This indicator uses the rolling middle of highest and lowest points over a period of time to determine if the asset is currently in an uptrend or a downtrend.
It helps visualize the current trend.
Parameters : 1/ length : the length of the period of time over which the highest and lowest will be considered 2/ price source : the source that will be used for calculations 3/ aggressive mode : if true, the trend direction will be more responsive to price change and will move faster from uptrend to downtrend and the other way.
Use on a higher timeframes to avoid the noise (4h, 12h, 1d etc.)
DISCLAIMER:
This is not an advice to trade. Use at your own risk. The author of this script cannot be held responsible for any losses incurred directly or indirectly by the usage of this indicator.
backtest
/*backtest start: 2022-05-09 00:00:00 end: 2022-05-15 23:59:00 period: 30m basePeriod: 15m exchanges: [{"eid":"Futures_Binance","currency":"BTC_USDT"}] */ // This source code is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public License 2.0 at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/ // © levieux //@version=5 indicator("Trendelicious", overlay=true) length=input(defval=30) price=input(defval=hl2, title="Price Source") aggressiveMode=input(defval=false,title="Aggressive Mode") isUptrend(price,length,aggressiveMode) => uptrend= false PP= (ta.highest(price,length)+ta.lowest(price,length))/2 ppChange= ta.change(PP,1) ppFlat= ppChange==0 priceOverPP=ta.crossover(price,PP) priceUnderPP=ta.crossunder(price,PP) risingPrice= ta.rising(price,5) risingPP= ta.rising(PP,5) fallingPrice= ta.falling(price,5) fallingPP= ta.falling(PP,5) uptrendCondition1= price>PP and (ppChange>0 or (ppChange==0 and aggressiveMode)) and (ppChange[1]>0 or (ppChange[1]==0 and aggressiveMode)) and ppChange[2]>=0 and ppChange[3]>=0 uptrendCondition2= (priceOverPP or risingPrice) and ppFlat and aggressiveMode uptrendCondition3= risingPrice and fallingPP and aggressiveMode downtrendCondition1= price < PP and (ppChange<0 or (ppChange==0 and aggressiveMode)) and (ppChange[1]<0 or (ppChange[1]==0 and aggressiveMode)) and ppChange[2]<=0 and ppChange[3]<=0 downtrendCondition2= (priceUnderPP or fallingPrice) and ppFlat and aggressiveMode downtrendCondition3= fallingPrice and risingPP and aggressiveMode if uptrendCondition1 or uptrendCondition2 or uptrendCondition3 uptrend:= true else if downtrendCondition1 or downtrendCondition2 or downtrendCondition3 uptrend:= false else uptrend:= uptrend[1] [PP,uptrend] [trendline,uptrend]= isUptrend(price,length,aggressiveMode) baseLinePlot = plot((open + close) / 2, display=display.none) upTrendPlot = plot(uptrend ? trendline : na, "Up Trend", color = color.green, style=plot.style_linebr) downTrendPlot = plot(not uptrend ? trendline : na, "Down Trend", color = color.red, style=plot.style_linebr) fill(baseLinePlot, upTrendPlot, color.new(color.green, 90), fillgaps=false) fill(baseLinePlot, downTrendPlot, color.new(color.red, 90), fillgaps=false) if uptrend strategy.entry("Enter Long", strategy.long) else if not uptrend strategy.entry("Enter Short", strategy.short)