Avg % Move Dashboard — Body and Wicks

Title
Avg % Move Dashboard — Body and Wicks (w/ True Range)

Summary
Compact right-side dashboard showing the average percent move of recent candles:

Body size (absolute % from Open to Close)
Body bias (signed %, with up/down arrow and color)
Full range (High–Low %)
True range (ATR-style % relative to previous close)
Perfect for quickly gauging current market velocity and directional skew on any symbol or timeframe.

How It Works
Body % (per bar): (Close − Open) / Open × 100
Full range % (per bar): (High − Low) / Open × 100
True range % (per bar): max(High−Low, |High−PrevClose|, |Low−PrevClose|) / PrevClose × 100
Averages: Simple moving averages over the last N candles
Rounding: Values rounded to your chosen decimals
Bias row: shows signed average body percent with an ↑/↓ arrow and green/red color; near-zero values can display a neutral ⟷ based on a threshold

Settings
Candles to average (default 20): Window length for SMA calculations.
Decimals: Rounding precision for display.
Dashboard position: Top/Middle/Bottom Right.
Dashboard size: Tiny, Small, Normal, Large, Huge.
Background Color: Panel background.
Text Color (size rows): For non-bias rows.
Near-zero threshold (%): If the average body bias absolute value is below this, show neutral (⟷) instead of bullish/bearish.

What to show (toggles):
Show Body (Open→Close)
Show Full Range (High→Low)
Show True Range (ATR-style)

What You’ll See
Body size: average absolute body percent (magnitude only).
Body bias: average signed body percent with:
↑ and green if bullish
↓ and red if bearish
⟷ and gray if within the near-zero threshold
Full Range: average percent from High to Low.
True Range: average percent true range relative to previous close.
Footer: n = number of candles used.

How to Use
Add to any chart and timeframe; it overlays a table on the right-side.
Use “Body size” to assess typical candle strength.
Use “Body bias” to see directional skew:
Strong positive = persistent buying pressure.
Strong negative = persistent selling pressure.
Near-zero = balanced/sideways conditions.
Compare “Full range” vs “Body size”:
Large range but small body may indicate indecision or wicky conditions.
“True range” offers a classic ATR-style read (relative to prior close), useful for volatility-aware sizing.
Adjust “Candles to average” to your timeframe:
Short-term (scalps): 20–50
Intraday: 50–100
Swing: 100–200+

Best Practices
Pair with structure (S/R, sessions) to avoid false impressions in thin markets.
Increase length on noisy pairs/timeframes to smooth out noise.
Use the near-zero threshold to suppress micro-bias and focus on meaningful shifts.

Alerts
This dashboard is informational and doesn’t define alertconditions in the code. If you’d like, I can add optional alerts (e.g., bias flips from bearish to bullish beyond threshold, or volatility spikes on TR) — just say the word.

Limitations
This panel summarizes recent averages; it’s not a signal generator.
Values can differ across assets/timeframes; tune “Candles to average.”
True Range uses prev close normalization; that’s by design for ATR-style context.

Changelog
v1.0: Initial release — Body size, Body bias (with arrows/colors/neutral), Full Range, True Range, configurable UI.