Indicator · Pine Script v6 · Own pane

Pretty Good Oscillator (PGO)

by mihakralj

This indicator plots the Pretty Good Oscillator in a separate pane.

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GitHub stars99on the repository
Pine versionv6current
Lines of code78
Settings2inputs
LicenceApache-2.0
Last update4 weeks ago27 Sep 2026

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  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

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

pgo.pine
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
// © mihakralj
//@version=6
indicator("Pretty Good Oscillator (PGO)", "PGO", overlay=false)

//@function Calculate Pretty Good Oscillator (PGO)
//@param source Price data to analyze
//@param period Number of bars for SMA and ATR calculation
//@returns PGO value normalized by ATR
pgo(series float source, simple int period) =>
    if period <= 0
        runtime.error("Period must be greater than 0")
    if period > 5000
        runtime.error("Period exceeds maximum of 5000")
    
    var array<float> sma_buffer = array.new_float(period, na)
    var int sma_head = 0
    var float sma_sum = 0.0
    var int valid_count = 0
    
    float oldest = array.get(sma_buffer, sma_head)
    if not na(oldest)
        sma_sum -= oldest
        valid_count -= 1
    
    if not na(source)
        sma_sum += source
        valid_count += 1
    
    array.set(sma_buffer, sma_head, source)
    sma_head := (sma_head + 1) % period
    
    float sma_value = nz(sma_sum / valid_count, source)
    
    float prevClose = nz(close[1], close)
    float tr1 = high - low
    float tr2 = math.abs(high - prevClose)
    float tr3 = math.abs(low - prevClose)
    float tr = math.max(tr1, math.max(tr2, tr3))
    
    float a = 1.0 / float(period)
    float beta = 1.0 - a
    var bool warmup = true
    var float e = 1.0
    var float ema = 0.0
    var float atr = nz(tr)
    
    ema := a * (nz(tr) - ema) + ema
    
    if warmup
        e *= beta
        float c = 1.0 / (1.0 - e)
        atr := c * ema
        warmup := e > 1e-10
    else
        atr := ema
    
    float pgo_value = atr > 0 ? (source - sma_value) / atr : na
    
    pgo_value

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

// Inputs
i_period = input.int(14, "Period", minval=1, maxval=500, tooltip="Number of bars for SMA and ATR calculation")
i_source = input.source(close, "Source")

// Calculation
result = pgo(i_source, i_period)

// Plot
plot(result, "PGO", color=color.yellow, linewidth=2)
hline(0, "Zero Line", color=color.gray, linestyle=hline.style_solid)
hline(3, "Overbought", color=color.red, linestyle=hline.style_dashed)
hline(-3, "Oversold", color=color.green, linestyle=hline.style_dashed)

// Background coloring for extreme zones
bgcolor(not na(result) and result > 3 ? color.new(color.red, 85) : not na(result) and result < -3 ? color.new(color.green, 85) : na)

Overview

Pretty Good Oscillator (PGO) subtracts a simple moving average of the selected source from the source and divides the difference by an exponential average of true range. A period input sets both the moving-average length and the ATR smoothing length, and a source input chooses the price series. The script draws the oscillator, a zero line, and dashed levels at plus and minus three, with background shading when the value is beyond those levels. It does not generate trade entries or exits.

Details

Published by

mihakralj on GitHub

Type

Indicator, Pine Script v6

Draws

Separate pane below the chart

Category

Oscillators & momentum, Volatility & bands

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
Periodint14i_period
Sourcesourceclosei_source
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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