Technical Indicators

Overview

Playground provides access to 150+ technical indicators that you can use to build trading strategies. Indicators are calculated in real-time using price and volume data from Binance, giving you the same tools professional traders use.

Momentum Indicators

Momentum indicators measure the speed and strength of price movements. They help identify overbought/oversold conditions and potential reversals.

Popular Momentum Indicators

• •RSI (Relative Strength Index) — Range 0-100. Oversold < 30, Overbought > 70. Measures momentum strength.
• •Stochastic Oscillator — Range 0-100. Oversold < 20, Overbought > 80. Compares closing price to price range.
• •Stochastic RSI — More sensitive than standard RSI. Range 0-100. Oversold < 20, Overbought > 80.
• •CCI (Commodity Channel Index) — Range typically -200 to +200. Oversold < -100, Overbought > 100.
• •Williams %R — Range -100 to 0. Oversold < -80, Overbought > -20.
• •Momentum Oscillator — Raw price change over period. Positive = upward momentum, Negative = downward.
• •Rate of Change (ROC) — Percentage price change over period. Shows velocity of price movement.
• •Ultimate Oscillator — Multi-timeframe momentum (3 periods). Range 0-100. Oversold < 30, Overbought > 70.
• •MFI (Money Flow Index) — Volume-weighted RSI. Range 0-100. Oversold < 20, Overbought > 80.

Advanced Momentum Indicators

• •Chande Momentum Oscillator — Range -100 to +100. Oversold < -50, Overbought > 50.
• •True Strength Index (TSI) — Double-smoothed momentum. Range -100 to +100. Bullish > 25, Bearish < -25.
• •Klinger Oscillator — Volume-based momentum. Positive = accumulation, Negative = distribution.
• •Elder-Ray Index — Bull Power (high - EMA) and Bear Power (low - EMA). Measures buying/selling pressure.
• •Force Index — Volume-weighted price change. Positive = buying force, Negative = selling force.
• •Awesome Oscillator — Difference between fast/slow median price SMAs. Crosses 0 = momentum shift.
• •PPO (Percentage Price Oscillator) — MACD in percentage terms. Histogram crossing 0 = momentum signal.
• •Aroon Oscillator — Range -100 to +100. > 50 = strong uptrend, < -50 = strong downtrend.
• •Volume Weighted RSI — RSI with volume emphasis. Range 0-100. Oversold < 30, Overbought > 70.
• •RSI Divergence — Detects divergence between price and RSI. Returns 1 (bullish), -1 (bearish), 0 (none).

Trend Indicators

Trend indicators help identify the direction and strength of market trends. They smooth price data to filter out noise.

Moving Averages

• •SMA (Simple Moving Average) — Average price over period. Price above SMA = bullish, below = bearish.
• •EMA (Exponential Moving Average) — Weighted moving average. More responsive than SMA to recent price changes.
• •WMA (Weighted Moving Average) — Linear weighting. More responsive than SMA but less than EMA.
• •HMA (Hull Moving Average) — Low-lag moving average. Very responsive to price changes.
• •ALMA (Arnaud Legoux MA) — Gaussian-weighted moving average with reduced lag and noise.
• •McGinley Dynamic — Adaptive moving average that adjusts to market speed. Reduces whipsaws.

Trend Systems

• •MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence) — Histogram crossing 0 signals momentum shift. Positive = bullish, Negative = bearish.
• •ADX (Average Directional Index) — Measures trend strength (not direction). > 25 = strong trend, < 20 = weak/ranging.
• •Parabolic SAR — Trailing stop indicator. Price above SAR = uptrend, below = downtrend.
• •SuperTrend — ATR-based trend indicator. Direction 1 = uptrend, -1 = downtrend.
• •Ichimoku Cloud — Multi-line trend system. Conversion/Base cross = signal. Price vs Cloud = trend.
• •TRIX — Rate of change of triple-smoothed EMA. Crosses 0 = momentum shift.
• •Linear Regression — Statistical trend line. Price above = uptrend, below = downtrend.
• •TII (Trend Intensity Index) — Measures trend strength. Above 50 = uptrend, below 50 = downtrend.
• •Vortex Indicator — Positive/negative trend movement. VI+ > VI- = uptrend.

Channel Indicators

• •Bollinger Bands — Volatility bands around moving average. Price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold.
• •Donchian Channels — Highest high and lowest low over period. Breakouts signal trend continuation.
• •Keltner Channels — EMA +/- ATR bands. Price outside bands = breakout/breakdown.

Volume Indicators

Volume indicators analyze trading volume to confirm price movements and identify accumulation/distribution.

• •OBV (On-Balance Volume) — Cumulative volume indicator. Rising OBV = accumulation, falling = distribution.
• •A/D Line (Accumulation/Distribution) — Volume-weighted indicator measuring buying/selling pressure.
• •CMF (Chaikin Money Flow) — Average money flow over period. Above 0 = accumulation, below 0 = distribution.
• •Volume Oscillator — Difference between fast/slow volume SMAs. Shows volume momentum.
• •VROC (Volume Rate of Change) — Percentage change in volume. Shows volume acceleration/deceleration.
• •VPT (Volume Price Trend) — Cumulative volume adjusted by price change. Confirms trend strength.
• •RVOL (Relative Volume) — Current volume vs average. Above 1.5 = high volume, below 0.5 = low volume.
• •Volume Spike Ratio — Current volume vs recent average. Above 2 = significant spike.
• •OBV EMA — OBV with EMA smoothing. OBV crossing above EMA = bullish volume.
• •PVI/NVI (Positive/Negative Volume Index) — Tracks price on volume-up/down days. Rising = smart money activity.
• •EOM (Ease of Movement) — Relates price change to volume. Above 0 = easy upward movement.
• •Chaikin Oscillator — MACD of A/D line. Positive = accumulation, Negative = distribution.

Volatility Indicators

Volatility indicators measure price fluctuation and help identify periods of high/low volatility.

• •ATR (Average True Range) — Measures average price range. Higher ATR = more volatility.
• •BB Width (Bollinger Band Width) — Width of Bollinger Bands. Expanding = increasing volatility, contracting = decreasing.
• •BB %B — Price position within Bollinger Bands. 0 = lower band, 0.5 = middle, 1 = upper band.
• •Standard Deviation — Measures price dispersion. Higher = more volatility.
• •Historical Volatility — Annualized volatility based on log returns. Expressed as percentage.
• •ATR Channels — Price channels based on ATR. Similar to Keltner but uses SMA.
• •VSTOP (Volatility Stop) — ATR-based trailing stop. Direction 1 = long, -1 = short.
• •ATR Trailing Stop — Trailing stop loss based on ATR. Direction 1 = long, -1 = short.
• •Chaikin Volatility — Rate of change of EMA of high-low range. Shows volatility acceleration.
• •Squeeze Momentum — Detects BB/KC squeeze. Squeeze = 1 (low volatility), 0 = normal.
• •RVI (Relative Volatility Index) — RSI applied to standard deviation. Above 50 = increasing volatility.
• •Volatility Ratio — Current ATR vs historical ATR. Above 1 = higher than average volatility.

Oscillator Indicators

Oscillators fluctuate between fixed bounds and help identify overbought/oversold conditions.

• •SMI (Stochastic Momentum Index) — More sensitive than Stochastic. Range -100 to +100. Oversold < -40, Overbought > 40.
• •Relative Vigor Index — Measures trend strength by comparing close to open. Oscillates around 0.
• •Connors RSI — Enhanced RSI combining price RSI, streak RSI, and ROC. Range 0-100.
• •Laguerre RSI — RSI with Laguerre filter for reduced lag. Range 0-100. Very responsive.
• •DeMarker — Measures demand by comparing highs/lows. Range 0-1. Below 0.3 = oversold.
• •Fisher Transform — Converts prices to Gaussian distribution. Sharp turning points. Range -5 to +5.
• •KST (Know Sure Thing) — Weighted momentum oscillator. Crosses above signal = bullish.
• •Coppock Curve — Long-term momentum indicator. Crosses above 0 = bullish.
• •STC (Schaff Trend Cycle) — MACD + Stochastic hybrid. Range 0-100. Below 25 = oversold, above 75 = overbought.
• •QStick — Average close-open difference. Above 0 = bullish candles dominating.
• •PGO (Pretty Good Oscillator) — Distance from SMA in ATR units. Shows overbought/oversold in volatility terms.
• •Wave Trend — Momentum oscillator with oversold/overbought zones. Below -60 = oversold.
• •DPO (Detrended Price Oscillator) — Removes trend to identify cycles. Helps spot overbought/oversold without trend bias.

Price Action & Pattern Indicators

Price action indicators detect candlestick patterns and price structures.

Candlestick Patterns

• •Candlestick Pattern — Detects common patterns (doji, hammer, shooting star). Returns 1 (bullish), -1 (bearish), 0 (none).
• •Engulfing — Body engulfs previous body. Returns 1 (bullish), -1 (bearish), 0 (none).
• •Harami — Small body within previous body. Returns 1 (bullish), -1 (bearish), 0 (none).
• •Pin Bar — Long wick rejection pattern. Returns 1 (bullish), -1 (bearish), 0 (none).
• •Inside Bar — Current bar range within previous bar. Returns 1 (detected), 0 (none).
• •Outside Bar — Current bar engulfs previous bar. Returns 1 (bullish), -1 (bearish), 0 (none).
• •Morning Star — Three-candle bullish reversal. Returns 1 (detected), 0 (none).
• •Evening Star — Three-candle bearish reversal. Returns -1 (detected), 0 (none).
• •Three White Soldiers — Three consecutive strong bullish candles. Returns 1 (detected), 0 (none).
• •Three Black Crows — Three consecutive strong bearish candles. Returns -1 (detected), 0 (none).

Price Structures

• •Heikin-Ashi — Smoothed candles for trend identification. Outputs open, high, low, close.
• •Support Resistance — Recent swing highs/lows as S/R. Outputs resistance and support levels.
• •Pivot Points — Standard pivot points with S/R levels. Outputs pivot, r1-r3, s1-s3.
• •Fibonacci — Fibonacci levels from recent swing. Outputs 0%, 23.6%, 38.2%, 50%, 61.8%, 78.6%, 100%.
• •Breakout Strength — Close breaks previous high/low. Returns 1 (bullish), -1 (bearish), 0 (none).
• •Gap Detection — Detects price gaps. Returns 1 (gap up), -1 (gap down), 0 (no gap).
• •Consecutive Candles — Counts consecutive up/down candles. Positive = up, negative = down.

Custom & Composite Indicators

Advanced indicators that combine multiple signals or provide unique market insights.

• •Regime Bias — Market regime classification. 2 = strong bull, 1 = bull, 0 = neutral, -1 = bear, -2 = strong bear.
• •Rolling Up % — Percentage of green candles in lookback period. High % = bullish regime, Low % = bearish.
• •Post-Opposite Candle — Detects opposite color candle in trending regime. 1 = down in bull, -1 = up in bear.
• •RSI Up % Composite — Combines RSI with Up % for regime-aware signals. 2 = strong, 1 = signal, -1 = opposite.
• •MACD Volume Confirmation — MACD crossover with volume spike. 1 = bullish + volume, -1 = bearish + volume.
• •ATR Volatility Filter — Normalized ATR for volatility regime. 0-100 scale (0 = low vol, 100 = high vol).
• •Composite Momentum — Combines RSI, MACD, Stochastic. 0-100 scale (0 = bearish, 100 = bullish).
• •Mean Reversion Strength — Combines BB %B and RSI for mean reversion. 0-100 scale (100 = strong buy signal).
• •Trend Override — Combines ADX and consecutive candles. 0-100 scale (100 = very strong trend).
• •Multi-Timeframe Alignment — Checks trend alignment. 1 = aligned bullish, -1 = aligned bearish, 0 = not aligned.
• •Sentiment Price Action — Combines patterns with volume for sentiment. 0-100 scale (0 = bearish, 100 = bullish).
• •Oversold Bounce Probability — RSI oversold + low volume = bounce probability. 0-100 scale (100 = high probability).
• •R/R Ratio — Estimates risk/reward ratio from recent price action. Higher = better reward potential.
• •Kelly Criterion — Optimal position size based on edge. Returns % of capital to risk (0-100).

Using Indicators in Strategies

When building a strategy, simply tell the AI which indicators you want to use:

Single Indicator Example

• •You say — "Use RSI with a 14-period length"
• •AI creates — RSI indicator with default parameters (length: 14)
• •You say — "Buy when RSI crosses below 30"
• •AI creates — Condition: RSI crosses below 30 (oversold signal)

Multiple Indicators Example

• •You say — "Use RSI and MACD histogram"
• •AI creates — Two indicators: RSI (14-period) and MACD (12, 26, 9)
• •You say — "Buy when RSI is below 30 AND MACD histogram is positive"
• •AI creates — Two conditions with AND logic (both must be true)

Condition Operators

You can use various operators to define when conditions trigger:

• •Crossover Operators — "crosses above", "crosses below" - Fire once when crossing threshold
• •State Operators — "is above", "is below", "is positive", "is negative" - Fire every check while true
• •Comparison Operators — "greater than", "less than", "equals", "between" - Standard comparisons