OPEN-SOURCE SCRIPT
Updated Stop Hunt Candlesticks (Liquidity Wicks)
🕯️ Stop Hunt Candlesticks
Wick Highlighter – Spot Extreme Wicks Instantly
This indicator highlights candles where the upper or lower wick exceeds a customizable percentage of the asset’s price — perfect for quickly spotting strong rejections, liquidity grabs, stop hunts or exhaustion moves.
💡 Key Features
Visual Background Highlight: Automatically colors the chart background when a wick surpasses your defined % threshold (default 1%).
Customizable Threshold: Adjust wick sensitivity to suit different assets or timeframes.
Upper & Lower Wick Filters: Choose whether to track upper wicks, lower wicks, or both.
Dynamic Price Basis: Compare wick size relative to Close, Open, HL2, or OC2.
Optional Labels: Display the exact wick percentage directly on the chart.
Alerts Ready: Get notified whenever a candle shows an extreme wick condition.
⚙️ How It Works
The script measures each candle’s wick size relative to your chosen price basis:
Upper wick % = (High − max(Open, Close)) / Basis × 100
Lower wick % = (min(Open, Close) − Low) / Basis × 100
If the result exceeds your chosen threshold, the chart background changes color.
Red for upper wicks, green for lower wicks by default.
🎯 Use Cases
Identify strong rejections or stop hunts near key levels.
Confirm price exhaustion or potential reversals.
Filter fake breakouts or high-volatility events.
🧩 Customization
Tweak colors, transparency, and label visibility to fit seamlessly into your chart setup.
Wick Highlighter – Spot Extreme Wicks Instantly
This indicator highlights candles where the upper or lower wick exceeds a customizable percentage of the asset’s price — perfect for quickly spotting strong rejections, liquidity grabs, stop hunts or exhaustion moves.
💡 Key Features
Visual Background Highlight: Automatically colors the chart background when a wick surpasses your defined % threshold (default 1%).
Customizable Threshold: Adjust wick sensitivity to suit different assets or timeframes.
Upper & Lower Wick Filters: Choose whether to track upper wicks, lower wicks, or both.
Dynamic Price Basis: Compare wick size relative to Close, Open, HL2, or OC2.
Optional Labels: Display the exact wick percentage directly on the chart.
Alerts Ready: Get notified whenever a candle shows an extreme wick condition.
⚙️ How It Works
The script measures each candle’s wick size relative to your chosen price basis:
Upper wick % = (High − max(Open, Close)) / Basis × 100
Lower wick % = (min(Open, Close) − Low) / Basis × 100
If the result exceeds your chosen threshold, the chart background changes color.
Red for upper wicks, green for lower wicks by default.
🎯 Use Cases
Identify strong rejections or stop hunts near key levels.
Confirm price exhaustion or potential reversals.
Filter fake breakouts or high-volatility events.
🧩 Customization
Tweak colors, transparency, and label visibility to fit seamlessly into your chart setup.
Release Notes
RevOpen-source script
In true TradingView spirit, the creator of this script has made it open-source, so that traders can review and verify its functionality. Kudos to the author! While you can use it for free, remember that republishing the code is subject to our House Rules.
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.
Open-source script
In true TradingView spirit, the creator of this script has made it open-source, so that traders can review and verify its functionality. Kudos to the author! While you can use it for free, remember that republishing the code is subject to our House Rules.
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.