Retrograde Planets - CE

Retrograde Planets - Community Edition

Welcome to the Retrograde Planets - Community Edition, a specialized tool designed to empower traders with W.D. Gann’s time-theory principles by highlighting planetary retrograde cycles. This feature-complete indicator allows traders to visualize critical retrograde periods for market analysis across equities, forex, commodities, and cryptocurrencies. As a seamless add-on to the Gann ToolBox, it enhances time-based trading strategies with precision and clarity.

Overview

The Retrograde Planets - Community Edition identifies and highlights retrograde cycles for Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, key periods often associated with market volatility and trend shifts in Gann’s methodology. By calculating ecliptic longitudes with high accuracy, the script plots historical and future retrograde periods (up to 365 days ahead) on your chart, complete with visual highlights and labels. This tool is ideal for traders leveraging astrological cycles to anticipate market turning points.

Key Features

• Retrograde Cycle Highlighting: Displays retrograde periods for Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, marking start and end points with vertical lines and labels.
  
• Historical and Future Projections: Visualizes past retrograde cycles and projects future ones up to a year in advance with minute-level precision.
  
• Customizable Planet Selection: Choose from seven planets to focus on specific retrograde cycles relevant to your analysis.
  
• 24/7 Market Optimization: Enable extended future data for continuous markets like crypto, improving performance and projection accuracy.
  
• Styling Flexibility: Customize the highlight color for retrograde periods to enhance chart clarity and align with your visual preferences.
  
• Labeled Visuals: Includes labels (e.g., “℞ Starts,” “℞ Ends”) with tooltips for easy identification of retrograde cycle boundaries.
  

How It Works

1. Open Settings: Access the script’s settings to configure your preferences.
   
2. Select a Planet: Choose from Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune to analyze its retrograde cycles.
   
3. Enable Retrograde Cycles: Check the box to activate retrograde highlighting for the selected planet.
   
4. Customize Highlight Color: Adjust the color of the highlighted retrograde periods for better chart visibility.
   
5. Enable 24/7 Mode (Optional): For crypto or continuous markets, activate the 24/7 setting to include extended future data.
   
6. Analyze and Trade: Use the highlighted retrograde periods and labeled lines to identify potential market volatility or trend changes, integrating Gann’s time-theory into your strategy.
   

Get Started

As a gift to the TradingView community and Gann traders, the Retrograde Planets - Community Edition is provided free of charge. With no features locked, this tool offers full access to retrograde cycle analysis for precise market timing. Trade wisely and harness the power of planetary cycles!