Intraday Swing Positional Trading specialist


Intraday Swing Positional Trading specialist
Intraday Swing Positional Trading specialist


//www.aflcode.com
prev=AMA2(C,1,0);
d=IIf(C>Ref(Max(Max(H,Ref(H,-20)),Max(Ref(H,-10),Ref(H,-15))),-1),Min(Min(L,Ref(L,-20)),Min(Ref(L,-10),Ref(L,-15))),
IIf(C<Ref(Min(Min(L,Ref(L,-20)),Min(Ref(L,-10),Ref(L,-15))),-1),Max(Max(H,Ref(H,-20)),Max(Ref(H,-10),Ref(H,-15))),PREV));
a=Cross(Close,d);
b=Cross(d,Close);
state=IIf(BarsSince(a)<BarsSince(b),1,0);
s=state>Ref(state,-1);
ss=state<Ref(state,-1);
sss=state==Ref(state,-1);
col=IIf(state == 1 ,51,IIf(state ==0,4,1));
Plot(C,"",Col,64);
PlotShapes( shapeUpArrow * s ,6,0,L); 
PlotShapes( shapeDownArrow *ss ,4,0,H);

Filter = s OR sss OR sss ;
AddColumn(C,"close",1.2);
AddColumn( IIf( s, 66,1 ), "buy", formatChar, 1, bkcolor =IIf (s,colorYellow, colorPink ));
AddColumn( IIf( Ss, 83,1 ), "sell", formatChar, 1, bkcolor =IIf (Ss,colorPink, colorYellow ));
AddColumn( IIf( sss, 87,1 ), "wait", formatChar, 1, bkcolor =IIf (sss,colorYellow, colorRed ));

_SECTION_BEGIN("");
_N(Title = "{{NAME}} - {{INTERVAL}} {{DATE}}: "+_DEFAULT_NAME()+" : {{OHLCX}} {{VALUES}}" 
+"\n"+EncodeColor(colorYellow)+
WriteIf(s,"EXIT all Short positions\nif trading long positions, enter long Now-\nOR at the market price on tomorrow's Open with stop="+EncodeColor(4)+WriteVal(L+.75*ATR(5),1.4)+" ,","")+
WriteIf(ss,"exit all long positions today with a Market On Close (MOC) order\nOR at the market price on tomorrow's Open with stop="+EncodeColor(4)+WriteVal(Ref(H+.75*ATR(5), -1),1.4)+",","")+ 
WriteIf( sss ,"No trading signals today.","") );



_SECTION_BEGIN("swing1");
no=20;
res=HHV(H,no);
sup=LLV(L,no);
avd=IIf(C>Ref(res,-1),1,IIf(C<Ref(sup,-1),-1,0));
avn=ValueWhen(avd!=0,avd,1);
supres=IIf(avn==1,sup,res);

a=Cross(C,supres);
b=Cross(supres,C);

style = a * styleStaircase + b * styleStaircase;

PlotShapes(a,style, IIf(a,colorGreen,colorRed), 0, IIf(a,Low,High));

_SECTION_END();



_SECTION_BEGIN("trend");
uptrend=PDI(20)>MDI(10)AND Signal(29)<MACD(13);
downtrend=MDI(10)>PDI(20)AND Signal(29)>MACD(13);


Plot( 2, /* defines the height of the ribbon in percent of pane width */"ribbon",
IIf( uptrend, colorGreen, IIf( downtrend, colorRed, 0 )), /* choose color */
styleOwnScale|styleArea|styleNoLabel, -0.5, 100 );

_SECTION_END();

//d = Close > Ref( ChandelierHL(ATR(3),20), -1);
//e =Close < Ref( ChandelierHL(ATR(3),20), -1);
//f = Close < Ref( ChandelierHL(ATR(3),20), -1);
//g = Close > Ref( ChandelierHL(ATR(3),20), -1);

Buy = s AND a AND uptrend ;
Short = ss AND b AND downtrend ;
Sell = ss AND b AND downtrend ;
Cover = s AND a AND uptrend ;

Buy=ExRem(Buy,Sell);
Sell=ExRem(Sell,Buy);
Cover=ExRem(Cover,Short);
Short=ExRem(Short,Cover);

Filter=Buy OR Sell;
Filter= Cover OR Short;

AddColumn( Buy, "Buy", 1);
AddColumn(Sell, "Sell", 1);
AddColumn(Close,"Close",1.2);
AddColumn(Volume,"Volume",1.0);

_SECTION_BEGIN("Volume");
Plot( Volume, _DEFAULT_NAME(), ParamColor("Color", colorLavender ), styleNoTitle | ParamStyle( "Style", styleHistogram | styleOwnScale | styleThick | styleNoLabel, maskHistogram ), 2 );
_SECTION_END();
// Plot the Buy and Sell arrows.
shape = Buy * shapeUpArrow + Sell * shapeDownArrow;
PlotShapes(shape, IIf(Buy,colorGreen,colorRed), 0, IIf(Buy,Low,High));

Plot(supres,"Swing",colorYellow,styleStaircase);

SetChartBkGradientFill( ParamColor("BgTop", ColorRGB( 172,172,172 )),

ParamColor("BgBottom", ColorRGB( 172,172,172 )),ParamColor("titleblock",ColorRGB( 172,172,172 ))); 


GraphXSpace = 5; 

_SECTION_BEGIN("Pivot");
nBars = Param("Number of bars", 12, 5, 40);
bShowTCZ = Param("Show TCZ", 1, 0, 1); 
nExploreBarIdx = 0;
nExploreDate = 0;
nCurDateNum = 0;
DN = DateNum();
DT = DateTime();
bTCZLong = False;
bTCZShort = False;
nAnchorPivIdx = 0;
ADX8 = ADX(8);
if(Status("action")==1) {
bDraw = True;
bUseLastVis = 1;
} else {
bDraw = False;
bUseLastVis = False;
bTrace = 1;
nExploreDate = Status("rangetodate");
for (i=LastValue(BarIndex());i>=0;i--) {
nCurDateNum = DN[i];
if (nCurDateNum == nExploreDate) {
nExploreBarIdx = i;
}
}
}
GraphXSpace=7;
if (bDraw) {
}
aHPivs = H - H;
aLPivs = L - L;
aHPivHighs = H - H;
aLPivLows = L - L;
aHPivIdxs = H - H;
aLPivIdxs = L - L;
aAddedHPivs = H - H;
aAddedLPivs = L - L;
aLegVol = H - H;
aRetrcVol = H - H;
nHPivs = 0;
nLPivs = 0;
lastHPIdx = 0;
lastLPIdx = 0;
lastHPH = 0;
lastLPL = 0;
curPivBarIdx = 0;
aHHVBars = HHVBars(H, nBars);
aLLVBars = LLVBars(L, nBars);
aHHV = HHV(H, nBars);
aLLV = LLV(L, nBars);
nLastVisBar = LastValue(
Highest(IIf(Status("barvisible"), BarIndex(), 0)));
curBar = IIf(nlastVisBar > 0 AND bUseLastVis, nlastVisBar, 
IIf(Status("action")==4 AND nExploreBarIdx > 0, nExploreBarIdx,
LastValue(BarIndex())));
curTrend = "";
if (aLLVBars[curBar] < aHHVBars[curBar]) 
curTrend = "D";
else 
curTrend = "U";
if (curBar >= 120) {
for (i=0; i<120; i++) { 
curBar = IIf(nlastVisBar > 0 AND bUseLastVis, 
nlastVisBar-i, 
IIf(Status("action")==4 AND nExploreBarIdx > 0, 
nExploreBarIdx-i,
LastValue(BarIndex())-i));
if (aLLVBars[curBar] < aHHVBars[curBar]) {
if (curTrend == "U") {
curTrend = "D";
curPivBarIdx = curBar - aLLVBars[curBar];
aLPivs[curPivBarIdx] = 1;
aLPivLows[nLPivs] = L[curPivBarIdx];
aLPivIdxs[nLPivs] = curPivBarIdx;
nLPivs++;
}
} else {
if (curTrend == "D") {
curTrend = "U";
curPivBarIdx = curBar - aHHVBars[curBar];
aHPivs[curPivBarIdx] = 1;
aHPivHighs[nHPivs] = H[curPivBarIdx];
aHPivIdxs[nHPivs] = curPivBarIdx;
nHPivs++;
}
} 
} 
}
curBar = 
IIf(nlastVisBar > 0 AND bUseLastVis, 
nlastVisBar, 
IIf(Status("action")==4 AND nExploreBarIdx > 0, 
nExploreBarIdx,
LastValue(BarIndex()))
);
if (nHPivs >= 2 AND nLPivs >= 2) {
lastLPIdx = aLPivIdxs[0];
lastLPL = aLPivLows[0];
lastHPIdx = aHPivIdxs[0];
lastHPH = aHPivHighs[0];
nLastHOrLPivIdx = Max(lastLPIdx, lastHPIdx);
nAddPivsRng = curBar - nLastHOrLPivIdx;
aLLVAfterLastPiv = LLV(L, nAddPivsRng); 
nLLVAfterLastPiv = aLLVAfterLastPiv[curBar];
aLLVIdxAfterLastPiv = LLVBars(L, nAddPivsRng); 
nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv = curBar - aLLVIdxAfterLastPiv[curBar];
aHHVAfterLastPiv = HHV(H, nAddPivsRng); 
nHHVAfterLastPiv = aHHVAfterLastPiv[curBar];
aHHVIdxAfterLastPiv = HHVBars(H, nAddPivsRng); 
nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv = curBar - aHHVIdxAfterLastPiv[curBar];
if (lastHPIdx > lastLPIdx) {

/* There are at least two possibilities here. One is that
the previous high was higher, indicating that this is a 
possible short retracement or one in the making.
The other is that the previous high was lower, indicating 
that this is a possible long retracement in the working. 
However, both depend on opposing pivots. E.g., if I find 
higher highs, what if I have lower lows? 

If the highs are descending, then I can consider:
- a lower low, and leave it at that
- a higher high and higher low
- a lower low and another lower high
*/
if (aHPivHighs[0] < aHPivHighs[1]) {

if (nLLVAfterLastPiv < aLPivLows[0] AND 
(nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv - lastHPIdx - 1) >= 1
AND nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv != curBar ) {

// -- OK, we'll add this as a pivot. 
// Mark it for plotting...
aLPivs[nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
aAddedLPivs[nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;

// ...and then rearrange elements in the 
// pivot information arrays
for (j=0; j<nLPivs; j++) {
aLPivLows[nLPivs-j] = aLPivLows[nLPivs-(j+1)];
aLPivIdxs[nLPivs-j] = aLPivIdxs[nLPivs-(j+1)];
}
aLPivLows[0] = nLLVAfterLastPiv;
aLPivIdxs[0] = nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv;
nLPivs++;

// -- Test whether to add piv given last piv is high 
// AND we have lower highs 
}

// -- Here, the last piv is a high piv, and we have 
// higher-highs. The most likely addition is a 
// Low piv that is a retracement.
} else {

if (nLLVAfterLastPiv > aLPivLows[0] AND 
(nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv - lastHPIdx - 1) >= 1
AND nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv != curBar ) {

// -- OK, we'll add this as a pivot. 
// Mark it for plotting...
aLPivs[nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
aAddedLPivs[nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;

// ...and then rearrange elements in the 
// pivot information arrays
for (j=0; j<nLPivs; j++) {
aLPivLows[nLPivs-j] = aLPivLows[nLPivs-(j+1)];
aLPivIdxs[nLPivs-j] = aLPivIdxs[nLPivs-(j+1)];
}
aLPivLows[0] = nLLVAfterLastPiv;
aLPivIdxs[0] = nLLVIdxAfterLastPiv;
nLPivs++;

// -- Test whether to add piv given last piv is high 
// AND we have lower highs 
} 
// -- The last piv is a high and we have higher highs 
// OR lower highs
}

/* ************************************************** **************
Still finding missed pivot(s). Here, the last piv is a low piv.
************************************************** ************** */
} else {

// -- First case, lower highs
if (aHPivHighs[0] < aHPivHighs[1]) {

if (nHHVAfterLastPiv < aHPivHighs[0] AND 
(nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv - lastLPIdx - 1) >= 1
AND nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv != curBar ) {

// -- OK, we'll add this as a pivot. 
// Mark that for plotting
aHPivs[nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
aAddedHPivs[nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;

// ...and then rearrange elements in the 
// pivot information arrays
for (j=0; j<nHPivs; j++) {
aHPivHighs[nHPivs-j] = aHPivHighs[nHPivs-(j+1)];
aHPivIdxs[nHPivs-j] = aHPivIdxs[nhPivs-(j+1)];
}
aHPivHighs[0] = nHHVAfterLastPiv;
aHPivIdxs[0] = nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv;
nHPivs++;

// -- Test whether to add piv given last piv is high 
// AND we have lower highs 
}

// -- Second case when last piv is a low piv, higher highs 
// Most likely addition is high piv that is a retracement.
// Considering adding a high piv as long as it is higher
} else {

// -- Where I have higher highs,
if (nHHVAfterLastPiv > aHPivHighs[0] AND 
(nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv - lastLPIdx - 1) >= 1
AND nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv != curBar ) {

// -- OK, we'll add this as a pivot. 
// Mark it for plotting...
aHPivs[nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;
aAddedHPivs[nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv] = 1;

// ...and then rearrange elements in the 
// pivot information arrays
for (j=0; j<nHPivs; j++) {
aHPivHighs[nHPivs-j] = aHPivHighs[nHPivs-(j+1)];
aHPivIdxs[nHPivs-j] = aHPivIdxs[nhPivs-(j+1)];
}
aHPivHighs[0] = nHHVAfterLastPiv;
aHPivIdxs[0] = nHHVIdxAfterLastPiv;
nHPivs++;

// -- Test whether to add piv given last piv is high 
// AND we have lower highs 
}

}

} 

// -- If there are at least two of each
}

/* ****************************************
// -- Done with finding pivots
***************************************** */ 

if (bDraw) {
PivotEntry = ParamColor( "Entry Color", colorBrightGreen );
PivotEntry2 = ParamColor( "Entry Color2", colorYellow );
PivotExit = ParamColor( "Exit Color", colorRed );
PivotExit2 = ParamColor( "Exit Color2", colorYellow );
// -- OK, let's plot the pivots using arrows
PlotShapes(
IIf(aHPivs==1, shapeSquare, shapeNone), 
PivotExit, 0, High, Offset=80);
PlotShapes(
IIf(aAddedHPivs==1, shapeSquare, shapeNone),
PivotExit2, 0, High, Offset=80);
PlotShapes(
IIf(aLPivs==1, shapeSquare , shapeNone), 
PivotEntry, 0, Low, Offset=-80);
PlotShapes(
IIf(aAddedLPivs==1, shapeSquare , shapeNone), 
PivotEntry2, 0, Low, Offset=-80);

PlotShapes(
IIf(aHPivs==1, shapeSquare, shapeNone), 
colorBlack, 0, High, Offset=85);
PlotShapes(
IIf(aAddedHPivs==1, shapeSquare, shapeNone),
colorBlack, 0, High, Offset=85);
PlotShapes(
IIf(aLPivs==1, shapeSquare , shapeNone), 
colorBlack, 0, Low, Offset=-85);
PlotShapes(
IIf(aAddedLPivs==1, shapeSquare , shapeNone), 
colorBlack, 0, Low, Offset=-85);
}

/* ****************************************
// -- Done with discovering and plotting pivots 
***************************************** */ 

// -- I'm going to want to look for possible retracement
risk = 0;
profInc = 0;
nLeg0Pts = 0;
nLeg0Bars = 0;
nLeg0Vol = 0;
nLeg1Pts = 0;
nLeg1Bars = 0;
nLeg1Vol = 0;
nLegBarsDiff = 0;
nRtrc0Pts = 0;
nRtrc0Bars = 0;
nRtrc0Vol = 0;
nRtrc1Pts = 0;
nRtrc1Bars = 0;
nRtrc1Vol = 0;

minRtrc = 0;
maxRtrc = 0;
minLine = 0;
maxLine = 0;
triggerLine = 0;
firstProfitLine = 0;
triggerInc = 0;
triggerPrc = 0;
firstProfitPrc = 0;
retrcPrc = 0;
retrcBar = 0;
retrcBarIdx = 0;
retrcRng = 0;
aRetrcPrc = H-H;
aRetrcPrcBars = H-H;
aRetrcClose = C;
retrcClose = 0;

// -- Do TCZ calcs. Arrangement of pivs very specific
// for this setup.
if (nHPivs >= 2 AND 
nLPivs >=2 AND 
aHPivHighs[0] > aHPivHighs[1] AND
aLPivLows[0] > aLPivLows[1]) {

tcz500 = 
(aHPivHighs[0] -
(.5 * (aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[1])));

tcz618 = 
(aHPivHighs[0] -
(.618 * (aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[1])));

tcz786 = 
(aHPivHighs[0] -
(.786 * (aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[0])));

retrcRng = curBar - aHPivIdxs[0];
aRetrcPrc = LLV(L, retrcRng);
aRetrcPrcBars = LLVBars(L, retrcRng);

retrcPrc = aRetrcPrc[curBar];
retrcBarIdx = curBar - aRetrcPrcBars[curBar];
retrcClose = aRetrcClose[retrcBarIdx];

// -- bTCZLong setup?
bTCZLong = (

// -- Are retracement levels arranged in
// tcz order?

// .500 is above .786 for long setups
tcz500 >= (tcz786 * (1 - .005))
AND 
// .681 is below .786 for long setups
tcz618 <= (tcz786 * (1 + .005))
AND

// -- Is the low in the tcz range
// -- Is the close >= low of tcz range
// and low <= high of tcz range
retrcClose >= ((1 - .01) * tcz618)
AND
retrcPrc <= ((1 + .01) * tcz500)
); 

// -- risk would be high of signal bar minus low of zone
//risk = 0;

// -- lower highs and lower lows
} else if (nHPivs >= 2 AND nLPivs >=2 
AND aHPivHighs[0] < aHPivHighs[1] 
AND aLPivLows[0] < aLPivLows[1]) {

tcz500 = 
(aHPivHighs[1] -
(.5 * (aHPivHighs[1] - aLPivLows[0])));

tcz618 = 
(aHPivHighs[0] -
(.618 * (aHPivHighs[1] - aLPivLows[0])));

tcz786 = 
(aHPivHighs[0] -
(.786 * (aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[0])));

retrcRng = curBar - aLPivIdxs[0];
aRetrcPrc = HHV(H, retrcRng);
retrcPrc = aRetrcPrc[curBar];
aRetrcPrcBars = HHVBars(H, retrcRng);
retrcBarIdx = curBar - aRetrcPrcBars[curBar];
retrcClose = aRetrcClose[retrcBarIdx];

bTCZShort = (
// -- Are retracement levels arranged in
// tcz order?

// .500 is below .786 for short setups
tcz500 <= (tcz786 * (1 + .005))
AND 
// .681 is above .786 for short setups
tcz618 >= (tcz786 * (1 - .005)) 
AND

// -- Is the close <= high of tcz range
// and high >= low of tcz range
retrcClose <= ((1 + .01) * tcz618)
AND
retrcPrc >= ((1 - .01) * tcz500)
); 

// -- Risk would be top of zone - low of signal bar 
//risk = 0;
}

// -- Show zone if present
if (bTCZShort OR bTCZLong) { 

// -- Be prepared to see symmetry
if (bTCZShort) {
if (aLPivIdxs[0] > aHPivIdxs[0]) { 
// -- Valuable, useful symmetry information 
nRtrc0Pts = aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[1];
nRtrc0Bars = aHPivIdxs[0] - aLPivIdxs[1] + 1;
nRtrc1Pts = retrcPrc - aLPivLows[0];
nRtrc1Bars = retrcBarIdx - aLPivIdxs[0] + 1;
} else {
nRtrc0Pts = aHPivHighs[1] - aLPivLows[1];
nRtrc0Bars = aHPivIdxs[1] - aLPivIdxs[1] + 1;
nRtrc1Pts = aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[0];
nRtrc1Bars = aHPivIdxs[0] - aLPivIdxs[0] + 1;
}
} else { // bLongSetup
if (aLPivIdxs[0] > aHPivIdxs[0]) { 
nRtrc0Pts = aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[1];
nRtrc0Bars = aHPivIdxs[0] - aLPivIdxs[1] + 1;
nRtrc1Pts = retrcPrc - aLPivLows[0];
nRtrc1Bars = retrcBarIdx - aLPivIdxs[0] + 1;
} else {
nRtrc0Pts = aHPivHighs[1] - aLPivLows[0];
nRtrc0Bars = aLPivIdxs[0] - aHPivIdxs[1] + 1;
nRtrc1Pts = aHPivHighs[0] - aLPivLows[0];
nRtrc1Bars = aLPivIdxs[0] - aHPivIdxs[0] + 1;
}
}

if (bShowTCZ) {
Plot(
LineArray( IIf(bTCZLong, aHPivIdxs[0], aLPivIdxs[0]),
tcz500, curBar, tcz500 , 0), 
"tcz500", colorPaleBlue, styleLine|styleNoTitle|Stylehidden);
Plot(
LineArray( IIf(bTCZLong, aHPivIdxs[0], aLPivIdxs[0]),
tcz618, curBar, tcz618, 0), 
"tcz618", colorPaleBlue, styleLine|styleNoTitle|styleHidden);
Plot(
LineArray( IIf(bTCZLong, aHPivIdxs[0], aLPivIdxs[0]),
tcz786, curBar, tcz786, 0), 
"tcz786", colorTurquoise, styleLine|styleNoTitle|StyleHidden);
}

// -- if (bShowTCZ)
}

if (bDraw) {
Title = Name() + " (" + StrLeft(FullName(), 10) + 
") ATR: " + NumToStr(ATR(1), 4.2) + " ( " + 
NumToStr((C - Ref(C, -1)), 4.2) + " / " +
NumToStr((((C - Ref(C, -1)) / Ref(C, -1)) * 100), 2.1) + "% ) " +
WriteVal( SelectedValue( DateTime() ), formatDateTime) +

// "Risk: " + WriteVal(risk, 2.1) + "% \n" +

WriteVal(nRtrc1Pts, 2.1) + " \n" +

WriteVal(nRtrc1Bars, 2.0);
}

// **************************
// END INDICATOR CODE
// **************************
_SECTION_END();

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