OPEN-SOURCE SCRIPT
Updated Future Roll Monitor
Rolling futures is not just a mechanical action — it is a structural decision.
When you move from one contract to the next, you are exposed to changes in price, liquidity, and term structure. The difference between contracts (the “roll”) can quietly add cost, generate yield, or signal shifts in supply and demand dynamics.
Future Roll Monitor helps you understand what is happening beneath the surface during contract transitions.
Why Roll Analysis Matters
Most traders focus only on price.
Professionals also monitor:
These factors affect:
Ignoring the roll can distort performance expectations.
What This Tool Shows
This version provides essential roll awareness:
It helps answer key questions:
When you move from one contract to the next, you are exposed to changes in price, liquidity, and term structure. The difference between contracts (the “roll”) can quietly add cost, generate yield, or signal shifts in supply and demand dynamics.
Future Roll Monitor helps you understand what is happening beneath the surface during contract transitions.
Why Roll Analysis Matters
Most traders focus only on price.
Professionals also monitor:
- The spread between front and next contract
- Whether the curve is in contango or backwardation
- Where liquidity is migrating
- How open interest is shifting
These factors affect:
- True carry exposure
- Execution quality
- Structural pressure in the market
- The real cost of maintaining a position
Ignoring the roll can distort performance expectations.
What This Tool Shows
This version provides essential roll awareness:
- Front & next contract data (price, DTE, volume, open interest)
- Roll cost in absolute and percentage terms
- Curve direction (Contango / Backwardation)
- Volume ratio (is liquidity shifting?)
- Open interest ratio (is positioning migrating?)
It helps answer key questions:
- Has the market started rolling?
- Is the roll expensive?
- Is liquidity already concentrated in the next contract?
- What structure am I stepping into?
Release Notes
- Part of the code moved to libraries
- Added an option to switch between allowed and major future contracts.
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.
Quant Developer | Pine Script v6 | Python & R
12+ yrs system. trading, hedge fund experience
Indicators, strategies & screeners
Futures & options
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12+ yrs system. trading, hedge fund experience
Indicators, strategies & screeners
Futures & options
💼 Hire/Consulting:
qntly.com/hire
🎓 Pine Code With AI:
qntly.com/pineai
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.
Quant Developer | Pine Script v6 | Python & R
12+ yrs system. trading, hedge fund experience
Indicators, strategies & screeners
Futures & options
💼 Hire/Consulting:
qntly.com/hire
🎓 Pine Code With AI:
qntly.com/pineai
12+ yrs system. trading, hedge fund experience
Indicators, strategies & screeners
Futures & options
💼 Hire/Consulting:
qntly.com/hire
🎓 Pine Code With AI:
qntly.com/pineai
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.