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Institutional Accumulation vs Distribution Engine
The Institutional Accumulation vs Distribution Engine is a professional-grade TradingView Pine v6 indicator built to detect whether a stock is being quietly accumulated by institutions or distributed after a rally.
It combines price action, volume behavior, relative strength, volatility structure, and smart-money flow into a single weighted institutional score.
🔍 What the Indicator Detects
✅ Accumulation Signals
Higher highs & higher lows
Tight volatility contraction before breakout
Rising smart-money absorption near VWAP/support
Low-volume pullbacks during uptrends
Relative outperformance vs Nifty and sector
Breakouts with expanding volume
❌ Distribution Signals
Failed breakouts and heavy-volume reversals
Gap-up exhaustion candles
Weak relative strength
Breakdown after volume spikes
Repeated rejection near resistance
📊 Weighted Institutional Model
Price–Volume Structure → 20%
Smart Money / Delivery Proxy → 20%
Institutional Activity Proxy → 15%
Fundamental Momentum → 15%
Relative Strength → 10%
Technical Structure → 10%
Volatility Compression → 5%
Market Cycle Positioning → 5%
📈 Outputs
Institutional Score (0–100)
Accumulation / Distribution Phase
Confidence Level
Smoothed Trend Strength
The indicator uses Accumulation/Distribution (A/D) concepts widely used in institutional trading to analyze underlying supply-demand dynamics.
It combines price action, volume behavior, relative strength, volatility structure, and smart-money flow into a single weighted institutional score.
🔍 What the Indicator Detects
✅ Accumulation Signals
Higher highs & higher lows
Tight volatility contraction before breakout
Rising smart-money absorption near VWAP/support
Low-volume pullbacks during uptrends
Relative outperformance vs Nifty and sector
Breakouts with expanding volume
❌ Distribution Signals
Failed breakouts and heavy-volume reversals
Gap-up exhaustion candles
Weak relative strength
Breakdown after volume spikes
Repeated rejection near resistance
📊 Weighted Institutional Model
Price–Volume Structure → 20%
Smart Money / Delivery Proxy → 20%
Institutional Activity Proxy → 15%
Fundamental Momentum → 15%
Relative Strength → 10%
Technical Structure → 10%
Volatility Compression → 5%
Market Cycle Positioning → 5%
📈 Outputs
Institutional Score (0–100)
Accumulation / Distribution Phase
Confidence Level
Smoothed Trend Strength
The indicator uses Accumulation/Distribution (A/D) concepts widely used in institutional trading to analyze underlying supply-demand dynamics.
Open-source script
In true TradingView spirit, the creator of this script has made it open-source, so that traders can review and verify its functionality. Kudos to the author! While you can use it for free, remember that republishing the code is subject to our House Rules.
Disclaimer
The information and publications are not meant to be, and do not constitute, financial, investment, trading, or other types of advice or recommendations supplied or endorsed by TradingView. Read more in the Terms of Use.
Open-source script
In true TradingView spirit, the creator of this script has made it open-source, so that traders can review and verify its functionality. Kudos to the author! While you can use it for free, remember that republishing the code is subject to our House Rules.
Disclaimer
The information and publications are not meant to be, and do not constitute, financial, investment, trading, or other types of advice or recommendations supplied or endorsed by TradingView. Read more in the Terms of Use.