Retail Stop-Loss Predictor

The Psychology of Retail Stop-Loss Placement
The "Safe" Buffer Trap
Retail traders are taught to find a recent high or low and place their stop "just a few pips away" to avoid being wicked out.

The Reality: Institutions know exactly where these "buffers" are. They look for clusters of these orders to create the volume they need to fill their large positions.

The Indicator Solution: The SL Predictor automatically calculates these clusters by identifying "Pivots" and applying a Buffer Offset to show the actual zone where the "pain" is felt.

2. Detailed Description of the SL Predictor
A. Multi-Timeframe (MTF) Anchoring
The indicator doesn't just look at your current chart. It "anchors" zones from Higher Timeframes (HTF) like the 4-Hour or Daily.

Why it matters: A stop-loss cluster on a 1-minute chart is a "speed bump." A stop-loss cluster on a Daily chart is a Liquidity Ocean.

Visuals: These zones are drawn as shaded boxes that stay locked to the candle index, ensuring they don't move or repaint when you scroll.

B. Round Number "Magnet" Logic
Retailers have a psychological bias toward Round Numbers (e.g., $100.00, $1.2500).

The Feature: The script identifies these psychological levels and marks them as secondary stop-loss zones. Institutions often "front-run" these levels or sweep them entirely to trigger mass liquidations.

C. Mitigation & Clearing
Once price enters a predicted stop-loss zone, the indicator changes the color to gray or removes the label.

What this means: The "Fuel" has been used. The stops have been triggered. The market has found the liquidity it was looking for and is now ready to reverse or move to the next "pool."

3. Best Use Case: The "Liquidity Hunt" Strategy
Step 1: Identify "Engineered" Liquidity
Look for Equal Highs (Double Tops) or Equal Lows (Double Bottoms). Retailers see these as "Strong Resistance/Support" and pile their stops behind them.

The Indicator: Will highlight these areas with a Red (Short Stops) or Green (Long Stops) shaded box.

Step 2: Wait for the "Stop Run"
Do not enter a trade when price is inside the zone. Wait for price to pierce the zone and then show a sign of rejection (like a long wick).

Institutional Secret: This is the moment the "Smart Money" has finished buying from the retail sellers or selling to the retail buyers.

Step 3: Execution (The "Reverse" Entry)
Once the "Probable Stop" label disappears or the zone turns gray:

Short Entry: If price swept a Red Zone and closed back below it.

Long Entry: If price swept a Green Zone and closed back above it.

Target: The Opposite stop-loss zone. You are trading from one pool of retail "fuel" to the next.