ATR Label for ThinkorSwim

[roger80k]

Hi Guys if anyone has DTR VS ATR indicator and can post a script for TOS would really appreciate it.

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# ATRLabel
#
# Displays Average True Range over the last 40 periods and the current period
#
input ATRLength = 40;

# historical ATR
def ATRValue = Average(TrueRange(high,  close,  low),  ATRLength);
def ATRPercent = ATRValue / close * 100;

# current period range
def ATRLastBar = TrueRange(high,  close,  low);

AddLabel(yes, ATRLength + " Period ATR = $" + Round(ATRValue, 2) + " (" + Round(ATRPercent, 2) + "%), Current Period Range = $" + Round(ATRLastBar, 2) + " (" + Round(ATRLastBar / close * 100, 2) + "%)", CreateColor(153, 153, 0));

 

[BenTen]

ATR is already available in ThinkorSwim. I'm not sure about DTR but there is one called Average Daily Range posted here.

 

[roger80k]

ATR is already available in ThinkorSwim. I'm not sure about DTR but there is one called Average Daily Range posted here.

It looks like this

 

[markos]

@roger80k If you have a picture of it, then it's on your system. Click the little beaker to look up the code. Please let us know what it is then, please!

 

[roger80k]

It’s not my screen shot it someone in the trading community using it on their tos platform

 

[horserider]

@roger80k Not exactly what you wanted but might work, Just combined two already existing studies and just gives you the labels.

input aggPeriod = AggregationPeriod.DAY;

input length = 20;

input multiplier = 2;



def studyPrice = close(period = aggPeriod);

def hi = high(period = aggPeriod);

def lo = low(period = aggPeriod);

def r = hi - lo;

def avgRange = Average(r, length);

def avg = Average(studyPrice, length);



AddLabel(yes, Concat("average daily range: ", avgRange), color.ORANGE);



# Average True Range Label



# Mobius



# V01.10.2013



input nATR = 21;



input SdPeriods = 252;



def AggD = AggregationPeriod.Day;



def hD = high(period = AggD);



def lD = low(period = AggD);



def cD = close(period = AggD);







def TR = TrueRange(high, close, low);



def ATR = Average(TR, nATR);



def ATRd = Average(TrueRange(hD, cD, lD), nATR);



def SDatr = StDev(ATRd, SdPeriods);



def hhATR = highest(SDatr, SdPeriods);



def llATR = lowest(SDatr, SdPeriods);



def ATRpercentile = (SDatr - llATR) / (hhATR - llATR);



AddLabel(yes, "(Chart Agg. TR = $" +



               TR +



           " //  ATR Perids: " +



               nATR +



           " = $" +



              (Round(ATR / TickSize(), 0) * TickSize()) +



           ");  ATR Daily = $" +



              (Round(ATRd / TickSize(), 0) * TickSize()) +



          ";  ATR YR. Percentile: " +



              AsPercent(ATRpercentile),



              if ATR > ATR[1]



              then Color.Green



              else if ATR < ATR[1]



              then Color.Red



              else Color.White);

 

[roger80k]

Thanks

 

[markos]

@roger80k try this ATR label out for size.... DTR vs. ATR(5)

# TS ATR
# Made By Leonard
# Version 1
# 4/23/2015
# Copyright Leonard Tulko 2014 - 2015 All rights reserved
# This software is licensed for individual use only.
# Here is a label for the thinkorswim charts that will display what the atr is and also display the day trade range based of the high – the low
# http://tradingsmart.net/indicators/average-true-range-label/

declare upper;

input ATRLength = 5;
input averagetype = AverageType.WILDERS;
input BasePeriod = AggregationPeriod.DAY;
input showlabel = yes;

def ATR = MovingAverage (averagetype, TrueRange(high(period = BasePeriod)[1], close(period = BasePeriod)[1], low(period = BasePeriod)[1]), ATRLength);

def Today_High = Highest(high(period = baseperiod)[0], 1);
def Today_Low = Lowest(low(period =baseperiod)[0], 1);

def DR = Today_High - Today_Low;

AddLabel(showlabel, "DTR: " + Round(DR , 2) + " vs. ATR(5):" +round(ATR,2), Color.LIGHT_GRAY);

 

[roger80k]

Thanks

 

[Shinthus]

https://tos.mx/Qimvmh

 

[RickK]

I'm not sure if anyone has posted something like this before but I've looked around and never found it (and until today I couldn't figure out how to code it) ....so here it is.

As recommended by the NNFX plan, here's a little script (thanks to some modifications to a script posted by @scottrades
back in January) that will display on the top left of the chart what the current rolling (candle to candle) ATR value is without having the ATR indicator taking up an indicator slot. Default is 1Min, but change the AggPeriod if you scalp from a different time frame and want to know the ATR (14) avg of the current candle.

# ATR_Rolling_Label
# For anyone (scalpers) wanting to know what the current rolling
# (candle to candle) ATR value is without having the
# ATR indicator taking up screen real estate.  Change the AggPeriod if
# you scalp from a different time frame.

# ------ START CODE

input ATRPeriod = 14;
input period = AggregationPeriod.MIN;
def ATR = MovingAverage(AverageType.WILDERS, TrueRange(high(period = period), close(period = period), low(period = period)), ATRperiod);
def showATRalways = yes;

def currATR = Round((high(period = AggregationPeriod.DAY) - low(period = AggregationPeriod.DAY)),2);
AddLabel(showATRalways, "Rolling ATR: " + Round(ATR,2), color.green);

# ------- END CODE

Shared script file is here: tos.mx/sz7tXKC

 

[RickK]

Hey All, I have a script that provides me with the current candle-to-candle ATR of an instrument (code below). Is there a way to use this code to change the color of the candle in real time when it exceeds this current ATR? If my other indicators are saying 'go long' but the candle that this happens on has already exceeded ATR I don't necessarily want to enter on the very next candle. Thanks!!

# ATR_Rolling_Label
# For anyone (scalpers) wanting to know what the current rolling
# (candle to candle) ATR value is without having the
# ATR lower indicator taking up screen real estate.  Set to 1 min Agg.
# Change the AggPeriod if  you scalp from a different time frame.

# ------ START CODE

input ATRPeriod = 14;
input period = AggregationPeriod.MIN;
def ATR = MovingAverage(AverageType.WILDERS, TrueRange(high(period = period), close(period = period), low(period = period)), ATRperiod);
def showATRalways = yes;

def currATR = Round((high(period = AggregationPeriod.DAY) - low(period = AggregationPeriod.DAY)),2);
AddLabel(showATRalways, "Rolling ATR: " + Round(ATR,2), color.green);

# ------- END CODE

 

[mashume]

@RickKennedy,

You might try something like this:

AddLabel(showATRalways, "Rolling ATR: " + Round(ATR,3), color.dark_green);
addLabel(showATRalways, "ATR[1]: " + Round(Atr[1], 3), if ATR > Atr[1] then color.dark_red else color.blue);
AssignPriceColor(if ATR > ATR[1] then Color.MAGENTA else color.black);

I use a light background, so obviously color.black will do you no favours if you are using a black background, but it will make the magenta candles 'pop'.

I put in the additional label for ATR[1] as a sanity check. And I set rounding at 3 places, again as a sanity check.

This may, or may not, be what you were intending.

-mashume

 

[RickK]

That's really close! Thanks @mashume !.... I made a mod to the "ATR > ATR[1] line so that only candles of a certain magnitude (arbitrarily 1.10) get highlighted and not just ones that exceed the size of the previous candle's ATR (see below). Because I use a dark screen, I chose the the 'then' color to be yellow and the 'else' color (temporarily) to be white, but how would I change that last part so that the candles are always normal colors (red:down/green:up) unless they're yellow due to the surge?

Thanks again!

# ------ START CODE

input ATRPeriod = 14;
input period = AggregationPeriod.MIN;
def ATR = MovingAverage(AverageType.WILDERS, TrueRange(high(period = period), close(period = period), low(period = period)), ATRperiod);
def showATRalways = yes;

def currATR = Round((high(period = AggregationPeriod.DAY) - low(period = AggregationPeriod.DAY)),2);
AddLabel(showATRalways, "Rolling ATR: " + Round(ATR,4), color.green);

AddLabel(showATRalways, "ATR[1]: " + Round(ATR[1], 4), if ATR > ATR[1] then color.dark_green else color.dark_red);
AssignPriceColor(if ATR > ATR[1]*1.10 then Color.yellow else color.white);

# ------- END CODE

 

[RickK]

@mashume , hahaha..... took me a minute (a day actually) of digging and found the answer "else color.CURRENT);"

 

[Thinker20]

I was wondering if there's a way to get the average ATR value of the first 30 min bars ONLY.
Example: I choose to have the average ATR value of the last 30 30-min bars, so the indicator will get the ATR value of the first 30 min bar of each of the 30 days and divide it by 30. Is there a way to get it? Any help will be greatly appreciated, thank you in advance, have a great day.

 

[jayc]

I was wondering if there's a way to get the average ATR value of the first 30 min bars ONLY.
Example: I choose to have the average ATR value of the last 30 30-min bars, so the indicator will get the ATR value of the first 30 min bar of each of the 30 days and divide it by 30. Is there a way to get it? Any help will be greatly appreciated, thank you in advance, have a great day.

Try this study on a 30m, 30 day chart. Its not perfect, but may be close enough.

Jay

Input DaysAgo = 30;#hint DaysAgo: Excludes today

def  AdjDaysAgo = DaysAgo + 1;   #Adjusted to match a true LastDate which includes today

def day = GetDay();
def lastDay = GetLastDay();
def year = GetYear();
def lastYear = GetLastYear();
def yyyymmdd = GetYYYYMMDD();
def lastDate = HighestAll( if day == lastDay and year == lastYear then yyyymmdd else Double.NaN );
def currentDate = if yyyymmdd < lastDate then yyyymmdd else lastDate;
def targetDayRange = if CountTradingDays( currentDate, lastDate ) <= AdjDaysAgo then yes else no;

input startTime = 930;
input endTime = 1000;

def targetWindow = targetDayRange and secondsTillTime(startTime) <= 0 and secondsTillTime(endTime) > 0;

def countAll = if targetWindow then countAll[1] + 1 else countAll[1];
def sumAll = if targetWindow then sumAll[1] + TrueRange(high, close, low) else sumAll[1];

AddLabel(yes, "Count:" + countAll + " Avg: " + (sumAll / countAll), Color.CYAN);

 

[avaughan323]

Hi all,

Does anyone have a basic ATR code for TOS? Theirs is locked.

Much thanks

 

[mc01439]

This is the label code I use. If you want to plot just change def to plot.

input addBlackSpacer = yes;
AddLabel(addBlackSpacer, "  ", Color.BLACK);

input lookback = 1;
input ATR_Target = 1.50;
input pbATRLength = 1;
input Show_Labels = yes;
input Show_TargetLabels = no;
input Show_ATRvalue = yes;

input length = 5;
input averageType = AverageType.WILDERS;

def ATR = MovingAverage(averageType, TrueRange(high, close, low), length);
AddLabel(Show_Labels, Concat("ATR  @ ", ATR[1]), Color.WHITE);

AddLabel(ATR_Target, "  *  " +ATR_Target, Color.White);
AddLabel(Yes, "=", Color.White);

def vATR =  (ATR * ATR_Target);
AddLabel(Show_ATRvalue, Concat("ATR Value @ $", vATR), Color.LIME);

#def ATR_TickValue =  (ATR * ATR_Target/tickSize());

#def ATR_Value =  (ATR_TickValue * tickValue());
#AddLabel(Show_ATRvalue, Concat("ATR Value @ $", ATR_Value), Color.LIME);

#def ATR_Price = (ATR_Value/close);
#AddLabel(Show_Labels, Concat("ATR Value:Price  @ ", aspercent(ATR_Price)), Color.WHITE);



###################################################################################
#Percentile
def vol = ATR;
input DisplayATRPercentile = yes;

input TimePeriod = 250;
 
def data = if !isNaN(vol) then vol else vol[-1];
def hi = highest(data, TimePeriod);
def lo = lowest(data, TimePeriod);
def Percentile = (data - lo) / (hi - lo) * 100;
def lowend = Percentile < 20;
def highend = Percentile > 80;
#####################################################################################
addlabel(DisplayATRPercentile , concat("ATR Pct Rank: ",aspercent(Percentile /100)), if lowend then color.CYAN else if highend then color.PLUM else Color.GRAY);
#####################################################################################

#Targets
AddLabel(Show_TargetLabels, "Profit Target = +" +ATR[1] * ATR_Target+ "", color.GREEN);
#AddLabel(Show_TargetLabels, " : Stop Loss =  -" +ATR * 1.0+ "", color.PINK);
#AddLabel(Show_TargetLabels, " : ATR daily = " +ATR+ "", color.GRAY);

 

[mc01439]

Hi all,

Does anyone have a basic ATR code for TOS? Theirs is locked.

Much thanks

TD's simple code.

# TD Ameritrade IP Company, Inc. (c) 2014-2021
#

declare lower;

input length = 14;
input averageType = AverageType.WILDERS;

plot ATR = MovingAverage(averageType, TrueRange(high, close, low), length);
ATR.SetDefaultColor(GetColor(8));