747 posts tagged with "Pine Script"

Look, I've been where you are right now. Staring at charts for hours, trying to figure out when to buy and when to sell, watching perfect setups slip away because I couldn't read the signals fast enough. After years of testing every indicator under the sun (and losing money on most of them), I've finally found a handful that actually deliver consistent results.

This isn't another generic list of "top 10 indicators." These are the ones I use every single day, with the exact settings that took me way too long to figure out. No fluff, no theory - just what works in real trading.

Choosing between Finviz and TradingView feels like picking between a reliable Toyota and a feature-packed Tesla. Both will get you where you need to go, but they're built for completely different types of drivers. I've spent months using both platforms extensively, and here's what I've learned from the trenches.

Have you ever jumped into what looked like a promising trend, only to watch the market go sideways and stop you out? I've been there too. For years, I struggled to distinguish between genuine trends and false breakouts.

Then I discovered the Average Directional Index (ADX) indicator, and it transformed my approach to trading.

The ADX doesn't just show you market direction—it reveals how strong that movement actually is. This insight helps you avoid the most common trading mistake: taking trend trades in non-trending markets.

After using ADX across different markets for over two years, I can confidently say it's one of the most reliable tools for measuring trend strength and avoiding choppy, sideways price action.

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Ever looked at a TradingView chart and wished you could display your trading data in a neat, organized table instead of having numbers scattered everywhere? That's exactly what Pine Script's table.cell function does for you.

I remember when I first discovered tables in Pine Script - it was like finding the missing piece of a puzzle. Instead of trying to cram everything into plot lines or messy text labels, I could finally create clean, professional-looking dashboards right on my charts.

Ever missed a golden crossover because you were looking away from your screen for two seconds? Yeah, me too. That's where Pine Script's ta.crossover function becomes your trading buddy - it never blinks, never gets distracted, and catches every single moment when one line crosses above another.

Think of ta.crossover as your personal alert system. When that fast moving average finally breaks above the slow one, this function immediately says "Hey! Something important just happened!" It's like having a friend who's obsessed with chart patterns watching your trades 24/7.

The beauty of this function lies in its simplicity - it returns true the exact moment when the first series crosses above the second series, and false every other time. No guesswork, no "maybe it crossed," just a clean yes or no answer.

Ever stared at your TradingView chart and wondered why your Pine Script indicator is showing weird numbers like "1.23456789" instead of clean, readable text? Trust me, I've been there. After months of wrestling with messy displays and unreadable chart labels, I discovered that str.tostring() is basically the magic wand that transforms raw data into something humans can actually understand.

Here's the thing: when you're building custom indicators or strategies, displaying data properly isn't just about aesthetics—it's about making split-second trading decisions with confidence. The str.tostring() function in Pine Script is your gateway to converting numbers, boolean values, and even complex data types into clean, formatted strings that enhance your trading experience.

Ever stared at a chart wondering where all the real trading action happened during the day? You're not alone. Session volume profile is like having X-ray vision into market activity—showing you exactly where traders were most active during specific trading sessions.

If you've been trading for a while, you've probably noticed that some price levels just seem to matter more than others. Session volume profile in Pine Script helps you spot these critical levels by revealing where actual volume was concentrated, not just where price happened to go.

Ever wondered how wild a stock's price swings actually are? That's where standard deviation comes in handy. It's basically a way to measure how much prices bounce around compared to their average. And the good news? Pine Script makes this super easy with the ta.stdev function.

If you've been diving into Pine Script for TradingView, you've probably stumbled across the term "series float" and wondered what the heck it actually means. Trust me, you're not alone - this concept trips up a lot of people when they're starting out with Pine Script programming.

The good news? It's way simpler than it sounds. Once you understand series float, a bunch of other Pine Script concepts will suddenly click into place, and you'll write cleaner, more effective trading indicators.