# Camarilla Camarilla is an indicator on [Vela](https://vela.luxalgo.com/chart), our next-generation charting platform, written in Pine Script®. Camarilla builds the classic ladder from the prior day, week, or month: rungs H1-H4 and L1-L4 offset from the close by fixed fractions of the range scaled by 1.1, plus H5/L5 extensions. A shaded rotation band between L3 and H3, a day-type panel reading the open, and level-test alerts support both fade and breakout playbooks for intraday traders. - Indicator in the LuxAlgo Library, by LuxAlgo, published Mar 21, 2026. - Access: free. - Concepts: [Camarilla](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/camarilla/) (primary) - Open on Vela: https://vela.luxalgo.com/chart?pineScriptCodeId=popz2a9oov4dk0bbx4qp5cgs - Page: https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/camarilla/ **Camarilla** converts the prior period's high, low, and close into a ladder of session levels arranged around that close: four resistance rungs (H1-H4) above, four supports (L1-L4) below, each spaced from it by a set fraction of the prior range times the 1.1 factor, plus the H5/L5 extensions. Built as the definitive clean implementation of the [Camarilla equation](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/camarilla/), it shades the rotation band between L3 and H3, labels every rung, and classifies each session by where it opened inside the ladder. ## How to Trade the Camarilla? - **H3 / L3 tests**: the reversion rungs. The classic play fades a push into H3 or L3 while the session keeps trading inside the band between them. - **H4 / L4 breaks**: the breakout rungs. A close beyond level 4 marks a potential trend day, with H5 or L5 as the running target. - **False-break warnings**: price re-entering the ladder after breaking a level 4 is the standard trap tell, and both sides carry dedicated alerts. - **Open location**: the day-type panel reads the open (inside the L3-H3 band it leans rotation, beyond a level 4 rung continuation) so the playbook is chosen before the first trade. ## Camarilla Settings - **Anchor Period** (default Daily): the prior period supplying the high, low, and close; Weekly and Monthly run the identical construction on larger bars. Keep the chart timeframe below the anchor. - **H1 / L1**, **H2 / L2**, **H3 / L3**, **H4 / L4**, **H5 / L5** (all default on): visibility per rung pair. H5 uses the common variant (H / L) x C; L5 mirrors that offset beneath the close. - **Rotation Band Fill** (default on): shading between L3 and H3. - **Line Width** (default 1) and **Level Labels** (default on): rung name and price shown at the right of the current ladder. - **Day-Type Panel** (default on) with position and text-size options, plus the resistance and support colors. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How is Camarilla different from floor pivots? [Floor pivots](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/floor-pivots/) are built around an averaged central pivot; Camarilla anchors every rung to the prior close itself, so no averaged center enters the math. That construction reflects its reversion premise: session trade is expected to rotate around the prior settlement. ### Which anchor should I use? Daily is the standard for intraday charts, which is why it is the default. Weekly and monthly ladders serve swing context; whatever the anchor, the chart timeframe must stay below it for the ladder to be meaningful. ### What are H5 and L5 for? They are non-standard extensions used as trend-day targets once price accepts beyond H4 or L4. This build computes H5 = (H / L) x C and places L5 symmetrically beneath the close. ## Related indicators - [Fibonacci Pivots](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/fibonacci-pivots/) (Support/Resistance & Levels): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/fibonacci-pivots.md - [Pivot Points](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/pivot-points/) (Support/Resistance & Levels): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/pivot-points.md - [Central Pivot Range](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/central-pivot-range/) (Support/Resistance & Levels): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/central-pivot-range.md - [Floor Pivots](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/floor-pivots/) (Support/Resistance & Levels): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/floor-pivots.md - [Woodie Pivots](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/woodie-pivots/) (Support/Resistance & Levels): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/woodie-pivots.md - [Pivot Points Standard](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/pivot-points-standard/) (Pivot Points): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/pivot-points-standard.md - [No-Wick Retest Levels](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/no-wick-retest-levels/) (Support/Resistance & Levels): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/no-wick-retest-levels.md - [MSS Sweep Fib Retrace](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/mss-sweep-fib-retrace/) (Support/Resistance & Levels): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/mss-sweep-fib-retrace.md --- Source: https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/camarilla/ (LuxAlgo Library). Free to use with attribution: https://www.luxalgo.com/library/license/