Institutional Flow Engine (IFE) v1.7 PRO

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Institutional Flow Engine (IFE) v1.7 PRO — Description

The Institutional Flow Engine (IFE) is an intraday market-flow framework built around liquidity behavior, session timing and structural shifts. Instead of combining public indicators, IFE uses its own unified engine that monitors:
• Accumulation ranges formed during the early session
• Liquidity events when price reaches key levels and rejects
• Structural shifts based on pivot swings
• Momentum confirmation after structural breaks
• Higher-timeframe inefficiency zones (price speed / imbalance areas)
• Session-specific conditions for Core Session and Expansion Session

The objective is to provide a logical roadmap of how price transitions from accumulation → manipulation → expansion during the trading day.

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1. Session Framework

IFE operates using three phases:

1. Asia Accumulation Phase
- Builds the core accumulation range
- Builds an extended reference range used later by the Expansion Session

2. Pre-Core Phase
- Tracks a local intraday range before the main session
- Detects liquidity taps or sweeps of this range

3. Core Session (London)
- Primary signal window where the engine evaluates directional intent

4. Expansion Session (New York)
- Secondary session logic for continuation or reversal during the afternoon

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2. Liquidity Events and Key Levels

IFE identifies multiple types of liquidity behavior:
• Sweeps of the Asia accumulation range
• Sweeps of the extended reference range
• Sweeps of the pre-session intraday range
• Equal-high and equal-low clusters that attract price and later reject

A liquidity event is confirmed when price trades beyond a key level and then returns back into the range.

Users can decide whether:
• Liquidity events are required for signals
• Only the side where liquidity was taken should be traded
• Both sides can be considered

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3. Structural Shifts and Momentum Confirmation

The engine monitors local structure using pivot-based swing points. A directional shift occurs when price closes beyond a previous swing level.
This shift is validated only if accompanied by a momentum candle (a body significantly larger than recent average).
The user can select aggressive, standard, or defensive confirmation modes.

These momentum-based signals are independent from zone-based signals.

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4. Inefficiency / Imbalance Zones (Higher Timeframe Mapping)

IFE maps areas where price moved too quickly (inefficiency zones) on a higher timeframe.
These zones:
• Are detected using multiple gap-based models
• Have a maximum lifetime
• Are invalidated if price fully trades through
• Are visualized with dynamic boxes extended forward

Optional signal conditions allow:
• Tap + rejection within an active zone
• Session window confirmation
• Liquidity-based directional filters

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5. Equilibrium Filters (Optional)

IFE calculates an equilibrium level for each session based on the midpoint of either:
• The Asia accumulation range, or
• The most recent structural swing range

Users can restrict signals so that:
• Shorts only trigger above equilibrium
• Longs only trigger below equilibrium

This helps avoid entries in the inefficient half of the range.

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6. Signal Types

There are two main signal types inside each session:

1. Zone-Based Signals
- Price interacts with an active inefficiency zone
- Liquidity event is confirmed
- Price rejects the zone
- Session window is active

2. Momentum-Based Signals
- A structural shift is confirmed
- A momentum candle supports the move
- Liquidity/equilibrium conditions are met
- Session window is active

Long and short signals are plotted clearly on the chart with directional labels.

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7. Alerts

IFE includes alerts for:
• Zone-based long/short signals
• Momentum-based long/short signals
• Core Session events
• Expansion Session events

Each alert matches the exact visual signal on chart.

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8. Practical Use

IFE is designed for:
• Major indices (NAS100, ES, DAX)
• FX majors
• High-liquidity crypto pairs

Recommended workflow:
1. Observe how the Asia range forms initial liquidity.
2. Watch for liquidity grabs before the main session.
3. Use inefficiency zones as primary interest areas.
4. Use session timing as the main filter.
5. Apply your own risk management alongside the signals.

IFE is a structural mapping tool intended for experienced traders. It does not constitute financial advice.

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Notas de prensa

Small update: I cleaned the chart so it meets the publishing rules. The script itself has not changed;
only the visual presentation was adjusted (removed volume panel).