//@version=6
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// ATR Advanced [WavesUnchained]
// Version: 1.0.3
// Author: WavesUnchained
// Build: 2026-10-02 00:00:00
// ============================================================================
// ATR in four display modes: Raw, ATR%, Normalized (z-score), and Percentile.
// Designed to give actionable volatility context across asset classes.
//
// Features:
// ✓ Four display modes: Raw, ATR%, Normalized (z-score), Percentile Rank
// ✓ Pluggable smoothing (EMA, SMA, RMA, WMA, SuperSmoother, T3, KAMA, JMA Approx)
// ✓ 4-state histogram (rising/falling × above/below signal)
// ✓ Gradient line color (low vol ↔ high vol)
// ✓ Shadow fill between ATR line and signal
// ✓ Expansion and contraction signal markers
// ✓ Alert conditions
//
// ============================================================================
indicator("ATR Advanced [WavesUnchained]", "ATR·ADV", overlay=false, max_labels_count=500)
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// INPUTS
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
g_atr = "1 · ATR"
atrLen = input.int(14, "ATR Length", minval=1, group=g_atr)
sigLen = input.int(20, "Signal Length", minval=1, group=g_atr,
tooltip="Smoothed average of the ATR — histogram = ATR minus signal.")
normLen = input.int(100, "Normalization Lookback", minval=10, group=g_atr,
tooltip="Lookback for z-score and percentile-rank modes.")
dispMode = input.string("ATR%", "Display Mode",
options=["Raw", "ATR%", "Normalized", "Percentile Rank"],
group=g_atr,
tooltip="Raw: plain ATR. ATR%: ATR / close × 100. Normalized: z-score (ATR vs recent avg+stdev). Percentile Rank: rank vs lookback (0–100).")
g_smooth = "2 · Smoothing"
smoothType = input.string("RMA", "Type",
options=["EMA", "SMA", "RMA", "WMA", "SuperSmoother", "T3", "KAMA", "JMA Approx"],
group=g_smooth)
jmaPhase = input.int(50, " JMA Phase", minval=-100, maxval=100, group=g_smooth)
jmaPower = input.float(2.0, " JMA Power", minval=1.0, maxval=4.0, step=0.25, group=g_smooth)
g_levels = "3 · Levels"
lvlLow = input.float(-1.0, "Low Vol Level (Normalized)", group=g_levels,
tooltip="Only visible in Normalized mode.")
lvlHigh = input.float( 1.0, "High Vol Level (Normalized)", group=g_levels)
lvlPctLow = input.float(25, "Low Vol Percentile", minval=1, maxval=99, group=g_levels,
tooltip="Only visible in Percentile Rank mode.")
lvlPctHigh = input.float(75, "High Vol Percentile", minval=1, maxval=99, group=g_levels)
g_col = "4 · Colors"
colLow = input.color(#00bcd4, "Low Vol Color", group=g_col)
colHigh = input.color(#f06292, "High Vol Color", group=g_col)
g_disp = "5 · Display"
showHist = input.bool(true, "Show Histogram", group=g_disp)
showShadow = input.bool(true, "Shadow Fill (ATR vs Sig)", group=g_disp)
showSignals = input.bool(true, "Show Signal Markers", group=g_disp)
showLevels = input.bool(true, "Show Levels", group=g_disp)
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// SMOOTHING FUNCTIONS
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
f_supersmoother(series float x, simple int len) =>
float pi = math.pi
float a1 = math.exp(-1.414 * pi / len)
float b1 = 2.0 * a1 * math.cos(1.414 * pi / len)
float c2 = b1
float c3 = -(a1 * a1)
float c1 = 1.0 - c2 - c3
var float ss = na
ss := c1 * (x + nz(x[1])) / 2.0 + c2 * nz(ss[1]) + c3 * nz(ss[2])
ss
f_t3(series float x, simple int len) =>
float b = 0.7
float e1 = ta.ema(x, len)
float e2 = ta.ema(e1, len)
float e3 = ta.ema(e2, len)
float e4 = ta.ema(e3, len)
float e5 = ta.ema(e4, len)
float e6 = ta.ema(e5, len)
float c1 = -(b * b * b)
float c2 = 3.0 * b * b + 3.0 * b * b * b
float c3 = -6.0 * b * b - 3.0 * b - 3.0 * b * b * b
float c4 = 1.0 + 3.0 * b + b * b * b + 3.0 * b * b
c1 * e6 + c2 * e5 + c3 * e4 + c4 * e3
f_kama(series float x, simple int len) =>
float change = math.abs(x - x[len])
float vol = math.sum(math.abs(x - x[1]), len)
float er = vol != 0.0 ? change / vol : 0.0
float sc = math.pow(er * (2.0 / 3.0 - 2.0 / 31.0) + 2.0 / 31.0, 2)
var float kama = na
kama := nz(kama[1], x) + sc * (x - nz(kama[1], x))
kama
f_jma(series float x, simple int len, simple int phase, simple float power) =>
var float jma = na
var float e0 = na
var float e1 = na
var float e2 = na
float phaseRatio = phase < -100 ? 0.5 : phase > 100 ? 2.5 : phase / 100.0 + 1.5
float beta = 0.45 * (len - 1) / (0.45 * (len - 1) + 2.0)
float alpha = math.pow(beta, power)
e0 := (1.0 - alpha) * x + alpha * nz(e0[1], x)
e1 := (x - e0) * (1.0 - beta) + beta * nz(e1[1], 0.0)
e2 := (e0 + phaseRatio * e1 - nz(jma[1], x)) * math.pow(1.0 - alpha, 2.0) + math.pow(alpha, 2.0) * nz(e2[1], 0.0)
jma := nz(jma[1], x) + e2
jma
f_smooth(series float x, simple int len, simple string mode) =>
switch mode
"SMA" => ta.sma(x, len)
"RMA" => ta.rma(x, len)
"WMA" => ta.wma(x, len)
"SuperSmoother" => f_supersmoother(x, len)
"T3" => f_t3(x, len)
"KAMA" => f_kama(x, len)
"JMA Approx" => f_jma(x, len, jmaPhase, jmaPower)
=> ta.ema(x, len)
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// ATR CORE + DISPLAY MODES
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
atrRaw = ta.atr(atrLen)
f_atr_pct(series float a) =>
close > 0.0 ? 100.0 * a / close : na
f_normalize(series float a, simple int len) =>
float avg = ta.sma(a, len)
float dev = ta.stdev(a, len)
dev > 0.0 ? (a - avg) / dev : 0.0
// Rank vs the previous len bars (current bar excluded, so the full 0-100 range is reachable)
f_percentile(series float a, simple int len) =>
float count = 0.0
for i = 1 to len
if a[i] <= a
count := count + 1.0
100.0 * count / len
float atrDisp = switch dispMode
"ATR%" => f_atr_pct(atrRaw)
"Normalized" => f_normalize(atrRaw, normLen)
"Percentile Rank" => f_percentile(atrRaw, normLen)
=> atrRaw
atrSmooth = f_smooth(atrDisp, sigLen, smoothType)
hist = atrDisp - atrSmooth
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// GRADIENT BOUNDS PER MODE
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
float gradLow = dispMode == "Normalized" ? lvlLow :
dispMode == "Percentile Rank" ? lvlPctLow :
ta.lowest(atrDisp, normLen)
float gradHigh = dispMode == "Normalized" ? lvlHigh :
dispMode == "Percentile Rank" ? lvlPctHigh :
ta.highest(atrDisp, normLen)
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// SIGNALS (on raw display-mode values, before smoothing)
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
bullExpansion = ta.crossover(atrDisp, atrSmooth)
bearContractionSig = ta.crossunder(atrDisp, atrSmooth)
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// COLORS
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
color lineCol = color.from_gradient(atrDisp, gradLow, gradHigh, colLow, colHigh)
histRising = hist >= hist[1]
histAbove = atrDisp >= atrSmooth
histColor = histAbove
? (histRising ? colHigh : color.new(colHigh, 55))
: (not histRising ? colLow : color.new(colLow, 55))
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// LEVELS
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
hline(0, "Zero", color=color.new(color.gray, 70), linestyle=hline.style_dotted, linewidth=1)
hLow = hline(dispMode == "Normalized" ? lvlLow : dispMode == "Percentile Rank" ? lvlPctLow : na,
"Low Vol", color=color.new(#00bcd4, 55), linestyle=hline.style_dashed, linewidth=1,
display=showLevels ? display.all : display.none)
hHigh = hline(dispMode == "Normalized" ? lvlHigh : dispMode == "Percentile Rank" ? lvlPctHigh : na,
"High Vol", color=color.new(#f06292, 55), linestyle=hline.style_dashed, linewidth=1,
display=showLevels ? display.all : display.none)
fill(hLow, hHigh, color=color.new(color.gray, 93), title="Mid Zone")
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// PLOTS
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
plot(showHist ? hist : na, "Histogram", style=plot.style_columns, color=histColor)
pSig = plot(atrSmooth, "ATR Signal", color=color.new(lineCol, 50), linewidth=1)
pATR = plot(atrDisp, "ATR", color=lineCol, linewidth=2)
fill(pATR, pSig,
color=showShadow ? (atrDisp >= atrSmooth ? color.new(colHigh, 88) : color.new(colLow, 88)) : na,
title="ATR Shadow")
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// SIGNAL MARKERS
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
plotshape(showSignals and bullExpansion ? atrDisp : na, "Vol Expansion",
style=shape.triangleup, location=location.absolute,
color=colHigh, size=size.tiny)
plotshape(showSignals and bearContractionSig ? atrDisp : na, "Vol Contraction",
style=shape.triangledown, location=location.absolute,
color=colLow, size=size.tiny)
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// ALERTS
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
bool alertsOnBarClose = input.bool(true, "Alerts only on bar close (confirmed)", group="Alerts")
bool alertOk = not alertsOnBarClose or barstate.isconfirmed
alertcondition(alertOk and (bullExpansion), "ATR Expansion", "ATRA · VOLA EXPANSION · {{ticker}} {{interval}}")
alertcondition(alertOk and (bearContractionSig), "ATR Contraction", "ATRA · VOLA CONTRACTION · {{ticker}} {{interval}}")
Overview
ATR Advanced [WavesUnchained] plots the transformed ATR line alongside a smoothed signal line, an ATR-versus-signal histogram, and optional threshold levels in a separate pane. Users can select from multiple smoothing algorithms, including standard averages, SuperSmoother, T3, KAMA, and JMA approximations, as well as configure low and high volatility thresholds.
Four display modes including Raw, ATR%, Normalized, and Percentile Rank
Multiple smoothing types such as RMA, SuperSmoother, T3, KAMA, and JMA
Four-state ATR momentum histogram
Configurable low and high volatility threshold levels
Volatility expansion and contraction signal markers
The inputs you can change from the gear icon on the chart. Defaults are the author's.
Setting
Type
Default
Variable
ATR Length
int
14
atrLen
Signal Length
int
20
sigLen
Normalization Lookback
int
100
normLen
Display Mode
string
ATR%
dispMode
Type
string
RMA
smoothType
JMA Phase
int
50
jmaPhase
JMA Power
float
2.0
jmaPower
Low Vol Level (Normalized)
float
-1.0
lvlLow
High Vol Level (Normalized)
float
1.0
lvlHigh
Low Vol Percentile
float
25
lvlPctLow
High Vol Percentile
float
75
lvlPctHigh
Low Vol Color
color
#00bcd4
colLow
Show all 18 settings
Setting
Type
Default
Variable
High Vol Color
color
#f06292
colHigh
Show Histogram
bool
true
showHist
Shadow Fill (ATR vs Sig)
bool
true
showShadow
Show Signal Markers
bool
true
showSignals
Show Levels
bool
true
showLevels
Alerts only on bar close (confirmed)
bool
true
alertsOnBarClose
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