A moving-average basis wrapped by an upper and lower band set a number of standard deviations away. The bands widen when volatility rises and contract when it falls; price tagging or riding a band signals stretch or trend strength. Copy the version for your platform.
#property indicator_chart_window
#property indicator_buffers 3
extern int BB_Period = 20;
extern double BB_Dev = 2.0;
double BasisBuf[], UpperBuf[], LowerBuf[];
int OnInit() {
SetIndexBuffer(0, BasisBuf);
SetIndexBuffer(1, UpperBuf);
SetIndexBuffer(2, LowerBuf);
return 0;
}
int OnCalculate(const int rates_total, const int prev_calculated, const double &close[]) {
for (int i = prev_calculated; i < rates_total; i++) {
double ma = iMA(NULL, 0, BB_Period, 0, MODE_SMA, PRICE_CLOSE, i);
double sd = iStdDev(NULL, 0, BB_Period, 0, MODE_SMA, PRICE_CLOSE, i);
BasisBuf[i] = ma;
UpperBuf[i] = ma + BB_Dev * sd;
LowerBuf[i] = ma - BB_Dev * sd;
}
return rates_total;
}#property indicator_chart_window
#property indicator_buffers 3
input int BB_Period = 20;
input double BB_Dev = 2.0;
double BasisBuf[], UpperBuf[], LowerBuf[];
int OnInit() {
SetIndexBuffer(0, BasisBuf);
SetIndexBuffer(1, UpperBuf);
SetIndexBuffer(2, LowerBuf);
return INIT_SUCCEEDED;
}
int OnCalculate(const int rates_total, const int prev_calculated,
const datetime &time[], const double &open[], const double &high[],
const double &low[], const double &close[], const long &tick_volume[],
const long &volume[], const int &spread[]) {
for (int i = prev_calculated; i < rates_total; i++) {
double ma = iMA(NULL, 0, BB_Period, 0, MODE_SMA, PRICE_CLOSE, i);
double sd = iStdDev(NULL, 0, BB_Period, 0, MODE_SMA, PRICE_CLOSE, i);
BasisBuf[i] = ma;
UpperBuf[i] = ma + BB_Dev * sd;
LowerBuf[i] = ma - BB_Dev * sd;
}
return rates_total;
}inputs: Length(20), NumDevs(2);
variables: Mid(0), Upper(0), Lower(0);
Mid = Average(Close, Length);
Upper = BBandTop(Close, Length, NumDevs);
Lower = BBandBot(Close, Length, NumDevs);
Plot1(Mid, "Basis");
Plot2(Upper, "Upper");
Plot3(Lower, "Lower");//@version=5
indicator("Bollinger Bands", overlay=true)
length = input.int(20, "Length")
mult = input.float(2.0, "StdDev")
basis = ta.sma(close, length)
dev = mult * ta.stdev(close, length)
upper = basis + dev
lower = basis - dev
plot(basis, title="Basis", color=color.orange, linewidth=2)
plot(upper, title="Upper", color=color.blue)
plot(lower, title="Lower", color=color.blue)To use it inside dtcharts, paste any version into the Script Converter and it becomes a native indicator on your chart.