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Smart Money ScalpSmart Money Scalp (CHoCH + Dynamic Fibonacci) Technical Summary: Smart Money Scalp is a high-fidelity market structure engine engineered for traders who demand precision in both high-frequency scalping and structural swing trading. The indicator utilizes advanced fractal pivot logic to identify Character Change (CHoCH) events—the earliest signal of a trend reversal—and automatically projects institutional Fibonacci retracement zones. Timeframe Versatility: While specifically optimized for ultra-fast execution on Lower Timeframes (1m, 5m, 15m), the script's core structural algorithms are equally robust for Higher Timeframes (1H, 4H). This makes it a versatile powerhouse for both aggressive intra-day scalpers and disciplined structural swing traders who seek to capitalize on institutional order flow. Key Features: Automated Structural Analysis: Real-time identification of Market Structure Shifts (MSS/CHoCH) based on customizable fractal lengths. Institutional Golden Zones: Automatically highlights the 0.382 - 0.618 (Optimal Entry Zone) and the 1.382 - 1.618 (Expansion/TP Zone) using dynamic, bar-synced projections. Dynamic Visual Scaling: Fibonacci levels and boxes expand in real-time with price action, providing a live roadmap of market dynamics. Smart Noise Reduction: Historical text labels are automatically purged upon new setup generation to maintain a professional, clutter-free charting environment. Confluence Filters: Optional Volume Weighted Confirmation and a Multi-algorithm Trend Filter (SMA, EMA, VWMA, etc.) are integrated to filter out low-probability liquidity traps. Pro Alert Integration: Dedicated alerts for "CHoCH Formation" and "Entry Zone Infiltration," allowing for hands-off monitoring. Trading Protocol: Detection: Monitor for a CHoCH break confirming a shift in market character. Confluence: (Optional) Ensure the break is supported by the Hacim (Volume) and Trend filters. Execution: Identify entry triggers within the blue "ENTRY ZONE". Distribution: Target the green "TP ZONE" for profit taking during price expansion. Disclaimer: Trading financial instruments involves high risk. This tool is intended for analytical and educational purposes. Always prioritize capital preservation and utilize strict risk management protocols. LuxAlgo does not guarantee financial results.
Pine Script® indicator
by erdensedat
ICT PD Arrays [LunqFX] FVG, Displacement & Smart Money ZonesICT PD Arrays is a complete Smart Money Concepts toolkit built on the Inner Circle Trader (ICT) methodology. It maps the full Price Delivery Array — 7 interconnected modules working together to identify where institutions accumulate and distribute positions across any liquid market. █ WHAT IT DOES Most ICT indicators cover one concept in isolation — a Fair Value Gap, or just Premium/Discount zones. This script combines all core PD Array components into one cohesive system and ties them together with an ISD state machine and a live HUD dashboard that shows full market context at a glance. Seven modules run simultaneously on every bar: Fair Value Gaps (FVG) + Inversion FVG + Balanced Price Range (BPR) Premium / Discount Zones + OTE Fibonacci Zones + Equilibrium Line Displacement Detection with ATR and Volume confirmation Inducement (IDM) — false breakout / liquidity trap detection ISD Sequence state machine (Inducement → Sweep → Displacement) Killzones — London, New York, Asian, Silver Bullet sessions Live HUD Dashboard — all signals aggregated in real time █ HOW IT DOES IT FAIR VALUE GAPS A Fair Value Gap is a 3-candle price imbalance where the gap between candle 1's extreme and candle 3's extreme was never traded. Institutions use these gaps as re-entry points — price gravitates back to fill them. Detection uses a confirmed 3-candle structure with a bar offset so the current live bar never creates a new FVG. No repainting. An ATR(14)-based minimum size filter removes micro-gaps that carry no significance. Raise the multiplier to see only strong imbalances. Mitigation is tracked in real time. Once price crosses the CE midpoint (Consequent Encroachment — the 50% level of the gap), the box fades. When price fully passes through a gap it automatically converts to an Inversion FVG (IFVG) — former support becomes resistance, box recolors. Balanced Price Range (BPR) detects spatial overlap between the most recent bullish FVG and bearish FVG. The overlap zone is where both buyer and seller imbalances exist at the same price — the strongest equilibrium area on the chart. PREMIUM / DISCOUNT ZONES + OTE ICT divides any dealing range into two halves: Premium (above 50%) where institutions sell, and Discount (below 50%) where institutions buy. Swing highs and lows are detected via pivot logic with a configurable lookback. The range between the last confirmed pivot high and pivot low becomes the active dealing range. Two OTE zones are drawn using Fibonacci retracement logic: OTE Buy zone — 21.4% to 38.2% from the low = 61.8%–78.6% retracement FROM the swing high = deepest discount, highest-probability long area OTE Sell zone — 61.8% to 78.6% from the low = deepest premium, highest-probability short area Math: OTE Buy Top = SwingLow + Range x 0.382 OTE Buy Bot = SwingLow + Range x 0.214 OTE Sell Top = SwingLow + Range x 0.786 OTE Sell Bot = SwingLow + Range x 0.618 Zones update automatically when new pivots are confirmed. DISPLACEMENT Displacement is not simply a large candle. In ICT theory it marks a genuine shift of institutional order flow — it must show conviction. Three conditions must all be satisfied simultaneously: Body >= ATR(14) x multiplier (default 2.0) Filters out average volatility, keeps only significant momentum. Wick-to-range ratio below threshold (default 30%) A large wick relative to range signals indecision, not displacement. Formula: (High - Close) / Range for bulls, (Close - Low) / Range for bears. Optional volume filter: Volume > SMA(20) x 1.5 Confirms institutional participation behind the move. Disable for spot Forex where tick volume is unreliable. Displacement candles are the primary FVG trigger — the gap left behind a displacement candle is the highest-quality FVG to trade. INDUCEMENT (IDM) Inducement is how institutions engineer a false breakout to grab retail stop-loss liquidity before reversing price the other way. Detected when price temporarily sweeps beyond a recent swing high or low and then closes back inside the range. An ATR-based wick filter ensures only meaningful sweeps qualify — micro-breakouts are excluded. Bear Trap: price sweeps below a recent low and closes above it. Bull Trap: price sweeps above a recent high and closes below it. A 25-bar cooldown prevents label flooding in trending conditions. The signal still feeds the ISD state machine on every bar regardless. ISD SEQUENCE STATE MACHINE ISD stands for Inducement, Sweep, Displacement. This is the complete 3-step institutional setup that ICT traders look for before entering. The module runs as a persistent state machine tracking progress across bars in real time: Score 1/3 — IDM confirmed. Liquidity has been grabbed. Score 2/3 — A structural sweep of a 5-bar high or low confirmed. Score 3/3 — A Displacement candle fires in the same direction. Label appears on chart. State resets automatically. A 50-bar timeout resets the sequence if no follow-through occurs, preventing stale signals from contaminating new setups. ISD 3/3 is the single highest-confidence signal in this indicator. All three institutional steps have completed in the correct order. Dashboard shows live progress: Score 0 to 3 with block indicators. KILLZONES ICT defines specific time windows where institutional order flow is at its highest. The script highlights four of them: London Open 02:00 - 05:00 New York time New York Open 08:30 - 11:00 New York time Asian Session 20:00 - 00:00 New York time Silver Bullet 10:00 - 11:00 New York time The Silver Bullet is a specific 1-hour ICT window occurring inside the New York session — considered one of the highest-probability entry windows in the entire ICT model. Killzones are automatically hidden on timeframes 4H and above. LIVE HUD DASHBOARD A real-time panel in the bottom-left corner aggregates all modules: Zone current price position (PREMIUM / DISCOUNT / EQ) with gradient background that shifts green to red EQ Level exact equilibrium price of the current dealing range Bull FVG count of active non-inverted bullish gaps Bear FVG count of active non-inverted bearish gaps BPR whether a Balanced Price Range is currently active Displace direction of the most recent displacement candle IDM most recent trap type — Bear Trap / Bull Trap / None ISD Score live block progress from 0/3 to 3/3 ATR (14) current ATR value Timeframe active chart timeframe █ HOW TO USE Recommended workflow for intraday setups on 1m to 1H timeframes. Step 1 Check the dashboard Zone. If PREMIUM, look for short setups only. If DISCOUNT, look for long setups only. Never trade against the zone. Step 2 Wait for an IDM label. This confirms retail stop-loss liquidity has been swept in the direction you are looking to trade. Step 3 Watch the ISD score reach 2/3 — a structural sweep is confirmed in the same direction as the IDM. Step 4 When a Displacement candle fires and ISD reaches 3/3, the complete institutional sequence is confirmed. This is the entry trigger. Step 5 Enter on a retest of the FVG left by the displacement candle. For the highest-precision entry, wait for price to reach the OTE zone within the FVG (61.8%–78.6% retracement level). Step 6 Use Killzones to time entries. Highest-probability window is the Silver Bullet (10:00–11:00 NY). London and NY Open are second. For higher timeframe analysis on 4H and Daily: use Premium/Discount zones and swing structure only. Ignore Killzones and FVG entries. █ SETTINGS GUIDE Fair Value Gaps Min FVG Size (ATR mult) raise to filter weak gaps, 0 shows all Max FVGs to Show limits drawn gaps, default 5 Show CE Midline shows the 50% Consequent Encroachment level Show Inverted FVG recolors box when price passes through fully Show BPR draws overlap zone between bull and bear FVGs PD Arrays Swing Detection Length longer lookback gives bigger dealing ranges Show OTE Zones draws the Fibonacci entry zones Show Equilibrium Line draws the 50% midpoint with price label Displacement Body Size (x ATR) momentum threshold, raise for stronger signals Max Wick/Range Ratio lower value requires cleaner committed candles Volume Filter disable for Forex, enable for stocks/futures Inducement IDM Lookback Bars how far back to find the reference high/low Min Wick Size (x ATR) raise to filter micro false-breakouts ISD Sequence Min Score to Show Label set to 3 to see only complete 3/3 setups Killzones Each session can be toggled independently. █ ALERTS Bullish FVG Formed Bearish FVG Formed Bullish Displacement — check for FVG entry Bearish Displacement — check for FVG entry Full ISD Sequence (3/3) — high-probability setup complete Bullish Inducement (IDM) — Bear Trap detected Bearish Inducement (IDM) — Bull Trap detected █ TECHNICAL NOTES All ta.* function calls — ATR, SMA, pivot highs/lows, highest, lowest — are executed unconditionally at the top script level in compliance with the Pine Script v6 execution model. Never inside conditionals or functions called conditionally. FVG detection is locked to barstate.isconfirmed with a bar offset. The current live bar never creates a new FVG box. No repainting. The ISD state machine uses persistent var variables with inline assignment in the main execution body. Pine v6 does not allow global variable reassignment inside functions, so the state machine runs directly in the main script scope with a 50-bar timeout guard. █ DISCLAIMER This indicator is provided for educational and informational purposes only. It does not constitute financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any financial instrument. Past performance of any trading concept or signal is not indicative of future results. All trading involves risk. You are solely responsible for your own trading decisions. Always use proper risk management. © LunqFX
Pine Script® indicator
by LunqFX
Auto TrendLine Intelligence [BOS+CHoCH+FVG] [Rehan Khanani]================================================================ AUTO TRENDLINE INTELLIGENCE ================================================================ Auto TrendLine Intelligence is a professional-grade, institutional-level technical analysis indicator built for traders who think and operate like smart money. It combines automatic trend line detection with full Smart Money Concepts — BOS, CHoCH, and FVG — into one clean, powerful overlay. This is not just a trend line tool. It is a complete market structure analysis system that tells you what the market is doing, why it is doing it and exactly where to enter, exit, and place your stop-loss. ================================================================ HOW IT WORKS ================================================================ The indicator runs five analytical engines simultaneously on every bar: ENGINE 1 — AUTOMATIC TREND LINE DETECTION The indicator automatically detects the most recent swing highs and swing lows using a pivot-based algorithm, then draws two types of trend lines in real time without any manual input: Major Trend Lines (solid): Connect significant swing highs and swing lows using the full pivot lookback length. These represent the dominant structural trend and carry the highest weight for trading decisions. Minor Trend Lines (dashed): Connect shorter-term pivots using a reduced lookback period. These represent intraday or near-term structure and are useful for precise entry timing. Both lines update automatically as new pivots form. No manual drawing, no redrawing, no guesswork. ENGINE 2 — BREAK OF STRUCTURE (BOS) A Break of Structure is a continuation signal. It occurs when price convincingly breaks above a previous swing high (bullish BOS) or below a previous swing low (bearish BOS), confirming that the current trend is likely to continue. Bullish BOS: price closes above the last confirmed swing high — signals trend continuation to the upside. Bearish BOS: price closes below the last confirmed swing low — signals trend continuation to the downside. BOS labels appear directly on the chart at the point of the break. ENGINE 3 — CHANGE OF CHARACTER (CHoCH) A Change of Character is a reversal signal — the first indication that the current trend may be ending and a new one beginning. It is the most important signal in Smart Money analysis. Bullish CHoCH: in a confirmed downtrend (lower highs, lower lows), price breaks above a recent lower high for the first time — this signals a potential reversal to the upside. Bearish CHoCH: in a confirmed uptrend (higher highs, higher lows), price breaks below a recent higher low for the first time — this signals a potential reversal to the downside. CHoCH labels are clearly marked on the chart and distinguished from BOS. ENGINE 4 — FAIR VALUE GAP (FVG) Fair Value Gaps are imbalance zones left behind by aggressive institutional buying or selling. Price frequently returns to these zones to rebalance before continuing in the original direction. Bullish FVG: a gap between the high of the candle two bars ago and the low of the current candle — shown as a teal shaded zone. Bearish FVG: a gap between the low of the candle two bars ago and the high of the current candle — shown as a red shaded zone. FVG boxes automatically disappear when price returns to fill the gap (mitigation), keeping the chart clean at all times. ENGINE 5 — LIQUIDITY ZONES Equal highs and equal lows represent areas where institutional stop orders and limit orders are clustered. The indicator detects when two recent pivot highs or lows are at approximately the same price level and marks them with a dotted yellow line — highlighting where liquidity is likely to be swept before a major move. ================================================================ ENTRY SIGNAL SYSTEM (MULTI-FILTER CONFLUENCE) ================================================================ LONG and SHORT entry signals are generated only when ALL of the following conditions align simultaneously — ensuring institutional-grade signal quality: For a LONG signal: 1. Price touches or approaches the support trend line within ATR buffer 2. Price is above the EMA 200 (bullish market bias confirmed) 3. RSI is not in overbought territory (momentum not exhausted) 4. Volume is above the 20-period average (institutional participation) 5. Candle closes bullish (price accepts support level) For a SHORT signal: 1. Price touches or approaches the resistance trend line within ATR buffer 2. Price is below the EMA 200 (bearish market bias confirmed) 3. RSI is not in oversold territory (momentum not exhausted) 4. Volume is above the 20-period average (institutional participation) 5. Candle closes bearish (price rejects resistance level) This five-layer confluence model ensures you only take trades where structure, trend, momentum, and volume all agree. ================================================================ AUTOMATIC TP1 / TP2 / SL LEVELS ================================================================ Every entry signal automatically plots: Stop Loss: placed below/above the entry using ATR multiplier (default 1.5x ATR) Take Profit 1 (TP1): at 50% of the full RR target — for partial exits Take Profit 2 (TP2): at full Risk:Reward ratio target (default 2:1 RR) All three levels are drawn as dashed lines directly on the chart with exact price labels so you never have to calculate manually. ================================================================ INSTITUTIONAL DASHBOARD — 12 DATA POINTS ================================================================ A professional real-time dashboard is displayed in the corner of your chart showing: 1. Market Bias — BULLISH or BEARISH based on EMA 200 position 2. Market Structure — Higher Highs/Lows | Lower Highs/Lows | Consolidation 3. EMA Stack — Bullish Stack | Bearish Stack | Mixed 4. RSI Reading — Exact value + zone (Overbought / Oversold / Neutral) 5. Volume Status — High Volume | Above Average | Below Average 6. ATR Value — Current ATR for volatility awareness 7. Support TL — Projected support trend line price at current bar 8. Resistance TL — Projected resistance trend line price at current bar 9. Fair Value Gap — Bullish FVG | Bearish FVG | None 10. SMC Event — Latest BOS or CHoCH event detected 11. Signal Status — LONG ENTRY | SHORT ENTRY | WATCHING Dashboard position is fully adjustable: Top Right, Top Left, Bottom Right, or Bottom Left. ================================================================ FULL FEATURE LIST ================================================================ Automatic Features (Zero Manual Work Required): - Auto major trend lines from pivot highs and lows - Auto minor trend lines from shorter-term pivots - Auto BOS detection and labeling - Auto CHoCH detection and labeling - Auto FVG zone drawing and auto-removal on mitigation - Auto liquidity zone detection (equal highs / equal lows) - Auto TP1, TP2, SL calculation and plotting on every signal - Auto dashboard with 11 live market readings Filters and Controls: - EMA 200 trend direction filter - EMA 50 for stack analysis - RSI momentum filter (adjustable OB/OS levels) - Volume spike filter (adjustable multiplier) - ATR-based signal sensitivity buffer - All filters individually toggleable Visual Controls: - Major and minor trend line toggle - Individual color pickers for all line types - Line width control (1 to 5) - Extend lines right toggle - FVG transparency control - Dashboard position selector Alert Conditions (9 Total): 1. LONG Entry Signal 2. SHORT Entry Signal 3. Any Entry Signal 4. Bullish BOS 5. Bearish BOS 6. Bullish CHoCH 7. Bearish CHoCH 8. Bullish FVG detected 9. Bearish FVG detected ================================================================ SETTINGS GUIDE ================================================================ Group 1 — Trend Line Settings Pivot Lookback Length: Controls how significant a swing must be to form a trend line. Default is 10. Lower values (5-7) give more frequent lines suitable for scalping. Higher values (15-20) give fewer but stronger structural lines suitable for swing and position trading. Show Major Trend Lines: Toggle the primary solid trend lines on/off. Show Minor Trend Lines: Toggle the secondary dashed trend lines on/off. Extend Lines Right: Extends all lines to the right edge of the chart. Major Line Width: Visual thickness of major trend lines (1 to 5). Color pickers: Customize all four line types independently. Group 2 — Smart Money Concepts Show BOS: Toggle Break of Structure labels on/off. Show CHoCH: Toggle Change of Character labels on/off. Show FVG: Toggle Fair Value Gap boxes on/off. Show Liquidity Zones: Toggle equal high/low dotted lines on/off. FVG Transparency: Adjust how opaque or subtle the FVG boxes appear. Group 3 — Signal and Entry Settings ATR Length: Period for ATR calculation (default 14). ATR Buffer Multiplier: How close price must come to the trend line to trigger a signal. Lower = stricter, higher = more relaxed. Stop Loss ATR Multiplier: Distance of SL from entry in ATR units. Risk Reward Ratio: Multiplier applied to the SL distance to set TP2. Show TP/SL on Chart: Toggle the TP1, TP2, SL lines on/off. Group 4 — Volume and Momentum Filter Enable Volume Filter: When on, signals only fire on above-average volume. Volume Spike Multiplier: Threshold multiplier over 20-period volume MA. Enable RSI Filter: When on, blocks signals in exhausted momentum zones. RSI Length, Overbought, Oversold: Standard RSI parameters. Group 5 — Dashboard Show Dashboard: Toggle the entire dashboard panel on/off. Dashboard Position: Place it in any corner of the chart. ================================================================ HOW TO USE — STEP BY STEP ================================================================ Step 1 — Check the Dashboard Before looking at any signal, check the dashboard. Confirm Market Bias, Structure, and EMA Stack all point in the same direction. Trade only when at least two of the three agree. Step 2 — Identify the Trend Lines Watch where the major trend lines are relative to current price. The support line (teal/blue) and resistance line (red) define your trading range and structural boundaries. Step 3 — Wait for SMC Confluence Before entering on a trend line touch, check whether a CHoCH has recently occurred in your direction. A CHoCH near a trend line is one of the highest-probability setups this indicator generates. Step 4 — Watch for FVG Zones If a Fair Value Gap is present near the trend line, this adds further confluence. Institutional traders frequently use FVG zones as entry triggers. Step 5 — Enter on Signal When a LONG or SHORT label appears, all five filters have aligned. Enter at the close of the signal candle. Your TP1, TP2, and SL levels will appear automatically on the chart. Step 6 — Manage the Trade Consider taking partial profits at TP1 (50% of position) and letting the remainder run to TP2. Move stop loss to breakeven after TP1 is hit. Step 7 — Set Alerts Use the 9 built-in alert conditions to be notified of signals and SMC events without watching the chart constantly. ================================================================ RECOMMENDED TIMEFRAMES ================================================================ Scalping: 1 minute, 5 minutes (Pivot Length 5-7) Intraday: 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 Hour (Pivot Length 8-10) Swing Trading: 4 Hour, Daily (Pivot Length 10-15) Position Trading: Weekly (Pivot Length 15-20) The indicator automatically adapts to any timeframe. Only the Pivot Lookback Length needs to be adjusted based on your trading style. ================================================================ COMPATIBLE MARKETS ================================================================ This indicator works on all liquid markets available on TradingView: Forex: All major, minor, and exotic currency pairs Crypto: Bitcoin, Ethereum, and all altcoins Commodities: Gold (XAUUSD), Silver (XAGUSD), Oil (WTI, Brent) Indices: S&P 500, NASDAQ, Dow Jones, FTSE, DAX, Nikkei Stocks: Any individual equity with sufficient volume Futures: All futures contracts available on TradingView ================================================================ WHO CAN USE THIS INDICATOR ================================================================ Beginner Traders: The dashboard and automatic signals remove the need for manual analysis. Beginners can use the LONG and SHORT labels as guided entry points while learning how the underlying concepts work. Intermediate Traders: Use the BOS and CHoCH labels to understand market structure shifts and combine them with trend line touches for high-confluence entries. The FVG zones add an additional layer for precise entry timing. Advanced and Professional Traders: Use the full system as an institutional-grade market structure scanner. Combine BOS, CHoCH, FVG, and liquidity zones with your own HTF bias for a complete multi-confluence trading framework. The volume and RSI filters can be tuned precisely to your strategy requirements. Algorithmic and Systematic Traders: All 9 alert conditions can be connected to TradingView webhooks for automated notification systems or strategy integration. Portfolio Managers and Analysts: The dashboard provides a rapid one-glance market assessment across any asset — useful for screening multiple instruments quickly. ================================================================ IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER ================================================================ Auto TrendLine Intelligence is a technical analysis tool designed to support trading decisions. It does not guarantee future results. All trading involves risk. Always apply proper risk management, use appropriate position sizing, and conduct your own due diligence before entering any trade. Past signal performance is not indicative of future results. This indicator is not financial advice.
Pine Script® indicator
by rehankhanani
2
Smart Money PRO v2Smart Money Concepts PRO v2 WHY THESE COMPONENTS ARE COMBINED (mashup rationale) This is deliberately not a folder of independent indicators stacked together. Each component answers exactly one question in a single top-down Smart Money workflow, and the whole point of the script is to make those answers agree before anything is flagged: - Direction - which side should I favour? -> HTF bias (higher-timeframe EMA read) - Timing - has the working timeframe shifted? -> Market structure (BOS / CHoCH) - Fuel - where is the liquidity a move runs? -> Liquidity sweeps + Equal Highs/Lows - Entry zone - where will price react afterwards? -> Order Blocks, Breaker Blocks, FVG - Location - is that zone in a good part of range? -> Premium / Discount (auto-equilibrium) The Confluence Engine is what ties them together: it marks a LONG/SHORT only when a FRESH Order Block retest lines up with the correct Premium/Discount half AND (optionally) the higher-timeframe bias. The added value is the agreement rule across these layers, not the individual drawings - that is what this publication contributes over plotting OBs, FVGs and structure separately. HOW EACH COMPONENT IS CALCULATED - Market structure: swing pivots (configurable lookback) feed a trend state machine. A close beyond the last protected swing in the trend direction is a BOS (continuation); the first close beyond structure against the trend is a CHoCH (change of character / early reversal). - Order Blocks: on a structure break, the last opposite-colour candle before the impulse is captured as the OB. Optional volume validation requires the formation candle volume to exceed SMA(volume,20) x multiplier. OBs auto-delete on mitigation (by wick or by close, your choice). - Breaker Blocks: a mitigated OB flips polarity and is redrawn as a Breaker of the opposite side, modelling the "failed order block becomes a barrier" idea. - Fair Value Gaps: the classic 3-candle imbalance, filtered by a minimum size in ATR and an optional displacement test (central candle body >= multiplier x ATR) so only impulsive gaps remain; each FVG is removed when filled. - Liquidity Sweeps: a wick that exceeds a prior swing while the candle closes back inside it (stop-hunt), optionally requiring elevated volume. - Equal Highs / Lows: swing clusters within an ATR-based tolerance, marking resting liquidity pools. - Premium / Discount: an auto-Fibonacci equilibrium from the most recent swing range; above 50% is Premium (favour shorts), below 50% is Discount (favour longs). - HTF bias: a dual-EMA read from a higher timeframe, requested using the confirmed value of the previous HTF bar so it does not repaint. HOW TO USE - Set Swing length for your style (5-10 scalping, 20-50 swing) and pick an HTF roughly 4-6x your chart timeframe. - Read top-down: check the HTF bias and current Premium/Discount zone in the dashboard, then wait for a confluence LONG/SHORT where a fresh OB is retested in the right half of the range. - Treat the marks as a filtered context for your own entries, not as automatic buy/sell orders. Structure-based invalidation (beyond the OB or the sweep extreme) gives a natural stop level. - Every event (BOS, CHoCH, new/touch OB, FVG, sweep, EQH/EQL, breaker, confluence) has its own toggle and its own alert() condition. WHAT IT DOES NOT DO / LIMITATIONS - Pivots need swingLen bars to confirm, so structure, OBs and FVGs print after confirmation on closed bars. This is by design to avoid repainting; levels are reactive, not predictive. - It does not forecast price, and past behaviour does not guarantee future results. This is a decision-support tool, not a signal service. Open-source under MPL 2.0 - study, fork and improve it freely.
Pine Script® indicator
by PersonalConcentrat
Smart Money Concepts Order Blocks, Liquidity [LunqFX]Smart Money Concepts — Order Blocks & Liquidity A professional-grade SMC indicator that answers the three questions every trader needs before entering a trade: ① What is the current trend? ② Where is the key institutional zone? ③ Is price at that zone right now? 📋 HOW TO USE — STEP BY STEP The indicator works as a 3-step confirmation system. Do not enter a trade unless all 3 align. STEP 1 — READ THE TREND (panel header) Look at the panel in the top-right corner. ▲ BULLISH → only look for LONG setups ▼ BEARISH → only look for SHORT setups If the gauge bar shows less than 40% or more than 60% — the bias is strong. Between 40–60% = no clear edge, reduce position size or wait. STEP 2 — WAIT FOR STRUCTURE EVENT • BOS appears → trend continuation confirmed. The market broke a key level and is likely to continue. Look for entries in the direction of the break. • CHoCH appears → trend is reversing. This is the earliest signal of a new trend forming. Higher risk, higher reward — wait for Step 3 to confirm. Rule: never trade against the last structure signal. STEP 3 — WAIT FOR PRICE TO RETURN TO THE OB ZONE After BOS or CHoCH fires, an Order Block zone is drawn on the chart (blue = bullish, pink = bearish). Wait for price to pull back INTO that zone. When price enters the zone: → The zone border brightens (active glow effect) → The panel "Zone" row shows ▲ BULL OB or ▼ BEAR OB → Candle color changes to the zone color This is your entry window. ✅ FULL SETUP EXAMPLE (LONG) 1. Panel shows ▲ BULLISH 2. CHoCH or BOS fires bullish — structure confirmed 3. Blue Order Block zone is drawn below current price 4. Price pulls back into the blue zone 5. Panel Zone row shows "▲ BULL OB" 6. Enter long — Stop Loss below the OB zone bottom 7. Target: next swing high or previous resistance ✅ FULL SETUP EXAMPLE (SHORT) 1. Panel shows ▼ BEARISH 2. BOS fires bearish — downtrend continuation 3. Pink Order Block zone is drawn above current price 4. Price pulls back up into the pink zone 5. Panel Zone row shows "▼ BEAR OB" 6. Enter short — Stop Loss above the OB zone top 7. Target: next swing low or previous support ⚠️ WHAT TO AVOID ✗ Don't enter on the BOS/CHoCH candle itself — wait for the pullback to the OB zone ✗ Don't trade a swept (faded/dashed) zone — it was already mitigated, its edge is gone ✗ Don't fight the trend — if panel says BEARISH, don't look for longs no matter how good it looks ✗ High ATR (volatile) = widen your stop loss or reduce position size accordingly 🔷 ORDER BLOCKS Automatically detects bullish and bearish Order Blocks — the last opposing candle before a Break of Structure. Zones use a 2-band gradient (dense core + lighter outer) to visualize institutional demand and supply areas. • Active glow: border brightens when price enters the zone • Swept zones: automatically fade to dashed when mitigated • Age-based cleanup: old zones removed after set bar count • Mitigation mode: choose Close or Wick for zone removal 📐 BREAK OF STRUCTURE (BOS) & CHANGE OF CHARACTER (CHoCH) BOS confirms trend continuation. CHoCH signals a trend reversal. Only the most recent signal is displayed — CHoCH automatically clears stale BOS, and BOS clears stale CHoCH. No visual clutter. • BOS: dashed line at broken structure level • CHoCH: solid line with arrow label at pivot bar • No repaint: all signals fire on confirmed closed candles only 💧 LIQUIDITY — Equal Highs / Equal Lows Detects EQH and EQL liquidity pools — price levels where stop-losses cluster. Marks them with dotted lines so you can anticipate smart money liquidity sweeps. ⚡ FAIR VALUE GAPS (FVG) Identifies bullish and bearish imbalance zones (3-candle gaps). Optional — hidden by default to keep the chart clean. Enable in settings when imbalance confluences matter. 🎨 MOMENTUM GRADIENT CANDLES Every candle is colored by momentum strength relative to the last 30 bars. Weak candles = dark muted shade. Strong impulse candles = vivid bright color. Structure events (CHoCH/BOS) override with accent colors. 📊 LIVE DASHBOARD PANEL Top-right panel shows at a glance: • Trend bias (BULLISH / BEARISH) + visual gauge bar • Last BOS and CHoCH direction and time • Current zone status (price inside OB?) • Active Order Block count per side • Last confirmed Swing High and Swing Low prices • ATR(14) with volatility label (LOW / NORMAL / HIGH) • No Repaint confirmation ✅ NO REPAINT — CONFIRMED CLOSE ONLY All pivot detections use ta.pivothigh() / ta.pivotlow() with confirmed lookback. All BOS/CHoCH signals require barstate.isconfirmed. What you see is what happened — no repainting, no false signals on open candles. ⚙️ SETTINGS Structure: • Swing Length (3–30 bars) • Max BOS / CHoCH lines shown • BOS line length • Show/hide swing pivot markers Order Blocks: • Max OBs per side • Max age in bars • Swept zone display + age • Mitigation mode: Close or Wick Display: • Momentum candle coloring on/off • Dashboard panel on/off • Fair Value Gaps on/off • Equal H/L liquidity on/off Works on all instruments and timeframes. Best used on: Forex, Gold (XAUUSD), Indices, Crypto. Recommended timeframes: 15m, 30m, 1H, 4H, 1D. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Pine Script® indicator
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[ A L P H A X ] SURGEAlphaX SURGE — Liquidity Sweep + Market Structure + Premium/Discount Confluence Engine: Smart Money Concepts with 6-Layer Institutional Entry System, HTF Bias Filter & Order Block Detection AlphaX SURGE is a professional-grade smart money concepts system built around the three foundational mechanics that drive institutional price delivery: liquidity sweeps, market structure shifts, and premium/discount zone positioning. Where most SMC indicators simply draw labels on a chart, SURGE integrates these concepts into a live 6-layer confluence scoring engine that only fires when a genuine liquidity grab, a confirmed structure event, correct PD zone positioning, higher timeframe bias alignment, squeeze momentum, and volume delta pressure are all pointing in the same direction simultaneously. The result is a system that reads the market the way institutional traders do — not chasing breakouts, not entering on arbitrary crossovers, but waiting for the precise sequence of events that precedes the highest-probability directional moves. Designed for active traders across crypto, forex, gold, and indices on any timeframe. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🏦 The Smart Money Framework — How Institutions Move Price To understand AlphaX SURGE, you first need to understand the three-phase institutional trade cycle that the system is designed to detect. Phase 1 — Liquidity Accumulation: Institutions need massive order size. They cannot fill that size at a single price — they need a pool of counterparty orders. Retail stop losses clustered below swing lows (sell-side liquidity) and above swing highs (buy-side liquidity) are that pool. Before a major directional move, institutions deliberately push price into these liquidity pools to trigger stops and fill their positions against the retail orders being stopped out. Phase 2 — Structure Shift: After the liquidity grab, the institution has filled its position. Now price reverses aggressively. This reversal breaks the prior market structure — creating either a Change of Character (CHoCH) if it reverses the previous trend, or confirming a Break of Structure (BOS) continuation if it aligns with the existing trend. The structure event is the confirmation that the liquidity sweep was genuine, not noise. Phase 3 — Delivery: With positions filled and structure confirmed, the institution delivers price to its target. This delivery phase is what SURGE is designed to capture — entering at the moment the sweep and structure confirmation align with the broader institutional context. AlphaX SURGE does not simply detect these phases independently. It requires them to occur in the correct sequence and within a qualifying multi-layer confluence environment before any signal fires. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 💧 Liquidity Sweep Detection The sweep detection engine identifies the moment institutions grab liquidity from a significant swing level. Every swing high and swing low is tracked in real time using a configurable pivot length (default: 5 bars). These levels represent the two most important current liquidity pools — the sell-side liquidity (SSL) below the most recent swing low, and the buy-side liquidity (BSL) above the most recent swing high. Bull Liquidity Sweep (SSL Grab): The bar's low extends below the tracked swing low level by at least the minimum sweep wick threshold (default: 0.05× ATR) The bar closes back above the swing low level — confirming the wick was a grab, not a genuine breakdown The bar closes bullish (close above open) — confirming buying pressure on the reversal close Bear Liquidity Sweep (BSL Grab): The bar's high extends above the tracked swing high level by at least the minimum wick threshold The bar closes back below the swing high level The bar closes bearish — confirming selling pressure on the reversal close The minimum sweep wick filter is a critical quality gate. Without it, any bar that briefly touches a swing level and reverses would register as a sweep. The ATR-normalized wick requirement ensures the grab extended far enough below or above the level to genuinely trigger stop orders — not just grazed the level on low momentum. Sweep recency: To accommodate the reality that entry signals often develop one bar after the sweep rather than on the sweep bar itself, SURGE accepts sweeps from the current or immediately preceding bar. This one-bar lookback prevents missed entries on fast-moving setups where the structure confirmation fires on the bar immediately following the sweep candle. Visual output: Every confirmed sweep is marked with a diamond shape — yellow-green below the bar for bull sweeps, red above for bear sweeps — providing instant visual identification of every liquidity grab on the chart. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📐 Market Structure Engine — BOS & CHoCH The market structure engine runs a real-time tracking system for the current structural trend and identifies every significant structure event as it occurs. Structural trend tracking: The engine continuously tracks the most recent confirmed swing high and swing low. When price closes above the most recent swing high, a bullish structure break is detected. When price closes below the most recent swing low, a bearish structure break is detected. The structural trend variable updates on every such event — shifting between bullish (1) and bearish (-1) states. Change of Character (CHoCH): A CHoCH occurs when a structure break happens in the opposite direction of the current structural trend. A bullish CHoCH means price was in a bearish structural trend and has now broken above a swing high — the character of the market has changed. A bearish CHoCH is the inverse. CHoCH events are the highest-quality structure signals in the system — they represent a genuine reversal of the institutional order flow direction. Labeled on the chart in orange. Break of Structure (BOS): A BOS occurs when a structure break aligns with the current structural trend — a continuation event. A bullish BOS in a bullish trend confirms the uptrend is intact. A bearish BOS in a bearish trend confirms the downtrend continues. Labeled on the chart in yellow-green (bull) or red (bear). Signal type control: Two settings independently toggle which structure types can trigger signals: Allow CHoCH Reversal Setups — enables signals on trend-reversal structure events. These are typically the highest-reward setups but require the sweep and confluence conditions to be exceptionally strong Allow BOS Continuation Setups — enables signals on trend-continuation structure events. These are typically higher-frequency and occur within established directional flows Both can be enabled simultaneously, giving SURGE the ability to detect both reversal and continuation setups across all market conditions. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📦 Order Block Detection & Visualization Every confirmed structure event automatically spawns an Order Block — the institutional supply or demand zone that preceded the structure break. Order blocks represent the price range where the institutional position was built before the delivery move. How order blocks are spawned: When a bullish CHoCH or bullish BOS is confirmed, SURGE looks back up to the configured lookback period (default: 12 bars) to find the most recent bearish candle prior to the structure break — the last selling candle before the institutional buying move began. The high and low of that candle become the bull order block zone. When a bearish CHoCH or bearish BOS is confirmed, SURGE looks back to find the most recent bullish candle — the last buying candle before the institutional selling move began. That candle's range becomes the bear order block zone. Why this candle: The last opposing candle before a major directional move is where institutions were absorbing the final counterparty orders. It is the true origin of the move — and the zone where unfilled institutional orders are most likely to remain, making it the natural magnet for price on any retest. Order block visualization: Each order block is rendered as a semi-transparent box extending forward by the configured number of bars (default: 20). Bull order blocks are shaded yellow-green; bear order blocks in red. The most recent active order block of each direction is tracked by the confluence system. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⚖ Premium / Discount Zone Engine The Premium/Discount framework is one of the most powerful filtering tools in institutional price action analysis. It answers a simple question: is price currently cheap or expensive relative to the recent dealing range? Dealing range calculation: On every bar, SURGE calculates the highest high and lowest low over the configured range length (default: 50 bars). The midpoint of this range is the Equilibrium level — the 50% point of the current dealing range, plotted as a purple dotted line on the chart. Discount zone: Price at or below equilibrium. From an institutional perspective, price is cheap — this is where smart money buys. Bull entries in discount align with the institutional buying thesis. Premium zone: Price at or above equilibrium. Price is expensive — this is where smart money sells. Bear entries in premium align with the institutional selling thesis. Why this filter dramatically improves accuracy: A bullish sweep and structure confirmation at premium prices is a low-quality setup — you are buying at the top of the range where institutions are looking to distribute, not accumulate. The same bullish setup in discount is a structurally superior entry — buying at the institutional accumulation zone where the reward-to-risk profile is fundamentally better. The PD zone filter enforces this discipline automatically, blocking counter-PD setups before they reach the confluence gate. The PD filter can be toggled off for traders who prefer to trade all qualifying setups regardless of range position — useful on strongly trending markets where price consistently stays on one side of equilibrium. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📡 HTF Bias Filter — Multi-Timeframe Alignment The Higher Timeframe Bias filter is one of the most consequential filters in the entire system. A setup that occurs against the higher timeframe trend is a counter-trend trade — it may look compelling on the current timeframe but is fighting the dominant institutional flow. How it works: SURGE pulls two EMAs from the configured higher timeframe (default: 60-minute) — a fast EMA (default: 21) and a slow EMA (default: 55). When the fast HTF EMA is above the slow HTF EMA, the higher timeframe trend is bullish. When below, it is bearish. Bull bias: Fast HTF EMA above slow HTF EMA — the higher timeframe institutional flow is upward. Bull setups on the current timeframe are with-trend trades. Bear bias: Fast HTF EMA below slow HTF EMA — the higher timeframe flow is downward. Bear setups are with-trend trades. The power of HTF alignment in SMC trading: A bullish sweep and CHoCH on M5 in the direction of a confirmed H1 uptrend is a fundamentally different trade from the same setup occurring against an H1 downtrend. The HTF filter ensures SURGE only fires setups where the current timeframe structure event is aligned with the broader institutional delivery direction — the single highest-quality filter available for SMC-based systems. The HTF timeframe is fully configurable. For M1–M5 scalping, H1 is the default. For M15–H1 trading, H4 or Daily is recommended. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🧠 The 6-Layer Confluence Engine All six layers score independently on every bar. A signal only fires when the score meets the configured minimum (default: 4 of 6), the sweep condition is active, a qualifying structure event has occurred, and the ADX, session, and cooldown conditions are met. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Layer 1 — Liquidity Sweep The foundational layer. Awards 1 point when a qualifying liquidity sweep (SSL for bull, BSL for bear) has occurred on the current or immediately preceding bar. This layer is also a hard requirement — regardless of the confluence score, no SURGE signal can fire without a recent sweep. This is the event that initiates the institutional sequence. Without a genuine liquidity grab, the setup is not a SURGE setup. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Layer 2 — Market Structure Awards 1 point when the current structural trend agrees with the signal direction — a bullish structural trend for bull signals, bearish for bear. The structure layer also enforces the structure type requirement : a qualifying CHoCH or BOS must have occurred (subject to the Allow CHoCH / Allow BOS settings) for a signal to fire. Structure is both a scoring layer and a hard prerequisite, identical to the sweep requirement. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Layer 3 — Premium / Discount Zone Awards 1 point when price is in the correct PD zone for the signal direction — discount for bull signals, premium for bear signals. When the PD filter setting is off, this layer always votes in favor. This layer encodes the institutional value positioning principle: buy cheap, sell expensive. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Layer 4 — HTF Bias Awards 1 point when the higher timeframe EMA structure agrees with the signal direction. This is the multi-timeframe alignment layer — the most macro of the six confluence inputs. When HTF bias is disabled in settings, this layer always votes in favor. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Layer 5 — Squeeze Momentum The TTM Squeeze momentum layer — identical to the implementation in Pulse Scalper and VOID. When the Bollinger Band/Keltner Channel squeeze fires with directional momentum (positive and rising for bull, negative and falling for bear), this layer votes. The orange squeeze background tint provides pre-signal awareness when energy is compressing. A SURGE setup that coincides with a squeeze release means the SMC structure event and the breakout energy event are occurring simultaneously — one of the highest-quality convergences the system can detect. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Layer 6 — Volume Delta The proprietary volume pressure model — splitting each candle's volume into estimated bull and bear components, confirmed by OBV slope. This layer confirms that real institutional capital flow is behind the sweep and structure move. A liquidity sweep with no volume delta confirmation is a weak, potentially algorithmic sweep. A sweep with strong volume delta agreement means genuine order flow drove the grab — the highest-quality sweep condition. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🏷 Signal Firing Logic A SURGE signal fires when all of the following are simultaneously true: A qualifying liquidity sweep occurred on the current or immediately preceding bar (hard requirement — independent of scoring) A qualifying structure event (CHoCH or BOS per settings) has confirmed the structural direction (hard requirement) Confluence score meets or exceeds the configured minimum (default: 4 of 6) VWAP bias confirms — price above VWAP for bull, below for bear (when VWAP filter is enabled) ADX confirms a trending market above the minimum threshold Session filter confirms active market hours Signal cooldown has elapsed since the last signal in the same direction (default: 10 bars) Edge triggering: The signal fires only on the bar the conditions first become true — not repeatedly while they remain true. Each triangle is a distinct, fresh setup event. Score label: Every signal prints the live confluence count (e.g., 5/6 or 6/6 ) directly on the chart so you know the quality of every setup at a glance. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎯 Sweep-Anchored Stop Loss Placement SURGE includes a purpose-built stop loss mode specifically designed for liquidity sweep setups: SL Beyond Sweep Wick (default: on). When enabled, the stop loss for a bull entry is placed at the tracked swing low level (the level that was swept) minus an ATR buffer. For a bear entry, the stop is placed at the tracked swing high level plus an ATR buffer. Why this is the structurally correct stop for sweep setups: The sweep wick represents the maximum extent of the institutional grab. If price returns below the swept swing low (bull) and closes there, the sweep thesis is invalidated — institutions were not grabbing that liquidity for a reversal, the level was genuinely broken. Placing the stop at the swept level is therefore not an arbitrary distance — it is the exact price at which the setup's core premise is proven wrong. When this setting is off, the stop reverts to a standard ATR distance from the entry bar's low or high. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🛡 Dynamic ATR Exit System Stop Loss: Placed at the swept swing level (when enabled) or bar extreme, plus an ATR buffer (default: 1.3×). Your structural invalidation boundary. TP1 — Partial Target (50%): 2.0× ATR from entry — slightly wider than the Pulse Scalper and VOID defaults, reflecting the higher-conviction, lower-frequency nature of SURGE setups. Scale out 50% here and move the remainder to breakeven. TP2 — Full Target: 3.8× ATR from entry. Full position exits on TP2 hit. A labeled TP marker appears on the chart. ATR Trailing Stop: Dynamic stop advancing with price every bar at 1.6× ATR behind the current bar's extreme. Plotted as a live orange line. In genuine institutional delivery moves following a sweep, price frequently extends well beyond the fixed TP2 — the trail captures this extension without predetermining a ceiling on the gain. All exit levels are plotted as live lines for the duration of the trade and cleared automatically on exit. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📊 Live Dashboard The real-time dashboard displays the complete internal state across four sections, updated on every bar. STRUCTURE Trend — current market structure state: ▲ BULLISH, ▼ BEARISH, or — RANGE. This reflects the confirmed structural trend as tracked by the BOS/CHoCH engine Liquidity — live sweep detection status: ▲ SSL SWEEP (sell-side grab, bullish signal) or ▼ BSL SWEEP (buy-side grab, bearish signal). Updates in real time on sweep bars PD Zone — current premium/discount position: ◧ DISCOUNT, ◧ PREMIUM, or — EQ (at equilibrium). Color-coded yellow-green for discount, red for premium HTF / SESSION HTF Bias — higher timeframe EMA alignment: ▲ BULL or ▼ BEAR. Confirms whether the macro institutional flow supports the current setup direction Session — ✓ ACTIVE or ✗ OFF. Confirms whether the session filter is open for signals ADX — live ADX value with ✓ or ✗ pass/fail indicator CONFLUENCE Momentum — squeeze and directional momentum state: ⚡ SQZ (squeeze building), ▲ or ▼ for directional momentum, or — for flat Vol Delta — volume pressure direction: ▲ BULL, ▼ BEAR, or — Bull Score — live 0–6 score. Background highlights yellow-green when threshold is met Bear Score — live 0–6 score. Background highlights red when threshold is met POSITION Position — ▲ LONG, ▼ SHORT, or — FLAT with background color highlight Stop Loss — active SL level (sweep-anchored or ATR-based), color-coded by direction TP1 — active first take-profit level Bars in Trade — bars elapsed since entry ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📈 Chart Visual System ◆ Diamond (below bar, yellow-green) — bull liquidity sweep confirmed. SSL grabbed with close back above the swing low ◆ Diamond (above bar, red) — bear liquidity sweep confirmed. BSL grabbed with close back below the swing high CHoCH ▲ / CHoCH ▼ label (orange) — Change of Character detected. Trend reversal structure event BOS ▲ / BOS ▼ label (yellow-green / red) — Break of Structure detected. Trend continuation structure event ▲ Triangle (below bar) — bull SURGE entry. All conditions met ▼ Triangle (above bar) — bear SURGE entry. All conditions met Score Label (e.g. 5/6) — confluence count at signal time on every entry triangle Order Block Boxes — semi-transparent zones marking institutional supply and demand origins. Yellow-green for bull OBs, red for bear OBs Liquidity Level Lines — dashed lines projecting the current swing high (sell-side liquidity, red dashed) and swing low (buy-side liquidity, yellow-green dashed) forward Equilibrium Line (purple dots) — the 50% midpoint of the current dealing range EMA Ribbon Fill — yellow-green fill during bull EMA structure, red during bear, gray during flat VWAP Line (purple) — optional, toggleable session VWAP Orange Squeeze Background — active during Bollinger/Keltner squeeze compression Yellow-green background tint — active during open long trades Red background tint — active during open short trades SL / TP1 / TP2 / Trail Lines — all four exit levels plotted live for the duration of every trade ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🚀 How to Trade with AlphaX SURGE — Step by Step Step 1 — Establish Context Before the Session Check the dashboard: what is the current structural trend and HTF bias? If both show the same direction, you have macro confluence — prioritize setups in that direction Check the PD Zone row: is price currently in discount (favor longs) or premium (favor shorts)? Price at equilibrium is the lowest-quality PD position — wait for it to develop to one side Note where the liquidity level lines are on the chart — these dashed lines mark exactly where the next sweep targets are sitting Step 2 — Watch for a Sweep Diamond A yellow-green ◆ diamond below the bar signals an SSL grab — the sweep phase has occurred. The system is now in active scan mode for a SURGE signal A red ◆ diamond above the bar signals a BSL grab The sweep is the trigger for your attention — not the entry signal. The entry comes next Step 3 — Confirm the Structure Event Watch for a CHoCH or BOS label to appear following the sweep. A CHoCH after a sweep is the highest-quality sequence — institutional grab followed by genuine trend reversal confirmation Check the confluence scores on the dashboard. After a sweep, the bull or bear score should be climbing toward the threshold as the structure, PD, and momentum layers align Step 4 — Enter on the SURGE Triangle A ▲ triangle confirms all conditions are met for a long. A ▼ triangle confirms all conditions for a short Read the score label. A 6/6 signal means every layer — sweep, structure, PD zone, HTF bias, momentum, and volume — are all aligned simultaneously. These are the highest-conviction setups SURGE produces and warrant full position size A 4/6 or 5/6 signal is still a valid SURGE entry — standard position size, strict stop management Step 5 — Manage with Live Exit Lines The SL line is your swept level invalidation. If the sweep level is retaken cleanly, the setup thesis is gone Watch the orange trail line advance with price as the institutional delivery move develops At TP1, scale out 50% and move the remainder to breakeven — let the trail capture the full delivery Step 6 — Exit and Reset A TP marker confirms TP2 reached — full exit and system reset An SL marker confirms stop or trail triggered — close the position and wait for the next sweep event to develop Do not re-enter on impulse after a stopped trade. The swept level that was just violated is now the new liquidity target for the next setup. Wait for the next clean sweep and structure sequence ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⚠ Identifying Low-Quality Conditions — When Not to Trade Stand aside when: HTF Bias opposes the setup direction — a bullish sweep and CHoCH against an H1 downtrend is a counter-trend reversal trade. The institutional macro flow is working against you. These setups fail at a much higher rate than with-trend entries PD Zone is wrong for the direction — a bull setup in premium or a bear setup in discount means you are entering at the institutionally unfavorable side of the range. Wait for price to correct to the appropriate zone Sweep occurred but no CHoCH or BOS followed — a sweep without structure confirmation means the liquidity grab did not produce a genuine reversal or continuation. The institution may have filled only part of its position. Wait for structure to develop ADX ✗ — the market is not trending. SMC concepts work best in directional markets. In ranging conditions, sweeps are frequently noise events rather than institutional accumulation Score stuck at 2 or 3 of 6 after a sweep — the confluence environment is too fragmented. Too many layers are disagreeing. A sweep in isolation is not a trade Multiple sweeps in rapid succession without entry signals — choppy markets produce repeated liquidity grabs in both directions. The confluence gate will block most of these, but the underlying message is that the market is in an oscillating range — not the institutional delivery environment SURGE is designed for Structure trend and HTF bias are both — or FLAT — no clear institutional direction exists. No SURGE setup can develop until structural bias is established What to do: Wait for HTF bias and structural trend to align in the same direction — this is the macro setup condition for the highest-quality SURGE signals Wait for price to reach the correct PD zone for the anticipated direction before the sweep occurs — the ideal sequence is: price in discount, SSL sweep, bullish CHoCH, 5–6/6 confluence signal Watch the liquidity level lines — price approaching a level is the pre-alert that a sweep may be imminent. Prepare your confluence scan as price approaches those lines ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⚡ Key Features 💧 Real-time liquidity sweep detection — identifies SSL and BSL grabs with minimum ATR wick filter and close-back confirmation, eliminating noise sweeps 📐 Full market structure engine — tracks swing highs and lows, detects CHoCH and BOS events, maintains a live structural trend state 📦 Automatic order block detection — spawns OB zones on every confirmed structure event, marking the exact institutional origin of each move ⚖ Premium/Discount zone filter — enforces institutionally correct entry positioning using a dynamic equilibrium level across the recent dealing range 📡 HTF bias filter — pulls a dual-EMA structure from a configurable higher timeframe to confirm macro institutional flow alignment 🧠 6-layer confluence gate — Sweep, Structure, PD Zone, HTF Bias, Squeeze Momentum, and Volume Delta must reach the minimum score threshold before a signal fires 📊 Live confluence scoring — bull and bear scores updated every bar, displayed on the dashboard before any signal appears 🔀 CHoCH / BOS signal type control — independently enable reversal setups, continuation setups, or both 🎯 Sweep-anchored stop loss — places the SL at the structural invalidation level (the swept swing point) rather than an arbitrary ATR distance ⚡ TTM Squeeze integration — Bollinger/Keltner compression detection flags pre-breakout energy with orange background tint and dashboard state 📈 Proprietary volume delta model — estimates institutional order flow pressure without exchange-level data, confirmed by OBV slope 🌐 VWAP session bias — enforces institutional session direction alignment on every signal 🛡 Dynamic ATR trailing stop — orange line advances with price every bar, capturing full institutional delivery moves beyond the fixed TP2 💹 Liquidity level lines — dashed projections of the current swing high and swing low showing exactly where the next liquidity pools sit 📊 22-row live dashboard — Structure, HTF/Session, Confluence, and Position sections updated in real time 🔔 12 alert conditions — sweep events, CHoCH events, entry signals, TP1/TP2 hits, and stop hits for both directions 🎨 Fully cohesive dual-tone color system — yellow-green for all bullish elements, red for all bearish, orange for squeeze and trail, purple for VWAP and equilibrium ⚙ Fully configurable — all pivot lengths, OB parameters, PD range, HTF timeframe and EMA periods, confluence minimum, ADX threshold, exit multipliers, session window, and all colors are independently adjustable ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⚙ Settings Reference Structure & Liquidity Swing Pivot Length — bars used for pivot high/low detection. Controls the significance of swing levels tracked for sweeps and structure (default: 5) Show BOS / CHoCH Labels — toggle structure event labels on the chart Show Liquidity Levels — toggle the dashed swing high and swing low projection lines Liquidity Line Extend — how many bars forward the liquidity level lines project (default: 25) Min Sweep Wick (ATR x) — minimum wick extension beyond the swing level required to register a sweep (default: 0.05× ATR) Order Blocks Show Order Blocks — toggle OB zone boxes on or off Max Order Blocks — maximum OBs stored in memory simultaneously (default: 25) OB Extend (bars) — how many bars forward OB boxes project (default: 20) OB Lookback Bars — how many bars back to search for the origin candle when spawning an OB (default: 12) Premium / Discount Show Equilibrium Line — toggle the dealing range midpoint line Dealing Range Length — bars used to calculate the high/low range for PD zone positioning (default: 50) Require Correct PD Zone — when on, longs require discount positioning and shorts require premium positioning (default: on) HTF Bias Use HTF Trend Filter — toggle the higher timeframe bias requirement HTF Timeframe — the higher timeframe to pull EMA data from (default: 60-minute) HTF Fast EMA — fast EMA period on the HTF (default: 21) HTF Slow EMA — slow EMA period on the HTF (default: 55) EMA Ribbon Fast / Slow / Signal EMA — triple ribbon periods (defaults: 8 / 21 / 50) Show EMA Ribbon — toggle ribbon fill and line plots Squeeze Momentum BB Length / BB Mult — Bollinger Band parameters (defaults: 20 / 2.0) KC Length / KC Mult — Keltner Channel parameters (defaults: 20 / 1.5) Momentum Length — linear regression momentum period (default: 12) Volume Delta Volume MA Length — EMA smoothing for volume estimates (default: 14) OBV Slope Length — lookback for OBV slope directionality (default: 10) VWAP Use VWAP Filter — when on, requires price to be on the correct VWAP side for each signal direction Show VWAP Line — toggle VWAP line on the chart Confluence Gate Min Layers Required — minimum confluence votes needed for a signal (default: 4 of 6) Session Filter — toggle active hours restriction Active Session — configurable session window (default: 0700-2000) Signal Cooldown — minimum bars between consecutive signals in the same direction (default: 10) Allow CHoCH Reversal Setups — enables signals on trend-reversal structure events Allow BOS Continuation Setups — enables signals on trend-continuation structure events ADX Filter Use ADX Filter — toggle the trend quality gate ADX Length — calculation lookback (default: 14) ADX Minimum — threshold below which all signals are suppressed (default: 18) Exit Settings ATR Length — lookback for all ATR exit calculations (default: 10) SL ATR Mult — ATR buffer beyond the swept swing level (default: 1.3) TP1 ATR Mult — first take-profit distance (default: 2.0) TP2 ATR Mult — full exit target distance (default: 3.8) Use ATR Trailing Stop — toggle dynamic trailing stop Trail ATR Mult — trailing distance from current bar's extreme (default: 1.6) Show Exit Levels — toggle all exit level lines SL Beyond Sweep Wick — anchors stop to the swept swing level (default: on) Display Show Confluence Score Label — prints live score on every signal triangle Show Dashboard — toggle the full dashboard Dashboard Position — Top Left / Top Right / Bottom Left / Bottom Right Colors Bull / Bull Bright — yellow-green family for all bullish signals, fills, and labels Bear / Bear Bright — red family for all bearish signals, fills, and labels Squeeze — orange for squeeze tint and trailing stop line EMA Fast / Slow / Signal — individual EMA line colors Ribbon Fill Bull / Bear / Flat — ribbon fill colors for each trend state Buy-Side / Sell-Side Liquidity — liquidity level line colors Bull / Bear Order Block — OB box fill and border colors Equilibrium Line — dealing range midpoint color (default: purple) VWAP Line — VWAP plot color BOS Bull / BOS Bear / CHoCH — structure label colors Bull / Bear Sweep Marker — sweep diamond colors SL / TP / TP2 / Trail Lines — individual exit level line colors Long Zone BG / Short Zone BG — active trade background tints Bull / Bear Label Text — score label text colors Dash Text / Dash BG / Dash Header / Dash Section / Dash Frame — full dashboard color control ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔔 Alert Conditions (12 total) Liquidity Alerts Bull Liquidity Sweep — sell-side liquidity grabbed, watch for long setup development Bear Liquidity Sweep — buy-side liquidity grabbed, watch for short setup development Structure Alerts Bull CHoCH — bullish Change of Character confirmed, structural trend shifting to bullish Bear CHoCH — bearish Change of Character confirmed, structural trend shifting to bearish Entry Alerts Bull SURGE Entry — all conditions met: sweep, structure, confluence, ADX, session Bear SURGE Entry — all conditions met for a short institutional sweep entry Exit Alerts Bull TP1 Hit — scale out 50% of long position Bull TP2 Hit — full long position exit Bull Stop Hit — stop loss or trail triggered on long Bear TP1 Hit — scale out 50% of short position Bear TP2 Hit — full short position exit Bear Stop Hit — stop loss or trail triggered on short All alert messages are formatted as const strings for clean webhook and notification platform integration. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎯 Recommended Settings by Instrument & Timeframe The default configuration is optimized for XAUUSD, major forex pairs, and crypto on M1–M15 : Min Layers at 4/6 — strong confluence while accounting for the complexity of the 6-layer system HTF at 60-minute — provides meaningful higher timeframe context for intraday M1–M15 setups Sweep wick at 0.05× ATR — sensitive enough to catch genuine institutional grabs without registering micro-noise sweeps SL Beyond Sweep Wick on — structurally anchored stop placement at the institutional invalidation level Allow CHoCH and BOS both on — captures both reversal and continuation setups in the full range of institutional delivery scenarios For other instruments or timeframes, adjust: Higher timeframes (H1, H4) — set HTF to Daily or Weekly, increase Swing Pivot Length to 8–10, increase TP2 to 5.0–6.0× ATR, raise Min Confidence to 5/6 Crypto (BTC, ETH) — increase Min Sweep Wick to 0.1–0.15× ATR to filter out the higher frequency of noise sweeps in volatile crypto sessions, increase KC Mult to 2.0 Indices (NAS100, US30) — tighten session to 09:30–16:00, increase ADX minimum to 22, set HTF to H4 for intraday M5–M15 trading CHoCH-only mode — disable Allow BOS Continuation, raise Min Layers to 5/6. This produces the fewest signals but each represents a genuine trend reversal with maximum institutional evidence More signals — lower Min Layers to 3, reduce Cooldown, disable PD Zone requirement, disable HTF filter ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 👥 Who This Is For 🏦 Smart money concepts and ICT methodology traders — SURGE is the quantitative implementation of the core SMC trading sequence: liquidity grab, structure shift, PD zone entry. Everything you execute manually in an SMC framework is automated and filtered here 🥇 Gold (XAUUSD) and forex traders — institutional order flow mechanics are most consistent and powerful on these instruments. Default settings are calibrated for gold intraday 📊 Multi-timeframe traders — the HTF bias filter is built for traders who use higher timeframe confluence as a core component of their trade selection process 🎯 Traders who want to stop buying highs and selling lows — the PD zone filter enforces the discipline of buying in discount and selling in premium, the foundational institutional positioning principle 🧠 Systematic traders — the 6-layer confluence score provides a fully quantified quality metric for every setup, replacing subjective SMC judgment with objective numerical scoring 📈 Traders who want to trade with institutions, not against them — every component of SURGE — the sweep detection, structure engine, PD zone, HTF filter, order blocks, and liquidity lines — is designed to identify and align with genuine institutional order flow ⚠ Traders who struggle with SMC subjectivity — traditional SMC analysis requires significant discretion. SURGE removes that discretion by encoding the rules objectively and applying them consistently on every bar across all instruments and timeframes ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📝 Notes All signals are confirmed on bar close — the indicator is non-repainting by design. Structural trend tracking, sweep detection, and confluence scoring all finalize on confirmed bars only The swing pivot detection has an inherent offset of swingLen bars — a pivot is only confirmed after swingLen bars have passed to the right of the pivot bar. This is standard for pivot-based systems and is not repainting — it is real-time confirmation Order blocks are spawned on structure confirmation bars. The OB origin candle is the most recent opposing candle within the lookback window prior to the structure event — representing the genuine institutional origin zone The structural trend variable is persistent — once a bullish trend is established by a BOS/CHoCH, it remains bullish until a bearish structure break occurs. This means the structure layer can remain in a favorable state across many bars between signals Maximum 500 labels and 500 lines and 300 boxes are rendered. On very active low-timeframe charts with long history, oldest labels, order block boxes, and liquidity lines may be removed by TradingView's rendering limits The VWAP calculation resets at each session start. On 24-hour crypto instruments, consider disabling the VWAP filter for best system behavior The Trade Status section tracks position direction from signal to exit within the chart session — it does not connect to your broker or brokerage account ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⚠ Disclaimer This indicator is a technical analysis and visualization tool intended for educational and informational purposes only. It does not constitute financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any financial instrument. All signals are generated from historical and real-time price data using mathematical calculations — their accuracy or profitability is not guaranteed. Past performance of any signal type does not guarantee future results. Always conduct your own analysis, use proper risk management, and consult a licensed financial advisor before making any trading decisions. The author accepts no responsibility for any losses incurred from the use of this indicator. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Built for traders who understand that price moves to take liquidity before it moves to deliver value — and who want a system precise enough to be positioned for that delivery every time.
Pine Script® indicator
by AlphaX-Trade
[MAD] SMC1. OVERVIEW SMC Event Markers is a complete Smart-Money-Concepts toolkit that draws every major institutional footprint on the chart — and then ranks every zone by relevance so you instantly see which ones actually matter. Most SMC indicators have the same problem: they paint dozens of FVGs, order blocks, and liquidity lines, and leave you to decide what to trade. After ten zones the chart looks like a dropped Lego set. This indicator solves that. Every active zone is scored 0–100 against five independent factors. Low-scoring zones fade or disappear automatically. A compact dashboard pins the top-ranked setups to a chart corner so you always know where the high-probability opportunities are. The indicator detects 14+ SMC event types — FVG, IFVG, Order Blocks, Breaker Blocks, BSL/SSL, BPR, EQH/EQL, BOS/CHoCH, Sweep, IDM, Reversal Confirmed, Premium/Discount/Equilibrium, OTE, Volume Imbalance, SMT Divergence, PDH/PDL/PWH/PWL/PMH/PML, and ICT killzones. Every zone is ranked 0–100 by a relevance score built from five factors; opacity scales with that score so the eye is drawn to the bright zones while weak ones recede, and a threshold filter deletes the weakest zones entirely to free chart drawing budget. A top-N dashboard ranks the strongest setups by price, direction, age, and score. Three colour schemas — Default (customizable), Dark, and Light — are switchable globally, with all 22 default colours exposed as individual inputs. Per-type drawing caps and an FVG merge engine keep performance steady on busy timeframes. 2. HOW IT WORKS SMC Event Detection The script identifies institutional footprints in real time. Every event has its own creation logic and mitigation logic — once price returns and fills the inefficiency, the zone is removed from the chart. Fair Value Gaps are 3-bar imbalances where the wicks don't touch, rendered as semi-transparent boxes with a centre-line at the consequent encroachment (CE). Order Blocks are the last opposite-coloured candle before a structure break, gated by minimum displacement (× ATR). Breaker Blocks are Order Blocks that flip side after price violates them, indicating role reversal. Liquidity (BSL / SSL) lines mark confirmed swing highs and lows where retail stops cluster, while BPR (Balanced Price Range) zones are detected as overlaps between opposing FVGs — high-probability institutional pivots. EQH / EQL marks equal highs and lows within an ATR tolerance, identifying magnet liquidity. BOS / CHoCH distinguishes Break of Structure (continuation) from Change of Character (reversal); when a CHoCH prints shortly after a liquidity sweep, it is auto-tagged as Reversal Confirmed . The script also detects Sweep , IDM (Inducement) , and SMT divergence against a configurable reference symbol, and shades Killzones for the Asia, London, NY-AM, and NY-PM sessions in the timezone of your choice. Confluence Scoring For every active zone, the script counts how many other zones overlap its price range within an ATR-based tolerance. Confluence between an Order Block, a Fair Value Gap, and a previous-day high is the textbook setup smart-money traders look for — this metric quantifies it. Composite Relevance Score Each zone is scored 0–100 from five normalised factors with user-editable weights: Confluence (default 30%) measuring how many other zones overlap, Freshness (20%) decaying exponentially with bars since creation, Displacement (20%) capturing the size of the impulse that created the zone divided by ATR, Trend Alignment (15%) rewarding zones that match the current swing-structure direction, and Proximity (15%) favouring zones near current price normalised by ATR reach. Weights don't have to sum to 100 — normalisation happens internally. The score recalculates every bar, so as price moves the proximity factor updates and the ranking shifts in real time. Visual Hierarchy Opacity scales with score — a zone at score 90 is vivid; at score 35 it's nearly transparent. Same colours, different volume. The threshold filter takes this further: anything below a configurable score (default 30) is deleted, not just dimmed — this frees drawing slots and prevents drawing-limit overflow on busy charts. Every zone label optionally appends its score, e.g. "Bull OB 82". Dashboard Panel On the last bar, a compact table renders in the chart corner showing the top N zones ranked by score. Each row displays rank, type, price, direction, age in bars, and score with star rating and tier colour (≥80 green, ≥60 teal, ≥40 amber, <40 grey). The table updates with every new bar. 3. HOW TO USE The Dashboard Workflow Glance at the dashboard. The top 2–3 zones are your high-probability watchlist for this chart — combine the price level shown with the type and direction to plan your entries. If nothing has a score above 60, the market isn't offering quality setups; wait. Trading Reversals Look for this sequence on the chart. First, price sweeps a BSL or SSL line and a sweep label appears. Within a few bars, CHoCH prints — a close back through the opposing swing — and a Reversal Confirmed label fires at that CHoCH point. From there, look for a fresh Order Block or FVG in the direction of the new bias, ideally inside the Discount or Premium zone or the OTE. Enter on retracement to that zone, place your stop beyond the swept extreme, and target the opposite liquidity pool (the BSL or SSL on the other side). Trading Continuations After a BOS in the direction of the current trend, the OB or FVG that produced the break becomes a high-probability retracement entry. The dashboard will surface it automatically if its score is in the top tier. Decluttering for Clarity The Threshold input is your declutter dial. On a busy 1H chart with 50+ historical zones, set it to 60 — only the cream stays visible. On a clean 15m intraday, set it to 30 to keep more context. At 0, every detected zone is drawn (legacy mode). Combine With Other Confluence The scoring system already integrates intra-indicator confluence. For external confluence, overlay your higher-timeframe levels, a volume profile, or session VWAPs — anything that aligns with a high-score zone is a stronger setup. 4. SETTINGS Settings are organised into logical groups in the dialog. Structure: swing and internal pivot lengths, BOS / CHoCH toggles, HH/HL/LH/LL labels Liquidity: BSL/SSL/INT_LQ toggles, sweep window, IDM, Reversal Confirmed Order Blocks: minimum displacement (× ATR), Breaker conversion on violation EQH / EQL: ATR tolerance for equal levels Fair Value Gap: small-gap filter, extension bars, mitigation-on-close, BPR detection FVG Merge: consolidates old overlapping FVGs by age and ATR tolerance Volume Imbalance: body-to-body gap detection Premium / Discount: range plot and OTE zone (62–79% retrace) Previous H/L: PDH/PDL, PWH/PWL, PMH/PML toggles SMT: divergence reference symbol (default NQ futures) Killzones: session backgrounds in selectable timezone Drawing Limits: per-type caps to control total draw count Scoring: confluence tolerance, freshness decay, proximity reach, five weights, threshold, opacity toggle, score-in-label toggle Dashboard: show / rows / position / cell size Colors: schema enum (Default / Dark / Light) plus 22 individual colour inputs Style: label size, extension bars, all event label text 5. DESIGN DECISIONS This indicator was built around three principles. Decluttering is more valuable than detection. Anyone can detect an FVG — the hard part is knowing which of the twelve currently on screen is the one you should care about. The scoring system exists because the trader's biggest enemy is signal-to-noise, not missing signals. Every zone should justify its space. Opacity scaling and the threshold-delete behaviour mean that low-conviction zones don't merely fade — they're erased from the drawing pool, so the chart stays performant even on minute-tick instruments with thousands of bars of history. The drawing-limit caps (configurable per event type) reinforce this. Customisation should be opt-in. The Default schema is the production-ready palette. Most traders won't touch the 22 colour inputs. But for designers who care, every base colour is individually editable. Dark and Light schemas exist as one-click presets for OLED users and light-theme users respectively. 6. CREDITS AND ATTRIBUTION The Smart Money Concepts framework is a community-developed body of knowledge built on the work of Richard Wyckoff (1930s — accumulation / distribution cycles, composite-man theory), Charles Dow (higher-highs / higher-lows market structure), Michael J. Huddleston / ICT (modern SMC terminology — BOS, CHoCH, Liquidity, Breaker, FVG, OTE, Killzones), and the wider SMC trading community that refined, tested, and disseminated these ideas. 7. DISCLAIMER For educational and informational purposes only — not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results, and all trading decisions are made at your own risk. The author accepts no liability for any loss arising from use of or reliance on this script.
Pine Script® indicator
by djmad
4
Vector Candle 50% Real Body LevelsVector Candle 50% Real Body Levels Overview This indicator identifies institutional volume anomalies (known as Vector Candles) and automatically plots a dynamic horizontal level at the exact 50% of their Real Body (the midpoint between open and close, completely ignoring the wicks). In modern trading frameworks like Smart Money Concepts (SMC) or Order Blocks, the 50% threshold of a high-volume candle represents a premium point of control where heavy institutional orders were matched. This script visualizes these areas as high-probability support or resistance zones. To keep your charts clean and noise-free, the script features a dynamic mitigation system: the moment any future candle touch or cross the line (even just with a wick), the level is considered "claimed" and immediately vanishes from your screen. Key Features Real Body Midpoint Calculation: Unlike standard tools that calculate the 50% level using the absolute High and Low, this indicator targets the core of the market commitment by averaging only the open and close prices. Volume Threshold Filters: Dynamically benchmarks current volume against a Simple Moving Average (SMA) lookback period, filtering out normal market noise and highlighting only genuine capital injections. Auto-Clean Mitigation Logic: Levels instantly self-destruct once price mitigates or tests the exact coordinate, ensuring every single line visible on your chart is 100% active and pending. Engineered for v6 Performance: Built using Pine Script v6 User-Defined Types (UDTs) and efficient array memory management to prevent any charting lag, even during high-volatility sessions or lower timeframes. Inputs & Customization Average Volume Lookback: The period used to establish the baseline volume average (Default: 10). Volume Multiplier 1 (VF) / Multiplier 2 (VA): Sensitivity thresholds to define what qualifies as an extraordinary volume vector (e.g., 2.0x or 1.5x above average). Level Style Options: Easily adjust the horizontal line color and thickness to blend seamlessly with your personal chart layout. How to Trade with It Bullish Vector Mitigation (Support): When a high-volume bullish candle forms, look for the price to retrace downward to test the green horizontal line. This 50% body zone often acts as a strong bullish pivot. Bearish Vector Mitigation (Resistance): When a high-volume bearish candle drops, look for short-term relief rallies to cap out exactly at the 50% body line, offering high R:R (Risk-to-Reward) short entries. Breakout Tracking: If a level is pierced through aggressively rather than holding as pivot support/resistance, it indicates a structural shift in market direction.
Pine Script® indicator
by maroesti
1
Smart Liquidity Map - Institutional MTFSmart Liquidity Map (SLM) - Multi-Timeframe Institutional Orderblocks Description: This advanced trading tool generates a fully automated institutional liquidity map directly on your price chart. By scanning key algorithmic levels, it precisely targets institutional resting orders (Buy-Side & Sell-Side Liquidity). Thanks to a smart adaptive script engine, it works perfectly across any chart resolution, maintaining a rock-solid, constant multi-timeframe perspective. Core Features: Fixed Multi-Timeframe Matrix (1H, 4H, 1D): Removes lower-timeframe noise. The indicator strictly tracks the three most critical institutional horizons: 1-Hour, 4-Hour, and Daily pivots. Smart Confluence Engine (Combo Zones): When opposing liquidity levels (BSL & SSL) collide within a narrow price threshold, they instantly merge into a highly significant, dark orange Combo Zone . Overlay & Cluster Aggregation: If same-direction levels overlap across different timeframes (e.g., 1H BSL + 4H BSL), the chart remains clean. The dynamic label automatically lists all involved timeframes (e.g., BSL ). Volume Profile POC Box: Dynamically computes the Point of Control (POC) based on historical volume distribution and renders it as a clean, custom gray box with high-contrast labeling. Real-Time Sweep Mitigation: As soon as price sweeps a liquidity level, the zone gets updated instantly (removed or faded) to keep your workspace clean and efficient. Visual Color Guide: Red: Pure Buy-Side Liquidity (BSL) – Resistance / Short Targets. Green: Pure Sell-Side Liquidity (SSL) – Support / Long Targets. Orange: Mixed Combo Zones (BSL + SSL Confluence). Gray: Volume Profile Point of Control (POC).
Pine Script® indicator
by BTC78
xLevTrading AI SMC Algo v.0.6The xLevTrading AI Smart Money Concept Indicator is a significantly expanded and independently developed institutional trading framework based on LuxAlgo’s Smart Money Concept source code. While the script builds upon established Smart Money Concept principles such as market structure, liquidity analysis, order blocks, and fair value gaps, the internal logic, filtering systems, visual prioritization, and execution tools have been heavily redesigned and extended to create a more adaptive and context-aware analytical environment. The primary objective of this indicator is not to generate excessive signals, but to help traders better understand how price interacts with liquidity, imbalance, and structural shifts in real market conditions. Instead of treating Smart Money Concepts as isolated visual tools, the indicator combines multiple layers of analysis into a unified framework where each component contributes contextual information to the others. This allows traders to evaluate not only where price currently is, but also why certain areas may become important during future market movement. At the core of the system is the Adaptive Market Structure Engine, which acts as the foundation for all higher-level calculations. This engine continuously evaluates swing highs, swing lows, internal structure transitions, and external break-of-structure events in order to determine directional context across changing market conditions. Unlike simplified structure indicators that only label highs and lows, the system distinguishes between internal market behavior and broader external trend development. This distinction allows traders to identify whether price action is currently impulsive, corrective, ranging, or transitioning into a potential reversal phase. The structure engine also serves as a contextual filter for all other modules. Order blocks, fair value gaps, liquidity sweeps, and entry confirmations are evaluated relative to active structural conditions. This prevents isolated signals from appearing without broader market confirmation and helps traders focus on areas where multiple concepts align simultaneously. One of the major components of the framework is the enhanced Order Block Engine. Traditional Smart Money Concept implementations often display large amounts of order blocks regardless of quality or contextual relevance, which can quickly overcrowd charts and reduce clarity. In this script, the order block system was redesigned to prioritize quality, structural alignment, and reaction probability instead of quantity. The engine analyzes several contextual variables before validating a zone, including displacement strength, mitigation behavior, structural positioning, surrounding liquidity conditions, and overall market alignment. Zones that do not meet minimum contextual requirements are filtered out in order to reduce noise and improve readability. This process creates a cleaner chart environment where institutional-style supply and demand zones become easier to interpret. The goal is not simply to identify historical candles, but to highlight areas where market participants may still have unfilled interest or where future reactions could become more likely. To further improve usability, the indicator introduces Dynamic Fill Technology across both order blocks and fair value gaps. Instead of displaying every zone with equal visual weight, transparency levels dynamically adapt according to the internal scoring and contextual relevance of each area. This visual hierarchy helps traders quickly distinguish stronger zones from weaker ones without manually analyzing every individual structure. Higher-confidence zones appear more visually dominant, while weaker areas fade into the background. The intention behind this system is to transform complex structural information into an intuitive visual workflow that supports faster decision-making during live market conditions. Another major feature is the Dual Fair Value Gap Engine. Fair value gaps represent areas where price moved aggressively, creating temporary inefficiencies in the market. These imbalances often become important reaction zones as price later revisits them in an attempt to rebalance liquidity and restore market efficiency. The Dual FVG system was specifically developed to identify strong imbalances across both lower timeframes (LTF) and higher timeframes (HTF) simultaneously. This allows traders to observe not only short-term inefficiencies, but also broader institutional imbalances that may influence market behavior over extended periods. One of the key advantages of this approach is the ability to identify overlapping imbalances between different timeframe structures. When lower-timeframe and higher-timeframe fair value gaps align within similar price regions, these areas can represent stronger institutional interest and potentially more precise market impulses. This multi-timeframe imbalance framework helps traders better understand where price may accelerate, react, or seek liquidity. By combining local execution zones with broader macro inefficiencies, traders gain additional context for identifying higher-probability entries and continuation opportunities. The Liquidity Engine represents another central pillar of the framework. Liquidity behavior is one of the most important concepts in institutional trading because price often seeks areas where stop-loss orders, breakout traders, and resting liquidity are concentrated. Instead of relying solely on static support and resistance levels, the liquidity system actively identifies equal highs, equal lows, liquidity pools, sweep conditions, and engineered liquidity grabs in real time. These events are then evaluated relative to structure and directional context. This allows traders to better understand potential market intent rather than simply reacting to price movement after it has already occurred. For example, a liquidity sweep occurring against higher-timeframe directional bias may indicate temporary stop-hunting behavior rather than genuine reversal strength. The interaction between liquidity and structure becomes especially important when combined with order blocks and fair value gaps. Areas where liquidity sweeps occur directly into structurally aligned imbalance zones can often provide significantly stronger contextual setups than isolated technical signals. To further support directional analysis, the indicator also incorporates a Multi-Timeframe Moving Average Module. This feature provides optional trend filtering and directional confirmation by allowing traders to compare lower-timeframe execution against higher-timeframe trend conditions. The moving average framework is not intended as a standalone signal generator, but rather as an additional contextual layer that helps traders avoid counter-trend positioning during strongly directional environments. This can be particularly useful when combining liquidity sweeps with continuation structures. One of the newest additions to the framework is the Entry Finder Module, which is currently in Beta development. The purpose of the Entry Finder is not to replace discretionary trading decisions, but to assist traders in locating areas where multiple forms of confirmation align simultaneously. The Entry Finder analyzes the relationship between structure direction, liquidity interaction, order block positioning, fair value gap alignment, and market momentum in order to identify potential execution zones. The system attempts to detect moments where price may be transitioning from liquidity collection into directional continuation. For example, during bullish market conditions, the Entry Finder may identify a scenario where downside liquidity is swept below recent lows before price re-enters a bullish order block or bullish fair value gap that aligns with higher-timeframe structure. In bearish environments, the same logic can apply inversely after upside liquidity has been collected. The purpose of this process is to help traders avoid emotional momentum entries and instead focus on structurally supported retracement opportunities where institutional participation may become more probable. The Entry Finder can also assist traders by improving timing during volatile conditions. Many traders correctly identify directional bias but struggle with execution precision. By highlighting areas where liquidity, imbalance, and structure align simultaneously, the system attempts to improve entry location and reduce unnecessary chasing behavior. Because the Entry Finder remains in Beta, its filtering logic and confirmation models are still being refined. Current versions should be viewed as execution assistance tools rather than fully automated signal systems. Traders are encouraged to combine the Entry Finder with their own risk management and market interpretation. In addition to its analytical capabilities, the overall design philosophy of the indicator focuses heavily on chart readability and workflow efficiency. One of the common challenges with Smart Money Concept tools is visual overload caused by excessive labels, overlapping zones, and unnecessary calculations appearing simultaneously. This framework was designed to reduce that issue through selective filtering, contextual prioritization, and dynamic visual weighting. Rather than attempting to display every possible technical event, the indicator focuses on highlighting areas where multiple concepts converge. The result is a cleaner trading environment that allows users to focus more effectively on liquidity behavior, structural shifts, and execution planning without becoming overwhelmed by chart clutter. The xLevTrading AI Smart Money Concept Indicator should be viewed as a professional-grade analytical framework designed for discretionary traders who want a deeper understanding of institutional price behavior. By combining enhanced Smart Money Concept principles with proprietary filtering systems, dynamic visualization methods, liquidity analysis, and multi-timeframe contextual alignment, the script aims to transform complex market behavior into a more structured and actionable decision-making process. This indicator does not guarantee profitable trades and should not be interpreted as financial advice. It is intended as a decision-support and market-structure analysis tool that assists traders in interpreting price action, identifying contextual confluence, and improving overall market awareness across different trading environments. Chart Visualization & Color Structure To improve chart readability and help traders quickly distinguish between different market concepts, the indicator uses a structured color hierarchy across all major components. The visual system was intentionally designed to reduce confusion during live analysis and to make the interaction between liquidity, structure, order blocks, and fair value gaps easier to interpret. Bearish higher-timeframe order blocks are displayed in purple. These zones represent institutional-style supply areas that align with broader bearish market structure and may act as potential reaction or continuation zones during retracements. Bearish higher-timeframe fair value gaps (HTF FVGs) are displayed in orange. These imbalance zones represent aggressive bearish displacement on higher timeframes and are intended to highlight areas where price inefficiencies may still attract future reactions or rebalancing behavior. Bearish chart timeframe fair value gaps are displayed in red. These zones reflect local bearish imbalances directly on the active chart timeframe and are primarily used for short-term execution analysis and momentum continuation setups. Bullish chart timeframe fair value gaps are displayed in green. These indicate local bullish inefficiencies where price moved aggressively to the upside, potentially leaving behind imbalance zones that may later provide support during retracements. Bullish higher-timeframe fair value gaps are displayed in turquoise. These zones represent larger bullish imbalances from higher timeframe price action and are intended to provide macro directional context and stronger institutional reaction areas. The interaction between these colors and zones is an important part of the overall framework. Traders can use overlapping higher-timeframe and lower-timeframe imbalances to identify areas where multiple forms of market inefficiency align simultaneously. For example, when a lower-timeframe bullish fair value gap develops inside a higher-timeframe bullish imbalance zone, this may indicate stronger continuation potential and improved structural confluence. The chart layout shown in the publication intentionally focuses only on the indicator’s own analytical components without unnecessary overlays or unrelated tools. This cleaner presentation is designed to help traders clearly identify how the different modules interact with one another in real market conditions. Labels such as Break of Structure (BOS), Change of Character (CHoCH), liquidity sweeps, moving averages, order blocks, and fair value gaps are displayed directly within their relevant market context to support visual interpretation and execution planning.
Pine Script® indicator
by xLevTR
Liquidity Matrix | AnonycryptousLiquidity Matrix | Anonycryptous Description & user manual **Credits** The sweep detection engine in Liquidity Matrix draws conceptual inspiration from the Liquidity Sweep Filter by AlgoAlpha. The approach to identifying swing-based stop hunts, classifying sweeps by volume significance, and filtering by trend direction is based on ideas first demonstrated in their open-source script, author: AlgoAlpha (tradingview.com/u/AlgoAlpha) --- Why this indicator is different; Most liquidity indicators show you one thing. A zone. A sweep marker. A supply box. A trendline. Each tool tries to solve one problem, and if you want to understand the full picture, you stack five or six indicators on the same chart until it becomes unreadable. Liquidity Matrix works differently. It is not a signal indicator. It does not tell you when to buy or sell. It does not score your trades or track your win rate. What it does is something more fundamental: it maps the full landscape of liquidity around price, across ten independent engines, all configurable, all in one overlay. The core idea is that liquidity drives price. Retail traders place stops at predictable locations — below swing lows, above swing highs, at equal highs and lows, at structural pivots, inside fair value gaps. Institutional participants know this. They move price to those locations, collect that liquidity, and then move in the direction they were always going. If you understand where the liquidity is, where it has already been taken, and what levels are still sitting unmitigated, you understand the context before you place a trade. Liquidity Matrix gives you that map. What makes it different from other multi-engine indicators is that every engine is genuinely independent. You can run just the liquidity zones. Or just the voids and HTF levels. Or every engine at once and build your own confluence system. There is no forced reading. There is no house view on what the market is doing. You bring your methodology. The indicator gives you the context to apply it. It also does something no single-purpose tool does: it shows you the volume behind every level. Not just where the stop clusters are — but how much liquidity was there when they formed. A zone created on 2.4M volume is not the same as a zone created on 58K. The indicator makes that difference visible. Important notice Liquidity Matrix does not generate trading signals. It does not tell you when to buy or sell. It does not predict market direction. It does not guarantee any outcome. All trading decisions remain entirely with the user. Always apply your own judgment and manage your own risk. 1. Overview Liquidity Matrix is a multi-engine liquidity context indicator built around one idea: before you place a trade, understand where the liquidity is. What it includes: - Liquidity zones: probability-scored pivot clusters with volume intensity rendering - Equal highs and equal lows: zones where retail stops stack at matching price levels - Trend engine: directional band with accumulated sweep volume tracking - Sweep detection: swing-level stop hunt identification with safe stop placement - HTF liquidity levels: higher timeframe high/low levels as horizontal reference lines - Dynamic trendlines: automatically detected diagonal support and resistance with touch volume - Supply and demand zones: SMC-based structural zones with BOS conversion - Weekend gap: Friday close reference with gap fill tracking - Liquidity voids: fair value gaps with gradient layer fill tracking - RSI divergence: price chart divergence detection with candle coloring and optional trailing stop - Dashboard: live market context across all active engines 2. Liquidity zones 2.1 How they form Liquidity zones are identified at confirmed pivot highs and lows. A pivot forms when a price extreme holds for a configurable number of bars on both sides. Each zone is scored using a probability model that weighs four factors: distance from current price, age of the zone, whether it is still fresh (untested), and the volume present at formation. The result is a probability score from 0 to 100 displayed on the chart. A score above 70 appears in green. Between 40 and 70 it appears in gold. Below 40 it appears in red. The fill intensity of each zone box scales automatically with the normalized volume at formation. Higher volume at creation means a fuller, more opaque box. This makes the visual weight of each zone reflect its actual significance without requiring manual evaluation. Zones above price are BSL — buy side liquidity. These are where long stops and breakout orders sit. Zones below price are SSL — sell side liquidity. These are where short stops and breakdown orders sit. 2.2 Sweep markers When price breaks through the bottom of a demand zone or the top of a supply zone, a circle marker appears on the chart — above the candle for a supply zone break (bearish), below the candle for a demand zone break (bullish). The zone fades to indicate the liquidity has been consumed. This is distinct from the swing sweep detection engine, which operates independently. 2.3 Settings Pivot left and right bars control detection sensitivity. Fewer bars on the right produces faster confirmation but reduces accuracy. The volume filter removes zones that formed on below-average activity. Fresh zones only hides tested zones to keep the chart clean. Max zones controls how many active zones are held at once. The swept zone transparency and show swept toggle control what remains visible after a zone is consumed. 2.4 In practice Look for price approaching an unmitigated zone with a high probability score on high-volume context. The higher the score and the more opaque the box, the more likely institutional interest was present at formation. When multiple zones stack closely — visible as a cluster — that price area has concentrated stop density. When a zone is swept and the circle marker appears, the liquidity at that level has been cleared. Stops are gone. The level loses its significance as a target. Volume note: all volume values in Liquidity Matrix are expressed in the base currency of the trading pair. On BTC/USDT, the value shown is in BTC. On SOL/USDT, it is in SOL. To convert to USD equivalent, multiply by the current price. This applies to every volume label across all engines. 3. Equal highs and equal lows 3.1 How they form Equal highs and equal lows (EQH/EQL) are zones where price has tested the same level on two or more separate occasions without closing through it. These represent areas where retail stop orders have accumulated in a predictable way. Matching swing highs create a resistance cluster with long stops resting above. Matching swing lows create a support cluster with short stops resting below. The zones are rendered as filled boxes using a linefill between two lines. The box spans from the lower of the two matching pivots to the higher, creating a clearly visible area of concentrated liquidity. 3.2 Settings Tolerance (ATR×) controls how precisely two pivots must match to qualify as equal. A lower tolerance requires a near-exact match. A higher tolerance allows approximate levels to be grouped. The minimum age prevents recent, unconfirmed pivots from forming zones too early. The removal mode determines whether a zone is removed when price touches the wick, the body, or the body at twice ATR distance. 3.3 In practice An EQH/EQL zone directly above or below price is a high-probability target for a liquidity sweep. When price approaches such a level, consider whether the move has the characteristics of a stop hunt: a spike through the level, a strong close back inside, and a reversal. The volume label on each zone shows the total volume from both matching pivots combined — giving you a sense of how much liquidity is sitting there. 4. Trend engine 4.1 How it works The trend engine calculates a rolling volatility band using ATR. When price is above the upper band, the trend direction is bullish. When price is below the lower band, it is bearish. The band tracks the dominant directional bias and changes color accordingly. As the trend unfolds, peak and valley levels form at local turning points within the band. The engine accumulates the volume from sweep events at each of these turning points and displays it as a label on the band. The label shows the total volume cleared at that inflection point — a direct measure of how much liquidity was consumed as the trend moved through that level. 4.2 In practice The trend direction is shown in the dashboard as bull or bear. Use this as your macro bias filter. Look for setups in the direction of the trend. The volume labels along the band show where the significant sweeps occurred — these points represent former liquidity levels that have already been consumed and are unlikely to act as targets again. The current edge of the band is where the next sweep may occur. 5. Sweep detection 5.1 How it works The sweep detection engine monitors rolling swing highs and lows using a configurable lookback. When price spikes through a swing level on the wick and closes back inside, a sweep event is recorded. The wick must penetrate the level by at least a minimum ATR multiple. The close must reject with a minimum strength relative to the candle range. An optional EMA filter and cooldown period reduce false triggers. Sweeps are classified as major or minor based on normalized volume. A sweep on above-average volume is marked with a solid triangle. A below-average sweep is marked with a hollow triangle. When a sweep fires, a safe stop line is drawn at the sweep extreme — the wick tip. This is the correct location for a stop loss after a sweep, because the liquidity that was resting there has already been consumed. Placing a stop beyond a consumed sweep is placing it where no further stop hunt is likely to occur. 5.2 Settings The wick minimum ATR multiple and minimum rejection percentage filter out weak sweeps. The EMA filter aligns sweeps with the broader trend. The cooldown prevents repeated triggers from the same level. Major sweep threshold (normalized volume) separates significant events from minor ones. 5.3 In practice A major sweep on a significant EQH or liquidity zone is one of the cleanest setups in the indicator. Price took the liquidity, volume confirms the institutional event, and the safe stop line gives you a clear invalidation level. The smaller the distance between current price and the safe stop line, the more attractive the risk structure. 6. HTF liquidity levels 6.1 How they form Higher timeframe high and low levels represent the largest clusters of resting liquidity on the chart. Monthly, weekly, daily, previous day, 4-hour, and 1-hour levels are supported. Each level is drawn as a horizontal line starting at the bar time of the HTF candle that created it and extending a configurable number of bars to the right. The volume of the HTF candle is shown as a label at the right edge of the line. Higher volume on the HTF candle means more institutional activity was present when that level formed. Monthly levels have the highest opacity. Opacity decreases progressively as timeframe decreases, so the relative significance is immediately visible. 6.2 Settings Each timeframe is individually toggleable. Line style (solid, dashed, dotted), width, and color are configurable. Extend bars controls how far the line projects to the right. The liquidity label can be hidden if a cleaner chart is preferred. 6.3 In practice HTF levels are major liquidity magnets. Price tends to move toward unmitigated monthly and weekly highs and lows before reversing. When a HTF level aligns with a liquidity zone or EQH/EQL cluster, the confluence strengthens the case for a sweep at that level. The dashboard shows the nearest HTF level above and below current price so you can read the closest target without examining every line on the chart. 7. Dynamic trendlines 7.1 How they form The trendline engine scans historical pivot highs and lows and finds the best-fit diagonal line across multiple touch points. A valid trendline requires at least two confirmed touches with minimal deviation, a score that weighs touch count, recency, tightness of touches, and span. The highest-scoring line for both support and resistance is drawn automatically every bar. Volume accumulates at each confirmed touch point. The label at the end of the line shows the total accumulated volume across all touches — the more volume that has interacted with the trendline, the more significant it is as a structural level. A channel fill renders between the support and resistance lines and changes color based on whether price is in the upper or lower half of the channel. 7.2 Settings Pivot length controls detection sensitivity. Lookback bars limits how far back the engine searches. ATR length controls the volatility smoothing used for touch tolerance. Max violations allows lines to remain valid after a small number of wick pierces. Touch tolerance and max distance filter noise. Extend bars projects the lines forward. 7.3 In practice A trendline with high accumulated volume and multiple tight touches is a strong structural level. When price approaches it from inside the channel, it is approaching a level where multiple institutional interactions have occurred. The volume label tells you how much. A break and retest of such a line — particularly with a sweep marker — is a high-quality location for a trade idea. 8. Supply and demand zones 8.1 How they form Supply and demand zones are identified using structural pivot points. When a new swing high forms, a supply zone is created at that level. When a new swing low forms, a demand zone is created. Zones are sized using an ATR-based width multiplier. An overlap filter prevents duplicate zones from stacking in the same price area. When price breaks through a zone boundary, the zone converts to a BOS line — a thin horizontal marker showing where market structure was broken. This mirrors the SMC (smart money concepts) approach where a broken supply zone confirms bullish structure, and a broken demand zone confirms bearish structure. 8.2 Settings Swing length controls how many bars are required on each side of a pivot for zone formation. Zone width scales the height of each box relative to ATR. The midline (POI) can be toggled to show the point of interest at the center of each zone. History to keep limits the total number of visible zones. HH/LH/HL/LL labels mark each swing point with its structural context. BOS color is configurable separately from zone colors. 8.3 In practice Supply and demand zones show you where price left an imbalance after a structural break. When a demand zone holds and price bounces from it, the zone remains valid. When price breaks through it, the BOS line marks where that structure was invalidated. These zones work best in combination with the liquidity zone engine — when both a liquidity zone and a demand zone overlap in the same price area, the confluence raises the probability of a significant reaction. Note on terminology: liquidity zones and supply/demand zones are different concepts. Liquidity zones mark where stop orders are likely to be resting based on pivot volume and probability scoring. Supply and demand zones mark structural imbalances where price left quickly. Both can occur at the same level, but they represent different phenomena. 9. Weekend gap 9.1 How it works The weekend gap engine records the last confirmed Friday close price and tracks whether price returns to fill that level during the following weekend and early week. On assets that trade continuously (crypto, 24/7 markets), the gap fill tracks whether price has revisited the Friday close since the weekend began. The Friday close is drawn as a horizontal reference line extending forward into the week. The gap fill zone renders between the Friday close and price during the relevant window. A bullish gap (price above Friday close) renders in green. A bearish gap (price below Friday close) renders in red. When the gap is filled, it clears automatically. 9.2 Settings Line style, width, and color are configurable. Extend days controls how far the Friday close line remains visible. Bull and bear gap colors are independently adjustable. 9.3 In practice The Friday close acts as a liquidity magnet for early week price action. Markets frequently return to fill the weekend gap before continuing in the dominant direction. The dashboard shows the gap status (open, percentage, or filled) so you can monitor it without keeping the line visible on all timeframes. On CME futures charts, the gap window is literal — the market was closed and the gap in data is visible. On crypto charts, the market was open but institutional behavior around the weekly close creates the same magnetic effect. 10. Liquidity voids 10.1 How they form A liquidity void (also called a fair value gap or imbalance) forms when price moves quickly in one direction across three consecutive candles, leaving a gap between the wick of the first candle and the wick of the third candle. No trading occurred in that gap area. Price tends to return to fill these zones as the market seeks balance. The void is rendered as a gradient of 13 layers. Each layer fills individually as price touches it, changing to the filled color. This gives a precise view of how much of the void has been mitigated and how much remains unvisited. A volume label shows the total volume from the bars that created the void. 10.2 Settings Mode controls whether all historical voids are shown or only the most recent N bars. Threshold (ATR×) sets the minimum gap size relative to ATR(144) — smaller values detect more voids, larger values filter to only significant imbalances. Bullish and bearish colors are independently configurable. The filled void color can be adjusted or filled voids can be removed entirely by toggling the show filled setting. 10.3 In practice Unfilled voids below price are areas where no transactions occurred during an upward move. They act as potential support and pullback targets. Unfilled voids above price are areas where no transactions occurred during a downward move. They act as potential resistance and rally targets. When a void aligns with a liquidity zone or HTF level, the overlap represents an area with both structural significance and a gap to fill. The volume label on each void gives you a sense of how much liquidity was consumed when the void was created — larger voids on higher volume represent more significant imbalances. 11. RSI divergence 11.1 How it works RSI divergence occurs when price and RSI move in opposite directions at swing points. A bullish divergence forms when price makes a lower low while RSI makes a higher low — momentum is increasing even though price is still falling, which often precedes a reversal upward. A bearish divergence forms when price makes a higher high while RSI makes a lower high — momentum is weakening even though price is still rising, which often precedes a reversal downward. The engine detects these events mechanically using pivot-based RSI analysis. When a divergence is confirmed, a box is drawn directly on the price chart spanning all candles between the two pivot points. Circle markers appear at each pivot on the price candle. This keeps the divergence signal on the chart where the price action is, rather than requiring a separate RSI pane below. Candle coloring reflects RSI momentum continuously. When RSI is above 50 and below the overbought level, candles are colored green — the gradient becomes more intense as RSI approaches the overbought threshold. The closer RSI is to overbought, the stronger the green. When RSI crosses the overbought level, coloring stops entirely — momentum is at an extreme and the gradient no longer adds information. The same logic applies in reverse below 50. Candles are colored red with increasing intensity as RSI approaches the oversold level. When RSI crosses below the oversold threshold, coloring stops. This means the gradient is always telling you how much room is left in the current momentum move — fully colored means RSI is just above 50 with a long runway ahead, faded means RSI is approaching an extreme. When the color disappears, the move is at full extension. An optional trailing stop activates after a divergence is confirmed by an RSI 50 crossover. For a bullish divergence, the stop activates when RSI crosses back above 50 and trails below price using ATR distance. It closes when price breaks the stop level or RSI reaches the overbought threshold. For a bearish divergence, the stop activates on an RSI cross below 50 and trails above price until price breaks through or RSI reaches oversold. Note: if the RSI divergence engine is disabled while a trailing stop is active, the stop line will disappear immediately without triggering a close. Do not disable the engine mid-trade while relying on the trailing stop as an active risk tool. 11.2 Settings RSI length — period for the RSI calculation. Default 14. Sensitivity — controls the pivot detection window. High detects more divergences using smaller pivots. Medium is the default. Low requires larger structural pivots and produces fewer but stronger signals. Show bullish / show bearish — each direction can be toggled independently so you only see what is relevant to your current bias. Bullish color / bearish color — the color used for the divergence box, circle markers, candle gradient, and trailing stop line. RSI candle coloring — toggle the gradient candle coloring on or off without affecting divergence detection. Overbought level — RSI level at which candle coloring stops on the upside. Default 70. Raise this to 80 for assets that tend to stay overbought for extended periods. Oversold level — RSI level at which candle coloring stops on the downside. Default 30. Raise this to 20 for assets that tend to stay oversold for extended periods. Trailing stop — toggle the trailing stop line on or off independently. ATR length / ATR multiplier — control the sensitivity of the trailing stop. A higher multiplier gives the stop more room and reduces premature exits on volatile assets. 11.3 In practice Use the divergence engine as a momentum context layer on top of the liquidity engines. A bullish divergence forming at an unmitigated liquidity zone or demand zone adds significant weight to the expectation of a reversal. A bearish divergence forming just below a major HTF level or supply zone suggests the move upward may be losing momentum before reaching that target. The dashboard row shows the current divergence state — none, bullish, or bearish — so you can monitor it without inspecting the chart. The candle gradient is the most immediately useful visual element. Watch for candles that are deeply colored — RSI has momentum but has not yet reached an extreme. When the gradient begins fading, RSI is extending. When it disappears entirely, RSI has crossed the overbought or oversold threshold and the move is at full extension. This is often where divergence begins to form on the next cycle. For overbought and oversold levels: on assets like BTC or ETH that can sustain strong trends, consider raising the overbought level to 75 or 80 and lowering the oversold level to 20 or 25. This prevents the coloring from stopping too early during genuine momentum moves. On more volatile altcoins where RSI whipsaws frequently around the extremes, the default 70/30 setting works well. 12. Dashboard The dashboard displays a live summary of all active engine data in one panel. It updates every bar. Rows shown: Header — indicator name and timeframe label. Trend — current direction from the trend engine: bull, bear, or ranging. Liq zones — count of active BSL and SSL zones in view. Nearest BSL — closest buy side liquidity level above current price. Nearest SSL — closest sell side liquidity level below current price. Top zone — highest probability unmitigated zone and its score. Safe SL — current safe stop level from the sweep detection engine. ATR (14) — current ATR value for context. HTF — section divider for higher timeframe levels. HTF above — nearest higher timeframe level above price. HTF below — nearest higher timeframe level below price. Market — section divider for market context rows. Gap — weekend gap status: off, open (direction and percentage), or filled. TL dist — distance from the nearest active trendline in ATR multiples. BOS/CHoCH — whether the supply/demand structure engine is active. EQH/EQL — count of active equal high and equal low zones. Engines — total number of active engines. Divergence — current RSI divergence state: none, bullish, or bearish. Anonycryptous — version reference. Dashboard position and text size are configurable. 13. Settings overview Liquidity zones - Enable/disable master toggle - Pivot left and right bars - Volume filter threshold - Dynamic zone width - Show fresh only - Show swept zones - Swept zone transparency - Max zones - Bull and bear zone colors - Midline toggle and color - Swept zone circle marker toggle, colors, and size Equal highs and equal lows - Enable/disable master toggle - Pivot lookback length - Tolerance (ATR×) - Minimum age - Removal mode (wick, body, body×2) - EQH and EQL zone colors - Show volume label - Show accumulated sweep volume Trend engine - Enable/disable master toggle - Trend band length - Bull and bear band colors - Show major/minor sweep volume labels - Major sweep normalized volume threshold Sweep detection - Enable/disable master toggle - Swing lookback - Minimum wick ATR multiple - Minimum rejection percentage - EMA filter toggle, length, and timeframe - Cooldown bars - Major sweep normalized volume threshold - Volume filter toggle - Bull and bear colors - Marker size Safe stop line - Line style, color, and extension bars - Glow toggle - Auto-remove after N bars HTF liquidity levels - Enable/disable master toggle - Individual toggles for monthly, weekly, daily, previous day, 4H, P4H, 1H, P1H - Line style, width, and color - Extend bars - Show liquidity label Dynamic trendlines - Enable/disable master toggle - Pivot length - Lookback bars - ATR length - Max violations - Touch tolerance (ATR×) - Max slope (degrees) - Max distance (ATR×) - Extend bars - Show channel fill - Show volume on touch - Support and resistance colors - Line width and style Supply and demand zones - Enable/disable (controls zones and BOS simultaneously) - Swing length - Zone width (ATR×0.1) - History to keep - Supply and demand colors and outlines independently - Show midline (POI) - Midline color - Show HH/LH/HL/LL labels - BOS color and line width Weekend gap - Enable/disable master toggle - Show gap fill and show Friday close line independently - Extend line (days) - Bull and bear gap colors - Friday close line color, width, and style Liquidity voids - Enable/disable master toggle - Mode (present / historical) - Lookback bars (for present mode) - Void threshold (ATR×) - Bullish and bearish void colors - Show filled voids - Filled void color - Show volume label RSI divergence - Enable/disable master toggle - RSI length - Sensitivity (high, medium, low) - Show bullish and bearish independently - Bullish and bearish colors - RSI candle coloring toggle - Overbought level (default 70) - Oversold level (default 30) - Trailing stop toggle - ATR length and multiplier for trailing stop Dashboard - Enable/disable - Position - Size 14. How to use The indicator does not prescribe a method. It provides context. How you use that context depends on your own approach. The following describes the logic behind combining the engines effectively. Start with bias. The dashboard trend row shows the current directional bias. The nearest HTF levels above and below give you the macro targets. If the weekly high is the nearest HTF above price, the market may be running toward that level before reversing. Identify the nearest liquidity. The nearest BSL and SSL rows in the dashboard show the closest unmitigated zones. These are the most likely near-term targets for price. A high-probability zone score adds weight to the expectation that price will visit that level. Look for confluence. When a liquidity zone, an EQH/EQL cluster, an HTF level, and a void all align at the same price area, the confluence is significant. Price has multiple reasons to move to that location. Once it arrives, multiple forms of liquidity can be consumed in one move. Read the sweep markers. When a sweep triangle fires, liquidity was taken. The safe stop line shows the consumed level. If the sweep occurred at a high-probability zone with volume confirmation, the conditions for a reversal are in place. The triangle type (solid for major, hollow for minor) tells you how significant the volume event was. Use the gap. In the early part of the week, the weekend gap status is visible on the dashboard. If the gap is open and price is below the Friday close, price has a tendency to return to that level. This can serve as a short-term directional bias early in the week. Check the voids. Unfilled voids represent areas the market has not yet returned to. If price is approaching an unfilled void from outside, it is approaching a zone of imbalance that the market may seek to fill. A void aligned with a swept zone or an EQH/EQL cluster adds structural weight to the expected reaction. 15. Notes - Liquidity Matrix is a context indicator. It maps where liquidity is, where it has been taken, and what levels remain unmitigated. It does not generate entry signals. - All volume values are in the base currency of the trading pair. BTC/USDT shows volume in BTC. SOL/USDT shows volume in SOL. Multiply by price to approximate USD value. - The sweep detection engine uses swing-based pivots. The supply/demand BOS engine uses a separate pivot. These are independent systems with independent lookback settings. - On lower timeframes, more engines running simultaneously increases computation. If the indicator is slow to load, reduce the number of active engines or lower lookback values. - HTF levels require the chart timeframe to be lower than the HTF being referenced. A daily chart will not show daily HTF levels accurately. - The dynamic trendline engine runs every bar. On very long chart histories with tight tolerances, this may produce slightly longer load times. - The liquidity void threshold is relative to ATR(144). On assets with low average volatility, the default threshold may produce very few voids. Reduce the threshold to increase sensitivity. - Weekend gap tracking works on all assets. On CME futures, the gap is a literal data gap. On crypto and 24/7 assets, the gap reflects the Friday close level as an institutional reference. 16. Disclaimer This indicator by Anonycryptous is provided for educational and informational purposes only. All outputs are based on historical price and volume data. Past behavior does not guarantee future results. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Use at your own discretion.
Pine Script® indicator
by Anonycryptous
7
Bias Engine ICT ConceptBias Engine - ICT Concept Bias Engine is a market context tool built around ICT (Inner Circle Trader) methodology. It reads directional bias, identifies draw targets, and tracks key liquidity levels across multiple timeframes all displayed in a single compact panel. Most ICT traders manage 4 to 6 separate tools to get the same picture. This indicator consolidates that context into one place. WEEKLY AND DAILY LEVELS Tracks the previous week high/low (PWH/PWL) and previous day high/low (PDH/PDL) with real-time status for each level: Active: level is intact, not yet tested Sweep: price ran through and closed back inside Delivering: price broke and is moving toward the next FVG Liq Grab: price broke without a draw target on the other side Levels update automatically at the start of each new week and day. The weekly range box and equilibrium midpoint (EQ) are drawn on the chart for quick visual reference. FVG AND VOLUME IMBALANCE DETECTION Detects four zone types on the chart: BISI (Bullish FVG): three-candle gap, price leaving upward SIBI (Bearish FVG): three-candle gap, price leaving downward VI+ (Volume Imbalance, bullish) VI- (Volume Imbalance, bearish) All zones track mitigation in real time. When price fills a zone, it converts to an IFVG (Inverse FVG) reference. Zone lookback scales automatically by timeframe or can be set manually. MULTI-TIMEFRAME STRUCTURE Scans four timeframes simultaneously (4H / 1H / 30M / 15M) for: BOS (Break of Structure) CHoCH (Change of Character) MSS (Market Structure Shift) MSS + IFVG confluence Each timeframe votes toward the overall bias direction. The confluence count (e.g. 3/4 or 4/4 in agreement) feeds directly into the confidence score shown in the panel. BIAS ENGINE The core engine evaluates directional bias using FVG-to-FVG path logic. It identifies which zone price is drawing from and which zone it is likely delivering toward next. DELIVERY Direction: Buyside Delivery or Sellside Delivery Confidence: High / Medium / Low Drawing To: the most likely next price target Structure: MSS / CHoCH / BOS with MTF alignment CONFLUENCE MTF agreement across 4H / 1H / 30M / 15M (checkmarks) Reason: plain-language explanation of the bias logic Fill First: nearest opposing zone to rebalance before target Next Target: closest zone in the direction of bias POSITION Whether price is in Discount or Premium relative to weekly EQ Real-time FVG context if price is currently inside a zone SESSION Active killzone and countdown, or next session and time until open PANEL MODES Pro Mode: full output including delivery, confluence, structure, draw targets, and position context. Beginner Mode: simplified view showing session countdown, key levels (Week High/Low, Day High/Low), and plain-language position labels. The bias engine still runs in the background. HOW TO USE Recommended timeframes: 15M or 1H for intraday execution context. Step 1 - Check DELIVERY. This is the current bias direction and how confident the engine is in that read. Step 2 - Check DRAWING TO. This is the most probable target price is moving toward. It prioritizes zones beyond the weekly range over intra-range targets. Step 3 - Check STRUCTURE. Confirms whether a valid MSS or BOS supports the bias. MSS + IFVG is the highest confluence signal. Step 4 - Check POSITION. Confirms whether price is at a logical area to enter relative to the weekly equilibrium. A valid read requires alignment across all four steps. This indicator does not generate buy or sell signals. It provides market context for traders to form their own analysis. SETTINGS Display Panel Mode: Pro / Beginner Panel Position: 6 options Chart Theme: Dark / Light Panel Size: Tiny / Small / Normal Timezone: Auto DST / Manual UTC-4 / Manual UTC-5 Levels Show Weekly Range (PWH/PWL) with previous week option Show Daily Range (PDH/PDL) Show FVG / VI Boxes Show Unmitigated Zones Show Mitigated Zones (IFVG) Zone Lookback: Auto (scales by timeframe) or Manual (30-2000) Colors BISI, SIBI, VI+, VI- colors: fully customizable NOTES Bias Engine is open source under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 and is intended for educational purposes only. Nothing in this script constitutes financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any instrument. The indicator works on any instrument available on TradingView and is primarily optimized for forex majors, gold (XAUUSD), and major indices. Zone lookback is anchored to bar index rather than timestamps, which means the indicator behaves correctly in TradingView replay mode regardless of which historical period you replay to. Despite scanning four timeframes for market structure, the script uses only one request.security() call for the weekly ATR. All other multi-timeframe logic runs within the same security context, keeping the indicator lightweight relative to its feature set.
Pine Script® indicator
by mahirtrade
SMC Supply and Demand Zones [Dots3Red]SMC Supply & Demand Zones This script automatically detects and visualizes Smart Money Concept (SMC) Supply and Demand zones using a three-factor confirmation model: base consolidation, impulse breakout, and volume surge . How zone detection works The indicator looks for a tight consolidation base (price range below ATR threshold) followed by a strong impulsive candle breaking out of that base with above-average volume. The direction of the breakout determines the zone type — bullish breakout creates a Demand zone, bearish breakout creates a Supply zone. The base range itself becomes the zone, as that is where institutional activity occurred. Zone scoring (max 5) Each zone is scored at birth based on three factors: Base tightness — how compressed the consolidation was (1pt) Impulse strength — how strong the breakout candle body was relative to ATR (2pts) Volume confirmation — whether breakout volume exceeded the MA threshold (2pts) Higher scoring zones render with stronger fill intensity. Visual features Supply and Demand zones themselves Inactive zones (invalidated or max touches reached) can be shown or hidden via toggle Proximity dashboard A live table in the top-right corner shows all active zones ranked by distance from current price. Each zone displays its type, score, distance in ATR units, and status — INSIDE (gold), NEAR (orange), or AWAY (gray). Zone invalidation A zone is considered broken when price closes through it (configurable to wick-based) or when it has been touched too many times — both signals that the institutional order block has been absorbed. Settings All key parameters are tunable — base length, ATR multipliers, volume sensitivity, touch limits, score threshold, and proximity distance — making the indicator adaptable to any instrument and timeframe.
Pine Script® indicator
by Dots3Red
Legende [Tradeuminati]The " Legende " indicator is a simple yet highly practical tool designed to bring clarity and structure to your TradingView watchlist workflow. It displays a customizable legend in the bottom-right corner of your chart, allowing you to clearly define the meaning behind your watchlist flag colors. Each color (Green, Red, Orange, Blue, Purple, Turquoise, Pink) can be individually configured: - Enable or disable each color row - Assign a custom label (e.g. Long, Short, Watchlist, etc.) The legend automatically adjusts itself: Only active colors are displayed, ensuring a clean and compact layout without empty rows. Additionally, the indicator uses TradingView’s native flag color palette, so your legend perfectly matches the colors used in your watchlist. Key Features: - Clean legend displayed directly on the chart - Fully customizable color labels - Individual on/off toggle per color - Compact layout with no empty gaps - Matching TradingView watchlist flag colors - Minimalistic and distraction-free design This tool is ideal for traders who use color-coded watchlists and want a clear, consistent reference directly on their chart.
Pine Script® indicator
by DonauTrading
ICT Order Block ProOverview The ICT Order Block Pro is a comprehensive, quantitative trading system designed to mechanically identify high-probability Order Blocks (OBs) based on strict Inner Circle Trader (ICT) concepts. Unlike standard indicators that simply highlight large candles, this script acts as a "Narrative Engine." It demands that specific market conditions—such as liquidity sweeps, structural shifts, and session timing—are met before an Order Block is validated. Furthermore, it dynamically projects the Draw on Liquidity (DOL) to provide mechanical Take Profit targets. Core Concepts & Educational Logic For an Order Block to be considered high-probability in the ICT methodology, it must be the origin of a significant change in the state of delivery. This script validates setups based on the following sequence: The Purge (Liquidity Sweep): The swing that forms the OB must first sweep a short-term liquidity pool (prior highs/lows). If an OB forms in the middle of a range without taking liquidity, it is ignored. The Shift (MSS): The displacement away from the OB must aggressively break a recent structural pivot, confirming institutional sponsorship. The Imbalance: The displacement must leave behind a Fair Value Gap (FVG). PD Array Alignment: The script dynamically calculates the current dealing range (or utilizes HTF ranges) to ensure bullish setups only trigger in a Discount, and bearish setups only trigger in a Premium. Key Features 1-2-3 Draw on Liquidity (DOL) Targeting: The script runs a background algorithm to map unmitigated Buy-Side (BSL) and Sell-Side (SSL) liquidity pools. When a valid OB forms, a dashed target line automatically projects toward the closest opposing liquidity pool. Breaker Block Conversion: Order blocks are not simply deleted when mitigated. If price closes through an OB's Mean Threshold (50% mark), the script dynamically flips its polarity, converting it into a Breaker Block (+BRK / -BRK) for secondary entries. Higher Timeframe (HTF) Nesting: The indicator continuously monitors your chosen HTF. If a Current Timeframe (CT) Order Block forms inside an active HTF Order Block of the same direction, it is marked with a star (★) to denote high confluence. Algorithmic Macros & Kill Zones: Built-in session filters allow you to restrict OB detection strictly to the NY AM/PM Kill Zones or specific "Silver Bullet" algorithmic macro windows (e.g., 09:50–10:10 AM EST). Strict Mean Threshold Invalidation: Instead of waiting for a full candle close outside the OB, the script invalidates or converts the block the moment a candle body closes past the 50% Mean Threshold. How to Use This Indicator Wait for the Setup: Look for a highlighted OB to appear during your active session. Confirm the Target: Note the dashed Draw on Liquidity line projecting from the OB. This is your mechanical target. Execution: Enter when price taps the OB box. Place your stop loss just outside the box (or at the Mean Threshold if using strict validation). Breaker Scenarios: If your primary OB fails and converts into a Breaker Block, monitor for a return to the Breaker for a continuation trade in the opposite direction. Customization (Engine Tuning) Every market is fractal, and volatility differs across assets. You can fully tune the engine in the settings: Adjust the lookback lengths for the Liquidity Sweeps and Market Structure Shifts (e.g., increase lengths for 1m scalping, decrease for 1H swing trading). Toggle between Dynamic Fractal Dealing Ranges or static HTF ranges for Premium/Discount filtering. Customize all visual elements, including Breaker colors, target lines, and macro background highlights. Disclaimer: This script is designed for educational and analytical purposes only. It does not constitute financial advice. Always backtest mechanical systems thoroughly on your specific asset and timeframe before live trading.
Pine Script® indicator
by DivergentTrades
5
Liquidity Sweep Hunter | AlphaScript🔷 AlphaScript LSH | Liquidity Sweep Hunter 🔷 LSH (Liquidity Sweep Hunter) is a systematic liquidity detection tool designed to identify when price hunts Buy Side Liquidity (BSL) and Sell Side Liquidity (SSL) around key swing levels. It tracks confirmed swing highs and lows, then detects liquidity sweeps using wick or retest logic, helping you identify potential reversals, trap moves, and liquidity grabs in real time. 📊 What it does This indicator allows you to: -Detect Buy Side Liquidity sweeps (BSL) → swing highs taken -Detect Sell Side Liquidity sweeps (SSL) → swing lows taken -Visualize key liquidity levels (swing highs/lows) Track the lifecycle of levels: -Active -Swept -Removed -Highlight sweep events with: -Labels (BSL / SSL) -Chart signals (triangles) ⚙️ How it works 1. Swing Level Detection (Non-Repainting) Uses confirmed pivot highs/lows Creates dynamic liquidity levels extended into the future Ensures stable and reliable structure detection 2. Liquidity Sweep Engine Two detection modes: Wick Sweep Price wicks beyond a level Closes back inside → liquidity grab Retest Sweep Price breaks a level Then reclaims it → trap move 👉 Modes available: -Wick -Retest -Both (recommended) 3. Confirmation & Signal Timing A liquidity sweep is only confirmed when price closes back inside the level after taking liquidity. BSL (Buy Side Liquidity) → price sweeps above a swing high and closes back below SSL (Sell Side Liquidity) → price sweeps below a swing low and closes back above 📍 Labels (BSL / SSL) and signals are plotted on the confirmation candle, ensuring: -Non-repainting behavior -Clear execution timing -Reliable signal validation 4. Volatility Filter (ATR) Uses an ATR-based filter to validate sweep strength Ensures only meaningful liquidity grabs are detected Reduces noise in low-volatility conditions 5. Level Lifecycle Management Limits number of active levels Automatically removes outdated zones Keeps chart clean and focused ⚙️ Customization You can fully adapt the indicator to your trading style: Swing Detection -Swing Lookback → Controls pivot sensitivity -Sweep Mode → Wick / Retest / Both -Max Active Levels → Number of tracked levels -Max Level Age (bars) → Removes old levels -Max Visible Sweeps → Limits displayed sweeps -Show Signals (recent bars) → Focus on recent activity Filters -ATR Length → Volatility calculation period -Min Wick ATR Mult → Minimum sweep strength -Higher = stricter signals -Lower = more frequent signals Display -Show Level Lines → Toggle liquidity levels -Show Sweep Labels (BSL / SSL) → Toggle labels -Bullish Sweep Color → SSL color (below lows) -Bearish Sweep Color → BSL color (above highs) -Level Line Color → Liquidity level styling 🎯 How to use it This tool is designed for Smart Money Concepts (SMC) execution and timing: Typical workflow: Wait for a confirmed liquidity sweep Look for: Rejection Structure shift Confluence with OB / trend Interpretation: BSL taken (above highs) → potential bearish reversal SSL taken (below lows) → potential bullish reversal 👉 Focus on the confirmation candle, not the wick itself 📈 Key advantages Clear identification of liquidity grabs and stop hunts Signals only appear on confirmed sweeps (close-based logic) Non-repainting structure detection Dual detection logic (wick + reclaim) ATR-based filtering for higher-quality signals Fully customizable for any timeframe or style 🔔 Alerts Sell Side Liquidity taken (SSL) Buy Side Liquidity taken (BSL) Any liquidity sweep 📝 Notes This indicator is a decision-support tool, not a standalone strategy. All signals are based on confirmed candle logic, ensuring stable and non-repainting behavior. Best results come from combining it with market structure, trend analysis, and proper risk management. Built with Alpha AI, our proprietary AI model for Pine Script. To explore our AI-powered trading system and indicator development platform, visit: alphascript.co
Pine Script® indicator
by AlphaScript
7
MARKET PULSE Read the Energy, Not the Direction👉 Join the community, ask questions, share setups: discord.gg/8H4qdBDaEu MARKET PULSE — Read the Energy, Not the Direction Every indicator you've ever used tells you the same thing: which way price might go. RSI, MACD, stochastics — they're all measuring direction in different ways. Market Pulse does something fundamentally different. It measures the energy state of the market — the rhythm underneath price that exists before any move happens. The concept is simple: markets breathe. Before every significant move, price compresses — ranges tighten, candles shrink, volatility collapses inward. The market is inhaling. Then it exhales. Price erupts, ranges expand, energy releases. Market Pulse makes that cycle visible in real time across four components stacked in a single clean pane. BREATH (top section — blue/amber line) This is the core reading. True range normalized against its own long-term average, so 1.0 always means "normal." When the line drops below the blue band (0.7), the market is compressing — inhaling, coiling, building potential energy. When it rises above the amber band (1.3), the market is expanding — exhaling, releasing, moving with conviction. A breath line that stays flat and low for many consecutive bars is the most important signal this indicator produces. That is a spring being loaded. RHYTHM (middle section — green/red histogram) Rhythm measures the rate of change of breath. Are we expanding faster than we were, or compressing faster? Green bars above the midline mean expansion is accelerating — the exhale is gaining momentum. Red bars below mean compression is deepening — the coil is getting tighter. The most powerful moment is when rhythm crosses from red to green after a prolonged compression period. That is the first sign the exhale has begun. TENSION (bottom section — gradient fill) Every bar that breath spends below 1.0 (below-normal range) accumulates tension. The fill builds from blue to amber as pressure increases. High tension means the spring has been coiled for a long time and release is statistically overdue. Tension does not decay instantly — it bleeds out slowly on expansion bars, reflecting how energy releases gradually after a long coil. When tension is at its peak and breath is still compressed, you are looking at maximum potential energy in the market. PULSE RATE (dotted circles — overlay on breath section) This tracks the average interval between breath peaks — how fast energy cycles are completing. When the dots are high, cycles are churning quickly (active, volatile market). When dots drop, cycles are slowing down. A decelerating pulse rate often precedes market exhaustion, regime change, or a significant transition in character. It is the one component that operates on a longer timescale than the others. BACKGROUND ALERTS 🔵Blue background tint — Tension above 75% AND breath compressed below 0.7. The coil is tight. Maximum potential energy. The market is wound up. 🟠Amber background tint — Breath above 1.3 AND rhythm positive. Active release in progress. Energy is being deployed. HOW TO USE IT This indicator does not tell you to buy or sell. It tells you what state the market is in so you can make better decisions with whatever strategy you already use. Use it to avoid trading in the wrong state — entering a trend trade during deep compression usually means getting chopped. Entering a range trade during active expansion means getting run over. Use it to time entries on your existing signals — a buy signal that fires while tension is at extreme highs and breath is turning up is a very different trade than the same signal firing in a neutral state. Use it to identify when something is about to happen — not what, but when the energy conditions are right for a significant move. Use it across timeframes — compression on the daily while expansion fires on the 4H often means a powerful intraday move within a larger coiling structure. SETTINGS Base Period (default 20) — The lookback for ATR and breath calculation. Higher values = smoother, slower readings. Lower = more reactive. Smoothing (default 5) — Applied to all components. Increase to reduce noise on lower timeframes. Tension Lookback (default 50) — How far back tension and rhythm normalize themselves. Higher = tension builds more slowly, more selective extremes. Pulse Rate Period (default 10) — How many breath cycles to average for the pulse rate calculation. WORKS ON All markets (Forex, Crypto, Equities, Futures, Indices) — All timeframes — Pine Script v6 This is not a signal generator. It is a market state reader. Learn the rhythm before you trade the move.
Pine Script® indicator
by dtprecision
Order Block Sniper PRO | AlphaScript🔷 AlphaScript OB Sniper Pro | Order Blocks + BOS + HTF confluence 🔷 OB Sniper Pro is an advanced Smart Money Concepts (SMC) execution tool designed to identify, validate, and track institutional order blocks using a strict multi-layer confirmation system. It integrates: -Pivot-based Order Block detection -Break of Structure (BOS) validation -Higher Timeframe (HTF) trend alignment -Real-time mitigation alerts 👉 The goal: isolate only high-probability zones and remove everything else. 📊 What it does This indicator allows you to: -Detect bullish (demand) and bearish (supply) order blocks -Filter zones using ATR and volume conditions -Validate OBs only after a confirmed Break of Structure (BOS) -Align setups with higher timeframe trend direction -Track the full lifecycle of OBs: -Formation -Confirmation (BOS) -Mitigation (invalidated zones) ⚙️ How it works 1. Order Block Detection Based on confirmed pivots (non-repainting logic) Identifies key institutional zones where price originates 2. BOS Confirmation OBs are only validated after a structure break in the expected direction Before confirmation → zones appear dimmed (low confidence) After BOS → zones become fully active 3. HTF Confluence Filters OBs based on higher timeframe trend: Bullish OBs → only in HTF uptrend Bearish OBs → only in HTF downtrend Uses configurable HTF Moving Average (EMA / SMA / WMA) 4. Mitigation Logic OBs are removed when price invalidates the zone: Close mode → candle close through the zone Wick mode → any wick penetration 🔔 Alert System Built-in alert conditions for: -Bullish / Bearish OB formation -Bullish / Bearish BOS (structure break) -Bullish OB mitigation (demand failure) -Bearish OB mitigation (supply failure) Advanced options: -Trigger alerts only on BOS-confirmed OBs -Filter low-quality signals automatically 👉 This allows full automation or semi-automation of execution workflows 🎯 How to use it This tool is designed for precision execution around institutional zones: Typical workflow: 1-Wait for a BOS-confirmed OB 2-Ensure alignment with HTF trend 3-Look for price returning into the zone 4-Execute based on your system Interpretation: Dim OB → not confirmed → ignore Active OB → validated → actionable Mitigated OB → invalid → remove bias ⚙️ Customization -Pivot sensitivity (OB strength) -ATR and volume filters -BOS validation toggle -HTF timeframe + MA type + length -OB styling (colors, midline, labels) -Max active OBs -Alert filters (confirmed-only options) 📈 Key advantages -Multi-layer confirmation (OB + BOS + HTF) -Integrated alert system for execution tracking -Clear distinction between low vs high-quality zones -Strong reduction of noise and false signals -Built for systematic and professional trading 📝 Notes This indicator is a decision-support tool, not a standalone strategy. Best results come from combining it with proper risk management, market structure understanding, and disciplined execution. To explore our AI-powered trading system and indicator development platform, visit: alphascript.co
Pine Script® indicator
by AlphaScript
Fair Value Gap Detector | AlphaScriptFair Value Gap Detector | AlphaScript Fair Value Gap Detector is a systematic Smart Money Concepts (SMC) tool designed to identify and track Fair Value Gaps (FVGs) directly on your chart, helping traders visualize inefficiencies in price delivery. Built with a structured and quantitative approach, this tool highlights high-quality imbalances while filtering out low-probability noise using volatility-based conditions. 📊 What it does This indicator helps you: -Detect bullish and bearish Fair Value Gaps -Identify areas of market inefficiency -Track when gaps are mitigated (filled by price) -Filter out low-quality setups using ATR-based conditions -Visualize key levels with optional midpoint (50%) lines ⚙️ How it works The logic is based on a 3-candle imbalance model, where gaps are identified between price ranges that did not trade efficiently. To improve signal quality, the tool includes: -ATR-based filtering to remove insignificant gaps -Two mitigation modes: Touch: gap considered filled at the midpoint Close: gap filled only after full price closure through the zone -Dynamic tracking of active FVGs with automatic removal once mitigated -Configurable limit on displayed gaps to keep charts clean and readable 🎯 How to use it This tool can be used to: -Identify reaction zones where price may return -Anticipate retracements or continuation areas -Add confluence around liquidity and imbalance zones -Structure entries using inefficiency fills Typical approach: -Look for bullish FVGs in uptrends -Look for bearish FVGs in downtrends -Use the midpoint (50%) as a refined entry level -Combine with higher timeframe bias and market structure 🔔 Alerts Built-in alerts allow you to track: -New bullish or bearish FVGs -Mitigation events when price interacts with a gap -Any new imbalance detected on your chart 🧠 Ideal for -Traders using Smart Money Concepts (SMC) -Price action and structure-based traders -Swing traders and intraday traders -Anyone looking to add objective imbalance tracking to their system 📝 Notes This indicator is a decision-support tool, not a standalone strategy. Best results come from combining it with proper risk management, market context, and a structured trading approach. To explore our AI-powered trading system and indicator development platform, visit: alphascript.co
Pine Script® indicator
by AlphaScript
SMT Divergence Strength Index [Metrify]This indicator detects SMT-style divergence between the chart symbol and a user-defined reference symbol, then filters those divergence events using a statistical strength condition. The goal is to separate ordinary pivot mismatches from divergence events that occur during unusually large relative movement between the two instruments. It combines three components in one script: pivot-based divergence detection, Z-score normalization of momentum spread, and a correlation plot for context. The output is an oscillator panel (Z-score columns + correlation line) plus optional SMT labels/lines drawn on the main chart. SMT divergence logic (structural layer) The structural part of the script is based on confirmed pivots on the main symbol. For bearish SMT detection, the script checks whether the main symbol forms a higher high while the reference symbol (evaluated at the same pivot event point) forms a lower high relative to the previous corresponding pivot event. For bullish SMT detection, it checks whether the main symbol forms a lower low while the reference symbol forms a higher low Reference symbol and inversion The Reference Symbol (Pairing) input defines the market used for comparison. The usefulness of the divergence output depends heavily on this pairing. The script assumes the comparison is meaningful enough that non-confirmation between the two symbols can be interpreted as a potential imbalance or relative weakness/strength event. The 'Invert Correlation' option transforms the reference data by using reciprocal values before the divergence and correlation calculations. This can be used when analyzing pairs that are expected to move inversely (like alt to btc in specific event), so the comparison orientation better matches the intended relationship. Invert Correlation mode (what it does and why it exists) The Invert Correlation option changes how the reference symbol is transformed before all downstream calculations (pivot comparison, momentum spread, Z-score, and correlation plot). When enabled, the script does not compare the main symbol to the raw reference prices. Instead, it compares against the reciprocal form of the reference series: reference high is transformed using 1 / low reference low is transformed using 1 / high reference close is transformed using 1 / close This inversion is used so that an inversely related market can be analyzed in the same directional framework as a positively correlated one. In practical terms, it converts an opposite direction relationship into a comparable orientation for SMT logic. After inversion, moves that would normally appear opposite can be interpreted as if they were aligned, allowing the same higher-high / lower-high and lower-low / higher-low SMT structure rules to be applied consistently. Conceptually, invert mode is useful when your reference asset is expected to move opposite to the main asset and you want the script to evaluate non-confirmation in a unified SMT framework. It does not automatically improve signal quality, but simply changes the orientation of the comparison so the divergence logic matches the relationship you are trying to study. Use normal mode when the pair is usually expected to move in the same direction. Use invert mode when the pair is usually expected to move in opposite directions (or when your analysis framework treats one as a risk-off mirror of the other). Good inversion-pair examples (practical) 1) Risk asset vs Dollar Index (DXY) This is one of the cleanest concepts for inversion. BTCUSD vs DXY ETHUSD vs DXY OIL VS DXY NASDAQ (NDX / US100) vs DXY Gold vs DXY (often inverse, but can break regime) When DXY rises, risk assets often weaken. Inverting DXY makes the reference move in the same orientation as the risk asset. 2) Equity index vs VIX Very common inverse relationship idea. SPX / ES / NQ vs VIX BTC (sometimes) vs VIX as a broader risk proxy (less direct, more regime dependent) Why inversion helps: VIX is typically "fear up when equities down". Inverted VIX can be used as a proxy for risk-on alignment. 3) USD-quoted asset vs USD strength proxy If your main symbol is sensitive to USD strength: XAUUSD vs DXY EURUSD vs DXY GBPUSD vs DXY AUDUSD vs DXY These are classic macro pairings where inversion often makes analytical sense. 4) Some commodity currencies vs commodity / dollar drivers (case-by-case) Examples can work, but are more conditional: USDCAD vs Oil (WTI) (often inverse-ish relationship via CAD/oil linkage) AUDUSD vs Copper (sometimes) NZDUSD vs risk proxy These are not as stable as DXY/VIX examples, so you need to monitor correlation more carefully. Trigger conditions in plain terms A bearish SMT label appears only when all required conditions are satisfied: a confirmed pivot high exists on the main symbol, the current main pivot high is higher than the previous main pivot high, the aligned reference high at the same pivot event is lower than its previous aligned reference high, and the Z-score condition exceeds the configured threshold. A bullish SMT label follows the mirrored condition/vice versa. Display behavior and non-repaint option The indicator uses confirmed pivots, so signals are known only after pivot confirmation. The Non repaint mode setting controls how labels are displayed: Enabled: labels are shown on the trigger/confirmation bar (the bar where the pivot is confirmed and the signal becomes true). Disabled: labels are shifted back to the pivot bar for visual alignment. This setting affects visualization only. It does not change the underlying pivot confirmation process. This indicator marks pivot-based intermarket non-confirmation events that occur during statistically elevated relative dislocation. Pair selection remains a major source of variation in output quality. Weakly related pairs can produce divergence labels that satisfy the script’s rules but are not analytically useful.
Pine Script® indicator
by Metrify
Smart Money Concepts AI - AdaptiveSmart Money Concepts AI scores every Fair Value Gap and Order Block with a 5-factor quality engine so you can instantly see which zones are worth trading and which are noise. ◈ How It Works This indicator detects three core Smart Money / ICT concepts and layers an AI scoring system on top. Market Structure tracks swing highs and lows to identify Break of Structure (BOS) and Change of Character (CHoCH). BOS means the trend is continuing. CHoCH means it may be reversing. The indicator automatically classifies each break and draws labeled lines on your chart. CHoCH lines are solid and thicker since they're the more significant events. BOS lines are dashed. Both can be toggled independently. Fair Value Gaps (FVGs) are 3-candle imbalances where price moved so fast it left a gap. The indicator detects these automatically and draws scored boxes on the chart. Each FVG gets a quality score from 0 to 100. Higher-scored zones appear more vivid; lower-scored zones fade out. When price fills the gap (mitigation), the box turns dashed. Order Blocks (OBs) are the last opposite candle before a structural break. They represent institutional accumulation or distribution. When a bullish CHoCH/BOS fires, the indicator looks back for the last bearish candle near the swing low and marks it as a demand zone. Bearish OBs work in reverse. Each OB is scored by displacement strength, volume, and trend alignment. ◈ The AI Scoring Engine Every zone gets a 0-100 quality score based on 5 factors: For FVGs: Gap Size vs ATR: sweet spot is 0.3x to 1.5x ATR. Too small = noise, too big = likely fills fast Displacement Strength: body-to-range ratio of the middle candle. Full-body candles = institutional conviction Volume: displacement candle volume vs 20-period average Trend Alignment: does the FVG direction match the EMA trend? Structure Alignment: does it align with the current BOS/CHoCH direction? For Order Blocks: OB Size: tighter zones (0.3-1.0 ATR) score higher for precision Post-OB Displacement: how far price moved after leaving the OB. Bigger moves = stronger institutional interest Volume, Trend, and Structure: same alignment checks as FVGs The score directly controls visual opacity. High-scoring zones are vivid and prominent, low-scoring zones are subtle and transparent. You can filter to "High Only" to hide zones scoring below 50. ◈ Signals Signals fire when price enters a scored FVG zone with structural and trend alignment. If a scored Order Block overlaps the FVG, the score increases further. ★ Bright signals = high confluence (score ≥ 70 default). FVG + OB overlap + structure + trend all confirm. ○ Dim signals = moderate confluence (score ≥ 50). The setup exists but not all factors align perfectly. By default, only ★ bright signals are shown to keep the chart clean. You can enable dim signals in settings if you want to see every zone touch. A configurable cooldown (default 10 bars) prevents signal spam. All signals are non-repainting. They only appear on confirmed bar closes. ◈ How to Read the Dashboard SMC AI ◈: header Structure: current direction (▲ BULLISH / ▼ BEARISH / — RANGING) with bias label Trend(50): whether the EMA trend agrees with structure (✓ ALIGNED = go / ✗ COUNTER = caution) Best FVG: quality score of the highest-rated active FVG in the current direction, with visual bar Best OB: quality score of the highest-rated active Order Block, with visual bar Signal: last signal state (★ LONG / ○ SHORT / — WAITING) with the actual entry score Zones: count of active bull/bear FVGs and OBs on chart The Signal row shows the actual score from when the signal fired, so it always matches the label on the chart. ◈ Recommended Settings Forex (EUR/USD, GBP/JPY) 1H to 4H: Swing Length 5, ATR 14, Trend EMA 50, Signal Cooldown 10 Forex scalping 15min: Swing Length 3, ATR 10, Trend EMA 34, Signal Cooldown 5 Crypto (BTC, ETH) 1H to 4H: Swing Length 5, ATR 14, Trend EMA 50, Signal Cooldown 10 Gold / Commodities 4H to Daily: Swing Length 7, ATR 14, Trend EMA 50, Signal Cooldown 15 Indices (NAS100, SPX500) 15min to 1H: Swing Length 3 to 5, ATR 10, Trend EMA 34, Signal Cooldown 8 For aggressive setups: Lower Min Signal Score to 40, enable dim signals, show more FVGs (8 to 10) For conservative setups: Raise Min Signal Score to 70, filter FVGs to "High Only", increase cooldown ◈ Key Features ✓ Non-repainting: all signals confirmed on bar close ✓ AI zone scoring: 5-factor quality engine, 0-100 per zone ✓ Visual hierarchy: opacity reflects score, you instantly see what matters ✓ Mitigation tracking: filled FVGs and broken OBs fade automatically ✓ Rich tooltips: hover any signal for full breakdown ✓ 9 alert conditions: BOS, CHoCH, bull/bear signals, AI-confirmed signals ✓ Signal clutter control: cooldown + dim toggle keeps charts clean ✓ Fully customizable: colors, zone counts, thresholds, all adjustable ✓ 100% original code: not derived from any existing script ◈ What This Is NOT This is not a "paint arrows and win" indicator. SMC/ICT trading requires understanding context. Where is structure pointing? Which zones are institutionally significant? Is the trend aligned? This indicator helps you answer those questions faster by scoring every zone objectively. Always use proper risk management. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Happy trading.
Pine Script® indicator
by DefinedEdge
4
Dynamic Double-Touch S&R Zones [V6]This script is designed to identify high-probability Support and Resistance zones based on historical price retests. Unlike standard S&R indicators that draw simple lines, this tool identifies "Supply and Demand" areas by capturing the entire price action between the candle body and the wick extremity. How it Works Pivot Detection: The script identifies major price peaks and valleys using a customizable lookback period. Confirmation (The Double-Touch): To keep the chart clean, a zone is only drawn after the price returns to a previous pivot level within a user-defined percentage threshold (Proximity Threshold). Wick-Inclusive Zones: * Resistance: The zone covers the area from the highest candle body to the highest wick. Support: The zone covers the area from the lowest candle body to the lowest wick. Dynamic Extension: Zones automatically extend to the current bar, providing a "live" look at where price is currently interacting with historical levels. Key Features Cleaner Charts: Only displays zones that have been validated by at least two touches. Custom Sensitivity: Adjust the Proximity Threshold to find exact matches or broader "zones" of interest. Pine Script V6: Built with the latest TradingView standards for optimal performance and compatibility. How to Trade with This Area of Interest: Watching for reversal candlestick patterns (like pin bars or engulfing candles) when price enters a zone. Target Levels: Using historical zones as potential take-profit targets for existing trades. Market Structure: Observing if a zone holds or is broken with high volume to determine trend strength. Disclaimer: This script is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Always perform your own due diligence.
Pine Script® indicator
by gradsgold
2
Smart Money Volume Index [AlgoAlpha]🟠 OVERVIEW This script measures buying and selling interest by comparing how price behaves on rising volume versus falling volume. It separates what is often called “smart money” activity from more passive volume and turns that relationship into a normalized index. The result is an oscillator that shows whether buyers or sellers are in control, how strong that control is, and when interest reaches extreme levels that tend to matter for reversals or continuations. 🟠 CONCEPTS The calculation starts by splitting volume flow into two streams. Positive Volume Index (PVI) reacts when volume expands, while Negative Volume Index (NVI) reacts when volume contracts. Each stream is detrended with a long EMA and passed through an RSI calculation to express relative pressure. These two RSIs are then compared as ratios to estimate buy-side and sell-side interest. The values are summed over a rolling window and normalized against historical peaks so the output stays bounded and comparable across markets. In simple terms: relative behavior on high-volume vs low-volume bars defines interest , and normalization makes that interest readable over time. 🟠 FEATURES Two display modes: Compare (separate buy and sell interest) and Net (single combined oscillator) High-interest threshold zones with visual highlights Alert conditions for threshold crosses and zero-line shifts 🟠 USAGE Setup : Add the script to your chart. Choose Net mode for a clean momentum-style read, or Compare mode to see buy and sell interest separately. Start with the default periods, then adjust the Index Period to control how much history is included. Read the chart : Values above zero mean buy-side interest dominates; below zero means sell-side interest dominates. In Compare mode, the green line tracks buying interest and the red line tracks selling interest. When either side pushes beyond the high-interest threshold, participation is elevated and moves tend to be more meaningful. Settings that matter : Increasing the Index Period smooths the index and focuses on longer participation trends. Changing the Volume Flow Period alters how sensitive the RSI-based pressure is. The High Interest Threshold controls how selective extreme signals are and directly affects alerts and zone highlights.
Pine Script® indicator
by AlgoAlpha
12