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Updated SMC Sessions NY

This script plots vertical session markers on the chart to highlight session opens and closes based on New York time.
Key characteristics:
The indicator is plotted on the price chart (overlay).
It draws thin, dotted vertical lines at specific session times.
Sessions are calculated using the America/New_York timezone to ensure correct alignment.
Only weekdays (Monday to Friday) are considered.
The script draws sessions for today and up to one week back (maximum 7 calendar days).
All drawings are created once on the last bar to avoid duplicates and performance issues.
Each session has its own color for clear visual distinction:
The Asia session open at 20:00 NY is intentionally excluded on Fridays, as there is no valid Asia session start on Friday evening.
The vertical lines extend across the entire visible price range of the chart.
The script is optimized to stay well within TradingView object limits.
Purpose:
The indicator is designed to give traders a clean, non-intrusive visual reference for key session transitions, helping to analyze price behavior around session opens and closes without cluttering the chart.
This approach is suitable for intraday and session-based trading models, including SMC-style workflows.
Key characteristics:
The indicator is plotted on the price chart (overlay).
It draws thin, dotted vertical lines at specific session times.
Sessions are calculated using the America/New_York timezone to ensure correct alignment.
Only weekdays (Monday to Friday) are considered.
The script draws sessions for today and up to one week back (maximum 7 calendar days).
All drawings are created once on the last bar to avoid duplicates and performance issues.
Each session has its own color for clear visual distinction:
- Asia session (open)
- London session (open and close)
- New York / Kill Zone Morning (open and close)
- Lunch session (open and close)
- New York / Kill Zone Afternoon (open and close)
The Asia session open at 20:00 NY is intentionally excluded on Fridays, as there is no valid Asia session start on Friday evening.
The vertical lines extend across the entire visible price range of the chart.
The script is optimized to stay well within TradingView object limits.
Purpose:
The indicator is designed to give traders a clean, non-intrusive visual reference for key session transitions, helping to analyze price behavior around session opens and closes without cluttering the chart.
This approach is suitable for intraday and session-based trading models, including SMC-style workflows.
Release Notes
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This script plots vertical lines on the chart to highlight KZ opens and closes based on New York time.Key characteristics:
The indicator is plotted on the price chart (overlay).
It draws thin, dotted vertical lines at specific kz.
Killzones are calculated using the America/New_York timezone to ensure correct alignment.
Only weekdays (Monday to Friday) are considered.
The script draws sessions for today and up to one week back (maximum 7 calendar days).
All drawings are created once on the last bar to avoid duplicates and performance issues.
Each session has its own color for clear visual distinction:
Asia KZ(open)
London KZ (open and close)
New York / KZ Morning (open and close)
Lunch (open and close)
New York / KZ Afternoon (open and close)
The Asia KZ open at 20:00 NY is intentionally excluded on Fridays, as there is no valid Asia KZ start on Friday evening.
The vertical lines extend across the entire visible price range of the chart.
The script is optimized to stay well within TradingView object limits.
Purpose:
The indicator is designed to give traders a clean, non-intrusive visual reference for key KZ transitions, helping to analyze price behavior around killzones opens and closes without cluttering the chart.
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Notas de prensa
This script plots vertical lines on the chart to highlight KZ opens and closes based on New York time.
Key characteristics:
The indicator is plotted on the price chart (overlay).
It draws thin, dotted vertical lines at specific kz.
Killzones are calculated using the America/New_York timezone to ensure correct alignment.
Only weekdays (Monday to Friday) are considered.
The script draws sessions for today and up to one week back (maximum 7 calendar days).
All drawings are created once on the last bar to avoid duplicates and performance issues.
Each session has its own color for clear visual distinction:
Asia KZ(open)
London KZ (open and close)
New York / KZ Morning (open and close)
Lunch (open and close)
New York / KZ Afternoon (open and close)
The Asia KZ open at 20:00 NY is intentionally excluded on Fridays, as there is no valid Asia KZ start on Friday evening.
The vertical lines extend across the entire visible price range of the chart.
The script is optimized to stay well within TradingView object limits.
Purpose:
The indicator is designed to give traders a clean, non-intrusive visual reference for key KZ transitions, helping to analyze price behavior around killzones opens and closes without cluttering the chart.
Release Notes
This indicator plots vertical session markers on the price chart to highlight the opens and closes of the main trading sessions, calculated strictly using New York time (America/New_York). It is displayed as an overlay and uses thin, dotted vertical lines that extend across the full visible price range, providing a clean and unobtrusive visual reference.Only weekdays (Monday to Friday) are considered. The indicator displays session markers for the current day and up to seven calendar days back. To avoid duplicate drawings and to remain within TradingView object limits, all session lines are created once on the last bar only.
The following session opens and closes are plotted:
- Asia session: 19:00 - 1:30
- London session: 3:00 - 11:30
- New York session: 9:30 - 16:00
Each session is drawn using its own distinct color to allow quick visual identification of session transitions. All vertical lines extend across the entire chart height.
The purpose of this indicator is to provide traders with a structured, session-based view of market timing, making it easier to study price behavior around session opens and closes without adding clutter to the chart. It is particularly suited for intraday, session-based, and SMC-style trading models, where timing and session transitions play a critical role.
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Protected script
This script is published as closed-source. However, you can use it freely and without any limitations – learn more here.
Disclaimer
The information and publications are not meant to be, and do not constitute, financial, investment, trading, or other types of advice or recommendations supplied or endorsed by TradingView. Read more in the Terms of Use.