Quick Start

Get SSI PRO on your chart in under 3 minutes.

Step 1: Add the Indicator

1. Open any chart in TradingView
2. Click Indicators in the top toolbar (or press /)
3. Go to the Invite-Only tab
4. Search for "Smart Swing Indicator PRO"
5. Click to add it

Swing lines appear immediately with default settings.

Add Smart Swing Indicator PRO from the Invite-Only tab.

Step 2: Read the Chart

With SSI PRO applied, you'll see three types of visual elements:

Swing Lines

Diagonal lines connecting swing highs and swing lows. Each line represents a completed price movement from one extreme to another.

• Green lines — Upward swings (price moved from a low to a high)
• Red lines — Downward swings (price moved from a high to a low)

Labels

At each swing point, a label displays the metrics you've configured. Default labels show the price range (how far price moved) and the price level at the extreme.

Bar Highlighting (Optional)

If enabled in settings, certain bars get color-coded:

• Blue bars — Inside bars (contained within the prior bar's range)
• Orange bars — Outside bars (exceeded the prior bar's range in both directions)

The main visual elements: swing lines connecting turning points, labels showing metrics, and optional bar highlighting.

Step 3: First Settings Check

Click the gear icon on the indicator to open settings. For your first session, focus on three things:

Swing Period

Controls how many consecutive bars confirm a swing reversal.

Start with 1 to see all swings. Increase later if you want a cleaner, more filtered view.

Label Slots

Choose what appears in your labels — up to 5 values per label:

• Range — Swing size in price (how far price moved)
• Price — Price at the swing extreme
• Pr / Px — Retracement and expansion percentages (how this swing compares to previous swings)
• Bars / Time — Duration of the swing

Pick what matters for your analysis. You can always change these later.

Colors

Default is green (up) and red (down). Change to any colors you prefer. Some traders use a single neutral color for both directions to remove directional bias from their analysis.

Step 4: Your First Analysis

With the indicator running, scroll through your chart and observe:

Swing size — Are swings getting larger or smaller? Expanding swings suggest momentum building. Contracting swings suggest the move is losing energy.

Swing duration — Are swings taking more or less time? Faster swings indicate urgency. Slower swings indicate grinding, indecisive movement.

Ratios — If you've enabled Pr/Px in your labels, watch how each swing compares to previous ones. Values over 100% mean the current swing exceeded its reference — the move is expanding. Values under 100% mean it's contracting.

This is structural analysis — not prediction, not signals, but observation of what's actually happening in price. The patterns you see are the foundation for your own decision-making.

What's Next

Learn the Methodology

• Overview — The philosophy behind swing charting
• Metrics — What each label value means and why it matters

Explore Features

• Multi-Day Swings — Using Swing Period 2, 3, and beyond
• Gann's Exception Rule — Capturing extremes that don't meet consecutive bar requirements
• Outside Bars — How complex bar patterns are handled
• Alerts — Get notified when swing conditions occur

Reference

• Settings — Complete list of all configuration options
• CSV Export — Export swing data for backtesting and analysis
• Webhooks — Real-time JSON data for automated systems

You're ready. The chart is showing you objective swing structure based on price action — no predictions, no signals, just what happened.