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# psar_chg_box_00
#https://usethinkscript.com/threads/psar-transition-box.12706/
# PSAR Transition Box
# draw a box from the last dot on the old ParabolicSar Trend to the current dot?
# PSAR Transition Indicator
# tomsk
# 11.20.2019
# V1.0 - 11.20.2019 - tomsk - Initial release of PSAR Transition Indicator
# This study looks for a PSAR state transition (either from bullish to bearish
# or vice versa) and plots a horizontal price line into the expansion area. If
# the state transition already triggered, it calculates the number of bars ago
# the event happened. I've included labels, alerts as well as chart bubbles
input accelerationFactor = 0.02;
input accelerationLimit = 0.2;
input offSet = 2;
assert(accelerationFactor > 0, "'acceleration factor' must be positive: " + accelerationFactor);
assert(accelerationLimit >= accelerationFactor, "'acceleration limit' (" + accelerationLimit + ") must be greater than or equal to 'acceleration factor' (" + accelerationFactor + ")");
def bar = barNumber();
def state = {default init, long, short};
def extreme;
def SAR;
def acc;
switch (state[1]) {
case init:
state = state.long;
acc = accelerationFactor;
extreme = high;
SAR = low;
case short:
if (SAR[1] < high)
then {
state = state.long;
acc = accelerationFactor;
extreme = high;
SAR = extreme[1];
} else {
state = state.short;
if (low < extreme[1])
then {
acc = min(acc[1] + accelerationFactor, accelerationLimit);
extreme = low;
} else {
acc = acc[1];
extreme = extreme[1];
}
SAR = max(max(high, high[1]), SAR[1] + acc * (extreme - SAR[1]));
}
case long:
if (SAR[1] > low)
then {
state = state.short;
acc = accelerationFactor;
extreme = low;
SAR = extreme[1];
} else {
state = state.long;
if (high > extreme[1])
then {
acc = min(acc[1] + accelerationFactor, accelerationLimit);
extreme = high;
} else {
acc = acc[1];
extreme = extreme[1];
}
SAR = min(min(low, low[1]), SAR[1] + acc * (extreme - SAR[1]));
}
}
plot parSAR = SAR;
parSAR.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.POINTS);
parSAR.SetDefaultColor(GetColor(5));
#---------------------------
#---------------------------
def bn = barnumber();
def na = double.nan;
def lastbar = !isnan(close[0]) and isnan(close[-1]);
def lastbn = HighestAll(If(IsNaN(close), 0, bn));
#---------------------------
# last bar in trend series
def Bull2 = state[0] == state.short and state[-1] == state.long;
def Bear2 = state[0] == state.long and state[-1] == state.short;
# bn of last bar in trend
def chg_bn2 = if bn == 1 then 1
else if bull2 or bear2 then bn
else chg_bn2[1];
def last_chg_bn2 = highestall(chg_bn2);
#def prev_sar = if bn == 1 or isnan(close) then 0
def prev_sar = if bn == 1 then 0
else if bn == last_chg_bn2 then sar
else prev_sar[1];
def last_trend = (bn >= highestall(chg_bn2) and !isnan(close));
input draw_cloud_on_bars = yes;
plot p = if draw_cloud_on_bars and last_trend then prev_sar else na;
#p.SetStyle(Curve.MEDIUM_DASH);
p.SetDefaultColor(Color.light_gray);
p.setlineweight(2);
p.hidebubble();
def last_sar = highestall(if lastbn == bn then sar else 0);
def issarup = ( last_sar > prev_sar);
plot l = if draw_cloud_on_bars and last_trend then last_sar else na;
#l.SetStyle(Curve.MEDIUM_DASH);
l.AssignValueColor(if issarup then color.green else color.red);
l.setlineweight(1);
l.hidebubble();
addcloud(p,l,color.red,color.green);
#-------------------------------
# cloud after last bar
input show_cloud_after_last_bar = yes;
input cloud_width = 3;
input bars_in_future = 2;
def bif = bars_in_future;
def cls = close;
def x = isNaN(cls[bif]) and !isNaN(cls[bif+1+cloud_width]);
plot p2 = if show_cloud_after_last_bar and x then prev_sar else na;
plot l2 = if show_cloud_after_last_bar and x then last_sar else na;
p2.SetDefaultColor(Color.light_gray);
p2.setlineweight(2);
p2.hidebubble();
l2.AssignValueColor(if issarup then color.green else color.red);
l2.setlineweight(1);
l2.hidebubble();
addcloud(p2,l2,color.red,color.green);
#---------------------------
def transitionBull = state[1] == state.short and state == state.long;
def transitionBear = state[1] == state.long and state == state.short;
def transitionBar = if transitionBull or transitionBear
then bar
else transitionBar[1];
def transitionPrice = if bar == HighestAll(transitionBar)
then close
else transitionPrice[1];
def transitionBarsAgo = if bar != transitionBar
then bar - transitionBar
else if bar == transitionBar
then Double.NaN
else transitionBarsAgo[1];
def timeAxis = if IsNaN(close[-1]) and !IsNaN(close) then bar else timeAxis[1];
plot horizLine = if 0 and GetTime() <= RegularTradingEnd(getYYYYMMDD()) and
transitionBar == HighestAll(transitionBar)
then transitionPrice
else Double.NaN;
horizLine.SetLineWeight(2);
horizLine.SetDefaultColor(Color.Yellow);
AddLabel(transitionBull or transitionBear, "PSAR Transition Detected Now!", Color.Yellow);
AddLabel(!(transitionBull or transitionBear), "PSAR Transition " + transitionBarsAgo + " bars ago", Color.Cyan);
Alert(transitionBull, "PSAR Transition Bull", Alert.BAR, Sound.Ding);
Alert(transitionBear, "PSAR Transition Bear", Alert.Bar, Sound.Ring);
#AddChartBubble(bar == HighestAll(timeAxis+offSet), transitionPrice, "PSAR\nTransitioned", Color.Pink);
# End PSAR Transition Indicator
## PSAR_Transition_barcnt_01
# https://usethinkscript.com/threads/psar-flips.13056/
# UnAnswered PSAR Flips
# mbrennan5 Oct 7, 2022
#Is there any way to store the PSAR flip count using the script in the below link? I'd like to be able to compare the length of the last X number of PSAR flips.
#https://usethinkscript.com/threads/psar-transition-indicator-for-thinkorswim.1130/#post-9944
#tomsk
#Nov 20, 2019
#This study looks for a PSAR state transition (either from bullish to bearish or vice versa) and plots a horizontal price line into the expansion area.
#If the state transition already triggered, it calculates the number of bars ago the event happened. I've included labels, alerts as well as chart bubbles.
#As of this moment if you load a daily chart of GS, you'll see a state transition TODAY!
# PSAR Transition Indicator
# tomsk
# 11.20.2019
# V1.0 - 11.20.2019 - tomsk - Initial release of PSAR Transition Indicator
# This study looks for a PSAR state transition (either from bullish to bearish
# or vice versa) and plots a horizontal price line into the expansion area. If
# the state transition already triggered, it calculates the number of bars ago
# the event happened. I've included labels, alerts as well as chart bubbles
input accelerationFactor = 0.02;
input accelerationLimit = 0.2;
input offSet = 2;
assert(accelerationFactor > 0, "'acceleration factor' must be positive: " + accelerationFactor);
assert(accelerationLimit >= accelerationFactor, "'acceleration limit' (" + accelerationLimit + ") must be greater than or equal to 'acceleration factor' (" + accelerationFactor + ")");
def bar = barNumber();
def state = {default init, long, short};
def extreme;
def SAR;
def acc;
switch (state[1]) {
case init:
state = state.long;
acc = accelerationFactor;
extreme = high;
SAR = low;
case short:
if (SAR[1] < high)
then {
state = state.long;
acc = accelerationFactor;
extreme = high;
SAR = extreme[1];
} else {
state = state.short;
if (low < extreme[1])
then {
acc = min(acc[1] + accelerationFactor, accelerationLimit);
extreme = low;
} else {
acc = acc[1];
extreme = extreme[1];
}
SAR = max(max(high, high[1]), SAR[1] + acc * (extreme - SAR[1]));
}
case long:
if (SAR[1] > low)
then {
state = state.short;
acc = accelerationFactor;
extreme = low;
SAR = extreme[1];
} else {
state = state.long;
if (high > extreme[1])
then {
acc = min(acc[1] + accelerationFactor, accelerationLimit);
extreme = high;
} else {
acc = acc[1];
extreme = extreme[1];
}
SAR = min(min(low, low[1]), SAR[1] + acc * (extreme - SAR[1]));
}
}
plot parSAR = SAR;
parSAR.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.POINTS);
parSAR.SetDefaultColor(GetColor(5));
def transitionBull = state[1] == state.short and state == state.long;
def transitionBear = state[1] == state.long and state == state.short;
def transitionBar = if transitionBull or transitionBear
then bar
else transitionBar[1];
def transitionPrice = if bar == HighestAll(transitionBar)
then close
else transitionPrice[1];
def transitionBarsAgo = if bar != transitionBar
then bar - transitionBar
else if bar == transitionBar
then Double.NaN
else transitionBarsAgo[1];
def timeAxis = if IsNaN(close[-1]) and !IsNaN(close) then bar else timeAxis[1];
#plot horizLine = if GetTime() <= RegularTradingEnd(getYYYYMMDD()) and
# transitionBar == HighestAll(transitionBar)
# then transitionPrice
# else Double.NaN;
#horizLine.SetLineWeight(2);
#horizLine.SetDefaultColor(Color.Yellow);
AddLabel(transitionBull or transitionBear, "PSAR Transition Detected Now!", Color.Yellow);
AddLabel(!(transitionBull or transitionBear), "PSAR Transition " + transitionBarsAgo + " bars ago", Color.Cyan);
Alert(transitionBull, "PSAR Transition Bull", Alert.BAR, Sound.Ding);
Alert(transitionBear, "PSAR Transition Bear", Alert.Bar, Sound.Ring);
AddChartBubble(bar == HighestAll(timeAxis+offSet), transitionPrice, "PSAR\nTransitioned", Color.Pink);
# End PSAR Transition Indicator
#-----------------------------
# var1, get bn's of 1st bar in set
# find bns, loop, copy to var2, in 1st bars
def bn = barnumber();
# transitionBull , dots below
# transitionBear , dots above
#-----------------------------
# make a new way to count dots in each sar set
def bulltrendsarcnt;
def beartrendsarcnt;
def flipcnt;
def bulltotal;
def beartotal;
if bn == 1 then {
bulltrendsarcnt = 0;
beartrendsarcnt = 0;
flipcnt = 0;
bulltotal = 0;
beartotal = 0;
} else if transitionBull then {
bulltrendsarcnt = fold i = 1 to 100
with p = 1
while getvalue(!transitionBear, -i)
do p + ( if !isnan(getvalue(close, -i)) then 1 else 0);
beartrendsarcnt = 0;
flipcnt = flipcnt[1] + 1;
bulltotal = bulltotal[1] + bulltrendsarcnt;
beartotal = beartotal[1];
} else if transitionBear then {
bulltrendsarcnt = 0;
beartrendsarcnt = fold j = 1 to 100
with q = 1
while getvalue(!transitionBull, -j)
do q + ( if !isnan(getvalue(close, -j)) then 1 else 0);
flipcnt = flipcnt[1] + 1;
bulltotal = bulltotal[1];
beartotal = beartotal[1] + beartrendsarcnt;
} else {
bulltrendsarcnt = bulltrendsarcnt[1];
beartrendsarcnt = beartrendsarcnt[1];
flipcnt = flipcnt[1];
bulltotal = bulltotal[1];
beartotal = beartotal[1];
}
def bull_avg = (bulltotal/flipcnt);
def bear_avg = (beartotal/flipcnt);
addchartbubble(1, low*0.990,
bn + "\n" +
bulltrendsarcnt + " bull\n" +
beartrendsarcnt + " bear\n" +
flipcnt + " flips\n" +
bulltotal + " bull_t\n" +
beartotal + " bear_t\n" +
bull_avg + " bull_avg\n" +
bear_avg + " bear-avg"
, ( if transitionBull then color.green else if transitionBear then color.magenta else color.gray), no);
#--------------------------------------
# old way, look for barnumbers , not used
def bearbn = if bn == 1 then 0
else if transitionBear then bn
else bearbn[1];
def bullbn = if bn == 1 then 0
else if transitionBull then bn
else bullbn[1];
# calc qty of sar dots, and save on 1st bar of next set
def bulllen = if bn == 1 then 0
else if transitionBear then (bearbn - bullbn)
else 0;
# make the count negative, for bear dots
def bearlen = if bn == 1 then 0
else if transitionBull then -(bullbn - bearbn)
else 0;
addchartbubble(0, low*0.990,
bn + "\n" +
bearbn + "\n" +
bearlen + "\n" +
bullbn + "\n" +
bulllen
, ( if transitionBull then color.green else if transitionBear then color.magenta else color.gray), no);
#
#
# Display Previous Day's PSAR on Lower timeframe
# BenTen
input Period = aggregationPeriod.DAY;
def close = close(period = Period);
def low = low(period = Period);
def high = high(period = Period);
def open = open(period = Period);
input accelerationFactor = 0.02;
input accelerationLimit = 0.2;
assert(accelerationFactor > 0, "'acceleration factor' must be positive: " + accelerationFactor);
assert(accelerationLimit >= accelerationFactor, "'acceleration limit' (" + accelerationLimit + ") must be greater than or equal to 'acceleration factor' (" + accelerationFactor + ")");
def state = {default init, long, short};
def extreme;
def SAR;
def acc;
switch (state[1]) {
case init:
state = state.long;
acc = accelerationFactor;
extreme = high;
SAR = low;
case short:
if (SAR[1] < high)
then {
state = state.long;
acc = accelerationFactor;
extreme = high;
SAR = extreme[1];
} else {
state = state.short;
if (low < extreme[1])
then {
acc = min(acc[1] + accelerationFactor, accelerationLimit);
extreme = low;
} else {
acc = acc[1];
extreme = extreme[1];
}
SAR = max(max(high, high[1]), SAR[1] + acc * (extreme - SAR[1]));
}
case long:
if (SAR[1] > low)
then {
state = state.short;
acc = accelerationFactor;
extreme = low;
SAR = extreme[1];
} else {
state = state.long;
if (high > extreme[1])
then {
acc = min(acc[1] + accelerationFactor, accelerationLimit);
extreme = high;
} else {
acc = acc[1];
extreme = extreme[1];
}
SAR = min(min(low, low[1]), SAR[1] + acc * (extreme - SAR[1]));
}
}
plot parSAR = SAR[1];
parSAR.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.POINTS);
parSAR.SetDefaultColor(GetColor(5));# psar_alerts_01
# -------------
# 2021-05-12
# halcyonguy
# -------------
# copy original parabolicsar study
# add alerts on crossovers
# add arrows on crossovers
# -------------------
# TD Ameritrade IP Company, Inc. (c) 2008-2021
#
input accelerationFactor = 0.02;
input accelerationLimit = 0.2;
assert(accelerationFactor > 0, "'acceleration factor' must be positive: " + accelerationFactor);
assert(accelerationLimit >= accelerationFactor, "'acceleration limit' (" + accelerationLimit + ") must be greater than or equal to 'acceleration factor' (" + accelerationFactor + ")");
def state = {default init, long, short};
def extreme;
def SAR;
def acc;
switch (state[1]) {
case init:
state = state.long;
acc = accelerationFactor;
extreme = high;
SAR = low;
case short:
if (SAR[1] < high)
then {
state = state.long;
acc = accelerationFactor;
extreme = high;
SAR = extreme[1];
} else {
state = state.short;
if (low < extreme[1])
then {
acc = min(acc[1] + accelerationFactor, accelerationLimit);
extreme = low;
} else {
acc = acc[1];
extreme = extreme[1];
}
SAR = max(max(high, high[1]), SAR[1] + acc * (extreme - SAR[1]));
}
case long:
if (SAR[1] > low)
then {
state = state.short;
acc = accelerationFactor;
extreme = low;
SAR = extreme[1];
} else {
state = state.long;
if (high > extreme[1])
then {
acc = min(acc[1] + accelerationFactor, accelerationLimit);
extreme = high;
} else {
acc = acc[1];
extreme = extreme[1];
}
SAR = min(min(low, low[1]), SAR[1] + acc * (extreme - SAR[1]));
}
}
plot parSAR = SAR;
parSAR.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.POINTS);
parSAR.SetDefaultColor(GetColor(5));
# ---- end original code -------------
# check if psar dots have crossed over price
def xdwn = (sar[1] < close[1] and sar > close);
def xup = (sar[1] > close[1] and sar < close);
def na = double.nan;
input show_arrows = yes;
plot xup2 = if show_arrows then xup else na;
xup2.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.boolean_arrow_up);
xup2.SetDefaultColor(color.green);
xup2.setlineweight(3);
plot xdwn2 = if show_arrows then xdwn else na;
xdwn2.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.boolean_arrow_down);
xdwn2.SetDefaultColor(color.red);
xdwn2.setlineweight(3);
# =====================================
# alerts , sounds
# alert(condition, text, alert type, sound);
# Sound.Ding, higher , up sound
# Sound.Bell, lower , down sound
input enable_alerts = yes;
alert(enable_alerts and xup, "crossed up" ,alert.BAR, sound.DING);
alert(enable_alerts and xdwn, "crossed down" ,alert.BAR, sound.bell);
# =====================================
#
in the picture you can see the addition, but I still would like to plot in the same line of the other information (% and $), at the left end of it, the number of periods it remained in the corresponding state for past situations, and also for current.
Code:# # TD Ameritrade IP Company, Inc. (c) 2008-2023 # input accelerationFactor = 0.02; input accelerationLimit = 0.2; Assert(accelerationFactor > 0, "'acceleration factor' must be positive: " + accelerationFactor); Assert(accelerationLimit >= accelerationFactor, "'acceleration limit' (" + accelerationLimit + ") must be greater than or equal to 'acceleration factor' (" + accelerationFactor + ")"); def state = {default init, long, short}; def extreme; def SAR; def acc; switch (state[1]) { case init: state = state.long; acc = accelerationFactor; extreme = high; SAR = low; case short: if (SAR[1] < high) then { state = state.long; acc = accelerationFactor; extreme = high; SAR = extreme[1]; } else { state = state.short; if (low < extreme[1]) then { acc = Min(acc[1] + accelerationFactor, accelerationLimit); extreme = low; } else { acc = acc[1]; extreme = extreme[1]; } SAR = Max(Max(high, high[1]), SAR[1] + acc * (extreme - SAR[1])); } case long: if (SAR[1] > low) then { state = state.short; acc = accelerationFactor; extreme = low; SAR = extreme[1]; } else { state = state.long; if (high > extreme[1]) then { acc = Min(acc[1] + accelerationFactor, accelerationLimit); extreme = high; } else { acc = acc[1]; extreme = extreme[1]; } SAR = Min(Min(low, low[1]), SAR[1] + acc * (extreme - SAR[1])); } } plot parSAR = SAR; parSAR.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.POINTS); parSAR.SetDefaultColor(GetColor(5)); #========================================================================================= #pSAR direction coloring parSAR.DefineColor("Up", Color.DARK_GREEN); parSAR.DefineColor("Down", Color.RED); parSAR.DefineColor("Flat", Color.GRAY); parSAR.AssignValueColor(if (SAR < low) then parSAR.Color("Up") else parSAR.Color("Down") ); #========================================================================================= # shows percentage distance of initial psar change to close to serve as reference of the gap # and price level at that change. also plot a price level for the initial sar of each sar state input ShowLabel = yes; def StateChange = if state == state.long and state[1] == state.short then 1 else if state == state.short and state[1] == state.long then -1 else 0; def sar_level = if StateChange <> 0 then SAR else sar_level[1]; plot level = if ShowLabel then sar_level else Double.NaN; AddChartBubble(StateChange == 1 and ShowLabel, SAR * 1.000, (SAR - close) / close * 100 + "% $" + level, Color.UPTICK, no); AddChartBubble(StateChange == -1 and ShowLabel, SAR * 1.000, (SAR - close) / close * 100 + "% $" + level, Color.DOWNTICK , yes); #========================================================================================= def longcount = if StateChange == 1 then 1 else if state == state.long then longcount[1] + 1 else 0 ; AddChartBubble(state==state.long and !isnan(close) and isnan(close[-1]) or state == state.long and state[-1] == state.short, level, longcount, Color.UPTICK); def shortcount = if StateChange == -1 then 1 else if state == state.short then shortcount[1] + 1 else 0 ; AddChartBubble(state==state.short and !isnan(close) and isnan(close[-1]) or state == state.short and state[-1] == state.long, level, shortcount, Color.DOWNTICK);
Excellent. Thanks for the help.
this is my polished version of the addition to pSAR:
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