Indicator · Pine Script v6 · On the chart

Keltner Channel (KC)

by mihakralj

This indicator calculates a Keltner Channel on the price chart.

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GitHub stars99on the repository
Pine versionv6current
Lines of code57
Settings3inputs
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

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

kc.pine
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
// © mihakralj
//@version=6
indicator("Keltner Channel (KC)", "KC", overlay=true)

//@function Calculates Keltner Channel using EMA and ATR
//@param source Series to calculate middle line from
//@param length Lookback period for calculations
//@param mult ATR multiplier for band width
//@returns tuple with [middle, upper, lower] band values
//@optimized Uses EMA with warmup and ATR with compensator, O(1) complexity per bar
kc(series float source, simple int length, simple float mult) =>
    if length <= 0 or mult <= 0.0
        runtime.error("Length and multiplier must be greater than 0")
    var float alpha = 2.0 / (length + 1)
    var float sum = 0.0
    var float weight = 0.0
    float ema = na
    if na(sum)
        sum := source
        weight := 1.0
    sum := sum * (1.0 - alpha) + source * alpha
    weight := weight * (1.0 - alpha) + alpha
    ema := sum / weight
    var float prevClose = close
    float tr1 = high - low
    float tr2 = math.abs(high - prevClose)
    float tr3 = math.abs(low - prevClose)
    float trueRange = math.max(tr1, tr2, tr3)
    prevClose := close
    var float EPSILON = 1e-10
    var float raw_rma = 0.0
    var float e = 1.0
    float atrValue = na
    if not na(trueRange)
        float alpha_atr = 1.0 / float(length)
        raw_rma := (raw_rma * (length - 1) + trueRange) / length
        e := (1.0 - alpha_atr) * e
        atrValue := e > EPSILON ? raw_rma / (1.0 - e) : raw_rma
    float width = mult * nz(atrValue, 0.0)
    [ema, ema + width, ema - width]

// ---------- Main loop ----------

// Inputs
i_source = input.source(close, "Source")
i_length = input.int(20, "Length", minval=1)
i_mult = input.float(2.0, "ATR Multiplier", minval=0.001)

// Calculation
[middle, upper, lower] = kc(i_source, i_length, i_mult)

// Plot
plot(middle, "Middle", color=color.yellow, linewidth=2)
p1 = plot(upper, "Upper", color=color.yellow, linewidth=2)
p2 = plot(lower, "Lower", color=color.yellow, linewidth=2)
fill(p1, p2, color=color.new(color.blue, 90), title="Band Fill")

Overview

The middle line is an exponential moving average of the chosen source, with a warmup weight so the average builds from the first bars. Upper and lower bands sit a multiple of average true range away from that middle line. True range uses the current high and low against the prior close, then an RMA-style smoother with a startup compensator. Length and the ATR multiplier set the lookback and band width. It plots the three lines and a fill between the bands, with no entry or exit signals.

Details

Published by

mihakralj on GitHub

Type

Indicator, Pine Script v6

Draws

On the price chart

Category

Volatility & bands, 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

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
Lengthint20i_length
ATR Multiplierfloat2.0i_mult
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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