This script defines a helper function to generate colors via triangular interpolation using TradingView's color.from_gradient. The function blends between minimum, mid, and maximum color points based on an input value. It applies the function to the RSI indica
Indicator · Pine Script v4 · Own pane
Year-to-Date (YTD) % Return
The script calculates and plots the year-to-date percentage return based on the difference between the current close and the year's open.
GitHub stars948on the repository
Pine versionv4older, still runs
Lines of code68
Settings6inputs
LicenceGPL-3.0
Last update10 days ago18 Oct 2026
Add It to Your TradingView Chart
- 1Copy the scriptPress Copy script above, or the copy button on the code below.
- 2Open the Pine EditorOpen a TradingView chart and choose Pine Editor at the bottom of the screen.
- 3Paste over the templateCreate a new indicator, select all of the template text and paste. Press Save and give it a name.
- 4Add it to the chartPress Add to chart, then adjust the settings with the gear icon next to its name.
Source Code
68 lines of Pine Script v4 from statistics/ytd_year_to_date_percent_return.pine, published under GPL-3.0. Keep the author's credit and licence lines when you reuse it.
//@version=4
// Copyright (c) 2019-present, Alex Orekhov (everget)
// Year-to-Date (YTD) % Return script may be freely distributed under the terms of GPL-3.0 license.
study("Year-to-Date (YTD) % Return", shorttitle="YTD % Return", precision=2)
level1 = input(title="Level #1", type=input.integer, defval=0)
level2 = input(title="Level #2", type=input.integer, defval=0)
level3 = input(title="Level #3", type=input.integer, defval=0)
level4 = input(title="Level #4", type=input.integer, defval=0)
level5 = input(title="Level #5", type=input.integer, defval=0)
level6 = input(title="Level #6", type=input.integer, defval=0)
_ytd(yearTarget) =>
yearCond = year != year[1]
yearOpen = valuewhen(yearCond, open, yearTarget)
ytd = 100 * (close - yearOpen) / yearOpen
ytd
labelColor = #f9ce02
levelColor = #674ea7
transparent = color.new(color.white, 100)
ytd = _ytd(0)
ytdColor = ytd < 0 ? color.red : #09b71e
ytdPlot = plot(ytd, title="YTD, %", color=color.black)
zeroPlot = plot(0, title="", style=plot.style_circles, linewidth=0, color=labelColor, editable=false)
hline(0, title="Zero Level", linestyle=hline.style_dotted, color=levelColor)
fill(ytdPlot, zeroPlot, color=ytdColor, transp=80)
plot(level1, title="", style=plot.style_circles, linewidth=0, color=labelColor, editable=false)
hline(level1, title="Level #1", linestyle=hline.style_dotted, color=levelColor)
plot(level2, title="", style=plot.style_circles, linewidth=0, color=labelColor, editable=false)
hline(level2, title="Level #2", linestyle=hline.style_dotted, color=levelColor)
plot(level3, title="", style=plot.style_circles, linewidth=0, color=labelColor, editable=false)
hline(level3, title="Level #3", linestyle=hline.style_dotted, color=levelColor)
plot(level4, title="", style=plot.style_circles, linewidth=0, color=labelColor, editable=false)
hline(level4, title="Level #4", linestyle=hline.style_dotted, color=levelColor)
plot(level5, title="", style=plot.style_circles, linewidth=0, color=labelColor, editable=false)
hline(level5, title="Level #5", linestyle=hline.style_dotted, color=levelColor)
plot(level6, title="", style=plot.style_circles, linewidth=0, color=labelColor, editable=false)
hline(level6, title="Level #6", linestyle=hline.style_dotted, color=levelColor)
bgcolor(year != year[1] ? #f57f17 : transparent, title="Year Separator", transp=60)
alertcondition(crossover(ytd, level1), title="Level #1 Crossover", message="Level #1 Crossover!")
alertcondition(crossunder(ytd, level1), title="Level #1 Crossunder", message="Level #1 Crossunder!")
alertcondition(crossover(ytd, level2), title="Level #2 Crossover", message="Level #2 Crossover!")
alertcondition(crossunder(ytd, level2), title="Level #2 Crossunder", message="Level #2 Crossunder!")
alertcondition(crossover(ytd, level3), title="Level #3 Crossover", message="Level #3 Crossover!")
alertcondition(crossunder(ytd, level3), title="Level #3 Crossunder", message="Level #3 Crossunder!")
alertcondition(crossover(ytd, level4), title="Level #4 Crossover", message="Level #4 Crossover!")
alertcondition(crossunder(ytd, level4), title="Level #4 Crossunder", message="Level #4 Crossunder!")
alertcondition(crossover(ytd, level5), title="Level #5 Crossover", message="Level #5 Crossover!")
alertcondition(crossunder(ytd, level5), title="Level #5 Crossunder", message="Level #5 Crossunder!")
alertcondition(crossover(ytd, level6), title="Level #6 Crossover", message="Level #6 Crossover!")
alertcondition(crossunder(ytd, level6), title="Level #6 Crossunder", message="Level #6 Crossunder!")
Overview
This plot appears in a separate pane with a black line, colored green for positive returns and red for negative ones. Horizontal dotted lines with circles represent user-defined levels (1 through 6) that serve as alert triggers. The indicator emits alerts for both crossovers and crossunders at each level. Background color changes to orange during the current year and becomes transparent otherwise, helping to highlight the current year's performance. Settings for these levels enable customization of the tracking points for percentage milestones.
- Year-to-Date % Return
- YTD Percentage Return
- Horizontal Level Alerts
- Crossover Alerts
- Year Separator
Details
Published by
everget on GitHub
Type
Indicator, Pine Script v4
Draws
Separate pane below the chart
Category
Support & resistance
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.
Repository
Topics
pinepinescripttechnical-indicatorsindicatorsoscillatorbandsaveragetradingviewindicatormoving-average
Settings
The inputs you can change from the gear icon on the chart. Defaults are the author's.
| Setting | Type | Default | Variable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level #1 | int | 0 | level1 |
| Level #2 | int | 0 | level2 |
| Level #3 | int | 0 | level3 |
| Level #4 | int | 0 | level4 |
| Level #5 | int | 0 | level5 |
| Level #6 | int | 0 | level6 |
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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