Macros ICT KillZones [TradingFinder] Times & Price Trading Setup🔵 Introduction
ICT Macros, developed by Michael Huddleston, also known as ICT (Inner Circle Trader), is a powerful trading tool designed to help traders identify the best trading opportunities during key time intervals like the London and New York trading sessions.
For traders aiming to capitalize on market volatility, liquidity shifts, and Fair Value Gaps (FVG), understanding and using these critical time zones can significantly improve trading outcomes.
In today’s highly competitive financial markets, identifying the moments when the market is seeking buy-side or sell-side liquidity, or filling price imbalances, is essential for maximizing profitability.
The ICT Macros indicator is built on the renowned ICT time and price theory, which enables traders to track and leverage key market dynamics such as breaks of highs and lows, imbalances, and liquidity hunts.
This indicator automatically detects crucial market times and optimizes strategies for traders by highlighting the specific moments when price movements are most likely to occur. A standout feature of ICT Macros is its automatic adjustment for Daylight Saving Time (DST), ensuring that traders remain synced with the correct session times.
This means you can rely on accurate market timing without the need for manual updates, allowing you to focus on capturing profitable trades during critical timeframes.
🔵 How to Use
The ICT Macros indicator helps you capitalize on trading opportunities during key market moments, particularly when the market is breaking highs or lows, filling Fair Value Gaps (FVG), or addressing imbalances. This indicator is particularly beneficial for traders who seek to identify liquidity, market volatility, and price imbalances.
🟣 Sessions
London Sessions
London Macro 1 :
UTC Time : 06:33 to 07:00
New York Time : 02:33 to 03:00
London Macro 2 :
UTC Time : 08:03 to 08:30
New York Time : 04:03 to 04:30
New York Sessions
New York Macro AM 1 :
UTC Time : 12:50 to 13:10
New York Time : 08:50 to 09:10
New York Macro AM 2 :
UTC Time : 13:50 to 14:10
New York Time : 09:50 to 10:10
New York Macro AM 3 :
UTC Time : 14:50 to 15:10
New York Time : 10:50 to 11:10
New York Lunch Macro :
UTC Time : 15:50 to 16:10
New York Time : 11:50 to 12:10
New York PM Macro :
UTC Time : 17:10 to 17:40
New York Time : 13:10 to 13:40
New York Last Hour Macro :
UTC Time : 19:15 to 19:45
New York Time : 15:15 to 15:45
These time intervals adjust automatically based on Daylight Saving Time (DST), helping traders to enter or exit trades during key market moments when price volatility is high.
Below are the main applications of this tool and how to incorporate it into your trading strategies :
🟣 Combining ICT Macros with Trading Strategies
The ICT Macros indicator can easily be used in conjunction with various trading strategies. Two well-known strategies that can be combined with this indicator include:
ICT 2022 Trading Model : This model is designed based on identifying market liquidity, structural price changes, and Fair Value Gaps (FVG). By using ICT Macros, you can identify the key time intervals when the market is seeking liquidity, filling imbalances, or breaking through important highs and lows, allowing you to enter or exit trades at the right moment.
Silver Bullet Strategy : This strategy, which is built around liquidity hunting and rapid price movements, can work more accurately with the help of ICT Macros. The indicator pinpoints precise liquidity times, helping traders take advantage of market shifts caused by filling Fair Value Gaps or correcting imbalances.
🟣 Capitalizing on Price Volatility During Key Times
Large market algorithms often seek liquidity or fill Fair Value Gaps (FVG) during the intervals marked by ICT Macros. These periods are when price volatility increases, and traders can use these moments to enter or exit trades.
For example, if sell-side liquidity is drained and the market fills an imbalance, the price might move toward buy-side liquidity. By identifying these moments, which may also involve breaking a previous high or low, you can leverage rapid market fluctuations to your advantage.
🟣 Identifying Liquidity and Price Imbalances
One of the important uses of ICT Macros is identifying points where the market is seeking liquidity and correcting imbalances. You can determine high or low liquidity levels in the market before each ICT Macro, as well as Fair Value Gaps (FVG) and price imbalances that need to be filled, using them to adjust your trading strategy. This capability allows you to manage trades based on liquidity shifts or imbalance corrections without needing a bias toward a specific direction.
🔵 Settings
The ICT Macros indicator offers various customization options, allowing users to tailor it to their specific needs. Below are the main settings:
Time Zone Mode : You can select one of the following options to define how time is displayed:
UTC : For traders who need to work with Universal Time.
Session Local Time : The local time corresponding to the London or New York markets.
Your Time Zone : You can specify your own time zone (e.g., "UTC-4:00").
Your Time Zone : If you choose "Your Time Zone," you can set your specific time zone. By default, this is set to UTC-4:00.
Show Range Time : This option allows you to display the time range of each session on the chart. If enabled, the exact start and end times of each interval are shown.
Show or Hide Time Ranges : Toggle on/off for visual clarity depending on user preference.
Custom Colors : Set distinct colors for each session, allowing users to personalize their chart based on their trading style.These settings allow you to adjust the key time intervals of each trading session to your preference and customize the time format according to your own needs.
🔵 Conclusion
The ICT Macros indicator is a powerful tool for traders, helping them to identify key time intervals where the market seeks liquidity or fills Fair Value Gaps (FVG), corrects imbalances, and breaks highs or lows. This tool is especially valuable for traders using liquidity-based strategies such as ICT 2022 or Silver Bullet.
One of the key features of this indicator is its support for Daylight Saving Time (DST), ensuring you are always in sync with the correct trading session timings without manual adjustments. This is particularly beneficial for traders operating across different time zones.
With ICT Macros, you can capitalize on crucial market opportunities during sensitive times, take advantage of imbalances, and enhance your trading strategies based on market volatility, liquidity shifts, and Fair Value Gaps.
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NYSE, Euronext, and Shanghai Stock Exchange Hours IndicatorNYSE, Euronext, and Shanghai Stock Exchange Hours Indicator
This script is designed to enhance your trading experience by visually marking the opening and closing hours of major global stock exchanges: the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Euronext, and Shanghai Stock Exchange. By adding vertical lines and background fills during trading sessions, it helps traders quickly identify these critical periods, potentially informing better trading decisions.
Features of This Indicator:
NYSE, Euronext, and Shanghai Stock Exchange Hours: Displays vertical lines at market open and close times for these three exchanges. You can easily switch between showing or hiding the different exchanges to customize the indicator for your needs.
Background Fill: Highlights the trading hours of these exchanges using faint background colors, making it easy to spot when markets are in session. This feature is crucial for timing trades around overlapping trading hours and volume peaks.
Customizable Visuals: Adjust the color, line style (solid, dotted, dashed), and line width to match your preferences, making the indicator both functional and visually aligned with your chart's aesthetics.
How to Use the Indicator:
Add the Indicator to Your Chart: Add the script to your chart from the TradingView script library. Once added, the indicator will automatically plot vertical lines at the opening and closing times of the NYSE, Euronext, and Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Customize Display Settings: Choose which exchanges to display by enabling or disabling the NYSE, Euronext, or Shanghai sessions in the indicator settings. This allows you to focus only on the exchanges that are relevant to your trading strategy.
Adjust Visual Properties: Customize the appearance of the vertical lines and background fill through the settings. Modify the color of each exchange, adjust the line style (solid, dotted, dashed), and control the line thickness to suit your chart preferences. The background fill can also be customized to clearly highlight active trading sessions.
Identify Key Market Hours: Use the vertical lines and background fills to identify the market open and close times. This is particularly useful for understanding how price action changes during specific trading hours or for finding high liquidity periods when multiple markets are open simultaneously.
Adapt Trading Strategies: By knowing when major stock exchanges are open, you can adapt your trading strategy to take advantage of potential price movements, increased volatility, or volume. This can help you avoid low-liquidity times and capitalize on more active trading periods.
This indicator is especially valuable for traders focusing on cross-market dynamics or those interested in understanding how different sessions influence market liquidity and price action. With this tool, you can gain insight into market conditions and adapt your trading strategies accordingly. The clean visual separation of session times helps you maintain context, whether you're trading Forex, stocks, or cryptocurrencies.
Disclaimer: This script is intended for informational and educational purposes only. It does not constitute financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any financial instrument. Always conduct your own research and consult with a licensed financial advisor before making any trading decisions. Trading involves risk, and past performance is not indicative of future results.
Timing - Fx MGKWhat You See:
Session Boxes:
As you observe, the larger purple box represents the Asian Session, spanning from around 22:00 to 06:00 UTC. You notice how it captures the overnight market activity.
The smaller, greyish box marks the London Session, from about 08:00 to 12:00 UTC. You can see how the price action changes during this session.
The New York Session is also indicated, with vertical lines possibly marking the open and close, helping you track movements as the U.S. markets come into play.
High and Low Levels:
Horizontal lines are drawn at the high and low of each session. You can use these as potential support or resistance levels, aiding in your decision-making process.
Vertical Lines:
These lines likely correspond to specific key times, such as session opens or closes. You can quickly identify the transition between sessions, which is crucial for your timing.
Color Coding:
Each session is color-coded, making it easier for you to distinguish between them at a glance. The purple, grey, and additional lines offer a clear visual distinction.
How You Use It:
This indicator is your go-to for understanding how different market sessions affect price action. You’ll use it to:
Recognize important price levels within each session.
Identify potential entry and exit points based on session highs and lows.
Observe how the market transitions from one session to another, giving you insight into the best times to trade.
Customization:
You have the flexibility to adjust the settings. You can change session times to suit your trading hours, modify colors to match your chart theme, and even choose which sessions to display or hide based on your focus.
This tool is designed to enhance your analysis, providing you with a structured view of market sessions. With this indicator, you’re well-equipped to navigate the global markets with greater precision and confidence.
Session TimesDescription:
This indicator simply when enabled will draw dashed lines at each of the session openings. This is based on UTC+1 Time. There will be lines at 00:00 & 08:00 (Asian Session), lines at 08:00 & 13:00 (London Session) and finally lines at 13:00 & 00:00 (New York Session).
Potential Use:
There are many ways you could use this indicator to benefit your trading, but the best way I find is that it makes it clear where the previous highs and lows are of a session, which are potential areas you could trade off. Obviously, there are many other ways you can use this to help you.
How The Script Works:
The way the script works isn't too complicated as it is only a short script. Simply it firstly calculates what are the weekdays (Whenever it isn't Saturday or Sunday). Then from there simply finds the times which I mentioned above, and adds a vertical dashed line there.
Future Updates:
In the future I will mainly be looking to make the indicator more customisable. Firstly, I will look to make it so that the user can adjust the times that the lines are drawn at so it still works wherever you are in the world. I would also like to make it so the user can choose the colour of the lines. If you have any other additions you would like added to this, then feel free to message me.
Vanitati's Market Scope=========================================================
How to Use the Indicator
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Configuration: Begin by setting the session times to match your trading interests. Customize the colors and styles according to your preferences.
Observation: Watch for the high and low markers of each session to form the initial balance. Note how the price moves in relation to these levels.
Action: Pay special attention to God Candles and engulfing patterns, especially when they coincide with high volume. These may offer trading signals in line with your strategy.
Adjustment: Regularly review and adjust the settings (e.g., session times, lookback periods) based on market conditions and your trading performance.
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Initial Balance (IB) Settings:
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Purpose: Marks the high and low of a specific trading session to indicate the initial range of market movement.
Usage: Customize session times for New York (NY), London (LN), and Tokyo (TK) to see the initial balance of each. Colors for the high, low, and mid-point lines can be adjusted.
Practical Application: Traders can use these lines to gauge market volatility or breakouts outside of these initial ranges.
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Session Settings and Session Highlight Boxes
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Purpose: Highlights trading sessions with customizable background colors and border styles, allowing for a quick visual reference of market sessions.
Usage: Set the times for NY, London, and Tokyo sessions along with desired background colors to have these periods visually marked on the chart.
Practical Application: Helps in identifying the overlap between major market sessions and potential increases in trading volume and volatility.
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God Candle Settings
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Purpose: Identifies significantly large and voluminous candles, known as "God Candles", which could signal strong market movements.
Usage: Adjust the lookback period, line length, and volume criteria to define what constitutes a God Candle. These settings also allow for the display of diamonds on bars that meet certain criteria but are not classified as God Candles.
Practical Application: These candles can signal strong buying or selling pressure and might be used as potential entry or exit points based on the trader's strategy.
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Additional Features
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Session Time Filters: Allows for filtering signals based on the time of day, useful for focusing on specific market hours.
Engulfing Pattern Detection: The script includes logic to identify bullish and bearish engulfing patterns, adding another layer of analysis for potential trading opportunities.
Volume Analysis: Incorporates volume into the analysis of God Candles and engulfing patterns to identify significant market movements.
Session breakThis indicator will show future lines before each session start. It will only show London session and US session start.
You can change the color of the lines and time as per day light savings.
VIX Cheat SheetHello!
This indicator - "VIX Cheat Sheet" - performs several calculations for $VIX against the asset on your chart. However, using $VIX as a risk proxy or volatility metric often fails beyond large-cap U.S equities. To remedy this, the VixFix indicator is included in the script; you can select whether the script performs calculations for an asset against $VIX or against VixFix (i.e. Forex, Crypto)
Measured are: $VIX correlation to an asset's price fluctuations, the average close-to-close gain/loss subsequent a $VIX/VixFix close above the upper Bollinger Band, the average 5-session gain/loss following the same occurrence in addition to the average 10-session gain/loss, all close-to-close, 5 session, and 10-session gains/losses are stored as tooltips for labels on the chart. The current close-to-close percentage gain/loss for $VIX and VixFix are displayed on the chart.
Displayed in the example image is a box incorporating $VIX price data alongside an upper Bollinger Band and lower Bollinger Band. The data isn't cast to its own price scale but is helpful for quick interpretation of $VIX fluctuations. You can select to plot VixFix data in the box in the user inputs table.
Displayed in the second example image is a semi-transparent blue box encompassing all price moves that occurred when $VIX measured above $40 for at least ten consecutive sessions. The largest percentage close-to-close loss is displayed below the box.
Also illustrated is a red label that appears when $VIX or VixFix closes above the upper Bollinger Band. The indicator will calculate and display the performance of the asset for the subsequent 10 sessions, to which the red label will disappear and all data stored as a tooltip in the blue labels stating "VIX Closed Above Upper Band" or "VixFix Closed Above Upper Band".
To reduce chart clutter, a label and line combination marking all $VIX closes above the upper Bollinger Band was not included. Instead, bar color changes were added. When "$VIX" is selected in the user inputs table the indicator will mark all sessions in which $VIX closed above the upper band as blue, in addition to plotting $VIX price data in the dynamic black box. When "VixFix" is selected, the indicator will mark all sessions where VixFix closed above the upper band as purple; the VixFix indicator will be plotted in the black box.
Be sure to hover over labels to access tooltip information; try the indicator with bar replay!
Market Swiss KnifeSimple script, helpful to analyse the current conditions of the market and make your own decisions. It's not a signal indicator
* Shows an EMA to help you identify the trend
* Uses the ATR to plot two lines below (current low + ATR) and above (current high - ATR) the current candle. Useful to see whether the market is overextended or find possible targets
* Plots a vertical line showing NY, Tokyo and London session opens
* Includes a position size calculator to calculate your desired lot size (works in forex and gold)
Wave Trend w/ VWMA overlayThis is a trend-following strategy and indicator which combines the Wave Trend Strategy (Lazy Bear) by thomas.gigure with the cRSI + Waves Strategy with VWMA overlay by Dr_Roboto .
You may update the parameters of the Wave Trend oscillator or the VWMA indicator to match your own preferences. You may also adjust the Base Quantity used for determining trade size (as described below) to suit your account size and risk tolerance.
The strategy identifies potential signals based on the on the Wave Trend oscillator, originally ported to TradingView by LazyBear. When a signal is produced by the Wave Trend oscillator, trade size is determined by the VWMA.
When the VWMA is trending against the direction of the Wave Trend signal, Base Quantity x 1 is used
When the VWMA is trending neutral, Base Quantity x 2 is used
When the VWMA is trending with the direction of the Wave Trend signal, Base Quantity x 4 is used
The strategy includes the ability to limit trade signals to certain defined periods of time ("Sessions") during the trading day and, optionally, to close any open position at the end of either or both "Sessions." This may be enabled/disabled via the Limit Signals to Trading Sessions? option on the "Inputs" tab of the strategy's "Settings" window.
If you are trading on a daily chart (or longer) you must disable the Limit Signals to Trading Sessions? in order for the strategy to produce signals.
Chart Champions - Part 2 - CCV IBs POCsThank you for sparing you time to read my indicator.
This indicator has been created as a suite of 3. This was to ensure that those with only the Free Trading View account could benefit (with their restriction to 3 indicators). Please ensure you install each indicator and read each indicator write up to fully understand what has tried to achieved.
Chart Champions – Part 1 –Lvls nPOC VWAPS
This indicator is broken down into:
• Levels
• VWAPS
• Naked Point of Control
Levels
It displays the levels to the right of the price Axis to enable the user to have a cleaner chart.
The below levels will automatically appear:
dOpen – pdHigh – pdLow – pdEQ – pwEQ
Optional Levels include:
mOpen – pmOpen – pdOpen – dbyOpen – wOpen – pwOpen
VWAPs
Optional VWAPs
Daily (including pdVWAP close) – Weekly – Monthly
Naked Points of Control (nPOC)
To view the nPOC move the chart back in time to pick up the nPOCs.
Chart Champions – Part 2 – CCV IBs POC
This indicator is broken down into:
• Chart Champions Value
• Initial Balance
• Points of Control
Chart Champions Value (CCV)
CCV is based on the 80% rule of the dOpen opening outside of the pdVAH/pdVAL. Please do you own research to fully understand how this trading strategy works (readily avaliable online).
Initial Balance (IB)
IB is based on the first 60 minutes of the market opening. It captures the highest and lowest points within that 60 minutes. Please do you own research to fully understand how this trading strategy works (readily avaliable online).
Points of Control (POCs)
POC are the price levels where the most volume was traded.
Developing POC (dPOC) will constantly move with volume/price action through out the day.
Optional POCs
Previous Day POC (pdPOC) – Day Before Yesterday POC (dbyPOC)
Chart Champions – Part 3 – Sessions - Manual Input
This indicator is broken down into:
• Manual Inputs (daily, weekly, monthly)
• IGOR SessionsTtimes
• Pre + Market Openings
Manual Input
Daily x3
Weekly x 3
Monthly x 3
This allows the trader to put in specific levels.
IGOR Session Times
This is a user specific requirement to highlight cetain times during the day, displayed at the bottom of the chart in the colour strip.
Pre + Market Openings
This allows the user to see when pre market trading has started and with the live maket has started, displayed at the top of the chart in colours.
A huge thank you goes out to:
Stackoverflow users AnyDozer and Bjorn.
TV user ahancock for allow me use of this code.
Disclaimer the lower the timeframe the more information it processes.
Chart Champions - Part 1 - nPOC - Levels - VWAPsThank you for sparing you time to read my indicator.
This indicator has been created as a suite of 3. This was to ensure that those with only the Free Trading View account could benefit (with their restriction to 3 indicators). Please ensure you install each indicator and read each indicator write up to fully understand what has tried to achieved.
Chart Champions – Part 1 –Lvls nPOC VWAPS
This indicator is broken down into:
• Levels
• VWAPS
• Naked Point of Control
Levels
It displays the levels to the right of the price Axis to enable the user to have a cleaner chart.
The below levels will automatically appear:
dOpen – pdHigh – pdLow – pdEQ – pwEQ
Optional Levels include:
mOpen – pmOpen – pdOpen – dbyOpen – wOpen – pwOpen
VWAPs
Optional VWAPs
Daily (including pdVWAP close) – Weekly – Monthly
Naked Points of Control (nPOC)
To view the nPOC move the chart back in time to pick up the nPOCs.
Chart Champions – Part 2 – CCV IBs POC
This indicator is broken down into:
• Chart Champions Value
• Initial Balance
• Points of Control
Chart Champions Value (CCV)
CCV is based on the 80% rule of the dOpen opening outside of the pdVAH/pdVAL. Please do you own research to fully understand how this trading strategy works (readily avaliable online).
Initial Balance (IB)
IB is based on the first 60 minutes of the market opening. It captures the highest and lowest points within that 60 minutes. Please do you own research to fully understand how this trading strategy works (readily avaliable online).
Points of Control (POCs)
POC are the price levels where the most volume was traded.
Developing POC (dPOC) will constantly move with volume/price action through out the day.
Optional POCs
Previous Day POC (pdPOC) – Day Before Yesterday POC (dbyPOC)
Chart Champions – Part 3 – Sessions - Manual Input
This indicator is broken down into:
• Manual Inputs (daily, weekly, monthly)
• IGOR SessionsTtimes
• Pre + Market Openings
Manual Input
Daily x3
Weekly x 3
Monthly x 3
This allows the trader to put in specific levels.
IGOR Session Times
This is a user specific requirement to highlight cetain times during the day, displayed at the bottom of the chart in the colour strip.
Pre + Market Openings
This allows the user to see when pre market trading has started and with the live maket has started, displayed at the top of the chart in colours.
A huge thank you goes out to:
Stackoverflow users AnyDozer and Bjorn.
TV user ahancock for allow me use of this code.
Disclaimer the lower the timeframe the more information it processes.
Waindrops [Makit0]█ OVERALL
Plot waindrops (custom volume profiles) on user defined periods, for each period you get high and low, it slices each period in half to get independent vwap, volume profile and the volume traded per price at each half.
It works on intraday charts only, up to 720m (12H). It can plot balanced or unbalanced waindrops, and volume profiles up to 24H sessions.
As example you can setup unbalanced periods to get independent volume profiles for the overnight and cash sessions on the futures market, or 24H periods to get the full session volume profile of EURUSD
The purpose of this indicator is twofold:
1 — from a Chartist point of view, to have an indicator which displays the volume in a more readable way
2 — from a Pine Coder point of view, to have an example of use for two very powerful tools on Pine Script:
• the recently updated drawing limit to 500 (from 50)
• the recently ability to use drawings arrays (lines and labels)
If you are new to Pine Script and you are learning how to code, I hope you read all the code and comments on this indicator, all is designed for you,
the variables and functions names, the sometimes too big explanations, the overall structure of the code, all is intended as an example on how to code
in Pine Script a specific indicator from a very good specification in form of white paper
If you wanna learn Pine Script form scratch just start HERE
In case you have any kind of problem with Pine Script please use some of the awesome resources at our disposal: USRMAN , REFMAN , AWESOMENESS , MAGIC
█ FEATURES
Waindrops are a different way of seeing the volume and price plotted in a chart, its a volume profile indicator where you can see the volume of each price level
plotted as a vertical histogram for each half of a custom period. By default the period is 60 so it plots an independent volume profile each 30m
You can think of each waindrop as an user defined candlestick or bar with four key values:
• high of the period
• low of the period
• left vwap (volume weighted average price of the first half period)
• right vwap (volume weighted average price of the second half period)
The waindrop can have 3 different colors (configurable by the user):
• GREEN: when the right vwap is higher than the left vwap (bullish sentiment )
• RED: when the right vwap is lower than the left vwap (bearish sentiment )
• BLUE: when the right vwap is equal than the left vwap ( neutral sentiment )
KEY FEATURES
• Help menu
• Custom periods
• Central bars
• Left/Right VWAPs
• Custom central bars and vwaps: color and pixels
• Highly configurable volume histogram: execution window, ticks, pixels, color, update frequency and fine tuning the neutral meaning
• Volume labels with custom size and color
• Tracking price dot to be able to see the current price when you hide your default candlesticks or bars
█ SETTINGS
Click here or set any impar period to see the HELP INFO : show the HELP INFO, if it is activated the indicator will not plot
PERIOD SIZE (max 2880 min) : waindrop size in minutes, default 60, max 2880 to allow the first half of a 48H period as a full session volume profile
BARS : show the central and vwap bars, default true
Central bars : show the central bars, default true
VWAP bars : show the left and right vwap bars, default true
Bars pixels : width of the bars in pixels, default 2
Bars color mode : bars color behavior
• BARS : gets the color from the 'Bars color' option on the settings panel
• HISTOGRAM : gets the color from the Bearish/Bullish/Neutral Histogram color options from the settings panel
Bars color : color for the central and vwap bars, default white
HISTOGRAM show the volume histogram, default true
Execution window (x24H) : last 24H periods where the volume funcionality will be plotted, default 5
Ticks per bar (max 50) : width in ticks of each histogram bar, default 2
Updates per period : number of times the histogram will update
• ONE : update at the last bar of the period
• TWO : update at the last bar of each half period
• FOUR : slice the period in 4 quarters and updates at the last bar of each of them
• EACH BAR : updates at the close of each bar
Pixels per bar : width in pixels of each histogram bar, default 4
Neutral Treshold (ticks) : delta in ticks between left and right vwaps to identify a waindrop as neutral, default 0
Bearish Histogram color : histogram color when right vwap is lower than left vwap, default red
Bullish Histogram color : histogram color when right vwap is higher than left vwap, default green
Neutral Histogram color : histogram color when the delta between right and left vwaps is equal or lower than the Neutral treshold, default blue
VOLUME LABELS : show volume labels
Volume labels color : color for the volume labels, default white
Volume Labels size : text size for the volume labels, choose between AUTO, TINY, SMALL, NORMAL or LARGE, default TINY
TRACK PRICE : show a yellow ball tracking the last price, default true
█ LIMITS
This indicator only works on intraday charts (minutes only) up to 12H (720m), the lower chart timeframe you can use is 1m
This indicator needs price, time and volume to work, it will not work on an index (there is no volume), the execution will not be allowed
The histogram (volume profile) can be plotted on 24H sessions as limit but you can plot several 24H sessions
█ ERRORS AND PERFORMANCE
Depending on the choosed settings, the script performance will be highly affected and it will experience errors
Two of the more common errors it can throw are:
• Calculation takes too long to execute
• Loop takes too long
The indicator performance is highly related to the underlying volatility (tick wise), the script takes each candlestick or bar and for each tick in it stores the price and volume, if the ticker in your chart has thousands and thousands of ticks per bar the indicator will throw an error for sure, it can not calculate in time such amount of ticks.
What all of that means? Simply put, this will throw error on the BITCOIN pair BTCUSD (high volatility with tick size 0.01) because it has too many ticks per bar, but lucky you it will work just fine on the futures contract BTC1! (tick size 5) because it has a lot less ticks per bar
There are some options you can fine tune to boost the script performance, the more demanding option in terms of resources consumption is Updates per period , by default is maxed out so lowering this setting will improve the performance in a high way.
If you wanna know more about how to improve the script performance, read the HELP INFO accessible from the settings panel
█ HOW-TO SETUP
The basic parameters to adjust are Period size , Ticks per bar and Pixels per bar
• Period size is the main setting, defines the waindrop size, to get a better looking histogram set bigger period and smaller chart timeframe
• Ticks per bar is the tricky one, adjust it differently for each underlying (ticker) volatility wise, for some you will need a low value, for others a high one.
To get a more accurate histogram set it as lower as you can (min value is 1)
• Pixels per bar allows you to adjust the width of each histogram bar, with it you can adjust the blank space between them or allow overlaping
You must play with these three parameters until you obtain the desired histogram: smoother, sharper, etc...
These are some of the different kind of charts you can setup thru the settings:
• Balanced Waindrops (default): charts with waindrops where the two halfs are of same size.
This is the default chart, just select a period (30m, 60m, 120m, 240m, pick your poison), adjust the histogram ticks and pixels and watch
• Unbalanced Waindrops: chart with waindrops where the two halfs are of different sizes.
Do you trade futures and want to plot a waindrop with the first half for the overnight session and the second half for the cash session? you got it;
just adjust the period to 1860 for any CME ticker (like ES1! for example) adjust the histogram ticks and pixels and watch
• Full Session Volume Profile: chart with waindrops where only the first half plots.
Do you use Volume profile to analize the market? Lucky you, now you can trick this one to plot it, just try a period of 780 on SPY, 2760 on ES1!, or 2880 on EURUSD
remember to adjust the histogram ticks and pixels for each underlying
• Only Bars: charts with only central and vwap bars plotted, simply deactivate the histogram and volume labels
• Only Histogram: charts with only the histogram plotted (volume profile charts), simply deactivate the bars and volume labels
• Only Volume: charts with only the raw volume numbers plotted, simply deactivate the bars and histogram
If you wanna know more about custom full session periods for different asset classes, read the HELP INFO accessible from the settings panel
EXAMPLES
Full Session Volume Profile on MES 5m chart:
Full Session Unbalanced Waindrop on MNQ 2m chart (left side Overnight session, right side Cash Session):
The following examples will have the exact same charts but on four different tickers representing a futures contract, a forex pair, an etf and a stock.
We are doing this to be able to see the different parameters we need for plotting the same kind of chart on different assets
The chart composition is as follows:
• Left side: Volume Labels chart (period 10)
• Upper Right side: Waindrops (period 60)
• Lower Right side: Full Session Volume Profile
The first example will specify the main parameters, the rest of the charts will have only the differences
MES :
• Left: Period size: 10, Bars: uncheck, Histogram: uncheck, Execution window: 1, Ticks per bar: 2, Updates per period: EACH BAR,
Pixels per bar: 4, Volume labels: check, Track price: check
• Upper Right: Period size: 60, Bars: check, Bars color mode: HISTOGRAM, Histogram: check, Execution window: 2, Ticks per bar: 2,
Updates per period: EACH BAR, Pixels per bar: 4, Volume labels: uncheck, Track price: check
• Lower Right: Period size: 2760, Bars: uncheck, Histogram: check, Execution window: 1, Ticks per bar: 1, Updates per period: EACH BAR,
Pixels per bar: 2, Volume labels: uncheck, Track price: check
EURUSD :
• Upper Right: Ticks per bar: 10
• Lower Right: Period size: 2880, Ticks per bar: 1, Pixels per bar: 1
SPY :
• Left: Ticks per bar: 3
• Upper Right: Ticks per bar: 5, Pixels per bar: 3
• Lower Right: Period size: 780, Ticks per bar: 2, Pixels per bar: 2
AAPL :
• Left: Ticks per bar: 2
• Upper Right: Ticks per bar: 6, Pixels per bar: 3
• Lower Right: Period size: 780, Ticks per bar: 1, Pixels per bar: 2
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PineCoders for all they do, all the tools and help they provide and their involvement in making a better community
scarf for the idea of coding a waindrops like indicator, I did not know something like that existed at all
All the Pine Coders, Pine Pros and Pine Wizards, people who share their work and knowledge for the sake of it and helping others, I'm very grateful indeed
I'm learning at each step of the way from you all, thanks for this awesome community;
Opensource and shared knowledge: this is the way! (said with canned voice from inside my helmet :D)
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VDUB BB %B REVERSAL_v4.2 revised by JustUncleLThis is an revised Open Public version of Vdub Bollinger Band %B reversal indicator. This version includes optional Divergence Finder with selectable channel width, optional Market Session time highlighting and optional Binary Option expiry markers.
Obsidian Flux Matrix# Obsidian Flux Matrix | JackOfAllTrades
Made with my Senior Level AI Pine Script v6 coding bot for the community!
Narrative Overview
Obsidian Flux Matrix (OFM) is an open-source Pine Script v6 study that fuses social sentiment, higher timeframe trend bias, fair-value-gap detection, liquidity raids, VWAP gravitation, session profiling, and a diagnostic HUD. The layout keeps the obsidian palette so critical overlays stay readable without overwhelming a price chart.
Purpose & Scope
OFM focuses on actionable structure rather than marketing claims. It documents every driver that powers its confluence engine so reviewers understand what triggers each visual.
Core Analytical Pillars
1. Social Pulse Engine
Sentiment Webhook Feed: Accepts normalized scores (-1 to +1). Signals only arm when the EMA-smoothed value exceeds the `sentimentMin` input (0.35 by default).
Volume Confirmation: Requires local volume > 30-bar average × `volSpikeMult` (default 2.0) before sentiment flags.
EMA Cross Validation: Fast EMA 8 crossing above/below slow EMA 21 keeps momentum aligned with flow.
Momentum Alignment: Multi-timeframe momentum composite must agree (positive for longs, negative for shorts).
2. Peer Momentum Heatmap
Multi-Timeframe Blend: RSI + Stoch RSI fetched via request.security() on 1H/4H/1D by default.
Composite Scoring: Each timeframe votes +1/-1/0; totals are clamped between -3 and +3.
Intraday Readability: Configurable band thickness (1-5) so scalpers see context without losing space.
Dynamic Opacity: Stronger agreement boosts column opacity for quick bias checks.
3. Trend & Displacement Framework
Dual EMA Ribbon: Cyan/magenta ribbon highlights immediate posture.
HTF Bias: A higher-timeframe EMA (default 55 on 4H) sets macro direction.
Displacement Score: Body-to-ATR ratio (>1.4 default) detects impulses that seed FVGs or VWAP raids.
ATR Normalization: All thresholds float with volatility so the study adapts to assets and regimes.
4. Intelligent Fair Value Gap (FVG) System
Gap Detection: Three-candle logic (bullish: low > high ; bearish: high < low ) with ATR-sized minimums (0.15 × ATR default).
Overlap Prevention: Price-range checks stop redundant boxes.
Spacing Control: `fvgMinSpacing` (default 5) avoids stacking from the same impulse.
Storage Caps: Max three FVGs per side unless the user widens the limit.
Session Awareness: Kill zone filters keep taps focused on London/NY if desired.
Auto Cleanup: Boxes delete when price closes beyond their invalidation level.
5. VWAP Magnet + Liquidity Raid Engine
Session or Rolling VWAP: Toggle resets to match intraday or rolling preferences.
Equal High/Low Scanner: Looks back 20 bars by default for liquidity pools.
Displacement Filter: ATR multiplier ensures raids represent genuine liquidity sweeps.
Mean Reversion Focus: Signals fire when price displaces back toward VWAP following a raid.
6. Session Range Breakout System
Initial Balance Tracking: First N bars (15 default) define the session box.
Breakout Logic: Requires simultaneous liquidity spikes, nearby FVG activity, and supportive momentum.
Z-Score Volume Filter: >1.5σ by default to filter noisy moves.
7. Lifestyle Liquidity Scanner
Volume Z-Scores: 50-bar baseline highlights statistically significant spikes.
Smart Money Footprints: Bottom-of-chart squares color-code buy vs sell participation.
Panel Memory: HUD logs the last five raid timestamps, direction, and normalized size.
8. Risk Matrix & Diagnostic HUD
HUD Structure: Table in the top-right summarizes HTF bias, sentiment, momentum, range state, liquidity memory, and current risk references.
Signal Tags: Aggregates SPS, FVG, VWAP, Range, and Liquidity states into a compact string.
Risk Metrics: Swing-based stops (5-bar lookback) + ATR targets (1.5× default) keep risk transparent.
Signal Families & Alerts
Social Pulse (SPS): Volume-confirmed sentiment alignment; triangle markers with “SPS”.
Kill-Zone FVG: Session + HTF alignment + FVG tap; arrow markers plus SL/TP labels.
Local FVG: Captures local reversals when HTF bias has not flipped yet.
VWAP Raid: Equal-high/low raids that snap toward VWAP; “VWAP” label markers.
Range Breakout: Initial balance violations with liquidity and imbalance confirmation; circle markers.
Liquidity Spike: Z-score spikes ≥ threshold; square markers along the baseline.
Visual Design & Customization
Theme Palette: Primary background RGB (12,6,24). Accent shading RGB (26,10,48). Long accents RGB (88,174,255). Short accents RGB (219,109,255).
Stylized Candles: Optional overlay using theme colors.
Signal Toggles: Independently enable markers, heatmap, and diagnostics.
Label Spacing: Auto-spacing enforces ≥4-bar gaps to prevent text overlap.
Customization & Workflow Notes
Adjust ATR/FVG thresholds when volatility shifts.
Re-anchor sentiment to your webhook cadence; EMA smoothing (default 5) dampens noise.
Reposition the HUD by editing the `table.new` coordinates.
Use multiples of the chart timeframe for HTF requests to minimize load.
Session inputs accept exchange-local time; align them to your market.
Performance & Compliance
Pure Pine v6: Single-line statements, no `lookahead_on`.
Resource Safe: Arrays trimmed, boxes limited, `request.security` cached.
Repaint Awareness: Signals confirm on close; alerts mirror on-chart logic.
Runtime Safety: Arrays/loops guard against `na`.
Use Cases
Measure when social sentiment aligns with structure.
Plan ICT-style intraday rebalances around session-specific FVG taps.
Fade VWAP raids when displacement shows exhaustion.
Watch initial balance breaks backed by statistical volume.
Keep risk/target references anchored in ATR logic.
Signal Logic Snapshot
Social Pulse Long/Short: `sentimentEMA` gated by `sentimentMin`, `volSpike`, EMA 8/21 cross, and `momoComposite` sign agreement. Keeps hype tied to structural follow-through.
Kill-Zone FVG Long/Short: Requires session filter, HTF EMA bias alignment, and an active FVG tap (`bullFvgTap` / `bearFvgTap`). Labels include swing stops + ATR targets pulled from `swingLookback` and `liqTargetMultiple`.
Local FVG Long/Short: Uses `localBullish` / `localBearish` heuristics (EMA slope, displacement, sequential closes) to surface intraday reversals even when HTF bias has not flipped.
VWAP Raids: Detect equal-high/equal-low sweeps (`raidHigh`, `raidLow`) that revert toward `sessionVwap` or rolling VWAP when displacement exceeds `vwapAlertDisplace`.
Range Breakouts: Combine `rangeComplete`, breakout confirmation, liquidity spikes, and nearby FVG activity for statistically backed initial balance breaks.
Liquidity Spikes: Volume Z-score > `zScoreThreshold` logs direction, size, and timestamp for the HUD and optional review workflows.
Session Logic & VWAP Handling
Kill zone + NY session inputs use TradingView’s session strings; `f_inSession()` drives both visual shading and whether FVG taps are tradeable when `killZoneOnly` is true.
Session VWAP resets using cumulative price × volume sums that restart when the daily timestamp changes; rolling VWAP falls back to `ta.vwap(hlc3)` for instruments where daily resets are less relevant.
Initial balance box (`rangeBars` input) locks once complete, extends forward, and stays on chart to contextualize later liquidity raids or breakouts.
Parameter Reference
Trend: `emaFastLen`, `emaSlowLen`, `htfResolution`, `htfEmaLen`, `showEmaRibbon`, `showHtfBiasLine`.
Momentum: `tf1`, `tf2`, `tf3`, `rsiLen`, `stochLen`, `stochSmooth`, `heatmapHeight`.
Volume/Liquidity: `volLookback`, `volSpikeMult`, `zScoreLen`, `zScoreThreshold`, `equalLookback`.
VWAP & Sessions: `vwapMode`, `showVwapLine`, `vwapAlertDisplace`, `killSession`, `nySession`, `showSessionShade`, `rangeBars`.
FVG/Risk: `fvgMinTicks`, `fvgLookback`, `fvgMinSpacing`, `killZoneOnly`, `liqTargetMultiple`, `swingLookback`.
Visualization Toggles: `showSignalMarkers`, `showHeatmapBand`, `showInfoPanel`, `showStylizedCandles`.
Workflow Recipes
Kill-Zone Continuation: During the defined kill session, look for `killFvgLong` or `killFvgShort` arrows that line up with `sentimentValid` and positive `momoComposite`. Use the HUD’s risk readout to confirm SL/TP distances before entering.
VWAP Raid Fade: Outside kill zone, track `raidToVwapLong/Short`. Confirm the candle body exceeds the displacement multiplier, and price crosses back toward VWAP before considering reversions.
Range Break Monitor: After the initial balance locks, mark `rangeBreakLong/Short` circles only when the momentum band is >0 or <0 respectively and a fresh FVG box sits near price.
Liquidity Spike Review: When the HUD shows “Liquidity” timestamps, hover the plotted squares at chart bottom to see whether spikes were buy/sell oriented and if local FVGs formed immediately after.
Metadata
Author: officialjackofalltrades
Platform: TradingView (Pine Script v6)
Category: Sentiment + Liquidity Intelligence
Hope you Enjoy!
AlphaTrend++ offset labelsAlphaTrend++
Overview
The AlphaTrend++ is an advanced Pine Script indicator designed to help traders identify buy and sell opportunities in trending and volatile markets. Building on trend-following principles, it uses a modified Average True Range (ATR) calculation combined with volume or momentum data to plot a dynamic trend line. The indicator overlays on the price chart, displaying a colored trend line, a filled trend zone, buy/sell signals, and optional stop-loss tick labels, making it ideal for day trading or swing trading, particularly in markets like futures (e.g., MES).
What It Does
This indicator generates buy and sell signals based on the direction and momentum of a custom trend line, filtered by optional time restrictions and signal frequency logic. The trend line adapts to price action and volatility, with a filled zone highlighting trend strength. Buy/sell signals are plotted as labels, and stop-loss distances are displayed in ticks (customizable for instruments like MES). The indicator supports standard chart types for realistic signal generation.
How It Works
The indicator employs the following components:
Trend Line Calculation: A dynamic trend line is calculated using ATR adjusted by a user-defined multiplier, combined with either Money Flow Index (MFI) or Relative Strength Index (RSI) depending on volume availability. The line tracks price movements, adjusting upward or downward based on trend direction and volatility.
Trend Zone: The area between the current trend line and its value two bars prior is filled, colored green for bullish trends (upward movement) or red for bearish trends (downward movement), providing a visual cue of trend strength.
Signal Generation: Buy signals occur when the trend line crosses above its value two bars ago, and sell signals occur when it crosses below, with optional filtering to reduce signal noise (based on bar timing logic). Signals can be restricted to a 9:00–15:00 UTC trading window.
Stop-Loss Ticks: For each signal, the indicator calculates the distance to the trend line (acting as a stop-loss level) in ticks, using a user-defined tick size (default 0.25 for MES). These are displayed as labels below/above the signal.
Time Filter: An optional filter limits signals to 9:00–15:00 UTC, aligning with active trading sessions like the US market open.
The indicator ensures compatibility with standard chart types (e.g., candlestick or bar charts) to avoid unrealistic results associated with non-standard types like Heikin Ashi or Renko.
How to Use It
Add to Chart: Apply the indicator to a candlestick or bar chart on TradingView.
Configure Settings:
Multiplier: Adjust the ATR multiplier (default 1.0) to control trend line sensitivity. Higher values widen the stop-loss distance.
Common Period: Set the ATR and MFI/RSI period (default 14) for trend calculations.
No Volume Data: Enable if volume data is unavailable (e.g., for certain forex pairs), switching from MFI to RSI.
Tick Size: Set the tick size for stop-loss calculations (default 0.25 for MES futures).
Show Buy/Sell Signals: Toggle signal labels (default enabled).
Show Stop Loss Ticks: Toggle stop-loss tick labels (default enabled).
Use Time Filter: Restrict signals to 9:00–15:00 UTC (default disabled).
Use Filtered Signals: Enable to reduce signal frequency using bar timing logic (default enabled).
Interpret Signals:
Buy Signal: A blue “BUY” label below the bar indicates a potential long entry (trend line crossover, passing filters).
Sell Signal: A red “SELL” label above the bar indicates a potential short entry (trend line crossunder, passing filters).
Trend Zone: Green fill suggests bullish momentum; red fill suggests bearish momentum.
Stop-Loss Ticks: Gray labels show the stop-loss distance in ticks, helping with risk management.
Monitor Context: Use the trend line and filled zone to confirm the market’s direction before acting on signals.
Unique Features
Adaptive Trend Line: Combines ATR with MFI or RSI to create a responsive trend line that adjusts to volatility and market conditions.
Tick-Based Stop-Loss: Displays stop-loss distances in ticks, customizable for specific instruments, aiding precise risk management.
Signal Filtering: Optional bar timing logic reduces false signals, improving reliability in choppy markets.
Trend Zone Visualization: The filled zone between trend line values enhances trend clarity, making it easier to assess momentum.
Time-Restricted Trading: Optional 9:00–15:00 UTC filter aligns signals with high-liquidity sessions.
Notes
Use on standard candlestick or bar charts to ensure accurate signals.
Test the indicator on a demo account to optimize settings for your market and timeframe.
Combine with other analysis (e.g., support/resistance, volume spikes) for better decision-making.
The indicator is not a standalone system; use it as part of a broader trading strategy.
Limitations
Signals may lag in highly volatile or low-liquidity markets due to ATR-based calculations.
The 9:00–15:00 UTC time filter may not suit all markets; disable it for 24-hour assets like forex or crypto.
Stop-loss tick calculations assume consistent tick sizes; verify compatibility with your instrument.
This indicator is designed for traders seeking a robust, trend-following tool with customizable risk management and signal filtering, optimized for active trading sessions.
This update enhances label customization, clarity, and signal usability while preserving all existing AlphaTrend++ logic. The goal is to improve readability during live trading and allow traders to personalize the visual footprint of entries and stop-loss levels.
Improvements
• Cleaner Label Placement
Labels now maintain consistent spacing from the candle, regardless of volatility or ATR expansion.
• Enhanced Visual Structure
BUY/SELL signals remain bold and clear, while SL ticks use a more compact and optional sizing scheme.
• Better User Control
New UI inputs:
Entry Label Size
SL Label Size
SL Label Offset (Ticks)nces.
Hash Momentum Strategy# Hash Momentum Strategy
## 📊 Overview
The **Hash Momentum Strategy** is a professional-grade momentum trading system designed to capture strong directional price movements with precision timing and intelligent risk management. Unlike traditional EMA crossover strategies, this system uses momentum acceleration as its primary signal, resulting in earlier entries and better risk-to-reward ratios.
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## ⚡ What Makes This Strategy Unique
### 1. Momentum-Based Entry System
Most strategies rely on lagging indicators like moving average crossovers. This strategy captures momentum *acceleration* - entering when price movement is gaining strength, not after the move has already happened.
### 2. Programmable Risk-to-Reward
Set your exact R:R ratio (1:2, 1:2.5, 1:3, etc.) and the strategy automatically calculates stop loss and take profit levels. No more guessing or manual calculations.
### 3. Smart Partial Profit Taking
Lock in profits at multiple stages:
- **First TP**: Take 50% off at 2R
- **Second TP**: Take 40% off at 2.5R
- **Final TP**: Let 10% ride to maximum target
This approach locks in gains while letting winners run.
### 4. Dynamic Momentum Threshold
Uses ATR (Average True Range) multiplied by your threshold setting to adapt to market volatility. Volatile markets = higher threshold. Quiet markets = lower threshold.
### 5. Trade Cooldown System
Prevents overtrading and revenge trading by enforcing a cooldown period between trades. Configurable from 1-24 bars.
### 6. Optional Session & Weekend Filters
Filter trades by Tokyo, London, and New York sessions. Optional weekend-off toggle to avoid low-liquidity periods.
---
## 🎯 How It Works
### Signal Generation
**STEP 1: Calculate Momentum**
- Momentum = Current Price - Price
- Check if Momentum > ATR × Threshold Multiplier
- Momentum must be accelerating (positive change in momentum)
**STEP 2: Confirm with EMA Trend Filter**
- Long: Price must be above EMA
- Short: Price must be below EMA
**STEP 3: Check Filters**
- Not in cooldown period
- Valid session (if enabled)
- Not weekend (if enabled)
**STEP 4: ENTRY SIGNAL TRIGGERED**
### Risk Management Example
**Example Long Trade:**
- Entry: $100
- Stop Loss: $97.80 (2.2% risk)
- Risk Amount: $2.20
**Take Profit Levels:**
- TP1: $104.40 (2R = $4.40) → Close 50%
- TP2: $105.50 (2.5R = $5.50) → Close 40%
- Final: $105.50 (2.5R) → Close remaining 10%
---
## ⚙️ Settings Guide
### Core Strategy
**Momentum Length** (Default: 13)
Number of bars for momentum calculation. Higher = stronger but fewer signals.
**Momentum Threshold** (Default: 2.25)
ATR multiplier. Higher = only trade biggest moves.
**Use EMA Trend Filter** (Default: ON)
Only long above EMA, short below EMA.
**EMA Length** (Default: 28)
Period for trend-confirming EMA.
### Filters
**Use Trading Session Filter** (Default: OFF)
Restrict trading to specific sessions.
**Tokyo Session** (Default: OFF)
Trade during Asian hours (00:00-09:00 JST).
**London Session** (Default: OFF)
Trade during European hours (08:00-17:00 GMT).
**New York Session** (Default: OFF)
Trade during US hours (08:00-17:00 EST).
**Weekend Off** (Default: OFF)
Disable trading on Saturdays and Sundays.
### Risk Management
**Stop Loss %** (Default: 2.2)
Fixed percentage stop loss from entry.
**Risk:Reward Ratio** (Default: 2.5)
Your target reward as multiple of risk.
**Use Partial Profit Taking** (Default: ON)
Take profits in stages.
**First TP R:R** (Default: 2.0)
First target as multiple of risk.
**First TP Size %** (Default: 50)
Percentage of position to close at TP1.
**Second TP R:R** (Default: 2.5)
Second target as multiple of risk.
**Second TP Size %** (Default: 40)
Percentage of position to close at TP2.
### Trade Management
**Use Trade Cooldown** (Default: ON)
Prevent overtrading.
**Cooldown Bars** (Default: 6)
Bars to wait after closing a trade.
---
## 🎨 Visual Elements
### Chart Indicators
🟢 **Green Dot** (below bar) = Long entry signal
🔴 **Red Dot** (above bar) = Short entry signal
🔵 **Blue X** (above bar) = Long position closed
🟠 **Orange X** (below bar) = Short position closed
**EMA Line** = Trend direction (green when bullish, red when bearish)
**White Line** = Entry price
**Red Line** = Stop loss level
**Green Lines** = Take profit levels (TP1, TP2, Final)
### Dashboard
When not in real-time mode, a dashboard displays:
- Current position (LONG/SHORT/FLAT)
- Entry price
- Stop loss price
- Take profit price
- R:R ratio
- Current momentum strength
- Total trades
- Win rate
- Net profit %
---
## 📈 Recommended Settings by Timeframe
### 1-Hour Timeframe (Default)
- Momentum Length: 13
- Momentum Threshold: 2.25
- EMA Length: 28
- Stop Loss: 2.2%
- R:R Ratio: 2.5
- Cooldown: 6 bars
### 4-Hour Timeframe
- Momentum Length: 24-36
- Momentum Threshold: 2.5
- EMA Length: 50
- Stop Loss: 3-4%
- R:R Ratio: 2.0-2.5
- Cooldown: 6-8 bars
### 15-Minute Timeframe
- Momentum Length: 8-10
- Momentum Threshold: 2.0
- EMA Length: 20
- Stop Loss: 1.5-2%
- R:R Ratio: 2.0
- Cooldown: 4-6 bars
---
## 🔧 Optimization Tips
### Want More Trades?
- Decrease Momentum Threshold (2.0 instead of 2.25)
- Decrease Momentum Length (10 instead of 13)
- Decrease Cooldown Bars (4 instead of 6)
### Want Higher Quality Trades?
- Increase Momentum Threshold (2.5-3.0)
- Increase Momentum Length (18-24)
- Increase Cooldown Bars (8-10)
### Want Lower Drawdown?
- Increase Cooldown Bars
- Use tighter stop loss
- Enable session filters (trade only high-liquidity sessions)
- Enable Weekend Off
### Want Higher Win Rate?
- Increase R:R Ratio (may reduce total profit)
- Increase Momentum Threshold (fewer but stronger signals)
- Use longer EMA for trend confirmation
---
## 📊 Performance Expectations
Based on typical backtesting results:
- **Win Rate**: 35-45%
- **Profit Factor**: 1.5-2.0
- **Risk:Reward**: 1:2.5 (configurable)
- **Max Drawdown**: 10-20%
- **Trades/Month**: 8-15 (1H timeframe)
**Note:** Win rate may appear low, but with 2.5:1 R:R, you only need ~29% win rate to break even. The strategy aims for quality over quantity.
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## 🎓 Strategy Logic Explained
### Why Momentum > EMA Crossover?
**EMA Crossover Problems:**
- Signals lag behind price
- Late entries = poor R:R
- Many false signals in ranging markets
**Momentum Advantages:**
- Catches moves as they start accelerating
- Earlier entries = better R:R
- Adapts to volatility via ATR
### Why Partial Profit Taking?
**Without Partial TPs:**
- All-or-nothing approach
- Winners often turn to losers
- High stress watching open positions
**With Partial TPs:**
- Lock in 50% at first target
- Reduce risk to breakeven
- Let remainder ride for bigger gains
- Lower psychological pressure
### Why Trade Cooldown?
**Without Cooldown:**
- Revenge trading after losses
- Overtrading in choppy markets
- Emotional decision-making
**With Cooldown:**
- Forces discipline
- Waits for new setup to develop
- Reduces transaction costs
- Better signal quality
---
## ⚠️ Important Notes
1. **This is a momentum strategy, not an EMA strategy**
The EMA only confirms trend direction. Momentum generates the actual signals.
2. **Backtest thoroughly before live trading**
Past performance ≠ future results. Test on your specific asset and timeframe.
3. **Use proper position sizing**
Risk 1-2% of account per trade maximum. The strategy uses 100% equity by default (adjust in Properties).
4. **Dashboard auto-hides in real-time**
Clean chart for live trading. Visible during backtesting.
5. **Customize for your trading style**
All settings are fully adjustable. No single "best" configuration.
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## 🚀 Quick Start Guide
1. **Add to Chart**: Apply to your preferred asset and timeframe
2. **Keep Defaults**: Start with default settings
3. **Backtest**: Review historical performance
4. **Paper Trade**: Test with simulated money first
5. **Go Live**: Start small and scale up
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## 💡 Pro Tips
**Tip 1: Combine Timeframes**
Use higher timeframe (4H) for trend direction, lower timeframe (1H) for entries.
**Tip 2: Avoid News Events**
Major news can cause whipsaws. Consider manual intervention during high-impact events.
**Tip 3: Monitor Momentum Strength**
Dashboard shows momentum in sigma (σ). Values >1.0σ indicate very strong momentum.
**Tip 4: Adjust for Volatility**
In high-volatility markets, increase threshold and stop loss. In quiet markets, decrease them.
**Tip 5: Review Losing Trades**
Check if losses are hitting stop loss or reversing. Adjust stop accordingly.
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## 📝 Changelog
**v1.0** - Initial Release
- Momentum-based signal generation
- EMA trend filter
- Programmable R:R ratio
- Partial profit taking (3 stages)
- Trade cooldown system
- Session filters (Tokyo/London/New York)
- Weekend off toggle
- Smart dashboard (auto-hides in real-time)
- Clean visual design
---
## 🙏 Credits
Developed by **Hash Capital Research**
If you find this strategy useful, please give it a like and share with others!
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## ⚖️ Disclaimer
This strategy is for educational purposes only. Trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Always do your own research and consult with a qualified financial advisor before trading.
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## 📬 Feedback
Have suggestions or found a bug? Leave a comment below! I'm continuously improving this strategy based on community feedback.
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**Happy Trading! 🚀📈**
Live Session Extremes: Asia / London / NY (5m)This script automatically tracks and plots the live high and low levels of the three major Forex trading sessions:
Asia Session (18:00–03:00) — Teal
London Session (03:00–08:00) — Blue
New York Session (08:00–12:00) — Red
Designed specifically for 5-minute charts, it updates in real time as each session forms new highs or lows.
You always see the most recent session’s levels, cleanly plotted and color-coded on your chart.
✔ Features
Live updating lines for each session’s high & low
Lines anchored to the exact candles that created the extreme
Auto-cleaning: old session levels are deleted when a new session begins
Clear labeling:
Asia High / Asia Low (Teal)
London High / London Low (Blue)
NY High / NY Low (Red)
Extend-right option for projecting session levels into future price action
Built for precision session-based strategies such as:
Liquidity grabs
Session sweeps
BOS/CHOCH analysis
ICT-style trading
High/low power levels
Cora Combined Suite v1 [JopAlgo]Cora Combined Suite v1 (CCSV1)
This is an 2 in 1 indicator (Overlay & Oscillator) the Cora Combined Suite v1 .
CCSV1 combines a price-pane Overlay for structure/trend with a compact Oscillator for timing/pressure. It’s designed to be clear, beginner-friendly, and largely automatic: you pick a profile (Scalp / Intraday / Swing), choose whether to run as Overlay or Oscillator, and CCSV1 tunes itself in the background.
What’s inside — at a glance
1) Overlay (price pane)
CoRa Wave: a smooth trend line based on a compound-ratio WMA (CRWMA).
Green when the slope rises (bull bias), Red when it falls (bear bias).
Asymmetric ATR Cloud around the CoRa Wave
Width expands more up when buyer pressure dominates and more down when seller pressure dominates.
Fill is intentionally light, so candlesticks remain readable.
Chop Guard (Range-Lock Gate)
When the cloud stays very narrow versus ATR (classic “dead water”), pullback alerts are muted to avoid noise.
Visuals don’t change—only the alerting logic goes quiet.
Typical Overlay reads
Trend: Follow the CoRa color; green favors long setups, red favors shorts.
Value: Pullbacks into/through the cloud in trend direction are higher-quality than chasing breaks far outside it.
Dominance: A visibly asymmetric cloud hints which side is funding the move (buyers vs sellers).
2) Oscillator (subpane or inline preview)
Stretch-Z (columns): how far price is from the CoRa mean (mean-reversion context), clipped to ±clip.
Near 0 = equilibrium; > +2 / < −2 = stretched/extended.
Slope-Z (line): z-score of CoRa’s slope (momentum of the trend line).
Crossing 0 upward = potential bullish impulse; downward = potential bearish impulse.
VPO (stepline): a normalized Volume-Pressure read (positive = buyers funding, negative = sellers).
Rendered as a clean stepline to emphasize state changes.
Event Bands ±2 (subpane): thin reference lines to spot extension/exhaustion zones fast.
Floor/Ceiling lines (optional): quiet boundaries so the panel doesn’t feel “bottomless.”
Inline vs Subpane
Inline (overlay): the oscillator auto-anchors and scales beneath price, so it never crushes the price scale.
Subpane (raw): move to a new pane for the classic ±clip view (with ±2 bands). Recommended for systematic use.
Why traders like it
Two in one: Structure on the chart, timing in the panel—built to complement each other.
Retail-first automation: Choose Scalp / Intraday / Swing and let CCSV1 auto-tune lengths, clips, and pressure windows.
Robust statistics: On fast, spiky markets/timeframes, it prefers outlier-resistant math automatically for steadier signals.
Optional HTF gate: You can require higher-timeframe agreement for oscillator alerts without changing visuals.
Quick start (simple playbook)
Run As
Overlay for structure: assess trend direction, where value is (the cloud), and whether chop guard is active.
Oscillator for timing: move to a subpane to see Stretch-Z, Slope-Z, VPO, and ±2 bands clearly.
Profile
Scalp (1–5m), Intraday (15–60m), or Swing (4H–1D). CCSV1 adjusts length/clip/pressure windows accordingly.
Overlay entries
Trade with CoRa color.
Prefer pullbacks into/through the cloud (trend direction).
If chop guard is active, wait; let the market “breathe” before engaging.
Oscillator timing
Look for Funded Flips: Slope-Z crossing 0 in the direction of VPO (i.e., momentum + funded pressure).
Use ±2 bands to manage risk: stretched conditions can stall or revert—better to scale or wait for a clean reset.
Optional HTF gate
Enable to green-light only those oscillator alerts that align with your chosen higher timeframe.
What each signal means (plain language)
CoRa turns green/red (Overlay): trend bias shift on your chart.
Cloud width tilts asymmetrically: one side (buyers/sellers) is dominating; extensions on that side are more likely.
Stretch-Z near 0: fair value around CoRa; pullback timing zone.
Stretch-Z > +2 / < −2: extended; watch for slowing momentum or scale decisions.
Slope-Z cross up/down: new impulse starting; combine with VPO sign to avoid unfunded crosses.
VPO positive/negative: net buying/selling pressure funding the move.
Alerts included
Overlay
Pullback Long OK
Pullback Short OK
Oscillator
Funded Flip Up / Funded Flip Down (Slope-Z crosses 0 with VPO agreement)
Pullback Long Ready / Pullback Short Ready (near equilibrium with aligned momentum and pressure)
Exhaustion Risk (Long/Short) (Stretch-Z beyond ±2 with weakening momentum or pressure)
Tip: Keep chart alerts concise and use strategy rules (TP/SL/filters) in your trade plan.
Best practices
One glance workflow
Read Overlay for direction + value.
Use Oscillator for trigger + confirmation.
Pairing
Combine with S/R or your preferred execution framework (e.g., your JopAlgo setups).
The suite is neutral: it won’t force trades; it highlights context and quality.
Markets
Works on crypto, indices, FX, and commodities.
Where real volume is available, VPO is strongest; on synthetic volume, treat VPO as a soft filter.
Timeframes
Use the Profile preset closest to your style; feel free to fine-tune later.
For multi-TF trading, enable the HTF gate on the oscillator alerts only.
Inputs you’ll actually use (the rest can stay on Auto)
Run As: Overlay or Oscillator.
Profile: Scalp / Intraday / Swing.
Oscillator Render: “Subpane (raw)” for a classic panel; “Inline (overlay)” only for a quick preview.
HTF gate (optional): require higher-timeframe Slope-Z agreement for oscillator alerts.
Everything else ships with sensible defaults and auto-logic.
Limitations & tips
Not a strategy: CCSV1 is a decision support tool; you still need your entry/exit rules and risk management.
Non-repainting design: Signals finalize on bar close; intrabar graphics can adjust during the bar (Pine standard).
Very flat sessions: If price and volume are extremely quiet, expect fewer alerts; that restraint is intentional.
Who is this for?
Beginners who want one clean overlay for structure and one simple oscillator for timing—without wrestling settings.
Intermediates seeking a coherent trend/pressure framework with HTF confirmation.
Advanced users who appreciate robust stats and clean engineering behind the visuals.
Disclaimer: Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Trading involves risk. Use at your own discretion.
XAUUSD Family Scalping (5min)🟡 XAUUSD Family Scalping 5-Min — Momentum Precision Indicator
Overview
This indicator is built for XAUUSD (Gold) on the 5-minute timeframe and is designed for short-term momentum scalping.
It helps traders identify early reversal zones, confirm momentum direction, and detect exhaustion points during high-volatility market moves.
Core Concept
The indicator measures momentum strength and price acceleration using a smoothed oscillator.
It features two adjustable thresholds:
Overbought level: 58
Oversold level: -58
When the momentum line crosses above or below these zones, it signals potential trend continuation or reversal opportunities.
Features
Detects short-term momentum shifts on XAUUSD 5M.
Works with EMA-based trend confirmation (optional).
Adaptive smoothing reduces noise and false reversals.
Highlights overbought/oversold areas visually.
Can be combined with price action or other oscillators for confluence.
Usage
Instrument: XAUUSD (Gold)
Best timeframe: 5-minute (scalping setup)
Use case: Detecting momentum exhaustion and reversal entries.
Sessions: London & New York recommended.
Disclaimer
This indicator is for market analysis and educational purposes.
No indicator guarantees profit — use proper risk management and test before live trading.
ICT Macro Time WindowsICT Macro Time Windows - Master institutional market timing with automated 'Macro' trading session tracking.
What are 'Macros'?
In ICT terminology, 'Macros' refer to the key institutional trading windows throughout the day where major banks and liquidity providers are most active. These specific time frames see heightened volatility, liquidity, and strategic positioning.
Perfect Timing Automation:
• 8 Critical Macro Sessions:
London 1: 02:33-03:00 EST
London 2: 04:03-04:30 EST
NY AM1: 08:50-09:10 EST
NY AM2: 09:50-10:10 EST
NY AM3: 10:50-11:10 EST
Lunch: 11:50-12:10 EST
PM: 13:10-13:40 EST
Close: 15:15-15:45 EST
• Fully customizable time zones and session times
• Real-time session detection with visual zones & labels
• Automatic High/Low range tracking within each window
• Boxes, lines, and labels for clear visual reference
• Never miss optimal entry/exit timing again
Trade when institutions trade - stop guessing and start timing your setups with precision during these key liquidity windows! All session times are easily adjustable in settings to match your preferred trading hours.
Perfect for Forex, Futures, and Index traders following ICT concepts and institutional flow analysis.
Europe Session LinesThis simple script marks the start of the European trading sessions:
08:00 a.m. London trading session
09:00 a.m. Frankfurt trading session
The settings of the lines can be changed. (thickness, colour, type).
It can be used on Futures and CFDs for example for FDAX, FTSE100 but also for GOLD, Silver and EURO- and GBP based FX pairs as supply or demand zone with the change of character trading setup.
Iani SMC Sniper XAU v2.2 (Long+Short + News Countdown, v6)Iani SMC Sniper v2.6 — Anytime • Auto Pip • FVG 50% • OB • News Panel
Smart-Money Concepts made simple for intraday XAU/USD (works on any symbol).
Finds BOS, 50% FVG “sniper” entries, optional Order Blocks, London H/L, news countdown, and a mini info panel.
What it does
BOS (Break of Structure): detects bullish/bearish BOS after London sweep logic.
FVG 50% entries: plots precise long/short entry dots at the midpoint of the gap.
Auto TP/SL: TP = RR × risk, SL below/above recent swing with a small buffer.
Order Blocks (optional): marks the last opposite candle after BOS and alerts on OB revisit.
London High/Low: tracks session range; session filter is optional.
News countdown: shows next event time and minutes left (user-selectable timezone).
Mini Panel: top-left table with Trend (last BOS), Next news, R:R, Pip size.
Inputs (key)
Auto pip size: uses syminfo.mintick. Manual override available.
Risk:Reward (RR): default 2.0.
Pivot length: swing sensitivity.
Sessions: enable if you want signals only 12:00–20:00 (symbol timezone). Off = anytime.
News timezone: pick your own (e.g., Europe/Brussels, America/New_York).
Absolute & daily times: add your events (strings like 2025-09-17 20:00 or 14:30,16:00…).
Show labels/levels/OBs: toggle on/off.
Alerts included
BOS Bullish / BOS Bearish
BUY Entry / SELL Entry (return to 50% FVG)
Bullish OB revisit / Bearish OB revisit
TP Long/Short reached, SL Long/Short hit
NEWS WARNING (warning window only; does not block signals)
To use: Add Alert → Condition: this indicator → choose any of the alertconditions.
Best use
Bias: H1 for structure.
Execution: M15 (standard) or M5 (aggressive).
Works great on XAUUSD, but is symbol-agnostic (auto pip adapts).
Notes
News times display in the timezone you pick in settings.
OBs are a simple implementation meant for quick visual guidance.
Labels: BUY/SELL near entries, TP/SL on set and when hit, BOS up/down.
Risk disclaimer
This tool is for education only. Not financial advice. Backtest and manage risk.
Trend-Strong Candle - 3 EMAs with Filters# Trend-Strong Candle - Professional Trading Indicator
## 📊 What It Does
Identifies high-probability entries by combining triple EMA trend analysis with strong candle detection. Only signals when all conditions align for maximum accuracy.
## 🎯 Core Features
- Triple EMA System: Fast (20) / Medium (50) / Slow (200) for trend confirmation
- Strong Candle Filter: ATR-based sizing ensures genuine momentum
- Advanced Filters: EMA close validation + trend stability checks
- Live Alerts: Instant notifications for real-time signals
- Session Filter: Trade only during active EU/US market hours
## ⚡ Quick Setup
Scalping (1-5min): Default settings + enable session filter
Day Trading (15-60min): Default settings work perfectly
Swing Trading (4H+): Increase ATR multiplier to 0.8-1.0
## 📈 Trading Rules
Long Signals: Green triangle below candle
- Strong bullish candle during confirmed uptrend
- All EMAs properly aligned (Fast > Medium > Slow)
Short Signals: Red triangle above candle
- Strong bearish candle during confirmed downtrend
- All EMAs properly aligned (Fast < Medium < Slow)
## ⚠️ Critical Success Factors
1. Always Verify the Trend Yourself
The indicator helps identify signals, but YOU must confirm the larger trend context. Check higher timeframes and overall market structure before entering.
2. Understand the "Big Players"
Strong candles in trend direction usually come from institutional money (banks, funds, algorithms). These create the momentum that retail traders can follow. The indicator catches these institutional moves.
3. Distance to Next Value Level
NEVER enter if price is too close to major resistance/support levels:
- Check distance to round numbers (1.1000, 1.1050, etc.)
- Ensure at least 20-30 pips room to next key level
- You need space for profit - tight levels = limited upside
4. Risk Management
- Stop Loss: 1-2 ATR from entry
- Take Profit: 2-3 ATR target (minimum 1:2 R/R)
- Position Size: Risk max 1-2% per trade
## 💡 Pro Tips
- Best Sessions: London open (8-12 UTC) and NY open (13-17 UTC)
- Avoid: Major news, low liquidity periods, choppy markets
- Multiple Timeframes: Confirm signals on higher timeframe
- Value Levels: Always check daily/weekly support/resistance before entering
## 🎯 Success Formula
Trend Confirmation + Strong Institutional Candle + Distance to Value Levels = High Probability Trade
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Remember: The indicator finds the signals, but successful trading requires your analysis of trend context and value level positioning. Trade smart, not just frequent.
