OPEN-SOURCE SCRIPT
Strong Engulfing Candlestick (With Alerts)
Detect only Strong Bullish and Strong Bearish Engulfing candle patterns and provide visual signals along with alerts.
Key Features
Bullish Engulfing Detection:
Conditions:
Current candle's close > open (bullish).
Previous candle's close < open (bearish).
Current candle's high ≥ Previous candle's high (includes wicks).
Current candle's low ≤ Previous candle's low (includes wicks).
The body of the current bullish candle is stronger than the previous bearish candle.
Signal: Plots a green upward arrow below the bar when conditions are met.
Bearish Engulfing Detection:
Conditions:
Current candle's close < open (bearish).
Previous candle's close > open (bullish).
Current candle's high ≥ Previous candle's high (includes wicks).
Current candle's low ≤ Previous candle's low (includes wicks).
The body of the current bearish candle is stronger than the previous bullish candle.
Signal: Plots a red downward arrow above the bar when conditions are met.
Alerts:
Custom alerts are included for both bullish and bearish engulfing patterns:
Bullish Alert Message: "Strong Bullish Engulfing detected!"
Bearish Alert Message: "Strong Bearish Engulfing detected!"
Key Features
Bullish Engulfing Detection:
Conditions:
Current candle's close > open (bullish).
Previous candle's close < open (bearish).
Current candle's high ≥ Previous candle's high (includes wicks).
Current candle's low ≤ Previous candle's low (includes wicks).
The body of the current bullish candle is stronger than the previous bearish candle.
Signal: Plots a green upward arrow below the bar when conditions are met.
Bearish Engulfing Detection:
Conditions:
Current candle's close < open (bearish).
Previous candle's close > open (bullish).
Current candle's high ≥ Previous candle's high (includes wicks).
Current candle's low ≤ Previous candle's low (includes wicks).
The body of the current bearish candle is stronger than the previous bullish candle.
Signal: Plots a red downward arrow above the bar when conditions are met.
Alerts:
Custom alerts are included for both bullish and bearish engulfing patterns:
Bullish Alert Message: "Strong Bullish Engulfing detected!"
Bearish Alert Message: "Strong Bearish Engulfing detected!"
Open-source script
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Disclaimer
The information and publications are not meant to be, and do not constitute, financial, investment, trading, or other types of advice or recommendations supplied or endorsed by TradingView. Read more in the Terms of Use.
Open-source script
In true TradingView spirit, the creator of this script has made it open-source, so that traders can review and verify its functionality. Kudos to the author! While you can use it for free, remember that republishing the code is subject to our House Rules.
Disclaimer
The information and publications are not meant to be, and do not constitute, financial, investment, trading, or other types of advice or recommendations supplied or endorsed by TradingView. Read more in the Terms of Use.