Akkerman IMB + Targets IndicatorAkkerman IMB + Targets Indicator
The Akkerman IMB + Targets Indicator is a powerful tool for traders who use the Smart Money Concept (SMC) methodology for intraday trading. This indicator combines several key elements of technical analysis, such as IMB (Imbalance) zones, liquidity zones, and intraday targets, to help traders identify significant levels on the chart for potential entry and exit points.
Main Features of the Indicator:
IMB (Imbalance) Zones:
The indicator detects IMB zones (imbalances) on the chart, which are often significant for the market because these zones can signal unsupported price moves where the market may either retrace or continue the move.
Green box — indicates a bullish IMB, where the price moves downward but does not reach the previous "low" level.
Red box — indicates a bearish IMB, where the price moves upward but does not reach the previous "high" level.
Liquidity Zones:
The indicator automatically identifies liquidity zones, which are critical levels for potential retracements or breakouts. These zones are determined by equal highs and lows on the chart (where the price has made similar highs or lows).
Triangles or lines highlight levels where significant buy or sell orders might be gathered.
Intraday Target Lines:
The indicator generates targets for intraday trading based on support and resistance levels over the last 10 periods.
These target lines on the chart indicate potential entry or exit points based on the lowest and highest prices over the past 10 bars, which represent key points for trading within the current session.
Indicator Settings:
Show IMB: Toggle to show or hide IMB zones on the chart.
Show Liquidity Zones: Toggle to show or hide liquidity zones on the chart.
Show Targets (Intraday): Toggle to show or hide intraday target lines.
Max Targets (maxTargets): Set the maximum number of targets to display on the chart.
How to Use:
IMB Zones help identify potential retracement or breakout zones on the market. These zones are a critical part of Smart Money analysis, as markets often retrace to these areas after significant price moves.
Liquidity Zones provide clues about where large orders may be gathered, which could lead to a retracement or breakout.
Intraday Targets assist in identifying important levels for entering or exiting trades within the current session to take advantage of short-term price movements.
Important Notes:
This indicator works best on the 1-hour timeframe (H1) for more accurate and stable signals.
For maximum effectiveness, it is recommended to combine this indicator with other technical indicators and analysis methods.
在腳本中搜尋"liquidity"
HL2 Moving Average with BandsThis indicator is designed to assist traders in identifying potential trade entries and exits for S&P 500 (ES) and Nasdaq-100 (NQ) futures. It calculates a Simple Moving Average (SMA) based on the HL2 value (average of high and low prices) of the current candle over a user-defined lookback period (default: 200 periods). The indicator plots this SMA as a blue line, providing a smoothed reference for price trends.
Additionally, it includes upper and lower bands calculated as a percentage (default: 0.5%) above and below the SMA, plotted as green and red lines, respectively. These bands act as dynamic thresholds to identify overbought or oversold conditions. The indicator generates trade signals based on price action relative to these bands:
Long Entry: A green upward triangle is plotted below the candle when the close crosses above the upper band, signaling a potential buy.
Close Long: A red square is plotted above the candle when the close crosses back below the upper band, indicating an exit for the long position.
Short Entry: A red downward triangle is plotted above the candle when the close crosses below the lower band, signaling a potential sell.
Close Short: A green square is plotted below the candle when the close crosses back above the lower band, indicating an exit for the short position.
The script is customizable, allowing users to adjust the SMA length and band percentage to suit their trading style or market conditions. It is plotted as an overlay on the price chart for easy integration with other technical analysis tools.
Recommended Time Frame and Settings for Trading S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 Futures
Based on research and market dynamics for S&P 500 (ES) and Nasdaq-100 (NQ) futures, the 5-minute chart is recommended as the optimal time frame for day trading with this indicator. This time frame strikes a balance between capturing intraday trends and filtering out excessive noise, which is critical for futures trading due to their high volatility and leverage. The 5-minute chart aligns well with periods of high liquidity and volatility, such as the U.S. market open (9:30 AM–11:00 AM EST) and the afternoon session (2:00 PM–4:00 PM EST), when institutional traders are most active.
Why 5-minute? It allows traders to react to short-term price movements while avoiding the rapid fluctuations of 1-minute charts, which can be prone to false signals in choppy markets. It also provides enough data points to make the SMA and bands meaningful without the lag associated with longer time frames like 15-minute or hourly charts.
Recommended Settings
SMA Length: Set to 200 periods. This longer lookback period smooths the HL2 data, reducing noise and providing a reliable trend reference for the 5-minute chart. A 200-period SMA helps identify significant trend shifts without being overly sensitive to minor price fluctuations.
Band Percentage: 0.5% is more suitable for the volatility of ES and NQ futures on a 5-minute chart, as it generates fewer but higher-probability signals. Wider bands (e.g., 1%) may miss short-term opportunities, while narrower bands (e.g., 0.1%) may produce excessive false signals.
Trading Session Recommendations
Futures markets for ES and NQ are open nearly 24 hours (Sunday 6:00 PM EST to Friday 5:00 PM EST, with a daily break from 4:00 PM–5:00 PM EST), but not all hours are equally optimal due to varying liquidity and volatility. The best times to trade with this indicator are:
U.S. Market Open (9:30 AM–11:00 AM EST): This period is characterized by high volume and volatility, driven by the opening of U.S. equity markets and economic data releases (e.g., 8:30 AM EST reports like CPI or GDP). The indicator’s signals are more reliable during this window due to strong order flow and price momentum.
Afternoon Session (2:00 PM–4:00 PM EST): After the lunchtime lull, volume picks up as institutional traders return, and news or FOMC announcements often drive price action. The indicator can capture breakout moves as prices test the upper or lower bands.
Pre-Market (7:30 AM–9:30 AM EST): For traders comfortable with lower liquidity, this period can offer opportunities, especially around 8:30 AM EST economic releases. However, use tighter risk management due to wider spreads and potential volatility spikes.
Additional Tips
Avoid Low-Volume Periods: Steer clear of trading during low-liquidity hours, such as the overnight session (11:00 PM–3:00 AM EST), when spreads widen and price movements can be erratic, leading to false signals from the indicator.
Combine with Other Tools: Enhance the indicator’s effectiveness by pairing it with support/resistance levels, Fibonacci retracements, or volume analysis to confirm signals. For example, a long entry signal above the upper band is stronger if it coincides with a breakout above a key resistance level.
Risk Management: Given the leverage in futures (e.g., Micro E-mini contracts require ~$1,200 margin for ES), use tight stop-losses (e.g., below the lower band for longs or above the upper band for shorts) to manage risk. Aim for a risk-reward ratio of at least 1:2.
Test Settings: Backtest the indicator on a demo account to optimize the SMA length and band percentage for your specific trading style and risk tolerance. Micro E-mini contracts (MES for S&P 500, MNQ for Nasdaq-100) are ideal for testing due to their lower capital requirements.
Why These Settings and Time Frame?
The 5-minute chart with a 200-period SMA and 0.5% bands is tailored for the volatility and liquidity of ES and NQ futures during peak trading hours. The longer SMA period ensures the indicator captures meaningful trends, while the 0.5% bands are tight enough to signal actionable breakouts but wide enough to avoid excessive whipsaws. Trading during high-volume sessions maximizes the likelihood of valid signals, as institutional participation drives clearer price action.
By focusing on these settings and time frames, traders can leverage the indicator to capitalize on the dynamic price movements of S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures while managing the inherent risks of these markets.
US30 Smart Money 5M/4H Strategy🧠 How It Works
✅ 1. 4H Trend Bias Detection
Uses the 4-hour chart (internally) to determine if the market is in an uptrend or downtrend.
Background turns green for bullish trend, red for bearish trend.
This helps filter trades — only take longs during uptrend, shorts during downtrend.
✅ 2. Liquidity Sweeps (Stop Hunts) on 5M
Highlights candles that break previous highs/lows and then reverse (typical of institutional stop raids).
Draws a shaded red box above sweep-high candles and green box under sweep-lows.
These indicate key reversal zones.
✅ 3. Order Block Zones
Detects bullish/bearish engulfing patterns after liquidity sweeps.
Draws a supply or demand zone box extending forward.
These zones show where institutions likely placed large orders.
✅ 4. FVG Midpoint from 30-Min Chart
Detects Fair Value Gaps (imbalances) on the 30-minute chart.
Plots a line at the midpoint of the gap (EQ level), which is often revisited for entries or rejections.
✅ 5. Buy/Sell Signals (Non-Repainting)
Buy = 4H uptrend + 5M liquidity sweep low + bullish engulfing candle.
Sell = 4H downtrend + 5M liquidity sweep high + bearish engulfing.
Prints green “BUY” or red “SELL” label on the chart — these do not repaint.
📈 How to Use It
Wait for trend bias — only take trades in the direction of the 4H trend.
Watch for liquidity sweep boxes — these hint a stop hunt just occurred.
Look for a signal label (BUY/SELL) — confirms entry criteria.
Use FVG EQ lines & Order Block zones as confluence or targets.
Take trades after NY open (9:30 AM EST) for best momentum.
Global M2 10-Week Lead (for bitcoin)This script displays a combined view of the Global M2 Money Supply, converted to USD and adjusted with a configurable forward lead (default 10 weeks). It is designed to help visualize macro liquidity trends and anticipate potential impacts on Bitcoin price movements across any timeframe.
🔹 Main Features:
- Aggregates M2 data from 18 countries and regions including the USA, Eurozone, China, Japan, and more.
- All M2 values are converted to USD using respective exchange rates.
- Customizable “Slide Weeks Forward” setting lets you project global liquidity data into the future.
- Works on all timeframes by adjusting the projection logic dynamically.
- Toggle each country’s data on or off to customize the liquidity model.
💡 Use Case:
Global liquidity is often a leading indicator for major asset classes. This tool helps traders and analysts assess macro-level trends and their potential influence on Bitcoin by looking at changes in M2 money supply worldwide.
💡 Inspired By:
This tool mimics the Global M2 10-Week Lead liquidity indicator often referenced by Raoul Pal of Real Vision and Global Macro Investor, used for macro analysis and Bitcoin movement prediction.
📊 Note:
All economic and FX data is sourced from TradingView’s built-in datasets (ECONOMICS and FX_IDC). Data availability may vary depending on your plan.
Institutional Quantum Momentum Impulse [BullByte]## Overview
The Institutional Quantum Momentum Impulse (IQMI) is a sophisticated momentum oscillator designed to detect institutional-level trend strength, volatility conditions, and market regime shifts. It combines multiple advanced technical concepts, including:
- Quantum Momentum Engine (Hilbert Transform + MACD Divergence + Stochastic Energy)
- Fractal Volatility Scoring (GARCH + Keltner-based volatility)
- Dynamic Adaptive Bands (Self-adjusting thresholds based on efficiency)
- Market Phase Detection (Volume + Momentum alignment)
- Liquidity & Cumulative Delta Analysis
The indicator provides a Z-score normalized momentum reading, making it ideal for mean-reversion and trend-following strategies.
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## Key Features
### 1. Quantum Momentum Core
- Combines Hilbert Transform, MACD divergence, and Stochastic Energy into a single composite momentum score.
- Normalized using a Z-score for statistical significance.
- Smoothed with EMA/WMA/HMA for cleaner signals.
### 2. Dynamic Adaptive Bands
- Upper/Lower bands adjust based on volatility and efficiency ratio .
- Acts as overbought/oversold zones when momentum reaches extremes.
### 3. Market Phase Detection
- Identifies bullish , bearish , or neutral phases using:
- Volume-Weighted MA alignment
- Fractal momentum extremes
### 4. Volatility & Liquidity Filters
- Fractal Volatility Score (0-100 scale) shows market instability.
- Liquidity Check ensures trades are taken in favorable spread conditions.
### 5. Dashboard & Visuals
- Real-time dashboard with key metrics:
- Momentum strength, volatility, efficiency, cumulative delta, and market regime.
- Gradient coloring for intuitive momentum visualization .
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## Best Trade Setups
### 1. Trend-Following Entries
- Signal :
- QM crosses above zero + Market Phase = Bullish + ADX > 25
- Cumulative Delta rising (buying pressure)
- Confirmation :
- Efficiency > 0.5 (strong momentum quality)
- Liquidity = High (tight spreads)
### 2. Mean-Reversion Entries
- Signal :
- QM touches upper band + Volatility expanding
- Market Regime = Ranging (ADX < 25)
- Confirmation :
- Efficiency < 0.3 (weak momentum follow-through)
- Cumulative Delta divergence (price high but delta declining)
### 3. Breakout Confirmation
- Signal :
- QM holds above zero after a pullback
- Market Phase shifts to Bullish/Bearish
- Confirmation :
- Volatility rising (expansion phase)
- Liquidity remains high
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## Recommended Timeframes
- Intraday (5M - 1H): Works well for scalping & swing trades.
- Swing Trading (4H - Daily): Best for trend-following setups.
- Position Trading (Weekly+): Useful for macro trend confirmation.
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## Input Customization
- Resonance Factor (1.0 - 3.618 ): Adjusts MACD divergence sensitivity.
- Entropy Filter (0.382/0.50/0.618) : Controls stochastic damping.
- Smoothing Type (EMA/WMA/HMA) : Changes momentum responsiveness.
- Normalization Period : Adjusts Z-score lookback.
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The IQMI is a professional-grade momentum indicator that combines institutional-level concepts into a single, easy-to-read oscillator. It works across all markets (stocks, forex, crypto) and is ideal for traders who want:
✅ Early trend detection
✅ Volatility-adjusted signals
✅ Institutional liquidity insights
✅ Clear dashboard for quick analysis
Try it on TradingView and enhance your trading edge! 🚀
Happy Trading!
- BullByte
Fib BB on VWMA*ATRThis TradingView Pine Script is designed to plot Fibonacci Bollinger Bands on a Volume Weighted Moving Average (VWMA) using the Average True Range (ATR). The script takes a higher timeframe (HTF) approach, allowing traders to analyze price action and volatility from a broader market perspective.
🔹 How It Works
Higher Timeframe Data Integration
Users can select a specific timeframe to calculate the VWMA and ATR.
This allows for a more macro perspective, avoiding the noise of lower timeframes.
Volume Weighted Moving Average (VWMA)
Unlike the Simple Moving Average (SMA), VWMA gives higher weight to price movements with larger volume.
Calculation Formula:
𝑉𝑊𝑀𝐴=∑(𝐶𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑒×𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒) / ∑𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒
Since VWMA accounts for volume, it is more reactive to price zones with high buying or selling activity, making it useful for identifying liquidity zones.
ATR-Based Fibonacci Bollinger Bands
The Average True Range (ATR) is used to measure market volatility.
Instead of standard deviation-based Bollinger Bands, Fibonacci multipliers (2.618, 3.0, 3.414) are applied to ATR.
These bands adjust dynamically with market volatility.
🔹 Key Findings from Exploration
Through testing and analysis, this indicator seems to effectively detect supply and demand zones, particularly at the Fibonacci levels of 2.618 to 3.414.
Price frequently reacts at these bands, indicating that they capture key liquidity zones.
Potential Order Block Detection:
The ends of the Fibonacci Bollinger Bands (especially at 2.618, 3.0, and 3.414) tend to align with order blocks—areas where institutional traders previously accumulated or distributed positions.
This is particularly useful for order flow traders who focus on unfilled institutional orders.
🔹 How to Use This Indicator?
Identifying Order Blocks
When price reaches the upper or lower bands, check if there was a strong reaction (rejection or consolidation).
If price rapidly moves away from a band, that level might be an order block.
Spotting Liquidity Pools
VWMA’s nature enhances liquidity detection since it emphasizes high-volume price action.
If a price level repeatedly touches the band without breaking through, it suggests institutional orders may be absorbing liquidity there.
Trend Confirmation
If VWMA is trending upwards and price keeps rejecting the lower bands, it confirms a strong bullish trend.
Conversely, constant rejection from the upper bands suggests a bearish market.
This script is designed for open-source publication and offers traders a refined approach to detecting order blocks and liquidity zones using Fibonacci-based volatility bands.
📌 한글 설명 (상세 설명)
이 트레이딩뷰 파인스크립트는 거래량 가중 이동평균(VWMA)과 평균 실제 범위(ATR)를 활용하여 피보나치 볼린저 밴드를 표시하는 지표입니다.
또한, 고차 타임프레임(HTF) 데이터를 활용하여 시장의 큰 흐름을 분석할 수 있도록 설계되었습니다.
🔹 지표 작동 방식
고차 타임프레임(HTF) 데이터 적용
사용자가 원하는 타임프레임을 선택하여 VWMA와 ATR을 계산할 수 있습니다.
이를 통해 더 큰 시장 흐름을 분석할 수 있으며, 저타임프레임의 노이즈를 줄일 수 있습니다.
거래량 가중 이동평균(VWMA) 적용
VWMA는 단순 이동평균(SMA)보다 거래량이 많은 가격 움직임에 더 큰 가중치를 부여합니다.
계산 공식:
𝑉𝑊𝑀𝐴=∑(𝐶𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑒×𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒) / ∑𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒
거래량이 많이 발생한 가격 구간을 강조하는 특성이 있어, 시장의 유동성 구간을 더 정확히 포착할 수 있습니다.
ATR 기반 피보나치 볼린저 밴드 생성
ATR(Average True Range)를 활용하여 변동성을 측정합니다.
기존의 표준편차 기반 볼린저 밴드 대신, 피보나치 계수(2.618, 3.0, 3.414)를 ATR에 곱하여 밴드를 생성합니다.
이 밴드는 시장 변동성에 따라 유동적으로 조정됩니다.
🔹 탐구 결과: 매물대 및 오더블록 감지
테스트를 통해 Fibonacci 2.618 ~ 3.414 구간에서 매물대 및 오더블록을 포착하는 경향이 있음을 확인했습니다.
가격이 피보나치 밴드(특히 2.618, 3.0, 3.414)에 닿을 때 반응하는 경우가 많음
VWMA의 특성을 통해 오더블록을 감지할 가능성이 높음
🔹 오더블록(Order Block) 감지 원리
Fibonacci 밴드 끄트머리(2.618 ~ 3.414)에서 가격이 강하게 반응
이 영역에서 가격이 강하게 튀어 오르거나(매수 압력) 급락하는(매도 압력) 경우,
→ 기관들이 포지션을 청산하거나 추가 매집하는 구간일 가능성이 큼.
과거에 대량 주문이 체결된 가격 구간(= 오더블록)일 수 있음.
VWMA를 통한 유동성 감지
VWMA는 거래량이 집중된 가격을 기준으로 이동하기 때문에, 기관 주문이 많이 들어온 가격대를 강조하는 특징이 있음.
따라서 VWMA와 피보나치 밴드가 만나는 지점은 유동성이 높은 핵심 구간이 될 가능성이 큼.
매물대 및 청산 구간 분석
가격이 밴드에 도달했을 때 강한 반등이 나오는지를 확인 → 오더블록 가능성
가격이 밴드를 여러 번 테스트하면서 돌파하지 못한다면, 해당 지점은 강한 매물대일 가능성
🔹 활용 방법
✅ 오더블록 감지:
가격이 밴드(2.618~3.414)에 닿고 강하게 튕긴다면, 오더블록 가능성
해당 지점에서 거래량 증가 및 강한 반등 발생 시 매수 고려
✅ 유동성 풀 확인:
VWMA와 피보나치 밴드가 만나는 구간에서 반복적으로 거래량이 터진다면, 해당 지점은 기관 유동성 구간일 가능성
✅ 추세 확인:
VWMA가 상승하고 가격이 밴드 하단(지지선)에서 튕긴다면 강한 상승 추세
VWMA가 하락하고 가격이 밴드 상단(저항선)에서 거부당하면 하락 추세 지속
Volume Profile & Smart Money Explorer🔍 Volume Profile & Smart Money Explorer: Decode Institutional Footprints
Master the art of institutional trading with this sophisticated volume analysis tool. Track smart money movements, identify peak liquidity windows, and align your trades with major market participants.
🌟 Key Features:
📊 Triple-Layer Volume Analysis
• Total Volume Patterns
• Directional Volume Split (Up/Down)
• Institutional Flow Detection
• Real-time Smart Money Tracking
• Historical Pattern Recognition
⚡ Smart Money Detection
• Institutional Trade Identification
• Large Block Order Tracking
• Smart Money Concentration Periods
• Whale Activity Alerts
• Volume Threshold Analysis
📈 Advanced Profiling
• Hourly Volume Distribution
• Directional Bias Analysis
• Liquidity Heat Maps
• Volume Pattern Recognition
• Custom Threshold Settings
🎯 Strategic Applications:
Institutional Trading:
• Track Big Player Movements
• Identify Accumulation/Distribution
• Follow Smart Money Flow
• Detect Institutional Trading Windows
• Monitor Block Orders
Risk Management:
• Identify High Liquidity Windows
• Avoid Thin Market Periods
• Optimize Position Sizing
• Track Market Participation
• Monitor Volume Quality
Market Analysis:
• Volume Pattern Recognition
• Smart Money Flow Analysis
• Liquidity Window Identification
• Institutional Activity Cycles
• Market Depth Analysis
💡 Perfect For:
• Professional Traders
• Volume Profile Traders
• Institutional Traders
• Risk Managers
• Algorithmic Traders
• Smart Money Followers
• Day Traders
• Swing Traders
📊 Key Metrics:
• Normalized Volume Profiles
• Institutional Thresholds
• Directional Volume Split
• Smart Money Concentration
• Historical Patterns
• Real-time Analysis
⚡ Trading Edge:
• Trade with Institution Flow
• Identify Optimal Entry Points
• Recognize Distribution Patterns
• Follow Smart Money Positioning
• Avoid Thin Markets
• Capitalize on Peak Liquidity
🎓 Educational Value:
• Understand Market Structure
• Learn Volume Analysis
• Master Institutional Patterns
• Develop Market Intuition
• Track Smart Money Flow
🛠️ Customization:
• Adjustable Time Windows
• Flexible Volume Thresholds
• Multiple Timeframe Analysis
• Custom Alert Settings
• Visual Preference Options
Whether you're tracking institutional flows in crypto markets or following smart money in traditional markets, the Volume Profile & Smart Money Explorer provides the deep insights needed to trade alongside the biggest players.
Transform your trading from retail guesswork to institutional precision. Know exactly when and where smart money moves, and position yourself ahead of major market shifts.
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EBP Candle Marker### **EBP Candle Marker – TradingView Indicator**
The **EBP Candle Marker** is a specialized TradingView indicator designed to identify and highlight potential liquidity sweep candles. This indicator visually emphasizes key price action patterns where the market sweeps previous highs or lows and closes in the opposite direction, often signaling potential reversals or liquidity grabs.
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### 📊 **Indicator Logic:**
1. **Bullish Sweep:**
- The current candle’s **low** is lower than the previous candle’s **low** (indicating a liquidity sweep).
- The **close** is above both the **open** and **close** of the previous candle.
2. **Bearish Sweep:**
- The current candle’s **high** is higher than the previous candle’s **high** (indicating a liquidity sweep).
- The **close** is below both the **open** and **close** of the previous candle.
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### 🎨 **Visual Representation:**
- **Yellow Candle Body:** Highlights any candle meeting the bullish or bearish sweep conditions.
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### 🔔 **Alert Functionality:**
The indicator supports setting custom alerts in TradingView for:
- **Bullish Sweep Detected** – Notifies when a bullish sweep occurs.
- **Bearish Sweep Detected** – Notifies when a bearish sweep occurs.
These alerts are compatible across any timeframe, providing flexibility to monitor key market conditions.
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### 📈 **Use Cases:**
- **Liquidity Sweep Detection:** Identify areas where the market may be triggering stop-loss orders or liquidity hunts.
- **Reversal Confirmation:** Enhance trade confirmation by identifying potential reversal zones.
- **Scalping & Swing Trading:** Suitable for both short-term and long-term trading strategies across multiple timeframes.
CLS Patterns + Price Action Levels📌 Key Features:
✅ CLS Candle Patterns Detection:
CLS Type 1 (Sweeps & Closes Opposite) – Confirms liquidity sweeps with opposite direction close.
CLS Type 2 (Sweeps but No Opposite Close) – Identifies liquidity traps without full reversal.
CLS Type 3 (Engulfing Candles) – Strong momentum shifts with engulfing price action.
CLS Type 4 (Order Block Reversals) – Institutional order flow recognition.
✅ Institutional & Price Action Levels:
250 Pip Institutional Levels – Major S&R zones for Forex & Indices.
Minor Quarter Points (25 Pips) – Intraday precision for refined entries.
✅ Liquidity Imbalance & Order Flow Gaps:
Detects early impulse moves & liquidity voids
Highlights areas of market inefficiency & potential reversals
✅ Higher Timeframe EMA for Trend Confirmation:
Customizable Weekly 3 EMA Overlay
Dynamic color change based on price action
✅ Built-in Alerts for CLS Patterns:
Real-time alerts for CLS buy/sell signals
Configurable notifications for trade execution
🎯 How to Use:
1️⃣ Enable CLS Pattern Signals to spot liquidity sweep candles with directional confirmation.
2️⃣ Use Institutional & QP Levels to identify key areas where price is likely to react.
3️⃣ Monitor Liquidity Imbalances to detect inefficient price moves that may fill.
4️⃣ Confirm Trend with HTF EMA to trade with momentum.
5️⃣ Set Alerts for CLS patterns and key price levels to stay ahead of the market.
This indicator is ideal for Forex, Indices, and Crypto traders looking to refine their entries with precise price action confirmations.
Trading Sessions Highs/Lows | InvrsROBINHOODTrading Sessions Highs/Lows | InvrsROBINHOOD
🚀 A powerful indicator for tracking key trading sessions and the highs and lows of each session!
📌 Description
The Trading Sessions Highs/Lows indicator visually marks the most critical trading sessions—Asia, London, and New York—using small colored dots at the bottom of the candle. It also tracks and plots the highs and lows of each session, along with the Daily Open and Weekly Open levels.
This tool is designed to help traders identify session-based liquidity zones, price reactions, and potential trade setups with minimal chart clutter.
Key Features:
✅ Session markers (Asia, London, NY AM, NY Lunch, NY PM) plotted as small dots
✅ Plots session highs and lows for market structure insights
✅ Daily Open line for intraday reference
✅ Weekly Open line for higher timeframe bias
✅ Alerts for session high/low breaks to capture momentum shifts
✅ User-defined UTC offset for global traders
✅ Customizable session colors for personal preference
📖 How to Use the Indicator
1️⃣ Understanding the Sessions
Asia Session (Yellow Dot) → Marks liquidity buildup & pre-London moves
London Session (Blue Dot) → Strong volatility, breakout opportunities
New York AM Session (Green Dot) → Major trends & institutional participation
New York Lunch (Red Dot) → Low volume, ranging market
New York PM Session (Dark Green Dot) → End-of-day movements & reversals
2️⃣ Session Highs & Lows for Market Structure
Session Highs can act as resistance or breakout points.
Session Lows can act as support or stop-hunt zones.
Break of a session high/low with volume may indicate continuation or reversal.
3️⃣ Using the Daily & Weekly Open
The Daily Open (Black Line) helps gauge the intraday trend.
Above Daily Open → Bearish Bias
Below Daily Open → Bullish Bias
The Weekly Open (Red Line) sets the higher timeframe directional bias.
4️⃣ Alerts for Breakouts
The indicator will trigger alerts when price breaks session highs or lows.
Useful for setting stop-losses, breakout trades, and risk management.
💡 Why This Indicator is Important for Beginners
1️⃣ Avoids Overtrading:
Many beginners trade in low-volume periods (NY Lunch, Asia session) and get stuck in choppy price action.
This indicator highlights when volatility is high so traders focus on better opportunities.
2️⃣ Session-Based Liquidity Traps:
Market makers often run stops at session highs/lows before reversing.
Watching session breaks prevents traders from falling into liquidity grabs.
3️⃣ Reduces Emotional Trading:
If price is above the Daily Open, a beginner shouldn’t look for shorts.
If price is below a key session low, it may signal a fake breakout.
4️⃣ Aligns with Institutional Trading:
Smart money traders use session highs/lows to set stop hunts & reversals.
Beginners can use this indicator to spot these zones before entering trades.
🛡️ How to Mitigate Risk with This Indicator
✅ Wait for Confirmations – Don’t trade blindly at session highs/lows. Look for wicks, rejections, or break/retests.
✅ Use Stop-Loss Above/Below Session Levels – If you’re going long, set SL below a session low. If short, set SL above a session high.
✅ Watch Volume & News Events – Breakouts without strong volume or news may be fake moves.
✅ Combine with Other Strategies – Use price action, trendlines, or EMAs with this indicator for higher probability trades.
✅ Use the Weekly Open for Trend Bias – If price stays below the Weekly Open, avoid bullish setups unless key support holds.
🎯 Who is This Indicator For?
📌 Beginners who need clear session-based trading levels.
📌 Day traders & scalpers looking to refine their intraday setups.
📌 Smart money traders using liquidity concepts.
📌 Swing traders tracking higher timeframe momentum shifts.
🚀 Final Thoughts
This indicator is an essential tool for traders who want to understand market structure, liquidity, and volatility cycles. Whether you’re trading forex, stocks, or crypto, it helps you stay on the right side of the market and avoid unnecessary risks.
🔹 Set it up, customize your colors, define your UTC offset, and start trading smarter today! 🏆📈
ICT Concepts: MML, Order Blocks, FVG, OTECore ICT Trading Concepts
These strategies are designed to identify high-probability trading opportunities by analyzing institutional order flow and market psychology.
1. Market Maker Liquidity (MML) / Liquidity Pools
Idea: Institutional traders ("market makers") place orders around key price levels where retail traders’ stop losses cluster (e.g., above swing highs or below swing lows).
Application: Look for "liquidity grabs" where price briefly spikes to these levels before reversing.
Example: If price breaks a recent high but reverses sharply, it may indicate a liquidity grab to trigger retail stops before a trend reversal.
2. Order Blocks (OB)
Idea: Institutional orders are often concentrated in specific price zones ("order blocks") where large buy/sell decisions occurred.
Application: Identify bullish order blocks (strong buying zones) or bearish order blocks (strong selling zones) on higher timeframes (e.g., 1H/4H charts).
Example: A bullish order block forms after a strong rally; price often retests this zone later as support.
3. Fair Value Gap (FVG)
Idea: A price imbalance occurs when candles gap without overlapping, creating an area of "unfair" price that the market often revisits.
Application: Trade the retracement to fill the FVG. A bullish FVG acts as support, and a bearish FVG acts as resistance.
Example: Three consecutive candles create a gap; price later returns to fill this gap, offering a entry point.
4. Time-Based Analysis (NY Session, London Kill Zones)
Idea: Institutional activity peaks during specific times (e.g., 7 AM – 11 AM New York time).
Application: Focus on trades during high-liquidity periods when banks and hedge funds are active.
Example: The "London Kill Zone" (2 AM – 5 AM EST) often sees volatility due to European market openings.
5. Optimal Trade Entry (OTE)
Idea: A retracement level (similar to Fibonacci retracement) where institutions re-enter trends after a pullback.
Application: Look for 62–79% retracements in a trend to align with institutional accumulation/distribution zones.
Example: In an uptrend, price retraces 70% before resuming upward—enter long here.
6. Stop Hunts
Idea: Institutions manipulate price to trigger retail stop losses before reversing direction.
Application: Avoid placing stops at obvious levels (e.g., above/below recent swings). Instead, use wider stops or wait for confirmation.
Dashboard MTF profile volume Indicator Description
This indicator, titled "Swing Points and Liquidity & Profile Volume," combines multiple features to provide a comprehensive market analysis:
Volume Profile: Displays buy and sell volumes across multiple timeframes (1 minute, 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 1 hour, 4 hours, 1 day).
Volume Moving Averages: Plots two moving averages (short and long) to analyze volume trends.
Dashboard: A summary dashboard shows buy and sell volumes for each timeframe, with distinct colors for better visualization.
Swing Points: Identifies liquidity levels and swing points to help pinpoint key entry and exit zones.
How to Use
1. Indicator Installation
Go to TradingView.
Open the Pine Script Editor.
Copy and paste the provided code.
Click on "Add to Chart."
2. Indicator Settings
The indicator offers several customizable parameters:
Display Volume (1 minute, 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 1 hour, 4 hours, 1 day): Enable or disable volume display for each timeframe.
Short Moving Average Length (MA): Set the short moving average period (default: 5).
Long Moving Average Length (MA): Set the long moving average period (default: 14).
Dashboard Position: Choose where to display the dashboard (bottom-right, bottom-left, top-right, top-left).
Text Color: Customize the text color in the dashboard.
Text Size: Choose text size (small, normal, large).
3. Using the Indicator
Volume Analysis
The dashboard displays buy (Buy Volume) and sell (Sell Volume) volumes for each timeframe.
Buy Volume: Volume of trades where the closing price is higher than the opening price (aggressive buying).
Sell Volume: Volume of trades where the closing price is equal to or lower than the opening price (aggressive selling).
Volumes are displayed in real-time and update with each new candle.
Volume Moving Averages
Two moving averages are plotted on the chart:
MA Volume (Short): Short moving average (blue) to identify short-term volume trends.
MA Volume (Long): Long moving average (red) to identify long-term volume trends.
Use these moving averages to spot accumulation or distribution periods.
Swing Points and Liquidity
Swing points are identified based on price levels where volumes are highest.
These levels can act as support/resistance zones or liquidity areas to plan entries and exits.
Usage Guidelines
1. Entering a Position
Buy (Long):
When Buy Volume is significantly higher than Sell Volume across multiple timeframes.
When the short moving average (blue) crosses above the long moving average (red).
Sell (Short):
When Sell Volume is significantly higher than Buy Volume across multiple timeframes.
When the short moving average (blue) crosses below the long moving average (red).
2. Exiting a Position
Use liquidity levels (swing points) to set profit targets or stop-loss levels.
Monitor volume changes to anticipate trend reversals.
3. Risk Management
Use stop-loss orders to limit losses.
Avoid trading during low-volume periods to reduce false signals.
Compliance with Trading View Guidelines
Intellectual Property:
The code is provided for educational and personal use. You may modify and use it but cannot resell or distribute it as your own work.
Responsible Use:
Trading View encourages responsible use of indicators. Test the indicator on a demo account before using it in live trading.
Transparency:
The code is fully transparent and can be reviewed in the Pine Script Editor. You may modify it to suit your needs.
Practical Examples
Scenario 1: Bullish Trend
Buy Volume is high on 1-hour and 4-hour time frames.
The short moving average (blue) is above the long moving average (red).
Action: Open a long position (Buy) and set a stop-loss below the last swing low.
Scenario 2: Bearish Trend
Sell Volume is high on 1-hour and 4-hour time frames.
The short moving average (blue) is below the long moving average (red).
Action: Open a short position (Sell) and set a stop-loss above the last swing high.
Optimus trader Optimus Trader
Indicator Description:
The Optimus Trader indicator is designed for technical traders looking for entry and exit points in financial markets. It combines signals based on volume, moving averages, VWAP (Volume Weighted Average Price), as well as the recognition of candlestick patterns such as Pin Bar and Inside Bars. This indicator helps identify opportune moments to buy or sell based on trends, volumes, and recent liquidity zones.
Parameters and Features:
1. Simple Moving Average (MA) and VWAP:
- Optimus Trader uses a 50-period simple moving average to determine the underlying trend. It also includes VWAP for precise price analysis based on traded volumes.
- These two indicators help identify whether the market is in an uptrend or downtrend, enhancing the reliability of buy and sell signals.
2. Volume :
- To avoid false signals, a volume threshold is set using a 20-period moving average, adjusted to 1.2 times the average volume. This filters signals by considering only high-volume periods, indicating heightened market interest.
3. Candlestick Pattern Recognition:
- Pin Bar: This sought-after candlestick pattern is detected for both bullish and bearish setups. A bullish or bearish *Pin Bar* often signals a possible reversal or continuation.
- *Inside Bar*: This price compression pattern is also detected, indicating a zone of indecision before a potential movement.
4. Trend:
- An uptrend is confirmed when the price is above the MA and VWAP, while a downtrend is identified when the price is below both indicators.
5. Liquidity Zones:
- Optimus Trader includes an approximate liquidity zone detection feature. By identifying recent support and resistance levels, the indicator detects if the price is near these zones. This feature strengthens the relevance of buy or sell signals.
6. Buy and Sell Signals:
- Buy: A buy signal is generated when the indicator detects a bullish *Pin Bar* or *Inside Bar* in an uptrend with high volume, and the price is close to a liquidity zone.
- Sell: A sell signal is generated when a bearish *Pin Bar* or *Inside Bar* is detected in a downtrend with high volume, and the price is near a liquidity zone.
Signal Display:
The signals are visible directly on the chart:
- A "BUY" label in green is displayed below the bar for buy signals.
- A "SELL" label in red is displayed above the bar for sell signals.
Summary:
This indicator is intended for traders seeking precise entry and exit points by integrating trend analysis, volume, and candlestick patterns. With liquidity zones, *Optimus Trader* helps minimize false signals, providing clear and accurate alerts.
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This description can be directly added to TradingView to help users quickly understand the features and logic of this indicator.
ThePawnAlgoThe Pawn Algo is a simple indicator that is useful for scalping in sync with a higher timeframe should only be use in clear trending markets.
What it does and How it does it?
The script is based of a simple pattern close above previous candle high means higher prices we can see it in a green bar. Close below previous candle low means lower prices we can see it in a red bar. Close inside previous candle range means price is going to consolidate do some kind of retracement or reversal we mark it in a black or dark color bar.
It plot an arrow and a liquidity level when it detects a change in sentiment from bullish to bearish or bearish to bullish.
It plot the Higher timeframe previous completed candle range into the selected Lower timeframe to easily see the HTF levels into the lower timeframe.
The HTF range change colors depending of previous HTF candles closes following the same idea, close above previous candle high means green range, close below previous candle low means red range and close inside means a gray range. Finally it plots the 50% of the HTF range and the previous close high and low.
Finally it draws a yellow value zone that is the difference between the previous candle close and 50% of the previous range. This zone is ideal for taking continuation trades in favor of the HTF trend.
How to use it?
You must first select a higher timeframe in minutes in the settings default value is 1440minutes then select a lower timeframe is the maximum timeframe in where the HTF will be visible. Default lower timeframe is 15minutes.
Then just wait for the HTF candle to close and engage in the LTF when price is around the value yellow zone in a premium or discount.
Green arrows are automatically plot when HTF is bullish and Red arrows when is bearish by default. But you can enable or disable the arrow signals liquidity levels or configure as you want. Making all signals visible or just the buys or sells.
The script is useful to easily identify the HTF draw on liquidity and recent key levels and then use the LTF structure to enter.
The indicator can be used to identify liquidity, price will seek this liquidity point sometimes sweep and then continue the move. if the liquidity or stop level is broken with a body is a clear change of direction.
Engulfing with Fibonacci LevelsIndicator Explanation
The indicator identifies bullish and bearish engulfing patterns and plots Fibonacci levels based on these patterns. Here's a detailed explanation of the script:
1. Bullish Engulfing Pattern
A bullish engulfing pattern is identified when:
- The previous candle is bearish (`close < open `).
- The current candle is bullish (`close > open`).
- The low of the current candle is lower than the low of the previous candle (`low < low `).
- The current candle's close is higher than the previous candle's open (`close > open `).
When a bullish engulfing pattern is identified:
- Fibonacci levels are plotted from the low (0%) to the high (100%) of the bullish candle.
- A green dot is plotted below the bullish candle to indicate a buy signal.
2. Bearish Engulfing Pattern
A bearish engulfing pattern is identified when:
- The previous candle is bullish (`close > open `).
- The current candle is bearish (`close < open`).
- The high of the current candle is higher than the high of the previous candle (`high > high `).
- The current candle's close is lower than the previous candle's open (`close < open `).
When a bearish engulfing pattern is identified:
- Fibonacci levels are plotted from the high (0%) to the low (100%) of the bearish candle.
- A red dot is plotted above the bearish candle to indicate a sell signal.
3. Plotting Fibonacci Levels
For both bullish and bearish patterns, Fibonacci levels are plotted at:
- 0% (high for bullish, low for bearish)
- 50%
- 61.8%
- 79%
- 100% (low for bullish, high for bearish)
Smart Money Concept (SMC) Explanation
Bearish Signal
In the context of Smart Money Concepts (SMC), a bearish engulfing pattern can indicate:
- **Buy Side Liquidity Grab**: The high of the current bearish candle goes above the high of the previous bullish candle, potentially grabbing buy-side liquidity (stop losses of short positions or buy stops).
- **Break of Structure (BoS)**: The close of the bearish candle below the open of the previous bullish candle indicates a shift in market structure.
After identifying this bearish engulfing pattern, a smart money trader might:
1. Wait for the market to retrace 50% of the bearish candle.
2. Enter a sell trade around the 50% retracement level, anticipating a continuation of the downward move.
#### Bullish Signal
Similarly, a bullish engulfing pattern can indicate:
- **Sell Side Liquidity Grab**: The low of the current bullish candle goes below the low of the previous bearish candle, potentially grabbing sell-side liquidity (stop losses of long positions or sell stops).
- **Break of Structure (BoS)**: The close of the bullish candle above the open of the previous bearish candle indicates a shift in market structure.
After identifying this bullish engulfing pattern, a smart money trader might:
1. Wait for the market to retrace 50% of the bullish candle.
2. Enter a buy trade around the 50% retracement level, anticipating a continuation of the upward move.
The indicator helps traders identify key engulfing patterns that align with smart money concepts of liquidity grabs and breaks of structure. By plotting Fibonacci levels, it visually aids traders in waiting for optimal retracement levels (50%) to enter trades in the direction of the anticipated move. This approach leverages the idea that significant market participants often seek liquidity and cause structural shifts, providing entry opportunities for informed traders.
Session Sweeps [LuxAlgo]The Session Sweeps indicator combines ICT-based features for a complete trading methodology involving market sessions, market structure, and fair value gaps to find optimal entry conditions for trading price action.
Traders frequently tend to place stop/limit orders at the high and low points of major trading sessions such as Asian (Tokyo), European (London), and North American (New York), resulting in the establishment of liquidity pools at those particular levels. The Session Sweeps indicator is crafted to recognize and underscore occurrences of session sweeps or liquidity sweeps during these major trading sessions.
🔶 USAGE
Default settings utilize major forex trading sessions, yet users can select their preferred opening and closing times, rename the sessions, or adjust the colors. It's important to note that the specified times for each session align with the respective local timezones: Asian (Tokyo) UTC+9, European (London) UTC, and North American (New York) UTC-5.
If the price briefly crosses either the highest or lowest point of a market session. These movements, aiming at triggering stop losses, suggest potential shifts in the market direction. Detecting such movements is the fundamental purpose and core functionality of the script.
🔹Market Structure Shifts
A Market Structure Shift refers to a change in market direction, either from an uptrend to a downtrend or vice versa. A part of a common entry model when using session sweeps is waiting for the formation of a CHoCH after a session sweep.
🔹Fair Value Gaps
A Fair Value Gap (FVG) holds particular appeal for price action traders, emerging when there are inefficiencies or imbalances in the market, often a result of uneven buying and selling activity. The underlying concept of FVGs is that the market tends to revisit these inefficiencies before resuming its trajectory in alignment with the initial impulsive move.
After the formation of a CHoCH traders can enter a position when the price enters the area of a Fair Value Gap (FVG).
🔹Setup Examples
This entry setup is commonly used by ICT traders and is shared for informational & educational purposes only.
Long Positions (5-Minute Timeframe):
Wait for the previous session's low to be swept.
Look for a Bullish Choch.
Find a Bullish FVG formed by or before the Choch.
Entry Point: At the FVG.
Take Profit (TP): At the session high or aim for a 1:2 Risk-Reward Ratio.
Stop Loss (SL): At the session low or nearest Swing Low.
Take partial profits at intermediate swings, but don’t shift SL prematurely.
Short Positions (5-Minute Timeframe):
Wait for the previous session's high to be swept.
Look for a Bearish Choch.
Find a FVG formed by or before the Choch.
Entry Point: At the FVG.
Take Profit (TP): At the previous session's low or aim for a 1:2 RR.
Stop Loss (SL): At the session high or nearest Swing High.
Take partial profits at intermediate swings, but don’t shift SL prematurely.
🔶 SETTINGS
🔹Session Sweeps
Buyside Sweep Zones, Color, and Margin: toggles the visibility of bullside sweep zones, customizes the associated color, and sets the margin value defining the range of a bullside sweep zone.
Sellside Sweep Zones, Color, and Margin: toggles the visibility of sell-side sweep zones, customizes the associated color, and sets the margin value defining the range of a sell-side sweep zone.
Sweep Margin Length: specifies the maximum allowed length of a sweep zone invalidation, the length over which the price slightly invalidated the margin range.
Detect Sweeps Once per Session: if enabled will detect only once a sweep zone within a session.
Hide Fake Sweep Zones, and Color: controls the visibility and color of the fake sweep zones.
🔹Sessions
Session (Asia, London, New York AM, and New York PM), Start Time, and End Time: enables or disables the visibility of the named market session range, and customization of the session hours.
Color: color customization option of the named session.
Extend Max/Min: extends the highest and lowest price levels of the named session until the end of the next enabled session. This option is recommended to be enabled when sweep zone detection is activated to observe the relationship between the sweep zone and previous session extreme levels.
Extend Mid: extends the mean price levels of the named session until the end of the next enabled session. The extended line may serve as potential support and resistance levels.
Fill: enables/disables background coloring of the named session.
New York DST | London DST: enabling this option initiates Daylight Saving Time (DST) for New York or London. Note: Daylight Saving Time is not applied to the Asian (Tokyo) session.
Sessions Extreme Lines | Sessions Names: toggles the visibility of the highest and lowest price levels, as well as the names, for all market sessions.
Session Lines Width: sets the width of the lines for all sessions.
Session Fill Transparency: sets the background color transparency of the range for all sessions.
🔹Market Structure Shifts
Market Structure Shifts: toggles the visibility of market structure shifts, also known as change of character (CHoCH).
Detection Length: specifies the detection length.
Market Structure Shifts; Bull & Bear: color customization options.
🔹Fair Value Gaps
Fair Value Gaps: toggles the visibility of the fair value gaps.
Fair Value Gap Width Filter: specifies the filtering multiplier; additional details can be found in the tooltip of the respective input option.
Bullish & Bearish Imbalance: color customization options.
🔹Sessions Tabular View
Sessions Tabular View: toggles the visibility of the tabular view of the sessions, displaying date &time, status, and countdown counter.
Hide if not Forex Market Instrument: checks the market and automatically enables/disables the option based on the market instrument.
Table Text Size & Position: size and placement customization options
🔶 LIMITATIONS
Please be aware that fair value gap filtering cannot be applied to the initial 144 candles (with a fixed-length ATR) as the ATR value necessary for filtering won't be available during this period.
🔶 RELATED SCRIPTS
Buyside-Sellside-Liquidity
Sessions
Liquidity-Voids-FVG
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CBDE OscillatorWhat makes The Universe grow at an accelerating pace?
Dark Energy.
What makes The Economy grow at an accelerating pace?
Debt.
Debt is the Dark Energy of The Economy.
The Central Bank Dark Energy Oscillator (CBDEO) is a companion to the popular CBDET (Central Bank Dark Energy Tracer) script.
CBDEO is an oscillator that shows up in a separate TradingView pane in order to provide a relative change signal. It uses the same equations to aggregate central bank liquidity that are used in CBDET, and adds unique analysis tools that provide rate of change data.
There are 2 signals in the chart. First is the change/delta on a per bar basis, based on the chart time frame. The default style for this plot is "columns". This style parameter can be changed in the settings, along with each plot's visibility.
The second plot is a divergence signal that tests the change vs a simple moving average of the CBDET signal (central bank liquidity). The SMA length is customizable in the Input tab within the settings for the indicator. The SMA is based on the chart's current time frame.
The changes in liquidity on various time frames, and calculated as divergence against the liquidity signal SMA can be useful in determining the rate of change in liquidity, and therefore potential thrust in market price action.
Trading BehnamI've read around here various definitions for engulfs along the lines of "an engulf consumes all orders at a level to allow price to easily pass through it." . That doesn't make much sense to me, if the guys with billions of dollars want to break a level, they will break it and price will run off very often. We've seen it time and time again, they don't need to engulf levels to give us a nice opportunity to get into the trade with them, if they want to blast through a level, they will do so and price will run off. If they want an opportunity to accumulate more orders before price runs away, then it doesn't make sense to engulf the level, better to let price bounce from that level and then fill more orders, if the level breaks then they have to deliberately stop the market running away and move it back to the pre-engulf area as the market momentum would naturally make it run off after an engulf. Other ideas about it being a secret signal between the institutions don't make sense to me either. To be honest, I think any secret signals between competing institutions come in the form of them in a heavily encrypted chatroom telling each other what to do. This collusion has been reported on previously as traders align their activities at important moments.
So I think we can all agree something along the lines of:
Fakeout:
Fakeout is an engulf of an obvious swing high/low in order to stop out traders and induce breakout traders to trade in the wrong direction, thus generating liquidity for the move in the opposite direction.
What's not so clear is the definition of the engulf, I'd like to try to give some ideas on the purpose of the engulf and it's definition and see what others think.
Engulf:
An engulf is the consumption of orders at an important level, not necessarily a swing/high low but an area where we expect to see supply or demand. Taking out of the orders tells us that the supply or demand which was or should have been present is now not present and tells us the intent direction of the market. If price runs off as is often the case, this is not tradeable and is effectively just a "breakout", although breakouts are usually considered to be breaks of swing high and lows which are obvious to the average trader. For an engulf to be tradeable there must be a retrace following the engulf back in the original direction. This adds confusion as it initially resembles a fakeout. So the question is, why does price retrace after the engulf? If an engulf to the short side is a genuine engulf and not a fakeout to generate long liquidity, why does it not travel immediately south if market momentum is ultimately south.
A small pocket of demand beneath the engulfed level may make it retrace north as price moves between areas of liquidity, this pocket of demand may give price enough momentum to make it back up to the supply which broke the demand level if key market participants do not favour an immediate market drop.
Alternatively key market participants may step in and drive the market back upwards.
Price moving north back to supply after the engulf may occur or be favourable for various reasons:
1) We often talk about FO generating liquidity because of breakout trading, but an engulf can also generate liquidity from breakout traders. Short breakout traders would place their stop losses a small distance above the engulf (breakout). If key players absorb this selling or allow a demand level to push price back up, they can run price back up to supply taking out the stops of the breakout short traders and make quick profit and/or generate more liquidity for their own shorts.
2) To confuse traders, the ITs don't want the puzzle that is Forex to be easy to solve, if price never retraced after an engulf then engulfs of all levels would be FOs. Price would either break and immediately runoff or it would turn and runoff in the other direction. In order to keep people confused about whether price is faking out or breaking out, sometimes price should whipsaw by breaking out, briefly faking out and then continuing in the direction of the breakout. This whipsaw pattern is to us a tradeable engulf.
3) Market momentum may be mixed, key players are indecisive or inactive or the market is behaving erratically.
4) As previously mentioned there may be a small pocket of supply/demand just past the engulf which is causing a reaction. This could also be viewed as a FO on a different timeframe. If the market engulfs an H1 demand level, then retraces for 30 mins upwards to supply, this engulf would be a valid and very profitable FO for an M1 trader looking to get long.
Smart Money Concepts (SMC) [LuxAlgo]This all-in-one indicator displays real-time market structure (internal & swing BOS / CHoCH), order blocks, premium & discount zones, equal highs & lows, and much more...allowing traders to automatically mark up their charts with widely used price action methodologies. Following the release of our Fair Value Gap script, we received numerous requests from our community to release more features in the same category.
"Smart Money Concepts" (SMC) is a fairly new yet widely used term amongst price action traders looking to more accurately navigate liquidity & find more optimal points of interest in the market. Trying to determine where institutional market participants have orders placed (buy or sell side liquidity) can be a very reasonable approach to finding more practical entries & exits based on price action.
The indicator includes alerts for the presence of swing structures and many other relevant conditions.
Features
This indicator includes many features relevant to SMC, these are highlighted below:
Full internal & swing market structure labeling in real-time
Break of Structure (BOS)
Change of Character (CHoCH)
Order Blocks (bullish & bearish)
Equal Highs & Lows
Fair Value Gap Detection
Previous Highs & Lows
Premium & Discount Zones as a range
Options to style the indicator to more easily display these concepts
Settings
Mode: Allows the user to select Historical (default) or Present, which displays only recent data on the chart.
Style: Allows the user to select different styling for the entire indicator between Colored (default) and Monochrome.
Color Candles: Plots candles based on the internal & swing structures from within the indicator on the chart.
Internal Structure: Displays the internal structure labels & dashed lines to represent them. (BOS & CHoCH).
Confluence Filter: Filter non-significant internal structure breakouts.
Swing Structure: Displays the swing structure labels & solid lines on the chart (larger BOS & CHoCH labels).
Swing Points: Displays swing points labels on chart such as HH, HL, LH, LL.
Internal Order Blocks: Enables Internal Order Blocks & allows the user to select how many most recent Internal Order Blocks appear on the chart.
Swing Order Blocks: Enables Swing Order Blocks & allows the user to select how many most recent Swing Order Blocks appear on the chart.
Equal Highs & Lows: Displays EQH/EQL labels on chart for detecting equal highs & lows.
Bars Confirmation: Allows the user to select how many bars are needed to confirm an EQH/EQL symbol on chart.
Fair Value Gaps: Displays boxes to highlight imbalance areas on the chart.
Auto Threshold: Filter out non-significant fair value gaps.
Timeframe: Allows the user to select the timeframe for the Fair Value Gap detection.
Extend FVG: Allows the user to choose how many bars to extend the Fair Value Gap boxes on the chart.
Highs & Lows MTF: Allows the user to display previous highs & lows from daily, weekly, & monthly timeframes as significant levels.
Premium/Discount Zones: Allows the user to display Premium, Discount, and Equilibrium zones on the chart
Usage
Users can see automatic CHoCH and BOS labels to highlight breakouts of market structure, which allows to determine the market trend. In the chart below we can see the internal structure which displays more frequent labels within larger structures. We can also see equal highs & lows (EQH/EQL) labels plotted alongside the internal structure to frequently give indications of potential reversals.
In the chart below we can see the swing market structure labels. These are also labeled as BOS and CHoCH but with a solid line & larger text to show larger market structure breakouts & trend reversals. Users can be mindful of these larger structure labels while trading internal structures as displayed in the previous chart.
Order blocks highlight areas where institutional market participants open positions, one can use order blocks to determine confirmation entries or potential targets as we can expect there is a large amount of liquidity at these order blocks. In the chart below we can see 2 potential trade setups with confirmation entries. The path outlined in red would be a potential short entry targeting the blue order block below, and the path outlined in green would be a potential long entry, targeting the red order blocks above.
As we can see in the chart below, the bullish confirmation entry played out in this scenario with the green path outlined in hindsight. As price breaks though the order blocks above, the indicator will consider them mitigated causing them to disappear, and as per the logic of these order blocks they will always display 5 (by default) on the chart so we can now see more actionable levels.
The Smart Money Concepts indicator has many other features and here we can see how they can also help a user find potential levels for price action trading. In the screenshot below we can see a trade setup using the Previous Monthly High, Strong High, and a Swing Order Block as a stop loss. Accompanied by the Premium from the Discount/Premium zones feature being used as a potential entry. A potential take profit level for this trade setup that a user could easily identify would be the 50% mark labeled with the Fair Value Gap & the Equilibrium all displayed automatically by the indicator.
Conclusion
This indicator highlights all relevant components of Smart Money Concepts which can be a very useful interpretation of market structure, liquidity, & more simply put, price action. The term was coined & popularized primarily within the forex community & by ICT while making its way to become a part of many traders' analysis. These concepts, with or without this indicator do not guarantee a trader to be trading within the presence of institutional or "bank-level" liquidity, there is no supporting data regarding the validity of these teachings.
DePriExchange weighted price for cryptocurrencies
DECENTRALIZED PRICE CHART FOR DECENTRALIZED WORLD
See non-manipulated , globally price action that comes from whole liquidity!
The main idea behind this script is that...
The value of each trading pair finally determined globally and the price displayed in exchanges is its own and not global! differences between exchanges, reduced to near zero gradually by market makers and arbitrages, so..
Every min tick price changes Must be backed by liquidity to be part of the global fluctuations
more liquidity gives it more credibility
more credibility give it more weight
..Against opposing movements.
This script can collect price of crypto pairs from 12 exchanges that listed on TV and have effective volume.
In the first step, summarizes the volume of all exchanges and creates the total volume
In the next step, divide each exchange volume to total volume to obtain relative weight of each exchange.
In the final step, multiply each exchange price to weight of itself and summarizes these numbers .. now, we have Exchange weighted price!
The results on high liquidity pairs like BTCUSDT, ETHUSDT, is not much differ then simple chart but when you apply it on lower liquidity, lower time frames of altcoins, you realize its benefits and usefulness. Altcoins chart in composite and simple mode is very differ, I hope you enjoy from TRUE CHART.
With this, also you can..
Filter and smooth candlestick chart with SMA or EMA
Plot a line chart of pair at your desired frame separate from the main chart for monitor important price levels
Get realtime report of whole volume of pair on included exchanges
Get realtime report of each exchange weight and share
Note.1:
some of pairs queted on more than one like BTCUSD, BTCUSDT, BTCUSDC and etc. In this pairs we choose the one that usually has more volume on that exchange.
Note.2:
At this time, supported queted currencies are BTC, ETH, USD, USDT, BUSD, USDC, USDK.
Note.3:
This script is relatively heavy! This is not cuz of bad coding.
Each bar compution contains at least one plot and some of security calls, so 10 to 15 seconds is normal load time.
Note.4:
You can combine this with your price action base scripts and use balanced OHLCV. The necessary explanations about this are available in the code.
Note.5:
You must only include exchanges that support your ticker, Otherwise you will receive an error.
I hope it comes useful to you.
Dave Trading Indicator (with Arrows)//@version=5
indicator("A1 SMC Clean Entry (Arrows + SL/TP) - Publishable", overlay=true,
max_labels_count=500, max_lines_count=500, max_boxes_count=200)
// === USER SETTINGS ===
rsiLength = input.int(14, "RSI Length")
slATRMult = input.float(1.5, "Stop Loss (ATR Multiplier)", step=0.1)
tpRR = input.float(2.0, "Take Profit (R:R)", step=0.1)
htfEMA = input.int(200, "Trend EMA (filter)", minval=1)
lookbackHigh = input.int(20, "Liquidity High Lookback")
lookbackLow = input.int(20, "Liquidity Low Lookback")
obLookback = input.int(8, "Order Block Lookback")
keepOnlyLast = input.bool(true, "Keep only latest drawings", tooltip="Deletes previous label/box/lines when a new signal appears")
// === INDICATORS / FILTERS ===
rsi = ta.rsi(close, rsiLength)
atr = ta.atr(14)
trendEMA = ta.ema(close, htfEMA)
// === LIQUIDITY SWEEP LOGIC ===
// A "grab" means price briefly sweeps the recent extreme then closes back beyond it
liqHigh = ta.highest(high, lookbackHigh)
liqLow = ta.lowest(low, lookbackLow)
grabHigh = high > liqHigh and close < liqHigh // stop-hunt above recent highs
grabLow = low < liqLow and close > liqLow // stop-hunt below recent lows
// === CORE ENTRY RULES ===
// Multi-confirmation: liquidity sweep + RSI + EMA trend
longCondition = grabLow and rsi > 50 and close > trendEMA
shortCondition = grabHigh and rsi < 50 and close < trendEMA
// === GLOBAL ARROWS (must be in global scope) ===
plotshape(longCondition, title="BUY Arrow", location=location.belowbar, color=color.green, style=shape.triangleup, size=size.large, text="BUY")
plotshape(shortCondition, title="SELL Arrow", location=location.abovebar, color=color.red, style=shape.triangledown, size=size.large, text="SELL")
// === ALERTS ===
alertcondition(longCondition, title="BUY setup", message="{{ticker}} BUY setup")
alertcondition(shortCondition, title="SELL setup", message="{{ticker}} SELL setup")
// === OBJECT MANAGEMENT: keep only last drawings if enabled ===
var label lastLabel = na
var line lastSL = na
var line lastTP = na
var box lastBox = na
f_delete_prev() =>
if not na(lastLabel)
label.delete(lastLabel)
lastLabel := na
if not na(lastSL)
line.delete(lastSL)
lastSL := na
if not na(lastTP)
line.delete(lastTP)
lastTP := na
if not na(lastBox)
box.delete(lastBox)
lastBox := na
// === WHEN LONG TRIGGERS ===
if longCondition
if keepOnlyLast
f_delete_prev()
entryPrice = close
stopLoss = entryPrice - atr * slATRMult
takeProfit = entryPrice + (entryPrice - stopLoss) * tpRR
// Label (entry)
lastLabel := label.new(bar_index, entryPrice, text="BUY", style=label.style_label_up, color=color.green, textcolor=color.white, size=size.small)
// SL and TP lines (extend a few bars to the right)
lastSL := line.new(bar_index, stopLoss, bar_index + 20, stopLoss, color=color.red, style=line.style_dashed, width=1)
lastTP := line.new(bar_index, takeProfit, bar_index + 20, takeProfit, color=color.green, style=line.style_dashed, width=1)
// Order Block (approx): use last bearish range before move up
bearOB_top = ta.highest(high, obLookback)
bearOB_bot = ta.lowest(low, obLookback)
// draw a box that covers last obLookback candles and spans bot..top
lastBox := box.new(bar_index - obLookback, bearOB_top, bar_index, bearOB_bot, bgcolor=color.new(color.green, 85), border_color=color.green)
// === WHEN SHORT TRIGGERS ===
if shortCondition
if keepOnlyLast
f_delete_prev()
entryPrice = close
stopLoss = entryPrice + atr * slATRMult
takeProfit = entryPrice - (stopLoss - entryPrice) * tpRR
// Label (entry)
lastLabel := label.new(bar_index, entryPrice, text="SELL", style=label.style_label_down, color=color.red, textcolor=color.white, size=size.small)
// SL and TP lines
lastSL := line.new(bar_index, stopLoss, bar_index + 20, stopLoss, color=color.red, style=line.style_dashed, width=1)
lastTP := line.new(bar_index, takeProfit, bar_index + 20, takeProfit, color=color.green, style=line.style_dashed, width=1)
// Order Block (approx): last bullish range before move down
bullOB_top = ta.highest(high, obLookback)
bullOB_bot = ta.lowest(low, obLookback)
lastBox := box.new(bar_index - obLookback, bullOB_top, bar_index, bullOB_bot, bgcolor=color.new(color.red, 85), border_color=color.red)
// === OPTIONAL DEBUG PLOTS (comment out if you don't want them) ===
// plot(rsi, title="RSI", color=color.orange) // off by default to keep chart clean
// plot(trendEMA, title="EMA200", color=color.blue)
// keep indicator valid even if nothing plotted
plot(na)
DLC INDICATOR//@version=5
indicator("A1 SMC Day Trading Indicator (OB + Liquidity Grab)", overlay=true, max_lines_count=500, max_labels_count=500)
// === INPUTS ===
rsiLength = input.int(14, "RSI Length")
slATRMult = input.float(1.5, "Stop Loss (ATR Multiplier)")
tpRR = input.float(2.0, "Take Profit (Risk/Reward)")
htfEMA = input.int(200, "Trend EMA (Filter)")
lookbackHigh = input.int(20, "Liquidity High Lookback")
lookbackLow = input.int(20, "Liquidity Low Lookback")
obLookback = input.int(10, "Order Block Lookback")
// === INDICATORS ===
rsi = ta.rsi(close, rsiLength)
atr = ta.atr(14)
trendEMA = ta.ema(close, htfEMA) // only as filter
// === ORDER BLOCK DETECTION ===
bullOB = ta.lowest(low, obLookback)
bearOB = ta.highest(high, obLookback)
// === LIQUIDITY SWEEPS ===
liqHigh = ta.highest(high, lookbackHigh)
liqLow = ta.lowest(low, lookbackLow)
grabHigh = high > liqHigh and close < liqHigh // stop hunt above highs
grabLow = low < liqLow and close > liqLow // stop hunt below lows
// === ENTRY CONDITIONS ===
longCondition = grabLow and rsi > 50 and close > trendEMA
shortCondition = grabHigh and rsi < 50 and close < trendEMA
// === VARIABLES ===
var float entryPrice = na
var float stopLoss = na
var float takeProfit = na
// === LONG ENTRY ===
if (longCondition)
entryPrice := close
stopLoss := entryPrice - atr * slATRMult
takeProfit := entryPrice + (entryPrice - stopLoss) * tpRR
// Label
label.new(bar_index, entryPrice, "BUY (SMC) ✅",
style=label.style_label_up, color=color.green, textcolor=color.white, size=size.normal)
// SL / TP lines
line.new(bar_index, stopLoss, bar_index+10, stopLoss, color=color.red, style=line.style_dashed)
line.new(bar_index, takeProfit, bar_index+10, takeProfit, color=color.green, style=line.style_dashed)
// Highlight Order Block
box.new(bar_index-obLookback, bullOB, bar_index, entryPrice, bgcolor=color.new(color.green, 85), border_color=color.green)
// === SHORT ENTRY ===
if (shortCondition)
entryPrice := close
stopLoss := entryPrice + atr * slATRMult
takeProfit := entryPrice - (stopLoss - entryPrice) * tpRR
// Label
label.new(bar_index, entryPrice, "SELL (SMC) ✅",
style=label.style_label_down, color=color.red, textcolor=color.white, size=size.normal)
// SL / TP lines
line.new(bar_index, stopLoss, bar_index+10, stopLoss, color=color.red, style=line.style_dashed)
line.new(bar_index, takeProfit, bar_index+10, takeProfit, color=color.green, style=line.style_dashed)
// Highlight Order Block
box.new(bar_index-obLookback, entryPrice, bar_index, bearOB, bgcolor=color.new(color.red, 85), border_color=color.red)
ICT Structure Levels (ST/IT/LT) - v7 (by Jonas E)ICT Structure Levels (ST/IT/LT) – Neighbor-Wick Pivots
This indicator is designed for traders following ICT-style market structure analysis. It identifies Short-Term (ST), Intermediary (IT), and Long-Term (LT) swing highs and lows, but with a stricter filter that reduces false signals.
Unlike standard pivot indicators, this script requires not only that a bar makes a structural high/low, but also that the neighboring bars’ extremes are formed by wicks rather than flat-bodied candles. This wick condition helps confirm that the level is a true liquidity sweep and not just random price action.
How it works (conceptual):
Detects pivots based on user-defined left/right bars.
Validates that extremes on both sides of the pivot are wick-driven (high > body for highs, low < body for lows).
Marks valid STH/STL, ITH/ITL, and LTH/LTL directly on the chart with optional price labels.
Uses ATR offset for better label readability.
Alerts can be enabled to notify when a new structural level is confirmed.
How to use it:
Map market structure across multiple layers (ST/IT/LT).
Identify true liquidity grabs and avoid false highs/lows.
Integrate with Break of Structure (BOS) and Change of Character (CHoCH) strategies.
Combine with other ICT concepts (Order Blocks, Fair Value Gaps, Liquidity Pools).
What makes it unique:
Most pivot indicators mark every high/low indiscriminately. This script filters pivots using wick validation, which significantly reduces noise and focuses only on the levels most relevant to liquidity-based trading strategies.
