Time Window Highlight

📌 What this script does

Time Window Highlight highlights a specific intraday time window directly on your chart using a background color and optional vertical lines.

It was built for traders who focus on behavior around the US market open, where volatility, positioning, and false initial moves often occur.

The script does not generate signals.
It provides visual structure and timing clarity.

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⏰ Default Use Case

By default, the window is set to:
• 15:40 – 16:00 (Europe/Rome time)

This time range is commonly used to observe:
• post-open fake moves
• early reversals
• stabilization after initial volatility

All times are fully customizable.

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🎛️ Features
• ✅ Custom start & end time (hours and minutes)
• ✅ Background highlight for the active window
• ✅ Optional vertical start & end lines
• ✅ Option to include the full end candle
• ✅ Option to shift the end line to the end of the end candle
• ✅ Optional weekday filter (Monday–Friday only)
• ✅ Clean chart logic (historical background, live-day focus)

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🧠 Designed Philosophy

This script was intentionally built to:
• avoid repainting
• avoid signals or bias
• avoid over-engineering

It is meant to support discretion, not replace it.

Use it to:
• stay patient outside your key window
• focus only when your session begins
• avoid forcing trades at random times

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⚠️ Important Notes
• The script uses the chart’s timezone
→ Make sure your chart is set to Europe/Rome (or your preferred timezone).
• Background coloring works on full candles only (TradingView limitation).
• Vertical lines are time-anchored and align precisely with the session window.

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🧪 Recommended Timeframes
• 1m / 2m / 5m (intraday)
• Not intended for daily or higher timeframes

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❗ Disclaimer

This script is a visual aid only.
It does not provide buy or sell signals and should be used as part of a broader trading plan.