Squeeze FAQs & Questions

[MerryDay]

Everything You Wanted To Know About Squeezing And Were Afraid To Ask

• "The Squeeze" is a term for when price movement is in consolidation, meaning it is "choppy" or in a "range".
• Knowing when price is in a "Squeeze" tells you that institutional trading is in a holding pattern.
• The traditional thinking is that once the price action exits or is exiting "The Squeeze" there will be a breakout.
• The theory being that the longer the squeeze (the more dots that there are) the bigger the breakout.

Caution:
Predicting the direction of a stock trading squeeze – whether it will surge upwards, drop down, or be flat – is not possible.
The below links include various member endeavors to do the impossible.

John Carter's Squeeze:
The Original Posted Study:
The study is posted here: https://usethinkscript.com/threads/john-carters-squeeze-pro-indicator-for-thinkorswim-free.4021/
The scan is posted here: https://usethinkscript.com/threads/...r-for-thinkorswim-free.4021/page-5#post-51710
The watchlist is posted here: https://usethinkscript.com/threads/...r-for-thinkorswim-free.4021/page-5#post-50337

The number to scan for corresponds as follows:

0 = gray / no squeeze​

1 = dark orange / low squeeze ​

2 = yellow / normal squeeze ​

3 = red / high squeeze​

For More Information:
John Carter Squeeze Video Tutorials: https://tinyurl.com/5vvfhw49

For more about Squeezes, read on to the next post.
For The Squeezed Explained. Other Awesome Links: https://www.one-tab.com/page/fGN20hRVRkSjG54QbA5Ndw

 

[MerryDay]

There are many more versions of the Squeeze Indicator

ToS Built-in Squeeze Indicator:

https://usethinkscript.com/threads/tos-ttm-squeeze-scan-watchlist-labels.2751/​

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Mobius Version:

https://usethinkscript.com/threads/mobius-squeeze-and-custom-labels-for-thinkorswim.8414/​

TradingView Version:

https://usethinkscript.com/threads/tradingview-bb-squeeze-for-thinkorswim.9429/#post-85968​

And here are sooooo many more:
https://usethinkscript.com/search/7...1&c[nodes][0]=3&c[title_only]=1&o=replies&g=1

A Different Take On The Squeeze Indicator:
Where traditional thinking is the longer the squeeze the better, this version purports squeezes over 5 could be duds:
https://usethinkscript.com/threads/mobius-squeeze-and-custom-labels-for-thinkorswim.8414/

There are even more versions sprinkled throughout the six pages of the original study thread:
https://usethinkscript.com/threads/john-carters-squeeze-pro-indicator-for-thinkorswim-free.4021/

 

[MerryDay]

Here Are Some Studies That Attempt To Combine The Squeeze With Other Studies
(In Hopes Of Determining Direction)

https://usethinkscript.com/threads/squeeze-play-strategy-for-thinkorswim.8664/
https://usethinkscript.com/threads/macd-and-squeeze-indicator-for-thinkorswim.8706/
https://usethinkscript.com/threads/how-to-anticipate-an-all-day-squeeze.6579/
https://usethinkscript.com/threads/multiple-time-frame-mtf-squeeze-indicator-for-thinkorswim.350/

 

[MerryDay]

Have Squeeze Dots, Will Travel
I created this short script to overlay any oscillator w/ squeeze dots. Or simply add this study to the bottom of your favorite oscillator script.

I find them handy to use with: RSI or MACD or TMO. The list is endless.

Either add the below study to your chart, drag it up to share the same box as the oscillator to be overlaid. Or paste to the bottom of your study.

The input field "Line" has to be modified to be equal to the value of the mid-line of the study. So to overlay on top of the RSI oscillator the Line field is equal to 0. Other studies may require it set to 50.
HTH

declare lower ;
declare real_size ;
# ########################################################
#Squeeze by Mobius with mod by Lar
input Line = 0 ;
def BBHalfWidth = StDev(close, 20);
def KCcalc      = Average(TrueRange(high, close, low),  20);
def KCHalfWidth =  1.5 * KCcalc ;
def SqueezeCalc =  2.0 * BBHalfWidth / KCHalfWidth ;
def SqueezeCalc2  = SqueezeCalc ;
def isSqueezed = SqueezeCalc2 < 1 ;
# ########################################################
# charting & formatting
plot TheSqueeze = if isSqueezed then Line else Double.NaN;
       TheSqueeze.SetDefaultColor(color.blue);
       TheSqueeze.SetLineWeight(2);
      TheSqueeze.SetPaintingStrategy(PaintingStrategy.POINTS);

 

[thevelvetrock]

Everything You Wanted To Know About The Free ThinkOrSwim John Carter's Squeeze Pro Replica Indicator And Were Afraid To Ask

• "The Squeeze" is a term for when price movement is in consolidation, meaning it is "choppy" or in a "range".
• Knowing when price is in a "Squeeze" tells you that institutional trading is in a holding pattern.
• The traditional thinking is that once the price action exits or is exiting "The Squeeze" there will be a breakout.
• The theory being that the longer the squeeze (the more dots that there are) the bigger the breakout.

The Original Posted Study:
The study is posted here: https://usethinkscript.com/threads/john-carters-squeeze-pro-indicator-for-thinkorswim-free.4021/
The scan is posted here: https://usethinkscript.com/threads/...r-for-thinkorswim-free.4021/page-5#post-51710
The watchlist is posted here: https://usethinkscript.com/threads/...r-for-thinkorswim-free.4021/page-5#post-50337

The number to scan for corresponds as follows:

0 = gray / no squeeze​

1 = dark orange / low squeeze ​

2 = yellow / normal squeeze ​

3 = red / high squeeze​

There is no way to determine which way the stock will trade upon breakout based on this indicator
There are six pages of suggested ways to trade the squeeze in the above study URL.

For More Information:
John Carter Squeeze Video Tutorials: https://tinyurl.com/5vvfhw49
The Squeezed Explained. Other Awesome Links: https://www.one-tab.com/page/fGN20hRVRkSjG54QbA5Ndw

The Original Posted Study
Read through the Original Posted Study code.
No mention of Green squeeze.
However, I see Green dots on my squeeze line (in addition to gray, dark orange, red and yellow)
Cannot find an answer or solution
Need help

 

[MerryDay]

The Original Posted Study
Read through the Original Posted Study code.
No mention of Green squeeze.
However, I see Green dots on my squeeze line (in addition to gray, dark orange, red and yellow)
Cannot find an answer or solution
Need help

Here is the calculation for John Carter's Squeeze. There is no green.

squeezeline.AssignValueColor(
if ExtrSqueeze then Color.RED else
if originalSqueeze  then Color.YELLOW else
if presqueeze then Color.DARK_ORANGE else Color.GRAY);

Is it possible that you are thinking of the ToS built-in TTM Squeeze:
https://tlc.thinkorswim.com/center/...queeze#:~:text=of John Bollinger.-,Example,-*

 

[RONEASTON1]

Any way to eliminate the blue/cyan dots in the right expansion space?

 

[MerryDay]

This snippet

if isnan(close) then double.nan

can be used to eliminate plots in the expansion area of any script.

For your script
replace line 53:

plot squeezeline = 0;

with this:

plot squeezeline = if isnan(close) then double.nan else 0;