Trade Session Marker of trade session
If you do not want painting all session, you should set -1 in the SessionStart
and SessionEnd
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SESSIONS Golden Team SESSIONS — Multi-Session Forex Box & Range Analysis
This indicator displays the major Forex market sessions — London, New York, Tokyo, Sydney, and Frankfurt — directly on the chart. Each session is shown as a customizable colored box with optional Fibonacci levels and opening range markers.
It also calculates and displays the average pip range of each session over a user-defined number of past days, allowing traders to analyze volatility patterns for each trading period.
Key Features:
Configurable session times and time zones
Individual on/off toggle for each session
Custom colors, box transparency, and border styles
Optional Opening Range and Fibonacci retracement levels for each session
Average pip range table for quick volatility reference
Works on any intraday timeframe
How It Works:
The script identifies the start and end times of each session based on user settings.
A box is drawn around the high/low of the session period.
At the end of each session, the pip range is recorded, and an average is calculated over the last N sessions (default: 20).
The results are displayed in a statistics table showing average pips and whether the session is currently active.
Suggested Use:
Identify high-volatility sessions for breakout trading
Filter trades to active trading hours
Study historical volatility to refine entry timing
Institutional Sessions Overlay (Asia/London/NY)Institutional Sessions Overlay is a professional TradingView indicator that visually highlights the main trading sessions (Asia, London, and New York) directly on your chart.
Customizable: Easily adjust session start and end times (including minutes) for each market.
Timezone Alignment: Shift session boxes using the timezone offset parameter so sessions match your chart’s timezone exactly.
Clear Visuals: Colored boxes and optional labels display session opens and closes for fast institutional market structure reference.
Toggle Labels: Show or hide session open/close labels with a single click for a clean or detailed look.
Intuitive UI: User-friendly grouped settings for efficient configuration.
This tool is designed for day traders, institutional traders, and anyone who wants to instantly recognize global session timing and ranges for SMC, ICT, and other session-based strategies.
How to use:
Set your chart to your local timezone.
Use the "Session timezone offset" setting if session boxes do not match actual session opens on your chart.
Adjust the hours and minutes for each session as needed.
Enable or disable labels in the “Display” settings group.
Tip: Use the overlay to spot session highs and lows, volatility windows, and institutional liquidity sweeps.
Worldwide Sessions and Open Range BreakoutThis script shows when the various normal market hours for each of the major worldwide markets (Asia, New York, and London). It also draws a line on the opening range for each of these market sessions. The opening range defaults to the first 15 minutes of the session, but this can be customized.
This script does automatically handle the session times regardless of your time zone or what time frame you are on. No need to set anything! This probably can't handle non-normal trading days, such as partial days.
This script is made for futures, but would likely work for other markets, like Forex.
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
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Designed to help you trade with session precision and Smart Money accuracy.
Integrates seamlessly into any ICT, Wyckoff, or Liquidity-based trading approach.
[UTILS] Session Input ParserAn utility function to parse session inputs. Extracts hours, minutes and weekdays (if defined) and returns a tuple as the result.
_parseSession(sessionString) => (hourStart, minuteStart, hourEnd, minuteEnd, weekdaysArray)
Examples presented on the chart.
NYSE Session for 24/7 marketsThis script is used for analyzing the correlation between 24/7 markets with regards to the price action during NYSE session. Defaults to showing daily session open/high/low but there is the option to show the weekly session data.
Custom Colored Session (Pre, Open, Close, Post, Outside)Another script enabling coloring of sessions. Variables for all session timings and colors are exposed. Backgrounds and/or dividers can be enabled. If you only want dividers, just uncheck all of the background sections.
Note: Due to the way weekends are handled on some exchanges, displaying the divider on Friday is not possible.
Note: Displaying backgrounds or dividers in the future does not seem to be possible. I would gladly add this if I can figure it out.
Market Trading Sessions (TG Fork)Visualize trading sessions opening hours of several international exchanges on a grid. Contrary to other indicators, this one automatically aligns the session with the current chart's timezone.
This is helpful for bar replay or manual backtesting, to spot patterns of correlations (this can also be used in conjunction with correlation indicators, see my other indicators).
Original indicator by Gunzo, if you like this indicator, please show the original author some love:
This indicator is also inspired by the following indicators:
ZenAndTheArtOfTrading with
UnknownUnicorn468659 with
This fork implements the following features:
Converted to PineScript v5.
Adapted default color palette to dark mode, as is the default in TradingView now.
Fix drawing issues, now the design shows as it was originally meant to be.
Fixed mistiming issue that made some sessions display with a delay compared to the real session, especially the first session was bar at the start of the session was not displayed.
Inputted the accurate timings for each session, instead of the default 0800-1600 in the original indicator.
Essentially, you can just add this indicator and it should work out of the box. If not, please let me know, and I'll try to fix it!
CrypNuevo Market SessionsExperimental script showing a different background color per market session. The session hours and colors can be customized. Note that the session hours can overlap.
Based on a thread by CrypNuevo on Twitter.
Futures Exchange Sessions 2.0Description
Successor to Futures Exchange Sessions indicator. Completely rebuilt code from the ground up. Every feature has been redesigned and refactored to be the most beneficial while allowing for complete configuration by the user.
This indicator displays Futures Sessions as live boxes that expand dynamically as price moves over the time interval. These boxes make liquidity levels extremely easy to spot and visualize. It helps the user identify market structure and develop their own bias of price action. Everything about the Session boxes can be configured. Box color, border color, border style, and border width are all individually controllable. Each Future Session can be turned on or off at any time. Also, each box has their own text label (Asian Session, London Session, New York Session) and this text can be moved around the box, change color, and change size.
Previous days highs and lows (major liquidity levels) are always important to the futures trader. This indicator now allows the user to individually display the three previous days highs and low levels as lines with optional label. Each line can be independently toggled on or off and like always, every conceivable customization option is available to the user. And the labels can be moved to the right (via the Input Settings) to allow unobstructed views of candles.
The midnight EST open and 8:30 AM EST open horizontal lines (developed by the Inner Circle Trader) are returning in this indicator. But the biggest improvement is that the lines stop at the current bar or the last bar of the trading day. Additionally, the time lines are displayed on previous days so the user can easily see how the candles reacted to these important times of the day.
The Session boxes and the horizontal time lines now can be set to only display a certain number of day back. If the user wants just to see Session boxes for the previous day only, they can do that. If the user wants to see the last 15 days of boxes or lines it is very easy to increase the days back in the settings. Currently, the max days back is 80 calendar days.
Additional Images
Easily visualize and understand price action across time
Everything is customizable so the user can easily match this indicator to their color preferences
Special Notes
To turn off box session text set opacity to 0%
Boxes and horizontal time lines only display when timeframe is <= 30 minute
Background to highlight cash/session range [Futures]A simple script which allows the user to highlight the background of a certain session. At the moment there is only one session available, I will work on multiple highlights for numerous sessions at a later date.
Forex Sessions (Asian, London, New York)This script lines up the different sessions for New York, Asian, and London. It also have overlap between the sessions and the colors have been adjusted to make it easier to read.
5 Sessions RangeThis script averages the range of the previous 5 sessions and displays it on the chart
The sessions are adjustable
Apex Edge - London Open Session# Apex Edge - London Open Session Trading System
## Overview
The London Open Session indicator captures institutional price action during the first hour of the London forex session (8:00-9:00 AM GMT) and identifies high-probability breakout and retest opportunities. This system tracks the session's high/low range and generates precise entry signals when price breaks or retests these key institutional levels.
## Core Strategy
**Session Tracking**: Automatically identifies and marks the London Open session boundaries, creating a trading zone from the first hour's price range.
**Dual Entry Logic**:
- **Breakout Entries**: Triggers when price closes beyond the session high/low and continues in that direction
- **Retest Entries**: Activates when price returns to test the broken level as new support/resistance
**Performance Analytics**: Built-in win rate tracking displays real-time performance statistics over user-defined lookback periods, enabling data-driven optimization for each currency pair.
## Key Features
### Automated Zone Detection
- Precise London session timing with timezone offset controls
- Visual session boundaries with customizable colours
- Automatic high/low range calculation and display
### Smart Entry System
- Breakout confirmation requiring candle close beyond zone
- Retest detection with configurable pip distance tolerance
- Separate risk/reward ratios for breakout vs retest entries
- Visual entry arrows with clear trade direction labels
### Performance HUD
- Real-time win rate calculation over customizable periods (7-365 days)
- Total trades tracking with win/loss breakdown
- Average risk-reward ratio display
- Color-coded performance metrics (green >70%, yellow >50%, red <50%)
### PineConnector Integration
- Direct MT4/MT5 execution via PineConnector alerts
- Proper forex pip calculations for all currency pairs
- Customizable risk percentage per trade
- Symbol override capability for broker compatibility
- Automatic SL/TP level calculation in pips
## Critical Usage Requirements
### Pair-Specific Optimization
Each currency pair requires individual optimization due to varying volatility characteristics, institutional participation levels, and typical price ranges during London hours. The performance HUD is essential for identifying optimal settings before live trading.
**Recommended Testing Process**:
1. Apply indicator to desired currency pair and timeframe
2. Experiment with session timing - while 8:00-9:00 AM GMT is standard, some pairs may show improved performance with alternative hourly windows (e.g., 7:00-8:00 AM or 9:00-10:00 AM)
3. Adjust Stop Loss distances, Risk/Reward ratios, and Retest distances
4. Monitor win rate over 30+ day periods using the performance HUD
5. Only proceed with live alerts once consistent 60%+ win rates are achieved
6. Create separate optimized chart setups for each profitable pair/timeframe combination
### Timeframe Specifications
This indicator is specifically designed and tested for:
- **1-minute charts**: Optimal for capturing immediate institutional reactions
- **5-minute charts**: Balanced approach between noise reduction and opportunity frequency
Higher timeframes generally produce inferior results due to increased noise and reduced institutional edge during the London session window.
## Settings Configuration
### Session Timing
- **London Open/Close Hours**: Adjust for your chart's timezone
- **Rectangle End Time**: Set to 4:30 PM to stop signals before NY session close
- **Timezone Offset**: Ensure accurate London session capture
### Entry Parameters
- **Retest Distance**: 3-8 pips depending on pair volatility
- **Stop Loss Pips**: Separate settings for breakouts (10-15 pips) and retests (8-12 pips)
- **Risk/Reward Ratios**: Independent ratios for different entry types
### PineConnector Setup
- **License ID**: Your PineConnector license key
- **Symbol Override**: MT4/MT5 symbol names if different from TradingView
- **Risk Percentage**: Position size as percentage of account balance
- **Prefix/Comment**: Organize trades in terminal
## Manual Trading Limitations
Without PineConnector automation, traders face significant practical challenges:
**Settings Management**: Each currency pair requires different optimized parameters. Switching between charts means manually adjusting multiple settings each time, creating potential for errors and missed opportunities.
**Timing Sensitivity**: London Open signals can occur rapidly during high-volatility periods. Manual execution may result in slippage or missed entries.
**Multi-Pair Monitoring**: Tracking 4-11 currency pairs simultaneously while manually adjusting settings for each switch becomes impractical for most traders.
**Parameter Consistency**: Risk of using suboptimal settings when quickly switching between pairs, potentially compromising the careful optimization work.
## Recommended Workflow
1. **Historical Testing**: Use win rate HUD to identify profitable pairs and optimal parameters
2. **Demo Automation**: Test PineConnector alerts on demo accounts with optimized settings
3. **Live Implementation**: Deploy alerts only on proven profitable pair/timeframe combinations
4. **Ongoing Monitoring**: Regular review of performance metrics to maintain edge
## Risk Disclaimer
This indicator provides analysis tools and automation capabilities but does not guarantee profitable trading outcomes. Past performance does not predict future results. Users should thoroughly backtest and demo trade before risking live capital. The London session strategy works best during specific market conditions and may underperform during low volatility or unusual market environments.
## Support Requirements
Successful implementation requires:
- Basic understanding of London session market dynamics
- PineConnector subscription for automation features
- Patience for proper optimization process
- Realistic expectations about win rates and drawdown periods
This system is designed for serious traders willing to invest time in proper optimization and risk management rather than plug-and-play solutions.
[TTM] ICT Sessions & Ranges🌟 Overview 🌟
The ICT Sessions & Ranges Indicator helps traders identify key intraday price levels by marking custom session highs/lows and opening ranges.
It helps traders spot potential liquidity grabs, reversals, and breakout zones by tracking price behavior around these key areas
🌟 Session Highs & Lows – Liquidity Zones 🌟
Session highs and lows often attract price due to stop orders resting above or below them. These levels are frequently targeted during high-volatility moves.
🔹 Asia Session
- Usually ranges in low volatility.
- Highs/lows often get swept during early London.
- Price may raid these levels, then reverse.
🔹 London Session
- First major volatility of the day.
- Highs/lows often tested or swept in New York.
- Commonly forms the day’s true high or low.
🌟 Opening Range Concepts 🌟
The Opening Range is the first 15, 30, or 60 minutes of a session (e.g., New York).
The high (ORH) and low (ORL) define the market’s initial balance and key reaction levels.
🔹 Breakout Trade
- Price breaks ORH/ORL with momentum.
- Signals directional intent.
- Traders enter on the breakout, with stops inside the range.
🔹 Liquidity Raid
- Price briefly breaks ORH/ORL to trigger stops.
- Reverses after the sweep.
- Look for structure shift and entry near FVG or OB.
🌟 Customizable Settings 🌟
The indicator includes 3 configurable ranges , each with:
Start & End Time – Set any custom time window.
Display Type – Choose Box (highlight range) or Lines (mark high/low).
Color Settings – Set custom colors for boxes and lines.
🌟 Default Settings 🌟
Range 1 : 19:00–00:00 (Asia Session)
Range 2 : 01:45–05:15 (London Session)
Range 3 : 09:30–10:00 (NY Opening Range – 30m)
Ultra SessionsThe "Ultra Sessions" indicator is designed to enhance your trading strategy by clearly marking key market sessions and their associated "kill zones" directly on your chart. This powerful tool supports multiple time zones and provides customizable alerts for session opens, closes, and critical kill zones, ensuring you never miss important market movements.
Customizable Time Zones: Align the indicator with your local time by selecting from a wide range of global time zones.
Market Session Tracking: Visually track the New York, London, and Tokyo trading sessions with distinct color-coded markers.
Kill Zones: Highlight the high-volatility periods within each session to focus on key trading opportunities.
Alert System: Receive real-time alerts for session openings, closings, and kill zones, so you stay informed without constantly monitoring the chart.
Flexible Positioning: Choose the positioning of session markers to fit your chart layout, whether at the top or bottom.
Ideal for traders who want to optimize their entry and exit points by focusing on the most active and volatile times in the market, the indicator is a must-have for any serious trading setup.
Time Bound Trading SessionsTime Bound Trading Sessions allows to add time bound conditions to your trading sessions given a date range , a time range and/or days of the week .
This indicator can be very handy if you want to control your trading sessions along those three time boundaries, applying them together and/or separately.
Feel free to reuse this code in your own strategy, and leverage the inSession condition as needed.
Features
+ It allows for date range start and/or end to be set.
+ It allows for session time range to be set.
+ It allows for days of the week to be set.
+ It applies chart background color if we are not within the given time bound session parameters.
+ It includes turn on/off functionality.
Settings
Date Range
+ {Start} checkbox: turns on/off start date
+ {Start} date/time
+ {End} checkbox: turns on/off end date
+ {End} date/time
Time Range
+ {Session} checkbox: turns on/off session time range
+ {Session} time range
Days
+ {M} checkbox: turns on/off Mondays
+ {T} checkbox: turns on/off Tuesdays
+ {W} checkbox: turns on/off Wednesdays
+ {T} checkbox: turns on/off Thursdays
+ {F} checkbox: turns on/off Fridays
+ {S} checkbox: turns on/off Saturdays
+ {S} checkbox: turns on/off Sundays
[MiV] Trading SessionHello, everyone!
Today I want to present my new script, which I hope will help not only me!
I'm sure that many people, like me, went through such a stage as "building their strategy". This is when you sit and test on the history how you would enter or exit a trade.
Recently I was doing the same thing and realized that my "tests" involve night time, when in reality I would be asleep and not trading! So I decided to create an indicator that would display my "working hours" so that the backtest I conduct would be as realistic as possible.
Also this indicator is able to display sessions of major exchanges and forex working hours, so it will be useful not only for cryptocurrency lovers.
In addition, we don't always trade every day and, for example, I don't trade on Sunday. That's why we added a feature that "turns off" the day and does not highlight it in color if you're not planning to trade on that day.
And finally, I added a notification of the beginning and end of the trading session. A small thing, but it may also be a useful feature for those who like to sit at the chart!
I will be glad to receive any comments and suggestions!
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Всем привет!
Хочу сегодня представить свой новый скрипт, который, надеюсь, поможет не только мне!
Уверен, что многие, как и я, проходили такой этап как "постройка своей стратегии". Это когда ты сидишь и тестируешь на истории то как бы ты входил или выходил из сделки.
Вот недавно я ровно также занимался этим и осознал, что мои "тесты" затрагивают и ночное время, когда в реальности я бы спал и не торговал! Поэтому я решил создать индикатор, который будет отображать мои "рабочие часы", чтобы бектест, который я провожу, был максимально реалистичным.
Также данный индикатор умеет отображать сессии крупных бирж и время работы форекса, так что полезным он будет не только для любителей криптовалюты.
Кроме того, мы же не всегда торгуем каждый день и например я не торгую в воскресенье. Поэтому добавлен функционал, который "выключает" день и не подсвечивает его цветом, если ты в этот день не планируешь торговать.
Ну и в заключении, добавил уведомление о начале и завершении торговой сессии. Мелочь, а тоже может быть полезной фичей для тех кто любит засесть за графиком!
Буду рад любым замечаниям и предложениям!
Exchange sessionsThe Exchange sessions indicator allows you to show world trading sessions on the chart, taking into account working hours in the corresponding time zone .
>> For traders:
The settings set the working hours of the exchange, and the indicator itself automatically binds it to the time zone of the selected exchange location - this allows you not to get confused about the correctness of the entered time ranges for any type of chart - stock, futures, index, forex or crypto. By default, the valid working hours are set and no further configuration is required.
In addition, you can select those zones that you want to highlight (using the marker to the left of the session name), and you can also highlight the beginning of each trading session - the start marker.
>> For encoders:
In the code, you can see how to set the session time and bind its control to the time zone from the IANA time zone database.
Also, in the code you will find a way to align the description of input parameters using Unicode Spaces.
I hope that my script will benefit the community and provide a quality result in my work!
All profit!
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Индикатор Exchange sessions позволяет показать на графике мировые торговые сесси с учётом рабочего времени в соответствующм часовом поясе .
>> Для трейдеров:
В настройках выставляется рабочее время биржи, а индикатор сам автоматически привязывает его к часовому поясу выбранной локации биржи - это позволяет не путаться в корректности введённых временных диапазонов при любом типе графика - stock, futures, index, forex или crypto. По умолчанию задано действующее рабочее время и дополнительная настройка не требуется.
Кроме этого - можно выбирать те зоны, которые нужно подсветить (с помощью маркера слева от названия сессии), а также можно выделить начало каждой торговой сессии - маркер start.
>> Для кодеров:
В коде Вы можете посмотреть как задавать время сессии и привязать его контроль к временной зоне из базы данных часовых поясов IANA.
Также, в коде Вы найдёте способ выравнивания описания входных параметров с помощью Unicode Spaces.
Я надеюсь, что мой скрипт принесёт пользу сообществу и предоставит качественный результат в своей работе!
Всем профита!
Hancock - RSI [Session]This is an improvement of my RSI Volume indicator.
I have made a session based RSI indicator which helps to aid the decision making upon session opens and gives a good indication of trend during. It also has various fixes for bugs found in the above indicator.
It has multiple settings to configure:
Use session: This toggles the RSI to be session based mode.
Session - Time: The session hours for the RSI .
Session - Days of Week: This is the days for the session based RSI to use.
Session - Mode: The RSI is reset when a new session starts. This mode adjusts how the initial value of the RSI is calculated:
OC: RSI uses the absolute open - close * volume value.
TR: RSI uses the true range * volume value.
VOL: RSI uses the volume value.
TF - Resolution: This is the lower time frame to be used in calculating the wick adjusted buy and sell volume used in the calculation of Volume weighted RSI . A lower time frame produces more accurate buy and sell volumes.
Use Volume: Enabling this produces a Volume weighted RSI . Disabled produces a normal RSI .
Use Wicks: Enabling this adjusts the calculation for buy and sell volume by taking wicks into account.
RSI - Length: This is the length to be used for the RSI . If session based this is the maximum value the RSI length can be - length can be shorter to not include previous session data.
RSI - Overbought: This is the "overbought" level for the RSI .
RSI - Oversold: This is the "oversold" level for the RSI .
RSI - Threshold: This is the threshold used to indicate trend change colours on the RSI .
Happy Trading
Hancock
Quarterly Theory ICT 01 [TradingFinder] XAMD + Q1-Q4 Sessions🔵 Introduction
The Quarterly Theory ICT indicator is an advanced analytical system based on the concepts of ICT (Inner Circle Trader) and fractal time. It divides time into quarterly periods and accurately determines entry and exit points for trades by using the True Open as the starting point of each cycle. This system is applicable across various time frames including annual, monthly, weekly, daily, and even 90-minute sessions.
Time is divided into four quarters: in the first quarter (Q1), which is dedicated to the Accumulation phase, the market is in a consolidation state, laying the groundwork for a new trend; in the second quarter (Q2), allocated to the Manipulation phase (also known as Judas Swing), sudden price changes and false moves occur, marking the true starting point of a trend change; the third quarter (Q3) is dedicated to the Distribution phase, during which prices are broadly distributed and price volatility peaks; and the fourth quarter (Q4), corresponding to the Continuation/Reversal phase, either continues or reverses the previous trend.
By leveraging smart algorithms and technical analysis, this system identifies optimal price patterns and trading positions through the precise detection of stop-run and liquidity zones.
With the division of time into Q1 through Q4 and by incorporating key terms such as Quarterly Theory ICT, True Open, Accumulation, Manipulation (Judas Swing), Distribution, Continuation/Reversal, ICT, fractal time, smart algorithms, technical analysis, price patterns, trading positions, stop-run, and liquidity, this system enables traders to identify market trends and make informed trading decisions using real data and precise analysis.
♦ Important Note :
This indicator and the "Quarterly Theory ICT" concept have been developed based on material published in primary sources, notably the articles on Daye( traderdaye ) and Joshuuu . All copyright rights are reserved.
🔵 How to Use
The Quarterly Theory ICT strategy is built on dividing time into four distinct periods across various time frames such as annual, monthly, weekly, daily, and even 90-minute sessions. In this approach, time is segmented into four quarters, during which the phases of Accumulation, Manipulation (Judas Swing), Distribution, and Continuation/Reversal appear in a systematic and recurring manner.
The first segment (Q1) functions as the Accumulation phase, where the market consolidates and lays the foundation for future movement; the second segment (Q2) represents the Manipulation phase, during which prices experience sudden initial changes, and with the aid of the True Open concept, the real starting point of the market’s movement is determined; in the third segment (Q3), the Distribution phase takes place, where prices are widely dispersed and price volatility reaches its peak; and finally, the fourth segment (Q4) is recognized as the Continuation/Reversal phase, in which the previous trend either continues or reverses.
This strategy, by harnessing the concepts of fractal time and smart algorithms, enables precise analysis of price patterns across multiple time frames and, through the identification of key points such as stop-run and liquidity zones, assists traders in optimizing their trading positions. Utilizing real market data and dividing time into Q1 through Q4 allows for a comprehensive and multi-level technical analysis in which optimal entry and exit points are identified by comparing prices to the True Open.
Thus, by focusing on keywords like Quarterly Theory ICT, True Open, Accumulation, Manipulation, Distribution, Continuation/Reversal, ICT, fractal time, smart algorithms, technical analysis, price patterns, trading positions, stop-run, and liquidity, the Quarterly Theory ICT strategy acts as a coherent framework for predicting market trends and developing trading strategies.
🔵b]Settings
Cycle Display Mode: Determines whether the cycle is displayed on the chart or on the indicator panel.
Show Cycle: Enables or disables the display of the ranges corresponding to each quarter within the micro cycles (e.g., Q1/1, Q1/2, Q1/3, Q1/4, etc.).
Show Cycle Label: Toggles the display of textual labels for identifying the micro cycle phases (for example, Q1/1 or Q2/2).
Table Display Mode: Enables or disables the ability to display cycle information in a tabular format.
Show Table: Determines whether the table—which summarizes the phases (Q1 to Q4)—is displayed.
Show More Info: Adds additional details to the table, such as the name of the phase (Accumulation, Manipulation, Distribution, or Continuation/Reversal) or further specifics about each cycle.
🔵 Conclusion
Quarterly Theory ICT provides a fractal and recurring approach to analyzing price behavior by dividing time into four quarters (Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4) and defining the True Open at the beginning of the second phase.
The Accumulation, Manipulation (Judas Swing), Distribution, and Continuation/Reversal phases repeat in each cycle, allowing traders to identify price patterns with greater precision across annual, monthly, weekly, daily, and even micro-level time frames.
Focusing on the True Open as the primary reference point enables faster recognition of potential trend changes and facilitates optimal management of trading positions. In summary, this strategy, based on ICT principles and fractal time concepts, offers a powerful framework for predicting future market movements, identifying optimal entry and exit points, and managing risk in various trading conditions.
Market Session Times by MadDogMoneyMarket Sessions is a simple indicator allowing you to quickly see the 3 Major Trading Session Open and Close times
Three major Sessions - Asia, UK & NY are included.
(The Australian & Asian markets are so close on time, they have been joined for brevity.)
The Open & Close times for each Session is displayed in the Settings in UTC and can be edited depending on the time of year or market you are following.
By setting the Session indicators partially transparent (as is by default), you can quickly see which Market Sessions, and for how long, they overlap.
Additionally, the Indicator can be hidden for different timeframes.
- 1 HR is the upper limit of visibility
- Visibility on the 1HR, 15min and 5min and below can be toggled on an off to fit your requirements.
