//@version=6
// ============================================================================
// ROC Advanced [WavesUnchained]
// Version: 1.4.2
// Author: WavesUnchained
// Build: 2026-10-02 00:00:00
// ============================================================================
// Rate of Change with trend context, stall/absorption, conviction markers, and
// directional long/short coloring on a zero-centered momentum core.
//
// Features:
// ✓ Classic percentage ROC core with pluggable smoothing and signal line
// ✓ Zero-centered panel with configurable positive/negative stretch zones
// ✓ Stall/absorption context: marks crosses contradicted by flat price as weak
// ✓ Trend context line (slow ROC): support the fast line rests on
// ✓ Trend↔ROC divergence wedge: fast and trend move opposite
// ✓ Long/Short coloring for trend context, histogram, and divergence wedge
// ✓ Sentiment Bar — live ±100 stretch-zone extremity score + mini bar
// ✓ Signal Quality — optional 0-100 conviction score per Bull/Bear cross
// ✓ Gradient line color, shadow fills, and alerts
//
// ============================================================================
indicator("ROC Advanced [WavesUnchained]", "ROC·ADV", format=format.price, precision=2, overlay=false, max_labels_count=500)
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// INPUTS
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
g_core = "1 · Core"
src = input.source(close, "Source", group=g_core)
rocLen = input.int(12, "ROC Length", minval=1, group=g_core)
avgLen = input.int(3, "Average Length", minval=1, group=g_core)
sigLen = input.int(9, "Signal Length", minval=1, group=g_core)
smoothType = input.string("EMA", "Smoothing Type",
options=["EMA", "SMA", "RMA", "WMA", "SuperSmoother", "T3", "KAMA", "JMA Approx"],
group=g_core)
jmaPhase = input.int(50, " JMA Phase", minval=-100, maxval=100, group=g_core)
jmaPower = input.float(2.0, " JMA Power", minval=1.0, maxval=4.0, step=0.25, group=g_core)
g_levels = "2 · Mid / Levels"
midLine = input.float(0.0, "Midline", group=g_levels)
obLevel = input.float(5.0, "Positive Stretch", minval=0, step=0.5, group=g_levels)
osLevel = input.float(-5.0, "Negative Stretch", maxval=0, step=0.5, group=g_levels)
g_stall = "3 · Stall / Absorption"
useStall = input.bool(true, "Detect Stall (ROC moves, price holds)", group=g_stall)
stallLen = input.int(5, "Stall Lookback (bars)", minval=1, group=g_stall)
stallFlatATR = input.float(0.5, "Max Price Move (ATR)", minval=0.0, step=0.1, group=g_stall)
stallRocMin = input.float(3.0, "Min ROC Move", minval=0, step=0.5, group=g_stall)
g_ctx = "4 · Trend Context"
useCtx = input.bool(true, "Show Trend Context Line", group=g_ctx)
ctxLen = input.int(50, "Trend ROC Length", minval=2, group=g_ctx)
g_conv = "5 · Conviction"
useExtremeOnly = input.bool(true, "Extreme Signals: require stretch zone", group=g_conv)
lookbackExtreme = input.int(5, "Stretch Lookback (bars)", minval=1, group=g_conv)
showMidCross = input.bool(true, "Show Zero-Cross Markers", group=g_conv)
g_div = "6 · Divergence"
showDiv = input.bool(true, "Highlight Trend ↔ ROC Divergence", group=g_div)
divLen = input.int(4, "Divergence Slope Lookback", minval=1, group=g_div)
divMin = input.float(2, "Min Fast Slope", minval=0, step=0.5, group=g_div)
g_plots = "7 · Plots"
showShadow = input.bool(true, "Shadow Fill (ROC vs Zero)", group=g_plots)
showFill = input.bool(true, "Fill ROC / Signal", group=g_plots)
showHist = input.bool(true, "Show Histogram", group=g_plots)
showSignals = input.bool(true, "Show Signal Markers", group=g_plots)
g_col = "7 · Plots · Colors"
colBull = input.color(#00bcd4, "Bull (level)", group=g_col)
colBear = input.color(#f06292, "Bear (level)", group=g_col)
colLong = input.color(#00c853, "Long (trend/momentum)", group=g_col)
colShort = input.color(#d50000, "Short (trend/momentum)", group=g_col)
g_score = "8 · Score"
showSentiment = input.bool(true, "Show Sentiment Bar", group=g_score,
tooltip="Live label at the panel's right edge — how far ROC sits inside its own stretch zone, signed ±100. Not a fixed Bullish/Bearish claim. Mirrors Williams VIX Fix Advanced's Sentiment Bar.")
showQuality = input.bool(false, "Show Signal Quality Labels", group=g_score,
tooltip="Adds a 0-100 quality score next to each Bull/Bear Stretch marker: 50% stretch-zone depth + 25% context agreement + 25% stall-free. Mirrors Williams VIX Fix Advanced's Spike Quality.")
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// SMOOTHING FUNCTIONS
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
f_supersmoother(series float x, simple int len) =>
float a1 = math.exp(-1.414 * math.pi / len)
float b1 = 2.0 * a1 * math.cos(1.414 * math.pi / len)
float c2 = b1
float c3 = -(a1 * a1)
float c1 = 1.0 - c2 - c3
var float ss = na
ss := c1 * (x + nz(x[1])) / 2.0 + c2 * nz(ss[1]) + c3 * nz(ss[2])
ss
f_t3(series float x, simple int len) =>
float b = 0.7
float e1 = ta.ema(x, len)
float e2 = ta.ema(e1, len)
float e3 = ta.ema(e2, len)
float e4 = ta.ema(e3, len)
float e5 = ta.ema(e4, len)
float e6 = ta.ema(e5, len)
-(b * b * b) * e6 + (3.0 * b * b + 3.0 * b * b * b) * e5 + (-6.0 * b * b - 3.0 * b - 3.0 * b * b * b) * e4 + (1.0 + 3.0 * b + b * b * b + 3.0 * b * b) * e3
f_kama(series float x, simple int len) =>
float change = math.abs(x - x[len])
float vol = math.sum(math.abs(x - x[1]), len)
float er = vol != 0.0 ? change / vol : 0.0
float sc = math.pow(er * (2.0 / 3.0 - 2.0 / 31.0) + 2.0 / 31.0, 2)
var float kama = na
kama := nz(kama[1], x) + sc * (x - nz(kama[1], x))
kama
f_jma(series float x, simple int len, simple int phase, simple float power) =>
var float jma = na
var float e0 = na
var float e1 = na
var float e2 = na
float phaseRatio = phase < -100 ? 0.5 : phase > 100 ? 2.5 : phase / 100.0 + 1.5
float beta = 0.45 * (len - 1) / (0.45 * (len - 1) + 2.0)
float alpha = math.pow(beta, power)
e0 := (1.0 - alpha) * x + alpha * nz(e0[1], x)
e1 := (x - e0) * (1.0 - beta) + beta * nz(e1[1], 0.0)
e2 := (e0 + phaseRatio * e1 - nz(jma[1], x)) * math.pow(1.0 - alpha, 2.0) + math.pow(alpha, 2.0) * nz(e2[1], 0.0)
jma := nz(jma[1], x) + e2
jma
f_smooth(series float x, simple int len, simple string mode) =>
switch mode
"SMA" => ta.sma(x, len)
"RMA" => ta.rma(x, len)
"WMA" => ta.wma(x, len)
"SuperSmoother" => f_supersmoother(x, len)
"T3" => f_t3(x, len)
"KAMA" => f_kama(x, len)
"JMA Approx" => f_jma(x, len, jmaPhase, jmaPower)
=> ta.ema(x, len)
f_roc(series float x, simple int len) =>
x[len] != 0.0 ? 100.0 * (x - x[len]) / x[len] : 0.0
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// ROC CORE
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
rocRaw = f_roc(src, rocLen)
rocLine = f_smooth(rocRaw, avgLen, smoothType)
signal = f_smooth(rocLine, sigLen, smoothType)
hist = rocLine - signal
ctxRaw = f_roc(src, ctxLen)
ctxLine = f_smooth(ctxRaw, avgLen, smoothType)
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// MID / LEVELS
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
wasOversold = ta.lowest(rocLine, lookbackExtreme) <= osLevel
wasOverbought = ta.highest(rocLine, lookbackExtreme) >= obLevel
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// STALL / ABSORPTION
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
bullCross = ta.crossover(rocLine, signal)
bearCross = ta.crossunder(rocLine, signal)
bullExtreme = bullCross and (not useExtremeOnly or wasOversold)
bearExtreme = bearCross and (not useExtremeOnly or wasOverbought)
bullMidCross = ta.crossover(rocLine, midLine)
bearMidCross = ta.crossunder(rocLine, midLine)
float atrRef = ta.atr(14)
float rocChg = rocLine - rocLine[stallLen]
float priceChg = atrRef != 0.0 ? (close - close[stallLen]) / atrRef : 0.0
bool flatPx = math.abs(priceChg) < stallFlatATR
bool stallBull = useStall and rocChg < -stallRocMin and flatPx
bool stallBear = useStall and rocChg > stallRocMin and flatPx
bool stallNow = stallBull or stallBear
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// TREND CONTEXT
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
bool ctxBull = ctxLine > midLine
bool ctxBear = ctxLine < midLine
bool bearCounter = useCtx and bearExtreme and ctxBull
bool bullCounter = useCtx and bullExtreme and ctxBear
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// CONVICTION
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
bool bearStrong = bearExtreme and not (stallBull or bearCounter)
bool bearWeak = bearExtreme and (stallBull or bearCounter)
bool bullStrong = bullExtreme and not (stallBear or bullCounter)
bool bullWeak = bullExtreme and (stallBear or bullCounter)
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// SCORE — Sentiment Bar (live extremity read) and Signal Quality (0-100 per
// cross), same weighting as Williams VIX Fix Advanced's Spike Quality, adapted
// to a single signed line instead of two independent bull/bear formulas.
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
float sentBullPct = (obLevel - midLine) != 0.0 ? math.max(0.0, rocLine - midLine) / (obLevel - midLine) * 100.0 : 0.0
float sentBearPct = (midLine - osLevel) != 0.0 ? math.max(0.0, midLine - rocLine) / (midLine - osLevel) * 100.0 : 0.0
float sentScore = math.max(-100.0, math.min(100.0, sentBullPct - sentBearPct))
float sentAbsScore = math.abs(sentScore)
// Depth = penetration beyond the zone in units of the zone-to-midline distance,
// capped at 1 so it contributes at most its documented 50 points
float bullDepth = (midLine - osLevel) != 0.0 ? math.max(0.0, math.min(1.0, (osLevel - ta.lowest(rocLine, lookbackExtreme)) / math.abs(midLine - osLevel))) : 0.0
float bearDepth = (obLevel - midLine) != 0.0 ? math.max(0.0, math.min(1.0, (ta.highest(rocLine, lookbackExtreme) - obLevel) / math.abs(obLevel - midLine))) : 0.0
float bullQuality = math.min(100.0, bullDepth * 50.0 + (ctxBull ? 25.0 : 0.0) + (not stallBear ? 25.0 : 0.0))
float bearQuality = math.min(100.0, bearDepth * 50.0 + (ctxBear ? 25.0 : 0.0) + (not stallBull ? 25.0 : 0.0))
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// DIVERGENCE
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
float fastDir = rocLine - rocLine[divLen]
float slowDir = ctxLine - ctxLine[divLen]
bool divBull = useCtx and showDiv and fastDir < -divMin and slowDir > 0.0
bool divBear = useCtx and showDiv and fastDir > divMin and slowDir < 0.0
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// COLORS
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
color lineCol = color.from_gradient(rocLine, osLevel, obLevel, colBull, colBear)
color lineCol2 = color.from_gradient(signal, osLevel, obLevel, color.new(colBull, 40), color.new(colBear, 40))
color ctxCol = ctxLine >= midLine ? color.new(colLong, 55) : color.new(colShort, 55)
histRising = hist >= hist[1]
histColor = hist >= 0.0
? (histRising ? colLong : color.new(colLong, 55))
: (not histRising ? colShort : color.new(colShort, 55))
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// HLINES + ZONE FILLS
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
hMid = hline(midLine, "Zero", color=color.new(color.gray, 60), linestyle=hline.style_dotted, linewidth=1)
hOB = hline(obLevel, "Positive Stretch", color=color.new(color.red, 65), linestyle=hline.style_dashed, linewidth=1)
hOS = hline(osLevel, "Negative Stretch", color=color.new(#00bcd4, 65), linestyle=hline.style_dashed, linewidth=1)
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// PLOTS
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
color histColorFinal = stallNow ? color.new(histColor, 78) : histColor
plot(showHist ? hist : na, "Histogram", style=plot.style_columns, color=histColorFinal)
pMid = plot(midLine, display=display.none)
pCtx = plot(useCtx ? ctxLine : na, "Trend Context", color=ctxCol, linewidth=2)
pSig = plot(signal, "ROC Signal", color=lineCol2, linewidth=1)
pROC = plot(rocLine, "ROC", color=lineCol, linewidth=2)
fill(pROC, pCtx, color=divBull ? color.new(colLong, 80) : divBear ? color.new(colShort, 80) : na,
title="Trend Divergence")
fill(pROC, pMid, obLevel, midLine, color.new(colBear, 78), color.new(colBear, 100),
title="Bear Shadow", display=showShadow ? display.all : display.none)
fill(pROC, pMid, midLine, osLevel, color.new(colBull, 100), color.new(colBull, 78),
title="Bull Shadow", display=showShadow ? display.all : display.none)
fill(pROC, pSig, color=showFill ? (rocLine >= signal ? color.new(colBull, 88) : color.new(colBear, 88)) : na,
title="ROC Fill")
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// SIGNAL MARKERS
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
plotshape(showSignals and bullStrong, "Bull Stretch", style=shape.triangleup, location=location.bottom, color=colBull, size=size.small)
plotshape(showSignals and bullWeak, "Bull Stretch (absorbed)", style=shape.triangleup, location=location.bottom, color=color.new(colBull, 65), size=size.tiny)
plotshape(showSignals and bearStrong, "Bear Stretch", style=shape.triangledown, location=location.top, color=colBear, size=size.small)
plotshape(showSignals and bearWeak, "Bear Stretch (absorbed)", style=shape.triangledown, location=location.top, color=color.new(colBear, 65), size=size.tiny)
plotshape(showSignals and showMidCross and bullMidCross ? rocLine : na, "Bull Zero Cross", style=shape.circle, location=location.absolute, color=color.new(colBull, 20), size=size.tiny)
plotshape(showSignals and showMidCross and bearMidCross ? rocLine : na, "Bear Zero Cross", style=shape.circle, location=location.absolute, color=color.new(colBear, 20), size=size.tiny)
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// SCORE DISPLAY — Sentiment Bar (always-on read of current extremity) and
// per-cross Quality labels (why a Strong/Weak marker was graded that way)
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
f_scoreColor(score, absS) =>
base = score > 0 ? colBear : colBull
color result = na
if absS < 15
result := color.new(color.gray, 40)
else if absS >= 80
result := color.new(base, 10)
else if absS >= 60
result := color.new(base, 30)
else if absS >= 40
result := color.new(base, 50)
else
result := color.new(base, 70)
result
int scoreBarSegments = 8
int scoreFilled = int(math.round(sentAbsScore / 100.0 * scoreBarSegments))
string scoreBarStr = str.repeat("■", scoreFilled) + str.repeat("·", scoreBarSegments - scoreFilled)
string scoreSignStr = sentScore > 0 ? "+" : ""
string sentTxt = scoreSignStr + str.tostring(sentScore, "#") + " " + scoreBarStr
color sentColor = f_scoreColor(sentScore, sentAbsScore)
var label sentLabel = na
if showSentiment and barstate.islast
label.delete(sentLabel)
sentLabel := label.new(bar_index + 3, midLine, sentTxt,
xloc=xloc.bar_index, yloc=yloc.price, style=label.style_label_left,
color=sentColor, textcolor=color.white, size=size.normal,
tooltip="How far ROC sits inside its own stretch zone: 100×(ROC−midline)/(Positive Stretch−midline) when bullish, 100×(midline−ROC)/(midline−Negative Stretch) when bearish, clamped to ±100. |score| < 15 reads as balanced.")
else if not showSentiment and barstate.islast
label.delete(sentLabel)
if showQuality and bullExtreme
label.new(bar_index, rocLine, str.tostring(bullQuality, "#"),
style=label.style_label_up, color=bullStrong ? colBull : color.new(colBull, 65), textcolor=color.white, size=size.tiny,
tooltip="Bull Signal Quality " + str.tostring(bullQuality, "#") + "/100 — stretch-zone depth 50% + context agreement 25% + stall-free 25%.")
if showQuality and bearExtreme
label.new(bar_index, rocLine, str.tostring(bearQuality, "#"),
style=label.style_label_down, color=bearStrong ? colBear : color.new(colBear, 65), textcolor=color.white, size=size.tiny,
tooltip="Bear Signal Quality " + str.tostring(bearQuality, "#") + "/100 — stretch-zone depth 50% + context agreement 25% + stall-free 25%.")
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// ALERTS
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
bool alertsOnBarClose = input.bool(true, "Alerts only on bar close (confirmed)", group="9 · Alerts")
bool alertOk = not alertsOnBarClose or barstate.isconfirmed
alertcondition(alertOk and bullExtreme, "ROC Bull Signal", "ROCA · BULL CROSS NEGATIVE STRETCH · {{ticker}} {{interval}}")
alertcondition(alertOk and bearExtreme, "ROC Bear Signal", "ROCA · BEAR CROSS POSITIVE STRETCH · {{ticker}} {{interval}}")
alertcondition(alertOk and bullMidCross, "ROC Cross Above Zero", "ROCA · CROSS ABOVE ZERO · {{ticker}} {{interval}}")
alertcondition(alertOk and bearMidCross, "ROC Cross Below Zero", "ROCA · CROSS BELOW ZERO · {{ticker}} {{interval}}")
Overview
ROC Advanced [WavesUnchained] smooths the ROC with a selectable average, draws a signal line and histogram, and colors long and short momentum around a configurable midline and stretch zones. Optional stall detection marks ROC moves that occur while price stays flat relative to ATR. A slower trend ROC line and slope comparison highlight disagreement between trend and fast momentum. Users can require stretch-zone confirmation, show zero-cross markers, fills, and a live extremity score.
Percentage ROC with selectable smoothing and signal line
The inputs you can change from the gear icon on the chart. Defaults are the author's.
Setting
Type
Default
Variable
Source
source
close
src
ROC Length
int
12
rocLen
Average Length
int
3
avgLen
Signal Length
int
9
sigLen
Smoothing Type
string
EMA
smoothType
JMA Phase
int
50
jmaPhase
JMA Power
float
2.0
jmaPower
Midline
float
0.0
midLine
Positive Stretch
float
5.0
obLevel
Negative Stretch
float
-5.0
osLevel
Detect Stall (ROC moves, price holds)
bool
true
useStall
Stall Lookback (bars)
int
5
stallLen
Show all 33 settings
Setting
Type
Default
Variable
Max Price Move (ATR)
float
0.5
stallFlatATR
Min ROC Move
float
3.0
stallRocMin
Show Trend Context Line
bool
true
useCtx
Trend ROC Length
int
50
ctxLen
Extreme Signals: require stretch zone
bool
true
useExtremeOnly
Stretch Lookback (bars)
int
5
lookbackExtreme
Show Zero-Cross Markers
bool
true
showMidCross
Highlight Trend ↔ ROC Divergence
bool
true
showDiv
Divergence Slope Lookback
int
4
divLen
Min Fast Slope
float
2
divMin
Shadow Fill (ROC vs Zero)
bool
true
showShadow
Fill ROC / Signal
bool
true
showFill
Show Histogram
bool
true
showHist
Show Signal Markers
bool
true
showSignals
Bull (level)
color
#00bcd4
colBull
Bear (level)
color
#f06292
colBear
Long (trend/momentum)
color
#00c853
colLong
Short (trend/momentum)
color
#d50000
colShort
Show Sentiment Bar
bool
true
showSentiment
Show Signal Quality Labels
bool
false
showQuality
Alerts only on bar close (confirmed)
bool
true
alertsOnBarClose
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