The Ultimate Pivot Points™ (UPP) Indicator Package is the most advanced and extensive collection of “Pivot Points” Indicators available. Though most traders are only familiar with the default “Floor Trader’s Pivots” found in most trading platforms, there are actually several other effective “Pivot Point” methods used for calculating support and resistance levels. The Ultimate Pivot Points™ Indicators include each and every “Pivot Point” method along with several innovative features — making it one of the most complete support & resistance (S/R) indicators available to traders.
The Ultimate Pivot Points™ Indicator was initially created as an improvement upon the extremely popular and effective “Floor Trader’s Pivots”, which uses the previous day’s high, low and close to determine the key intra-day support and resistance levels for any symbol. Our goal was to develop a complete and all-encompassing solution for pivot point trading and have therefore added all of the pivot point methods and several advanced features.
We have improved the classic version by adding several new features:
Floor Trader’s Pivot Points have been around for several decades and are considered to be the classic or traditional way of calculating support and resistance levels. This method calculates the main pivot point (PP) level by averaging the previous period’s High, Low, and Close. The support and resistance levels are then calculated using the main pivot point (PP) level and the previous period’s high and low. Floor Trader’s Pivot Points are still the most popular amongst traders and as a result, its support and resistance levels may have more predictive value than any other pivot point method.
Woodie’s Pivot Points differs from the other methods by using the current session’s opening price to calculate the main pivot point (PP) level. The formula ignores the closing price of the previous period and instead applies more weight to the opening price of the current period. This gives the most recent price more emphasis when calculating the main pivot point (PP) level. The support and resistance levels are calculated the same as the Floor Trader’s Method, however the levels differ since they are based on the main pivot point (PP) level.
Camarilla Pivot Points were developed in 1989 by a successful bond trader known as Nick Stott. While the pivot point (PP) level is calculated using the same formula as the Floor Trader’s Pivots, the support and resistance levels are calculated differently — using the closing price and the trading range of the previous period. Unlike other pivot point methods, the Camarilla Method puts more emphasis on the 3rd and 4th levels of support and resistance (S3, S4, R3, R4). Typically, traders will look for price to stay within the S3 - R3 range throughout the duration of the session, while expecting price reversals to frequently occur at the S3 and R3 levels. The S4 and R4 levels are intended to provide strong support and resistance, however if price moves beyond these levels it is often indicative of a strong breakout and price may move significantly higher or lower.
Demark Pivot Points are unique in that there is only one level of support/resistance, known as S1 and R1. The main pivot point (PP) is not an official Demark value, but we have included it as a point of reference.
When using Demark Pivot Points, the calculations for the S1 and R1 levels differ quite a bit from day to day, depending on whether the previous period’s close was higher, lower, or equal to the previous period’s open.
If Close > Open = High given more weight
If Close < Open = Low given more weight
If Close = Open = Close given more weight
Fibonacci Pivot Points use the same formula as the Floor Trader’s Pivots to obtain the Pivot Point (PP) level, however the various support and resistance levels are calculated by using Fibonacci retracement and extension levels of the previous session’s trading range.
It should come as no surprise, but we at Fibozachi prefer to trade using the support and resistance levels of the Fibonacci Pivot Points. Since these levels are based on Fibonacci retracements and extensions of the previous day’s range, we believe that they have more predictive value than most of the other methods.
Ultimate Pivot Points™ provides additional levels of S/R by calculating and plotting "half pivots": R0.5, R1.5, R2.5, R3.5, R4, R4.5, R5 and S0.5, S1.5, S2.5, S3.5, S4, S4.5, S5! Not only that, but it also gives the user the option of plotting both yesterday and today’s OHLC (open, high, low, close)!
By adding the “half pivots” in addition to the opening and closing prices and the highest highs and lowest lows, we have increased the number of S/R levels from 7 to over 20!
The reason this is so effective is because each day will have special “UPP™ Zones” where multiple bands of support or resistance cluster together at a certain key level. These “UPP™ Zones” often prove to be the strongest and most important levels of support and resistance during each trading session. As you can see in the image above, there was a clustering of R1 and Yesterday's High (YH), the PP and Yesterday's Close (YC), and also S1 and Yesterday's Low (YL). Sure enough, price repeatedly found both support and resistance at the UPP Zones!
Ultimate Pivot Points™ also includes a special "Scanner" Indicator designed for the NinjaTrader Market Analyzer, TradeStation RadarScreen, or MultiCharts Market Scanner. It provides an overview of all support and resistance levels for any list of symbols — enabling you to properly manage your current positions, scan for symbols that are crossing above or below any of the various support & resistance levels, or just scan for symbols that are extremely oversold or overbought!
You can exchange your Indicator Package for another of equal or lesser value — up to 30 days after purchase!
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