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Henderson Weighted Moving Average

by everget

The Henderson Weighted Moving Average indicator calculates a smoothed moving average line using Henderson's symmetric weight kernel formula applied to the chosen source series over a specified period length.

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GitHub stars948on the repository
Pine versionv6current
Lines of code106
Settings5inputs
LicenceGPL-3.0
Last update10 days ago18 Oct 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

106 lines of Pine Script v6 from movings/henderson_weighted_moving_average.pine, published under GPL-3.0. Keep the author's credit and licence lines when you reuse it.

henderson_weighted_moving_average.pine
//@version=6
// Copyright (c) 2018-present, Alex Orekhov (everget)
// Henderson Weighted Moving Average script may be freely distributed under the terms of the GPL-3.0 license.
const string MA_SHORT_TITLE = 'HWMA'
indicator('Henderson Weighted Moving Average', shorttitle = MA_SHORT_TITLE, overlay = true, behind_chart = false)

length = input.int(7, minval = 1, title = 'Length')
src = input.source(close, title = 'Source')

var highlightDirectionTooltip = 'Colors the ' + MA_SHORT_TITLE + ' according to its direction:\n• Green = rising\n• Pink = falling'
highlightDirection = input.bool(
     true
     , title = 'Highlight Direction'
     , tooltip = highlightDirectionTooltip
     )

var applyBarColorsTooltip = 'Colors price bars according to the ' + MA_SHORT_TITLE + ' direction:\n• Bullish color = rising ' + MA_SHORT_TITLE + '\n• Bearish color = falling ' + MA_SHORT_TITLE
applyBarColors = input.bool(
     true
     , title = 'Apply Bar Colors'
     , tooltip = applyBarColorsTooltip
     )

var applyBgColorsTooltip = 'Colors the chart background according to the ' + MA_SHORT_TITLE + ' direction:\n• Bullish color = rising ' + MA_SHORT_TITLE + '\n• Bearish color = falling ' + MA_SHORT_TITLE
applyBgColors = input.bool(
     false
     , title = 'Apply Background Colors'
     , tooltip = applyBgColorsTooltip
     )

//---

// The general form of the weights of the (2m + 1)-term Henderson Weighted Moving Average
_hwmaWeight(float m, float j) =>
    m1 = m + 1
    m2 = m + 2
    m3 = m + 3
    powj2 = j * j
    powm22 = m2 * m2

    numerator =
         315 * (m1 * m1 - powj2) *
         (powm22 - powj2) *
         (m3 * m3 - powj2) *
         (3 * powm22 - 11 * powj2 - 16)
    denominator =
         8 * m2 * (powm22 - 1) *
         (4 * powm22 - 1) *
         (4 * powm22 - 9) *
         (4 * powm22 - 25)
    denominator != 0 ? numerator / denominator : 0

// The kernel depends only on `length`, so build it once instead of running the eight-term weight formula for every tap on every bar
var array<float> weights = array.new_float(0)
var float weightSum = 0.0
if array.size(weights) == 0
    termMult = (length - 1) / 2
    for i = 0 to length - 1
        weight = _hwmaWeight(termMult, i - termMult)
        array.push(weights, weight)
        weightSum += weight

sum = 0.0
for i = 0 to length - 1
    sum += nz(src[i], src) * array.get(weights, i)
ma = weightSum != 0 ? sum / weightSum : src

//---

const color bullishColor = #09b71e
const color bearishColor = #e91e63

const color bullishBarColor = color.new(bullishColor, 50)
const color bearishBarColor = color.new(bearishColor, 50)

const color bullishWickColor = bullishColor
const color bearishWickColor = bearishColor

const color bullishBgColor = color.new(bullishColor, 88)
const color bearishBgColor = color.new(bearishColor, 88)

isBullishSlope = ma > ma[1]

maColor = highlightDirection
     ? (isBullishSlope ? bullishColor : bearishColor)
     : #512da8

plot(ma, title = MA_SHORT_TITLE, linewidth = 2, color = maColor)

maBarColor = applyBarColors ? (isBullishSlope ? bullishBarColor : bearishBarColor) : na
maWickColor = applyBarColors ? (isBullishSlope ? bullishWickColor : bearishWickColor) : na
maBgColor = applyBgColors ? (isBullishSlope ? bullishBgColor : bearishBgColor) : na

barcolor(title = 'Bar Color', color = maBarColor)
plotcandle(open, high, low, close, title = 'Bar Color', color = na, wickcolor = maWickColor, bordercolor = na, display = display.pane)
bgcolor(title = 'Background Color', color = maBgColor)

//---

bullishColorChangeAlert = maColor[1] != bullishColor and maColor == bullishColor
bearishColorChangeAlert = maColor[1] != bearishColor and maColor == bearishColor
anyColorChangeAlert = maColor != maColor[1]

alertcondition(bullishColorChangeAlert, title = 'Bullish Color Change', message = MA_SHORT_TITLE + ' - Bullish Color Change\nSymbol: {{exchange}}:{{ticker}}\nPrice: {{close}}')
alertcondition(bearishColorChangeAlert, title = 'Bearish Color Change', message = MA_SHORT_TITLE + ' - Bearish Color Change\nSymbol: {{exchange}}:{{ticker}}\nPrice: {{close}}')
alertcondition(anyColorChangeAlert, title = 'Any Color Change', message = MA_SHORT_TITLE + ' - Any Color Change\nSymbol: {{exchange}}:{{ticker}}\nPrice: {{close}}')

Overview

Henderson Weighted Moving Average plots directly on the main price chart pane. The indicator determines trend direction based on line slope, offering optional visual enhancements such as directional color changes on the moving average line itself, custom candle bar and wick coloring, and background chart tinting to highlight rising or falling trends.

Details

Published by

everget on GitHub

Type

Indicator, Pine Script v6

Draws

On the price chart

Category

Trend, Moving averages

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

pinepinescripttechnical-indicatorsindicatorsoscillatorbandsaveragetradingviewindicatormoving-average

Settings

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

SettingTypeDefaultVariable
Lengthint7length
Sourcesourceclosesrc
Highlight DirectionbooltruehighlightDirection
Apply Bar ColorsbooltrueapplyBarColors
Apply Background ColorsboolfalseapplyBgColors
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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