LuBot
INTRODUCTION
This indicator was born from a personal need to have everything needed in one place and to allow any trader to see the market as I see it, so that everyone, even the novice trader, immediately feels at ease as I do me when I look at the graphs.
Over time I have also developed other indicators which I associate with the LuBot, however it is designed to be used as a standalone indicator which can suit any trading style.
Of course, no indicator or strategy can predict the future. Only a good mindset and good money management can lead you to be a consistently profitable trader in the long run. Which is why together with the indicator I will provide further examples of use with personal insights and thoughts about my way of seeing the market.
Below you will find everything you need to understand what you will get with this indicator and how to use it, but there are so many configurations that you can do that could make you find a better setup than mine as each of us has different needs and different timing.
Some of us don't mind keeping positions open overnight and others want to close everything by the end of the day. There are those who look at charts with very low timeframes and those like me who prefer to look at higher timeframes like the Daily for reasons of practicality and more "relaxed" timing.
Because of this I don't want to limit the use of the indicator to what is my way of using it. Each of us has different needs, and this indicator is used to show you the way forward and satisfy your needs.
WHAT IS LuBot?
LuBot is a multi-piece indicator that provides any trader with everything they need to trade in one place.
The idea is to make it easier to see the market and give everyone the opportunity to start trading with a simple method that is within everyone's reach.
The LuBot indicator works on any TradingView chart and timeframe and includes several basic components including:
- Long and Short signals: distinguishable in SwingSignals and MultiSignals.
SwingSignals have an alternating Long-Short sequence. The logic of these signals is to indicate the trend to follow which, if supported by the other components, allows inputs in favor of swings. MultiSignals signals add intermediate signals to favor entry even on a single signal and could be used both to add further confirmation to the trend-following trade and for scalping, thus exiting the trade as soon as possible.
- Reversal Bands : placed at the ends of the chart, they indicate an area of probable price reversal (overbought and oversold areas). They are divided into colored bands each of which increases its repelling force as the intensity of the color increases. If the price crosses an extreme we expect an even stronger reversal.
- Customizable Moving Averages : 3 in total which can be modified in length, source and type of moving average (ema, sma, wma, etc.). By default I have entered the settings that I use personally.
- Trend Cloud : colored band according to the trend. By default the colors are green for bullish trend, red for bearish trend and gray for sideways/neutral phase. Coupled with moving averages they are a perfect tool to better follow the trend.
- Swings : shows swings on the chart so you can better understand their structure and refine trend tracking. Excellent as reference points for new trades.
- Reversal Signals : small signals shown as arrows above and below the chart. Those above appear when the price is overbought, conversely those below appear when the price is oversold. They are not entry inputs but they help for both entry and exit of the trade.
- Trend Candles : the candles are colored according to the trend defined in the code. Additional support to avoid entering against the trend or to exit the market when the trend reverses.
- Supports and Resistances : supply and demand levels will appear automatically and will update over time. They take the pivot points as references and it is possible to modify their period. A higher value will show wider levels, a lower value will show levels based on the latest price movements.
- Trend Channel : Show an automatic trend channel based on the period entered in the settings. A value of 100 will show a channel based on the price average of the last 100 candles.
- Alerts : finally we find the alerts both for Long and Short signals and for the appearance of a new swing. Before activating alerts, make sure you have chosen the signal settings you prefer so that you only receive that type of alert. The alert will adapt to the parameters you have chosen and will notify you whenever a new signal or swing appears. The "Any function alert" will alert you whenever a Long or Short SwingSignals appear.
SIGNAL SETTINGS
These are the signal setting modes.
First we open the indicator settings by clicking on the gear in the upper left next to the indicator name, or by double clicking on one of the indicator components in the chart.
At this point a menu will open in which the various components appear in an orderly manner.
The first group concerns the signal settings.
The first item indicates the Signal Type in which we can choose whether to display the SwingSignals or MultiSignals signals.
The second item indicates the Signal Style in which we can choose a value from 0 to 3.
Value 0 will show all signals not filtered by the trend. The value 1 will add a first trend filter and increase the restriction on the trend by increasing the value.
Next we find 3 selectable boxes called Limit Signals.
Each of these boxes will add further filters to the signals in order to limit the signals in periods of laterality and to avoid an excess of signals shown on the chart.
By acting on these settings we could find the right setup that best suits our needs.
Finally, the last modifiable parameter concerns the display of the last signals which by default is set to 3000. This means that all the signals in the last 3000 candles will be displayed on the chart.
HOW I USE IT
As I wrote above my favorite timeframe is the Daily. This timeframe allows me to study the market very calmly and gives me all the time necessary to decide how to behave on the market. Furthermore, the Daily timeframe fits perfectly with my vision of trading, which is the one that allows you to have time for yourself instead of working all day and not being able to devote yourself to family or other businesses.
In this way I observe the market only in the morning or in the evening and thanks to this indicator I can make decisions very quickly unlike when I had to analyze chart by chart with other manual tools. Moreover, thanks to this configuration I can easily do everything from my smartphone. You don't know what satisfaction it feels like to sit comfortably on your sofa in the evening and observe the markets from your mobile phone and open and close trades thanks to this indicator.
Now let's move on to the practical part and see the main actions I take when I look at a graph from scratch. The examples will cover the Long position but the reverse applies for the Short position.
HOW TO ENTER THE MARKET
1- First I set the signals with the Limit Signals type 3 option and use the SwingSignals signals. In this way I avoid too much confusion in the graph and consider the last signal
that points me in the main direction to follow.
2- In the image above we see a Long signal as the last. So from then on I will only look for Long entries.
3- I wait for the TrendCloud to turn green and thus favor the direction bullish.
4- I wait for the price to rise above the ema21 (orange moving average set by default) and the TrendCloud.
5- If the TrendCloud is above the ema100 (blue moving average) and the ema200 (yellow moving average) this increases the idea of bullish strength.
6- I expect a retracement and then a return of prices towards the zone ema21 or TrendCloud.
7- At this point, as we can see from the image below, I start looking at the Swing.
Swings determine the structure and trend of the market.
Increasing highs and lows = Uptrend
Lower highs and lower lows = Bearish trend
If in this case the swing low is positive then HL (HigherLow) we are more likely to enter in favor of a positive trend and be able to bring home a profit.
8- The break of the high of the swing candle (the one where we find the label HL) is already an entry trigger in itself, but to improve the probability of success and avoid
entering false movements we add MultiSignals signals to have input patterns specific.
In this case we have a Long entry pattern so the entry on the break of the maximum is confirmed.
9- A further confirmation is given by the TrendCandles that we can activate from the settings. If the last candles are green and the candle of ours probable trade is also
green, we have a further confirmation of possible rise.
TRADE MANAGEMENT AND EXIT
1- The moment we decide to open the position we need to know in advance where you mainly enter the stop loss and then the take profit.
2- To enter the stop loss we can use the last swing low as reference, or the TrendCloud. Based on the risk you want to get on that trade.
If the conditions are particularly positive you can place the stop loss a few pips below the swing low. The take profit instead it depends on how long you want to hold the
trade. Personally I prefer to exit trades as soon as possible to avoid staying too long exposed to reversal risks. This is about a trading approach short term.
So it could be placed on the level of the previous high as in the following example.
In this case the trade lasts only 4 candles and the overnight costs and the risk of closing the trade with a loss are limited.
3- To view the exit levels for TP and SL you can also use the automatic Support and Resistance tool.
In this example we see that the closest support level coincided with the low of the swing so inserting the stop loss below the low of the swing would have had greater validity. The Take Profit, on the other hand, could be placed on the closest Resistance level.
4- A more conservative approach would lead us to place the stop loss below the TrendCloud or below the previous swing low (more recommended approach). In this way we
will avoid the risk of being stopped and subsequently seeing the market continue in our direction as often happens.
In this example we see a Long trade on a subsequent MultiSignals signal which is stopped when the price makes a retracement on the TrendCloud. In this case we see that if we had placed the stop below the previous swing low or below the TrendCloud we would still have remained in the market and would be positive.
5- In the example above, it must also be considered that the market had already made several positive swings without making a more important retracement on the
TrendCloud, so after making 1 or 2 trades I would avoid forcing too much by chasing all the signals because it is the most correct approach.
After 3-4 consecutive swings without retracements, I recommend waiting.
When the market has made a major retracement then the swing count can start over and we could enter on the next swing high mark or break.
CONCLUSIONS
As you will have understood, the main approach is Trend is Your Friend, the trend is our main friend in trading and insisting on counter-trend operations is not profitable and sustainable in the long run. Even with LuBot you can do countertrend trades but they are not the ones I recommend so I won't talk about them here.
Last but not least it must be said that the indicator does not repaint, this means that the signals will not disappear over time and the alerts are reliable.
Each of these components has been inserted on the basis of a personal need and on the basis of studies done directly by me in the field. This is the first official release after 3 years of developments.
This indicator is not a strategy, does not show backtest results and does not show Take Profit or Stop Loss levels. The purpose of this indicator is to give everyone an idea of price behavior and to implement a discretionary strategy. Signals are not always a reason to enter and TP and SL levels vary depending on the type of trade, which is why an automated backtest could show different results than you might have.
This indicator is intended to help the trader (beginner or not) to find the trades to make more easily and to allow anyone to follow a strategy. Since this is an indicator for discretionary trading, I don't invite you to follow all the signals, but to reason with all the tools available within it. When there are more elements that match, the chances of success are higher. You have to be patient and avoid getting caught up in haste and emotions. Considering that the market is unpredictable and there can be no certainties about its future movement, I take no responsibility for your use of this indicator.
This indicator was born from a personal need to have everything needed in one place and to allow any trader to see the market as I see it, so that everyone, even the novice trader, immediately feels at ease as I do me when I look at the graphs.
Over time I have also developed other indicators which I associate with the LuBot, however it is designed to be used as a standalone indicator which can suit any trading style.
Of course, no indicator or strategy can predict the future. Only a good mindset and good money management can lead you to be a consistently profitable trader in the long run. Which is why together with the indicator I will provide further examples of use with personal insights and thoughts about my way of seeing the market.
Below you will find everything you need to understand what you will get with this indicator and how to use it, but there are so many configurations that you can do that could make you find a better setup than mine as each of us has different needs and different timing.
Some of us don't mind keeping positions open overnight and others want to close everything by the end of the day. There are those who look at charts with very low timeframes and those like me who prefer to look at higher timeframes like the Daily for reasons of practicality and more "relaxed" timing.
Because of this I don't want to limit the use of the indicator to what is my way of using it. Each of us has different needs, and this indicator is used to show you the way forward and satisfy your needs.
WHAT IS LuBot?
LuBot is a multi-piece indicator that provides any trader with everything they need to trade in one place.
The idea is to make it easier to see the market and give everyone the opportunity to start trading with a simple method that is within everyone's reach.
The LuBot indicator works on any TradingView chart and timeframe and includes several basic components including:
- Long and Short signals: distinguishable in SwingSignals and MultiSignals.
SwingSignals have an alternating Long-Short sequence. The logic of these signals is to indicate the trend to follow which, if supported by the other components, allows inputs in favor of swings. MultiSignals signals add intermediate signals to favor entry even on a single signal and could be used both to add further confirmation to the trend-following trade and for scalping, thus exiting the trade as soon as possible.
- Reversal Bands : placed at the ends of the chart, they indicate an area of probable price reversal (overbought and oversold areas). They are divided into colored bands each of which increases its repelling force as the intensity of the color increases. If the price crosses an extreme we expect an even stronger reversal.
- Customizable Moving Averages : 3 in total which can be modified in length, source and type of moving average (ema, sma, wma, etc.). By default I have entered the settings that I use personally.
- Trend Cloud : colored band according to the trend. By default the colors are green for bullish trend, red for bearish trend and gray for sideways/neutral phase. Coupled with moving averages they are a perfect tool to better follow the trend.
- Swings : shows swings on the chart so you can better understand their structure and refine trend tracking. Excellent as reference points for new trades.
- Reversal Signals : small signals shown as arrows above and below the chart. Those above appear when the price is overbought, conversely those below appear when the price is oversold. They are not entry inputs but they help for both entry and exit of the trade.
- Trend Candles : the candles are colored according to the trend defined in the code. Additional support to avoid entering against the trend or to exit the market when the trend reverses.
- Supports and Resistances : supply and demand levels will appear automatically and will update over time. They take the pivot points as references and it is possible to modify their period. A higher value will show wider levels, a lower value will show levels based on the latest price movements.
- Trend Channel : Show an automatic trend channel based on the period entered in the settings. A value of 100 will show a channel based on the price average of the last 100 candles.
- Alerts : finally we find the alerts both for Long and Short signals and for the appearance of a new swing. Before activating alerts, make sure you have chosen the signal settings you prefer so that you only receive that type of alert. The alert will adapt to the parameters you have chosen and will notify you whenever a new signal or swing appears. The "Any function alert" will alert you whenever a Long or Short SwingSignals appear.
SIGNAL SETTINGS
These are the signal setting modes.
First we open the indicator settings by clicking on the gear in the upper left next to the indicator name, or by double clicking on one of the indicator components in the chart.
At this point a menu will open in which the various components appear in an orderly manner.
The first group concerns the signal settings.
The first item indicates the Signal Type in which we can choose whether to display the SwingSignals or MultiSignals signals.
The second item indicates the Signal Style in which we can choose a value from 0 to 3.
Value 0 will show all signals not filtered by the trend. The value 1 will add a first trend filter and increase the restriction on the trend by increasing the value.
Next we find 3 selectable boxes called Limit Signals.
Each of these boxes will add further filters to the signals in order to limit the signals in periods of laterality and to avoid an excess of signals shown on the chart.
By acting on these settings we could find the right setup that best suits our needs.
Finally, the last modifiable parameter concerns the display of the last signals which by default is set to 3000. This means that all the signals in the last 3000 candles will be displayed on the chart.
HOW I USE IT
As I wrote above my favorite timeframe is the Daily. This timeframe allows me to study the market very calmly and gives me all the time necessary to decide how to behave on the market. Furthermore, the Daily timeframe fits perfectly with my vision of trading, which is the one that allows you to have time for yourself instead of working all day and not being able to devote yourself to family or other businesses.
In this way I observe the market only in the morning or in the evening and thanks to this indicator I can make decisions very quickly unlike when I had to analyze chart by chart with other manual tools. Moreover, thanks to this configuration I can easily do everything from my smartphone. You don't know what satisfaction it feels like to sit comfortably on your sofa in the evening and observe the markets from your mobile phone and open and close trades thanks to this indicator.
Now let's move on to the practical part and see the main actions I take when I look at a graph from scratch. The examples will cover the Long position but the reverse applies for the Short position.
HOW TO ENTER THE MARKET
1- First I set the signals with the Limit Signals type 3 option and use the SwingSignals signals. In this way I avoid too much confusion in the graph and consider the last signal
that points me in the main direction to follow.
3- I wait for the TrendCloud to turn green and thus favor the direction bullish.
4- I wait for the price to rise above the ema21 (orange moving average set by default) and the TrendCloud.
5- If the TrendCloud is above the ema100 (blue moving average) and the ema200 (yellow moving average) this increases the idea of bullish strength.
6- I expect a retracement and then a return of prices towards the zone ema21 or TrendCloud.
7- At this point, as we can see from the image below, I start looking at the Swing.
Swings determine the structure and trend of the market.
Increasing highs and lows = Uptrend
Lower highs and lower lows = Bearish trend
If in this case the swing low is positive then HL (HigherLow) we are more likely to enter in favor of a positive trend and be able to bring home a profit.
8- The break of the high of the swing candle (the one where we find the label HL) is already an entry trigger in itself, but to improve the probability of success and avoid
entering false movements we add MultiSignals signals to have input patterns specific.
9- A further confirmation is given by the TrendCandles that we can activate from the settings. If the last candles are green and the candle of ours probable trade is also
green, we have a further confirmation of possible rise.
TRADE MANAGEMENT AND EXIT
1- The moment we decide to open the position we need to know in advance where you mainly enter the stop loss and then the take profit.
2- To enter the stop loss we can use the last swing low as reference, or the TrendCloud. Based on the risk you want to get on that trade.
If the conditions are particularly positive you can place the stop loss a few pips below the swing low. The take profit instead it depends on how long you want to hold the
trade. Personally I prefer to exit trades as soon as possible to avoid staying too long exposed to reversal risks. This is about a trading approach short term.
So it could be placed on the level of the previous high as in the following example.
3- To view the exit levels for TP and SL you can also use the automatic Support and Resistance tool.
4- A more conservative approach would lead us to place the stop loss below the TrendCloud or below the previous swing low (more recommended approach). In this way we
will avoid the risk of being stopped and subsequently seeing the market continue in our direction as often happens.
5- In the example above, it must also be considered that the market had already made several positive swings without making a more important retracement on the
TrendCloud, so after making 1 or 2 trades I would avoid forcing too much by chasing all the signals because it is the most correct approach.
After 3-4 consecutive swings without retracements, I recommend waiting.
When the market has made a major retracement then the swing count can start over and we could enter on the next swing high mark or break.
CONCLUSIONS
As you will have understood, the main approach is Trend is Your Friend, the trend is our main friend in trading and insisting on counter-trend operations is not profitable and sustainable in the long run. Even with LuBot you can do countertrend trades but they are not the ones I recommend so I won't talk about them here.
Last but not least it must be said that the indicator does not repaint, this means that the signals will not disappear over time and the alerts are reliable.
Each of these components has been inserted on the basis of a personal need and on the basis of studies done directly by me in the field. This is the first official release after 3 years of developments.
This indicator is not a strategy, does not show backtest results and does not show Take Profit or Stop Loss levels. The purpose of this indicator is to give everyone an idea of price behavior and to implement a discretionary strategy. Signals are not always a reason to enter and TP and SL levels vary depending on the type of trade, which is why an automated backtest could show different results than you might have.
This indicator is intended to help the trader (beginner or not) to find the trades to make more easily and to allow anyone to follow a strategy. Since this is an indicator for discretionary trading, I don't invite you to follow all the signals, but to reason with all the tools available within it. When there are more elements that match, the chances of success are higher. You have to be patient and avoid getting caught up in haste and emotions. Considering that the market is unpredictable and there can be no certainties about its future movement, I take no responsibility for your use of this indicator.
Информация о релизе:
Added "Market Structure". Now the candlesticks have the color of the market structure (yellow for bullish and purple for bearish). To this I add the labels of "Start Structure" (Bullish or Bearish).
The Market Structure also shows the last level whose breaking reverses the structure.
Added "Excess Filter" and "Structure Filter" for Multisignals signals.
Added Generic Alerts with Multi and SBS signals
The Market Structure also shows the last level whose breaking reverses the structure.
Added "Excess Filter" and "Structure Filter" for Multisignals signals.
Added Generic Alerts with Multi and SBS signals
Информация о релизе:
This new update brings various changes and improvements to the indicator and primarily to the main Long and Short signals.
Changes to signal filters including the addition of the "Avoid lateral market" filter.
Changes also to the Reversal/Deceleration signals, dividing them into 4 categories (normal, silver, gold and diamond).
Added variable timeframes for moving averages.
Changes to signal filters including the addition of the "Avoid lateral market" filter.
Changes also to the Reversal/Deceleration signals, dividing them into 4 categories (normal, silver, gold and diamond).
Added variable timeframes for moving averages.
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