Indicator · Pine Script v6 · On the chart

Indicator Template

by maxenko

A Pine v6 starter template for an overlay indicator, not a finished analysis tool.

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GitHub stars1on the repository
Pine versionv6current
Lines of code91
Settings8inputs
LicenceMIT
Last update3 months ago13 Jul 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

91 lines of Pine Script v6 from pine-script-pro/assets/indicator-template.pine, published under MIT. Keep the author's credit and licence lines when you reuse it.

indicator-template.pine
// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
//@version=6

// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// Description: TEMPLATE — replace this with what the indicator does.
// Repainting status: Non-repainting (signals gated on barstate.isconfirmed).
// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

indicator(title         = "Indicator Name",
          shorttitle    = "Short",
          overlay       = true,
          max_lines_count    = 500,
          max_labels_count   = 500,
          max_boxes_count    = 500,
          max_polylines_count = 100)

// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// CONSTANTS
// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
const color BULL_COLOR = #26a69a
const color BEAR_COLOR = #ef5350
const color NEUTRAL    = color.new(color.gray, 50)

// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// INPUTS
// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// Calculation
lengthInput   = input.int(14, "Length", minval = 1, maxval = 500,
    group = "Calculation",
    tooltip = "Lookback bars for the main calculation.")
sourceInput   = input.source(close, "Source",
    group = "Calculation")

// Signals
confirmedInput = input.bool(true, "Signal only on bar close",
    group = "Signals",
    tooltip = "When on, signals only fire after the bar closes. Off = live (repainting) signals.")

// Display
showLineInput   = input.bool(true,  "Show line",       group = "Display")
showLabelsInput = input.bool(false, "Show value labels", group = "Display")
bullColorInput  = input.color(BULL_COLOR, "Bull color", group = "Display", inline = "col")
bearColorInput  = input.color(BEAR_COLOR, "Bear color", group = "Display", inline = "col")

// Debug
debugInput = input.bool(false, "Verbose Pine Logs",
    group = "Debug",
    tooltip = "Enables log.info() output. Use the Pine Logs pane to inspect.")

// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// FUNCTIONS
// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
//@function Non-repainting higher-timeframe request.
f_secure(simple string sym, simple string tf, series float expr) =>
    request.security(sym, tf, expr[1], lookahead = barmerge.lookahead_on)

// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// CALCULATIONS
// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
float maValue   = ta.sma(sourceInput, lengthInput)
bool  longSig   = ta.crossover(sourceInput, maValue)  and (not confirmedInput or barstate.isconfirmed)
bool  shortSig  = ta.crossunder(sourceInput, maValue) and (not confirmedInput or barstate.isconfirmed)
color plotColor = sourceInput > maValue ? bullColorInput : bearColorInput

// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// VISUALS
// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
plot(showLineInput ? maValue : na, "MA", plotColor, linewidth = 2)

plotshape(longSig,  "Long",  shape.triangleup,   location.belowbar, bullColorInput, size = size.tiny)
plotshape(shortSig, "Short", shape.triangledown, location.abovebar, bearColorInput, size = size.tiny)

if showLabelsInput and (longSig or shortSig)
    label.new(bar_index, sourceInput,
        text     = str.format("{0,number,#.##}", maValue),
        style    = longSig ? label.style_label_up : label.style_label_down,
        color    = longSig ? bullColorInput : bearColorInput,
        textcolor = color.white,
        size     = size.small)

if debugInput and (longSig or shortSig)
    log.info("Signal bar={0,number,#}: long={1}, short={2}, ma={3,number,#.##}",
        bar_index, longSig, shortSig, maValue)

// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// ALERTS
// ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
alertcondition(longSig,  title = "Long signal",
    message = "Long signal on {{ticker}} at {{close}}")
alertcondition(shortSig, title = "Short signal",
    message = "Short signal on {{ticker}} at {{close}}")

Overview

Indicator Template sets up grouped inputs for length, source, a signal-on-bar-close option, line and label display, bull and bear colours and a debug log toggle. It includes a helper for higher timeframe requests and raised limits for lines, labels and boxes. The description and calculation are placeholders, so a user must add their own logic before it plots anything meaningful.

Details

Published by

maxenko on GitHub

Type

Indicator, Pine Script v6

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.

Settings

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

SettingTypeDefaultVariable
Lengthint14lengthInput
SourcesourceclosesourceInput
Signal only on bar closebooltrueconfirmedInput
Show linebooltrueshowLineInput
Show value labelsboolfalseshowLabelsInput
Bull colorcolorBULL_COLORbullColorInput
Bear colorcolorBEAR_COLORbearColorInput
Verbose Pine LogsboolfalsedebugInput
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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