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RSI Divergence Indicator

Thanks to mohanee for the base code. we modified this to not give entry alerts but instead alert on the just the divs themselves. Works really well with an AO div detector. backtest

Author
ChaoZhang
Complexity
Intermediate · 187 lines
Parameters
10
Backtest bar
5m · intraday
Tested on
BTC/USDT · futures

Thanks to mohanee for the base code. we modified this to not give entry alerts but instead alert on the just the divs themselves.

Works really well with an AO div detector.

backtest IMG

Parameters

NameDefaultWhat it controls
v_input_114RSI Period
v_input_2_close0RSI Source: close | high | low | open | hl2 | hlc3 | hlcc4 | ohlc4
v_input_35Pivot Lookback Right
v_input_45Pivot Lookback Left
v_input_560Max of Lookback Range
v_input_65Min of Lookback Range
v_input_7truePlot Bullish
v_input_8falsePlot Hidden Bullish
v_input_9truePlot Bearish
v_input_10falsePlot Hidden Bearish

Source Pine Script

/*backtest
start: 2022-04-30 00:00:00
end: 2022-05-29 23:59:00
period: 5m
basePeriod: 1m
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/
// © JayTradingCharts

//@version=4
//@version=4  
//---- thank to mohanee for the base code. we modified this to not give entries but instead alert on the just the divs 
study(title="RSI Divergence Indicator w/Alerts", format=format.price, resolution="")
len = input(title="RSI Period", minval=1, defval=14)
src = input(title="RSI Source", defval=close)
lbR = input(title="Pivot Lookback Right", defval=5)
lbL = input(title="Pivot Lookback Left", defval=5)
rangeUpper = input(title="Max of Lookback Range", defval=60)
rangeLower = input(title="Min of Lookback Range", defval=5)
plotBull = input(title="Plot Bullish", defval=true)
plotHiddenBull = input(title="Plot Hidden Bullish", defval=false)
plotBear = input(title="Plot Bearish", defval=true)
plotHiddenBear = input(title="Plot Hidden Bearish", defval=false)
bearColor = color.red
bullColor = color.green
hiddenBullColor = color.new(color.green, 80)
hiddenBearColor = color.new(color.red, 80)
textColor = color.white
noneColor = color.new(color.white, 100)
osc = rsi(src, len)

plot(osc, title="RSI", linewidth=2, color=#8D1699)
hline(50, title="Middle Line", linestyle=hline.style_dotted)
obLevel = hline(70, title="Overbought", linestyle=hline.style_dotted)
osLevel = hline(30, title="Oversold", linestyle=hline.style_dotted)
fill(obLevel, osLevel, title="Background", color=#9915FF, transp=90)

plFound = na(pivotlow(osc, lbL, lbR)) ? false : true
phFound = na(pivothigh(osc, lbL, lbR)) ? false : true
_inRange(cond) =>
	bars = barssince(cond == true)
	rangeLower <= bars and bars <= rangeUpper

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Regular Bullish
// Osc: Higher Low

oscHL = osc[lbR] > valuewhen(plFound, osc[lbR], 1) and _inRange(plFound[1])

// Price: Lower Low

priceLL = low[lbR] < valuewhen(plFound, low[lbR], 1)
bullCond = plotBull and priceLL and oscHL and plFound

plot(
     plFound ? osc[lbR] : na,
     offset=-lbR,
     title="Regular Bullish",
     linewidth=2,
     color=(bullCond ? bullColor : noneColor),
     transp=0
     )

plotshape(
	 bullCond ? osc[lbR] : na,
	 offset=-lbR,
	 title="Regular Bullish Label",
	 text=" Bull ",
	 style=shape.labelup,
	 location=location.absolute,
	 color=bullColor,
	 textcolor=textColor,
	 transp=0
	 )

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Hidden Bullish
// Osc: Lower Low

oscLL = osc[lbR] < valuewhen(plFound, osc[lbR], 1) and _inRange(plFound[1])

// Price: Higher Low

priceHL = low[lbR] > valuewhen(plFound, low[lbR], 1)
hiddenBullCond = plotHiddenBull and priceHL and oscLL and plFound

plot(
	 plFound ? osc[lbR] : na,
	 offset=-lbR,
	 title="Hidden Bullish",
	 linewidth=2,
	 color=(hiddenBullCond ? hiddenBullColor : noneColor),
	 transp=0
	 )

plotshape(
	 hiddenBullCond ? osc[lbR] : na,
	 offset=-lbR,
	 title="Hidden Bullish Label",
	 text=" H Bull ",
	 style=shape.labelup,
	 location=location.absolute,
	 color=bullColor,
	 textcolor=textColor,
	 transp=0
	 )

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Regular Bearish
// Osc: Lower High

oscLH = osc[lbR] < valuewhen(phFound, osc[lbR], 1) and _inRange(phFound[1])

// Price: Higher High

priceHH = high[lbR] > valuewhen(phFound, high[lbR], 1)

bearCond = plotBear and priceHH and oscLH and phFound

plot(
	 phFound ? osc[lbR] : na,
	 offset=-lbR,
	 title="Regular Bearish",
	 linewidth=2,
	 color=(bearCond ? bearColor : noneColor),
	 transp=0
	 )

plotshape(
	 bearCond ? osc[lbR] : na,
	 offset=-lbR,
	 title="Regular Bearish Label",
	 text=" Bear ",
	 style=shape.labeldown,
	 location=location.absolute,
	 color=bearColor,
	 textcolor=textColor,
	 transp=0
	 )

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Hidden Bearish
// Osc: Higher High

oscHH = osc[lbR] > valuewhen(phFound, osc[lbR], 1) and _inRange(phFound[1])

// Price: Lower High

priceLH = high[lbR] < valuewhen(phFound, high[lbR], 1)

hiddenBearCond = plotHiddenBear and priceLH and oscHH and phFound

plot(
	 phFound ? osc[lbR] : na,
	 offset=-lbR,
	 title="Hidden Bearish",
	 linewidth=2,
	 color=(hiddenBearCond ? hiddenBearColor : noneColor),
	 transp=0
	 )

plotshape(
	 hiddenBearCond ? osc[lbR] : na,
	 offset=-lbR,
	 title="Hidden Bearish Label",
	 text=" H Bear ",
	 style=shape.labeldown,
	 location=location.absolute,
	 color=bearColor,
	 textcolor=textColor,
	 transp=0
	 )
	 
	 

alertcondition(bullCond, title="Bull", message="Regular Bull Div {{ticker}} XXmin")
alertcondition(bearCond, title="Bear", message="Regular Bear Div {{ticker}} XXmin")
alertcondition(hiddenBullCond, title="H Bull", message="Hidden Bull Div {{ticker}} XXmin")
alertcondition(hiddenBearCond, title="H Bear", message="Hidden Bear Div {{ticker}} XXmin")


if bearCond
    strategy.entry("Enter Long", strategy.long)
else if bullCond
    strategy.entry("Enter Short", strategy.short)

Published by ChaoZhang on the FMZ strategy square · last modified 2022-05-31. Collected in the Quant Trading Vault. Unvalidated research: re-test with your own data and costs before trusting it.

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