Indicator · Pine Script v6 · Own pane

ROC = Rate of Change

by piecioshka

This indicator calculates the rate of change of a chosen source over a set number of bars and plots it as columns in a separate pane, colored green above zero and red below.

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GitHub stars2on the repository
Pine versionv6current
Lines of code40
Settings5inputs
LicenceMIT
Last update10 days ago18 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

40 lines of Pine Script v6 from indicators/oscillators/roc/roc.pine, published under MIT. Keep the author's credit and licence lines when you reuse it.

roc.pine
// This Pine Script® code is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public License 2.0 at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/
// © Piotr Kowalski "piecioshka"
// Docs (EN): https://github.com/piecioshka/tradingview-pine-scripts/blob/main/indicators/oscillators/roc/roc.md
// Docs (PL): https://github.com/piecioshka/tradingview-pine-scripts/blob/main/indicators/oscillators/roc/roc.pl.md

//@version=6
indicator('ROC = Rate of Change', overlay=false, max_labels_count=500)

aLen = input.int(9, 'Length')
src = input.source(close, 'Source')
showTrades = input.bool(true, 'Signal markers', tooltip='Markers on the price panel: below the candle (long) when the ROC crosses zero up (momentum turns positive), above the candle (sell) when it crosses zero down. Shape and size in the Appearance group.')

gA = 'Appearance'
shapeName = input.string('Triangle', 'Marker shape', options=['Triangle', 'Arrow', 'Label arrow', 'Circle', 'Diamond'], group=gA, tooltip='Triangle - solid triangle.\nArrow - small thin arrow.\nLabel arrow - arrow-shaped label bubble.\nCircle / Diamond - neutral dot markers.')
sizeName  = input.string('Small', 'Marker size', options=['Tiny', 'Small', 'Normal', 'Large'], group=gA)

// Markers as labels - the shape is picked from an input, which plotshape() cannot do (its style must be a constant).
upStyle    = shapeName == 'Arrow' ? label.style_arrowup : shapeName == 'Label arrow' ? label.style_label_up : shapeName == 'Circle' ? label.style_circle : shapeName == 'Diamond' ? label.style_diamond : label.style_triangleup
downStyle  = shapeName == 'Arrow' ? label.style_arrowdown : shapeName == 'Label arrow' ? label.style_label_down : shapeName == 'Circle' ? label.style_circle : shapeName == 'Diamond' ? label.style_diamond : label.style_triangledown
markerSize = sizeName == 'Tiny' ? size.tiny : sizeName == 'Normal' ? size.normal : sizeName == 'Large' ? size.large : size.small

roc = (src - src[aLen]) / src[aLen] * 100

rocColor = roc >= 0 ? color.new(color.green, 50) : color.new(color.red, 50)

plot(roc, 'ROC', color=rocColor, linewidth=2, style=plot.style_columns)
hline(0, 'Zero', color=color.gray, linestyle=hline.style_solid)

// --- Signal markers on the price panel (zero cross) ---
longTrade = ta.crossover(roc, 0)
sellTrade = ta.crossunder(roc, 0)

if showTrades and longTrade
    label.new(bar_index, na, '', yloc=yloc.belowbar, style=upStyle, color=color.green, size=markerSize, force_overlay=true)
if showTrades and sellTrade
    label.new(bar_index, na, '', yloc=yloc.abovebar, style=downStyle, color=color.red, size=markerSize, force_overlay=true)

// --- Alerts ---
alertcondition(longTrade, 'ROC: cross up',   'ROC crossed zero up (momentum turned positive)')
alertcondition(sellTrade, 'ROC: cross down', 'ROC crossed zero down (momentum turned negative)')

Overview

A horizontal zero line marks the sign change. Optional markers appear on the price chart when the oscillator crosses zero upward or downward, with configurable shape and size. Built-in alerts fire on those same crosses. It does not place trades or define exits, stops, or position size.

Details

Published by

piecioshka on GitHub

Type

Indicator, Pine Script v6

Draws

Separate pane below the chart

Category

Oscillators & momentum

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

pinescriptpinescript-indicatorspinescript-strategiestradingtradingview

Settings

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

SettingTypeDefaultVariable
Lengthint9aLen
Sourcesourceclosesrc
Signal markersbooltrueshowTrades
Marker shapestringTriangleshapeName
Marker sizestringSmallsizeName
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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