Divergence Cheat Sheet'Divergence Cheat Sheet' helps in understanding what to look for when identifying divergences between price and an indicator. The strength of a divergence can be strong, medium, or weak. Divergences are always most effective when references prior peaks and on higher time frames. The most common indicators to identify divergences with are the Relative Strength Index (RSI) and the Moving average convergence divergence (MACD).
Regular Bull Divergence: Indicates underlying strength. Bears are exhausted. Warning of a possible trend direction change from a downtrend to an uptrend.
Hidden Bull Divergence: Indicates underlying strength. Good entry or re-entry. This occurs during retracements in an uptrend. Nice to see during the price retest of previous lows. “Buy the dips."
Regular Bear Divergence: Indicates underlying weakness. The bulls are exhausted. Warning of a possible trend direction change from an uptrend to a downtrend.
Hidden Bear Divergence: Indicates underlying weakness. Found during retracements in a downtrend. Nice to see during price retests of previous highs. “Sell the rallies.”
Divergences can have different strengths.
Strong Bull Divergence
Price: Lower Low
Indicator: Higher Low
Medium Bull Divergence
Price: Equal Low
Indicator: Higher Low
Weak Bull Divergence
Price: Lower Low
Indicator: Equal Low
Hidden Bull Divergence
Price: Higher Low
Indicator: Higher Low
Strong Bear Divergence
Price: Higher High
Indicator: Lower High
Medium Bear Divergence
Price: Equal High
Indicator: Lower High
Weak Bear Divergence
Price: Higher High
Indicator: Equal High
Hidden Bull Divergence
Price: Lower High
Indicator: Higher High
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Ehlers Leading Indicator [CC] RibbonQuoted from Cheatcountry : “The Leading Indicator was created by John Ehlers (Cybernetic Analysis For Stocks And Futures pg 235) and as the name implies, this is a leading indicator that provides super early signals. Feel free to change the alpha values to adjust to your needs. Buy when the indicator line is green and sell when it is red.”
His original script:
This is a mod of Cheatcountrys script. I put it into a function and plotted several and implemented a tally of all.
Credit to him and John Ehler. Published with permission.
