Universal Candle Timer

🕯️ Universal Candle Timer — Never Miss a Candle Close Again

Universal Candle Timer displays a live countdown to the next candle close directly on your chart — no overlays, no clutter, no drift. Whether you scalp the M1 or trade monthly structures, the timer recalibrates automatically every time you switch timeframes or symbols. Zero manual setup required.

⚡ Why Traders Choose Universal Candle Timer

Most candle timers break on weekends, freeze during broker disconnections, or drift away from real server time. Universal Candle Timer solves all three with a three-tier monotonic clock engine:

✔ Tier 1 — OS real-time clock + live broker offset (primary, works 24/7 including weekends and holidays) ✔ Tier 2 — Hardware microsecond counter extrapolation (active during pre-market gaps) ✔ Tier 3 — Last known good broker time (final safety net, never zero)

The result: a timer that never freezes, never drifts, and never lies — even when your broker's demo server goes offline on Saturday.

🔧 Key Features

✔ Works on all timeframes — M1, M5, M15, H1, H4, D1, W1, MN1 ✔ Syncs to broker server time — immune to local clock and timezone differences ✔ Weekend and holiday safe — clock keeps running even when markets are closed ✔ Smart display format — auto-switches between MM:SS and HH:MM:SS ✔ Optional blink alert — red/yellow warning when less than 10 seconds remain ✔ Fully configurable — font, size, color, position, vertical offset ✔ Zero repaint — single lightweight chart object, minimal CPU footprint ✔ Universal compatibility — Forex, metals, indices, crypto, synthetics, all brokers

🖥️ Requirements

Platform: MetaTrader 5 (Build 2000+) Account Type: Demo or Live — any broker Symbols: All symbols supported — Forex, metals, indices, crypto, synthetics Internet: Works offline on weekends — no live connection required for the timer

📝 Notes

W1 bar open assumes a Monday-open broker. If your broker opens weekly candles on Sunday, contact me for the one-line adjustment.

One MT5 Global Variable (CT_BrokerLocalOffset) is used to persist the broker offset across restarts. It is safe to delete manually via Tools → Global Variables for a clean reset.

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