Wolfe Waves [BigBeluga]🔵 OVERVIEW
The Wolfe Waves pattern was first introduced by Bill Wolfe , a trader and analyst in the 1980s–1990s who specialized in market geometry and natural rhythm cycles. Wolfe observed that price often forms symmetrical wave structures that anticipate equilibrium points where supply and demand meet. These formations, called Wolfe Waves , gained popularity as a reliable pattern for forecasting both short- and long-term reversals.
The Wolfe Waves indicator automatically detects these patterns in real time. It tracks sequences of five pivots (points 1 through 5) and connects them with wave lines. Users can select either Bullish or Bearish Wolfe Waves depending on their trading bias. When the pattern fails, the lines automatically turn red to highlight invalidation.
🔵 CONCEPTS
Five-Point Structure – Wolfe Waves are defined by five pivots (1–5), which together form the basis of the wave pattern.
Bullish Pattern – Occurs when price compresses downward into point 5, signaling a potential upside reversal.
Bearish Pattern – Occurs when price extends upward into point 5, forecasting a downside reversal.
Validation & Failure – The pattern is considered valid once all five pivots form; if price fails to respect the expected breakout, the indicator marks the structure as broken with red lines.
🔵 FEATURES
Automatic detection of Bullish and Bearish Wolfe Waves.
Labels each pivot (1–5) on the chart for clarity.
Draws connecting lines between pivots to visualize the wave structure.
Projects target/dashed lines (EPA/ETA) based on Wolfe Wave geometry.
Lines automatically turn red when the pattern is broken, giving immediate feedback.
Customizable color scheme for bullish (lime) and bearish (orange) waves.
Adjustable sensitivity for pivot detection.
🔵 HOW TO USE
Choose between Bullish or Bearish mode depending on your analysis.
Watch for the formation of all five pivots; the indicator labels them clearly.
Look for potential entries near point 5, with the expectation that price will travel toward the projected EPA line.
Use invalidation (lines turning red) as a risk management warning to exit failed setups.
Combine with momentum, volume, or higher-timeframe analysis to increase reliability.
🔵 CONCLUSION
The Wolfe Waves brings the classic Wolfe Wave theory into an automated TradingView tool. Inspired by Bill Wolfe’s original concept of natural market cycles, this indicator detects, labels, and validates Wolfe Waves in real time. With automatic invalidation marking and customizable settings, it offers traders a structured way to harness one of the most well-known geometric reversal patterns.
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Wolfe Wave Detector [LuxAlgo]The Wolfe Wave Detector displays occurrences of Wolfe Waves, alongside a target line. A multiple swing detection approach is used to maximize the number of detected waves.
The indicator includes a dashboard with the number of detected waves, as well as the number of reached targets.
🔶 USAGE
The Wolfe Wave pattern is a chart pattern composed of five segments, with the initial segment extremities (points XABCD) forming a channel containing price variations.
After the price reaches point D , we can expect a reversal toward a target line (point E ). The target line is obtained by connecting and extending point X -> C .
The script draws the XABCD pattern and a projection of where E might potentially be located.
The projection is derived from the intersection between the target line and a line starting from D , parallel to B-C . From this line, margins are added, left and right, creating a wedge-shaped figure in most cases.
When the price passes the target line, this is highlighted by a dot. The dot and pattern are green by default when the target is above D and red when the target is below D . Colors can be edited in the settings. The dashed target line is colored in the opposite color.
As seen in the above example, the price trend can reverse after reaching the target line.
🔹 Symmetry
Ideally, the Wolfe Wave must have a degree of symmetry; every upward line should have a similar angle to the other upward lines, and the same should be true for the downward lines.
Also, the lines forming the channel should be as parallel as possible.
Users have the option to adjust the tolerance:
Margin controls the wave symmetry of the pattern
Angle controls the channel symmetry of the pattern
It's important to note that in both cases, a lower number will lead to more symmetrical patterns, but they may appear less frequently.
It is also important to note that increasing the Margin can delay validating the pattern. In the meantime, the price could surpass the channel in the opposite direction, invalidating and deleting the otherwise valid pattern.
🔹 Multiple Swings
Users can set a Minimum Swing length (for example 2) and a Maximum Swing length (for example 100) which defines the range of the swing point detection length, higher values for these settings will detect longer-term Wolfe patterns, while a larger range will allow for the detection of a larger number of patterns.
By using multiple swings, it is possible to find smaller next to larger patterns at the same time.
The dashboard shows the number of patterns found and targets reached. When, for example, bullish patterns are disabled in the settings, the dashboard only shows the results of bearish patterns.
🔹 Extend Target Line
The publication includes a setting that allows the Target Line to be extended up to 50 bars further. As seen in the above example, the Target Line can still be reached even after the pattern has been finalized. Once the Target Line is reached, it won't be updated further.
Here is another example of a Target Line being reached later on.
The Target Line acted as a support level, after which where the price changed direction.
🔹 Show Progression
An option is included to show the progression before the pattern is completed. Users can make use of the XABC pattern or visualize where point D should be positioned.
The focus lies on the bar range (between the left and right borders of the grey rectangle). The pattern is considered invalid and deleted when point D is beyond these limits. The height of the rectangle is optional. Ideally, the price should be located between the top and bottom of the rectangle, but it is not mandatory.
Show Progression has three options including:
Full: Show all lines of XABC plus line C-D and rectangle for the position of point D
Partial: Show line C-D and rectangle for the position of point D
None: Only show valid completed patterns
The 'Partial' option in the 'Show Progression' feature is designed to help users locate the desired position of point D without the visual clutter caused by the XABC lines. This can be useful for those who prefer a cleaner visual representation of the evolving pattern.
🔶 SETTINGS
🔹 Swing Length
Minimum: Minimum length used for the swing detection.
Maximum Swing Length: Maximum length used for the swing detection.
🔹 Tolerance
Margin: Influences the symmetry of the pattern; with a higher number allowing for less symmetry.
Angle: Influences the symmetry of the channel; with a higher number allowing for less symmetry.
🔹 Style
Toggle: Bullish/Bearish + colors
Extend Target Line: Extend a maximum of 50 bars or until Target Line is reached
Show Progression: Show pattern progression
Dot Size: The size of the dot when the Target Line is reached
🔹 Dashboard
Show Dashboard: Toggle dashboard which shows the number of found patterns and targets reached.
Location: Location of the dashboard on the chart.
Text Size: Text size.
🔹 Calculation
Calculated Bars: Allows the usage of fewer bars for performance/speed improvement
Wolfe Waves Signals [NXT2017] by the rules of Bill WolfeScript to find entries of Wolfe Wave Point 5 for Pinescript in Tradingview
Dear followers,
in my search for a good Wolfe Wave screener I havn't success. This is why I wrote my own script for find good Wolfe Waves entries for Pinescript in Tradingview.
The script calculate the relationsship between wave 4 (point 4 to point 5) and wave 3 (point 3 and point 4) in combination with the relationsship of wave 3 and wave 2 (point 2 to point 3). The first relationship should like the rules be 127.2 % and the second relationship 68.2% - but not every pattern join in this rule. This is why I give a little room to move around this values.
In one hand the higher the green peak, the longer and stronger the wave for buysetup and on the other hand the lower the red Peak, the longer and stronger the wave for sellsetup.
My skills didn't sufficient for show the lines of Wolfe Waves. If you have a modified version with lines with EPA and ETA Points, so please be so Kind to inform me.
Of course, not every signal is a good signal, so look to the rules of Bill Wolfe and on a perfect pattern be active.
At least I wish everyone a good tradingtime.
