(JS) Checklist SignalsWhat if I told you that you could use over 10 indicators at once without having a single one of them on you chart? Enter the Checklist Signals. This is probably the most complex yet simple indicator I've ever done.
What you get is 6 rows (if you want them all) of labels that hover at the top of your screen with a ton of extremely useful information. I will go down the list of options in the indicator settings and explain how it all works.
So the label placement is based on ATR. You choose your X Axis and Y Axis starting point then adjust the lookback period. Default lookback is 600 bars. What that means is, the indicator finds the highest high in the last 600 bars, then begins to place the labels above that zone based on the ATR of the chart. Different timeframes require very different combinations so it's all customizable. Sometimes if labels overlap you need to adjust the X Axis starting point, or the spread on either axis.
The next set of options allows you to decide what you'd prefer to be set on or off. Let's start with ATR and VWAP. I have added bands for both of these. When price is below the mean (which is the 21 ema by default), then the labels show you the next 5 standard deviations of ATR going down. When under one of these levels the label turns red. The opposite is true when above the mean and in those instances the labels will be green. It is the same with the VWAP, though instead of using the mean we use the daily VWAP as the starting point. If you choose to have levels switched on then you can see the actual values of each standard deviation level. Down lower in the options you can change the resolution and source used for VWAP.
The next option is "Trending". This creates a moving average using the length of the Trending Lookback Period (default is 5) and then tells you using arrows in the label which direction the trend of the indicator is going.
The next area let's you specify the information you receive in the Squeeze labels. By default all options are one - and this tells you if there's a Squeeze, what type of Squeeze there is, and how many bars the Squeeze has been building up or since it fired. These labels are color coded to correspond with the Squeeze type as well.
Then we get to another one of my indicators, the Ballista. One of the main signals is the "Inverted Squeeze" where the short term momentum inverts against the long term momentum. Here I have the distance between the two oscillators in the first label, and then the second label tells you if there's an Inverted Squeeze signal, if there's potential entry, confirmed entry, or how many bars its been since the last entry signal.
The next feature is off by default, but it will add arrows to your chart based on a simple lower highs and higher lows signals. Turning arrows on will place them right on your chart above or below each bar.
The rest of it is customizable settings of all the other indicators that are shown. Now looking at the labels themselves, starting in the top left corner:
First Row-
ADX + DMI: These labels show the ADX, DI+, & DI- values in each label. Whenever the DI+ or DI- is above the other then their respective label will light up. Also, when the ADX is above 20 (confirming the trend) it lights up in the same color as well.
Squeeze: I described how this worked above, the labels tell you if there's a Squeeze, how long there's been one, and how long since it fired, all while also changing to color of the associated Squeeze type.
Second Row -
Stacked EMAs: The top label looks at the EMA values using the numbers of the Fibonacci sequence. It looks at the EMA 8, 21, 34, 55, 89, & 233 and tells you if they're all stacked in the same direction (Stacked Bear meaning they're all crossed down in order, Stacked Bull meaning they're all crossed up in order). If the EMAs are all stacked but 1 or 2 it will say Stacked -1 or Stacked -2. When they're all over the place it will say they aren't stacked at all.
BB%: This tells you the value of the Bollinger Band %. If this is negative then you know that price is currently below the lower Bollinger Band, and if it is above 100% it is above the upper Bollinger Band.
RSI: This tells you the value of the RSI and the label changes colors based on the value.
Stoch: This tells you the Stochastic value and changes colors based on the value, same as the RSI.
Third Row -
The Mean: This tells you the numerical value of whatever you have the mean set as (21 ema by default). The label changes colors based on price being above or below the mean.
One ATR: This was something I added for those looking to plan their trades out. This tells you the value of one ATR so you can have a better idea of how to plan your trades based on this distance.
VIX: This tells you the current value of the VIX, and color changes based on being green or red on the day.
Ballista: I explained this above, it tells you the distance between the two oscillators and changes colors based on the trend being above or below 0. When there's an Inverted Squeeze this label is gray.
Inverted Squeeze: This label tells you if there's an inverted squeeze as well as if it is showing an entry or how many bars since the last entry signal. This label turns fuchsia on a bear signal and lime on a bull signal.
Fourth Row -
ATR Bands: As I explained above, this plots each standard deviation using ATR and changes colors based on price's relationship to each one.
Fifth Row -
VWAP: The three labels here show the daily, weekly, and monthly VWAP values, and color changes based on price's relationship to each one.
Sixth Row -
VWAP Bands: These are the standard deviation levels of the VWAP resolution of your choosing (as explained above), and just as the others, colors change based on price's relationship to each one.
I thought this was a really cool indicator that could be used for people like me who like knowing the right information, but HATE having their charts clustered with a ton of stuff. Hope you all like it, enjoy!
ATR
RAVI FX Fisher [Loxx]RAVI FX Fisher is a special implementation of RAVI using WMA moving averages and ATR and then normalized like Fisher Transform. If the histogram falls between the white lines, the market is too choppy to trade. This indicator is tuned for Forex.
What is RAVI?
The Range Action Verification Index (RAVI) indicator shows the percentage difference between current prices and past prices to identify market trends. It is calculated based on moving averages of different lengths.
Included:
-Change bar colors
Arego ATRThis script automatically calculates ATR on a daily basis where it would be highest and lowest and draws a line there.
With this you can see whether stock has passed the ATR or not.
When stock moves, line is adjusted as well. For example, the stock opened at $100 and moved down $1.
ATR is $5.
Script will then draw two lines on the chart.
Daily low ATR would then be $95 and daily high ATR would then be $104.
The formula is very simple:
Current price + ATR = daily high
Current price - ATR = daily low
Bollinger Bands + Keltner Channel Refurbished█ Goals
This is an indicator that brings together Bollinger Bands and Keltner's Channels in one thing.
Both are very similar, so I decided to make a merge of the best features I found out there.
Here there is the possibility of choosing one of these two as needed.
In addition, I added the following resources:
1. Pre-Defined intermediate bands with Fibonacci values;
2. Detachment of the bands in which the price was present;
3. Choice of Moving Average:
"Simple", "Exponential", "Regularized Exponential", "Hull", "Arnaud Legoux", "Weighted Moving Average", "Least Squares Moving Average (Linear Regression)", "Volume Weighted Moving Average", "Smoothed Moving Average", "Median", "VWAP");
4. Statistics: bars count within the bands.
█ Concepts
Keltner Channels vs. Bollinger Bands
"These two indicators are quite similar.
Keltner Channels use ATR to calculate the upper and lower bands while Bollinger Bands use standard deviation instead.
The interpretation of the indicators is similar, although since the calculations are different the two indicators may provide slightly different information or trade signals."
(Investopedia)
Bollinger Bands (BB)
"Bollinger Bands (BB) are a widely popular technical analysis instrument created by John Bollinger in the early 1980’s.
Bollinger Bands consist of a band of three lines which are plotted in relation to security prices.
The line in the middle is usually a Simple Moving Average (SMA) set to a period of 20 days (the type of trend line and period can be changed by the trader; however a 20 day moving average is by far the most popular).
The SMA then serves as a base for the Upper and Lower Bands which are used as a way to measure volatility by observing the relationship between the Bands and price.
Typically the Upper and Lower Bands are set to two standard deviations away from the SMA (The Middle Line); however the number of standard deviations can also be adjusted by the trader."
(TradingView)
Keltner Channels (KC)
"The Keltner Channels (KC) indicator is a banded indicator similar to Bollinger Bands and Moving Average Envelopes.
They consist of an Upper Envelope above a Middle Line as well as a Lower Envelope below the Middle Line.
The Middle Line is a moving average of price over a user-defined time period.
Either a simple moving average or an exponential moving average are typically used. The Upper and Lower Envelopes (user defined) are set a range away from the Middle Line.
This can be a multiple of the daily high/low range, or more commonly a multiple of the Average True Range."
(TradingView)
█ Examples
Bollinger Bands with 200 REMA:
Keltner Channel with 200 REMA:
Bollinger Bands with 55 ALMA:
Keltner Channel with 55 ALMA:
Bollinger Bands with 55 Least Squares Moving Average:
█ Thanks
- TradingView (BB, KC, ATR, MA's)
- everget (Regularized Exponential Moving Average)
- TimeFliesBuy ("Triple Bollinger Bands")
- Rashad ("Fibonacci Bollinger Bands")
- Dicargo_Beam ("Is the Bollinger Bands assumption wrong?")
LNL Keltner ExhaustionLNL Keltner Exhaustion resolves the constant issue of Bands vs. EMAs
With the keltner exhaustion wedges, you can easily see the keltner channel extremes witout using the actual bands. That way, you will know whether the price is outside of the keltner channels + you can use other indicators (such as EMAs) on chart without the bands so the chart does not look messy & hard to read.
Two Types of Wedges:
1. Green/Red Wedge - Price action is extended outside the regular band. More of a "profit taking" zone rather than "entry taking" (default set to 3.0 ATR factor).
2. Purple Wedge - Price action is extended outside of the extreme band. Chances are price will revert to mean soon (default set to 4.0 ATR factor).
Works great as a target tool with the squeeze setup or as an overall extension gauge.
Hope it helps.
DATE and ATR20 for practice using kojiro_indicatorsThis is an indicator to display ATR20, EMA100 of ATR20 and date at a glance for trade practices using kojiro_indicaotrs.
This will allow you to easily perform your practices.
Please change the period of EMA and the display interval and size of the indicator as needed.
Please enter small, normal, large, huge, or auto for the size.
The following is in Japanese.
小次郎講師のインジケーターでプラクティスする際に、
ATR、日付を見やすくするためのインジケーターです。
サイズや間隔を変更可能です。サイズはnormal、normal、large、huge、autoを入力してください。
MACD-VWhat is it?
The MACD-V indicator is the normal version of the MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence) indicator but normalized for volatility. It is normalized for volatility in order to compare momentum values across time and across tickers which the normal MACD indicator fails to do.
Formula
The formula for the MACD-V is as follows
MACD Line = [ / ATR(26)] * 100
Signal Line = EMA(9,MACD)
Histogram = MACD Line - Signal Line
How to Use
The MACD-V indicator is used to analyze normalized trends. If the MACD line is above 150, it is considered overbought. If the MACD line is below -150, it is considered oversold. Crossovers of the MACD line and the signal line are considered to be points of trend changes as well.
Features
Customizable Overbought/Oversold boundaries
Customizable colors
Credits
All credit for the idea behind this indicator goes to Alex Spiroglou CMT. His academic paper on the indicator can be found here .
In addition to Alex's idea for the paper, one TradingView user, Mik3Christ3ns3n has created a partial version of it which can be found here .
Adaptive EnvelopeI bring to your attention a dynamic indicator Adaptive Envelope .
The main qualitative characteristic of the technical indicator is adaptability. This means that it does not need to be adjusted for each tool. The adaptive envelope itself dynamically adjusts to the volatility of each individual instrument, or even timeframe.
And thanks to a wide range of settings, the indicator can be adjusted to your needs. Let's consider an example of the use of the indicator in trading.
Option #1. The envelope shows the "stretch" of the market - that is, the price of the asset beyond normal volatility. And it is at such moments that the probability of returning to the average is highest. That is, for such a signal, we wait for the exit to the moving average, and when returning with a stop order, we enter the averaging direction.
Option #2. Another option for trading is to buy at the lower level, as well as additional purchases along the lines of the envelope. Exit - on the middle line of the envelope (for shorts on the contrary) - so we have a full adaptability of the strategy. I repeat that due to adaptability, there will be no need to reconfigure when changing market characteristics.
Thank you for attention. Sincerely, Oleksandr Yanchak. Capitalizator.UA
SL and TP - ATRThis indicator is using ATR ( Average True Range ) to set the Target point and Stop loss.
Use the pink number as target, always.
If you are in Long position, use the green number as stop loss, so the red number is not useful in Buys.
If you are in Short position, use the Red number as stop loss, so the green number is not useful in Sells.
** Need to enter the numbers in ticks --> VERY IMPORTANT: Write it completely, even the numbers after the point sign but DO NOT WRITE the point sign itself. e.g. : if the target tick on indicator is 123.75, you have to write 12375 ticks for your TP. ( one more example: If the number is 0.0001203 , write 1203 ticks. )
Enter the information of the opening candle.
Most of the times, risk/reward ratio is a bit higher than 1.
Works on multi timeframes. P.S: Haven't checked the weekly timeframe.
Not trying to oversell the indicator, but this is perhaps the best TP/SL specifier.
For beauty purposes, change (Sl @ buy) and (TP @ sell) to histograms.
Histograms are only for visual purposes. Customize the indicator as you want :)) Hope you enjoy
Multiple MAs + No Trend Zone + ATR WidgetThis is my first Pine Script attempt. Nothing special, just an "all in one" for the most common things I use, and what I have found to be the most common in a lot of strategies.
Great for free and limited accounts as it combines 7 total indicators into one.
-- First 5 indicators are Independant Moving Averages:
-Each one can be set for length, as well as source and type (SMA, EMA, SMMA, WMA, VWMA) individually
-- Second type (6th) of indicator is one I find extremly useful for staying OUT of consolidation trading. It's called a "No Trend Zone" indicator I swipped from the Hoffman Startegy. Basically, its set for a small deviation (0.5) of a 35 EMA, which creates a "Band" around the 35 line. When you have this "Band" flat or with no discernable incline/decline, with price action OR some or multiple moving averages inside this banded zone, it typically indicates a zone of consolidation. This will help you identify when you may be in one of those zones, that way you don't get trapped "waiting for paint to dry" before the market starts to move again with your position, and keep you from entering should you be considering the market at that time.
The last indicator is my favorite, and one I will refine a little deeper soon.
-- The ATR widget finishes us out. This widget can be customized for colors, turned on or off, and automatically rounds the ATR (ATR period based on the chart timeframe) to a nice readable number for what you're trading. It has settings to show or not, the length, what rounding style to use (forex pip 0.0001, forex/stock/etf/indicies 0.01) where to show it on the pane, a Multiplier Factor (for stop loss calculations automatically) and the colors.
***NOTE ABOUT ATR WIDGET:
I am primarily a forex trader, so the defaults are for Forex 0.0001. If you see some odd numbers (like 55798 on a current chart), check the inputs tab on the settings, and change the "ATR Style" from "Forex 0.0001" to "Forex/Stock/ETF/Indicies 0.01", and you should arrive with the correct number.
Solution Zigma - Fibonacci Impulse'Solution Zigma' is strategy for any securities because this strategy use EMA of Fibonacci Level and Plot Like candle easy for analysis trend impulse. This strategy used DMI(ADX) for filter sideway but not greatest indicator, Please use this strategy with Risk Management.
Stop Loss With Average True Range (ATR)Stop Loss With Average True Range (ATR)
It simplifies the calculation of stop loss price for stop loss method using the average true range (ATR).
For example;
You want to stop loss below 3 ATR. Let's assume the price is 100, the average true range is 5. You will multiply the average true range by 3 and subtract from the price and enter a stop loss order at the 85 price you have reached. Instead of doing this calculation every time, you just need to use this script and set the multiplier to 3. A stop loss line will be drawn below the price candles.
You can set the method to be used when averaging the true range. Methods you can use to average: EMA (exponentially moving average), HMA (hull moving average), RMA (moving average used in RSI), SMA (simple moving average), SWMA (symmetrically weighted moving average), VWMA (volume-weighted moving average), WMA (weighted moving average).
You can set the length to be used when averaging the true range.
You can set the multiplier to be used when determining the stop loss price.
Turkish
Ortalama Gerçek Aralıkla (ATR) Zarar Durdurma
Gerçek aralığın ortalamasını kullanarak zarar durdurma yöntemi için zarar durdurma fiyatının hesaplanmasını kolaylaştırır.
Örneğin;
3 ATR kadar aşağıda zarar durdurmak istiyorsunuz. Fiyatın 100, ortalama gerçek aralığın 5 olduğunu varsayalım. Ortalama gerçek aralığı 3 ile çarparak fiyattan çıkaracaksınız ve ulaştığınız 85 fiyatına zarar durdurma emri gireceksiniz. Bu hesabı her seferinde yapmak yerine bu betiği kullanmanız ve çarpanı 3 olarak ayarlamanız yeterli. Bu sayede fiyat mumlarının altına zarar durdurma çizgisi çizilecektir.
Gerçek aralığın ortalaması alınırken kullanılacak yöntemi ayarlayabilirsiniz. Ortalama almak için seçebileceğiniz yöntemler: EMA (üstel hareketli ortalama), HMA (gövde hareketli ortalama), RMA (göreceli hareketli ortalama), SMA (basit hareketli ortalama), SWMA (simetrik ağırlıklı hareketli ortalama), VWMA (hacim ağırıklı hareketli ortalama), WMA (ağırlıklı hareketli ortalama).
Gerçek aralığın ortalaması alınırken kullanılacak periyot uzunluğunu ayarlayabilirsiniz.
Zarar durdurma fiyatını belirlerken kullanılacak çarpanı ayarlayabilirsiniz.
wnG - Spikes IdentifierThis indicator, based on the ATR, allows you to identify the potential reversal on price and helps you identify the Support and Resistance.
When the price moves far away from the multiple moving average, the background color changes :
- Red for Short potential entry
- Green for Long potential entry
There are 2 ways to use this script :
- Conservative : Use it in your trading system to Take Profit ==> when the background turns red, close LONG position (and green = close short).
- Aggressive : As soon as the background turns red, enter SHORT (and green = long).
For aggressive use, I recommand you to couple this script with an oscillator to confirm the signals (RSI stochastic for example).
You can customize the sensibility with 4 levels :
- low probability of reversal
- medium probability of reversal
- high probability of reversal
- very high probability of reversal
PS : the "High" and "Very High" probability setup are the only one I'm using in my trading systems.
ATR SL + Position Size Calculator [DoctaBot]Props to @Veryfid for his original script 'ATR Stop Loss Finder'.
The concept is simple. We use the average true range to determine an appropriate stop loss distance based on recent volatility. The original script calculated the stop loss offset from the current candle's high or low. Here, I've added the option to offset stop loss from the recent local low or local high (a better way in my opinion).
I have also added a feature to automatically calculate position size by either dollar amount or as a percent of your account size to suit your risk profile (percent of account at risk per trade). This calculator supports use of leverage to calculate the amount of margin required to open desired position size.
ATR Day Grid by RSUATR at the daily and intraday prompt lines, it is recommended to trade within 50%, and if it exceeds 50%, there is a risk of chasing high.
At the minute level,Day-level ATR grid line is displayed.
CCI SupertrendCCI Supertrend
+ This simple scripts base on CCI level to plot "Supertrend".
+ When CCI move above level 0, SuperTrend lowerBand is plotted.
+ When CCI move below level 0, SuperTrend upperBand is plotted.
ATR BandsIn many strategies, it's quite common to use a scaled ATR to help define a stop-loss, and it's not uncommon to use it for take-profit targets as well. While it's possible to use the built-in ATR indicator and manually calculate the offset value, we felt this wasn't particularly intuitive or efficient, and could lead to the potential for miscalculations. And while there are quite a few indicators that plot ATR bands in some form or another already on TV, we could not find one that actually performed the exact way that we wanted. They all had at least one of the following gaps:
The ATR offset was not configurable (usually hard-coded to be based off the high or low, while we generally prefer to use close)
It would only print a single band (either the upper or lower), which would require the same indicator to be added twice
The ATR scaling factor was either not configurable or only stepped in whole numbers (often time fractional factors like 1.5 yield better results)
To that end, we took to making this enhanced version to meet all of the above requirements. While we were doing so, we decided to take this opportunity to also make some non-functional enhancements as well:
Updated the indicator to the most recent version of Pine
Updated the indicator definition to allow alternate (non-chart) timeframe usage
Made the input types explicitly defined to improve consistency
Updated the inputs with appropriate minimum values and step sizes where appropriate
Separated settings into logical groups
Added helptext to the indicator settings noting usage and common settings values
Explicitly titled the on-chart plots of the ATR bands so that they can more easily be identified and referenced in other indicators/scripts, as well as the Data Window
Food for thought : When looking at some of the behaviors of these ATR bands, you can see that when price first levels out, you can draw a "consolidation zone" from the first peak of the upper ATR band to the first valley of the lower ATR band that price will generally respect. Look for price to break and close outside of that zone. When that happens, price will usually (but not always) make a notable move in that direction, which can be used as either a potential trigger or as an additional confluence with other indicators/price action.
Finally, while we have made what we feel are some noteworthy updates and enhancements to this indicator, and have every intention of continuing to do so as we find worthy opportunities for enhancement, credit is still due to the original author: AlexanderTeaH
StopLossThat indicator helps us to determine the stop loss levels or prices in terms of atr levels. It includes 4 (four) options which are 1-Don't Risk, 2-Low Risk, 3-High Risk, 4-Risk Lover their exploding rates are 1-2.4% , 2-3.9% , 3-6.7% , 4-16.7% in sort. It helps us to produce new methods to decreace our risk/reward ratio. It is ATR Trailing StopLoss indicator. The indicator is awesome in terms of comfortable. Thanks and waiting for your feedbacks.
ATR and IV Volatility TableThis is a volatility tool designed to get the daily bottom and top values calculated using a daily ATR and IV values.
ATR values can be calculated directly, however for IV I recommend to take the values from external sources for the asset that you want to trade.
Regarding of the usage, I always recommend to go at the end of the previous close day of the candle(with replay function) or beginning of the daily open candle and get the expected values for movements.
For example for 26April for SPX, we have an ATR of 77 points and the close of the candle was 4296.
So based on ATR for 27 April our TOP is going to be 4296 + 77 , while our BOT is going to be 4296-77
At the same time lets assume the IV for today is going to be around 25% -> this is translated to 25 / (sqrt (252)) = 1.57 aprox
So based on IV our TOP is going to be 4296 + 4296 * 0.0157 , while our BOT is going to be 4296 - 4296 * 0.0157
I found out from my calculations that 80-85% of the times these bot and top points act as an amazing support and resistence points for day trading, so I fully recommend you to start including them into your analysis.
If you have any questions let me know !
ATR stoploss bands ATR止损通道线计算方式为开盘价，方便一开始就知道这根k线的止损位置。
用21和1.618作为参数，在btc上经常能看见刚好差一点打破到这个止损，不知是否是我的错觉。
使用方法：
出现信号后，将止损设置在当前k线止损点处，也可以用前一根的止损点，或前几根k线之内的最高价K线的ATR来止损。
Average True Range - ImprovedAverage True Range - Improved is a small variation I have made to the standard ATR indicator. It will test the current ATR against the Historic Average ATR of your preference to see if the current volatility is high or low.
Once it has determined if it is high or low it will color code the circles at the top based on this information. Green means the current volatility is low and red means the current volatility is higher than the historic average.
In the settings I have also placed a couple styles, if you wish to show the ATR and Historic ATR in percent format instead of normal you can turn them on in the style settings. If you are using the percent format I recommend setting the Precision to 2-3 decimal places.
I hope you all enjoy this indicator, if you have any questions please feel free to post them in the comments.
Average True Range (VStop) GuppyThis script allows Volatility Stop, an average true range-based indicator, to be plotted like a "Guppy" multiple moving average indicator. Backtesting results seem pretty good when a solid majority of the lines are in agreement.
Of course, as is customary with my scripts, the user can select the length, source, and multiple for any of the ATR lines plotted and customize the visuals how they want.
Value added:
As far as I know, there aren't any ATR-based indicators that quite do this -- setting up a "Guppy" actually seems to help quite a lot with seeing the overall big picture & capturing the meat of a trend.
IR% - Intraday Range (% or $)Shows the percentage difference between the High and Low of the price bar expressed as a percent of the Open of that bar. In the settings, you can change to Price Change instead of percent change. This will show the price change between the High and Low for each price bar.
It can be used on any time frame.
I use it on the daily chart . I note the daily figure, and that lets me know how far the price tends to move during a typical day (no gaps included).
If using on another time frame other than the daily, then it is an intrabar calculation, not intraday.
Apply a moving average to it to see the average intraday movement after the open when using a daily chart .
The IR% of a 1-minute chart tells you the price range of that one-minute price bar, and a weekly chart will show the price range of each weekly price bar.
It only measures high to low versus the candle's open price. It does not include gaps between candles, which makes it different than the ATR. ATR is more useful for swing trading, where the trader may be holding through gaps in price, and thus wants to factor them in.
The IR% is useful for day traders because it shows how much a stock tends to move during the day (intraday range), when using a daily chart . ATR is not as effective for this because it includes gaps, which day traders can't generally capitalize on.
If the IR% is fluctuating between 5% and 10% over the last 50 days or so (on the daily chart ), day traders know that AFTER the open, the price is likely to move 5% to 10% from high point to low point. This can help with establishing profit targets, seeking out stocks that tend to move a lot within the day, or avoid these types of stocks if they are undesirable to you. Seek out low IR% stocks if you prefer lower movement during your selected time frame.
A stock may have an ATR% of 5% but ATR doesn't tell us if that movement occurred after the open or includes a gap. Some stocks are prone to gaps. They may gap 4% most days, and then only move 1% during the day. This will still be a 5% ATR%, but most of that movement ISN'T capturable each day. The IR% for this stock would only be 1%, not 5% like the ATR suggests.
I developed this because I like day trading volatile stocks, and I wanted a measure that ONLY includes movement during the day, and doesn't include price gaps in the calculation. Because as a day trader, gaps don't matter to me. I can only make money on what happens during the day, after the open.
It is similar to another indicator called Average Day Range (ADR). Although most ADR calculations are already calculated as an average (so I don't see each individual value) or plots things on the chart. This may be useful for some people, but I wanted to see the data on each price bar, have the option to add a moving average or not, and not have anything plotted on the price chart. It also nice to be able to flip from % to $ dollar movement if desired.
