Candlestick analysis
Global Sessions by Back Ground ColorGlobal Sessions Background Color Indicator
This free TradingView tool visually highlights major global trading sessions directly on your chart using clean, professional color coding. It’s designed to help traders quickly identify periods of high liquidity and overlapping sessions, which often drive volatility and key price movements.
Features:
Session Highlights: Marks Asian, European (London), US (New York), and Overnight sessions with distinct background colors.
Overlap Detection: Special colors for overlapping sessions (e.g., London + New York).
Market Open/Close Alerts: Displays labels for major financial centers when they open or close.
Timezone-Aware: Automatically adjusts to Europe/Amsterdam (modifiable for your needs).
Clean Design: Uses a light, professional color palette for easy chart readability.
Why Use It?
Session timing is critical for spotting breakouts, reversals, and liquidity shifts. This indicator gives traders a clear visual edge without cluttering the chart—perfect for scalpers, day traders, and swing traders.
Completely free for the TradingView community – built by a trader, for traders.
How to Use the Global Sessions Indicator
This indicator automatically highlights major trading sessions on your chart using background colors. It helps you quickly identify when liquidity and volatility are likely to increase.
Color Guide:
Light Sky Blue → Asian Session (Tokyo, Sydney)
Active from 02:00 to 12:00 Amsterdam time. Often quieter but sets early trends.
Light Coral → European Session (London, Frankfurt)
Active from 09:00 to 17:30 Amsterdam time. Brings strong liquidity and trend continuation.
Light Green → US Session (New York, Chicago)
Active from 15:30 to 22:00 Amsterdam time. High volatility, major moves often occur here.
Gold/Yellow → Overnight/Wellington
Active from 23:00 to 02:00 Amsterdam time. Low liquidity, pre-Asia positioning.
Overlap Colors:
Orchid (Pinkish) → Asia + Europe Overlap
Indicates transition from Asia to London—watch for breakouts.
Light Salmon → Europe + US Overlap
The most volatile period of the day—ideal for intraday traders.
Extra Feature:
Labels show market open/close times for major financial centers (e.g., London Open, New York Close).
Live 1H ATR(1) & ATR(5) on Lower TimeframesSynthetic 1-Hour ATR Indicator (on lower timeframe charts)
Reconstructs 1-hour candles on any lower timeframe (like 5m or 15m):
Tracks open, high, low, close for the current 1-hour period.
Updates high and low live as new lower timeframe bars arrive.
Tracks completed 1-hour True Ranges (TRs):
Stores TRs of past 1-hour bars in an array (tr_hist).
Keeps the last 50 completed hourly TRs for ATR calculation.
Computes the current (live) TR:
Calculates the TR of the in-progress 1-hour candle relative to the last completed hour’s close.
Updates on every lower timeframe bar, so ATR values reflect live volatility.
Calculates ATR(1) and ATR(5):
ATR(1) = most recent TR (current hour).
ATR(5) = average of the last 5 TRs (current + last 4 completed hours).
Plots ATR lines in a separate indicator pane:
Green line = ATR(1)
Orange line = ATR(5)
Background coloring for volatility detection:
Checks New York time using timestamp("America/New_York", ...).
Between 09:20 and 09:30 NY time, calculates ATR ratio = ATR(1)/ATR(5).
Turns the background red if ATR(1) is ≤ 65% or ≥ 165% of ATR(5).
Semi-transparent red (opacity=80) so it doesn’t block the chart.
Designed for lower timeframe charts:
Allows you to read 1-hour ATRs on a 5m chart.
Works live, updating with every lower timeframe bar.
PRO Live ATR Engine – 1H ATR(1) & ATR(5) for Lower Timeframes✔ Accurate Live ATR(1)
Uses true range formula, not just high-low.
✔ Accurate Live ATR(5)
Rolling ATR that increases/decreases continuously as the hour forms.
✔ Works in Replay on 1m/5m
Does not rely on 1-hour candle closes.
✔ Only flags inside 09:20–09:25
No more random background outside your window.
✔ Correct “Do Not Trade” logic
If price is between midnight and 8:30, background turns red.
Quarterly Theory ChecklistThis indicator gives you a fully customizable trading checklist directly on your chart, helping you stay consistent and avoid emotional or impulsive trades.
You can pin the checklist to one specific symbol, so it only appears when you’re analyzing the pair or asset you want to track. Each checklist item has:
A checkbox you can manually toggle
A text label you can customize
Automatic coloring (green check ✔ or red cross ✘)
The indicator also calculates a Trade Score based on how many criteria you’ve checked off.
This score updates live and is color-coded:
Green = 75–100% confidence
Yellow = 50–74%
Red = below 50%
You can choose:
The position of the table
Text size
Header text & colors
Border color
Number of visible checklist rows (1–8)
Enable or disable the Trade Score
Everything is organized inside a clean 2-column checklist table with a polished UI.
Perfect for:
→ System traders
→ Checklists (HTF bias, POIs, confirmations, timing, etc.)
→ Evaluations & trade grading
→ Staying disciplined and rule-based
Session Range Boxes GR v2.1This indicator draws intraday range boxes for the main Forex sessions based on Europe/Budapest time (CET/CEST).
Tracked sessions (Budapest time):
Asia: 01:00 – 08:00
Frankfurt (pre-London): 08:00 – 09:00
London: 09:00 – 18:00
New York: 14:30 – 23:00
For each session, the script:
Detects the session start and session end using the current chart timeframe and the Europe/Budapest time zone.
Tracks the high and low of price during the session.
Draws a colored box from session open to session close, covering the full price range between the session high and low.
Draws a white midline inside every box at the midpoint between the session high and low (and keeps it visible for all past sessions).
Optionally plots a small label (“Asia”, “Fra”, “London”, “NY”) above the first bar of each session.
Color scheme:
Asia: soft orange box
Frankfurt: light aqua box
London: darker blue box
New York: light lime box
Use this tool to:
Quickly see which session created the high or low of the day,
Highlight important liquidity zones and prior session ranges that price may revisit,
Visually separate Asia, Frankfurt, London and New York volatility profiles on intraday charts.
Optimized for intraday trading (Forex / indices), but it works on any symbol where session behavior and time-of-day structure matter.
Stocktech- Neutral Candle VisualiserStocktech.in™ — Neutral Candle Visualizer
Stocktech Neutral Candle Visualizer highlights price candles based on body strength.
Large-body candles follow trend direction (green/red), while small or neutral candles are marked in blue.
Simple, clean, and optimized for discretionary traders who prefer clear visual cues without indicators.
Features:
Auto-colored candles based on body size
Trend candles = green (bull) / red (bear)
Neutral/low-strength candles = blue
Works on all markets & timeframes
Created by Stocktech.in™
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Ansupublicly-usable Pine Script that implements the same concepts described on that page (Ichimoku, McGinley, multiple moving averages, RSI, MACD, Stochastic, Bollinger Bands, and composite buy/sell signals). Below is a solid Pine-Script v5 implementation you can add to TradingView and tweak
chanlun缠论 - 笔与中枢Overview
The Chanlun (缠论) Strokes & Central Zones indicator is an advanced technical analysis tool based on Chinese Chan Theory (Chanlun Theory). It automatically identifies market structure through "strokes" (笔) and "central hubs" (中枢), providing traders with a systematic framework for understanding price movements, trend structure, and potential reversal zones.
Theoretical Foundation
Chan Theory is a sophisticated price action methodology that breaks down market movements into hierarchical structures:
Local Extremes: Swing highs and lows identified through lookback periods
Strokes (笔): Valid price movements between opposite extremes that meet specific criteria
Central Hubs (中枢): Consolidation zones formed by overlapping strokes, representing key support/resistance areas
Key Components
1. Local Extreme Detection
Identifies swing highs and lows using a configurable lookback period (default: 5 bars)
Only considers extremes within the specified calculation range
Forms the foundation for stroke construction
2. Stroke (笔) Identification
The indicator applies a multi-stage filtering process to identify valid strokes:
Stage 1 - Extreme Consolidation:
Merges consecutive extremes of the same type (high or low)
Keeps only the most extreme value (highest high or lowest low)
Stage 2 - Stroke Validation:
Ensures minimum bar gap between strokes (default: 4 bars)
Alternative validation: 2+ bars with >1% price change
Eliminates noise and insignificant price movements
Color Coding:
White Lines: Regular up/down strokes
Yellow Lines: Strokes that form part of a central hub
Customizable width and colors for different stroke types
3. Central Hub (中枢) Formation
A central hub forms when at least 3 consecutive strokes have overlapping price ranges:
Formation Rules:
Stroke 1:
Stroke 2:
Stroke 3:
Hub Upper = MIN(High1, High2, High3)
Hub Lower = MAX(Low1, Low2, Low3)
Valid if: Hub Upper > Hub Lower
Hub Extension:
Subsequent strokes that overlap with the hub extend it
Hub ends when a stroke no longer overlaps
Creates rectangular zones on the chart
Visual Representation:
Green rectangular boxes: Mark the time and price range of each central hub
Dashed extension lines: Show the latest hub boundaries extending to the right
Price labels on axis: Display exact hub upper and lower boundary values
4. Extreme Point Markers (Optional)
Red markers for tops (▼)
Green markers for bottoms (▲)
Marks every validated stroke extreme point
Useful for detailed structure analysis
5. Information Table (Optional)
Displays real-time statistics:
Symbol name
Current timeframe
Lookback period setting
Minimum gap setting
Total stroke count
Parameter Settings
Performance Settings
Max Bars to Calculate (3600): Limits historical calculation to improve performance
Local Extreme Lookback Period (5): Bars used to identify swing highs/lows
Min Gap Bars (4): Minimum bars required between valid strokes
Display Settings
Show Strokes: Toggle stroke line visibility
Show Central Hub: Toggle hub box visibility
Show Hub Extension Lines: Toggle dashed boundary lines
Show Extreme Point Marks: Toggle top/bottom markers
Show Info Table: Toggle statistics table
Color Settings
Full customization of:
Up/down stroke colors and widths
Hub stroke colors and widths
Hub border and background colors
Extension line colors
Trading Applications
Trend Structure Analysis
Uptrend: Series of higher highs and higher lows connected by strokes
Downtrend: Series of lower highs and lower lows connected by strokes
Consolidation: Formation of central hubs indicating range-bound movement
Support and Resistance Identification
Central Hub Zones: Act as strong support/resistance areas
Hub Upper Boundary: Resistance level in consolidation, support after breakout
Hub Lower Boundary: Support level in consolidation, resistance after breakdown
Price tends to react at these levels due to market structure memory
Breakout Trading
Bullish Breakout: Price closes above hub upper boundary
Previous resistance becomes support
Entry on retest of upper boundary
Stop loss below hub zone
Bearish Breakdown: Price closes below hub lower boundary
Previous support becomes resistance
Entry on retest of lower boundary
Stop loss above hub zone
Reversal Detection
Hub Formation After Trend: Signals potential trend exhaustion
Multiple Hub Levels: Create probability zones for reversals
Stroke Count: Excessive strokes within hub suggest weakening momentum
Position Management
Use hub boundaries for stop loss placement
Scale out positions at hub edges
Re-enter on retests of broken hub levels
Interpretation Guide
Strong Trending Market
Long, clear strokes with minimal overlap
Few or no central hubs forming
Strokes consistently in same direction
Wide spacing between extremes
Consolidating Market
Multiple central hubs forming
Short, overlapping strokes
Yellow hub strokes dominate the chart
Narrow price range
Trend Transition
Hub formation after extended trend
Stroke direction changes frequently
Hub boundaries being tested repeatedly
Potential reversal zone
Advanced Usage Techniques
Multi-Timeframe Analysis
Higher Timeframe: Identify major hub zones for overall market structure
Lower Timeframe: Find precise entry points within larger structure
Alignment: Trade when lower timeframe strokes align with higher timeframe hub breaks
Hub Quality Assessment
Wide Hubs: Strong consolidation, higher probability support/resistance
Narrow Hubs: Weak consolidation, may break easily
Extended Hubs: More strokes = stronger zone
Isolated Hubs: Single hub = potential pivot point
Stroke Analysis
Stroke Length: Longer strokes = stronger momentum
Stroke Speed: Fewer bars per stroke = explosive moves
Stroke Clustering: Many short strokes = indecision
Best Practices
Parameter Optimization
Adjust lookback period based on timeframe and volatility
Lower periods (3-4): More strokes, more noise, faster signals
Higher periods (7-10): Fewer strokes, cleaner structure, slower signals
Confirmation Strategy
Don't trade on strokes alone
Combine with volume analysis
Use candlestick patterns at hub boundaries
Wait for breakout confirmation
Risk Management
Always place stops outside hub zones
Use hub width to size positions (wider hub = smaller position)
Exit if price re-enters broken hub from wrong direction
Avoid Common Pitfalls
Don't trade within central hubs (range-bound, unpredictable)
Don't ignore higher timeframe hub structures
Don't chase strokes after they've extended far from hub
Don't trust single-stroke hubs (need 3+ strokes for validity)
Performance Considerations
Max Bars Limit: Set to 3600 to balance detail with performance
Safe Distance Calculation: Only draws objects within 2000 bars of current price
Object Cleanup: Automatically removes old drawing objects to prevent memory issues
Efficient Arrays: Uses indexed arrays for fast lookup and processing
Ideal Market Conditions
Best Performance:
Liquid markets with clear structure (major forex pairs, indices, large-cap stocks)
Trending markets with periodic consolidations
Medium to high volatility for clear stroke formation
Less Effective:
Extremely choppy, directionless markets
Very low timeframes (< 5 minutes) with excessive noise
Illiquid instruments with erratic price action
Integration with Other Indicators
Complementary Tools:
Volume Profile: Confirm hub significance with volume nodes
Moving Averages: Use for trend bias within stroke structure
RSI/MACD: Momentum confirmation at hub boundaries
Fibonacci Retracements: Hub levels often align with Fib levels
Advantages
✓ Objective Structure: Removes subjectivity from market structure analysis
✓ Visual Clarity: Color-coded strokes and clear hub zones
✓ Multi-Timeframe Applicable: Works on all timeframes from minutes to months
✓ Complete Framework: Provides entry, exit, and risk management levels
✓ Theoretical Foundation: Based on proven Chan Theory methodology
✓ Customizable: Extensive parameter and visual customization options
Limitations
⚠ Learning Curve: Requires understanding of Chan Theory principles
⚠ Lag Factor: Strokes confirm after price movements complete
⚠ Parameter Sensitivity: Different settings produce significantly different results
⚠ Choppy Market Struggles: Can generate excessive hubs in range-bound conditions
⚠ Computation Intensive: May slow down on lower-end systems with max bars setting
Optimization Tips
Timeframe Selection
Scalping: 5-15 minute charts, lookback period 3-4
Day Trading: 15-60 minute charts, lookback period 4-5
Swing Trading: 4-hour to daily charts, lookback period 5-7
Position Trading: Daily to weekly charts, lookback period 7-10
Volatility Adjustment
High volatility: Increase minimum gap bars to reduce noise
Low volatility: Decrease lookback period to capture smaller moves
Visual Optimization
Use contrasting colors for different market conditions
Adjust line widths based on chart resolution
Toggle markers off for cleaner appearance once familiar with structure
Quick Start Guide
For Beginners:
Start with default settings (5 lookback, 4 min gap)
Enable "Show Info Table" to track stroke count
Focus on identifying clear hub formations
Practice waiting for price to break hub boundaries before trading
For Advanced Users:
Optimize lookback and gap parameters for your instrument
Use hub strokes (yellow) to identify key consolidation zones
Combine with multiple timeframes for confirmation
Develop entry rules based on hub breakout/retest patterns
This indicator provides a complete structural framework for understanding market behavior through the lens of Chan Theory, offering traders a systematic approach to identifying high-probability trading opportunities.
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