Synthetic OrderBookHow to Use the Enhanced Synthetic OrderBook Indicator
This indicator creates a synthetic representation of market order book data using price action, volume, and other technical factors. It's designed to help you identify significant market imbalances and potential price reversals, especially useful for crypto trading.
Overview
The Enhanced Synthetic OrderBook provides three different view modes, each offering unique insights into market conditions:
1. **Order Book View** - Shows simulated order book depth at different price levels
2. **Delta View** - Displays the imbalance between buying and selling pressure
3. **Liquidation View** - Highlights potential liquidation events that could drive price movements
How to Use Each View Mode
Order Book View
This view simulates what you would see in an exchange order book, showing bids (buy orders) in green and asks (sell orders) in orange/red.
**How to interpret:**
- **Green bars (bids)**: Represent buying interest at different price levels below the current price
- **Red bars (asks)**: Represent selling interest at different price levels above the current price
- **Bar height**: Taller bars indicate stronger buying/selling interest
- **Threshold lines**: The green line shows the bullish threshold, while the red line shows the bearish threshold
**Trading signals:**
- When green bars (bids) consistently exceed the bullish threshold, consider buying
- When red bars (asks) consistently exceed the bearish threshold, consider selling
- Look for imbalances where bids are significantly larger than asks (or vice versa)
Delta View
This view shows the difference between buying and selling pressure across different price ranges. It's more focused on the imbalance rather than raw order book depth.
**How to interpret:**
- **Green bars**: Positive delta (more buying than selling pressure)
- **Red bars**: Negative delta (more selling than buying pressure)
- **Threshold lines**: Indicate significant levels of imbalance
- **Zero line**: Neutral point between buying and selling pressure
**Trading signals:**
- When delta stays consistently above the bullish threshold, it suggests strong buying pressure
- When delta stays consistently below the bearish threshold, it suggests strong selling pressure
- Changes in direction of the delta can signal potential reversals
- When the bids/asks delta shallows
Liquidation View
This view estimates potential liquidation events in the market, which often lead to sharp price movements.
**How to interpret:**
- **Green bars**: Potential long liquidations (forced selling from leveraged long positions)
- **Red bars**: Potential short liquidations (forced buying from leveraged short positions)
- **Bar height**: Indicates the estimated severity of liquidations
**Trading signals:**
- Large liquidation events often lead to price continuation in that direction
- After a series of liquidations, the market may become exhausted, suggesting a potential reversal
- Short liquidations (red) tend to create faster upward price movements than long liquidations
Tips for Beginners
1. **Start with the Order Book view** to get a feel for buying and selling pressure
2. **Use the Delta view** for confirmation of trends and potential reversals
3. **Check the Liquidation view** when markets are volatile to anticipate sharp moves
4. **Watch for strong buy/sell signals** (green/red arrows) which suggest high-confidence trade opportunities
5. **Customize the threshold levels** in the settings to match the volatility of the asset you're trading
6. **Higher timeframes** (4H, daily) generally provide more reliable signals than lower timeframes
## Important Settings to Adjust
- **Order Book/Delta Thresholds**: Adjust these based on the asset's volatility (higher for more volatile assets)
- **Show Bids/Asks**: Toggle to focus on specific directions
- **Adaptive Threshold**: Enables the indicator to automatically adjust sensitivity based on market conditions
- **Volume Profile**: Uses historical volume distribution to improve accuracy
This indicator works best when combined with other confirmation tools like support/resistance levels, trend analysis, and traditional technical indicators.
Delta
ZenAlgo - DetectorThis script combines multiple volume data sources, calculates several forms of volume-based metrics, displays a table for Spot vs. Perpetual volumes, and visualizes several technical elements (such as cumulative delta, divergences, fractals, and specialized moving averages). The primary objective is to help analyze volume activity across different exchanges, compare Spot vs. Perpetual markets, and observe how shifting volumes may coincide with price action characteristics. This description aims to clarify each component, explain how the calculations are performed, and show you how to interpret the various chart markings.
Why Combine These Metrics in One Script?
Many publicly available volume-related tools focus only on a single exchange or a single type of volume (like spot or futures). This script merges multiple exchange sources for spot and perpetual data into a unified view. By doing so, users can detect discrepancies or confirm alignment between different markets without juggling multiple indicators. It also processes volume-derived signals (delta, divergences, fractals, etc.) in one place, sparing you from manually combining various standalone scripts. Through this integration, it becomes easier to observe how price and volume interact across different market segments.
Core Concept: Aggregated Volume
The script begins by collecting volumes from multiple exchanges in two categories:
Spot volumes – Typically aggregated under symbols ending with "USDT" or a user-selected currency, and
Perpetual volumes – From perpetual futures contracts (e.g., symbols ending in "USD.P" or "USDT.P").
All these exchange volumes are requested via the built-in request.security() function in a single line for each exchange. The user can enable or disable each exchange in the inputs. The script then calculates an "aggregated volume" for Spot, an aggregated volume for Perpetual, and an overall combined total.
This aggregated volume is used later to break down how much of each bar's volume can be considered "buy" or "sell" based on the bar's candle structure (body vs. wicks).
Volume-Based Calculations: Buy vs. Sell Volume and Delta
For each bar, the script estimates how much of the aggregated volume can be associated with a "buy side" and a "sell side."
Volume Buy is computed if the bar's close is above the open , giving more weight to the candle's body and allocating some portion of volume to the wicks as well.
Volume Sell is similarly computed if the bar's close is below the open .
This results in a Delta value: Delta = (Buy Volume) – (Sell Volume).
Additionally, the script accumulates these values over a user-defined "lookback length" to provide Cumulative Delta . This can help show longer-term directional volume bias.
Table: Spot vs. Perpetual Comparison
There is a toggle ("Show Spot vs Perpetual Table") that displays an on-chart table comparing volumes:
Buy Volume and Sell Volume for each aggregated category (Spot, Perp, and their sum).
Delta (the difference between Buy and Sell).
Percentage breakdowns of buy vs. sell portions.
This table only appears on the most recent bar and helps users quickly assess how Spot and Perpetual volumes compare, plus the overall total.
PVSRA Color Coding
A "PVSRA-style" color approach classifies each bar based on volume and candle range:
Climax Up (lime) or Climax Down (red) occurs if volume is extremely high relative to a simple moving average of volume and range.
Above-Average Up (blue) or Down (fuchsia) occurs if volume is moderately higher than average.
Otherwise, colors fall back to neutral up/down colors.
This allows you to spot potentially high-volume "climax" bars vs. bars with only moderate or typical volume levels.
Fractals and Divergences
The script detects certain fractal points on the aggregated volumes (sum of buy or sell volumes). It looks for a 5-bar pattern (with the current bar in the middle for top or bottom fractals).
When a fractal is confirmed on buy volume, the script checks if new higher price highs coincide with lower buy-volume peaks (or vice versa) to highlight regular or hidden divergences.
Similar logic is applied on the sell-volume side if new lower price lows occur alongside higher sell-volume troughs (or the opposite).
If enabled in the settings, lines and labels may appear on the chart to mark these divergence points.
"Delta Dot" Events
This script draws small circles above or below bars when the total delta changes magnitude relative to the previous bar by certain user-defined multipliers. It segregates "tiny," "small," "large," and "extra" expansions in bullish or bearish delta.
Bullish Dots : Appear above the bar when the new positive delta is multiple times bigger than the previous positive delta.
Bearish Dots : Appear below the bar in a similar fashion for negative delta.
These dots emphasize large or sudden shifts in buy/sell pressure from one bar to the next.
Delta MA and its Direction
A moving average is calculated on the total delta and optionally multiplied by a factor (in the code, by 4) to make it visually prominent. The user can pick from SMA, EMA, WMA, RMA, or HMA as the smoothing technique.
Delta MA Direction : The script compares the current delta MA to a short SMA of itself to define whether it is rising or falling.
A color is assigned—blue if rising, orange if falling, gray if they're roughly equal.
This helps quickly visualize longer-term momentum in the net delta metric.
Divergences on the Delta MA
After computing the "Delta MA" line, the script detects pivot highs or lows on that line. If the price makes a new high but the Delta MA pivot is lower (and vice versa), it draws lines and small labels indicating potential divergence.
Bearish Divergence : Price makes a higher high, while the Delta MA pivot forms a lower high.
Bullish Divergence : Price makes a lower low, while the Delta MA pivot forms a higher low.
RSI + MFI Computation
The script also calculates a simplified form of RSI+MFI by comparing (close – open) / (high – low) * a multiplier , then smoothing it with a simple average. This is purely for an optional observational measure to see if the price action is leaning bullish or bearish in terms of these combined indicators.
EMA Overlay and Diamond Shapes
There are two standard EMAs (13 and 21). The script checks whether price is above or below these EMAs, in addition to other conditions (like changes in delta, volume, or RSI+MFI direction) to draw diamond shapes at the top or bottom of the chart:
Green Diamonds near the bottom if the conditions line up to suggest that the environment is more favorable for bullish pressure.
Red Diamonds near the top if the environment suggests more bearish pressure.
These diamonds come in two sizes:
Normal – More pronounced, typically plotted if RSI+MFI result is above/below zero.
Small – Plotted if RSI+MFI is on the other side of that threshold.
An optional "Hardcore Mode" adds special tiny diamonds under specific delta color/condition mismatches.
How to Interpret the Chart Elements
Line Plots of Buy and Sell Volumes : A positive line for buy volume, a negative line for sell volume, and a zero-line for reference. This provides at-a-glance perspective on how buy or sell volumes add up per bar.
Histogram "Total Delta" : A color-coded bar that quickly shows whether overall buy vs. sell volume is dominant. The color is governed by the PVSRA logic (e.g., potential climax or above-average conditions).
Volume Table (when enabled): Summarizes volumes in numeric and percentage form for Spot, Perp, and total categories on the last bar.
Delta Dots : Small circles highlighting abrupt changes in delta magnitude. Larger multiples indicate bigger jumps compared to the previous bar.
Fractals & Divergence Lines : Connect pivot points in buy/sell volume or in the Delta MA line with price highs/lows to indicate potential divergences.
Delta MA Plot : Smooth curve (scaled up x4) to reflect longer-term accumulation or distribution in the delta. Colored by whether the MA is above or below a short average of itself.
Diamonds : Appear when certain volume, price, RSI+MFI, and delta conditions converge. Green diamonds near the bottom typically coincide with bullish conditions, red diamonds near the top with bearish conditions.
Practical Usage Notes
Use the Spot vs. Perp breakdown to see if these two market segments differ significantly in their contributions to total volume. This can be informative when a certain type of market (futures vs. spot) might be "driving" price action.
The PVSRA color scheme highlights "climax" or "above-average" volume bars, which can sometimes appear around major reversals or breakouts.
Observing divergences in aggregated buy/sell volume (or in the Delta MA line) can provide additional context on whether certain price moves are backed by strong volume involvement.
The script's fractal divergences rely on short pivot detection. Signals will appear only after enough bars have passed for confirmation, so these are effectively "after-the-fact" notations to illustrate possible volume/price divergences.
The diamonds do not necessarily instruct any buy/sell action; rather, they mark conditions where multiple volume and momentum criteria line up in one direction.
Important Considerations
This script displays aggregated volumes from potentially multiple exchanges. Each exchange or pair might have different time zones, liquidity, or data availability, which can occasionally result in incomplete or zero values.
All references to "buy" or "sell" volume are approximate breakdowns based on candle structure. They are not absolute measures of real-time order flow.
Divergences and fractal points are provided strictly for analytical insight. They can repaint or shift if the fractal conditions were not fully confirmed in real time.
The color-coded lines, histograms, diamonds, and tables are strictly to guide analysis of volume fluctuations and do not claim to predict future price performance.
If you enable "Hardcore Mode," you will see additional diamond markers. This mode is mainly intended as an extra highlight of certain "contradictory" delta conditions.
Summary
The "ZenAlgo - Detector" script brings together a variety of volume-based analyses:
Aggregated volumes from multiple exchanges
A breakdown into Spot vs. Perpetual activity
Delta calculations, fractal divergences, and a specialized Delta Moving Average
Color-coded bars reflecting possible PVSRA concepts
A table to highlight numeric differences and percentages
Additional overlays (e.g., diamonds, RSI+MFI synergy, etc.)
In contrast to many free, single-exchange indicators, this script centralizes multiple exchange volumes in one place, making it easier to observe and compare volume flows across different market types (spot vs. perpetual). Users no longer need to rely on scattered tools or separate overlays to check volume divergences, fractals, or specialized MA calculations—everything is unified here. By carefully monitoring the table, Delta histogram, color-coded bars, divergence lines, and diamond markers, traders can more comprehensively evaluate how volume and price interact. Each plot is designed to showcase different aspects of volume flow—such as whether spot or derivatives markets dominate, if volume is skewed toward buying or selling, and if there are divergences between volume momentum and price movement.
All computations are displayed to help you carry out a more informed market analysis. It is strongly advised to combine these observations with other risk management or analytical methods, rather than relying on any single indicator alone.
Footprint IQ Pro [TradingIQ]Hello Traders!
Introducing "Footprint IQ Pro"!
Footprint IQ Pro is an all-in-one Footprint indicator with several unique features.
Features
Calculated delta at tick level
Calculated delta ratio at tick level
Calculated buy volume at tick level
Calculated sell volume at tick level
Imbalance detection
Stacked imbalance detection
Stacked imbalance alerts
Value area and POC detection
Highest +net delta levels detection
Lowest -net delta levels detection
CVD by tick levels
Customizable values area percentage
The image above thoroughly outlines what each metric in the delta boxes shows!
Metrics In Delta Boxes
"δ:", " δ%:", " ⧎: ", " ◭: ", " ⧩: "
δ Delta (Difference between buy and sell volume)
δ% Delta Ratio (Delta as a percentage of total volume)
⧎ Total Volume At Level (Total volume at the price area)
◭ Total Buy Volume At Level (Total buy volume at the price area)
⧩ Total Sell Volume At Level (total sell volume at the price area)
Each metric comes with a corresponding symbol.
That said, until you become comfortable with the symbol, you can also turn on the descriptive labels setting!
The image above exemplifies the feature.
The image above shows Footprint IQ's full power!
Additionally, traders with an upgraded TradingView plan can make use of the "1-Second" feature Footprint IQ offers!
The image above shows each footprint generated using 1-second volume data. 1-second data is highly granular compared to 1-minute data and, consequently, each footprint is exceptionally more accurate!
Imbalance Detection
Footprint IQ pro is capable of detecting user-defined delta imbalances.
The image above further explains how Footprint IQ detects imbalances!
The imbalance percentage is customizable in the settings, and is set to 70% by default.
Therefore,
When net delta is positive, and the positive net delta constitutes >=70% of the total volume, a buying imbalance will be detected (upwards triangle).
When net delta is negative, and the negative net delta constitutes >=70% of the total volume, a buying imbalance will be detected (downwards triangle).
Stacked Imbalance Detection
In addition to imbalance detection, Footprint IQ Pro can also detect stacked imbalances!
The image above shows Footprint IQ Pro detecting stacked imbalances!
Stacked imbalances occur when consecutive imbalances at sequential price areas occur. Stacked imbalances are generally interpreted as significant price moves that are supported by volume, rather than a significant result with disproportionate effort.
The criteria for stacked imbalance detection (how many imbalances must occur at sequential price areas) is customizable in the settings.
The default value is three. Therefore, when three imbalances occur at sequential price areas, golden triangles will begin to print to show a stacked imbalance.
Additionally, traders can set alerts for when stacked imbalances occur!
Highest +Delta and Highest -Delta Levels
In addition to being a fully-fledged Footprint indicator, Footprint IQ Pro goes one step further by detecting price areas where the greater +Delta and -Delta are!
The image above shows price behavior near highest +Delta price areas detected by Footprint IQ!
These +Delta levels are considered important as there has been strong interest from buyers at these price areas when they are traded at.
It's expected that these levels can function as support points that are supported by volume.
The image above shows a similar function for resistance points!
Blue lines = High +Delta Detected Price Areas
Red lines = High -Delta Detected Price Areas
Value Area Detection
Similar to traditional volume profile, Footprint IQ Pro displays the value area per bar.
Green lines next to each footprint show the value area for the bar. The value area % is customizable in the settings.
CVD Levels
Footprint IQ Pro is capable of storing historical volume delta information to provide CVD measurements at each price area!
The image above exemplifies this feature!
When this feature is enabled, you will see the CVD of each price area, rather than the net delta!
And that's it!
Thank you so much to TradingView for offering the greatest charting platform for everyone to create on!
If you have any feature requests you'd like to see for Footprint IQ, please feel free to share them with us!
Thank you!
Volume Zones Internal Visualizer [LuxAlgo]The Volume Zones Internal Visualizer is an alternate candle type intended to reveal lower timeframe volume activity while on a higher timeframe chart.
It displays the candle's range, the highest and lowest zones of accumulated volume throughout the candle, and the Lower Timeframe (LTF) candle close, which contained the most volume in the session (Candle Session).
🔶 USAGE
The indicator is intended to be used as its own independent candle type. It is not a replacement for traditional candlesticks; however, it is recommended that you hide the chart's display when using this indicator. Another option is to display this indicator in an additional pane alongside the normal chart, as displayed above.
The display consists of candle ranges represented by outlined boxes, within the ranges you will notice a transparent-colored zone, a solid-colored zone, and a line.
Each of these displays different points of volume-related information from an analysis of LTF data.
In addition to this analysis, the indicator also locates the LTF candle with the highest volume, and displays its close represented by the line. This line is considered as the "Peak Activity Level" (PAL), since throughout the (HTF) candle session, this candle's close is the outcome of the most volume transacted at the time.
We are further tracking these PALs by continuing to extend them into the future, looking towards them for potential further interaction. Once a PAL is crossed, we are removing it from display as it has been mitigated.
🔶 DETAILS
The indicator aggregates the volume data from each LTF candle and creates a volume profile from it; the number of rows in the profile is determined by the "Row Size" setting.
With this profile, it locates and displays the highest (solid area) and lowest (transparent area) volume zones from the profile created.
🔶 SETTINGS
Row Size: Sets the number of rows used for the calculation of the volume profile based on LTF data.
Intrabar Timeframe: Sets the Lower Timeframe to use for calculations.
Show Last Unmitigated PALs: Choose how many Unmitigated PALs to extend.
Style: Toggle on and off features, as well as adjust colors for each.
ZenAlgo - Aggregated DeltaZenAlgo - Aggregated Delta is an advanced market analysis tool designed to provide traders with a holistic view of market sentiment by leveraging multi-exchange volume aggregation, cumulative delta analysis, and divergence detection. Unlike traditional indicators that rely on a single data source, this tool aggregates order flow data from multiple exchanges, reducing the impact of exchange-specific anomalies and liquidity disparities.
This indicator is ideal for traders looking to enhance their understanding of market dynamics, trend confirmations, and order flow patterns. By intelligently combining multiple analytical components, it eliminates the need for manually interpreting separate indicators and offers traders a streamlined approach to market analysis.
This indicator was inspired by aggregated volume analysis techniques. Independently developed with a focus on cumulative delta and divergence detection.
Key Features & Their Interaction
Multi-Exchange Volume Aggregation: Aggregates buy and sell volumes from up to nine major exchanges, including Binance, Bybit, Coinbase, and Kraken. Unlike traditional single-source indicators, this ensures a robust, diversified measure of market sentiment and smooths out exchange-specific volume fluctuations.
Cumulative Delta Analysis: Tracks the net difference between buy and sell volumes across all aggregated exchanges, helping traders identify true buying/selling pressure rather than misleading short-term volume spikes.
Advanced Divergence Detection: Unlike basic divergence indicators, this tool detects divergences not only between price and cumulative delta but also across multiple analytical layers, including moving averages and temperature zones, offering deeper confirmation signals.
Dynamic Market Temperature Zones: Unlike fixed overbought/oversold indicators, this feature applies adaptive standard deviation-based filtering to classify market conditions dynamically as "Extreme Hot," "Hot," "Neutral," "Cold," and "Extreme Cold."
Intelligent Market State Classification: Determines whether the market is in a Full Bull, Bearish, or Neutral state by analyzing multi-exchange volume flow, cumulative delta positioning, and market-wide liquidity trends.
Real-Time Alerts & Adaptive Visualization: Provides fully configurable real-time alerts for trend shifts, divergences, and market conditions, allowing traders to act immediately on high-confidence signals.
What Makes ZenAlgo - Aggregated Delta Unique?
Unlike free or open-source alternatives, ZenAlgo - Aggregated Delta applies a multi-layered data processing approach to smooth inconsistencies and improve signal reliability. Instead of using raw exchange feeds, the system incorporates adaptive volume aggregation and standard deviation-based market classification to ensure accuracy and reduce noise. These enhancements lead to more precise trend signals and a clearer representation of market sentiment.
Multi-Exchange Order Flow Validation: Unlike single-source indicators that rely on individual exchange feeds, this tool ensures cross-market consistency by aggregating volume data dynamically.
Fractal-Based Divergence Detection: Detects divergences using fractal logic rather than contextual volume trends, reducing false-positive divergence signals while maintaining accuracy.
Automated Sentiment Analysis: Classifies market sentiment into structured phases (Full Bull, Bearish, etc.), reducing the manual effort needed to interpret order flow trends.
How It Works (Technical Breakdown)
Multi-Exchange Volume Aggregation: The system fetches and validates buy/sell volume data from multiple exchanges, applying volume aggregation techniques to smooth out inconsistencies. It ensures that data from low-liquidity exchanges does not disproportionately influence the analysis.
Cumulative Delta Computation: Cumulative delta is computed as the net difference between buy and sell volumes over a given period. By summing up these values across multiple exchanges, traders can identify real accumulation or distribution zones, reducing false signals from isolated exchange anomalies.
Divergence Detection Methodology: The tool uses a fractal-based logic approach to detect high-confidence divergences across price, volume, and delta trends. This allows for a more structured detection process compared to simple peak/trough analysis, reducing noise in the signals.
Temperature Zones Filtering: Market conditions are dynamically classified using a rolling standard deviation model, ensuring that hot/cold states adjust automatically based on recent volatility levels. This means that instead of using arbitrary fixed thresholds, the tool adapts based on historical data behavior.
Market Sentiment State Calculation: The tool evaluates liquidity conditions, volume trends, and cumulative delta flow, categorizing the market into predefined states (Bullish, Bearish, Neutral). This helps traders assess the broader context of price movements rather than reacting to isolated signals.
Real-Time Adaptive Alerts: The system provides fully configurable alerts that notify traders about key trend shifts, high-confidence divergences, and changes in market conditions as they occur. This ensures that traders can make timely and well-informed decisions.
Why This Approach Works
By aggregating data from multiple exchanges, it reduces the impact of exchange-specific liquidity disparities and anomalies, leading to a more holistic view of order flow.
The cumulative delta analysis ensures that price movements are validated by actual buying/selling pressure, filtering out misleading short-term spikes.
Dynamic market classification adapts to current conditions rather than using outdated fixed thresholds, making it more relevant in different market regimes.
Fractal-based divergence detection avoids common pitfalls of traditional divergence analysis, reducing false signals while maintaining accuracy.
Combining real-time adaptive alerts with well-structured classification improves traders’ ability to respond to market shifts efficiently.
Practical Use Cases
Identifying High-Probability Trend Reversals: If cumulative delta shows bullish divergence while the market is in an Extreme Cold zone, it signals a strong potential for reversal.
Confirming Trend Continuation: When bullish moving average crossovers align with a rising cumulative delta, traders can enter positions with higher confidence.
Detecting Exhaustion in Market Moves: If price enters an "Extreme Hot" zone but cumulative delta starts declining, this suggests trend exhaustion and a possible reversal.
Filtering False Breakouts: If price breaks a resistance level but aggregated buy volume fails to increase, this invalidates the breakout, helping traders avoid bad trades.
Cross-Exchange Sentiment Confirmation: If cumulative delta on aggregated exchanges contradicts price action on an individual exchange, traders can identify localized exchange-based distortions.
Customization & Settings Overview
Exchange Selection: Traders can fine-tune exchange sources for aggregation, allowing for custom market-specific insights.
Adaptive Divergence Settings: Configure detection thresholds, lookback periods, and divergence filtering options to reduce noise and focus on high-confidence signals.
Moving Average Adjustments: Select custom MA types, lengths, and visualization preferences to match different trading styles.
Market Temperature Thresholds: Adjust hot/cold sensitivity to align with preferred risk levels and volatility expectations.
Configurable Alerts & Theme Customization: Full control over notification triggers, color themes, and label formatting to enhance user experience.
Important Considerations
Market Context Dependency: This tool provides order flow analysis, which should be used in conjunction with broader market context and risk management.
Data Source Variability: While multi-exchange aggregation improves reliability, some exchanges may report inaccurate or delayed data.
Extreme Volatility Handling: Large price swings can temporarily distort delta readings, so traders should always validate with additional context.
Liquidity Limitations: In low-liquidity conditions, order flow signals may be less reliable due to fragmented market participation.
ZenAlgo - UltimateThe ZenAlgo - Ultimate Indicator is a premium trading tool that integrates advanced sub-indicators into a single framework, combining volume analysis, divergence detection, and market sentiment visualization. Designed for traders seeking deeper insights, it addresses the limitations of standalone free indicators by delivering a cohesive system that enhances accuracy, adaptability, and decision-making.
Why Multiple Sub-Indicators?
The integration of sub-indicators into one tool provides unique benefits not achievable with individual free indicators:
Improved Accuracy: Combining volume trends, delta volume, and divergence detection creates a multi-dimensional view of market behavior, reducing the chance of false signals.
Synergistic Insights: Free indicators like MAs or divergences work independently, while this tool integrates them into a unified framework that highlights actionable patterns, improving signal reliability.
Actionable Combinations: The tool visually aligns multi-timeframe trends, divergences, and volume states, enabling traders to confirm trades using multiple metrics in one glance, saving time and enhancing precision.
Features
This indicator introduces several customizations and integrations that distinguish it from free alternatives:
Dynamic Volume Classification: It calculates and categorizes volume states into clear signals like "Mega Buy" or "Big Sell," providing instant clarity about unusual activity levels.
Enhanced Delta Volume Analysis: Tracks delta volume trends with adjustable sensitivity, identifying subtle shifts in market pressure that standalone delta indicators might miss.
Customizable Multi-Timeframe Volume Tables: Displays volume and delta metrics across multiple timeframes, offering a holistic view of market activity that helps align short- and long-term strategies.
Real-Time Alerts: Provides instant notifications for confirmed and unconfirmed delta volume crosses, helping users stay ahead of market movements.
Divergence Detection Across Metrics: Identifies regular and hidden bullish or bearish divergences using up, down, and delta volumes, integrating price fractals for added precision.
How It Works
1. Volume and Delta Volume Integration
The indicator calculates and categorizes volume activity into specific states, such as "Mega Buy" or "Big Sell," by comparing the current volume with its 20-period average. For delta volume, it tracks the difference between buying and selling pressure, identifying shifts in market sentiment. These calculations are dynamically updated across multiple timeframes, with delta trends smoothed using user-selected moving averages (e.g., SMA, EMA, WMA, HMA) to highlight sustained market pressure changes.
2. Multi-Timeframe Volume Tables
The tool aggregates and displays volume and delta volume data across various timeframes in a visual table. Each timeframe's data includes total volume, categorized buying and selling volumes, and the net delta volume. Colors within the table provide immediate insights into the prevailing market sentiment for each timeframe, with bullish or bearish conditions emphasized using pre-defined thresholds.
3. Divergence Detection Across Metrics
Divergences are identified using fractal patterns in up volume, down volume, and delta volume. Regular and hidden bullish or bearish divergences are detected by comparing historical volume peaks and troughs with corresponding price movements. This allows the tool to highlight potential reversals or trend continuations before they are visually apparent on the chart.
4. Market State Labels
The indicator synthesizes multiple metrics, such as volume trends, delta volume movements, and histogram direction, to generate actionable market state labels. These labels, such as "Bullish," "Bearish," or "Reversal," offer a high-level summary of current market conditions, helping traders quickly adapt their strategies.
5. Real-Time Alerts
To ensure traders stay informed, the tool includes alerts for confirmed and unconfirmed delta volume crosses. These alerts consider not only the delta volume's movement relative to its average but also whether the broader buying or selling pressure supports the signal, enhancing the reliability of the alerts.
Specific Scenarios Where This Indicator Excels
Trend Confirmation: Align rising delta volume with bullish divergences across timeframes for high-confidence entries.
Reversal Identification: Use divergence labels to anticipate trend reversals before they occur.
Market Sentiment Analysis: Dynamic candle coloring helps visualize whether the market is dominated by bullish or bearish forces.
Volume Breakout Detection: Track spikes in cumulative volume and delta volume to identify breakouts with higher accuracy.
When to Be Cautious
Low-Volume Markets: In thinly traded markets, signals like divergences or delta volume shifts may produce noise due to insufficient data.
Highly Volatile Conditions: Sudden volume spikes can result in false positives for breakouts or reversals.
Session Overlaps or Data Misalignment: Variations in session timings or data discrepancies can temporarily impact cumulative volume metrics.
Overfitting Sensitivity Settings: Excessively high sensitivity settings may overfit the indicator to specific market conditions, leading to unreliable signals in broader contexts.
Why Pay for This Indicator?
This tool stands out because it doesn’t merely replicate free indicators; it integrates and enhances them into a uniquely actionable framework:
Tailored for Precision: Adjustable parameters for sensitivity, divergence detection, and timeframe analysis allow traders to adapt the indicator to their strategies.
Time-Saving Synergy: Combines the functionality of multiple tools into a single interface, eliminating the need to juggle multiple scripts.
Comprehensive Insights: Delivers a broader perspective by linking volume trends, delta volume, and divergences, ensuring more informed decisions.
Real-Time Notifications: Alerts for key events ensure you never miss a critical market movement.
Usage Examples
Volume State Monitoring: Instantly identify states like "Big Buy" or "Mega Sell" to act on significant volume surges.
Multi-Timeframe Alignment: Combine bullish divergences on a 15-minute chart with a rising daily delta volume trend for high-probability trades.
Scalping Opportunities: Use delta volume crosses and short-term trends for quick entries and exits.
Breakout Validation: Confirm volume breakouts with delta volume spikes to avoid false signals.
Settings
Volume MA Length: Adjusts the moving average period for volume trends.
Divergence Sensitivity: Fine-tunes the thresholds for divergence detection to suit different market conditions.
Multi-Timeframe Visibility: Customizes the number of timeframes displayed in the cumulative volume table.
Conclusion
The Ultimate Indicator is more than a collection of sub-indicators—it’s a fully integrated system designed to address the limitations of standalone tools. By offering deeper insights into volume trends, market sentiment, and divergence analysis, it empowers traders to make better-informed decisions with enhanced confidence.
ZenAlgo - Advanced Open InterestZenAlgo - Advanced Open Interest combines open interest, price changes, and volume dynamics into a single, powerful TradingView indicator. By integrating these key market metrics and enhancing them with proprietary algorithms, it provides traders with actionable insights that streamline decision-making and enhance market analysis.
Features
Open Interest Change (%): Tracks changes in open interest, a key indicator of market participation and sentiment.
Price Change (%): Monitors price momentum, providing clarity on trend directions.
Volume Analysis: Aggregates upward and downward volume for detailed sentiment analysis.
Delta Calculation: Highlights the net difference between upward and downward volume, offering instant insights into buying or selling dominance.
Proprietary Trend Detection: Suggests "Long Enter," "Short Enter," "Long Close," or "Short Close" signals based on a synergy of open interest, price, and volume.
Market Sentiment Insights: Indicates whether new long or short positions dominate.
Customizable Display: Features themes, sizes, and positions for a tailored interface.
Added Value: Why Is This Indicator Original/Why Shall You Pay for This Indicator?
Integrated Synergy: Combining open interest, price, and volume into a single indicator reduces complexity and offers enhanced clarity. Instead of toggling between multiple charts, users receive actionable insights from a unified view.
Proprietary Rules-Based Algorithm: The algorithm synthesizes data from sub-indicators, creating trends and signals not available in free tools. For instance, the "Long Enter" or "Short Close" signals are generated by evaluating relationships between metrics, offering a predictive edge.
Enhanced Trend Confirmation: By correlating open interest changes with price movements and volume imbalances, the indicator provides a more robust confirmation of market trends compared to individual metrics.
Time-Saving and Simplicity: Freely available sub-indicators require manual setup, interpretation, and customization. ZenAlgo - Advanced Open Interest offers pre-configured analysis, reducing the learning curve and decision time.
Unique Customization: With themes, positions, and table sizes, users can adapt the interface to their preferences, enhancing usability.
How It Works
1. Open Interest and Price Change
Retrieves historical open interest and price data for the selected timeframe.
Calculates percentage changes between bars to indicate market participation (open interest) and directional momentum (price).
Combines these metrics to assess whether price movements are supported by increasing or decreasing participation.
2. Volume Aggregation
Splits the selected timeframe into smaller sub-timeframes to analyze granular volume data.
Aggregates upward (price closes above open) and downward (price closes below open) volumes, calculating their totals and percentage contributions to overall volume.
3. Delta Calculation
Computes Delta as the difference between upward and downward volume.
Highlights buyer or seller dominance using color-coded visuals for quick interpretation.
4. Trend Analysis
Uses a proprietary algorithm to classify market states:
"Long Enter": Rising price, increasing open interest, and dominant upward volume.
"Short Enter": Falling price, increasing open interest, and dominant downward volume.
Neutral States: Generated when no strong alignment is found among metrics.
5. Market Sentiment
Correlates open interest and price to indicate if new long or short positions dominate.
Outputs simplified insights like "More longs opened" or "Shorts closing."
6. Customizable Table
Displays real-time updates with user-controlled themes, sizes, and positions for a tailored experience.
Usage Examples
Detecting Bullish Trends: Identify "Long Enter" signals when open interest and price rise, supported by strong upward volume.
Spotting Bearish Reversals: Use "Short Enter" signals when price declines, open interest rises, and downward volume dominates.
Analyzing Volume Shifts: Leverage Delta to uncover significant shifts in buying or selling pressure.
Validating Trends: Use the combination of open interest and volume trends to confirm price movements.
Exiting Profitable Trades: Look for "Long Close" or "Short Close" signals to time exits during profit-taking phases.
Avoiding Choppy Markets: Use "Neutral" signals to stay out of indecisive markets and avoid unnecessary risks.
Identifying Sentiment Swings: Follow "Positions" insights to detect a transition in market dominance from longs to shorts or vice versa.
High-Volume Trend Confirmation: Confirm strong trends during high trading volumes.
Short-Term Scalping: Use sub-timeframes to spot rapid entry and exit points.
Event-Based Trading: Correlate indicator signals with major market events for timely trades.
Settings
ZenAlgo Theme: Toggle a branded theme for better visual integration.
Table Size: Adjust display size (Tiny, Small, Normal, Large) based on preference.
Table Position: Choose between four positions (e.g., Bottom Right, Top Left).
Table Mode: Switch between Dark and Light themes for optimal readability.
Important Notes
This indicator is a technical analysis tool and does not guarantee trading success. Use it with other indicators and fundamental analysis for a comprehensive strategy.
Always validate signals in conjunction with other market factors to ensure informed trading decisions.
Scenarios of Potential Underperformance:
Low-Volume Markets: Signals may lack reliability due to insufficient data granularity.
Extreme Volatility: Rapid price movements can distort short-term insights.
Exchange Variations: Data discrepancies between exchanges may affect calculations.
Choppy Markets: During indecisive phases, the indicator may generate more neutral signals.
ZenAlgo - SessionsZenAlgo - Sessions is a robust TradingView indicator designed to analyze and visualize global trading sessions (Asian, European, and US). By combining session-specific price levels, volume and delta tracking, and historical performance metrics, it delivers actionable insights for session-based trading strategies, simplifying decision-making in dynamic markets.
Features
Session Highlighting: Distinguishes trading sessions with customizable colors for easy identification.
Session Levels: Dynamically calculates and projects five key levels (0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%) to identify support and resistance zones.
Volume and Delta Tracking: Tracks session-specific total volume, inflows, outflows, and delta to assess market sentiment.
Interactive Performance Table: Summarizes recent session metrics, including win/loss percentages, volume, and delta, enabling trend analysis.
Historical Analysis: Retains session performance data for up to 100 sessions, providing insights into long-term trends.
Dynamic Range Projection: Extends session levels into subsequent sessions, maintaining market context.
Customizable Time Zones: Adapts session tracking to any trading environment.
Added Value: Why Is This Indicator Original/Why Shall You Pay for This Indicator?
1. Synergy Between Indicators
Session Levels: Highlight key market zones that guide entry/exit points.
Volume and Delta Metrics: Clarify price action at these levels by identifying buyer/seller dominance.
Performance Metrics: Aggregate historical session data, helping traders identify recurring patterns, sentiment shifts, and session-specific tendencies.
Together, these features amplify one another, creating actionable insights that exceed the value of standalone tools.
2. Comparison to Freely Available Indicators
Traditional indicators like Bollinger Bands, RSI, or Moving Averages operate on broad price action trends. ZenAlgo - Sessions focuses on session-specific patterns, volume dynamics, and real-time updates, delivering more context-specific insights.
By consolidating multiple functionalities into one tool, it eliminates the need for multiple separate indicators, streamlining analysis.
3. Why Pay for This Indicator?
Comprehensive Insights: Delivers session-specific metrics unavailable in standalone tools.
Real-Time Updates: Ensures metrics and levels reflect the latest market movements.
Seamless Integration: Combines price action, volume, and historical performance into a single, intuitive interface.
How It Works
1. Session Detection
Defines sessions for Asia, Europe, and the US based on fixed opening and closing times. Time zones ensure compatibility with global markets, excluding weekends and holidays for relevance.
2. Price Levels
Calculates five levels (0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%) based on session high and low, projecting these into subsequent sessions for continued analysis.
3. Volume and Delta Metrics
Tracks session volume, separating inflows and outflows based on price movements.
Calculates delta to gauge net buying/selling activity.
4. Performance Metrics
Tracks win/loss rates and percentage changes across sessions.
Stores session metrics (volume, delta, win/loss) for up to 100 sessions.
5. Dynamic Visualization
Continuously updates session levels and metrics in real time for actionable insights.
Usage Examples
Support/Resistance Levels: Use session levels, especially the 50% midline, as potential pivot points for trades.
Breakout Analysis: Monitor price action beyond session highs or lows to confirm breakouts.
Volume Trends: Compare session volumes to identify high-activity periods.
Delta Shifts: Assess delta changes to determine market sentiment at key levels.
Session Comparison: Identify which session drives significant activity using the performance table.
Multi-Session Strategies: Plan trades based on extended session levels to anticipate reactions at previously tested zones.
Settings
Asia Session Color: Adjust the highlight color for the Asian session.
Europe Session Color: Customize the color for the European session.
US Session Color: Define the color for the US session.
Time Zone: Set the time zone for session tracking.
Line Transparency: Adjust session line opacity.
Number of Sessions for Total Count: Define how many sessions to analyze in the performance table.
Important Notes
This indicator is a technical analysis tool and does not guarantee trading success. Use it alongside other indicators and fundamental analysis for a comprehensive trading strategy.
Combine with Other Tools: Use complementary indicators such as RSI, Bollinger Bands, or ATR to filter out unreliable signals and improve accuracy.
Known Weaknesses and Mitigation Strategies
1. Extreme Volatility
Issue: During sudden, significant price movements (e.g., news-driven events), session levels and delta metrics may become less reliable as the market temporarily disregards historical patterns.
Mitigation: Combine ZenAlgo - Sessions with volatility indicators like ATR (Average True Range) or a news alert system to adjust expectations during these periods.
2. Low Liquidity Periods
Issue: During holidays or outside peak trading hours, session metrics may misrepresent actual market activity due to reduced participant involvement.
Mitigation: Focus on sessions with higher activity (e.g., overlapping US and European sessions) to ensure more accurate insights.
3. Non-Standard Trading Hours
Issue: Market-specific differences, such as extended hours or daylight saving adjustments, can misalign session boundaries.
Mitigation: Verify session times align with your market and adjust settings accordingly.
4. Historical Data Dependencies
Issue: Historical metrics rely on consistent session patterns; deviations (e.g., extended or shortened sessions) can impact trend accuracy.
Mitigation: Regularly review and interpret historical data alongside real-time metrics to ensure alignment.
Enhanced Cumulative Volume Delta + MAThe Enhanced Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) indicator is designed to help traders analyze the cumulative buying and selling pressure in the market by examining the delta between the up and down volume. By tracking this metric, traders can gain insights into the strength of a trend and potential reversals. This indicator uses advanced volume analysis combined with customizable moving averages to provide a more detailed view of market dynamics.
How to Use This Indicator:
Volume Delta Visualization:
The indicator plots the cumulative volume delta (CVD) using color-coded candles, where teal represents positive delta (buying pressure) and soft red represents negative delta (selling pressure).
Moving Averages:
Use the moving averages to smooth the CVD data and identify long-term trends. You can choose between SMA and EMA for each of the three available moving averages. The first and third moving averages are typically used for short-term and long-term trend analysis, respectively, while the second moving average can serve as a medium-term filter.
Arrow Markers:
The indicator will display arrows (green triangle up for crossing above, red triangle down for crossing below) when the CVD volume crosses the 3rd moving average. You can control the visibility of these arrows through the input parameters.
Volume Data:
The indicator provides error handling in case no volume data is available for the selected symbol, ensuring that you're not misled by incomplete data.
Practical Applications:
Trend Confirmation: Use the CVD and moving averages to confirm the overall trend direction and strength. Positive delta and a rising CVD can confirm an uptrend, while negative delta and a falling CVD indicate a downtrend.
Volume Breakouts: The arrows marking when the CVD crosses the 3rd moving average can help you spot potential volume breakouts or reversals, making them useful for entry or exit signals.
Volume Divergence: Pay attention to divergences between price and CVD, as these can often signal potential trend reversals or weakening momentum.
ZenAlgo - Heavy DeltaThe ZenAlgo - Heavy Delta indicator is a comprehensive technical analysis tool designed for traders seeking a deeper understanding of market dynamics. It combines multiple advanced sub-indicators, including Order Blocks, Moving Averages, VWAP, and Delta Volume analysis, and more to provide actionable insights. This indicator is particularly useful for identifying potential trade entries and exits based on institutional order flow and price action patterns.
Features
Order Block Detection: Identifies bullish and bearish order blocks with detailed visualization and volume analysis.
VWAP (Volume Weighted Average Price): Tracks the average price of a security weighted by volume over various anchor periods.
Moving Averages (MA): Customizable MAs (13, 21, 50, 200 periods) to detect trends and momentum shifts.
Daily Open and Monday Range: Highlights key levels like daily open and intraday/multi-day high-low ranges for better price context.
Delta Volume Analysis: Measures the net difference between buying and selling volume for market sentiment insights.
Divergence Detection: Detects regular and hidden bullish/bearish divergences for trend reversal opportunities.
Visual Alerts: Displays intuitive symbols for potential buy/sell signals and key price levels.
Added Value: Why Is This Indicator Original/Why Shall You Pay for This Indicator?
The ZenAlgo - Heavy Delta indicator offers a distinct advantage by integrating multiple analysis techniques into one cohesive tool. While many individual indicators are freely available, this script goes beyond simple overlays to provide an advanced analytical framework. Here’s why it stands out:
1. Synergy of Indicators
Order Blocks: These are not static; the indicator dynamically calculates zones where institutional activity likely occurred, supported by volume-weighted metrics.
Delta Volume Analysis: Freely available delta volume tools typically show raw data, but this script filters noise, categorizes volume into meaningful up/down segments, and integrates it with other signals for context.
VWAP and Moving Averages: VWAP and customizable MAs are enhanced with divergence checks, color-coded trends, and market state classifications. This integration helps confirm trends and reversals with higher precision.
2. Volume-Based Insights
Traditional volume indicators often fail to show the "intent" behind price moves. This script combines delta volume and order block data to highlight areas of significant buying or selling pressure and their potential impacts on future price action.
3. Visual Simplicity with Advanced Logic
Unlike using several separate tools, which can clutter your chart, this indicator presents a streamlined interface. Every plotted element serves a clear purpose, minimizing distractions while maximizing actionable insights.
4. Customized for Active Traders
The indicator doesn’t just provide standard calculations. It includes proprietary adjustments like mitigation thresholds in order blocks, percentage-based signals for VWAP, and delta volume intensity levels that align better with active market conditions.
5. Why Pay for It?
Time and effort savings: Instead of setting up and calibrating multiple tools, this indicator combines them into a single efficient package.
Enhanced accuracy: Each sub-indicator validates the others, reducing false signals.
Unique features: For instance, the script automatically adjusts for multi-timeframe inconsistencies and uses gradient color fills to convey volume strength in order blocks—a feature absent in free indicators.
How It Works
The indicator combines individual sub-indicators into a logical framework where each part contributes to the overall analysis. Here’s how each feature operates:
1. Order Blocks
Identification: Uses specific price action patterns to locate zones of likely institutional interest (bullish or bearish blocks).
Dynamic Updates: The blocks adjust as new price data comes in, ensuring their relevance. Volume within these zones is weighted, helping assess their strength and potential price reactions.
Visual Enhancements: Blocks are color-coded and filled with gradients based on volume intensity, providing immediate visual cues about their importance.
2. VWAP (Volume Weighted Average Price)
Calculation: Anchored to user-selected periods (daily, weekly, etc.), VWAP is recalculated in real-time, showing the "fair" price based on traded volume.
Integration: Acts as a dynamic support/resistance line, particularly useful in intraday and swing trading. Labels provide percentage deviation for quick interpretation.
3. Moving Averages (MAs)
Customization: Supports various types (EMA, SMA, etc.) and lengths (13, 21, 50, 200). Traders can configure these to suit their strategies.
Market Status: By comparing the price to these MAs, the indicator classifies the market as Full Bull, Bullish, Neutral, Bearish, or Full Bear. This high-level summary helps traders quickly gauge market sentiment.
4. Delta Volume
Core Logic: Calculates the net difference between buying and selling pressure (volume) for each candle.
Visual Signals: Plots symbols when significant delta volume changes coincide with other indicator signals, like divergence or order block activity.
5. Daily Open and Monday Range
Purpose: Identifies key psychological levels like the daily open and the high/low range for the first trading day of the week.
Context: Highlights these levels with dynamic percentage changes, helping traders understand how price is behaving relative to them.
6. Divergence Detection
Logic: Tracks discrepancies between price movement and momentum (via Moving Averages, Delta Volume, and Order Blocks). These divergences often precede reversals.
Validation: Divergences are only flagged when other features, like delta volume shifts or order block interactions, confirm the setup.
By combining these tools in a meaningful way, ZenAlgo - Heavy Delta transforms raw data into actionable intelligence, giving traders a comprehensive view of market dynamics and a significant edge in decision-making.
Why Use Heikin Ashi for Heavy Delta?
The ZenAlgo - Heavy Delta indicator is optimized for Heikin Ashi (HA) candles, which smooth out market noise and make trends more visually apparent. Heikin Ashi works best for this strategy for several key reasons:
Why Heikin Ashi Works Best
Trend Clarity: Unlike traditional candlesticks, Heikin Ashi averages price data to create smoother transitions. This helps the indicator better identify sustained trends and reduces false signals caused by short-term price fluctuations.
Noise Reduction: HA candles filter out minor fluctuations and emphasize the overall market direction, making it easier to align the indicator’s signals (like Delta Volume and Order Blocks) with larger market movements.
Improved Visual Insights: Features like Order Blocks and Delta Volume align well with Heikin Ashi's smoothed representation, as it avoids the erratic movements that traditional candles sometimes display.
Better Support for Trend Strategies: Heikin Ashi candles naturally highlight key reversals and continuation patterns, which complement the analytical goals of this indicator.
Important Notes About Heikin Ashi:
Synthetic Nature of HA Candles: Heikin Ashi values are calculated differently than traditional candles. For example: a) The open is the average of the prior candle's open and close. b) The close is the average of the high, low, open, and close. This synthetic nature means that HA candles do not reflect actual market prices but rather smoothed averages, which can slightly lag real-time price movements.
Lagging Effect: Because HA candles use averaged data, they can lag behind actual price action. This is beneficial for identifying trends but less effective for precise entry/exit timing.
Inaccuracy in Low Volatility: In low-volume or low-volatility conditions, HA candles may distort actual price dynamics, leading to less reliable insights.
No Direct Alerts or Buy/Sell Signals : Issuing explicit buy or sell signals based on Heikin Ashi candles is not possible due to their averaged, synthetic nature. As such, the ZenAlgo - Heavy Delta indicator does not generate direct trading signals. Instead, the indicator is a decision-support tool that provides insights into trends, volume dynamics, and potential key levels, leaving trade execution to the trader's discretion.
Usage Examples
Trend Confirmation: Use the MA market status to identify if the market is in a Full Bull or Bear state.
Reversal Zones: Monitor order block zones for price rejection or absorption, signaling a potential reversal.
Breakout Trading: Trade breakouts when price surpasses VWAP or Monday Range highs/lows.
Delta Divergence: Look for positive/negative delta volume divergences during consolidations for breakout cues.
Mean Reversion: Use VWAP or MAs as dynamic support/resistance for mean reversion setups.
Intraday Scalping: Utilize daily open and intraday levels for short-term trades.
Swing Trading: Employ order blocks and multi-day ranges to frame swing trade setups.
Volume Climax: Identify volume spikes using Delta Volume to confirm trend continuation or reversal.
Momentum Trading: Combine divergence signals with Delta Volume for high-conviction entries.
Risk Management: Use defined order block boundaries to set stop losses and targets.
Settings
Order Blocks: Customize label visibility, label offsets, and block appearance.
VWAP: Adjust anchor period and toggle visibility.
Moving Averages: Configure length, type (EMA, SMA, etc.), and visibility of MAs (13, 21, 50, 200).
Delta Volume: Enable/disable delta symbols and labels, adjust sensitivity multipliers.
Daily Open/Monday Range: Toggle visibility and customize display preferences.
General Visuals: Adjust label offsets, color schemes, and transparency.
Important Notes
This indicator is a technical analysis tool and does not guarantee trading success.
Use it in conjunction with other indicators and fundamental analysis for a more comprehensive trading strategy.
Performance may vary in low-liquidity markets or during sudden news events.
Divergence signals might fail in strongly trending markets.
Smashing Pump Delta [by Oberlunar]Smashing Pump Δ by Oberlunar
This is a Crypto Δ Volumetric Pump indicator specifically designed to detect crypto pumps. Its primary goal is to highlight moments when buying volume significantly outweighs selling volume on a lower timeframe, suggesting strong upward momentum in the market.
I can't access to the data feed thus the core of its functionality lies in calculating the volume delta Δ in a simpler way... by measuring the difference between aggregated buy and sell volumes. Buy volume is recorded when a lower timeframe candle closes higher than it opened (green candles), while sell volume is recorded when a candle closes lower than it opened (red candles). By focusing exclusively on these buy and sell imbalances, the indicator naturally leans toward identifying positive surges in activity—the hallmark of a pump.
Unlike dumps, which are often accompanied by panic selling and rapid downward movement, pumps are driven by aggressive buying pressure which in crypto assets is very interesting. This indicator is designed to highlight those spikes in buying volume, helping traders pinpoint moments when a significant upward move might be unfolding. It achieves this by tracking the largest volume delta over recent candles and marking it clearly on the chart.
So, if you’re looking for a tool to spot when the bulls are charging, this indicator is your ally.
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Thin Liquidity Zones [PhenLabs]Thin Liquidity Zones with Volume Delta
Our advanced volume analysis tool identifies and visualizes significant liquidity zones using real-time volume delta analysis. This indicator helps traders pinpoint and monitor critical price levels where substantial trading activity occurs, providing precise volume flow measurement through lower timeframe analysis.
The tool works by leveraging the fact that hedge funds, institutions, and other large market participants strategically fill their orders in areas of thin liquidity to minimize slippage and market impact. By detecting these zones, traders gain valuable insights into potential areas of accumulation, distribution, and liquidity traps, allowing for more informed trading decisions.
🔍 Key Features
Real-time volume delta calculation using lower timeframe data
Dynamic zone creation based on volume spikes
Automatic timeframe optimization
Size-filtered zones to avoid noise
Custom delta timeframe scanning
Flexible analysis period selection
📊 Visual Demonstration
💡 How It Works
The indicator continuously scans for high-volume areas where trading activity exceeds the specified threshold (default 6.0x average volume). When detected, it creates zones that display the net volume delta, showing whether buying or selling pressure dominated that price level.
Key zone characteristics:
Size filtering prevents noise from large price swings
Volume delta shows actual buying/selling pressure
Zones automatically expire based on lookback period
Real-time updates as new volume data arrives
⚙️ Settings
Time Settings
Analysis Timeframe: 15M to 1W options
Custom Period: User-defined bar count
Delta Timeframe: Automatic or manual selection
Volume Analysis
Volume Threshold: Minimum spike multiple
Volume MA Length: Averaging period
Maximum Zone Size: Size filter percentage
Display Options
Zone Color: Customizable with transparency
Delta Display: On/Off toggle
Text Position: Left/Center/Right alignment
📌 Tips for Best Results
Adjust volume threshold based on instrument volatility
Monitor zone clusters for potential support/resistance
Consider reducing max zone size in volatile markets
Use in conjunction with price action and other indicators
⚠️ Important Notes
Requires volume data from your data provider
Lower timeframe scanning may impact performance
Maximum 500 zones maintained for optimization
Zone creation is filtered by both volume and size
🔧 Volume Delta Calculation
The indicator uses TradingView’s advanced volume delta calculation, which:
Scans lower timeframe data for precision
Measures actual buying vs selling pressure
Updates in real-time with new data
Provides clear positive/negative flow indication
This tool is ideal for traders focusing on volume analysis and order flow. It helps identify key levels where significant trading activity has occurred and provides insight into the nature of that activity through volume delta analysis.
Note: Performance may vary based on your chart’s timeframe. Adjust settings according to your trading style and the instrument’s characteristics. Past performance is not indicative of future results, DYOR.
Volume Delta Filtered Overlay v1.1 by RamtraderbookVolume Delta Filtered Overlay v1.1 by Ramtraderbook
This indicator visually displays the volume delta directly on the price chart using colored circles. Its main goal is to highlight significant changes in the volume delta, categorizing them by direction and magnitude.
How It Works
1. Volume Delta Calculation
- Measures the difference between buying and selling volume on a lower time frame.
2. Threshold Filter
- Only displays data if the delta exceeds a minimum threshold set by the user.
3. Colors by Direction
- Bullish color: If the delta is positive (more buying).
- Bearish color: If the delta is negative (more selling).
4. Circle Placement
- Circles are placed above the candle for a positive delta and below the candle for a negative delta.
Customizable Inputs
- Delta Threshold: Defines the minimum delta value that will be plotted.
- Customizable Colors: Allows you to set different colors for positive and negative delta circles.
- **Lower Time Frame**: Scans data on a lower time frame for greater accuracy.
Important Note on Data
TradingView does not handle market depth data such as order book information. The volume delta calculation is an approximation based on the asset’s volume and price behavior. This means it does not precisely reflect the actual flow of buy or sell orders in the market, but rather an estimate derived from available data.
Conclusion
The **Volume Delta Filtered Overlay v1.1 by Ramtraderbook** is a visual tool that helps quickly identify significant buy or sell volume movements, making it ideal for strategies that rely on order flow analysis. However, it is recommended to combine it with other tools for a more comprehensive analysis.
Volume Delta Filtered v1.1 by RamtraderbookIndicator Explanation: Volume Delta_RTB (Filtered)
General Description
The Volume Delta_RTB (Filtered) indicator is designed to analyze the volume delta of a financial asset and highlight only significant changes based on a configured threshold. This indicator is useful for detecting moments when buying volume exceeds selling volume (or vice versa), providing a clear view of market pressure.
What is Volume Delta?
Volume delta measures the difference between buying and selling volume over a given time period. A positive delta indicates that buying prevails over selling, while a negative delta indicates the opposite.
Indicator Inputs
The indicator has several customizable parameters to suit the user’s needs:
1. Volume Delta Threshold
- Allows you to set a minimum volume delta value.
- Only indicator values that exceed this absolute delta threshold will be displayed.
- Default value: 100,000.
2. Use of a Lower Time Frame
- Option to analyze data from a lower time frame than the main chart.
Operating Logic
1. Selection of the Lower Time Frame
- The indicator scans data from a lower time frame to accurately calculate the volume delta.
- By default, it automatically selects an appropriate lower time frame, though it can be set manually.
2. Calculation of Volume Delta
- Using the `ta.requestVolumeDelta` function, the indicator calculates:
- Volume delta at the start of the period (`openVolume`).
- Maximum delta (`maxVolume`).
- Minimum delta (`minVolume`).
- Last recorded delta (`lastVolume`).
3. Filtering Values
- If the absolute value of `lastVolume` (the last volume delta) is below the configured threshold (`deltaThreshold`), the data will not be displayed on the chart.
- This allows the indicator to highlight only significant movements, avoiding unnecessary noise.
4. Visualization
- Volume delta is represented by candles to facilitate interpretation:
- Yellow candles for positive delta (buying prevails).
- Pink candles for negative delta (selling prevails).
- A horizontal line at `0` serves as a reference.
- Colors can be configured as needed.
5. Data Validation
- If the data provider does not provide volume information for the asset, the indicator will display an error message.
Indicator Advantages
- Efficient Filtering: Focus on the most relevant movements in terms of volume, ignoring small or insignificant values.
- Adaptable: Offers customization options for both the delta threshold and the time frame.
- Clear Visualization: Colored candles make it easier to spot dominant buying or selling trends.
NOTE:
- Estimated Delta Data: Since TradingView does not have access to market depth data or an exact breakdown of buying and selling volume, the delta calculations are approximations based on price and volume behavior.
- Data Provider Dependency: Some assets or instruments may not have volume information available, limiting the indicator’s use.
Intrabar BoxPlotThe Intrabar BoxPlot publication highlights an uncommon technique by displaying statistical intrabar Lower Timeframe (LTF) values on the chart.
🔶 USAGE
🔹 Middle 50% Boxes
By showing the middle 50% intrabar values through a box, we can more easily see where the intrabar activity is mainly situated.
The middle 50% intrabar values are referred to from here on as Interquartile range (IQR).
In this example, the successive IQRs form a channel where the price eventually breaks out.
Disproportionately distributed values can give insights which can be used to find potential support/resistance areas.
IQR gaps can give valuable information as well. Potentially, the price can return to these gaps.
Seeing the IQR areas against regular candles gives an alternative image of the underlying price movements.
🔹 Highest volume Price level
The script displays the price level with the highest volume situated, dependable on the user's source setting. Setting the source at 'close' will only display intrabar close values; the same goes for high, low, ...
As seen in the above example, the volume levels can aid in finding support/resistance.
🔹 Median
The location of the median off all intrabar values is displayed as a coloured dot: green when the close price is higher than the opening price and red if otherwise. The median can give valuable insights into price movements.
🔹 Outliers
Medium (white dots) and extreme (white X) outliers, in combination with the IQR box, can help identify potential areas of interest.
🔹 Volume Delta
When there is a discrepancy between the delta volume and direction of the candle, this will be displayed as follows:
Green candle: when the sum of the volume of red intrabars is higher than the sum of the volume of green intrabars, the candle will be coloured orange.
Red candle: when the sum of the volume of green intrabars is higher than the sum of the volume of red intrabars, the candle will be coloured blue.
🔹 Highlight Boxplot only
Probably the easiest way to display boxplot only is by changing the Bar's style to Bars .
🔶 DETAILS
All intrabar values (Lower TimeFrame - LTF) are sorted and evaluated. Values can be close , high , low , ... by selecting this in Settings ( source ).
The middle 50% of all values are displayed as a box; this contains the values between percentile 25 (p25) and percentile 75 (p75). The value of percentile rank 75 means 75% of all values are lower. The value of percentile rank 25 means 25% of all values are lower, or 75% is higher.
The difference between p75 and p25 is also known as Interquartile range (IQR)
IQR is used to check for outliers.
Wiki: Boxplot , Interquartile range
Extreme high: maximum value, higher than p75 + IQR*3
Max outlier high: maximum value, higher than p75 + IQR*1.5 but lower than p75 + IQR*3
Max: maximum value, lower than p75 + IQR*1.5
Min: minimum value, higher than p25 - IQR*1.5
Min outlier low: minimum value, lower than p25 - IQR*1.5 but higher than p25 - IQR*3
Extreme low: minimum value, lower than p25 - IQR*3
Max and min must not be interpreted with the current candle high/low.
🔹 Example: Length of chart-puppets
The following example can make it easier to digest. Forty "chart-puppets" are sorted by their length.
The p25 value is 97
The p50 value is 120
The p75 value is 149
75% of all "chart-puppets" are smaller than p75, and 25% is larger than p75.
50% of all "chart-puppets" are smaller than p50, and 50% is larger than p50 (= median).
25% of all "chart-puppets" are smaller than p25, and 75% is larger than p25.
IQR = 149 - 97 = 52
Extreme outlier limit max: p75 + IQR*3 = 149 + 52*3 = 305
Mild outlier limit max: p75 + IQR*1.5 = 149 + 52*1.5 = 227
Mild outlier limit min: p25 - IQR*1.5 = 97 - 52*1.5 = 19
Extreme outlier limit min: p25 - IQR*3 = 97 - 52*3 = -59
In this example there are no outliers to be found, all values are located between p25 - IQR*1.5 (19) and p75 + IQR*1.5. (227)
🔹 Source settings
Note that results are dependable on the chosen source (settings). When, for example, close is chosen as the source, only intrabar close prices are included. This means a low or high can stretch further then the min or max.
Here we can see different results with different source settings
🔹 LTF settings
When 'Auto' is enabled (Settings, LTF), the LTF will be the nearest possible x times smaller TF than the current TF. When 'Premium' is disabled, the minimum TF will always be 1 minute to ensure TradingView plans lower than Premium don't get an error.
Examples with current Daily TF (when Premium is enabled):
500 : 3 minute LTF
1500 (default): 1 minute LTF
5000: 30 seconds LTF (1 minute if Premium is disabled)
🔶 SETTINGS
Source: Set source at close, high, low,...
🔹 LTF
LTF: LTF setting
Auto + multiple: Adjusts the initial set LTF
Premium: Enable when your TradingView plan is Premium or higher
🔹 Intrabar Delta : Colors, dependable on different circumstances.
Up: Price goes up, with more bullish than bearish intrabar volume.
Up-: Price goes up, with more bearish than bullish intrabar volume.
Down: Price goes down, with more bearish than bullish intrabar volume.
Down+: Price goes down, with more bullish than bearish intrabar volume.
🔹 Table
Show table: Show details at the top right corner
Show TF: Show LTF at the bottom right corner
Text color/table size
See DETAILS for more information
Volume Delta Candles HTF [TradingFinder] LTF Volume Candles 🔵 Introduction
In financial markets, understanding the concepts of supply and demand and their impact on price movements is of paramount importance. Supply and demand, as fundamental pillars of economics, reflect the interaction between buyers and sellers.
When buyers' strength surpasses that of sellers, demand increases, and prices tend to rise. Conversely, when sellers dominate buyers, supply overtakes demand, causing prices to drop. These interactions play a crucial role in determining market trends, price reversal points, and trading decisions.
Volume Delta Candles offer traders a practical way to visualize trading activity within each candlestick. By integrating data from lower timeframes or live market feeds, these candles eliminate the need for standalone volume indicators.
They present the proportions of buying and selling volume as intuitive colored bars, making it easier to interpret market dynamics at a glance. Additionally, they encapsulate critical metrics like peak delta, lowest delta, and net delta, allowing traders to grasp the market's internal order flow with greater precision.
In financial markets, grasping the interplay between supply and demand and its influence on price movements is crucial for successful trading. These fundamental economic forces reflect the ongoing balance between buyers and sellers in the market.
When buyers exert greater strength than sellers, demand dominates, driving prices upward. Conversely, when sellers take control, supply surpasses demand, and prices decline. Understanding these dynamics is essential for identifying market trends, pinpointing reversal points, and making informed trading decisions.
Volume Delta Candles provide an innovative method for evaluating trading activity within individual candlesticks, offering a simplified view without relying on separate volume indicators. By leveraging lower timeframe or real-time data, this tool visualizes the distribution of buying and selling volumes within a candle through color-coded bars.
This visual representation enables traders to quickly assess market sentiment and understand the forces driving price action. Buyer and seller strength is a critical concept that focuses on the ratio of buying to selling volumes. This ratio not only provides insights into the market's current state but also serves as a leading indicator for detecting potential shifts in trends.
Traders often rely on volume analysis to identify significant supply and demand zones, guiding their entry and exit strategies. Delta Candles translate these complex metrics, such as Maximum Delta, Minimum Delta, and Final Delta, into an easy-to-read visual format using Japanese candlestick structures, making them an invaluable resource for analyzing order flows and market momentum.
By merging the principles of supply and demand with comprehensive volume analysis, tools like the indicator introduced here offer unparalleled clarity into market behavior. This indicator calculates the relative strength of supply and demand for each candlestick by analyzing the ratio of buyers to sellers.
🔵 How to Use
The presented indicator is a powerful tool for analyzing supply and demand strength in financial markets. It helps traders identify the strengths and weaknesses of buyers and sellers and utilize this information for better decision-making.
🟣 Analyzing the Highest Volume Trades on Candles
A unique feature of this indicator is the visualization of price levels with the highest trade volume for each candlestick. These levels are marked as black lines on the candles, indicating prices where most trades occurred. This information is invaluable for identifying key supply and demand zones, which often act as support or resistance levels.
🟣 Trend Confirmation
The indicator enables traders to confirm bullish or bearish trends by observing changes in buyer and seller strength. When buyer strength increases and demand surpasses supply, the likelihood of a bullish trend continuation grows. Conversely, decreasing buyer strength and increasing seller strength may signal a potential bearish trend reversal.
🟣 Adjusting Timeframes and Calculation Methods
Users can customize the indicator's candlestick timeframe to align with their trading strategy. Additionally, they can switch between moving average and current candle modes to achieve more precise market analysis.
This indicator, with its accurate and visual data display, is a practical and reliable tool for market analysts and traders. Using it can help traders make better decisions and identify optimal entry and exit points.
🔵 Settings
Lower Time Frame Volume : This setting determines which timeframe the indicator should use to identify the price levels with the highest trade volume. These levels, displayed as black lines on the candlesticks, indicate prices where the most trades occurred.
It is recommended that users align this timeframe with their primary chart’s timeframe.
As a general rule :
If the main chart’s timeframe is low (e.g., 1-minute or 5-minute), it is better to keep this setting at a similarly low timeframe.
As the main chart’s timeframe increases (e.g., daily or weekly), it is advisable to set this parameter to a higher timeframe for more aligned data analysis.
Cumulative Mode :
Current Candle : Strength is calculated only for the current candlestick.
EMA (Exponential Moving Average) : The strength is calculated using an exponential moving average, suitable for identifying longer-term trends.
Calculation Period : The default period for the exponential moving average (EMA) is set to 21. Users can modify this value for more precise analysis based on their specific requirements.
Ultra Data : This option enables users to view more detailed data from various market sources, such as Forex, Crypto, or Stocks. When activated, the indicator aggregates and displays volume data from multiple sources.
🟣 Table Settings
Show Info Table : This option determines whether the information table is displayed on the chart. When enabled, the table appears in a corner of the chart and provides details about the strength of buyers and sellers.
Table Size : Users can adjust the size of the text within the table to improve readability.
Table Position : This setting defines the table’s placement on the chart.
🔵 Conclusion
The indicator introduced in this article is designed as an advanced tool for analyzing supply and demand dynamics in financial markets. By leveraging buyer and seller strength ratios and visually highlighting price levels with the highest trade volume, it aids traders in identifying key market zones.
Key features, such as adjustable analysis timeframes, customizable calculation methods, and precise volume data display, allow users to tailor their analyses to market conditions.
This indicator is invaluable for analyzing support and resistance levels derived from trade volumes, enabling traders to make more accurate decisions about entering or exiting trades.
By utilizing real market data and displaying the highest trade volume lines directly on the chart, it provides a precise perspective on market behavior. These features make it suitable for both novice and professional traders aiming to enhance their analysis and trading strategies.
With this indicator, traders can gain a better understanding of supply and demand dynamics and operate more intelligently in financial markets. By combining volume data with visual analysis, this tool provides a solid foundation for effective decision-making and improved trading performance. Choosing this indicator is a significant step toward refining analysis and achieving success in complex financial markets.
Delta Candle ColorsThe Delta Divergences indicator provides a visual representation of volume delta, which measures the difference between buying pressure and selling pressure within a candle. This is achieved by using intrabar (lower timeframe) volume and price fluctuations to estimate the delta between buying and selling pressure within each bar.
By color-coding candles based on this volume delta, traders can gain insight into the strength behind price movements and spot potential divergences. When a candle closes positively (higher than the previous close) but the volume delta is negative (more selling than buying), or when a candle closes negatively with a positive delta (more buying than selling), it indicates a divergence. These divergences can signal potential trend exhaustion or possible reversals.
The indicator includes custom alerts that notify the trader when these divergences occur:
Positive close with negative delta: Signals that the price is rising, but selling pressure is higher.
Negative close with positive delta: Signals that the price is falling, but buying pressure is higher.
In addition to color-coding candles based on delta, the indicator provides an option to display delta labels directly on the chart for each candle.
Finally, the option to only show divergences can be turned on. When enabled, non-divergent candles are colored normally, while only candles with delta divergences are highlighted, allowing traders to focus on the most relevant market information.
Ultra Money FlowIntroduction
The Ultra Money Flow script is a technical indicator for analyzing stock trends. It highlights buying and selling power, helping you identify bullish (rising) or bearish (falling) market trends.
Detailed Description
The Ultra Money Flow script calculates and visually displays two main components: Fast and Slow money flow. These components represent short-term and long-term trends, respectively.
Here's how it works:
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Inputs
You can adjust the speed of analysis (Fast Length and Slow Length) and the type of smoothing applied (e.g., Simple Moving Average, Exponential Moving Average).
Choose colors for visualizing the trends, with blue for bullish (positive) and orange for bearish (negative) movements.
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Money Flow Calculation
The script analyzes price changes (delta) over specified periods.
It separates upward price movements (buying power) from downward ones (selling power).
It then calculates the difference between these powers for both Fast and Slow components.
The types of smoothing methods range from traditional ones like the Simple Moving Average (SMA) to advanced ones like the Double Expotential Moving Average (DEMA) or the Triple Exponential Moving Average (TEMA) or the Recursive Moving Average (RMA) or the Weigthend Moving Average (WMA) or the Volume Weigthend Moving Average (VWMA) or Hull Moving Average (HMA).
Very Special ones are the Triple Weigthend Moving Average (TWMA) wich created RedKTrader .
I created the Multi Weigthend Moving Average (MWMA) wich is a simple signal line to the TWMA.
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Divergence
This indicator can show divergence by comparing the direction of price movements with the indicator value.
If the price and the indicator move in opposite directions, you can use these signals to help decide when to buy or sell.
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Auto Scaling
The script adjusts its calculations based on the time frame you are viewing, whether it's minutes, hours, or days, ensuring accurate representation across different time scales.
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Plotting
The script plots the Fast component as a histogram and the Slow component as a line, using the chosen colors to indicate bullish or bearish trends.
The thickness and transparency of these plots give additional clues about the strength of the trend.
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By using this indicator, traders can easily spot shifts in buying and selling power, allowing for better-informed decisions in the market.
Special Thanks
I use the TWMA-Function created from RedKTrader to smooth the values.
Special thanks to him for creating and sharing this function!
Open Interest (OI) Delta [UAlgo]The Open Interest (OI) Delta indicator is a tool designed to provide insights into the dynamics of Open Interest changes within the futures market. Open Interest (OI) refers to the total number of outstanding derivative contracts, such as options or futures, that have not been settled. The OI Delta measures the change in Open Interest over a specified period, allowing traders to assess whether new money is entering the market or existing positions are being closed.
This indicator offers two distinct display modes to visualize OI Delta, along with customizable levels that help in categorizing the magnitude of OI changes. Additionally, it provides the option to color-code the bars on the price chart based on the intensity and direction of OI Delta, making it easier for traders to interpret market sentiment and potential future price movements.
🔶 Key Features
Two Display Modes: Choose between two different modes for visualizing OI Delta, depending on your analysis preferences:
Mode 1: Displays the OI Delta directly as positive or negative values.
Mode 2: Separates positive and negative OI Delta values, displaying them as absolute values for easier comparison.
Customizable Levels: Set up to four levels of OI Delta magnitude, each with customizable thresholds and colors. These levels help categorize the OI changes into Normal, Medium, Large, and Extreme ranges, allowing for a more nuanced interpretation of market activity.
MA Length and Standard Deviation Period: Adjust the moving average length and standard deviation period for OI Delta, which smooths out the data and helps in identifying significant deviations from the norm.
Color-Coded Bar Chart: Optionally color the price bars on your chart based on the OI Delta levels, helping to visually correlate price action with changes in Open Interest.
Heatmap Display: Toggle the display of OI Delta levels on the chart, with the option to fill the areas between these levels for a more visually intuitive understanding of the data.
🔶 Interpreting Indicator
Positive vs. Negative OI Delta:
A positive OI Delta indicates that the Open Interest is increasing, suggesting that new contracts are being created, which could imply fresh capital entering the market.
A negative OI Delta suggests that Open Interest is decreasing, indicating that contracts are being closed out or settled, which might reflect profit-taking or a reduction in market interest.
Magnitude Levels:
Level 1 (Normal OI Δ): Represents typical, less significant changes in OI. If the OI Delta stays within this range, it may indicate routine market activity without any substantial shift in sentiment.
Level 2 (Medium OI Δ): Reflects a more significant change in OI, suggesting increased market interest and possibly the beginning of a new trend or phase of market participation.
Level 3 (Large OI Δ): Indicates a strong change in OI, often associated with a decisive move in the market. This could signify strong conviction among market participants, either bullish or bearish.
Level 4 (Extreme OI Δ): The highest level of OI change, often preceding major market moves. Extreme OI Δ can be a signal of potential market reversals or the final phase of a strong trend.
Color-Coded Bars:
When enabled, the color of the price bars will reflect the magnitude and direction of the OI Delta. This visual aid helps in quickly assessing the correlation between price movements and changes in market sentiment as indicated by OI.
This indicator is particularly useful for futures traders looking to gauge the strength and direction of market sentiment by analyzing changes in Open Interest. By combining this with price action, traders can gain a deeper understanding of market dynamics and make more informed trading decisions
🔶 Disclaimer
Use with Caution: This indicator is provided for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice. Users should exercise caution and perform their own analysis before making trading decisions based on the indicator's signals.
Not Financial Advice: The information provided by this indicator does not constitute financial advice, and the creator (UAlgo) shall not be held responsible for any trading losses incurred as a result of using this indicator.
Backtesting Recommended: Traders are encouraged to backtest the indicator thoroughly on historical data before using it in live trading to assess its performance and suitability for their trading strategies.
Risk Management: Trading involves inherent risks, and users should implement proper risk management strategies, including but not limited to stop-loss orders and position sizing, to mitigate potential losses.
No Guarantees: The accuracy and reliability of the indicator's signals cannot be guaranteed, as they are based on historical price data and past performance may not be indicative of future results.
Options Overlay [Pro] IVR IV Skew Delta Exp.mv MurreyMath Expiry
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄, 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱𝟬+ 𝗹𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗱 𝗨𝗦 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹𝘀.
🔃 Auto-Updating Option Metrics without refresh!
🍒 Developed and maintained by option traders for option traders.
📈 Specifically designed for TradingView users who trade options.
Our indicator provides essential key metrics such as:
✅ IVRank
✅ IVx
✅ 5-Day IVx Change
✅ Delta curves and interpolated distances
✅ Expected move curve
✅ Standard deviation (STD1) curve
✅ Vertical Pricing Skew
✅ Horizontal IVx Skew
✅ Delta Skew
like TastyTrade, TOS, IBKR etc, but in a much more visually intuitive way. See detailed descriptions below.
If this isn't enough, we also include a unique grid system designed specifically for options traders. This package features our innovative dynamic grid system:
✅ Enhanced Murrey Math levels (horizontal scale)
✅ Options expirations (vertical scale)
Designed to help you assess market conditions and make well-informed trading decisions, this tool is an essential addition for every serious options trader!
Ticker Information:
This indicator is currently implemented for more than 150 liquid US market tickers and we are continuously expanding the list:
SP:SPX AMEX:SPY NASDAQ:QQQ NASDAQ:TLT AMEX:GLD
NYSE:AA NASDAQ:AAL NASDAQ:AAPL NYSE:ABBV NASDAQ:ABNB NASDAQ:AMD NASDAQ:AMZN AMEX:ARKK NASDAQ:AVGO NYSE:AXP NYSE:BA NYSE:BABA NYSE:BAC NASDAQ:BIDU AMEX:BITO NYSE:BMY NYSE:BP NASDAQ:BYND NYSE:C NYSE:CAT NYSE:CCJ NYSE:CCL NASDAQ:COIN NYSE:COP NASDAQ:COST NYSE:CRM NASDAQ:CRWD NASDAQ:CSCO NYSE:CVNA NYSE:CVS NYSE:CVX NYSE:DAL NASDAQ:DBX AMEX:DIA NYSE:DIS NASDAQ:DKNG NASDAQ:EBAY NASDAQ:ETSY NASDAQ:EXPE NYSE:F NYSE:FCX NYSE:FDX AMEX:FXI AMEX:GDX AMEX:GDXJ NYSE:GE NYSE:GM NYSE:GME NYSE:GOLD NASDAQ:GOOG NASDAQ:GOOGL NYSE:GPS NYSE:GS NASDAQ:HOOD NYSE:IBM NASDAQ:IEF NASDAQ:INTC AMEX:IWM NASDAQ:JD NYSE:JNJ NYSE:JPM NYSE:JWN NYSE:KO NYSE:LLY NYSE:LOW NYSE:LVS NYSE:MA NASDAQ:MARA NYSE:MCD NYSE:MET NASDAQ:META NYSE:MGM NYSE:MMM NYSE:MPC NYSE:MRK NASDAQ:MRNA NYSE:MRO NASDAQ:MRVL NYSE:MS NASDAQ:MSFT AMEX:MSOS NYSE:NCLH NASDAQ:NDX NYSE:NET NASDAQ:NFLX NYSE:NIO NYSE:NKE NASDAQ:NVDA NASDAQ:ON NYSE:ORCL NYSE:OXY NASDAQ:PEP NYSE:PFE NYSE:PINS NYSE:PLTR NASDAQ:PTON NASDAQ:PYPL NASDAQ:QCOM NYSE:RBLX NYSE:RCL NASDAQ:RIOT NASDAQ:RIVN NASDAQ:ROKU NASDAQ:SBUX NYSE:SHOP AMEX:SLV NASDAQ:SMCI NASDAQ:SMH NYSE:SNAP NYSE:SQ NYSE:T NYSE:TGT NASDAQ:TQQQ NASDAQ:TSLA NYSE:TSM NASDAQ:TTD NASDAQ:TXN NYSE:U NASDAQ:UAL NYSE:UBER AMEX:UNG NYSE:UPS NASDAQ:UPST AMEX:USO NYSE:V AMEX:VXX NYSE:VZ NASDAQ:WBA NYSE:WFC NYSE:WMT NASDAQ:WYNN NYSE:X AMEX:XHB AMEX:XLE AMEX:XLF AMEX:XLI AMEX:XLK AMEX:XLP AMEX:XLU AMEX:XLV AMEX:XLY NYSE:XOM NYSE:XPEV CBOE:XSP NASDAQ:ZM
How does the indicator work and why is it unique?
This Pine Script indicator is a complex tool designed to provide various option metrics and visualization tools for options market traders. The indicator extracts raw options data from an external data provider (ORATS), processes and refines the delayed data package using pineseed, and sends it to TradingView, visualizing the data using specific formulas (see detailed below) or interpolated values (e.g., delta distances). This method of incorporating options data into a visualization framework is unique and entirely innovative on TradingView.
The indicator aims to offer a comprehensive view of the current state of options for the implemented instruments, including implied volatility (IV), IV rank (IVR), options skew, and expected market movements, which are objectively measured as detailed below.
The options metrics we display may be familiar to options traders from various major brokerage platforms such as TastyTrade, IBKR, TOS, Tradier, TD Ameritrade, Schwab, etc.
🟨 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗗 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 🟨
🔶 Auto-Updating Option Metrics and Curved Lines
🔹 Interpolated DELTA Curves (16,20,25,30,40)
In our indicator, the curve layer settings allow you to choose the delta value for displaying the delta curve: 16, 20, 25, 30, or even 40. The color of the curve can be customized, and you can also hide the delta curve by selecting the "-" option.
It's important to mention that we display interpolated deltas from the actual option chain of the underlying asset using the Black-Scholes model. This ensures that the 16 delta truly reflects the theoretical, but accurate, 16 delta distance. (For example, deltas shown by brokerages for individual strikes are rounded; a 0.16 delta might actually be 0.1625.)
🔹 Expected Move Curve (Exp.mv)
The expected move is the predicted dollar change in the underlying stock's price by a given option's expiration date, with 68% certainty. It is calculated using the expiration's pricing and implied volatility levels. We chose the TastyTrade method for calculating expected move, as we found it to be the most expressive.
Expected Move Calculation
Expected Move = (ATM straddle price x 0.6) + (1st OTM strangle price x 0.3) + (2nd OTM strangle price x 0.1)
For example , if stock XYZ is trading at 121 and the ATM straddle is 4.40, the 120/122 strangle is 3.46, and the 119/123 strangle is 2.66, the expected move is calculated as follows: 4.40 x 0.60 = 2.64; 3.46 x 0.30 = 1.04; 2.66 x 0.10 = 0.27; Expected move = 2.64 + 1.04 + 0.27 = ±3.9
In this example below, the TastyTrade platform indicates the expected move on the option chain with a brown color, and the exact value is displayed behind the ± symbol for each expiration. By default, we also use brown for this indication, but this can be changed or the curve display can be turned off.
🔹 Standard Deviation Curve (1 STD)
One standard deviation of a stock encompasses approximately 68.2% of outcomes in a distribution of occurrences based on current implied volatility.
We use the expected move formula to calculate the one standard deviation range of a stock. This calculation is based on the days-to-expiration (DTE) of our option contract, the stock price, and the implied volatility of a stock:
Calculation:
Standard Deviation = Closing Price * Implied Volatility * sqrt(Days to Expiration / 365)
According to options literature, there is a 68% probability that the underlying asset will fall within this one standard deviation range at expiration.
If the 1 STD and Exp.mv displays are both enabled, the indicator fills the area between them with a light gray color. This is because both represent probability distributions that appear as a "bell curve" when graphed, making it visually appealing.
Tip and Note:
The 1 STD line might appear jagged at times , which does not indicate a problem with the indicator. This is normal immediately after market open (e.g., during the first data refresh of the day) or if the expirations are illiquid (e.g., weekly expirations). The 1 STD value is calculated based on the aggregated IVx for the expirations, and the aggregated IVx value for weekly expirations updates less frequently due to lower trading volume. In such cases, we recommend enabling the "Only Monthly Expirations" option to smooth out the bell curve.
∑ Quant Observation:
The values of the expected move and the 1st standard deviation (1STD) will not match because they use different calculation methods, even though both are referred to as representing 68% of the underlying asset's movement in options literature. The expected move is based on direct market pricing of ATM options. The 1STD, on the other hand, uses the averaged implied volatility (IVX) for the given expiration to determine its value. Based on our experience, it is better to consider the area between the expected move and the 1STD as the true representation of the original 68% rule.
🔶 IVR Dashboard Panel Rows
🔹 IVR (IV Rank)
The Implied Volatility Rank (IVR) indicator helps options traders assess the current level of implied volatility (IV) in comparison to the past 52 weeks. IVR is a useful metric to determine whether options are relatively cheap or expensive. This can guide traders on whether to buy or sell options. We calculate IVrank, like TastyTrade does.
IVR Calculation:
IV Rank = (current IV - 52 week IV low) / (52 week IV high - 52 week IV low)
IVR Levels and Interpretations:
IVR 0-10 (Green): Very low implied volatility rank. Options might be "cheap," potentially a good time to buy options.
IVR 10-35 (White): Normal implied volatility rank. Options pricing is relatively standard.
IVR 35-50 (Orange): Almost high implied volatility rank.
IVR 50-75 (Red): Definitely high implied volatility rank. Options might be "expensive," potentially a good time to sell options for higher premiums.
IVR above 75 (Highlighted Red): Ultra high implied volatility rank. Indicates very high levels, suggesting a favorable time for selling options.
The panel refreshes automatically if the symbol is implemented. You can hide the panel or change the position and size.
🔹IVx (Implied Volatility Index)
The Implied Volatility Index (IVx) displayed in the option chain is calculated similarly to the VIX. The Cboe uses standard and weekly SPX options to measure the expected volatility of the S&P 500. A similar method is utilized to calculate IVx for each option expiration cycle.
For our purposes on the IVR Panel, we aggregate the IVx values specifically for the 35-70 day monthly expiration cycle . This aggregated value is then presented in the screener and info panel, providing a clear and concise measure of implied volatility over this period.
IVx Color coding:
IVx above 30 is displayed in orange.
IVx above 60 is displayed in red
IVx on curve:
The IVx values for each expiration can be viewed by hovering the mouse over the colored tooltip labels above the Curve.
IVx avg on IVR panel :
If the option is checked in the IVR panel settings, the IVR panel will display the average IVx values up to the optimal expiration.
Important Note:
The IVx value alone does not provide sufficient context. There are stocks that inherently exhibit high IVx values. Therefore, it is crucial to consider IVx in conjunction with the Implied Volatility Rank (IVR), which measures the IVx relative to its own historical values. This combined view helps in accurately assessing the significance of the IVx in relation to the specific stock's typical volatility behavior.
This indicator offers traders a comprehensive view of implied volatility, assisting them in making informed decisions by highlighting both the absolute and relative volatility measures.
🔹IVx 5 days change %
We are displaying the five-day change of the IV Index (IVx value). The IV Index 5-Day Change column provides quick insight into recent expansions or decreases in implied volatility over the last five trading days.
Traders who expect the value of options to decrease might view a decrease in IVX as a positive signal. Strategies such as Strangle and Ratio Spread can benefit from this decrease.
On the other hand, traders anticipating further increases in IVX will focus on the rising IVX values. Strategies like Calendar Spread or Diagonal Spread can take advantage of increasing implied volatility.
This indicator helps traders quickly assess changes in implied volatility, enabling them to make informed decisions based on their trading strategies and market expectations.
🔹 Vertical Pricing Skew
At TanukiTrade, Vertical Pricing Skew refers to the difference in pricing between put and call options with the same expiration date at the same distance (at expected move). We analyze this skew to understand market sentiment. This is the same formula used by TastyTrade for calculations.
We calculate the interpolated strike price based on the expected move , taking into account the neighboring option prices and their distances. This allows us to accurately determine whether the CALL or PUT options are more expensive.
PUT Skew (red): Put options are more expensive than call options, indicating the market expects a downward move (▽). If put options are more expensive by more than 20% at the same expected move distance, we color it lighter red.
CALL Skew (green): Call options are more expensive than put options, indicating the market expects an upward move (△). If call options are priced more than 30% higher at the examined expiration, we color it lighter green.
Vertical Skew on Curve:
The degree of vertical pricing skew for each expiration can be viewed by hovering over the points above the curve. Hover with mouse for more information.
Vertical Skew on IVR panel:
We focus on options with 35-70 days to expiration (DTE) for optimal analysis in case of vertical skew. Hover with mouse for more information.
This approach helps us gauge market expectations accurately, providing insights into potential price movements. Remember, we always evaluate the skew at the expected move using linear interpolation to determine the theoretical pricing of options.
🔹 Delta Skew 🌪️ (Twist)
We have a new metric that examines which monthly expiration indicates a "Delta Skew Twist" where the 16 delta deviates from the monthly STD. This is important because, under normal circumstances, the 16 delta is positioned between the expected move and the standard deviation (STD1) line (see Exp.mv & 1STD exact definitions above). However, if the interpolated 16 delta line exceeds the STD1 line either upwards or downwards, it represents a special case of vertical skew on the option chain.
Normal case : exp.move < delta16 < std1
Delta Skew Twist: exp.move < std1 < delta16
We indicate this with direction-specific colors (red/green) on the delta line. We also color the section of the delta curve affected by the delta skew in this case, even if you choose to display a lower delta, such as 30, instead of 16.
If "Colored Labels with Tooltips" is enabled, we also display a 🌪️ symbol in the tooltip for the expirations affected by Delta Skew.
If you have enabled the display of 'Vertical Pricing Skew' on the IVR Panel, a 🌪️ symbol will also appear next to the value of the vertical skew, and the tooltip will indicate from which expiration Delta Skew is observed.
🔹 Horizontal IVx Skew
In options pricing, it is typically expected that the implied volatility (IVx) increases for options with later expiration dates. This means that options further out in time are generally more expensive. At TanukiTrade, we refer to the phenomenon where this expectation is reversed—when the IVx decreases between two consecutive expirations—as Horizontal Skew or IVx Skew.
Horizontal IVx Skew occurs when: Front Expiry IVx < Back Expiry IVx
This scenario can create opportunities for traders who prefer diagonal or calendar strategies . Based on our experience, we categorize Horizontal Skew into two types:
Weekly Horizontal Skew:
When IVx skew is observed between two consecutive non-monthly expirations, the displayed value is the rounded-up percentage difference. On hover, the approximate location of this skew is also displayed. The precise location can be seen on this indicator.
Monthly Horizontal Skew:
When IVx skew is observed between two consecutive monthly expirations , the displayed value is the rounded-up percentage difference. On hover, the approximate location of this skew is also displayed. The precise location can be seen on our Overlay indicator.
The Monthly Vertical IVx skew is consistently more liquid than the weekly vertical IVx skew. Weekly Horizontal IVx Skew may not carry relevant information for symbols not included in the 'Weeklies & Volume Masters' preset in our Options Screener indicator.
If the options chain follows the normal IVx pattern, no skew value is displayed.
Color codes or tooltip labels above curve:
Gray - No horizontal skew;
Purple - Weekly horizontal skew;
BigBlue - Monthly horizontal skew
The display of monthly and weekly IVx skew can be toggled on or off on the IVR panel. However, if you want to disable the colored tooltips above the curve, this can only be done using the "Colored labels with tooltips" switch.
We indicate this range with colorful information bubbles above the upper STD line.
🔶 The Option Trader’s GRID System: Adaptive MurreyMath + Expiry Lines
At TanukiTrade, we utilize Enhanced MurreyMath and Expiry lines to create a dynamic grid system, unlike the basic built-in vertical grids in TradingView, which provide no insight into specific price levels or option expirations.
These grids are beneficial because they provide a structured layout, making important price levels visible on the chart. The grid automatically resizes as the underlying asset's volatility changes, helping traders identify expected movements for various option expirations.
The Option Trader’s GRID System part of this indicator can be used without limitations for all instruments . There are no type or other restrictions, and it automatically scales to fit every asset. Even if we haven't implemented the option metrics for a particular underlying asset, the GRID system will still function!
🔹 SETUP OF YOUR OPTIONS GRID SYSTEM
You can setup your new grid system in 3 easy steps!
STEP1: Hide default horizontal grid lines in TradingView
Right-click on an empty area of your chart, then select “Settings.” In the Chart settings -> Canvas -> Grid lines section, disable the display of horizontal lines to avoid distraction.
SETUP STEP2: Scaling fix
Right-click on the price scale on the right side, then select "Scale price chart only" to prevent the chart from scaling to the new horizontal lines!
STEP3: Enable Tanuki Options Grid
As a final step, make sure that both the vertical (MurreyMath) and horizontal (Expiry) lines are enabled in the Grid section of our indicator.
You are done, enjoy the new grid system!
🔹 HORIZONTAL: Enhanced MurreyMath Lines
Murrey Math lines are based on the principles observed by William Gann, renowned for his market symmetry forecasts. Gann's techniques, such as Gann Angles, have been adapted by Murrey to make them more accessible to ordinary investors. According to Murrey, markets often correct at specific price levels, and breakouts or returns to these levels can signal good entry points for trades.
At TanukiTrade, we enhance these price levels based on our experience , ensuring a clear display. We acknowledge that while MurreyMath lines aren't infallible predictions, they are useful for identifying likely price movements over a given period (e.g., one month) if the market trend aligns.
Our opinion: MurreyMath lines are not crystal balls (like no other tool). They should be used to identify that if we are trading in the right direction, the price is likely to reach the next unit step within a unit time (e.g. monthly expiration).
One unit step is the distance between Murrey Math lines, such as between the 0/8 and 1/8 lines. This interval helps identify different quadrants and is crucial for recognizing support and resistance levels.
Some option traders use Murrey Math lines to gauge the movement speed of an instrument over a unit time. A quadrant encompasses 4 unit steps.
Key levels, according to TanukiTrade, include:
Of course, the lines can be toggled on or off, and their default color can also be changed.
🔹 VERTICAL: Expiry Lines
The indicator can display monthly and weekly expirations as dashed lines, with customizable colors. Weekly expirations will always appear in a lighter shade compared to monthly expirations.
Monthly Expiry Lines:
You can turn off the lines indicating monthly expirations, or set the direction (past/future/both) and the number of lines to be drawn.
Weekly Expiry Lines:
You can display weekly expirations pointing to the future. You can also turn them off or specify how many weeks ahead the lines should be drawn.
Of course, the lines can be toggled on or off, and their default color can also be changed.
TIP: Hide default vertical grid lines in TradingView
Right-click on an empty area of your chart, then select “Settings.” In the Chart settings -> Canvas -> Grid lines section, disable the display of vertical lines to avoid distraction. Same, like steps above at MurreyMath lines.
🔶 ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT COMMENTS
- U.S. market only:
Since we only deal with liquid option chains: this option indicator only works for the USA options market and do not include future contracts; we have implemented each selected symbol individually.
- Why is there a slight difference between the displayed data and my live brokerage data? There are two reasons for this, and one is beyond our control.
- Brokerage Calculation Differences:
Every brokerage has slight differences in how they calculate metrics like IV and IVx. If you open three windows for TOS, TastyTrade, and IBKR side by side, you will notice that the values are minimally different. We had to choose a standard, so we use the formulas and mathematical models described by TastyTrade when analyzing the options chain and drawing conclusions.
- Option-data update frequency:
According to TradingView's regulations and guidelines, we can update external data a maximum of 5 times per day. We strive to use these updates in the most optimal way:
(1st update) 15 minutes after U.S. market open
(2nd, 3rd, 4th updates) 1.5–3 hours during U.S. market open hours
(5th update) 10 minutes before market close.
You don’t need to refresh your window, our last refreshed data-pack is always automatically applied to your indicator , and you can see the time elapsed since the last update at the bottom of your indicator.
- Skewed Curves:
The delta, expected move, and standard deviation curves also appear relevantly on a daily or intraday timeframe. Data loss is experienced above a daily timeframe: this is a TradingView limitation.
- Weekly illiquid expiries:
Especially for instruments where weekly options are illiquid: the weekly expiration STD1 data is not relevant. In these cases, we recommend checking in the "Display only Monthly labels" checkbox to avoid displaying not relevant weekly options expirations.
-Timeframe Issues:
Our option indicator visualizes relevant data on a daily resolution. If you see strange or incorrect data (e.g., when the options data was last updated), always switch to a daily (1D) timeframe. If you still see strange data, please contact us.
Disclaimer:
Our option indicator uses approximately 15min-3 hour delayed option market snapshot data to calculate the main option metrics. Exact realtime option contract prices are never displayed; only derived metrics and interpolated delta are shown to ensure accurate and consistent visualization. Due to the above, this indicator can only be used for decision support; exclusive decisions cannot be made based on this indicator . We reserve the right to make errors.This indicator is designed for options traders who understand what they are doing. It assumes that they are familiar with options and can make well-informed, independent decisions. We work with public data and are not a data provider; therefore, we do not bear any financial or other liability.
Options Screener [Pro] - IVRank, IVx, Deltas, Exp.move, Skew
𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮, 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱𝟬+ 𝗹𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗱 𝗨𝗦 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹𝘀!
𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘀:
✅ IVRank
✅ IVx
✅ 5-Day IVx Change
✅ Vertical Pricing Skew
✅ Horizontal IVx Skew
✅ Delta Skew
like TastyTrade, TOS, IBKR etc.
Designed to help you assess option market conditions and make well-informed trading decisions, this tool is an essential addition for every serious options trader!
Ticker Information:
This screener is currently implemented for more than 150 liquid US market tickers and we are continuously expanding the list:
SP:SPX AMEX:SPY NASDAQ:QQQ NASDAQ:TLT AMEX:GLD
NYSE:AA NASDAQ:AAL NASDAQ:AAPL NYSE:ABBV NASDAQ:ABNB NASDAQ:AMD NASDAQ:AMZN AMEX:ARKK NASDAQ:AVGO NYSE:AXP NYSE:BA NYSE:BABA NYSE:BAC NASDAQ:BIDU AMEX:BITO NYSE:BMY NYSE:BP NASDAQ:BYND NYSE:C NYSE:CAT NYSE:CCJ NYSE:CCL NASDAQ:COIN NYSE:COP NASDAQ:COST NYSE:CRM NASDAQ:CRWD NASDAQ:CSCO NYSE:CVNA NYSE:CVS NYSE:CVX NYSE:DAL NASDAQ:DBX AMEX:DIA NYSE:DIS NASDAQ:DKNG NASDAQ:EBAY NASDAQ:ETSY NASDAQ:EXPE NYSE:F NYSE:FCX NYSE:FDX AMEX:FXI AMEX:GDX AMEX:GDXJ NYSE:GE NYSE:GM NYSE:GME NYSE:GOLD NASDAQ:GOOG NASDAQ:GOOGL NYSE:GPS NYSE:GS NASDAQ:HOOD NYSE:IBM NASDAQ:IEF NASDAQ:INTC AMEX:IWM NASDAQ:JD NYSE:JNJ NYSE:JPM NYSE:JWN NYSE:KO NYSE:LLY NYSE:LOW NYSE:LVS NYSE:MA NASDAQ:MARA NYSE:MCD NYSE:MET NASDAQ:META NYSE:MGM NYSE:MMM NYSE:MPC NYSE:MRK NASDAQ:MRNA NYSE:MRO NASDAQ:MRVL NYSE:MS NASDAQ:MSFT AMEX:MSOS NYSE:NCLH NASDAQ:NDX NYSE:NET NASDAQ:NFLX NYSE:NIO NYSE:NKE NASDAQ:NVDA NASDAQ:ON NYSE:ORCL NYSE:OXY NASDAQ:PEP NYSE:PFE NYSE:PINS NYSE:PLTR NASDAQ:PTON NASDAQ:PYPL NASDAQ:QCOM NYSE:RBLX NYSE:RCL NASDAQ:RIOT NASDAQ:RIVN NASDAQ:ROKU NASDAQ:SBUX NYSE:SHOP AMEX:SLV NASDAQ:SMCI NASDAQ:SMH NYSE:SNAP NYSE:SQ NYSE:T NYSE:TGT NASDAQ:TQQQ NASDAQ:TSLA NYSE:TSM NASDAQ:TTD NASDAQ:TXN NYSE:U NASDAQ:UAL NYSE:UBER AMEX:UNG NYSE:UPS NASDAQ:UPST AMEX:USO NYSE:V AMEX:VXX NYSE:VZ NASDAQ:WBA NYSE:WFC NYSE:WMT NASDAQ:WYNN NYSE:X AMEX:XHB AMEX:XLE AMEX:XLF AMEX:XLI AMEX:XLK AMEX:XLP AMEX:XLU AMEX:XLV AMEX:XLY NYSE:XOM NYSE:XPEV CBOE:XSP NASDAQ:ZM
How does the screener work and why is it unique?
This Pine Script screener is an expert tool created to provide various option metrics and visualization tools for options market traders. The screener extracts raw options data from an external data provider (ORATS), processes, and refines the delayed data package using pineseed, and sends it to TradingView. The data is calculated using specific formulas or interpolated values, such as delta distances. This method of integrating options data into a screener framework is unique and innovative on TradingView.
The screener aims to offer a comprehensive view of the current state of options for the implemented instruments, including implied volatility index (IVx), IV rank (IVR), options skew, and expected market movements, which are objectively measured as detailed below.
The options metrics displayed may be familiar to options traders from various major brokerage platforms such as TastyTrade, IBKR, TOS, Tradier, TD Ameritrade, Schwab, etc.
🟨 𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗗 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 🟨
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🔶 Auto-Updating Option Metrics
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🔹 IVR (IV Rank)
The Implied Volatility Rank (IVR) indicator helps options traders assess the current level of implied volatility (IV) in comparison to the past 52 weeks. IVR is a useful metric to determine whether options are relatively cheap or expensive. This can guide traders on whether to buy or sell options. We calculate IVrank, like TastyTrade does.
IVR Calculation: IV Rank = (current IV - 52 week IV low) / (52 week IV high - 52 week IV low)
IVR Levels and Interpretations:
IVR 0-10 (Green): Very low implied volatility rank. Options might be "cheap," potentially a good time to buy options.
IVR 10-35 (White): Normal implied volatility rank. Options pricing is relatively standard.
IVR 35-50 (Orange): Almost high implied volatility rank.
IVR 50-75 (Red): Definitely high implied volatility rank. Options might be "expensive," potentially a good time to sell options for higher premiums.
IVR above 75 (Highlighted Red): Ultra high implied volatility rank. Indicates very high levels, suggesting a favorable time for selling options.
Extra: If the IVx value is also greater than 30, the background will be dark highlighted, because a high IVR alone doesn’t mean much without high IVx.
🔹IVx (Implied Volatility Index)
The Implied Volatility Index (IVx) displayed in the option chain is calculated similarly to the VIX. The Cboe employs standard and weekly SPX options to measure the expected volatility of the S&P 500. A similar method is utilized to calculate IVx for each option expiration cycle.
For our purposes, we aggregate the IVx values specifically for the 35-70 day monthly expiration cycle . This aggregated value is then presented in the screener and info panel, providing a clear and concise measure of implied volatility over this period.
We will display a warning if the option chain is heavily skewed and valid, symmetric 16 delta options are not found at optimal monthly expirations.
IVx Color coding:
IVx above 30 is displayed in orange.
IVx above 60 is displayed in red
Important Note: The IVx value alone does not provide sufficient context. There are stocks that inherently exhibit high IVx values. Therefore, it is crucial to consider IVx in conjunction with the Implied Volatility Rank (IVR), which measures the IVx relative to its own historical values. This combined view helps in accurately assessing the significance of the IVx in relation to the specific stock's typical volatility behavior.
This indicator offers traders a comprehensive view of implied volatility, assisting them in making informed decisions by highlighting both the absolute and relative volatility measures.
🔹IVx 5 days change %
We are displaying the five-day change of the IV Index (IVx value). The IV Index 5-Day Change column provides quick insight into recent expansions or decreases in implied volatility over the last five trading days.
Traders who expect the value of options to decrease might view a decrease in IVX as a positive signal. Strategies such as Strangle and Ratio Spread can benefit from this decrease.
On the other hand, traders anticipating further increases in IVX will focus on the rising IVX values. Strategies like Calendar Spread or Diagonal Spread can take advantage of increasing implied volatility.
This indicator helps traders quickly assess changes in implied volatility, enabling them to make informed decisions based on their trading strategies and market expectations.
🔹 Vertical Pricing Skew
At TanukiTrade, Vertical Pricing Skew refers to the difference in pricing between put and call options with the same expiration date at the same distance (at expected move). We analyze this skew to understand market sentiment. This is the same formula used by TastyTrade for calculations.
PUT Skew (red): Put options are more expensive than call options, indicating the market expects a downward move (▽). If put options are more expensive by more than 20% at the same expected move distance, we color it lighter red.
CALL Skew (green): Call options are more expensive than put options, indicating the market expects an upward move (△). If call options are priced more than 30% higher at the examined expiration, we color it lighter green.
We focus on options with 35-70 days to expiration (DTE) for optimal analysis. We always evaluate the skew at the expected move using linear interpolation to determine the theoretical pricing of options. If the pricing have more than C50%/P35% we are highlighting the cell.
This approach helps us gauge market expectations accurately, providing insights into potential price movements.
🔹 Horizontal IVx Skew
In options pricing, it is typically expected that the implied volatility (IVx) increases for options with later expiration dates. This means that options further out in time are generally more expensive. At TanukiTrade, we refer to the phenomenon where this expectation is reversed—when the IVx decreases between two consecutive expirations—as Horizontal Skew or IVx Skew.
Horizontal IVx Skew occurs when: Front Month IVx < Back Month IVx
This scenario can create opportunities for traders who prefer diagonal or calendar strategies. Based on our experience, we categorize Horizontal Skew into two types:
Weekly Horizontal Skew: When IVx skew is observed between two consecutive non-monthly expirations , the displayed value is the rounded-up percentage difference. On hover, the approximate location of this skew is also displayed. The precise location can be seen on the Overlay indicator.
Monthly Horizontal Skew: When IVx skew is observed between two consecutive monthly expirations , the displayed value is the rounded-up percentage difference. On hover, the approximate location of this skew is also displayed. The precise location can be seen on the Overlay indicator.
The Monthly Vertical IVx skew is consistently stronger (more liquid) on average symbols than the weekly vertical IVx skew. Weekly Horizontal IVx Skew may not carry relevant information for symbols not included in the 'Weeklies & Volume Masters' preset.
If the options chain follows the normal IVx pattern, no skew value is displayed.
Additionally , if the Implied Volatility Rank (IVR) is low (indicated by green), the Horizontal Skew background turns black, because this environment is good for Calendar+Diagonal.
Additionally , if the % of the skew is greater than 10, the Horizontal Skew font color turns lighter.
🔹 Delta Skew 🌪️ (Twist)
We have a metric that examines which monthly expiration indicates a "Delta Skew Twist" where the 16 delta deviates from the monthly STD. This is important because, under normal circumstances, the 16 delta is positioned between the expected move and the standard deviation (STD1) line. However, if the interpolated 16 delta line exceeds the STD1 line either upwards or downwards, it represents a special case of vertical skew.
Normal case : exp.move < delta16 < std1
Delta Skew Twist: exp.move < std1 < delta16
If the Days to Expiration of the twist is less than 75, we use a lighter color.
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🔶 HOW WE CALCULATE
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🔹 Expected Move
The expected move is the predicted dollar change in the underlying stock's price by a given option's expiration date, with 68% certainty. It is calculated using the expiration's pricing and implied volatility levels.
Expected Move Calculation
Expected Move = (ATM straddle price x 0.6) + (1st OTM strangle price x 0.3) + (2nd OTM strangle price x 0.1)
For example , if stock XYZ is trading at 121 and the ATM straddle is 4.40, the 120/122 strangle is 3.46, and the 119/123 strangle is 2.66, the expected move is calculated as follows: 4.40 x 0.60 = 2.64; 3.46 x 0.30 = 1.04; 2.66 x 0.10 = 0.27; Expected move = 2.64 + 1.04 + 0.27 = ±3.9
🔹 Standard deviation
One standard deviation of a stock encompasses approximately 68.2% of outcomes in a distribution of occurrences based on current implied volatility.
We use the expected move formula to calculate the one standard deviation range of a stock. This calculation is based on the days-to-expiration (DTE) of our option contract, the stock price, and the implied volatility of a stock:
Calculation:
Standard Deviation = Closing Price * Implied Volatility * sqrt(Days to Expiration / 365)
According to options literature, there is a 68% probability that the underlying asset will fall within this one standard deviation range at expiration.
∑ Quant Observation: The values of the expected move and the 1st standard deviation (1STD) will not match because they use different calculation methods, even though both are referred to as representing 68% of the underlying asset's movement in options literature. The expected move is based on direct market pricing of ATM options. The 1STD, on the other hand, uses the averaged implied volatility (IVX) for the given expiration to determine its value. Based on our experience, it is better to consider the area between the expected move and the 1STD as the true representation of the original 68% rule.
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🔶 USAGE
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🔹 Create a new empty layout for the screener!
You can access this from the dropdown menu in the upper right corner. In the popup window, name it as you like, for example, "Option Screener."
🔹 Hide the candlestick chart
Make the chart invisible using the "Hide" option from the three-dot dropdown menu located in the upper left corner.
🔹 Other Unwanted Elements
If other unnecessary elements are distracting you (e.g., economic data, volume, default grid), you can easily remove them from the layout. Right-click on the empty chart area. Here, click on the gear (Settings) icon and remove everything from the "Events" tab, as well as from the "Trading" tab. Under the "Canvas" tab, it is recommended to set the "Grid lines" setting to "None."
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🔶 Screener Settings
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Naturally, the font size and position can be easily adjusted.
Additionally, there are two basic usage modes: manual input or using the preset list.
🔹If you selected “Manual Below” in the preset dropdown, the tickers you chose from the dropdown (up to a maximum of 40) will be displayed. The panel name will be the one you specified.
🔹If you selected a pre-assembled list , the manually entered list will be ignored, and the preset list will be displayed. (In the future, we will expand the preset list based on your feedback!).
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🔶 Best Practices for TanukiTrade Option Screener:
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🔹 Every Preset on a New Layout:
If you following the steps above, you easy can setup this screener in one window with one split layout:
🔹 Split Layout:
- Left Side: The underlying asset with our Options IV Overlay (IVR, Deltas, Expected Move, STD1, Skew visualized) along with the Enhanced Murrey Math Indicator and Option Expiry.
- Right Side: Searching for opportunities using our Options Screener.
Opportunities Search
🔹 Everything in One Layout + One Window:
This is the all-in-one view:
- The underlying asset with our Options IV Overlay (IVR, Deltas, Expected Move, STD1, Skew visualized)
- Enhanced Murrey Math Indicator and Option Expiry
- Options Screener on the left
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🔶 ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT COMMENTS
- U.S. market only:
Since we only deal with liquid option chains: this option indicator only works for the USA options market and do not include future contracts; we have implemented each selected symbol individually.
- Why is there a slight difference between the displayed data and my live brokerage data? There are two reasons for this, and one is beyond our control.
- Brokerage Calculation Differences:
Every brokerage has slight differences in how they calculate metrics like IV and IVx. If you open three windows for TOS, TastyTrade, and IBKR side by side, you will notice that the values are minimally different. We had to choose a standard, so we use the formulas and mathematical models described by TastyTrade when analyzing the options chain and drawing conclusions.
- Option-data update frequency:
According to TradingView's regulations and guidelines, we can update external data a maximum of 5 times per day. We strive to use these updates in the most optimal way:
(1st update) 15 minutes after U.S. market open
(2nd, 3rd, 4th updates) 1.5–3 hours during U.S. market open hours
(5th update) 10 minutes before market close.
You don’t need to refresh your window, our last refreshed data-pack is always automatically applied to your indicator , and you can see the time elapsed since the last update at the bottom of your indicator.
- Weekly illiquid expiries:
The Weekly Horizontal IVx Skew may not carry relevant information for instruments not included in the 'Weeklies & Volume Masters' preset package.
-Timeframe Issues:
Our option indicator visualizes relevant data on a daily resolution. If you see strange or incorrect data (e.g., when the options data was last updated), always switch to a daily (1D) timeframe. If you still see strange data, please contact us.
Disclaimer:
Our option indicator uses approximately 15min-3 hour delayed option market snapshot data to calculate the main option metrics. Exact realtime option contract prices are never displayed; only derived metrics and interpolated delta are shown to ensure accurate and consistent visualization. Due to the above, this indicator can only be used for decision support; exclusive decisions cannot be made based on this indicator . We reserve the right to make errors.This indicator is designed for options traders who understand what they are doing. It assumes that they are familiar with options and can make well-informed, independent decisions. We work with public data and are not a data provider; therefore, we do not bear any financial or other liability.
Options SCREENER [Lite] - IVRank, IVx, Deltas, Exp.move, Skew
𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮, 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟱 𝗹𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗱 𝗨𝗦 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹𝘀
𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘀:
✅ IVRank
✅ IVx
✅ 5-Day IVx Change
✅ Vertical Pricing Skew
✅ Horizontal IVx Skew
✅ Delta Skew
like TastyTrade, TOS, IBKR etc.
Designed to help you assess option market conditions and make well-informed trading decisions, this tool is an essential addition for every serious options trader!
Ticker Information:
This screener is currently implemented only for 5 liquid US market tickers:
NASDAQ:AAPL NASDAQ:AMZN AMEX:DIA NYSE:ORCL and NASDAQ:TSLA
How does the screener work and why is it unique?
This Pine Script screener is an expert tool created to provide various option metrics and visualization tools for options market traders. The screener extracts raw options data from an external data provider (ORATS), processes, and refines the delayed data package using pineseed, and sends it to TradingView. The data is calculated using specific formulas or interpolated values, such as delta distances. This method of integrating options data into a screener framework is unique and innovative on TradingView.
The screener aims to offer a comprehensive view of the current state of options for the implemented instruments, including implied volatility index (IVx), IV rank (IVR), options skew, and expected market movements, which are objectively measured as detailed below.
The options metrics displayed may be familiar to options traders from various major brokerage platforms such as TastyTrade, IBKR, TOS, Tradier, TD Ameritrade, Schwab, etc.
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🔶 Auto-Updating Option Metrics
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🔹 IVR (IV Rank)
The Implied Volatility Rank (IVR) indicator helps options traders assess the current level of implied volatility (IV) in comparison to the past 52 weeks. IVR is a useful metric to determine whether options are relatively cheap or expensive. This can guide traders on whether to buy or sell options. We calculate IVrank, like TastyTrade does.
IVR Calculation: IV Rank = (current IV - 52 week IV low) / (52 week IV high - 52 week IV low)
IVR Levels and Interpretations:
IVR 0-10 (Green): Very low implied volatility rank. Options might be "cheap," potentially a good time to buy options.
IVR 10-35 (White): Normal implied volatility rank. Options pricing is relatively standard.
IVR 35-50 (Orange): Almost high implied volatility rank.
IVR 50-75 (Red): Definitely high implied volatility rank. Options might be "expensive," potentially a good time to sell options for higher premiums.
IVR above 75 (Highlighted Red): Ultra high implied volatility rank. Indicates very high levels, suggesting a favorable time for selling options.
Extra: If the IVx value is also greater than 30, the background will be dark highlighted, because a high IVR alone doesn’t mean much without high IVx.
🔹IVx (Implied Volatility Index)
The Implied Volatility Index (IVx) displayed in the option chain is calculated similarly to the VIX. The Cboe employs standard and weekly SPX options to measure the expected volatility of the S&P 500. A similar method is utilized to calculate IVx for each option expiration cycle.
For our purposes, we aggregate the IVx values specifically for the 35-70 day monthly expiration cycle . This aggregated value is then presented in the screener and info panel, providing a clear and concise measure of implied volatility over this period.
We will display a warning if the option chain is heavily skewed and valid, symmetric 16 delta options are not found at optimal monthly expirations.
IVx Color coding:
IVx above 30 is displayed in orange.
IVx above 60 is displayed in red
Important Note: The IVx value alone does not provide sufficient context. There are stocks that inherently exhibit high IVx values. Therefore, it is crucial to consider IVx in conjunction with the Implied Volatility Rank (IVR), which measures the IVx relative to its own historical values. This combined view helps in accurately assessing the significance of the IVx in relation to the specific stock's typical volatility behavior.
This indicator offers traders a comprehensive view of implied volatility, assisting them in making informed decisions by highlighting both the absolute and relative volatility measures.
🔹IVx 5 days change %
We are displaying the five-day change of the IV Index (IVx value). The IV Index 5-Day Change column provides quick insight into recent expansions or decreases in implied volatility over the last five trading days.
Traders who expect the value of options to decrease might view a decrease in IVX as a positive signal. Strategies such as Strangle and Ratio Spread can benefit from this decrease.
On the other hand, traders anticipating further increases in IVX will focus on the rising IVX values. Strategies like Calendar Spread or Diagonal Spread can take advantage of increasing implied volatility.
This indicator helps traders quickly assess changes in implied volatility, enabling them to make informed decisions based on their trading strategies and market expectations.
🔹 Vertical Pricing Skew
At TanukiTrade, Vertical Pricing Skew refers to the difference in pricing between put and call options with the same expiration date at the same distance (at expected move). We analyze this skew to understand market sentiment. This is the same formula used by TastyTrade for calculations.
PUT Skew (red): Put options are more expensive than call options, indicating the market expects a downward move (▽). If put options are more expensive by more than 20% at the same expected move distance, we color it lighter red.
CALL Skew (green): Call options are more expensive than put options, indicating the market expects an upward move (△). If call options are priced more than 30% higher at the examined expiration, we color it lighter green.
We focus on options with 35-70 days to expiration (DTE) for optimal analysis. We always evaluate the skew at the expected move using linear interpolation to determine the theoretical pricing of options. If the pricing have more than C50%/P35% we are highlighting the cell.
This approach helps us gauge market expectations accurately, providing insights into potential price movements.
🔹 Horizontal IVx Skew
In options pricing, it is typically expected that the implied volatility (IVx) increases for options with later expiration dates. This means that options further out in time are generally more expensive. At TanukiTrade, we refer to the phenomenon where this expectation is reversed—when the IVx decreases between two consecutive expirations—as Horizontal Skew or IVx Skew.
Horizontal IVx Skew occurs when: Front Month IVx < Back Month IVx
This scenario can create opportunities for traders who prefer diagonal or calendar strategies. Based on our experience, we categorize Horizontal Skew into two types:
Weekly Horizontal Skew: When IVx skew is observed between two consecutive non-monthly expirations , the displayed value is the rounded-up percentage difference. On hover, the approximate location of this skew is also displayed. The precise location can be seen on the Overlay indicator.
Monthly Horizontal Skew: When IVx skew is observed between two consecutive monthly expirations , the displayed value is the rounded-up percentage difference. On hover, the approximate location of this skew is also displayed. The precise location can be seen on the Overlay indicator.
The Monthly Vertical IVx skew is consistently stronger (more liquid) on average symbols than the weekly vertical IVx skew. Weekly Horizontal IVx Skew may not carry relevant information for symbols not included in the 'Weeklies & Volume Masters' preset.
If the options chain follows the normal IVx pattern, no skew value is displayed.
Additionally , if the Implied Volatility Rank (IVR) is low (indicated by green), the Horizontal Skew background turns black, because this environment is good for Calendar+Diagonal.
Additionally , if the % of the skew is greater than 10, the Horizontal Skew font color turns lighter.
🔹 Delta Skew 🌪️ (Twist)
We have a metric that examines which monthly expiration indicates a "Delta Skew Twist" where the 16 delta deviates from the monthly STD. This is important because, under normal circumstances, the 16 delta is positioned between the expected move and the standard deviation (STD1) line. However, if the interpolated 16 delta line exceeds the STD1 line either upwards or downwards, it represents a special case of vertical skew.
Normal case : exp.move < delta16 < std1
Delta Skew Twist: exp.move < std1 < delta16
If the Days to Expiration of the twist is less than 75, we use a lighter color.
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🔶 HOW WE CALCULATE
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🔹 Expected Move
The expected move is the predicted dollar change in the underlying stock's price by a given option's expiration date, with 68% certainty. It is calculated using the expiration's pricing and implied volatility levels.
Expected Move Calculation
Expected Move = (ATM straddle price x 0.6) + (1st OTM strangle price x 0.3) + (2nd OTM strangle price x 0.1)
For example , if stock XYZ is trading at 121 and the ATM straddle is 4.40, the 120/122 strangle is 3.46, and the 119/123 strangle is 2.66, the expected move is calculated as follows: 4.40 x 0.60 = 2.64; 3.46 x 0.30 = 1.04; 2.66 x 0.10 = 0.27; Expected move = 2.64 + 1.04 + 0.27 = ±3.9
🔹 Standard deviation
One standard deviation of a stock encompasses approximately 68.2% of outcomes in a distribution of occurrences based on current implied volatility.
We use the expected move formula to calculate the one standard deviation range of a stock. This calculation is based on the days-to-expiration (DTE) of our option contract, the stock price, and the implied volatility of a stock:
Calculation:
Standard Deviation = Closing Price * Implied Volatility * sqrt(Days to Expiration / 365)
According to options literature, there is a 68% probability that the underlying asset will fall within this one standard deviation range at expiration.
∑ Quant Observation: The values of the expected move and the 1st standard deviation (1STD) will not match because they use different calculation methods, even though both are referred to as representing 68% of the underlying asset's movement in options literature. The expected move is based on direct market pricing of ATM options. The 1STD, on the other hand, uses the averaged implied volatility (IVX) for the given expiration to determine its value. Based on our experience, it is better to consider the area between the expected move and the 1STD as the true representation of the original 68% rule.
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🔶 USAGE
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🔹 Create a new empty layout for the screener!
You can access this from the dropdown menu in the upper right corner. In the popup window, name it as you like, for example, "Option Screener."
🔹 Hide the candlestick chart
Make the chart invisible using the "Hide" option from the three-dot dropdown menu located in the upper left corner.
🔹 Other Unwanted Elements
If other unnecessary elements are distracting you (e.g., economic data, volume, default grid), you can easily remove them from the layout. Right-click on the empty chart area. Here, click on the gear (Settings) icon and remove everything from the "Events" tab, as well as from the "Trading" tab. Under the "Canvas" tab, it is recommended to set the "Grid lines" setting to "None."
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🔶 Screener Settings
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Naturally, the font size and position can be easily adjusted.
Additionally, there are two basic usage modes: manual input or using the preset list.
🔹If you selected “Manual Below” in the preset dropdown, the tickers you chose from the dropdown (up to a maximum of 40) will be displayed. The panel name will be the one you specified.
🔹If you selected a pre-assembled list , the manually entered list will be ignored, and the preset list will be displayed. (In the future, we will expand the preset list based on your feedback!).
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🔶 Best Practices for TanukiTrade Option Screener:
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🔹 Every Preset on a New Layout:
If you following the steps above, you easy can setup this screener in one window with one split layout:
🔹 Split Layout:
- Left Side: The underlying asset with our Options IV Overlay (IVR, Deltas, Expected Move, STD1, Skew visualized) along with the Enhanced Murrey Math Indicator and Option Expiry.
- Right Side: Searching for opportunities using our Options Screener.
Opportunities Search
🔹 Everything in One Layout + One Window:
This is the all-in-one view:
- The underlying asset with our Options IV Overlay (IVR, Deltas, Expected Move, STD1, Skew visualized)
- Enhanced Murrey Math Indicator and Option Expiry
- Options Screener on the left
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🔶 ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT COMMENTS
- U.S. market only:
Since we only deal with liquid option chains: this option indicator only works for the USA options market and do not include future contracts; we have implemented each selected symbol individually.
- Why is there a slight difference between the displayed data and my live brokerage data? There are two reasons for this, and one is beyond our control.
- Brokerage Calculation Differences:
Every brokerage has slight differences in how they calculate metrics like IV and IVx. If you open three windows for TOS, TastyTrade, and IBKR side by side, you will notice that the values are minimally different. We had to choose a standard, so we use the formulas and mathematical models described by TastyTrade when analyzing the options chain and drawing conclusions.
- Option-data update frequency:
According to TradingView's regulations and guidelines, we can update external data a maximum of 5 times per day. We strive to use these updates in the most optimal way:
(1st update) 15 minutes after U.S. market open
(2nd, 3rd, 4th updates) 1.5–3 hours during U.S. market open hours
(5th update) 10 minutes before market close.
You don’t need to refresh your window, our last refreshed data-pack is always automatically applied to your indicator , and you can see the time elapsed since the last update at the bottom of your indicator.
- Weekly illiquid expiries:
The Weekly Horizontal IVx Skew may not carry relevant information for instruments not included in the 'Weeklies & Volume Masters' preset package.
-Timeframe Issues:
Our option indicator visualizes relevant data on a daily resolution. If you see strange or incorrect data (e.g., when the options data was last updated), always switch to a daily (1D) timeframe. If you still see strange data, please contact us.
Disclaimer:
Our option indicator uses approximately 15min-3 hour delayed option market snapshot data to calculate the main option metrics. Exact realtime option contract prices are never displayed; only derived metrics and interpolated delta are shown to ensure accurate and consistent visualization. Due to the above, this indicator can only be used for decision support; exclusive decisions cannot be made based on this indicator . We reserve the right to make errors.This indicator is designed for options traders who understand what they are doing. It assumes that they are familiar with options and can make well-informed, independent decisions. We work with public data and are not a data provider; therefore, we do not bear any financial or other liability.
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Are you an options trader who uses TradingView for technical analysis for the US market?
➡️ Do you want to see the IV Rank of an instrument on TradingView?
➡️ Can’t you check the key options metrics while charting?
➡️ Have you never visualized the options chain before?
➡️ Would you like to see how the IVx has changed for a specific ticker?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then we have the solution for you!
🔃 Auto-Updating Option Metrics without refresh!
🍒 Developed and maintained by option traders for option traders.
📈 Specifically designed for TradingView users who trade options.
Our indicator provides essential key metrics such as:
✅ IVRank
✅ IVx
✅ 5-Day IVx Change
✅ Delta curves and interpolated distances
✅ Expected move curve
✅ Standard deviation (STD1) curve
✅ Vertical Pricing Skew
✅ Horizontal IVx Skew
✅ Delta Skew
like TastyTrade, TOS, IBKR etc, but in a much more visually intuitive way. See detailed descriptions below.
If this isn't enough, we also include a unique grid system designed specifically for options traders. This package features our innovative dynamic grid system:
✅ Enhanced Murrey Math levels (horizontal scale)
✅ Options expirations (vertical scale)
Designed to help you assess market conditions and make well-informed trading decisions, this tool is an essential addition for every serious options trader!
Ticker Information:
This indicator is currently implemented for 5 liquid tickers: NASDAQ:AAPL NASDAQ:AMZN AMEX:DIA NYSE:ORCL and NASDAQ:TSLA
How does the indicator work and why is it unique?
This Pine Script indicator is a complex tool designed to provide various option metrics and visualization tools for options market traders. The indicator extracts raw options data from an external data provider (ORATS), processes and refines the delayed data package using pineseed, and sends it to TradingView, visualizing the data using specific formulas (see detailed below) or interpolated values (e.g., delta distances). This method of incorporating options data into a visualization framework is unique and entirely innovative on TradingView.
The indicator aims to offer a comprehensive view of the current state of options for the implemented instruments, including implied volatility (IV), IV rank (IVR), options skew, and expected market movements, which are objectively measured as detailed below.
The options metrics we display may be familiar to options traders from various major brokerage platforms such as TastyTrade, IBKR, TOS, Tradier, TD Ameritrade, Schwab, etc.
Key Features:
IV Rank (IVR) : The implied volatility rank compares the current IV to the lowest and highest values over the past 52 weeks. The IVR indicator helps determine whether options are relatively cheap or expensive.
IV Average (IVx) : The implied volatility displayed in the options chain, calculated similarly to the VIX. IVx values are aggregated within the 35-70 day expiration cycle.
IV Change (5 days) : The change in implied volatility over the past five trading days. This indicator provides a quick insight into the recent changes in IV.
Expected Move (Exp. Move) : The expected movement for the options expiration cycle, calculated using the price of the ATM (at-the-money) straddle, the first OTM (out-of-the-money) strangle, and the second OTM strangle.
Options Skew : The price difference between put and call options with the same expiration date. Vertical and horizontal skew indicators help understand market sentiment and potential price movements.
Visualization Tools:
Informational IVR Panel : A tabular display mode that presents the selected indicators on the chart. The panel’s placement, size, and content are customizable, including color and tooltip settings.
1 STD, Delta, and Expected Move : Visualization of fundamental classic options metrics corresponding to expirations with bell curves.
Colored Label Tooltips : Detailed tooltips above the bell curves showing options metrics for each expiration.
Adaptive Murrey Math Lines : A horizontal line system based on the principles of Murrey Math Lines, helping identify important price levels and market structures.
Expiration Lines : Displays both monthly and weekly options expirations. The indicator supports various color and style settings, as well as the regulation of the number of expirations displayed.
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🔶 Auto-Updating Option Metrics and Curved Lines
🔹 Interpolated DELTA Curves (16,20,25,30,40)
In our indicator, the curve layer settings allow you to choose the delta value for displaying the delta curve: 16, 20, 25, 30, or even 40. The color of the curve can be customized, and you can also hide the delta curve by selecting the "-" option.
It's important to mention that we display interpolated deltas from the actual option chain of the underlying asset using the Black-Scholes model. This ensures that the 16 delta truly reflects the theoretical, but accurate, 16 delta distance. (For example, deltas shown by brokerages for individual strikes are rounded; a 0.16 delta might actually be 0.1625.)
🔹 Expected Move Curve (Exp.mv)
The expected move is the predicted dollar change in the underlying stock's price by a given option's expiration date, with 68% certainty. It is calculated using the expiration's pricing and implied volatility levels. We chose the TastyTrade method for calculating expected move, as we found it to be the most expressive.
Expected Move Calculation
Expected Move = (ATM straddle price x 0.6) + (1st OTM strangle price x 0.3) + (2nd OTM strangle price x 0.1)
For example , if stock XYZ is trading at 121 and the ATM straddle is 4.40, the 120/122 strangle is 3.46, and the 119/123 strangle is 2.66, the expected move is calculated as follows: 4.40 x 0.60 = 2.64; 3.46 x 0.30 = 1.04; 2.66 x 0.10 = 0.27; Expected move = 2.64 + 1.04 + 0.27 = ±3.9
In this example below, the TastyTrade platform indicates the expected move on the option chain with a brown color, and the exact value is displayed behind the ± symbol for each expiration. By default, we also use brown for this indication, but this can be changed or the curve display can be turned off.
🔹 Standard Deviation Curve (1 STD)
One standard deviation of a stock encompasses approximately 68.2% of outcomes in a distribution of occurrences based on current implied volatility.
We use the expected move formula to calculate the one standard deviation range of a stock. This calculation is based on the days-to-expiration (DTE) of our option contract, the stock price, and the implied volatility of a stock:
Calculation:
Standard Deviation = Closing Price * Implied Volatility * sqrt(Days to Expiration / 365)
According to options literature, there is a 68% probability that the underlying asset will fall within this one standard deviation range at expiration.
If the 1 STD and Exp.mv displays are both enabled, the indicator fills the area between them with a light gray color. This is because both represent probability distributions that appear as a "bell curve" when graphed, making it visually appealing.
Tip and Note:
The 1 STD line might appear jagged at times , which does not indicate a problem with the indicator. This is normal immediately after market open (e.g., during the first data refresh of the day) or if the expirations are illiquid (e.g., weekly expirations). The 1 STD value is calculated based on the aggregated IVx for the expirations, and the aggregated IVx value for weekly expirations updates less frequently due to lower trading volume. In such cases, we recommend enabling the "Only Monthly Expirations" option to smooth out the bell curve.
∑ Quant Observation:
The values of the expected move and the 1st standard deviation (1STD) will not match because they use different calculation methods, even though both are referred to as representing 68% of the underlying asset's movement in options literature. The expected move is based on direct market pricing of ATM options. The 1STD, on the other hand, uses the averaged implied volatility (IVX) for the given expiration to determine its value. Based on our experience, it is better to consider the area between the expected move and the 1STD as the true representation of the original 68% rule.
🔶 IVR Dashboard Panel Rows
🔹 IVR (IV Rank)
The Implied Volatility Rank (IVR) indicator helps options traders assess the current level of implied volatility (IV) in comparison to the past 52 weeks. IVR is a useful metric to determine whether options are relatively cheap or expensive. This can guide traders on whether to buy or sell options. We calculate IVrank, like TastyTrade does.
IVR Calculation:
IV Rank = (current IV - 52 week IV low) / (52 week IV high - 52 week IV low)
IVR Levels and Interpretations:
IVR 0-10 (Green): Very low implied volatility rank. Options might be "cheap," potentially a good time to buy options.
IVR 10-35 (White): Normal implied volatility rank. Options pricing is relatively standard.
IVR 35-50 (Orange): Almost high implied volatility rank.
IVR 50-75 (Red): Definitely high implied volatility rank. Options might be "expensive," potentially a good time to sell options for higher premiums.
IVR above 75 (Highlighted Red): Ultra high implied volatility rank. Indicates very high levels, suggesting a favorable time for selling options.
The panel refreshes automatically if the symbol is implemented. You can hide the panel or change the position and size.
🔹IVx (Implied Volatility Index)
The Implied Volatility Index (IVx) displayed in the option chain is calculated similarly to the VIX. The Cboe uses standard and weekly SPX options to measure the expected volatility of the S&P 500. A similar method is utilized to calculate IVx for each option expiration cycle.
For our purposes on the IVR Panel, we aggregate the IVx values specifically for the 35-70 day monthly expiration cycle . This aggregated value is then presented in the screener and info panel, providing a clear and concise measure of implied volatility over this period.
IVx Color coding:
IVx above 30 is displayed in orange.
IVx above 60 is displayed in red
IVx on curve:
The IVx values for each expiration can be viewed by hovering the mouse over the colored tooltip labels above the Curve.
IVx avg on IVR panel :
If the option is checked in the IVR panel settings, the IVR panel will display the average IVx values up to the optimal expiration.
Important Note:
The IVx value alone does not provide sufficient context. There are stocks that inherently exhibit high IVx values. Therefore, it is crucial to consider IVx in conjunction with the Implied Volatility Rank (IVR), which measures the IVx relative to its own historical values. This combined view helps in accurately assessing the significance of the IVx in relation to the specific stock's typical volatility behavior.
This indicator offers traders a comprehensive view of implied volatility, assisting them in making informed decisions by highlighting both the absolute and relative volatility measures.
🔹IVx 5 days change %
We are displaying the five-day change of the IV Index (IVx value). The IV Index 5-Day Change column provides quick insight into recent expansions or decreases in implied volatility over the last five trading days.
Traders who expect the value of options to decrease might view a decrease in IVX as a positive signal. Strategies such as Strangle and Ratio Spread can benefit from this decrease.
On the other hand, traders anticipating further increases in IVX will focus on the rising IVX values. Strategies like Calendar Spread or Diagonal Spread can take advantage of increasing implied volatility.
This indicator helps traders quickly assess changes in implied volatility, enabling them to make informed decisions based on their trading strategies and market expectations.
🔹 Vertical Pricing Skew
At TanukiTrade, Vertical Pricing Skew refers to the difference in pricing between put and call options with the same expiration date at the same distance (at expected move). We analyze this skew to understand market sentiment. This is the same formula used by TastyTrade for calculations.
We calculate the interpolated strike price based on the expected move , taking into account the neighboring option prices and their distances. This allows us to accurately determine whether the CALL or PUT options are more expensive.
PUT Skew (red): Put options are more expensive than call options, indicating the market expects a downward move (▽). If put options are more expensive by more than 20% at the same expected move distance, we color it lighter red.
CALL Skew (green): Call options are more expensive than put options, indicating the market expects an upward move (△). If call options are priced more than 30% higher at the examined expiration, we color it lighter green.
Vertical Skew on Curve:
The degree of vertical pricing skew for each expiration can be viewed by hovering over the points above the curve. Hover with mouse for more information.
Vertical Skew on IVR panel:
We focus on options with 35-70 days to expiration (DTE) for optimal analysis in case of vertical skew. Hover with mouse for more information.
This approach helps us gauge market expectations accurately, providing insights into potential price movements. Remember, we always evaluate the skew at the expected move using linear interpolation to determine the theoretical pricing of options.
🔹 Delta Skew 🌪️ (Twist)
We have a new metric that examines which monthly expiration indicates a "Delta Skew Twist" where the 16 delta deviates from the monthly STD. This is important because, under normal circumstances, the 16 delta is positioned between the expected move and the standard deviation (STD1) line (see Exp.mv & 1STD exact definitions above). However, if the interpolated 16 delta line exceeds the STD1 line either upwards or downwards, it represents a special case of vertical skew on the option chain.
Normal case : exp.move < delta16 < std1
Delta Skew Twist: exp.move < std1 < delta16
We indicate this with direction-specific colors (red/green) on the delta line. We also color the section of the delta curve affected by the delta skew in this case, even if you choose to display a lower delta, such as 30, instead of 16.
If "Colored Labels with Tooltips" is enabled, we also display a 🌪️ symbol in the tooltip for the expirations affected by Delta Skew.
If you have enabled the display of 'Vertical Pricing Skew' on the IVR Panel, a 🌪️ symbol will also appear next to the value of the vertical skew, and the tooltip will indicate from which expiration Delta Skew is observed.
🔹 Horizontal IVx Skew
In options pricing, it is typically expected that the implied volatility (IVx) increases for options with later expiration dates. This means that options further out in time are generally more expensive. At TanukiTrade, we refer to the phenomenon where this expectation is reversed—when the IVx decreases between two consecutive expirations—as Horizontal Skew or IVx Skew.
Horizontal IVx Skew occurs when: Front Expiry IVx < Back Expiry IVx
This scenario can create opportunities for traders who prefer diagonal or calendar strategies . Based on our experience, we categorize Horizontal Skew into two types:
Weekly Horizontal Skew:
When IVx skew is observed between two consecutive non-monthly expirations, the displayed value is the rounded-up percentage difference. On hover, the approximate location of this skew is also displayed. The precise location can be seen on this indicator.
Monthly Horizontal Skew:
When IVx skew is observed between two consecutive monthly expirations , the displayed value is the rounded-up percentage difference. On hover, the approximate location of this skew is also displayed. The precise location can be seen on our Overlay indicator.
The Monthly Vertical IVx skew is consistently more liquid than the weekly vertical IVx skew. Weekly Horizontal IVx Skew may not carry relevant information for symbols not included in the 'Weeklies & Volume Masters' preset in our Options Screener indicator.
If the options chain follows the normal IVx pattern, no skew value is displayed.
Color codes or tooltip labels above curve:
Gray - No horizontal skew;
Purple - Weekly horizontal skew;
BigBlue - Monthly horizontal skew
The display of monthly and weekly IVx skew can be toggled on or off on the IVR panel. However, if you want to disable the colored tooltips above the curve, this can only be done using the "Colored labels with tooltips" switch.
We indicate this range with colorful information bubbles above the upper STD line.
🔶 The Option Trader’s GRID System: Adaptive MurreyMath + Expiry Lines
At TanukiTrade, we utilize Enhanced MurreyMath and Expiry lines to create a dynamic grid system, unlike the basic built-in vertical grids in TradingView, which provide no insight into specific price levels or option expirations.
These grids are beneficial because they provide a structured layout, making important price levels visible on the chart. The grid automatically resizes as the underlying asset's volatility changes, helping traders identify expected movements for various option expirations.
The Option Trader’s GRID System part of this indicator can be used without limitations for all instruments . There are no type or other restrictions, and it automatically scales to fit every asset. Even if we haven't implemented the option metrics for a particular underlying asset, the GRID system will still function!
🔹 SETUP OF YOUR OPTIONS GRID SYSTEM
You can setup your new grid system in 3 easy steps!
STEP1: Hide default horizontal grid lines in TradingView
Right-click on an empty area of your chart, then select “Settings.” In the Chart settings -> Canvas -> Grid lines section, disable the display of horizontal lines to avoid distraction.
SETUP STEP2: Scaling fix
Right-click on the price scale on the right side, then select "Scale price chart only" to prevent the chart from scaling to the new horizontal lines!
STEP3: Enable Tanuki Options Grid
As a final step, make sure that both the vertical (MurreyMath) and horizontal (Expiry) lines are enabled in the Grid section of our indicator.
You are done, enjoy the new grid system!
🔹 HORIZONTAL: Enhanced MurreyMath Lines
Murrey Math lines are based on the principles observed by William Gann, renowned for his market symmetry forecasts. Gann's techniques, such as Gann Angles, have been adapted by Murrey to make them more accessible to ordinary investors. According to Murrey, markets often correct at specific price levels, and breakouts or returns to these levels can signal good entry points for trades.
At TanukiTrade, we enhance these price levels based on our experience , ensuring a clear display. We acknowledge that while MurreyMath lines aren't infallible predictions, they are useful for identifying likely price movements over a given period (e.g., one month) if the market trend aligns.
Our opinion: MurreyMath lines are not crystal balls (like no other tool). They should be used to identify that if we are trading in the right direction, the price is likely to reach the next unit step within a unit time (e.g. monthly expiration).
One unit step is the distance between Murrey Math lines, such as between the 0/8 and 1/8 lines. This interval helps identify different quadrants and is crucial for recognizing support and resistance levels.
Some option traders use Murrey Math lines to gauge the movement speed of an instrument over a unit time. A quadrant encompasses 4 unit steps.
Key levels, according to TanukiTrade, include:
Of course, the lines can be toggled on or off, and their default color can also be changed.
🔹 VERTICAL: Expiry Lines
The indicator can display monthly and weekly expirations as dashed lines, with customizable colors. Weekly expirations will always appear in a lighter shade compared to monthly expirations.
Monthly Expiry Lines:
You can turn off the lines indicating monthly expirations, or set the direction (past/future/both) and the number of lines to be drawn.
Weekly Expiry Lines:
You can display weekly expirations pointing to the future. You can also turn them off or specify how many weeks ahead the lines should be drawn.
Of course, the lines can be toggled on or off, and their default color can also be changed.
TIP: Hide default vertical grid lines in TradingView
Right-click on an empty area of your chart, then select “Settings.” In the Chart settings -> Canvas -> Grid lines section, disable the display of vertical lines to avoid distraction. Same, like steps above at MurreyMath lines.
🔶 ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT COMMENTS
- U.S. market only:
Since we only deal with liquid option chains: this option indicator only works for the USA options market and do not include future contracts; we have implemented each selected symbol individually.
- Why is there a slight difference between the displayed data and my live brokerage data? There are two reasons for this, and one is beyond our control.
- Brokerage Calculation Differences:
Every brokerage has slight differences in how they calculate metrics like IV and IVx. If you open three windows for TOS, TastyTrade, and IBKR side by side, you will notice that the values are minimally different. We had to choose a standard, so we use the formulas and mathematical models described by TastyTrade when analyzing the options chain and drawing conclusions.
- Option-data update frequency:
According to TradingView's regulations and guidelines, we can update external data a maximum of 5 times per day. We strive to use these updates in the most optimal way:
(1st update) 15 minutes after U.S. market open
(2nd, 3rd, 4th updates) 1.5–3 hours during U.S. market open hours
(5th update) 10 minutes before market close.
You don’t need to refresh your window, our last refreshed data-pack is always automatically applied to your indicator , and you can see the time elapsed since the last update at the bottom of your indicator.
- Skewed Curves:
The delta, expected move, and standard deviation curves also appear relevantly on a daily or intraday timeframe. Data loss is experienced above a daily timeframe: this is a TradingView limitation.
- Weekly illiquid expiries:
Especially for instruments where weekly options are illiquid: the weekly expiration STD1 data is not relevant. In these cases, we recommend checking in the "Display only Monthly labels" checkbox to avoid displaying not relevant weekly options expirations.
-Timeframe Issues:
Our option indicator visualizes relevant data on a daily resolution. If you see strange or incorrect data (e.g., when the options data was last updated), always switch to a daily (1D) timeframe. If you still see strange data, please contact us.
Disclaimer:
Our option indicator uses approximately 15min-3 hour delayed option market snapshot data to calculate the main option metrics. Exact realtime option contract prices are never displayed; only derived metrics and interpolated delta are shown to ensure accurate and consistent visualization. Due to the above, this indicator can only be used for decision support; exclusive decisions cannot be made based on this indicator . We reserve the right to make errors.This indicator is designed for options traders who understand what they are doing. It assumes that they are familiar with options and can make well-informed, independent decisions. We work with public data and are not a data provider; therefore, we do not bear any financial or other liability.
