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Camarilla Pivot Points on TradingView

Camarilla pivot points place support and resistance references around the previous completed period's close. The previous high minus low sets their spacing. For daily pivots, check which daily candle supplies those three values before interpreting R3/R4 or S3/S4. A session mismatch can change every line even when the formula is correct.

This Camarilla V2 guide includes eight plotted levels, exact arithmetic and a Pine Script example with confirmed higher-timeframe data. The levels are inputs for rules you define; this indicator has no entries, exits or evidence of trading profitability.

Inputs: prior HLCDefault: daily pivotsOutput: 8 levelsCode: Pine Script v6
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Formula and a worked HLC example

Let H, L and C be the previous completed pivot period's high, low and close. Set D = H − L. The open is not used in these eight calculations. R labels are also called H labels; S labels are also called L labels.

R = C + 1.1 × D / divisor
S = C − 1.1 × D / divisor

Divisors: 12, 6, 4 and 2 for level pairs 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Demonstration only: H = 110, L = 100, C = 106. The range is 10 price units, so 1.1 × D = 11. Values below are rounded to four decimals for display.

PairDistance from CResistanceSupport
R1 / S111 / 12 = 0.9167106.9167105.0833
R2 / S211 / 6 = 1.8333107.8333104.1667
R3 / S311 / 4 = 2.75108.75103.25
R4 / S411 / 2 = 5.50111.50100.50

Calculation checks: every pair averages to 106; R4 − C is twice R3 − C; changing only C by +1 shifts all eight values by +1. R4 is above the previous high in this example, which follows from the chosen close and range. A prior high is not an upper bound for a pivot.

Use the fractions in code. Substituting 0.183 for 1.1/6 gives R2 = 107.83 here, a difference of 0.003333. At a range of 1,000, that difference becomes 0.333333 price units. Round for display or an explicit order-price rule, rather than changing the formula constants.

Formula reference: TradingView Pivot Points Standard. Traditional pivots use different equations; this page covers the Camarilla pairs only.

Pine Script v6: confirmed prior-period levels

Paste this indicator into the Pine Editor and add it to a standard time-based chart. With the default 1D input, use an intraday chart. Red circles plot R1 through R4; green circles plot S1 through S4. The Data Window also exposes the requested HLC so you can reproduce a level by hand.

Pine Script v6
// This source code is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public License 2.0 at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/
// © Pineify
//@version=6
indicator("Camarilla Pivot Points V2", overlay=true)

pivotTimeframe = input.timeframe("1D", "Pivot timeframe")
lineWidth = input.int(1, "Marker width", minval=1, maxval=4)

if timeframe.in_seconds(pivotTimeframe) <= timeframe.in_seconds()
    runtime.error("Choose a pivot timeframe higher than the chart timeframe.")

// The offset is inside the requested context. No additional chart-bar offset.
[prevHigh, prevLow, prevClose] = request.security(syminfo.tickerid, pivotTimeframe, [high[1], low[1], close[1]], gaps=barmerge.gaps_off, lookahead=barmerge.lookahead_on)

scaledRange = 1.1 * (prevHigh - prevLow)
r1 = prevClose + scaledRange / 12
r2 = prevClose + scaledRange / 6
r3 = prevClose + scaledRange / 4
r4 = prevClose + scaledRange / 2
s1 = prevClose - scaledRange / 12
s2 = prevClose - scaledRange / 6
s3 = prevClose - scaledRange / 4
s4 = prevClose - scaledRange / 2

plot(r1, "R1 / H1", color=color.red, linewidth=lineWidth, style=plot.style_circles)
plot(r2, "R2 / H2", color=color.red, linewidth=lineWidth, style=plot.style_circles)
plot(r3, "R3 / H3", color=color.red, linewidth=lineWidth, style=plot.style_circles)
plot(r4, "R4 / H4", color=color.red, linewidth=lineWidth, style=plot.style_circles)
plot(s1, "S1 / L1", color=color.green, linewidth=lineWidth, style=plot.style_circles)
plot(s2, "S2 / L2", color=color.green, linewidth=lineWidth, style=plot.style_circles)
plot(s3, "S3 / L3", color=color.green, linewidth=lineWidth, style=plot.style_circles)
plot(s4, "S4 / L4", color=color.green, linewidth=lineWidth, style=plot.style_circles)
plot(prevHigh, "Previous pivot high", display=display.data_window)
plot(prevLow, "Previous pivot low", display=display.data_window)
plot(prevClose, "Previous pivot close", display=display.data_window)

The request offsets HLC inside the pivot timeframe and pairs that offset with barmerge.lookahead_on. This makes the completed prior period available from the start of the next period. Adding another [1] to the returned levels would delay them by one chart bar. Using lookahead with unshifted current-period HLC would leak future values into historical bars.

The script requests the symbol's higher-timeframe data; it does not construct a custom cash-session candle. Syntax validation is separate from verifying chart behavior. See TradingView's higher-timeframe request documentation.

InputDefaultMeaning and constraint
Pivot timeframe1DMust exceed the chart timeframe; 1W uses the prior completed week.
Marker width11 to 4; display only, with no effect on HLC or level values.

Which previous trading day does the script mean?

For this script, "previous" means the prior available bar in the requested timeframe. It does not mean the previous local calendar date. A Monday daily reference can come from Friday when the feed has no weekend bars. Holidays and missing data need the same check.

Daily data and session data can disagree

TradingView documents that stock daily candles usually exclude extended hours, while futures daily candles use electronic trading hours and may use settlement for the close. Compare the actual HLC before comparing indicators. An intraday session aggregate is a different input dataset.

Overnight sessions cross calendar dates

A session can begin in the evening and finish the next day. For a custom session implementation, define the session start, end, weekdays and timezone together; finalize its HLC only after that session ends. A midnight reset would split an overnight session into two partial ranges.

Chart timezone is a display setting

Changing the chart clock does not change Pine calculations or redefine daily candles. Custom time logic should specify its timezone. An IANA zone such as America/New_York follows daylight saving changes, unlike a fixed UTC offset. For 24/7 markets, check the provider's daily boundary instead of assuming your local midnight.

References: daily-based pivot values, sessions and timezones.

R3/R4 and S3/S4: levels need an event rule

R3/S3 sit 27.5% of the prior range from the prior close. R4/S4 sit 55% away. Calling a touch a reversal, or a crossing a breakout, adds a trading hypothesis. The formulas contain no probability, volume filter or execution model.

Illustrative observationWhat is establishedWhat remains undefined
Low touches S3 = 103.25 and closes at 103.50A bar tested S3 and closed above it.Entry timing, stop, target and whether the rule has an advantage.
Prior close 111.40; current close 111.60; R4 = 111.50A close-to-close upward crossing, if both bars use the same R4.Whether the next order can fill near 111.60 and whether price continues.
New session opens at 112, above R4 = 111.50An opening gap above the reference.Whether to skip, wait for a retest or allow a separate gap rule.

The gap example leaves R4 at 111.50. It does not erase the other levels, and it does not prove that 111.50 was a tradable fill during the gap. A new-period level change can also trigger a crossover calculation without an equivalent move through the old level. Decide explicitly whether the first bar of a new pivot period is eligible.

A narrow prior range packs the levels together; a wide range spreads them out. Neither case supplies a universal entry threshold. If you convert an observation into a strategy, define exits, sizing, commissions, slippage and gap fills separately. These examples are arithmetic and event definitions, not backtest results or investment advice.

A five-step chart audit

  1. Record the exact exchange symbol, chart type, chart timeframe, pivot timeframe, session selection and adjustment settings. Use standard candles for this audit.
  2. Read the three "Previous pivot" values in the Data Window. Calculate R3 and S4 independently and compare them with the plots. Account for display precision.
  3. Inspect the last intraday bar of one pivot period and the first available bar of the next. The new set should use the just-completed period; it should not wait for the next chart bar.
  4. Inspect several bars inside one period. HLC and levels should remain unchanged for that requested period. Reload the chart and compare the same timestamps; investigate feed revisions or changed settings before blaming rounding.
  5. Repeat around a weekend, holiday and overnight boundary. Record an opening gap separately from an intraday crossing, then check the first bar of each new period for a reference-level jump.

Describe the contract to Pineify

"Build an eight-level Camarilla indicator from the prior completed daily HLC. Use exact 1.1 divisors 12, 6, 4 and 2. Make the values available at the next daily boundary, expose source HLC in the Data Window and reject chart timeframes at or above the pivot timeframe. Document the feed/session assumptions. Do not add entries or exits."

Use the Pine Script AI Coding Agent to adapt that specification, then check the generated values bar by bar. If you need a custom cash or overnight session, supply the complete session definition and request a separate aggregation implementation.

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Camarilla pivot points FAQ

They are price references calculated from a completed period. For the four pairs here, the previous close is the center and the previous high minus low determines spacing. R1 through R4 sit above that close; S1 through S4 sit below it. They do not predict whether a touch will reverse or continue.

In this eight-level example, yes. H1 through H4 are alternate labels for R1 through R4; L1 through L4 correspond to S1 through S4. The labels describe position relative to the previous close. A resistance label does not mean the level is above the current market price.

V2 is the name of this page and script example, not a separate TradingView pivot formula. The example plots the four standard Camarilla support/resistance pairs. TradingView Pivot Points Standard can also show a central P and R5/S5, which this script does not plot. Compare like-for-like levels when checking the two.

Add Pivot Points Standard and select Camarilla, or paste the Pine Script example into the Pine Editor and add it to a chart. For the example, use a time-based intraday chart with the default daily pivot timeframe. Compare its Data Window HLC values before comparing the plotted levels.

There is no performance-tested best setting on this page. The daily default gives an intraday chart a completed daily reference. Weekly or monthly inputs define a different reference period. Keep the pivot timeframe above the chart timeframe in this example, and document the feed and session before interpreting a setting comparison.

No. If the previous HLC inputs are unchanged, the formulas still return the same levels. A gap changes the opening location and available trade path. An open already above R4 is not an intraday crossing from below R4. Any trading rule must specify how to handle that initial state.

Check the exact symbol, data feed, pivot timeframe, previous HLC, daily versus intraday aggregation, session coverage and price adjustments. If those match, inspect rounding and historical update timing. Applying an extra chart-bar offset after requesting prior-period data can shift where new levels appear.

The arithmetic accepts HLC from either market. The session definition needs care: a 24-hour market still has provider-defined daily bars, and an overnight futures session can span two calendar dates. Record the actual bar boundary. Changing the displayed chart timezone alone does not create a new calculation session.

Sources and related references

Official documentation checked October 17, 2026.

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