Crypto trader and trading system developer Scott Phillips recently introduced a crypto trading system that specifies a set of rules for determining whether the crypto is in a trend. While the rules are not overly complex, they are complex enough that manual trend determination is somewhat laborious and prone to error. The ScalpiusTrend script is designed to automate this process. It operates is briefly summarized as follows:
1. It looks for a bar that breaks the Bollinger Band. That starts a pending trend.
2. When we find another bar with a higher high and higher close (uptrend) or lower low and lower close (downtrend), then the trend is confirmed.
3. The trend ends when the price touches the opposite Bollinger Band, or goes 20 bars without making a new low and new close.
The indicator is shown as a histogram plot below the main chart window. By default, the short black pending trend bars are off, but you can enable the Pending Bars checkbox in the indicator Settings menu to turn them on.