Tidal Divergence [JOAT]Tidal Divergence
Tidal Divergence is a composite divergence detector that lives in a sub-pane and projects high-conviction divergence visuals onto the price chart. The composite blends three volume-based oscillators — Money Flow Index, percentile-ranked Cumulative Volume Delta, and z-scored OBV rate-of-change — into a single normalized stream. Both regular and hidden divergences are detected. Persistent zones are drawn at divergence pivots, and zone mitigation is tracked with body / wick / rejection modes.
What makes it different
Single-oscillator divergence indicators give a single perspective. Tidal Divergence's composite triangulates three independent volume-derived oscillators so a divergence in the composite is supported by three volume readings instead of one.
Hidden divergences (continuation pattern: price higher low plus oscillator lower low for bull) are detected separately from regular divergences (reversal pattern), with distinct line styles on the price chart.
Each detected divergence creates a persistent demand or supply zone with optional FVG-confluence gating, dynamic alpha-by-age (zones fade as they age), and explicit mitigation logic (body / wick / two-close rejection variants).
A composite percentile envelope (5th to 95th percentile of the last 200 bars) is drawn behind the oscillator so absolute readings are easy to interpret in context.
How it works
MFI(14), daily-reset CVD then ta.percentrank(cvd, 100), OBV ROC z-score over a 20-bar mean / stdev. Three legs, each normalized to roughly the same scale.
Composite equals 0.40 times the normalized MFI plus 0.35 times the normalized CVD percentile plus 0.25 times the clamped OBV ROC z. Hull-smoothed and scaled to centi-percent.
Pivots are detected on the composite stream. A regular bull divergence requires a price lower low paired with a composite higher low within a 5-to-60-bar window. Hidden bull requires a price higher low plus composite lower low. Bear variants invert the conditions.
At each divergence pivot, two horizontal lines are drawn (edge equals lowest wick / highest wick. base equals lowest body / highest body), with a linefill between them, on the price chart via force_overlay=true.
Zone mitigation: body mode (close beyond edge) or wick mode (high/low beyond edge), optionally with two-close rejection requirement.
Optional FVG confluence requires a recent 3-bar Fair Value Gap before firing the divergence-final alert.
Reading the chart
In-pane : composite line tinted by direction with a smoothed signal line, gradient ribbon between them, breath-modulated zero midline, plus and minus 70 overbought / oversold thresholds, and the percentile envelope as an atmospheric backdrop.
In-pane divergence markers : regular divergences as solid connector plots, hidden divergences as broken (dashed-equivalent) connectors.
Cross-pane : price-to-price divergence connector lines on the price chart (regular solid, hidden dashed). Each line has a small REG BULL DIV 4520.50 or HID BEAR DIV label at the current pivot.
Cross-pane zone fills with age-graded transparency.
Zone edge price labels follow the right edge of each active zone.
Mitigation flash labels print at the bar where a zone is broken.
A cross-pane composite tint paints a soft mint / red background when the composite is clearly above or below plus or minus 30.
Signals
Regular bullish / bearish divergence
Hidden bullish / bearish divergence (continuation)
Bull / bear zone touch
Bull / bear zone mitigated
Bull / bear stack (three or more active zones plus a fresh regular divergence)
Bull / bear streak (composite above / below zero for N consecutive bars)
All gated on barstate.isconfirmed or barstate.ishistory. No future references. No lookahead_on.
Inputs
MFI : MFI length.
Divergence : pivot lookback left / right, detect hidden divergences toggle.
Zones : zone extreme length, max zone age, mitigation mode, allow-rejection toggle.
FVG Confluence : require FVG, FVG lookback bars.
Visual : bullish / bearish colors.
Cross-pane Visuals : divergence lines, divergence labels, zone edge labels, composite tint.
Dashboard : position, size.
How traders use this
Reversal entries : a regular bull divergence with the composite leaving an oversold extreme is a high-quality long setup, especially when accompanied by an FVG below the divergence price.
Continuation entries : a hidden bull divergence during a clearly trending bull regime is a structurally supported add-on entry on a pullback.
Zone trades : after a divergence prints, treat its zone as an active demand or supply level. Reactions to the zone (touch with rejection candles) are tradable. Mitigation invalidates the level.
Composite filter : only trade with the composite in agreement (composite above 0 for longs). The cross-pane tint helps you stay aligned without checking the pane.
Limitations
Divergence detection inherently lags the actual extreme by the right-pivot window.
Composite values are smoothed and need warm-up bars before they stabilize.
Cumulative Volume Delta is a tick-volume proxy, not true level-2 order flow.
A divergence is a probability, not a guarantee. Many divergences fail before completing their implied reversal.
Compatibility
Pine Script v6 open-source indicator (pane plus cross-pane). Any symbol with volume data. Cross-pane elements use force_overlay=true. No request.security calls.
Defaults
14-bar MFI, 14-left / 5-right pivot, body mitigation, FVG confluence off by default, mint / red palette, top-right medium dashboard. Enable FVG confluence to filter for higher-quality setups.
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