TJR US Open Macro Marker LinesTJR US Open Macro Marker Lines
Version 1.0.0
Marks the US-open macro time windows from TJR's methodology on the US500 and USTEC indices, so you can see at a glance where each window starts and ends as the New York open plays out. It draws vertical boundary lines and a small top-pinned label for each window, and nothing else, keeping the chart clean.
WHAT IT DRAWS
• Five vertical boundary lines, running the full height of the chart, at the four macro-window edges: 08:30, 09:30, 09:50, 10:10 and 10:30 New York time.
• Four top-pinned labels, one centred over each window: Pre., Man., Ent. and L.Ent.
• Nothing else. There is no background shading and no on-chart clutter.
THE FOUR WINDOWS (New York time)
• Pre: 08:30-09:30
• Manipulation: 09:30-09:50
• Entry: 09:50-10:10
• Late Entry: 10:10-10:30
HOW IT WORKS
• The 08:30 line sits on the candle that opens the Pre window. The 09:30, 09:50, 10:10 and 10:30 lines are pulled back one candle so the marked candle is the one that CLOSES at that boundary time, which is where each window actually ends.
• The windows are US-anchored via the "UK-US Time Difference" input. Leave it at 5 normally, and set it to 4 for the weeks each year when the UK and US daylight-saving changeovers are out of step, which keeps every line tracking the true New York clock.
• The correct clock time is used whatever timezone your chart is set to; only where the candles fall on the time axis changes.
• Show History draws prior days as well as today. History Range limits that to the last 5 trading days (weekends are not counted, which is lighter and faster on scroll) or the full loaded history.
WHAT IT RUNS ON
• US500 and USTEC only. On any other symbol it draws nothing.
• The 1m and 5m timeframes only. TJR's macros are read on those timeframes, and the one-candle pull-back lands cleanly only on those grids. Nothing draws on any other timeframe.
HOW TO USE
• Add it to a 1m or 5m US500 or USTEC chart. The lines and labels mark out the Pre, Manipulation, Entry and Late Entry windows across the New York open.
• Each boundary line has its own colour; line width, style and opacity are shared across all five. Each label has its own colour; label opacity is shared across all four. Set them to suit your chart.
• During the DST-mismatch weeks, switch the UK-US Time Difference input to 4 so the windows stay on the New York clock.
INITIAL RELEASE
Version 1.0.0. First public release. Marks the TJR US-open macro windows (Pre, Manipulation, Entry, Late Entry) on US500 and USTEC, 1m and 5m only, with per-line and per-label colours, shared line width/style/opacity and label opacity, a 5/4 US-anchoring input for the DST-mismatch weeks, and a Show History toggle with a 5-trading-day or full-history range.
FEEDBACK
Please let me know if you experience any issues, or have feedback for improvements or additions in the comments below. Thank you, Tom Indicator
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Initial Balance Breaks [NQ stats x CantoLab]An open source indicator built around the Initial Balance break statistics from NQ Stats (nqstats.com). Credit to NQ Stats for the original research — published here with permission.
⚠️ Important
This is a statistical study indicator. It does not guarantee that the IB high or low will be hit. Over a large sample, this is the expected behaviour based on 10 years of NQ data. It is best combined with other confluences to confirm direction — this indicator alone is not a strategy.
What is the Initial Balance?
The Initial Balance (IB) is the price range established during the first hour of the New York equity session — 09:30 to 10:30 ET. The high and low set within this window become key levels for the rest of the trading day.
Based on 10 years of NQ data, IB breaks 83% of the time before noon and 96% of the time before 4:00 PM. The stat alone doesn't give you direction — but combined with where the IB closes relative to its own midpoint, you get a directional edge:
IB closes in the upper half → high breaks 82% of the time
IB closes in the lower half → low breaks 76% of the time
What it does
Once the IB window closes at 10:30, the indicator plots the IB High, Low and Mid as levels on the chart and automatically determines the directional bias based on where price closed within the IB range.
The expected break side is labelled with its probability and a tracking line extends forward tracking whether that level gets hit. When the level is breached the label updates to show Success or Failed in real time.
IB High — upper boundary of the initial balance range
IB Low — lower boundary of the initial balance range
IB Mid — equilibrium of the range, plotted in orange.
When price closes above mid, high break is expected.
When price close below mid, low break is expected.
Probability line — extends from IB close forward on the expected side, updates to Success or Failed when hit
Settings
IB Time — configurable session window, default 09:30–10:30 NY time
Label Size — Tiny / Small / Normal / Large / Huge
Per-level line style and width — IB High, Low, Mid and vertical markers
Auto color — IB High and Low auto-adapt to chart theme, or set manually
Notes
Built for NQ Futures. Behaviour on other instruments is untested
All times are New York time
Current version tracks directional bias from IB close relative to midpoint. The 83% before noon and 96% before 4PM time-based breach tracking and IB formation order confluence are not yet implemented
Probability data derived from 10 years of NQ historical data by NQ Stats.
This indicator does not provide financial advice or a complete strategy. You are responsible for how you build around and execute on this data
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Mark4ex vWapMark4ex VWAP is a precision session-anchored Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) indicator crafted for intraday traders who want clean, reliable VWAP levels that reset daily to match a specific market session.
Unlike the built-in continuous VWAP, this version anchors each day to your chosen session start and end time, most commonly aligned with the New York Stock Exchange Open (9:30 AM EST) through the market close (4:00 PM EST). This ensures your VWAP reflects only intraday price action within your active trading window — filtering out irrelevant overnight moves and providing clearer mean-reversion signals.
Key Features:
Fully configurable session start & end times — adapt it for NY session or any other market.
Anchored VWAP resets daily for true session-based levels.
Built for the New York Open Range Breakout strategy: see how price interacts with VWAP during the volatile first 30–60 minutes of the US market.
Plots a clean, dynamic line that updates tick-by-tick during the session and disappears outside trading hours.
Designed to help you spot real-time support/resistance, intraday fair value zones, and liquidity magnets used by institutional traders.
How to Use — NY Open Range Breakout:
During the first hour of the New York session, institutional traders often define an “Opening Range” — the high and low formed shortly after the bell. The VWAP in this zone acts as a dynamic pivot point:
When price is above the session VWAP, bulls are in control — the level acts as a support floor for pullbacks.
When price is below the session VWAP, bears dominate — the level acts as resistance against bounces.
Breakouts from the opening range often test the VWAP for confirmation or rejection.
Traders use this to time entries for breakouts, retests, or mean-reversion scalps with greater confidence.
⚙️ Recommended Settings:
Default: 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM New York time — standard US equities session.
Adjust hours/minutes to match your target market’s open and close.
👤 Who is it for?
Scalpers, day traders, prop traders, and anyone trading the NY Open, indices like the S&P 500, or highly liquid stocks during US cash hours.
🚀 Why use Mark4ex VWAP?
Because a properly anchored VWAP is a trader’s real-time institutional fair value, giving you better context than static moving averages. It adapts live to volume shifts and helps you follow smart money footprints.
This indicator will reconfigure every day, anchored to the New York Open, it will also leave historical NY Open VWAP for study purpose. Indicator
LIT - TimingIntroduction
This Script displays the Asia Session Range, the London Open Inducement Window, the NY Open Inducement Window, the Previous Week's high and low, the Previous Day's highs and lows, and the Day Open price in the cleanest way possible.
Description
The Indicator is based on UTC -7 timing but displays the Session Boxes automatically correct at your chart so you do not have to adjust any timings based on your Time Zone and don't have to do any calculations based on your UTC. It is already perfect.
You will see on default settings the purple Asia Box and 2 grey boxes, the first one is for the London Open Inducement Window (1 hour) and the second grey box is for the NY Open Inducement Window (also 1 hour)
Asia Range comes with default settings with the Asia Range high, low, and midline, you can remove these 3 lines in the settings "style" and untick the "Lines" box, that way you only will have the boxes displayed.
Special Feature
Most Timing-based Indicators have "bugged" boxes or don't show clean boxes at all and don't adjust at daylight savings times, we made sure that everything automatically gets adjusted so you don't have to! So the timings will always display at the correct time regarding the daylight savings times.
Combining Timing with Liquidity Zones the right way and in a clear, clean, and simple format.
Different than others this script also shows the "true" Asia range as it respects the "day open gap" which affects the Asia range in other scripts and it also covers the full 8 hours of Asia Session.
Additions
You can add in the settings menu the last week's high and low, the previous day's high and low, and also the day's open price by ticking the boxes in the settings menu
All colors of the boxes are fully adjustable and customizable for your personal preferences. Same for the previous weeks and day highs and lows. Just go to "Style" and you can adjust the Line types or colors to your preferred choice.
Recommended Use
The most beautiful display is on the M5 Timeframe as you have a clear overview of all sessions without losing the intraday view. You can also use it on the M1 for more details or the M15 for the bigger picture. The Template can hide on higher time frames starting from the H1 to not flood your chart with boxes.
How to use the Asia Session Range Box
Use the Asia Range Box as your intraday Guide, keep in mind that a Breakout of Asia high or low induces Liquidity and a common price behavior is a reversal after the fake breakout of that range.
How to use the London Open and NY Open Inducement Windows
Both grey boxes highlight the Open of either London Open or NY Open and you should keep an eye out for potential Liquditiy Graps or Mitigations during that times as this is when they introduce major Liquidity for the regarding Session.
How to use the Asia high, low and midline and day open price
After Asia Range got taken out in one direction, often price comes back to those levels to mitigate or bounce off, so you can imagine those zones as support and resistance on some occasions, recommended in combination with Imbalances.
How to use the previous day and week's highs and lows
Once added in the settings, you can display those price levels, you can use them either as Liquidity Targets or as Inducement Levels once they are taken out.
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