Smart Money Concepts(v0.01) - SoldiSmart Money Concepts
We are very pleased to be releasing our latest addition to the Soldi tools, called Smart Money Concepts. What this indicator was built to be is a guideline and tool to help a trader develop the mental mind state of a Smart Money Trader. Picking up on the digital footprints that they might have missed! This is our first iteration of this tool but we have so so much more coming to bring to this tool! So much that we might need to release 2 scripts to be able to efficiently fit it all in. As always Soldi/MMCFX always try to raise the bar on what is possible with PineScript and what advanced concepts we can bring to the retail market with ease, this project was insanely fun trying to get together and we spent a lot of months talking with and doing sessions with very well versed traders who only specialize and solely trade live with Smart Money/ICT Concepts. After many months of talking with and working with these traders we believe we have put together a very unique tool that any SMC trader would love to have in their tool belt.
What is Smart Money Concepts?
Smart Money Concepts (SMC) is the practice of trying to track the digital footprints left by Market Makers and large money traders like Institutional bodies and brokers. I believe this concept was originally developed by Inner Circle Trading (ICT), who has some great great content for free on YouTube. To my knowledge he was the father of the concepts being taken mainstream to retail individuals. Since then, there has been many other who have released content on these theories. For the sake of congruency we have only developed these tools based off the knowledge and practices taught by ICT.
What is Included within this tool?
What is currently Included with this tool are the following.
Market Structure - This includes Break of Structures (BOS) and Change of Characters (CHoCH), It was really important for us to define the different shifts that SMC traders track and follow so we built a unique customizable system that allows the traders to track these Market Structure shifts in real-time. Part of this module includes the option to plot the High/Low labels, by putting this settings on you will mark out the swing points as their respective Higher High(HH), High Low(HL), Lower Low(LL) and Lower High(LH) . This feature is a great way to help familiarize yourself with spotting these instances, there is a slight lag due to the nature of the calculations for tracking the Swing Points. By default we track 4 left bars and 4 right bars, on the 5th bar if the swing point returns true you will see the label plot itself. If you have a higher bar count you will need to wait till x+1 to see the label be plotted. eg. 7 bar count on the left and right, you will need to wait till the 8th bar to see the label be plotted.
By changing the bar counts you also change how the Market Structure module picks up the Market shifts (BOS/CHoCH)
4 bar left, 4 bar right example:
7 bar left, 7 bar right example:
Liquidity Sweep - This part of the Market Structure module is still being worked on and built out, this feature is meant to help a trader identify potential liquidity sweeps that have taken place past or present by switching the bar color to the user defined color (default yellow). There are many different types of liquidity sweeps that can take place and we are still working on the different profiles of these! More profiles will be added to the the updates in the future to help identify these potential trade areas
Liquidity Sweep example:
Trend Bars - This part of the Market Structure module helps traders identify structure trends based on the breaks of existing structure. Again this will shift as you play with the bar count settings, low bar count will identify faster swing points and shifts where as higher bar counts will identify longer term structures. By having this setting on it will change the bar colors to Red(Bearish) or Blue(Bullish) by default, we recommend to change your candles border settings to make this more visible.
7 bar left, 7 bar right. With High Low Labels and Trend Bars
Fair Value Gaps - This module will track the Fair Value Gaps and Imbalances that will take place in real-time. Once the final candle closes it will plot the FVG. Unlike other FVG indicators on TradingView we hold and store ALL the FVG's that take place, other indicators will only hold on to x amount of the FVG's and as new ones enter the list the old ones get bumped out. We didn't like this idea, so what we did was instead store all of the FVG's but create a threshold to where they would be plotted, eg. if you set the threshold to 4% it will only show you the FVG's within a 4% range from the current price. This way you still have access to all the data with out compromising but it helps you focus on the current data at hand.
Fair Value Gap/Imbalance - 3% threshold example
Fair Value Gap/Imbalance - 8% threshold example
Order Blocks - This was an especially interesting module to build, just like the FVG's we found that a lot if not all the authors on TradingView haven't actually been coming close to tracking and plotting true ICT style Order blocks. We set out to change that though, again through a unique approach we have built this Order Block indicator. To also comment on the other scripts out there that claim to track Order Blocks, not a SINGLE script mentions anything about Validated Order Blocks , which was especially important to all the SMC traders I have talked to and had help from building this indicator. Just like the FVG piece this also has a 'threshold' plot, but not only that it gives you the option to look at "No Validation" and "Validated" Order Blocks. With soon another style of Validation to choose from. If you choose the "Validated" option the script will actively seek Order Blocks that have a POI/liquidity sitting above it. I also want to make it clear that based on your bar count settings the order blocks will differ, as they are also based from structure breaks!
Order Blocks with "No Validation" example
Order Blocks with "Validation" example
Advanced Session Tracking - We always seek to out do what has been done and what we have already done, that being said we built our Advanced Session Tracking module to follow each user define Session's Open, High, Low, Close, Liquidity threshold and extend that into the next session . As per our last KillZone indicator we also included the Forward Plotting feature which will plot the defined sessions 24 hours in advance vs only showing you real time. Many if not all Session tracking tools on TradingView only show you real-time and in the past when the define sessions are but we find that to be a very silly practice because as SMC traders you know how important it is the relation between time and price. Instead of reacting to the sessions you and prepare for the sessions ahead of time anticipating when price might react to time.
note: There is a small bug with tracking the crypto based sessions, this is working to be fixed for the next update, check the release notes to see when the fix occurs
Session Background plots with forward plotting example
Session Backgrounds with High/Lows and Liquidity range example
What is to come with the updates?
We are always looking to improve anything, even if it is just a fraction better. That is why we are continuing to work with our SMC traders to refine the concepts, profiles, coding as well as the logic behind the calculations.
Here is a list of what we are planning and working on to be released in the updates to come!
Intra-Day Profiling - Each day has a profile, what we want to achieve is to track and predict these profiles
Liquidity Scanner - There are different types of liquidity that form and we want to be able to find and track these
Smart Trend Alerts - We want to combine quant methods into SMC to provide high probability trade ideas
User Suggestions - We are always open to work with the community to bring features they want
If it's not Soldi, it isn't money
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This script calculates the total short volume , total volume , and the short volume / total volume ratio since the 2-year high price. In addition, the approximate dollar value of all short volume since the 2-year high, and the approximate dollar value of all non-short sell volume since the 2-year high is calculated using VWAP . A red line (short interest ratio >= 20%) connects the 2-year high to current session’s high price; a green line (short interest ratio < 20%) connects the 2-year high to the current session’s high.
The script also “stamps” sessions in which a NEW 1-year high in SHORT volume is achieved, and when a PIVOT POINT high is achieved (highest high over 51 sessions). When a new high in short volume is achieved the script aggregates the total volume and short volume for the 5 sessions prior to the new high, the session of the new high, and the 4 sessions after the new high (10 sessions). Additional volume calculations are performed for the 10 session period!
When a pivot point high is achieved the script aggregates the total volume and short volume for the 3 sessions prior to the pivot high, the session of the pivot high, and the 2 sessions after the new high (6 sessions). Additional volume calculations are performed for the 6 session period!
Short Volume StamperHello!
BE SURE TO RUN THE SCRIPT WITH BAR REPLAY TO SEE WHAT IT DOES! I hope you like it!
This script calculates the total short volume, total volume, and the short volume / total volume ratio since the 2-year high price. In addition, the approximate dollar value of all short volume since the 2-year high, and the approximate dollar value of all non-short sell volume since the 2-year high is calculated using VWAP. A red line (short interest ratio >= 20%) connects the 2-year high to current session’s high price; a green line (short interest ratio < 20%) connects the 2-year high to the current session’s high.
The script also “stamps” sessions in which a NEW 1-year high in SHORT volume is achieved, and when a PIVOT POINT high is achieved (highest high over 51 sessions). When a new high in short volume is achieved the script aggregates the total volume and short volume for the 5 sessions prior to the new high, the session of the new high, and the 4 sessions after the new high (10 sessions). Additional volume calculations are performed for the 10 session period!
When a pivot point high is achieved the script aggregates the total volume and short volume for the 3 sessions prior to the pivot high, the session of the pivot high, and the 2 sessions after the new high (6 sessions). Additional volume calculations are performed for the 6 session period!
Red labels, red boxes, and red lines indicate a short volume ratio greater than or equal to 20% over the corresponding period!
Green labels, green boxes, and green lines indicate a short volume ratio less than 20% over the corresponding period!
Chart Champions - Part 2 - CCV IBs POCsThank you for sparing you time to read my indicator.
This indicator has been created as a suite of 3. This was to ensure that those with only the Free Trading View account could benefit (with their restriction to 3 indicators). Please ensure you install each indicator and read each indicator write up to fully understand what has tried to achieved.
Chart Champions – Part 1 –Lvls nPOC VWAPS
This indicator is broken down into:
• Levels
• VWAPS
• Naked Point of Control
Levels
It displays the levels to the right of the price Axis to enable the user to have a cleaner chart.
The below levels will automatically appear:
dOpen – pdHigh – pdLow – pdEQ – pwEQ
Optional Levels include:
mOpen – pmOpen – pdOpen – dbyOpen – wOpen – pwOpen
VWAPs
Optional VWAPs
Daily (including pdVWAP close) – Weekly – Monthly
Naked Points of Control (nPOC)
To view the nPOC move the chart back in time to pick up the nPOCs.
Chart Champions – Part 2 – CCV IBs POC
This indicator is broken down into:
• Chart Champions Value
• Initial Balance
• Points of Control
Chart Champions Value (CCV)
CCV is based on the 80% rule of the dOpen opening outside of the pdVAH/pdVAL. Please do you own research to fully understand how this trading strategy works (readily avaliable online).
Initial Balance (IB)
IB is based on the first 60 minutes of the market opening. It captures the highest and lowest points within that 60 minutes. Please do you own research to fully understand how this trading strategy works (readily avaliable online).
Points of Control (POCs)
POC are the price levels where the most volume was traded.
Developing POC (dPOC) will constantly move with volume/price action through out the day.
Optional POCs
Previous Day POC (pdPOC) – Day Before Yesterday POC (dbyPOC)
Chart Champions – Part 3 – Sessions - Manual Input
This indicator is broken down into:
• Manual Inputs (daily, weekly, monthly)
• IGOR SessionsTtimes
• Pre + Market Openings
Manual Input
Daily x3
Weekly x 3
Monthly x 3
This allows the trader to put in specific levels.
IGOR Session Times
This is a user specific requirement to highlight cetain times during the day, displayed at the bottom of the chart in the colour strip.
Pre + Market Openings
This allows the user to see when pre market trading has started and with the live maket has started, displayed at the top of the chart in colours.
A huge thank you goes out to:
Stackoverflow users AnyDozer and Bjorn.
TV user ahancock for allow me use of this code.
Disclaimer the lower the timeframe the more information it processes.
Chart Champions - Part 1 - nPOC - Levels - VWAPsThank you for sparing you time to read my indicator.
This indicator has been created as a suite of 3. This was to ensure that those with only the Free Trading View account could benefit (with their restriction to 3 indicators). Please ensure you install each indicator and read each indicator write up to fully understand what has tried to achieved.
Chart Champions – Part 1 –Lvls nPOC VWAPS
This indicator is broken down into:
• Levels
• VWAPS
• Naked Point of Control
Levels
It displays the levels to the right of the price Axis to enable the user to have a cleaner chart.
The below levels will automatically appear:
dOpen – pdHigh – pdLow – pdEQ – pwEQ
Optional Levels include:
mOpen – pmOpen – pdOpen – dbyOpen – wOpen – pwOpen
VWAPs
Optional VWAPs
Daily (including pdVWAP close) – Weekly – Monthly
Naked Points of Control (nPOC)
To view the nPOC move the chart back in time to pick up the nPOCs.
Chart Champions – Part 2 – CCV IBs POC
This indicator is broken down into:
• Chart Champions Value
• Initial Balance
• Points of Control
Chart Champions Value (CCV)
CCV is based on the 80% rule of the dOpen opening outside of the pdVAH/pdVAL. Please do you own research to fully understand how this trading strategy works (readily avaliable online).
Initial Balance (IB)
IB is based on the first 60 minutes of the market opening. It captures the highest and lowest points within that 60 minutes. Please do you own research to fully understand how this trading strategy works (readily avaliable online).
Points of Control (POCs)
POC are the price levels where the most volume was traded.
Developing POC (dPOC) will constantly move with volume/price action through out the day.
Optional POCs
Previous Day POC (pdPOC) – Day Before Yesterday POC (dbyPOC)
Chart Champions – Part 3 – Sessions - Manual Input
This indicator is broken down into:
• Manual Inputs (daily, weekly, monthly)
• IGOR SessionsTtimes
• Pre + Market Openings
Manual Input
Daily x3
Weekly x 3
Monthly x 3
This allows the trader to put in specific levels.
IGOR Session Times
This is a user specific requirement to highlight cetain times during the day, displayed at the bottom of the chart in the colour strip.
Pre + Market Openings
This allows the user to see when pre market trading has started and with the live maket has started, displayed at the top of the chart in colours.
A huge thank you goes out to:
Stackoverflow users AnyDozer and Bjorn.
TV user ahancock for allow me use of this code.
Disclaimer the lower the timeframe the more information it processes.
Average Volume at Time (AVAT)Calculation of average volume at current time for a number of previous sessions, known as Average Volume at Time (AVAT).
Inputs:
* period to use for accumulation. "D" is the default value, useful to view data for each session.
* number of previous sessions to average
TODO: more intelligent accumulation of number of bars in a session, since there may be sessions with different values
TODO: interpolate volume according to current time, inside of the last bar
Shade a particular timeframeI couldn't find a script that shades a particular timeframe so I created one where you can adjust the times, colors, and transparency. Pretty simple but nice if you just want to trade before or after certain times. Only issue is it seems to default to Eastern times. Lucky you if you are on the east coast of the USA! Everyone else add or subtract from that timeframe.
Daily Macro📈 Indicator Overview: Daily / 4H / 1H Macro Sessions
This TradingView indicator provides a structured and high-precision visualization of key intraday trading sessions based on macro time blocks. It is designed to support institutional-style traders who work with time-based liquidity windows and macro-level decision zones.
🕰️ 1. Daily Macro Session (13:00–21:00 UTC-4)
The Daily Macro session highlights the most relevant institutional trading window, typically associated with high-volume price movements. The indicator plots:
A session box showing the full high-low range of the session
A top line at the session high
A bottom line at the session low
A midline marking the 50% level of the session range
This session is stored historically with adjustable lookback depth, making it easy to reference previous daily ranges for potential areas of interest, liquidity, or reversal.
🕓 2. 4H Macro Windows (5 predefined zones)
The indicator includes five 4H macro sessions, each representing key pre-/post-market institutional trading periods:
Label Time (UTC-4)
Macro Window 1 00:20 – 01:40
Macro Window 2 04:20 – 05:40
Macro Window 3 08:20 – 09:40
Macro Window 4 12:20 – 13:40
Macro Window 5 20:20 – 21:40
Each window:
Is independently toggleable
Draws a live-updating session box during the active window
Captures high/low ranges in real-time
Optionally displays session labels or range metrics
These are particularly useful for identifying accumulation/distribution zones and aligning trades with macro-level time-based liquidity shifts.
🕐 3. 1H Micro Windows (optional extension)
In addition to the macro structure, the indicator can include short 1-hour session boxes (e.g., London Macro 1) for high-resolution tracking of intraday traps, liquidity sweeps, and engineered price moves.
These are:
Strategically aligned with session opens (e.g., Frankfurt, London, NY)
Meant to complement the larger macro structure
Ideal for tracking ICT-style entry models
⚙️ Fully Customizable Features
Session visibility toggles
Box background and border color
Line style and color (top, mid, bottom)
Range labels and text styling
Adjustable lookback history depth
🧠 Use Case
This tool is ideal for traders using concepts such as ICT, inner circle trading models, or macro time-based setups. By structuring the trading day into repeatable session blocks, the indicator helps you anchor bias, manage risk, and identify high-probability setups tied to time-based liquidity.
X HL QA market structure tool designed to frame price action within a defined context of prior session dynamics. It accomplishes this by anchoring a set of reference levels to the high, low, and open prices of a user-specified higher timeframe (e.g., 4H, 1D, etc.) and projecting those levels onto the current chart for ongoing analysis.
At its core, the indicator establishes a reference range—derived from the previous completed instance of the selected timeframe—and overlays this on the current timeframe. This range serves as a foundational structure for price interpretation in the current session.
Building upon this framework, the script constructs a set of symmetrical quadrants (or deviation zones) both inside and outside of the prior range. These include:
The midpoint (EQ) of the prior range
Levels at ±0.25x, ±0.75x, ±1.0x, ±1.5x, and ±2.0x the range height
These levels act as contextual zones that traders can use to interpret price behavior—whether it's consolidating within the prior range, approaching fair value (EQ), or expanding into directional continuation or reversal zones beyond the range.
The script operates in both real-time and historical contexts. On live bars, it dynamically updates the key levels to provide an evolving view of current price positioning. Simultaneously, it supports the display of historical levels for past sessions, enabling robust backtesting and comparative analysis of price behavior relative to previous quadrant structures.
Ultimately, this tool serves as a positional map, helping traders assess where price is trading relative to significant levels from the prior session, offering insights into potential support/resistance, overextension, or mean reversion scenarios.
Key Technical Features
Multi-Timeframe Support:
request.security() is used to pull data from a user-defined higher timeframe regardless of the current chart interval.
Visual Flexibility:
Toggle between "line" and "channel" mode.
Line color, width, and visibility are all user-controlled.
Anchoring Options:
Deviation levels can be calculated from either the previous period's open or its EQ (midpoint), giving flexibility depending on analytical preference.
Efficient Labeling:
Labels are only rendered on the last bar and are automatically cleared and redrawn to prevent duplication.
Label style, size, text color, and background color are all user-configurable.
Trading Application
This indicator is especially suited for:
1. Mean Reversion Strategies
When price moves beyond +1.0 or +1.5 deviations from the EQ or open, it may signal overextension and a potential snap back to the midpoint or range.
2. Breakout Confirmation
Sustained price action beyond ±1.0 levels may indicate trend strength or continuation beyond historical balance zones.
3. Contextual Range Awareness
EQ and Open provide structure from which traders can judge whether price is in a state of balance or imbalance.
Labels offer at-a-glance interpretation of key levels across any chosen timeframe.
4. Fractal and Multi-Session Analysis
Analysts can layer daily, weekly, and monthly versions of this indicator to observe confluence or divergence of higher timeframe structure.
TPO[Fixed Range, Anchored, Bars Back]TPO Bars Back, Fixed Range and Anchored
Overview
The TPO Profile (Time Price Opportunity Profile) is a powerful market profile indicator that displays the amount of time price spent at different levels during a specified period. Unlike traditional volume profile indicators that show volume distribution, TPO Profile shows time distribution , providing insights into where price has spent the most time and identifying key support and resistance levels.
Key Advantages Over TradingView's Built-in TPO
Simplified Composite Creation : Automatically creates TPO profiles for any time range without manual split/merge operations
Instant Value Area Calculation : Immediately shows Value Area, POC, VAH, and VAL for your selected period
No Manual Assembly Required : TradingView's native TPO requires you to manually split sessions and merge them to create composites - this indicator does it automatically
Flexible Time Ranges : Create composites for any custom time period (multiple days, weeks, specific events) with a few clicks
Real-time Composite Updates : Anchor mode creates live composites that update as new data arrives
Multiple Composite Analysis : Easily compare different time periods without the tedious manual process
Key Features
Core Functionality
Time-Based Analysis : Shows time spent at each price level rather than volume
Configurable Time Blocks : Use any timeframe for TPO counting (30min, 1H, 4H, etc.)
Multiple Price Levels : Adjustable from 5 to 200 levels for granular analysis
Point of Control (POC) : Automatically identifies the price level with highest time activity
Value Area Calculation : Shows the price range containing 70% (configurable) of time activity
Automatic Composite Generation : Creates multi-session composites without manual intervention
Three Operating Modes
1. Bars Back Mode
Analyzes the last N bars from the current bar
Perfect for recent market activity analysis
Range: 10-500 bars
Use Case : Intraday analysis, recent session review
2. Fixed Range Mode
Analyzes a specific time period between start and end times
Ideal for historical analysis of specific events
Creates perfect composites for multi-day periods
Use Case : Earnings periods, news events, specific trading sessions, weekly/monthly composites
3. Anchor Mode (NEW)
Starts from a specific time and extends to the current bar
Dynamically updates as new bars form
Perfect for building live composites from any starting point
Use Case : Live session monitoring, event-based analysis from a specific point, growing composites
Visual Elements
TPO Bars
Horizontal bars showing time distribution at each price level
Longer bars = more time spent at that level
Color-coded to distinguish Value Area from outlying levels
Point of Control (POC)
Red line marking the price level with highest time activity
Most significant support/resistance level
Configurable line style (Solid/Dashed/Dotted) and width
Value Area High/Low (VAH/VAL)
Green and Orange lines marking the boundaries of the Value Area
Shows the price range containing the specified percentage of time activity
Optional display with customizable line styles
Single Print Detection
Identifies price levels touched by only one time block
Display options: Lines or Boxes
Purple color highlighting these significant levels
Often act as strong support/resistance in future trading
Customization Options
Time Block Configuration
Block Time : Choose timeframe for TPO counting (30min, 1H, 4H, etc.)
Allows analysis at different time granularities
Higher timeframes = broader perspective, Lower timeframes = finer detail
Visual Styling
Line Styles : Solid, Dashed, or Dotted for all line elements
Line Widths : 1-5 pixels for POC, VAH, and VAL lines
Colors : Fully customizable colors for all elements
Transparency : Adjustable transparency for better chart readability
Label Management
Show/Hide Labels : Toggle POC, VAH, VAL labels
Font Sizes : Tiny, Small, Normal, Large, Huge
Label Positioning : 8 different position options relative to lines
Offset Controls : Fine-tune label positioning
Line Extension
Level Offset Right : Controls how far lines extend
Smart extension logic:
Value ≤ 0: Infinite extension (extend.right)
Value ≥ 1: Extends exactly N bars ahead
Trading Applications
Support & Resistance
POC often acts as strong support/resistance
Value Area boundaries provide key levels
Single prints frequently become significant levels
Market Structure Analysis
Identify areas of price acceptance (thick TPO bars)
Spot areas of price rejection (thin TPO bars)
Understand where market participants are comfortable trading
Composite Profile Analysis
Create multi-day, weekly, or monthly composites instantly
Compare different composite periods without manual work
Analyze longer-term price acceptance levels
Build composites around specific events or announcements
Session Analysis
Monitor intraday session development in real-time
Compare different sessions (London, New York, Asia)
Track how profiles change throughout the trading day
Build live composites across multiple sessions
Event Analysis
Use Fixed Range mode for earnings, news events
Use Anchor mode to track price development from specific events
Compare pre/post event price acceptance levels
Create event-based composites automatically
Input Parameters
Mode Selection
Mode : Bars Back | Fixed Range | Anchor
Bars Back : Number of bars to analyze (10-500)
Start Time : Beginning time for Fixed Range and Anchor modes
End Time : Ending time for Fixed Range mode only
Analysis Configuration
Block Time : Timeframe for TPO blocks (e.g., "30" for 30-minute blocks)
TPO Levels : Number of price levels (5-200)
Value Area % : Percentage for Value Area calculation (50-95%)
Display Options
Show POC : Display Point of Control line
Show Value Area : Display Value Area box
Show VAH/VAL Lines : Display Value Area boundary lines
Show Single Prints : Display single print detection
Single Print Style : Lines or Boxes
Styling Controls
Colors : TPO, POC, Value Area, VAH, VAL, Single Print colors
Line Styles : POC, VAH, VAL line styles
Line Widths : POC, VAH, VAL line widths
Labels : Show/hide, font size, position, offset controls
Technical Details
Calculation Method
Divides the price range into equal levels based on TPO Levels setting
For each time block, determines which price levels it crosses
Adds +1 count to each crossed level
Identifies POC as the level with highest count
Calculates Value Area by expanding from POC until target percentage is reached
Performance Considerations
Historical data limited to prevent buffer overflow errors
Smart bounds checking for different timeframes
Optimized cleanup routines to prevent drawing object accumulation
Pine Script Version
Built on Pine Script v6
Uses modern Pine Script best practices
Efficient array handling and drawing object management
Best Practices
Timeframe Selection
Block Time = Chart Timeframe : Traditional TPO approach
Block Time > Chart Timeframe : Smoother, broader perspective
Block Time < Chart Timeframe : More granular, detailed analysis
Level Count Guidelines
Low levels (10-20) : Better for swing trading, major levels
High levels (50-100) : Better for scalping, precise entries
Very high levels (100+) : For very detailed analysis
Mode Selection
Bars Back : Daily analysis, recent activity
Fixed Range : Historical events, specific periods, manual composites
Anchor : Live monitoring, event-based analysis, growing composites
Composite Creation Workflow
Select Fixed Range or Anchor mode
Set your desired start time (and end time for Fixed Range)
Adjust TPO Levels for desired granularity
Enable VAH/VAL lines to see Value Area boundaries
The composite profile generates automatically with all key levels
This indicator eliminates the tedious manual process of creating composite TPO profiles in TradingView. Instead of splitting sessions and manually merging them, you get instant composite analysis with automatic Value Area calculation, POC identification, and single print detection. The combination of time-based analysis, multiple operating modes, and extensive customization options makes it a powerful tool for understanding market structure and price acceptance levels across any time period.
4-EMA Signals + MTF Analysis4-EMA Signals + MTF Analysis Indicator: User Guide
This indicator is designed for active traders; from scalpers / intra-day traders to swing-traders who simply want an easy to understand, simple, but yet comprehensive and easy-to-understand indicator with a quick overview of initial market momentum and overall market direction to assist the trader in their initial trading.
The main feature of this indicator is that It overlays four exponential moving averages (EMAs), and provides a dashboard of real-time trend signals for both buy and sell (long/short) scenarios.
Settings Overview
MA Period Setup
Custom: Set your own EMA periods.
Conservative, Aggressive, Fibonacci: Quickly apply preset EMA period combinations for different trading styles.
EMA Periods (Custom Setup)
Fast EMA: Shortest EMA, reacts quickly to price (default 7).
Medium-Short EMA: Intermediate speed (default 25).
Medium-Long EMA: Slower, filters out more noise (default 70).
Slow EMA: Longest-term trend (default 200).
(These settings can be adjusted to suit your individual needs)
Main Indicator Features
Four EMAs : Plotted in distinct colors (green, yellow, orange, red) for quick trend recognition - this can be altered in colour to your personal preferences.
Buy/Sell Signals : Triangles appear below/above bars when EMA crossovers occur, optionally filtered by volume - the volume filter when applied greatly reduces the influx of signals, only giving high-quality signals!
Trading Sessions + Backgrounds : A trading session feature has been added: (London, New York, Asia, Sydney) with the choice of a background to indicate each global trading session.
Volume Overlay : Volume bars and a blue volume moving average line for context.
Dashboard Table (Top Right):
Market Direction: Shows the overall EMA alignment (bullish, bearish, weak, consolidating).
The initial trend on the 5m, 15m, 1H, and 4H time-frame to give a quick snapshot of overall trend direction.
How to Use
Trend Identification :
-- Use the EMA alignment and dashboard table to quickly see if the market is bullish, bearish, or consolidating.
EMA Set-up
-- Adjust the EMA settings to your specific requirements, the signals will alter depending on the volatility of the instrument your trading.
Signal Confirmation :
-- ''Buy'' signals simply appear when the faster EMAs cross above slower EMAs in and ''Sell'' signals simply appear when they cross below.
Volume Context :
--Use the volume moving average and the optional volume filter to avoid signals during low-activity periods.
No Repainting :
-- All signals and dashboard readings are calculated using only confirmed, closed bars. What you see in real time is exactly what will appear in your back-test — no repainting or look-ahead bias.
Alerts / Notifications
Now for the fun part:
1. Enable Buy/Sell Signal Alerts: Get notifications when buy or sell signals occur.
2. For Alerts to function correctly, set the ''condition'' to the indicator itself.
3. Select ''EMA Bearish Cross'' or ''EMA Bullish Cross'' depending whether you want alerts for either buy/sell signals - Or one can simply set alerts for both scenarios.
4. For ''Interval'' set to ''Same as chart'' - So, the time-frame which you'd like to trade on.
5. For ''Trigger'' set to ''Once Per Bar Close''.
6. Save.
7. Wait for a signal to occur!
NOTE: Before placing a trade, it's often best to also assess the market conditions at that time also - and not rely solely on the signals, the signals are to assist, and it's often occurred a signal has shown, but a pull-back occurs, and a FVG in discount holds -- it's this FVG holding, accompanied by volume, that's the real entry, possibly.
Tip: For the cleanest results, use the indicator during the most active sessions and always check multi-time-frame trend alignment before entering trades. Good Luck! :)
Quarterly Cycles by [M1rage]Quarterly Cycles by — Indicator Description (English)
Purpose
“Quarterly Cycles by ” is a multi-time-frame tool that visualizes recurring market rhythms—from 90-minute sessions up to annual cycles—and highlights Seasonal & Session-to-Session Market Transitions (SSMT).
It helps discretionary and quantitative traders:
See where the current bar sits inside intraday, daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly cycles.
Spot fresh highs/lows relative to the previous cycle and immediately know whether the move is confirmed across correlated assets.
Detect potential reversals via automated divergence markup (positive vs negative extremes in the same swing).
Core Logic
Cycle Engine
Computes cycle starts from a fixed reference (1972-12-31 23:00 GMT+3, adjustable via the Time Offset input).
Draws one of nine cycle layers depending on the active chart resolution:
Time-frame Cycle(s) Rendered Box Style
5 min / 15 min 90 min & 6 h 90 m boxes: filled, 6 h boxes: border only
60 min 6 h & 1 day 6 h boxes: filled, 1 D boxes: border
4 h 1 day & 1 week 1 D boxes: filled, 1 W boxes: border
1 D 22.5 day (quarter inside a 90-day period) border
1 W 3-month, 1-year 3 M filled, 1 Y border
Color Scheme
Four-color palette (gray → red → green → blue) cycles every quarter; colors are reused consistently across all layers so you can correlate quickly.
Dynamic Boxes
Each box expands in real-time until the cycle completes, then freezes; a limited history (maxCycleBoxes, default = 250) is retained to save CPU.
SSMT Divergence Scanner
For every completed cycle the script compares new highs/lows with the previous cycle for (a) the main chart symbol and (b) up to three optional symbols.
If the main asset makes a higher high and at least one satellite asset makes a lower high (or vice-versa), the indicator draws:
A solid line between the two swing extremes.
A circle label with a tooltip listing the diverging asset symbols.
Works independently on the 90 m, 6 h, 1 D, and 1 W cycle layers.
Toggle historic marks with Show History to avoid clutter.
Inputs Overview
Group Key Settings Function
Time Settings Time Offset Shift all cycle anchors by ±12 h in 1-h steps to sync with custom sessions.
Cycle Settings Show Quarter Cycles, Box Limit, Line Style, Line / BG Transparency, Label Font & Colors Visual customization.
SSMT Settings Up to 3 correlated assets (Asset 2 / 3 / 4) with optional inversion; Show History, Markup Line Width, Label Size Controls divergence detection.
Practical Tips
Lower time-frames (<15 m) are ideal for intraday scalping around 90-minute and 6-hour boxes.
1 D / 1 W layers expose where the current swing sits inside monthly or quarterly structure—useful for swing entries at box extremes.
Combine the label tooltips with your watch-list: when GBPUSD is listed as an opposite asset to EURUSD, watch for mean-reversion setups.
Setting Time Offset = -5 hours aligns the 90-minute cycle start with New-York midnight (useful for FX traders).
Disclaimer
This script is provided for educational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Past cyclical behavior does not guarantee future performance. Always test on a demo account or in TradingView’s replay mode before risking capital.
DRT - OR with Fib Extensions [TraderVlad]Overview
The " DRT - OR " indicator is a versatile tool for intraday traders, designed to highlight the opening range (OR) of a market session based on a user-defined timeframe and start time.
It captures the high and low of the first candle at the specified time (default: 9:00 AM Berlin/Europe time, 30-second timeframe), plots a visual box to mark this range, and adds a 50% midpoint line as a potential pivot level.
This indicator is perfect for traders focusing on key market openings, such as the European session (e.g., for DAX, EUR/USD) or other sessions of your choice.
It’s highly customizable, allowing you to adjust the timeframe, start time, timezone, and visual styles to fit your trading strategy.
How It Works
The indicator operates in a straightforward way to provide clear insights:
Captures the Opening Range:
At the specified start time (default: 9:00 AM Berlin/Europe time), the indicator identifies the first candle in the chosen timeframe (default: 30 seconds).
It records the high (highest price) and low (lowest price) of this candle to define the opening range.
The range size is calculated as High - Low.
Draws the Opening Range Box:
A box is drawn on the chart, starting at the specified time and extending to the next day’s start time (or far into the future for the most recent day).
The top of the box is the high, and the bottom is the low, visually marking the range.
Plots the 50% Midpoint Line:
A horizontal line is drawn at the 50% level of the range (calculated as (High + Low) / 2).
This line extends alongside the box, helping you identify a potential pivot point within the range.
Weekday-Only Operation:
The indicator only draws ranges on weekdays (Monday to Friday), skipping weekends when markets are typically closed.
Display Limit:
You can control how many days’ worth of ranges are shown (default: 5 days).
Older ranges are automatically removed to keep your chart clean.
Trading Applications
The opening range often sets the tone for the trading session.
Here’s how to use this indicator:
Identify Key Levels:
The top and bottom of the box (high and low) can act as support and resistance levels.
A breakout above the high or below the low may indicate a directional move.
Use the 50% Midpoint:
The midpoint line can serve as a pivot point within the range.
Price may find support or resistance at this level before breaking out.
Analyze Range Size:
The label shows the range size, helping you gauge volatility at the open.
A larger range suggests higher volatility, while a smaller range indicates a quieter start.
Flexible Application:
Use the indicator for any market session by adjusting the timezone and start time (e.g., 9:30 AM New York for US markets).
Combine with other indicators (e.g., volume, RSI) to confirm trades based on the opening range.
This indicator is part of the DRT (Dynamic Range Theory) series by TraderVlad, aimed at helping traders identify critical price levels at key market openings.
Feedback and suggestions are welcome to improve this tool further!
TDO & Hit Rates by Weekday (5 min)Purpose
Tracks how often the next NY session “hits” the previous day’s True Day Open (TDO) level, separately for sessions that open above vs. below TDO, and breaks the statistics down by weekday (Mon–Fri) plus an overall summary.
Key Features
True Day Open (TDO) Plot
Captures the prior day’s 23:00 CT close price as the TDO.
Plots it as a continuous yellow line across your chart.
Session Labeling
At the end of each NY session (08:30–15:00 CT), places a small “TDO” label at the TDO price to confirm visually where it lay during that day.
Hit‑Count Logic
For each 5 min bar in the NY session, checks if the bar’s high ≥ TDO ≥ low (i.e. the TDO level was “hit”).
Classifies each session by whether its opening price (first 5 min bar) was above or below the TDO.
Weekday Statistics Table
Displays in the bottom‑left of your main chart window.
Rows: Header, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, All.
Columns:
% Hit Above: % of “above‑TDO” sessions that saw at least one hit
% Hit Below: % of “below‑TDO” sessions that saw at least one hit
Automatically updates in real time as new sessions complete.
Inputs & Settings
Data Resolution: Default = 5 min; use any intraday timeframe you like (1, 3, 15 min, etc.).
Extended Hours: Make sure your chart’s Extended Session (overnight) is enabled so the 23:00 CT bar exists.
Overlay: Draws directly on your price chart (no separate pane).
How to Use
Add to Chart: Paste the Pine v5 code into TradingView’s editor and apply to your ES (or other) futures chart.
Enable Overnight Bars: In Chart Settings → Symbol/Session → include Extended Hours.
Select Timeframe: Set the chart (or the indicator’s “Data Resolution” input) to 5 min (or your preferred intraday).
Read the Table:
Each weekday row shows how reliable TDO touches have been historically, separately for “above” and “below” opens.
The bottom “All” row summarizes combined performance.
What You Learn
Edge Analysis: Do sessions opening above TDO tend to test that level more often than those opening below (or vice versa)?
Day‑of‑Week Bias: Are certain weekdays more prone to TDO retests?
Overall Confidence: The “All” row lets you see your full-sample hit‑rate on both sides.
PRIME 2.0PRIME 2.0 — Precision Entry Tool
PRIME 2.0 is a smart price action-based indicator designed for intraday traders who want to catch high-probability moves during the London session. It uses a combination of market structure shifts (CHOCH – Change of Character) and session-based timing to identify potential entries.
🔍 Key Features:
Session-Based Logic: Activates after the London market opens, filtering noise from other sessions.
CHOCH Detection: Spots shifts in market structure by identifying crossover and crossunder of candle highs/lows.
Visual Entry Points: Plots real-time entry points based on structure change.
🧠 Who Is It For?
Scalpers and day traders
Traders who follow Smart Money Concepts (SMC)
Anyone looking to improve entry precision without clutter
⚠️ Disclaimer:
This indicator does not generate buy/sell signals or exit points. It is meant to be used as a tool within a broader trading strategy. Combine it with your own risk management and market knowledge for best results
Candle Open Time labels (& TAPDA Lines)Description of the "4-Hour Candle Opening Times (TAPDA Lines)" Indicator
The "4-Hour Candle Opening Times (TAPDA Lines)" indicator integrates key principles of the Time and Price Action Trading Algorithm (TAPTA) with practical tools for analyzing market behavior. This script is designed for traders who leverage the interaction between time and price to identify opportunities in the market. The indicator supports the identification of significant price levels and potential areas of interest based on historical data and recurring patterns tied to specific timeframes.
Core Concepts
Time and Price Interaction (TAPTA Logic):
The script implements TAPTA principles by focusing on time intervals (4-hour candles) and the price action associated with those intervals.
Traders use this logic to recognize how prices behave at specific times, identifying patterns, levels of support or resistance, and potential reversals.
Highs and Lows Recognition (TAPDA):
The indicator includes logic for identifying and marking "Tapped Highs and Lows," which occur when price action retraces to previously significant levels within a specified tolerance. These taps are visually represented with horizontal lines, enabling traders to spot recurring price behaviors and levels of interest.
Dynamic Levels for Decision-Making:
By combining time and price, the script visualizes key price levels and their relevance over time, equipping traders with actionable insights for entry, exit, and risk management.
Indicator Features
1. Visual Representation of Candle Opening Times
The indicator marks the opening times of 4-hour candles on the chart.
A customizable label system displays the time in either a 12-hour or 24-hour format, with options to toggle the visibility of AM/PM suffixes.
2. TAPDA Logic
Identifies and highlights price levels that have been tapped within a specified tolerance.
Horizontal lines are drawn to mark these levels, allowing traders to see historical price levels acting as support or resistance.
The "Tapped Highs and Lows" are updated dynamically based on the most recent price action.
3. Timeframe-Specific Filtering
Users can limit the display to specific times of interest, such as 2 AM, 6 AM, and 10 AM, by toggling the "GCT (General Candle Times)" option.
Additional options allow filtering TAPDA logic by AM or PM timeframes, catering to traders who focus on specific market sessions.
4. Adjustable Plotting Limits
The script incorporates settings for controlling the maximum number of labels and lines displayed on the chart:
Max Labels: Limits the number of labels plotted for 4-hour candle opening times.
Max TAPDA Lines: Limits the number of TAPDA horizontal lines displayed.
A "Sync Lines and Labels" option ensures the same number of labels and lines are plotted when enabled, providing a consistent and clutter-free visualization.
5. Plot Maximum Capability
A "Plot Max" feature allows users to override the default behavior and force the plotting of the maximum allowed labels and lines, providing a comprehensive view of historical data.
6. User-Friendly Customization
Fully customizable label styles, including options for position, size, color, and background opacity.
Adjustable tolerance levels for TAPDA lines ensure compatibility with different market conditions and trading strategies.
Settings for flipping or aligning label positions above or below candles, or locking them to the opening price.
Script Logic
The script is built to prioritize efficiency and clarity, adhering to TradingView's Pine Script best practices and community standards:
Initialization:
Arrays are used to store historical price data, including highs, lows, and timestamps, ensuring only the necessary amount of data is processed.
A flexible and efficient data management system maintains a rolling window of data for both labels and TAPDA lines, ensuring smooth performance.
Label and Line Plotting:
Labels are plotted dynamically at user-defined positions and styles to mark the opening times of 4-hour candles.
TAPDA lines are drawn between historical high or low points and the current price action when the tolerance condition is met.
Limit Management:
The script enforces limits on the number of labels and lines plotted on the chart to maintain visual clarity.
Users can enable synchronization between the maximum labels and lines to ensure consistent visualization.
Customization Options:
Extensive customization settings allow traders to tailor the indicator to their strategies and preferences, including:
Label and line styles.
Session filtering (AM, PM, or specific times).
Display limits and synchronization options.
Capabilities
1. Enhance Time-Based Analysis
By marking significant times (4-hour candle openings), traders can identify key market phases and recurring behaviors tied to specific hours.
2. Leverage Historical Price Action
TAPDA logic highlights areas where price action interacts with historical highs and lows, providing actionable insights into potential support or resistance zones.
3. Improve Decision-Making
The indicator supports informed decision-making by blending visual data with time and price action principles, helping traders spot opportunities and mitigate risks.
4. Flexible Application Across Strategies
Suitable for day traders, swing traders, and position traders who utilize time and price action for trend analysis, reversals, or breakout strategies.
Best Practices for Use
Key Levels Analysis:
Focus on labels and TAPDA lines near critical price zones to gauge potential market reactions.
Session-Based Trading:
Use AM/PM filters or GCT settings to isolate specific trading sessions relevant to your strategy.
Combine with Other Indicators:
Enhance the effectiveness of this indicator by combining it with moving averages, RSI, or other tools for confirmation.
Risk Management:
Use the identified levels for stop-loss placement or target setting to align with your risk tolerance.
ICT Killzones with Market BehaviorIndicator Title: ICT Killzones with Market Behavior
Description:
Introducing the ICT Killzones with Market Behavior indicator, a powerful tool designed for traders looking to capitalize on key trading timeframes in the New York session.
Key Features:
Visual Timeframes: This indicator highlights essential trading periods, including Pre-Market, NY Open, NY Lunch, and NY PM sessions. These visual markers help you quickly identify when the market is likely to experience heightened activity and liquidity.
Real-Time Insights: Stay informed with dynamic text displayed at the top of your chart. The indicator updates in real-time, providing actionable insights on what to expect during each session—whether it’s volatility, consolidation, or potential trend continuation.
Custom Color Options: Tailor the color settings for each killzone to fit your personal trading style and enhance the visual clarity of your chart.
User-Friendly Design: Built with simplicity in mind, this indicator integrates seamlessly into TradingView, making it easy for traders of all experience levels to utilize.
How to Use:
Add to Your Chart: Integrate the ICT Killzones with Market Behavior indicator into your TradingView setup.
Monitor Market Conditions: Keep an eye on the highlighted timeframes and the real-time insights displayed at the top. This information can guide your trading strategy effectively.
Adjust Your Approach: Use the insights from the indicator to modify your trading decisions based on the expected market behavior during each session.
Note: This indicator is for educational purposes only and should not be interpreted as financial advice. Always perform your own research and assess risks before making any trading decisions.
THE SQUID 1.0Introduction
Quickly test a goldfish strategy over hundreds of sessions at once.
Goldfish is based on a rejection off the open or close line after price has confirmed in a direction. the expectation is that price will continue to trend after rejecting the open/close line (also called the M7 box).
Rules and triggers
The Squid is a highly specific variation of the goldfish with more defined rules, it works like this:
1. Wait for a breakout out of a 1-hour range (DR) to provide directional bias.
2. Wait for price to return to the open/close line (the M7 box)
3. To trigger a setup price must:
a. Touch or wick through the open/close line. Then 2 subsequent closes outside the box.
b. Close inside the box and then 2 subsequent closes outside the box.
Exceptions and inclusions
1. The confirmation candle can also reject the M7 box and therefore counts as a trigger. This only counts if the confirmation candle is rejecting it with the wick (not the open).
2. Anand limit: If price triggers a setup, but doesn't provide enough RR, this feature places a limit order at the required R that is specified in the settings.
3. False session is when price has wicked or closed into one direction (confirming direction), but then later wicks into the other side of the DR. Once that happens, setups are avoided.
4. Target reached is when price has reached the specified target within the session. It's possible to exclude setups after target reached.
5. News days are possible to filter out. They include big economical events like: FOMC, Powell speeches, CPI, PPI and NFP.
Tips
- Default settings are optimized for ES. When trying on different assets, make sure to play with the settings as different assets prefer different targets, stop losses, closing times, etc.
- Soon I will release a guide on the best settings for different sessions and assets like CL, NQ and 6E, and also share all the knowledge I gained while optimizing the Goldfish setup over the past months.
Market Internals (TICK, ADD, VOLD, TRIN, VIX)OVERVIEW
This script allows you to perform data transformations on Market Internals, across exchanges, and specify signal parameters, to more easily identify sentiment extremes.
Notable transformations include:
1. Cumulative session values
2. Directional bull-bear Ratios and Percent Differences
3. Data Normalization
4. Noise Reduction
This kind of data interaction is very useful for understanding the relationship between two mutually exclusive metrics, which is the essence of Market Internals: Up vs. Down. Even so, they are not possible with symbol expressions alone. And the kind of symbol expression needed to produce baseline data that can be reliably transformed is opaque to most traders, made worse by the fact that prerequisite symbol expressions themselves are not uniform across symbols. It's very nuanced, and if this last bit was confusing … exactly.
All this to say, rather than forcing that burden onto you, I've baked the baseline symbol expressions into the indicator so: 1) the transform functions consistently ingest the baseline data in the correct format and 2) you don't have to spend time trying to figure it all out. Trading is hard. There's no need to make it harder.
INPUTS
Indicator
Allows you to specify the base Market Internal and Exchange data to use. The list of Market Internals is simplified to their fundamental representation (TICK, ADD, VOLD, TRIN, VIX, ABVD, TKCD), and the list of Exchange data is limited to the most common (NYSE, NASDAQ, All US Stocks). There are also options for basic exchange combinations (Sum or Average of NYSE & NASDAQ).
Mode
Short for "Plot Mode", this is where you specify the bars style (Candles, Bars, Line, Circles, Columns) and the source value (used for single value plots and plot color changes).
Scale
This is the first and second data transformation grouped together. The default is to show the origin data as it might appear on a chart. You can then specify if each bar should retain it's unique value (Bar Value) or be added to a running total (Cumulative). You can also specify if you would like the data to remain unaltered (Raw) or converted to a directional ratio (Ratio) or a percentage (Percent Diff). These options determine the scale of the plot.
Both Ratio and Percent Diff. convert a given symbol into a positive or negative number, where positive numbers are bullish and negative numbers are bearish.
Ratio will divide Bull values by Bear values, then further divide -1 by the quotient if it is less than 1. For example, if "0.5" was the quotient, the Ratio would be "-2".
Percent Diff. subtracts Bear values from Bull values, then divides that difference by the sum of Bull and Bear values multiplied by 100. If a Bull value was "3" and Bear value was "7", the difference would be "-4", the sum would be "10", and the Percent Diff. would be "-40", as the difference is both bearish and 40% of total.
Ratio Norm. Threshold
This is the third data transformation . While quotients can be less than 1, directional ratios are never less than 1. This can lead to barcode-like artifacts as plots transition between positive and negative values, visually suggesting the change is much larger than it actually is. Normalizing the data can resolve this artifact, but undermines the utility of ratios. If, however, only some of the data is normalized, the artifact can be resolved without jeopardizing its contextual usefulness.
The utility of ratios is how quickly they communicate proportional differences. For example, if one side is twice as big as the other, "2" communicates this efficiently. This necessarily means the numerical value of ratios is worth preserving. Also, below a certain threshold, the utility of ratios is diminished. For example, an equal distribution being represented as 0, 1, 1:1, 50/50, etc. are all equally useful. Thus, there is a threshold, above which we want values to be exact, and below which the utility of linear visual continuity is more important. This setting accounts for that threshold.
When this setting is enabled, a ratio will be normalized to 0 when 1:1, scaled linearly toward the specified threshold when greater than 1:1, and then retain its exact value when the threshold is crossed. For example, with a threshold of "2", 1:1 = 0, 1.5:1 = 1, 2:1 = 2, 3:1 = 3, etc.
With all this in mind, most traders will want to set the ratios threshold at a level where accuracy becomes more important than visual continuity. If this level is unknown, "2" is a good baseline.
Reset cumulative total with each new session
Cumulative totals can be retained indefinitely or be reset each session. When enabled, each session has its own cumulative total. When disabled, the cumulative total is maintained indefinitely.
Show Signal Ranges
Because everything in this script is designed to make identifying sentiment extremes easier, an obvious inclusion would be to not only display ranges that are considered extreme for each Market Internal, but to also change the color of the plot when it is within, or beyond, that range. That is exactly what this setting does.
Override Max & Min
While the min-max signal levels have reasonable defaults for each symbol and transformation type, the Override Max and Override Min options allow you to … (wait for it) … override the max … and min … signal levels. This may be useful should you find a different level to be more suitable for your exact configuration.
Reduce Noise
This is the fourth data transformation . While the previous Ratio Norm. Threshold linearly stretches values between a threshold and 0, this setting will exponentially squash values closer to 0 if below the lower signal level.
The purpose of this is to compress data below the signal range, then amplify it as it approaches the signal level. If we are trying to identify extremes (the signal), minimizing values that are not extreme (the noise) can help us visually focus on what matters.
Always keep both signal zones visible
Some traders like to zoom in close to the bars. Others prefer to keep a wider focus. For those that like to zoom in, if both signals were always visible, the bar values can appear squashed and difficult to discern. For those that keep a wider focus, if both signals were not always visible, it's possible to lose context if a signal zone is vertically beyond the pane. This setting allows you to decide which scenario is best for you.
Plot Colors
These define the default color, within signal color, and beyond signal color for Bullish and Bearish directions.
Plot colors should be relative to zero
When enabled, the plot will inherit Bullish colors when above zero and Bearish colors when below zero. When disabled and Directional Colors are enabled (below), the plot will inherit the default Bullish color when rising, and the default Bearish color when falling. Otherwise, the plot will use the default Bullish color for all directions.
Directional colors
When the plot colors should be relative to zero (above), this changes the opacity of a bars color if moving toward zero, where "100" percent is the full value of the original color and "0" is transparent. When the plot colors are NOT relative to zero, the plot will inherit Bullish colors when rising and Bearish colors when falling.
Differentiate RTH from ETH
Market Internal data is typically only available during regular trading hours. When this setting is enabled, the background color of the indicator will change as a reminder that data is not available outside regular trading hours (RTH), if the chart is showing electronic trading hours (ETH).
Show zero line
Similar to always keeping signal zones visible (further up), some traders prefer zooming in while others prefer a wider context. This setting allows you to specify the visibility of the zero line to best suit your trading style.
Linear Regression
Polynomial regressions are great for capturing non-linear patterns in data. TradingView offers a "linear regression curve", which this script is using as a substitute. If you're unfamiliar with either term, think of this like a better moving average.
Symbol
While the Market Internal symbol will display in the status line of the indicator, the status line can be small and require more than a quick glance to read properly. Enabling this setting allows you to specify if / where / how the symbol should display on the indicator to make distinguishing between Market Internals more efficient.
Speaking of symbols, this indicator is designed for, and limited to, the following …
TICK - The TICK subtracts the total number of stocks making a downtick from the total number of stocks making an uptick.
ADD - The Advance Decline Difference subtracts the total number of stocks below yesterdays close from the total number of stocks above yesterdays close.
VOLD - The Volume Difference subtracts the total declining volume from the total advancing volume.
TRIN - The Arms Index (aka. Trading Index) divides the ratio of Advancing Stocks / Volume by the ratio of Declining Stocks / Volume. Given the inverse correlation of this index to market movement, when transforming it to a Ratio or Percent Diff., its values are inverted to preserve the bull-bear sentiment of the transformations.
VIX - The CBOE Volatility Index is derived from SPX index option prices, generating a 30-day forward projection of volatility. Given the inverse correlation of this index to market movement, when transforming it to a Ratio or Percent Diff., its values are inverted and normalized to the sessions first bar to preserve the bull-bear sentiment of the transformations. Note: If you do not have a Cboe CGIF subscription , VIX data will be delayed and plot unexpectedly.
ABVD - The Above VWAP Difference is an unofficial index measuring all stocks above VWAP as a percent difference. For the purposes of this indicator (and brevity), TradingViews PCTABOVEVWAP has has been shortened to simply be ABVD.
TKCD - The Tick Cumulative Difference is an unofficial index that subtracts the total number of market downticks from the total number of market upticks. Where "the TICK" (further up) is a measurement of stocks ticking up and down, TKCD is a measurement of the ticks themselves. For the purposes of this indicator (and brevity), TradingViews UPTKS and DNTKS symbols have been shorted to simply be TKCD.
INSPIRATION
I recently made an indicator automatically identifying / drawing daily percentage levels , based on 4 assumptions. One of these assumptions is about trend days. While trend days do not represent the majority of days, they can have big moves worth understanding, for both capitalization and risk mitigation.
To this end, I discovered:
• Article by Linda Bradford Raschke about Capturing Trend Days.
• Video of Garrett Drinon about Trend Day Trading.
• Videos of Ryan Trost about How To Use ADD and TICK.
• Article by Jason Ruchel about Overview of Key Market Internals.
• Including links to resources outside of TradingView violates the House Rules, but they're not hard to find, if interested.
These discoveries inspired me adopt the underlying symbols in my own trading. I also found myself wanting to make using them easier, the net result being this script.
While coding everything, I also discovered a few symbols I believe warrant serious consideration. Specifically the Percent Above VWAP symbols and the Up Ticks / Down Ticks symbols (referenced as ABVD and TKCD in this indicator, for brevity). I found transforming ABVD or TKCD into a Ratio or Percent Diff. to be an incredibly useful and worthy inclusion.
ABVD is a Market Breadth cousin to Brian Shannon's work, and TKCD is like the 3rd dimension of the TICKs geometry. Enjoy.
h/l raid @joshuuuThis indicator shows, when important liquidity pools have been taken out.
Which liquidity pools are important and how should I use them?
The day can be divided into different session. asia, london and new york session, those sessions can be narrowed down even further into killzones, taught by ict.
The times for those killzones are:
Asia - 2000-0000 ny time
London - 0200-0500 ny time
ny am - 0830-1100 ny time
nypm - 13.30-1600 ny time
Highs/Lows that have been created within those killzones (sessions with highest volume) should hold some liquidity.
That's why this indicator displays arrows with different colors to highlight once those highs/lows get taken out.
Additionally, the indicator also shows raids (liquidity grabs) of the previous daily, previous weekly and previous monthly high/low.
All colors are adaptable.
How do I use that indicator for my trading.
Once those important liquidity pools are taken out, we often see a reversal in the marketplace. One can wait for a raid and then watch for a potential market structure shift into the opposite direction to anticipate a reversal.
Note:
It is possible to create alerts for those kind of raids.
Examples:
ES:
Price takes out Asia High (red triangle) and London High (blue triangle). Price then forms a market structure shift (lower low after a series of higher lows) and creates a fair value gap while doing so.
That would be a valid setup. Again, all these are concepts by TheInnerCircleTrader.
EU:
On this EurUsd Chart, we can see, how the triangles (liquidity grabs) can be an early indication for potential reversals.
Asia high and london high has been taken out. market structure shift (light bulb) and then a fairvalue gap.
Koalafied Initial Balance Levels and ExtensionsShows the Initial Balance and range extensions for either the Daily session or individual market sessions (Asia, London, New York).
Initial Balance is the range represented by the first two segments (typically half-hour segments) of a trading session. Range extensions are a function of the longer-term trader participation, pushing price outside of the beginning 'fair' range established by the local traders. With the introduction of 24/7 markets the initial balance is often now regarded as less important than in the past, however re-calculating IB for multiple trading sessions may reinstitute insight to Market Direction and Confidence
StonkBTC - autoswitch secondary series for scalpersSince the drop in March of 2020, the U.S. ETF , SPY, has been correlated with bitcoin's moves, especially during the NY session.
This tool is meant to help traders who want to take advantage of that without having to switch the secondary series between BTCUSD and (generally) SPY when changing the ticker they are viewing.
How this works:
The indicator will automatically switch between bitcoin or equity index depending on what ticker your current chart is. Ideally this tool would be very simple to use.
Options:
Show/hide a 'track price' line
Index choice of SP500, Nasdaq 100, and Russell 2000. Further selection by ETF, futures, and CFD
Varied bitcoin price sources
Notes:
You will need a separate subscription to TradingView to view realtime CME futures data (if not, it will be delayed by 10 minutes). Because of this, the default option chosen is the CFD for the most complete chart when viewing bitcoin.
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day trading check indicatorDay Trading Check Indicator
By Trades per Minute · Creator: Trader Malik
Overview
The Day Trading Check Indicator is an on‐chart status panel that gives you a quick “go/no-go” snapshot of four key metrics—MACD, VWAP, Float, and Bearish Sell-Off—directly in TradingView’s top-right corner. It’s designed for fast decision-making during high-velocity intraday sessions, letting you instantly see whether each metric is “bullish” (green) or “bearish” (red), plus live float data.
What It Shows
Column Description
Metric The name of each metric: MACD, VWAP, Float, Bearish Sell-Off
Status/Value A color-coded status (“GREEN”/“RED” or “YES”/“NO”) or the float value formatted in K/M/B
Metrics & Calculations
MACD (1-Minute)
Calculation: Standard MACD using EMA (12) – EMA (26) with a 9-period signal line, all fetched from the 1-minute timeframe via request.security().
Status:
GREEN if MACD ≥ Signal
RED if MACD < Signal
VWAP (Session-Anchored)
Calculation: Built-in session VWAP (ta.vwap(close)) resets each new trading session.
Status:
GREEN if current price ≥ VWAP
RED if current price < VWAP
Float
Calculation: Retrieves syminfo.shares_outstanding_float (total float), then scales it into thousands (K), millions (M), or billions (B), e.g. “12.3 M.”
Display: Always shown as the absolute float value, white on semi-transparent black.
Bearish Sell-Off
Calculation: Checks the last five 1-minute bars for any “high-volume down” candle (volume above its 20-bar SMA and close < open).
Status:
YES if at least one such bar occurred in the past 5 minutes
NO otherwise
Key Features
Dynamic Table: Automatically shows only the metrics you enable via the Display Options group.
Size Selector: Choose Small, Medium, or Large text for easy visibility.
Clean Styling: Distinct header row with custom background, consistent row shading, centered status text, and a subtle gray border.
Lightweight Overlay: No cluttering plots—just a concise status panel in the corner.
Published by Trader Malik / Trades per Minute
Version: Pine Script v5
