Economic Calendar [DojiEmoji]: Free TradingView Indicator (Pine Script)

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4Add it to the chartPress Add to chart, then adjust the settings with the gear icon next to its name.

Source Code

162 lines of Pine Script v5 from Scripts/Economic Calendar.pine, published under MPL-2.0 (file header). Keep the author's credit and licence lines when you reuse it.

Economic Calendar.pine

// This source code is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public License 2.0 at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/
// © DojiEmoji


//@version=5
indicator("Economic Calendar [DojiEmoji]", overlay=true, max_lines_count=500, max_labels_count=500)

// Obtain source data:
//   ie. Step 1: By obtaining from: https://www.fxstreet.com/economic-calendar
//       Step 2: Using external tools (ie Excel, Python, etc.) to create a line of text that resembles 
//               calendar events.
// 

// This script uses the following standardized format:
//
//     Format = <timezone>;<date1>;<date2>; ... etc, up to the last event on <date_n>
//               Where: 'date' is expressed as: YYYY,MM,DD,hh,mm,ss
//

// -----------------------
// Settings:
// -----------------------
// {
var bool show_table = input.bool(true, title="Show table displaying legend for colors")
var string str_table_position = input.string(position.bottom_right, options=[position.bottom_right, position.top_right, position.bottom_left], title="Location of table")
var color bgcolor_table = input.color(color.new(color.black,90), title="Background", inline="ln1")
var string font_size = input.string(size.small, inline="ln1", title="Font size", options=[size.tiny, size.small, size.normal, size.large, size.huge])

var string GROUP_CAT1    = "--------------- Category 1 ---------------"
var string name_cat1     = input.string("Fed", title="", inline="ln1", group=GROUP_CAT1)
var bool show_cat_1      = input.bool(true, title="Show category:", inline="ln1", group=GROUP_CAT1)
var color linecolor_cat1 = input.color(color.new(color.red,50), title="", inline="ln2", group=GROUP_CAT1)
var string str_input_1   = input.text_area(title="Source Data, Category 1:", group=GROUP_CAT1, 
 tooltip="Pasted From external tools (ie. Spreadsheet). A template has been provided in the blog post associated with this script).",
 defval="GMT;2022,9,8,13,10,0;2022,9,21,18,0,0;2022,9,21,18,0,0;2022,9,21,18,0,0;2022,9,21,18,30,0;2022,9,23,18,0,0;2022,9,27,11,30,0;2022,9,28,14,15,0;2022,10,12,18,0,0;2022,11,2,18,0,0;2022,11,2,18,0,0;2022,11,2,18,30,0;2022,11,23,19,0,0;2022,11,30,18,30,0;2022,12,14,19,0,0;2022,12,14,19,0,0;2022,12,14,19,0,0;2022,12,14,19,30,0;2023,1,4,19,0,0;2023,1,10,14,0,0;2023,2,1,19,0,0;2023,2,1,19,0,0;2023,2,1,19,30,0;2023,2,7,17,40,0;2023,2,15,19,0,0;2023,3,22,18,0,0;2023,3,22,18,0,0;2023,3,22,18,0,0;2023,3,22,18,30,0;2023,4,5,18,0,0;2023,5,3,18,0,0;2023,5,3,18,0,0;2023,5,3,18,30,0;2023,5,24,18,0,0;2023,6,14,18,0,0;2023,6,14,18,0,0;2023,6,14,18,0,0;2023,6,14,18,30,0;2023,7,5,18,0,0;2023,7,26,18,0,0;2023,7,26,18,0,0;2023,7,26,18,30,0;2023,8,16,18,0,0;")
var int linewidth_cat1   = input.int(2, title="Width", minval=1, maxval=5, inline="ln2", group=GROUP_CAT1)

var string GROUP_CAT2    = "--------------- Category 2 ---------------"
var string name_cat2     = input.string("PMI", title="", inline="ln1", group=GROUP_CAT2)
var bool show_cat_2      = input.bool(true, title="Show category:", inline="ln1", group=GROUP_CAT2)
var color linecolor_cat2 = input.color(color.new(color.blue,50), title="", inline="ln2", group=GROUP_CAT2)
var string str_input_2   = input.text_area(title="Source Data, Category 2:", group=GROUP_CAT2, 
 tooltip="Pasted From external tools (ie. Spreadsheet). A template has been provided in the blog post associated with this script).", 
 defval="GMT;2022,9,1,14,0,0;2022,9,6,14,0,0;2022,10,3,14,0,0;2022,10,5,14,0,0;2022,11,1,14,0,0;2022,11,3,14,0,0;2022,12,1,15,0,0;2022,12,5,15,0,0;2023,1,4,15,0,0;2023,1,6,15,0,0;2023,2,1,15,0,0;2023,2,3,15,0,0;2023,3,1,15,0,0;2023,3,3,15,0,0;2023,4,3,14,0,0;2023,4,5,14,0,0;2023,5,1,14,0,0;2023,5,3,14,0,0;2023,6,1,14,0,0;2023,6,5,14,0,0;2023,7,3,14,0,0;2023,7,5,14,0,0;2023,8,1,14,0,0;2023,8,3,14,0,0;")
var int linewidth_cat2   = input.int(2, title="Width", minval=1, maxval=5, inline="ln2", group=GROUP_CAT2)

var string GROUP_CAT3    = "--------------- Category 3 ---------------"
var string name_cat3     = input.string("Retail Sales", title="", inline="ln1", group=GROUP_CAT3)
var bool show_cat_3      = input.bool(true, title="Show category:", inline="ln1", group=GROUP_CAT3)
var color linecolor_cat3 = input.color(color.new(color.orange,50), title="", inline="ln2", group=GROUP_CAT3)
var string str_input_3   = input.text_area(title="Source Data, Category 3:", group=GROUP_CAT3, 
 tooltip="Pasted From external tools (ie. Spreadsheet). A template has been provided in the blog post associated with this script).", 
 defval="GMT;2022,9,15,12,30,0;2022,9,15,12,30,0;2022,10,14,12,30,0;2022,10,14,12,30,0;2022,11,16,13,30,0;2022,11,16,13,30,0;2022,12,15,13,30,0;2022,12,15,13,30,0;2023,1,18,13,30,0;2023,1,18,13,30,0;2023,2,15,13,30,0;2023,2,15,13,30,0;2023,3,15,12,30,0;2023,3,15,12,30,0;2023,4,14,12,30,0;2023,4,14,12,30,0;2023,5,16,12,30,0;2023,5,16,12,30,0;2023,6,15,12,30,0;2023,6,15,12,30,0;2023,7,18,12,30,0;2023,7,18,12,30,0;2023,8,15,12,30,0;2023,8,15,12,30,0;")
var int linewidth_cat3   = input.int(2, title="Width", minval=1, maxval=5, inline="ln2", group=GROUP_CAT3)

var string GROUP_CAT4    = "--------------- Category 4 ---------------"
var string name_cat4     = input.string("CPI", title="", inline="ln1", group=GROUP_CAT4)
var bool show_cat_4      = input.bool(true, title="Show category:", inline="ln1", group=GROUP_CAT4)
var color linecolor_cat4 = input.color(color.new(color.green,50), title="", inline="ln2", group=GROUP_CAT4)
var string str_input_4   = input.text_area(title="Source Data, Category 4:", group=GROUP_CAT4, 
 tooltip="Pasted From external tools (ie. Spreadsheet). A template has been provided in the blog post associated with this script).", 
 defval="GMT;2022,9,13,12,30,0;2022,9,13,12,30,0;2022,10,13,12,30,0;2022,10,13,12,30,0;2022,11,10,13,30,0;2022,11,10,13,30,0;2022,12,13,13,30,0;2022,12,13,13,30,0;2023,1,12,13,30,0;2023,1,12,13,30,0;2023,2,14,13,30,0;2023,2,14,13,30,0;2023,3,14,12,30,0;2023,3,14,12,30,0;2023,4,12,12,30,0;2023,4,12,12,30,0;2023,5,10,12,30,0;2023,5,10,12,30,0;2023,6,13,12,30,0;2023,6,13,12,30,0;2023,7,12,12,30,0;2023,7,12,12,30,0;2023,8,10,12,30,0;2023,8,10,12,30,0;")
var int linewidth_cat4   = input.int(2, title="Width", minval=1, maxval=5, inline="ln2", group=GROUP_CAT4)

var string GROUP_CAT5    = "--------------- Category 5 ---------------"
var string name_cat5     = input.string("Others", title="", inline="ln1", group=GROUP_CAT5)
var bool show_cat_5      = input.bool(true, title="Show category:", inline="ln1", group=GROUP_CAT5)
var color linecolor_cat5 = input.color(color.new(color.teal,50), title="", inline="ln2", group=GROUP_CAT5)
var string str_input_5   = input.text_area(title="Source Data, Category 5:", group=GROUP_CAT5, 
 tooltip="Pasted From external tools (ie. Spreadsheet). A template has been provided in the blog post associated with this script).", 
 defval="GMT;2022,9,2,12,30,0;2022,9,16,14,0,0;2022,9,21,18,0,0;2022,9,21,18,0,0;2022,9,21,18,0,0;2022,9,21,18,0,0;2022,9,21,18,0,0;2022,9,27,12,30,0;2022,9,27,12,30,0;2022,9,29,12,30,0;2022,10,5,12,15,0;2022,10,7,12,30,0;2022,10,14,14,0,0;2022,10,27,12,30,0;2022,10,27,12,30,0;2022,10,27,12,30,0;2022,11,2,12,15,0;2022,11,4,12,30,0;2022,11,11,15,0,0;2022,11,23,13,30,0;2022,11,23,13,30,0;2022,11,30,13,15,0;2022,11,30,13,30,0;2022,12,2,13,30,0;2022,12,9,15,0,0;2022,12,14,19,0,0;2022,12,14,19,0,0;2022,12,14,19,0,0;2022,12,14,19,0,0;2022,12,14,19,0,0;2022,12,22,13,30,0;2022,12,23,13,30,0;2022,12,23,13,30,0;2023,1,5,13,15,0;2023,1,6,13,30,0;2023,1,12,13,30,0;2023,1,13,15,0,0;2023,1,26,13,30,0;2023,1,26,13,30,0;2023,1,26,13,30,0;2023,2,1,13,15,0;2023,2,3,13,30,0;2023,2,10,15,0,0;2023,2,23,13,30,0;2023,2,27,13,30,0;2023,2,27,13,30,0;2023,3,1,13,15,0;2023,3,10,13,30,0;2023,3,10,15,0,0;2023,3,22,18,0,0;2023,3,22,18,0,0;2023,3,22,18,0,0;2023,3,22,18,0,0;2023,3,23,12,30,0;2023,3,24,12,30,0;2023,3,24,12,30,0;2023,4,5,12,15,0;2023,4,7,12,30,0;2023,4,14,14,0,0;2023,4,26,12,30,0;2023,4,26,12,30,0;2023,4,27,12,30,0;2023,5,3,12,15,0;2023,5,5,12,30,0;2023,5,12,14,0,0;2023,5,25,12,30,0;2023,5,26,12,30,0;2023,5,26,12,30,0;2023,6,2,12,30,0;2023,6,7,12,15,0;2023,6,9,14,0,0;2023,6,14,18,0,0;2023,6,14,18,0,0;2023,6,14,18,0,0;2023,6,14,18,0,0;2023,6,22,20,30,0;2023,6,27,12,30,0;2023,6,27,12,30,0;2023,6,27,12,30,0;2023,7,5,12,15,0;2023,7,7,12,30,0;2023,7,14,14,0,0;2023,7,27,12,30,0;2023,7,27,12,30,0;2023,7,27,12,30,0;2023,8,2,12,15,0;2023,8,4,12,30,0;2023,8,11,14,0,0;2023,8,24,12,30,0;2023,8,24,12,30,0;2023,8,24,12,30,0;")
var int linewidth_cat5   = input.int(2, title="Width", minval=1, maxval=5, inline="ln2", group=GROUP_CAT5)

// }

// @function : _adjust
//             To adjust for potential timing differences.
//             Original Unix time might cause lines to offset when chart is viewed on other timeframes (ie 12hour).
//
// Thanks to @jdehorty for pointing this out and letting me use his logic for converting.
// https://www.tradingview.com/script/HLYDwa0N-Economic-Calendar-Events-FOMC-CPI-and-more/
_adjust(int t) => 
    switch 
        timeframe.isdaily and timeframe.multiplier > 1 => t - timeframe.multiplier*86400000 // -n days
        timeframe.isweekly => t - timeframe.multiplier*604800000 // -n week(s)
        timeframe.ismonthly => t - timeframe.multiplier*2592000000 // -n month(s)
        timeframe.isminutes and timeframe.multiplier > 60 => t - timeframe.multiplier*60000 // -n minutes
        => t

// @function : get_timestamps 
// @returns array of int : Date of Events in Unix time, sorted.
get_timestamps(string str_input) =>
    
    string[] tokens = str.split(str_input,";")
    string timezone = array.get(tokens, 0)

    int[] return_arr_time = array.new_int()
    for i=1 to array.size(tokens)-1 // start from i=1; First element is reserved for 'timezone'

        string[] subtokens = str.split(array.get(tokens,i), ",")
        if array.size(subtokens) > 0
            // Parse
            int yyyy     = int(str.tonumber(array.get(subtokens, 0)))
            int mmm      = int(str.tonumber(array.get(subtokens, 1)))
            int dd       = int(str.tonumber(array.get(subtokens, 2)))
            int hh       = int(str.tonumber(array.get(subtokens, 3)))
            int mm       = int(str.tonumber(array.get(subtokens, 4)))
            int ss       = int(str.tonumber(array.get(subtokens, 5)))
            // Store
            array.push(return_arr_time, _adjust(timestamp(timezone, yyyy, mmm, dd, hh, mm, ss)))

    array.sort(return_arr_time, order.ascending)
    return_arr_time

var tbl = table.new(str_table_position, 1, 5, frame_color=na, frame_width=0, border_width=0, border_color=na)
put_table(string text_size=size.small, color bgcolor) =>
    table.cell(tbl, 0, 0, name_cat1, text_halign = text.align_left, text_color=linecolor_cat1, bgcolor = bgcolor, text_size = text_size)
    table.cell(tbl, 0, 1, name_cat2, text_halign = text.align_left, text_color=linecolor_cat2, bgcolor = bgcolor, text_size = text_size)
    table.cell(tbl, 0, 2, name_cat3, text_halign = text.align_left, text_color=linecolor_cat3, bgcolor = bgcolor, text_size = text_size)
    table.cell(tbl, 0, 3, name_cat4, text_halign = text.align_left, text_color=linecolor_cat4, bgcolor = bgcolor, text_size = text_size)
    table.cell(tbl, 0, 4, name_cat5, text_halign = text.align_left, text_color=linecolor_cat5, bgcolor = bgcolor, text_size = text_size)

// MAIN:
// {

var bool is_done = false

var string[] name_cat  = array.from(name_cat1,      name_cat2,      name_cat3,      name_cat4,      name_cat5)
var bool[] show_cat    = array.from(show_cat_1,     show_cat_2,     show_cat_3,     show_cat_4,     show_cat_5)
var string[] str_input = array.from(str_input_1,    str_input_2,    str_input_3,    str_input_4,    str_input_5)
var color[] linecolor  = array.from(linecolor_cat1, linecolor_cat2, linecolor_cat3, linecolor_cat4, linecolor_cat5)
var int[] linewidth    = array.from(linewidth_cat1, linewidth_cat2, linewidth_cat3, linewidth_cat4, linewidth_cat5)

if barstate.islast and not is_done

    for i=0 to array.size(name_cat)-1
        
        string _input = array.get(str_input, i)
        _input := str.replace_all(_input, " ", "")
            
        if array.get(show_cat, i) and _input != ""
            if _input == ""
                runtime.error(message = "Source data is empty: " + array.get(name_cat,i ))
            _timestamps = get_timestamps(_input)

            // Assert -> int[] timestamps sorted by chronological order
            
            // Due to PineScript limitations - max. 500 lines on chart
            // We should only show the most recent 
            max_lines = 100     // 100 lines for each category (total = 5 categories)

            _n = array.size(_timestamps)
            _lncol = array.get(linecolor, i) 
            _lnwidth = array.get(linewidth, i)
            for j=math.max(0, _n - max_lines) to _n-1
                t = array.get(_timestamps, j)
                line.new(t, close, t, close*1.0001, xloc.bar_time, extend.both, _lncol, width=_lnwidth)

    if show_table
        put_table(font_size, bgcolor_table)
    is_done := true
// }

Overview

Economic Calendar [DojiEmoji] categorizes events into five user-defined groups, such as central bank meetings, PMI releases, retail sales, inflation data, and other announcements. Each category parses formatted timestamp strings imported from external sources and provides individual controls for visibility, line colors, and line widths. An on-chart table displays an optional color-coded legend. The script relies on manually inputted timestamp strings and is subject to Pine Script line limits.

Custom macroeconomic event plotting on chart
Support for five distinct event categories
Timestamp parsing from formatted text strings
Configurable color-coded legend table
Adjustable line widths and category visibility

Details

Published by

kevinhhl on GitHub

Code credit

DojiEmoji, as written in the script's header

Type

Indicator, Pine Script v5

Draws

On the price chart

Markets

Any symbol

Timeframes

Any timeframe

Risk Notes

No repainting, lookahead or stacked entries were found in its code or README. That says nothing about how well it works: test it first.

File

Scripts/Economic Calendar.pine

Repository

github.com/kevinhhl/Pinescript-Projects. See its other scripts in the library

Settings

The inputs you can change from the gear icon on the chart. Defaults are the author's.

Setting	Type	Default	Variable
Show table displaying legend for colors	`bool`	`true`	`show_table`
Location of table	`string`	`position.bottom_right`	`str_table_position`
Background	`color`	`color.new(color.black,90)`	`bgcolor_table`
Font size	`string`	`size.small`	`font_size`
name_cat1	`string`	`Fed`	`name_cat1`
Show category:	`bool`	`true`	`show_cat_1`
linecolor_cat1	`color`	`color.new(color.red,50)`	`linecolor_cat1`
Source Data, Category 1:	`text`	`GMT;2022,9,8,13,10,0;2022,9,21,18,0,0;2022,9,21,18,0,0;2022,`	`str_input_1`
Width	`int`	`2`	`linewidth_cat1`
name_cat2	`string`	`PMI`	`name_cat2`
Show category:	`bool`	`true`	`show_cat_2`
linecolor_cat2	`color`	`color.new(color.blue,50)`	`linecolor_cat2`

Show all 29 settings

Setting	Type	Default	Variable
Source Data, Category 2:	`text`	`GMT;2022,9,1,14,0,0;2022,9,6,14,0,0;2022,10,3,14,0,0;2022,10`	`str_input_2`
Width	`int`	`2`	`linewidth_cat2`
name_cat3	`string`	`Retail Sales`	`name_cat3`
Show category:	`bool`	`true`	`show_cat_3`
linecolor_cat3	`color`	`color.new(color.orange,50)`	`linecolor_cat3`
Source Data, Category 3:	`text`	`GMT;2022,9,15,12,30,0;2022,9,15,12,30,0;2022,10,14,12,30,0;2`	`str_input_3`
Width	`int`	`2`	`linewidth_cat3`
name_cat4	`string`	`CPI`	`name_cat4`
Show category:	`bool`	`true`	`show_cat_4`
linecolor_cat4	`color`	`color.new(color.green,50)`	`linecolor_cat4`
Source Data, Category 4:	`text`	`GMT;2022,9,13,12,30,0;2022,9,13,12,30,0;2022,10,13,12,30,0;2`	`str_input_4`
Width	`int`	`2`	`linewidth_cat4`
name_cat5	`string`	`Others`	`name_cat5`
Show category:	`bool`	`true`	`show_cat_5`
linecolor_cat5	`color`	`color.new(color.teal,50)`	`linecolor_cat5`
Source Data, Category 5:	`text`	`GMT;2022,9,2,12,30,0;2022,9,16,14,0,0;2022,9,21,18,0,0;2022,`	`str_input_5`
Width	`int`	`2`	`linewidth_cat5`

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