TLC sessionA Professional Intraday Session Tracker with VWAP and Economic Event Integration
Description
This indicator provides visual tracking of major trading sessions (Asian, London, New York) combined with VWAP calculations and macroeconomic event zones. It's designed for intraday traders who need to monitor session overlaps, liquidity periods, and high-impact news events.
The basic script of trading sessions was taken as a basis and refined for greater convenience.
Key Features:
Customizable Session Tracking: Visualize up to 3 trading sessions with adjustable time zones (supports IANA & GMT formats)
Dynamic VWAP Integration: Built-in Volume-Weighted Average Price calculation
Macro Event Zones: Highlights key economic announcement windows (adjustable for summer/winter time)
Price Action Visualization: Displays open/close prices, session ranges, and average price levels
Automatic DST Adjustment: Uses IANA timezone database for daylight savings awareness
How It Works
1. Trading Session Detection
Three fully configurable sessions (e.g., Asia, London, New York)
Each session displays:
Colored background zone
Opening price (dashed line)
Closing price (dashed line)
Average price (dotted line)
Optional label with session name
2. VWAP Calculation
Standard Volume-Weighted Average Price plotted as circled line
Helps identify fair value within each session
3. Macro Event Zones
Special highlighted period for economic news releases
Automatically adjusts for summer/winter time
Default set to 1000-1200 (summer) or 0900-1100 (winter) GMT-5 (US session open)
Why This Indicator is Unique
Multi-Session Awareness
Unlike simple session indicators, this tool:
Tracks price development within each session
Shows session overlaps (critical for volatility periods)
Maintains separate VWAP calculations across sessions
Professional-Grade Features
IANA timezone support (automatic DST handling)
Customizable visual elements (toggle labels, ranges, averages)
Object-based architecture (clean, efficient rendering)
News event integration (helps avoid trading during high-impact releases)
Usage Recommendations
Best Timeframes
1-minute to 1-hour charts (intraday focus)
Not recommended for daily+ timeframes
Trading Applications
1. Session Breakout Strategy: Trade breakouts when London/New York sessions open
2. VWAP Reversion: Fade moves that deviate too far from VWAP
3. News Avoidance: Reduce position sizing during macro event windows
Visual Example
Asian session (red)
London session (blue)
New York session (purple)
Macro event zone (white)
VWAP line (gold circles)
The basic script of trading sessions was taken as a basis and refined for greater convenience.
Session
Session Range - By IIpponSession Range – By IIppon
A simple, fully-customizable TradingView indicator that highlights the high/low range of any intraday session you choose.
Session Window
Define your own “session” by setting a UTC start hour/minute and end hour/minute.
Persistent Range Tracking
From the very first bar inside the session window, it records the highest high and lowest low, updating them throughout the session.
Clean Visuals
Two stepped lines trace the session’s top and bottom.
A semi-transparent fill between those lines makes the range stand out on your main chart.
Fully Customizable
Change the session times on the fly.
Pick any border color, fill color, and line width.
Ideal for seeing exactly where price spent its time during any major trading session (Asian, London, New York, or your own custom window), straight on your candlestick chart.
Forex Session + Volume Profile [RunRox]📊 Forex Session + Volume Profile is built especially for traders who work with intra-session liquidity concepts or any strategy that needs a clear visual of trading sessions and the liquidity inside them.
Our team created this indicator to give you better session visibility, flexible session styling, and extra tools that help you navigate the market more easily.
📌 Features:
6 fully customizable sessions
Kill Zone (the high-impact trading window)
Volume Profile for each session
POC / VAL / VAH / LVN levels (Point of Control, Value Area Low, Value Area High, Low Volume Node)
PDH / PDL levels (Previous Day High / Low)
PWH / PWL levels (Previous Week High / Low)
NYM level (New York Market level)
Active sessions table
5 style options for each session
All of this gives you the flexibility to set up exactly the layout you need for your trading. Below, you’ll find a more detailed look at each feature.
🗓️ 6 CUSTOMIZABLE SESSION
The indicator includes six sessions that you can fully customize to fit your needs—everything from naming each session and choosing line colors to adjusting opacity, showing the volume profile, or even turning off a session entirely if you don’t need it.
Plus, you can pick different display styles for each session. As shown in the screenshot below, there are five style options you can apply individually to every session.
5 Style Options for Sessions
BOX
AREA
ZONES
LINES
CURVED
These styles can be customized for each session individually to help you highlight the sessions you care about on your chart. Example below
📢 VOLUME PROFILE
We’ve also integrated a Volume Profile into the indicator to pinpoint important levels on the chart. On top of that, we’ve added extra volume-based levels. Below, you’ll find the settings and a visual demo of how it appears on your chart.
To identify optimal entry points, you can use the following key reference levels:
POC (Point of Control)
VAL (Value Area Low)
VAH (Value Area High)
LVN (Low Volume Node)
You can also customize colors and line styles, or hide any levels you don’t need on your chart.
📐 ADDITIONAL LEVELS
You can display the following levels on your chart:
NYM (New York Market)
PDH (Previous Day High)
PDL (Previous Day Low)
PWH (Previous Week High)
PWL (Previous Week Low)
All of these are fully customizable with color selection and the option to extend lines into the next period.
💹 ACTIVE SESSION TABLE
The active sessions table helps you quickly identify the trading times for the sessions you care about. It’s fully customizable, with options to choose border and background colors for the table itself.
🟠 USAGE
This indicator is highly versatile: use it to simply mark trading sessions on your chart, set up the Kill Zone at your chosen time, or identify the context of the previous session by its most traded range levels. All of this makes the indicator an invaluable tool for any trader!
Session Close/OpenThis indicator allows traders to mark and track two custom session times throughout each trading day, with flexible time zone and price source configuration.
Features:
Two configurable timestamps (e.g., session open and close) with adjustable hour and minute inputs.
Choose between multiple time zones: UTC-4 = New York
Mark the price at each selected time using either open, close, high, low, or any other price source.
Tracks and plots both current session and previous session values for each time point.
Visual markers appear as colored circles on the chart for clarity.
Built-in alert conditions when the live price touches either the current or previous session levels.
Use Cases:
- Monitor price reactions at key session opens or closes.
- Set alerts for breakouts or touches at specific time-based levels.
- Combine with other strategies to enhance time-based decision making.
- Perfect for intraday traders who want precise control over session-based reference points.
Trading Sessions
Trading Sessions
Highlights the Asia, London, and New York trading sessions with dynamic High-Low boxes.
General
Timezone : select your reference zone (e.g. Exchange, UTC, Europe/Rome, America/New_York).
Extend Session High/Low : extend the High/Low lines to the last candle.
Extend Lines (bars) : number of bars to extend lines beyond the last candle (0–100, default 15).
Show High/Low Labels : display labels for the High/Low levels.
Show Mitigated Levels : also show mitigated (broken) levels.
Show Only Recent Levels : filter levels from the last N days.
Number of Recent Days : sets how many days are considered “recent” (1–30).
Show Debug Info : enable a panel with current time, session status, and active filters.
Sessions
Asia , London , New York : enable or disable each session.
Session Time : set the start/end times with the time picker.
Box Color : choose a semi-transparent highlight color for each session.
Line Style & Width : customize style (Solid, Dotted, Dashed) and width of current and past High/Low lines.
Text Size : select the label text size (Tiny, Small, Normal, Large).
Show Only Recent Levels – filters High/Low lines to show only those from the last Number of Recent Days .
Number of Recent Days – sets how many days are considered “recent” for the filter.
Show Mitigated Levels – enables display of broken levels; otherwise only active levels remain visible.
Show High/Low Labels – toggles text labels at the ends of lines on or off.
Show Debug Info – displays a floating panel showing:
Current time in the selected timezone
On/Off status of Asia, London, NY sessions
Active filters (recent days, mitigated levels)
Line style settings for each session
Key Benefits
Visualize session-specific volatility and potential breakouts.
No historical limit: scroll back through any past sessions.
Filter and extend High/Low levels for precise price context.
Fully customize to fit any chart layout.
Ideal For
Intraday traders who need clear session boundaries and price level context.
Session + FVG + Order Blocks + EMAs1. Overall Purpose
This indicator combines four key functions into one pane to help you:
Highlight major market sessions (Asia, London, New York)
Plot Fair Value Gaps (FVG) and Order Blocks
Display up to four fully customizable Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs)
Shift all times via a configurable UTC offset
Together, these features let you see session activity zones, price imbalances, and underlying trend direction all at a glance.
2. Time Zone
Input: “Time Zone”
Set your chart’s UTC offset (e.g. “UTC+2”) so that each session box aligns with your local clock.
3. Market Sessions
Each session is drawn as a shaded rectangle labeled by name:
Session Default UTC Hours Color Toggle Visibility
Asia 00:00 – 08:15 Light blue fill ☑️ Show Asia session
London 09:00 – 12:00 Light green fill ☑️ Show London session
New York 14:30 – 18:00 Soft red fill ☑️ Show NY session
Enable or disable each session via its checkbox.
Adjust start/end times and the fill color for any session.
Border style and thickness are set in “Box Line Style” and “Box Line Thickness.”
4. Fair Value Gaps & Order Blocks
Controls for identifying imbalances and institutional zones:
Setting Description
Max Blocks Maximum number of gaps/order-blocks to display
Filter Gaps by % Only show gaps larger than this percentage
Lookback Bars How many bars back to scan for gaps and blocks
Bullish OB/FVG Color Fill color for bullish blocks & gaps
Bearish OB/FVG Color Fill color for bearish blocks & gaps
Show Fair Value Gaps Toggle visibility of FVG rectangles
Show Order Blocks Toggle visibility of Order Block rectangles
Fair Value Gaps mark small untraded price areas.
Order Blocks highlight previous zones of major buying or selling.
5. EMAs (Exponential Moving Averages)
Up to four EMAs can be displayed independently:
EMA Enable? Length (periods) Color
EMA 1 ☑️ Show EMA 1 20 Orange
EMA 2 ☑️ Show EMA 2 50 Blue
EMA 3 ☑️ Show EMA 3 100 Green
EMA 4 ☑️ Show EMA 4 200 Red
Tick the box to plot an EMA on your chart.
Change its length to match your strategy’s lookback.
Pick a color that stands out against your background.
6. Recommended Workflow
Set your Time Zone so session boxes align with your local trading hours.
Enable only the sessions you trade (e.g. deselect Asia if you focus on London & NY).
Tweak FVG/Order Block parameters:
Adjust Lookback Bars and Filter Gaps by % to fine-tune the number of zones.
Customize your EMAs (periods and colors) to suit your trend-following or mean-reversion approach.
Combine the layers: watch how price behaves within session boxes, around FVG/Order Blocks, and relative to your EMAs to plan entries and exits.
Liquidity Sweep Detector – PDH/PDL LevelsPrevious Day High/Low Liquidity Sweep Detector (Intraday Accurate)
This indicator tracks the previous day's high and low using intraday data, rather than the daily candle, ensuring precise sweep detection across lower timeframes (15m to 4H).
It monitors for liquidity sweeps—moments when price briefly moves above the previous high or below the previous low—and visually marks these events on the chart.
Key Features
Intraday-accurate PDH/PDL tracking
Real-time sweep detection
On-chart labels marking sweep events
Toggleable table showing sweep status
Alert conditions for PDH/PDL sweep triggers
Best For
Traders who use Smart Money Concepts (SMC), liquidity-based strategies, or look for stop hunts and reversal zones tied to key prior-day levels.
Works well across FX, crypto, and indices on 15m, 1H, and 4H charts.
Automated Trading Session: New York KillzoneAutomated Trading Session: New York Killzone (Timezone & DST Aware)
This indicator tracks the New York Killzone session using intraday data and real-time timezone adjustments. It draws high/low boxes after the session ends and highlights the active session on your chart, making it ideal for traders focused on U.S. market volatility.
Key Features
Timezone & DST Support
Accurately reflects session timing based on your selected timezone and daylight saving settings.
Custom Session Input
Set your preferred New York Killzone hours (default: 08:00–09:30 New York time).
Visual Session Boxes
High/low ranges of the session are boxed on the chart for quick reference.
End-of-Session Alert
Get notified when the session closes, supporting both manual and automated workflows.
On-Chart Info Table
Displays active session time and timezone directly on the chart.
Automated Trading Session: London KillzoneAutomated Trading Session: London Killzone (Timezone & DST Aware)
This indicator automatically tracks the London Killzone session using intraday data and real-time timezone adjustments. Designed for traders who use session-based strategies, it draws the high/low box of the session and highlights it visually on the chart.
Key Features
Timezone & DST Support
Automatically adjusts to your selected timezone, accounting for daylight saving time changes to ensure accurate session timing.
Custom Session Input
Allows you to define the start and end time of the London Killzone to suit your trading style.
Visual Session Boxes
Draws a dynamic box marking the session's high and low after it ends, with optional background coloring and session labeling.
Alert Trigger
Built-in alert condition that notifies you when the session ends—helpful for automation or manual review.
Info Table Overlay
Displays the active session time and timezone directly on the chart for quick reference.
Suggested Use
This tool is useful for identifying significant market ranges formed during the London Killzone, which is often associated with institutional activity and early market volatility.
Avg Session & Daily Volatility (Pips) - Forex/CFDS🔍 Overview
The Avg Session & Daily Volatility (Pips) indicator measures the average High–Low range (volatility) of three major Forex sessions—Asia, London, New York—and the entire trading day, then displays the results in a compact overlay table.
⚙️ Key Features
Session Windows
Asia: Default 23:00 – 07:00 server time
London: 07:00 – 16:00
New York: 13:00 – 22:00
Daily Range
– Tracks the full High–Low from midnight to midnight.
Flexible Lookback
– Choose 1W / 2W / 4W / 8W (≈ 5 / 10 / 20 / 40 trading days)
Pip Conversion
Forex Pairs: 1 pip = 0.0001 → (ticks / mintick) / 10
XAU/USD (Gold): 1 pip = 1 USD → direct price difference
Custom Styling
– Pick your own colors per session & daily
– Table position: Left/Center/Right × Top/Middle/Bottom
📈 Benefits & Use Cases
Optimal Stop-Loss & Take-Profit
Gauge each session’s typical movement to size SL/TP appropriately.
Intraday Performance Check
Compare your real-time trade swings against historical averages.
Risk Management
Align position sizes with average volatility to control risk.
Multi-Asset Support
Works seamlessly for major Forex pairs and Gold (XAU/USD) thanks to smart pip logic.
🚀 How It Works
Session Scanning – Continuously tracks the session’s high and low.
Array Storage – At session close, calculates range in pips and pushes it into a rolling buffer.
Averaging – Computes the arithmetic mean of the last N values (your chosen lookback).
Visualization – Paints the four averages in a neat 2×5 table overlay.
👍 Pro Tips
Check Your Time Zone – Make sure chart timezone matches your broker’s session times.
Tweak Lookback – Use shorter windows (1W) to react quickly; longer (4–8W) to smooth out outliers.
Combine Indicators – Pair with volume or trend tools for deeper insights.
Happy Trading,
Riseofatrader
London/NY Sessions + SMC Levels📜 Indicator Description: London/NY Sessions + SMC Levels
Overview: This indicator highlights the key trading sessions — London, New York, NY Lunch, and Asian Range — providing structured visual guides based on Smart Money Concepts (SMC) and ICT principles.
It dynamically plots:
Session Backgrounds and Boxes for London, NY, Lunch, and Asian sessions
Reference Levels for the High, Low, and Close from today, previous day, or weekly data
Midnight Open line for ICT-style power of three setups
Real-time alerts for session starts, session closes, and important price level crossings
Features:
🕰️ Session Visualization:
Toggle London, NY, Lunch, and Asian session ranges individually, with customizable colors and transparent backgrounds.
🔔 Built-in Alerts:
Alerts for:
Price crossing the previous day's high/low
Price crossing the Midnight Open
Start and end of major sessions (London, NY, Lunch, Asian)
🟩 Reference Levels:
Plot selectable session reference levels:
Today’s intraday High/Low/Close
Previous Day’s High/Low/Close
This Week’s or Previous Week’s levels for broader context.
🌙 Midnight Open:
Track the Midnight New York Open as a reference point for daily bias shifts.
🎯 Customizable Settings:
Choose your session time zones (UTC, New York, London, etc.)
Customize all border colors, background colors, and session hours.
Use Cases:
Identify killzones and optimal trade entry windows for Smart Money Concepts (SMC) and ICT strategies.
Monitor liquidity pool sweeps and session transitions.
Confirm or refine your intraday or swing trading setups by referencing session highs/lows.
Recommended For:
ICT traders
Smart Money Concepts (SMC) practitioners
Forex, indices, crypto, and futures traders focusing on session-based volatility patterns
Anyone wanting a clean, professional session mapping tool
📈
Designed to help you trade with session precision and Smart Money accuracy.
Integrates seamlessly into any ICT, Wyckoff, or Liquidity-based trading approach.
Trading Session Highs and LowsTrading Session Highs and Lows
This script provides an intuitive way to visualize key market levels from major trading sessions: Asia, London, New York, and New York Close. By automatically plotting the high and low of each session, it helps traders quickly identify important price levels that could impact market behavior.
Features include:
Session Marking: The script marks the high and low for each major session (Asia, London, New York, and New York Close).
Customizable Lines and Labels: You can adjust the line style, width, and color for each session’s high/low markers. The session name (e.g., "London", "New York") and the PDH/PDL (Prior Day High and Low) are also shown to give clear context.
Real-Time Updates: The levels are updated in real-time to reflect the current price action, helping you gauge price movement throughout the trading day.
Customizable Indicators: Easily adjust the visibility of the different sessions and the labels to focus on the session that matters most to your trading strategy.
This tool is designed to help day traders spot important levels for potential breakouts or reversals, making it easier to base your trading decisions on well-established price points. Ideal for scalpers, swing traders, and anyone who trades across multiple sessions.
Session extensions [dani]Session Extension
Indicator Description
The Session Extensions indicator is a customizable tool designed to visually represent key price levels during a specified trading session. It calculates and displays the high, low, and midpoints of the session, along with extension levels based on user-defined multipliers. These extensions help traders identify potential support and resistance zones beyond the initial session range.
This indicator is particularly useful for intraday traders who rely on session-based analysis to make informed decisions. It overlays directly on the chart, ensuring seamless integration with price action.
Key Features
Session-Based Analysis : Tracks and highlights key price levels (high, low, midpoint) during a specific trading session.
Customizable Extension Levels : Allows users to define up to six extension levels (both above and below the session range) with unique multipliers, colors, styles, and widths.
Real-Time Updates : Automatically updates during the active session and resets at the start of a new session.
Usage Guidelines
Add the Indicator to Your Chart : Apply the Session Extensions indicator to your chart to visualize key session-based levels.
Intraday Focus : This indicator is optimized for intraday trading. Ensure that the chart's timeframe is set to an intraday interval (e.g., 1-minute, 5-minute).
Session Alignment : Verify that the session time aligns with your trading schedule and timezone. Misalignment may result in incorrect session detection. (This indicator use America - New York timezone)
Avoid Overcrowding : While the indicator supports multiple extension levels, enabling too many levels simultaneously may clutter the chart. Use discretion when configuring extension levels.
Customize Line Styles and Colors : Tailor the appearance of lines and labels to align with your trading style. Use solid, dashed, or dotted lines, and choose colors that enhance visibility without cluttering the chart.
Combine with Other Tools : Pair this indicator with other technical analysis tools (e.g., moving averages, volume profiles) to enhance decision-making.
Disclaimer & Chat
The Session Extensions indicator is intended for educational and analytical purposes only. It does not provide financial advice or guarantee trading success. Users are responsible for verifying the accuracy of session times and ensuring proper configuration before using the indicator in live trading. This indicator is not a trading signal generator.
Thank you for choosing this indicator! I hope it becomes a valuable part of your trading toolkit. Remember, trading is a journey, and having the right tools can make all the difference. Whether you're a seasoned trader or just starting out, this indicator is designed to help you stay organized and focused on what matters most—price action. Happy trading, and may your charts be ever in your favor! 😊
From, Dani.
Session Coloring Bar with ICT Macro [dani]The Session Coloring Bar is customizable Pine Script indicator designed to visually enhance your charts by applying unique colors to specific trading sessions or timeframes. This tool allows traders to easily identify and differentiate between macro sessions (e.g., 24-hour cycles) and custom-defined sessions (e.g., Session A, Session B), making it ideal for analyzing market activity during specific periods.
In the context of trading, the term "ICT Macro" , as discussed by Michael J. Huddleston (ICT), refers to specific timeframes or "windows" where market behavior often follows predictable patterns. Traders typically focus on the last 10 minutes of an hour and the first 10 minutes of the next hour (e.g., 0150-0210 , 0050-0110 , or 0950-1010 ) to identify key price movements, liquidity shifts, or market inefficiencies.
This script highlights these macro timeframes, enabling traders to visually analyze price action during these critical periods. Use this tool to support your strategy, but always combine it with your own analysis and risk management.
With this indicator, you can:
Highlight Macro Sessions : Automatically color bars based on predefined 24-hour macro sessions.
Customize Session Settings : Define up to three custom sessions (A & B) with individual start/end times, visibility toggles, and unique bar colors.
Timeframe Filtering : Hide session coloring above a specified timeframe to avoid clutter on higher timeframes.
Personal Notes : Add comments to each session for better organization and quick reference.
Dynamic Color Logic : Bars are colored based on their direction (up, down, or neutral) within the active session.
How to Use:
Enable/Disable Sessions :
Use the Show Coloring toggle to enable or disable session coloring for Macro, Session A, Session B, or Session C.
Set Session Times :
Define the start and end times for each session in the format HHMM-HHMM (e.g., 1600-0930 for an overnight session).
Choose Colors :
Assign unique colors for upward (Bar Up) and downward (Bar Down) bars within each session.
Adjust Timeframe Visibility :
Use the Hide above this TF input to specify the maximum timeframe where session coloring will be visible.
Add Notes :
Use the Comment field to add personal notes or labels for each session.
Example Use Cases:
Overnight Sessions :
Highlight overnight trading hours (e.g., 1600-0930) to analyze price action during low liquidity periods.
Asian/European/US Sessions : Define separate sessions for major trading regions to track regional market behavior.
Macro Analysis : Use the predefined 24-hour macro sessions to study hourly price movements across a full trading day.
Disclaimer:
The Session Coloring Bar is not a trading signal generator and does not predict market direction or provide buy/sell signals. Instead, it is a visualization tool designed to help you identify and analyze specific trading sessions or timeframes on your chart. By highlighting key sessions and their corresponding price movements, this indicator enables you to focus on periods of interest and make more informed trading decisions.
Thank you for choosing this indicator! I hope it becomes a valuable part of your trading toolkit. Remember, trading is a journey, and having the right tools can make all the difference. Whether you're a seasoned trader or just starting out, this indicator is designed to help you stay organized and focused on what matters most—price action. Happy trading, and may your charts be ever in your favor! 😊
Intraday Volume Indicator for INDICES by TBTPH Pine Script code for an intraday volume indicator with session and lunch break highlights looks great! Here’s a summary of what each part of the script does:
Indicator Settings:
The indicator is set to show on a separate pane (overlay=false).
The SMA Length is adjustable with an input box (default of 20).
Volume and SMA Calculation:
You calculate the Simple Moving Average (SMA) of the volume over the selected length.
The volume color is determined based on whether the close price is higher or lower than the previous close and if the volume is above or below the SMA.
Volume Plot:
Volume is plotted as a histogram with different colors to indicate if the volume is higher or lower than the SMA.
You plot the SMA of the volume with an orange line for easier comparison.
Background Color:
You set a light gray background color to give a subtle contrast.
NYSE and LSE trading sessions are highlighted with green and blue, respectively.
Lunch break periods are highlighted with a white background for both exchanges.
Here are a couple of improvements or suggestions you might consider:
Session Time Overlap Handling:
If the script is applied to a chart where both NYSE and LSE data is visible, they may overlap depending on the time zone of your chart. Ensure the session times align with the active market's timezone, especially if you are using a chart with a different timezone setting.
Color Customization:
The color scheme for bullish/bearish volume could be enhanced further. For example, you could introduce more transparency for low-volume periods to make the histogram appear more subtle during less active trading times.
Handling Different Time Zones:
If your chart is not in the "America/New_York" or "GMT" time zone, be mindful of the session times. The timestamp function depends on the chart’s time zone, so ensuring you're adjusting for different markets is key.
Market Sessions [APIDEVs]Description
The 🐸 Market Sessions 👑 indicator is an advanced and highly customizable tool designed for traders who want to visualize and manage market sessions directly on their TradingView charts. With support for up to four configurable sessions (by default: Sydney, Tokyo, London, and New York), this indicator allows you to adjust times, time zones, day filters, and display styles to suit your trading strategy.
In addition to displaying active sessions on the chart using dotted lines or colored backgrounds, it includes an interactive table that provides a quick overview of each session's status, active hours, and the current date adjusted to your time zone. Ideal for intraday traders, forex traders, or anyone needing precise control over market periods.
Main Features
Customizable Sessions: Define up to four sessions with unique names, times (HHMM-HHMM format), and colors.
Time Zone Adjustment: Select your time zone (UTC-12 to UTC+12) to align the sessions with your local time.
Day Filter: Enable or disable sessions by day of the week (Monday to Sunday).
Flexible Visualization: Choose between dotted lines ("Line"), colored background ("Background"), or no visual representation ("None").
Information Table: Displays session status (🟢 active / 🔴 inactive), active hours, and the current date in a compact and configurable format (adjustable size and position).
Daily Dividers: Optionally, add vertical lines and labels to mark the change of day (useful on timeframes ≤ 4 hours).
How to Use
Add the indicator to your chart.
Configure the sessions in the settings menu:
Enable/disable sessions and define their names, times, and colors.
Select your time zone to synchronize the times.
Choose the days of the week you want the sessions to be visible.
Customize the display:
Decide if you prefer lines, background, or no representation on the chart.
Adjust the size and position of the table according to your needs.
Analyze the sessions in real-time using the table and the chart.
Simple Sessions========== TLDR ==========
The "Simple Sessions" indicator plots vertical lines and labels at the open and close of the US (New York), Asia (Tokyo), and Europe (London), daily session. The existing session indicators I could find all changed the background color of the chart for the entire session or added extra information to the chart that cluttered up my view. This is meant to be a less noisy and easy to interpret indication that the session you trade has started or is ending.
========== Features ==========
- Show or hide vertical lines for session opens and closes
- Show or hide labels for session opens and closes
- Show or hide each session individually
- Show or hide just the session close indications
- Change the color used for each session open and close
- Change the labels text, size, and text color
========== Limitations ==========
The session start and end times are hard coded in for their time zones and can't be changed:
- US (New York) - 9:30 - 16:00
- Asia (Tokyo) - 9:00 - 15:00
- Europe (London) - 8:30 - 16:30
========== Use Cases ==========
- Easily see when each session started and ended without the chart being too noisy
- Make it easier to identify price action patterns and trade setups that may occur on the open of each session
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If you'd like more features or options feel free to request them in the comments.
Futures Open/High/Low TablesAdds (up to) 3 tables to a chart, displaying Open/High/Low data for today (RTH and extended hours), yesterday, and the current week / month -- to help with intraday analysis of a futures ticker.
The tables only appear on intraday charts (5min, 30min, etc). On a Daily/Weekly/etc chart they are not calculated or shown.
In addition to Open/High/Low, the "Current" table in the top-right shows a live measurement of # of points from the open, the RTH open, and the highs/lows.
Lastly, the 9:30am ET open and the 4pm RTH close are by default marked with a shaded background (on intraday charts) for easy visual reference, and also to help with adjusting the session time to accommodate time zone issues if they occur.
Tested on ES in Eastern Time Zone, but should work on any futures instrument and any time zone by adjusting the Session Time setting.
One Trading Setup for Life ICT [TradingFinder] Sweep Session FVG🔵 Introduction
ICT One Trading Setup for Life is a trading strategy based on liquidity and market structure shifts, utilizing the PM Session Sweep to determine price direction. In this strategy, the market first forms a price range during the PM Session (from 13:30 to 16:00 EST), which includes the highest high (PM Session High) and lowest low (PM Session Low).
In the next session, the price first touches one of these levels to trigger a Liquidity Hunt before confirming its trend by breaking the Change in State of Delivery (CISD) Level. After this confirmation, the price retraces toward a Fair Value Gap (FVG) or Order Block (OB), which serve as the best entry points in alignment with liquidity.
In financial markets, liquidity is the primary driver of price movement, and major market participants such as institutional investors and banks are constantly seeking liquidity at key levels. This process, known as Liquidity Hunt or Liquidity Sweep, occurs when the price reaches an area with a high concentration of orders, absorbs liquidity, and then reverses direction.
In this setup, the PM Session range acts as a trading framework, where its highs and lows function as key liquidity zones that influence the next session’s price movement. After the New York market opens at 9:30 EST, the price initially breaks one of these levels to capture liquidity.
However, for a trend shift to be confirmed, the CISD Level must be broken.
Once the CISD Level is breached, the price retraces toward an FVG or OB, which serve as optimal trade entry points.
Bullish Setup :
Bearish Setup :
🔵 How to Use
In this strategy, the PM Session range is first identified, which includes the highest high (PM Session High) and lowest low (PM Session Low) between 13:30 and 16:00 EST. In the following session, the price touches one of these levels for a Liquidity Hunt, followed by a break of the Change in State of Delivery (CISD) Level. The price then retraces toward a Fair Value Gap (FVG) or Order Block (OB), creating a trading opportunity.
This process can occur in two scenarios : bearish and bullish setups.
🟣 Bullish Setup
In a bullish scenario, the PM Session High and PM Session Low are identified. In the following session, the price first breaks the PM Session Low, absorbing liquidity. This process results in a Fake Breakout to the downside, misleading retail traders into taking short positions.
After the Liquidity Hunt, the CISD Level is broken, confirming a trend reversal. The price then retraces toward an FVG or OB, offering an optimal long entry opportunity.
The initial take-profit target is the PM Session High, but if higher timeframe liquidity levels exist, extended targets can be set.
The stop-loss should be placed below the Fake Breakout low or the first candle of the FVG.
🟣 Bearish Setup
In a bearish scenario, the market first defines its PM Session High and PM Session Low. In the next session, the price initially breaks the PM Session High, triggering a Liquidity Hunt. This movement often causes a Fake Breakout, misleading retail traders into taking incorrect positions.
After absorbing liquidity, the CISD Level breaks, indicating a shift in market structure. The price then retraces toward an FVG or OB, offering the best short entry opportunity.
The initial take-profit target is the PM Session Low, but if additional liquidity exists on higher timeframes, lower targets can be considered.
The stop-loss should be placed above the Fake Breakout high or the first candle of the FVG.
🔵 Setting
CISD Bar Back Check : The Bar Back Check option enables traders to specify the number of past candles checked for identifying the CISD Level, enhancing CISD Level accuracy on the chart.
Order Block Validity : The number of candles that determine the validity of an Order Block.
FVG Validity : The duration for which a Fair Value Gap remains valid.
CISD Level Validity : The duration for which a CISD Level remains valid after being broken.
New York PM Session : Defines the PM Session range from 13:30 to 16:00 EST.
New York AM Session : Defines the AM Session range from 9:30 to 16:00 EST.
Refine Order Block : Enables finer adjustments to Order Block levels for more accurate price responses.
Mitigation Level OB : Allows users to set specific reaction points within an Order Block, including: Proximal: Closest level to the current price. 50% OB: Midpoint of the Order Block. Distal: Farthest level from the current price.
FVG Filter : The Judas Swing indicator includes a filter for Fair Value Gap (FVG), allowing different filtering based on FVG width: FVG Filter Type: Can be set to "Very Aggressive," "Aggressive," "Defensive," or "Very Defensive." Higher defensiveness narrows the FVG width, focusing on narrower gaps.
Mitigation Level FVG : Like the Order Block, you can set price reaction levels for FVG with options such as Proximal, 50% OB, and Distal.
Demand Order Block : Enables or disables bullish Order Block.
Supply Order Block : Enables or disables bearish Order Blocks.
Demand FVG : Enables or disables bullish FVG.
Supply FVG : Enables or disables bearish FVGs.
Show All CISD : Enables or disables the display of all CISD Levels.
Show High CISD : Enables or disables high CISD levels.
Show Low CISD : Enables or disables low CISD levels.
🔵 Conclusion
The ICT One Trading Setup for Life is a liquidity-based strategy that leverages market structure shifts and precise entry points to identify high-probability trade opportunities. By focusing on PM Session High and PM Session Low, this setup first captures liquidity at these levels and then confirms trend shifts with a break of the Change in State of Delivery (CISD) Level.
Entering a trade after a retracement to an FVG or OB allows traders to position themselves at optimal liquidity levels, ensuring high reward-to-risk trades. When used in conjunction with higher timeframe bias, order flow, and liquidity analysis, this strategy can become one of the most effective trading methods within the ICT Concept framework.
Successful execution of this setup requires risk management, patience, and a deep understanding of liquidity dynamics. Traders can enhance their confidence in this strategy by conducting extensive backtesting and analyzing past market data to optimize their approach for different assets.
Tutorial - Adding sessions to strategiesA simple script to illustrate how to add sessions to trading strategies.
In this interactive tutorial, you'll learn how to add trading sessions to your strategies using Pine Script. By the end of this session (pun intended!), you'll be able to create custom trading windows that adapt to changing market conditions.
What You'll Learn:
Defining Trading Sessions: Understand how to set up specific time frames for buying and selling, tailored to your unique trading style.
RSI-Based Entry Signals: Discover how to use the Relative Strength Index (RSI) as a trigger for buy and sell signals, helping you capitalize on market trends.
Combining Session Logic with Trading Decisions: Learn how to integrate session-based logic into your strategy, ensuring that trades are executed only during designated times.
By combining these elements, we create an interactive strategy that:
1. Generates buy and sell signals based on RSI levels.
2. Checks if the market is open during a specific trading session (e.g., 1300-1700).
3. Executes trades only when both conditions are met.
**Tips & Variations:**
* Experiment with different RSI periods, thresholds, and sessions to optimize your strategy for various markets and time frames.
* Consider adding more advanced logic, such as stop-losses or position sizing, to further refine your trading approach.
Get ready to take your Pine Script skills to the next level!
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[COG] Advanced School Run StrategyAdvanced School Run Strategy (ASRS) – Explanation
Overview: The Advanced School Run Strategy (ASRS) is an intraday trading approach designed to identify breakout opportunities based on specific time and price patterns. This script applies the concepts of the Advanced School Run Strategy as outlined in Tom Hougaard's research, adapted to work seamlessly on TradingView charts. It leverages 5-minute candlestick data to set actionable breakout levels and provides traders with visual cues and alerts to make informed decisions.
Features:
Dynamic Breakout Levels: Automatically calculates high and low levels based on the market's behavior during the initial trading minutes.
Custom Visualization: Highlights breakout zones with customizable colors and transparency, providing clear visual feedback for bullish and bearish breakouts.
Configurable Alerts: Includes alert conditions for both bullish and bearish breakouts, ensuring traders never miss a trading opportunity.
Reset Logic: Resets breakout levels daily at the market open to ensure accurate signal generation for each session.
How It Works:
The script identifies key levels (high and low) after a configurable number of minutes from the market open (default: 25 minutes).
If the price breaks above the high level or below the low level, a corresponding breakout is detected.
The script draws breakout zones on the chart and triggers alerts based on the breakout direction.
All levels and signals reset at the start of each new trading session, maintaining relevance to current market conditions.
Customization Options:
Line and box colors for bullish and bearish breakouts.
Transparency levels for breakout visualizations.
Alert settings to receive notifications for detected breakouts.
Acknowledgment: This script is inspired by Tom Hougaard's Advanced School Run Strategy. The methodology has been translated into Pine Script for TradingView users, adhering to TradingView’s policies and community guidelines. This script does not redistribute proprietary content from the original research but implements the principles for educational and analytical purposes.
Session Range
Session Range Indicator
The Session Range Indicator is a powerful and flexible tool designed to highlight the high and low price levels of specific trading sessions. It visually marks these key levels on the chart and also displays session-specific candlesticks, helping traders to identify crucial price zones and trading opportunities.
Key Features:
- Customizable Session Timeframe:
Allows users to define the desired session timeframe, with a default setting of Daily. This ensures adaptability for analyzing various trading sessions (e.g., intraday, weekly).
- High-Low Range Highlight:
Displays the High and Low of each selected session as horizontal lines, providing a clear visual reference for support and resistance zones.
- Session Candlestick Representation:
The candlesticks corresponding to each session are distinctly marked, enabling traders to observe session-specific price action directly on the chart.
User-Friendly and Versatile:
Designed for traders of all levels, this indicator enhances decision-making by emphasizing critical price levels within the defined sessions.
Use Case:
This indicator is ideal for traders who rely on session-based analysis, such as day traders, swing traders, or those looking to incorporate session ranges into their trading strategies.
Default Settings:
- Timeframe: Daily
Users can modify the timeframe to suit their analysis needs.
With the Session Range Indicator, users gain an intuitive visualization of session dynamics, aiding in better market analysis and trade execution.
