Price Change — real-time visualization of market volatility and price movement intensity

The Price Change widget is an innovative tool for analyzing volatility and price changes of an instrument in real time.
It visualizes the intensity of price movements on a scale from –100 to +100, where values above the threshold level indicate increased market activity.

Why Traders Need It

Key Advantages

1. Early Volatility Detection

• Detects rising market activity before it becomes visible on the chart.

• Helps enter positions at the beginning of strong moves.

2. Risk Management

• Alerts the trader to sudden price changes using sound notifications.

• Helps adjust position size based on current volatility.

3. Improved Trade Timing

• Identifies optimal entry and exit moments.

• Helps avoid entering sideways or low-volatility markets.

4. Market Adaptability

• Automatically adjusts to changing market volatility.

• Uses historical data to calibrate indicator readings.

Practical Use Cases

• Scalping: Detect micro price movements quickly.

• Day Trading: Identify breakout or trending conditions.

• Risk Management: Monitor changing volatility to adjust stop-loss levels.

• News Trading: React instantly to volatility spikes after major events.

Main Settings

Calculation Group

• Mode: Calculation method (Standard Deviation / Rate of Change).

• Period: Analysis interval (10 seconds – 5 minutes).

• Training Period: Learning period (5 minutes – 1 hour).

• Threshold: Alert trigger level (10–100).

Colors Group

• Background: Widget background color.

• Price Up: Color for positive values (green).

• Price Down: Color for negative values (red).

• Text Color: Main text color (white).

• Secondary Text Color: Secondary text (gray).

• Grid: Color for grid and layout lines.

Alerts Group

• Enabled: Toggle sound alerts on/off.

• Audio Theme: Select sound theme (Custom).

• Sound Volume: Set sound level (0–100%).

• Price Up: Sound file for positive price changes.

• Price Down: Sound file for negative price changes.

Widget Interface

Main Elements

1. Display Mode (top): Shows the current calculation mode.

2. Value Scale (left): Ranges from –100 to +100 with markers.

3. Central Indicator: Displays the current price change value.

4. Threshold Lines: Horizontal lines at the configured threshold level.

5. Percentage Display: Numeric representation of the current change.

6. Instrument Price (bottom): Shows the current price of the selected instrument.

Widget States

• Loading: Animated dots with the message “Loading data.”

• Training: Historical data analysis in progress.

• Active: Normal operation displaying current readings.

• Test Mode: Used to check alert sound functionality.

Data Interpretation

Indicator Values

• 0: No significant price change.

• +1 to +25: Slight increase in activity.

• +25 to +50: Moderate increase.

• +50 to +75: Strong market activity.

• +75 to +100: Extremely high volatility.

• Negative values: Represent price decrease in the same intensity ranges.

Color Indication

• Green: Positive change (price rising).

• Red: Negative change (price falling).

• White: Neutral state (around zero).