OT Pivots draws the classic floor-trader pivot levels on a stock, ETF, index or currency chart and adds two simple signals, so you can see where today's price sits against yesterday's range and whether the short-term trend is up or down. It also includes the VIX module and 120+ years of DJIA history.
This guide walks through every screen.
What's included
| Included in the app | One-time in-app purchases |
|---|---|
| Pivot chart with Classic, Woodie, Camarilla and Fibonacci pivots, Daily and Weekly, line and bar charts, signals, oscillator and cycles, watchlists | DJIA History: 120+ years of daily Dow prices with decennial cycle and correlation analysis VIX: the SPY / VIX trading module and indicator |
Bought DJIA History or VIX in an earlier version? Tap Restore when the purchase message appears and they unlock again. Bought Camarilla, Woodie, Fibonacci pivots or bar charts before? They're now included for everyone.
1. The Chart tab
Choosing a symbol
- Type a ticker in the symbol box (for example AAPL, SPY, ^GSPC) and tap Go. Tap + to add it to a watchlist.
- Tap WL (iPhone) or use the panel on the left (iPad) to open your watchlists. The ◀ ▶ buttons step through the current list.
- Daily or Weekly at the top switches the bars. Line / Bar / Trend (iPad) or the settings menu (iPhone) changes how the price is drawn.
The pivot levels
Pivot levels are calculated from the previous bar's high, low and close (yesterday's for the Daily chart, last week's for the Weekly chart) and drawn as horizontal lines across the chart:
| Line | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Pivot (yellow) | The balance point of the previous bar. Price above it leans bullish, below it bearish. |
| R1, R2, R3 (green) | Resistance levels above the pivot, where rallies often pause. |
| S1, S2, S3 (red) | Support levels below the pivot, where declines often pause. |
| Dashed white | The latest price. |
Tap the chart icon at the top right of the price row to open Pivot Lines. Choose the pivot type and switch each level on or off:
| Type | How it works |
|---|---|
| PL (classic) | Pivot = (high + low + close) / 3; R1/S1 to R3/S3 step out by the previous range. |
| Woodie | Gives the close more weight, so the levels sit closer to where the market finished. |
| Camarilla | Tight levels clustered near the close, popular for intraday reversals and breakouts. |
| Fibo | Support and resistance at Fibonacci ratios (38.2%, 61.8%, 100%) of the previous range. |
The price chart
- Purple line: the 5-bar pivot average (the average of high, low and close over the last 5 bars). Price above a rising purple line is a healthy uptrend.
- Triangles above the chart: the MA signal. Green when the bar's typical price crosses above its pivot average, red when it crosses below.
- Color bar under the price: green when the MA signal and the oscillator signal agree up, red when they agree down. Gaps mean they disagree.
The lower panel: oscillator and cycles
- Cyan line: the pivot oscillator, how far the recent closes sit above or below their pivot average, in percent. Above 0 is bullish, below 0 bearish; the dashed lines mark stretched readings.
- Yellow dotted line: the oscillator's own average, which smooths out the noise.
- Triangles at the bottom: the oscillator signal, green when it turns positive, red when it turns negative.
- Gray bars: the short, middle and long price cycles found in the history, projected forward. Clusters of bars mark windows when a high is more likely.
Settings
The gear opens Settings, where you can change how many bars each signal averages: Pivot Signal, MA Signal and Oscillator. Fewer bars react faster; more bars give fewer, steadier signals.
2. The VIX tab (in-app purchase)
The VIX module charts SPY (or any symbol) against the ^VIX volatility index:
- Top panel: the symbol's price (green) with its moving average (yellow) and a color bar for its short-term trend.
- Bottom panel: the VIX (red) with its average (yellow). The shaded band is the VIX's normal range; a VIX spiking above it often comes with market lows, and a VIX near the bottom with complacency.
- Choose 1d to 5Y at the top and keep your own pairs in Pairs lists.
3. The DJIA History tab (in-app purchase)
Every year of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since 1886, so you can compare this year with the past:
- Type a Target year and up to ten comparison years in the table, or tap Decennial to load every year ending in the same digit (for 2026: 2016, 2006, 1996 and so on).
- The red line is the average of the comparison years: a seasonal map of how those years tended to move.
- All / Avg / Bull / Bear shows all the years, just the average, or only the years that finished up or down. The year button shows or hides the current year.
- The Correlation row shows how closely each year tracked the target year; Correlation table lists the closest matches.
4. Watchlists
- Create as many watchlists as you like (up to 50 symbols each) with Add new watchlist; tap Edit to rename, reorder or delete.
- Watchlists sync between your devices and the other CIT Dates apps through iCloud.
5. A simple routine
- Weekly first. Is price above the weekly pivot and a rising purple line? That's the main trend.
- Daily for timing. In an uptrend, look for pullbacks toward the daily pivot or S1 that hold, with the oscillator turning back up.
- Know your levels. R1 and S1 are the first targets and stops; R2/S2 and R3/S3 mark stretched moves.
- Check the context. A spiking VIX and the DJIA seasonal average help judge the broader market.
6. Support
- Restore purchases: open the VIX or DJIA History tab and tap Restore on the purchase message.
- Questions: see the Support page or use the contact form.
- Privacy policy
OT Pivots is for information only and does not give investment advice. Past signals, levels and cycles do not guarantee future results.
