Indicator · Pine Script v6 · Own pane

Ehlers Autocorrelation Periodogram (ACP)

by mihakralj

This indicator estimates a smoothed dominant cycle from price using John Ehlers' autocorrelation periodogram.

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GitHub stars99on the repository
Pine versionv6current
Lines of code145
Settings5inputs
LicenceApache-2.0
Last update4 weeks ago27 Sep 2026

Add It to Your TradingView Chart

  1. 1Copy the scriptPress Copy script above, or the copy button on the code below.
  2. 2Open the Pine EditorOpen a TradingView chart and choose Pine Editor at the bottom of the screen.
  3. 3Paste over the templateCreate a new indicator, select all of the template text and paste. Press Save and give it a name.
  4. 4Add it to the chartPress Add to chart, then adjust the settings with the gear icon next to its name.

Source Code

145 lines of Pine Script v6 from lib/cycles/acp/acp.pine, published under Apache-2.0. Keep the author's credit and licence lines when you reuse it.

acp.pine
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
// © mihakralj
//@version=6
indicator("Ehlers Autocorrelation Periodogram (ACP)","ACP",overlay=false)
//@function Autocorrelation periodogram dominant cycle estimator
//@param source Price input series
//@param minPeriod Minimum period to evaluate
//@param maxPeriod Maximum period to evaluate
//@param avgLength Averaging length for Pearson correlation (0 uses lag length)
//@param enhance Apply cubic emphasis to highlight dominant peaks
//@returns Smoothed dominant cycle estimate
//@optimized Removed buffer complexity, uses native PineScript historical operator for O(n) correlation
//@validation wolfram:"Wiener-Khinchin theorem","Pearson correlation coefficient" external:"TradingView TASC 2025.02 Autocorrelation","ImmortalFreedom Ehlers ACP","QuantStrat autocorrPeriodogram"
acp(series float source,simple int minPeriod,simple int maxPeriod,simple int avgLength,simple bool enhance)=>
    if minPeriod<3
        runtime.error("Min period must be at least 3")
    if maxPeriod<=minPeriod
        runtime.error("Max period must be greater than min period")
    if avgLength<0
        runtime.error("Average length must be non-negative")
    int size=maxPeriod+1
    var array<float> corr=array.new_float(0)
    var array<float> power=array.new_float(0)
    var array<float> smooth=array.new_float(0)
    var int storedSize=0
    var int storedMin=0
    var int storedMax=0
    var bool configured=false
    var float hp=0.0
    var float filt=0.0
    var float dom=0.0
    var float domPower=0.0
    var float maxPwr=0.0
    var float e=1.0
    var bool warmup=true
    if not configured or storedSize!=size or storedMin!=minPeriod or storedMax!=maxPeriod
        corr:=array.new_float(size,0.0)
        power:=array.new_float(size,0.0)
        smooth:=array.new_float(size,0.0)
        storedSize:=size
        storedMin:=minPeriod
        storedMax:=maxPeriod
        configured:=true
        hp:=0.0
        filt:=0.0
        dom:=(minPeriod+maxPeriod)*0.5
        domPower:=0.0
        maxPwr:=0.0
        e:=1.0
        warmup:=true
    float price=nz(source)
    float alphaHP=(math.cos(math.sqrt(2.0)*math.pi/float(maxPeriod))+math.sin(math.sqrt(2.0)*math.pi/float(maxPeriod))-1.0)/math.cos(math.sqrt(2.0)*math.pi/float(maxPeriod))
    hp:=math.pow(1.0-alphaHP/2.0,2.0)*(price-2.0*nz(price[1])+nz(price[2]))+2.0*(1.0-alphaHP)*nz(hp[1])-math.pow(1.0-alphaHP,2.0)*nz(hp[2])
    float a1=math.exp(-math.sqrt(2.0)*math.pi/float(minPeriod))
    float b1=2.0*a1*math.cos(math.sqrt(2.0)*math.pi/float(minPeriod))
    float c2=b1
    float c3=-(a1*a1)
    float c1=1.0-c2-c3
    filt:=c1*(hp+nz(hp[1]))*0.5+c2*nz(filt[1])+c3*nz(filt[2])
    for lag=0 to maxPeriod
        if lag<2
            array.set(corr,lag,0.0)
        else
            int window=avgLength==0?lag:avgLength
            if window<2
                window:=2
            float sx=0.0
            float sy=0.0
            float sxx=0.0
            float syy=0.0
            float sxy=0.0
            int valid=0
            for k=0 to window-1
                float x=nz(filt[k])
                float y=nz(filt[lag+k])
                sx+=x
                sy+=y
                sxx+=x*x
                syy+=y*y
                sxy+=x*y
                valid+=1
            float corrVal=0.0
            if valid>1
                float denomX=float(valid)*sxx-sx*sx
                float denomY=float(valid)*syy-sy*sy
                float denom=denomX*denomY
                corrVal:=denom>0.0?(float(valid)*sxy-sx*sy)/math.sqrt(denom):0.0
            array.set(corr,lag,corrVal)
    for period=minPeriod to maxPeriod
        float cosAcc=0.0
        float sinAcc=0.0
        for n=2 to maxPeriod
            float corrVal=array.get(corr,n)
            float angle=2.0*math.pi*float(n)/float(period)
            cosAcc+=corrVal*math.cos(angle)
            sinAcc+=corrVal*math.sin(angle)
        float sq=cosAcc*cosAcc+sinAcc*sinAcc
        array.set(smooth,period,0.2*sq*sq+0.8*array.get(smooth,period))
    float localMaxPwr=0.0
    for period=minPeriod to maxPeriod
        float smoothVal=array.get(smooth,period)
        if smoothVal>localMaxPwr
            localMaxPwr:=smoothVal
    float diff=float(maxPeriod-minPeriod)
    float K=diff>0?math.pow(10.0,-0.15/diff):1.0
    if localMaxPwr>maxPwr
        maxPwr:=localMaxPwr
    else
        maxPwr:=K*maxPwr
    float weighted=0.0
    float sumWeight=0.0
    float peakPwr=0.0
    for period=minPeriod to maxPeriod
        float smoothVal=array.get(smooth,period)
        float pwr=maxPwr>0.0?smoothVal/maxPwr:0.0
        if enhance
            pwr:=math.pow(pwr,3.0)
        array.set(power,period,pwr)
        if pwr>peakPwr
            peakPwr:=pwr
        if pwr>=0.5
            weighted+=float(period)*pwr
            sumWeight+=pwr
    float base=sumWeight>=0.25?weighted/sumWeight:dom
    float alpha=0.2
    float beta=1.0-alpha
    dom:=alpha*(base-dom)+dom
    if warmup
        e*=beta
        float c=1.0/(1.0-e)
        dom:=c*dom
        warmup:=e>1e-10
    int domIdx=math.min(math.max(int(math.round(dom)),minPeriod),maxPeriod)
    domPower:=array.get(power,domIdx)
    [dom,domPower]

// ---------- Main loop ----------
i_source=input.source(close,"Source")
i_minPeriod=input.int(8,"Min Period",minval=3,maxval=500)
i_maxPeriod=input.int(48,"Max Period",minval=4,maxval=500)
i_avgLength=input.int(3,"Autocorrelation Length",minval=0,maxval=500)
i_enhance=input.bool(true,"Enhance Resolution")
[dominantCycle,normalizedPower]=acp(i_source,i_minPeriod,i_maxPeriod,i_avgLength,i_enhance)
plot(dominantCycle,"Dominant Cycle",color=color.yellow,linewidth=2)
plot(normalizedPower,"Normalized Power",color=color.orange,linewidth=2)

Overview

Ehlers Autocorrelation Periodogram (ACP) high-pass filters the source, applies a band-pass filter, computes Pearson autocorrelation across lags, and converts that spectrum into a dominant-period estimate. The source, minimum and maximum period, autocorrelation length, and optional cubic peak enhancement change the calculation. It plots the estimate in a separate pane and does not generate trade entries, exits, or stops.

Details

Published by

mihakralj on GitHub

Type

Indicator, Pine Script v6

Draws

Separate pane below the 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.

Topics

algorithmic-tradingcsharpdotnetpinescriptpythonquantitative-financesimdta-libtechnical-analysistechnical-indicators

Settings

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

SettingTypeDefaultVariable
Sourcesourceclosei_source
Min Periodint8i_minPeriod
Max Periodint48i_maxPeriod
Autocorrelation Lengthint3i_avgLength
Enhance Resolutionbooltruei_enhance
Third-party code. ForexR did not write, test or endorse this script, and the summary above was generated automatically from its code and README. Indicators describe the past, and a strategy's backtest can look better than live trading, especially when a script repaints. Check it in the Strategy Tester and on a demo account before you rely on it.

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