to technical limitations this value is not calculable automatically either. The upper and lower bounds of the guides are therefore calculated using a user-inputted lookback function. In order to ensure the guides use the correct y-axis on the chart, simply input the average number of bars in your current viewport using the ruler, the guides will automatically update to match this.
Line 1 / Band 1: Option to turn on/off Line 1 and Band 1 alongside updating color and linewidth. Line 1 and Band 1 use the current chart symbol as their source.
Line 2 / Band 2: Option to add a second line and/or band to the chart. Use this to compare any correlated instrument e.g. BTCUSDT and ETHUSDT (as visualized in the chart above) or other pairs such as XAUUSD/XAUEUR or ES/NQ. Due to differences in y-axis scaling it's advised to add this as an additional indicator on a new pane (as per chart above).
Inverse Line 2 / Band 2: Option to show/hide the inverse of Line 2 and Band 2. This is useful for comparing inversely correlated symbols e.g. EURUSD and USDCHF.
Performance and Optimization
Backtesting Results: The Manipulation Ribbon has undergone extensive backtesting across various instruments, timeframes and market conditions, demonstrating strong performance in identifying where price is out of sync with its natural state. User backtesting is strongly encouraged as it allows traders to gain familiarity with the ribbon using their preferred instruments and timeframes.
Optimization for Diverse Markets: The Manipulation Ribbon can be used on crypto, forex, indices, commodities and stocks. The Manipulation Ribbon's algorithmic foundation ensures consistent performance across a variety of instruments. The lack of complex settings makes it easy for the trader to set up and go.
Educational Resources and Support
Users of the Manipulation Ribbon benefit from comprehensive educational resources and full access to FxScripts Support. This ensures traders can maximize the potential of the Manipulation Ribbon and other tools in the Sigma Indicator Suite by learning best practices and gaining insights from an experienced team of traders.
