Braid Filter with BarColor[Mod Sam4Cok] for ThinkOrSwim

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the below added to TV script:
- MovAvg trend line - Zero Level - .
-ADX customized filter.
-Bar color based on the braid filter and trendline.
-Signal as trigger point with your own strategy.

You can disable all option and use the indicator as original Braid filter.

CSS:
#// Copyright © Robert Hill, 2006
#//@version=4
#https://www.tradingview.com/script/PfpFNXyI-Braid-Filter/
#study("Braid Filter")
# Converted and modified by Sam4Cok@Samer800 - 08/2022

#//-- Inputs
declare lower;
input ColorBar   = yes;
input ShowSignal = yes;
input maType = {default "EMA", "DEMA", "TEMA", "WMA", "VWMA", "SMA", "SMMA", "HMA", "LSMA", "Kijun", "McGinley", "RMA"};
input BraidPeriod1 = 3;
input BraidPeriod2 = 7;
input BraidPeriod3 = 14;
input PipsMinSepPercent = 40;
input ShowMALine = yes;  # "Show MovAvg Trend Line?"
input MovAvgLen  = 34;   # "MovingAvg Period"
input ADXLen     = 14;
input ADXthreshold = 20;

def na = Double.NaN;
script nz {
    input data = 0;
    input replacement  = 0;
    def ret_val = if IsNaN(data) then replacement else data;
    plot return = ret_val;
}

script RMA {
    input src = close;
    input length = 14;
    def   alpha = 1 / length;
    def sum;  
sum = if IsNaN(sum[1]) then simpleMovingAvg(src, length) else alpha * src + (1 - alpha) * nz(sum[1]);
    Plot  Return = sum;
}

#vwma(source, length)
script VWMA {
    input x = close;
    input y = 15;
    def VWMA = SimpleMovingAvg(x * volume, y) / SimpleMovingAvg(volume, y);
    plot result = VWMA;
}
#ma(type, src, len) =>
script ma {
    input type   = "EMA";
    input src = close;
    input len = 0;
    def e = ExpAverage(src, len);
    def w = WMA(src, len);
    def Mcg = CompoundValue(1, Mcg[1] + ((src - Mcg[1]) / (len * Power(src / Mcg[1], 4))), src);
    def ma;
    ma = if type == "SMA" then SimpleMovingAvg(src, len) else
     if type == "EMA" then ExpAverage(src, len) else
     if type == "DEMA" then 2 * e - ExpAverage(e, len) else
     if type == "TEMA" then 3 * (e - ExpAverage(e, len)) + ExpAverage(ExpAverage(e, len), len) else
     if type == "WMA" then WMA(src, len) else
     if type == "VWMA" then vwma(src, len) else
     if type == "SMMA" then if isNaN(w[1]) then SimpleMovingAvg(src, len) else
                                           (w[1] * (len - 1) + src) / len else
     if type == "HMA" then wma(2 * wma(src, len / 2) - wma(src, len), round(sqrt(len))) else
     if type == "RMA" then RMA(src, len) else
     if type == "Kijun" then (Lowest(low, len) + Highest(high, len)) / 2 else
     if type == "LSMA" then Inertia(src, len) else
     if type == "McGinley" then if IsNaN(ma[1]) then ExpAverage(src, len) else
                Mcg else Double.NaN;
    plot result = ma;
}

#//-- Braid Filter  
def ma01 = ma(maType, close,BraidPeriod1);
def ma02 = ma(maType, open, BraidPeriod2);
def ma03 = ma(maType, close,BraidPeriod3);

def max  = max(max(ma01, ma02), ma03);
def min  = min(min(ma01, ma02), ma03);
def dif  = max - min;

def filter = atr(14) * PipsMinSepPercent / 100;

#//-- Plots
def BraidColor = if ma01 > ma02 and dif > filter then 1 else
                 if ma02 > ma01 and dif > filter then -1 else 0;

plot FilterLine = filter; #, "Filter", color.blue, 2, plot.style_line)
FilterLine.SetDefaultColor(CreateColor(33,150,243));
FilterLine.SetLineWeight(2);

plot Braid = dif; #, "Braid", BraidColor, 5, plot.style_columns)
Braid.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.HISTOGRAM);
Braid.AssignValueColor( if BraidColor > 0 then CreateColor(76,175,80) else
                        if BraidColor < 0 then CreateColor(255,82,82) else Color.GRAY);
Braid.SetLineWeight(2);


AddCloud(if BraidColor > 0 then Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY else Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY,
         if BraidColor < 0 then Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY else Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY, Color.DARK_GREEN, Color.DARK_RED);

#### Moving Average
def MovAvg = nz(ma(maType, hlc3, MovAvgLen), MovAvg[1]);

plot MovLine = if ShowMALine then -0.01 else na;
MovLine.SetLineWeight(4);
MovLine.AssignValueColor(if hlc3  >= MovAvg then color.GREEN else
                         if hlc3  < MovAvg then color.LIGHT_RED else color.white);
 
#// This source code is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public License 2.0 at #https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/
#// © BeikabuOyaji
#study("ADX and DI for v4")

def TrueRange = max(max(high-low, AbsValue(high-nz(close[1]))), AbsValue(low-nz(close[1])));
def DirPlus = if high-nz(high[1]) > nz(low[1])-low then max(high-nz(high[1]), 0) else 0;
def DirMinus = if nz(low[1])-low > high-nz(high[1]) then max(nz(low[1])-low, 0) else 0;
def SmoothedTrueRange = nz(SmoothedTrueRange[1]) - (nz(SmoothedTrueRange[1])/ADXLen) + TrueRange;
def SmoothedDiPlus = nz(SmoothedDiPlus[1]) - (nz(SmoothedDiPlus[1])/ADXLen) + DirPlus;
def SmoothedDiMinus = nz(SmoothedDiMinus[1]) - (nz(SmoothedDiMinus[1])/ADXLen) + DirMinus;
def DIPlus = SmoothedDiPlus / SmoothedTrueRange * 100;
def DIMinus = SmoothedDiMinus / SmoothedTrueRange * 100;
def DX = AbsValue(DIPlus-DIMinus) / (DIPlus+DIMinus)*100;
def ADX = SimpleMovingAvg(DX, ADXLen);

########### Signals
def MovUp = if hlc3 >= MovAvg then MovAvg else na;
def MovDn = if hlc3 < MovAvg then MovAvg else na;
def AdxSignal = ADX >= ADXthreshold and ADX > ADX[1];
def BraidUp = BraidColor > 0 and BraidColor[1] <=0;
def BraidDN = BraidColor < 0 and BraidColor[1] >=0;
def SignalUp = close > MovUp and AdxSignal and BraidUp;
def SignalDn = close < MovDn and AdxSignal and BraidDn;

plot PointUp = if SignalUp then dif + dif * 0.4 else na;
PointUp.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.SQUARES);
PointUp.SetDefaultColor(Color.GREEN);
PointUp.SetLineWeight(3);
PointUp.SetHiding(!ShowSignal);

plot PointDn = if SignalDn then dif + dif * 0.4 else na;
PointDn.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.SQUARES);
PointDn.SetDefaultColor(Color.RED);
PointDn.SetLineWeight(3);
PointDn.SetHiding(!ShowSignal);

AssignPriceColor(if colorBar then if BraidColor > 0 and hlc3 >= MovAvg then color.GREEN else
                                  if BraidColor > 0 and hlc3  < MovAvg then Color.LIGHT_GREEN else
                                  if BraidColor < 0 and hlc3  < MovAvg then Color.RED else
                                  if BraidColor < 0 and hlc3 >= MovAvg then Color.PINK else
                                    Color.GRAY else Color.CURRENT);

#### End

Copy and paste below for the signal scan. Remove the "#" for up or down signals.

CSS:
# Braid Scanner - Sam4Cok@Samer800
input BraidPeriod1 = 3;
input BraidPeriod2 = 7;
input BraidPeriod3 = 14;
input PipsMinSepPercent = 40;
input ShowMALine = yes;  # "Show MovAvg Trend Line?"
input MovAvgLen  = 34;   # "MovingAvg Period"
input ADXLen     = 14;
input ADXthreshold = 20;

def na = Double.NaN;
script nz {
    input data = 0;
    input replacement  = 0;
    def ret_val = if IsNaN(data) then replacement else data;
    plot return = ret_val;
}

#//-- Braid Filter   
def ma01 = ExpAverage(close,BraidPeriod1);
def ma02 = ExpAverage(open, BraidPeriod2);
def ma03 = ExpAverage(close,BraidPeriod3);

def max  = max(max(ma01, ma02), ma03);
def min  = min(min(ma01, ma02), ma03);
def dif  = max - min;

def filter = atr(14) * PipsMinSepPercent / 100;

#//-- Plots
def BraidColor = if ma01 > ma02 and dif > filter then 1 else
                 if ma02 > ma01 and dif > filter then -1 else 0;


#### Moving Average
def MovAvg = nz(ExpAverage(hlc3, MovAvgLen), MovAvg[1]);


#// This source code is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public License 2.0 at #https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/
#// © BeikabuOyaji
#study("ADX and DI for v4")

def TrueRange = max(max(high-low, AbsValue(high-nz(close[1]))), AbsValue(low-nz(close[1])));
def DirPlus = if high-nz(high[1]) > nz(low[1])-low then max(high-nz(high[1]), 0) else 0;
def DirMinus = if nz(low[1])-low > high-nz(high[1]) then max(nz(low[1])-low, 0) else 0;
def SmoothedTrueRange = nz(SmoothedTrueRange[1]) - (nz(SmoothedTrueRange[1])/ADXLen) + TrueRange;
def SmoothedDiPlus = nz(SmoothedDiPlus[1]) - (nz(SmoothedDiPlus[1])/ADXLen) + DirPlus;
def SmoothedDiMinus = nz(SmoothedDiMinus[1]) - (nz(SmoothedDiMinus[1])/ADXLen) + DirMinus;
def DIPlus = SmoothedDiPlus / SmoothedTrueRange * 100;
def DIMinus = SmoothedDiMinus / SmoothedTrueRange * 100;
def DX = AbsValue(DIPlus-DIMinus) / (DIPlus+DIMinus)*100;
def ADX = SimpleMovingAvg(DX, ADXLen);

########### Signals
def MovUp = if hlc3 >= MovAvg then MovAvg else na;
def MovDn = if hlc3 < MovAvg then MovAvg else na;
def AdxSignal = ADX >= ADXthreshold and ADX > ADX[1];
def BraidUp = BraidColor > 0 and BraidColor[1] <=0;
def BraidDN = BraidColor < 0 and BraidColor[1] >=0;
def SignalUp = close > MovUp and AdxSignal and BraidUp;
def SignalDn = close < MovDn and AdxSignal and BraidDn;

plot PointUp = SignalUp within 3 bars;
#plot PointDn = SignalDn within 3 bars; # remove the "#" for down signal and hash the up signal
 
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