Analysis Techniques & Strategies

Impl Volty - Stoch (Indicator)

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Input Information

Name Expression Default Description
HiPercent Numeric 80 High reference value used to plot a high reference line in a chart and to set the high plot color for a chart line or cell background.
LoPercent Numeric 20 Low reference value used to plot a low reference line in a chart and to set the high plot color for a chart line or cell background.
UpColor Numeric Yellow Color to use for indicator values that are relatively high over ColorNormLength bars.  Set to -1 to disable gradient color plotting.
DnColor Numeric Red Color to use for indicator values that are relatively low over ColorNormLength bars.
Set to -1 to disable gradient color plotting.
GridForegroundColor Numeric Black Color to use for numbers in RadarScreen cells when gradient coloring is enabled, that is, when both UpColor and DnColor are set to non-negative values.

Description

The Implied Volatility Stochastic oscillator is an options-related indicator that plots the current implied volatility level as a percentage of its 52-week range. The calculation is similar to that of a 52 week stochastic, however, this indicator tests the implied volatility values and not the price values used with the EasyLanguage Stochastic function.

Plot Information

Number Name Default Color Description
Plot1 CurrIVPct Yellow/Red Plots the oscillator value.
Plot2 Hi Pct Dark Green Plots the high percentage reference line.
Plot3 GridHiPct Dark Green Plots the low percentage reference line.
 

When applied to a chart, this indicator displays three plots in a separate subgraph from the price data.

Set either UpColor and/or DnColor to -1 to disable gradient plot coloring.  When disabled, Plot1 color is determined by settings in indicator properties dialog box.  Plot2 (ZeroLine) color always comes from indicator properties dialog box.