10x HTF Candles Dynamic with LTF FVG and Key LevelsPurpose
The 10x HTF Candles Dynamic Pine Script is a versatile, all-in-one trading tool designed for TradingView to empower traders with actionable insights across multiple timeframes. It combines advanced price action analysis, Fair Value Gap (FVG) detection, market structure evaluation, and key level visualization into a single, highly customizable interface. Built for day traders, swing traders, and scalpers, this script enhances decision-making by providing a clear, multi-dimensional view of market dynamics, liquidity zones, and trend biases. Its purpose is to streamline technical analysis, reduce chart clutter, and deliver real-time, visually intuitive data to support precise trading strategies.
What the Script Does
How the Script Works:
The script leverages Pine Script v5’s advanced features to deliver a robust and efficient trading tool. Below is a step-by-step explanation of its functionality:
1. Initialization and Configuration:
- Initializes with @version=5, enabling dynamic requests, and sets limits for bars (500), lines, labels, boxes, and polylines to manage resources.
- Defines user inputs for candle settings, timeframe selection, FVG parameters, DWM levels, market structure table, and visual preferences.
- Dynamically calculates 10 higher timeframes based on the current chart timeframe (e.g., 1m chart → 5m, 15m, 60m, etc.) or allows custom timeframes.
2. Data Acquisition:
- Fetches OHLC data for up to 10 timeframes using request.security, storing it in optimized TfData objects (arrays for open, high, low, close).
- Loops through enabled timeframes to minimize redundant code, improving processing speed.
3. Candlestick Rendering:
- Draws HTF candlesticks at user-defined offsets, with customizable bullish/bearish colors, wick colors, and widths.
- Calculates bar types (Inside, Normal, Outside) and optionally labels them above candles for pattern analysis.
4. FVG Detection and Visualization:
- Scans for FVGs by comparing candle highs and lows across three bars (e.g., low of candle 1 > high of candle 3 for bullish FVG).
- Detects IFVGs based on user-selected methods (wick, close, or midpoint) and highlights them with distinct colors.
- Draws FVG boxes with configurable borders, midpoint lines, and labels, tracking mitigation status.
- Limits FVG display to a user-defined maximum (1–200) to maintain chart clarity.
5. Horizontal Levels and DWM Lines:
- Computes Highs, Lows, Midpoints, and Quarter Points for each timeframe, drawing lines with customizable styles and extensions.
- Plots DWM open, close, high, low, and control point lines, with optional alerts for high/low breaks.
- Supports session-based opening price lines (e.g., 09:30 Market Open) with similar customization.
6. Market Structure and Bias:
Calculates trend bias by comparing the current close to the midpoint of the timeframe’s range (highest high to lowest low).
Updates a market structure table with timeframe, bias, and premium/discount status, using color-coded cells for quick interpretation.
7. Countdown Timers:
- Converts timeframe strings to seconds and calculates the time remaining until the next candle using timenow.
- Renders countdown labels with timeframe names (e.g., “1h\n(00:45)”) at user-defined positions.
8. Optimization and Cleanup:
- Uses VisualElements UDTs to manage lines, wicks, and labels, reducing memory usage.
- Deletes outdated drawings when limits are exceeded, ensuring a clean and responsive chart.
- Employs loops and arrays to streamline repetitive tasks, enhancing performance.
How to Use the Script:
This script is user-friendly yet powerful, suitable for traders of all experience levels. Follow these steps to maximize its potential:
1. Add to TradingView:
- Copy the script into TradingView’s Pine Editor.
- Click “Add to Chart” to apply it to your active chart.
2. Customize Settings:
- Candle Settings: Adjust the number of candles (1–10), starting position, group spacing, bullish/bearish colors, wick colors, and candle width.
- Timeframe Settings: Enable/disable up to 10 timeframes, choosing dynamic (auto-selected) or custom timeframes (e.g., 3m, 60m, D).
- FVG Settings: Toggle FVG detection, set detection methods (wick/close/midpoint), adjust thresholds, and customize colors, borders, and midpoint lines.
- DWM Settings: Enable daily/weekly/monthly lines (open, close, high, low, midpoint), set colors, and configure alerts for high/low breaks.
- Market Structure Table: Show/hide columns for timeframe, trend bias, and premium/discount, and adjust table position (top-left, bottom-right, etc.).
- Countdown Timers: Enable timers, adjust offsets, and customize text/background colors.
- Label Settings: Configure price label precision, transparency, and offsets for clarity.
3.Interpret Visuals:
- Candlesticks: Analyze HTF candles to gauge trend direction and momentum across timeframes.
- FVGs: Look for unmitigated FVGs (colored boxes) as potential support/resistance zones or trade setups.
- Key Levels: Use Highs, Lows, Midpoints, and Quarter Points to identify breakout or reversal areas.
4. Market Structure Table: Check trend bias and premium/discount status to align trades with market conditions.
- DWM Lines: Monitor daily/weekly/monthly levels for institutional reference points.
- Countdown Timers: Time entries/exits based on upcoming candle formations.
5. Integrate with Strategy:
- Combine script insights with your trading plan (e.g., use FVGs for entries, key levels for stops/targets).
- Set alerts for high/low breaks or liquidity zone approaches to stay proactive.
- Export table data or screenshot visuals for documentation and analysis.
6. Optimize Performance:
Limit the number of candles, FVGs, and lines to match your device’s capabilities.
Regularly review settings to focus on the most relevant timeframes and features.
Why the Script is Original
The 10x HTF Candles Dynamic script stands out in the TradingView community due to its innovative design, comprehensive functionality, and trader-centric approach. Here’s what makes it unique:
1. Seamless Multi-Timeframe Integration:
- Unlike single-timeframe indicators, this script synthesizes data from up to 10 timeframes, offering a holistic view of market structure.
- Dynamic timeframe selection adapts to the chart’s timeframe, ensuring relevance across all trading styles.
2 . Advanced FVG and IFVG Detection:
- Provides granular control over FVG detection with three IFVG methods (wick, close, midpoint), a rarity in most scripts.
- Tracks mitigation status and highlights unmitigated FVGs, enabling traders to capitalize on high-probability setups.
- Visualizes FVGs with boxes, midpoint lines, and labels, enhancing clarity and usability.
3. Sophisticated Market Structure Analysis:
-The bias calculation, introduced in recent updates (2 days ago), uses a robust algorithm to assess trend direction based on range midpoints.
- The market structure table, with premium/discount zones (added 20 hours ago), offers a unique summary of market conditions, unmatched by standard indicators.
4. Comprehensive DWM and Session Support:
- Integrates daily, weekly, and monthly levels alongside session-based opening prices, catering to institutional and retail traders alike.
- Customizable alerts for high/low breaks add actionable functionality.
5. Visual Hierarchy and Clarity:
- Scales line widths and transparency by timeframe, prioritizing higher timeframes for strategic focus.
- Countdown timers provide real-time context, a feature rarely seen in multi-timeframe scripts.
6.Performance Optimization:
- Recent updates introduced loops and UDTs to reduce code redundancy and boost processing speed.
- Automated cleanup mechanisms prevent chart clutter, ensuring smooth operation even on low-resource devices.
7. High Customizability:
- Offers extensive settings for visuals, timeframes, FVGs, DWM lines, and alerts, accommodating diverse trading preferences.
- Balances complexity with accessibility, making it approachable for beginners and powerful for advanced users.
8.Continuous Evolution:
- Regular updates (e.g., bias filter table, premium/discount feature, code optimization) demonstrate ongoing commitment to improvement.
- Closed-source protection (noted 20 hours ago) ensures intellectual integrity while allowing free use, fostering trust in the TradingView community.
Conclusion
The 10x HTF Candles Dynamic Pine Script is a groundbreaking tool that redefines multi-timeframe analysis on TradingView. By combining candlestick visualization, FVG detection, market structure insights, DWM levels, and countdown timers, it provides traders with a comprehensive, real-time view of market dynamics. Its advanced optimization, customization options, and continuous updates make it a standout choice for traders seeking precision, clarity, and efficiency. Whether you’re scalping intraday moves or swing trading weekly trends, this script equips you with the tools to master the markets with confidence.
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Internal BOS X FVG Algorithms - 1 Visi TraderInternal BOS X FVG Algorithms,
This strategy is based on 2 momentum combinations:
• Internal Break of Structure was formed together with Fair Value Gap (FVG)
Formula of Internal BOS X FVG Algorithms:
1. Break (Internal BOS) X Bullish FVG = Zone for BUY Setup
2. Break (Internal BOS) X Bearish FVG = Zone for SELL Setup
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Setting for Internal BOS X FVG Algorithms:
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#1: Internal Break of Structure Settings,
• Internal Swing:
The number of left and right Swing Intervals that are checked when searching for Swing Points. More Values = Less Swing Points plotted to be potential Internal BOS and Less Values = More Swing Points plotted to be potential Internal BOS.
• Internal BOS Color:
You can change the color of dotted line and text for Internal BOS ("Break") according to your favorites layout.
#2: Fair Value Gap Settings,
• FVG Min. Range (In Pips):
Input minimum range of Fair Value Gap in Pips, more value = less zone results.
• FVG Max. Range (In Pips):
Input maximum range of Fair Value Gap in Pips, less value = less zone results.
• Extended Right - FVG:
You can change the value of extended fair value gap zone according to your best preferences.
#3: FVG Color Settings,
• Bullish FVG:
Change color FVG for Bullish Fair Value Gap Zone.
• Bearish FVG:
Change color FVG for Bearish Fair Value Gap Zone.
#4: Mode FVG,
• FVG Variations:
- Global FVG = All Variations of Fair Value Gap Category
- Specific FVG = Variation based on last of 2 FVG's Candles in same color
#5: Trading Session,
• Session Hours:
You can adjust the trading hour according to the best session and volatility of pair assets that you want to trades.
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How to Entry (Instructions):
1. Buy Positions = Internal BOS ("Break") form together with Bullish FVG, wait for pullback on FVG Zone and then you can open positions. Set Stop Loss (SL) below FVG Zone and set Take Profit (TP) in minimum 1:2 RR - if price hit 1:1 RR you can set Breakeven for managing the trading risk.
2. Sell Positions = Internal BOS ("Break") form together with Bearish FVG, wait for pullback on FVG Zone and then you can open positions. Set Stop Loss (SL) above FVG Zone and set Take Profit (TP) in minimum 1:2 RR - if price hit 1:1 RR you can set Breakeven for managing the trading risk.
*Notes:
The best pair asset for this strategy is on Gold (XAU/USD) at NY Sessions (19.00 - 22.00 GMT+7) - Timeframe M1 (1 Minute).
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Inverse FVG with Quadrants [Modified]# Inverse FVG with Quadrants
*Modified version of original indicator by **tradeforopp**
## Overview
This advanced Fair Value Gap (FVG) indicator identifies both regular and inverse fair value gaps with precision, displaying them in a visually intuitive quadrant-based system. The enhanced version now features automatic timeframe selection that aligns higher timeframe FVGs with your current chart period for multi-timeframe analysis.
## Key Features
### 🔹 Fair Value Gap Detection
- **Regular FVGs**: Identifies traditional bullish and bearish fair value gaps
- **Inverse FVGs**: Automatically detects and displays inverse fair value gaps when price closes through a regular FVG
- **Quadrant Display**: Shows only the relevant half of each FVG for cleaner visual analysis (upper quadrant for bullish patterns, lower quadrant for bearish)
### 🔹 Smart Timeframe Management
- **Auto Timeframe Selection**: Automatically selects the appropriate higher timeframe based on your current chart:
- 1min → 15min
- 3min → 30min
- 5min → 1h
- 15min → 4h
- 1h → Daily
- 4h → Weekly
- **Manual Override**: Optional manual timeframe selection still available
### 🔹 Visual Customization
- Adjustable colors for both regular and inverse FVGs
- Optional box extension
- Customizable display limits to prevent chart clutter
- Session filtering capabilities
### 🔹 Trading Signals
- FVGs provide potential support/resistance zones and price targets
- Inverse FVGs offer confirmation of trend continuation or reversal
- Alert conditions for new FVG creation, regular FVG, and inverse FVG events
## How to Use
1. Apply the indicator to your chart
2. Enable "Auto Timeframe Selection" for multi-timeframe analysis (recommended)
3. Adjust displacement settings to filter for more significant FVGs
4. Use regular FVGs as potential zones where price may return to fill the gap
5. Watch for inverse FVGs as confirmation signals when price breaks through regular FVGs
This refined indicator combines powerful FVG analysis with automatic timeframe alignment to provide traders with clear, actionable insights across multiple timeframes. Perfect for both intraday traders and swing traders looking for high-probability entry and exit points.
Credits to @tradeforopp for creating the original version of this indicator. This is a modified version with enhanced features while preserving the core functionality.
## Tips
- Blue boxes (FVG+) indicate bullish fair value gaps (potential support)
- Red boxes (FVG-) indicate bearish fair value gaps (potential resistance)
- When price closes through an FVG, watch for the inverse FVG as a confirmation signal
- Use the dashed centerline as a potential target within each FVG
Fair Value Gap [LuxAlgo]Fair value gaps (FVG) highlight imbalances areas between market participants and have become popular amongst technical analysts. The following script aims to display fair value gaps alongside the percentage of filled gaps and the average duration (in bars) before gaps are filled.
Users can be alerted when an FVG is filled using the alerts built into this script.
🔶 USAGE
In practice, FVG's highlight areas of support (bullish FVG) and resistances (bearish FVG). Once a gap is filled, suggesting the end of the imbalance, we can expect the price to reverse.
This approach is more contrarian in nature, users wishing to use a more trend-following approach can use the identification of FVG as direct signals, going long with the identification of a bullish FVG, and short with a bearish FVG.
🔹 Mitigation
By default, the script highlights the areas of only unmitigated FVG's. Users can however highlight the mitigation level of mitigated FVG's, that is the lower extremity of bullish FVG's and the upper extremity of bearish FVG's.
The user can track the evolution of a mitigated FVG's using the "Dynamic" setting.
🔹 Threshold
The gap height can be used to determine the degree of imbalance between buying and selling market participants. Users can filter fair value gaps based on the gap height using the "Threshold %" setting. Using the "Auto" will make use of an automatic threshold, only keeping more volatile FVG's.
🔶 DETAILS
We use the following rules for detecting FVG's in this script:
Bullish FVG
low > high(t-2)
close(t-1) > high(t-2)
(low - high(t-2)) / high(t-2) > threshold
Upper Bullish FVG = low
Lower Bullish FVG = high(t-2)
Bearish FVG
high < low(t-2)
close(t-1) < low(t-2)
(low(t-2) - high) / high < -threshold
Upper Bearish FVG = low(t-2)
Lower Bearish FVG = high
🔶 SETTINGS
Threshold %: Threshold percentage used to filter our FVG's based on their height.
Auto Threshold: Use the cumulative mean of relative FVG heights as threshold.
Unmitigatted Levels: Extent the mitigation level of the number of unmitigated FVG's set by the user.
Mitigation Levels: Show the mitigation levels of mitigated FVG's.
Timeframe : Timeframe of the price data used to detect FVG's.
MTF OB & FVG detector w/ Alerts v2# MTF Order Blocks & Fair Value Gaps Detector with Alerts v2
## Overview
This indicator combines **Multi-Timeframe Order Blocks (OB)** and **Fair Value Gaps (FVG)** detection with integrated bounce alerts. It displays Order Blocks and Fair Value Gaps across multiple timeframes simultaneously and generates real-time alerts when price bounces from these critical zones.
## Key Features
### 🎯 Multi-Timeframe Order Blocks Detection
- **Volumetric Analysis**: Each Order Block displays total volume and dominant side percentage
- **Multiple Timeframes**: Supports 1min, 3min, 5min, 15min, and 60min timeframes
- **Smart Combining**: Automatically merges overlapping Order Blocks from different timeframes into powerful confluence zones
- **Dynamic Extension**: Order Blocks extend until broken, providing clear visual guidance
- **Volume Distribution**: Shows bullish vs bearish volume breakdown with percentage
### 📊 Fair Value Gaps (FVG) Detection
- **Lightweight Processing**: Works on current chart timeframe only for optimal performance
- **Volume Metrics**: Displays FVG volume and dominant side percentage
- **Mitigation Tracking**: Automatically tracks when FVGs are filled or broken
- **Customizable Mitigation Source**: Choose between close price or high/low wicks
### 🔔 Comprehensive Alert System
- **Bounce Alerts**: Get notified when price bounces from OB or FVG zones
- **New Formation Alerts**: Alerts when new Order Blocks or Fair Value Gaps form
- **Combined Zone Alerts**: Special alerts when multiple Order Blocks merge into strong confluence zones
- **Customizable Thresholds**: Set minimum number of combined OBs required for strong zone alerts
### 🎨 Visual Customization
- **Inverted Color Schemes**: Optional inverted colors for both OB and FVG
- OB: Choose between traditional (Bullish=Blue, Bearish=Red) or inverted (Bullish=Red, Bearish=Blue)
- FVG: Choose between Bullish=Orange/Bearish=Aqua or inverted
- **Clean Labels**: Shows timeframe, zone type, volume, and dominant percentage
- **Combined Tags**: Optional labels for merged zones
- **Adjustable Extension**: Control how far zones extend into the future
## How It Works
### Order Blocks
Order Blocks identify institutional trading zones where large players have placed significant orders. The indicator:
1. Detects swing highs/lows using configurable swing length
2. Identifies the last opposing candle before a strong move
3. Analyzes volume distribution (bullish vs bearish)
4. Tracks zone validity until price breaks through
5. Combines overlapping zones from multiple timeframes
### Fair Value Gaps
Fair Value Gaps represent price imbalances that often get filled. The indicator:
1. Identifies 3-candle patterns with gaps between candles
2. Filters gaps by size percentile to show only significant ones
3. Calculates volume distribution within the gap
4. Tracks mitigation when price returns to fill the gap
5. Extends gaps dynamically until filled
### Bounce Detection
The indicator detects bounces using a two-step process:
1. **Touch Phase**: Tracks when price enters a zone (touchedInside flag)
2. **Bounce Phase**: Confirms bounce when price exits the zone in the expected direction
- Bullish zones: Price closes above top after touching inside
- Bearish zones: Price closes below bottom after touching inside
## Settings Guide
### General Configuration
- **Show Historic Zones**: Display invalidated/broken zones
- **Zone Invalidation**: Choose between wick or close for break detection
- **Combine Overlapping Order Blocks**: Merge OBs from different timeframes
- **Swing Length**: Controls sensitivity (smaller = more OBs, larger = fewer OBs)
- **Zone Count**: Choose from High/Medium/Low/One per timeframe
- **Invert Colors OB**: Swap bullish/bearish color scheme
### Alert Settings
- **Enable Alerts**: Master switch for all alerts
- **Alert on Bullish/Bearish Bounce**: Choose which bounce directions to monitor
- **Alert on New OB Formation**: Get notified when new Order Blocks form
- **Alert on Combined OBs**: Alerts for strong confluence zones
- **Min OBs for Strong Zone Alert**: Threshold for combined zone alerts (default: 2)
### Fair Value Gaps
- **Show Fair Value Gaps**: Toggle FVG display
- **FVG Mitigation Source**: Choose close or high/low for mitigation detection
- **Bullish/Bearish FVG**: Enable/disable each type
- **Invert FVG Colors**: Swap FVG color scheme
### Multi-Timeframe
- **Show Lower Timeframes**: Display OBs from timeframes lower than chart
- **Individual Timeframe Toggles**: Enable/disable 1min, 3min, 5min, 15min, 60min
### Style
- **Text Color**: Customize label text color
- **Extend Zones**: Set extension length in bars (default: 40)
- **Show Tag**: Display combined indicator in merged zone labels
## Usage Tips
### For Day Trading
- Enable 1min, 3min, and 5min timeframes
- Use "High" zone count for more trading opportunities
- Watch for bounces from combined zones (highest probability)
### For Swing Trading
- Enable 15min, 60min, and higher timeframes
- Use "Medium" or "Low" zone count for major zones only
- Focus on combined zones with 3+ timeframes
### For Scalping
- Use current timeframe only (disable MTF)
- Enable both OB and FVG
- Set up alerts for quick bounce notifications
### Alert Setup
1. Click "Create Alert" in TradingView
2. Choose from available alert conditions:
- **Bullish Bounce (OB/FVG)**: Long entry opportunities
- **Bearish Bounce (OB/FVG)**: Short entry opportunities
- **New OB Formation**: Early zone identification
- **Strong Combined Zone**: High-probability confluence areas
3. Set alert frequency to "Once Per Bar Close" to avoid false signals
## Technical Details
### Performance Optimizations
- Maximum 100 boxes/labels for efficient rendering
- Lightweight FVG processing on current timeframe only
- Dynamic memory management with array size limits
- Selective rendering of active zones only
### Calculations
- **ATR Multiplier**: Zones exceeding 3.5x ATR are filtered out
- **Volume Percentage**: `max(bullVol, bearVol) / totalVolume × 100`
- **FVG Size Filter**: Uses 100th percentile of last 1000 gaps
- **Overlap Detection**: Uses intersection/union ratio for combining zones
## Credits & License
This indicator combines and enhances concepts from:
- "Volumized Order Blocks" methodology
- "Volumatic Fair Value Gaps" approach
**License**: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (MPL-2.0)
## Disclaimer
This indicator is provided for **educational and informational purposes only**. Trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for every investor. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Always do your own research and consult with a licensed financial advisor before making trading decisions.
## Version History
**v2 (Current)**
- Combined OB and FVG into single indicator
- Added comprehensive alert system
- Improved performance with lightweight FVG processing
- Enhanced bounce detection with touch-inside logic
- Added volume metrics to zone labels
- Implemented dynamic zone extension until broken
- Added combined zone detection with configurable thresholds
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### Chart Examples
The indicator displays:
- **Red Zones** (Inverted): Bullish Order Blocks / Bearish FVGs
- **Blue Zones** (Inverted): Bearish Order Blocks / Bullish FVGs
- **Orange Zones** (Inverted): Bullish Fair Value Gaps
- **Aqua Zones** (Inverted): Bearish Fair Value Gaps
Each zone shows:
- Timeframe label (e.g., "5m", "15m", "1H")
- Zone type (OB or FVG)
- Total volume in millions (e.g., "12.5M")
- Dominant side percentage (e.g., "85%")
**Example Label**: ` 5m & 15m OB 45.2M (78%)`
- Combined zone from 5min and 15min timeframes
- Order Block type
- 45.2 million total volume
- 78% volume on dominant side
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## Support & Updates
For issues, suggestions, or questions, please leave a comment on the indicator page.
**Author**: © rasukaru666
**Compatible with**: TradingView Pine Script v6
ICT First Presented FVG with Volume Imbalance [1st P. FVG + VI]The indicator identifies and highlights the first presented Fair Value Gap (FVG) occurringthe morning (09:30–10:00) and afternoon (13:30–14:00) session's first 30 minutes. It includes an optional feature to extend FVG zones when a volume imbalance (V.I.) is detected, providing additional context for areas of potential price inefficiency. This powerful combination helps traders identify significant market structure gaps that often act as support/resistance zones and potential price targets.
What is an FVG?
A Fair Value Gap, often abbreviated as FVG, is a price range on a chart where there is an inefficiency or imbalance in trading. This typically happens when price moves rapidly in one direction, leaving a gap between the wicks or bodies of three consecutive candles. For example, in a bullish move, if the low of the third candle is higher than the high of the first candle, the space between them is the FVG.
What is a Volume Imbalance?
A volume imbalance is a smaller, more precise inefficiency within price action, often visible as a "crack" or thin area in the price delivery. It represents a spot where the volume traded was not balanced between buyers and sellers, often seen as a thin wick or a gap between candle bodies.
FVG + Volume Imbalance:
When you have a fair value gap that contains a volume imbalance, it becomes a more significant area of interest. ICT teaches that you should not ignore a volume imbalance if it’s part of an FVG. In fact, you should use the volume imbalance in conjunction with the FVG to define your trading range more accurately
📊 Volume Imbalance Integration
Toggle Option: Enable/disable volume imbalance detection based on preference
Extended Boundaries: When enabled, FVG boundaries expand to include volume imbalance zones
Accurate Gap Sizing: Total gap calculation includes volume imbalance extensions
Multi-Scenario Support: Handles volume imbalances at start, end, or both sides of FVG formations
📈 Multiple Display Modes
Current Day: Shows only today's FVGs for clean chart analysis
Current Week: Displays all weekly FVGs for broader context
Forward Extension: Extends FVG boxes and CE, Upper/Lower Quadrant lines into the future
📊 Visualization
Bullish FVGs appear in semi-transparent blue or purple zones (depending on session).
Bearish FVGs appear in red or orange zones.
Optional dotted lines mark the CE (midpoint) of each FVG for additional reference.
Quadrant Division: Additional 25%/75% lines for large FVGs (configurable minimum gap size)
🎯 Smart Filtering
First Presentation Only: Only displays the initial FVG in each session, avoiding clutter
Minimum Gap Size: Configurable tick-based thresholds for AM and PM sessions
Core FVG Validation: Ensures only valid Fair Value Gaps are displayed
⚙️ Configuration Options
Display Settings
Show Mode: Current Day or Current Week view
Forward Extension: 1-500 bars projection
Day Labels: Toggle weekday labels in weekly mode
Text Color: Customizable label colors
Volume Imbalance Settings
Include Volume Imbalance: Master toggle for enhanced boundary calculation
Automatic Detection: Identifies imbalance scenarios without additional input
Session-Specific Settings
AM Session (09:30-10:00):
Enable/disable AM FVG detection
Customizable bullish/bearish colors
CE line visibility and coloring
Minimum gap size in ticks
PM Session (13:30-14:00):
Enable/disable PM FVG detection
Customizable bullish/bearish colors
CE line visibility and coloring
Minimum gap size in ticks
Quadrant Settings
Enable/Disable: Toggle quadrant line display
Minimum Gap: Tick threshold for quadrant activation
Line Style: Dotted, dashed, or solid
Color: Customizable quadrant line color
How It Works
FVG Boundary Calculation
Traditional FVG: High to Low (bullish) or Low to High (bearish)
Enhanced FVG: Extended boundaries to include volume imbalance zones when enabled
Total Gap Size: Calculated including any volume imbalance extensions
Volume Imbalance Detection
The indicator identifies volume imbalances by detecting bars where:
Bullish Imbalance: Current bar's body is completely above previous bar's body
Bearish Imbalance: Current bar's body is completely below previous bar's body
⚠️ Disclaimer
This script is a technical visualization tool only.
It does not provide financial advice, signals, or predictions. Always perform independent analysis and manage risk appropriately before making trading decisions.
Smart Fair Value Gaps (FVG) + MTF [Intelligent]This indicator elevates the standard Fair Value Gap (FVG) concept by introducing an intelligent classification system, advanced filtering, and integrated Multi-Timeframe (MTF) analysis. It is designed to move beyond simple FVG detection, providing traders with a deeper, more contextual understanding of market imbalances. By analyzing the characteristics of each FVG relative to recent historical data, the script helps to distinguish between high-momentum gaps and potential exhaustion points.
What is a Fair Value Gap (FVG)?
A Fair Value Gap, or price imbalance, is a three-candle pattern where the wick of the first candle does not overlap with the wick of the third candle. This creates an inefficient price delivery area that the market often seeks to revisit or "mitigate" in the future.
Bullish FVG: The space between the high of the first candle and the low of the third candle in a strong upward move.
Bearish FVG: The space between the low of the first candle and the high of the third candle in a strong downward move.
Key Features
Intelligent FVG Classification: This is the core of the indicator. Instead of treating all FVGs equally, it classifies them into four distinct types based on their size and the volume on which they formed, relative to a dynamic historical baseline.
🟡 Power FVG: High Size & High Volume Ratio. Indicates a gap formed with strong conviction and momentum, often a good continuation signal.
🟣 Exhaustion FVG: Low Size & High Volume Ratio. Suggests a high amount of effort (volume) for little price movement, which may indicate a trend is losing steam.
🟠 Absorption FVG: High Size & Low Volume Ratio. A significant price gap was created with relatively little volume, suggesting a lack of resistance and potential for price to move easily through that area.
🔵 Normal FVG: Any FVG that does not meet the criteria for the other classifications.
Multi-Timeframe (MTF) Analysis: Plot FVGs from a higher timeframe directly onto your current chart. These HTF zones often act as powerful areas of support or resistance and provide crucial context for lower-timeframe price action.
Advanced Filtering Suite: Gain complete control over which FVGs are displayed to reduce chart noise and focus on what matters.
Minimum Size Filter: Ignores insignificant micro-gaps by setting a minimum size requirement as a percentage of price.
EMA Trend Filter: Only display FVGs that align with the broader market trend (e.g., only show Bullish FVGs when price is above the 200 EMA).
Volume Filter: Qualify FVGs by requiring them to form on volume that is a specified multiple of its moving average, ensuring they are backed by significant market participation.
Comprehensive Customization: Tailor every aspect of the indicator to fit your personal trading style and chart aesthetic.
Mitigation Rules: Define precisely when an FVG is considered "mitigated" and no longer valid. Choose from a full fill, a 50% fill (Consequent Encroachment), or a simple wick touch.
Visuals & Data: Customize colors, borders, and box extensions. Toggle visuals for partial fills and the 50% CE line.
Data Labels: Display key information directly on the FVG boxes, including size in percentage and ticks, the volume of the FVG candle, and the volume ratio compared to the average.
MMXM ICT [TradingFinder] Market Maker Model PO3 CHoCH/CSID + FVG🔵 Introduction
The MMXM Smart Money Reversal leverages key metrics such as SMT Divergence, Liquidity Sweep, HTF PD Array, Market Structure Shift (MSS) or (ChoCh), CISD, and Fair Value Gap (FVG) to identify critical turning points in the market. Designed for traders aiming to analyze the behavior of major market participants, this setup pinpoints strategic areas for making informed trading decisions.
The document introduces the MMXM model, a trading strategy that identifies market maker activity to predict price movements. The model operates across five distinct stages: original consolidation, price run, smart money reversal, accumulation/distribution, and completion. This systematic approach allows traders to differentiate between buyside and sellside curves, offering a structured framework for interpreting price action.
Market makers play a pivotal role in facilitating these movements by bridging liquidity gaps. They continuously quote bid (buy) and ask (sell) prices for assets, ensuring smooth trading conditions.
By maintaining liquidity, market makers prevent scenarios where buyers are left without sellers and vice versa, making their activity a cornerstone of the MMXM strategy.
SMT Divergence serves as the first signal of a potential trend reversal, arising from discrepancies between the movements of related assets or indices. This divergence is detected when two or more highly correlated assets or indices move in opposite directions, signaling a likely shift in market trends.
Liquidity Sweep occurs when the market targets liquidity in specific zones through false price movements. This process allows major market participants to execute their orders efficiently by collecting the necessary liquidity to enter or exit positions.
The HTF PD Array refers to premium and discount zones on higher timeframes. These zones highlight price levels where the market is in a premium (ideal for selling) or discount (ideal for buying). These areas are identified based on higher timeframe market behavior and guide traders toward lucrative opportunities.
Market Structure Shift (MSS), also referred to as ChoCh, indicates a change in market structure, often marked by breaking key support or resistance levels. This shift confirms the directional movement of the market, signaling the start of a new trend.
CISD (Change in State of Delivery) reflects a transition in price delivery mechanisms. Typically occurring after MSS, CISD confirms the continuation of price movement in the new direction.
Fair Value Gap (FVG) represents zones where price imbalance exists between buyers and sellers. These gaps often act as price targets for filling, offering traders opportunities for entry or exit.
By combining all these metrics, the Smart Money Reversal provides a comprehensive tool for analyzing market behavior and identifying key trading opportunities. It enables traders to anticipate the actions of major players and align their strategies accordingly.
MMBM :
MMSM :
🔵 How to Use
The Smart Money Reversal operates in two primary states: MMBM (Market Maker Buy Model) and MMSM (Market Maker Sell Model). Each state highlights critical structural changes in market trends, focusing on liquidity behavior and price reactions at key levels to offer precise and effective trading opportunities.
The MMXM model expands on this by identifying five distinct stages of market behavior: original consolidation, price run, smart money reversal, accumulation/distribution, and completion. These stages provide traders with a detailed roadmap for interpreting price action and anticipating market maker activity.
🟣 Market Maker Buy Model
In the MMBM state, the market transitions from a bearish trend to a bullish trend. Initially, SMT Divergence between related assets or indices reveals weaknesses in the bearish trend. Subsequently, a Liquidity Sweep collects liquidity from lower levels through false breakouts.
After this, the price reacts to discount zones identified in the HTF PD Array, where major market participants often execute buy orders. The market confirms the bullish trend with a Market Structure Shift (MSS) and a change in price delivery state (CISD). During this phase, an FVG emerges as a key trading opportunity. Traders can open long positions upon a pullback to this FVG zone, capitalizing on the bullish continuation.
🟣 Market Maker Sell Model
In the MMSM state, the market shifts from a bullish trend to a bearish trend. Here, SMT Divergence highlights weaknesses in the bullish trend. A Liquidity Sweep then gathers liquidity from higher levels.
The price reacts to premium zones identified in the HTF PD Array, where major sellers enter the market and reverse the price direction. A Market Structure Shift (MSS) and a change in delivery state (CISD) confirm the bearish trend. The FVG then acts as a target for the price. Traders can initiate short positions upon a pullback to this FVG zone, profiting from the bearish continuation.
Market makers actively bridge liquidity gaps throughout these stages, quoting continuous bid and ask prices for assets. This ensures that trades are executed seamlessly, even during periods of low market participation, and supports the structured progression of the MMXM model.
The price’s reaction to FVG zones in both states provides traders with opportunities to reduce risk and enhance precision. These pullbacks to FVG zones not only represent optimal entry points but also create avenues for maximizing returns with minimal risk.
🔵 Settings
Higher TimeFrame PD Array : Selects the timeframe for identifying premium/discount arrays on higher timeframes.
PD Array Period : Specifies the number of candles for identifying key swing points.
ATR Coefficient Threshold : Defines the threshold for acceptable volatility based on ATR.
Max Swing Back Method : Choose between analyzing all swings ("All") or a fixed number ("Custom").
Max Swing Back : Sets the maximum number of candles to consider for swing analysis (if "Custom" is selected).
Second Symbol for SMT : Specifies the second asset or index for detecting SMT divergence.
SMT Fractal Periods : Sets the number of candles required to identify SMT fractals.
FVG Validity Period : Defines the validity duration for FVG zones.
MSS Validity Period : Sets the validity duration for MSS zones.
FVG Filter : Activates filtering for FVG zones based on width.
FVG Filter Type : Selects the filtering level from "Very Aggressive" to "Very Defensive."
Mitigation Level FVG : Determines the level within the FVG zone (proximal, 50%, or distal) that price reacts to.
Demand FVG : Enables the display of demand FVG zones.
Supply FVG : Enables the display of supply FVG zones.
Zone Colors : Allows customization of colors for demand and supply FVG zones.
Bottom Line & Label : Enables or disables the SMT divergence line and label from the bottom.
Top Line & Label : Enables or disables the SMT divergence line and label from the top.
Show All HTF Levels : Displays all premium/discount levels on higher timeframes.
High/Low Levels : Activates the display of high/low levels.
Color Options : Customizes the colors for high/low lines and labels.
Show All MSS Levels : Enables display of all MSS zones.
High/Low MSS Levels : Activates the display of high/low MSS levels.
Color Options : Customizes the colors for MSS lines and labels.
🔵 Conclusion
The Smart Money Reversal model represents one of the most advanced tools for technical analysis, enabling traders to identify critical market turning points. By leveraging metrics such as SMT Divergence, Liquidity Sweep, HTF PD Array, MSS, CISD, and FVG, traders can predict future price movements with precision.
The price’s interaction with key zones such as PD Array and FVG, combined with pullbacks to imbalance areas, offers exceptional opportunities with favorable risk-to-reward ratios. This approach empowers traders to analyze the behavior of major market participants and adopt professional strategies for entry and exit.
By employing this analytical framework, traders can reduce errors, make more informed decisions, and capitalize on profitable opportunities. The Smart Money Reversal focuses on liquidity behavior and structural changes, making it an indispensable tool for financial market success.
Arjo FVG Filtering With Alerts [neo.|]Fair Value Gaps (Also known as FVGs or Imbalances) can be simply described as a three candle pattern, where the second candle's body isn't completely covered by the wicks or body of the second and third candle. These areas represent movements in the market where either buyers or sellers were not able to get involved due to price in the form of wicks not revisiting those levels, and instead moving away from them.
As a result, they can be seen as potential areas of continuation given that price may want to continue in it's direction after it revisits them and offers Fair Value, since previously it made sharp moves away from those areas.
However what is important to note, and what FVG Filtering aims to address, is that there are three notable types of FVGs as described by Arjo, which are Perfect FVGs denoted as FVGp on the indicator and chart below, Expansion (FVGe), and Reversal (FVGr). As the names imply, they each serve different purposes with the FVGp being the likeliest to hold on mitigation, expansion meaning price is likely to not retrace into the FVG and reversal being the least likely for the FVG to hold.
The indicator is the first that automatically determines which one of the three underlying FVG types any particular FVG is, that way you can quickly make informed decisions based on the type of FVG you see appear on the chart.
As you may notice, the type depends primarily on the third candle, which demonstrates the true strength of any particular FVG, and is how the filtering occurs on this indicator, which compares the sizes of the second and third candle's bodies, in order to classify the FVG candle sequence as one of the three aforementioned types.
Color Options:
FVG Colors: Change the color of any bullish or bearish FVG type to easily distinguish between them.
Mitigated FVG Color: Apply colors to mitigated FVGs in order to avoid using ones that are no longer valid.
Text Color: Change the color of the text within the FVG to your liking.
Further styling options:
How many FVGs you want to be displayed: Changes the amount of FVGs displayed on your chart by limiting each type of FVG to the number you select.
How far you want the FVGs to extend: Modify the amount of bars forward that the FVG stretches out after it's inception.
Table options:
Show table: Display a table that will give you insights on how many FVGs were created of each type and what % they represent of the total.
Table text color: Modify the color of the text within the table.
Table border color: Modify the color of the border of the table.
Alerts:
Freely set alerts for any type of FVG you would like to see.
RunRox - Backtesting System (ASMC)Introducing RunRox - Backtesting System (ASMC), a specially designed backtesting system built on the robust structure of our Advanced SMC indicator. This innovative tool evaluates various Smart Money Concept (SMC) trading setups and serves as an automatic optimizer, displaying which entry and exit points have historically shown the best results. With cutting-edge technology, RunRox - Backtesting System (ASMC) provides you with effective strategies, maximizing your trading potential and taking your trading to the next level
🟠 HOW OUR BACKTESTING SYSTEM WORKS
Our backtesting system for the Advanced SMC (ASMC) indicator is meticulously designed to provide traders with a thorough analysis of their Smart Money Concept (SMC) strategies. Here’s an overview of how it works:
🔸 Advanced SMC Structure
Our ASMC indicator is built upon an enhanced SMC structure that integrates the Institutional Distribution Model (IDM), precise retracements, and five types of order blocks (CHoCH OB, IDM OB, Local OB, BOS OB, Extreme OB). These components allow for a detailed understanding of market dynamics and the identification of key trading opportunities.
🔸 Data Integration and Analysis
1. Historical Data Testing:
Our system tests various entry and exit points using historical market data.
The ASMC indicator is used to simulate trades based on predefined SMC setups, evaluating their effectiveness over a specified time period.
Traders can select different parameters such as entry points, stop-loss, and take-profit levels to see how these setups would have performed historically.
2. Entry and Exit Events:
The backtester can simulate trades based on 12 different entry events, 14 target events, and 14 stop-loss events, providing a comprehensive testing framework.
It allows for testing with multiple combinations of entry and exit strategies, ensuring a robust evaluation of trading setups.
3. Order Block Sensitivity:
The system uses the sensitivity settings from the ASMC indicator to determine the most relevant order blocks and fair value gaps (FVGs) for entry and exit points.
It distinguishes between different types of order blocks, helping traders identify strong institutional zones versus local zones.
🔸 Optimization Capabilities
1. Auto-Optimizer:
The backtester includes an auto-optimizer feature that evaluates various setups to find those with the best historical performance.
It automatically adjusts parameters to identify the most effective strategies for both trend-following and counter-trend trading.
2. Stop Loss and Take Profit Optimization:
It optimizes stop-loss and take-profit levels by testing different settings and identifying those that provided the best historical results.
This helps traders refine their risk management and maximize potential returns.
3. Trailing Stop Optimization:
The system also optimizes trailing stops, ensuring that traders can maximize their profits by adjusting their stops dynamically as the market moves.
🔸 Comprehensive Reporting
1. Performance Metrics:
The backtesting system provides detailed reports, including key performance metrics such as Net Profit, Win Rate, Profit Factor, and Max Drawdown.
These metrics help traders understand the historical performance of their strategies and make data-driven decisions.
2. Flexible Settings:
Traders can adjust initial balance, commission rates, and risk per trade settings to simulate real-world trading conditions.
The system supports testing with different leverage settings, allowing for realistic assessments even with tight stop-loss levels.
🔸 Conclusion
The RunRox Backtesting System (ASMC) is a powerful tool for traders seeking to validate and optimize their SMC strategies. By leveraging historical data and sophisticated optimization algorithms, it provides insights into the most effective setups, enhancing trading performance and decision-making.
🟠 HERE ARE THE AVAILABLE FEATURES
Historical backtesting for any setup – Select any entry point, exit point, and various stop-loss options to see the results of your setup on historical data.
Auto-optimizer for finding the best setups – The indicator displays settings that have shown the best results historically, providing valuable insights.
Auto-optimizer for counter-trend setups – Discover entry and exit points for counter-trend trading based on historical performance.
Auto-optimizer for stop-loss – The indicator shows stop-loss points that have been most effective historically.
Auto-optimizer for take-profit – The indicator identifies take-profit points that have performed well in historical trading data.
Auto-optimizer for trailing stop – The indicator presents trailing stop settings that have shown the best historical results.
And much more within our indicator, all of which we will cover in this post. Next, we will showcase the possible entry points, targets, and stop-loss options available for testing your strategies
🟠 ENTRY SETTINGS
12 Event Triggers for Trade Entry
Extr. ChoCh OB
Extr. ChoCh FVG
ChoCh
ChoCh OB
ChoCh FVG
IDM OB
IDM FVG
BoS FVG
BoS OB
BoS
Extr. BoS FVG
Extr. BoS OB
3 Trade Direction Options
Long Only: Enter long positions only
Short Only: Enter short positions only
Long and Short: Enter both long and short positions based on trend
3 Levels for Order Block/FVG Entries
Beginning: Enter the trade at the first touch of the Order Block/FVG
Middle: Enter the trade when the middle of the Order Block/FVG is reached
End: Enter the trade upon full filling of the Order Block/FVG
*Three levels work only for Order Blocks and FVG. For trade entries based on BOS or CHoCH, these settings do not apply as these parameters are not available for these types of entries
You can choose any combination of trade entries imaginable.
🟠 TARGET SETTINGS
14 Target Events, Including Fixed % and Fixed RR (Risk/Reward):
Fixed - % change in price
Fixed RR - Risk Reward per trade
Extr. ChoCh OB
Extr. ChoCh FVG
ChoCh
ChoCh OB
ChoCh FVG
IDM OB
IDM FVG
BoS FVG
BoS OB
BoS
Extr. BoS FVG
Extr. BoS OB
3 Levels of Order Block/FVG for Target
Beginning: Close the trade at the first touch of your target.
Middle: Close the trade at the midpoint of your chosen target.
End: Close the trade when your target is fully filled.
Customizable Parameters
Easily set your Fixed % and Fixed RR targets with a user-friendly input field. This field works only for the Fixed and Fixed RR entry parameters. When selecting a different entry point, this field is ignored
Choose any combination of target events to suit your trading strategy.
🟠 STOPLOSS SETTINGS
14 Possible StopLoss Events Including Entry Orderblock/FVG
Fixed - Fix the loss on the trade when the price moves by N%
Entry Block
Extr. ChoCh OB
Extr. ChoCh FVG
ChoCh
ChoCh OB
ChoCh FVG
IDM OB
IDM FVG
BoS FVG
BoS OB
BoS
Extr. BoS FVG
Extr. BoS OB
3 Levels for Order Blocks/FVG Exits
Beginning: Exit the trade at the first touch of the order block/FVG.
Middle: Exit the trade at the middle of the order block/FVG.
End: Exit the trade at the full completion of the order block/FVG.
Dedicated Field for Setting Fixed % Value
Set a fixed % value in a dedicated field for the Fixed parameter. This field works only for the Fixed parameter. When selecting other exit parameters, this field is ignored.
🟠 ADDITIONAL SETTINGS
Trailing Stop, %
Set a Trailing Stop as a percentage of your trade to potentially increase profit based on historical data.
Move SL to Breakeven, bars
Move your StopLoss to breakeven after exiting the entry zone for a specified number of bars. This can enhance your potential WinRate based on historical performance.
Skip trade if RR less than
This feature allows you to skip trades where the potential Risk-to-Reward ratio is less than the number set in this field.
🟠 EXAMPLE OF MANUAL SETUP
For example, let me show you how it works on the chart. You select entry parameters, stop loss parameters, and take profit parameters for your trades, and the strategy automatically tests this setup on historical data, allowing you to see the results of this strategy.
In the screenshot above, the parameters were as follows:
Trade Entry: CHoCH OB (Beginning)
Stop Loss: Entry Block
Take Profit: Break of BOS
The indicator will automatically test all possible trades on the chart and display the results for this setup.
🟠 AUTO OPTIMIZATION SETTINGS
In the screenshot above, you can see the optimization table displaying various entry points, exits, and stop-loss settings, along with their historical performance results and other parameters. This feature allows you to identify trading setups that have shown the best historical outcomes.
This functionality will enhance your trading approach, providing you with valuable insights based on historical data. You’ll be aware of the Smart Money Concept settings that have historically worked best for any specific chart and timeframe.
Our indicator includes various optimization options designed to help you find the most effective settings based on historical data. There are 5 optimization modes, each offering unique benefits for every trader
Trend Entry - Optimization of the best settings for trend-following trades. The strategy will enter trades only in the direction of the trend. If the trend is upward, it will look for long entry points and vice versa.
Counter Trend Entry - Finding setups against the trend. If the trend is upward, the script will search for short entry points. This is the opposite of trend entry optimization.
Stop Loss - Identifying stop-loss points that showed the best historical performance for the specific setup you have configured. This helps in finding effective exit points to minimize losses.
Take Profit - Determining targets for the configured setup based on historical performance, helping to identify potentially profitable take profit levels.
Trailing Stop - Finding optimal percentages for the trailing stop function based on historical data, which can potentially increase the profit of your trades.
Ability to set parameters for auto-optimization within a specified range. For example, if you choose FixRR TP from 1 to 10, the indicator will automatically test all possible Risk Reward Take Profit variations from 1 to 10 and display the results for each parameter individually.
Ability to set initial deposit parameters, position commissions, and risk per trade as a fixed percentage or fixed amount. Additionally, you can set the maximum leverage for a trade.
There are times when the stop loss is very close to the entry point, and adhering to the risk per trade values set in the settings may not allow for such a loss in any situation. That’s why we added the ability to set the maximum possible leverage, allowing you to test your trading strategy even with very tight stop losses.
Duplicated Smart Money Structure settings from our Advanced SMC indicator that you can adjust to match your trading style flexibly. All these settings will be taken into account during the optimization process or when manually calculating settings.
Additionally, you can test your strategy based on higher timeframe order blocks. For example, you can test a strategy on a 1-minute chart while displaying order blocks from a 15-minute timeframe. The auto-optimizer will consider all these parameters, including higher timeframe order blocks, and will enter trades based on these order blocks.
Highly flexible dashboard and results optimization settings allow you to display the tables you need and sort results by six different criteria: Profit Factor, Profit, Winrate, Max Drawdown, Wins, and Trades. This enables you to find the exact setup you desire, based on these comprehensive data points.
🟠 ALERT CUSTOMIZATION
With this indicator, you can set up buy and sell alerts based on the test results, allowing you to create a comprehensive trading strategy. This feature enables you to receive real-time signals, making it a powerful tool for implementing your trading strategies.
🟠 STRATEGY PROPERTIES
For backtesting, we used realistic initial data for entering trades, such as:
Starting balance: $1000
Commission: 0.01%
Risk per trade: 1%
To ensure realistic data, we used the above settings. We offer two methods for calculating your order size, and in our case, we used a 1% risk per trade. Here’s what it means:
Risk per trade: This is the maximum loss from your deposit if the trade goes against you. The trade volume can change depending on your stop-loss distance from the entry point. Here’s the formula we use to calculate the possible volume for a single trade:
1. quantity = percentage_risk * balance / loss_per_1_contract (incl. fee)
Then, we calculate the maximum allowed volume based on the specified maximum leverage:
2. max_quantity = maxLeverage * balance / entry_price
3. If quantity < max_quantity, meaning the leverage is less than the maximum allowed, we keep quantity. If quantity > max_quantity, we use max_quantity (the maximum allowed volume according to the set leverage).
This way, depending on the stop-loss distance, the position size can vary and be up to 100% of your deposit, but the loss in each trade will not exceed the set percentage, which in our case is 1% for this backtest. This is a standard risk calculation method based on your stop-loss distance.
🔸 Statistical Significance of Trade Data
In our strategy, you may notice there weren’t enough trades to form statistically significant data. This is inherent to the Smart Money Concept (SMC) strategy, where the focus is not on the number of trades but rather on the risk-to-reward ratio per trade. In SMC strategies, it’s crucial to avoid taking numerous uncertain setups and instead perform a comprehensive analysis of the market situation.
Therefore, our strategy results show fewer than 100 trades. It’s important to understand that this small sample size isn’t statistically significant and shouldn’t be relied upon for strategy analysis. Backtesting with a small number of trades should not be used to draw conclusions about the effectiveness of a strategy.
🔸 Versatile Use Cases
The methods of using this indicator are numerous, ranging from identifying potentially the best-performing order blocks on the chart to creating a comprehensive trading strategy based on the data provided by our indicator. We believe that every trader will find a valuable application for this tool, enhancing their entry and exit points in trades.
Disclaimer
Past performance is not indicative of future results. The results shown by this indicator do not guarantee similar outcomes in the future. Use this tool as part of a comprehensive trading strategy, considering all market conditions and risks.
How to access
For access to this indicator, please read the author’s instructions below this post
Fair Value Gaps Mitigation Oscillator [LuxAlgo]The Fair Value Gaps Mitigation Oscillator is an oscillator based on the traditional Fair Value Gaps (FVGs) imbalances. The oscillator displays the current total un-mitigated values for the number of FVGs chosen by the user.
The indicator also displays each New FVG as a bar representing the current ratio of the New FVG in relation to the current un-mitigated total for its direction.
🔶 USAGE
When an FVG forms, it is often interpreted as strong market sentiment in the direction of the gap. For example, an upward FVG during an uptrend is typically seen as a confirmation of the strength and continuation of the trend, as it indicates that buyers are willing to purchase at higher prices without much resistance, suggesting strong demand and positive sentiment.
By analyzing the mitigation (or lack thereof), we can visualize the increase of directional strength in a trend. This is where the proposed oscillator is useful.
🔶 DETAILS
The oscillator's values are expressed as Percentages (%). Each FVG is allocated 100% of the total of its width with a max potential value of 100 and minimum potential value of 0.
Based on the "FVG Lookback" Input, the FVGs are scaled to fit within the range of +1 to -1. Using a higher "FVG Lookback" value will allow you to get indications of longer-term trends.
A higher value of the normalized bullish FVG areas suggest a stronger and cleaner uptrend, while lower values of the bearish the normalized bullish FVG areas suggest a stronger and cleaner downtrend.
+1 or -1 indicates that there is a Full Lookback of FVGs, and each one is fully un-mitigated, and the opposite direction of FVGs is entirely Mitigated.
When the price closes over/under or within an FVG it begins to get mitigated, when this happens the % of mitigation is subtracted from the total.
When a New FVG is formed, a Histogram bar is created representing the ratio of the current FVG's width to the total width off all un-mitigated FVGs.
The entire bar represents 100% of total un-mitigated FVG Width.
The filled area represents the current FVG's width relative to the whole.
A 50% hash mark is also displayed for reference.
🔶 SETTINGS
FVG Lookback - Determines the number of FVGs (Bullish and Bearish Pairs) to keep in memory for analysis.
Fair Value Gaps (Volumetric) | Flux Charts💎 GENERAL OVERVIEW
Introducing a brand new Fair Value Gaps (FVG) indicator, now with Volumetric Zones! You can now see the total volume of FVG zones, as well as their bullish & bearish volume ratio.
Features of the Volumetric FVG Indicator :
Render Bullish / Bearish FVG Zones
See Total Volume Of The FVG Zones
See The Ratio Of Bullish / Bearish Bar Volume Of FVG Zones
Combination Of Overlapping FVG Zones
Variety Of Zone Detection/ Sensitivity / Filtering / Invalidation Settings
High Customizability
🚩UNIQUENESS
The ability to render the total volume of FVGs as well as bullish / bearish volume ratio is what sets this FVG indicator apart from others. Also the ability to combine overlapping FVG zones will result in cleaner charts for traders.
⚙️SETTINGS
1. General Configuration
Zone Invalidation -> Select between Wick & Close price for FVG Zone Invalidation.
Zone Filtering -> With "Average Range" selected, algorithm will find FVG zones in comparison with average range of last bars in the chart. With the "Volume Threshold" option, you may select a Volume Threshold % to spot FVGs with a larger total volume than average.
FVG Detection -> With the "Same Type" option, all 3 bars that formed the FVG should be the same type. (Bullish / Bearish). If the "All" option is selected, bar types may vary between Bullish / Bearish.
Detection Sensitivity -> You may select between Low, Normal or High FVG detection sensitivity. This will essentially determine the size of the spotted FVGs, with lower sensitivities resulting in spotting bigger FVGs, and higher sensitivities resulting in spotting all sizes of FVGs.
Show Historic Zones -> If this option is on, the indicator will render invalidated FVG zones as well as current FVG zones. For a cleaner look at current FVG zones which are not invalidated yet, you can turn this option off.
Chop + MSS/FVG Retest (Ace v1.6) – IndicatorWhat this indicator does
Name: Chop + MSS/FVG Retest (Ace v1.6) – Indicator
This is an entry model helper, not just a BOS/MSS marker.
It looks for clean trend-side setups by combining:
MSS (Market Structure Shift) using swing highs/lows
3-bar ICT Fair Value Gaps (FVG)
First retest back into the FVG
A built-in chop / trend filter based on ATR and a moving average
When everything lines up, it plots:
L below the candle = Long candidate
S above the candle = Short candidate
You pair this with a higher-timeframe filter (like the Chop Meter 1H/30M/15M) to avoid pressing the button in garbage environments.
How it works (simple explanation)
Chop / Trend filter
Computes ATR and compares each bar’s range to ATR.
If the bar is small vs ATR → more likely CHOP.
If the bar is big vs ATR → more likely TREND.
Uses a moving average:
Above MA + TREND → trendLong zone
Below MA + TREND → trendShort zone
MSS (Market Structure Shift)
Uses swing highs/lows (left/right bars) to track the last significant high/low.
Bullish MSS: close breaks above last swing high with displacement.
Bearish MSS: close breaks below last swing low with displacement.
Those events are marked as tiny triangles (MSS up/down).
A MSS only stays “valid” for a certain number of bars (Bars after MSS allowed).
3-bar ICT FVG
Bullish FVG: low > high
→ gap between bar 3 high and bar 2 low.
Bearish FVG: high < low
→ gap between bar 3 low and bar 2 high.
The indicator stores the FVG boundaries (top/bottom).
Retest of FVG
Watches for price to trade back into that gap (first touch).
That retest is the “entry zone” after the MSS.
Final Long / Short condition
Long (L) prints when:
Recent bullish MSS
Bullish FVG has formed
Price retests the bullish FVG
Environment = trendLong (ATR + above MA)
Not CHOP
Short (S) prints when:
Recent bearish MSS
Bearish FVG has formed
Price retests the bearish FVG
Environment = trendShort (ATR + below MA)
Not CHOP
So the L/S markers are “model-approved entry candles”, not just any random BOS.
Inputs / Settings
Key inputs you’ll see:
ATR length (chop filter)
How many bars to use for ATR in the chop / trend filter.
Lower = more sensitive, twitchy
Higher = smoother, slower to change
Max chop ratio
If barRange / ATR is below this → treat as CHOP.
Min trend ratio
If barRange / ATR is above this → treat as TREND.
Hide MSS/BOS marks in CHOP?
ON = MSS triangles disappear when the bar is classified as CHOP
Keeps your chart cleaner in consolidation
Swing left / right bars
Controls how tight or wide the swing highs/lows are for MSS:
Smaller = more sensitive, more MSS points
Larger = fewer, more significant swings
Bars after MSS allowed
How many bars after a MSS the indicator will still allow FVG entries.
Small value (e.g. 10) = MSS must deliver quickly or it’s ignored.
Larger (e.g. 20) = MSS idea stays “in play” longer.
Visual RR (for info only)
Just for plotting relative risk-reward in your head.
This is not a strategy tester; it doesn’t manage positions.
What you see on the chart
Small green triangle up = Bullish MSS
Small red triangle down = Bearish MSS
“L” triangle below a bar = Long idea (MSS + FVG retest + trendLong + not chop)
“S” triangle above a bar = Short idea (MSS + FVG retest + trendShort + not chop)
Faint circle plots on price:
When the filter sees CHOP
When it sees Trend Long zone
When it sees Trend Short zone
You do not have to trade every L or S.
They’re there to show “this is where the model would have considered an entry.”
How to use it in your trading
1. Use it with a higher-timeframe filter
Best practice:
Use this with the Chop Meter 1H/30M/15M or some other HTF filter.
Only consider L/S when:
Chop Meter = TRADE / NORMAL, and
This indicator prints L or S in the right location (premium/discount, near OB/FVG, etc.)
If higher-timeframe says NO TRADE, you ignore all L/S.
2. Location > Signal
Treat L/S as confirmation, not the whole story.
For shorts (S):
Look for premium zones (previous highs, OBs, fair value ranges above mid).
Want purge / raid of liquidity + MSS down + bearish FVG retest → then S.
For longs (L):
Look for discount zones (previous lows, OBs/FVGs below mid).
Want stop raid / purge low + MSS up + bullish FVG retest → then L.
If you see L/S firing in the middle of a bigger range, that’s where you skip and let it go.
3. Instrument presets (example)
You can tune the ATR/chop settings per instrument:
MNQ (noisy, 1m chart):
ATR length: 21
Max chop ratio: 0.90
Min trend ratio: 1.40
Bars after MSS allowed: 10
GOLD (cleaner, 3m chart):
ATR length: 14
Max chop ratio: 0.80
Min trend ratio: 1.30
Bars after MSS allowed: 20
You can save those as presets in the TV settings for quick switching.
4. How to practice with it
Open replay on a couple of days.
Check Chop Meter → if NO TRADE, just observe.
When Chop Meter says TRADE:
Mark where L/S printed.
Ask:
Was this in premium/discount?
Was there SMT / purge on HTF?
Did the move actually deliver, or did it die?
Screenshot the A+ L/S and the ugly ones; refine:
ATR length
Chop / trend thresholds
MSS lookback
Your goal is to get it to where:
The L/S marks show up mostly in the same places your eye already likes,
and you ignore the rest.
[Yorsh] BJN MTF FVG/iFVG v1.01. Executive Summary
The BJN MTF FVG/iFVG v1.0 is a highly specialized and performance-optimized tool for TradingView that provides a multi-layered view of market imbalances. Built on the modern PineScript v6, its sole purpose is to detect and display Fair Value Gaps (FVGs) from up to five user-defined higher timeframes directly onto a single chart.
In a market saturated with "all-in-one" tools that slow down trading platforms, this indicator's primary competitive advantage is its unrelenting focus on speed and clarity. It is engineered from the ground up to be a lightweight, efficient, and "noise-reducing" utility. It provides traders with essential higher-timeframe context without the lag, clutter, or performance degradation typical of other multi-timeframe (MTF) indicators.
2. Core Features Overview
The indicator is designed with a "do one thing well" philosophy, concentrating on the accurate and efficient plotting of multi-timeframe FVGs.
A. Multi-Timeframe (MTF) FVG Plotting
Up to Five Custom Timeframes: You can monitor FVGs from any five timeframes of your choice (e.g., 1m, 3m, 5m, 15m, 1H) simultaneously, all from your main trading chart. This eliminates the need to constantly switch between charts to understand the broader market structure.
Clear Labeling: Each FVG box is cleanly labeled with its corresponding timeframe (e.g., "5 ✔"), so you can instantly identify its origin and significance.
B. Intelligent FVG Validation & Sizing
Dynamic Sizing Rules: The indicator intelligently validates FVGs based on their size in points. It automatically applies a larger minimum size requirement during the volatile NY session and a smaller requirement for non-NY hours, effectively filtering out minor, insignificant gaps and focusing only on meaningful imbalances.
Validity Markers: FVGs that meet the minimum size criteria are marked with a checkmark ("✔") and extended slightly into the future, signifying them as potent support/resistance zones. Undersized FVGs are marked with an "✖" and treated as potential areas of weakness.
C. Unique "iFVG" Noise Reduction
This is a key feature for maintaining a clean chart. The indicator tracks undersized, "invalid" FVGs and waits to see how the market reacts to them.
Automatic Deletion or Recolor: When the price closes through an invalid FVG (creating an "iFVG" or inverted FVG), the user has two choices:
Delete Box (Default): The box is automatically removed from the chart. This is the "Noise Reduction" mode, designed to keep the workspace free of irrelevant, broken levels.
Recolor Box: The box is recolored to a faded gray. This option is ideal for traders who want to backtest and study how these broken, minor FVGs behave as future support or resistance.
D. Smart Visibility Options
Prevents Duplication: The indicator includes an intelligent option to automatically hide an MTF box if its timeframe matches your current chart's timeframe. This is designed to work seamlessly with a Current Timeframe (CTF) FVG indicator, preventing redundant, overlapping boxes.
3. The Performance Advantage: A Lag-Free MTF Experience
Multi-timeframe indicators are notoriously resource-intensive and are the primary cause of chart lag on TradingView. The BJN MTF FVG indicator was specifically engineered to solve this problem, making it far superior to its competitors.
Optimized timeframe.change() Trigger: Instead of recalculating its logic on every single price tick, the script only runs its intensive request.security calls when a candle closes on the specified higher timeframe. This reduces the number of calculations by over 99% compared to poorly coded MTF indicators, resulting in a dramatic performance increase.
Strict Historical Limits: The user can define a maximum history lookback (in hours or minutes) for each timeframe. For example, the 1-minute chart might only process the last 4 hours of data. This prevents the indicator from drawing thousands of historical boxes that are no longer relevant, which is the main cause of platform freezing and slow loading times.
Lightweight State Management: The script maintains a very small, active list of only the invalid FVGs it needs to monitor for inversion. Valid FVGs are simply "fire-and-forget" drawings, meaning they don't consume ongoing memory or processing power.
In short, this indicator delivers the critical higher-timeframe context traders need without ever compromising the speed and responsiveness of your trading platform.
4. Ideal User Profile
This indicator is the perfect tool for:
Day Traders and Scalpers: Who need to be aware of higher-timeframe support and resistance levels without leaving their execution chart.
SMC / ICT Traders: Who use multi-timeframe FVG confluence as a core part of their trading strategy.
Performance-Focused Traders: Anyone who has experienced chart lag from other indicators and desires a clean, fast, and reliable toolkit.
Traders Seeking Clarity: Individuals who prefer a decluttered workspace and want an indicator that intelligently removes irrelevant information.
5. Conclusion
The BJN MTF FVG/iFVG v1.0 excels through its simplicity, intelligence, and exceptional performance. It rejects the "kitchen-sink" approach of other tools and instead provides a refined, highly optimized solution to one of the most important tasks in modern trading: analyzing multi-timeframe market structure. It is a faster, cleaner, and more intelligent way to map higher-timeframe liquidity.
IFVG by Toño# IFVG by Toño - Pine Script Indicator
## Overview
This Pine Script indicator identifies and visualizes **Fair Value Gaps (FVG)** and **Inverted Fair Value Gaps (IFVG)** on trading charts. It provides advanced analysis of price inefficiencies and their subsequent inversions when mitigated.
## Key Features
### 1. Fair Value Gap (FVG) Detection
- **Bullish FVG**: Detected when `low > high ` (gap between current low and high of 2 bars ago)
- **Bearish FVG**: Detected when `high < low ` (gap between current high and low of 2 bars ago)
- Visual representation using colored rectangles (green for bullish, red for bearish)
### 2. Inverted Fair Value Gap (IFVG) Creation
- **IFVG Formation**: When a FVG gets mitigated (price fills the gap with candle body), an IFVG is created
- **Color Inversion**: The IFVG takes the opposite color of the original FVG
- Mitigated bullish FVG → Creates red (bearish) IFVG
- Mitigated bearish FVG → Creates green (bullish) IFVG
- **Mitigation Logic**: Uses only candle body (not wicks) to determine when a FVG is filled
### 3. Customizable Display Options
- **Show Normal FVG**: Toggle visibility of regular Fair Value Gaps
- **Show IFVG**: Toggle visibility of Inverted Fair Value Gaps
- **Smart FVG Display**: Even when "Show Normal FVG" is disabled, FVGs that are part of IFVGs remain visible
- **Extension Control**: Option to extend FVGs until they are mitigated
### 4. IFVG Extension Methods
- **Full Cross Method**: IFVG remains active until price completely crosses through it (including wicks)
- **Number of Bars Method**: IFVG remains active for a specified number of bars (1-100)
### 5. Visual Mitigation Signals
- **Cross Markers**: Shows X-shaped markers when IFVGs are mitigated
- Green cross above bar: Bearish IFVG mitigated
- Red cross below bar: Bullish IFVG mitigated
### 6. Comprehensive Alert System
- **IFVG Formation Alerts**: Notifications when new IFVGs are created
- **IFVG Mitigation Alerts**: Notifications when IFVGs are filled/mitigated
- **Separate Controls**: Individual toggles for bullish and bearish IFVG alerts
## How It Works
### Step-by-Step Process:
1. **FVG Detection**: Script continuously scans for 3-bar patterns that create price gaps
2. **FVG Tracking**: Each FVG is stored with its coordinates, type, and status
3. **Mitigation Monitoring**: Script watches for candle bodies that fill the FVG
4. **IFVG Creation**: Upon mitigation, creates an IFVG with opposite polarity at the same location
5. **IFVG Management**: Tracks and extends IFVGs according to chosen method
6. **Visual Updates**: Dynamically updates colors and visibility based on user settings
## Use Cases
- **Support/Resistance Analysis**: IFVGs often act as strong support/resistance levels
- **Market Structure Understanding**: Helps identify how market inefficiencies get filled and reversed
- **Entry/Exit Timing**: Can be used to time entries around IFVG formations or mitigations
- **Confluence Analysis**: Combine with other technical analysis tools for stronger signals
## Configuration Parameters
- **Colors**: Customizable colors for bullish/bearish FVGs and IFVGs
- **Extension**: Choose how long to display gaps on the chart
- **Alerts**: Full control over notification preferences
- **Visual Clarity**: Options to show/hide different gap types for cleaner charts
## Technical Specifications
- **Pine Script Version**: 5
- **Overlay**: True (displays directly on price chart)
- **Max Boxes**: 500 (supports up to 500 simultaneous gaps)
- **Performance**: Optimized array management for smooth operation
This indicator is particularly valuable for traders who use **Smart Money Concepts (SMC)** and **Inner Circle Trader (ICT)** methodologies, as it provides clear visualization of how institutional order flow creates and fills market inefficiencies.
Fair Value Gap [by Oberlunar]Fair Value Gap
This indicator is designed to identify and display Fair Value Gaps (FVG) on the price chart. Fair Value Gaps are areas between candles where the price lacks continuity, leaving a "gap" that can serve as a reference point for price retracements. These zones are often considered important by traders as they represent market imbalances that tend to be "mitigated" (i.e., filled or tested) over time.
Purpose of Publication
This indicator addresses a common gap in FVG indicators. Most existing FVG indicators do not visually distinguish between mitigated (touched) FVGs and those that remain intact. With this indicator:
Mitigated FVGs are clearly displayed with distinct colors, allowing traders to identify which zones have been partially or fully filled by the price.
Unmitigated FVGs remain prominent, representing potential points of interest.
Key Features
Identification of Fair Value Gaps:
A Bullish FVG (upward gap) forms when the high of the three previous candles (candle -3) is lower than the low of the next candle (candle -1).
A Bearish FVG (downward gap) forms when the low of the three previous candles (candle -3) is higher than the high of the next candle (candle -1).
Dynamic Coloring:
Unmitigated FVGs are highlighted with specific colors: green for Bullish and red for Bearish gaps.
When an FVG is "touched" by the price (i.e., mitigated), the color changes:
Yellow-green for mitigated Bullish FVGs.
Purple for mitigated Bearish FVGs.
Handling Mitigated FVGs:
When an FVG is touched by the price, it is visually updated with a different color.
An option can be enabled to "shrink" the mitigated zone, adjusting the box to reflect the remaining untested portion of the gap.
Customization:
Configure the maximum number of FVGs to display on the chart.
Set specific colors for mitigated and unmitigated FVGs.
Choose whether to automatically shrink mitigated zones.
How to Identify Support and Resistance Levels
Support:
Bullish FVGs represent potential support levels, as they indicate areas where the price might return to seek liquidity or fill the imbalance.
An FVG that is repeatedly touched without being fully filled becomes a significant support zone.
Resistance:
Bearish FVGs represent potential resistance levels, indicating zones where the price might stall or reverse direction.
Why a Repeatedly Mitigated FVG is Significant
When an FVG is touched or mitigated multiple times, it means the market recognizes that area as significant. This can happen for several reasons:
Accumulation or Distribution: Institutional traders may use these zones to accumulate or distribute positions without causing excessive market movement.
Presence of Liquidity: FVGs often represent areas with pending orders (stop-losses, limit orders), and the price revisits these zones to seek liquidity.
Market Equilibrium: When an FVG is repeatedly filled, it indicates the market's attempt to balance a demand-supply imbalance. This makes the zone an important level to monitor for potential breakouts or reversals.
Vasyl Ivanov | FVG, imbalanceFair Value Gap (FVG) / Imbalance Indicator
This indicator is specifically designed to help traders detect Fair Value Gaps (FVG) and Imbalance in the market, highlighting key areas where price action may return to "fill the gap" or restore balance. Additionally, it detects strong FVG scenarios, where Break of Structure (BoS) intersects with an FVG, giving traders an extra level of insight.
Key Features:
Fair Value Gap (FVG) Detection:
The indicator identifies FVGs, which occur when the price leaves an unfilled gap between two bars. These gaps often act as key price targets for future market action, providing potential entry or exit points.
Imbalance Detection:
Imbalances occur when there is a discrepancy between buying and selling pressure, leaving price gaps that the market often seeks to fill. This feature highlights these imbalances on the chart.
Strong FVG Highlighting:
A Strong FVG is marked when there’s an intersection between a Break of Structure (BoS) and an FVG. This situation is highlighted with a distinct color, drawing attention to areas of higher importance where both a BoS and FVG are present, signaling potential significant price moves.
How It Works:
The FVG / Imbalance Indicator scans price action for gaps where price moves too quickly, leaving areas of imbalance:
Fair Value Gaps (FVG) are detected when price leaves a gap, signaling potential levels where the price may retrace.
Imbalance is identified when buying and selling pressure is uneven, leading to unfilled gaps in price action.
Strong FVG detection combines FVG with BoS, highlighting critical zones where price is likely to react significantly due to a structural shift and a gap in price action.
Use Cases:
Gap Trading: Use the FVG indicator to identify potential levels where the market may return to fill the gap, offering valuable entry and exit points.
Detecting Imbalance: Spot areas of price imbalance, which can act as magnets for price retracements.
Key Reversal Zones: Strong FVGs highlight potential reversal or continuation points where both a BoS and FVG intersect, making these zones crucial for high-probability trading opportunities.
Why It’s Unique:
This indicator goes beyond basic FVG and imbalance detection by introducing Strong FVGs, offering traders an advanced tool to identify crucial market zones where structural changes and gaps intersect. The distinct color for Strong FVGs ensures traders don’t miss these high-impact areas.
Smart Money Concept [TradingFinder] Major OB + FVG + Liquidity🔵 Introduction
"Smart Money" refers to funds under the control of institutional investors, central banks, funds, market makers, and other financial entities. Ordinary people recognize investments made by those who have a deep understanding of market performance and possess information typically inaccessible to regular investors as "Smart Money".
Consequently, when market movements often diverge from expectations, traders identify the footprints of smart money. For example, when a classic pattern forms in the market, traders take short positions. However, the market might move upward instead. They attribute this contradiction to smart money and seek to capitalize on such inconsistencies in their trades.
The "Smart Money Concept" (SMC) is one of the primary styles of technical analysis that falls under the subset of "Price Action". Price action encompasses various subcategories, with one of the most significant being "Supply and Demand", in which SMC is categorized.
The SMC method aims to identify trading opportunities by emphasizing the impact of large traders (Smart Money) on the market, offering specific patterns, techniques, and trading strategies.
🟣 Key Terms of Smart Money Concept (SMC)
• Market Structure (Trend)
• Change of Character (ChoCh)
• Break of Structure (BoS)
• Order Blocks (Supply and Demand)
• Imbalance (IMB)
• Inefficiency (IFC)
• Fair Value Gap (FVG)
• Liquidity
• Premium and Discount
🔵 How Does the "Smart Money Concept Indicator" Work?
🟣 Market Structure
a. Accumulation
b. Market-Up
c. Distribution
d. Market-Down
a) Accumulation Phase : During the accumulation period, typically following a downtrend, smart money enters the market without significantly affecting the pricing trend.
b) Market-Up Phase : In this phase, the price of an asset moves upward from the accumulation range and begins to rise. Usually, the buying by retail investors is the main driver of this trend, and due to positive market sentiment, it continues.
c) Distribution Phase : The distribution phase, unlike the accumulation stage, occurs after an uptrend. In this phase, smart money attempts to exit the market without causing significant price fluctuations.
d) Market-Down Phase : In this stage, the price of an asset moves downward from the distribution phase, initiating a prolonged downtrend. Smart money liquidates all its positions by creating selling pressure, trapping latecomer investors.
The result of these four phases in the market becomes the market trend.
Types of Trends in Financial Markets :
a. Up-Trend
b. Down Trend
c. Range (No Trend)
a) Up-Trend : The market breaks consecutive highs.
b) Down Trend : The market breaks consecutive lows.
c) No Trend or Range : The market oscillates within a range without breaking either highs or lows.
🟣 Change of Character (ChoCh)
The "ChoCh" or "Change of Character" pattern indicates an initial change in order flow in financial markets. This structural change occurs when a major pivot in the opposite direction of the market trend fails. It signals a potential change in the market trend and can serve as a signal for short-term or long-term trend changes in a trading symbol.
🟣 Break of Structure (BoS)
The "BoS" or "Break of Structure" pattern indicates the continuation of the trend in financial markets. This structure forms when, in an uptrend, the price breaks its ceiling or, in a downtrend, the price breaks its floor.
🟣 Order Blocks (Supply and Demand)
Order blocks consist of supply and demand areas where the likelihood of price reversal is higher. There are six order blocks in this indicator, categorized based on their origin and formation reasons.
a. Demand Main Zone, "ChoCh" Origin.
b. Demand Sub Zone, "ChoCh" Origin.
c. Demand All Zone, "BoS" Origin.
d. Supply Main Zone, "ChoCh" Origin.
e. Supply Sub Zone, "ChoCh" Origin.
f. Supply All Zone, "BoS" Origin.
🟣 FVG | Inefficiency | Imbalance
These three terms are almost synonymous. They describe the presence of gaps between consecutive candle shadows. This inefficiency occurs when the market moves rapidly. Primarily, imbalances and these rapid movements stem from the entry of smart money and the imbalance between buyer and seller power. Therefore, identifying these movements is crucial for traders.
These areas are significant because prices often return to fill these gaps or even before they occur to fill price gaps.
🟣 Liquidity
Liquidity zones are areas where there is a likelihood of congestion of stop-loss orders. Liquidity is considered the driving force of the entire market, and market makers may manipulate the market using these zones. However, in many cases, this does not happen because there is insufficient liquidity in some areas.
Types of Liquidity in Financial Markets :
a. Trend Lines
b. Double Tops | Double Bottoms
c. Triple Tops | Triple Bottoms
d. Support Lines | Resistance Lines
All four types of liquidity in this indicator are automatically identified.
🟣 Premium and Discount
Premium and discount zones can assist traders in making better decisions. For instance, they may sell positions in expensive ranges and buy in cheaper ranges. The closer the price is to the major resistance, the more expensive it is, and the closer it is to the major support, the cheaper it is.
🔵 How to Use
🟣 Change of Character (ChoCh) and Break of Structure (BoS)
This indicator detects "ChoCh" and "BoS" in both Minor and Major states. You can turn on the display of these lines by referring to the last part of the settings.
🟣 Order Blocks (Supply and Demand)
Order blocks are Zones where the probability of price reversal is higher. In demand Zones you can buy opportunities and in supply Zones you can check sell opportunities.
The "Refinement" feature allows you to adjust the width of the order block according to your strategy. There are two modes, "Aggressive" and "Defensive," in the "Order Block Refine". The difference between "Aggressive" and "Defensive" lies in the width of the order block.
For risk-averse traders, the "Defensive" mode is suitable as it provides a lower loss limit and a greater reward-to-risk ratio. For risk-taking traders, the "Aggressive" mode is more appropriate. These traders prefer to enter trades at higher prices, and this mode, which has a wider order block width, is more suitable for this group of individuals.
🟣 Fair Value Gap (FVG) | Imbalance (IMB) | Inefficiency (IFC)
In order to identify the "fair value gap" on the chart, it must be analyzed candle by candle. In this process, it is important to pay attention to candles with a large size, and a candle and a candle should be examined before that.
Candles before and after this central candle should have long shadows and their bodies should not overlap with the central candle body. The distance between the shadows of the first and third candles is known as the FVG range.
These areas work in two ways :
• Supply and demand area : In this case, the price reacts to these areas and the trend is reversed.
• Liquidity zone : In this scenario, the price "fills" the zone and then reaches the order block.
Important note : In most cases, the FVG zone of very small width acts as a supply and demand zone, while the zone of significant width acts as a liquidity zone and absorbs price.
When the FVG filter is activated, the FVG regions are filtered based on the specified algorithm.
FVG filter types include the following :
1. Very Aggressive Mode : In addition to the initial condition, an additional condition is considered. For bullish FVG, the maximum price of the last candle must be greater than the maximum price of the middle candle.
Similarly, for a bearish FVG, the minimum price of the last candle must be lower than the minimum price of the middle candle. This mode removes the minimum number of FVGs.
2. Aggressive : In addition to the very aggressive condition, the size of the middle candle is also considered. The size of the center candle should not be small and therefore more FVGs are removed in this case.
3. Defensive : In addition to the conditions of the very aggressive mode, this mode also considers the size of the middle pile, which should be relatively large and make up the majority of the body.
Also, to identify bullish FVGs, the second and third candles must be positive, while for bearish FVGs, the second and third candles must be negative. This mode filters out a significant number of FVGs and keeps only those of good quality.
4. Very Defensive : In addition to the conditions of the defensive mode, in this mode the first and third candles should not be very small-bodied doji candles. This mode filters out most FVGs and only the best quality ones remain.
🟣 Liquidity
These levels are where traders intend to exit their trades. "Market makers" or smart money usually accumulate or distribute their trading positions near these levels, where many retail traders have placed their "stop loss" orders. When liquidity is collected from these losses, the price often reverses.
A "Stop hunt" is a move designed to offset liquidity generated by established stop losses. Banks often use major news events to trigger stop hunts and capture liquidity released into the market. For example, if they intend to execute heavy buy orders, they encourage others to sell through stop-hots.
Consequently, if there is liquidity in the market before reaching the order block area, the validity of that order block is higher. Conversely, if the liquidity is close to the order block, that is, the price reaches the order block before reaching the liquidity limit, the validity of that order block is lower.
🟣 Alert
With the new alert functionality in this indicator, you won't miss any important trading signals. Alerts are activated when the price hits the last order block.
1. It is possible to set alerts for each "symbol" and "time frame". The system will automatically detect both and include them in the warning message.
2. Each alert provides the exact date and time it was triggered. This helps you measure the timeliness of the signal and evaluate its relevance.
3. Alerts include target order block price ranges. The "Proximal" level represents the initial price level strike, while the "Distal" level represents the maximum price gap in the block. These details are included in the warning message.
4. You can customize the alert name through the "Alert Name" entry.
5. Create custom messages for "long" and "short" alerts to be sent with notifications.
🔵 Setting
a. Pivot Period of Order Blocks Detector :
Using this parameter, you can set the zigzag period that is formed based on the pivots.
b. Order Blocks Validity Period (Bar) :
You can set the validity period of each Order Block based on the number of candles that have passed since the origin of the Order Block.
c. Demand Main Zone, "ChoCh" Origin :
You can control the display or not display as well as the color of Demand Main Zone, "ChoCh" Origin.
d. Demand Sub Zone, "ChoCh" Origin :
You can control the display or not display as well as the color of Demand Sub Zone, "ChoCh" Origin.
e. Demand All Zone, "BoS" Origin :
You can control the display or not display as well as the color of Demand All Zone, "BoS" Origin.
f. Supply Main Zone, "ChoCh" Origin :
You can control the display or not display as well as the color of Supply Main Zone, "ChoCh" Origin.
g. Supply Sub Zone, "ChoCh" Origin :
You can control the display or not display as well as the color of Supply Sub Zone, "ChoCh" Origin.
h. Supply All Zone, "BoS" Origin :
You can control the display or not display as well as the color of Supply All Zone, "BoS" Origin.
i. Refine Demand Main : You can choose to be refined or not and also the type of refining.
j. Refine Demand Sub : You can choose to be refined or not and also the type of refining.
k. Refine Demand BoS : You can choose to be refined or not and also the type of refining.
l. Refine Supply Main : You can choose to be refined or not and also the type of refining.
m. Refine Supply Sub : You can choose to be refined or not and also the type of refining.
n. Refine Supply BoS : You can choose to be refined or not and also the type of refining.
o. Show Demand FVG : You can choose to show or not show Demand FVG.
p. Show Supply FVG : You can choose to show or not show Supply FVG
q. FVG Filter : You can choose whether FVG is filtered or not. Also specify the type of filter you want to use.
r. Show Statics High Liquidity Line : Show or not show Statics High Liquidity Line.
s. Show Statics Low Liquidity Line : Show or not show Statics Low Liquidity Line.
t. Show Dynamics High Liquidity Line : Show or not show Dynamics High Liquidity Line.
u. Show Dynamics Low Liquidity Line : Show or not show Dynamics Low Liquidity Line.
v. Statics Period Pivot :
Using this parameter, you can set the Swing period that is formed based on Static Liquidity Lines.
w. Dynamics Period Pivot :
Using this parameter, you can set the Swing period that is formed based Dynamics Liquidity Lines.
x. Statics Liquidity Line Sensitivity :
is a number between 0 and 0.4. Increasing this number decreases the sensitivity of the "Statics Liquidity Line Detection" function and increases the number of lines identified. The default value is 0.3.
y. Dynamics Liquidity Line Sensitivity :
is a number between 0.4 and 1.95. Increasing this number increases the sensitivity of the "Dynamics Liquidity Line Detection" function and decreases the number of lines identified. The default value is 1.
z. Alerts Name : You can customize the alert name using this input and set it to your desired name.
aa. Alert Demand Main Mitigation :
If you want to receive the alert about Demand Main 's mitigation after setting the alerts, leave this tick on. Otherwise, turn it off.
bb. Alert Demand Sub Mitigation :
If you want to receive the alert about Demand Sub's mitigation after setting the alerts, leave this tick on. Otherwise, turn it off.
cc. Alert Demand BoS Mitigation :
If you want to receive the alert about Demand BoS's mitigation after setting the alerts, leave this tick on. Otherwise, turn it off.
dd. Alert Supply Main Mitigation :
If you want to receive the alert about Supply Main's mitigation after setting the alerts, leave this tick on. Otherwise, turn it off.
ee. Alert Supply Sub Mitigation :
If you want to receive the alert about Supply Sub's mitigation after setting the alerts, leave this tick on. Otherwise, turn it off.
ff. Alert Supply BoS Mitigation :
If you want to receive the alert about Supply BoS's mitigation after setting the alerts, leave this tick on. Otherwise, turn it off.
gg. Message Frequency :
This parameter, represented as a string, determines the frequency of announcements. Options include: 'All' (triggers the alert every time the function is called), 'Once Per Bar' (triggers the alert only on the first call within the bar), and 'Once Per Bar Close' (activates the alert only during the final script execution of the real-time bar upon closure). The default setting is 'Once per Bar'.
hh. Show Alert time by Time Zone :
The date, hour, and minute displayed in alert messages can be configured to reflect any chosen time zone. For instance, if you prefer London time, you should input 'UTC+1'. By default, this input is configured to the 'UTC' time zone.
ii. Display More Info : The 'Display More Info' option provides details regarding the price range of the order blocks (Zone Price), along with the date, hour, and minute. If you prefer not to include this information in the alert message, you should set it to 'Off'.
You also have access to display or not to display, choose the Style and Color of all the lines below :
a. Major Bullish "BoS" Lines
b. Major Bearish "BoS" Lines
c. Minor Bullish "BoS" Lines
d. Minor Bearish "BoS" Lines
e. Major Bullish "ChoCh" Lines
f. Major Bearish "ChoCh" Lines
g. Minor Bullish "ChoCh" Lines
h. Minor Bearish "ChoCh" Lines
i. Last Major Support Line
j. Last Major Resistance Line
k. Last Minor Support Line
l. Last Minor Resistance Line
Fair Value Gap Screener | Flux Charts💎 GENERAL OVERVIEW
Introducing our new Fair Value Gap Screener! This screener can provide information about the latest Fair Value Gaps in up to 5 tickers. You can also customize the algorithm that finds the Fair Value Gaps and the styling of the screener.
Features of the new Fair Value Gap (FVG) Screener :
Find Latest Fair Value Gaps Accross 5 Tickers
Shows Their Information Of :
Latest Status
Number Of Retests
Consumption Percent
Bullish & Bearish Volume
Customizable Algoritm / Styling
📌 HOW DOES IT WORK ?
A Fair Value Gap generally occur when there is an imbalance in the market. They can be detected by specific formations within the chart. This screener then finds Fair Value Gaps accross 5 different tickers, and shows the latest information about them.
Status ->
Far -> The current price is far away from the FVG.
Approaching ⬆️/⬇️ -> The current price is approaching the FVG, and the direction it's approaching from.
Inside -> The price is currently inside the FVG.
Retests -> Retest means the price tried to invalidate the FVG, but failed to do so. Here you can see how many times the price retested the FVG.
Consumed -> FVGs get consumed when a Close / Wick enters the FVG zone. For example, if the price hits the middle of the FVG zone, the zone is considered 50% consumed.
Bullish / Bearish Volume -> Bullish & Bearish volume of a FVG is calculated by analyzing the bars that formed it. For example in a bullish FVG, the bullish volume is the total volume of the first 2 bars forming the FVG, and the bearish volume is the volume of the 3rd bar that forms it.
🚩UNIQUENESS
This screener can detect latest Fair Value Gaps and give information about them for up to 5 tickers. This saves the user time by showing them all in a dashboard at the same time. The screener also uniquely shows information about the number of retests and the consumed percent of the FVG, as well as it's bullish & bearish volume. We believe that this extra information will help you spot reliable FVGs easier.
⚙️SETTINGS
1. Tickers
You can set up to 5 tickers for the screener to scan Fair Value Gaps here. You can also enable / disable them and set their individual timeframes.
2. General Configuration
Zone Invalidation -> Select between Wick & Close price for FVG Zone Invalidation.
Zone Filtering -> With "Average Range" selected, algorithm will find FVG zones in comparison with average range of last bars in the chart. With the "Volume Threshold" option, you may select a Volume Threshold % to spot FVGs with a larger total volume than average.
FVG Detection -> With the "Same Type" option, all 3 bars that formed the FVG should be the same type. (Bullish / Bearish). If the "All" option is selected, bar types may vary between Bullish / Bearish.
Detection Sensitivity -> You may select between Low, Normal or High FVG detection sensitivity. This will essentially determine the size of the spotted FVGs, with lower sensitivies resulting in spotting bigger FVGs, and higher sensitivies resulting in spotting all sizes of FVGs.
Obsidian Flux Matrix# Obsidian Flux Matrix | JackOfAllTrades
Made with my Senior Level AI Pine Script v6 coding bot for the community!
Narrative Overview
Obsidian Flux Matrix (OFM) is an open-source Pine Script v6 study that fuses social sentiment, higher timeframe trend bias, fair-value-gap detection, liquidity raids, VWAP gravitation, session profiling, and a diagnostic HUD. The layout keeps the obsidian palette so critical overlays stay readable without overwhelming a price chart.
Purpose & Scope
OFM focuses on actionable structure rather than marketing claims. It documents every driver that powers its confluence engine so reviewers understand what triggers each visual.
Core Analytical Pillars
1. Social Pulse Engine
Sentiment Webhook Feed: Accepts normalized scores (-1 to +1). Signals only arm when the EMA-smoothed value exceeds the `sentimentMin` input (0.35 by default).
Volume Confirmation: Requires local volume > 30-bar average × `volSpikeMult` (default 2.0) before sentiment flags.
EMA Cross Validation: Fast EMA 8 crossing above/below slow EMA 21 keeps momentum aligned with flow.
Momentum Alignment: Multi-timeframe momentum composite must agree (positive for longs, negative for shorts).
2. Peer Momentum Heatmap
Multi-Timeframe Blend: RSI + Stoch RSI fetched via request.security() on 1H/4H/1D by default.
Composite Scoring: Each timeframe votes +1/-1/0; totals are clamped between -3 and +3.
Intraday Readability: Configurable band thickness (1-5) so scalpers see context without losing space.
Dynamic Opacity: Stronger agreement boosts column opacity for quick bias checks.
3. Trend & Displacement Framework
Dual EMA Ribbon: Cyan/magenta ribbon highlights immediate posture.
HTF Bias: A higher-timeframe EMA (default 55 on 4H) sets macro direction.
Displacement Score: Body-to-ATR ratio (>1.4 default) detects impulses that seed FVGs or VWAP raids.
ATR Normalization: All thresholds float with volatility so the study adapts to assets and regimes.
4. Intelligent Fair Value Gap (FVG) System
Gap Detection: Three-candle logic (bullish: low > high ; bearish: high < low ) with ATR-sized minimums (0.15 × ATR default).
Overlap Prevention: Price-range checks stop redundant boxes.
Spacing Control: `fvgMinSpacing` (default 5) avoids stacking from the same impulse.
Storage Caps: Max three FVGs per side unless the user widens the limit.
Session Awareness: Kill zone filters keep taps focused on London/NY if desired.
Auto Cleanup: Boxes delete when price closes beyond their invalidation level.
5. VWAP Magnet + Liquidity Raid Engine
Session or Rolling VWAP: Toggle resets to match intraday or rolling preferences.
Equal High/Low Scanner: Looks back 20 bars by default for liquidity pools.
Displacement Filter: ATR multiplier ensures raids represent genuine liquidity sweeps.
Mean Reversion Focus: Signals fire when price displaces back toward VWAP following a raid.
6. Session Range Breakout System
Initial Balance Tracking: First N bars (15 default) define the session box.
Breakout Logic: Requires simultaneous liquidity spikes, nearby FVG activity, and supportive momentum.
Z-Score Volume Filter: >1.5σ by default to filter noisy moves.
7. Lifestyle Liquidity Scanner
Volume Z-Scores: 50-bar baseline highlights statistically significant spikes.
Smart Money Footprints: Bottom-of-chart squares color-code buy vs sell participation.
Panel Memory: HUD logs the last five raid timestamps, direction, and normalized size.
8. Risk Matrix & Diagnostic HUD
HUD Structure: Table in the top-right summarizes HTF bias, sentiment, momentum, range state, liquidity memory, and current risk references.
Signal Tags: Aggregates SPS, FVG, VWAP, Range, and Liquidity states into a compact string.
Risk Metrics: Swing-based stops (5-bar lookback) + ATR targets (1.5× default) keep risk transparent.
Signal Families & Alerts
Social Pulse (SPS): Volume-confirmed sentiment alignment; triangle markers with “SPS”.
Kill-Zone FVG: Session + HTF alignment + FVG tap; arrow markers plus SL/TP labels.
Local FVG: Captures local reversals when HTF bias has not flipped yet.
VWAP Raid: Equal-high/low raids that snap toward VWAP; “VWAP” label markers.
Range Breakout: Initial balance violations with liquidity and imbalance confirmation; circle markers.
Liquidity Spike: Z-score spikes ≥ threshold; square markers along the baseline.
Visual Design & Customization
Theme Palette: Primary background RGB (12,6,24). Accent shading RGB (26,10,48). Long accents RGB (88,174,255). Short accents RGB (219,109,255).
Stylized Candles: Optional overlay using theme colors.
Signal Toggles: Independently enable markers, heatmap, and diagnostics.
Label Spacing: Auto-spacing enforces ≥4-bar gaps to prevent text overlap.
Customization & Workflow Notes
Adjust ATR/FVG thresholds when volatility shifts.
Re-anchor sentiment to your webhook cadence; EMA smoothing (default 5) dampens noise.
Reposition the HUD by editing the `table.new` coordinates.
Use multiples of the chart timeframe for HTF requests to minimize load.
Session inputs accept exchange-local time; align them to your market.
Performance & Compliance
Pure Pine v6: Single-line statements, no `lookahead_on`.
Resource Safe: Arrays trimmed, boxes limited, `request.security` cached.
Repaint Awareness: Signals confirm on close; alerts mirror on-chart logic.
Runtime Safety: Arrays/loops guard against `na`.
Use Cases
Measure when social sentiment aligns with structure.
Plan ICT-style intraday rebalances around session-specific FVG taps.
Fade VWAP raids when displacement shows exhaustion.
Watch initial balance breaks backed by statistical volume.
Keep risk/target references anchored in ATR logic.
Signal Logic Snapshot
Social Pulse Long/Short: `sentimentEMA` gated by `sentimentMin`, `volSpike`, EMA 8/21 cross, and `momoComposite` sign agreement. Keeps hype tied to structural follow-through.
Kill-Zone FVG Long/Short: Requires session filter, HTF EMA bias alignment, and an active FVG tap (`bullFvgTap` / `bearFvgTap`). Labels include swing stops + ATR targets pulled from `swingLookback` and `liqTargetMultiple`.
Local FVG Long/Short: Uses `localBullish` / `localBearish` heuristics (EMA slope, displacement, sequential closes) to surface intraday reversals even when HTF bias has not flipped.
VWAP Raids: Detect equal-high/equal-low sweeps (`raidHigh`, `raidLow`) that revert toward `sessionVwap` or rolling VWAP when displacement exceeds `vwapAlertDisplace`.
Range Breakouts: Combine `rangeComplete`, breakout confirmation, liquidity spikes, and nearby FVG activity for statistically backed initial balance breaks.
Liquidity Spikes: Volume Z-score > `zScoreThreshold` logs direction, size, and timestamp for the HUD and optional review workflows.
Session Logic & VWAP Handling
Kill zone + NY session inputs use TradingView’s session strings; `f_inSession()` drives both visual shading and whether FVG taps are tradeable when `killZoneOnly` is true.
Session VWAP resets using cumulative price × volume sums that restart when the daily timestamp changes; rolling VWAP falls back to `ta.vwap(hlc3)` for instruments where daily resets are less relevant.
Initial balance box (`rangeBars` input) locks once complete, extends forward, and stays on chart to contextualize later liquidity raids or breakouts.
Parameter Reference
Trend: `emaFastLen`, `emaSlowLen`, `htfResolution`, `htfEmaLen`, `showEmaRibbon`, `showHtfBiasLine`.
Momentum: `tf1`, `tf2`, `tf3`, `rsiLen`, `stochLen`, `stochSmooth`, `heatmapHeight`.
Volume/Liquidity: `volLookback`, `volSpikeMult`, `zScoreLen`, `zScoreThreshold`, `equalLookback`.
VWAP & Sessions: `vwapMode`, `showVwapLine`, `vwapAlertDisplace`, `killSession`, `nySession`, `showSessionShade`, `rangeBars`.
FVG/Risk: `fvgMinTicks`, `fvgLookback`, `fvgMinSpacing`, `killZoneOnly`, `liqTargetMultiple`, `swingLookback`.
Visualization Toggles: `showSignalMarkers`, `showHeatmapBand`, `showInfoPanel`, `showStylizedCandles`.
Workflow Recipes
Kill-Zone Continuation: During the defined kill session, look for `killFvgLong` or `killFvgShort` arrows that line up with `sentimentValid` and positive `momoComposite`. Use the HUD’s risk readout to confirm SL/TP distances before entering.
VWAP Raid Fade: Outside kill zone, track `raidToVwapLong/Short`. Confirm the candle body exceeds the displacement multiplier, and price crosses back toward VWAP before considering reversions.
Range Break Monitor: After the initial balance locks, mark `rangeBreakLong/Short` circles only when the momentum band is >0 or <0 respectively and a fresh FVG box sits near price.
Liquidity Spike Review: When the HUD shows “Liquidity” timestamps, hover the plotted squares at chart bottom to see whether spikes were buy/sell oriented and if local FVGs formed immediately after.
Metadata
Author: officialjackofalltrades
Platform: TradingView (Pine Script v6)
Category: Sentiment + Liquidity Intelligence
Hope you Enjoy!
Price Action Trader [BackQuant]Price Action Trader
Introduction
Price Action Trader is an all-in-one, chart-side workflow for reading trend, timing impulses, and mapping high-probability zones the way discretionary traders actually trade. It blends an ensemble trend engine with clean price-action building blocks—Market Structure (BOS/MSB), Fair Value Gaps, Order Blocks, and Volumetric Support/Resistance—so you can form a bias, find confluence, and execute with context.
What is it
A modular “price-action stack” that:
Paints trend bias and impulse shifts on the chart (optional candle coloring).
Auto-annotates internal & swing structure (BOS / MSB).
Finds FVGs on your chosen timeframe and draws them cleanly.
Detects Order Blocks (with optional FVG confirmation).
Builds volumetric S/R levels that adapt to liquidity.
Emits alerts for key events (new levels, touches, breaks, OB creation/touch).
Everything is configurable—keep it minimal (trend + a few zones) or run the full toolkit.
What’s it used for
Bias first, trade second: establish direction/conviction, then execute where structure, gaps, blocks, and volume agree.
Timing: impulse flips and level touches provide actionable triggers.
Risk placement: OB edges, FVG midlines, and volumetric bands give logical stop/target references.
Review & journaling: optional session shading and labeled structures make post-trade notes simple.
Composite Trend Model
A lightweight signal line (default: 30-period) that turns green when the composite regime is bullish and red when bearish. Under the hood, multiple cues (adaptive momentum, de-noised oscillation, volatility-aware filters) are blended into a single directional score; when thresholds flip, the line recolors and optional Long/Short dots appear.
How to use
Treat the line as your bias rail : favor longs while green, shorts while red.
Flat/rapid flips = stand down or reduce size.
Prefer clean charts? Keep only the line and (optionally) trend-painted candles.
Inputs to know
Show Trend Signal Line / Width.
Paint Candles by Trend.
Long/Bearish color controls.
Impulse Model
Highlights short-term pressure shifts with optional impulse candle coloring and ▲/▼ markers. Great for entries in the prevailing trend and for early warnings when impulses fire against bias.
How to use
Up-bias: look for the next impulse-up near structure/FVG/OB or volumetric support.
Down-bias: mirror the logic.
Frequent counter-impulses → expect chop or regime change.
Inputs to know
Show Impulse Signals.
Paint Impulse Candles.
Market Structure
Automatic Internal (tight lookback) and Swing (wider lookback) structure with BOS and MSB (CHoCH) labels. You decide what to show—All, BOS only, MSB only—independently for internal vs swing.
How to use
Use Swing labels for the primary map; Internal for entry refinement.
After a bullish MSB , seek the first HL back into support/FVG/OB.
After a bearish BOS , favor LH fades into resistance/FVG/OB.
Inputs to know
Swing Lookback / Internal Lookback.
Swing/Internal Structure: All | BOS | MSB | None .
Separate bull/bear color controls for both layers.
Fair Value Gaps
Detects bullish/bearish FVGs on the current or higher TF, draws boxes, and can extend them forward. Midlines provide quick visual targeting.
How to use
In-trend fills: in an up-bias, tags of bullish FVGs often offer high-quality continuation entries, especially with structure/OB confluence.
Failed fills: rejections at the midline can signal emerging strength/weakness.
Inputs to know
Show FVG / Show Last N / Extend.
Timeframe (blank = chart TF; set higher TF for macro FVGs).
Bull/Bear colors (tune opacity to taste).
Volumetric Support and Resistance
Builds adaptive S/R from price interaction + relative volume over a rolling lookback. Levels store touch counts; you can show volume stats on labels or inside boxes. Transparency and border thickness can scale with volume so stronger levels are visually louder. Broken levels can auto-remove.
How to use
Use as confluence with structure, OBs, and FVGs. A long at volumetric support + Bull OB + FVG midline is qualitatively different from a naked level.
If a level breaks on strong volume, stop fading—flip expectations or wait for a clean retest.
Inputs to know
Detection Sensitivity / Volume Multiplier.
Analysis Period / Max Levels / Min Distance (%).
Remove Broken / Extend Right / Show Volume Info / Text Inside.
Support/Resistance colors (+ high-vol variants).
Alerts
New Support/Resistance Level Created.
Level Touch.
Level Break.
Order Blocks
Detects bullish/bearish OBs using configurable fractals (3- or 5-bar) with a break confirmation (by Close or High/Low). Optional FVG proximity filter, right-extension, and auto-delete when filled.
How to use
Bullish bias: stalk pullbacks into fresh Bull OBs aligned with a bullish FVG or volumetric support.
If price fills an opposing OB and fails to continue, reassess bias—context may be shifting.
Inputs to know
Fractal Type & Break Method (Close / HL).
Filter with FVG + Max FVG Distance.
Extend Blocks / Delete When Filled / Show Labels.
Alerts
New Order Block Created.
Order Block Touch.
Final Notes
Suggested workflow
Start with Composite Trend (bias).
Mark Swing structure in that direction.
Wait for an Impulse in-direction near an OB / FVG / Volumetric level.
Risk = nearest opposite level or OB edge; targets = FVG midlines / next S/R.
Timeframes & assets
Defaults suit liquid intraday and 1–4H swing.
Slower markets → lengthen lookbacks, lower sensitivity.
Very noisy crypto → keep trend visible, trim drawings (e.g., MSB only, last 3–5 FVGs, 8–12 volume levels).
Keep it readable
Turn off modules you don’t need today—fewer, higher-quality signals beat clutter.
About this release
Internal scoring, smoothing, and detection logic are proprietary. Behavior is controlled via inputs described above.
Trade with a plan, test your settings, and let confluence do the heavy lifting.
ICT First FVG - 9:30am & Custom (v4)ICT First FVG - 9:30am & Custom Time Ranges (v4)
📖 DESCRIPTION
This comprehensive Pine Script indicator identifies and displays Fair Value Gaps (FVGs), Volume Imbalances (VIs), and Liquidity Voids (LVs) based on Inner Circle Trading (ICT) concepts. The indicator offers dual functionality: traditional 9:30am New York session FVG detection and customizable time range analysis for maximum flexibility.
🚀 KEY FEATURES
Dual Detection System
9:30am NY Open FVG: Classic ICT first presentation detection after market open
Custom Time Range FVG: User-configurable time periods for specialized analysis
Independent Operations: Both systems work simultaneously without interference
Separate Controls: Each system has its own settings and previous days configuration
Advanced Gap Detection
Fair Value Gaps (FVG): Three-candle patterns showing price inefficiencies
Volume Imbalances (VI): Single candle volume-related gaps
Liquidity Voids (LV): Areas where price moved too fast, creating liquidity gaps
Consequent Encroachment (CE): Midpoint lines of detected inefficiencies
Precision Sizing System
Multi-Asset Support: Automatic point/pip calculation for Forex, Futures, and Indices
Forex Handling: Specialized pip calculation for major pairs and JPY crosses
Size Filtering: Minimum gap size filter to eliminate noise
Real-Time Display: Shows exact gap sizes in labels (e.g., "15.3 pips" or "12.7 pts")
Professional Visualization
Dual Display Modes: Choose between solid blocks or line representations
Color Coding: Different colors for current vs. previous day imbalances
Smart Labels: Configurable date, time, type, and size information
Extension Options: Extend gaps to session end or current bar
M1 Data Integration
High Accuracy: Uses 1-minute data regardless of chart timeframe
Better Detection: More precise gap identification on higher timeframes
Flexible Usage: Works on any timeframe ≤15 minutes
⚙️ CONFIGURATION GUIDE
General Settings
Visualization Type: Choose "Blocks" for filled areas or "Lines" for boundaries
Previous Days: Number of historical days to display (0 = today only)
Extend Imbalances: Project gaps to session end or current bar
Use M1 Data: Recommended ON for better accuracy
FVG Size Filter
Minimum FVG Size: Filter out gaps smaller than specified points
Enable Filter: Toggle size filtering on/off
🎯 RECOMMENDED MINIMUM SIZES:
USD/JPY: 0.01 points (1 pip)
Gold (XAUUSD): 1.6 points
NQ (Nasdaq-100): 0.2 points
Nasdaq CFD: 2.0 points
Other instruments: Experiment and discover optimal values
Custom FVG System
Enable Custom FVG: Activate secondary time range detection
Custom Time Range: Use session format (e.g., "1430-1600" for 2:30-4:00 PM)
Custom Previous Days: Independent historical period for custom ranges
Custom Label Color: Distinct color for custom time range gaps
Delete Default FVG 9:30: Use when running multiple instances with different timeframes
Imbalance Types
Fair Value Gaps: Main three-candle inefficiency patterns
Include Open/Close Gap: Additional gap calculation method
Volume Imbalances: Single-candle volume-based gaps
Liquidity Voids: Fast price movement gaps
C.E. (Consequent Encroachment): Midpoint reference lines
Label Customization
Show Labels: Toggle date/time information display
Include Time: Add timestamp to labels
Include Type: Display gap type (FVG, VI, LV)
Include Size: Show calculated gap size in points/pips
Position: Configure label placement (left/center/right, top/center/bottom)
Size & Color: Customize label appearance
Visual Styling
Colors: Separate colors for FVG, VI, LV types
Previous Day Colors: Distinct styling for historical gaps
Border Styles: Solid, dashed, or dotted borders
Line Widths: Configurable border thickness
📊 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Supported Markets
Forex: All major and minor pairs with proper pip calculation
Futures: ES, NQ, YM, RTY, GC, SI, CL, etc.
Indices: SPX, NDX, DJI, and CFD versions
Stocks: Individual equities (adjust size filter accordingly)
Time Frame Compatibility
Recommended: 1m, 3m, 5m, 15m charts
Maximum: 15-minute timeframe
Optimal: 1m or 5m for best precision
Session Handling
Timezone: America/New_York (Eastern Time)
Default 9:30am: Standard NY market open detection
Custom Sessions: Any time range using HHMM-HHMM format
Weekend Filtering: Automatic exclusion of non-trading days
🔧 USAGE INSTRUCTIONS
Basic Setup
Add indicator to chart (≤15m timeframe recommended)
Enable "Use M1 Data" for accuracy
Set "Minimum FVG Size" based on instrument (see recommendations above)
Configure "Previous Days Imbalances" (5 is good default)
Custom Time Range Setup
Enable "Enable Custom FVG"
Set "Custom Time Range" (e.g., "1430-1600" for 2:30-4:00 PM ET)
Adjust "Custom Previous Days" as needed
Choose distinct "Custom Label Color" for easy identification
Multiple Instance Usage
Add indicator multiple times for different time ranges
Enable "Delete Default FVG 9:30" on additional instances
Use different custom time ranges for each instance
Assign unique colors to distinguish between instances
Label Optimization
Enable size display to see gap magnitude
Position labels to avoid chart clutter
Use appropriate label size for your screen resolution
Consider disabling time display on crowded charts
🎯 PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
ICT Trading Concepts
First Presentation: Initial FVG after 9:30am NY open
Return to Gap: Price revisiting inefficiency areas
Mitigation Levels: Using FVG boundaries as support/resistance
Liquidity Hunting: Understanding where price seeks efficiency
Multi-Session Analysis
London Close: Set custom range for 1600-1601 London close gaps
Asian Session: Configure overnight inefficiencies
Power Hour: Analyze 1500-1600 ET gaps
Lunch Hour: Study 1200-1300 ET price behavior
Risk Management
Size-Based Filtering: Focus on significant gaps only
Historical Context: Compare current gaps to previous days
Confluence Trading: Combine with other ICT concepts
Session-Specific: Target gaps from specific market sessions
⚠️ IMPORTANT NOTES
Performance Considerations
Maximum Objects: Indicator creates multiple visual elements
Historical Limit: Adjust "Previous Days" to balance history vs. performance
Chart Refresh: Allow time for initial loading on historical data
Data Quality
Broker Dependency: Gap detection accuracy depends on data feed quality
Weekend Gaps: Sunday gaps may appear due to data provider differences
Fast Markets: Extremely volatile periods may create false gaps
Best Practices
Timeframe Consistency: Use same timeframe for analysis and execution
Size Calibration: Adjust minimum sizes based on instrument volatility
Session Awareness: Understand which sessions produce most relevant gaps
Confirmation: Use additional ICT concepts to confirm gap validity
Not All FVGs Are The Same
Overview:
"Not All FVGs Are The Same" is a powerful TradingView indicator designed to pinpoint high-quality Fair Value Gaps (FVGs) on your chart. Unlike generic FVG tools, this indicator uses advanced filtering to highlight only the most significant gaps, helping traders identify high-probability setups with precision and clarity. With customizable visuals and real-time alerts, it’s built for traders who want to focus on meaningful market opportunities.
Why It’s Different:
This indicator stands out by detecting FVGs that meet strict criteria for quality, ensuring you’re not distracted by minor or unreliable gaps. It analyzes price action patterns and market volatility to confirm that each FVG represents a significant imbalance, perfect for spotting potential reversal or continuation zones.
Key Features:
High-Quality Detection: Identifies FVGs formed by strong, consistent price movements, filtering out weak or noisy gaps for reliable trading signals.
Volatility-Based Filtering: Uses market volatility to ensure only substantial FVGs are displayed, adapting to different market conditions.
Customizable Visuals: Marks FVGs with clear, semi-transparent boxes that show the gap’s range and duration, with an option to toggle labels for a clean chart.
Real-Time Alerts: Get instant notifications when new bullish or bearish FVGs are detected, keeping you ahead of the market.
Focused Display: Limits the number of FVGs shown to keep your chart uncluttered, emphasizing the most recent and relevant gaps.
User-Friendly Settings: Easily adjust sensitivity, gap size, and visual styles to match your trading strategy and preferences.
How It Helps Traders:
By focusing on high-quality FVGs, this indicator helps you identify key price levels where the market is likely to react. Whether you trade breakouts, reversals, or trend continuations, the clear visuals and precise detection make it easier to spot opportunities with confidence.
Settings:
ATR Length: Adjusts the volatility filter for FVG detection (default: 10).
Minimum FVG Size: Sets the smallest gap size to consider (default: 2 bars).
Show Last X FVGs: Controls how many recent FVGs are displayed (default: 20).
Enable Sensitivity Check: Turn on/off volatility-based filtering (default: on).
Allow Gaps Between Bars: Choose whether to include gaps with price discontinuities (default: off).
Show Labels: Toggle FVG detection labels on or off (default: on).
Style Options: Customize bullish/bearish FVG colors, text color, and label size for clear visuals.
How to Use:
Apply the indicator to your chart and tweak the settings to suit your market and timeframe. Enable alerts to stay updated on new FVGs in real-time. Use the boxes to identify key support/resistance zones and combine with your strategy for optimal trading decisions.
Note: Designed for efficiency, this indicator works smoothly across timeframes and instruments. Experiment with settings to find the best fit for your trading style, and use the toggleable labels to keep your chart clean when needed.
