L1 Bitcoin Whale Pump Detector

17. Sept. 2020

Level: 1

Background
One of the biggest differences between cryptocurrency and traditional financial markets is that cryptocurrency is based on blockchain technology. Individual investors can discover the direction of the flow of large funds through on-chain transfers. These large funds are often referred to as Whale. Whale can have a significant impact on the price movements of cryptocurrencies, especially Bitcoin. Therefore, how to monitor Whale trends is of great significance both in terms of fundamentals and technical aspects.

Function

L1 Bitcoin Whale Pump Detector script This is a simple technical indicator that judges whether Whale is involved in the relationship between price increase and trading volume. Its purpose is not to accurately judge Whale behavior, but to provide a starting point for more Pine lovers to develop more advanced Whale monitoring programs.

Key Signal

*pumpcond1 use price information alone with 7% as a threshold
*pumpcond2 use both price and volume infomation.


Pros and Cons

Pros:

*1. Detect Whale pump in large time frame.
*2. Not a mature and accurate buy and sell script but provide alerts of Whale movements.
*3. When it resonante with Buy signal, it has higher confidence level.

Cons:

*1. Only detect Whale Pump, not Whale Dump is realized.
*2. Only provide large fund information, not an accurate trading signal generator.



Remarks

You can use this to confirm blockchain large fund transfer activities. E.g. Large amount of USDT flows into large exchanges.

Readme

In real life, I am a prolific inventor. I have successfully applied for more than 60 international and regional patents in the past 12 years. But in the past two years or so, I have tried to transfer my creativity to the development of trading strategies. Tradingview is the ideal platform for me. I am selecting and contributing some of the hundreds of scripts to publish in Tradingview community. Welcome everyone to interact with me to discuss these interesting pine scripts.

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