OPEN-SOURCE SCRIPT
Updated Swing Move Area
Highlights sustained directional price swings — stretches where a stock has moved significantly in one direction over several days or weeks — while filtering out normal day-to-day noise.
How it works:
The indicator tracks price in one of two states: an up-swing or a down-swing. While in an up-swing, it continuously records the highest close reached. If price pulls back from that high by more than your Reversal Threshold (default 25%), the swing is considered over — a new down-swing begins, and the indicator starts tracking the low from there. The same logic applies in reverse for down-swings. Small retracements that don't exceed the threshold are ignored, so the swing keeps building through normal volatility instead of resetting on every wiggle.
The plotted area shows the cumulative % change from the start of the current swing to the current close — so a stock that ran from ₹100 to ₹432 over 54 days will show as one continuous green area reaching +332%, and a decline from ₹443 to ₹32 will show as one continuous red area reaching -93%.
Reading the chart:
Green area (above zero) — active up-swing; height = % gained from the swing's starting point
Red area (below zero) — active down-swing; height (depth) = % lost from the swing's starting point
Tall towers — large, sustained moves, exactly the kind of high-momentum stretches worth investigating
Flat/shallow ripples — normal chop that stayed within the reversal threshold
Inputs:
Reversal Threshold (%) — how much of a pullback from the peak/trough is needed to flip the swing direction. Lower = more sensitive, flips more often. Higher = smoother, only flags major trend changes.
Up/Down Swing Fill colors — customizable.
Note: This is a pane-only indicator (no chart overlay). It's a confirmed/lagging signal by design — a swing's full height is only known once it reverses, so use it for identifying and studying historical high-momentum moves rather than as a real-time entry trigger.
How it works:
The indicator tracks price in one of two states: an up-swing or a down-swing. While in an up-swing, it continuously records the highest close reached. If price pulls back from that high by more than your Reversal Threshold (default 25%), the swing is considered over — a new down-swing begins, and the indicator starts tracking the low from there. The same logic applies in reverse for down-swings. Small retracements that don't exceed the threshold are ignored, so the swing keeps building through normal volatility instead of resetting on every wiggle.
The plotted area shows the cumulative % change from the start of the current swing to the current close — so a stock that ran from ₹100 to ₹432 over 54 days will show as one continuous green area reaching +332%, and a decline from ₹443 to ₹32 will show as one continuous red area reaching -93%.
Reading the chart:
Green area (above zero) — active up-swing; height = % gained from the swing's starting point
Red area (below zero) — active down-swing; height (depth) = % lost from the swing's starting point
Tall towers — large, sustained moves, exactly the kind of high-momentum stretches worth investigating
Flat/shallow ripples — normal chop that stayed within the reversal threshold
Inputs:
Reversal Threshold (%) — how much of a pullback from the peak/trough is needed to flip the swing direction. Lower = more sensitive, flips more often. Higher = smoother, only flags major trend changes.
Up/Down Swing Fill colors — customizable.
Note: This is a pane-only indicator (no chart overlay). It's a confirmed/lagging signal by design — a swing's full height is only known once it reverses, so use it for identifying and studying historical high-momentum moves rather than as a real-time entry trigger.
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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.