//@Metrify
//https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
//@version=6
indicator('Automatic Trendline [Metrify]', 'Metrify Automatic Trendlines', overlay = true, max_bars_back = 5000, max_lines_count = 20)
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Inputs
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
string GROUP_ENGINE = 'Engine'
string GROUP_FILTER = 'Quality Filters'
string GROUP_VISUAL = 'Visual'
atrLenTooltip = 'Controls how ATR is calculated.\n\nATR measures average recent candle movement (volatility).\nHigher value = smoother, slower adaptation.\nLower value = faster, more reactive adaptation.'
breakTolTooltip = 'How far price must move through a trendline before the script treats it as a real break.\nHigher value reduces false breaks from small wicks/noise.'
maxRelevanceTooltip = 'Keeps selected trendlines close enough to current price.\n\nIf a candidate line is too far from current price (in ATR units), it is ignored.\nLower value = more actionable nearby lines.\nHigher value = allows farther/older lines.'
pivotLen = input.int(10, 'Pivot Length', minval = 2, maxval = 120, group = GROUP_ENGINE)
lookbackBars = input.int(1000, 'Lookback Bars', minval = 150, maxval = 4000, group = GROUP_ENGINE)
atrLen = input.int(100, 'ATR Length', minval = 10, maxval = 500, group = GROUP_ENGINE, tooltip = atrLenTooltip)
maxViolations = input.int(2, 'Max Violations', minval = 0, maxval = 6, group = GROUP_FILTER)
touchTolATR = input.float(0.30, 'Touch Tolerance (ATR)', step = 0.05, minval = 0.05, maxval = 2.0, group = GROUP_FILTER)
maxSlopeDeg = input.float(6.0, 'Max Slope Angle', step = 1.0, minval = 1.0, maxval = 30.0, group = GROUP_FILTER)
maxRelevanceATR = input.float(8.0, 'Max Relevance Distance (ATR)', step = 0.5, minval = 1.0, maxval = 30.0, group = GROUP_FILTER, tooltip = maxRelevanceTooltip)
extendBars = input.int(60, 'Line Extend (Bars)', minval = 10, maxval = 300, group = GROUP_VISUAL)
lineWidth = input.int(2, 'Line Width', minval = 1, maxval = 4, group = GROUP_VISUAL)
showFill = input.bool(true, 'Show Fill Between Lines', group = GROUP_VISUAL)
supportColor = input.color(color.new(#20A56C, 0), 'Support Color', group = GROUP_VISUAL)
resistColor = input.color(color.new(#C24545, 0), 'Resistance Color', group = GROUP_VISUAL)
neutralColor = input.color(color.new(#607D8B, 0), 'Fill Base Color', group = GROUP_VISUAL)
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Helpers
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FAST_LOAD_BUFFER_BARS = 100,BAR_SCAN_WINDOW = 250,BAR_SCAN_STEP = 5,minAnchorBars = 10,pivotMemory = 200,maxBarViolRatio = 1,minTouches = 2,breakTolATR = 0.6
f_line_y(int x1, float y1, int x2, float y2, int x) =>
float dx = x2 - x1
dx == 0 ? y2 : y1 + (y2 - y1) * (x - x1) / dx
f_store_pivot(array<int> idxArr, array<float> priceArr, int idx, float price, bool isLow, int mergeBars, int maxCount) =>
int sz = array.size(idxArr)
if sz == 0
array.unshift(idxArr, idx)
array.unshift(priceArr, price)
else
int latestIdx = array.get(idxArr, 0)
float latestPrice = array.get(priceArr, 0)
if idx > latestIdx
if idx - latestIdx <= mergeBars
bool replace = isLow ? price < latestPrice : price > latestPrice
if replace
array.set(idxArr, 0, idx)
array.set(priceArr, 0, price)
else
array.unshift(idxArr, idx)
array.unshift(priceArr, price)
while array.size(idxArr) > maxCount
array.pop(idxArr)
array.pop(priceArr)
f_trim_lookback(array<int> idxArr, array<float> priceArr, int lbBars) =>
while array.size(idxArr) > 0
int oldestIdx = array.get(idxArr, array.size(idxArr) - 1)
if bar_index - oldestIdx > lbBars
array.pop(idxArr)
array.pop(priceArr)
else
break
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f_find_best_line(
array<int> idxArr,
array<float> priceArr,
bool support,
float atrValue,
int lbBars,
int minSpan,
int needTouches,
int allowViol,
float touchTolMult,
float breakTolMult,
float maxDeg,
float maxRelAtrMult,
int barWindow,
int sampleStep,
float maxBarBreakRatio
) =>
bool bestValid = false
int bestX1 = na
float bestY1 = na
int bestX2 = na
float bestY2 = na
float bestScore = na
int n = array.size(idxArr)
float safeAtr = math.max(atrValue, syminfo.mintick)
float touchTol = safeAtr * touchTolMult
float breakTol = safeAtr * breakTolMult
float maxSlopeAtrPerBar = math.tan(maxDeg * math.pi / 180.0)
float maxRelDist = safeAtr * maxRelAtrMult
if n >= needTouches
float localBest = -1e10
for newer = 0 to n - 2 by 1
int p2Idx = array.get(idxArr, newer)
float p2Price = array.get(priceArr, newer)
if bar_index - p2Idx > lbBars
break
for older = newer + 1 to n - 1 by 1
int p1Idx = array.get(idxArr, older)
float p1Price = array.get(priceArr, older)
if bar_index - p1Idx > lbBars
break
int span = p2Idx - p1Idx
if span >= minSpan
float slope = (p2Price - p1Price) / span
float slopeAtrPerBar = safeAtr > 0 ? math.abs(slope) / safeAtr : 0.0
if slopeAtrPerBar <= maxSlopeAtrPerBar
float yNow = p1Price + slope * (bar_index - p1Idx)
if math.abs(close - yNow) <= maxRelDist
int touches = 0
int violations = 0
float errorSum = 0.0
int touchedPoints = 0
int eligible = older + 1
for k = 0 to eligible - 1 by 1
int pIdx = array.get(idxArr, k)
float pPrice = array.get(priceArr, k)
float y = p1Price + slope * (pIdx - p1Idx)
float dev = pPrice - y
bool isTouch = math.abs(dev) <= touchTol
if isTouch
touches := touches + 1
errorSum := errorSum + math.abs(dev)
touchedPoints := touchedPoints + 1
bool isViolation = support ? dev < -breakTol : dev > breakTol
if isViolation
violations := violations + 1
int remaining = eligible - 1 - k
if touches + remaining < needTouches
break
if violations > allowViol
break
bool brokenNow = support ? close < yNow - breakTol : close > yNow + breakTol
if brokenNow
violations := violations + 2
if touches >= needTouches and violations <= allowViol
float avgErr = touchedPoints > 0 ? errorSum / touchedPoints : touchTol
float recency = 1.0 - math.min((bar_index - p2Idx) / (lbBars * 1.0), 1.0)
float spanScore = math.min(span / (lbBars * 1.0), 1.0)
float tightness = 1.0 - math.min(avgErr / touchTol, 1.0)
float slopePenalty = maxSlopeAtrPerBar > 0 ? slopeAtrPerBar / maxSlopeAtrPerBar : 0.0
float preScore = touches * 2.8
preScore := preScore + recency * 1.2
preScore := preScore + spanScore * 1.0
preScore := preScore + tightness * 1.3
preScore := preScore - violations * 2.2
preScore := preScore - slopePenalty * 0.5
if preScore > localBest
int scanLen = math.min(barWindow, bar_index - p1Idx)
int barSamples = 0
int barBreaks = 0
int maxSamples = scanLen / sampleStep + 1
bool scanRejected = false
int off = 0
while off <= scanLen
float yBar = p1Price + slope * (bar_index - off - p1Idx)
bool barBreak = support ? low[off] < yBar - breakTol : high[off] > yBar + breakTol
barSamples := barSamples + 1
if barBreak
barBreaks := barBreaks + 1
float minPossibleRatio = barBreaks / (maxSamples * 1.0)
if minPossibleRatio > maxBarBreakRatio
scanRejected := true
break
off := off + sampleStep
if not scanRejected
float barBreakRatio = barSamples > 0 ? barBreaks / (barSamples * 1.0) : 1.0
int finalViol = violations
if barBreakRatio > maxBarBreakRatio
finalViol := finalViol + allowViol + 1
else
finalViol := finalViol + int(math.floor(barBreakRatio * 2.0))
if finalViol <= allowViol
float score = preScore
score := score - (finalViol - violations) * 2.2
score := score - barBreakRatio * 2.0
if score > localBest
localBest := score
bestValid := true
bestX1 := p1Idx
bestY1 := p1Price
bestX2 := p2Idx
bestY2 := p2Price
bestScore := score
[bestValid, bestX1, bestY1, bestX2, bestY2, bestScore]
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// State
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
var array<int> lowPivotIdxs = array.new<int>()
var array<float> lowPivotPrices = array.new<float>()
var array<int> highPivotIdxs = array.new<int>()
var array<float> highPivotPrices = array.new<float>()
var line supportLine = line.new(na, na, na, na, xloc = xloc.bar_index)
var line resistanceLine = line.new(na, na, na, na, xloc = xloc.bar_index)
var linefill channelFill = linefill.new(supportLine, resistanceLine, color.new(neutralColor, 95))
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Pivot Detection
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
float atrValue = ta.atr(atrLen)
int requiredHistoryBars = lookbackBars + BAR_SCAN_WINDOW + pivotLen * 3 + FAST_LOAD_BUFFER_BARS
int processStartBar = math.max(0, last_bar_index - requiredHistoryBars)
bool processEngine = bar_index >= processStartBar
float ph = ta.pivothigh(high, pivotLen, pivotLen)
float pl = ta.pivotlow(low, pivotLen, pivotLen)
if processEngine and not na(pl)
f_store_pivot(lowPivotIdxs, lowPivotPrices, bar_index - pivotLen, pl, true, pivotLen, pivotMemory)
if processEngine and not na(ph)
f_store_pivot(highPivotIdxs, highPivotPrices, bar_index - pivotLen, ph, false, pivotLen, pivotMemory)
if processEngine
f_trim_lookback(lowPivotIdxs, lowPivotPrices, lookbackBars)
f_trim_lookback(highPivotIdxs, highPivotPrices, lookbackBars)
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Active Trendline Search
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[supValid, supX1, supY1, supX2, supY2, supScore] = f_find_best_line(lowPivotIdxs, lowPivotPrices, true, atrValue, lookbackBars, minAnchorBars, minTouches, maxViolations, touchTolATR, breakTolATR, maxSlopeDeg, maxRelevanceATR, BAR_SCAN_WINDOW, BAR_SCAN_STEP, maxBarViolRatio)
[resValid, resX1, resY1, resX2, resY2, resScore] = f_find_best_line(highPivotIdxs, highPivotPrices, false, atrValue, lookbackBars, minAnchorBars, minTouches, maxViolations, touchTolATR, breakTolATR, maxSlopeDeg, maxRelevanceATR, BAR_SCAN_WINDOW, BAR_SCAN_STEP, maxBarViolRatio)
float supRight = na
if supValid
supRight := f_line_y(supX1, supY1, supX2, supY2, bar_index + extendBars)
float resRight = na
if resValid
resRight := f_line_y(resX1, resY1, resX2, resY2, bar_index + extendBars)
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Draw Active Lines Only
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
if supValid
line.set_xy1(supportLine, supX1, supY1)
line.set_xy2(supportLine, bar_index + extendBars, supRight)
line.set_color(supportLine, supportColor)
line.set_width(supportLine, lineWidth)
line.set_style(supportLine, line.style_solid)
else
line.set_xy1(supportLine, bar_index, close)
line.set_xy2(supportLine, bar_index + 1, close)
line.set_color(supportLine, color.new(supportColor, 100))
if resValid
line.set_xy1(resistanceLine, resX1, resY1)
line.set_xy2(resistanceLine, bar_index + extendBars, resRight)
line.set_color(resistanceLine, resistColor)
line.set_width(resistanceLine, lineWidth)
line.set_style(resistanceLine, line.style_solid)
else
line.set_xy1(resistanceLine, bar_index, close)
line.set_xy2(resistanceLine, bar_index + 1, close)
line.set_color(resistanceLine, color.new(resistColor, 100))
if showFill and supValid and resValid
float supNow = f_line_y(supX1, supY1, supX2, supY2, bar_index)
float resNow = f_line_y(resX1, resY1, resX2, resY2, bar_index)
float mid = (supNow + resNow) * 0.5
color fillColor = close >= mid ? color.new(supportColor, 92) : color.new(resistColor, 92)
linefill.set_color(channelFill, fillColor)
else
linefill.set_color(channelFill, color.new(neutralColor, 100))
Overview
Automatic Trendline [Metrify] detects swing pivots over a configurable lookback window, filtering candidate trendlines through constraints including maximum violations, ATR-based touch tolerances, slope angle limits, and relevance distance. Validated trendlines extend forward into future bars with an optional channel fill between opposing bounds. Pivot points require historical confirmation bars equal to the pivot length before lines update, without lookahead bias.
Pivot-based support and resistance trendlines
ATR-scaled touch tolerance and break detection
Maximum slope angle and relevance distance filtering
Forward line projection with optional channel fill
The inputs you can change from the gear icon on the chart. Defaults are the author's.
Setting
Type
Default
Variable
Pivot Length
int
10
pivotLen
Lookback Bars
int
1000
lookbackBars
ATR Length
int
100
atrLen
Max Violations
int
2
maxViolations
Touch Tolerance (ATR)
float
0.30
touchTolATR
Max Slope Angle
float
6.0
maxSlopeDeg
Max Relevance Distance (ATR)
float
8.0
maxRelevanceATR
Line Extend (Bars)
int
60
extendBars
Line Width
int
2
lineWidth
Show Fill Between Lines
bool
true
showFill
Support Color
color
color.new(#20A56C, 0)
supportColor
Resistance Color
color
color.new(#C24545, 0)
resistColor
Show all 13 settings
Setting
Type
Default
Variable
Fill Base Color
color
color.new(#607D8B, 0)
neutralColor
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