Heikin Ashi Volatility Percentile - TraderHalaiThe Heikin Ashi Volatility Percentile (HAVP) Oscillator was inspired by the legendary Bollinger Band Width Percentile indicator(known as BBWP), written by Caretaker, and made famous by Eric Krown, a famous influencer.
This script borrows aspects of the BBWP indicator which enables the HAVP oscillator to visually match the look and feel of BBWP and allows similar configuration functions (such as colouring function, smoothing MAs and alerts)
The fundamentals of this script are however different to BBWP. Instead of Bollinger band width, this script uses a reverse function of Heikin Ashi close (implemented in my Smoothed Heikin Ashi Trend
indicator, linked below).
The reverse Heikin Ashi close is smoothed using Ehler's SuperSmoother function, providing smooth oscillation and earlier signals of volatility tops and bottoms.
From an automated backtest that I have conducted on the BTCUSD index pair, I have observed comparable performance to BBWP across multiple timeframes when combining with stochastic direction to give a bias on overall direction. Using parameters I have tested, it performs better on mid-term timeframes such as 3h,4h and 6h. BBWP outperforms on 1h and 1d, with lower timeframes being comparable.
From the results, using HAVP over BBWP tends to result in reduced holding time and more frequent trades, which may or may not be desirable, although the behaviour can be adjusted using the parameters provided.
For instance, the smoother oscillation provided by HAVP provides a great predictability factor and earlier confirmation signals, which is something that Ehler emphasised in his trading style, and something which I agree with personally. I would encourage you to try out both HAVP and BBWP and see which fits your trading style.
Releasing this as open source allows for the betterment of the community and further development, criticism and discussion.
Thanks and enjoy! :)
