Moving Averages Power

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This is a README in Pine Script format for TradingView publication.
It contains usage docs in comments and a no-op plot so it uploads without issue.
For the actual indicator, use: moving_averages_simple.pine
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plot(na) no-op to keep the script valid without drawing anything

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Moving Averages (5–4320) — Trend + Normalized Strength
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Lightweight indicator that plots up to 15 SMAs (5 → 4320) and shows a compact
table with each MA’s:
- Slope % (per-bar)
- Trend (Bullish/Bearish/Neutral)
- Normalized “Strength” bars comparable across MA lengths and, optionally,
across timeframes via ATR%

Not financial advice. For research/education only.

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Scope
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- Simple Moving Averages (SMA) only
- Periods: 5, 10, 20, 30, 60, 120, 160, 240, 480, 720, 960, 1440, 1750, 2880, 4320
- Overlays lines + end-of-series labels; adds a 4×16 table (bottom-right)
- Strength normalization modes: None, Length, ATR%, Length+ATR%

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Key Features
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- 15 SMA lines on one chart
- Line/label/table colors reflect trend:
• Bullish (slope > 0): green
• Bearish (slope < 0): red
• Neutral (otherwise): gray
- Normalized Strength bars comparable across MA lengths and (optionally) across
timeframes via ATR%
- Show/hide any SMA; adjustable font sizes for labels and table

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Installation (TradingView)
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1) Open TradingView → any chart → Pine Editor
2) Create a new script and paste the contents of moving_averages_simple.pine
3) Save → Add to chart
4) Open Settings to customize inputs

(This README.pine is just documentation. It does not draw lines or the table.)

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Usage
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Table columns:
- MA: the moving average period
- Slope %: per-bar percent change of the MA
slope% = 100 × (MA − MA[1]) / MA[1]
- Trend: Bullish (green), Bearish (red), Neutral (gray)
- Strength: a bar of ▮ characters, computed from normalized strength and
clamped to a max (default 10 bars)

Strength normalization (S):
- None: S = |slope%|
- Length: S = |slope%| × (length / normRefLen)
- ATR%: S = |slope%| / ATR%, where ATR% = 100 × ATR(atrLen) / close
- Length+ATR%: S = (|slope%| × (length / normRefLen)) / ATR%

Bars: bars = floor(S / strengthStep), clamped to maxStrengthBars
Notes:
- normRefLen (default 240) stabilizes Length scaling across very short/long MAs
- In ATR modes, Strength is blank until ATR is ready (requires atrLen bars)

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Inputs (Settings)
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- Display: 15 toggles to show/hide SMA 5 … SMA 4320
- Text Settings: Label font size; Table font size
- Strength Settings:
• Strength normalization: None | Length | ATR% | Length+ATR%
• Strength step (normalized units): sensitivity of bar count
• Max bars: clamp for bar count (default 10)
• Normalization reference length: baseline for Length scaling (default 240)
• ATR Length (for ATR% normalization): ATR lookback for ATR%

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Recommended presets
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Intraday (e.g., BTCUSD, 1h):
- Normalization: Length+ATR%
- normRefLen: 240
- Strength step: 0.02–0.05
- Max bars: 10
- ATR Length: 14

Daily (e.g., AAPL, 1D):
- Normalization: Length
- normRefLen: 240–480
- Strength step: 0.01–0.03
- Max bars: 10

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Calibration tips
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Bars often maxed (pegged)?
- Increase Strength step (e.g., 0.01 → 0.03 → 0.05)
- Or increase normRefLen (e.g., 240 → 480 → 720)

Bars too few?
- Decrease Strength step (e.g., 0.02 → 0.01 → 0.005)
- Or decrease normRefLen (e.g., 240 → 120)

Cross-timeframe comparability:
- Prefer Length+ATR%; start with Strength step ≈ 0.02–0.05 and tune

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Limitations
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- SMA only (no EMA/WMA/etc.)
- Per-bar slope is timeframe-sensitive; use ATR% or Length+ATR% for better
cross-timeframe comparisons
- ATR modes require atrLen bars; Strength shows blank until ready
- Longest SMA (4320) needs sufficient chart history

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Troubleshooting
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- Strength always maxed:
• Using Length mode with too-small step → increase step and/or use Length+ATR%
• Review normRefLen (higher ref length dampens long MAs)
- Strength blank cells:
• In ATR modes, wait for atrLen bars or use Length mode
- Table bounds:
• If you customize periods or table size in the main script, keep header at
row 0 and at most 15 data rows (4×16 table)

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Compatibility
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- Pine Script v6
- Works on most symbols/timeframes with adequate history

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Credits & Feedback
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If you find this useful, consider sharing your preferred defaults (symbol/
timeframe) so better presets can be added. PRs/issues welcome in the repo.