Indicator · Pine Script v5 · Own pane

RedK Volume-Accelerated Directional Energy Ratio

by regalouisei· code credited to RedKTrader

RedK Volume-Accelerated Directional Energy Ratio (VADER) measures directional momentum accelerated by volume activity.

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GitHub stars2on the repository
Pine versionv5runs as is
Lines of code137
Settings8inputs
LicenceNone statedfile: MPL-2.0
Last update8 months ago25 Feb 2026

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Source Code

137 lines of Pine Script v5 from pinescript/editors_picks/redk-volume-accelerated-directional-energy-ratio-redk-vader.pine, published under MPL-2.0 (file header). Keep the author's credit and licence lines when you reuse it.

redk-volume-accelerated-directional-energy-ratio-redk-vader.pine
// This source code is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public License 2.0 at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/
// © RedKTrader

//@version=5
indicator('RedK Volume-Accelerated Directional Energy Ratio', 'RedK VADER v4.0', precision=0, timeframe='', timeframe_gaps=false)

// ***********************************************************************************************************
// Choose MA type for the base DER calculation .. 
// WMA is my preference and is default .. SMA is really slow and lags a lot - but added for comparison
f_derma(_data, _len, MAOption) =>
    value = 
      MAOption == 'SMA' ? ta.sma(_data, _len) :
      MAOption == 'EMA' ? ta.ema(_data, _len) :
      ta.wma(_data, _len)
// ***********************************************************************************************************


// ===========================================================================================================
//      Inputs
// ===========================================================================================================

price   = close
length  = input.int(10, minval=1)
DER_avg = input.int(5, 'Average', minval=1, inline='DER', group='Directional Energy Ratio')
MA_Type = input.string('WMA', 'DER MA type', options=['WMA', 'EMA', 'SMA'], inline='DER', group='Directional Energy Ratio') 
smooth  = input.int(3, 'Smooth', minval=1,  inline='DER_1', group='Directional Energy Ratio')

show_senti = input.bool(false, 'Sentiment',  inline='DER_s', group='Directional Energy Ratio')
senti   = input.int(20, 'Length', minval=1, inline='DER_s', group='Directional Energy Ratio')


v_calc  = input.string('Relative', 'Calculation', options=['Relative', 'Full', 'None'], group='Volume Parameters')
vlookbk = input.int(20, 'Lookback (for Relative)', minval=1,                            group='Volume Parameters')

// ===========================================================================================================
//          Calculations
// ===========================================================================================================

// Volume Calculation Option  -- will revert to no volume acceleration for instruments with no volume data
// v4.0 => updated Relative Volume calculation fix per @m_b_round

v = volume

vola    = 
  v_calc == 'None' or na(volume) ? 1 : 
  v_calc == 'Relative' ?   ta.stoch(v, v, v, vlookbk) / 100 : 
  v

R       = (ta.highest(2) - ta.lowest(2)) / 2                    // R is the 2-bar average bar range - this method accomodates bar gaps
sr      = ta.change(price) / R                                  // calc ratio of change to R
rsr     = math.max(math.min(sr, 1), -1)                         // ensure ratio is restricted to +1/-1 in case of big moves
c       = fixnan(rsr * vola)                                    // add volume accel -- fixnan adresses cases where no price change between bars

c_plus  = math.max(c, 0)                                        // calc directional vol-accel energy
c_minus = -math.min(c, 0)

// plot(c_plus)
// plot(c_minus)


avg_vola    = f_derma(vola, length, MA_Type)
dem         = f_derma(c_plus, length, MA_Type)  / avg_vola          // directional energy ratio
sup         = f_derma(c_minus, length, MA_Type) / avg_vola

adp         = 100 * ta.wma(dem, DER_avg)                            // average DER
asp         = 100 * ta.wma(sup, DER_avg)
anp         = adp - asp                                             // net DER..
anp_s       = ta.wma(anp, smooth)

// Calculate Sentiment - a VADER for a longer period and can act as a baseline (compared to a static 0 value)
// note we're not re-calculating vol_avg, demand or supply energy for sentiment. this would've been a different approach
s_adp       = 100 * ta.wma(dem, senti)                            // average DER for sentiment length
s_asp       = 100 * ta.wma(sup, senti)
V_senti     = ta.wma(s_adp - s_asp, smooth)


// ===========================================================================================================
//      Colors & plots
// ===========================================================================================================
c_adp   = color.new(color.aqua, 30)
c_asp   = color.new(color.orange, 30)
c_fd    = color.new(color.green, 80)
c_fs    = color.new(color.red, 80)
c_zero  = color.new(#ffee00, 70)

c_up    = color.new(#359bfc, 0)
c_dn    = color.new(#f57f17, 0)

c_sup   = color.new(#33ff00, 80)
c_sdn   = color.new(#ff1111, 80)
up      = anp_s >= 0
s_up    = V_senti >=0 

hline(0, 'Zero Line', c_zero, hline.style_solid)

// =============================================================================
// v3.0 --- Sentiment will be represented as a 4-color histogram
c_grow_above = #1b5e2080 
c_grow_below = #dc4c4a80
c_fall_above = #66bb6a80  
c_fall_below = #ef8e9880     

sflag_up = math.abs(V_senti) >= math.abs(V_senti[1])

plot(show_senti ? V_senti : na, "Sentiment", style=plot.style_columns, 
 color = s_up ? (sflag_up ? c_grow_above : c_fall_above) : 
 sflag_up ? c_grow_below : c_fall_below) 
// =============================================================================

s = plot(asp, 'Supply Energy', c_asp, 2, style=plot.style_circles,  join=true)
d = plot(adp, 'Demand Energy', c_adp, 2, style=plot.style_cross,    join=true)
fill(d, s, adp > asp ? c_fd : c_fs)

plot(anp, 'VADER', color.new(color.gray, 30), display=display.none)
plot(anp_s, 'Signal', up ? c_up : c_dn, 4)

// ===========================================================================================================
//      v2.0 adding alerts 
// ===========================================================================================================

Alert_up    = ta.crossover(anp_s,0)
Alert_dn    = ta.crossunder(anp_s,0)
Alert_swing = ta.cross(anp_s,0)

// "." in alert title for the alerts to show in the right order up/down/swing 
alertcondition(Alert_up,    ".   VADER Crossing 0 Up",      "VADER Up - Buying Energy Detected!")
alertcondition(Alert_dn,    "..  VADER Crossing 0 Down",    "VADER Down - Selling Energy Detected!")
alertcondition(Alert_swing, "... VADER Crossing 0",         "VADER Swing - Possible Reversal")

// ===========================================================================================================
//      v3.0 more alerts for VADER crossing Sentiment
// ===========================================================================================================

v_speedup = ta.crossover(anp_s, V_senti)
v_slowdn  = ta.crossunder(anp_s, V_senti)
alertcondition(v_speedup,   "*  VADER Speeding Up",      "VADER Speeding Up!")
alertcondition(v_slowdn,    "** VADER Slowing Down",    "VADER Slowing Down!")

Overview

RedK Volume-Accelerated Directional Energy Ratio calculates price change relative to the average bar range, limits the ratio, and scales it using relative, raw, or static volume weighting. The positive and negative components are smoothed with a selectable moving average (WMA, EMA, or SMA) to derive directional demand, supply, and net energy values. It plots in a separate pane to evaluate directional pressure, and user settings allow tuning the smoothing lengths and volume lookback.

Details

Published by

regalouisei on GitHub

Code credit

RedKTrader, as written in the script's header

Type

Indicator, Pine Script v5

Draws

Separate pane below the chart

Category

Volume, Oscillators & momentum, 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.

Settings

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

SettingTypeDefaultVariable
lengthint10length
Averageint5DER_avg
DER MA typestringWMAMA_Type
Smoothint3smooth
Sentimentboolfalseshow_senti
Lengthint20senti
CalculationstringRelativev_calc
Lookback (for Relative)int20vlookbk
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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