OPEN-SOURCE SCRIPT
Average Top / Bottom Channels
This script is designed to simplify price action by creating an average top and average bottom channel around the market. Instead of focusing on every candle, wick, and short-term price fluctuation, the indicator calculates recent swing highs and swing lows, averages them, and displays a clean visual range where price is moving over time.
The upper line represents the average of recent price tops, while the lower line represents the average of recent price bottoms. The area between them acts like a simplified trend channel, helping identify whether price is moving higher, lower, sideways, or stretching outside its normal range.
My preferred way to use this script is to hide the regular price chart after adding the indicator. This removes visual noise from the candles and makes it easier to focus on the overall direction, structure, and trend behavior. After that, I adjust the settings to fit the market and timeframe I am viewing.
Lower sensitivity settings make the channel react faster to recent price movement, while higher sensitivity settings create a smoother channel for broader trend analysis. The goal is not to predict every candle, but to simplify the chart so the larger trend and average price range become easier to see.
The upper line represents the average of recent price tops, while the lower line represents the average of recent price bottoms. The area between them acts like a simplified trend channel, helping identify whether price is moving higher, lower, sideways, or stretching outside its normal range.
My preferred way to use this script is to hide the regular price chart after adding the indicator. This removes visual noise from the candles and makes it easier to focus on the overall direction, structure, and trend behavior. After that, I adjust the settings to fit the market and timeframe I am viewing.
Lower sensitivity settings make the channel react faster to recent price movement, while higher sensitivity settings create a smoother channel for broader trend analysis. The goal is not to predict every candle, but to simplify the chart so the larger trend and average price range become easier to see.
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.