Bull Bear Volume Plotter |
//www.aflcode.com /* basic variable defs ud: up-Day (Close up from Open) dd: down-Day (Close down from Open) uc: up-Close (Close up from previous Close) dc: down-Close: (Close down from previous Close) */ C1 = Ref(C, -1); uc = C > C1; dc = C <= C1; ud = C > O; dd = C <= O; /* Volume Day types: green: up-day and up-close yellow: up-day but down-close red: down-day and down-close blue: down-day but up-close white: close equals open, close equals previous close (currently unused vtypes are for future enhancements) */ green = 1; blue = 2; yellow = 3; red = 4; white = 5; VType = IIf(ud, IIf(uc, green, yellow), IIf(dd, IIf(dc, red, blue), white)); /* green volume: up-day and up-close*/ gv = IIf(VType == green, V, 0); /* yellow volume: up-day but down-close */ yv = IIf(VType == yellow, V, 0); /* red volume: down-day and down-close */ rv = IIf(VType == red, V, 0); /* blue volume: down-day but up-close */ bv = IIf(VType == blue, V, 0); /* split up volume of up-close days from down-close days - (for the purposes of this volume display indicator, up-days that closed down from the previous close are considered bearish volume days, and conversely, down-days that nevertheless closed up from the previous close are considered bullish volume days - my testing indicates this is more accurate than using ordinary up-days and down-days) */ uv = gv + bv; uv1 = Ref(uv, -1); /* up volume */ dv = rv + yv; dv1 = Ref(dv, -1); /* down volume */ /* create moving average period parameters */ VolPer = Param("Adjust Vol. MA per.", 34, 1, 255, 1); ConvPer = Param("Adjust Conv. MA per.", 9, 1, 255, 1); /* create triple exponential moving avearges of separate up and down volume moving averages */ MAuv = TEMA(uv, VolPer ); mauv1 = Ref(mauv, -1); MAdv = TEMA(dv, VolPer ); madv1 = Ref(madv, -1); MAtv = TEMA(V, VolPer );//total volume /* Switch for Horizontal lines indicating current level of positive and negative volume for ease in comparing to past highs/lows - toggle via parmameter window */ OscillatorOnly = Param("Show Oscillator Only", 0, 0, 1, 1); CompareBullVolume = Param("Show Bull Level", 1, 0, 1, 1); if(CompareBullvolume AND !OscillatorOnly){ Plot(SelectedValue(MAuv), "", colorGreen, styleLine); } CompareBearVolume = Param("Show Bear Level", 1, 0, 1, 1); if(CompareBearVolume AND !OscillatorOnly){ Plot(SelectedValue(MAdv), "", colorRed, styleLine); } /* Volume Segment Switches - toggle via parameter window */ bullvolume = Param("Show Bull Volume", 1, 0, 1, 1); bearvolume = Param("Show Bear Volume", 1, 0, 1, 1); totalvolume = Param("Show Total Volume", 1, 0, 1, 1); /* plot volume lines and histograms if toggled on: */ bearToFront = Param("Show Bear Vol in Front", 0, 0, 1, 1); if(bearToFront AND !OscillatorOnly){ Plot(MAdv, "", colorRed, styleHistogram|styleNoLabel); } if(bullvolume AND !OscillatorOnly){ Plot(MAuv, "Average Bull Volume", colorGreen, styleHistogram|styleNoLabel); } if(bearvolume AND !OscillatorOnly){ Plot(MAdv, "Average Bear Volume", colorRed, styleHistogram|styleNoLabel); } if(totalVolume AND !OscillatorOnly){ Plot(MAtv, "Total Volume", colorWhite, styleHistogram|styleNoLabel); Plot(MAtv, "", colorWhite, styleLine); } if(bullvolume AND !OscillatorOnly){ Plot(MAuv, "", colorGreen, styleLine); } if(bearvolume AND !OscillatorOnly){ Plot(MAdv, "", colorRed, styleLine); } /* better visibility of zero line: */ Plot(0, "", colorBlue, 1); /* Rise/Fall Convergence variables: */ Converge = (TEMA(MAuv - MAdv, ConvPer)); Converge1 = Ref(Converge, -1); ConvergeUp = Converge > Converge1; ConvergeOver = Converge > 0; rising = ConvergeUp AND ConvergeOver; falling = !ConvergeUp AND ConvergeOver; /* Rise/Fall Convergence Oscillator Switch - toggle via parameter window - (provides a better view of resulting combination of battling bull/bear volume forces) */ convergenceOscillator = Param("Show Oscillator", 0, 0, 1, 1); if(convergenceOscillator OR OscillatorOnly){ Plot(Converge, "Bull/Bear Volume Convergence/Divergence", colorViolet, 1|styleLeftAxisScale|styleNoLabel|styleThick); Plot(0,"", colorYellow, 1|styleLeftAxisScale|styleNoLabel); } /******************************************************** Convergence Rise/Fall Shadows: (provides a more easily visible display of rising and falling bull/bear volume convergence) - toggle via parameter window -posiitive Volume exceeding negative Volume: Light shadow -negative volume exceeding positive volume: dark shadow -if you use standard gray background - best shadows are: -my greys: 14 = (216, 216, 216); 15 = (168, 168, 168)); -best substitute? using AB color constants? -light: colorpalegreen; dark: colorRose;? -(depends on your color scheme - customize to your tastes) **********************************************************/ /* uncomment if you use my custom color greys: */ riseFallColor = IIf(rising, 14,15); //my custom shadow greys /* comment out if you use my custom color gray shadows: */ /* riseFallColor = IIf(rising, colorPaleGreen,colorRose); */ /* Rise/Fall Convergence Plot Switch - toggle via parameter window */ riseFallShadows = Param("Show RiseFallShadows", 0, 0, 1, 1); if(riseFallShadows){ Plot(IIf(rising OR falling, 1, 0), "", riseFallColor, styleHistogram|styleArea|styleOwnScale|styleNoLabel); } GraphXSpace = 0.5;
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