OutsiderEdge – Node Breach Engine (NBE)

Overview – What is the Node Breach Engine (NBE)?

NBE is a swing/session volume-profile engine that builds profiles between pivots (or per session), tracks closed & developing POC, and prints breach signals when price challenges the control node. It quantifies node strength, buy/sell composition (CVD) at the POC and the entire profile, Value Area levels (VAH/VAL), VWAP distance, time at price, and introduces a PoV (Point of Void; the LVN located inside the Value Area): to highlight low-participation corridors where rotations or rejections often form. A lightweight EMA smoothed trend can optionally filter signals by prevailing bias.

Use it to answer fast: How strong is this node? Is the profile buy- or sell-led? Are we accepting/rejecting control? Is the developing POC migrating? Is the VA’s LVN (PoV) about to rotate back to POC or reject?


🔹 FEATURES

1. Volume Profile Core (Swing or Session)
   
   Build pivot-to-pivot or session profiles with configurable row density and Value Area %.
   
   Draw VAH/VAL with optional VA fill and optional profile window background.
   
   
2. Control Node (POC) – Closed & Developing
   
   Closed POC highlighted on finished windows.
   
   Developing POC path stitched bar-by-bar on the active segment (visual migration of control).
   
   Optional POC row highlight and extend-until-touch behavior.
   
   
3. PoV – Point of Void
   
   Detects the lowest-volume row within the current VA band (between VAL and VAH).
   
   Plots a PoV anchor/line you can use as a rotation target or rejection boundary:
   
   Rotations: VAH ↔ PoV (LVN) ↔ POC ↔ VAL.
   
   Rejections: Thin participation at PoV often flips acceptance back toward POC.
   
   Works alongside POC/VA to map acceptance vs. rejection with finer granularity than a single control node.
   
   
4. Node Context Tooltip (Deep Dive)
   
   Compact tooltips on closed profiles: POC price, Node Strength % (POC/Total), CVD split (Buy%/Sell%), VWAP distance %, bars at price.
   
   
5. Profile Buy/Sell Overview (Stacked Bars)
   
   Two stacked horizontal bars (Buy ▲ / Sell ▼) whose width matches the histogram and thickness is configurable.
   
   Auto-placed above or below the profile using swing H/L logic.
   
   Available for closed and developing profiles.
   
   
6. CVD at POC and Full-Profile
   
   Quick labels for Buy% / Sell% at the POC.
   
   Stacked bars summarize full-profile pressure at a glance.
   
   
7. Trend Context
   
   Gradient EMA base vs. smoothed EMA wave for bull/bear bias.
   
   Filter signals to trend direction (only ▲ in uptrend, only ▼ in downtrend).
   
   
8. Breach Signals with Practical Filters
   
   Signals print when price touches/rejects the POC.
   
   Filters: rejection close, ATR momentum guard, wick confirmation, ± margin tolerance, session time filter.
   
   One-shot per bar; coded with object-limit hygiene.
   
   
9. Swing % Change Labels
   
   Small labels at swing H/L showing % move across the last swing window.
   
   
10. Alerts
    
    POC Breach Signal alert for automation/notifications.
    

🔹 USAGE
In the examples below, you see chart snapshot with labeled alerts/points of POV and POC rejections.



1 — Bearish POC Rejection (▼)
Price tags POC and closes below; ATR guard; EMA wave is bearish. Treat as trend-aligned continuation, reversals or risk tighten on longs.

2 — Bearish POV (LVN) Rejection (▼)
Price probes POV and fails to accept; low participation at PoV flips acceptance. Useful for rotation setups or partials.

3 — Bullish POV Rejection (▲)
Price tags POV and closes above; ATR guard; EMA wave is bullish. Treat as trend-aligned continuation, reversals or risk tighten on shorts.

Treat every signal as context, not as a command. The edge comes from combining location (POC/VA/PoV) with pressure (Node Strength/CVD/VWAP distance) and your structure/timing rules.

🔹 NAVIGATING MARKET CONDITIONS

Trending markets

Expect POC drift with trend; breaches tend to follow-through. Favor trend-aligned breaches; use PoV and VA for add/trim decisions.

Ranges

Frequent VA rotations VAH ↔ PoV ↔ POC ↔ VAL. Fades can work with tight invalidation; lean on PoV to avoid fighting acceptance near POC.

Regime shifts

Repeated failed breaches, PoV rejections, and developing POC re-anchoring are early tells. Adjust filters (ATR guard, wick) and window density as volatility changes.


🔹 SETTINGS SUMMARY

• Profile Type: Swing / Session
  
  
• Window: Present (developing) or Closed Profiles
  
  
• Rows, lookback cap, Value Area %, optional background
  
  
• Show POC (closed/developing), POC row highlight
  
  
• VAH/VAL visibility, optional VA fill
  
  
• Enable PoV detection (LVN inside VA).
  
  
• Style controls; optional display with VA/POC.
  
  
• Rejection close, ATR × multiplier, Wick % threshold, ± Margin %, Session time (trade inside/skip inside)
  
  
• Enable EMA wave; lengths & smoothing
  
  
• Toggle CVD; thickness (rows); colors; label text
  
  
• Swing % change, tooltips, color controls
  
  
• POC and POV Breach Alerts
  

🔹 GOOD PRACTICES

Think location + pressure: POC/VA/POV (where) × Node Strength/CVD/VWAP distance (how strong).

Align with HTF structure and liquidity; let POC/POV/VA act as decision levels (initiate, add, reduce, invalidate).

Calibrate row density per symbol/TF; too coarse = blind spots, too fine = noise.

Keep filters honest—if you must loosen them to force a trade, the setup isn’t there.


🔹 LIMITATIONS / DISCLAIMER

NBE does not use lookahead and does not repaint, but no indicator guarantees outcomes.
Node Strength, CVD, PoV, and thresholds are contextual, not signals on their own.
Use independent validation, position sizing, and strict risk management.

Trading involves substantial risk. This tool is for educational purposes only and is not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. You are solely responsible for your trading decisions and risk management.

Release Notes

v1.1 — PoV (Point of Void) & Profile CVD Bars

Added PoV = LVN inside Value Area as a dedicated anchor/line.

Added stacked profile Buy/Sell bars for closed & developing profiles (width-matched, thickness configurable).

Improved developing VA line/fill updates and object cleanup.

v1.0 — Initial invite-only

Swing/Session profiles; VAH/VAL + optional VA fill

Closed POC highlight + Developing POC path

Node Context Tooltip (POC price, Node Strength, CVD, VWAP distance, bars at price)

EMA wave (trend filter) + breach filters (rejection, ATR guard, wick, time, ± margin)

POC Breach Signal alert & price-panel markers