The Wave PM (Whistler Active Volatility Energy Price Mass) indicator is an oscillator described in the Mark Whistler’s book “Volatility Illuminated”.
The Wave PM was specifically designed to help read cycles of volatility. Read when a strong trend is about to start and end, along with the potential duration of lateral chop. By using concepts of probability and volatility, which anyone can understand, retail traders can learn to think about “risk” more like an institutional trader… With WAVE PM and an understanding of institutional risk-based trading, at home traders are able to start seeing volatility as opportunity, not an “out of the blue” hindrance.
Price Mass is not a directional oscillator it’s more of a gauge of potential energy left in the distribution cycle from Mark Whistler’s book “Volatility Illuminated”
Discussion about the indicator and other concept derivated took place here.
//PRC_Mark Whistler’s Wave PM | indicator
//27.06.2019
//Nicolas @ www.prorealcode.com
//Sharing ProRealTime knowledge
// --- settings
BandsPeriod=14
BandsDeviation=1.25
Chars= 100
// --- end of settings
if barindex>max(Chars,BandsPeriod) then
Dev = std[BandsPeriod]*BandsDeviation
Dev1 = square(Dev / Pointsize)
temp=sqrt(average[chars](dev1))*pointsize
if temp<>0 then
temp=dev/temp
endif
if(temp>0) then
iexp=Exp(-2*temp)
returnNum= (1-iexp)/(1+iexp)
osc= (returnNum)
else
iexp=Exp(2*temp)
returnNum=(iexp-1)/(1+iexp)
osc= (returnNum)
endif
endif
return osc, 0.9 style(dottedline,1)
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Hi Nicolas, thanks a lot for coding this interesting looking indicator. I read: https://www.tradingview.com/chart/BTCUSD/6SIl2X3f-The-Holy-Grail-of-Trading-Advanced-Volatility-Theory and wondered why is 1.25 std deviations the "fulcrum" between the compression and expansion of the distribution? Or as the author puts it: 1.25 std devs is "the pivot point for the expansion and compression of the ENTIRE distribution for that period."? Cheers for any insights!
Hi @Nicolas, Really impressed by your work. I am trying to replicate the Wave-PM indicator that you coded. Would you mind answering some question? Would really appreciate it.