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Inside the Asian Sweep Entry Model Indicator 🌏⚡ — Every Setting Explained

7 September 2026, 11:08
Ravi Shakya
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SMC Asian Session Sweep Entry

The Asian Sweep Entry Model is built around one simple idea: the Asian session prints a range, that range gets swept for liquidity, and what price does in the minutes after the sweep tells you whether it was a trap or the real move. This post walks through every single input in the indicator, group by group, so you know exactly what you're tuning before you touch a single setting.

PRO Version : https://www.mql5.com/en/market/product/194607


🌏 Sessions (Broker/Server Time)

Tells the model when "Asian session" actually starts and ends on your broker's clock — every broker's server time is a little different, so get this right first.

Setting Default What it does
Asian session start hour / minute 🕒 3 : 00 When the range starts building
Asian session end hour / minute 🔒 9 : 00 When the range locks and stops growing
New York open hour / minute 15 : 00 Marks the NY open on the chart, and gates how late a signal is allowed to fire


📊 Market Structure

Controls how the model reads price action on your chart's own timeframe.

Setting Default What it does
Show internal structure (BOS/CHoCH) ✅ On Toggles the structure-break lines and labels
Internal pivot lookback 4 bars Bars each side confirming a swing point — smaller = more sensitive, larger = calmer
Show pending legs 📏 On Draws the unbroken levels price still has to clear before a break counts


⚡ Sweep & Signal

The heart of the model — the rules that decide whether a sweep actually turns into a tradeable setup.

Setting Default What it does
Setup mode Both Which setups to take
— Both ✓ default Reversal and continuation setups both active
— Reversal only Only takes the break-back-inside-the-range setup
— Continuation only Only takes the break-outside-the-range setup
Require imbalance 🧲 On Only take a break that left behind a genuine imbalance
— Count fair value gap (FVG) On Includes FVGs as qualifying
— Count inverted FVG (IFVG) On Includes IFVGs as qualifying
— Count balanced price range (BPR) On Includes BPRs as qualifying
Minimum imbalance size 0.0 points Ignore gaps thinner than this (0.5-point steps)
Max continuation distance 0.75× range For the continuation setup, how far past the session range the entry may still sit
Require inside-zone break On Reversal only — forces the break to land back inside the session range
Signal on BOS too On By default reversal only fires on a CHoCH; this also allows a same-direction BOS
Max signals per day 🔢 1 Hard cap so the model stops after its setup for the session
After-session only ⏳ On Entries only allowed once the Asian session has closed
Before-NY only ⏳ On Entries only allowed before the New York open


🎯 Trade Levels (TP/SL Boxes)

Everything about how the model draws its risk on the chart.

Setting Default What it does
Show trade boxes On Toggles the TP/SL boxes
SL buffer 🛡️ 0.0 pips Extra room beyond the swing extreme (0 = stop sits exactly on the level)
Risk:reward 1 : 2.0 Take-profit distance as a multiple of the stop, 1:1 up to 1:5
Entry mode Nearest imbalance Where the entry line is placed
Entry Fib ratio 0.618 Fibonacci mode only — 0 = break level, 1 = right at the stop
Show 1:1 line On Draws the halfway marker between entry and target
Box extend bars 40 How far right the TP/SL boxes stretch visually
Show imbalance zone 🟪 On Highlights the exact FVG/IFVG/BPR that qualified the entry


📈 Trend Filter

The higher-timeframe context check.

Setting Default What it does
Use trend filter On Requires the higher-timeframe structure to agree before a setup is valid
Trend timeframe H4 Which higher timeframe supplies that context
External pivot lookback 2 bars Sensitivity of the higher-timeframe swing detection
Show trend background 🎨 On Tints the chart background with the current HTF trend
Show swing structure (chart TF) Off Optional display-only overlay of external structure on your current timeframe — doesn't affect signals


🖼️ Chart Drawings

Setting Default What it does
Max history days 30 How far back the indicator backfills on load
Show session background On Fills the session box instead of an outline
Level extend bars 60 How far the session high/low lines and midline project forward
Show midline ➗ On Draws the halfway line of the session range, running in step with the high/low lines
Show NY marker On Vertical line at the New York open
Show sweep label On Text tag on each sweep marker
Sweep arrow width 1 (smallest) Size of the sweep triangle markers
Show panel 🗂️ On On-chart box summarizing the last trade setup


🎨 Chart Appearance

Setting Default What it does
Apply chart style On Recolors candles/background for contrast against the drawings
Hide grid On Removes MT5's default chart gridlines


🐞 Diagnostics

Setting Default What it does
Debug log Off Prints why each structure break was taken or skipped, in the Experts tab


🔔 Alerts

Setting Default What it does
Alert on signals On Pop-up alert the moment a full setup fires
Push notify 📱 Off Also sends the alert to the MT5 mobile app (needs MetaQuotes ID set under Tools → Options → Notifications)
Alert on sweeps On Notified the instant the session high/low gets swept
Alert on bullish structure On Notified on bullish CHoCH/BOS
Alert on bearish structure On Notified on bearish CHoCH/BOS — split from bullish so you can mute one side

That's the full settings map for the indicator. If you're new to the model, a sensible way in is to leave everything on defaults, watch it for a week on the pair you trade, and only then start adjusting the sweep, imbalance, or trend-filter settings to match what you're seeing. 🚀


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