STOCK EXCHANGE + SILVER BULLET FRAMESThis script is an updated version of the " NY/LDN/TOK Stock Exchange Opening Hours " script.
Objective
Displays global stock exchange sessions (New York, London, Tokyo) with session frames, highs/lows, and opening lines. Includes ICT Silver Bullet windows (NY, London, Tokyo) with configurable shading. Past sessions are frozen at close, ongoing sessions update dynamically until closure, and upcoming sessions are pre-drawn. Fully customizable with options for weekends, labels, padding, opacity, and individual session toggles.
It is designed to help traders quickly interpret market context, liquidity zones, and session-based price behavior.
Main Features
Past sessions (historical data)
• Session Frames:
• Each box is frozen at the session’s close.
• The left edge aligns with the opening time, while the right edge is fixed at the closing time.
• The top and bottom reflect the highest and lowest prices during the session.
• Session Labels:
• Names (NY, LDN, TOK) displayed above the frame, aligned left, in the same color as the frame.
• Opening Lines:
• Vertical dotted lines mark the start of each session.
Ongoing and upcoming sessions (live market)
• Dynamic Session Frames:
• The right edge is locked at the future close time.
• The top and bottom update in real time as new highs and lows form.
• Labels and Lines:
• The session label is visible above the active frame.
• Opening lines are drawn as soon as the session begins.
Silver Bullet Time Windows (ICT concept)
• Highlights key liquidity windows within sessions:
• New York: 10:00–11:00 and 14:00–15:00
• London: 08:00–09:00
• Tokyo: 09:00–10:00
• Silver Bullet zones are shaded with configurable opacity (default 5%).
Customization and Options
• Enable or disable individual sessions (NY, London, Tokyo).
• Toggle weekend display (frames and Silver Bullets).
• Adjust label size, padding, and text visibility.
• Control frame opacity (default 0%).
• Optimized memory management with automatic pruning of old graphical objects.
在腳本中搜尋"liquidity"
Smart Moving Concepts [GILDEX]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
Cheat CodeWhy Monday & Friday
Monday evening (NY): frequently seeds the weekly expansion. Its DR/IDR often acts as a weekly “starter envelope,” useful for breakout continuation or fade back into the box plays as liquidity builds.
Friday evening (NY): often exposes end-of-week traps (run on stops into the close) and sets expectation boundaries into the following week. Carry these levels forward to catch Monday’s reaction to Friday’s closing structure.
Typical use-cases
Breakout & retest:
Price closes outside the Monday DR/IDR → look for retests of the band edge for continuation.
Liquidity sweep (“trap”) recognition:
Friday session wicks briefly beyond Friday DR/IDR then closes back inside → watch for mean reversion early next week.
Bias filter:
Above both Monday DR midline and Friday DR midline → bias long until proven otherwise; the inverse for shorts.
Session open confluence:
Reactions at the open line frequently mark decision points for momentum vs. fade setups.
(This is a levels framework, not a signals engine. Combine with your execution model: orderflow, S/R, session timing, or higher-TF bias.)
Inputs & styling (quick reference)
Display toggles (per day):
Show DR / IDR / Middle DR / Middle IDR
Show Opening Line
Show DR/IDR Box (choose DR or IDR as box source)
Show Price Labels
Style controls (per day):
Line width (1–4), style (Solid/Dashed/Dotted)
Independent colors for DR, IDR, midlines, open line
Box background opacity
Timezone:
Default America/New_York (changeable).
Optional on-chart warning if your chart TZ differs.
Practical notes
Works on intraday charts; levels are anchored using weekly timestamps for accuracy on any symbol.
Live updating: During the Mon/Fri calc windows, DR/IDR highs/lows and midlines keep updating until the session ends.
Clean drawings: Lines, box, and labels are created once per session and then extended/updated—efficient on resources even with long display windows.
Max elements: Script reserves ample line/box/label capacity for stability across weeks.
Engulfing + Sweep (Confirmed Only) v6 — bars onlyMarks bullish/bearish engulfing candles with liquidity sweeps and confirms them on the next candle — no repaint.
✳️ Features:
• 🟩 Bullish Engulfing + Low Sweep
• 🟥 Bearish Engulfing + High Sweep
• 🎛 Require opposite-color previous candle (optional)
• 📏 Min body-to-range filter
• 🔔 Alerts on confirmation candle
🎯 Best for:
• Price action & reversal traders
• Liquidity sweep confluence setups
Nifty50 Swing Trading Super Indicator# 🚀 Nifty50 Swing Trading Super Indicator - Complete Guide
**Created by:** Gaurav
**Date:** August 8, 2025
**Version:** 1.0 - Optimized for Indian Markets
---
## 📋 Table of Contents
1. (#quick-start-guide)
2. (#indicator-overview)
3. (#installation-instructions)
4. (#parameter-settings)
5. (#signal-interpretation)
6. (#trading-strategy)
7. (#risk-management)
8. (#optimization-tips)
9. (#troubleshooting)
---
## 🎯 Quick Start Guide
### What You Get
✅ **2 Complete Pine Script Indicators:**
- `swing_trading_super_indicator.pine` - Universal version for all markets
- `nifty_optimized_super_indicator.pine` - Specifically optimized for Nifty50 & Indian stocks
✅ **Key Features:**
- Multi-component signal confirmation system
- Optimized for daily and 3-hour timeframes
- Built-in risk management with dynamic stops and targets
- Real-time signal strength monitoring
- Gap analysis for Indian market characteristics
### Immediate Setup
1. Copy the Pine Script code from `nifty_optimized_super_indicator.pine`
2. Paste into TradingView Pine Editor
3. Add to chart on daily or 3-hour timeframe
4. Look for 🚀BUY and 🔻SELL signals
5. Use the information table for signal confirmation
---
## 🔍 Indicator Overview
### Core Components Integration
**🎯 Range Filter (35% Weight)**
- Primary trend identification using adaptive volatility filtering
- Optimized sampling period: 21 bars for Indian market volatility
- Enhanced range multiplier: 3.0 to handle market gaps
- Provides trend direction and strength measurement
**⚡ PMAX (30% Weight)**
- Volatility-adjusted trend confirmation using ATR-based calculations
- Dynamic multiplier adjustment based on market volatility
- 14-period ATR with 2.5 multiplier for swing trading sensitivity
- Offers trailing stop functionality
**🏗️ Support/Resistance (20% Weight)**
- Dynamic level identification using pivot point analysis
- Tighter channel width (3%) for precise Indian market levels
- Enhanced strength calculation with historical interaction weighting
- Provides entry/exit timing and breakout signals
**📊 EMA Alignment (15% Weight)**
- Multi-timeframe moving average confirmation
- Key EMAs: 9, 21, 50, 200 (popular in Indian markets)
- Hierarchical alignment scoring for trend strength
- Additional trend validation layer
### Advanced Features
**🌅 Gap Analysis**
- Automatic detection of significant price gaps (>2%)
- Gap strength measurement and impact on signals
- Specific optimization for Indian market overnight gaps
- Visual gap markers on chart
**⏰ Multi-Timeframe Integration**
- Higher timeframe bias from daily/weekly data
- Configurable daily bias weight (default 70%)
- 3-hour confirmation for precise entry timing
- Prevents counter-trend trades against major timeframe
**🛡️ Risk Management**
- Dynamic stop-loss calculation using multiple methods
- Automatic profit target identification
- Position sizing guidance based on signal strength
- Anti-whipsaw logic to prevent false signals
---
## 📥 Installation Instructions
### Step 1: Access TradingView
1. Open TradingView.com
2. Navigate to Pine Editor (bottom panel)
3. Create a new indicator
### Step 2: Copy the Code
**For Nifty50 & Indian Stocks (Recommended):**
```pinescript
// Copy entire content from nifty_optimized_super_indicator.pine
```
**For Universal Use:**
```pinescript
// Copy entire content from swing_trading_super_indicator.pine
```
### Step 3: Configure and Apply
1. Click "Add to Chart"
2. Select daily or 3-hour timeframe
3. Adjust parameters if needed (defaults are optimized)
4. Enable alerts for signal notifications
### Step 4: Verify Installation
- Check that all components are visible
- Confirm information table appears in top-right
- Test with known trending stocks for signal validation
---
## ⚙️ Parameter Settings
### 🎯 Range Filter Settings
```
Sampling Period: 21 (optimized for Indian market volatility)
Range Multiplier: 3.0 (handles overnight gaps effectively)
Source: Close (most reliable for swing trading)
```
### ⚡ PMAX Settings
```
ATR Length: 14 (standard for daily/3H timeframes)
ATR Multiplier: 2.5 (balanced for swing trading sensitivity)
Moving Average Type: EMA (responsive to price changes)
MA Length: 14 (matches ATR period for consistency)
```
### 🏗️ Support/Resistance Settings
```
Pivot Period: 8 (shorter for Indian market dynamics)
Channel Width: 3% (tighter for precise levels)
Minimum Strength: 3 (higher quality levels only)
Maximum Levels: 4 (focus on strongest levels)
Lookback Period: 150 (sufficient historical data)
```
### 🚀 Super Indicator Settings
```
Signal Sensitivity: 0.65 (balanced for swing trading)
Trend Strength Requirement: 0.75 (high quality signals)
Gap Threshold: 2.0% (significant gap detection)
Daily Bias Weight: 0.7 (strong higher timeframe influence)
```
### 🎨 Display Options
```
Show Range Filter: ✅ (trend visualization)
Show PMAX: ✅ (trailing stops)
Show S/R Levels: ✅ (key price levels)
Show Key EMAs: ✅ (trend confirmation)
Show Signals: ✅ (buy/sell alerts)
Show Trend Background: ✅ (visual trend state)
Show Gap Markers: ✅ (gap identification)
```
---
## 📊 Signal Interpretation
### 🚀 BUY Signals
**Requirements for BUY Signal:**
- Price above Range Filter with upward trend
- PMAX showing bullish direction (MA > PMAX line)
- Support/resistance breakout or favorable positioning
- EMA alignment supporting upward movement
- Higher timeframe bias confirmation
- Overall signal strength > 75%
**Signal Strength Indicators:**
- **90-100%:** Extremely strong - Maximum position size
- **80-89%:** Very strong - Large position size
- **75-79%:** Strong - Standard position size
- **65-74%:** Moderate - Reduced position size
- **<65%:** Weak - Wait for better opportunity
### 🔻 SELL Signals
**Requirements for SELL Signal:**
- Price below Range Filter with downward trend
- PMAX showing bearish direction (MA < PMAX line)
- Resistance breakdown or unfavorable positioning
- EMA alignment supporting downward movement
- Higher timeframe bias confirmation
- Overall signal strength > 75%
### ⚖️ NEUTRAL Signals
**Characteristics:**
- Conflicting signals between components
- Low overall signal strength (<65%)
- Range-bound market conditions
- Wait for clearer directional bias
### 📈 Information Table Guide
**Component Status:**
- **BULL/BEAR:** Current signal direction
- **Strength %:** Component contribution strength
- **Status:** Additional context (STRONG/WEAK/ACTIVE/etc.)
**Overall Signal:**
- **🚀 STRONG BUY:** All systems aligned bullish
- **🔻 STRONG SELL:** All systems aligned bearish
- **⚖️ NEUTRAL:** Mixed or weak signals
---
## 💼 Trading Strategy
### Daily Timeframe Strategy
**Setup:**
1. Apply indicator to daily chart of Nifty50 or Indian stocks
2. Wait for 🚀BUY or 🔻SELL signal with >75% strength
3. Confirm higher timeframe bias alignment
4. Check for significant support/resistance levels
**Entry:**
- Enter on signal bar close or next bar open
- Use 3-hour chart for precise entry timing
- Avoid entries during major news events
- Consider gap analysis for overnight positions
**Position Sizing:**
- **>90% Strength:** 3-4% of portfolio
- **80-89% Strength:** 2-3% of portfolio
- **75-79% Strength:** 1-2% of portfolio
- **<75% Strength:** Avoid or minimal size
### 3-Hour Timeframe Strategy
**Setup:**
1. Confirm daily timeframe bias first
2. Apply indicator to 3-hour chart
3. Look for signals aligned with daily trend
4. Use for entry/exit timing optimization
**Entry Refinement:**
- Wait for 3H signal confirmation
- Enter on pullbacks to key levels
- Use tighter stops for better risk/reward
- Monitor intraday support/resistance
### Risk Management Rules
**Stop Loss Placement:**
1. **Primary:** Use indicator's dynamic stop level
2. **Secondary:** Below/above nearest support/resistance
3. **Maximum:** 2-3% of portfolio per trade
4. **Trailing:** Move stops with PMAX line
**Profit Taking:**
1. **Target 1:** First resistance/support level (50% position)
2. **Target 2:** Second resistance/support level (30% position)
3. **Runner:** Trail remaining 20% with PMAX
**Position Management:**
- Review positions at daily close
- Adjust stops based on new signals
- Exit if trend changes to opposite direction
- Reduce size during high volatility periods
---
## 🎯 Optimization Tips
### For Nifty50 Trading
- Use daily timeframe for primary signals
- Monitor sector rotation impact
- Consider index futures for better liquidity
- Watch for RBI policy and global cues impact
### For Individual Stocks
- Verify stock follows Nifty correlation
- Check sector-specific news and events
- Ensure adequate liquidity for position size
- Monitor earnings calendar for volatility
### Market Condition Adaptations
**Trending Markets:**
- Increase position sizes for strong signals
- Use wider stops to avoid whipsaws
- Focus on trend continuation signals
- Reduce counter-trend trading
**Range-Bound Markets:**
- Reduce position sizes
- Use tighter stops and quicker profits
- Focus on support/resistance bounces
- Increase signal strength requirements
**High Volatility Periods:**
- Reduce overall exposure
- Use smaller position sizes
- Increase stop-loss distances
- Wait for clearer signals
### Performance Monitoring
- Track win rate and average profit/loss
- Monitor signal quality over time
- Adjust parameters based on market changes
- Keep trading journal for pattern recognition
---
## 🔧 Troubleshooting
### Common Issues
**Q: Signals appear too frequently**
A: Increase "Trend Strength Requirement" to 0.8-0.9
**Q: Missing obvious trends**
A: Decrease "Signal Sensitivity" to 0.5-0.6
**Q: Too many false signals**
A: Enable "3H Confirmation" and increase strength requirements
**Q: Indicator not loading**
A: Check Pine Script version compatibility (requires v5)
### Parameter Adjustments
**For More Sensitive Signals:**
- Decrease Signal Sensitivity to 0.5-0.6
- Decrease Trend Strength Requirement to 0.6-0.7
- Increase Range Filter multiplier to 3.5-4.0
**For More Conservative Signals:**
- Increase Signal Sensitivity to 0.7-0.8
- Increase Trend Strength Requirement to 0.8-0.9
- Enable all confirmation features
### Performance Issues
- Reduce lookback periods if chart loads slowly
- Disable some visual elements for better performance
- Use on liquid stocks/indices for best results
---
## 📞 Support & Updates
This super indicator combines the best of Range Filter, PMAX, and Support/Resistance analysis specifically optimized for Indian market swing trading. The multi-component approach significantly improves signal quality while the built-in risk management features help protect capital.
**Remember:** No indicator is 100% accurate. Always combine with proper risk management, market analysis, and your trading experience for best results.
**Happy Trading! 🚀**
HTFSweep – Structure & ResolveThis indicator isolates higher timeframe Open, High, Low, and Close levels and projects them onto lower timeframes.
It is designed as a structural lens, not a trading signal — a tool for experienced operators who study how intraday price interacts with higher‑timeframe liquidity anchors.
Key Features:
Selectable higher timeframe (default: Daily).
Plots Open, High, Low, Close lines across intraday charts.
Bullish/Bearish candle bodies shaded for context.
Background fill between High and Low for zone visualization.
Purpose:
This script is not a “buy/sell” tool. It is a scope, intentionally minimal, highlighting a repeating place of structural and liquidity significance. Use it to track sweeps of higher‑timeframe levels and confirm structural shifts intraday.
⚠️ Disclaimer: This script provides market structure visualization only. It does not generate trading signals or financial advice.
COMEX_MINI:MGC1!
Titan Wick Zone IndicatorThe Titan Wick Zone Indicator visually highlights the upper and lower wick regions of each candlestick on your chart, helping traders instantly identify areas where price was aggressively rejected (top wick) or absorbed (bottom wick). The indicator fills the area above the candle body to the wick high in red (sell zone), and the area below the candle body to the wick low in green (buy zone), both with adjustable opacity for clear visibility.
How to Use:
Spot Rejection and Absorption:
The red-filled upper wick zone marks where upward price moves were sharply rejected by sellers, often indicating supply, resistance, or “stop hunt” zones.
The green-filled lower wick zone marks where downward price moves were absorbed by buyers, pointing to potential demand, support, or accumulation zones.
Enhance Price Action Analysis:
Use these zones to avoid entering trades at price extremes, spot potential reversals, and find areas of confluence with support/resistance, Fibonacci levels, or order blocks.
Risk Management:
The indicator helps visualize where liquidity hunts or false breakouts may occur, so you can better place stop losses outside of volatile wick zones.
Ideal For:
Price action traders, scalpers, and swing traders seeking a visual edge in spotting supply/demand dynamics, liquidity zones, and wick-driven traps.
AymaN Entry Signal – With HTF + Pin Bar + Multi TP + BE + V1Ayman Entry Signal – Indicator Description
Overview
Ayman Entry Signal – With HTF + Pin Bar + Multi TP + BE + Stats Panel (V1)
This is a professional-grade Pine Script indicator designed for scalping and intraday trading, with full trade management, multi-confirmation logic, and advanced visualization. The tool is ideal for traders focused on XAUUSD (Gold), Forex, and other volatile instruments who seek both precision entries and structured exits with dynamic risk control.
Main Features
Advanced Entry Logic:
- EMA fast/slow crossovers (configurable)
- Optional conditions: Break of Structure (BoS), Order Block (OB), Fair Value Gap (FVG), Liquidity sweeps, Pin Bars
- HTF confirmation using EMA or BoS
- Real-time entry condition display
Trade Management:
- Dynamic calculation of Entry, SL (with ATR buffer), TP1, TP2
- Supports Partial Close and Break Even logic after TP1
- Visual PnL label (dynamic and color-coded)
Statistics Panel:
- Shows total trades, win/loss/breakeven count, cumulative PnL
- Filter by custom date or session
- Fully customizable panel appearance
Trade Visualization:
- Trade box includes all trade levels (Entry, SL, TP1, TP2)
- Visual display of trade conditions and PnL result
- Option to keep previous trades on chart
Alert System:
- Alerts for Buy and Sell entries
- Compatible with webhook automation systems like MT5/MT4
Customization & Inputs
- Capital & risk per trade
- Value per pip/point
- SL buffer (ATR-based)
- Manual EMA override
- Enable/disable: EMA, BoS, OB, FVG, Liquidity, Pin Bars
- HTF: timeframe + confirmation logic
- Trade box/labels visibility
- Full color customization
- PnL label position: top, center, or bottom
Recommended Use
- Ideal for Gold scalping (XAUUSD), also effective for Forex
- Best on 1m–15m charts; use HTF confirmation from 15m–4H
- Pairs well with semi-automated systems using alerts and webhooks
Disclaimer
Note: This is a non-executing indicator. It does not place trades but provides visual and statistical guidance for professional manual or semi-automated trading.
Drawdown Distribution Analysis (DDA) ACADEMIC FOUNDATION AND RESEARCH BACKGROUND
The Drawdown Distribution Analysis indicator implements quantitative risk management principles, drawing upon decades of academic research in portfolio theory, behavioral finance, and statistical risk modeling. This tool provides risk assessment capabilities for traders and portfolio managers seeking to understand their current position within historical drawdown patterns.
The theoretical foundation of this indicator rests on modern portfolio theory as established by Markowitz (1952), who introduced the fundamental concepts of risk-return optimization that continue to underpin contemporary portfolio management. Sharpe (1966) later expanded this framework by developing risk-adjusted performance measures, most notably the Sharpe ratio, which remains a cornerstone of performance evaluation in financial markets.
The specific focus on drawdown analysis builds upon the work of Chekhlov, Uryasev and Zabarankin (2005), who provided the mathematical framework for incorporating drawdown measures into portfolio optimization. Their research demonstrated that traditional mean-variance optimization often fails to capture the full risk profile of investment strategies, particularly regarding sequential losses. More recent work by Goldberg and Mahmoud (2017) has brought these theoretical concepts into practical application within institutional risk management frameworks.
Value at Risk methodology, as comprehensively outlined by Jorion (2007), provides the statistical foundation for the risk measurement components of this indicator. The coherent risk measures framework developed by Artzner et al. (1999) ensures that the risk metrics employed satisfy the mathematical properties required for sound risk management decisions. Additionally, the focus on downside risk follows the framework established by Sortino and Price (1994), while the drawdown-adjusted performance measures implement concepts introduced by Young (1991).
MATHEMATICAL METHODOLOGY
The core calculation methodology centers on a peak-tracking algorithm that continuously monitors the maximum price level achieved and calculates the percentage decline from this peak. The drawdown at any time t is defined as DD(t) = (P(t) - Peak(t)) / Peak(t) × 100, where P(t) represents the asset price at time t and Peak(t) represents the running maximum price observed up to time t.
Statistical distribution analysis forms the analytical backbone of the indicator. The system calculates key percentiles using the ta.percentile_nearest_rank() function to establish the 5th, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th, and 95th percentiles of the historical drawdown distribution. This approach provides a complete picture of how the current drawdown compares to historical patterns.
Statistical significance assessment employs standard deviation bands at one, two, and three standard deviations from the mean, following the conventional approach where the upper band equals μ + nσ and the lower band equals μ - nσ. The Z-score calculation, defined as Z = (DD - μ) / σ, enables the identification of statistically extreme events, with thresholds set at |Z| > 2.5 for extreme drawdowns and |Z| > 3.0 for severe drawdowns, corresponding to confidence levels exceeding 99.4% and 99.7% respectively.
ADVANCED RISK METRICS
The indicator incorporates several risk-adjusted performance measures that extend beyond basic drawdown analysis. The Sharpe ratio calculation follows the standard formula Sharpe = (R - Rf) / σ, where R represents the annualized return, Rf represents the risk-free rate, and σ represents the annualized volatility. The system supports dynamic sourcing of the risk-free rate from the US 10-year Treasury yield or allows for manual specification.
The Sortino ratio addresses the limitation of the Sharpe ratio by focusing exclusively on downside risk, calculated as Sortino = (R - Rf) / σd, where σd represents the downside deviation computed using only negative returns. This measure provides a more accurate assessment of risk-adjusted performance for strategies that exhibit asymmetric return distributions.
The Calmar ratio, defined as Annual Return divided by the absolute value of Maximum Drawdown, offers a direct measure of return per unit of drawdown risk. This metric proves particularly valuable for comparing strategies or assets with different risk profiles, as it directly relates performance to the maximum historical loss experienced.
Value at Risk calculations provide quantitative estimates of potential losses at specified confidence levels. The 95% VaR corresponds to the 5th percentile of the drawdown distribution, while the 99% VaR corresponds to the 1st percentile. Conditional VaR, also known as Expected Shortfall, estimates the average loss in the worst 5% of scenarios, providing insight into tail risk that standard VaR measures may not capture.
To enable fair comparison across assets with different volatility characteristics, the indicator calculates volatility-adjusted drawdowns using the formula Adjusted DD = Raw DD / (Volatility / 20%). This normalization allows for meaningful comparison between high-volatility assets like cryptocurrencies and lower-volatility instruments like government bonds.
The Risk Efficiency Score represents a composite measure ranging from 0 to 100 that combines the Sharpe ratio and current percentile rank to provide a single metric for quick asset assessment. Higher scores indicate superior risk-adjusted performance relative to historical patterns.
COLOR SCHEMES AND VISUALIZATION
The indicator implements eight distinct color themes designed to accommodate different analytical preferences and market contexts. The EdgeTools theme employs a corporate blue palette that matches the design system used throughout the edgetools.org platform, ensuring visual consistency across analytical tools.
The Gold theme specifically targets precious metals analysis with warm tones that complement gold chart analysis, while the Quant theme provides a grayscale scheme suitable for analytical environments that prioritize clarity over aesthetic appeal. The Behavioral theme incorporates psychology-based color coding, using green to represent greed-driven market conditions and red to indicate fear-driven environments.
Additional themes include Ocean, Fire, Matrix, and Arctic schemes, each designed for specific market conditions or user preferences. All themes function effectively with both dark and light mode trading platforms, ensuring accessibility across different user interface configurations.
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
Asset allocation and portfolio construction represent primary use cases for this analytical framework. When comparing multiple assets such as Bitcoin, gold, and the S&P 500, traders can examine Risk Efficiency Scores to identify instruments offering superior risk-adjusted performance. The 95% VaR provides worst-case scenario comparisons, while volatility-adjusted drawdowns enable fair comparison despite varying volatility profiles.
The practical decision framework suggests that assets with Risk Efficiency Scores above 70 may be suitable for aggressive portfolio allocations, scores between 40 and 70 indicate moderate allocation potential, and scores below 40 suggest defensive positioning or avoidance. These thresholds should be adjusted based on individual risk tolerance and market conditions.
Risk management and position sizing applications utilize the current percentile rank to guide allocation decisions. When the current drawdown ranks above the 75th percentile of historical data, indicating that current conditions are better than 75% of historical periods, position increases may be warranted. Conversely, when percentile rankings fall below the 25th percentile, indicating elevated risk conditions, position reductions become advisable.
Institutional portfolio monitoring applications include hedge fund risk dashboard implementations where multiple strategies can be monitored simultaneously. Sharpe ratio tracking identifies deteriorating risk-adjusted performance across strategies, VaR monitoring ensures portfolios remain within established risk limits, and drawdown duration tracking provides valuable information for investor reporting requirements.
Market timing applications combine the statistical analysis with trend identification techniques. Strong buy signals may emerge when risk levels register as "Low" in conjunction with established uptrends, while extreme risk levels combined with downtrends may indicate exit or hedging opportunities. Z-scores exceeding 3.0 often signal statistically oversold conditions that may precede trend reversals.
STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND VALIDATION
The indicator provides 95% confidence intervals around current drawdown levels using the standard formula CI = μ ± 1.96σ. This statistical framework enables users to assess whether current conditions fall within normal market variation or represent statistically significant departures from historical patterns.
Risk level classification employs a dynamic assessment system based on percentile ranking within the historical distribution. Low risk designation applies when current drawdowns perform better than 50% of historical data, moderate risk encompasses the 25th to 50th percentile range, high risk covers the 10th to 25th percentile range, and extreme risk applies to the worst 10% of historical drawdowns.
Sample size considerations play a crucial role in statistical reliability. For daily data, the system requires a minimum of 252 trading days (approximately one year) but performs better with 500 or more observations. Weekly data analysis benefits from at least 104 weeks (two years) of history, while monthly data requires a minimum of 60 months (five years) for reliable statistical inference.
IMPLEMENTATION BEST PRACTICES
Parameter optimization should consider the specific characteristics of different asset classes. Equity analysis typically benefits from 500-day lookback periods with 21-day smoothing, while cryptocurrency analysis may employ 365-day lookback periods with 14-day smoothing to account for higher volatility patterns. Fixed income analysis often requires longer lookback periods of 756 days with 34-day smoothing to capture the lower volatility environment.
Multi-timeframe analysis provides hierarchical risk assessment capabilities. Daily timeframe analysis supports tactical risk management decisions, weekly analysis informs strategic positioning choices, and monthly analysis guides long-term allocation decisions. This hierarchical approach ensures that risk assessment occurs at appropriate temporal scales for different investment objectives.
Integration with complementary indicators enhances the analytical framework. Trend indicators such as RSI and moving averages provide directional bias context, volume analysis helps confirm the severity of drawdown conditions, and volatility measures like VIX or ATR assist in market regime identification.
ALERT SYSTEM AND AUTOMATION
The automated alert system monitors five distinct categories of risk events. Risk level changes trigger notifications when drawdowns move between risk categories, enabling proactive risk management responses. Statistical significance alerts activate when Z-scores exceed established threshold levels of 2.5 or 3.0 standard deviations.
New maximum drawdown alerts notify users when historical maximum levels are exceeded, indicating entry into uncharted risk territory. Poor risk efficiency alerts trigger when the composite risk efficiency score falls below 30, suggesting deteriorating risk-adjusted performance. Sharpe ratio decline alerts activate when risk-adjusted performance turns negative, indicating that returns no longer compensate for the risk undertaken.
TRADING STRATEGIES
Conservative risk parity strategies can be implemented by monitoring Risk Efficiency Scores across a diversified asset portfolio. Monthly rebalancing maintains equal risk contribution from each asset, with allocation reductions triggered when risk levels reach "High" status and complete exits executed when "Extreme" risk levels emerge. This approach typically results in lower overall portfolio volatility, improved risk-adjusted returns, and reduced maximum drawdown periods.
Tactical asset rotation strategies compare Risk Efficiency Scores across different asset classes to guide allocation decisions. Assets with scores exceeding 60 receive overweight allocations, while assets scoring below 40 receive underweight positions. Percentile rankings provide timing guidance for allocation adjustments, creating a systematic approach to asset allocation that responds to changing risk-return profiles.
Market timing strategies with statistical edges can be constructed by entering positions when Z-scores fall below -2.5, indicating statistically oversold conditions, and scaling out when Z-scores exceed 2.5, suggesting overbought conditions. The 95% VaR serves as a stop-loss reference point, while trend confirmation indicators provide additional validation for position entry and exit decisions.
LIMITATIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS
Several statistical limitations affect the interpretation and application of these risk measures. Historical bias represents a fundamental challenge, as past drawdown patterns may not accurately predict future risk characteristics, particularly during structural market changes or regime shifts. Sample dependence means that results can be sensitive to the selected lookback period, with shorter periods providing more responsive but potentially less stable estimates.
Market regime changes can significantly alter the statistical parameters underlying the analysis. During periods of structural market evolution, historical distributions may provide poor guidance for future expectations. Additionally, many financial assets exhibit return distributions with fat tails that deviate from normal distribution assumptions, potentially leading to underestimation of extreme event probabilities.
Practical limitations include execution risk, where theoretical signals may not translate directly into actual trading results due to factors such as slippage, timing delays, and market impact. Liquidity constraints mean that risk metrics assume perfect liquidity, which may not hold during stressed market conditions when risk management becomes most critical.
Transaction costs are not incorporated into risk-adjusted return calculations, potentially overstating the attractiveness of strategies that require frequent trading. Behavioral factors represent another limitation, as human psychology may override statistical signals, particularly during periods of extreme market stress when disciplined risk management becomes most challenging.
TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION
Performance optimization ensures reliable operation across different market conditions and timeframes. All technical analysis functions are extracted from conditional statements to maintain Pine Script compliance and ensure consistent execution. Memory efficiency is achieved through optimized variable scoping and array usage, while computational speed benefits from vectorized calculations where possible.
Data quality requirements include clean price data without gaps or errors that could distort distribution analysis. Sufficient historical data is essential, with a minimum of 100 bars required and 500 or more preferred for reliable statistical inference. Time alignment across related assets ensures meaningful comparison when conducting multi-asset analysis.
The configuration parameters are organized into logical groups to enhance usability. Core settings include the Distribution Analysis Period (100-2000 bars), Drawdown Smoothing Period (1-50 bars), and Price Source selection. Advanced metrics settings control risk-free rate sourcing, either from live market data or fixed rate specification, along with toggles for various risk-adjusted metric calculations.
Display options provide flexibility in visual presentation, including color theme selection from eight available schemes, automatic dark mode optimization, and control over table display, position lines, percentile bands, and standard deviation overlays. These options ensure that the indicator can be adapted to different analytical workflows and visual preferences.
CONCLUSION
The Drawdown Distribution Analysis indicator provides risk management tools for traders seeking to understand their current position within historical risk patterns. By combining established statistical methodology with practical usability features, the tool enables evidence-based risk assessment and portfolio optimization decisions.
The implementation draws upon established academic research while providing practical features that address real-world trading requirements. Dynamic risk-free rate integration ensures accurate risk-adjusted performance calculations, while multiple color schemes accommodate different analytical preferences and use cases.
Academic compliance is maintained through transparent methodology and acknowledgment of limitations. The tool implements peer-reviewed statistical techniques while clearly communicating the constraints and assumptions underlying the analysis. This approach ensures that users can make informed decisions about the appropriate application of the risk assessment framework within their broader trading and investment processes.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Artzner, P., Delbaen, F., Eber, J.M. and Heath, D. (1999) 'Coherent Measures of Risk', Mathematical Finance, 9(3), pp. 203-228.
Chekhlov, A., Uryasev, S. and Zabarankin, M. (2005) 'Drawdown Measure in Portfolio Optimization', International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance, 8(1), pp. 13-58.
Goldberg, L.R. and Mahmoud, O. (2017) 'Drawdown: From Practice to Theory and Back Again', Journal of Risk Management in Financial Institutions, 10(2), pp. 140-152.
Jorion, P. (2007) Value at Risk: The New Benchmark for Managing Financial Risk. 3rd edn. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Markowitz, H. (1952) 'Portfolio Selection', Journal of Finance, 7(1), pp. 77-91.
Sharpe, W.F. (1966) 'Mutual Fund Performance', Journal of Business, 39(1), pp. 119-138.
Sortino, F.A. and Price, L.N. (1994) 'Performance Measurement in a Downside Risk Framework', Journal of Investing, 3(3), pp. 59-64.
Young, T.W. (1991) 'Calmar Ratio: A Smoother Tool', Futures, 20(1), pp. 40-42.
Smart Order Blocks [Pro Version]Here’s a **clear, detailed "How It Works" explanation** for this indicator:
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## ✅ **Smart Order Blocks \ – How It Works**
### **Purpose**
This indicator detects **Order Blocks (OBs)** based on **pivot highs and lows**, and automatically marks **Bullish** and **Bearish OB zones** on the chart with optional extensions and alerts. It is designed to help traders identify **institutional price levels** where liquidity is often engineered for future price moves.
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### **Customization Options**
✔ **Source** → Choose between Wicks or Bodies for OB calculation.
✔ **Pivot Settings** → Adjust sensitivity for detecting pivots.
✔ **Extend OBs** → Keep zones visible until tapped, or fix a specific width.
✔ **Show Labels** → Displays OB type and strength on chart.
✔ **Colors** → Configure Bullish, Bearish, and Invalid OB colors.
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### **Practical Usage**
* **Entry Strategy**:
* Wait for price to **revisit a Bullish OB** in an uptrend → Long entry.
* Wait for price to **revisit a Bearish OB** in a downtrend → Short entry.
* Combine with:
* **Market Structure (HH/HL or LH/LL)**.
* **Confirmation signals** (e.g., candlestick pattern, break of structure).
* **Risk Management** → Stop loss outside OB zone.
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### ✅ **Summary in One Sentence**
The indicator automatically identifies **institutional OB zones**, shows their strength, extends them until mitigated, and alerts you when price interacts with these key liquidity levels, helping you trade like Smart Money.
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Smart Trap Candle Detector [Pro]Purpose
The Smart Trap Candle Detector is designed to identify common fakeout scenarios in the market, where price breaks a key swing high or low and quickly reverses. These “trap candles” often mislead breakout traders and are commonly used by smart money to induce liquidity before reversing.
How It Works
The script detects potential trap candles using these conditions:
A bearish trap is identified when price breaks above a recent swing high and closes back below it.
A bullish trap is identified when price breaks below a recent swing low and closes back above it.
Optional confirmation from the previous candle’s direction can be enabled.
Swing highs/lows are calculated dynamically using a configurable lookback window.
Once a trap candle is confirmed, a signal is displayed on the chart along with optional labels and alert conditions.
Features
Detects fake breakouts of swing highs and lows
Configurable swing lookback period
Optional confirmation candle filter
Optional label display on trap bars
Built-in alerts for bullish and bearish trap signals
Lightweight, real-time signal detection
Usage Tips
Best used on intraday timeframes such as 15m, 30m, or 1H
Use around key support/resistance zones or liquidity areas
Combine with other confluence signals such as order blocks or RSI divergence
Adjust the swing lookback period depending on the volatility of the asset
SMT Divergence x outofoptions🔍 SMT Divergence — Advanced Market Correlation Analysis
This was created with and approved by @outofoptions to bring you smaller SMTs based on his original SMT Divergence indicator
SMT Divergence is a sophisticated technical analysis indicator designed to identify high-probability reversal and continuation signals through intelligent correlation analysis between related markets. This powerful tool reveals hidden market dynamics by comparing price action divergences across correlated instruments, providing traders with institutional-level market insight.
🎯 Core Capabilities:
Multi-Market Analysis : Automatically compares your chart with a correlated instrument to identify divergence patterns and market inefficiencies
Smart Liquidity Detection : Advanced algorithms identify key liquidity levels and sweep patterns for enhanced signal accuracy
Dynamic Divergence Mapping : Real-time visualization of bullish and bearish divergences with customizable line styles and colors
Intelligent Signal Validation : Optional candle-based confirmation system to filter high-probability setups from noise
Automated Line Management : Smart removal of invalidated divergences to maintain clean, actionable chart analysis
📊 Professional Features:
The SMT Divergence indicator excels at revealing market structure imbalances that often precede significant price movements. By analyzing the relationship between correlated markets, it identifies when institutional money may be positioned differently than retail sentiment suggests, providing early warning signals for potential reversals.
⚙️ Advanced Customization:
Flexible correlation pair selection for any market combination
Customizable visual styling with multiple line types and color schemes
Adjustable validation criteria for different trading styles
Professional alert system with detailed message customization
Automatic cleanup of broken or invalidated divergences
🎨 Visual Excellence:
Clean, professional line drawing with customizable styling
Dynamic labeling system with size and color options
Real-time divergence tracking and management
Institutional-grade chart presentation
Optimized performance for extended analysis periods
📈 Ideal For:
Swing traders seeking high-probability reversal signals
Multi-market analysts comparing correlated instruments
Institutional-style traders using correlation analysis
Advanced technical analysts studying market structure
Those seeking early warning signals for trend changes
🔔 Smart Alerts:
Comprehensive alert system with customizable messaging allows you to stay informed of new divergences across multiple timeframes and market sessions, ensuring you never miss critical market developments.
💡 Market Intelligence:
SMT Divergence transforms complex inter-market relationships into clear, actionable signals, giving you the same analytical edge used by professional trading institutions to identify market turning points before they become obvious to retail traders.
Educational Tool: This indicator is designed for educational and analytical purposes. Divergence analysis requires understanding of market correlation principles. Always combine with proper risk management and additional analysis methods.
ICT Concepts Toolkit [TWS]
ICT Concepts Toolkit – by Trade With Stevie
Unlock the full power of Inner Circle Trader (ICT) concepts with this all-in-one indicator built for serious traders.
The ICT Concepts Toolkit combines the most powerful price action tools into one clean, efficient, and highly customizable interface — perfect for mastering market structure and timing precision entries.
✅ Features Included:
🟩 Order Blocks – Automatically detect key institutional levels for potential reversals and entries.
📉 Fair Value Gaps (FVGs) – Visualize imbalances in price action to spot high-probability targets and mitigation zones.
📊 Support & Resistance – Dynamically plotted levels to track market structure and trend shifts in real-time.
📅 Previous Daily Highs/Lows – Key liquidity zones marked for precision scalping and swing setups.
🕒 Session Zones – Clearly defined Asian, London, and New York sessions with customizable times and colors.
📌 Extension Lines – Extends each session’s high and low to the current candle for ongoing bias and liquidity mapping.
🚦ICT Morning Signal – Your personal directional bias assistant: smart signals showing when to Buy or Sell based on ICT’s powerful Morning Model logic.
Whether you're trading Forex, Futures, or Crypto — this toolkit gives you a cleaner chart, clearer bias, and more confidence in your setups.
💡 Created by Trade With Stevie — follow for more smart tools and signal insights.
Ultimate Market Structure [Alpha Extract]Ultimate Market Structure
A comprehensive market structure analysis tool that combines advanced swing point detection, imbalance zone identification, and intelligent break analysis to identify high-probability trading opportunities.Utilizing a sophisticated trend scoring system, this indicator classifies market conditions and provides clear signals for structure breaks, directional changes, and fair value gap detection with institutional-grade precision.
🔶 Advanced Swing Point Detection
Identifies pivot highs and lows using configurable lookback periods with optional close-based analysis for cleaner signals. The system automatically labels swing points as Higher Highs (HH), Lower Highs (LH), Higher Lows (HL), and Lower Lows (LL) while providing advanced classifications including "rising_high", "falling_high", "rising_low", "falling_low", "peak_high", and "valley_low" for nuanced market analysis.
swingHighPrice = useClosesForStructure ? ta.pivothigh(close, swingLength, swingLength) : ta.pivothigh(high, swingLength, swingLength)
swingLowPrice = useClosesForStructure ? ta.pivotlow(close, swingLength, swingLength) : ta.pivotlow(low, swingLength, swingLength)
classification = classifyStructurePoint(structureHighPrice, upperStructure, true)
significance = calculateSignificance(structureHighPrice, upperStructure, true)
🔶 Significance Scoring System
Each structure point receives a significance level on a 1-5 scale based on its distance from previous points, helping prioritize the most important levels. This intelligent scoring system ensures traders focus on the most meaningful structure breaks while filtering out minor noise.
🔶 Comprehensive Trend Analysis
Calculates momentum, strength, direction, and confidence levels using volatility-normalized price changes and multi-timeframe correlation. The system provides real-time trend state tracking with bullish (+1), bearish (-1), or neutral (0) direction assessment and 0-100 confidence scoring.
// Calculate trend momentum using rate of change and volatility
calculateTrendMomentum(lookback) =>
priceChange = (close - close ) / close * 100
avgVolatility = ta.atr(lookback) / close * 100
momentum = priceChange / (avgVolatility + 0.0001)
momentum
// Calculate trend strength using multiple timeframe correlation
calculateTrendStrength(shortPeriod, longPeriod) =>
shortMA = ta.sma(close, shortPeriod)
longMA = ta.sma(close, longPeriod)
separation = math.abs(shortMA - longMA) / longMA * 100
strength = separation * slopeAlignment
❓How It Works
🔶 Imbalance Zone Detection
Identifies Fair Value Gaps (FVGs) between consecutive candles where price gaps create unfilled areas. These zones are displayed as semi-transparent boxes with optional center line mitigation tracking, highlighting potential support and resistance levels where institutional players often react.
// Detect Fair Value Gaps
detectPriceImbalance() =>
currentHigh = high
currentLow = low
refHigh = high
refLow = low
if currentOpen > currentClose
if currentHigh - refLow < 0
upperBound = currentClose - (currentClose - refLow)
lowerBound = currentClose - (currentClose - currentHigh)
centerPoint = (upperBound + lowerBound) / 2
newZone = ImbalanceZone.new(
zoneBox = box.new(bar_index, upperBound, rightEdge, lowerBound,
bgcolor=bullishImbalanceColor, border_color=hiddenColor)
)
🔶 Structure Break Analysis
Determines Break of Structure (BOS) for trend continuation and Directional Change (DC) for trend reversals with advanced classification as "continuation", "reversal", or "neutral". The system compares pre-trend and post-trend states for each break, providing comprehensive trend change momentum analysis.
🔶 Intelligent Zone Management
Features partial mitigation tracking when price enters but doesn't fully fill zones, with automatic zone boundary adjustment during partial fills. Smart array management keeps only recent structure points for optimal performance while preventing duplicate signals from the same level.
🔶 Liquidity Zone Detection
Automatically identifies potential liquidity zones at key structure points for institutional trading analysis. The system tracks broken structure points and provides adaptive zone extension with configurable time-based limits for imbalance areas.
🔶 Visual Structure Mapping
Provides clear visual indicators including swing labels with color-coded significance levels, dashed lines connecting break points with BOS/DC labels, and break signals for continuation and reversal patterns. The adaptive zones feature smart management with automatic mitigation tracking.
🔶 Market Structure Interpretation
HH/HL patterns indicate bullish market structure with trend continuation likelihood, while LH/LL patterns signal bearish structure with downtrend continuation expected. BOS signals represent structure breaks in trend direction for continuation opportunities, while DC signals warn of potential reversals.
🔶 Performance Optimization
Automatic cleanup of old structure points (keeps last 8 points), recent break tracking (keeps last 5 break events), and efficient array management ensure smooth performance across all timeframes and market conditions.
Why Choose Ultimate Market Structure ?
This indicator provides traders with institutional-grade market structure analysis, combining multiple analytical approaches into one comprehensive tool. By identifying key structure levels, imbalance zones, and break patterns with advanced significance scoring, it helps traders understand market dynamics and position themselves for high-probability trade setups in alignment with smart money concepts. The sophisticated trend scoring system and intelligent zone management make it an essential tool for any serious trader looking to decode market structure with precision and confidence.
Apex Edge - VantageApex Edge – Vantage
Quarter-Wick Reversal System | Price Action Based | Non-Repainting | Visual Confirmation Tool
Overview:
Apex Edge – Vantage is a precision price action indicator built to assist traders in identifying high-probability reversal entries — not based on indicators, but on how candles behave at their extremes.
This tool implements a clean, repeatable framework that reflects how I personally trade:
Spot a candle that closes with strong directional intent,
Then wait for a controlled pullback into the outer quarter,
And strike — only if price respects that line.
There’s no magic here — just raw, tactical logic visualized clearly on your chart. It's not designed to predict the market — it's built to respond when price offers you Vantage.
Core Logic:
Dot Detection – Final Quarter Close Candles
A green dot prints below a bullish candle if it closes within the top 25% of its wick-to-wick range.
A red dot prints above a bearish candle if it closes within the bottom 25% of its range.
These dots signify candles that made a strong, deliberate move in one direction — where price was pushed to an extreme and held that extreme into the close. These candles often signal institutional intent or momentum imbalance.
Entry Confirmation – Controlled Wick Rebalance
On the very next candle only, price must wick into the prior dot candle's outer quarter — but must not pass beyond it.
For buy entries, the wick must enter the bottom 25% of the previous green dot candle, but not dip below it.
For sell entries, the wick must reach into the top 25% of the red dot candle, but not exceed it.
This wick into the quarter is seen as a controlled rebalancing — a tactical reaction back into the origin zone before potential continuation.
Arrow Printing – Visual Entry Signal
Once the entry criteria are confirmed, an arrow is printed after the candle closes.
This arrow continues to print on each new candle as long as price does not violate the original entry zone — giving visual confirmation that the trade thesis is still valid.
If price breaks above/below the quarter range, the arrow disappears.
This ongoing confirmation is useful for staying in trades, managing risk, or spotting failed setups early.
Automatic Stop Loss Level
A horizontal Stop Loss line is drawn from the extreme wick of the original dot candle.
For buy entries, SL is placed below the green dot candle's low.
For sell entries, SL is placed above the red dot candle's high.
This provides immediate risk context — perfect for traders using limit orders or looking to scale in.
Coding Logic:
This script uses plotshape() and plot() functions for all visual elements.
Dot candles are identified using quarter-range logic via:
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close >= high - (high - low) * 0.25 // for bullish
close <= low + (high - low) * 0.25 // for bearish
Entry validation logic triggers only on the next candle, using:
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low >= quarterLine and low <= high // for buy entries
high <= quarterLine and high >= low // for sell entries
Arrows and SL lines are plotted only on closed candles, ensuring non-repainting behavior.
alertcondition() is used for real-time alerts on valid buy/sell triggers.
How I Personally Use It:
I wait for a dot to print — this shows directional conviction.
On the next candle, I watch for a tap into the outer quarter.
If the wick meets the criteria and the candle closes, I’ll execute manually at the close of that candle.
As long as the arrow remains on the chart, I know the setup hasn’t been invalidated.
I combine this with market structure, session timing, and liquidity context to build confluence around each trade.
Alerts Included:
Buy Entry Alert: When a green arrow prints (entry confirmed)
Sell Entry Alert: When a red arrow prints (entry confirmed)
These fire once per confirmed signal, allowing you to react in real-time or automate if desired.
Who This Is For:
Manual traders who want clean price-based entries
Anyone who uses market structure, SMC, or liquidity concepts
Traders looking to replace indicators with pure candle logic
Discretionary or semi-systematic traders who want visual tools to guide their decisions
Final Word
Apex Edge – Vantage doesn’t predict price — it shows you where price is offering you control.
This is a surgical tool designed to help you act only when the market gives you a measurable edge — and to stay in the trade as long as that edge holds.
If you're ready to stop chasing trades and start striking from a position of Vantage, then this tool belongs on your chart.
Supply/Demand Market Structure (SMA Multi-Timeframe)Supply/Demand Based Market Structure
Structure + Order Blocks from Synthetic SMA Candles
Overview:
The SMA Supply/Demand Market Structure indicator combines market structure analysis with supply/demand logic, powered by SMA-based synthetic candles . Instead of relying on raw candle data, this tool generates smoothed higher-timeframe candles using simple moving averages to identify more stable zones and cleaner structure shifts.
It detects bullish and bearish breaks of structure (BoS) , highlights swing points like HH, HL, LH, LL , and plots institutional-style supply and demand zones formed from aggressive rallies or drops. The result is a precise and noise-filtered view of market intent, perfect for trend-following or smart money strategies.
How It Works:
- Synthetic candles are created using SMA of OHLC values on your selected timeframe (HTF).
- A bullish break occurs when price closes above the high of the last bearish synthetic candle.
- A bearish break occurs when price closes below the low of the last bullish synthetic candle.
- Upon break confirmation:
- A demand zone is drawn using the last bearish candle.
- A supply zone is drawn using the last bullish candle.
- Each zone is extended forward for a user-defined number of bars and optionally deleted upon mitigation.
- Zigzag-based internal structure connects valid swing points and classifies them as HH, HL, LH, LL , including Liquidity Sweeps (LS) .
- BoS levels are highlighted with lines that automatically reset when new structure forms.
Key Features:
- Synthetic SMA Candles : Smooth and reliable structure from average-based HTF candles
- Break Modes : Choose between raw HTF closes or SMA closes for break logic
- Custom Timeframe Selection : Analyze structure across any HTF you choose
- Dynamic Supply/Demand Zones : Auto-plot boxes from valid rallies/drops
- Mitigation Detection : Optionally fade or delete zones when price trades through
- Zigzag Structure Mapping : Automatically connect structural highs/lows
- BoS Detection : Real-time breakout of swing points with visual confirmation
- Smart Labels : Marks HH, HL, LH, LL, and LS directly on the chart
- Multi-timeframe Alert System : Notify for all structural changes, BoS, and new zones
How to Use:
- Set your desired HTF and SMA Length for synthetic candle smoothing.
- Use SMA=1 for raw candles
- Select a Break Mode :
- Raw Close : Uses standard HTF close values
- SMA Close : Uses smoothed closes from SMA
- Watch for bullish or bearish breaks — zones are plotted when price confirms breakout structure.
- Use demand zones as long entry areas and supply zones as short setups on retests.
- Rely on internal shifts and zigzag swings to monitor structure continuity.
- Enable alerts for swing formations, BoS, and liquidity sweeps to trade hands-free.
Recommended Strategies:
- Smart Money & ICT Models : Use synthetic demand/supply + BoS for mitigation or continuation plays
- Swing Trading : Align with higher timeframe structure and use zones for entry triggers
- Trend Trading : Confirm structure alignment and wait for pullbacks into zones
- Reversal Entries : Trade structure breaks when zones fail and a BoS confirms the shift
Customization Options:
- Timeframe input for custom HTF control
- SMA Length to adjust candle smoothing
- Zone Style : Control zone color, transparency, and duration
- Structure Display : Toggle swing labels and zigzag visuals
- Alert Mode : Choose between LTF, MTF, or HTF alerts
Summary:
SMA Supply/Demand Market Structure provides a clean, flexible view of price structure and institutional intent by fusing market structure with SMA-based synthetic candles. It’s ideal for anyone seeking reduced noise, visually guided entries, and rule-based trading based on structural shifts and real-time demand/supply dynamics.
Ralph Indicator - ZaraTrust Smart MoneyThe Ralph Indicator – ZaraTrust Smart Money is a powerful yet simple Smart Money Concepts (SMC) based tool designed for traders who want to trade like institutions. It auto-detects high-probability Buy/Sell zones, Support/Resistance levels, and Demand/Supply areas on the chart — giving you clear, visual, and actionable signals without the clutter.
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🔍 Key Features:
✅ Smart Money Structure
• Uses pivot-based logic to identify potential structure points
• Helps you understand market flow (e.g., BOS, CHoCH simplified logic)
✅ Automatic Support & Resistance
• Plots major levels based on significant highs and lows
• Helps catch key reversal or breakout zones
✅ Demand & Supply Zones
• Visually shows areas where price may react strongly
• Based on smart pivot detection from recent swings
✅ Buy/Sell Trade Signals
• Highlights buy when price breaks resistance (possible bullish shift)
• Highlights sell when price breaks support (possible bearish shift)
✅ Clean & Easy UI
• Toggle features on/off from settings panel
• Labels and shapes are plotted clearly on the chart for instant reading
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🛠️ Recommended Use:
• Use on 15min to 4H timeframe for intraday or swing trading
• Combine with price action (e.g., confirmation candles, liquidity grab)
• Works best when paired with institutional logic (OBs, FVG, liquidity)
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⚠️ Disclaimer:
This indicator is a tool, not a signal service.
It does not guarantee 98% accuracy, but it’s designed to highlight smart money zones and high-probability areas. Always do your own risk management and backtest before using on a live account.
Previous Day OHLC + Open MarkerPrevious Day OHLC + Open Marker
This indicator is designed to help traders quickly identify the most important price levels from the previous trading session and today’s open. It provides a clean and configurable overlay of the previous day’s OHLC (Open, High, Low, Close) along with the current day's opening price, making it easy to spot price reactions, liquidity sweeps, and confluence zones.
📌 Key Features
✅ Previous Day OHLC Lines
Plots horizontal lines for High (H), Low (L), Open (O), and Close (C) from the previous session
Each line is independently toggleable
Fully customizable in color, transparency, and thickness
✅ Today's Session Open (DO)
Marks the current day's opening price
Helps identify directional bias, trend/momentum shifts, or mean-reversion points
✅ Minimalist Labels for Clarity
Text-only labels like H, L, O, C, and DO — no bulky label boxes
Color-matched to each line for visual simplicity
Optional display to keep charts clean
✅ Session-Based Highlight Zone
Optionally highlights the area between the previous day’s High and Low with a shaded box
Useful for identifying the day’s value area or range breakouts
✅ Smart Alerts
Receive alerts when price crosses any of the levels: PDH, PDL, PDO, PDC, or Today’s Open
Helps you catch key interactions without watching the chart constantly
🧠 Ideal For
Intraday traders using VWAP, order blocks, or liquidity concepts
Swing traders who want to see how current price relates to prior structure
Scalpers looking for clean levels to enter fades, reversals, or breakouts
Anyone applying institutional trading concepts (PDH/PDL sweeps, FVGs, BPRs, etc.)
⚙️ Customization Options
Toggle each level (H/L/O/C/DO) individually
Show or hide labels and highlight zone
Customize color, line thickness, and transparency
Clean layout — no line extensions across the entire chart
🧼 Design Philosophy
This script was created for clarity, speed, and minimalism. It avoids clutter while preserving all the crucial context price action traders need. Labels are informative but unobtrusive, and alerts help automate level tracking.
🛠 Built with Pine Script v5
🔔 Alerts Included
📊 Optimized for both intraday and swing trading
📦 Lightweight and modular by design
Alt Szn Oracle - Institutional GradeThe Alt Szn Oracle is a macro-level indicator built to help traders front-run altseason by tracking liquidity, dominance rotation, sentiment, and capital flows—all in one signal. It’s designed for those who don’t just chase pumps, but want to understand when the tide is turning and why. This tool doesn't predict specific coin breakouts—it tells you when the market as a whole is gearing up to rotate into higher beta assets like altcoins, including memes and microcaps.
The index consolidates ten macro inputs into a normalized, smoothed score from 0–100. These include Bitcoin and Ethereum dominance, ETH/BTC, altcoin market cap (Total3), relative volume flows, and stablecoin supply (USDT, USDC, DAI)—which act as proxies for risk-on appetite and dry powder entering the system. It also incorporates manually updated sentiment metrics from Google Trends and the Fear & Greed Index, giving it a behavioral edge that most indicators lack.
The logic is simple but powerful: when BTC dominance is falling, ETH/BTC is rising, altcoin volume increases relative to BTC/ETH, and stablecoins start moving—you're likely in the early innings of rotation. The index is also filtered through a volatility threshold and smoothed with an EMA to eliminate chop and fakeouts.
Use this indicator on macro charts like TOTAL3, TOTAL2, or ETHBTC to gauge market health, or overlay it on specific coins like PEPE, DOGE, or SOL to confirm if the tide is in your favor. Interpreting the score is straightforward: readings above 80 suggest euphoria and signal it’s time to de-risk, 60–80 indicates expansion and confirms altseason is underway, 40–60 is neutral, and 20–40 is a capitulation zone where smart money accumulates.
What sets this apart is that it doesn’t just track price—it reflects the flow of capital, the positioning of liquidity, and the sentiment of the crowd. Most altseason indicators are lagging, overfitted, or too simplistic. This one is modular, forward-looking, and grounded in real capital rotation theory.
If you're a trader who wants to time the cycle, not guess it, this is your tool. Refine it, fork it, or expand it to your niche—DeFi, NFTs, meme coins, or L1s. It’s a framework for reading the macro winds, not a signal service. Use it with discipline, and you’ll catch the wave while others drown in noise.
Fair Value Gap Profiles [AlgoAlpha]🟠 OVERVIEW
This script draws and manages Fair Value Gap (FVG) zones by detecting unfilled gaps in price action and then augmenting them with intra-gap volume profiles from a lower timeframe. It is designed to help traders find potential areas where price may return to fill liquidity voids, and to provide extra detail about volume distribution inside each gap to assess strength and likely mitigation. The script automatically tracks each gap, updates its state over time, and can show which gaps are still unfilled or have been mitigated.
🟠 CONCEPTS
A Fair Value Gap is a zone between candles where no trades occurred, often seen as an inefficiency that price later revisits. The script checks each bar to see if a bullish (low above 2-bars-ago high) or bearish (high below 2-bars-ago low) gap has formed, and measures whether the gap’s size exceeds a threshold defined by a volatility-adjusted multiplier of past gap widths (to only detect significantly large gaps). Once a qualified gap is found, it gets recorded and visualized with a box that can stretch forward in time until filled. To add more context, a mini volume profile is built from a lower timeframe’s price and volume data, showing how volume is distributed inside the gap. The lowest-volume subzone is also highlighted using a sliding window scan method to visualise the true gap (area with least trading activity)
🟠 FEATURES
Visual gap boxes that appear automatically when bullish or bearish fair value gaps are detected on the chart.
Color-coded zones showing bullish gaps in one color and bearish gaps in another so you can easily see which side the gap favors.
Volume profile histograms plotted inside each gap using data from a lower timeframe, helping you see where volume concentrated inside the gap area.
Highlight of the lowest-volume subzone within each gap so you can spot areas price may target when filling the gap.
Dynamic extension of the gap boxes across the chart until price comes back and fills them, marking them as mitigated.
Customizable colors and transparency settings for gap boxes, profiles, and low-volume highlights to match your chart style.
Alerts that notify you when a new gap is created or when price fills an existing gap.
🟠 USAGE
This indicator helps you find and track unfilled price gaps that often act as magnets for price to revisit. You can use it to spot areas where liquidity may rest and plan entries or exits around these zones.
The colored gap boxes show you exactly where a fair value gap starts and ends, so you can anticipate potential pullbacks or continuations when price approaches them.
The intra-gap volume profile lets you gauge whether the gap was created on strong or thin participation, which can help judge how likely it is to be filled. The highlighted lowest-volume subzone shows where price might accelerate once inside the gap.
Traders often look for entries when price returns to a gap, aiming for a reaction or reversal in that area. You can also combine the mitigation alerts with your trade management to track when gaps have been closed and adjust your bias accordingly. Overall, the tool gives a clear visual reference for imbalance zones that can help structure trades around supply and demand dynamics.
First FVG📘 Indicator Description (English)
First FVG – NY Open is a TradingView indicator designed to automatically identify the first Fair Value Gap (FVG) that appears during the New York session, following the ICT (Inner Circle Trader) methodology.
It highlights institutional inefficiencies in price caused by imbalanced price action and helps traders spot high-probability entry zones, especially after the 9:30 AM EST (New York Open).
⚙️ How It Works
Session time: The indicator scans for FVGs starting at 9:32 AM (allowing 3 candles after the NY Open to form).
FVG Conditions:
Bullish FVG: When the high of 2 candles ago is lower than the low of the current candle and the middle candle is bullish.
Bearish FVG: When the low of 2 candles ago is higher than the high of the current candle and the middle candle is bearish.
Only the first FVG per session is drawn, as taught by ICT for setups like Judas Swing or NY Reversal models.
A colored box is drawn to represent the FVG zone.
A dotted horizontal line (CE) is drawn at the midpoint of the FVG box (Consequent Encroachment), a key level watched by smart money traders.
A dashed vertical line is drawn at 9:30 NY time to mark the open.
🧠 How to Use It
Wait for the NY Open (9:30 AM EST) – the indicator becomes active at 9:32 AM.
Watch for the first FVG box of the day. This is often a high-probability reaction zone.
Use the CE line (center of the FVG) as a reference for entries, rejections, or liquidity grabs.
Combine with market structure, PD Arrays, and liquidity concepts as taught by ICT for confluence.
The FVG box and CE line will extend forward for several candles for visual clarity.
🎛️ Customizable Settings
Session time (default: 09:32–16:00 NY)
FVG box color (up/down)
Text color
Max number of days to keep boxes on chart
Option to show or hide the 9:30 NY Open vertical line
Position Size Calculator with Fees# Position Size Calculator with Portfolio Management - Manual
## Overview
The Position Size Calculator with Portfolio Management is an advanced Pine Script indicator designed to help traders calculate optimal position sizes based on their total portfolio value and risk management strategy. This tool automatically calculates your risk amount based on portfolio allocation percentages and determines the exact position size needed while accounting for trading fees.
## Key Features
- **Portfolio-Based Risk Management**: Calculates risk based on total portfolio value
- **Tiered Risk Allocation**: Separates trading allocation from total portfolio
- **Automatic Trade Direction Detection**: Determines long/short based on entry vs stop loss
- **Fee Integration**: Accounts for trading fees in position size calculations
- **Risk Factor Adjustment**: Allows scaling of position size up or down
- **Visual Display**: Shows all calculations in a clear, color-coded table
- **Automatic Risk Calculation**: No need to manually input risk amount
## Input Parameters
### Total Portfolio ($)
- **Purpose**: The total value of your investment portfolio
- **Default**: 0.0
- **Range**: Any positive value
- **Step**: 0.01
- **Example**: If your total portfolio is worth $100,000, enter 100000
### Trading Portfolio Allocation (%)
- **Purpose**: The percentage of your total portfolio allocated to active trading
- **Default**: 20.0%
- **Range**: 0.0% to 100.0%
- **Step**: 0.01
- **Example**: If you allocate 20% of your portfolio to trading, enter 20
### Risk from Trading (%)
- **Purpose**: The percentage of your trading allocation you're willing to risk per trade
- **Default**: 0.1%
- **Range**: Any positive value
- **Step**: 0.01
- **Example**: If you risk 0.1% of your trading allocation per trade, enter 0.1
### Entry Price ($)
- **Purpose**: The price at which you plan to enter the trade
- **Default**: 0.0
- **Range**: Any positive value
- **Step**: 0.01
### Stop Loss ($)
- **Purpose**: The price at which you will exit if the trade goes against you
- **Default**: 0.0
- **Range**: Any positive value
- **Step**: 0.01
### Risk Factor
- **Purpose**: A multiplier to scale your position size up or down
- **Default**: 1.0 (no scaling)
- **Range**: 0.0 to 10.0
- **Step**: 0.1
- **Examples**:
- 1.0 = Normal position size
- 2.0 = Double the position size
- 0.5 = Half the position size
### Fee (%)
- **Purpose**: The percentage fee charged per transaction
- **Default**: 0.01% (0.01)
- **Range**: 0.0% to 1.0%
- **Step**: 0.001
## How Risk Amount is Calculated
The script automatically calculates your risk amount using this formula:
```
Risk Amount = Total Portfolio × Trading Allocation (%) × Risk % ÷ 10,000
```
### Example Calculation:
- Total Portfolio: $100,000
- Trading Allocation: 20%
- Risk per Trade: 0.1%
**Risk Amount = $100,000 × 20 × 0.1 ÷ 10,000 = $20**
This means you would risk $20 per trade, which is 0.1% of your $20,000 trading allocation.
## Portfolio Structure Example
Let's say you have a $100,000 portfolio:
### Allocation Structure:
- **Total Portfolio**: $100,000
- **Trading Allocation (20%)**: $20,000
- **Long-term Investments (80%)**: $80,000
### Risk Management:
- **Risk per Trade (0.1% of trading)**: $20
- **Maximum trades at risk**: Could theoretically have 1,000 trades before risking entire trading allocation
## How Position Size is Calculated
### Trade Direction Detection
- **Long Trade**: Entry price > Stop loss price
- **Short Trade**: Entry price < Stop loss price
### Position Size Formulas
#### For Long Trades:
```
Position Size = -Risk Factor × Risk Amount / (Stop Loss × (1 - Fee) - Entry Price × (1 + Fee))
```
#### For Short Trades:
```
Position Size = -Risk Factor × Risk Amount / (Entry Price × (1 - Fee) - Stop Loss × (1 + Fee))
```
## Output Display
The indicator displays a comprehensive table with color-coded sections:
### Portfolio Information (Light Blue Background)
- **Portfolio (USD)**: Your total portfolio value
- **Trading Portfolio Allocation (%)**: Percentage allocated to trading
- **Risk as % of Trading**: Risk percentage per trade
### Trade Setup (Gray Background)
- **Entry Price**: Your specified entry price
- **Stop Loss**: Your specified stop loss price
- **Fee (%)**: Trading fee percentage
- **Risk Factor**: Position size multiplier
### Risk Analysis (Red Background)
- **Risk Amount**: Automatically calculated dollar risk
- **Effective Entry**: Actual entry cost including fees
- **Effective Exit**: Actual exit value including fees
- **Expected Loss**: Calculated loss if stop loss is hit
- **Deviation from Risk %**: Accuracy of risk calculation
### Final Result (Blue Background)
- **Position Size**: Number of shares/units to trade
## Usage Examples
### Example 1: Conservative Long Trade
- **Total Portfolio**: $50,000
- **Trading Allocation**: 15%
- **Risk per Trade**: 0.05%
- **Entry Price**: $25.00
- **Stop Loss**: $24.00
- **Risk Factor**: 1.0
- **Fee**: 0.01%
**Calculated Risk Amount**: $50,000 × 15% × 0.05% ÷ 100 = $3.75
### Example 2: Aggressive Short Trade
- **Total Portfolio**: $200,000
- **Trading Allocation**: 30%
- **Risk per Trade**: 0.2%
- **Entry Price**: $150.00
- **Stop Loss**: $155.00
- **Risk Factor**: 2.0
- **Fee**: 0.01%
**Calculated Risk Amount**: $200,000 × 30% × 0.2% ÷ 100 = $120
**Actual Risk**: $120 × 2.0 = $240 (due to risk factor)
## Color Coding System
- **Green/Red Header**: Trade direction (Long/Short)
- **Light Blue**: Portfolio management parameters
- **Gray**: Trade setup parameters
- **Red**: Risk-related calculations and results
- **Blue**: Final position size result
## Best Practices
### Portfolio Management
1. **Keep trading allocation reasonable** (typically 10-30% of total portfolio)
2. **Use conservative risk percentages** (0.05-0.2% per trade)
3. **Don't risk more than you can afford to lose**
### Risk Management
1. **Start with small risk factors** (1.0 or less) until comfortable
2. **Monitor your total exposure** across all open positions
3. **Adjust risk based on market conditions**
### Trade Execution
1. **Always validate calculations** before placing trades
2. **Account for slippage** in volatile markets
3. **Consider position size relative to liquidity**
## Risk Management Guidelines
### Conservative Approach
- Trading Allocation: 10-20%
- Risk per Trade: 0.05-0.1%
- Risk Factor: 0.5-1.0
### Moderate Approach
- Trading Allocation: 20-30%
- Risk per Trade: 0.1-0.15%
- Risk Factor: 1.0-1.5
### Aggressive Approach
- Trading Allocation: 30-40%
- Risk per Trade: 0.15-0.25%
- Risk Factor: 1.5-2.0
## Troubleshooting
### Common Issues
1. **Position Size shows 0**
- Verify all portfolio inputs are greater than 0
- Check that entry price differs from stop loss
- Ensure calculated risk amount is positive
2. **Very small position sizes**
- Increase risk percentage or risk factor
- Check if your risk amount is too small for the price difference
3. **Large risk deviation**
- Normal for very small positions
- Consider adjusting entry/stop loss levels
### Validation Checklist
- Total portfolio value is realistic
- Trading allocation percentage makes sense
- Risk percentage is conservative
- Entry and stop loss prices are valid
- Trade direction matches your intention
## Advanced Features
### Risk Factor Usage
- **Scaling up**: Use risk factors > 1.0 for high-confidence trades
- **Scaling down**: Use risk factors < 1.0 for uncertain trades
- **Never exceed**: Risk factors that would risk more than your comfort level
### Multiple Timeframe Analysis
- Use different risk factors for different timeframes
- Consider correlation between positions
- Adjust trading allocation based on market conditions
## Disclaimer
This tool is for educational and planning purposes only. Always verify calculations manually and consider market conditions, liquidity, and correlation between positions. The automated risk calculation assumes you're comfortable with the mathematical relationship between portfolio allocation and individual trade risk. Past performance doesn't guarantee future results, and all trading involves risk of loss.
Fair Value Gap [Custom]📌 FVG Indicator – Smart Money Concepts Tool
This script is based on Smart Money Concepts (SMC) and automatically detects and marks Fair Value Gaps (FVG) on the chart, helping traders identify unbalanced price areas left behind by institutional moves.
🧠 What is an FVG?
An FVG (Fair Value Gap) is the price gap formed when the market moves rapidly, leaving behind a candle range where no trading occurred — typically between Candle 1’s high and Candle 3’s low (in a three-candle pattern). These gaps often signal imbalance, created during structural breaks or liquidity grabs, and may act as retrace zones or entry points.
🛠 Features:
✅ Automatically detects and highlights FVG zones (high-low range)
✅ Differentiates between open (unfilled) and closed (filled) FVGs
✅ Adjustable timeframe settings (works best on 1H–4H charts)
✅ Option to toggle display of filled FVGs
✅ Great for identifying pullback entries, continuation zones, or reversal setups
💡 Recommended Use:
After BOS/CHoCH, watch for price to return to the FVG for entry
Combine with Order Blocks and liquidity zones for higher accuracy
Best used as part of an ICT or SMC-based trading system
