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Indicators describe the tape. They do not owe you a profit.

Use one tool from each family: trend, momentum, then volatility or volume. Five oscillators of the same idea are still one idea.

Indicators · illustrative
Sample
EMA 20 · BB (20, 2)RSI 147030MACD 12 / 26 / 9
EMA 20 = trendRSI 76 ≠ sellBands = volatility
EMA 9 / 21 cross

Trend: moving averages, MACD, ADX

Trend tools ask whether price is generally rising, falling, or going nowhere. They lag on purpose — confirmation costs a few bars.

  • SMA / EMA: a 20 and 50 period pair is a common filter, not a crystal ball.
  • MACD: moving-average convergence; histogram flips often fire early in chop.
  • ADX: high ADX means a trend is present; it does not tell direction by itself.
RSI 14 · 70 / 30

Momentum: RSI, Stochastic, rate of change

Momentum measures how fast price moved. Overbought is not automatically “sell,” especially in a strong trend.

  • RSI (14): 70/30 are habits, not laws. In a bull trend, RSI can sit high for weeks.
  • Stochastic: more sensitive; useful with a slower trend filter.
  • Divergence (price high, oscillator lower) is a warning, not an order.
Bollinger (20, 2)

Volatility: Bollinger bands, ATR, Keltner

Volatility tools size stops and tell you when the market is expanding or compressing. A squeeze often precedes a large bar — in either direction.

  • Bollinger: price hugging the upper band can be trend, not a short.
  • ATR: average true range is the workhorse for stop distance and position size.
  • Keltner channels use ATR around an EMA; compare them with Bollinger to spot squeeze.
VWAP + volume

Volume and auction: VWAP, OBV, volume profile

Price without volume is a rumour. VWAP is the session’s average paid. Volume profile maps where the most business was done.

  • VWAP: institutions often care whether they bought above or below it.
  • OBV: cumulative volume on up vs down closes; watch for price/volume disagreement.
  • High-volume nodes act like magnets; low-volume nodes can be traversed quickly.
Trend + momentum agree

How to combine tools without stacking noise

Three indicators of the same family (RSI + Stochastic + CCI) mostly repeat each other. Pair one trend, one momentum, one volatility or volume tool — then leave the rest off the chart.

  • Decide the timeframe first. A 5-minute RSI does not overrule a daily trend.
  • Write the rule in one sentence before you add another overlay.
  • If you cannot explain why the indicator fires, it does not belong in the bot.

The Vega library

Indicators we build for TradingView.

Written in Pine Script v6 and tested with our own Python backtester before they reach a chart.

Vega Trend Rider

Main product

Trend-following buy/sell signals with up to 13 confirmations, market presets, a built-in exit plan (ATR stop → breakeven → trailing), a dashboard and webhook alerts for the bot.

CBS Ultimate

Research

The research version: every signal shows a confluence score of how many filters agreed, plus ATR stop, three targets and breakeven / trailing. Comes with a matching TradingView strategy for the Strategy Tester.

CBS Pro

Earlier version

Supertrend and EMA-cross triggers with fewer filters. Kept with its strategy version for comparison.

Classic signal scripts

Library

MA crossover signals, EMA + RSI signals, RSI with EMA 50, an EMA / RSI trend and volatility filter, a triple EMA + RSI + MACD crypto strategy, and TD Sequential.

See how signals become alerts and orders →

Live chart

Practise on a live chart.

BTC/USDT on the 4-hour chart with RSI and MACD already added. Change the symbol or timeframe to try the same reading on any market.

Live chart by TradingView. Delayed or exchange data may vary; education only, not advice.