Al Brooks_BarCount_Start from Opening🔹 Key Features
Counts from the RTH open every trading day
Stocks: 09:30–16:00 (New York Time)
Futures: 08:30–15:15 (Chicago Time)
Automatically detects stocks vs futures
Always displays the first bar of the session
Optional display every N bars to reduce chart clutter
Custom highlight rules
Highlight specific bar numbers (e.g. bar 18)
Highlight bar multiples (e.g. every 12 bars)
Fully customizable label size and colors
🔹 Why count from the open?
In Al Brooks’ Price Action framework:
The first 30–60 bars after the open often define the day’s structure
Trends, failed breakouts, and trading ranges frequently align with specific bar counts
Counting across overnight or pre-market sessions can distort intraday analysis
👉 This indicator resets precisely at the RTH open, keeping the count aligned with real trading decisions.
🔹 Inputs Overview
Display at every X bars
Show bar numbers at fixed intervals (bar 1 is always shown)
Count From RTH Open (Session Filter)
Limits counting strictly to regular trading hours (recommended ON)
Special Color Multiple
Highlights every N-th bar
Special Number 1 / 2
Highlights specific bar numbers
Label Size / Colors
Visual customization options
🔹 Markets Supported
✅ US index futures (ES, MES, NQ, MNQ, GC, CL – RTH)
✅ US stocks and indices (NYSE / NASDAQ)
❗ Not intended for 24h markets (e.g. crypto)
🔹 Usage Tips (Al Brooks Style)
Observe price behavior around early session bars (5–10)
Watch key counts like 12, 18, 24 for acceleration or failure
Combine with EMAs, trend lines, and trading-range highs/lows
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Volumetric Rejection Blocks [UAlgo]The Volumetric Rejection Blocks is designed to help traders identify and visualize key price levels where volumetric rejections occur, which may indicate a shift in market sentiment. These rejections can signal potential trend reversals or areas where price action is likely to face support or resistance. By drawing rejection blocks based on volumetric strength, the indicator allows users to observe where significant buying or selling pressure has been exerted, which can be used as a reference point for future price action.
Also indicator dynamically calculates swing highs and lows, analyzes bullish and bearish strengths based on volume-weighted price movements, and displays rejection blocks on the chart. Each rejection block represents an area where the price attempted to move beyond a certain level but faced rejection, either on a close or wick basis. This can be particularly useful for traders who rely on market structure and order flow to make informed decisions about entering or exiting trades.
🔶 Key Features
Swing Length Customization: Allows users to define the swing length, helping tailor the sensitivity of the swing high and low detection to the specific market conditions.
Rejection Block Visualization: Displays up to the last 10 rejection blocks based on user settings, clearly marking areas of significant bullish or bearish rejections.
Volumetric Strength Analysis: The indicator calculates bullish and bearish strength for each rejection block, based on volume-weighted price movements over the last few bars, giving insight into the intensity of the rejection.
Violation Check Type: Offers two options for violation detection—"Close" and "Wick". This allows traders to specify whether a price level is considered broken only if it closes beyond the level or if any wick breaches it.
Bullish and Bearish Block Coloring: Rejection blocks are colored to represent bullish (green) and bearish (red) rejection areas. The color transparency can be adjusted for clear visibility overlaid on the price chart.
Market Structure Labels: Labels and lines marking "Market Structure Shift" (MSS) and "Break of Structure" (BOS) are displayed, giving traders context about significant market structure changes.
🔶 Interpreting the Indicator
Rejection Blocks: These colored blocks on the chart indicate areas where the price faced significant buying or selling pressure. A green block suggests a bullish rejection (support zone), where buyers absorbed the sell-off, potentially pushing the price upward. Conversely, a red block indicates a bearish rejection (resistance zone), where sellers overpowered buyers, potentially driving the price lower.
Strength Analysis: The width of the green and red sections within a rejection block represents the relative bullish and bearish strengths. A wider green section indicates stronger bullish support, while a wider red section suggests more robust bearish resistance. This helps traders gauge the likelihood of price holding or breaching these levels.
Market Structure Shift (MSS) and Break of Structure (BOS): The indicator automatically detects and labels significant changes in market structure. An "MSS" label indicates the first break, suggesting a potential shift in trend direction. A "BOS" label indicates a subsequent confirmation in trend direction, allowing traders to recognize potential trend continuations.
Violation Check: Traders can choose how to interpret breaks of these rejection blocks. Using the "Close" option provides a more conservative approach, requiring a close beyond the level for confirmation. The "Wick" option is more aggressive, treating any wick beyond the level as a break.
🔶 Disclaimer
Use with Caution: This indicator is provided for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice. Users should exercise caution and perform their own analysis before making trading decisions based on the indicator's signals.
Not Financial Advice: The information provided by this indicator does not constitute financial advice, and the creator (UAlgo) shall not be held responsible for any trading losses incurred as a result of using this indicator.
Backtesting Recommended: Traders are encouraged to backtest the indicator thoroughly on historical data before using it in live trading to assess its performance and suitability for their trading strategies.
Risk Management: Trading involves inherent risks, and users should implement proper risk management strategies, including but not limited to stop-loss orders and position sizing, to mitigate potential losses.
No Guarantees: The accuracy and reliability of the indicator's signals cannot be guaranteed, as they are based on historical price data and past performance may not be indicative of future results.
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