Indicator · Pine Script v6 · On the chart

Kalman vs EMA

by jayadevrana

This indicator overlays two smoothed price lines on the chart for comparison.

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GitHub stars1on the repository
Pine versionv6current
Lines of code76
Settings4inputs
LicenceMPL-2.0
Last update2 days ago26 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

76 lines of Pine Script v6 from scripts/kalman-filter.pine.txt, published under MPL-2.0. Keep the author's credit and licence lines when you reuse it.

kalman-filter.pine.txt
//@version=6
indicator("Kalman vs EMA", overlay = true)

qIn = input.float(0.01, "Q, process noise", minval = 0.00001, step = 0.001)
rIn = input.float(1.0, "R, measurement noise", minval = 0.00001, step = 0.1)
qvIn = input.float(0.00001, "Velocity noise", minval = 0.0, step = 0.00001)
emaLen = input.int(20, "EMA to compare against", minval = 2)

var float x1 = na
var float p1 = 1.0

if na(x1)
    x1 := close
p1 := p1 + qIn
float k1 = p1 / (p1 + rIn)
x1 := x1 + k1 * (close - x1)
p1 := (1 - k1) * p1

ema = ta.ema(close, emaLen)
plot(ema, "EMA", color.new(color.gray, 0), 4)
plot(x1, "Kalman 1D", color.new(color.orange, 0), 1)

var float x = na
var float v = 0.0
var float p00 = 1.0
var float p01 = 0.0
var float p11 = 1.0

if na(x)
    x := close
x := x + v
p00 := p00 + 2 * p01 + p11 + qIn
p01 := p01 + p11
p11 := p11 + qvIn

float s = p00 + rIn
float k0 = p00 / s
float kv = p01 / s
float y = close - x
x := x + k0 * y
v := v + kv * y
p11 := p11 - kv * p01
p01 := (1 - k0) * p01
p00 := (1 - k0) * p00

rising = x > x[1]
plot(x, "Kalman", rising ? color.teal : color.red, 3)

var float distK = 0.0
var float distE = 0.0
var int nBars = 0
var int flipK = 0
var int flipE = 0
if bar_index >= 200
    nBars += 1
    distK += math.abs(close - x)
    distE += math.abs(close - ema)
    if (x - x[1]) * (x[1] - x[2]) < 0
        flipK += 1
    if (ema - ema[1]) * (ema[1] - ema[2]) < 0
        flipE += 1

var table t = table.new(position.top_right, 3, 4, bgcolor = color.black,
  frame_width = 1, frame_color = color.gray, border_width = 1)
row(r, name, a, b) =>
    table.cell(t, 0, r, name, text_color = color.white)
    table.cell(t, 1, r, a, text_color = color.teal)
    table.cell(t, 2, r, b, text_color = color.gray)

if barstate.islast and nBars > 0
    row(0, "measured", "Kalman", "EMA")
    row(1, "avg distance", str.tostring(distK / nBars, format.mintick),
      str.tostring(distE / nBars, format.mintick))
    row(2, "slope flips", str.tostring(flipK), str.tostring(flipE))
    row(3, "1D gain vs alpha", str.tostring(k1, "#.####"),
      str.tostring(2.0 / (emaLen + 1), "#.####"))

Overview

A one-dimensional Kalman filter estimates the current price state and velocity, adjusting based on process noise Q, measurement noise R, and velocity noise qvIn. An EMA of user-defined length serves as the second line. The Kalman line color shifts teal on rising slopes and red on falling ones. A top-right table shows average distance to close price for both lines and the count of slope flips detected. Inputs tune noise levels and EMA length to control smoothing strength. The script draws purely on the price chart with no separate pane.

Details

Published by

jayadevrana on GitHub

Type

Indicator, Pine Script v6

Draws

On the price chart

Category

Moving averages, Trend

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-tradingbacktestingema-crossoverpine-scriptpine-script-v6pinescriptrsitechnical-analysistrading-automationtrading-indicators

Settings

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

SettingTypeDefaultVariable
Q, process noisefloat0.01qIn
R, measurement noisefloat1.0rIn
Velocity noisefloat0.00001qvIn
EMA to compare againstint20emaLen
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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