Statute

AsksIs this week’s move already spent?

Every move spends part of a range budget. Statute compares price with the current period's open using a smoothed true-range allowance derived from prior-period data. The default weekly and monthly lines put two clocks on the same scale, with plus and minus 100 marking one allowance above and below the open.

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Get started

1. Install the complete thinkScript in thinkorswim desktop through Charts → Studies → Edit Studies → Create, then apply it to a chart below the selected higher-timeframe aggregations.
2. Begin with the default weekly and monthly periods so the W and M status labels match the selected clocks.
3. Read cyan for the fast period and pink for the slow period. Compare each line with the plus and minus 100 rails.
4. Use the optional inner rails and period separators if you want earlier visual context and clearer calendar boundaries.

How to read it

A common scaleZero corresponds to the current period's open. A reading of plus 100 is one modeled true-range allowance above that open; minus 100 is one allowance below it.

Two clocks, different questionsA weekly breach with a monthly line still inside its rails shows that the shorter-period move is more stretched against its own allowance. The lines can disagree because their reference opens and range histories differ.

A breach enters the recordShading marks readings beyond a rail. Optional inner rails provide a visual approach zone, while alerts mark the first crossing beyond the outer limits.

Know the limits

The allowance is a volatility reference, not a maximum move or a fair-value estimate. Price can continue beyond either rail.

The script documents smoothing over stepped higher-timeframe data. Changing the chart timeframe can change the effective weighting and the resulting readings.

The status label and alert wording remain weekly/monthly if you change the period inputs. Use the defaults if you want those labels to match literally.