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Volume Spike Analyzer(SMA10-Based)
📊 **Volume Spike Analyzer (SMA10-Based)**
This indicator highlights abnormal volume activity by comparing current volume to the 10-period Simple Moving Average (SMA) of volume. It helps traders visually identify unusual activity that may precede breakouts, reversals, or news-driven moves.
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🔧 **Features:**
• ✅ Colors volume bars:
• Green = Volume > SMA(10)
• Red = Volume ≤ SMA(10)
• ✅ Detects and labels spike levels:
• 🔶2x — Volume > 2x SMA(10)
• 🟢3x — Volume > 3x SMA(10)
• 🔴4x — Volume > 4x SMA(10)
• ✅ Built-in alerts for all 3 spike levels
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📈 **Best Use Cases:**
• Confirm breakouts with strong volume
• Detect accumulation/distribution
• Filter low-volume setups
• Combine with VWAP/EMA for directional confirmation
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⏱️ **Recommended Timeframes:**
• Intraday: 5m, 15m, 1h
• Also works on daily for swing trades
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🧠 **Pro Tips:**
• Use with VWAP or EMA(20/50/200) for confluence
• Add SMA(Volume, 10) to your price chart for quick correlation
• Combine with candle pattern detection for signal validation
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This indicator highlights abnormal volume activity by comparing current volume to the 10-period Simple Moving Average (SMA) of volume. It helps traders visually identify unusual activity that may precede breakouts, reversals, or news-driven moves.
---
🔧 **Features:**
• ✅ Colors volume bars:
• Green = Volume > SMA(10)
• Red = Volume ≤ SMA(10)
• ✅ Detects and labels spike levels:
• 🔶2x — Volume > 2x SMA(10)
• 🟢3x — Volume > 3x SMA(10)
• 🔴4x — Volume > 4x SMA(10)
• ✅ Built-in alerts for all 3 spike levels
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📈 **Best Use Cases:**
• Confirm breakouts with strong volume
• Detect accumulation/distribution
• Filter low-volume setups
• Combine with VWAP/EMA for directional confirmation
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⏱️ **Recommended Timeframes:**
• Intraday: 5m, 15m, 1h
• Also works on daily for swing trades
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🧠 **Pro Tips:**
• Use with VWAP or EMA(20/50/200) for confluence
• Add SMA(Volume, 10) to your price chart for quick correlation
• Combine with candle pattern detection for signal validation
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Open-source script
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Disclaimer
The information and publications are not meant to be, and do not constitute, financial, investment, trading, or other types of advice or recommendations supplied or endorsed by TradingView. Read more in the Terms of Use.
Open-source script
In true TradingView spirit, the creator of this script has made it open-source, so that traders can review and verify its functionality. Kudos to the author! While you can use it for free, remember that republishing the code is subject to our House Rules.
Disclaimer
The information and publications are not meant to be, and do not constitute, financial, investment, trading, or other types of advice or recommendations supplied or endorsed by TradingView. Read more in the Terms of Use.