ICT Flow Matrix [Ultimate]

Jan 1

🔷 ICT FLOW MATRIX [ULTIMATE] v6.0 🔷
Multi-Timeframe Smart Money Concepts Framework

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📌 OVERVIEW
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ICT Flow Matrix is the most comprehensive Smart Money Concepts (SMC) indicator available, combining all essential ICT methodologies into a single, highly customizable tool. Designed for serious traders who understand institutional order flow and want a clean, professional charting experience.

This indicator automatically detects and tracks:
- Fair Value Gaps (FVG) with intelligent mitigation
- Order Blocks with Breaker Block conversion
- Liquidity pools and sweep detection
- Market Structure Shifts
- ICT Macro Time windows
- Session-based analysis (Asia/London/NY)
- Multi-timeframe orderflow context

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⚡ CORE FEATURES
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📊 FAIR VALUE GAPS (FVG)
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Fair Value Gaps represent price imbalances where institutional orders may rest. These zones often act as magnets for price or provide high-probability entry areas.

Features:
✓ Automatic bullish/bearish detection
✓ Consequent Encroachment (CE) midlines
✓ Three mitigation types: Wick Touch, 50% CE, Full Close
✓ Inverse FVG (iFVG) formation on violation
✓ Auto-extending zones until mitigated
✓ Visual fade effect on mitigation

🏛️ ORDER BLOCKS (OB)
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Order Blocks mark the last opposing candle before a strong impulsive move—the footprint of institutional accumulation or distribution.

Features:
✓ Configurable impulse strength (2-10 candles)
✓ Optional volume confirmation filter
✓ 50% level targeting line
✓ Automatic Breaker Block conversion when invalidated
✓ Border-only or filled display styles

◈ BREAKER BLOCKS (BB)
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When an Order Block fails, it transforms into a Breaker Block—a powerful concept for understanding failed auctions and potential reversal zones.

Features:
✓ Automatic generation from failed OBs
✓ Independent mitigation tracking
✓ Dashed border styling for easy identification

▤ REJECTION BLOCKS (RB)
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Rejection Blocks identify candles with significant wicks relative to body size, indicating institutional defense at specific price levels.

Features:
✓ Customizable wick-to-body ratio threshold
✓ Automatic bullish/bearish classification
✓ Mitigation state tracking

▣ VOLUME IMBALANCE (VIMB)
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Volume Imbalances are gaps between consecutive candle bodies (not wicks), signaling aggressive institutional activity.

Features:
✓ Gap detection between body close and open
✓ Directional classification
✓ Auto-extending with mitigation tracking

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📐 STRUCTURE & LIQUIDITY
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📈 MARKET STRUCTURE SHIFTS (MSS)
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Market Structure Shifts occur when price breaks a significant swing point, potentially signaling a change in the prevailing trend.

Features:
✓ Real-time swing point tracking
✓ Configurable swing length
✓ Visual line and label confirmation
✓ Dashboard bias indicator

💧 EQUAL HIGHS / LOWS (EQH/EQL)
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Double or triple tops/bottoms represent liquidity pools where stop losses accumulate above highs or below lows.

Features:
✓ Smart matching with tolerance percentage
✓ Confirmed vs. unconfirmed visual distinction
✓ Sweep detection with alerts
✓ Automatic line extension

🌊 LIQUIDITY LEVELS (BSL/SSL)
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Buyside and Sellside Liquidity levels mark swing points where stop losses cluster, creating targets for institutional activity.

Features:
✓ Customizable swing length detection
✓ Sweep tracking with visual feedback
✓ Maximum level management

📏 PREMIUM / DISCOUNT ZONES
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Price trading above equilibrium (50%) is in Premium territory; below is Discount. These zones help identify optimal entry areas relative to the current range.

Features:
✓ Automatic structure-based calculation
✓ Visual background shading
✓ Age-based visibility to reduce stale zones

🎯 OPTIMAL TRADE ENTRY (OTE)
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The OTE zone (61.8%-79% retracement) represents the highest probability entry area within a retracement.

Features:
✓ Dynamic calculation based on structure
✓ Bias-adjusted positioning
✓ Clear visual box with boundary lines

⚡ CONFLUENCE DETECTION
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The confluence system scores areas where multiple ICT concepts align, highlighting high-probability zones.

Factors scored:
- Premium/Discount position
- OTE zone proximity
- Active FVG nearby
- Active OB nearby
- Macro time active
- Equilibrium proximity

Features:
✓ Configurable minimum threshold
✓ Background highlighting
✓ Dashboard score display

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⏰ TIME-BASED ELEMENTS
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🌍 KILLZONE SESSIONS
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Institutional activity concentrates during specific time windows. This indicator tracks and visualizes these critical sessions.

Sessions:
- 🌏 Asia: 20:00-00:00 ET
- 🇬🇧 London: 02:00-05:00 ET
- 🇺🇸 NY AM: 08:30-11:00 ET
- 🌆 NY PM: 13:30-16:00 ET

Features:
✓ Customizable session times
✓ Session boxes with H/L tracking
✓ Extendable H/L reference lines
✓ Dashboard session indicator

⏱️ ICT MACRO TIMES
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ICT Macro Times are specific 30-minute windows where algorithms are known to trigger significant market moves.

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02:45-03:15 | 03:45-04:15 | 04:45-05:15
09:45-10:15 | 10:45-11:15 | 13:45-14:15
14:45-15:15 | 15:15-15:45 | 15:45-16:15

Features:
✓ Individual window toggles
✓ Three display styles: Brackets, Background, Both
✓ Session high/low tracking
✓ Real-time dashboard status

📏 DEALING RANGES
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Dealing Ranges define the high-low range for various periods, with equilibrium serving as a key decision point.

Ranges available:
- 21-Day
- 3-Day
- Daily
- Asia Session
- London Session
- NY Session

Features:
✓ Premium/Discount shading
✓ Equilibrium line
✓ Fib boundary levels
✓ Optional price labels

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🕯️ HTF ORDERFLOW
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Higher Timeframe candles provide context for the dominant orderflow direction, helping align trades with larger market forces.

Features:
✓ Auto-timeframe selection or manual override
✓ Up to 6 historical candles
✓ Three visual styles: Modern, Classic, Hollow
✓ O/H/L reference lines
✓ Live countdown timer to next candle close
✓ Configurable positioning

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📋 SMART DASHBOARD
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Real-time status panel providing instant market context:

- Market Structure Bias (Bullish/Bearish/Neutral)
- Premium/Discount Zone Status
- Active Killzone Session
- OTE Zone Proximity
- Confluence Score
- Macro Time Status
- Active Zone Counts

Three display modes: Minimal | Compact | Detailed

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🎨 CUSTOMIZATION
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🎭 THEME PRESETS
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Five built-in themes plus full custom color control:
- Dark Pro (default)
- Light Clean
- Neon
- Classic
- Custom

⚙️ DISPLAY OPTIONS
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- Label size: Tiny/Small/Normal/Large
- Zone opacity control
- Mitigation fade effects
- History bar limits
- Individual element toggles
- Price display options

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🔔 35+ BUILT-IN ALERTS
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ZONE FORMATION:
- Bullish/Bearish FVG Created
- Inverse FVG Formed
- Bullish/Bearish Order Block
- Bullish/Bearish Breaker Block
- Rejection Blocks
- Volume Imbalances

LIQUIDITY EVENTS:
- EQH/EQL Swept
- BSL/SSL Swept

STRUCTURE EVENTS:
- Bullish/Bearish MSS
- OTE Zone Entry
- High Confluence Zone

TIME-BASED:
- Macro Time Start/End
- Session Opens (Asia/London/NY)

COMBO ALERTS:
- Bullish/Bearish Setup (FVG + OB)
- Macro + Confluence

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📚 HOW TO USE
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1️⃣ IDENTIFY BIAS
Check dashboard for structure direction and zone position

2️⃣ WAIT FOR KILLZONE
Trade during active sessions for highest institutional activity

3️⃣ SEEK CONFLUENCE
Look for areas where multiple concepts align (score ≥ 3)

4️⃣ TIME YOUR ENTRY
Execute during ICT Macro windows when possible

5️⃣ TARGET LIQUIDITY
Use EQH/EQL and BSL/SSL levels for take-profit zones

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💡 BEST PRACTICES
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- Start with default settings before customizing
- Disable features you don't actively use to reduce visual clutter
- Use confluence scoring to filter for higher probability setups
- Combine with your existing strategy rather than relying solely on zones
- Pay attention to HTF orderflow for directional bias
- Practice on historical data before live trading

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⚠️ DISCLAIMER
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This indicator is for educational and informational purposes only. Trading financial instruments involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

The concepts presented are based on publicly available trading methodologies and should not be construed as financial advice. Always conduct your own research and use proper risk management. Never trade with funds you cannot afford to lose.

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📧 FEEDBACK & SUPPORT
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Jan 16

Release Notes

📊 Overview
ICT Flow Matrix [Ultimate] is a comprehensive, all-in-one Smart Money Concepts (SMC) indicator built for traders who follow ICT (Inner Circle Trader) methodology. This indicator consolidates over 15 institutional trading concepts into a single, highly customizable tool—eliminating chart clutter from multiple indicators while providing deep market structure analysis.
Whether you're identifying liquidity pools, tracking order flow, or timing entries during ICT Macro windows, this indicator delivers institutional-grade analysis directly on your chart.

Pro Tip: use with ICT Market Regime Detector [TradeHook] for clear language reads on everything.

⚡ Key Features
🎯 Price Delivery Arrays (PDAs)

Fair Value Gaps (FVG) — Automatic detection with customizable mitigation tracking (Wick Touch, 50% CE, Full Close)
Inverse FVGs (iFVG) — Identifies when FVGs fail and flip, creating new tradeable zones
Order Blocks (OB) — Last opposing candle before impulsive moves with adjustable impulse strength
Breaker Blocks (BB) — Automatically generated when Order Blocks fail
Rejection Blocks (RB) — Strong wick rejections indicating institutional defense
Volume Imbalances (VIMB) — Gaps between candle bodies showing aggressive institutional activity

📐 Market Structure & Liquidity

Market Structure Shifts (MSS) — Real-time detection of bullish/bearish structure breaks
Equal Highs/Lows (EQH/EQL) — Liquidity pools where stop losses accumulate
Buy-Side/Sell-Side Liquidity (BSL/SSL) — Swing point liquidity levels with sweep detection
Premium/Discount Zones — Visual shading showing institutional buying/selling areas
OTE Zone (61.8%-79%) — Optimal Trade Entry zone for high-probability entries

⏰ Time-Based Analysis

ICT Macro Times — All nine 30-minute algorithmic windows (02:45, 03:45, 04:45, 09:45, 10:45, 13:45, 14:45, 15:15, 15:45 NY Time)
Killzone Sessions — Asia, London, NY AM, NY PM with customizable times
Session Opens — Weekly, Monthly, Daily opening prices
Previous Period H/L — PDH/PDL, PWH/PWL, PMH/PML levels

📏 Dealing Ranges

Multi-Timeframe Ranges — 21-Day, 3-Day, Daily dealing ranges
Session Ranges — Asia, London, NY dealing ranges with equilibrium
Fibonacci Structure — 0%, 50% (EQ), 100% levels with P/D shading

🕯️ HTF Orderflow

Higher Timeframe Candles — Display up to 6 HTF candles with auto-timeframe selection
Candle Timer — Countdown to next HTF candle close
O/H/L Reference Lines — Current HTF open, high, low levels extended on chart

🎨 Visual Customization

5 Theme Presets — Dark Pro, Light Clean, Neon, Classic, Custom
Full Color Control — Customize every element individually
Zone Styles — Filled or Border Only options
Mitigation Effects — Visual fade when zones are mitigated

📋 Smart Dashboard

Real-Time Status — Structure bias, zone position, active session, OTE status
Confluence Score — Algorithmic scoring when multiple concepts align
Zone Counters — Active FVG, OB, BB, RB, VIMB, liquidity levels
3 Display Modes — Minimal, Compact, Detailed


🔔 Comprehensive Alert System
40+ Alert Conditions including:

FVG/OB/BB/RB/VIMB formation
Liquidity sweeps (EQH, EQL, BSL, SSL)
Market Structure Shifts
OTE zone entry
Macro time windows
Session opens
High confluence zones
Combo alerts (Macro + Confluence)


📖 How To Use
For Swing/Position Traders:

Enable HTF Orderflow to identify dominant trend direction
Use Dealing Ranges (3D, 21D) to find premium/discount zones
Look for OB/FVG confluence in discount (longs) or premium (shorts)
Confirm with MSS for trend alignment

For Day/Intraday Traders:

Mark the Asian Range during pre-market
Wait for London or NY AM Killzone
Enter during ICT Macro windows when price reaches FVG/OB in OTE zone
Target opposite liquidity (BSL for longs, SSL for shorts)

Confluence Trading:

Dashboard shows real-time confluence score
Score ≥ 3 indicates multiple ICT concepts aligned
Higher scores = higher probability setups


⚙️ Recommended Settings
Trading Style FVG Max OB Max History Bars HTF Candles
Scalping 3-5 2-3 100-200 3-4 Day Trading 5-8 3-5 200-400 4-5
Swing Trading 8-12 5-8 400-800 5-6

🎯 Best Practices
✅ Do:

Use HTF bias before taking LTF entries
Wait for Macro time windows for highest probability
Combine MSS + FVG/OB + OTE for A+ setups
Let mitigated zones fade (use Mitigation Fade setting)

❌ Avoid:

Trading against HTF structure
Entries outside Killzones (lower probability)
Ignoring liquidity targets
Over-cluttering chart (disable unused features)


📝 Version History
v6.0 (Current)

Complete rewrite in PineScript v6
Added ICT Macro Times with bracket/background styles
Enhanced confluence detection algorithm
Improved HTF candle rendering with multiple styles
Added Inverse FVG detection
Session-based Dealing Ranges
Performance optimizations
40+ alert conditions


⚠️ Disclaimer
This indicator is a technical analysis tool designed to visualize ICT/SMC concepts. It does not provide financial advice or guarantee profitable trades. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Always use proper risk management and trade responsibly.

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