# Floor Pivots Floor Pivots is an indicator on [Vela](https://vela.luxalgo.com/chart), our next-generation charting platform, written in Pine Script®. The definitive clean build of floor pivots: the classic (H+L+C)/3 pivot with R1–R3 and S1–S3 fanned around it from the prior day, week, month or year, rolling at each period boundary without repainting. A selectable classic or range-multiple R3/S3 formula, per-tier visibility, level labels and close-based cross alerts on P and every tier. - Indicator in the LuxAlgo Library, by LuxAlgo, published Apr 16, 2026. - Access: free. - Concepts: [Floor Pivots](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/floor-pivots/) (primary) - Open on Vela: https://vela.luxalgo.com/chart?pineScriptCodeId=l45uneehb6a0aa63xmiztagw - Page: https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/floor-pivots/ **Floor Pivots** is the definitive clean build of [floor pivots](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/floor-pivots/), the classic pivot ladder handed down from exchange floors: P averages the prior period's high, low and close, R1 and S1 reflect the prior extremes through it, R2 and S2 sit a full prior range out, and R3 and S3 cap the ladder under a selectable formula. Every level computes once per period from finished data (nothing repaints intraperiod), and each set draws as its own flat segment, breaking cleanly at the roll. ## How to Trade the Floor Pivots? - **Above P**: bias leans long while the pivot holds as support; below P the lean flips. Both crosses fire alerts. - **R1 / S1**: the first fade references in rotational trade. A one-sided push beyond either is the range trader's cue to quit fading. - **R2 / S2**: the second tier, one full prior range from the pivot; closes above R2 or below S2 fire their own alerts. - **R3 / S3**: the outermost rungs; closes walking the ladder tier by tier are the signature of a trend session. ## Floor Pivots Settings - **Anchor Period** (default Daily): which finished period's high, low and close feed the formulas, with Weekly, Monthly and Yearly serving higher-timeframe context. On 24-hour markets the feed's day boundary shifts every level. - **R3 / S3 Formula** (default Classic): Classic computes R3 = H + 2 × (P − L) and S3 = L − 2 × (H − P); Range Multiple places both two full ranges from P. Lower tiers are identical under both. - **Pivot (P)**, **R1 / S1**, **R2 / S2**, **R3 / S3** (all default on): per-tier visibility toggles. - **Level Labels** (default on) and **Line Width** (default 1) handle the drawing itself. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What changes between floor pivots and Fibonacci pivots? The central average is shared; the satellites differ. Floor formulas reflect the prior high and low through P (a period that closed off-center produces an asymmetric ladder), while the [Fibonacci set](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/fibonacci-pivots/) spaces symmetric 38.2%, 61.8% and 100% fractions of the prior range. ### Which anchor period fits which style? Daily pivots are the intraday standard, giving fresh levels every session. Weekly and monthly sets suit swing charts; the yearly ladder provides slow context levels. Keep the anchor at or above the chart timeframe; an on-chart notice flags a mismatch. ### Why is there a choice of R3 / S3 formulas? Third-tier definitions genuinely vary by source, and the two formulas put the outer rungs at different prices. The symmetric Range Multiple ladder runs a step wider than Classic. Exposing both means the outer rungs can match whichever reference you reconcile against, without touching P, R1/S1 or R2/S2. ## 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 - [Camarilla](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/camarilla/) (Support/Resistance & Levels): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/camarilla.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/floor-pivots/ (LuxAlgo Library). Free to use with attribution: https://www.luxalgo.com/library/license/