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🎯 Smart Signals: Day-trading strategy combines Swing Pivots, Fair Value Gaps (FVG), Supply/Demand Zones, VWAP, and Daily Open for Long/Short alerts.
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Marketstructure
Advanced Market Structure & Order Blocks (fadi)Advanced Market Structure & Order Blocks indicator provides a new approach to understanding price action using ICT (Inner Circle Trader) concepts related to candle blocks to analyze the market behavior and eliminate much of the noise created by the price action.
This indicator is not intended to provide trade signals, it is designed to provide the traders with to support their trading strategies and add clarity where possible.
There are currently three main elements to this indicator:
Market Structure
Order Blocks
Liquidity Voids
Market Structure
In trading, market structure is often identified by observing higher highs and higher lows. An uptrend is characterized by a series of higher highs, where each peak surpasses the previous one, and higher lows, where each trough is higher than the preceding one. Conversely, a downtrend is marked by lower highs and lower lows.
Other indicators usually determine these peaks by calculating the highest or lowest levels within a predefined number of candles. For example, identifying the highest price level within the last 15 candles and marking it as a higher high or a lower high. While this approach offers some structure to price action, it can be arbitrary and random due to price fluctuations and the lack of proper structure analysis beyond finding the highest peaks and valleys within candle ranges.
In his 2022 mentorship, episode 12, ICT introduced an alternative approach focusing on three-candle pivots called Short Term High and Low (STH/STL), which are then used to calculate the Intermediate Term High and Low (ITH/ITL), and in turn, the Long Term High and Low (LTH/LTL). ICT’s approach provides better structure than the traditional method mentioned above. However, it can be confusing and difficult to track. There are great indicators that track and label ICT’s levels, but traders still find it challenging to follow and understand.
The Advanced Market Structure indicator takes a unique approach by analyzing candle formations, using ICT concepts, to identify possible turning points that mimic a real trader’s analysis of price action as closely as possible. However, it should be expected that Market Makers may use market manipulation to induce traders to make failed trades, and no tooling can eliminate these situations.
Advanced Market Structure tracks true Peaks and Valleys as they form, confirms them, and marks the chart with corresponding labels using traditional labeling methods (HH/HL/LH/LL), as such labeling makes it easier for traders to follow and understand. The indicator also draws levels to help identify possible liquidity areas and trade targets.
The indicator uses different calculation methods for the different type of market structure length, however all calculations are based on the same ICT candle blocks concepts.
Market Structure Settings
Other than the display settings, there are four (4) settings, mainly under the Level Settings section.
Allow Nested Candles
This option is only available on the Short Market Structure due to the methods used in calculating highs and lows. When used, the indicator will attempt to detect smaller fluctuations in price by tracking smaller candle moves, if any.
Level Settings
Level Settings allows the trader to decide two main calculations:
1. A new pivot point will form when a candle’s is crossed by the following candle’s
2. For a liquidity sweep and marking a level as mitigated, a candle’s must cross that level
Order Blocks
ICT (Inner Circle Trader) defines an Order Block as the last down-closing candle, or series of candles, before a significant upward price move or the last up-closing candle, or series of candles, before a significant downward price move. These key price levels, marked by substantial buy or sell orders from institutional traders or "smart money," create a block or zone on the price chart. When the price revisits these levels, it often leads to a strong market reaction. Order Blocks can consist of one or multiple consecutive candles of the same color, signaling areas of significant buying or selling interest. ICT's approach to Order Blocks provides traders with a structured method to identify potential areas of support or resistance, where price movements are more likely to change direction. Although ICT has shared some criteria for identifying Order Blocks publicly, the full details are reserved for his upcoming books. This indicator leverages the publicly available information to provide traders with valuable insights into these crucial price levels.
The Advanced Market Structure indicator is designed to be highly flexible, allowing traders to define their own combination of rules for identifying Order Blocks, thus customizing it to fit their unique trading strategies.
Order Block Configuration
Can be nested
An Order Block is defined as the last down candle or candles before a strong move higher, and vice versa for bearish Order Blocks. However, larger-than-usual candles resulting from news events or price action may not qualify as Order Blocks and can mute any Order Block within their range.
The "Can be nested" flag ensures that each Order Block is treated as an independent entity, even if it appears within the body of another Order Block.
Forms at swing point
Order Blocks formed at swing points typically have higher probabilities but are less frequent, assuming the same rules are applied. Additionally, Order Blocks at swing points may become Breaker and Mitigation blocks if they fail, providing more trading opportunities.
Forms a simple pivot point
A simple pivot point corresponds to ICT Short Term High and Low (STH/STL). Order Blocks using simple pivot points can occur in the middle of a move, not just at swing points. These are useful for identifying IOFED setups and supporting blocks that can bolster the price move.
Causes Market Structure Shift
Order Blocks that result in a break above or below a short swing point can help narrow down target order blocks, but they are less frequent. An Order Block causing a break above or below a pivot point does not necessarily indicate a strong Order Block. For example, an Order Block formed at a Lower Low is more likely to fail in a downtrend.
A clean close above order block
When the first candle breaks above an Order Block and closes above its high, this indicates a stronger Order Block. On the other hand, if a candle merely wicks through the Order Block without a solid close above it, it suggests a weaker Order Block. This may indicate hesitation or an impending reversal, as the wick represents a temporary and unsustained price movement.
Has displacement more than X the body
While some traders may capitalize on the initial break above an Order Block's CISD level, others prefer to focus on the return to an Order Block after displacement. Displacement is determined by the body size of the Order Block, and an Order Block cannot be tested until this level has been achieved.
Has a Fair Value Gap
When an Order Block is combined with a Fair Value Gap (FVG), it signifies a strong Order Block. The Fair Value Gap indicates a strong price movement away from the Order Block.
Has a liquidity void
A Liquidity Void occurs when two consecutive candles of the same color do not overlap, creating a gap similar to a Fair Value Gap, but involving one or more middle candles. Liquidity Voids can be utilized in combination with, or as an alternative to, the displacement setting.
Maximum number of OBs
The maximum number of Order Blocks to display.
Mitigated at block’s
An Order Block is considered mitigated when price reaches one of the main Order Block levels.
Liquidity Void
Liquidity Void refers to areas on a price chart where there is one-sided trading activity. This phenomenon occurs when the price of an asset moves sharply in one direction, leaving gaps where two consecutive candles of the same color do not overlap. These gaps can comprise one or more middle candles and indicates a pronounced lack of trading within that price range. Liquidity Voids are important because they highlight areas of minimal resistance, where price is more likely to return to fill the void and balance the market.
Liquidity Void vs Fair Value Gap
While both concepts are related to gaps in price action, they are distinct. A Fair Value Gap is a specific three-candle pattern where the middle candle creates a gap between the first and third candles. In contrast, a Liquidity Void represents a broader area on the chart where there is little to no trading activity, often encompassing multiple candles and indicating a more pronounced imbalance between buy and sell orders.
A FVG can be part of a Liquidity Void, a Liquidity Void can exist without necessarily including an FVG. Both concepts highlight areas of minimal resistance and potential price movement, but they differ in their formation and implications.
Advanced Market Structure and Order Blocks indicator focus on liquidity voids since a liquidity void can substitute for a FVG and it is usually less addressed by other indicators.
Market Participation Index [PhenLabs]📊 Market Participation Index
Version: PineScript™ v6
📌 Description
Market Participation Index is a well-evolved statistical oscillator that constantly learns to develop by adapting to changing market behavior through the intricate mathematical modeling process. MPI combines different statistical approaches and Bayes’ probability theory of analysis to provide extensive insight into market participation and building momentum. MPI combines diverse statistical thinking principles of physics and information and marries them for subtle changes to occur in markets, levels to become influential as important price targets, and pattern divergences to unveil before it is visible by analytical methods in an old-fashioned methodology.
🚀 Points of Innovation:
Automatic market condition detection system with intelligent preset selection
Multi-statistical approach combining classical and advanced metrics
Fractal-based divergence system with quality scoring
Adaptive threshold calculation using statistical properties of current market
🚨 Important🚨
The ‘Auto’ mode intelligently selects the optimal preset based on real-time market conditions, if the visualization does not appear to the best of your liking then select the option in parenthesis next to the auto mode on the label in the oscillator in the settings panel.
🔧 Core Components
Statistical Foundation: Multiple statistical measures combined with weighted approach
Market Condition Analysis: Real-time detection of market states (trending, ranging, volatile)
Change Point Detection: Bayesian analysis for finding significant market structure shifts
Divergence System: Fractal-based pattern detection with quality assessment
Adaptive Visualization: Dynamic color schemes with context-appropriate settings
🔥 Key Features
The indicator provides comprehensive market analysis through:
Multi-statistical Oscillator: Combines Z-score, MAD, and fractal dimensions
Advanced Statistical Components: Includes skewness, kurtosis, and entropy analysis
Auto-preset System: Automatically selects optimal settings for current conditions
Fractal Divergence Analysis: Detects and grades quality of divergence patterns
Adaptive Thresholds: Dynamically adjusts overbought/oversold levels
🎨 Visualization
Color-coded Oscillator: Gradient-filled oscillator line showing intensity
Divergence Markings: Clear visualization of bullish and bearish divergences
Threshold Lines: Dynamic or fixed overbought/oversold levels
Preset Information: On-chart display of current market conditions
Multiple Color Schemes: Modern, Classic, Monochrome, and Neon themes
Classic
Modern
Monochrome
Neon
📖 Usage Guidelines
The indicator offers several customization options:
Market Condition Settings:
Preset Mode: Choose between Auto-detection or specific market condition presets
Color Theme: Select visual theme matching your chart style
Divergence Labels: Choose whether or not you’d like to see the divergence
✅ Best Use Cases:
Identify potential market reversals through statistical divergences
Detect changes in market structure before price confirmation
Filter trades based on current market condition (trending vs. ranging)
Find optimal entry and exit points using adaptive thresholds
Monitor shifts in market participation and momentum
⚠️ Limitations
Requires sufficient historical data for accurate statistical analysis
Auto-detection may lag during rapid market condition changes
Advanced statistical calculations have higher computational requirements
Manual preset selection may be required in certain transitional markets
💡 What Makes This Unique
Statistical Depth: Goes beyond traditional indicators with advanced statistical measures
Adaptive Intelligence: Automatically adjusts to current market conditions
Bayesian Analysis: Identifies statistically significant change points in market structure
Multi-factor Approach: Combines multiple statistical dimensions for confirmation
Fractal Divergence System: More robust than traditional divergence detection methods
🔬 How It Works
The indicator processes market data through four main components:
Market Condition Analysis:
Evaluates trend strength, volatility, and price patterns
Automatically selects optimal preset parameters
Adapts sensitivity based on current conditions
Statistical Oscillator:
Combines multiple statistical measures with weights
Normalizes values to consistent scale
Applies adaptive smoothing
Advanced Statistical Analysis:
Calculates higher-order statistical moments
Applies information-theoretic measures
Detects distribution anomalies
Divergence Detection:
Uses fractal theory to identify pivot points
Detects and scores divergence quality
Filters signals based on current market phase
💡 Note:
The Market Participation Index performs optimally when used across multiple timeframes for confirmation. Its statistical foundation makes it particularly valuable during market transitions and periods of changing volatility, where traditional indicators often fail to provide clear signals.
Heatmap Suite [PhenLabs]📊 Heatmap Suite
Version: PineScript™ v6
📌 Description
The Heatmap Suite is an advanced technical analysis tool that combines multiple density calculation methods with dynamic visualization to identify significant price levels and trading activity zones. It features a sophisticated analysis system that processes price and volume data through various kernel methods, providing traders with insights into market structure, support/resistance zones, and potential price reaction areas.
🚀 Points of Innovation:
Multi-method density calculation incorporating three distinct approaches
Adaptive visualization system with dynamic color gradients
Real-time dashboard with key market metrics
Significant level detection with automatic threshold adjustment
🚨 Important🚨
🔸Comprehensive tooltips included in the PhenLabs dashboard for in depth guidance
🔧 Core Components
Density Analysis: Multiple calculation methods for price distribution assessment
Heat Mapping: Dynamic visualization of price congestion zones
Level Detection: Automatic identification of significant price levels
Dashboard System: Real-time market metrics and analysis
🔥 Key Features
The indicator provides comprehensive analysis through:
Kernel Density: Traditional balanced view of price distribution
Exponential Kernel: Time-weighted analysis emphasizing recent price action
Volume-Weighted: Focus on high-volume price areas
Significant Levels: Automatic detection of important price zones
Heat Distribution: Color-coded visualization of price congestion
🎨 Visualization
Heat Zones: Shows intensity of price activity
Significant Lines: Key level indicators
Color Gradients: Indicates density strength
Dashboard Display: Real-time metrics
Dynamic Opacity: Reflects density intensity
📖 Usage Guidelines
The indicator offers several customization options:
Basic Settings:
Calculation Method: Choose between three density calculation approaches
Lookback Period: Analysis timeframe adjustment
Zone Count: Price range division granularity
Heat Sensitivity: Contrast adjustment for visualization
🎛️ Visual Settings:
Dashboard Size: Text size customization
Position: Dashboard placement options
Color Scheme: Heat map gradient visualization
Level Display: Significant price zone indicators
✅ Best Use Cases:
Identify strong support/resistance zones through high-density areas
Spot potential price reversal zones at significant levels
Analyze price congestion patterns
Monitor real-time changes in market structure
⚠️ Limitations
Requires sufficient historical data
Computational intensity increases with longer lookback periods
Heat sensitivity needs adjustment based on market conditions
Dashboard placement may need adjustment based on price action
💡 What Makes This Unique
Multi-method Analysis: Three distinct calculation approaches
Adaptive Visualization: Dynamic color gradient system
Real-time Metrics: Comprehensive dashboard display
Automatic Level Detection: Significant price zone identification
Memory-efficient Design: Optimized calculation methods
🔬 How It Works
The indicator processes market data through four main components:
1. Density Calculation:
Processes price and volume data
Applies selected kernel method
Generates density distribution
2. Heat Mapping:
Converts density values to color gradients
Updates visualization in real-time
Displays price congestion zones
3. Level Detection:
Identifies significant price levels
Applies threshold filtering
Marks important zones
4. Dashboard Updates:
Calculates real-time metrics
Updates display components
Provides market context
💡Note:
The indicator performs best with adequate historical data and proper sensitivity settings. Its sophisticated density analysis provides valuable insights into market structure beyond traditional support/resistance indicators.
Volume Delta Imbalance Index [PhenLabs]📊 Volume Delta Imbalance Index (VDII)
Version: PineScript™ v6
Description
The Volume Delta Imbalance Index is an advanced technical analysis tool that combines volume profile analysis with price movement dynamics to identify significant market imbalances. It features a sophisticated analysis system that weighs recent versus historical volume delta imbalance patterns, providing traders with insights into potential market reversals and trend continuation scenarios.
Points of Innovation:
Custom volume delta calculation incorporating price and volume relationships
Adaptive smoothing system based on market volatility
Multi-component analysis combining flow, acceleration, and strength metrics
Real-time volume profile integration with historical context
🔧 Core Components
Volume Profile Analysis: Dynamic volume delta imbalance distribution assessment
Flow Imbalance Detection: Buy/sell pressure evaluation
Strength Analysis: Composite market strength measurement
Acceleration Framework: Volume movement dynamics
Statistical Bands: Adaptive threshold system
🚨 Key Features 🚨
The indicator provides comprehensive analysis through:
Volume Delta: Up to date volume imbalance measurement
Market Structure: Support/resistance level identification
Flow Analysis: Buy/sell pressure visualization
Acceleration Signals: Movement momentum detection
Adaptive Bands: Dynamic overbought/oversold levels
📈 Visualization
Color-coded Columns: Shows direction and strength of imbalance
Signal Lines: Strong buy/sell level indicators
Statistical Bands: Shows normal trading ranges
Gradient Fills: Indicates extreme market conditions
Dynamic Opacity: Reflects trend strength
📌 Usage Guidelines
The indicator offers several customization options:
Basic Settings:
Lookback Period: Analysis timeframe adjustment
Sensitivity Level: Signal response calibration
History Depth: Historical context range
Memory Setting: Recent vs. historical data weight
Visual Settings:
Color Scheme: Bullish/bearish signal colors
Signal Levels: Strong buy/sell thresholds
Band Display: Statistical range visualization
✅ Best Use Cases / Things To Look For:
Wait for establishment in the initial trend when the VDII comes back towards zero and the color of the volume becomes more faint
Once this is established and the VDII pushes through to the other side look for small retracements above the zero line on the VDII leading you to believe it is a likely area for price to retrace and continue in its prior direction
Make sure you see the volume bars become more faint in color to give yo further confluence price will continue in its priorly established direction
⚠️ Limitations
Requires sufficient volume data
Most effective in liquid markets
Historical depth affects calculation speed
Possible lag in highly volatile conditions
What Makes This Unique
Composite Volume Analysis: Combines multiple volume metrics
Adaptive Calculation: Adjusts to market volatility
Profile Integration: Incorporates volume profile analysis
Multi-component Scoring: Weighted analysis system
Memory-efficient Design: Optimized for real-time analysis
🔧 How It Works
The indicator processes market data through four main components:
1. Volume Profile Analysis:
Creates dynamic volume delta distribution profiles
Weights recent versus historical data
Identifies significant price levels
2. Flow Imbalance Detection:
Analyzes buying versus selling pressure
Calculates normalized flow ratios
Determines market bias
3. Strength Analysis:
Measures composite market strength
Incorporates volume-weighted movements
Provides trend strength indication
4. Final Score Calculation:
Combines all components with weighted importance
Applies volatility-based smoothing
Generates final signal output
5. VDII Potential Reversal Confluences
Bars between signal confluence is default set to 10 but you can change it to whatever you’d prefer
Signals are a compiled look at the indicator as a whole determining where it think reversals or retracements are likely
💡 Note:
The indicator performs best in markets with consistent volume and clear trending or ranging conditions. Its sophisticated volume analysis provides valuable insights into market dynamics beyond traditional price-based indicators.
IronCondor 10am 30TF by RMThe IronCondor 10am 30TF indicator shows Iron Condor trades win rate over a large number of days.
The default ETFs in this indicators are "QQQ", "SPY", "RUT" , "CBTX" and "SPX", other entries have not been tested.
Iron Condor quick explanation:
- Iron Condors trades have four options, generally, are based around a Midpoint price (Current Market Price Strike) and
- Two equally distances Strikes for the SELL components (called the Body of the Iron Condor)
- Further away from the two SELLs, another Two BUYs for protection (not considered in this indicator)
- Iron Condors are used for Passive Income based on small gains most of the time.
The IronCondor 10am 30TF has its logic created based on the premises that:
- Most days the market prices stay within a range.
- As example the S&P market prices would stay within 1% on about 80% of the time
- The moving markets (bullish or bearish) occur about 20% of the time
- The biggest market price volatility generally occurs before market opens and then around the first hour or so of trade in the day.
- After the first hour or so of the market the prices would be most likely to stay within a range.
The operation is simple:
- At the Trade Star time in the day (say 10:30 Hrs.) draws a vertical yellow line, then
- Creates two blue horizontal lines for the SELL limits in the Iron Condor Body, at +/- 1% price boundary (check Ticker list below for values)
- At the Trade End time (say 16:00 Hrs.) checks that none of the SELL limits have been broken by highs or lows during the trade day
(The check is done calculating at Trade End time the high/lows 10 bars back for 30 min TF - timeframe)
- There is a label at each Trade End time with Win/Loss and Body value.
- There is one final label with overall calculated past performance in Win percentage out of 'n' trades
Defaults and User Entries:
- The User can modify the Midpoint price called 'IronCondor Midpoint STRIKE' (default is the Candle Close at the selected time)
- The User can modify the Body value called 'IronCondor Body' (default is the Ticker's selected value as per list below)
"QQQ" or "SPY" Body = 5
"RUT" or "CBTX" Body = 20
"SPX" Body = 60
* Disclaimer: This is not a Financial tool, it cannot used as any kind of advice to invest or risk moneys in any market,
Markets are volatile in nature - with little or no warning - and will drain your account if you are not careful.
Use only as an academic demonstrator => * Use at your own risk *
Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) | FractalystWhat's the purpose of this strategy?
The purpose of dollar cost averaging (DCA) is to grow investments over time using a disciplined, methodical approach used by many top institutions like MicroStrategy and other institutions.
Here's how it functions:
Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA): This technique involves investing a set amount of money regularly, regardless of market conditions. It helps to mitigate the risk of investing a large sum at a peak price by spreading out your investment, thus potentially lowering your average cost per share over time.
Regular Contributions: By adding money to your investments on a pre-determined frequency and dollar amount defined by the user, you take advantage of compounding. The script will remind you to contribute based on your chosen schedule, which can be weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly. This systematic approach ensures that your returns can earn their own returns, much like interest on savings but potentially at a higher rate.
Technical Analysis: The strategy employs a market trend ratio to gauge market sentiment. It calculates the ratio of bullish vs bearish breakouts across various timeframes, assigning this ratio a percentage-based score to determine the directional bias. Once this score exceeds a user-selected percentage, the strategy looks to take buy entries, signaling a favorable time for investment based on current market trends.
Fundamental Analysis: This aspect looks at the health of the economy and companies within it to determine bullish market conditions. Specifically, we consider:
Specifically, it considers:
Interest Rate: High interest rates can affect borrowing costs, potentially slowing down economic growth or making stocks less attractive compared to fixed income.
Inflation Rate: Inflation erodes purchasing power, but moderate inflation can be a sign of a healthy economy. We look for investments that might benefit from or withstand inflation.
GDP Rate: GDP growth indicates the overall health of the economy; we aim to invest in sectors poised to grow with the economy.
Unemployment Rate: Lower unemployment typically signals consumer confidence and spending power, which can boost certain sectors.
By integrating these elements, the strategy aims to:
Reduce Investment Volatility: By spreading out your investments, you're less impacted by short-term market swings.
Enhance Growth Potential: Using both technical and fundamental filters helps in choosing investments that are more likely to appreciate over time.
Manage Risk: The strategy aims to balance the risk of market timing by investing consistently and choosing assets wisely based on both economic data and market conditions.
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What are Regular Contributions in this strategy?
Regular Contributions involve adding money to your investments on a pre-determined frequency and dollar amount defined by the user. The script will remind you to contribute based on your chosen schedule, which can be weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly. This systematic approach ensures that your returns can earn their own returns, much like interest on savings but potentially at a higher rate.
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How do regular contributions enhance compounding and reduce timing risk?
Enhances Compounding: Regular contributions leverage the power of compounding, where returns on investments can generate their own returns, potentially leading to exponential growth over time.
Reduces Timing Risk: By investing regularly, the strategy minimizes the risk associated with trying to time the market, spreading out the investment cost over time and potentially reducing the impact of volatility.
Automated Reminders: The script reminds users to make contributions based on their chosen schedule, ensuring consistency and discipline in investment practices, which is crucial for long-term success.
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How does the strategy integrate technical and fundamental analysis for investors?
A: The strategy combines technical and fundamental analysis in the following manner:
Technical Analysis: It uses a market trend ratio to determine the directional bias by calculating the ratio of bullish vs bearish breakouts. Once this ratio exceeds a user-selected percentage threshold, the strategy signals to take buy entries, optimizing the timing within the given timeframe(s).
Fundamental Analysis: This aspect assesses the broader economic environment to identify sectors or assets that are likely to benefit from current economic conditions. By understanding these fundamentals, the strategy ensures investments are made in assets with strong growth potential.
This integration allows the strategy to select investments that are both technically favorable for entry and fundamentally sound, providing a comprehensive approach to investment decisions in the crypto, stock, and commodities markets.
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How does the strategy identify market structure? What are the underlying calculations?
Q: How does the strategy identify market structure?
A: The strategy identifies market structure by utilizing an efficient logic with for loops to pinpoint the first swing candle that features a pivot of 2. This marks the beginning of the break of structure, where the market's previous trend or pattern is considered invalidated or changed.
What are the underlying calculations for identifying market structure?
A: The underlying calculations involve:
Identifying Swing Points: The strategy looks for swing highs (marked with blue Xs) and swing lows (marked with red Xs). A swing high is identified when a candle's high is higher than the highs of the candles before and after it. Conversely, a swing low is when a candle's low is lower than the lows of the candles before and after it.
Break of Structure (BOS):
Bullish BOS: This occurs when the price breaks above the swing high level of the previous structure, indicating a potential shift to a bullish trend.
Bearish BOS: This happens when the price breaks below the swing low level of the previous structure, signaling a potential shift to a bearish trend.
Structural Liquidity and Invalidation:
Structural Liquidity: After a break of structure, liquidity levels are updated to the first swing high in a bullish BOS or the first swing low in a bearish BOS.
Structural Invalidation: If the price moves back to the level of the first swing low before the bullish BOS or the first swing high before the bearish BOS, it invalidates the break of structure, suggesting a potential reversal or continuation of the previous trend.
This method provides users with a technical approach to filter market regimes, offering an advantage by minimizing the risk of overfitting to historical data, which is often a concern with traditional indicators like moving averages.
By focusing on identifying pivotal swing points and the subsequent breaks of structure, the strategy maintains a balance between sensitivity to market changes and robustness against historical data anomalies, ensuring a more adaptable and potentially more reliable market analysis tool.
What entry criteria are used in this script?
The script uses two entry models for trading decisions: BreakOut and Fractal.
Underlying Calculations:
Breakout: The script records the most recent swing high by storing it in a variable. When the price closes above this recorded level, and all other predefined conditions are satisfied, the script triggers a breakout entry. This approach is considered conservative because it waits for the price to confirm a breakout above the previous high before entering a trade. As shown in the image, as soon as the price closes above the new candle (first tick), the long entry gets taken. The stop-loss is initially set and then moved to break-even once the price moves in favor of the trade.
Fractal: This method involves identifying a swing low with a period of 2, which means it looks for a low point where the price is lower than the two candles before and after it. Once this pattern is detected, the script executes the trade. This is an aggressive approach since it doesn't wait for further price confirmation. In the image, this is represented by the 'Fractal 2' label where the script identifies and acts on the swing low pattern.
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How does the script calculate trend score? What are the underlying calculations?
Market Trend Ratio: The script calculates the ratio of bullish to bearish breakouts. This involves:
Counting Bullish Breakouts: A bullish breakout is counted when the price breaks above a recent swing high (as identified in the strategy's market structure analysis).
Counting Bearish Breakouts: A bearish breakout is counted when the price breaks below a recent swing low.
Percentage-Based Score: This ratio is then converted into a percentage-based score:
For example, if there are 10 bullish breakouts and 5 bearish breakouts in a given timeframe, the ratio would be 10:5 or 2:1. This could be translated into a score where 66.67% (10/(10+5) * 100) represents the bullish trend strength.
The score might be calculated as (Number of Bullish Breakouts / Total Breakouts) * 100.
User-Defined Threshold: The strategy uses this score to determine when to take buy entries. If the trend score exceeds a user-defined percentage threshold, it indicates a strong enough bullish trend to justify a buy entry. For instance, if the user sets the threshold at 60%, the script would look for a buy entry when the trend score is above this level.
Timeframe Consideration: The calculations are performed across the timeframes specified by the user, ensuring the trend score reflects the market's behavior over different periods, which could be daily, weekly, or any other relevant timeframe.
This method provides a quantitative measure of market trend strength, helping to make informed decisions based on the balance between bullish and bearish market movements.
What type of stop-loss identification method are used in this strategy?
This strategy employs two types of stop-loss methods: Initial Stop-loss and Trailing Stop-Loss.
Underlying Calculations:
Initial Stop-loss:
ATR Based: The strategy uses the Average True Range (ATR) to set an initial stop-loss, which helps in accounting for market volatility without predicting price direction.
Calculation:
- First, the True Range (TR) is calculated for each period, which is the greatest of:
- Current Period High - Current Period Low
- Absolute Value of Current Period High - Previous Period Close
- Absolute Value of Current Period Low - Previous Period Close
- The ATR is then the moving average of these TR values over a specified period, typically 14 periods by default. This ATR value can be used to set the stop-loss at a distance from the entry price that reflects the current market volatility.
Swing Low Based:
For this method, the stop-loss is set based on the most recent swing low identified in the market structure analysis. This approach uses the lowest point of the recent price action as a reference for setting the stop-loss.
Trailing Stop-Loss:
The strategy uses structural liquidity and structural invalidation levels across multiple timeframes to adjust the stop-loss once the trade is profitable. This method involves:
Detecting Structural Liquidity: After a break of structure, the liquidity levels are updated to the first swing high in a bullish scenario or the first swing low in a bearish scenario. These levels serve as potential areas where the price might find support or resistance, allowing the stop-loss to trail the price movement.
Detecting Structural Invalidation: If the price returns to the level of the first swing low before a bullish break of structure or the first swing high before a bearish break of structure, it suggests the trend might be reversing or invalidating, prompting the adjustment of the stop-loss to lock in profits or minimize losses.
By using these methods, the strategy dynamically adjusts the initial stop-loss based on market volatility, helping to protect against adverse price movements while allowing for enough room for trades to develop. The ATR-based stop-loss adapts to the current market conditions by considering the volatility, ensuring that the stop-loss is not too tight during volatile periods, which could lead to premature exits, nor too loose during calm markets, which might result in larger losses. Similarly, the swing low based stop-loss provides a logical exit point if the market structure changes unfavorably.
Each market behaves differently across various timeframes, and it is essential to test different parameters and optimizations to find out which trailing stop-loss method gives you the desired results and performance. This involves backtesting the strategy with different settings for the ATR period, the distance from the swing low, and how the trailing stop-loss reacts to structural liquidity and invalidation levels.
Through this process, you can tailor the strategy to perform optimally in different market environments, ensuring that the stop-loss mechanism supports the trade's longevity while safeguarding against significant drawdowns.
What type of break-even and take profit identification methods are used in this strategy? What are the underlying calculations?
For Break-Even:
Percentage (%) Based:
Moves the initial stop-loss to the entry price when the price reaches a certain percentage above the entry.
Calculation:
Break-even level = Entry Price * (1 + Percentage / 100)
Example:
If the entry price is $100 and the break-even percentage is 5%, the break-even level is $100 * 1.05 = $105.
Risk-to-Reward (RR) Based:
Moves the initial stop-loss to the entry price when the price reaches a certain RR ratio.
Calculation:
Break-even level = Entry Price + (Initial Risk * RR Ratio)
For TP
- You can choose to set a take profit level at which your position gets fully closed.
- Similar to break-even, you can select either a percentage (%) or risk-to-reward (RR) based take profit level, allowing you to set your TP1 level as a percentage amount above the entry price or based on RR.
What's the day filter Filter, what does it do?
The day filter allows users to customize the session time and choose the specific days they want to include in the strategy session. This helps traders tailor their strategies to particular trading sessions or days of the week when they believe the market conditions are more favorable for their trading style.
Customize Session Time:
Users can define the start and end times for the trading session.
This allows the strategy to only consider trades within the specified time window, focusing on periods of higher market activity or preferred trading hours.
Select Days:
Users can select which days of the week to include in the strategy.
This feature is useful for excluding days with historically lower volatility or unfavorable trading conditions (e.g., Mondays or Fridays).
Benefits:
Focus on Optimal Trading Periods:
By customizing session times and days, traders can focus on periods when the market is more likely to present profitable opportunities.
Avoid Unfavorable Conditions:
Excluding specific days or times can help avoid trading during periods of low liquidity or high unpredictability, such as major news events or holidays.
What tables are available in this script?
- Summary: Provides a general overview, displaying key performance parameters such as Net Profit, Profit Factor, Max Drawdown, Average Trade, Closed Trades and more.
Total Commission: Displays the cumulative commissions incurred from all trades executed within the selected backtesting window. This value is derived by summing the commission fees for each trade on your chart.
Average Commission: Represents the average commission per trade, calculated by dividing the Total Commission by the total number of closed trades. This metric is crucial for assessing the impact of trading costs on overall profitability.
Avg Trade: The sum of money gained or lost by the average trade generated by a strategy. Calculated by dividing the Net Profit by the overall number of closed trades. An important value since it must be large enough to cover the commission and slippage costs of trading the strategy and still bring a profit.
MaxDD: Displays the largest drawdown of losses, i.e., the maximum possible loss that the strategy could have incurred among all of the trades it has made. This value is calculated separately for every bar that the strategy spends with an open position.
Profit Factor: The amount of money a trading strategy made for every unit of money it lost (in the selected currency). This value is calculated by dividing gross profits by gross losses.
Avg RR: This is calculated by dividing the average winning trade by the average losing trade. This field is not a very meaningful value by itself because it does not take into account the ratio of the number of winning vs losing trades, and strategies can have different approaches to profitability. A strategy may trade at every possibility in order to capture many small profits, yet have an average losing trade greater than the average winning trade. The higher this value is, the better, but it should be considered together with the percentage of winning trades and the net profit.
Winrate: The percentage of winning trades generated by a strategy. Calculated by dividing the number of winning trades by the total number of closed trades generated by a strategy. Percent profitable is not a very reliable measure by itself. A strategy could have many small winning trades, making the percent profitable high with a small average winning trade, or a few big winning trades accounting for a low percent profitable and a big average winning trade. Most mean-reversion successful strategies have a percent profitability of 40-80% but are profitable due to risk management control.
BE Trades: Number of break-even trades, excluding commission/slippage.
Losing Trades: The total number of losing trades generated by the strategy.
Winning Trades: The total number of winning trades generated by the strategy.
Total Trades: Total number of taken traders visible your charts.
Net Profit: The overall profit or loss (in the selected currency) achieved by the trading strategy in the test period. The value is the sum of all values from the Profit column (on the List of Trades tab), taking into account the sign.
- Monthly: Displays performance data on a month-by-month basis, allowing users to analyze performance trends over each month and year.
- Weekly: Displays performance data on a week-by-week basis, helping users to understand weekly performance variations.
- UI Table: A user-friendly table that allows users to view and save the selected strategy parameters from user inputs. This table enables easy access to key settings and configurations, providing a straightforward solution for saving strategy parameters by simply taking a screenshot with Alt + S or ⌥ + S.
User-input styles and customizations:
Please note that all background colors in the style are disabled by default to enhance visualization.
How to Use This Strategy to Create a Profitable Edge and Systems?
Choose Your Strategy mode:
- Decide whether you are creating an investing strategy or a trading strategy.
Select a Market:
- Choose a one-sided market such as stocks, indices, or cryptocurrencies.
Historical Data:
- Ensure the historical data covers at least 10 years of price action for robust backtesting.
Timeframe Selection:
- Choose the timeframe you are comfortable trading with. It is strongly recommended to use a timeframe above 15 minutes to minimize the impact of commissions/slippage on your profits.
Set Commission and Slippage:
- Properly set the commission and slippage in the strategy properties according to your broker/prop firm specifications.
Parameter Optimization:
- Use trial and error to test different parameters until you find the performance results you are looking for in the summary table or, preferably, through deep backtesting using the strategy tester.
Trade Count:
- Ensure the number of trades is 200 or more; the higher, the better for statistical significance.
Positive Average Trade:
- Make sure the average trade is above zero.
(An important value since it must be large enough to cover the commission and slippage costs of trading the strategy and still bring a profit.)
Performance Metrics:
- Look for a high profit factor, and net profit with minimum drawdown.
- Ideally, aim for a drawdown under 20-30%, depending on your risk tolerance.
Refinement and Optimization:
- Try out different markets and timeframes.
- Continue working on refining your edge using the available filters and components to further optimize your strategy.
What makes this strategy original?
Incorporation of Fundamental Analysis:
This strategy integrates fundamental analysis by considering key economic indicators such as interest rates, inflation, GDP growth, and unemployment rates. These fundamentals help in assessing the broader economic health, which in turn influences sector performance and market trends. By understanding these economic conditions, the strategy can identify sectors or assets that are likely to thrive, ensuring investments are made in environments conducive to growth. This approach allows for a more informed investment decision, aligning technical entries with fundamentally strong market conditions, thus potentially enhancing the strategy's effectiveness over time.
Technical Analysis Without Classical Methods:
The strategy's technical analysis diverges from traditional methods like moving averages by focusing on market structure through a trend score system.
Instead of using lagging indicators, it employs a real-time analysis of market trends by calculating the ratio of bullish to bearish breakouts. This provides several benefits:
Immediate Market Sentiment: The trend score system reacts more dynamically to current market conditions, offering insights into the market's immediate sentiment rather than historical trends, which can often lag behind real-time changes.
Reduced Overfitting: By not relying on moving averages or similar classical indicators, the strategy avoids the common pitfall of overfitting to historical data, which can lead to poor performance in new market conditions. The trend score provides a fresh perspective on market direction, potentially leading to more robust trading signals.
Clear Entry Signals: With the trend score, entry decisions are based on a clear percentage threshold, making the strategy's decision-making process straightforward and less subjective than interpreting moving average crossovers or similar signals.
Regular Contributions and Reminders:
The strategy encourages regular investments through a system of predefined frequency and amount, which could be weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly. This systematic approach:
Enhances Compounding: Regular contributions leverage the power of compounding, where returns on investments can generate their own returns, potentially leading to exponential growth over time.
Reduces Timing Risk: By investing regularly, the strategy minimizes the risk associated with trying to time the market, spreading out the investment cost over time and potentially reducing the impact of volatility.
Automated Reminders: The script reminds users to make contributions based on their chosen schedule, ensuring consistency and discipline in investment practices, which is crucial for long-term success.
Long-Term Wealth Building:
Focused on long-term wealth accumulation, this strategy:
Promotes Patience and Discipline: By emphasizing regular contributions and a disciplined approach to both entry and risk management, it aligns with the principles of long-term investing, discouraging impulsive decisions based on short-term market fluctuations.
Diversification Across Asset Classes: Operating across crypto, stocks, and commodities, the strategy provides diversification, which is a key component of long-term wealth building, reducing risk through varied exposure.
Growth Over Time: The strategy's design to work with the market's natural growth cycles, supported by fundamental analysis, aims for sustainable growth rather than quick profits, aligning with the goals of investors looking to build wealth over decades.
This comprehensive approach, combining fundamental insights, innovative technical analysis, disciplined investment habits, and a focus on long-term growth, offers a unique and potentially effective pathway for investors seeking to build wealth steadily over time.
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Market RhythmMarket Rhythm
Overview
If you’re a price-action enthusiast who loves to stay on top of structural shifts in the market, Market Rhythm is here to supercharge your charting experience! This script automatically identifies swing points (HH, LH, HL, LL), detects breaks of structure (BOS), flags changes of character (CHoCH), and offers an optional Trade Tip to guide your next move. It also provides a sleek table summarizing the latest signals so you can confirm momentum or pivot-based ideas at a glance.
What It Does
Swing Detection
Spots the last few pivot highs and lows on your chart.
Labels them as HH (Higher High), LH (Lower High), HL (Higher Low), or LL (Lower Low).
You can display all identified swings or only the most recent ones.
Adaptive Swing Logic
Optionally invert your swing lengths when the script detects a bearish trend, allowing it to adapt pivot detection automatically.
This means if the market flips to a downtrend, pivot detection reconfigures itself in real time.
Break of Structure (BOS)
If price breaks above the previous swing high or below the previous swing low, the script prints a BOS line on the chart.
You can choose whether to confirm breakouts via candle closes or wicks.
CHoCH (Change of Character)
When a BOS flips from bullish to bearish (or vice versa) against the prior direction, it’s renamed CHoCH for added clarity.
Color-coded lines and labels let you instantly see if the market’s “character” is reversing.
Optional Trade Tip
The script can suggest “Look for Long” or “Look for Short” based on your last pivot type and overall trend direction.
This “Trade Tip” is completely optional: enable or disable it in the settings, and the table reconfigures itself automatically.
Information Table
A compact on-chart table gives you an at-a-glance summary of:
Trend – Are we bullish, bearish, or uncertain?
Last BOS – If there’s a recent break of structure, how many bars ago did it happen?
Last CHoCH – If the market made a sudden reversal, how many bars back?
Trade Tip (Optional) – Summarizes whether conditions favor a long or short setup, or if it’s best to wait.
Alerts
Built-in alert conditions let you know when a BOS or CHoCH happens (bullish or bearish).
Turn them on to receive notifications without staring at the screen all day.
Chart Elements
Swing Labels: “HH,” “LH,” “HL,” “LL” near the pivot bars.
BOS & CHoCH Lines: Solid/dashed/dotted lines drawn across your chart, marking the level of structure that got broken.
Color Codes: Bullish signals are tinted in blue-ish tones, bearish signals in pink/purple-ish tones, making it easy to parse your chart visually.
Trade Tip Row: If enabled, instantly highlights “Look for Long” or “Look for Short” in a color-coded cell (blue for long, purple for short, gray if none).
Key Settings
Swing Points
Swing Points Display: Show all pivots, only the last set, or no pivots at all.
Invert Right Swing in Bearish Trend: Automatically swap your “Right Swing Length (High)” and “Right Swing Length (Low)” once the script detects a bearish trend (signaled by the most recent CHoCH).
Left Swing Length / Right Swing Length High/Low: Control how sensitive pivot detection is for highs vs. lows.
Pivot Source: Decide if your pivots are based on candle closes or wicks.
BOS Settings
Show BOS: Hide or reveal the Break of Structure lines entirely.
BOS Confirmation: Candle closes or wicks needed for a “true” breakout.
Line Style / Width / Color: Customize the BOS lines to your liking.
Show Only Last BOS: Show only the freshest BOS or keep historical ones on the chart.
CHoCH Settings
Show CHoCH: Rename the first opposite BOS to CHoCH if desired.
Bullish/Bearish Colors: Pick your favorite color theme for CHoCH lines.
Line Style / Width / Show Only Last CHoCH: Similar customizing options as BOS lines.
Table Settings
Show Table: Toggle the entire summary table on/off.
Position & Text Size: Choose table location (top-left, bottom-right, etc.) and text size (small to huge).
Show 'Trade Tip' row: Decide whether to add a fourth row that suggests potential trade direction. If disabled, the table has only three rows (Trend, Last BOS, and Last CHoCH).
Alerts
Several alert conditions are built in (e.g., “Bullish BOS Alert,” “Bearish BOS Alert,” “CHoCH Alert,” etc.), so you can set notifications for real-time structural shifts.
Why You’ll Love It
Visual Clarity: No more guesswork on which pivot was broken or whether a CHoCH just took place—color-coded lines and labels handle it.
Flexible Pivot Logic: Candle closes vs. wicks, separate right swing lengths for highs and lows, and an adaptive approach if the market goes bearish.
Quick Glance Table: Summaries of the latest signals keep you in the loop without cluttering your chart.
Trade Tip Option: Let the script gently nudge you toward potential bullish or bearish setups—only if you want it to!
Alerts for Everything: BOS and CHoCH can trigger alerts so you never miss a key structural change.
Give Market Rhythm a go, and watch your chart transform into a dynamic story of structure breaks, pivot swings, and potential trade cues. Whether you’re a short-term scalper or a higher-timeframe swing trader, this tool aims to simplify your analysis and keep you laser-focused on what matters.
2022 Model ICT Entry Strategy [TradingFinder] One Setup For Life🔵 Introduction
The ICT 2022 model, introduced by Michael Huddleston, is an advanced trading strategy rooted in liquidity and price imbalance, where time and price serve as the core elements. This ICT 2022 trading strategy is an algorithmic approach designed to analyze liquidity and imbalances in the market. It incorporates concepts such as Fair Value Gap (FVG), Liquidity Sweep, and Market Structure Shift (MSS) to help traders identify liquidity movements and structural changes in the market, enabling them to determine optimal entry and exit points for their trades.
This Full ICT Day Trading Model empowers traders to pinpoint the Previous Day High/Low as well as the highs and lows of critical sessions like the London and New York sessions. These levels act as Liquidity Zones, which are frequently swept prior to a market structure shift (MSS) or a retracement to areas such as Optimal Trade Entry (OTE).
Bullish :
Bearish :
🔵 How to Use
The ICT 2022 model is a sophisticated trading strategy that focuses on identifying key liquidity levels and price movements. It operates based on two main principles. In the first phase, the price approaches liquidity zones and sweeps critical levels such as the previous day’s high or low and key session levels.
This movement is known as a Liquidity Sweep. In the second phase, following the sweep, the price retraces to areas like the FVG (Fair Value Gap), creating ideal entry points for trades. Below is a detailed explanation of how to apply this strategy in bullish and bearish setups.
🟣 Bullish ICT 2022 Model Setup
To use the ICT 2022 model in a bullish setup, start by identifying the Previous Day High/Low or key session levels, such as those of the London or New York sessions. In a bullish setup, the price usually moves downward first, sweeping the Liquidity Low. This move, known as a Liquidity Sweep, reflects the collection of buy orders by major market participants.
After the liquidity sweep, the price should shift market structure and start moving upward; this shift, referred to as Market Structure Shift (MSS), signals the beginning of an upward trend. Following MSS, areas like FVG, located within the Discount Zone, are identified. At this stage, the trader waits for the price to retrace to these zones. Once the price returns, a long trade is executed.
Finally, the stop-loss should be set below the liquidity low to manage risk, while the take-profit target is usually placed above the previous day’s high or other identified liquidity levels. This structure enables traders to take advantage of the upward price movement after the liquidity sweep.
🟣 Bearish ICT 2022 Model Setup
To identify a bearish setup in the ICT 2022 model, begin by marking the Previous Day High/Low or key session levels, such as the London or New York sessions. In this scenario, the price typically moves upward first, sweeping the Liquidity High. This move, known as a Liquidity Sweep, signifies the collection of sell orders by key market players.
After the liquidity sweep, the price should shift market structure downward. This movement, called the Market Structure Shift (MSS), indicates the start of a downtrend. Following MSS, areas such as FVG, found within the Premium Zone, are identified. At this stage, the trader waits for the price to retrace to these areas. Once the price revisits these zones, a short trade is executed.
In this setup, the stop-loss should be placed above the liquidity high to control risk, while the take-profit target is typically set below the previous day’s low or another defined liquidity level. This approach allows traders to capitalize on the downward price movement following the liquidity sweep.
🔵 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 2022 model is a comprehensive and advanced trading strategy designed around key concepts such as liquidity, price imbalance, and market structure shifts (MSS). By focusing on the sweep of critical levels such as the previous day’s high/low and important trading sessions like London and New York, this strategy enables traders to predict market movements with greater precision.
The use of tools like FVG in this model helps traders fine-tune their entry and exit points and take advantage of bullish and bearish trends after liquidity sweeps. Moreover, combining this strategy with precise timing during key trading sessions allows traders to minimize risk and maximize returns.
In conclusion, the ICT 2022 model emphasizes the importance of time and liquidity, making it a powerful tool for both professional and novice traders. By applying the principles of this model, you can make more informed trading decisions and seize opportunities in financial markets more effectively.
Choppiness IndexThis Pine Script v6 indicator calculates the Choppiness Index over a user-defined length and segments it based on user-defined thresholds for choppy and trending market conditions. The indicator allows users to toggle the visibility of choppy, trending, and neutral segments using checkboxes.
Here's how it works:
Inputs: Users can set the length for the Choppiness Index calculation and thresholds for choppy and trending conditions. They can also choose which segments to display.
Choppiness Index Calculation: The script calculates the Choppiness Index using the ATR and the highest-high and lowest-low over the specified length.
Segment Determination: The script determines which segment the current Choppiness Index value falls into based on the thresholds. The color changes exactly at the threshold values.
Dynamic Plotting: The Choppiness Index is plotted with a color that changes based on the segment. The plot is only visible if the segment is "turned on" by the user.
Threshold Lines: Dashed horizontal lines are plotted at the choppy and trending thresholds for reference.
This indicator helps traders visualize market conditions and identify potential transitions between choppy and trending phases, with precise color changes at the threshold values.
Smart Money Breakout Signals [AlgoAlpha]Introducing the Smart Money Breakout Signals, a cutting-edge trading indicator designed to identify key structural shifts and breakout opportunities in the market. This tool leverages a blend of smart money concepts like Break of Structure (BOS) and Change of Character (CHoCH) to provide traders with actionable insights into market direction and potential entry or exit points.
Key Features :
✨ Market Structure Analysis : Automatically detects and labels BOS and CHoCH for trend confirmation and reversals.
🎨 Customizable Visualization : Tailor bullish and bearish colors for breakout lines and signals to suit your preferences.
📊 Dynamic Take-Profit Targets : Displays three tiered take-profit levels based on breakout volatility.
🔔 Real-Time Alerts : Stay ahead of the game with notifications for bullish and bearish breakouts.
📋 Performance Dashboard : Monitor signal statistics, including win rates and total signals, directly on your chart.
How to Use :
Add the Indicator : Add the script to your favourites ⭐ and customize settings like market structure horizon and confirmation type.
Monitor Breakouts : Observe BOS and CHoCH labels to identify potential trend shifts. Use the breakout lines and tiered take-profit levels to plan trades effectively.
Set Alerts : Enable alerts for bullish or bearish breakouts to act on opportunities without constant monitoring.
How It Works :
The indicator identifies market structure by analyzing pivot highs and lows over a user-defined time horizon. A breakout is confirmed based on either candle closes or wicks surpassing previous pivot points. Upon detection, the script generates signals with breakout lines and calculates take-profit targets based on the distance from the breakout level. A built-in dashboard tracks performance metrics like total signals and win rates, giving traders real-time feedback on strategy effectiveness.
The Curved Market Structure [BigBeluga]Curved Market Structure
The Curved Market Structure indicator offers an innovative twist on traditional market structure tools by using curved lines instead of horizontal ones, enabling faster breakout detection for traders.
🔵Key Features:
Curved Market Structure Levels: The indicator identifies high and low pivots and plots curved lines connecting these points, adapting to market dynamics and providing a more intuitive view of potential breakout zones.
Breakout Detection: Breakouts above or below the curved levels are marked with triangle symbols (▲ or ▼), making it easy to spot critical price movements.
Dynamic Target Levels: After a breakout, the indicator plots three target levels, which serve as potential price objectives. Each target is marked with a number and a star (e.g., 1★) upon being reached.
Customizable Line Length and Angle: Users can adjust the length and angle of the curved lines to fit their trading style and timeframe, making the tool versatile and adaptable.
Market Structure Trend Filtering: To maintain a clean chart, the indicator plots curved levels only from high pivots during uptrends and low pivots during downtrends.
🔵How It Works:
The indicator identifies high and low pivots using user-defined parameters (left and right bars).
Curved lines are drawn from these pivot points, showing the structure of the market and potential breakout zones.
When a breakout occurs, the indicator highlights the direction with triangle symbols and dynamically plots three price targets.
Upon reaching these targets, the level is marked with its respective number and a star, helping traders track price progression effectively.
The lines and targets are adjusted based on market conditions, ensuring real-time relevance and accuracy.
🔵Use Cases:
Spotting key breakout zones to identify entry and exit points more effectively.
Setting dynamic target levels for take-profit or stop-loss planning.
Filtering market noise and maintaining a cleaner chart while analyzing trends.
Enhancing traditional market structure analysis with an intuitive curved visualization.
This indicator is ideal for traders who want a modern, dynamic, and visually appealing way to track market structure and breakouts while maintaining chart clarity.
QuantFrame | FractalystWhat’s the purpose of this indicator?
The purpose of QuantFrame is to provide traders with a systematic approach to analyzing market structure, eliminating subjectivity, and enhancing decision-making. By clearly identifying and labeling structural breaks, QuantFrame helps traders:
1. Refine Market Analysis: Transition from discretionary market observation to a structured framework.
2. Identify Key Levels: Highlight important liquidity and invalidation zones for potential entries, exits, and risk management.
3. Streamline Multi-Timeframe Analysis: Track market trends and structural changes across different timeframes seamlessly.
4. Enhance Consistency: Reduce guesswork by following a rule-based methodology for identifying structural breaks.
How Does This Indicator Identify Market Structure?
1. Swing Detection
• The indicator identifies key swing points on the chart. These are local highs or lows where the price reverses direction, forming the foundation of market structure.
2. Structural Break Validation
• A structural break is flagged when a candle closes above a previous swing high (bullish) or below a previous swing low (bearish).
• Break Confirmation Process:
To confirm the break, the indicator applies the following rules:
• Valid Swing Preceding the Break: There must be at least one valid swing point before the break.
3. Numeric Labeling
• Each confirmed structural break is assigned a unique numeric ID starting from 1.
• This helps traders track breaks sequentially and analyze how the market structure evolves over time.
4. Liquidity and Invalidation Zones
• For every confirmed structural break, the indicator highlights two critical zones:
1. Liquidity Zone (LIQ): Represents the structural liquidity level.
2. Invalidation Zone (INV): Acts as Invalidation point if the structure fails to hold.
What do the extremities show us on the charts?
When using QuantFrame for market structure analysis, the extremities—Liquidity Level (LIQ) and Invalidation Level (INV)—serve as critical reference points for understanding price behavior and making informed trading decisions.
Here's a detailed explanation of what these extremities represent and how they function:
Liquidity Level (LIQ)
Definition: The Liquidity Level is a key price zone where the market is likely to retest, consolidate, or seek liquidity. It represents areas where orders are concentrated, making it a high-probability reaction zone.
Purpose: Traders use this level to anticipate potential pullbacks or continuation patterns. It helps in identifying areas where price may pause or reverse temporarily due to the presence of significant liquidity.
Key Insight: If a candle closes above or below the LIQ, it results in another break of structure (BOS) in the same direction. This indicates that price is continuing its trend and has successfully absorbed liquidity at that level.
Invalidation Level (INV)
Definition: The Invalidation Level marks the threshold that, if breached, signifies a structural shift in the market. It acts as a critical point where the current market bias becomes invalid.
Purpose: This level is often used as a stop-loss or re-evaluation point for trading strategies. It ensures that traders have a clear boundary for risk management.
Key Insight: If a candle closes above or below the INV, it signals a shift in market structure:
A closure above the INV in a bearish trend indicates a shift from bearish to bullish bias.
A closure below the INV in a bullish trend indicates a shift from bullish to bearish bias.
What does the top table display?
The top table in QuantFrame serves as a multi-timeframe trend overview. Here’s what it provides:
1. Numeric Break IDs Across Multiple Timeframes:
• Each numeric break corresponds to a confirmed structural break on a specific timeframe, helping traders track the most recent breaks systematically.
2. Trend Direction via Text Color:
• The color of the text reflects the current trend direction:
• Blue indicates a bullish structure.
• Red signifies a bearish structure.
3. Higher Timeframe Insights Without Manual Switching:
• The table eliminates the need to switch between timeframes by presenting a consolidated view of the market trend across multiple timeframes, saving time and improving decision-making.
What is the Multi-Timeframe Trend Score (MTTS)?
MTTS is a score that quantifies trend strength and direction across multiple timeframes.
How does MTTS work?
1. Break Detection:
• Analyzes bullish and bearish structural breaks on each timeframe.
2. Trend Scoring:
• Scores each timeframe based on the frequency and quality of bullish/bearish breaks.
3. MTTS Calculation:
• Averages the scores across all timeframes to produce a unified trend strength value.
How is MTTS interpreted?
• ⬆ (Above 50): Indicates an overall bullish trend.
• ⬇ (Below 50): Suggests an overall bearish trend.
• ⇅ (Exactly 50): Represents a neutral or balanced market structure.
How to Use QuantFrame?
1. Implement a Systematic Market Structure Framework:
• Use QuantFrame to analyze market structure objectively by identifying key structural breaks and marking liquidity (LIQ) and invalidation (INV) zones.
• This eliminates guesswork and provides a clear framework for understanding market movements.
2. Leverage MTTS for Directional Bias:
• Refer to the MTTS table to identify the multi-timeframe directional bias, giving you the broader market context.
• Align your trading decisions with the overall trend or structure to improve accuracy and consistency.
3. Apply Your Preferred Entry Model:
• Once the market context is clear, use your preferred entry model to capitalize on the identified structure and trend.
• Manage trades dynamically as price delivers, using the provided liquidity and invalidation zones for risk management.
What Makes QuantFrame Original?
1. Objective Market Structure Analysis:
• Unlike subjective methods, QuantFrame uses a rule-based approach to identify structural breaks, ensuring consistency and reducing emotional decision-making.
2. Multi-Timeframe Integration:
• The MTTS table consolidates trend data across multiple timeframes, offering a bird’s-eye view of market trends without the need to switch charts manually.
• This unique feature allows traders to align strategies with higher-timeframe trends for more informed decision-making.
3. Liquidity and Invalidation Zones:
• Automatically marks Liquidity (LIQ) and Invalidation (INV) zones for every structural break, providing actionable levels for entries, exits, and risk management.
• These zones help traders define their risk-reward setups with precision.
4. Dynamic Trend Scoring (MTTS):
• The Multi-Timeframe Trend Score (MTTS) quantifies trend strength and direction across selected timeframes, offering a single, consolidated metric for market sentiment.
• This score is visualized with intuitive symbols (⬆, ⬇, ⇅) for quick decision-making.
5. Numeric Labeling of Breaks:
• Each structural break is assigned a unique numeric ID, making it easy to track, analyze, and backtest specific market scenarios.
6. Systematic Yet Flexible:
• While it provides a structured framework for market analysis, QuantFrame seamlessly integrates with any trading style. Traders can use it alongside their preferred entry models, adapting it to their unique strategies.
7. Enhanced Market Context:
• By combining structural insights with directional bias (via MTTS), the indicator equips traders with a complete market context, enabling them to make better-informed decisions.
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Pivot Market StructureDescription and Features
This script is designed to enhance technical analysis by identifying key market structure levels. It uses a price action trail (based on the last highest/lowest price) and pivot points to track market trends, offering insights into potential reversal zones or trend continuation signals.
How the Script Works
High/Low Trail Logic: The script includes a trail mechanism that compares the current price with the last highest and lowest price, determining whether the price has breached these levels. This helps pinpoint key price action events and potential trend shifts. Unlike pivot points the price action trail is more responsive changes within the market structure.
Step Size and Length for High/Low Trail:
- The Step Length parameter defines how many bars are used to compare the current price against the last highest/lowest price, providing a measure of price extremes.
- The Length parameter determines the number of bars considered for calculating the highest/lowest price since the last price action event (either price surpassing a previous high or dipping below a previous low).
Pivot Point Calculation: Pivot Point Highs are calculated by the number of bars with lower highs on either side of a Pivot Point High calculation. Similarly, Pivot Point Lows are calculated by the number of bars with higher lows on either side of a Pivot Point Low calculation. The script draws a line from/to every calculated pivot point to highlight market structure extremes. It can optionally extend these pivot lines to the left for added context, providing historical reference for decision-making.
Summary
By combining both pivot analysis and price action trailing techniques, the script provides a comprehensive view of a pivot point based market structure.
Larry Williams: Market StructureLarry Williams' Three-Bar System of Highs and Lows: A Definition of Market Structure
Larry Williams developed a method of market structure analysis based on identifying local extrema using a sequence of three consecutive bars. This approach helps traders pinpoint significant turning points on the price chart.
Definition of Local Extrema:
Local High:
Consists of three bars where the middle bar has the highest high, while the lows of the bars on either side are lower than the low of the middle bar.
Local Low:
Consists of three bars where the middle bar has the lowest low, while the highs of the bars on either side are higher than the high of the middle bar.
This structure helps identify meaningful reversal points on the price chart.
Constructing the Zigzag Line:
Once the local highs and lows are determined, they are connected with lines to create a zigzag pattern.
This zigzag reflects the major price swings, filtering out minor fluctuations and market noise.
Medium-Term Market Structure:
By analyzing the sequence of local extrema, it is possible to determine the medium-term market trend:
Upward Structure: A sequence of higher highs and higher lows.
Downward Structure: A sequence of lower highs and lower lows.
Sideways Structure (Flat): Lack of a clear trend, where highs and lows remain approximately at the same level.
This method allows traders and analysts to better understand the current market phase and make informed trading decisions.
Built-in Indicator Feature:
The indicator includes a built-in functionality to display Intermediate Term Highs and Lows , which are defined by filtering short-term highs and lows as described in Larry Williams' methodology. This feature is enabled by default, ensuring traders can immediately visualize key levels for support, resistance, and trend assessment.
Quote from Larry Williams' Work on Intermediate Term Highs and Lows:
"Now, the most interesting part! Look, if we can identify a short-term high by defining it as a day with lower highs (excluding inside days) on both sides, we can take a giant leap forward and define an intermediate term high as any short-term high with lower short-term highs on both sides. But that’s not all, because we can take it even further and say that any intermediate term high with lower intermediate term highs on both sides—you see where I’m going—forms a long-term high.
For many years, I made a very good living simply by identifying these points as buy and sell signals. These points are the only valid support and resistance levels I’ve ever found. They are crucial, and the breach of these price levels provides important information about trend development and changes. Therefore, I use them for placing stop loss protection and entry methods into the market."
— Larry Williams
This insightful quote highlights the practical importance of identifying market highs and lows at different timeframes and underscores their role in effective trading strategies.
Premarket and Opening Range (First 30 minutes) LevelsThis indicator is for people who like to utilize the pre-market highs and pre-market Low's as well as the first 30 minutes high and low, or some people like to call the opening range. I hope you find value in this. Note, the levels will only appear after tracking. Premarket levels will happen after pre-market closes. Opening Range levels will show right after the first 30 minutes.
Market StructureThis is an advanced, non-repainting Market Structure indicator that provides a robust framework for understanding market dynamics across any timeframe and instrument.
Key Features:
- Non-repainting market structure detection using swing highs/lows
- Clear identification of internal and general market structure levels
- Breakout threshold system for structure adjustments
- Integrated multi-timeframe compatibility
- Rich selection of 30+ moving average types, from basic to advanced adaptive variants
What Makes It Different:
Unlike most market structure indicators that repaint or modify past signals, this implementation uses a fixed-length lookback period to identify genuine swing points.
This means once a structure level or pivot is identified, it stays permanent - providing reliable signals for analysis and trading decisions.
The indicator combines two layers of market structure:
1. Internal Structure (lighter lines) - More sensitive to local price action
2. General Structure (darker lines) - Shows broader market context
Technical Details:
- Uses advanced pivot detection algorithm with customizable swing size
- Implements consecutive break counting for structure adjustments
- Supports both close and high/low price levels for breakout detection
- Includes offset option for better visual alignment
- Each structure break is validated against multiple conditions to prevent false signals
Offset on:
Offset off:
Moving Averages Library:
Includes comprehensive selection of moving averages, from traditional to advanced adaptive types:
- Basic: SMA, EMA, WMA, VWMA
- Advanced: KAMA, ALMA, VIDYA, FRAMA
- Specialized: Hull MA, Ehlers Filter Series
- Adaptive: JMA, RPMA, and many more
Perfect for:
- Price action analysis
- Trend direction confirmation
- Support/resistance identification
- Market structure trading strategies
- Multiple timeframe analysis
This open-source tool is designed to help traders better understand market dynamics and make more informed trading decisions. Feel free to use, modify, and enhance it for your trading needs.
Fibonacci Confluence Toolkit [LuxAlgo]The Fibonacci Confluence Toolkit is a technical analysis tool designed to help traders identify potential price reversal zones by combining key market signals and patterns. It highlights areas of interest where significant price action or reactions are anticipated, automatically applies Fibonacci retracement levels to outline potential pullback zones, and detects engulfing candle patterns.
Its unique strength lies in its reliance solely on price patterns, eliminating the need for user-defined inputs, ensuring a robust and objective analysis of market dynamics.
🔶 USAGE
The script begins by detecting CHoCH (Change of Character) points—key indicators of shifts in market direction. This script integrates the principles of pure price action as applied in Pure-Price-Action-Structures , where further details on the detection process can be found.
The detected CHoCH points serve as the foundation for defining an Area of Interest (AOI), a zone where significant price action or reactions are anticipated.
As new swing highs or lows emerge within the AOI, the tool automatically applies Fibonacci retracement levels to outline potential retracement zones. This setup enables traders to identify areas where price pullbacks may occur, offering actionable insights into potential entries or reversals.
Additionally, the toolkit highlights engulfing candle patterns within these zones, further refining entry points and enhancing confluence for better-informed trading decisions based on real-time trend dynamics and price behavior.
🔶 SETTINGS
🔹 Market Patterns
Bullish Structures: Enable or disable all bullish components of the indicator.
Bearish Structures: Enable or disable all bearish components of the indicator.
Highlight Area of Interest: Toggle the option to highlight the Areas of Interest (enabled or disabled).
CHoCH Line: Choose the line style for the CHoCH (Solid, Dashed, or Dotted).
Width: Adjust the width of the CHoCH line.
🔹 Retracement Levels
Choose which Fibonacci retracement levels to display (e.g., 0, 0.236, 0.382, etc.).
🔹 Swing Levels & Engulfing Patterns
Swing Levels: Select how swing levels are marked (symbols like ◉, △▽, or H/L).
Engulfing Candle Patterns: Choose which engulfing candle patterns to detect (All, Structure-Based, or Disabled).
🔶 RELATED SCRIPTS
Pure-Price-Action-Structures.
ICTProTools | ICT Insight - Market Environment🚀 INTRODUCTION
The Market Environment Indicator provides traders with an essential contextual framework for analyzing price movements. Built on the principles of ICT (Inner Circle Trader) and Smart Money Concepts (SMC), this tool offers a structured view of how institutional players drive markets through liquidity manipulation and price level interactions. By defining the market environment, the indicator helps traders focus on the most relevant price zones, reducing distractions and enhancing decision-making.
At its core, the Interbank Dealing Range (IBDR) creates a clear structure of protected highs/lows and Premium/Discount zones , highlighting key areas for potential price reactions. This framework gives traders a lens to interpret market behavior and concentrate on meaningful liquidity zones and price action. The indicator helps traders navigate the market with precision, spotting significant opportunities while filtering out market noise. Indeed, the IBDR isn't always easily identifiable, and not every move will form a distinct dealing range.
This indicator goes beyond mere price levels… It reveals the larger market context in which prices evolve. By mastering this environment, traders can align their strategies with institutional logic and make well-informed decisions.
💎 FEATURES
The Interbank Dealing Range (IBDR) is a crucial concept within the ICT methodology that helps traders identify the market environment across multiple timeframes, specifically the premium and discount zones. The IBDR delineates areas where traders have the potential to buy low and sell high.
Its extremes are defined by the sweep of both buy-side and sell-side liquidity . These levels indicate the boundaries within which price is expected to evolve . Understanding these boundaries allows traders to determine where it is appropriate to enter or exit trades.
The primary goal of utilizing the IBDR is to capitalize on price movements by buying at discounted levels and selling at premium levels. This strategy aligns with the fundamental principle of trading: to buy at lower prices and sell at higher prices, maximizing profit potential.
By visualizing the IBDR on your charts, you can gain valuable insights into the prevailing market conditions and make informed trading decisions that align with the institutional approach to buying and selling.
This chart illustrates the Interbank Dealing Range (IBDR) applied to the US100 index, displaying two from different timeframes: a 1-hour (1h) IBDR on the left and a 30-minute (30m) IBDR on the right. This multi-timeframe view provides essential context for price action analysis.
The 1h IBDR could here function as the primary reference range, establishing key boundaries (High and Low) for price movement. Within this range, the Equilibrium (midpoint) separates the Premium zone (above) from the Discount zone (below). The 0.25 and 0.75 levels add further precision by subdividing these zones.
Price action then flows between these zones, creating and targeting liquidity at higher and lower levels through Relative Equal Highs and Lows. A strong upward movement into the deeper level of the Premium Zone captures high-side liquidity (with a notable reaction at the FVG on the left), forming a secondary 30m IBDR. After this liquidity sweep, the remaining liquidity is on the low side. Price then reverses downward toward it. Here, the 30m IBDR would suggest a confirmation for a potential sell entry by targeting the IBDR lows.
The relationship between the broader 1h IBDR, the more detailed 30m IBDR, and all related levels creates a powerful analytical framework. The larger timeframe provides context, while the smaller one reveals specific trading opportunities by providing entry confirmations.
✨ SETTINGS
IBDR Metrics: Adjust the timeframe and sensitivity for calculating the IBDR so traders can adapt the indicator to both short-term intraday movements and longer-term trends.
Premium/Discount Zones: Customize the levels such as 0, 0.5, 1, and other levels like 0.25 and 0.75 by default and their displayed colors and associated labels.
Alerts: Configure the alerts for Premium/Discount zones, High/Low breaks, and new IBDR, ensuring traders are kept up to date on key market events.
🎯 CONCLUSION
The Market Environment indicator serves as a powerful tool for analyzing and navigating market structure through liquidity zones. It helps identify optimal buy and sell areas while aligning with the institutional logic of major market players. While its features provide a valuable edge, it’s essential to remember that none should be used on its own, and many more factors go into being a profitable trader.
Ultra Market StructureThe Ultra Market Structure indicator detects key market structure breaks, such as Break of Structure (BoS) and Change of Character (CHoCH), to help identify trend reversals. It plots lines and labels on the chart to visualize these breakpoints with alerts for important signals.
Introduction
This script is designed to help traders visualize important market structure events, such as trend breaks and reversals, using concepts like Break of Structure (BoS) and Change of Character (CHoCH). The indicator highlights internal and external price levels where the market shifts direction. It offers clear visual signals and alerts to keep traders informed of potential changes in the market trend.
Detailed Description
The indicator focuses on detecting "market structure breaks," which occur when the price moves past significant support or resistance levels, suggesting a potential reversal or continuation of the trend.
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Type of structure
Internal Structure: Focuses on smaller, shorter-term price levels within the current market trend.
External Structure: Focuses on larger, longer-term price levels that may indicate more significant shifts in the market.
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Key events
Break of Structure (BoS): A market structure break where the price surpasses a previous high (bullish BoS) or low (bearish BoS).
Change of Character (CHoCH): A shift in market behavior when the price fails to continue in the same direction, indicating a possible trend reversal.
Once a break or shift is detected, the script plots lines and labels on the chart to visually mark the breakpoints.
It also provides alerts when a BoS or CHoCH occurs, keeping traders informed in real-time.
The indicator can color the background and candles based on the market structure, making it easy to identify the current trend.
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Special feature
At news events or other momentum pushes most structure indicators will go into "sleep mode" because of too far away structure highs/lows. This indicator has a structure reset feature to solve this issue.
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Detects Break of Structure (BoS) and Change of Character (CHoCH) signals.
Marks internal and external support/resistance levels where market trends change.
Provides visual cues (lines, labels) and real-time alerts for structure breaks.
Offers background and candle color customization to highlight market direction.
Trend, Chart Patterns & Market Structure Indicator [TradeDots]The "Trend, Chart Patterns & Market Structure Indicator" is engineered to identify pivotal price action points, revealing shifts in market dynamics. This tool aids traders to simplify any trading market in recognizing significant price levels, enhancing decision-making in diverse market conditions.
📝 HOW IT WORKS
Pivot Identification
The indicator detects pivots in price action using a complex mathematical model by analyzing a window of candlesticks to capture significant reversal patterns. It examines a series of bars, focusing on their open, high, low, close, and changes in these values, to pinpoint potential market turning points.
Support and Resistance Lines
Calculation: Automatically draws lines at key price pivots in bullish and bearish markets.
Significance: Aligning support and resistance levels highlights strong demand or supply zones, reinforcing trading biases. When multiple lines converge near a price level, it indicates robust support or resistance, as many traders focus on these levels for placing trades.
Chart Patterns Analysis
Formation: Utilizes four pivots to identify patterns such as ascending/descending channels, contraction, and expansion patterns.
Visualization: Background colors (green for bullish, red for bearish) help identify market trends.
Market Structure Shifts
Detection: Identifies price breakouts above or below previous support and resistance, indicating changes in market structure.
Confirmation: Highlights shifts in market character, aiding in trend reversal anticipation.
Types of Market Structure Shifts
Channel Breakout: The price breaks out from the current channel's resistance level.
Rev. Breakout: The price breaks out from a contraction pattern, moving in the opposite direction of the previous market trend.
Continuation Breakout: The price breaks out from a contraction pattern, continuing the previous market trend.
Change of Character (ChoCh): The price breaks out from either support or resistance, causing a change in the market trend.
🛠️ HOW TO USE
Chart Visualization
Color Coding: Background colors signify market trends, with green indicating bullish and red indicating bearish conditions.
Pattern Recognition: Identifies and labels patterns, providing insights into current market sentiment.
Reversal Signals
Signal Labels: Detects shifts in market structure indicating potential entry and exit points.
❗️LIMITATIONS
Market Noise: Accuracy may decrease in volatile and noisy markets.
Trend Confirmation Delay: Market trends are only confirmed once the price breaks out from support or resistance, potentially causing delays.
RISK DISCLAIMER
Trading involves substantial risk, and most traders may incur losses. All content, tools, scripts, articles, and education provided by TradeDots are for informational and educational purposes only.
MarketStructureLibrary "MarketStructure"
Will draw out the market structure for the disired pivot length. The code is from my indicator "Marker structure" ().
Create(type, length, source, equalPivotsFactor, extendEqualPivotsZones, equalPivotsStyle, equalPivotsColor, alertFrequency)
Call on each bar. Will create a Structure object.
Parameters:
type (int) : the type of the Structure to create. 0 = internal, 1 = swing.
length (int) : The lenghts (left and right) for pivots to use.
source (string) : The source to be used for structural changes ('Close', 'High/low (aggresive)' (low in an uptrend) or 'High/low (passive)' (high in an uptrend)).
equalPivotsFactor (float) : Set how the limits are for an equal pivot. This is a factor of the Average True Length (ATR) of length 14. If a low pivot is considered to be equal if it doesn't break the low pivot (is at a lower value) and is inside the previous low pivot + this limit.
extendEqualPivotsZones (bool) : Set to true if you want the equal pivots zones to be extended.
equalPivotsStyle (string) : Set the style of equal pivot zones.
equalPivotsColor (color) : Set the color of equal pivot zones.
alertFrequency (string)
Returns: The 'structure' object.
Pivot(structure)
Sets the pivots in the structure.
Parameters:
structure (Structure)
Returns: The 'structure' object.
PivotLabels(structure)
Draws labels for the pivots found.
Parameters:
structure (Structure)
Returns: The 'structure' object.
EqualHighOrLow(structure)
Draws the boxsa for equal highs/lows. Also creates labels for the pivots included.
Parameters:
structure (Structure)
Returns: The 'structure' object.
BreakOfStructure(structure)
Will create lines when a break of strycture occures.
Parameters:
structure (Structure)
Returns: The 'structure' object.
ChangeOfCharacter(structure)
Will create lines when a change of character occures.
Parameters:
structure (Structure)
Returns: The 'structure' object.
StructureBreak
Holds drawings for a structure break.
Fields:
Line (series line) : The line object.
Label (series label) : The label object.
Pivot
Holds all the values for a found pivot.
Fields:
Price (series float) : The price of the pivot.
BarIndex (series int) : The bar_index where the pivot occured.
Type (series int) : The type of the pivot (-1 = low, 1 = high).
ChangeOfCharacterBroken (series bool) : Sets to true if a change of character has happened.
BreakOfStructureBroken (series bool) : Sets to true if a break of structure has happened.
Structure
Holds all the values for the market structure.
Fields:
Length (series int) : Define the left and right lengths of the pivots used.
Type (series int) : Set the type of the market structure. Two types can be used, 'internal' and 'swing' (0 = internal, 1 = swing).
Trend (series int) : This will be set internally and can be -1 = downtrend, 1 = uptrend.
Source (series string) : Set the source for structural chandeg. Can be 'Close', 'High/low (aggresive)' (low in an uptrend) or 'High/low (passive)' (high in an uptrend).
EqualPivotsFactor (series float) : Set how the limits are for an equal pivot. This is a factor of the Average True Length (ATR) of length 14. If a low pivot is considered to be equal if it doesn't break the low pivot (is at a lower value) and is inside the previous low pivot + this limit.
ExtendEqualPivotsZones (series bool) : Set to true if you want the equal pivots zones to be extended.
ExtendEqualPivotsStyle (series string) : Set the style of equal pivot zones.
ExtendEqualPivotsColor (series color) : Set the color of equal pivot zones.
EqualHighs (array) : Holds the boxes for zones that contains equal highs.
EqualLows (array) : Holds the boxes for zones that contains equal lows.
BreakOfStructures (array) : Holds all the break of structures within the trend (before a change of character).
Pivots (array) : All the pivots in the current trend, added with the latest first, this is cleared when the trend changes.
AlertFrequency (series string) : set the frequency for alerts.
Non-Psychological Levels🟩 Non-Psychological Levels is a structural analysis tool that segments price action into objective ranges, identifying Broken and Unbroken levels without relying on psychological or time-based assumptions. By emphasizing mechanically derived price behavior, it provides traders with a clear framework for analyzing support and resistance in a consistent and unbiased manner across various market conditions.
This indicator introduces a new approach to understanding market structure by focusing on price movement within defined segments, free from behavioral patterns, round numbers, or specific time intervals. While the indicator is time-agnostic in design, it works within the natural time progression of the chart, ensuring that segmentation aligns with the inherent structure of price movement. Broken levels, where price has breached a structural boundary, and Unbroken levels, which remain intact, are visualized with horizontal lines. These structural zones are complemented by dynamically boxed segments that contextualize both historical and ongoing price behavior.
By offering an objective perspective, the Non-Psychological Levels indicator complements psychology-based tools, helping traders explore market dynamics from multiple angles. When structural levels align with psychological zones, they reinforce critical price areas; when they differ, they provide opportunities to analyze price behavior from an alternative lens. This indicator is designed as both an educational framework and a practical tool, encouraging a deeper understanding of structural price behavior in technical analysis.
⭕ THEORY AND CONCEPT ⭕
The Non-Psychological Levels indicator is grounded in the principle of analyzing price behavior without reliance on psychological assumptions or time-based factors. Its primary purpose is to provide a structural framework for identifying support and resistance levels by focusing solely on price movement within mechanically defined segments. By removing external influences such as sentiment, time intervals, or market sessions, the indicator offers an unbiased lens through which traders can observe price dynamics.
Non-psychology, as defined here, refers to an approach that excludes behavioral and emotional patterns—like fear, greed, or herd mentality—from price analysis. Traditional tools often depend on these patterns to identify zones such as pivots or Fibonacci retracements, but these methods can be inconsistent in volatile markets. In contrast, the Non-Psychological Levels indicator focuses entirely on what price is doing, free from assumptions about trader behavior or external time constraints.
The indicator’s time-agnostic and mechanically driven design segments price action into consistent ranges, highlighting "Broken" levels (where price breaches structural boundaries) and "Unbroken" levels (where price holds). These structural zones remain unaffected by subjective or external influences, ensuring clarity and consistency across different markets and timeframes. By doing so, the indicator reveals a pure view of price structure, independent of psychological biases.
Importantly, the Non-Psychological Levels indicator is not intended to replace psychology-based tools but to complement them. When its structural levels align with psychological zones like round numbers or session highs/lows, the significance of these areas is reinforced. Conversely, when the levels differ, the contrast provides traders with alternative insights into market dynamics. This dual perspective—blending mechanical objectivity with behavioral analysis—enhances the depth and flexibility of market evaluation.
The following principles outline the theoretical foundation of the indicator and its unique contribution to structural price analysis:
Time-Agnostic Design : The indicator avoids reliance on time-based factors like daily opens, session intervals, or specific events. Instead, it segments price action using bar indexes, ensuring that structural levels are identified independently of external time variables. While the x-axis of a chart inherently represents time, this indicator abstracts away its influence, allowing traders to focus purely on price movement without the bias of temporal context.
Mechanical and Neutral Framework : Every calculation within the indicator is predetermined by a set of mechanical rules, ensuring no subjective input or interpretation affects the results. This objectivity guarantees that levels are derived solely from observed price behavior, providing a reliable framework that traders can trust to remain consistent across different assets, timeframes, and market conditions.
Broken and Unbroken Levels : Broken levels represent zones where price has breached a structural boundary, while Unbroken levels highlight areas where price has consistently respected its range. This distinction provides a clear and systematic method for identifying key support and resistance levels, offering insights into where future price interactions are most likely to occur.
Neutral Price Behavior : By dividing price action into equal segments, the indicator removes the influence of external factors like trader sentiment or psychological expectations. Each segment independently determines significant levels based purely on price action, enabling a structural view of the market that abstracts away behavioral or emotional biases.
Complement to Psychological Tools : While the indicator itself avoids behavioral assumptions, its levels can align with psychological zones like round numbers, pivots, or Fibonacci levels. When these structural and psychological levels overlap, it reinforces the importance of key areas, while divergences offer opportunities to examine price behavior from a new perspective.
Educational Value : The indicator encourages traders to explore the contrast between structural and psychological analysis. By introducing a framework that isolates price behavior from external influences, it challenges traditional methods of technical analysis, fostering deeper insights into market structure and behavior.
🔍 UNDERSTANDING STRUCTURAL LEVELS 🔍
The Non-Psychological Levels indicator offers a straightforward yet powerful way to understand market structure by segmenting price action into mechanically defined ranges. This segmentation highlights two key elements: "Broken" levels, where price has breached structural boundaries, and "Unbroken" levels, which remain intact and respected by price action. Together, these components create a framework for identifying potential areas of support and resistance.
Broken Levels : These are structural boundaries that price has surpassed, indicating areas where previous support or resistance failed. Broken levels often signal transitions in price behavior, such as shifts in momentum or the start of trending movements. They provide insight into zones where price has already tested and moved beyond.
Unbroken Levels : These levels remain intact within a given price segment, marking areas where price has consistently respected boundaries. Unbroken levels are particularly useful for identifying potential reversal points or zones of continued support or resistance. Their persistence across price action often makes them reliable indicators of market structure.
The visual segmentation of price action into distinct ranges allows traders to observe how price transitions between structural zones. For example:
- Clusters of Unbroken levels near the current price may suggest strong support or resistance, offering areas of interest for reversals or breakouts.
- Gaps between Unbroken levels highlight areas of price inefficiency or low interaction, which may become significant if revisited.
By focusing solely on structural price behavior, the Non-Psychological Levels indicator enables traders to analyze price independently of time or psychological factors. This makes it a valuable tool for understanding price dynamics objectively, whether used on its own or alongside other indicators.
🛠️ SETTINGS 🛠️
The Non-Psychological Levels indicator offers various customizable settings to help users tailor its visualization to their specific trading style and market conditions. These settings allow adjustments to sensitivity, level projection, and the source of price calculations (e.g., wicks or closing prices). Below, we outline each setting and its impact on the chart, along with examples to illustrate their functionality.
Custom Settings
Sensitivity : This setting adjusts the balance between detailed and broader structural levels by controlling the number of segments. Higher values result in more segments, revealing finer price levels, while lower values consolidate segments to highlight major price movements.
Source : Allows the user to choose between 'Wick' or 'Close' for detecting levels. Selecting 'Wick' emphasizes the absolute highs and lows of price action, while 'Close' focuses on closing prices within each segment.
Level Labels : Configures the visual representation of price levels, allowing users to toggle between price values, symbols (▲ ▼), or disabling labels altogether. This setting ensures clarity in how Broken and Unbroken levels are displayed on the chart.
Unbroken Levels : - - - Users can customize the colors and label styles for Unbroken levels, which highlight areas where price has respected structural boundaries.
Broken Levels : -|- Similar to Unbroken levels, users can specify the visual appearance of Broken levels, including color customization for Broken highs and lows. These settings help distinguish areas where price has breached a structural boundary.
Projection Options : This setting allows users to control how broken and unbroken levels are visually extended on the chart. The Future option projects lines forward to the right of the current price, showing potential future relevance of levels. The All option extends lines both forward and backward, providing a comprehensive view of how levels align with historical and potential future price action. The None option disables projections, keeping the chart focused solely on current segment levels without any extensions.
Segments : Includes options for customizing the segment visualization:
- Live Segment : Toggles the display of a highlighted box representing the current developing segment, helping users focus on ongoing price action.
- Boxes : Allows users to display filled boxes around each segment for additional visual emphasis.
- Segment Colors : Users can define separate colors for support (lower) and resistance (upper) segments, making it easier to interpret directional trends.
- Boundaries : Enables or disables vertical lines to mark segment boundaries, providing a clearer view of structural divisions.
Repaint : This setting allows users to enable or disable triangle labels within the live segment. When enabled, the triangles dynamically update to reflect real-time price behavior during the live bar but will repaint until the bar is fully confirmed. Disabling this option prevents the triangles from appearing during the live bar, reducing potential confusion as they may otherwise flash on and off during price updates. This setting ensures users can choose their preferred visualization while maintaining clarity in real-time analysis.
Color Settings : Offers extensive customization for all visual elements, including Broken and Unbroken levels, segment boundaries, and live segments. These settings ensure the indicator can adapt to individual preferences for chart readability.
🖼️ CHART EXAMPLES 🖼️
The following chart examples illustrate different configurations and features of the Non-Psychological Levels indicator. These examples highlight how the indicator’s settings influence the visualization of structural price behavior, helping traders understand its functionality in various scenarios.
Broken and Unbroken Levels : Orange prices are Broken HIghs. Blue prices are Broken Lows. Green and Red are Unbroken.
Boundaries : Enable Boundaries to visualize segments.
High Sensitivity Setting : A high sensitivity setting produces fewer segments and levels, emphasizing broader price ranges and major structural zones. This configuration is better suited for higher timeframes or identifying overarching trends.
Low Sensitivity Setting : A low sensitivity setting results in a greater number of segments and levels, offering a granular view of price structure. This configuration is ideal for analyzing detailed price movements on lower timeframes.
Live Segment with Triangles Enabled : This example shows the live segment box with triangle labels enabled. These triangles update dynamically during the live bar but may repaint until the bar is confirmed, helping traders observe real-time price behavior.
Broken and Unbroken Levels : This example highlights Broken levels (where price has breached structural boundaries and are drawn through subsequent price action) and Unbroken levels (where price has respected structural boundaries). These distinctions visually identify areas of potential support and resistance.
Broken and Unbroken Levels with Projection: All : This example demonstrates the "Project All" feature, where broken and unbroken levels are extended both forward and backward on the chart. This visualization highlights historical and potential future support and resistance zones, helping traders better understand how price interacts with these structural levels over time.
Segment Boxes with Boundaries : Filled boxes around individual segments visually distinguish each price interval, offering clarity in observing structural price transitions.
📊 SUMMARY 📊
The Non-Psychological Levels indicator provides a unique framework for analyzing structural price behavior through the identification of Broken and Unbroken levels. These levels act as a mechanical representation of support and resistance, independent of psychological biases or time-based factors. By focusing purely on price movement within defined segments, the indicator offers a neutral and consistent approach to understanding market dynamics.
This method complements traditional tools by providing an unbiased perspective. When structural levels align with psychological zones—such as round numbers or session-based highs and lows—they reinforce the significance of these areas as key price zones. When they diverge, the indicator introduces an alternative view, prompting further exploration of price behavior. This dual perspective enhances the depth of analysis by combining the mechanical and behavioral aspects of price action.
The Non-Psychological Levels indicator is not designed to generate trading signals or predict future price movements but serves as a visual and educational tool. Its adaptability across all markets and timeframes allows traders to integrate it into their broader strategies. By highlighting structural price dynamics, the indicator offers a fresh perspective on market analysis while remaining compatible with other technical tools.
⚙️ COMPATIBILITY AND LIMITATIONS ⚙️
Asset Compatibility :
The Non-Psychological Levels indicator is compatible with all asset classes, including cryptocurrencies, forex, stocks, and commodities. It can be applied to any chart or timeframe, making it a flexible tool for structural price analysis. Users should adjust the Sensitivity setting to ensure the segmentation aligns with the price behavior of the specific asset being analyzed. For instance, higher sensitivity values are more suitable for assets with large price ranges, while lower values work well for assets with tighter ranges.
Visual Range Dependency :
The indicator is optimized to perform calculations only within the visible range of the chart. This is a significant advantage, as it prevents unnecessary calculations and maintains efficient performance. However, because of this dependency, levels may appear to "recalculate" when the chart is zoomed in or out quickly or shifted abruptly. While this does not affect the integrity of the levels, it may cause a temporary lag as the indicator adjusts to the new visual range.
Persistence of Levels Beyond Visibility :
Even if levels are not visible on the chart due to zoom or scroll settings, they still exist in the background and are recalculated when revisited. This ensures that the structural price analysis remains consistent, regardless of the chart view.
Box Limitations in Pine Script :
The indicator is subject to Pine Script's inherent limitation of 500 boxes. This means that no more than 500 segments or level boxes can be drawn on the chart simultaneously. For most configurations, this limitation is mitigated by focusing on the visual range, but users employing very low sensitivity settings may exceed the limit. In such cases, only the most recent 500 boxes will be displayed, potentially omitting earlier segments.
Lag with Low Sensitivity Settings :
When sensitivity is set to a low value, the indicator creates many more segments, resulting in finer granularity and a higher number of boxes. While this provides detailed structural levels, it may increase the likelihood of exceeding Pine Script’s 500-box limit or cause a temporary lag when rendering a dense set of boxes over a wide visual range. Users should adjust sensitivity to balance detail with performance, especially on assets with high volatility or broad price ranges.
Live Segment Caution :
The live segment box updates in real time to reflect price movements as the segment is still developing. Since the segment high and segment low are not yet finalized, users should interpret this feature as a dynamic visualization of current price behavior rather than a definitive structural analysis. This ensures clarity during ongoing price action while maintaining the integrity of the indicator's framework.
Cross-Market Versatility :
The indicator’s time-agnostic and mechanical design ensures that it functions identically across all markets and timeframes. However, users should consider the unique characteristics of different markets when interpreting the results, as certain assets (e.g., highly volatile cryptocurrencies) may require sensitivity adjustments for optimal segmentation.
Visual Range Dependency: Levels recalculate efficiently within the chart's visible range but may lag temporarily when zooming or scrolling quickly.
These considerations ensure that the Non-Psychological Levels indicator remains robust and versatile while highlighting some inherent limitations of Pine Script and real-time recalculations. Users can mitigate these constraints by carefully adjusting sensitivity and understanding how the visual range dependency affects performance.
⚠️ DISCLAIMER ⚠️
The Non-Psychological Levels indicator is a visual analysis tool and is not designed as a predictive or trading signal indicator. Its primary purpose is to highlight structural price levels, providing an objective framework for understanding support and resistance within mechanically segmented price action.
The indicator operates within the visible range of the chart to ensure efficiency and adaptiveness, but this recalculation should not be interpreted as a forecast of future price behavior. While the structural levels may align with significant price zones in hindsight, they are purely a reflection of observed price dynamics and should not be used as standalone trading signals.
This indicator is intended as an educational and visual aid to complement other analysis methods. Users are encouraged to integrate it into a broader trading strategy and make adjustments to the settings based on their individual needs and market conditions.
🧠 BEYOND THE CODE 🧠
The Non-Psychological Levels indicator, like other xxattaxx indicators , is designed with education and community collaboration in mind. Its open-source nature encourages exploration, experimentation, and the development of new approaches to price analysis. By focusing on structural price behavior rather than psychological or time-based factors, this indicator introduces a fresh perspective for users to study.
Beyond its visual utility, the indicator serves as an educational framework for understanding the concept of non-psychological analysis. It offers traders an opportunity to explore price dynamics in a purely mechanical way, challenging conventional methods and fostering deeper insights into structural behavior. This approach is especially valuable for those interested in exploring new concepts or seeking alternative perspectives on market analysis.
Your comments, suggestions, and discussions are invaluable in shaping the future of this project. We actively encourage your feedback and contributions, which will directly help us refine and improve the Non-Psychological Levels indicator. We look forward to seeing the creative ways in which you use and enhance this tool. MVS
