//@version=5
indicator("Falling Three Methods - Bearish", shorttitle = "Falling Three Methods - Bear", overlay=true)
C_DownTrend = true
C_UpTrend = true
var trendRule1 = "SMA50"
var trendRule2 = "SMA50, SMA200"
var trendRule = input.string(trendRule1, "Detect Trend Based On", options=[trendRule1, trendRule2, "No detection"])
if trendRule == trendRule1
priceAvg = ta.sma(close, 50)
C_DownTrend := close < priceAvg
C_UpTrend := close > priceAvg
if trendRule == trendRule2
sma200 = ta.sma(close, 200)
sma50 = ta.sma(close, 50)
C_DownTrend := close < sma50 and sma50 < sma200
C_UpTrend := close > sma50 and sma50 > sma200
C_Len = 14 // ta.ema depth for bodyAvg
C_ShadowPercent = 5.0 // size of shadows
C_ShadowEqualsPercent = 100.0
C_DojiBodyPercent = 5.0
C_Factor = 2.0 // shows the number of times the shadow dominates the candlestick body
C_BodyHi = math.max(close, open)
C_BodyLo = math.min(close, open)
C_Body = C_BodyHi - C_BodyLo
C_BodyAvg = ta.ema(C_Body, C_Len)
C_SmallBody = C_Body < C_BodyAvg
C_LongBody = C_Body > C_BodyAvg
C_UpShadow = high - C_BodyHi
C_DnShadow = C_BodyLo - low
C_HasUpShadow = C_UpShadow > C_ShadowPercent / 100 * C_Body
C_HasDnShadow = C_DnShadow > C_ShadowPercent / 100 * C_Body
C_WhiteBody = open < close
C_BlackBody = open > close
C_Range = high-low
C_IsInsideBar = C_BodyHi[1] > C_BodyHi and C_BodyLo[1] < C_BodyLo
C_BodyMiddle = C_Body / 2 + C_BodyLo
C_ShadowEquals = C_UpShadow == C_DnShadow or (math.abs(C_UpShadow - C_DnShadow) / C_DnShadow * 100) < C_ShadowEqualsPercent and (math.abs(C_DnShadow - C_UpShadow) / C_UpShadow * 100) < C_ShadowEqualsPercent
C_IsDojiBody = C_Range > 0 and C_Body <= C_Range * C_DojiBodyPercent / 100
C_Doji = C_IsDojiBody and C_ShadowEquals
patternLabelPosLow = low - (ta.atr(30) * 0.6)
patternLabelPosHigh = high + (ta.atr(30) * 0.6)
label_color_bearish = input(color.red, "Label Color Bearish")
C_FallingThreeMethodsBearishNumberOfCandles = 5
C_FallingThreeMethodsBearish = false
if C_DownTrend[4] and (C_LongBody[4] and C_BlackBody[4]) and (C_SmallBody[3] and C_WhiteBody[3] and open[3]>low[4] and close[3]<high[4]) and (C_SmallBody[2] and C_WhiteBody[2] and open[2]>low[4] and close[2]<high[4]) and (C_SmallBody[1] and C_WhiteBody[1] and open[1]>low[4] and close[1]<high[4]) and (C_LongBody and C_BlackBody and close<close[4])
C_FallingThreeMethodsBearish := true
alertcondition(C_FallingThreeMethodsBearish, title = "New pattern detected", message = "New Falling Three Methods – Bearish pattern detected")
if C_FallingThreeMethodsBearish
var ttBearishFallingThreeMethods = "Falling Three Methods\nFalling Three Methods is a five-candle bearish pattern that signifies a continuation of an existing downtrend. The first candle is long and red, followed by three short green candles with bodies inside the range of the first candle. The last candle is also red and long and it closes below the close of the first candle. This decisive fifth strongly bearish candle hints that bulls could not reverse the prior downtrend and that bears have regained control of the market."
label.new(bar_index, patternLabelPosHigh, text="FTM", style=label.style_label_down, color = label_color_bearish, textcolor=color.white, tooltip = ttBearishFallingThreeMethods)
bgcolor(ta.highest(C_FallingThreeMethodsBearish?1:0, C_FallingThreeMethodsBearishNumberOfCandles)!=0 ? color.new(color.red, 90) : na, offset=-(C_FallingThreeMethodsBearishNumberOfCandles-1))
Overview
Falling Three Methods - Bearish checks for an initial long bearish candle within a downtrend, three consecutive small bullish candles contained within the first candle's range, and a final long bearish candle closing below the first. Users can select trend filter criteria using a 50 SMA, a 50/200 SMA combination, or disable trend detection. When matched, it displays a chart label, highlights the pattern range, and triggers alerts.
The inputs you can change from the gear icon on the chart. Defaults are the author's.
Setting
Type
Default
Variable
Detect Trend Based On
string
trendRule1
trendRule
Label Color Bearish
color
color.red
label_color_bearish
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