ICT Macros [LuxAlgo]The ICT Macros indicator aims to highlight & classify ICT Macros, which are time intervals where algorithmic trading takes place to interact with existing liquidity or to create new liquidity.
🔶 SETTINGS
🔹 Macros
Macro Time options (such as '09:50 AM 10:10'): Enable specific macro display.
Top Line , Mid Line , Bottom Line and Extending Lines options: Controls the lines for the specific macro.
🔹 Macro Classification
Length : A length to detect Market Structure Brakes and classify macro type based on detection.
Swing Area : Swing or Liquidity Area selection, highest/lowest of the wick or the candle bodies.
Accumulation , Manipulation and Expansion color options for the classified macros.
🔹 Others
Macro Texts : Controls both the size and the visibility of the macro text.
Alert Macro Times in Advance (Minutes) : This option will plot a vertical line presenting the start of the next macro time. The line will not appear all the time, but it will be there based on remaining minutes specified in the option.
Daylight Saving Time (DST) : Adjust time appropriate to Daylight Saving Time of the specific region.
🔶 USAGE
A macro is a way to automate a task or procedure which you perform on a regular basis.
In the context of ICT's teachings, a macro is a small program or set of instructions that unfolds within an algorithm, which influences price movements in the market. These macros operate at specific times and can be related to price runs from one level to another or certain market behaviors during specific time intervals. They help traders anticipate market movements and potential setups during specific time intervals.
To trade these effectively, it is important to understand the time of day when certain macros come into play, and it is strongly advised to introduce the concept of liquidity in your analysis.
Macros can be classified into three categories where the Macro classification is calculated based on the Market Structure prior to macro and the Market Structure during the macro duration:
Manipulation Macro
Manipulation macros are characterized by liquidity being swept both on the buyside and sellside.
Expansion Macro
Expansion macros are characterized by liquidity being swept only on the buyside or sellside. Prices within these macros are highly correlated with the overall trend.
Accumulation Macro
Accumulation macros are characterized by an accumulation of liquidity. Prices within these macros tend to range.
The script returns the maximum/minimum price values reached during the macro interval alongside the average between the maximum/minimum and extends them until a new macro starts. These levels can act as supports and resistances.
🔶 DETAILS
All required data for the macro detection and classification is retrieved using 1 minute data sets, this includes candles as well as pivot/swing highs and lows. This approach guarantees the visually presented objects are same (same highs/lows) on higher timeframes as well as the macro classification remain same as it is in 1 min charts.
8 Macros can be displayed by the script (4 are enabled by default):
02:33 AM 03:00 London Macro
04:03 AM 04:30 London Macro
08:50 AM 09:10 New York Macro
09:50 AM 10:10 New York Macro
10:50 AM 11:10 New York Macro
11:50 AM 12:10 New York Launch Macro
13:10 PM 13:40 New York Macro
15:15 PM 15:45 New York Macro
🔶 ALERTS
When an alert is configured, the user will have the ability to be notified in advance of the next Macro time, where the value specified in 'Alert Macro Times in Advance (Minutes)' option indicates how early to be notified.
🔶 LIMITATIONS
The script is supported on 1 min, 3 mins and 5 mins charts.
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Liquidity Candles with Prev Day High/Low and Midnight OpenAlright, let's talk about how to use this fancy indicator. But first, let me warn you, using indicators is like driving a car, you can't just press the gas pedal and hope for the best. You need to know what you're doing, or else you'll crash and burn faster than a soufflé in a microwave.
Now, let's get started. The first thing you need to do is understand what this indicator is telling you. Think of it like a signalman at a train station. He's waving flags and giving hand signals to tell you whether it's safe to proceed or if you need to stop and wait. This indicator works the same way.
It's going to give you signals based on price movements, telling you whether it's safe to buy or sell. But don't get too excited, my friend. You still need to use your brain and make smart decisions. Don't just blindly follow the signals, or else you'll end up like a sheep being led to the slaughter.
Now, let's talk about some of ICT's smart money trading concepts. First up, we have "liquidity grabs". This is when the big boys in the market create false breakouts to shake out the weak hands. They're like school bullies stealing lunch money from the little kids. But you can avoid being a victim by watching for signs of a liquidity grab, and using your brain to decide whether it's a real breakout or just a trap.
Next up, we have "stop runs". This is when the big players purposely trigger stop-loss orders to get a better entry or exit. It's like a game of chicken, but with your money on the line. To avoid being run over, keep an eye on your stop-loss orders, and don't be too predictable in your trading.
Finally, we have "market structure". This is like the blueprint of the market, showing you where the support and resistance levels are. It's like a treasure map to finding the best trades. But don't forget that market structure can change over time, so keep updating your map and stay ahead of the game.
So there you have it, my friend. A quick tutorial on using this indicator, with a side of ICT's smart money trading concepts. But remember, indicators are just tools, and you're the one driving the car. Use your brain, stay alert, and don't be a sheep. Happy trading!
Divergent Trades LLC:
Disclaimer: The information provided by the Divergent Trades LLC indicator is for educational and informational purposes only. It should not be considered financial advice or a recommendation to buy, sell, or trade any financial instrument. Divergent Trades LLC is not responsible for any losses incurred as a result of using this indicator. Trading in the financial markets carries a high level of risk and may not be suitable for all investors. Before making any investment decisions, please consult with a financial advisor and do your own due diligence. Past performance is not indicative of future results. By using the Divergent Trades LLC indicator, you acknowledge that you have read and understand this disclaimer and agree to its terms and conditions.
3 Candle Strike StretegyMainly developed for AMEX:SPY trading on 1 min chart. But feel free to try on other tickers.
Basic idea of this strategy is to look for 3 candle reversal pattern within trending market structure. The 3 candle reversal pattern consist of 3 consecutive bullish or bearish candles,
followed by an engulfing candle in the opposite direction. This pattern usually signals a reversal of short term trend. This strategy also uses multiple moving averages to filter long or short
entries. ie. if the 21 smoothed moving average is above the 50, only look for long (bullish) entries, and vise versa. There is option change these moving average periods to suit your needs.
I also choose to use Linear Regression to determine whether the market is ranging or trending. It seems the 3 candle pattern is more successful under trending market. Hence I use it as a filter.
There is also an option to combine this strategy with moving average crossovers. The idea is to look for 3 candle pattern right after a fast moving average crosses over a slow moving average.
By default , 21 and 50 smoothed moving averages are used. This gives additional entry opportunities and also provides better results.
This strategy aims for 1:3 risk to reward ratio. Stop losses are calculated using the closest low or high values for long or short entries, respectively, with an offset using a percentage of
the daily ATR value. This allows some price fluctuation without being stopped out prematurely. Price target is calculated by multiplying the difference between the entry price and the stop loss
by a factor of 3. When price target is reach, this strategy will set stop loss at the price target and wait for exit condition to maximize potential profit.
This strategy will exit an order if an opposing 3 candle pattern is detected, this could happen before stop loss or price target is reached, and may also happen after price target is reached.
*Note that this strategy is designed for same day SPY option scalping. I haven't determined an easy way to calculate the # of contracts to represent the equivalent option values. Plus the option
prices varies greatly depending on which strike and expiry that may suits your trading style. Therefore, please be mindful of the net profit shown. By default, each entry is approximately equal
to buying 10 of same day or 1 day expiry call or puts at strike $1 - $2 OTM. This strategy will close all open trades at 3:45pm EST on Mon, Wed, and Fri.
**Note that this strategy also takes into account of extended market data.
***Note pyramiding is set to 2 by default, so it allows for multiple entries on the way towards price target.
Remember that market conditions are always changing. This strategy was only able to be back-tested using 1 month of data. This strategy may not work the next month. Please keep that in mind.
Also, I take no credit for any of the indicators used as part of this strategy.
Enjoy~
Session Levels - Ultimate Range IndicatorSession Levels - Ultimate Range Indicator
Primarily developed for trading the E-MINI Futures Markets like NQ or ES from the CME Group,
but also more than suitable for Crypto or other instruments.
This indicator highlights the chosen session, which can be Globex, Asian, London and New York.
It plots the important levels and also renders the Opening Range as it forms (a.k.a. Initial Balance).
After the 1st hour Opening Range is finished, it can plot the Standard Deviations / Projections.
See below for a complete feature list.
All Opening Ranges on chart and for the New York session the Range Projections are turned on:
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How to use (example):
If you are trading the Nasdaq Futures (NQ!)
Enable the Globex Overnight session. Basically in the Futures Market, the Globex session is everything outside of US trading hours of Stocks. This draws the important overnight levels, like the Low, 25%, 50%, 75% and the High.
Enable the New York Session with Levels and Opening Range. Generally, 70% of the time the 1st hour will put a Low or High of the day.
If the price is trading above the Globex Low, most likely the Low of the Day is formed and the price target for the day will be 1.5x Standard Deviation and 2x Standard Deviation.
[*} Deviation of the Initial Balance depends on the volume ad overall market structure.
** This is not financial advice or any guarantee **
Features:
Show each Session Highlighted on Intraday chart in it's own color (each session can be turned off and has customizable times and color)
Show Line Levels of each session: Low, 25%, 50%, 75% and the High (customizable color)
Show the Opening Range (Initial Balance) of the Asian, London and New York session. Note: NY has more options.
Opening Range is displayed as a box with level lines (customizable color)
Levels are drawn to the end of the NY Cash session (customizable time)
Show IB Standard Deviations 0.5 - 3.0. Calculated from the Opening Range (Initial Balance)
Option to display Higher Timeframe levels: Previous Day Open/Close and Previous Week Open/Close
All level lines and OR boxes size dynamically as the session progresses
Built in Alerts for when price hits key levels. e.g. Alert when price crosses the NY Opening Range High. Or an Alert when the first STDEV is hit.
Option to toggle display of drawings for Today's trading session only, or Show all recent session levels. This keeps the chart clean or not.
Extras:
The NY Opening Range also has a 50% level line
The NY Opening Bar can be highlighted separately
The Level Lines can have small labels turned on/off. Values are only shown on mouse over to keep a clean chart
Keep in mind:
1) This indicator works on all instruments, but on instruments with limited market hours, your chart setting
has to be set to "Extended Hours" otherwise. For example TSLA on NASDAQ.
2) The Exchange Time Zone for the CME Group is Chicago UTC-6. So the session times you configure in the settings menu are based on that timezone too.
3) Globex opens at 5pm CST and closes when the US session starts 8:30CST.
4) When enabling the Alerts in the Indicator settings, be sure to also create an alarm for this indicator using the Alarm function of Tradingview.
Multi-Indicator by johntradingwickThe Multi-Indicator includes the functionality of the following indicators:
1. Market Structure
2. Support and Resistance
3. VWAP
4. Simple Moving Average
5. Exponential Moving Average
Functionality of the Multi-Indicator:
Market Structure
As we already know, the market structure is one of the most important things in trading. If we are able to identify the trend correctly, it takes away a huge burden. For this, I have used the Zig Zag indicator to identify price trends. It plots points on the chart whenever the prices reverse by a larger percentage than a predetermined variable. The points are then connected by straight lines that will help you to identify the swing high and low.
This will help you to filter out any small price movements, making it easier to identify the trend, its direction, and its strength levels. You can change the period in consideration and the deviation by changing the deviation % and the depth.
Support and Resistance
The indicator provides the functionality to add support and resistance levels. If you want more levels just change the timeframe it looks at in the settings. It will pull the SR levels off the timeframe specified in the settings.
You can select the timeframe for support and resistance levels. The default time frame is “same as the chart”.
You can also extend lines to the right and change the width and colour of the lines. There is also an option to change the criteria to select the lines as valid support or resistance. You can extend the S/R level or use the horizontal lines to mark the level when there is a change in polarity.
VWAP
Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) is used to measure the average price weighted by volume. VWAP is typically used with intraday charts as a way to determine the general direction of intraday prices. It's similar to a moving average in that when the price is above VWAP, prices are rising and when the price is below VWAP, prices are falling. VWAP is primarily used by technical analysts to identify market trend.
Simple Moving Average
A simple Moving Average is an unweighted Moving Average. This means that each day in the data set has equal importance and is weighted equally. As each new day ends, the oldest data point is dropped and the newest one is added to the beginning.
The multi-indicator has the ability to provide 5 moving averages. This is particularly helpful if you want to use various time periods such as 20, 50, 100, and 200. Although this is just basic functionality, it comes in handy if you are using a free account.
Exponential Moving Average
An exponential moving average (EMA) is a type of moving average (MA) that places a greater weight and significance on the most recent data points. An exponentially weighted moving average reacts more significantly to recent price changes than a simple moving average. The multi-indicator provides 5 exponential moving averages. This is particularly helpful if you want to use various time periods such as 20, 50, 100, and 200.
TM_INTRADAY_TOOLTM_INTRADAY_TOOL helps to identify following Things for Intraday Position on 1-3-5-10-15-30-60 Minutes and Daily timeframe along with Buy or sell signal.
1. Market Trend (Different Timeframe)
2. Price Direction
3. Area of Support & Resistance
4. Price Momentum
5. Volume Based Breakouts
Terminology Use ==> Black from Bottom for - Buy, Red from Top for - Sale Signal, and Numbers are to show time frame indication there is presence of buyer or seller like 1 for buy signal on 1 minute time frame etc.
Display and Interpretation ==> Buy Sale Signal in Digit with 1-3-5-10-15-30-60-D for different time frames.
any value signal ending with * shows breakout of support/ resistance and value signal starting with * shows entry to a momentum zone.
Green Mark with Triangle Up shows trend of that timeframe in positive and value shows upside possible direction on that timeframe vice versa for red signal with down triangle
T1 stand for trend change in 1 Minute timeframe and T3 stand for trend change in 3 Minute timeframe
Use market structure, chart pattern, trend lines for more support..
Time frame ==> Use proper Signal with 1 minute, 3 minute time frame
What to Identify ==> Overall Trend for the intraday
How to Use ==>
See how and order buildup is seen and current order position. Also area for volatility and expected movement in price direction
Note: - Use market structure, chart pattern, trend lines and price action parameter for more confirmation.
Entry ==>
Let’s wait the proper area of support or resistance ( Area of Value in case of trend pattern use)
Exit ==>
SL of swing high/low out of market structure with proper risk management and target with proper Risk/ Reward Ratio
Use the Below Contacts to Access this Indicator
Mystic Pulse V2.0 [CHE] Mystic Pulse V2.0 — Adaptive DI streaks with gradient intensity for clearer trend persistence
Summary
Mystic Pulse V2.0 measures directional persistence by counting how often the positive or negative directional index strengthens and dominates. These counts drive gradient colors for bars, wicks, and helper plots, so intensity reflects local momentum rather than absolute values. A windowed normalization and gamma control adapt the visuals to recent conditions, preventing one regime from overpowering the next. The result is an immediate, at-a-glance read of trend direction and stamina without relying on crossovers alone.
Motivation: Why this design?
Classical DI and ADX signals can flip during choppy phases or feel sluggish in calm regimes. This script focuses on persistence: it increments a positive or negative streak only when the corresponding directional pressure both strengthens compared with the prior bar and dominates the other side. Simple OHLC pre-smoothing reduces micro-noise, and local normalization keeps the scale relevant to the last segment of data, not a distant past.
What’s different vs. standard approaches?
Reference baseline: Traditional DI and ADX lines with crossovers and fixed-scale thresholds.
Architecture differences:
Wilder-style recursive smoothing on true range and directional movement.
Streak counters for positive and negative pressure that advance only on strengthening and dominance.
Windowed normalization and gamma shaping for visual intensity.
Wick coloring via `plotcandle` with forced overlay from a pane indicator.
Practical effect: Bars and wicks grow more vivid during sustained pressure and fade during indecision. The column plots show streak depth directly, which helps filter one-bar flips.
How it works (technical)
1. Pre-smoothing: Open, high, low, and close are averaged over a short simple moving window to dampen micro-ticks.
2. Directional inputs: True range and directional movement are formed from the smoothed prices, then recursively smoothed using a Wilder-style update that carries prior state forward.
3. DI comparison: The script derives positive and negative directional ratios relative to smoothed range. A side advances its streak when it increases compared with the previous bar and exceeds the opposite side. The other streak resets.
4. Trend score and color base: The difference between positive and negative streaks defines the active side.
5. Normalization and gamma: The absolute streak magnitude and each side’s streak are normalized within a rolling window. Gamma parameters reshape intensity so mid-range values are either compressed or emphasized.
6. Rendering:
Two column plots show positive and negative streak counts in the pane with gradient colors.
A square marker at the bottom uses the global gradient as a compact heat cue.
Bar colors on the main chart use either the gradient, neutral trend colors, or no paint depending on toggles.
Wick, border, and candle overlays are colored via `plotcandle` with forced overlay.
7. State handling: Smoothed values and counters persist across bars; initialization uses first available values without lookahead. No higher-timeframe requests are used, so repaint risk is limited to normal live-bar evolution.
Parameter Guide
Show neutral candles (fallback) — Paints main-chart bars in plain up or down colors when gradients are disabled — Default false — Use when you prefer simple up/down coloring.
Show last N shapes — Limits bottom square markers — Default 333 — Reduce if your chart gets cluttered.
ADX smoothing length — Controls the Wilder smoothing window for range and directional movement — Default 9 — Larger values increase stability but respond later.
OHLC SMA length — Pre-smoothing for inputs — Default 1 — Increase slightly on noisy assets to reduce flip risk.
Gradient barcolor — Enables gradient bar paint on the main chart — Default true — Turn off to use wicks only or neutral bars.
Wick coloring — Colors wicks, borders, and bodies via overlay — Default true — Disable if it conflicts with other overlays.
Gradient window — Lookback for local normalization — Default 100 — Shorter windows adapt faster; longer windows provide steadier intensity.
Gradient transparency — Overall transparency for gradient paints — Default 0 — Increase to make gradients subtler.
Gamma bars/shapes — Contrast for bar and shape intensity — Default 0.70 — Lower values brighten mid-tones; higher values compress them.
Gamma plots — Contrast for the column plots — Default 0.80 — Tune separately from bar intensity.
Wick transparency — Transparency for wick coloring — Default 0 — Raise to let price action show through.
Up/Down colors (dark and neon) — Base and accent colors for both directions — Defaults as provided — Adjust to match your chart theme.
Reading & Interpretation
Pane columns: The green column represents the positive streak count; the red column represents the negative streak count. Taller columns signal stronger persistence.
Gradient marker: The bottom square indicates the active side and persistence strength at a glance.
Main-chart bars and wicks: Color direction shows the dominant side; intensity reflects the normalized and gamma-shaped streak magnitude. Faded tones suggest weak or fading pressure.
Practical Workflows & Combinations
Trend following: Enter in the direction of the active side when the corresponding column expands over several bars. Confirm with structure such as higher highs and higher lows or lower highs and lower lows.
Exits and stops: Consider scaling out when intensity fades toward mid-range while structure stalls. Tighten stops after extended streaks or when wicks lose intensity.
Multi-asset/Multi-TF: Use defaults for liquid assets on intraday to swing timeframes. For highly volatile instruments, raise smoothing and the normalization window. For calm markets, lower them to regain sensitivity.
Behavior, Constraints & Performance
Repaint/confirmation: Values update during the live bar and stabilize after bar close. No historical repaint beyond normal live-bar updates.
security()/HTF: Not used; cross-timeframe repaint paths do not apply.
Resources: Declared `max_bars_back` two thousand; no explicit loops or arrays; plot and label limits are generous.
Known limits: Streak counters can remain elevated during slow reversals. Very short normalization windows can cause rapid intensity swings. Gaps or extreme spikes may temporarily distort intensity until the window adapts.
Sensible Defaults & Quick Tuning
Start with: ADX smoothing nine, OHLC SMA one, normalization window one hundred, gradient and wick coloring enabled, gamma around zero point seven to zero point eight.
Too many flips: Increase ADX smoothing and the normalization window; consider a small bump in OHLC SMA.
Too sluggish: Decrease ADX smoothing and the normalization window.
Colors overpower chart: Increase gradient and wick transparency or raise gamma to compress mid-tones.
What this indicator is—and isn’t
This is a visualization and signal layer that represents directional persistence and intensity. It does not issue trade entries or exits on its own and is not predictive. Use it alongside market structure, volume, and risk controls.
Disclaimer
The content, including any code, is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any instrument. Trading involves substantial risk, including the possible loss of principal. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Always do your own research and consider consulting a qualified professional.
H/L Swings/pivots detectorThis indicator detects and labels swing highs and swing lows using pivot logic.
It highlights market structure shifts by identifying:
- Higher Highs (HH) and Lower Highs (LH)
- Lower Lows (LL) and Higher Lows (HL)
Traders often use these levels to analyze trends, reversals, and key support/resistance zones.
The script also plots pivot markers above highs and below lows for visual clarity.
This tool is designed for educational and analytical purposes, and it does not provide financial advice or guaranteed results.
📂 Categories (choose when publishing)
Type of script → Indicator
Category → Trend Analysis (fits best for HH/LL pivots)
Optionally → Support/Resistance (if you emphasize pivots as zones)
swing high
swing low
pivot points
market structure
trend analysis
higher high
lower low
support resistance
Higher High Lower Low Multi-TF📊 Higher High Lower Low Multi-Timeframe Indicator
Detects market structure shifts (HH, HL, LH, LL)
Identifies trend direction (bullish / bearish / neutral)
Works across multiple timeframes (M5 to Weekly)
Displays a compact trend summary table on the chart
Customizable pivot sensitivity (Left/Right Bars)
Visual labels on chart for structure points
Ideal for structure-based trading and SMC traders
Options Max Pain Calculator [BackQuant]Options Max Pain Calculator
A visualization tool that models option expiry dynamics by calculating "max pain" levels, displaying synthetic open interest curves, gamma exposure profiles, and pin-risk zones to help identify where market makers have the least payout exposure.
What is Max Pain?
Max Pain is the theoretical expiration price where the total dollar value of outstanding options would be minimized. At this price level, option holders collectively experience maximum losses while option writers (typically market makers) have minimal payout obligations. This creates a natural gravitational pull as expiration approaches.
Core Features
Visual Analysis Components:
Max Pain Line: Horizontal line showing the calculated minimum pain level
Strike Level Grid: Major support and resistance levels at key option strikes
Pin Zone: Highlighted area around max pain where price may gravitate
Pain Heatmap: Color-coded visualization showing pain distribution across prices
Gamma Exposure Profile: Bar chart displaying net gamma at each strike level
Real-time Dashboard: Summary statistics and risk metrics
Synthetic Market Modeling**
Since Pine Script cannot access live options data, the indicator creates realistic synthetic open interest distributions based on configurable market parameters including volume patterns, put/call ratios, and market maker positioning.
How It Works
Strike Generation:
The tool creates a grid of option strikes centered around the current price. You can control the range, density, and whether strikes snap to realistic market increments.
Open Interest Modeling:
Using your inputs for average volume, put/call ratios, and market maker behavior, the indicator generates synthetic open interest that mirrors real market dynamics:
Higher volume at-the-money with decay as strikes move further out
Adjustable put/call bias to reflect current market sentiment
Market maker inventory effects and typical short-gamma positioning
Weekly options boost for near-term expirations
Pain Calculation:
For each potential expiry price, the tool calculates total option payouts:
Call options contribute pain when finishing in-the-money
Put options contribute pain when finishing in-the-money
The strike with minimum total pain becomes the Max Pain level
Gamma Analysis:
Net gamma exposure is calculated at each strike using standard option pricing models, showing where hedging flows may be most intense. Positive gamma creates price support while negative gamma can amplify moves.
Key Settings
Basic Configuration:
Number of Strikes: Controls grid density (recommended: 15-25)
Days to Expiration: Time until option expiry
Strike Range: Price range around current level (recommended: 8-15%)
Strike Increment: Spacing between strikes
Market Parameters:
Average Daily Volume: Baseline for synthetic open interest
Put/Call Volume Ratio: Market sentiment bias (>1.0 = bearish, <1.0 = bullish) It does not work if set to 1.0
Implied Volatility: Current option volatility estimate
Market Maker Factors: Dealer positioning and hedging intensity
Display Options:
Model Complexity: Simple (line only), Standard (+ zones), Advanced (+ heatmap/gamma)
Visual Elements: Toggle individual components on/off
Theme: Dark/Light mode
Update Frequency: Real-time or daily calculation
Reading the Display
Dashboard Table (Top Right):
Current Price vs Max Pain Level
Distance to Pain: Percentage gap (smaller = higher pin risk)
Pin Risk Assessment: HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW based on proximity and time
Days to Expiry and Strike Count
Model complexity level
Visual Elements:
Red Line: Max Pain level where payout is minimized
Colored Zone: Pin risk area around max pain
Dotted Lines: Major strike levels (green = support, orange = resistance)
Color Bar: Pain heatmap (blue = high pain, red = low pain/max pain zones)
Horizontal Bars: Gamma exposure (green = positive, red = negative)
Yellow Dotted Line: Gamma flip level where hedging behavior changes
Trading Applications
Expiration Pinning:
When price is near max pain with limited time remaining, there's increased probability of gravitating toward that level as market makers hedge their positions.
Support and Resistance:
High open interest strikes often act as magnets, with max pain representing the strongest gravitational pull.
Volatility Expectations:
Above gamma flip: Expect dampened volatility (long gamma environment)
Below gamma flip: Expect amplified moves (short gamma environment)
Risk Assessment:
The pin risk indicator helps gauge likelihood of price manipulation near expiry, with HIGH risk suggesting potential range-bound action.
Best Practices
Setup Recommendations
Start with Model Complexity set to "Standard"
Use realistic strike ranges (8-12% for most assets)
Set put/call ratio based on current market sentiment
Adjust implied volatility to match current levels
Interpretation Guidelines:
Small distance to pain + short time = high pin probability
Large gamma bars indicate key hedging levels to monitor
Heatmap intensity shows strength of pain concentration
Multiple nearby strikes can create wider pin zones
Update Strategy:
Use "Daily" updates for cleaner visuals during trading hours
Switch to "Every Bar" for real-time analysis near expiration
Monitor changes in max pain level as new options activity emerges
Important Disclaimers
This is a modeling tool using synthetic data, not live market information. While the calculations are mathematically sound and the modeling realistic, actual market dynamics involve numerous factors not captured in any single indicator.
Max pain represents theoretical minimum payout levels and suggests where natural market forces may create gravitational pull, but it does not guarantee price movement or predict exact expiration levels. Market gaps, news events, and changing volatility can override these dynamics.
Use this tool as additional context for your analysis, not as a standalone trading signal. The synthetic nature of the data makes it most valuable for understanding market structure and potential zones of interest rather than precise price prediction.
Technical Notes
The indicator uses established option pricing principles with simplified implementations optimized for Pine Script performance. Gamma calculations use standard financial models while pain calculations follow the industry-standard definition of minimized option payouts.
All visual elements use fixed positioning to prevent movement when scrolling charts, and the tool includes performance optimizations to handle real-time calculation without timeout errors.
Fractals (TRUETRADERS)Fractals Indicator by TrueTraders
The Fractals Indicator by TrueTraders is a powerful technical analysis tool designed to help traders identify potential market reversal points. Based on the classic concept developed by Bill Williams, this enhanced version highlights local highs and lows (fractals) on the price chart, making it easier to spot key turning points in market structure.
A fractal forms when a specific five-bar pattern appears:
A bullish fractal (potential reversal to the upside) occurs when a candle with the lowest low is preceded and followed by two candles with higher lows.
A bearish fractal (potential reversal to the downside) occurs when a candle with the highest high is preceded and followed by two candles with lower highs.
Key Features:
Clear visual markers on the chart for both bullish and bearish fractals
Helps identify key support and resistance zones
Useful for spotting trend reversals and entry/exit points
Can be use
Price Level Highlighter [ldlwtrades]This indicator is a minimalist and highly effective tool designed for traders who incorporate institutional concepts into their analysis. It automates the identification of key psychological price levels and adds a unique, dynamic layer of information to help you focus on the most relevant area of the market. Inspired by core principles of market structure and liquidity, it serves as a powerful visual guide for anticipating potential support and resistance.
The core idea is simple: specific price points, particularly those ending in round numbers or common increments, often act as magnets or barriers for price. While many indicators simply plot static lines, this tool goes further by intelligently highlighting the single most significant level in real-time. This dynamic feature allows you to quickly pinpoint where the market is currently engaged, offering a clear reference point for your trading decisions. It reduces chart clutter and enhances your focus on the immediate price action.
Features
Customizable Price Range: Easily define a specific Start Price and End Price to focus the indicator on the most relevant area of your chart, preventing unnecessary clutter.
Adjustable Increment: Change the interval of the lines to suit your trading style, from high-frequency increments (e.g., 10 points) for scalping to wider intervals (e.g., 50 or 100 points) for swing trading.
Intelligent Highlighting: A key feature that automatically identifies and highlights the single horizontal line closest to the current market price with a distinct color and thickness. This gives you an immediate visual cue for the most relevant price level.
Highly Customizabile: Adjust the line color, style, and width for both the main lines and the highlighted line to fit your personal chart aesthetic.
Usage
Apply the indicator to your chart.
In the settings, input your desired price range (Start Price and End Price) to match the market you are trading.
Set the Price Increment to your preferred density.
Monitor the chart for the highlighted line. This is your active price level and a key area of interest.
Combine this tool with other confirmation signals (e.g., order blocks, fair value gaps, liquidity pools) to build higher-probability trade setups.
Best Practices
Pairing: This tool is effective across all markets, including stocks, forex, indices, and crypto. It is particularly useful for volatile markets where price moves rapidly between psychological levels.
Mindful Analysis: Use the highlighted level as a reference point for your analysis, not as a standalone signal. A break above or below this level can signify a shift in market control.
Backtesting: Always backtest the indicator on your preferred market and timeframe to understand how it performs under different conditions.
OTFThis indicator identifies One Time Framing conditions directly on the chart. One Time Framing occurs when a bar’s high is higher than the previous bar’s high without breaking the previous low (for bullish OTF), or when a bar’s low is lower than the previous bar’s low without breaking the previous high (for bearish OTF).
This tool helps traders to spot continuation moves and trend confirmation within any timeframe. Customizable inputs allow users to select the desired time interval and highlight both bullish and bearish One Time Framing sequences.
How to use:
Apply this indicator on any timeframe to automatically highlight OTF events.
Use the visual markers to identify trend continuations or early reversals.
Adjust the settings panel for color preferences and OTF sensitivity.
No trading signals or strategies are provided; this indicator is strictly for identifying the OTF structure in market price action. Suitable for all levels of traders interested in market structure analysis.
cd_indiCATor_CxGeneral:
This indicator is the redesigned, simplified, and feature-enhanced version of the previously shared indicators:
cd_cisd_market_Cx, cd_HTF_Bias_Cx, cd_sweep&cisd_Cx, cd_SMT_Sweep_CISD_Cx, and cd_RSI_divergence_Cx.
Within the holistic setup, the indicator tracks:
• HTF bias
• Market structure (trend) in the current timeframe
• Divergence between selected pairs (SMT)
• Divergence between price and RSI values
• Whether the price is in an important area (FVG, iFVG, and Volume Imbalance)
• Whether the price is at a key level
• Whether the price is within a user-defined special timeframe
The main condition and trigger of the setup is an HTF sweep with CISD confirmation on the aligned timeframe.
When the main condition occurs, the indicator provides the user with a real-time market status summary, enriched with other data.
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What’s new?
-In the SMT module:
• Triad SMT analysis (e.g.: NQ1!, ES1!, and YM1!)
• Dyad SMT analysis (e.g.: EURUSD, GBPUSD)
• Alternative pair definition and divergence analysis for non-correlated assets
o For crypto assets (xxxUSDT <--> xxxUSDT.P) (e.g.: SOLUSDT.P, SOLUSDT)
o For stocks, divergence analysis by comparing the asset with its value in another currency
(BIST:xxx <--> BIST:xxx / EURTRY), (BAT:xxx <--> BAT:xxx / EURUSD)
-Special timeframe definition
-Configurable multi-option alarm center
-Alternative summary presentation (check list / status table / stickers)
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Details and usage:
The user needs to configure four main sections:
• Pair and correlated pairs
• Timeframes (Auto / Manual)
• Alarm center
• Visual arrangement and selections
Pair Selections:
The user should adjust trading pairs according to their trade preferences.
Examples:
• Triad: NQ1!-ES1!-YM1!, BTC-ETH-Total3
• Dyad: NAS100-US500, XAUUSD-XAGUSD, XRPUSDT-XLMUSDT
Single pairs:
-Crypto Assets:
If crypto assets are not in the triad or dyad list, they are automatically matched as:
Perpetual <--> Spot (e.g.: DOGEUSDT.P <--> DOGEUSDT)
If the asset is already defined in a dyad list (e.g., DOGE – SHIB), the dyad definition takes priority.
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-Stocks:
If stocks are defined in the dyad list (e.g.: BIST:THYAO <--> BIST:PGSUS), the dyad definition takes priority.
If not defined, the stock is compared with its value in the selected currency.
For example, in the Turkish Stock Exchange:
BIST:FENER stock, if EUR is chosen from the menu, is compared as BIST:FENER / OANDA:EURTRY.
Here, “OANDA” and the stock market currency (TRY) are automatically applied for the exchange rate.
For NYSE:XOM, its pair will be NYSE:XOM / EURUSD.
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Timeframes:
By default, the menu is set to “Auto.” In this mode, aligned timeframes are automatically selected.
Aligned timeframes (LTF-HTF):
1m-15m, 3m-30m, 5m-1h, 15m-4h, 1h-D, 4h-W, D-M
Example: if monitoring the chart on 5m:
• 1h sweep + 5m CISD confirmation
• D sweep + 1h CISD confirmation (bias)
• 5m market structure
• 1h SMT and 1h RSI divergence analysis
For manual selections, the user must define the timeframes for Sweep and HTF bias.
FVG, iFVG, and Volume Imbalance timeframes must be manually set in both modes.
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Alarm Center:
The user can choose according to preferred criteria.
Each row has options.
“Yes” → included in alarm condition.
“No” → not included in alarm condition.
If special timeframe criteria are added to the alarm, the hour range must also be entered in the same row, and the “Special Zone” tab (default: -4) should be checked.
Key level timeframes and plot options must be set manually.
Example alarm setup:
Alongside the main Sweep + CISD condition, if we also want HTF bias + Trend alignment + key level (W, D) and special timeframe (09:00–11:00), we should set up the menu as follows:
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Visual Arrangement and Selections:
Users can control visibility with checkboxes according to their preferences.
In the Table & Sticker tab, table options and labels can be controlled.
• Summary Table has two options: Check list and Status Table
• From the HTF bias section, real-time bias and HTF sweep zone (optional) are displayed
• The RSI divergence section only shows divergence analysis results
• The SMT 2 sub-section only functions when triad is selected
Labels are shown on the bar where the sweep + CISD condition occurs, displaying the current situation.
With the Check box option, all criteria’s real-time status is shown (True/False).
Status Table provides a real-time summary table.
Although the menu may look crowded, most settings only need to be adjusted once during initial use.
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What’s next?
• Suggestions from users
• Standard deviation projection
• Mitigation/order blocks (cd special mtg)
• PSP /TPD
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Final note:
Every additional criterion in the alarm settings will affect alarm frequency.
Multiple conditions occurring at the same time is not, by itself, sufficient to enter a trade—you should always apply your own judgment.
Looking forward to your feedback and suggestions.
Happy trading! 🎉
Dynamic EMA Stack Support & ResistanceEvery trader needs reliable support and resistance — but static zones and lagging indicators won't cut it in fast-moving markets. This script combines a Fibonacci-based 5-EMA stacking system and left/right pivots that create dynamic support & resistance logic to uncover real-time structural shifts & momentum zones that actually adapt to price action. This isn’t just a mashup — it’s a complete built-from-the-ground-up support & resistance engine designed for scalpers, intraday traders, and trend followers alike.
🧠 🧠 🧠What It Does🧠 🧠 🧠
This script uses two powerful engines working in sync:
1️⃣ EMA Stack (5-EMA Framework)
Built on Fibonacci-based lengths: 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, (configurable) this stack identifies:
🔹 Bullish Stack: EMAs aligned from fastest to slowest (uptrend confirmation)
🔹 Bearish Stack: EMAs aligned inversely (downtrend confirmation)
🟡 Narrowing Zones: When EMAs compress within ATR thresholds → possible breakout or reversal zone
🎯 Labels identify key transitions like:
✅"Begin Bear Trend?"
✅"Uptrend SPRT"
✅"RES?" (resistance test)
2️⃣ Pivot-Based Projection Engine
Using classic Left/Right Bar pivot logic, the script:
📌 Detects early-stage swing highs/lows before full confirmation
📈 Projects horizontal S/R lines that adapt to market structure
🔁 Keeps lines active until a new pivot replaces them
🧩 Syncs beautifully with EMA stack for confluence zones
🎯🎯🎯Key Features for Traders🎯🎯🎯
✅ Trend Detection
→ EMA order reveals real-time bias (bullish, bearish, compression)
✅ Dynamic S/R Zones
→ Historical support/resistance levels auto-draw and extend
✅ Smart Labeling
→ “SPRT”, “RES”, and “Trend?” labels for live context + testing logic
✅ Custom Candle Coloring
→ Choose from Bar Color or Full Candle Overlay modes
✅ Scalper & Swing Compatible
→ Use fast confirmations for scalping or stack consistency for longer trends
⚙️⚙️⚙️How to Use⚙️⚙️⚙️
✅Use Top/Bottom (trend state) Line Colors to quickly read trend conditions.
✅Use Pivot-based support/resistance projections to anticipate where price might pause or reverse.
✅Watch for yellow/blue zones to prepare for volatility shifts/reversals.
✅Combine with volume or momentum indicators for added confirmation.
📐📐📐Customization Options📐📐📐
✅EMA lengths (5, 8, 13, 21, 34) — fully configurable - try 21,34,55, 89, 144 for longer term trend states
✅Left/Right bar pivot settings (default: 21/5)
✅Label size, visibility, and color themes
✅Toggle line and label visibility for clean layouts
✅“Max Bars Back” to control how deep history is scanned safely
🛠🛠🛠Built-In Safeguards🛠🛠🛠
✅ATR-based filters to stabilize compression logic
✅Guarded lookback (max_bars_back) to avoid runtime errors
✅Works on any asset, any timeframe
🏁🏁🏁Final Word🏁🏁🏁
This script is not just a visual tool, it’s a complete trend and structure framework. Whether you're looking for clean trend alignment, dynamic support/resistance, or early warning labels, this system is tuned to help you react with confidence — not hindsight.
Rembember, no single indicator should be used in isolation. For best results, combine it with price action analysis, higher-timeframe context, and complementary tools like trendlines, moving averages etc Use it as part of a well-rounded trading approach to confirm setups — not to define them alone.
💡💡💡Turn logic into clarity. Structure into trades. And uncertainty into confidence.💡💡💡
Daily/Weekly Wick (Shadow) Range📈 Detailed Guide to the Daily/Weekly Wick (Shadow) Range Indicator
This indicator is a powerful visualization tool designed to map the key price levels established during the previous trading period (either the previous day or the previous week). Instead of just showing a single line for the high and low, it highlights the entire range of the upper and lower wicks (shadows), representing the "battleground" where buyers and sellers were most active.
How It Works
The Wick (Shadow) Range indicator fetches the Open, High, Low, and Close data from the last completed daily or weekly candle and projects those levels onto your current chart. This creates two distinct colored zones.
Upper Wick (Green Zone): This area spans from the Previous High down to the top of the Previous Candle's Body. It visually represents the territory where sellers successfully pushed the price down from its peak. This entire zone can be considered a resistance area.
Lower Wick (Red Zone): This area spans from the bottom of the Previous Candle's Body down to the Previous Low. It shows where buyers stepped in to defend a price level and push it back up. This entire zone can be considered a support area.
How to Use It in Your Trading
This indicator isn't meant to give direct buy or sell signals on its own. Instead, it provides crucial context about market structure. Here are several ways to incorporate it into your strategy:
1. Identifying Key Support & Resistance
This is the indicator's primary function. The most significant levels are:
Key Resistance: The top edge of the green zone (the previous period's high).
Key Support: The bottom edge of the red zone (the previous period's low).
Look for the current price to react when it approaches these boundaries. These are high-probability areas for price to pause or reverse.
2. Watching for Price Rejection (Reversal Trading)
The colored zones are perfect for spotting rejection signals.
Bearish Rejection 📉: If the current price enters the green zone but fails to stay there, closing back below it (often forming a new wick), it's a strong sign that sellers are still in control at that level. This can be an excellent entry signal for a short position.
Bullish Rejection 📈: If the current price dips into the red zone and is quickly bought back up, it shows that buyers are actively defending that area. This can be a great entry signal for a long position.
3. Confirming Breakouts (Trend Trading)
The zones also help validate breakouts.
Bullish Breakout: If the price pushes decisively through the entire green zone and closes above the previous high, it signals that the previous resistance has been broken and the trend may continue upward.
Bearish Breakdown: If the price falls decisively through the entire red zone and closes below the previous low, it confirms that support has failed and the price may continue downward.
4. Setting Context with Timeframes
Weekly Setting: Use the "Weekly" option to identify major, significant support and resistance levels that can influence the market for the entire week. These are powerful levels for swing trading.
Daily Setting: Use the "Daily" option for intraday trading. The previous day's high and low are critical pivot points that many day traders watch.
⚙️ Indicator Settings
The indicator has one simple setting, which you can access by clicking the gear icon ⚙️ next to its name on the chart.
Select Wick Timeframe: This dropdown menu allows you to switch the indicator's calculation between the Daily and Weekly timeframe instantly.
ICT 00:00, 08:30, 09:30 & 13:30 Opens (NY) — Prior-Day HistoryICT 00:00, 08:30, 09:30 & 13:30 Opens (NY)
This is a derivative of ALPHAICTRADER’s open-source script, republished under the MPL-2.0 with clear attribution and documented changes. It plots four New-York–anchored intraday reference levels—0000, 0830, 0930, 1330—as short, right-padded stubs with clean side labels. Use these time anchors (ICT-style midnight + key US windows) to frame bias, volatility pockets, and intraday trade locations.
What’s original in this version (changes)
Right-padded stubs instead of chart-wide rays — each level ends N bars past the latest candle (configurable).
Side labels at the line tip — text-only labels (0000, 0830, 0930, 1330) that sit at the right end of each stub and update every bar.
Optional prior-day history — show Today only or Today + Prior Day; older lines/labels auto-pruned.
Per-anchor controls — Display, Style, Color, Width, and Show Label for each time.
What it plots (and why)
0000 (NY Midnight): daily session anchor for bias/liquidity context.
0830 (NY): macro data window (CPI/NFP/claims) where volatility often concentrates.
0930 (NY): US cash equity market open; opening-drive structure/acceptance tests.
1330 (NY): early-afternoon anchor for continuation vs. fade.
How it works (under the hood)
Session detection: time("1", session, "America/New_York"); first bar flagged via not na(ts) and na(ts ).
Anchor price: open of that first bar per session/day.
Rendering: lines drawn with xloc=bar_index from start bar to bar_index + Right Pad; x2 updates every bar (no extend.right).
Labels: placed at line.get_x2(line) + Label Pad, soft color variant; updated per bar to stay on the tip.
History: arrays keep either today only or today + yesterday and delete anything older immediately.
How to use
Add to any intraday chart (futures/FX/indices). Anchors are always NY-time; TradingView handles DST.
Inputs
00:00 / 08:30 / 09:30 / 13:30 (NY): Display, Line Style, Color, Width, Show Label
Right Edge: Right Pad (bars) · Label Pad (bars)
History: Show Prior Day (History) — off = today only; on = today + yesterday
Suggested pads: Right Pad 2–5 bars; Label Pad 0–2.
These are context anchors, not signals. Combine with your execution model (market structure, liquidity, FVG/OBs, etc.).
Attribution & License (MPL-2.0)
Original work: “ICT NEW YORK MIDNIGHT OPEN AND 8.30 AM OPEN” by ALPHAICTRADER (MPL-2.0).
This derivative: modifications listed above; source published and kept under MPL-2.0 per license terms.
If you distribute a modified version of this Pine file, you must keep MPL-2.0, retain the copyright/licensing header, publish your modified source, and document your changes.
Notes: Pine v5. Minimalist (no day dividers). Educational tool; not financial advice.
Copyright: © ALPHAICTRADER 2022 · © Funk 2025
License: MPL-2.0
TAUtilityLibLibrary "TAUtilityLib"
Technical Analysis Utility Library - Collection of functions for market analysis, smoothing, scaling, and structure detection
log_snapshot(label1, val1, label2, val2, label3, val3, label4, val4, label5, val5)
Creates formatted log snapshot with 5 labeled values
Parameters:
label1 (string)
val1 (float)
label2 (string)
val2 (float)
label3 (string)
val3 (float)
label4 (string)
val4 (float)
label5 (string)
val5 (float)
Returns: void (logs to console)
f_get_next_tf(tf, steps)
Gets next higher timeframe(s) from current
Parameters:
tf (string) : Current timeframe string
steps (string) : "1 TF Higher" for next TF, any other value for 2 TFs higher
Returns: Next timeframe string or na if at maximum
f_get_prev_tf(tf)
Gets previous lower timeframe from current
Parameters:
tf (string) : Current timeframe string
Returns: Previous timeframe string or na if at minimum
supersmoother(_src, _length)
Ehler's SuperSmoother - low-lag smoothing filter
Parameters:
_src (float) : Source series to smooth
_length (simple int) : Smoothing period
Returns: Smoothed series
butter_smooth(src, len)
Butterworth filter for ultra-smooth price filtering
Parameters:
src (float) : Source series
len (simple int) : Filter period
Returns: Butterworth smoothed series
f_dynamic_ema(source, dynamic_length)
Dynamic EMA with variable length
Parameters:
source (float) : Source series
dynamic_length (float) : Dynamic period (can vary bar to bar)
Returns: Dynamically adjusted EMA
dema(source, length)
Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA)
Parameters:
source (float) : Source series
length (simple int) : Period for DEMA calculation
Returns: DEMA value
f_scale_percentile(primary_line, secondary_line, x)
Scales secondary line to match primary line using percentile ranges
Parameters:
primary_line (float) : Reference series for target scale
secondary_line (float) : Series to be scaled
x (int) : Lookback bars for percentile calculation
Returns: Scaled version of secondary_line
calculate_correlation_scaling(demamom_range, demamom_min, correlation_range, correlation_min)
Calculates scaling factors for correlation alignment
Parameters:
demamom_range (float) : Range of primary series
demamom_min (float) : Minimum of primary series
correlation_range (float) : Range of secondary series
correlation_min (float) : Minimum of secondary series
Returns: tuple for alignment
getBB(src, length, mult, chartlevel)
Calculates Bollinger Bands with chart level offset
Parameters:
src (float) : Source series
length (simple int) : MA period
mult (simple float) : Standard deviation multiplier
chartlevel (simple float) : Vertical offset for plotting
Returns: tuple
get_mrc(source, length, mult, mult2, gradsize)
Mean Reversion Channel with multiple bands and conditions
Parameters:
source (float) : Price source
length (simple int) : Channel period
mult (simple float) : First band multiplier
mult2 (simple float) : Second band multiplier
gradsize (simple float) : Gradient size for zone detection
Returns:
analyzeMarketStructure(highFractalBars, highFractalPrices, lowFractalBars, lowFractalPrices, trendDirection)
Analyzes market structure for ChoCH and BOS patterns
Parameters:
highFractalBars (array) : Array of high fractal bar indices
highFractalPrices (array) : Array of high fractal prices
lowFractalBars (array) : Array of low fractal bar indices
lowFractalPrices (array) : Array of low fractal prices
trendDirection (int) : Current trend (1=up, -1=down, 0=neutral)
Returns: - change signals and new trend direction
Tristan's Box: Pre-Market Range Breakout + RetestMarket Context:
This is designed for U.S. stocks, focusing on pre-market price action (4:00–9:30 AM ET) to identify key support/resistance levels before the regular session opens.
Built for 1 min and 5 min timelines, and is intended for day trading / scalping.
Core Idea:
Pre-market range (high/low) often acts as a magnet for price during regular hours.
The first breakout outside this range signals potential strong momentum in that direction.
Retest of the breakout level confirms whether the breakout is valid, avoiding false moves.
Step-by-Step Logic:
Pre-Market Range Identification:
Track high and low from 4:00–9:30 AM ET.
Draw a box spanning this range for visual reference and calculation.
Breakout Detection:
When the first candle closes above the pre-market high → long breakout.
When the first candle closes below the pre-market low → short breakout.
The first breakout candle is highlighted with a “YOLO” label for visual confirmation.
Retest Confirmation:
Identify the first candle whose wick touches the pre-market box (high touches top for short, low touches bottom for long).
Wait for the next candle: if it closes outside the box, it confirms the breakout.
Entry Execution:
Long entry: on the confirming candle after a wick-touch above the pre-market high.
Short entry: on the confirming candle after a wick-touch below the pre-market low.
Only the first valid entry per direction per day is taken.
Visuals & Alerts:
Box represents pre-market high/low.
Top/bottom box border lines show the pre-market high / low levels cleanly.
BUY/SELL markers are pinned to the confirming candle.
Added a "YOLO" marker on breakout candle.
Alert conditions trigger when a breakout is confirmed by the retest.
Strategy Type:
Momentum breakout strategy with confirmation retest.
Combines pre-market structure and risk-managed entries.
Designed to filter false breakouts by requiring confirmation on the candle after the wick-touch.
In short, it’s a pre-market breakout momentum strategy: it uses the pre-market high/low as reference, waits for a breakout, and then enters only after a confirmation retest, reducing the chance of entering on a false spike.
Always use good risk management.
Volumatic Fair Value Gaps [BigBeluga]🔵 OVERVIEW
The Volumatic Fair Value Gaps indicator detects and plots size-filtered Fair Value Gaps (FVGs) and immediately analyzes the bullish vs. bearish volume composition inside each gap. When an FVG forms, the tool samples volume from a 10× lower timeframe , splits it into Buy and Sell components, and overlays two compact bars whose percentages always sum to 100%. Each gap also shows its total traded volume . A live dashboard (top-right) summarizes how many bullish and bearish FVGs are currently active and their cumulative volumes—offering a quick read on directional participation and trend pressure.
🔵 CONCEPTS
FVGs (Fair Value Gaps) : Imbalance zones between three consecutive candles where price “skips” trading. The script plots bullish and bearish gaps and extends them until mitigated.
Size Filtering : Only significant gaps (by relative size percentile) are drawn, reducing noise and emphasizing meaningful imbalances.
// Gap Filters
float diff = close > open ? (low - high ) / low * 100 : (low - high) / high *100
float sizeFVG = diff / ta.percentile_nearest_rank(diff, 1000, 100) * 100
bool filterFVG = sizeFVG > 15
Volume Decomposition : For each FVG, the indicator inspects a 10× lower timeframe and aggregates volume of bullish vs. bearish candles inside the gap’s span.
100% Split Bars : Two inline bars per FVG display the % Bull and % Bear shares; their total is always 100%.
Total Gap Volume : A numeric label at the right edge of the FVG shows the total traded volume associated with that gap.
Mitigation Logic : Gaps are removed when price closes through (or touches via high/low—user-selectable) the opposite boundary.
Dashboard Summary : Counts and sums the active bullish/bearish FVGs and their total volumes to gauge directional dominance.
🔵 FEATURES
Bullish & Bearish FVG plotting with independent color controls and visibility toggles.
Adaptive size filter (percentile-based) to keep only impactful gaps.
Lower-TF volume sampling at 10× faster resolution for more granular Buy/Sell breakdown.
Per-FVG volume bars : two horizontal bars showing Bull % and Bear % (sum = 100%).
Per-FVG total volume label displayed at the right end of the gap’s body.
Mitigation source option : choose close or high/low for removing/invalidating gaps.
Overlap control : older overlapped gaps are cleaned to avoid clutter.
Auto-extension : active gaps extend right until mitigated.
Dashboard : shows count of bullish/bearish gaps on chart and cumulative volume totals for each side.
Performance safeguards : caps the number of active FVG boxes to maintain responsiveness.
🔵 HOW TO USE
Turn on/off FVG types : Enable Bullish FVG and/or Bearish FVG depending on your focus.
Tune the filter : The script already filters by relative size; if you need fewer (stronger) signals, increase the percentile threshold in code or reduce the number of displayed boxes.
Choose mitigation source :
close — stricter; gap is removed when a closing price crosses the boundary.
high/low — more sensitive; a wick through the boundary mitigates the gap.
Read the per-FVG bars :
A higher Bull % inside a bullish gap suggests constructive demand backing the imbalance.
A higher Bear % inside a bearish gap suggests supply is enforcing the imbalance.
Use total gap volume : Larger totals imply more meaningful interest at that imbalance; confluence with structure/HTF levels increases relevance.
Watch the dashboard : If bullish counts and cumulative volume exceed bearish, market pressure is likely skewed upward (and vice versa). Combine with trend tools or market structure for entries/exits.
Optional: hide volume bars : Disable Volume Bars when you want a cleaner FVG map while keeping total volume labels and the dashboard.
🔵 CONCLUSION
Volumatic Fair Value Gaps blends precise FVG detection with lower-timeframe volume analytics to show not only where imbalances exist but also who powers them. The per-gap Bull/Bear % bars, total volume labels, and the cumulative dashboard together provide a fast, high-signal read on directional participation. Use the tool to prioritize higher-quality gaps, align with trend bias, and time mitigations or continuations with greater confidence.
ICT SIlver Bullet Trading Windows UK times🎯 Purpose of the Indicator
It’s designed to highlight key ICT “macro” and “micro” windows of opportunity, i.e., time ranges where liquidity grabs and algorithmic setups are most likely to occur. The ICT Silver Bullet concept is built on the idea that institutions execute in recurring intraday windows, and these often produce high-probability setups.
🕰️ Windows
London Macro Window
10:00 – 11:00 UK time
This aligns with a major liquidity window after the London equities open settles and London + EU traders reposition.
You’re looking for setups like liquidity sweeps, MSS (market structure shift), and FVG entries here.
New York Macro Window
15:00 – 16:00 UK time (10:00 – 11:00 NY time)
This is right after the NY equities open, a key ICT window for volatility and liquidity grabs.
Power Hour
Usually 20:00 – 21:00 UK time (3pm–4pm NY time), the last trading hour of NY equities.
ICT often refers to this as another manipulation window where setups can form before the daily close.
🔍 What the Indicator Does
Draws session boxes or shading: so you can visually see the London/NY/Power Hour windows directly on your chart.
Macro vs. Micro time frames:
Macro windows → The ones you set (London & NY) are the major daily algo execution windows.
Micro windows → Within those boxes, ICT expects smaller intraday setups (like a Silver Bullet entry from a sweep + FVG).
Guides your trade selection: it tells you when not to hunt trades everywhere, but instead to wait for price action confirmation inside those boxes.
🧩 How This Fits ICT Silver Bullet Trading
The ICT Silver Bullet strategy says:
Wait for one of the macro windows (London or NY).
Look for liquidity sweep → market structure shift → FVG.
Enter with defined risk inside that hour.
This indicator essentially does step 1 for you: it makes those high-probability windows visually obvious, so you don’t waste time trading random hours where algos aren’t active.
Divergence & Volume ThrustThis document provides both user and technical information for the "Divergence & Volume Thrust" (DVT) Pine Script indicator.
Part 1: User Guide
1.1 Introduction
The DVT indicator is an advanced tool designed to automatically identify high-probability trading setups. It works by detecting divergences between price and key momentum oscillators (RSI and MACD).
A divergence is a powerful signal that a trend might be losing strength and a reversal is possible. To filter out weak signals, the DVT indicator includes a Volume Thrust component, which ensures that a divergence is backed by significant market interest before it alerts you.
🐂 Bullish Divergence: Price makes a new low, but the indicator makes a higher low. This suggests selling pressure is weakening.
🐻 Bearish Divergence: Price makes a new high, but the indicator makes a lower high. This suggests buying pressure is weakening.
1.2 Key Features on Your Chart
When you add the indicator to your chart, here's what you will see:
Divergence Lines:
Bullish Lines (Teal): A line will be drawn on your chart connecting two price lows that form a bullish divergence.
Bearish Lines (Red): A line will be drawn connecting two price highs that form a bearish divergence.
Solid lines represent RSI divergences, while dashed lines represent MACD divergences.
Confirmation Labels:
"Bull Div ▲" (Teal Label): This label appears below the candle when a bullish divergence is detected and confirmed by a recent volume spike. This is a high-probability buy signal.
"Bear Div ▼" (Red Label): This label appears above the candle when a bearish divergence is detected and confirmed by a recent volume spike. This is a high-probability sell signal.
Volume Spike Bars (Orange Background):
Any price candle with a faint orange background indicates that the volume during that period was unusually high (exceeding the average volume by a multiplier you can set).
1.3 Settings and Configuration
You can customize the indicator to fit your trading style. Here's what each setting does:
Divergence Pivot Lookback (Left/Right): Controls the sensitivity of swing point detection. Lower numbers find smaller, more frequent divergences. Higher numbers find larger, more significant ones. 5 is a good starting point.
Max Lookback Range for Divergence: How many bars back the script will look for the first part of a divergence pattern. Default is 60.
Indicator Settings (RSI & MACD):
You can toggle RSI and MACD divergences on or off.
Standard length settings for each indicator (e.g., RSI Length 14, MACD 12, 26, 9).
Volume Settings:
Use Volume Confirmation: The most important filter. When checked, labels will only appear if a volume spike occurs near the divergence.
Volume MA Length: The lookback period for calculating average volume.
Volume Spike Multiplier: The core of the "Thrust" filter. A value of 2.0 means volume must be 200% (or 2x) the average to be considered a spike.
Visuals: Customize colors and toggle the confirmation labels on or off.
1.4 Strategy & Best Practices
Confluence is Key: The DVT indicator is powerful, but it should not be used in isolation. Look for its signals at key support and resistance levels, trendlines, or major moving averages for the highest probability setups.
Wait for Confirmation: A confirmed signal (with a label) is much more reliable than an unconfirmed divergence line.
Context Matters: A bullish divergence in a strong downtrend might only lead to a small bounce, not a full reversal. Use the signals in the context of the overall market structure.
Set Alerts: Use the TradingView alert system with this script. Create alerts for "Confirmed Bullish Divergence" and "Confirmed Bearish Divergence" to be notified of setups automatically.
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A Comp Ratio Multiplier for fine-tuned responsiveness
Optional Auto Smoothing based on wave length
Streamlined plotting for clarity and performance
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