[TehThomas] - ICT Volume ImbalanceThis script is a Volume Imbalance (VI) detector and visualizer for use on the TradingView platform. The goal of the script is to automatically identify areas where there are significant imbalances in the volume of trades between consecutive candlesticks and visually highlight these areas. These imbalances can provide traders with valuable insights about the market’s current condition, often signaling potential reversal or continuation points based on price and volume action.
ICT (Inner Circle Trader) Concept of Volume Imbalances
Volume imbalances are a critical concept in the ICT trading methodology. They refer to situations where there is an unusual or significant difference in volume between two consecutive candlesticks, which might indicate institutional or large player activity. According to ICT principles, these imbalances can show us areas of market inefficiency or potential price manipulation. By identifying these imbalances, traders can gain an edge in understanding where the market is likely to move next.
Bullish and Bearish Volume Imbalances:
Bullish Volume Imbalance: This occurs when there is a strong increase in buying pressure, typically indicated by a higher volume on a candle that closes significantly above the previous one, often leaving a gap or larger price movement. The market could be preparing to push higher, and the volume shows a clear shift in buying demand.
Bearish Volume Imbalance:
Conversely, a bearish imbalance occurs when there is a strong increase in selling pressure, typically signaled by a candle that closes significantly lower than the previous one, again with higher volume. This could indicate that large players are offloading positions, and the price is likely to drop further.
Key Features and Functions of the Script
The script automates the process of detecting these volume imbalances and visually marking them on a price chart. Let’s explore its functionality in detail.
1. Inputs Section
The script allows for significant customization through its input options, which help traders adjust the detection and visualization of volume imbalances based on their individual preferences and trading style. Below are the details:
lookback (250 bars): This input specifies the number of bars (or candles) the script should look back when analyzing the volume imbalance. By setting this to 250, the user is looking at the last 250 bars on the chart to detect any significant volume imbalances. This period is adjustable between 50 to 500 bars.
volumeThreshold (1.0 multiplier): This input helps set the sensitivity for identifying volume imbalances. The script compares the volume of the current candle with the previous one, and if the current volume exceeds the previous volume by this threshold multiplier (in this case, 1.0 means at least equal to the previous volume), then it triggers an imbalance. Users can adjust the multiplier to suit different market conditions.
showBoxes (true/false): This toggle determines whether the boxes representing volume imbalances are drawn on the chart. When enabled, the script visually highlights the imbalances with colored boxes.
fillBaseColor (orange with 80% opacity): This is the color setting for the background of the imbalance boxes. A softer color (like orange with opacity) ensures the imbalance is highlighted without obscuring the price action.
borderColor (gray): The color of the border around the imbalance boxes. This adds a visual distinction to make the imbalance areas more visible.
borderWidth (1 pixel): This controls the width of the box's border to adjust how prominent it appears.
rightOffset (30 bars): This input controls how far the imbalance box extends to the right on the chart. It helps users anticipate the potential continuation of the imbalance beyond the current candle.
allowWickOverlap (true/false): This setting allows imbalances to be identified even if the wicks of the two consecutive candlesticks overlap. If set to false, only imbalances where the bodies of the candlesticks don’t overlap are considered.
showBrokenBoxes (true/false): If enabled, once a volume imbalance no longer holds true (i.e., the price breaks through the box), the box is marked as "broken." If disabled, the box is deleted when the imbalance condition no longer applies.
brokenBoxColor (red): This controls the color of the box when it is broken, which can be used as a visual cue that the imbalance was invalidated or no longer valid for analysis.
2. Volume Imbalance Function
This is the core function of the script, where the logic to detect bullish and bearish volume imbalances is implemented.
Bullish Imbalance Condition:
The first condition checks if the low of the current candle is greater than the high of the previous candle. This suggests that the market is moving upward with buying pressure.
The second condition checks whether the volume of the current candle is higher than the previous candle by the volumeThreshold multiplier. If both conditions are satisfied, a bullish imbalance is detected.
Bearish Imbalance Condition:
The first condition checks if the high of the current candle is lower than the low of the previous candle. This suggests downward price action with selling pressure.
The second condition checks whether the current volume exceeds the previous volume by the threshold
Allow Wick Overlap: If allowWickOverlap is set to true, the script will still detect imbalances if the wicks of the two candles overlap (common in volatile markets). If false, imbalances are only considered if the wicks do not overlap.
3. Box Creation and Management
When a volume imbalance is detected, the script creates a box on the chart:
The bullish imbalance box is drawn using the minimum of the open and close of the current bar as the top boundary and the maximum of the open and close of the previous bar as the bottom boundary.
Conversely, the bearish imbalance box is drawn in reverse, using the maximum of the current bar’s open and close as the top boundary and the minimum of the previous bar’s open and close as the bottom boundary.
Once the box is created, it is displayed on the chart with the specified background color, border color, and width.
4. Processing Existing Boxes
After detecting a new imbalance and drawing a box, the script checks whether the box should still remain on the chart:
If the price moves beyond the boundaries of the imbalance box, the box is marked as broken (if showBrokenBoxes is enabled), and its color is changed to red, signifying that the imbalance is no longer valid.
If the box remains intact (i.e., the price has not broken the defined boundaries), the script keeps the box extended to the right as the market continues to evolve.
5. Removing Outdated Boxes
Lastly, the script removes boxes that are older than the specified lookback period. For example, if a box was created 250 bars ago, it will be deleted after that period. This ensures the chart stays clean and only focuses on relevant imbalances.
Why This Script is Useful for Traders
This script is extremely valuable for traders, especially those following the ICT methodology, because it automates the process of detecting market inefficiencies or imbalances that might signal future price action. Here’s why it’s particularly useful:
Identifying Key Areas of Interest: Volume imbalances often point to areas where institutional or large-scale traders have entered the market. These areas could provide clues about the next significant move in the market.
Visualizing Market Structure: By automatically drawing boxes around volume imbalances, the script helps traders visually identify potential areas of support, resistance, or turning points, enabling them to make informed trading decisions.
Time Efficiency: Instead of manually analyzing each candlestick and volume spike, this script does the heavy lifting, saving traders valuable time and allowing them to focus on other aspects of their strategy.
Enhanced Trade Entries and Exits: By understanding where volume imbalances are occurring, traders can time their entries (buying during bullish imbalances and selling during bearish ones) and exits (as imbalances break) more effectively, thus improving their chances of success.
Conclusion
In summary, this script is a powerful tool for traders looking to implement volume imbalance strategies based on the ICT methodology. It automates the identification and visualization of significant imbalances in price and volume, offering traders a clear visual representation of potential market turning points. By customizing the settings, traders can tailor the script to their preferred timeframes and sensitivity, making it a flexible and effective tool for any trading strategy.
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AlgoCados x ICT ToolkitAlgoCados x ICT Toolkit is a TradingView tool designed to integrate ICT (Inner Circle Trader) Smart Money Concepts (SMC) into a structured trading framework.
It provides traders with institutional liquidity insights, precise price level tracking, and session-based analysis, making it an essential tool for intraday, swing, and position trading.
Optimized for Forex, Futures, and Crypto, this toolkit offers multi-timeframe liquidity tracking, killzone mapping, RTH analysis, standard deviation projections, and dynamic price level updates, ensuring traders stay aligned with institutional market behavior.
# Key Features
Multi-Timeframe Institutional Price Levels
The indicator provides a structured approach to analyzing liquidity and market structure across different time horizons, helping traders understand institutional order flow.
- Previous Day High/Low (PDH/PDL) – Tracks the Previous Day’s High/Low, crucial for intraday liquidity analysis.
- Previous Week High/Low (PWH/PWL) – Monitors the Previous Week’s High/Low, aiding in higher timeframe liquidity zone tracking.
- Previous Month High/Low (PMH/PML) – Highlights the Previous Month’s High/Low, critical for swing trading and long-term bias confirmation.
- True Day Open (TDO) – Marks the NY Midnight Opening Price, providing a reference point for intraday bias and liquidity movements.
- Automatic Level Cleanup – When enabled. pxHigh/pxLow levels gets automatically deleted when raided, keeping the chart clean and focused on valid liquidity zones.
- Monthly, Weekly, Daily Open Levels – Identifies HTF price action context, allowing traders to track institutional order flow and potential liquidity draws.
# Regular Trading Hours (RTH) High, Low & Mid-Equilibrium (EQ)
For futures traders, the toolkit accurately identifies RTH liquidity zones to align with institutional trading behavior.
- RTH High/Low (RTH H/L) – Defines the RTH Gap high and low dynamically, marking key liquidity levels.
- RTH Equilibrium (EQ) – Calculates the midpoint of the RTH range, acting as a mean reversion level where price often reacts.
# Killzones & Liquidity Mapping
The indicator provides a time-based liquidity structure that helps traders anticipate market movements during high-impact trading windows.
ICT Killzones (Visible on 30-minute timeframe or lower)
- Asia Killzone (Asia) – Tracks overnight liquidity accumulation.
- London Open Killzone (LOKZ) – Marks early European liquidity grabs.
- New York Killzone (NYKZ) – Captures US session volatility.
- New York PM Session (PMKZ) – Available only for futures markets, tracking late-day liquidity shifts.
Forex-Specific Killzones (Visible on 30-minute timeframe or lower)
- London Close Killzone (LCKZ) – Available only for Forex, marks the European end of Day liquidity Points of Interests (POI).
- Central Bank Dealers Range (CBDR) – Available only for Forex, providing a liquidity framework used by central banks.
- Flout (CBDR + Asian Range) – Available only for Forex, extending CBDR with Asian session liquidity behavior.
- Killzone History Option – When enabled, Killzones remain visible beyond the current day; otherwise, they reset daily.
- Customizable Killzone Boxes – Modify opacity, colors, and border styles for seamless integration into different trading styles.
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# Standard Deviation (STDV) Liquidity Projections
A statistical approach to forecasting price movements based on Standard Deviations of HOTD (High of the Day) and LOTD (Low of the Day).
- Asia, CBDR, and Flout STDV Calculations (Visible on 30-minute timeframe or lower) – Predicts liquidity grabs based on price expansion behavior.
- Customizable Display Modes – Choose between Compact (e.g., "+2.5") or Verbose (e.g., "Asia +2.5") labels.
- Real-Time STDV Updates – Projections dynamically adjust as new price data is formed, allowing traders to react to developing market conditions.
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# Daily Session Dividers
- Visualizes Trading Days (Visible on 1-hour timeframe or lower) – Helps segment the trading session for better structure analysis.
- Daily Divider History Option – When enabled, dividers remain visible beyond the current trading week; otherwise, they reset weekly.
# Customization & User Experience
- Flexible Label Options – Adjust label size, font type, and color for improved readability.
- Intraday-Optimized Data – Killzones (30m or lower), STDV (30m or lower), and Daily Dividers (1H or lower) ensure efficient use of chart space.
- Configurable Line Styles – Customize solid, dotted, or dashed styles for various levels, making charts aesthetically clean and data-rich.
# Usage & Configurations
The AlgoCados x ICT Toolkit is designed to seamlessly fit different trading methodologies.
Scalping & Intraday Trading
- Track PDH/PDL levels for liquidity sweeps and market reversals.
- Utilize Killzones & Session Open levels to identify high-probability entry zones.
- Analyze RTH High/Low & Mid-EQ for potential liquidity targets and reversals.
- Enable STDV projections for potential price expansion and reversals.
Swing & Position Trading
- Use PWH/PWL and PMH/PML levels to determine HTF liquidity shifts.
- Monitor RTH Gap, TDO, and session liquidity markers for trade confirmation.
- Combine HTF bias with LTF liquidity structures for optimized entries and exits.
# Inputs & Configuration Options
Customizable Parameters
- Offset Adjustment – Allows users to shift displayed data horizontally for better visibility.
- Killzone Box Styling – Customize colors, opacity, and border styles for session boxes.
- Session Dividers – Modify line styles and colors for better time segmentation.
- Killzone & Daily Divider History Toggle – Enables users to view past killzones and dividers instead of resetting them daily/weekly.
- Label Formatting – Toggle between Compact and Verbose display modes for streamlined analysis.
# Advanced Features
Real-Time Data Processing & Dynamic Object Management
- Auto Cleanup of pxLevels – Prevents clutter by removing invalidated levels upon liquidity raids.
- Session History Control – Users can toggle historical data for daily dividers and killzones to maintain a clean chart layout.
- Daily & Weekly Resets – Ensures accurate session tracking by resetting daily dividers at the start of each new trading week.
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# Example Use Cases
- Day Traders & Scalpers – Utilize Killzones, PDH/PDL, DO and TDO levels for precise liquidity-based trading opportunities.
- Swing Traders – Leverage HTF Open Levels, PWH/PWL liquidity mapping, and TDO for trend-based trade execution.
- Futures Traders – Optimize trading with RTH High/Low, Mid-EQ, and PMKZ for session liquidity tracking.
- Forex Traders – Use CBDR, Flout, and session liquidity mapping to align with institutional order flow.
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"By integrating institutional concepts, liquidity mapping, and smart money methodologies, the AlgoCados x ICT Toolkit empowers traders with a data-driven approach to market inefficiencies and liquidity pools."
# Disclaimer
This tool is designed to assist in trading decisions but should be used in conjunction with other analysis methods and proper risk management. Trading involves significant risk, and traders should ensure they understand market conditions before executing trades.
[TehThomas] - ICT VI / FVG / IFVG / Liquidity📌 Overview
This TradingView indicator is designed to help traders spot key price inefficiencies and liquidity events based on ICT (Inner Circle Trader) concepts. The script automatically highlights important areas on the chart, such as Volume Imbalances (VI), Fair Value Gaps (FVG), Inverted Fair Value Gaps (IFVG), and Liquidity Sweeps, giving traders a clear view of where price might react.
By marking these zones visually, the indicator serves as a liquidity map, showing where smart money could be targeting orders or rebalancing price action.
🔑 How the Script Works
The indicator detects four major market inefficiencies and liquidity patterns, each offering valuable insights into how price might behave:
1️⃣ Volume Imbalance (VI)
Bullish VI: When the current candle has higher volume than the previous candle in an upward move, this suggests demand is pushing the price up, creating potential buying opportunities.
Bearish VI: When the current candle has higher volume than the previous candle in a downward move, this suggests supply is pushing the price down, highlighting potential selling opportunities.
How to take trades:
Buy: Enter a long position when a bullish VI appears and the price is near a support zone or key level (such as the previous swing low or FVG).
Sell: Enter a short position when a bearish VI appears and the price is near a resistance zone or key level (such as the previous swing high or FVG).
2️⃣ Fair Value Gap (FVG)
Bullish FVG: A gap in price action where the low of the second candle is higher than the high of the first candle. Price tends to return to fill these gaps before continuing upward.
Bearish FVG: A gap in price action where the high of the second candle is lower than the low of the first candle. Price tends to return to fill these gaps before continuing downward.
How to take trades:
Buy: Enter long after a pullback into a bullish FVG zone and if price action shows signs of rejection (such as bullish candlestick patterns or strong momentum).
Sell: Enter short after a pullback into a bearish FVG zone and if price action shows signs of rejection (such as bearish candlestick patterns or strong downward momentum).
3️⃣ Inverted Fair Value Gap (IFVG)
An Inverted Fair Value Gap (IFVG) refers to a Fair Value Gap (FVG) that has already been filled or broken through by price action. Essentially, it is a gap that has been revisited by price and has now been mitigated or broken.
Example:
For Continuation: After price fills the gap, it may continue in the same direction. If price breaks through a bullish FVG and shows continuation, it may signal that the market is still in a strong uptrend.
For Reversal: If the price returns to an inverted FVG after breaching it, and then starts showing signs of reversal (e.g., reversal candlestick patterns, or a shift in momentum), this could signal an entry point in the opposite direction.
How to take trades:
Buy: Consider entering long when price returns to an IFVG zone that aligns with other bullish confluences, such as a bullish VI or liquidity sweep.
Sell: Consider entering short when price returns to a bearish IFVG zone that aligns with other bearish confluences, such as a bearish VI or liquidity sweep.
4️⃣ Liquidity Sweeps
Liquidity sweeps occur when the market temporarily breaks a key high or low to trigger stop-loss orders or lure traders into the wrong direction before reversing.
How to take trades:
Buy: If a liquidity sweep breaks a key resistance or swing high but fails to close above it, enter long when price begins to reverse in the opposite direction, ideally near a previous support or FVG zone.
Sell: If a liquidity sweep breaks a key support or swing low but fails to close below it, enter short when price begins to reverse in the opposite direction, ideally near a previous resistance or FVG zone.
🎯 Trade Setup and Confirmation Strategy
Here’s how to combine these concepts for high-probability trade setups:
Liquidity Sweeps + Volume Imbalances:
If a liquidity sweep occurs in conjunction with a volume imbalance (especially on a higher timeframe), this can act as a confirmation signal to enter the trade.
Example: A liquidity sweep breaks a previous high, but the price fails to close above it. If this happens alongside a break of a Volume imbalance (VI) , it could be a strong signal to sell.
FVG/IFVG Mitigation + Liquidity Sweeps:
Price often returns to mitigate imbalances, and when a liquidity sweep occurs near an unfilled gap, it could trigger a reversal.
Example: After an upward trend, a bearish liquidity sweep breaks a previous swing low, and price then revisits a bearish FVG and creates an IFVG, signaling an opportunity to buy.
Directional Bias (Higher Timeframe Analysis):
Always consider the higher timeframe trend to confirm trade direction. A bullish FVG or bullish VI on the lower timeframe aligns with a bullish trend on the higher timeframe.
Confluence with Key Levels:
When these patterns align with important price levels such as support, resistance, or previously identified swing highs/lows, it enhances the probability of a successful trade.
⚙️ How It Helps in Trading Strategy
The indicator assists in several aspects of trading:
Liquidity Hunts: Price often sweeps liquidity before making major moves.
Entry Confirmation: Use imbalances or sweeps as extra confluence for trade entries.
Mitigation Zones: Price frequently returns to fill inefficiencies before reversing.
Directional Bias: Bullish or bearish gaps align with the higher timeframe narrative.
🔍 ICT Concepts Included
✅Volume Imbalance (VI): High-volume inefficiencies.
✅Fair Value Gap (FVG): Standard price gaps.
✅Inverted Fair Value Gap (IFVG): Filtered large price gaps.
✅Liquidity Sweeps: Stop-hunting patterns by smart money.
⚠️ Disclaimer
This indicator is built for educational purposes and should not be considered financial advice. Trading carries risk, and no tool guarantees profits. Always use proper risk management and perform your own analysis before entering any trade.
ICT Killzones + Macros [TakingProphets]The ICT Killzones indicator is a powerful tool designed to visualize key trading sessions and market timing elements used in ICT (Inner Circle Trader) methodology. It includes:
• Session Markers:
- Asia Session
- London Session
- NY AM Session
- NY Lunch Session
- NY PM Session
• Key Price Levels:
- Session high/low levels that extend until violated
- Midnight Open price level (dotted line)
- True Day Open price level (6 PM EST, dotted line)
• ICT Macro Timing:
- First Macro: 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM EST
- Second Macro: 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM EST
- Distinctive L-shaped brackets marking start and end times
Features:
• Fully customizable colors and styles for all elements
• Adjustable label positions and sizes
• Toggle options for each component
• Smart timeframe filtering
• Clean, uncluttered visual design
This indicator helps traders identify key market structure points, session transitions, and optimal trading windows based on ICT concepts.
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I also added the option to change timezone to New York to see the week the ICT way ;)
Price Alert Indicator with TableIndicator Description: Price Alert Indicator with Table
The Custom Price Alert Indicator with Table is a TradingView script designed to help traders monitor and react to significant price levels during the Asian and London trading sessions. This indicator provides visual alerts and displays relevant session data in a user-friendly table format.
Key Features:
User-Defined Session Times:
Users can specify the start and end hours for both the Asian (default: 8 AM to 2 PM) and London (default: 2 PM to 8 PM) trading sessions in their local time zone.
This flexibility allows traders from different regions to customize the indicator according to their trading hours.
Real-Time Highs and Lows:
The indicator calculates and tracks the high and low prices for the Asian and London sessions in real-time.
It continuously updates these values as new price data comes in.
Touch Notification Logic:
Alerts are triggered when the price touches the session high or low points.
Notifications are designed to avoid repetition; if the London session touches the Asian high or low, subsequent touches are not alerted until the next trading day.
Interactive Table Display:
A table is presented in the bottom right corner of the chart, showing:
The Asian low and high prices
The London low and high prices
Whether each price level has been touched.
Touched levels are visually highlighted in green, making it easy for traders to identify relevant price actions.
Daily Reset of Notifications:
The notification statuses are reset at the end of the London session each day, preparing for the next day’s trading activity.
Use Cases:
Traders can utilize this indicator to stay informed about pivotal price levels during important trading sessions, aiding in decision-making and strategy development.
The clear visual representation of price levels and touch statuses helps traders quickly assess market conditions.
This indicator is particularly beneficial for day traders and those who focus on price movements around key high and low points during the trading day.
[COG]TMS Crossfire 🔍 TMS Crossfire: Guide to Parameters
📊 Core Parameters
🔸 Stochastic Settings (K, D, Period)
- **What it does**: These control how the first stochastic oscillator works. Think of it as measuring momentum speed.
- **K**: Determines how smooth the main stochastic line is. Lower values (1-3) react quickly, higher values (3-9) are smoother.
- **D**: Controls the smoothness of the signal line. Usually kept equal to or slightly higher than K.
- **Period**: How many candles are used to calculate the stochastic. Standard is 14 days, lower for faster signals.
- **For beginners**: Start with the defaults (K:3, D:3, Period:14) until you understand how they work.
🔸 Second Stochastic (K2, D2, Period2)
- **What it does**: Creates a second, independent stochastic for stronger confirmation.
- **How to use**: Can be set identical to the first one, or with slightly different values for dual confirmation.
- **For beginners**: Start with the same values as the first stochastic, then experiment.
🔸 RSI Length
- **What it does**: Controls the period for the RSI calculation, which measures buying/selling pressure.
- **Lower values** (7-9): More sensitive, good for short-term trading
- **Higher values** (14-21): More stable, better for swing trading
- **For beginners**: The default of 11 is a good balance between speed and reliability.
🔸 Cross Level
- **What it does**: The centerline where crosses generate signals (default is 50).
- **Traditional levels**: Stochastics typically use 20/80, but 50 works well for this combined indicator.
- **For beginners**: Keep at 50 to focus on trend following strategies.
🔸 Source
- **What it does**: Determines which price data is used for calculations.
- **Common options**:
- Close: Most common and reliable
- Open: Less common
- High/Low: Used for specialized indicators
- **For beginners**: Stick with "close" as it's most commonly used and reliable.
🎨 Visual Theme Settings
🔸 Bullish/Bearish Main
- **What it does**: Sets the overall color scheme for bullish (up) and bearish (down) movements.
- **For beginners**: Green for bullish and red for bearish is intuitive, but choose any colors that are easy for you to distinguish.
🔸 Bullish/Bearish Entry
- **What it does**: Colors for the entry signals shown directly on the chart.
- **For beginners**: Use bright, attention-grabbing colors that stand out from your chart background.
🌈 Line Colors
🔸 K1, K2, RSI (Bullish/Bearish)
- **What it does**: Controls the colors of each indicator line based on market direction.
- **For beginners**: Use different colors for each line so you can quickly identify which line is which.
⏱️ HTF (Higher Timeframe) Settings
🔸 HTF Timeframe
- **What it does**: Sets which higher timeframe to use for filtering (e.g., 240 = 4 hour chart).
- **How to choose**: Should be at least 4x your current chart timeframe (e.g., if trading on 15min, use 60min or higher).
- **For beginners**: Start with a timeframe 4x higher than your trading chart.
🔸 Use HTF Filter
- **What it does**: Toggles whether the higher timeframe filter is applied or not.
- **For beginners**: Keep enabled to reduce false signals, especially when learning.
🔸 HTF Confirmation Bars
- **What it does**: How many bars must confirm a trend change on higher timeframe.
- **Higher values**: More reliable but slower to react
- **Lower values**: Faster signals but more false positives
- **For beginners**: Start with 2-3 bars for a good balance.
📈 EMA Settings
🔸 Use EMA Filter
- **What it does**: Toggles price filtering with an Exponential Moving Average.
- **For beginners**: Keep enabled for better trend confirmation.
🔸 EMA Period
- **What it does**: Length of the EMA for filtering (shorter = faster reactions).
- **Common values**:
- 5-13: Short-term trends
- 21-50: Medium-term trends
- 100-200: Long-term trends
- **For beginners**: 5-10 is good for short-term trading, 21 for swing trading.
🔸 EMA Offset
- **What it does**: Shifts the EMA forward or backward on the chart.
- **For beginners**: Start with 0 and adjust only if needed for visual clarity.
🔸 Show EMA on Chart
- **What it does**: Toggles whether the EMA appears on your main price chart.
- **For beginners**: Keep enabled to see how price relates to the EMA.
🔸 EMA Color, Style, Width, Transparency
- **What it does**: Customizes how the EMA line looks on your chart.
- **For beginners**: Choose settings that make the EMA visible but not distracting.
🌊 Trend Filter Settings
🔸 Use EMA Trend Filter
- **What it does**: Enables a multi-EMA system that defines the overall market trend.
- **For beginners**: Keep enabled for stronger trend confirmation.
🔸 Show Trend EMAs
- **What it does**: Toggles visibility of the trend EMAs on your chart.
- **For beginners**: Enable to see how price moves relative to multiple EMAs.
🔸 EMA Line Thickness
- **What it does**: Controls how the thickness of EMA lines is determined.
- **Options**:
- Uniform: All EMAs have the same thickness
- Variable: Each EMA has its own custom thickness
- Hierarchical: Automatically sized based on period (longer periods = thicker)
- **For beginners**: "Hierarchical" is most intuitive as longer-term EMAs appear more dominant.
🔸 EMA Line Style
- **What it does**: Sets the line style (solid, dotted, dashed) for all EMAs.
- **For beginners**: "Solid" is usually clearest unless you have many lines overlapping.
🎭 Trend Filter Colors/Width
🔸 EMA Colors (8, 21, 34, 55)
- **What it does**: Sets the color for each individual trend EMA.
- **For beginners**: Use a logical progression (e.g., shorter EMAs brighter, longer EMAs darker).
🔸 EMA Width Settings
- **What it does**: Controls the thickness of each EMA line.
- **For beginners**: Thicker lines for longer EMAs make them easier to distinguish.
🔔 How These Parameters Work Together
The power of this indicator comes from how these components interact:
1. **Base Oscillator**: The stochastic and RSI components create the main oscillator
2. **HTF Filter**: The higher timeframe filter prevents trading against larger trends
3. **EMA Filter**: The EMA filter confirms signals with price action
4. **Trend System**: The multi-EMA system identifies the overall market environment
Think of it as multiple layers of confirmation, each adding more reliability to your trading signals.
💡 Tips for Beginners
1. **Start with defaults**: Use the default settings first and understand what each element does
2. **One change at a time**: When customizing, change only one parameter at a time
3. **Keep notes**: Write down how each change affects your results
4. **Backtest thoroughly**: Test any changes on historical data before trading real money
5. **Less is more**: Sometimes simpler settings work better than complicated ones
Remember, no indicator is perfect - always combine this with proper risk management and other forms of analysis!
[TehThomas] - ICT Liquidity sweepsThe ICT Liquidity Sweeps Indicator is designed to track liquidity zones in the market areas where stop-losses and pending orders are typically clustered. This indicator marks buyside liquidity (resistance) and sellside liquidity (support), helping traders identify areas where price is likely to manipulate liquidity before making a significant move.
This tool is based on Inner Circle Trader (ICT) Smart Money Concepts, which emphasize how institutional traders, or “Smart Money,” manipulate liquidity to fuel price movements. By identifying these zones, traders can anticipate liquidity sweeps and position themselves accordingly.
⚙️ How It Works
1️⃣ Detects Key Liquidity Zones
The script automatically identifies significant swing highs and swing lows in price action using a pivot-based method.
A swing high (buyside liquidity) is a peak where price struggles to break higher, forming a resistance level.
A swing low (sellside liquidity) is a valley where price struggles to go lower, creating a support level.
These liquidity points are prime targets for liquidity sweeps before a true trend direction is confirmed.
2️⃣ Draws Liquidity Lines
Once a swing high or low is identified, a horizontal line is drawn at that level.
The lines extend to the right, serving as future liquidity targets until they are broken.
The indicator allows customization in terms of color, line width, and maximum number of liquidity lines displayed at once.
3️⃣ Handles Liquidity Sweeps
When price breaks a liquidity level, the indicator reacts based on the chosen action setting:
Dotted/Dashed: The line remains visible but changes style to indicate a sweep.
Delete: The line is completely removed once price has interacted with it.
This feature ensures that traders can easily spot where liquidity has been taken and determine whether a reversal or continuation is likely.
4️⃣ Prevents Chart Clutter
To maintain a clean chart, the script limits the number of liquidity lines displayed at any given time.
When new liquidity zones are formed, the oldest lines are automatically removed, keeping the focus on the most relevant liquidity zones.
🎯 How to Use the ICT Liquidity Sweeps Indicator
🔍 Identifying Liquidity Grabs
This indicator helps you identify areas where Smart Money is targeting liquidity before making a move.
Buyside Liquidity (BSL) Sweeps:
Occur when price spikes above a resistance level before reversing downward.
Indicate that Smart Money has hunted stop-losses and buy stops before driving price lower.
Sellside Liquidity (SSL) Sweeps:
Occur when price drops below a support level before reversing upward.
Indicate that Smart Money has collected liquidity from stop-losses and sell stops before pushing price higher.
📈 Combining with Market Structure Shifts (MSS)
One of the best ways to use this indicator is in conjunction with our Market Structure Shifts Indicator.
Liquidity sweeps + MSS Confirmation give strong high-probability trade setups:
Wait for a liquidity sweep (price takes out a liquidity level).
Look for an MSS in the opposite direction (e.g., price sweeps a high, then breaks a recent low).
Enter the trade in the new direction with stop-loss above/below the liquidity sweep.
📊 Entry & Exit Strategies
Long Trade Example:
Price sweeps a key sellside liquidity level (SSL) → creates a false breakdown.
MSS confirms a reversal (price breaks structure upwards).
Enter long position after confirmation.
Stop-loss below the liquidity grab to minimize risk.
Short Trade Example:
Price sweeps a key buyside liquidity level (BSL) → takes liquidity above resistance.
MSS confirms a bearish move (price breaks a key support level).
Enter short position after confirmation.
Stop-loss above the liquidity grab.
🚀 Why This Indicator is a Game-Changer
✅ Helps Identify Smart Money Manipulation – Understand where institutions are likely to grab liquidity before the real move happens.
✅ Enhances Market Structure Analysis – When paired with MSS, liquidity sweeps become powerful signals for trend reversals.
✅ Filters Out False Breakouts – Many traders get caught in liquidity grabs. This indicator helps avoid bad entries.
✅ Keeps Your Chart Clean – The auto-limiting feature ensures that only the most relevant liquidity levels remain visible.
✅ Works on Any Timeframe – Whether you’re a scalper, day trader, or swing trader, liquidity concepts apply universally.
📌 Final Thoughts
The ICT Liquidity Sweeps Indicator is a must-have tool for traders who follow Smart Money Concepts. By tracking liquidity levels and highlighting sweeps, it allows traders to enter trades with precision while avoiding false breakouts.
When combined with Market Structure Shifts (MSS), this strategy becomes even more powerful, offering traders an edge in spotting reversals and timing entries effectively.
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neXt FVG MTF PRO [cognyto]The neXt FVG Multi-Timeframe Indicator represents a remarkable edge in Fair Value Gap analysis. It offers traders a comprehensive and simplified interface to simultaneously monitor Fair Value Gaps across up to 9 different configurable timeframes . This feature shows traders exclusively the closest and most relevant gaps, enabling more precise top-down price action analysis. This makes it particularly valuable for strategies focused on market liquidity and inefficiencies.
Here are the 10 fundamental features that distinguish this indicator
1. Intelligent Visualisation of Next Gaps
An advanced filtering system is implemented to prioritise the visualisation of the nearest FVGs, hence its name -next-, offering a clean FVGs layout on the screen and improving analysis precision. The visualisation system continuously updates according to market price evolution, and as FVGs appear, are mitigated, or eliminated across different timeframes, it updates to ensure a structured and efficient interface.
2. Top-Down Multi-Timeframe Analysis
An efficient visualisation system is implemented to simultaneously manage up to 9 different timeframes. The differentiation between FVGs and their timeframes is established through proportional length in their visual presentation, where higher timeframes extend further to the right, establishing a clear visual hierarchy. The further right the gap extends, the stronger its significance. This structure allows visualization of both current timeframe gaps and those of higher timeframes, facilitating comprehensive market analysis.
3. Alerts
The indicator incorporates a complete notification system that allows users to stay informed in real-time about a wide range of critical events related to Gaps. This system includes customisable alerts for new Fair Value Gaps formation, mitigation notifications, and precise identification of significant gap breakout patterns, technically known as Breakaway gaps.
4. Mitigation
Mitigations represent a fundamental element in technical analysis, identifying zones where price has reached equilibrium. Considering the analytical importance of mitigated gaps, the indicator maintains their visualisation with a specific different color distinction. Additionally, it includes optional functionality for removing mitigated gaps, which can be activated according to user preferences.
5. BISI and SIBI
In addition to the FVGs present in all timeframes, the indicator facilitates precise configuration of BISI and SIBI gaps in the current timeframe, maintaining dynamic visualisation during the additional analysis process alongside other timeframes. This feature optimises the evaluation of historical market imbalances and inefficiencies, offering significant analytical perspectives in the current timeframe, and even refining market entry or exit strategies.
6. Breakaway-Gaps
The indicator provides advanced functionality for identifying and analysing Breakaway-Gaps, presenting in a structured manner the corresponding candle formations that create the Gap. This feature allows precise evaluation of strong market movements, including the assessment of potential retracements and directional patterns in high volatility conditions.
7. Consequent-Encroachment (C.E.)
The indicator implements advanced functionality that visualizes the midpoint of the displacement candle that generates the gap, using precise calculation based on the opening and closing levels of that candle.
8. FVG Fulfilment
The indicator offers advanced configuration options for FVG fullfilmet conditions through two main criteria: confirmation through candle closure that exceeds the established FVG limits, or validation through the intersection of extreme candle levels (maximum/minimum) with the FVG threshold.
9. FVG-Visualisations
Gaps are visualised on the platform once the third candle formation is complete. The system provides optional visualisation functionality during the formation process, although this feature is specifically recommended for predictive analysis, being most effective during daily or weekly market closing intervals. This feature maintains its consistency exclusively in the active timeframe.
10. Customisation
The indicator presents a wide range of advanced customisation options, facilitating comprehensive modification of visual elements. This includes professional adaptation of color palettes, typographic dimensions, line configurations, and design attributes, allowing precise optimisation according to specific user analytical requirements.
This indicator is available exclusively on TradingView. To access it, please see the ‘Author's Instructions’ above and visit our website.
DISCLAIMER
This indicator is provided for informational and educational purposes only. It does not constitute financial advice, trading advice, or any other type of advice, and should not be interpreted as a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any investment or security of any kind. The information provided by this indicator is not intended as a substitute for professional financial advice. Users of this indicator bear sole responsibility for their trading and investment decisions, including the interpretation of market data and signals generated by this indicator. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Trading financial markets carries substantial risk of loss. Users should conduct their own research, seek professional advice when needed, and exercise due diligence before making any trading or investment decisions.
Automate Multi-Timeframe Period Separators - By KaVeHVersion 1.0
Overview
The Automate Multi-Timeframe Period Separators indicator automatically plots vertical separators on your chart to visually distinguish different time intervals. It helps traders quickly identify key session changes, daily transitions, and custom time references without manually drawing lines.
Unlike standard period separators, this script offers enhanced customization options, supports multiple timeframes, and adapts dynamically to different chart resolutions.
Key Features
✅ Multi-Timeframe Support – Works across all timeframes, from seconds to months.
✅ Customizable Time References – Choose between session start time or midnight (00:00) as the reference point.
✅ Time Zone Flexibility – Supports multiple exchange-based and user-defined time zones.
✅ Multiple Line Styles – Customize separator lines with solid, dashed, or dotted styles.
✅ Performance Optimized – Efficiently manages up to 500 separators without cluttering the chart.
How It Works
🔹 This script automatically detects session changes or day boundaries based on user preferences.
🔹 It dynamically adjusts separators based on the current chart timeframe to ensure clarity and relevance.
🔹 Users can modify separator colors, line styles, widths, and display preferences from the settings panel.
What Makes This Indicator Unique?
🔹 More Flexible than Built-in TradingView Separators – Allows custom time references, multiple time zones, and improved styling options.
🔹 Not a Simple Clone – Unlike existing open-source scripts, this indicator introduces dynamic MTF logic, optimized visibility conditions, and smarter separator management.
🔹 Continuously Updated – This is the first official release, and future updates will refine the logic further.
Timeframe Alignment:
M1 timeframe -> M15 separator
M3 timeframe -> M30 separator
M5 timeframe -> H1 separator
M15 timeframe -> H4 separator
H1 timeframe -> D1 separator
H4 timeframe -> W1 separator
How to Use
1️⃣ Add the indicator to your chart.
2️⃣ Configure your preferred time reference (Session Start / Midnight).
3️⃣ Choose a custom time zone if necessary.
4️⃣ Adjust separator styles, colors, and line width to fit your trading strategy.
5️⃣ Enjoy a clearer, more structured chart layout!
🔹 Important Note:
This is not a duplicate of any existing open-source indicator. It introduces unique logic for better time-based chart structuring, ensuring a clutter-free trading experience.
💡 If you have any suggestions or feature requests, feel free to share them!
🚀 Enhance Your Trading with Smarter Time Separators!
ICT SB Time (Lee B)A minimal and clean indicator that simply plots the ICT Silver Bullet time windows for you on the chart with vertical lines.
It also has the option to show other important times, like 00:00, 8:30, and 9:30. Toggles in settings let you change line color, turn any of them off temporarily, and can limit their visibility to only the lower timeframes for less clutter.
I hope you find this indicator useful... and happy trading!
Lee B
2:30 [LuciTech]this is a technical analysis tool designed to highlight key price levels and patterns during a specific trading window, based on UK time (Europe/London). It overlays visual elements on the chart, including a 12 PM reference line, Buy Side Liquidity (BSL) and Sell Side Liquidity (SSL) levels, a highlighted 2:30 PM candle, and Engulfing Fair Value Gaps (FVGs). This indicator is intended for traders who focus on intraday price action and liquidity zones.
Features
The 12 PM Line displays a vertical line at 12:00 PM (UK time) to mark the start of the session. It’s customizable, allowing you to enable or disable it and adjust its color.
BSL/SSL Lines track the highest high (BSL) and lowest low (SSL) from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM (UK time). These lines extend horizontally until 3:30 PM, after which they remain static at their last recorded levels. You can customize them by enabling or disabling visibility, adjusting colors, choosing a line style (solid, dashed, or dotted), and setting the width.
The 2:30 PM Candle highlights the candle at 2:30 PM (UK time) with a distinct color. It’s customizable, with options to enable or disable it and change its color.
Engulfing FVG (Fair Value Gap) identifies bullish and bearish engulfing patterns with a gap from the prior candle’s range. It draws a shaded box over the FVG area, and you can customize it by enabling or disabling it and adjusting the box color.
How It Works
The indicator operates within a session starting at 12:00 PM (UK time). BSL/SSL levels update between 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM, with lines extending until 3:30 PM. After 3:30 PM, these lines freeze.
BSL/SSL lines show the highest price (BSL) and lowest price (SSL) reached during the 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM window. After 3:30 PM, they remain static, marking the final range boundaries.
The 2:30 PM candle emphasizes a key timestamp, often of interest to intraday traders.
Engulfing FVGs detect significant price gaps created by engulfing candles, which may indicate potential reversal or continuation zones.
Settings
12 PM Line Settings let you toggle visibility and set the line color.
BSL/SSL Line Settings allow you to toggle visibility, set BSL and SSL colors, choose a line style (Solid, Dashed, Dotted), and adjust width (1-4).
2:30 Candle Settings let you toggle visibility and set the candle color.
Engulfing FVG Settings allow you to toggle visibility and set the box color.
Interpretation
The 12 PM Line serves as a reference for the session start.
BSL/SSL Lines may act as potential support or resistance zones or highlight liquidity areas. After 3:30 PM, they remain static, showing the session’s final range.
The 2:30 PM Candle can be monitored for price action signals, such as reversals or breakouts.
Engulfing FVGs shaded areas may indicate imbalances in supply and demand, useful for identifying trade opportunities or stop-loss placement.
Notes
The timezone is set to Europe/London (UK time). Ensure your chart’s timezone aligns for accurate results.
This indicator is best used on intraday timeframes, such as 1-minute or 5-minute charts.
It provides visual aids for analysis and does not generate buy or sell signals on its own.
Multi-Timeframe Open LinesThe Multi-Timeframe Open Lines indicator is designed to help traders visualize key price levels at the open of specific time intervals. It draws horizontal lines at the open of 5-minute, 15-minute, 30-minute, and hourly candles, extending these lines to the start of the next respective interval. Traders can now control which timeframes are displayed and how many past opening lines are shown, ensuring a clean and organized chart.
Key Features:
Customizable Lines:
5-Minute Lines: Highlight the open of every 5-minute candle, ending at the start of the next 5-minute candle.
15-Minute Lines: Highlight the open of every 15-minute candle, ending at the start of the next 15-minute candle.
30-Minute Lines: Highlight the open of every 30-minute candle, ending at the start of the next 30-minute candle.
Hourly Lines: Highlight the open of every hourly candle, ending at the start of the next hourly candle.
Each timeframe's lines can be customized in terms of color, line style, and thickness.
Toggle Options:
Easily turn on or off the display of lines for each timeframe (5m, 15m, 30m, 1h) using checkboxes in the settings.
User-Defined Limits:
Control the number of past opening lines displayed for each timeframe (5m, 15m, 30m, 1h).
Prevents chart clutter by limiting the number of visible lines.
Multi-Timeframe Analysis:
Enables traders to analyze price action across multiple timeframes simultaneously, providing a clearer picture of market structure and key levels.
User-Friendly Inputs:
Easy-to-use settings for customizing line appearance and behavior, ensuring the indicator fits seamlessly into any trading strategy.
How to Use:
Apply the indicator to your chart to visualize the open price levels for 5-minute, 15-minute, 30-minute, and hourly candles.
Use the lines as dynamic support/resistance levels or to identify potential breakout/breakdown points.
Customize the colors, styles, and the number of visible lines to match your chart theme or trading preferences.
Toggle specific timeframes on or off to focus on the most relevant price levels.
Ideal For:
Traders who use multi-timeframe analysis.
Those who rely on key price levels for decision-making.
Anyone looking to enhance their chart with clear, customizable reference lines while avoiding clutter.
Peak Reaction Zones [BigBeluga]Peak Reaction Zones is an advanced Smart Money Concept (SMC) indicator that identifies the most recent swing high and swing low zones, helping traders determine premium and discount areas for optimal trade positioning.
🔵 Key Features:
Swing High & Low Zones:
Automatically detects the latest swing high and swing low levels.
Helps traders identify key reaction points where price is likely to respond.
Premium & Discount Concept:
The high zone represents a premium area, where price is overextended and may reverse.
The low zone represents a discount area, where price is undervalued and may bounce.
The midline dynamically marks the equilibrium of the range.
Adjustable Zone Width:
Users can fine-tune the width of the zones to match their trading style.
Wider zones capture broader reaction ranges, while narrower zones focus on precise levels.
Zone Retest Signals:
Blue markers appear when price retests the lower reaction zone, signaling potential support.
Orange markers appear when price retests the upper reaction zone, indicating possible resistance.
Price Labels for Key Levels:
Displays the price value of the swing high, swing low, and midline for quick reference.
Helps traders recognize major reaction points at a glance.
🔵 Usage:
Smart Money Trading: Utilize the premium and discount concept to align trades with institutional order flow.
Zone Reactions: Watch for price tests of reaction zones and use the retest signals to confirm potential reversals.
Midline Confirmation: If price holds above or below the midline, it can indicate directional bias.
Scalping & Swing Trading: Short-term traders can look for zone rejections, while swing traders can use the levels for trend continuation setups.
Peak Reaction Zones is a must-have tool for traders looking to trade with Smart Money Concepts, allowing for precise entries and exits based on key liquidity areas and market structure.
[COG]StochRSI Zenith📊 StochRSI Zenith
This indicator combines the traditional Stochastic RSI with enhanced visualization features and multi-timeframe analysis capabilities. It's designed to provide traders with a comprehensive view of market conditions through various technical components.
🔑 Key Features:
• Advanced StochRSI Implementation
- Customizable RSI and Stochastic calculation periods
- Multiple moving average type options (SMA, EMA, SMMA, LWMA)
- Adjustable signal line parameters
• Visual Enhancement System
- Dynamic wave effect visualization
- Energy field display for momentum visualization
- Customizable color schemes for bullish and bearish signals
- Adaptive transparency settings
• Multi-Timeframe Analysis
- Higher timeframe confirmation
- Synchronized market structure analysis
- Cross-timeframe signal validation
• Divergence Detection
- Automated bullish and bearish divergence identification
- Customizable lookback period
- Clear visual signals for confirmed divergences
• Signal Generation Framework
- Price action confirmation
- SMA-based trend filtering
- Multiple confirmation levels for reduced noise
- Clear entry signals with customizable display options
📈 Technical Components:
1. Core Oscillator
- Base calculation: 13-period RSI (adjustable)
- Stochastic calculation: 8-period (adjustable)
- Signal lines: 5,3 smoothing (adjustable)
2. Visual Systems
- Wave effect with three layers of visualization
- Energy field display with dynamic intensity
- Reference bands at 20/30/50/70/80 levels
3. Confirmation Mechanisms
- SMA trend filter
- Higher timeframe alignment
- Price action validation
- Divergence confirmation
⚙️ Customization Options:
• Visual Parameters
- Wave effect intensity and speed
- Energy field sensitivity
- Color schemes for bullish/bearish signals
- Signal display preferences
• Technical Parameters
- All core calculation periods
- Moving average types
- Divergence detection settings
- Signal confirmation criteria
• Display Settings
- Chart and indicator signal placement
- SMA line visualization
- Background highlighting options
- Label positioning and size
🔍 Technical Implementation:
The indicator combines several advanced techniques to generate signals. Here are key components with code examples:
1. Core StochRSI Calculation:
// Base RSI calculation
rsi = ta.rsi(close, rsi_length)
// StochRSI transformation
stochRSI = ((ta.highest(rsi, stoch_length) - ta.lowest(rsi, stoch_length)) != 0) ?
(100 * (rsi - ta.lowest(rsi, stoch_length))) /
(ta.highest(rsi, stoch_length) - ta.lowest(rsi, stoch_length)) : 0
2. Signal Generation System:
// Core signal conditions
crossover_buy = crossOver(sk, sd, cross_threshold)
valid_buy_zone = sk < 30 and sd < 30
price_within_sma_bands = close <= sma_high and close >= sma_low
// Enhanced signal generation
if crossover_buy and valid_buy_zone and price_within_sma_bands and htf_allows_long
if is_bullish_candle
long_signal := true
else
awaiting_bull_confirmation := true
3. Multi-Timeframe Analysis:
= request.security(syminfo.tickerid, mtf_period,
)
The HTF filter looks at a higher timeframe (default: 4H) to confirm the trend
It only allows:
Long trades when the higher timeframe is bullish
Short trades when the higher timeframe is bearish
📈 Trading Application Guide:
1. Signal Identification
• Oversold Opportunities (< 30 level)
- Look for bullish crosses of K-line above D-line
- Confirm with higher timeframe alignment
- Wait for price action confirmation (bullish candle)
• Overbought Conditions (> 70 level)
- Watch for bearish crosses of K-line below D-line
- Verify higher timeframe condition
- Confirm with bearish price action
2. Divergence Trading
• Bullish Divergence
- Price makes lower lows while indicator makes higher lows
- Most effective when occurring in oversold territory
- Use with support levels for entry timing
• Bearish Divergence
- Price makes higher highs while indicator shows lower highs
- Most reliable in overbought conditions
- Combine with resistance levels
3. Wave Effect Analysis
• Strong Waves
- Multiple wave lines moving in same direction indicate momentum
- Wider wave spread suggests increased volatility
- Use for trend strength confirmation
• Energy Field
- Higher intensity in trading zones suggests stronger moves
- Use for momentum confirmation
- Watch for energy field convergence with price action
The energy field is like a heat map that shows momentum strength
It gets stronger (more visible) when:
Price is in oversold (<30) or overbought (>70) zones
The indicator lines are moving apart quickly
A strong signal is forming
Think of it as a "strength meter" - the more visible the energy field, the stronger the potential move
4. Risk Management Integration
• Entry Confirmation
- Wait for all signal components to align
- Use higher timeframe for trend direction
- Confirm with price action and SMA positions
• Stop Loss Placement
- Consider placing stops beyond recent swing points
- Use ATR for dynamic stop calculation
- Account for market volatility
5. Position Management
• Partial Profit Taking
- Consider scaling out at overbought/oversold levels
- Use wave effect intensity for exit timing
- Monitor energy field for momentum shifts
• Trade Duration
- Short-term: Use primary signals in trading zones
- Swing trades: Focus on divergence signals
- Position trades: Utilize higher timeframe signals
⚠️ Important Usage Notes:
• Avoid:
- Trading against strong trends
- Relying solely on single signals
- Ignoring higher timeframe context
- Over-leveraging based on signals
Remember: This tool is designed to assist in analysis but should never be used as the sole decision-maker for trades. Always maintain proper risk management and combine with other forms of analysis.
ICT First Presented FVG - NY Open [LuckyAlgo]
This indicator identifies the first Fair Value Gap (FVG) that occurs during the New York trading session, combined with NY session opening price levels. It's an essential tool for traders who follow ICT concepts and focus on the NY trading session.
ICT refers to this as the First Presented FVG, while other traders may call it the 9:30 FVG.
This indicator is best for the 1 minute timeframe, while 5 minute also works.
Detects and marks the first FVG of the NY session
Displays both bullish (green) and bearish (red) FVGs with customizable transparency
Shows the NY session opening price with clear labels
Includes optional vertical line at 9:30 AM NY open
Maintains clean chart visibility with adjustable maximum display days
Includes session date and time labels for easy reference
The indicator helps traders identify potential reversal zones and continuation opportunities by combining two powerful concepts: Fair Value Gaps and NY session opening price. This makes it particularly valuable for day traders and swing traders who want to capitalize on institutional order flow patterns during the most liquid trading session.
You can customize the indicator's appearance, including FVG box colors, time range display, and whether to show the NY open markers. This flexibility allows you to integrate it seamlessly with your existing trading setup.
Son Model ICT [TradingFinder] HTF DOL H1 + Sweep M15 + FVG M1🔵 Introduction
The ICT Son Model setup is a precise trading strategy based on market structure and liquidity, implemented across multiple timeframes. This setup first identifies a liquidity level in the 1-hour (1H) timeframe and then confirms a Market Structure Shift (MSS) in the 5-minute (5M) timeframe to validate the trend. After confirmation, the price forms a new swing in the 5-minute timeframe, absorbing liquidity.
Once this level is broken, traders typically drop to the 30-second (30s) timeframe and enter trades based on a Fair Value Gap (FVG). However, since access to the 30-second timeframe is not available to most traders, we take the entry signal directly from the 5-minute timeframe, using the same liquidity zones and confirmed breakouts to execute trades. This approach simplifies execution and makes the strategy accessible to all traders.
This model operates in two setups :
Bullish ICT Son Model and Bearish ICT Son Model. In the bullish setup, liquidity is first accumulated at the lows of the 1-hour timeframe, and after confirming a market structure shift, a long position is initiated. Conversely, in the bearish setup, liquidity is first drawn from higher levels, and upon confirmation of a bearish trend, a short position is executed.
Bullish Setup :
Bearish Setup :
🔵 How to Use
The ICT Son Model setup is designed around liquidity analysis and market structure shifts and can be applied in both bullish and bearish market conditions. The strategy first identifies a liquidity level in the 1-hour (1H) timeframe and then confirms a Market Structure Shift (MSS) in the 5-minute (5M) timeframe.
After this shift, the price forms a new swing, absorbing liquidity. When this level is broken in the 5-minute timeframe, the trader enters based on a Fair Value Gap (FVG). While the ideal entry is in the 30-second (30s) timeframe, due to accessibility constraints, we take entry signals directly from the 5-minute timeframe.
🟣 Bullish Setup
In the Bullish ICT Son Model, the 1-hour timeframe first identifies liquidity at the market lows, where price sweeps this level to absorb liquidity. Then, in the 5-minute timeframe, an MSS confirms the bullish shift.
After confirmation, the price forms a new swing, absorbing liquidity at a higher level. The price then retraces into a Fair Value Gap (FVG) created in the 5-minute timeframe, where the trader enters a long position, placing the stop-loss below the FVG.
🟣 Bearish Setup
In the Bearish ICT Son Model, liquidity at higher market levels is identified in the 1-hour timeframe, where price sweeps these levels to absorb liquidity. Then, in the 5-minute timeframe, an MSS confirms the bearish trend.
After confirmation, the price forms a new swing, absorbing liquidity at a lower level. The price then retraces into a Fair Value Gap (FVG) created in the 5-minute timeframe, where the trader enters a short position, placing the stop-loss above the FVG.
🔵 Settings
Swing period : You can set the swing detection period.
Max Swing Back Method : It is in two modes "All" and "Custom". If it is in "All" mode, it will check all swings, and if it is in "Custom" mode, it will check the swings to the extent you determine.
Max Swing Back : You can set the number of swings that will go back for checking.
FVG Length : Default is 120 Bar.
MSS Length : Default is 80 Bar.
FVG Filter : This refines the number of identified FVG areas based on a specified algorithm to focus on higher quality signals and reduce noise.
Types of FVG filters :
Very Aggressive Filter: Adds a condition where, for an upward FVG, the last candle's highest price must exceed the middle candle's highest price, and for a downward FVG, the last candle's lowest price must be lower than the middle candle's lowest price. This minimally filters out FVGs.
Aggressive Filter: Builds on the Very Aggressive mode by ensuring the middle candle is not too small, filtering out more FVGs.
Defensive Filter: Adds criteria regarding the size and structure of the middle candle, requiring it to have a substantial body and specific polarity conditions, filtering out a significant number of FVGs.
Very Defensive Filter: Further refines filtering by ensuring the first and third candles are not small-bodied doji candles, retaining only the highest quality signals.
🔵 Conclusion
The ICT Son Model setup is a structured and precise method for trade execution based on liquidity analysis and market structure shifts. This strategy first identifies a liquidity level in the 1-hour timeframe and then confirms a trend shift using the 5-minute timeframe.
Trade entries are executed based on Fair Value Gaps (FVGs), which highlight optimal entry points. By applying this model, traders can leverage existing market liquidity to enter high-probability trades. The bullish setup activates when liquidity is swept from market lows and a market structure shift confirms an upward trend, whereas the bearish setup is used when liquidity is drawn from market highs, confirming a downtrend.
This approach enables traders to identify high-probability trade setups with greater precision compared to many other strategies. Additionally, since access to the 30-second timeframe is limited, the strategy remains fully functional in the 5-minute timeframe, making it more practical and accessible for a wider range of traders.
Midnight Opening Ranges[TDL]Midnight Opening Range Indicator for TradingView
Description:
The Midnight Opening Range Indicator as taught by Micheal J. Huddleston is a powerful tool designed for traders who want to analyze price action during the critical midnight to 00:30 timeframe. This indicator highlights the opening range for both the current day and previous days, providing valuable insights into market behavior during this specific period. It also calculates and displays deviations from the opening range, as well as allows for custom opening prices to be set, making it highly adaptable to your trading strategy.
Key Features:
Today's Opening Range (00:00 - 00:30):
The indicator plots the high and low of the price range between 00:00 and 00:30 for the current day.
This range is highlighted on the chart, making it easy to identify the initial market movement and potential support/resistance levels.
Previous Days' Opening Ranges:
The indicator also displays the opening ranges for previous days, allowing you to how price reacts off of previous days ranges not just todays.
This feature helps in identifying patterns or recurring behaviors in the market in which price uses this range and previous days ranges throughout the trading day.
Deviations from the Opening Range:
The indicator calculates and plots deviations from the opening range, both above and below the high and low of the range.
These deviations can be used to identify potential breakout or reversal points, giving you an edge in anticipating market moves.
Custom Opening Prices:
The indicator allows you to set custom opening prices, which can be useful if you want to analyze the market based on a specific reference point rather than the default midnight opening.
This feature is particularly useful for traders who follow alternative trading sessions or have specific entry criteria.
Customizable Visuals:
The indicator offers customizable colors and styles for the opening range, deviations, and custom opening prices, allowing you to tailor the visual representation to your preferences.
How to Use:
Identify Key Levels: Use the highlighted opening range to identify key support and resistance levels for the day.
Monitor Deviations: Watch for price movements beyond the opening range deviations to spot potential breakouts or reversals.
Previous Range Data: Use previous days to identify areas of potential AMD.
Set Custom Prices: Adjust the custom opening price to align with your trading strategy or session preferences.
Ideal For:
Day Traders: Perfect for traders who focus on the early hours of the market to capture initial momentum.
Swing Traders: Useful for identifying key levels that could influence price action over several days.
Algorithmic Traders: Can be integrated into automated trading systems to trigger trades based on the opening range and deviations.
Conclusion:
The Midnight Opening Range Indicator is an essential tool for any trader looking to gain an edge in the market by focusing on the critical midnight to 00:30 timeframe. With its ability to highlight opening ranges, calculate deviations, and accommodate custom opening prices, this indicator provides a comprehensive view of market behavior during this pivotal period. Whether you're a day trader, swing trader, or algorithmic trader, this indicator will help you make more informed trading decisions.
ICT NY Kill Zone Auto Trading### **ICT NY Kill Zone Auto Trading Strategy (5-Min Chart)**
#### **Overview:**
This strategy is based on Inner Circle Trader (ICT) concepts, focusing on the **New York Kill Zone**. It is designed for trading GBP/USD exclusively on the **5-minute chart**, automatically entering and exiting trades during the US session.
#### **Key Components:**
1. **Time Filter**
- The strategy only operates during the **New York Kill Zone (9:30 AM - 11:00 AM NY Time)**.
- It ensures execution only on the **5-minute timeframe**.
2. **Fair Value Gaps (FVGs) Detection**
- The script identifies areas where price action left an imbalance, known as Fair Value Gaps (FVGs).
- These gaps indicate potential liquidity zones where price may return before continuing in the original direction.
3. **Order Blocks (OBs) Identification**
- **Bullish Order Block:** Occurs when price forms a strong bullish pattern, suggesting further upside movement.
- **Bearish Order Block:** Identified when a strong bearish formation signals potential downside continuation.
4. **Trade Execution**
- **Long Trade:** Entered when a bullish order block forms within the NY Kill Zone and aligns with an FVG.
- **Short Trade:** Entered when a bearish order block forms within the Kill Zone and aligns with an FVG.
5. **Risk Management**
- **Stop Loss:** Fixed at **30 pips** to limit downside risk.
- **Take Profit:** Set at **60 pips**, providing a **2:1 risk-reward ratio**.
6. **Visual Aids**
- The **Kill Zone is highlighted in blue** to help traders visually confirm the active session.
**Objective:**
This script aims to **capitalize on institutional price movements** within the New York session by leveraging ICT concepts such as FVGs and Order Blocks. By automating trade entries and exits, it eliminates emotions and ensures a disciplined trading approach.
Turtle Soup Model [PhenLabs]📊 Turtle Soup Model
Version: PineScript™ v6
Description
The Turtle Soup Model is an innovative technical analysis tool that combines market structure analysis with inter-market comparison and gap detection. Unlike traditional structure indicators, it validates market movements against a comparison symbol (default: ES1!) to identify high-probability trading opportunities. The indicator features a unique “soup pattern” detection system, comprehensive gap analysis, and real-time structure breaks visualization.
Innovation Points:
First indicator to combine structure analysis with gap detection and inter-market validation
Advanced memory management system for efficient long-term analysis
Sophisticated pattern recognition with multi-market confirmation
Real-time structure break detection with comparative validation
🔧 Core Components
Structure Analysis: Advanced pivot detection with inter-market validation
Gap Detection: Sophisticated gap identification and classification system
Inversion Patterns: “Soup pattern” recognition for reversal opportunities
Visual System: Dynamic rendering of structure levels and gaps
Alert Framework: Multi-condition notification system
🚨 Key Features 🚨
The indicator provides comprehensive analysis through:
Structure Levels: Validated support and resistance zones
Gap Patterns: Identification of significant market gaps
Inversion Signals: Detection of potential reversal points
Real-time Comparison: Continuous inter-market analysis
Visual Alerts: Dynamic structure break notifications
📈 Visualization
Structure Lines: Color-coded for highs and lows
Gap Boxes: Visual representation of gap zones
Inversion Patterns: Clear marking of potential reversal points
Comparison Overlay: Inter-market divergence visualization
Alert Indicators: Visual signals for structure breaks
💡Example
📌 Usage Guidelines
The indicator offers multiple customization options:
Structure Settings:
Pivot Period: Adjustable for different market conditions
Comparison Symbol: Customizable reference market
Visual Style: Configurable colors and line widths
Gap Analysis:
Signal Mode: Choice between close and wick-based signals
Box Rendering: Automatic gap zone visualization
Middle Line: Reference point for gap measurements
✅ Best Practices:
🚨Use comparison symbol from related market🚨
Monitor both structure breaks and gap inversions
Combine signals for higher probability trades
Pay attention to inter-market divergences
⚠️ Limitations
Requires comparison symbol data
Performance depends on market correlation
Best suited for liquid markets
What Makes This Unique
Inter-market Validation: Uses comparison symbol for signal confirmation
Gap Integration: Combines structure and gap analysis
Soup Pattern Detection: Identifies specific reversal patterns
Dynamic Structure Management: Automatically updates and removes invalid levels
Memory-Efficient Design: Optimized for long-term chart analysis
🔧 How It Works
The indicator processes market data through three main components:
1. Structure Analysis:
Detects pivot points with comparison validation
Tracks structure levels with array management
Identifies and processes structure breaks
2. Gap Analysis:
Identifies significant market gaps
Processes gap inversions
Manages gap zones visualization
3. Pattern Recognition:
Detects “soup” patterns
Validates with comparison market
Generates structure break signals
💡 Note: The indicator performs best when used with correlated comparison symbols and appropriate timeframe selection. Its unique inter-market validation system provides additional confirmation for traditional structure-based trading strategies.
CandelaCharts - Fib Retracement (OTE) 📝 Overview
The CandelaCharts Fib Retracement (OTE) indicator is a precision tool designed to help traders identify Optimal Trade Entry (OTE) levels based on Fibonacci retracement principles, as taught in ICT (Inner Circle Trader) methodology.
This indicator automatically plots Fibonacci retracement levels between a selected swing high and swing low, highlighting the key OTE zone between the 61.8% and 78.6% retracement levels—a prime area for potential reversals in trending markets.
📦 Features
Automatic & Custom lookback modes
Customizable fib levels
Dynamic coloring
Reverse & extend
⚙️ Settings
Lookback: Controls the number of bars to look back. You can choose between **Automatic** or **Custom** mode.
Line Style: Sets the line style for the Fibonacci levels.
Levels: 0, 0.236, 0.0.382, 0.500, 0.620, 0.705, 0.790, 0.886, 1.000. Allows you to toggle the visibility of Fibonacci levels.
Dynamic Coloring: Colors Fibonacci levels according to trend direction.
Show Labels: Shows the price value at each Fibonacci level.
Reverse: Flips the Fibonacci levels in the opposite direction.
Extend Left: Extends the Fibonacci levels to the left.
⚡️ Showcase
Dynamic Coloring
Manual Coloring
Fib Retracement
Extended
Custom Length
📒 Usage
Using the CandelaCharts Fib Retracement (OTE) is pretty straightforward—just follow these steps to spot high-probability trade setups and refine your entries.
Identify the Trend – Determine whether the market is in an uptrend or downtrend.
Select Swing Points – The indicator automatically plots from the most recent swing high to swing low (or vice versa).
Wait for Price to Enter OTE Zone – Look for price action confirmation within the optimal entry zone (61.8%-78.6%).
Enter the Trade – Consider longs in an uptrend at the OTE zone, and shorts in a downtrend.
Set Stop & Target – Place stops below/above the swing low/high and target extension levels (127.2%, 161.8%).
🎯 Key takeways
The CandelaCharts Fib Retracement (OTE) is a must-have tool for traders looking to refine their entries and maximize risk-reward potential with precision-based ICT trading strategies. 🚀
🚨 Alerts
The indicator does not provide any alerts!
⚠️ Disclaimer
Trading involves significant risk, and many participants may incur losses. The content on this site is not intended as financial advice and should not be interpreted as such. Decisions to buy, sell, hold, or trade securities, commodities, or other financial instruments carry inherent risks and are best made with guidance from qualified financial professionals. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
[COG] Adaptive Squeeze Intensity 📊 Adaptive Squeeze Intensity (ASI) Indicator
🎯 Overview
The Adaptive Squeeze Intensity (ASI) indicator is an advanced technical analysis tool that combines the power of volatility compression analysis with momentum, volume, and trend confirmation to identify high-probability trading opportunities. It quantifies the degree of price compression using a sophisticated scoring system and provides clear entry signals for both long and short positions.
⭐ Key Features
- 📈 Comprehensive squeeze intensity scoring system (0-100)
- 📏 Multiple Keltner Channel compression zones
- 📊 Volume analysis integration
- 🎯 EMA-based trend confirmation
- 🎨 Proximity-based entry validation
- 📱 Visual status monitoring
- 🎨 Customizable color schemes
- ⚡ Clear entry signals with directional indicators
🔧 Components
1. 📐 Squeeze Intensity Score (0-100)
The indicator calculates a total squeeze intensity score based on four components:
- 📊 Band Convergence (0-40 points): Measures the relationship between Bollinger Bands and Keltner Channels
- 📍 Price Position (0-20 points): Evaluates price location relative to the base channels
- 📈 Volume Intensity (0-20 points): Analyzes volume patterns and thresholds
- ⚡ Momentum (0-20 points): Assesses price momentum and direction
2. 🎨 Compression Zones
Visual representation of squeeze intensity levels:
- 🔴 Extreme Squeeze (80-100): Red zone
- 🟠 Strong Squeeze (60-80): Orange zone
- 🟡 Moderate Squeeze (40-60): Yellow zone
- 🟢 Light Squeeze (20-40): Green zone
- ⚪ No Squeeze (0-20): Base zone
3. 🎯 Entry Signals
The indicator generates entry signals based on:
- ✨ Squeeze release confirmation
- ➡️ Momentum direction
- 📊 Candlestick pattern confirmation
- 📈 Optional EMA trend alignment
- 🎯 Customizable EMA proximity validation
⚙️ Settings
🔧 Main Settings
- Base Length: Determines the calculation period for main indicators
- BB Multiplier: Sets the Bollinger Bands deviation multiplier
- Keltner Channel Multipliers: Three separate multipliers for different compression zones
📈 Trend Confirmation
- Four customizable EMA periods (default: 21, 34, 55, 89)
- Optional trend requirement for entry signals
- Adjustable EMA proximity threshold
📊 Volume Analysis
- Customizable volume MA length
- Adjustable volume threshold for signal confirmation
- Option to enable/disable volume analysis
🎨 Visualization
- Customizable bullish/bearish colors
- Optional intensity zones display
- Status monitor with real-time score and state information
- Clear entry arrows and background highlights
💻 Technical Code Breakdown
1. Core Calculations
// Base calculations for EMAs
ema_1 = ta.ema(close, ema_length_1)
ema_2 = ta.ema(close, ema_length_2)
ema_3 = ta.ema(close, ema_length_3)
ema_4 = ta.ema(close, ema_length_4)
// Proximity calculation for entry validation
ema_prox_raw = math.abs(close - ema_1) / ema_1 * 100
is_close_to_ema_long = close > ema_1 and ema_prox_raw <= prox_percent
```
### 2. Squeeze Detection System
```pine
// Bollinger Bands setup
BB_basis = ta.sma(close, length)
BB_dev = ta.stdev(close, length)
BB_upper = BB_basis + BB_mult * BB_dev
BB_lower = BB_basis - BB_mult * BB_dev
// Keltner Channels setup
KC_basis = ta.sma(close, length)
KC_range = ta.sma(ta.tr, length)
KC_upper_high = KC_basis + KC_range * KC_mult_high
KC_lower_high = KC_basis - KC_range * KC_mult_high
```
### 3. Scoring System Implementation
```pine
// Band Convergence Score
band_ratio = BB_width / KC_width
convergence_score = math.max(0, 40 * (1 - band_ratio))
// Price Position Score
price_range = math.abs(close - KC_basis) / (KC_upper_low - KC_lower_low)
position_score = 20 * (1 - price_range)
// Final Score Calculation
squeeze_score = convergence_score + position_score + vol_score + mom_score
```
### 4. Signal Generation
```pine
// Entry Signal Logic
long_signal = squeeze_release and
is_momentum_positive and
(not use_ema_trend or (bullish_trend and is_close_to_ema_long)) and
is_bullish_candle
short_signal = squeeze_release and
is_momentum_negative and
(not use_ema_trend or (bearish_trend and is_close_to_ema_short)) and
is_bearish_candle
```
📈 Trading Signals
🚀 Long Entry Conditions
- Squeeze release detected
- Positive momentum
- Bullish candlestick
- Price above relevant EMAs (if enabled)
- Within EMA proximity threshold (if enabled)
- Sufficient volume confirmation (if enabled)
🔻 Short Entry Conditions
- Squeeze release detected
- Negative momentum
- Bearish candlestick
- Price below relevant EMAs (if enabled)
- Within EMA proximity threshold (if enabled)
- Sufficient volume confirmation (if enabled)
⚠️ Alert Conditions
- 🔔 Extreme squeeze level reached (score crosses above 80)
- 🚀 Long squeeze release signal
- 🔻 Short squeeze release signal
💡 Tips for Usage
1. 📱 Use the status monitor to track real-time squeeze intensity and state
2. 🎨 Pay attention to the color gradient for trend direction and strength
3. ⏰ Consider using multiple timeframes for confirmation
4. ⚙️ Adjust EMA and proximity settings based on your trading style
5. 📊 Use volume analysis for additional confirmation in liquid markets
📝 Notes
- 🔧 The indicator combines multiple technical analysis concepts for robust signal generation
- 📈 Suitable for all tradable markets and timeframes
- ⭐ Best results typically achieved in trending markets with clear volatility cycles
- 🎯 Consider using in conjunction with other technical analysis tools for confirmation
⚠️ Disclaimer
This technical indicator is designed to assist in analysis but should not be considered as financial advice. Always perform your own analysis and risk management when trading.
One Trading Setup for Life ICT [TradingFinder] Sweep Session FVG🔵 Introduction
ICT One Trading Setup for Life is a trading strategy based on liquidity and market structure shifts, utilizing the PM Session Sweep to determine price direction. In this strategy, the market first forms a price range during the PM Session (from 13:30 to 16:00 EST), which includes the highest high (PM Session High) and lowest low (PM Session Low).
In the next session, the price first touches one of these levels to trigger a Liquidity Hunt before confirming its trend by breaking the Change in State of Delivery (CISD) Level. After this confirmation, the price retraces toward a Fair Value Gap (FVG) or Order Block (OB), which serve as the best entry points in alignment with liquidity.
In financial markets, liquidity is the primary driver of price movement, and major market participants such as institutional investors and banks are constantly seeking liquidity at key levels. This process, known as Liquidity Hunt or Liquidity Sweep, occurs when the price reaches an area with a high concentration of orders, absorbs liquidity, and then reverses direction.
In this setup, the PM Session range acts as a trading framework, where its highs and lows function as key liquidity zones that influence the next session’s price movement. After the New York market opens at 9:30 EST, the price initially breaks one of these levels to capture liquidity.
However, for a trend shift to be confirmed, the CISD Level must be broken.
Once the CISD Level is breached, the price retraces toward an FVG or OB, which serve as optimal trade entry points.
Bullish Setup :
Bearish Setup :
🔵 How to Use
In this strategy, the PM Session range is first identified, which includes the highest high (PM Session High) and lowest low (PM Session Low) between 13:30 and 16:00 EST. In the following session, the price touches one of these levels for a Liquidity Hunt, followed by a break of the Change in State of Delivery (CISD) Level. The price then retraces toward a Fair Value Gap (FVG) or Order Block (OB), creating a trading opportunity.
This process can occur in two scenarios : bearish and bullish setups.
🟣 Bullish Setup
In a bullish scenario, the PM Session High and PM Session Low are identified. In the following session, the price first breaks the PM Session Low, absorbing liquidity. This process results in a Fake Breakout to the downside, misleading retail traders into taking short positions.
After the Liquidity Hunt, the CISD Level is broken, confirming a trend reversal. The price then retraces toward an FVG or OB, offering an optimal long entry opportunity.
The initial take-profit target is the PM Session High, but if higher timeframe liquidity levels exist, extended targets can be set.
The stop-loss should be placed below the Fake Breakout low or the first candle of the FVG.
🟣 Bearish Setup
In a bearish scenario, the market first defines its PM Session High and PM Session Low. In the next session, the price initially breaks the PM Session High, triggering a Liquidity Hunt. This movement often causes a Fake Breakout, misleading retail traders into taking incorrect positions.
After absorbing liquidity, the CISD Level breaks, indicating a shift in market structure. The price then retraces toward an FVG or OB, offering the best short entry opportunity.
The initial take-profit target is the PM Session Low, but if additional liquidity exists on higher timeframes, lower targets can be considered.
The stop-loss should be placed above the Fake Breakout high or the first candle of the FVG.
🔵 Setting
CISD Bar Back Check : The Bar Back Check option enables traders to specify the number of past candles checked for identifying the CISD Level, enhancing CISD Level accuracy on the chart.
Order Block Validity : The number of candles that determine the validity of an Order Block.
FVG Validity : The duration for which a Fair Value Gap remains valid.
CISD Level Validity : The duration for which a CISD Level remains valid after being broken.
New York PM Session : Defines the PM Session range from 13:30 to 16:00 EST.
New York AM Session : Defines the AM Session range from 9:30 to 16:00 EST.
Refine Order Block : Enables finer adjustments to Order Block levels for more accurate price responses.
Mitigation Level OB : Allows users to set specific reaction points within an Order Block, including: Proximal: Closest level to the current price. 50% OB: Midpoint of the Order Block. Distal: Farthest level from the current price.
FVG Filter : The Judas Swing indicator includes a filter for Fair Value Gap (FVG), allowing different filtering based on FVG width: FVG Filter Type: Can be set to "Very Aggressive," "Aggressive," "Defensive," or "Very Defensive." Higher defensiveness narrows the FVG width, focusing on narrower gaps.
Mitigation Level FVG : Like the Order Block, you can set price reaction levels for FVG with options such as Proximal, 50% OB, and Distal.
Demand Order Block : Enables or disables bullish Order Block.
Supply Order Block : Enables or disables bearish Order Blocks.
Demand FVG : Enables or disables bullish FVG.
Supply FVG : Enables or disables bearish FVGs.
Show All CISD : Enables or disables the display of all CISD Levels.
Show High CISD : Enables or disables high CISD levels.
Show Low CISD : Enables or disables low CISD levels.
🔵 Conclusion
The ICT One Trading Setup for Life is a liquidity-based strategy that leverages market structure shifts and precise entry points to identify high-probability trade opportunities. By focusing on PM Session High and PM Session Low, this setup first captures liquidity at these levels and then confirms trend shifts with a break of the Change in State of Delivery (CISD) Level.
Entering a trade after a retracement to an FVG or OB allows traders to position themselves at optimal liquidity levels, ensuring high reward-to-risk trades. When used in conjunction with higher timeframe bias, order flow, and liquidity analysis, this strategy can become one of the most effective trading methods within the ICT Concept framework.
Successful execution of this setup requires risk management, patience, and a deep understanding of liquidity dynamics. Traders can enhance their confidence in this strategy by conducting extensive backtesting and analyzing past market data to optimize their approach for different assets.
[COG] WeatherForecaster🌤️ Just like a weather forecast that adjusts as new data emerges, this TMA Pivot Points Forecaster adapts to evolving market conditions!
Description:
This indicator combines the power of a Triple Moving Average (TMA) with pivot point analysis to identify potential market turning points and trend directions. Like a meteorologist using various atmospheric data to predict weather patterns, this tool analyzes price action through multiple lenses to forecast potential market movements.
Key Features:
- Dynamic TMA Line: Acts as our "atmospheric pressure system," showing the underlying market direction
- Adaptive Pivot Points: Like weather stations, these pivots identify key market levels where the "climate" might change
- Smart Entry Signals: ☀️ and 🌧️ icons appear when conditions align for potential trades
- Timeframe-Adaptive: Automatically adjusts sensitivity across different timeframes
- Customizable Visuals: Adjust colors and styles to match your trading environment
Settings Include:
✓ TMA Length and Slope Sensitivity
✓ Pivot Point Parameters
✓ Visual Customization Options
✓ Toggle Entry Signals
✓ Toggle Pivot Lines
Note: Like weather forecasts that update with new data, this indicator recalculates as market conditions evolve. Past signals may adjust as more price action develops. Always use proper risk management and combine with other analysis tools.
Usage Guide:
The indicator works best when used as part of a complete trading system. Here's how to interpret the signals:
📈 Bullish Conditions:
- TMA Line turns green: Indicates upward momentum
- "Buy above 🌋" level appears: Potential resistance turned support level
- ☀️ Signal: Indicates favorable buying conditions
📉 Bearish Conditions:
- TMA Line turns red: Indicates downward momentum
- "Sell below 🌋" level appears: Potential support turned resistance level
- 🌧️ Signal: Indicates favorable selling conditions
⏺️ Ranging Conditions:
- TMA Line turns yellow: Market in consolidation
- 💤 Signal: Suggests waiting for clearer direction
Best Practices:
1. Higher timeframes (4H, Daily) tend to produce more reliable signals
2. Use the pivot lines as potential entry/exit reference points
3. Adjust the TMA length based on your trading style:
• Shorter lengths (20-30) for more active trading
• Longer lengths (50-60) for trend following
Settings Explained:
TMA Settings:
- TMA Length: Determines the smoothing period (default: 30)
- Slope Threshold: Controls trend sensitivity (default: 0.015)
Pivot Settings:
- Left/Right Bars: Controls pivot point calculation
- Line Length: Adjusts the visual length of pivot lines
- Line Style & Colors: Customize the visual appearance
Disclaimer:
Past performance does not guarantee future results. This indicator, like any technical tool, provides possibilities rather than certainties. Please test thoroughly on your preferred timeframes and markets before using with real capital.
