Liquidity Engulfing (Nephew_Sam_)🔥 Liquidity Engulfing Multi-Timeframe Detector
This indicator finds engulfing bars which have swept liquidity from its previous candle. You can use it across 6 timeframes with fibonacci entries.
⚡ Key Features
6 Customizable Timeframes - Complete market structure analysis
Smart Liquidity Detection - Finds patterns that sweep liquidity then reverse
Real-Time Status Table - Confirmed vs unconfirmed patterns with color coding
Fibonacci Integration - 5 customizable fib levels for precise entries
HTF → LTF Strategy - Spot reversals on higher timeframes, enter on lower timeframe fibs
📈 Engulfing Rules
Bullish: Current candle bullish + previous bearish + current low < previous low + current close > previous open
Bearish: Current candle bearish + previous bullish + current high > previous high + current close < previous open
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Liquidity Rainbow - Trillion ResearchThis indicator uses regression along with RSI and moving averages from multiple time frames to help you visualize the market in a single view. After learning the notations, you will be able to identify pockets of liquidity and determine high/low probability price zones without drawing a single line.
Booster symbols help confirm short term trends and breakouts based off of two waveform functions, one long period, the other with a much shorter period. You get the buy signal that everyone else sees plus the confirmation!
This is a system that is not fully developed, PNL is not available yet. Strategy version is coming soon, still back testing.
I am tuning this model for crypto specifically, although it works for anything with a price chart.
2 EMAs (configurable to MA)
Dragonskin - RGB circle plots eMA
Rainbow - RGB area plots eMA
+When you see the rainbow appear it means that the price is above the slowest ema baseline. Generally bullish as price tends to ride the rainbow. Ideally, you will see a white cloud at the origin.
-When you see white step line cutting into the upper colors of the rainbow.
Once the price has traded below the rainbow for the FIRST time, not just wicked. You can set a target that's just above the previous high bodys above the rainbow. Do not sell the dip, let the floppers flop.
The second time price cuts down through a thick rainbow is usually bearish .
What makes me so sure? Liquidity
In order to be successful, we need to understand liquidity, the juiciest pockets of profit.
I will reveal more of the strategy in the second script.
For now, use:
SUN symbol - Notice how the price always seems to come back and sweep up any SUNs that get left behind (up and down) this is a liquidity nugget
CLOUD(s) indicators of support. Meaning that on ema trend we expect a lower price but each time that happens, it gets bought up above baseline. weak->strong (little gray - light blue - white)
LIGHTNING indicator of resistance. Meaning the price is not being allowed to recover, each time it rises above baseline, it is sold down again.
YELLOW CROSS - Classically known as a whale manipulation indicator. It tends to indicate a strong bearish move incoming or the reversal of an ongoing bearish move. There's dumping. "Get ready something is happening" indicator.
HEARTS = BUY
SPADES = Buy
CLUBS = Sell
DIAMONDS = SELL
*do not use these during periods of consolidation. consolidation is a period when the price swings in both directions but not too much. In a narrow range the indicators can pop up.
Why does this happen?
Short periods, during which exchanges stabilize the prices, are necessary for the redistribution of assets over the course of trading. Sometimes they happen multiple times a week and can last 24 or 48hours. Also it is a great time to eat up algo traders and that's why you'll see noise.
You want to focus on the period immediately following a consolidations. Don't rush it, they really do take 20 hours+
If you realize that you are in one of these consolidation ranges, limit order the tips of the wicks, nothing in the middle. There is not much profit here but also there is minimal risk.
If you're confirmed in a consolidation, exchanges will work to buoy the price to the appropriate mark price even if there is a big buy/sell order. A lot of time price will go up the congruent amount afterwards to compensate the toxic vwap .
I hope this helps people see the bigger picture and become even more successful with bigger gains.
I've tested this on all the major cryptos. Bitcoin BTC Ethereum ETH HEX
Honestly, I have tested very few stonks with this, later.
-Market Enemy
Liquidity Sweep Reversal [Grimoire]The Liquidity Sweep Reversal indicator is designed to spot potential turning points by watching for “liquidity sweeps” above key prior highs. Specifically, it marks when price briefly pushes above levels such as:
The high of the previous candle
The high of the prior trading day
The high of the previous week
These sweeps often trigger stop-hunts or liquidity hunts, after which price frequently reverses. By highlighting those moments, the indicator helps you anticipate and trade these reversal moves more easily.
Liquidity Sweep Trap Alert (Improved)Detects high-conviction “liquidity sweep” traps (false breakouts) by comparing price against recent swing highs/lows, applying a wick-size filter and a cooldown period so that only meaningful reversal wicks trigger signals.
Shows labels on the chart and provides alert conditions when a trap occurs.
How It Works (Core Concept)
Swing High / Low Sweep
The script looks back a user-defined number of bars (Lookback Period) to identify the most recent swing high and swing low (excluding the current forming bar).
A Bull Trap is identified when price’s high exceeds that swing high intrabar but the candle closes back below it.
A Bear Trap is identified when price’s low dips below that swing low intrabar but the candle closes back above it.
Wick-Size Filter
To avoid tiny “micro-sweeps,” the script measures the length of the reversal wick (the distance beyond the swing high or below the swing low) as a percentage of the bar’s total range.
Only if this wick percentage ≥ Min Wick/Range % does the raw trap condition qualify for further consideration.
Cooldown Mechanism
After a trap fires, the same type of trap (bull or bear) is suppressed for a specified number of bars (Cooldown Bars).
This prevents back-to-back signals in choppy conditions and ensures each trap has breathing room before the next.
Confirmed on Close
Signals only trigger once the bar has closed (barstate.isconfirmed), eliminating “ghost” signals that flash intrabar and then vanish.
Chart Labels & Alerts
When a trap is confirmed, a label (“Trap ↑” for bull, “Trap ↓” for bear) is plotted above/below the bar (toggleable via Show Trap Labels).
Built-in alertcondition calls allow users to create native TradingView alerts tied to these confirmed traps.
Inputs & Usage
Lookback Period (bars)
Defines how many bars back to compute the recent swing high/low.
Shorter values catch more frequent, smaller swings; longer values focus on larger pivots.
Show Trap Labels
Toggle on/off the on-chart label markers.
Cooldown Bars
Number of bars to wait after a trap fires before allowing the same trap type again.
Higher values reduce signal frequency; set lower if you want more frequent triggers.
Min Wick/Range %
Minimum required wick length (beyond the swing level) as a percentage of that bar’s high–low range.
Increase to filter out weak or noise-driven sweeps; decrease if you want to capture smaller reversals.
Recommended Settings & Markets
Timeframes: Works on any timeframe (e.g., 5m, 15m, 1h, daily). Adjust inputs per instrument volatility.
Crypto (e.g., BTC): Typical starting values might be Lookback = 10, Min Wick % = 0.10–0.20, Cooldown = 3–5 bars.
Equities / Indices (e.g., Nifty, Bank Nifty): Use higher Min Wick % (e.g., 0.30–0.50) and adjust volume-based filters externally. Cooldown may be 3–5 bars on daily charts.
Testing: Always backtest or visually review sample signals before live trading. Tune Lookback and Min Wick % to balance hit-rate vs. false positives.
Originality & What Makes It Different
Beyond Simple Breakout Alerts: Instead of alerting on any breakout, this indicator specifically looks for false breakouts (liquidity sweeps) where smart money may trap retail stops.
Wick-Size Threshold: Many scripts flag any high above a swing high; here, the reversal wick must be a configurable percentage of the bar’s range, filtering out minor spikes.
Cooldown Logic: Prevents repeated signals in tight ranges, unlike basic breakout or pivot indicators that may fire repeatedly.
Confirmed on Close: Eliminates intrabar flicker signals, ensuring each alert is based on a completed bar.
Lightweight & Self-Contained: No external dependencies; works standalone on the chart. Users can hook native TradingView alerts to these conditions.
How to Use
Add to Chart: Apply the published script; no need for additional overlays.
Configure Inputs: Open settings and set:
Lookback Period to match swing size you target.
Min Wick/Range % to filter out small reversals.
Cooldown Bars so signals aren’t clustered.
Toggle Show Trap Labels on/off.
Set Alerts: In TradingView Alerts, choose “Bull Trap Detected” or “Bear Trap Detected” as the condition.
Interpret Signals:
Bull Trap: Price tried to break above a recent high but failed—potential short opportunity or exit long.
Bear Trap: Price tried to break below a recent low but failed—potential long opportunity or exit short.
Combine with Risk Management: Always apply your own stop-loss and take-profit rules; use the trap signal as one element of your trade decision.
Chart Examples & Annotations
Clean Example Chart: Display only this indicator on the chart using default inputs or example settings.
Annotation Guidance: If you include manual drawings in screenshots, clearly explain:
“Red label marks the bar where price spiked above the 10-bar swing high, closed below it with wick ≥ 10% of range, and no prior bull trap in last 5 bars → Bull Trap.”
Avoid unrelated scripts or decorative drawings that aren’t described.
Disclaimer
Not Financial Advice: Signals indicate potential reversal setups but do not guarantee outcomes. Trade at your own risk.
Use Proper Risk Management: Always define stop-loss, position size, and consider market context.
Test Before Live: Review historical signals and backtest manually or via strategy tester if possible.
RSI + MACD + Liquidity FinderLiquidity Finder: The liquidity zones are heuristic and based on volume and swing points. You may need to tweak the volumeThreshold and lookback to match the asset's volatility and timeframe.
Timeframe: This script works on any timeframe, but signals may vary in reliability (e.g., higher timeframes like 4H or 1D may reduce noise).
Customization: You can modify signal conditions (e.g., require only RSI or MACD) or add filters like trend direction using moving averages.
Backtesting: Use TradingView's strategy tester to evaluate performance by converting the indicator to a strategy (replace plotshape with strategy.entry/strategy.close).
Liquidity Squeeze Indicator 1The provided Pine Script code implements a "Liquidity Squeeze Indicator" in TradingView, designed to detect potential bullish or bearish market squeezes based on EMA slopes, candle wicks, and body sizes.
Code Breakdown
EMAs Calculation: Calculates the 21-period (ema_21) and 50-period (ema_50) exponential moving averages (EMAs) on closing prices.
EMA Slope Calculation: Computes the slope of the 21-period EMA over a 21-period lookback to estimate trend direction, with a threshold of 0.45 to approximate a 45-degree angle.
Candle Properties: Measures the size of the candle's body and its upper and lower wicks for comparison to detect wick-to-body ratios.
Trend Identification: Defines a bullish trend when ema_21 is above ema_50 and a bearish trend when ema_21 is below ema_50.
Wick Conditions
Bullish Condition : In a bullish trend with the EMA slope up, checks if the upper wick is at least 3x the body size and the closing price is above the 21 EMA.
Bearish Condition: In a bearish trend with the EMA slope down, checks if the lower wick is at least 3x the body size and the closing price is below the 21 EMA.
Signal Plotting: Plots a green dot above the bar for bullish signals and a red dot below the bar for bearish signals.
Alerts: Defines alert conditions for both bullish and bearish signals, providing specific alert messages when conditions are met.
Summary
This indicator helps identify potential bullish or bearish liquidity squeezes by looking at trends, EMA slopes, and wick-to-body ratios in candlesticks. The primary signals are visualized through dots on the chart and can trigger alerts for notable market conditions.
Liquidity Finder v2.0Description:
The Liquidity Finder v2.0 is a powerful technical indicator designed to identify divergence between volume and price movements in financial markets. Divergence occurs when there is a significant disparity between trading volume and price action, often signaling potential changes in market direction or trends.
This indicator calculates the relative volume and relative price change over a user-defined lookback period. Relative volume is determined by comparing the current volume to the average volume over the specified period, while relative price change compares the current price change to the average price change over the same period.
Key Features:
Customizable parameters allow users to adjust the lookback period, volume threshold, and price threshold to suit their trading preferences.
Divergence detection is visually represented by changing the color of price bars, making it easy for traders to identify potential trading opportunities.
Alerts can be set to notify traders when divergence is detected, enabling timely decision-making and trade execution.
The Volume-Price Divergence Detector is a valuable tool for traders and investors seeking to enhance their technical analysis toolkit. By spotting divergence between volume and price movements, traders can anticipate potential trend reversals or continuations, leading to more informed trading decisions and improved trading outcomes.
Liquidity SpotterIndicator Setup:
The script sets up a TradingView indicator titled "Liquidity Spotter" with a short title "PWWTC LS". It's designed to overlay on the price chart (overlay=true).
Input Variables:
The script defines input variables that allow users to customize the behavior of the indicator:
atr_length: Length of the Average True Range (ATR) used in calculations.
volume_multiplier: Multiplier used to compare the volume of the current bar with the average volume.
range_multiplier: Multiplier used to calculate the range condition.
highlight_color: Color used to highlight bars when conditions are met.
Calculations:
The script calculates the ATR and average volume using the ta.atr and ta.sma functions provided by TradingView's Pine Script.
It sets the avg_range to the value of the ATR, essentially making it the same as atr_value.
Conditions:
The script checks several conditions based on the calculated values:
range_condition: Compares the range (high - low) of the current bar with the average range multiplied by the range multiplier.
volume_condition: Compares the volume of the current bar with the average volume multiplied by the volume multiplier.
range_volume_condition: Compares the ratio of range to volume with the ratio of average range to average volume.
Plotting:
Based on the conditions being met or not, the script sets the color of the price bars. If all conditions are met, the color of the bars will be set to highlight_color, otherwise, it will remain unchanged (na).
Overall, this script visually highlights price bars on the chart where specific conditions related to range, volume, and their ratio are met, potentially indicating trading opportunities.
Liquidity Salman v1his code is used to show trading signals based on liquidity, volatility, and trend indicators. A "buy" signal is defined if the positive money flow indicator exceeds the negative money flow indicator and the price is above a specified moving average for a set period. A "sell" signal is defined if the negative money flow indicator exceeds the positive money flow indicator and the price is below the specified moving average for a set period. A "ranging" signal is defined if the Average True Range (ATR) value is less than a specified value. Buy and sell shapes are plotted on the chart with their colors and locations changed based on the direction.
Some advantages of this code:
Multiple indicators are used to define signals, increasing the accuracy of the analysis.
Customizable variables such as moving average period, timeframe, and range threshold can be adjusted to suit the user's trading strategy.
Shapes' positions, types, colors, and conditions can be easily defined using plotshape.
request.security is used to fetch volume data from the main currency's timeframe, increasing the accuracy of the analysis and allowing the use of smaller timeframes for trading.
math.sum is used to calculate the money flow indicators. This method is faster than using traditional for loops.
input is used to create a user-friendly interface where settings can be adjusted before running the program.
والتذبذب والاتجاه. يتم تحديد إشارة "شراء" إذا كان مؤشر تدفق الأموال الإيجابي يتجاوز المؤشر السلبي ويزيد السعر عن المتوسط المتحرك لفترة محددة. ويتم تحديد إشارة "بيع" إذا كان المؤشر السلبي يتجاوز المؤشر الإيجابي ويقل السعر عن المتوسط المتحرك لفترة محددة. ويتم تحديد إشارة "تذبذب" إذا كانت قيمة مؤشر ATR (Average True Range) أقل من قيمة محددة. يتم رسم أشكال الشراء والبيع على الرسم البياني مع تغيير لونها وموضعها حسب الاتجاه.
من بين مزايا الكود:
يستخدم مؤشرات متعددة لتحديد الإشارات، مما يزيد من دقة التحليل.
يتيح للمستخدم تخصيص عدة متغيرات، مثل فترة المتوسط المتحرك وفترة الزمن وعتبة النطاق، لتناسب استراتيجية التداول الشخصية.
يتيح للمستخدم تحديد مواقع الأشكال وأنواعها وألوانها وشروط ظهورها بسهولة باستخدام plotshape.
يتم استخدام request.security لجلب بيانات الحجم من فريم العملة الرئيسي، مما يزيد من دقة التحليل ويفتح إمكانية استخدام الإطار الزمني الأصغر للتداول.
يتم استخدام math.sum لحساب مؤشرات التدفق النقدي. يعمل هذا الأسلوب بشكل أسرع من استخدام حلقات for التقليدية.
تم استخدام input لإنشاء واجهة مستخدم مريحة للمستخدم، حيث يمكنه تخصيص الإعدادات قبل تشغيل البرنامج.
Liquidity Heatmap LTF [LuxAlgo]This indicator displays column heatmaps highlighting candle bodies with the highest associated volume from a lower user selected timeframe.
Settings
LTF Timeframe: Lower timeframe used to retrieve the closing/opening price and volume data. Must be lower than the current chart timeframe.
Other settings control the style of the displayed graphical elements.
Usage
It can be of interest to show which candles from a lower timeframe had the highest associated volume, this allows for the highlighting of areas where a candle body was the most traded by market participants.
The area with the highest activity is highlighted in the script with a yellow color (or another user selected color) and additionally by two lines forming an interval.
When the candle body with the highest volume is overlapped by a candle body with lower volume this one will be highlighted instead, hence why certain areas of high activity might not be highlighted by the heatmap.
It is recommended to hide regular candles or use a more discrete graphical presentation of prices when using this tool. Lines are also displayed to highlight the full candle range as well as if a candle was bullish (in green) or bearish (in red). These lines can be hidden if the user is only interested in the heatmap.
[Mad] Level2 Signalfilter Liquidity ProtectionLiquidity Protection Filter:
A Triggerhappy Strategy can do multiple longs/shorts
this is a filter, which forces the close to move minumum in one or the other direction to arm the signal again
there are separated settings for longs/short
input = plot with positive zero or negative value
output = normalized value with pultiplicator factor
also there is a reverse setting
yellow line will show a current alive block
YM Liquidity Core - Institutional Absorption EngineYM Liquidity Core – Institutional Absorption Engine
Official Description:
YM Liquidity Core is an institutional tool specifically designed for analyzing the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures market (YM1!). Its objective is to detect structural zones of institutional absorption and visually represent areas where price may be interacting with hidden orders, technical containment, or key imbalances. It does not generate buy/sell signals or suggest specific actions—it is a technical observation system for traders seeking to understand price behaviorthrough the lens of structural price action.
1. Why is this tool specifically designed for YM?
The Dow Jones operates differently from other indices: slower impulse frequency, stronger institutional presence at defense levels, and higher sensitivity to prolonged absorption phases. This script has been calibrated to capture that behavior. Its architecture responds to how the Dow flows on micro (1M, 5M) and structural (15M, 1H) timeframes, requiring a broader contextual reading and less reactive logic. That’s why this engine is not directly transferable to other assets without distorting its internal logic.
2. Institutional absorption zones (Supply and Demand)
The script draws two dynamic bands on the chart: an upper band (potential supply region) and a lower band (potential demand region), reflecting zones of high market sensitivity. These zones:
* Are not based on classical highs/lows
* Are not derived from fixed retracements or legacy tools
* Only activate when price shows technical stagnation under pressure, often during high volume, which may suggest concealed market interest or large participant activity.
These zones appear and disappear automatically according to the market’s active structure and timeframe. They are useful for validating whether price is reacting coherently or breaking institutional structure.
3. Institutional Channel (Contextual Fill Zone)
When both zones are active, the script forms an institutional channel, filling the space between demand and supply. This channel:
* Represents the area where price is trading under possible intervention
* Adapts in real time to market movement
* Is not a Bollinger Band or generic price band, but a conditional structure based on absorption, structure, and relative pressure
The fill provides clear visual reference as to whether price is consolidating under institutional control or exiting the zone with momentum.
4. Midline Contextual Moving Average
A structurally adaptive 10-period moving average runs through the center of the channel. This line::
* Is not used for entries or predictive analysis
* Acts as a visual guide for internal movement within the institutional zone
* Helps the trader observe whether price is balancing or progressively shifting within the range
5. Dynamic RSI-Based Structural Validation
The script includes an adaptive RSI filter, not used as an oscillator, but as a conditional technical layer. It only activates when price is already interacting with an active zone, reinforcing the probability of real-time absorption. This module improves zone quality by filtering out irrelevant or non-structured consolidations.
6. Optional Discreet Markers
The user can enable small green (lower) or red (upper) triangles when specific pressure conditions are met inside a zone. These are not entry signals, but discreet visual flags indicating that price is reacting within an active zone under structural criteria.
7. Full Customization via Input Panel
The trader can adjust:
* Activate/deactivate institutional zones
* Show/hide the institutional fill channel
* Enable or disable the 10-period midline
* Customize colors and zone opacity
* Enable/disable discreet triangle markers for conditional zone reactions
8. Optimized Timeframes and Compatibility
Supported timeframes:
1-minute, 5-minute, 15-minute, and 1-hour
Fully compatible with continuous contract YM1! and quarterly futures such as YMU25, YMZ25, YMH26, YMM26, etc.
If loaded on an unsupported timeframe, an on-chart warning will appear.
Final Note:
This script does not simulate strategies, project future prices, or condition the trader’s decisions. Its logic is based on institutional reading: observe, validate, and remove itself if the zone loses relevance. It is built for traders who value structure and who seek a clean visual of the Dow Jones’ technical behavior—without relying on generic tools or cluttered overlays.
Price Action Smart Money Concepts [BigBeluga]THE SMART MONEY CONCEPTS Toolkit
The Smart Money Concepts [ BigBeluga ] is a comprehensive toolkit built around the principles of "smart money" behavior, which refers to the actions and strategies of institutional investors.
The Smart Money Concepts Toolkit brings together a suite of advanced indicators that are all interconnected and built around a unified concept: understanding and trading like institutional investors, or "smart money." These indicators are not just randomly chosen tools; they are features of a single overarching framework, which is why having them all in one place creates such a powerful system.
This all-in-one toolkit provides the user with a unique experience by automating most of the basic and advanced concepts on the chart, saving them time and improving their trading ideas.
Real-time market structure analysis simplifies complex trends by pinpointing key support, resistance, and breakout levels.
Advanced order block analysis leverages detailed volume data to pinpoint high-demand zones, revealing internal market sentiment and predicting potential reversals. This analysis utilizes bid/ask zones to provide supply/demand insights, empowering informed trading decisions.
Imbalance Concepts (FVG and Breakers) allows traders to identify potential market weaknesses and areas where price might be attracted to fill the gap, creating opportunities for entry and exit.
Swing failure patterns help traders identify potential entry points and rejection zones based on price swings.
Liquidity Concepts, our advanced liquidity algorithm, pinpoints high-impact events, allowing you to predict market shifts, strong price reactions, and potential stop-loss hunting zones. This gives traders an edge to make informed trading decisions based on liquidity dynamics.
🔵 FEATURES
The indicator has quite a lot of features that are provided below:
Swing market structure
Internal market structure
Mapping structure
Adjustable market structure
Strong/Weak H&L
Sweep
Volumetric Order block / Breakers
Fair Value Gaps / Breakers (multi-timeframe)
Swing Failure Patterns (multi-timeframe)
Deviation area
Equal H&L
Liquidity Prints
Buyside & Sellside
Sweep Area
Highs and Lows (multi-timeframe)
🔵 BASIC DEMONSTRATION OF ALL FEATURES
1. MARKET STRUCTURE
The preceding image illustrates the market structure functionality within the Smart Money Concepts indicator.
➤ Solid lines: These represent the core indicator's internal structure, forming the foundation for most other components. They visually depict the overall market direction and identify major reversal points marked by significant price movements (denoted as 'x').
➤ Internal Structure: These represent an alternative internal structure with the potential to drive more rapid market shifts. This is particularly relevant when a significant gap exists in the established swing structure, specifically between the Break of Structure (BOS) and the most recent Change of High/Low (CHoCH). Identifying these formations can offer opportunities for quicker entries and potential short-term reversals.
➤ Sweeps (x): These signify potential turning points in the market where liquidity is removed from the structure. This suggests a possible trend reversal and presents crucial entry opportunities. Sweeps are identified within both swing and internal structures, providing valuable insights for informed trading decisions.
➤ Mapping structure: A tool that automatically identifies and connects significant price highs and lows, creating a zig-zag pattern. It visualizes market structure, highlights trends, support/resistance levels, and potential breakouts. Helps traders quickly grasp price action patterns and make informed decisions.
➤ Color-coded candles based on market structure: These colors visually represent the underlying market structure, making it easier for traders to quickly identify trends.
➤ Extreme H&L: It visualizes market structure with extreme high and lows, which gives perspective for macro Market Structure.
2. VOLUMETRIC ORDER BLOCKS
Order blocks are specific areas on a financial chart where significant buying or selling activity has occurred. These are not just simple zones; they contain valuable information about market dynamics. Within each of these order blocks, volume bars represent the actual buying and selling activity that took place. These volume bars offer deeper insights into the strength of the order block by showing how much buying or selling power is concentrated in that specific zone.
Additionally, these order blocks can be transformed into Breaker Blocks. When an order block fails—meaning the price breaks through this zone without reversing—it becomes a breaker block. Breaker blocks are particularly useful for trading breakouts, as they signal that the market has shifted beyond a previously established zone, offering opportunities for traders to enter in the direction of the breakout.
Here's a breakdown:
➤ Bear Order Blocks (Red): These are zones where a lot of selling happened. Traders see these areas as places where sellers were strong, pushing the price down. When the price returns to these zones, it might face resistance and drop again.
➤ Bull Order Blocks (Green): These are zones where a lot of buying happened. Traders see these areas as places where buyers were strong, pushing the price up. When the price returns to these zones, it might find support and rise again.
These Order Blocks help traders identify potential areas for entering or exiting trades based on past market activity. The volume bars inside blocks show the amount of trading activity that occurred in these blocks, giving an idea of the strength of buying or selling pressure.
➤ Breaker Block: When an order block fails, meaning the price breaks through this zone without reversing, it becomes a breaker block. This indicates a significant shift in market liquidity and structure.
➤ A bearish breaker block occurs after a bullish order block fails. This typically happens when there's an upward trend, and a certain level that was expected to support the market's rise instead gives way, leading to a sharp decline. This decline indicates that sellers have overcome the buyers, absorbing liquidity and shifting the sentiment from bullish to bearish.
Conversely, a bullish breaker block is formed from the failure of a bearish order block. In a downtrend, when a level that was expected to act as resistance is breached, and the price shoots up, it signifies that buyers have taken control, overpowering the sellers.
3. FAIR VALUE GAPS:
A fair value gap (FVG), also referred to as an imbalance, is an essential concept in Smart Money trading. It highlights the supply and demand dynamics. This gap arises when there's a notable difference between the volume of buy and sell orders. FVGs can be found across various asset classes, including forex, commodities, stocks, and cryptocurrencies.
FVGs in this toolkit have the ability to detect raids of FVG which helps to identify potential price reversals.
Mitigation option helps to change from what source FVGs will be identified: Close, Wicks or AVG.
4. SWING FAILURE PATTERN (SFP):
The Swing Failure Pattern is a liquidity engineering pattern, generally used to fill large orders. This means, the SFP generally occurs when larger players push the price into liquidity pockets with the sole objective of filling their own positions.
SFP is a technical analysis tool designed to identify potential market reversals. It works by detecting instances where the price briefly breaks a previous high or low but fails to maintain that breakout, quickly reversing direction.
How it works:
Pattern Detection: The indicator scans for price movements that breach recent highs or lows.
Reversal Confirmation: If the price quickly reverses after breaching these levels, it's identified as an SFP.
➤ SFP Display:
Bullish SFP: Marked with a green symbol when price drops below a recent low before reversing upwards.
Bearish SFP: Marked with a red symbol when price rises above a recent high before reversing downwards.
➤ Deviation Levels: After detecting an SFP, the indicator projects white lines showing potential price deviation:
For bullish SFPs, the deviation line appears above the current price.
For bearish SFPs, the deviation line appears below the current price.
These deviation levels can serve as a potential trading opportunity or areas where the reversal might lose momentum.
With Volume Threshold and Filtering of SFP traders can adjust their trading style:
Volume Threshold: This setting allows traders to filter SFPs based on the volume of the reversal candle. By setting a higher volume threshold, traders can focus on potentially more significant reversals that are backed by higher trading activity.
SFP Filtering: This feature enables traders to filter SFP detection. It includes parameters such as:
5. LIQUIDITY CONCEPTS:
➤ Equal Lows (EQL) and Equal Highs (EQH) are important concepts in liquidity-based trading.
EQL: A series of two or more swing lows that occur at approximately the same price level.
EQH: A series of two or more swing highs that occur at approximately the same price level.
EQLs and EQHs are seen as potential liquidity pools where a large number of stop loss orders or limit orders may be clustered. They can be used as potential reverse points for trades.
This multi-period feature allows traders to select less and more significant EQL and EQH:
➤ Liquidity wicks:
Liquidity wicks are a minor representation of a stop-loss hunt during the retracement of a pivot point:
➤ Buy and Sell side liquidity:
The buy side liquidity represents a concentration of potential buy orders below the current price level. When price moves into this area, it can lead to increased buying pressure due to the execution of these orders.
The sell side liquidity indicates a pool of potential sell orders below the current price level. Price movement into this area can result in increased selling pressure as these orders are executed.
➤ Sweep Liquidation Zones:
Sweep Liquidation Zones are crucial for understanding market structure and potential future price movements. They provide insights into areas where significant market participants have been forced out of their positions, potentially setting up new trading opportunities.
🔵 USAGE & EXAMPLES
The core principle behind the success of this toolkit lies in identifying "confluence." This refers to the convergence of multiple trading indicators all signaling the same information at a specific point or area. By seeking such alignment, traders can significantly enhance the likelihood of successful trades.
MS + OBs
The chart illustrates a highly bullish setup where the price is rejecting from a bullish order block (POC), while simultaneously forming a bullish Swing Failure Pattern (SFP). This occurs after an internal structure change, marked by a bullish Change of Character (CHoCH). The price broke through a bearish order block, transforming it into a breaker block, further confirming the bullish momentum.
The combination of these elements—bullish order blocks, SFP, and CHoCH—creates a powerful bullish signal, reinforcing the potential for upward movement in the market.
SFP + Bear OB
This chart above displays a bearish setup with a high probability of a price move lower. The price is currently rejecting from a bear order block, which represents a key resistance area where significant selling pressure has previously occurred. A Swing Failure Pattern (SFP) has also formed near this bear order block, indicating that the price briefly attempted to break above a recent high but failed to sustain that upward movement. This failure suggests that buyers are losing momentum, and the market could be preparing for a move to the downside.
Additionally, we can toggle on the Deviation Area in the SFP section to highlight potential levels where price deviation might occur. These deviation areas represent zones where the price is likely to react after the Swing Failure Pattern:
BUY – SELL sides + EQL
The chart showcases a bullish setup with a high probability of price breaking out of the current sell-side resistance level. The market structure indicates a formation of Equal Lows (EQL), which often suggests a build-up of liquidity that could drive the price higher.
The presence of strong buy-side pressure (69%), indicated by the green zone at the bottom, reinforces this bullish outlook. This area represents a key support zone where buyers are outpacing sellers, providing the foundation for a potential upward breakout.
EQL + Bull ChoCh
This chart illustrates a potential bullish setup, driven by the formation of Equal Lows (EQL) followed by a bullish Change of Character (CHoCH). The presence of Equal Lows often signals a liquidity build-up, which can lead to a reversal when combined with additional bullish signals.
Liquidity grab + Bull ChoCh + FVGs
This chart demonstrates a strong bullish scenario, where several important market dynamics are at play. The price begins its upward momentum from Liquidity grab following a bullish Change of Character (CHoCH), signaling the transition from a bearish phase to a bullish one.
As the price progresses, it performs liquidity grabs, which serve to gather the necessary fuel for further movement. These liquidity grabs often occur before significant price surges, as large market participants exploit these areas to accumulate positions before pushing the price higher.
The chart also highlights a market imbalance area, showing strong momentum as the price moves swiftly through this zone.
In this examples, we see how the combination of multiple “smart money” tools helps identify a potential trade opportunities. This is just one of the many scenarios that traders can spot using this toolkit. Other combinations—such as order blocks, liquidity grabs, fair value gaps, and Swing Failure Patterns (SFPs)—can also be layered on top of these concepts to further refine your trading strategy.
🔵 SETTINGS
Window: limit calculation period
Swing: limit drawing function
Mapping structure: show structural points
Algorithmic Logic: (Extreme-Adjusted) Use max high/low or pivot point calculation
Algorithmic loopback: pivot point look back
Show Last: Amount of Order block to display
Hide Overlap: hide overlapping order blocks
Construction: Size of the order blocks
Fair value gaps: Choose between normal FVG or Breaker FVG
Mitigation: (close - wick - avg) point to mitigate the order block/imbalance
SFP lookback: find a higher / lower point to improve accuracy
Threshold: remove less relevant SFP
Equal H&L: (short-mid-long term) display longer term
Liquidity Prints: Shows wicks of candles where liquidity was grabbed
Sweep Area: Identify Sweep Liquidation areas
By combining these indicators in one toolkit, traders are equipped with a comprehensive suite of tools that address every angle of the Smart Money Concept. Instead of relying on disparate tools spread across various platforms, having them integrated into a single, cohesive system allows traders to easily see confluence and make more informed trading decisions.
Stophunt WickAcknowledgement
This indicator is dedicated to my friend Alexandru who saved me from one of these liquidation raids which almost liquidated me.
Alexandru is one of the best scalpers out there and he always nails his entries at the tip of these wicks.
This inspired me to create this indicator.
What's a Liquidation Wick?
It's that fast stop-hunting wick that stophunts everyone by triggering their stop-loss and liquidation.
Liquidity is the lifeblood of stock market and liquidation is the process that moves price.
This indicator will identify when a liquidity pool is getting raided to trigger buy or sell stops, they are also know as stop-hunts.
How does it work?
When market consolidates in one direction, it builds up liquidity zones.
Market maker will break out of these consolidation phases by having dramatic price action to either pump or dump to raid these liquidity zones.
This is also called stop-hunts or liquidity raids. After that it will start reversing back to the opposite direction.
This is most noticeable by the length of the wick of a given candle in a very short amount of time and the total size of the candle.
This indicator highlights them accordingly.
Settings
Wick and Candle ratio works with default values but finetune will enhance user experience and usability.
Wick Ratio: Size of the wick compared to body of a candle.
Adjust this to higher ratio on smaller timeframe or smaller ratio on bigger timeframe to your trading style to spot a trend reversal.
Candle Ratio: The size of the candle, by default it is 0.75% of the current price.
For example, if BTC is at 20,000 then the size of the candle has to be minimum 150.
This can be fine tuned to bigger candle size on higher time frames or smaller for shorter timeframe depending on the trade type.
How to use it?
This indicator will identify when a liquidity pool is getting raided to trigger buy or sell stops, they are also know as stop-hunts. It can be used of its own for scalping but there are also a good few indicators which would most definitely help to confluence bigger timeframe trades.
Scalp
This indicator shows the most chaotic moments in price action; therefore it works best on smaller timeframes, ideally 3 or 5 minute candle.
- Wait for the market to start pumping or dumping.
- Current candle will change colour (Bullish/Bearish).
- Enter trade as soon as price starts to reverse back.
- Place the stop-loss outside of the current candle.
- Wait for the Liquidation Wick to appear as confirmation.
Price is very chaotic during a liquidity stop-hunt raid but there is a saying:
"In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity" - Sun-Tzu
Since this is a very high risk, high reward strategy; it is advised to practice on paper trade first.
Practice until perfection and this indicator would be the perfect bread and butter scalp confirmation.
Fair Value Gap
FVG strategy is the most accurate in conjunction with this indicator.
Normally price would reverse after consuming fair value gaps but often it's difficult to know when and where.
This indicator would identify those crucial entry points for reverse course direction of the price action.
Support and Resistance
This indicator can also be used in conjunction with support and resistance lines.
Generally the stophunt will go deep below the support or spike much further up the resistance lines to liquidate positions.
Bollinger Bands
Bolling Bands strategy would be to wait until the price breaks out of the band.
Once the wick is formed, it would be an ideal entry point.
Script change
This is an open-source script and feel free to modify according to your need and to amplify your existing strategy.
Sweep institutionalThis indicator focuses on identifying "SWEEPs" based on taking liquidity at highs and lows. The application of the SWEEP strategy is highly determinant in the Swing points, as they serve as the target of our operations.
ALERTS INCLUDED
🔹Example of Strategy Application
1.-Create the BULLISH SWEEP.
2.-You can enter LONG.
3.-If it is a BULLISH SWEEP, take a long with a SWING HIGH target (2-3 pips up).
4.-If it is a BULLISH SWEEP, place your SL behind the SWEEP (2-3 pips).
(This example is bullish, but it would be the same in a bearish setup, applying everything in the opposite way)
t's very crucial for the strategy to reference SWING POINTS, as these points will be our take profit and stop loss points.
The strategy is based on identifying a SWEEP. After this, we can look for trading opportunities with targets on the opposite side of the fractal. Remember, if you decide to enter, the Stop Loss should be placed protected by the Sweep, and the Take Profit should be set at the opposite Swing, as seen in the example.
Use this STRATEGY IN TIMEFRAMES GREATER THAN 30M. If you decide to use it in timeframes <30M, there's a higher probability of encountering false SWEEPs (the most optimal are 1h & 4h)
🔹Use
The Sweep strategy involves identifying potential trades based on the creation of a "SWEEP" (liquidity grab) at the Swing High or Swing Low. Below is an example of a bearish opportunity after taking liquidity from a Swing High with a wick and no candle body closing above it.
🔹Details
As you have seen, it indicates the surpassing of a high without the candle body, this is called a “SWEEP.” Each time this occurs, the price is likely to surpass the opposite SWING High/Low. The following example will show more clearly how it works in both bullish and bearish scenarios.
🔹Configuration
-Cooldown period: is the length of the operating Range line
-Swing detection: determines the points to be used as SL and TP protection
Bullish/Berish Sweep
-Line Width: size of the line
-Line Style: design type
-Color
Weighted US Liquidity ROC Indicator with FED RatesThe Weighted US Liquidity ROC Indicator is a technical indicator that measures the Rate of Change (ROC) of a weighted liquidity index. This index aggregates multiple monetary and liquidity measures to provide a comprehensive view of liquidity in the economy. The ROC of the liquidity index indicates the relative change in this index over a specified period, helping to identify trend changes and market movements.
1. Liquidity Components:
The indicator incorporates various monetary and liquidity measures, including M1, M2, the monetary base, total reserves of depository institutions, money market funds, commercial paper, and repurchase agreements (repos). Each of these components is assigned a weight that reflects its relative importance to overall liquidity.
2. ROC Calculation:
The Rate of Change (ROC) of the weighted liquidity index is calculated by finding the difference between the current value of the index and its value from a previous period (ROC period), then dividing this difference by the value from the previous period. This gives the percentage increase or decrease in the index.
3. Visualization:
The ROC value is plotted as a histogram, with positive and negative changes indicated by different colors. The Federal Funds Rate is also plotted separately to show the impact of central bank policy on liquidity.
Discussion of the Relationship Between Liquidity and Stock Market Returns
The relationship between liquidity and stock market returns has been extensively studied in financial economics. Here are some key insights supported by scientific research:
Liquidity and Stock Returns:
Liquidity Premium Theory: One of the primary theories is the liquidity premium theory, which suggests that assets with higher liquidity typically offer lower returns because investors are willing to accept lower yields for more liquid assets. Conversely, assets with lower liquidity may offer higher returns to compensate for the increased risk associated with their illiquidity (Amihud & Mendelson, 1986).
Empirical Evidence: Research by Fama and French (1992) has shown that liquidity is an important factor in explaining stock returns. Their studies suggest that stocks with lower liquidity tend to have higher expected returns, aligning with the liquidity premium theory.
Market Impact of Liquidity Changes:
Liquidity Shocks: Changes in liquidity can impact stock returns significantly. For example, an increase in liquidity is often associated with higher stock prices, as it reduces the cost of trading and enhances market efficiency (Chordia, Roll, & Subrahmanyam, 2000). Conversely, a liquidity shock, such as a sudden decrease in market liquidity, can lead to higher volatility and lower stock prices.
Financial Crises: During financial crises, liquidity tends to dry up, leading to sharp declines in stock market returns. For instance, studies on the 2008 financial crisis illustrate how a reduction in market liquidity exacerbated the decline in stock prices (Brunnermeier & Pedersen, 2009).
Central Bank Policies and Liquidity:
Monetary Policy Impact: Central bank policies, such as changes in the Federal Funds Rate, directly influence market liquidity. Lower interest rates generally increase liquidity by making borrowing cheaper, which can lead to higher stock market returns. On the other hand, higher rates can reduce liquidity and negatively impact stock prices (Bernanke & Gertler, 1999).
Policy Expectations: The anticipation of changes in monetary policy can also affect stock market returns. For example, expectations of rate cuts can lead to a rise in stock prices even before the actual policy change occurs (Kuttner, 2001).
Key References:
Amihud, Y., & Mendelson, H. (1986). "Asset Pricing and the Bid-Ask Spread." Journal of Financial Economics, 17(2), 223-249.
Fama, E. F., & French, K. R. (1992). "The Cross-Section of Expected Stock Returns." Journal of Finance, 47(2), 427-465.
Chordia, T., Roll, R., & Subrahmanyam, A. (2000). "Market Liquidity and Trading Activity." Journal of Finance, 55(2), 265-289.
Brunnermeier, M. K., & Pedersen, L. H. (2009). "Market Liquidity and Funding Liquidity." Review of Financial Studies, 22(6), 2201-2238.
Bernanke, B. S., & Gertler, M. (1999). "Monetary Policy and Asset Prices." NBER Working Paper No. 7559.
Kuttner, K. N. (2001). "Monetary Policy Surprises and Interest Rates: Evidence from the Fed Funds Futures Market." Journal of Monetary Economics, 47(3), 523-544.
These studies collectively highlight how liquidity influences stock market returns and how changes in liquidity conditions, influenced by monetary policy and other factors, can significantly impact stock prices and market stability.
SMC Orderblocks (MTF)The SMC Orderblocks Indicator is designed to detect institutional orderblocks by focusing on price action and pattern detection, with a strong emphasis on identifying liquidity grabs.
This tool helps traders pinpoint areas where significant institutional trades are likely to occur by assuming the presence of orderblocks based on observed market behavior.
Unlike other indicators that may rely heavily on volume, the SMC Orderblocks Indicator offers a fresh approach rooted in a deep study of price action and Smart Money Concepts (SMC).
🔍 Unique Approach
Unlike other orderblock indicators that typically depend on volume to detect orderblocks (a common and valid method), the SMC Orderblocks Indicator explores a new approach. After extensive study and understanding of price action and SMC principles, this indicator focuses on market behavior to assume where institutional orderblocks might be. This approach offers traders a unique perspective and valuable insights, allowing them to view the market through a different lens.
🧠 The Theory Behind It
In trading, liquidity is essential for institutions and large market participants to execute their substantial orders. Orders tend to cluster around predictable levels, such as recent highs or lows, creating pools of liquidity. To secure better entry points for their large trades, institutions and market makers may manipulate prices to sweep these liquidity levels. The SMC Orderblocks Indicator is designed to detect these market manipulations—when price moves to capture liquidity—and uses these events to assume the presence of orderblocks at key levels. By recognizing these manipulations, the indicator provides insights into potential areas of significant institutional activity.
⚙️ How It Works
In order to make it work, there are two big essentail parts for this indicator. The first one is being able to identify liquidity areas. The second one is to detect the liquidity grab pattern.
1. Identifying Liquidity
So, in order to find market manipulations, mainly "liquidity grabs", the first thing we need is to find where the liquidity is.
Here "liquidity", refers to "orders", and only the exchange actually knows at what price orders are placed. The limit orders are visible in the order book and most of the time the exchange let this information be publicly accessed. But not all orders are in the orderbook. The stop-limit orders like stop-loss orders are added in the orderbook only when the market price reaches a certain price (the stop price).
At present, when using a chart script like Pinescript, there is no known way to access this real information.
But fortunately, traders and institutional behavior stay the same. Traders tend to place their orders at predictable levels, like above highs or below lows. They can also be near inducement areas, specifically created by institutions to induce traders to place their orders at certain levels.
So, the job of the indicator is first to find these levels, regardless of the method used. In the previous version of this script, I used pivots to detect highs and lows, but this method was lacking when it came to finding inducement zones or stacks of liquidity.
Instead, the indicator now uses a new method to check whether there is a stack of non-liquidated candles. This method allows the detection of inducement zones with unliquidated candles. When the stack reaches a certain number (by default, three), the liquidity is marked as valid for sweep detection.
Note: When using the indicator, you can enable the display of liquidity (to see mitigated and unmitigated liquidity) and their stack number.
2. Detecting a Liquidity sweep
Once the first and key part is done, we need to detect the market manipulation: the liquidity grabs. Liquidity grab patterns are always the same. In the following example, let's assume the institutions want to fill sell orders in a bearish market. Here are the steps they will likely take:
- 1. The institutionals place their main orders (the orderblock) at a desired price.
- 2. They let the liquidity accumulate next to that desired price. They can even induce traders to place their own orders there. The will serve as liquidity.
- 3. Institutionals will manipulate the market price to move it towards their awaiting orders to fill them. Once that price is reach, and their orders are being filled, the market price will start moving in the opposite direction.
- 4. The grab is confirmed, when the liquidity in that oppsiite direction is grabed, or simply when the bearish market trend resumes by breaking the lows, along with additional confirmations
Sometimes, institutions will have two opposite positions in the same asset—one short and one long. This is called hedging. The goal here is to use the long orders to push the market price towards the main sell orders. Once the sell orders are filled and the market price starts falling, they may try to push it up again to close their long position with minimal loss and finally let the price fall for good.
It is at that moment that it is best to enter the market. This is why, by default, the indicator will display when the price starts moving upward towards the liquidity grab: because it's where the manipulation started and where the price is likely to reach again before resuming the main trend.
Real-Time Visualization:
As soon as an "orderblock" (or market manipulation) is detected, the indicator will display it on the chart in real time.
This immediate visualization helps traders stay ahead and catch the main market move.
💡 Usage Tips
Apply the script to your chart. This is a price-action based script so it will work on most markets. You do not need to edit settings but you can adjust them to match your trading style.
To get the most out of the SMC Orderblocks Indicator, it’s recommended to use it alongside other analysis tools, espacially market structure indicators. You can try the free-to-use SMC Market Structure (MTF) to filter the interesting orderblocks.
Additionnaly, if you search liquidity areas to set as your trade's target, you can enable their display to see mitigated and unmitigated liquidity lines. The display is disabled by default to keep charts clean.
While the indicator helps detect potential institutional orderblocks based on liquidity grabs, combining its insights with your trading knowledge and other tools will enhance decision-making.
⚠️ Disclaimer
While this method provides useful information, the orderblocks can only be assumed based on market behavior. Moreover, given how the indicator works, the accuracy cannot be guaranteed. It's important to combine the indicator's information with your own experience and other confirmation methods.
Orderblocks are also time-sensitive. The fact that an orderblock was detected and displayed on the chart does not guarantee that orders will still be present when the price returns to that level. If too much time has elapsed since the orderblock was created, or if the market structure has changed, it may be wise to disregard it. Always seek additional confirmation before opening a position.
The theory presented here on how institutional orderblocks are made, and how the market may be manipulated to fill orders, is based on my own research, knowledge, and analysis. Since I have never worked within an institution, these are educated assumptions and could be incorrect. Please always do your own research.
🚀 Active Development
The SMC Orderblocks Indicator is continuously evolving, with updates aimed at improving the rules for detecting and confirming orderblocks. Future updates may include new features and bug fixes to enhance performance and adapt to different trading styles.
📬 Note: If you encounter a bug, please contact me directly via private message, as I do not want to pollute the comment section with screenshots.
If you have any questions or suggestions for new features, feel free to reach out. You can also add a comment to boost its visibility.
Additionally, it’s recommended to compare the results of this indicator with others to find what best suits your trading style.
Please note that while this indicator is a paid script, you do not need to pay to test it. Contact me directly on TradingView via private message or through my socials, or leave a comment, and I’ll provide you with a free trial.
One Trading Setup for Life ICT [TradingFinder] Sweep Session FVG🔵 Introduction
ICT One Trading Setup for Life is a trading strategy based on liquidity and market structure shifts, utilizing the PM Session Sweep to determine price direction. In this strategy, the market first forms a price range during the PM Session (from 13:30 to 16:00 EST), which includes the highest high (PM Session High) and lowest low (PM Session Low).
In the next session, the price first touches one of these levels to trigger a Liquidity Hunt before confirming its trend by breaking the Change in State of Delivery (CISD) Level. After this confirmation, the price retraces toward a Fair Value Gap (FVG) or Order Block (OB), which serve as the best entry points in alignment with liquidity.
In financial markets, liquidity is the primary driver of price movement, and major market participants such as institutional investors and banks are constantly seeking liquidity at key levels. This process, known as Liquidity Hunt or Liquidity Sweep, occurs when the price reaches an area with a high concentration of orders, absorbs liquidity, and then reverses direction.
In this setup, the PM Session range acts as a trading framework, where its highs and lows function as key liquidity zones that influence the next session’s price movement. After the New York market opens at 9:30 EST, the price initially breaks one of these levels to capture liquidity.
However, for a trend shift to be confirmed, the CISD Level must be broken.
Once the CISD Level is breached, the price retraces toward an FVG or OB, which serve as optimal trade entry points.
Bullish Setup :
Bearish Setup :
🔵 How to Use
In this strategy, the PM Session range is first identified, which includes the highest high (PM Session High) and lowest low (PM Session Low) between 13:30 and 16:00 EST. In the following session, the price touches one of these levels for a Liquidity Hunt, followed by a break of the Change in State of Delivery (CISD) Level. The price then retraces toward a Fair Value Gap (FVG) or Order Block (OB), creating a trading opportunity.
This process can occur in two scenarios : bearish and bullish setups.
🟣 Bullish Setup
In a bullish scenario, the PM Session High and PM Session Low are identified. In the following session, the price first breaks the PM Session Low, absorbing liquidity. This process results in a Fake Breakout to the downside, misleading retail traders into taking short positions.
After the Liquidity Hunt, the CISD Level is broken, confirming a trend reversal. The price then retraces toward an FVG or OB, offering an optimal long entry opportunity.
The initial take-profit target is the PM Session High, but if higher timeframe liquidity levels exist, extended targets can be set.
The stop-loss should be placed below the Fake Breakout low or the first candle of the FVG.
🟣 Bearish Setup
In a bearish scenario, the market first defines its PM Session High and PM Session Low. In the next session, the price initially breaks the PM Session High, triggering a Liquidity Hunt. This movement often causes a Fake Breakout, misleading retail traders into taking incorrect positions.
After absorbing liquidity, the CISD Level breaks, indicating a shift in market structure. The price then retraces toward an FVG or OB, offering the best short entry opportunity.
The initial take-profit target is the PM Session Low, but if additional liquidity exists on higher timeframes, lower targets can be considered.
The stop-loss should be placed above the Fake Breakout high or the first candle of the FVG.
🔵 Setting
CISD Bar Back Check : The Bar Back Check option enables traders to specify the number of past candles checked for identifying the CISD Level, enhancing CISD Level accuracy on the chart.
Order Block Validity : The number of candles that determine the validity of an Order Block.
FVG Validity : The duration for which a Fair Value Gap remains valid.
CISD Level Validity : The duration for which a CISD Level remains valid after being broken.
New York PM Session : Defines the PM Session range from 13:30 to 16:00 EST.
New York AM Session : Defines the AM Session range from 9:30 to 16:00 EST.
Refine Order Block : Enables finer adjustments to Order Block levels for more accurate price responses.
Mitigation Level OB : Allows users to set specific reaction points within an Order Block, including: Proximal: Closest level to the current price. 50% OB: Midpoint of the Order Block. Distal: Farthest level from the current price.
FVG Filter : The Judas Swing indicator includes a filter for Fair Value Gap (FVG), allowing different filtering based on FVG width: FVG Filter Type: Can be set to "Very Aggressive," "Aggressive," "Defensive," or "Very Defensive." Higher defensiveness narrows the FVG width, focusing on narrower gaps.
Mitigation Level FVG : Like the Order Block, you can set price reaction levels for FVG with options such as Proximal, 50% OB, and Distal.
Demand Order Block : Enables or disables bullish Order Block.
Supply Order Block : Enables or disables bearish Order Blocks.
Demand FVG : Enables or disables bullish FVG.
Supply FVG : Enables or disables bearish FVGs.
Show All CISD : Enables or disables the display of all CISD Levels.
Show High CISD : Enables or disables high CISD levels.
Show Low CISD : Enables or disables low CISD levels.
🔵 Conclusion
The ICT One Trading Setup for Life is a liquidity-based strategy that leverages market structure shifts and precise entry points to identify high-probability trade opportunities. By focusing on PM Session High and PM Session Low, this setup first captures liquidity at these levels and then confirms trend shifts with a break of the Change in State of Delivery (CISD) Level.
Entering a trade after a retracement to an FVG or OB allows traders to position themselves at optimal liquidity levels, ensuring high reward-to-risk trades. When used in conjunction with higher timeframe bias, order flow, and liquidity analysis, this strategy can become one of the most effective trading methods within the ICT Concept framework.
Successful execution of this setup requires risk management, patience, and a deep understanding of liquidity dynamics. Traders can enhance their confidence in this strategy by conducting extensive backtesting and analyzing past market data to optimize their approach for different assets.
Quarterly Theory ICT 05 [TradingFinder] Doubling Theory Signals🔵 Introduction
Doubling Theory is an advanced approach to price action and market structure analysis that uniquely combines time-based analysis with key Smart Money concepts such as SMT (Smart Money Technique), SSMT (Sequential SMT), Liquidity Sweep, and the Quarterly Theory ICT.
By leveraging fractal time structures and precisely identifying liquidity zones, this method aims to reveal institutional activity specifically smart money entry and exit points hidden within price movements.
At its core, the market is divided into two structural phases: Doubling 1 and Doubling 2. Each phase contains four quarters (Q1 through Q4), which follow the logic of the Quarterly Theory: Accumulation, Manipulation (Judas Swing), Distribution, and Continuation/Reversal.
These segments are anchored by the True Open, allowing for precise alignment with cyclical market behavior and providing a deeper structural interpretation of price action.
During Doubling 1, a Sequential SMT (SSMT) Divergence typically forms between two correlated assets. This time-structured divergence occurs between two swing points positioned in separate quarters (e.g., Q1 and Q2), where one asset breaks a significant low or high, while the second asset fails to confirm it. This lack of confirmation—especially when aligned with the Manipulation and Accumulation phases—often signals early smart money involvement.
Following this, the highest and lowest price points from Doubling 1 are designated as liquidity zones. As the market transitions into Doubling 2, it commonly returns to these zones in a calculated move known as a Liquidity Sweep—a sharp, engineered spike intended to trigger stop orders and pending positions. This sweep, often orchestrated by institutional players, facilitates entry into large positions with minimal slippage.
Bullish :
Bearish :
🔵 How to Use
Applying Doubling Theory requires a simultaneous understanding of temporal structure and inter-asset behavioral divergence. The method unfolds over two main phases—Doubling 1 and Doubling 2—each divided into four quarters (Q1 to Q4).
The first phase focuses on identifying a Sequential SMT (SSMT) divergence, which forms when two correlated assets (e.g., EURUSD and GBPUSD, or NQ and ES) react differently to key price levels across distinct quarters. For example, one asset may break a previous low while the other maintains structure. This misalignment—especially in Q2, the Manipulation phase—often indicates early smart money accumulation or distribution.
Once this divergence is observed, the extreme highs and lows of Doubling 1 are marked as liquidity zones. In Doubling 2, the market gravitates back toward these zones, executing a Liquidity Sweep.
This move is deliberate—designed to activate clustered stop-loss and pending orders and to exploit pockets of resting liquidity. These sweeps are typically driven by institutional forces looking to absorb liquidity and position themselves ahead of the next major price move.
The key to execution lies in the fact that, during the sweep in Doubling 2, a classic SMT divergence should also appear between the two assets. This indicates a weakening of the previous trend and adds an extra layer of confirmation.
🟣 Bullish Doubling Theory
In the bullish scenario, Doubling 1 begins with a bullish SSMT divergence, where one asset forms a lower low while the other maintains its structure. This divergence signals weakening bearish momentum and possible smart money accumulation. In Doubling 2, the market returns to the previous low and sweeps the liquidity zone—breaking below it on one asset, while the second fails to confirm, forming a bullish SMT divergence.
f this move is followed by a bullish PSP and a clear market structure break (MSB), a long entry is triggered. The stop-loss is placed just below the swept liquidity zone, while the target is set in the premium zone, anticipating a move driven by institutional buyers.
🟣 Bearish Doubling Theory
The bearish scenario follows the same structure in reverse. In Doubling 1, a bearish SSMT divergence occurs when one asset prints a higher high while the other fails to do so. This suggests distribution and weakening buying pressure. Then, in Doubling 2, the market returns to the previous high and executes a liquidity sweep, targeting trapped buyers.
A bearish SMT divergence appears, confirming the move, followed by a bearish PSP on the lower timeframe. A short position is initiated after a confirmed MSB, with the stop-loss placed
🔵 Settings
⚙️ Logical Settings
Quarterly Cycles Type : Select the time segmentation method for SMT analysis.
Available modes include : Yearly, Monthly, Weekly, Daily, 90 Minute, and Micro.
These define how the indicator divides market time into Q1–Q4 cycles.
Symbol : Choose the secondary asset to compare with the main chart asset (e.g., XAUUSD, US100, GBPUSD).
Pivot Period : Sets the sensitivity of the pivot detection algorithm. A smaller value increases responsiveness to price swings.
Pivot Sync Threshold : The maximum allowed difference (in bars) between pivots of the two assets for them to be compared.
Validity Pivot Length : Defines the time window (in bars) during which a divergence remains valid before it's considered outdated.
🎨 Display Settings
Show Cycle :Toggles the visual display of the current Quarter (Q1 to Q4) based on the selected time segmentation
Show Cycle Label : Shows the name (e.g., "Q2") of each detected Quarter on the chart.
Show Labels : Displays dynamic labels (e.g., “Q2”, “Bullish SMT”, “Sweep”) at relevant points.
Show Lines : Draws connection lines between key pivot or divergence points.
Color Settings : Allows customization of colors for bullish and bearish elements (lines, labels, and shapes)
🔔 Alert Settings
Alert Name : Custom name for the alert messages (used in TradingView’s alert system).
Message Frequenc y:
All : Every signal triggers an alert.
Once Per Bar : Alerts once per bar regardless of how many signals occur.
Per Bar Close : Only triggers when the bar closes and the signal still exists.
Time Zone Display : Choose the time zone in which alert timestamps are displayed (e.g., UTC).
Bullish SMT Divergence Alert : Enable/disable alerts specifically for bullish signals.
Bearish SMT Divergence Alert : Enable/disable alerts specifically for bearish signals
🔵 Conclusion
Doubling Theory is a powerful and structured framework within the realm of Smart Money Concepts and ICT methodology, enabling traders to detect high-probability reversal points with precision. By integrating SSMT, SMT, Liquidity Sweeps, and the Quarterly Theory into a unified system, this approach shifts the focus from reactive trading to anticipatory analysis—anchored in time, structure, and liquidity.
What makes Doubling Theory stand out is its logical synergy of time cycles, behavioral divergence, liquidity targeting, and institutional confirmation. In both bullish and bearish scenarios, it provides clearly defined entry and exit strategies, allowing traders to engage the market with confidence, controlled risk, and deeper insight into the mechanics of price manipulation and smart money footprints.
Master Pattern [UAlgo]🔶 Description:
"Master Pattern by UAlgo" aims to identify and visualize "Master Patterns" in price movements on financial charts, and focusing on detecting liquidity levels and sweeps. The indicator provides users with the ability to customize settings such as master pattern detection and detection flexibility, sensitivity to liquidity levels, and visualization preferences.
🔶 What is the Master Pattern ?
The Master Pattern is a framework built around understanding market cycles, which include three main phases: Contraction, Expansion, and Trend.
Contraction Phase: During this phase, the market fluctuates less and consolidates within a narrow range. Institutional trading volumes tend to be low and it is recommended to avoid trading entries during this period.
Expansion Phase: volatility increases and prices fluctuate greatly. Institutional traders begin to establish positions at this stage and may manipulate prices to attract retail traders to create liquidity for their own buy or sell targets.
Trend Phase: The final phase that completes the market cycle. Institutional traders started taking profits, causing the trend to reverse. This triggered panic among retail traders, leading to liquidations and stop-losses. This creates liquidity from which institutional traders can profit, while retail traders' positions are overvalued.
🔶 Key Features:
Pattern Detection : The indicator detects and visualizes contraction patterns in price movements, helping traders identify potential areas of price consolidation.
Also traders can choose between different modes (Strict, Normal, Relax) for obtaining master patterns, providing flexibility in pattern identification based on individual trading strategies and preferences.
The Value/Expansion Line : This value line is considered by institutional traders as a potential “Point of Origin” for future price movements.
An Application Example of the Master Pattern :
Select the Appropriate Timeframes: A significant separation between the higher timeframe (HTF) and the lower timeframe (LTF) is essential. For instance, combinations like 4H and 15M, 4H and 5M, or 1H and 1M. You can change this according to your own strategy.
Trade Based on Contraction Box, Value Line and Liquidity: When the HTF is above value, look for buying opportunities on your LTF below value. Conversely, when the HTF is below value, seek selling opportunities on your LTF above value. Sweeping liquidity in LTF is also an important parameter.
Also Value/Expansion Line can also be used as Support/Resistance zone,
Liquidity Levels : The indicator includes functionality to detect and display liquidity levels on the chart.
Dashboard Display : A customizable dashboard provides users with key information, including liquidity levels, master pattern values, and whether the current price is above or below Master Pattern's value lines.
Additionally, when liquidity is swept or the price rises above or falls below the value line. this information can be displayed on the dashboard.
Customizable Settings: Users can adjust parameters such as the pattern detection mode, sensitivity to liquidity levels, liquidity type (cumulative or individual for each swing), visualization preferences for master patterns, the position and font size of the dashboard.
🔶 Disclaimer:
Use with Caution: This indicator is provided for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice. Users should exercise caution and perform their own analysis before making trading decisions based on the indicator's signals.
Not Financial Advice: The information provided by this indicator does not constitute financial advice, and the creator (UAlgo) shall not be held responsible for any trading losses incurred as a result of using this indicator.
Backtesting Recommended: Traders are encouraged to backtest the indicator thoroughly on historical data before using it in live trading to assess its performance and suitability for their trading strategies.
Risk Management: Trading involves inherent risks, and users should implement proper risk management strategies, including but not limited to stop-loss orders and position sizing, to mitigate potential losses.
No Guarantees: The accuracy and reliability of the indicator's signals cannot be guaranteed, as they are based on historical price data and past performance may not be indicative of future results.
[Pandora's Chambers] Liquidity Grab Magnet Tool VDV_V6Pandora’s Chambers – Liquidity Grab Magnet Tool VDV_V6
The “Pandora’s Chambers – Liquidity Grab Magnet Tool VDV_V6” indicator is built as a mathematical function library in Pine Script® that identifies “magnet” points (local maxima) of price action density, based on a combination of frequency analysis (wick density) and Fibonacci values. The algorithm considers the distribution of wick touches within a lookback range, builds volume profiles at different price levels, and then marks the strongest dynamic support and resistance levels. This structure has been empirically proven to be particularly effective for rapid scalping, as these “magnet points” are characterized by strong market forces influencing sharp price movements.
Background and Methodology
Price Range Division into Bins: The range between the minimum and maximum price over the last N candles is divided into k equal bins.
Wick Touch Counting: For each bin, the number of times the bin center falls within the wick body of a candle is calculated.
Bullish and Bearish Candles:
For bullish candles (close > open), touches between the low and the open are counted.
For bearish candles (close < open), touches between the open and the high are counted.
Density Function: For each bin j, a density function ρ(j) = number of touches in j is obtained.
Strongest Levels: The strongest support level below the current price is arg max_{binCenter < close} ρ(j), and the resistance – above the price.
Integrated Volume Profile: For each bin, the trading volume of the candles where the bin center is included in the wick body is accumulated, adding a volume dimension to the selection of magnet points.
The Secret Algorithm
The algorithm utilizes several key constructs:
Dynamic Trailing with Sensitivity Threshold (trailTolerance): To avoid market noise, the line is redrawn only when the new point differs by Δ ≥ trailTolerance from the previous level.
Fibonacci Value Integration: After identifying support (sell-side) and resistance (buy-side) levels, Fibonacci lines are calculated at n ratios (0.0, 0.236, 0.382, 0.5, 0.618, 0.786, 1.0), with the option to extend them to additional "snap" values (1.618, 2.618). Each line also displays the corresponding trading volume in its paired bin, providing an indication of market depth at the Fibonacci point.
Visualization and Functionality:
Clear and Dynamic Colored Lines: Support is colored purple, resistance is colored cyan.
Transparent Labels: Displaying the actual volume value for each level.
“Magnet Point” Markers (red dots): Appearing upon the breakout of a line – enabling the identification of rapid scalping opportunities. Crossing of a line indicates the price "drinking liquidity." A red dot appears when the price reaches equilibrium.
Continued Liquidity: If the line moves away from the price, liquidity is expected to continue.
Key Parameters
Parameter Description
Lookback Bars Number of candles for historical analysis; size of the discrete dimension for density distribution.
Bin Count Number of bins for dividing the price range; determines the analysis resolution.
Tolerance Minimum threshold for a level change before a new line is created (to reduce noise).
Fibonacci Offsets Number of candles to the right to display Fibonacci lines with volume labels.
Show Liquidity Snap Toggle to display extended "snap" values outside the main range.
Line Width & Color Adjustable thickness, style, and color of support and resistance lines.
Label Size/Offset Adjustment of label text size and position – to prevent overlaps on the chart.
Export to Sheets
How to Use for Scalping
Identify the Magnet Point: Follow the red dot (•) the moment the price crosses a liquidity level downwards/upwards.
Parameter Adjustment: To increase sensitivity for scalping – reduce the Lookback or increase the Bin Count.
Market Depth Confirmation: Use the volume labels alongside the Fibonacci lines to confirm that the point is indeed accompanied by significant volume movement.
Mathematical Conclusion
The indicator combines statistical principles of density and historical memory with Fibonacci geometry, in a configuration that allows for the identification of reliable “magnet points.” For quantitative traders, this is a formal tool for drawing conclusions about market forces in the language of density functions and volume profiles, providing an ideal environment for rapid and precise scalps.
צור מחדש אבל תחליף את המילים סופורט וריסיסטנס לליקווידיטי
בטח, הנה הגרסה המחודשת של התיאור עם החלפת המילים "סופורט" ו"ריסיסטנס" ב"ליקווידיטי":
חדרי פנדורה – כלי מגנט ללכידת נזילות VDV_V6
האינדיקטור “חדרי פנדורה – כלי מגנט ללכידת נזילות VDV_V6” נבנה כספריית פונקציות מתמטית ב‑Pine Script® המזהה נקודות “מגנט” (מקסימום מקומי) של צפיפות תנועת המחיר, על בסיס שילוב של ניתוח תדרים (צפיפות וויקים) וערכי פיבונאצ’י. האלגוריתם מתייחס להתפלגות נגיעות הוויקים בתוך טווח הסתכלות (lookback), בונה פרופילי נפח במחיריים שונים, ולאחר מכן מסמן את רמות הנזילות הדינמיות החזקות ביותר. המבנה הוכח אמפירית כיעיל במיוחד לסקאלפינג מהיר, שכן “נקודות המגנט” מתאפיינות בכוחות שוק חזקים המשפיעים על תנועה חדה של המחיר.
רקע ומתודולוגיה
חלוקת טווח המחיר לבינים (bins): הטווח בין המחיר המינימלי למקסימלי ב־N הנרות האחרונים מחולק ל־k תאים שווים.
בכל תא מחשבים את מספר הפעמים שבהן מרכז התא נכנס לתוך גוף הוויק (wick) של הנר.
נרות בולשים ודובשים:
בנרות בולשים (close > open) נספרים מגעים בין ה־low ל־open.
בנרות דובשים (close < open) נספרים מגעים בין ה־open ל־high.
פונקציית צפיפות (Density Function): עבור כל תא j מתקבלת פונקציית צפיפות ρ(j) = מספר המגעים ב־j.
הרמה החזקה ביותר מתחת למחיר הנוכחי היא arg max_{binCenter < close} ρ(j), ולהתנגדות – מעל המחיר.
פרופיל נפח משולב (Volume Profile): לכל תא מצטבר נפח המסחר של הנרות שבהם מרכז התא נכלל בגוף הוויק, מה שמוסיף ממד נפחי לבחירת נקודות המגנט.
האלגוריתם הסודי
האלגוריתם עושה שימוש בכמה קונסטרוקטים עיקריים:
טריילינג דינמי עם סף רגישות (trailTolerance): כדי למנוע רעשי שוק, הקו ניזון מחדש רק כאשר הנקודה החדשה שונה ב־Δ ≥ trailTolerance מהרמה הקודמת.
שילוב ערכי פיבונאצ’י: לאחר זיהוי רמות נזילות (sell-side) ורמות נזילות (buy-side), מחושבים קווי פיבונאצ’י ב־n יחסיות (0.0, 0.236, 0.382, 0.5, 0.618, 0.786, 1.0), ואפשרות להרחבתם לערכי סנאפ נוספים (1.618, 2.618). כל קו מציג גם את נפח המסחר המתאים בתא התאום שלו, מה שנותן אינדיקציה לקריאות עומק השוק בנקודת פי
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Pandora’s Chambers – Liquidity Grab Magnet Tool VDV_V6
The “Pandora’s Chambers – Liquidity Grab Magnet Tool VDV_V6” indicator is built as a mathematical function library in Pine Script® that identifies “magnet” points (local maxima) of price action density, based on a combination of frequency analysis (wick density) and Fibonacci values. The algorithm considers the distribution of wick touches within a lookback range, builds volume profiles at different price levels, and then marks the strongest dynamic liquidity levels. This structure has been empirically proven to be particularly effective for rapid scalping, as these “magnet points” are characterized by strong market forces influencing sharp price movements.
Background and Methodology
Price Range Division into Bins: The range between the minimum and maximum price over the last N candles is divided into k equal bins.
Wick Touch Counting: For each bin, the number of times the bin center falls within the wick body of a candle is calculated.
Bullish and Bearish Candles:
For bullish candles (close > open), touches between the low and the open are counted.
For bearish candles (close < open), touches between the open and the high are counted.
Density Function: For each bin j, a density function ρ(j) = number of touches in j is obtained.
Strongest Levels: The strongest sell-side liquidity level below the current price is arg max_{binCenter < close} ρ(j), and the buy-side liquidity – above the price.
Integrated Volume Profile: For each bin, the trading volume of the candles where the bin center is included in the wick body is accumulated, adding a volume dimension to the selection of magnet points.
The Secret Algorithm
The algorithm utilizes several key constructs:
Dynamic Trailing with Sensitivity Threshold (trailTolerance): To avoid market noise, the line is redrawn only when the new point differs by Δ ≥ trailTolerance from the previous level.
Fibonacci Value Integration: After identifying sell-side liquidity and buy-side liquidity levels, Fibonacci lines are calculated at n ratios (0.0, 0.236, 0.382, 0.5, 0.618, 0.786, 1.0), with the option to extend them to additional "snap" values (1.618, 2.618). Each line also displays the corresponding trading volume in its paired bin, providing an indication of market depth at the Fibonacci point.
Visualization and Functionality:
Clear and Dynamic Colored Lines: Sell-side liquidity is colored purple, buy-side liquidity is colored cyan. Crossing of a line indicates the price "drinking liquidity."
Transparent Labels: Displaying the actual volume value for each level.
“Magnet Point” Markers (red dots): Appearing upon the breakout of a line – enabling the identification of rapid scalping opportunities. A red dot appears when the price reaches equilibrium. If the line moves away from the price, liquidity is expected to continue.
Key Parameters
Parameter Description
Lookback Bars Number of candles for historical analysis; size of the discrete dimension for density distribution.
Bin Count Number of bins for dividing the price range; determines the analysis resolution.
Tolerance Minimum threshold for a level change before a new line is created (to reduce noise).
Fibonacci Offsets Number of candles to the right to display Fibonacci lines with volume labels.
Show Liquidity Snap Toggle to display extended "snap" values outside the main range.
Line Width & Color Adjustable thickness, style, and color of liquidity lines.
Label Size/Offset Adjustment of label text size and position – to prevent overlaps on the chart.
Export to Sheets
How to Use for Scalping
Identify the Magnet Point: Follow the red dot (•) the moment the price crosses a liquidity level downwards/upwards.
Parameter Adjustment: To increase sensitivity for scalping – reduce the Lookback or increase the Bin Count.
Market Depth Confirmation: Use the volume labels alongside the Fibonacci lines to confirm that the point is indeed accompanied by significant volume movement.
Mathematical Conclusion
The indicator combines statistical principles of density and historical memory with Fibonacci geometry, in a configuration that allows for the identification of reliable “magnet points.” For quantitative traders, this is a formal tool for drawing conclusions about market forces in the language of density functions and volume profiles, providing an ideal environment for rapid and precise scalps.
ICT Immediate Rebalance Toolkit [LuxAlgo]The ICT Immediate Rebalance Toolkit is a comprehensive suite of tools crafted to aid traders in pinpointing crucial trading zones and patterns within the market.
The ICT Immediate Rebalance, although frequently overlooked, emerges as one of ICT's most influential concepts, particularly when considered within a specific context. The toolkit integrates commonly used price action tools to be utilized in conjunction with the Immediate Rebalance patterns, enriching the capacity to discern context for improved trading decisions.
The ICT Immediate Rebalance Toolkit encompasses the following Price Action components:
ICT Immediate Rebalance
Buyside/Sellside Liquidity
Order Blocks & Breaker Blocks
Liquidity Voids
ICT Macros
🔶 USAGE
🔹 ICT Immediate Rebalance
What is an Immediate Rebalance?
Immediate rebalances, a concept taught by ICT, hold significant importance in decision-making. To comprehend the concept of immediate rebalance, it's essential to grasp the notion of the fair value gap. A fair value gap arises from market inefficiencies or imbalances, whereas an immediate rebalance leaves no gap, no inefficiencies, or no imbalances that the price would need to return to.
Rule of Thumb
After an immediate rebalance, the expectation is for two extension candles to follow; otherwise, the immediate rebalance is considered failed. It's important to highlight that both failed and successful immediate rebalances, when considered within a context, are significant signatures in trading.
Immediate rebalances can occur anywhere and in any timeframe.
🔹 Buyside/Sellside Liquidity
In the context of Inner Circle Trader's teachings, liquidity primarily refers to the presence of stop losses or pending orders, that indicate concentrations of buy or sell orders at specific price levels. Institutional traders, like banks and large financial entities, frequently aim for these liquidity levels or pools to accumulate or distribute their positions.
Buyside liquidity denotes a chart level where short sellers typically position their stops, while Sellside liquidity indicates a level where long-biased traders usually place their stops. These zones often serve as support or resistance levels, presenting potential trading opportunities.
The presentation applied here is the multi-timeframe version of our previously published Buyside-Sellside-Liquidity script.
🔹 Order Blocks & Breaker Blocks
Order Blocks and Breaker Blocks hold significant importance in technical analysis and play a crucial role in shaping market behavior.
Order blocks are fundamental elements of price action analysis used by traders to identify key levels in the market where significant buying or selling activity has occurred. These blocks represent areas on a price chart where institutional traders, banks, or large market participants have placed substantial buy or sell orders, leading to a temporary imbalance in supply and demand.
Breaker blocks, also known as liquidity clusters or pools, complement order blocks by identifying zones where liquidity is concentrated on the price chart. These areas, formed from mitigated order blocks, often act as significant barriers to price movement, potentially leading to price stalls or reversals in the future.
🔹 Liquidity Voids
Liquidity voids are sudden price changes when the price jumps from one level to another. Liquidity voids will appear as a single or a group of candles that are all positioned in the same direction. These candles typically have large real bodies and very short wicks, suggesting very little disagreement between buyers and sellers.
Here is our previously released Liquidity-Voids script.
🔹 ICT Macros
In the context of ICT's teachings, a macro is a small program or set of instructions that unfolds within an algorithm, which influences price movements in the market. These macros operate at specific times and can be related to price runs from one level to another or certain market behaviors during specific time intervals. They help traders anticipate market movements and potential setups during specific time intervals.
Here is our previously released ICT-Macros script.
🔶 SETTINGS
🔹 Immediate Rebalances
Immediate Rebalances: toggles the visibility of the detected immediate rebalance patterns.
Bullish, and Bearish Immediate Rebalances: color customization options.
Wicks 75%, %50, and %25: color customization options of the wick price levels for the detected immediate rebalance.
Ignore Price Gaps: ignores price gaps during calculation.
Confirmation (Bars): specifies the number of bars required to confirm the validation of the detected immediate rebalance.
Immediate Rebalance Icon: allows customization of the size of the icon used to represent the immediate rebalance.
🔹 Buyside/Sellside Liquidity
Buyside/Sellside Liquidity: toggles the visibility of the buy-side/sell-side liquidity levels.
Timeframe: this option is to identify liquidity levels from higher timeframes. If a timeframe lower than the chart's timeframe is selected, calculations will be based on the chart's timeframe.
Detection Length: lookback period used for the detection.
Margin: sets margin/sensitivity for the liquidity levels.
Buyside/Sellside Liquidity Color: color customization option for buy-side/sell-side liquidity levels.
Visible Liquidity Levels: allows customization of the visible buy-side/sell-side liquidity levels.
🔹 Order Blocks & Breaker Blocks
Order Blocks: toggles the visibility of the order blocks.
Breaker Blocks: toggles the visibility of the breaker blocks.
Swing Detection Length: lookback period used for the detection of the swing points used to create order blocks & breaker blocks.
Mitigation Price: allows users to select between the closing price or the wick of the candle.
Use Candle Body in Detection: allows users to use candle bodies as order block areas instead of the full candle range.
Remove Mitigated Order Blocks & Breaker Blocks: toggles the visibility of the mitigated order blocks & breaker blocks.
Order Blocks: Bullish, Bearish Color: color customization option for order blocks.
Breaker Blocks: Bullish, Bearish Color: color customization option for breaker blocks.
Visible Order & Breaker Blocks: allows customization of the visible order & breaker blocks.
Show Order Blocks & Breaker Blocks Labels: toggles the visibility of the order blocks & breaker blocks labels.
🔹 Liquidity Voids
Liquidity Voids: toggles the visibility of the liquidity voids.
Liquidity Voids Width Filter: filtering threshold while detecting liquidity voids.
Ignore Price Gaps: ignores price gaps during calculation.
Remove Mitigated Liquidity Voids: remove mitigated liquidity voids.
Bullish, Bearish, and Mitigated Liquidity Voids: color customization option..
Liquidity Void Labels: toggles the visibility of the liquidity voids labels.
🔹 ICT Macros
London and New York (AM, Launch, and PM): toggles the visibility of specific macros, allowing users to customize macro colors.
Macro Top/Bottom Lines, Extend: toggles the visibility of the macro's pivot high/low lines and allows users to extend the pivot lines.
Macro Mean Line: toggles the visibility of the macro's mean (average) line.
Macro Labels: toggles the visibility of the macro labels, allowing customization of the label size.
🔶 RELATED SCRIPTS
ICT-Killzones-Toolkit
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