Retrograde Periods (Multi-Planet)

**Retrograde Periods (Multi-Planet) Indicator**

This TradingView script overlays your chart with a dynamic visualization of planetary retrograde periods. Built in Pine Script v6, it computes and displays the retrograde status of eight planets—Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto—using hard-coded retrograde intervals from 2009 to 2026.

**Key Features:**

- Dynamic Background Coloring:
The indicator changes the chart’s background color based on the current retrograde status of the planets. The colors follow a priority order (Mercury > Venus > Mars > Jupiter > Saturn > Uranus > Neptune > Pluto) so that if multiple planets are retrograde simultaneously, the highest-priority planet’s color is displayed.

- Interactive Planet Selection:
User-friendly checkboxes allow you to choose which planets to list in the table’s “Selected” row. Note that while these checkboxes control the display of the planet names in the table, the retrograde calculations remain independent of these selections.

- Real-Time Retrograde Status Table:
A table in the top-right corner displays each planet’s retrograde status in real time. “Yes” is shown in red for a planet in retrograde and “No” in green when it isn’t. This offers an at-a-glance view of the cosmic conditions influencing your charts.

- Astrological & Astronomical Insights:
Whether you’re into sidereal astrology or simply fascinated by celestial mechanics, this script lets you visualize those retrograde cycles. In astrology, retrograde periods are often seen as times for reflection and re-evaluation, while in astronomy they reflect the natural orbital motions seen from our perspective on Earth.

Enhance your trading setup by integrating cosmic cycles into your technical analysis. Happy trading and cosmic exploring!