ICT Base Candle with Volume Filter

- Institutional Base Candle Detection System
- Smart Money Concepts (SMC/ICT)
🔍 What This Indicator Does
ICT Base Candle with Volume Filter automatically detects institutional Base Candles—also known as pause candles, decision candles, compression candles, or repricing pauses.
These candles often appear at key algorithmic points:
- After a displacement
- After a liquidity sweep
- Before a fair value gap reaction
- Inside an Order Block (OB)
- At premium/discount zones
- Before large expansions
This tool highlights these candles using:
✔ Body-percentage filtering
✔ Optional volume-based filtering
✔ Bullish/Bearish color coding
✔ Optional labels (+ / –)
✔ Accurate fixed historical plotting
✔ Customizable settings
This makes it extremely useful for SMC, ICT, and algorithmic orderflow traders.
🎯 Why Base Candles Matter (SMC/ICT Context)
The market moves in an algorithmic sequence:
- Liquidity Sweep (grab stops above/below)
- Displacement (strong impulse candle)
- Base Candle (pause candle before continuation)
- Expansion / Reversal
- Base candles indicate:
- Loss of momentum
- Repricing
- Order absorption (buy/sell programs)
- Potential mitigation zones
- Possible entry (continuation)
- Possible reversal (if sweep + base + displacement)
They act as footprints of algorithmic activity, confirming where smart money is momentarily active.
🎨 Indicator Features
✔ Customizable Base Candle Colors
- Choose unique colors for bullish and bearish base candles.
- Option to use the same color for both.
✔ Volume Filter
- Enable/disable volume filtering
- Adjust lookback and threshold values.
✔ Label Toggles
- Display “+” above bullish base candles
- Display “–” below bearish base candles
✔ Fixed Historical Markers
- All detected base candles remain consistent as bars update.
✔ Tooltip-Enhanced Inputs
- Includes advanced trading notes inside input tooltips.
📈 How to Use (Practical Guide)
1️⃣ Identify the Impulse
Look for strong displacement or impulsive candles.
2️⃣ Locate the Base Candle
A small-body candle directly following a displacement.
3️⃣ Validate With Volume (Optional)
Low volume confirms a pause in the algorithm's movement.
4️⃣ Use It With SMC Tools
Base candles work best when aligned with:
- FVGs
- Order Blocks
- BOS / CHoCH
- Liquidity sweeps
- Premium/discount equilibrium
5️⃣ Entry Model (Example)
Continuation Model:
- Displacement
- Base Candle forms (small body)
- Enter on break of base candle
- SL beyond candle wick
- TP at liquidity / FVG end
📌 Example Explanation
A bullish impulse appears → price pauses → forms a bullish base candle → FVG below → price mitigates → resumes trend.
This indicator marks the base candle and helps you visualize where the algorithm slowed down before continuing the move.
🚫 Limitations & Notes
This is not a buy/sell signal indicator
- It highlights context, not trades
- Must be combined with structure & liquidity analysis
- Volume filter is optional and should be tested per asset
🔒 Invite-Only Access (If Applicable)
If published as Invite-Only, include this:
- Access is manually approved
- Redistribution is not allowed
- Do not share access publicly
- Contact the author to request access
- Unauthorized reselling is strictly prohibited
🏁 Final Notes
This indicator is designed for traders who understand:
- Smart Money Concepts
- Institutional orderflow
- Liquidity models
- Algorithmic ranges
- Candle behavior within displacement
Use it as part of a full trading framework—not as a standalone signal.
📜 Credits
Created by: Manish Kumar Gupta / ask2maniish
Inspired by ICT / SMC price delivery concepts
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تعليمات المؤلف
إخلاء المسؤولية
نص برمجي للمستخدمين المدعوين فقط
يمكن فقط للمستخدمين الذين تمت الموافقة عليهم من قبل المؤلف الوصول إلى هذا البرنامج النصي. ستحتاج إلى طلب الإذن والحصول عليه لاستخدامه. يتم منح هذا عادةً بعد الدفع. لمزيد من التفاصيل، اتبع تعليمات المؤلف أدناه أو اتصل ب ask2maniish مباشرة.
لا توصي TradingView بالدفع مقابل برنامج نصي أو استخدامه إلا إذا كنت تثق تمامًا في مؤلفه وتفهم كيفية عمله. يمكنك أيضًا العثور على بدائل مجانية ومفتوحة المصدر في نصوص مجتمعنا.