Indicator Overview & What It Does

Indicator Overview & What It Does

25 August 2026, 04:25
Israr Hussain Shah
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LONG (BUY) SETUP

Context: Price drops below the Value Area Low ( VAL) during the session open.
Trigger: Price quickly re-crosses back  ABOVE VAL into the shaded Value Area.
Confirmation:
The Left Delta bar at the bottom changes to  Teal/Green (buyers stepping in).
MTF Delta HUD turns green on M15 and M30.
Execution:
Entry: Buy market order as soon as a candle closes back inside VAL.
Stop Loss: 2–3 pips below the swing low made outside VAL.
Take Profit 1: Daily  POC (Blue line).
Take Profit 2: Opposite  VAH (Value Area High).


SHORT (SELL) SETUP

Context: Price pushes above Value Area High ( VAH) during the session open.
Trigger: Price fails to sustain higher prices and falls back  BELOW VAH into the shaded Value Area.
Confirmation:
Left Delta bar at the top turns  Red (sellers absorbing buyers).
MTF Delta HUD turns red on M15 and M30.
Execution:
Entry: Sell market order as soon as a candle closes back inside VAH.
Stop Loss: 2–3 pips above the swing high made outside VAH.
Take Profit 1: Daily  POC (Blue line).
Take Profit 2: Opposite  VAL (Value Area Low).

LONG (BUY) SETUP

  1. Context: Price breaks strongly above  VAH.

  2. Trigger: Price pulls back to retest  VAH from above.

  3. Confirmation: Price wicks off VAH without closing back inside the shaded area; MTF Delta on H1/H4 is  Green.

  4. Execution:

    • Entry: Buy on the rejection bounce at VAH.

    • Stop Loss: Just below the highest  ★ HVN inside the Value Area.

    • Take Profit: Next major historical HVN from the Sidebar Profile.

SHORT (SELL) SETUP

  1. Context: Price breaks strongly below  VAL.

  2. Trigger: Price pulls back to retest  VAL from below.

  3. Confirmation: Price wicks off VAL without closing back inside the shaded area; MTF Delta on H1/H4 is  Red.

  4. Execution:

    • Entry: Sell on the rejection bounce at VAL.

    • Stop Loss: Just above the lowest  ★ HVN inside the Value Area.

    • Take Profit: Next major historical LVN/HVN target from the Sidebar Profile.



LONG SCALP (BUY)

Context: Fast drop into the current session  POC or a  ★ HVN.
Trigger: Price hits the level, creates a lower wick, and the split profile shows  extreme Red delta that fails to push price lower (Buyers absorbing selling).
Confirmation: M5 bar closes bullish; MTF Delta on M5 switches to  Green.
Execution:
Entry: Buy immediately upon candle close.
Stop Loss: 5–10 pips (just behind the POC / HVN node).
Take Profit: The next upper price node or +10–15 pips (1:2 Risk/Reward).

 SHORT SCALP (SELL)

Context: Fast rally into the current session  POC or a  ★ HVN.
Trigger: Price hits the level, creates an upper wick, and the split profile shows  extreme Green delta that fails to push price higher (Sellers absorbing buying).
Confirmation: M5 bar closes bearish; MTF Delta on M5 switches to  Red.
Execution:
Entry: Sell immediately upon candle close.
Stop Loss: 5–10 pips (just above the POC / HVN node).
Take Profit: The next lower price node or +10–15 pips (1:2 Risk/Reward).

Short & To-The-Point Descriptions

1. Profile Type Settings

  • InpProfileType: Switches profile grouping mode between standard Daily blocks (PROFILE_DAILY) or custom time blocks (PROFILE_CUSTOM).

  • InpLookbackDays: Sets how many days into the past to calculate and draw profiles when using Daily mode.

2. Custom Range Period Settings

  • InpRangePeriodMinutes: Length of each custom profile block in minutes (e.g., 30 for 30-min profiles, 240 for 4-hour profiles).

  • InpRangeCount: Total number of custom historical blocks to calculate and display.

  • InpTimeShiftMinutes: Shifts the start time of custom range blocks forward or backward (useful for session alignments like London/NY open).

3. Profile Style Settings

  • InpProfileStyle: Layout mode — STYLE_CUSTOM_SPLIT shows center price boxes with delta on left and total volume on right; STYLE_TRADITIONAL_HISTO shows a classic single-sided volume histogram.

4. Auto Theme Settings

  • InpAutoTheme: When enabled (true), automatically modifies chart background, grid, and candle colors to match the built-in clean light theme upon loading.

5. Profile Rows & Logic

  • InpDailyRows: Vertical price resolution (number of horizontal price bins/slices per profile block).

  • InpUseMoneyFlow: When true, multiplies tick volume by price (Volume × Close) to calculate Money Flow; when false, uses raw tick volume.

6. Value Area Fulfillment

  • InpShowVAFill: Turns the background highlight/shading on/off behind the Value Area bars.

  • InpVATargetPct: The target percentage of total volume used to establish the Value Area (default: 70%).

  • InpVAFillColor: Background color applied to the Value Area rows.

7. Separation & Layout

  • InpGapFromStart: Horizontal spacing between the start of the time block and the start of the profile visuals.

  • InpColumnGapBars: Spacing between individual columns (price boxes, delta bars, and volume bars).

  • InpPriceBoxWidth: Relative horizontal width of the price label boxes in split mode.

  • InpProfileWidth: Maximum relative width allocated to the volume histogram bars.

8. Professional Markers

  • InpShowMarkers: Toggles horizontal indicator lines and text tags for POC, VAH, VAL, HVN, and LVN.

  • InpMarkerLenBars: Visual length (in bar duration) of marker lines drawn to the right of the profile.

9. Major HVN/LVN Selection

  • InpShowOnlyMajorHVN_LVN: When true, hides minor volume nodes and displays only the single most significant HVN and LVN.

  • InpMajorHVNSelect: Selection method for Major High Volume Node (pick by highest peak volume or closest to POC).

  • InpMajorLVNSelect: Selection method for Major Low Volume Node (pick by lowest valley volume or closest to POC).

  • InpMajorHVNColor: Color of the Major High Volume Node marker line and text (★ HVN).

  • InpMajorLVNColor: Color of the Major Low Volume Node marker line and text (★ LVN).

10. MTF Delta Panel Settings

  • InpShowMTFDelta: Displays an on-screen dashboard showing current bar volume delta across 6 timeframes (M5 to D1).

  • InpDeltaPanelCorner: Screen corner position for the panel (Top-Left or Top-Right).

  • InpDeltaPanelX: Horizontal pixel offset distance from the selected chart corner.

  • InpDeltaPanelY: Vertical pixel offset distance from the selected chart corner.

  • InpDeltaBullColor: Text color for positive/bullish delta values.

  • InpDeltaBearColor: Text color for negative/bearish delta values.

11. Alert Settings

  • InpEnableAlerts: Master on/off switch for price touch alerts on the current active profile block.

  • InpAlertCooldownSec: Minimum time interval (in seconds) between consecutive alerts to prevent alert spamming.

  • InpAlertOnPOC: Triggers an alert when live price touches the current Point of Control (POC).

  • InpAlertOnVAH: Triggers an alert when live price touches Value Area High (VAH).

  • InpAlertOnVAL: Triggers an alert when live price touches Value Area Low (VAL).

  • InpAlertOnMajorHVN: Triggers an alert when live price touches the Major HVN.

  • InpAlertOnMajorLVN: Triggers an alert when live price touches the Major LVN.

  • InpAlertPopup: Sends standard MT4 pop-up window alerts.

  • InpAlertPush: Sends push notifications to connected MT4 mobile apps.

  • InpAlertSound: Audio file name to play on alert (leave empty to disable sound).

  • InpAlertEmail: Sends an alert email via configured MT4 email settings.

12. Sidebar Settings

  • InpShowSidebar: Displays a fixed composite volume profile on the right side of the screen over the entire lookback window.

  • InpSidebarRows: Vertical resolution (number of rows) for the sidebar profile.

  • InpSidebarWidth: Width scale of the sidebar profile relative to chart view.

  • InpSidebarOffsetBars: Horizontal shift (in bars) to move the sidebar left or right from the right margin.

  • InpSidebarCol: Color reference for sidebar styling.

13. Appearance

  • InpFontSize: Global font size for numeric labels, price boxes, and volume text inside the profiles.

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