Engulfing Bar Paradigm [Blaz]Version 1.0 – Published Jan 2026: Initial release
1. Overview & Purpose
The Engulfing Bar Paradigm (EBP) is a multi-timeframe price-action tool built to help traders identify important engulfing candles on higher timeframes and use them to define daily market bias and structure.
At its core, the indicator detects strong high-timeframe engulfing candles. These are candles where price takes one side of the previous candle’s range and closes beyond its body, suggesting a shift in control. When this happens, it provides a structural reference that traders use to interpret directional context, making these candles useful for setting bias rather than reacting to short-term noise.
Once an EBP forms, the indicator automatically highlights and measures the key parts of that engulfing move. This helps traders understand how price is behaving after the displacement and how structure develops across lower timeframes.
The indicator is designed to work across multiple asset classes and timeframes, allowing traders to align intraday price action with higher-timeframe intent. It does not provide buy or sell signals. Instead, it offers a structured way to read the market, build bias, and make more informed decisions based on price behaviour and context.
2. Core Functionality & Key Features
The Engulfing Bar Play (EBP) is built around a mechanical and rule-based interpretation of engulfing price action, enhanced through multi-timeframe analysis and contextual structure mapping.
2.1. High-Timeframe Engulfing Detection
The indicator monitors a user-selected higher timeframe and automatically identifies valid bullish and bearish engulfing candles. These engulfing moves represent strong participation and often mark areas where control shifts in the market. Each detected EBP acts as a reference point for bias and subsequent price interaction.
2.2. Directional Bias Control
Users can choose to display bullish only, bearish only, or both types of setups. This helps traders stay aligned with their intended market bias and avoid distractions from opposing setups.
2.3. Engulfing Range Mapping
Once an EBP forms, the indicator plots the full engulfing range and divides it into four equal sections (quartiles). These levels help traders understand how price interacts within the range and where reactions are more likely to occur.
2.4. Fair Value Gaps (FVGs) Inside the EBP
The indicator detects Fair Value Gaps created during the engulfing move. These gaps highlight areas of imbalance where price may later react. Traders can choose whether to display mitigated and unmitigated gaps for cleaner analysis.
2.5. Expansion Projections
Optional projection levels extend beyond the engulfing range, helping traders frame potential continuation or expansion once price moves away from the structure. These levels are intended to support expectations, not predictions.
2.6. Session Liquidity Integration
EBPs can be filtered to appear only after session liquidity has been taken, allowing traders to focus on engulfing structures that occur after stop-runs or range sweeps. Multiple session windows are supported, with built-in checks to ensure logical use.
2.7. Advanced HTF Candle Visualisation
To improve clarity, the indicator includes a higher-timeframe candle display, showing multiple HTF candles directly on the chart. This helps traders stay aware of where price is trading within the broader context.
Displayed elements include:
HTF candle bodies and wicks
HTF open
HTF Fair Value Gaps
HTF Volume imbalances
Chosen EBP timeframe label
Clear time labels for orientation
2.8. Built-In Safeguards
The indicator automatically validates timeframe relationships and session settings. If an invalid configuration is detected, features are disabled and a warning is shown, helping traders maintain clean and reliable analysis.
3. How to Use the Indicator
3.1. Select the Higher Timeframe
Begin by choosing a higher timeframe for the EBP (such as Daily or 4H). This timeframe defines where the indicator will look for engulfing structures. The chosen timeframe should be equal to or higher than the chart timeframe.
3.2. Identify the Active Engulfing Structure
When a valid engulfing structure forms on the selected higher timeframe, the indicator highlights the engulfing range on the chart. This structure becomes the reference point for understanding current market conditions and directional bias.
3.3. Establish a Bias
Use the direction of the engulfing structure to frame bias for the session. A bullish engulfing structure suggests bullish intent, while a bearish structure suggests bearish intent. Bias filters can be used to display only the setups that align with your directional view.
3.4. Observe Price Interaction Within the Range
As price develops on lower timeframes, observe how it interacts with the engulfing range, its internal levels and FVGs. This helps traders assess whether price is respecting the structure, consolidating, or expanding away from it.
3.5. Use HTF Context for Intraday Navigation
The higher-timeframe candle display provides additional context by showing where current price sits relative to recent HTF opens, imbalances, and structure. This helps maintain alignment with the broader market narrative throughout the session.
3.6. Combine With Your Existing Execution Model
The EBP indicator can complement your existing strategy or execution model. It provides context and structure, allowing traders to make decisions with higher-timeframe awareness rather than reacting to short-term price fluctuations.
4. Protected Logic & Original Design
The Engulfing Bar Paradigm (EBP) is the result of original development and systematic engineering. While the concept of engulfing candles is widely known in technical analysis, the logic, structure, and implementation used in this indicator are original to this indicator’s design.
This indicator does not rely on simple candlestick comparisons. Instead, it applies a rule-based, multi-timeframe framework that evaluates engulfing behaviour within a broader structural context. The way engulfing structures are detected, filtered, measured, and visualised—along with how internal ranges, imbalances, projections, and higher-timeframe elements are handled—reflects an original design approach developed specifically for this indicator.
5. Disclaimer
This indicator is provided for educational and analytical purposes only. It does not constitute financial advice, investment recommendations, or trading signals. All trading and investment decisions remain solely the responsibility of the user.
Trading financial instruments involves substantial risk of loss. Past performance of any trading methodology or indicator does not guarantee future results. Users should conduct their own research and consider consulting with qualified financial professionals before making trading decisions.
The indicator's pattern detection is based on technical analysis principles and should be used as part of a comprehensive trading approach. No trading tool can guarantee profitable outcomes or eliminate market risk.
By using this indicator, users acknowledge they understand these risks and accept full responsibility for their trading decisions and outcomes.
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