DRACO DateTime Range Box — DELTA

📘 Title

DRACO DateTime Range Box — Stable Δ (Fixed Bottom, Extend-Right)

🔹 Short Description

A single stable range box from a custom start date and time.
The box locks its bottom to the first candle’s low, expands the top to the highest high, and accumulates Bars / Volume / Net Δ (buyers vs sellers).
Anchored to time (xloc.bar_time) so it stays stable and does not drift when zooming.

🔹 Full Description
What it does

DRACO DateTime Range Box — Stable Δ draws one clean, session-like box between any two dates and times you choose.

The bottom is fixed to the first in-range candle’s low (never moves).

The top expands dynamically to the highest high within the range.

The indicator accumulates:
• Bars – total candle count
• Volume – summed traded volume
• Net Δ (delta) – buyers vs sellers dominance

All geometry is anchored by real time (xloc.bar_time), ensuring perfect stability during zooming or resizing.

Optional extend-right mode continues the high and low levels into the future as guide lines.

Typical Use Cases

Accumulation / distribution analysis within a fixed time window.

Identifying who dominated the period — buyers (+) or sellers (−).

Spotting large-scale range phases or institutional accumulation.

Using the extended high/low as future support/resistance reference.

Delta Calculation (Proxy)
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Each bar’s Δ is clamped between −Volume and +Volume.
This provides a lightweight approximation of order-flow delta without needing raw tick data.

🔹 How to Use

Select your preferred Time Zone (Exchange / UTC / Europe/London).

Choose a precise From Date & Time.

Optionally enable Use End Date/Time to fix the end of the range.

Turn on Extend High/Low to the Right if you want future S/R lines.

Observe the bottom label:
Bars | Volume | Net Δ (+/−) (Buyers or Sellers)

🔹 Key Inputs

Date & Time Range

Time Zone — controls timestamp alignment

From — start date and time

Use End Date/Time — optional fixed range end

Box Settings

Border Color / Fill Color while active

Extend High/Low to Right — continues levels beyond the current bar

Bottom Label

Displays live metrics (Bars / Volume / Net Δ)

Customizable text color, background, and size

🔹 Notes & Limitations

Δ here is an approximate proxy, not real order-flow.

For educational and analytical use only — not financial advice.

If the selected range has no candles, the box will not appear.

Refresh the chart after changing the time zone or From/To dates.