Liquidity-sweep — Indicators and Strategies

Liquidity Sweep Candlestick Pattern with MA Filter 📌 Liquidity Sweep Candlestick Pattern with MA Filter This custom indicator detects liquidity sweep candlestick patterns—price action events where the market briefly breaks a previous candle’s high or low to trap traders—paired with optional filters such as moving averages, color change candles, and strictness rules for better signal accuracy. 🔍 What is a Liquidity Sweep? A liquidity sweep occurs when the price briefly breaks the high or low of a previous candle and then reverses direction. These events often occur around key support/resistance zones and are used by institutional traders to trap retail positions before moving the price in the intended direction. 🟢 Bullish Liquidity Sweep Criteria The current candle is bullish (closes above its open). The low of the current candle breaks the low of the previous candle. The candle closes above the previous candle’s open. Optionally, in Strict mode, it must also close above the previous candle’s high. Optionally, it can be filtered to only show if the candle changed color from the previous one (e.g., red to green). Can be filtered to only show when the price is above or below a moving average (if MA filter is enabled). 🔴 Bearish Liquidity Sweep Criteria The current candle is bearish (closes below its open). The high of the current candle breaks the high of the previous candle. The candle closes below the previous candle’s open. Optionally, in Strict mode, it must also close below the previous candle’s low. Optionally, it can be filtered to only show if the candle changed color from the previous one (e.g., green to red). Can be filtered to only show when the price is above or below a moving average (if MA filter is enabled). ⚙️ Features & Customization ✅ Signal Strictness Choose between: Less Strict (default): Basic wick break and close conditions. Strict: Must close beyond the wick of the previous candle. ✅ Color Change Candles Only Enable this to only show patterns when the candle color changes (e.g., from red to green or green to red). Helps filter fake-outs. ✅ Moving Average Filter (optional) Supports several types of MAs: SMA, EMA, WMA, VWMA, RMA, HMA Choose whether signals should only appear above or below the selected moving average. ✅ Custom Visuals Show short (BS) or full (Bull Sweep / Bear Sweep) labels Plot triangles or arrows to represent bullish and bearish sweeps Customize label and shape colors Optionally show/hide the moving average line ✅ Alerts Includes alert options for: Bullish sweep Bearish sweep Any sweep 📈 How to Use Add the indicator to your chart. Configure the strictness, color change, or MA filters based on your strategy. Observe signals where price is likely to reverse after taking out liquidity. Use with key support/resistance levels, order blocks, or volume zones for confluence. ⚠️ Note This tool is for educational and strategy-building purposes. Always confirm signals with other indicators, context, and sound risk management.

Liquidity Sweep Filter Strategy [AlgoAlpha X PineIndicators]This strategy is based on the Liquidity Sweep Filter developed by AlgoAlpha. Full credit for the concept and original indicator goes to AlgoAlpha. The Liquidity Sweep Filter Strategy is a non-repainting trading system designed to identify liquidity sweeps, trend shifts, and high-impact price levels. It incorporates volume-based liquidation analysis, trend confirmation, and dynamic support/resistance detection to optimize trade entries and exits. This strategy helps traders: Detect liquidity sweeps where major market participants trigger stop losses and liquidations. Identify trend shifts using a volatility-based moving average system. Analyze volume distribution with a built-in volume profile visualization. Filter noise by differentiating between major and minor liquidity sweeps. How the Liquidity Sweep Filter Strategy Works 1. Trend Detection Using Volatility-Based Filtering The strategy applies a volatility-adjusted moving average system to determine trend direction: A central trend line is calculated using an EMA smoothed over a user-defined length. Upper and lower deviation bands are created based on the average price deviation over multiple periods. If price closes above the upper band, the strategy signals an uptrend. If price closes below the lower band, the strategy signals a downtrend. This approach ensures that trend shifts are confirmed only when price significantly moves beyond normal market fluctuations. 2. Liquidity Sweep Detection Liquidity sweeps occur when price temporarily breaks key levels, triggering stop-loss liquidations or margin call events. The strategy tracks swing highs and lows, marking potential liquidity grabs: Bearish Liquidity Sweeps – Price breaks a recent high, then reverses downward. Bullish Liquidity Sweeps – Price breaks a recent low, then reverses upward. Volume Integration – The strategy analyzes trading volume at each sweep to differentiate between major and minor sweeps. Key levels where liquidity sweeps occur are plotted as color-coded horizontal lines: Red lines indicate bearish liquidity sweeps. Green lines indicate bullish liquidity sweeps. Labels are displayed at each sweep, showing the volume of liquidated positions at that level. 3. Volume Profile Analysis The strategy includes an optional volume profile visualization, displaying how trading volume is distributed across different price levels. Features of the volume profile: Point of Control (POC) – The price level with the highest traded volume is marked as a key area of interest. Bounding Box – The profile is enclosed within a transparent box, helping traders visualize the price range of high trading activity. Customizable Resolution & Scale – Traders can adjust the granularity of the profile to match their preferred time frame. The volume profile helps identify zones of strong support and resistance, making it easier to anticipate price reactions at key levels. Trade Entry & Exit Conditions The strategy allows traders to configure trade direction: Long Only – Only takes long trades. Short Only – Only takes short trades. Long & Short – Trades in both directions. Entry Conditions Long Entry: A bullish trend shift is confirmed. A bullish liquidity sweep occurs (price sweeps below a key level and reverses). The trade direction setting allows long trades. Short Entry: A bearish trend shift is confirmed. A bearish liquidity sweep occurs (price sweeps above a key level and reverses). The trade direction setting allows short trades. Exit Conditions Closing a Long Position: A bearish trend shift occurs. The position is liquidated at a predefined liquidity sweep level. Closing a Short Position: A bullish trend shift occurs. The position is liquidated at a predefined liquidity sweep level. Customization Options The strategy offers multiple adjustable settings: Trade Mode: Choose between Long Only, Short Only, or Long & Short. Trend Calculation Length & Multiplier: Adjust how trend signals are calculated. Liquidity Sweep Sensitivity: Customize how aggressively the strategy identifies sweeps. Volume Profile Display: Enable or disable the volume profile visualization. Bounding Box & Scaling: Control the size and position of the volume profile. Color Customization: Adjust colors for bullish and bearish signals. Considerations & Limitations Liquidity sweeps do not always result in reversals. Some price sweeps may continue in the same direction. Works best in volatile markets. In low-volatility environments, liquidity sweeps may be less reliable. Trend confirmation adds a slight delay. The strategy ensures valid signals, but this may result in slightly later entries. Large volume imbalances may distort the volume profile. Adjusting the scale settings can help improve visualization. Conclusion The Liquidity Sweep Filter Strategy is a volume-integrated trading system that combines liquidity sweeps, trend analysis, and volume profile data to optimize trade execution. By identifying key price levels where liquidations occur, this strategy provides valuable insight into market behavior, helping traders make better-informed trading decisions. Key use cases for this strategy: Liquidity-Based Trading – Capturing moves triggered by stop hunts and liquidations. Volume Analysis – Using volume profile data to confirm high-activity price zones. Trend Following – Entering trades based on confirmed trend shifts. Support & Resistance Trading – Using liquidity sweep levels as dynamic price zones. This strategy is fully customizable, allowing traders to adapt it to different market conditions, timeframes, and risk preferences. Full credit for the original concept and indicator goes to AlgoAlpha.

MTF Fractals [RunRox]🔽 MTF Fractals is a powerful indicator designed to visualize fractals from multiple timeframes directly on your chart, highlight liquidity sweeps at these fractal levels, and provide several additional features we’ll cover in detail below. We created this indicator because we couldn’t find a suitable tool that met our specific needs on TradingView. Therefore, we decided to develop a valuable indicator for the entire TradingView community, combining simplicity and versatility. ⁉️ WHAT IS A FRACTALS? In trading, a fractal is a technical analysis pattern composed of five consecutive candles, typically highlighting local market turning points. Specifically, a fractal high is formed when a candle’s high is higher than the highs of the two candles on either side, whereas a fractal low occurs when a candle’s low is lower than the lows of the two adjacent candles on both sides. Traders use fractals as reference points for identifying significant support and resistance levels, potential reversal areas, and liquidity zones within price action analysis. Below is a screenshot illustrating clearly formed fractals on the chart. 📙 FRACTAL FORMATION Here’s how fractals form depending on your chosen setting (3, 5, 7, or 9): ▶️ 3-bar fractal – forms when the central candle is higher (for highs) or lower (for lows) than one candle on each side. ▶️ 5-bar fractal – forms when the central candle is higher or lower than two candles on both sides. ▶️ 7-bar fractal – forms when the central candle is higher or lower compared to the three candles on each side. ▶️ 9-bar fractal – forms similarly but requires four candles on each side, making the fractal significantly more reliable and robust. A higher number of bars ensures stronger fractal levels, highlighting more significant potential reversal points on the chart. Now that we’ve covered the theory behind fractal formation, let’s explore the indicator’s functionality in more detail. Below, I’ll explain each feature clearly and illustrate how you can effectively utilize this indicator in your trading. 🕐 MULTI-TIMEFRAME FRACTALS We realized that displaying fractals only from the current timeframe isn’t always convenient, so we’ve introduced Multi-Timeframe Fractals into this indicator. Now you can easily display fractals from higher timeframes directly on your current chart, providing you with broader market context and clearer trading signals. Fractals from Current Timeframe – Fractals identified directly on the chart’s current timeframe. Fractals from Higher Timeframes – Fractals sourced from higher timeframes and displayed clearly on your current chart for enhanced market perspective. 📈 FRACTAL LINES Since fractals represent areas of high liquidity, we’ve added an option to extend fractal levels horizontally as Fractal Lines across your chart. This feature allows you to clearly visualize critical liquidity areas from higher timeframes, directly on your current timeframe chart, as demonstrated in the screenshot below. With this approach, you can clearly visualize significant fractal levels from higher timeframes directly on your current chart - for example, projecting fractals from the 1-hour (1H) timeframe onto a 3-minute (3m) chart. ✅ This helps you easily identify critical liquidity areas and potential reversal zones without the need to switch between multiple timeframes. 💰 LIQUDITY SWEEP (LIQUDITY GRAB) To enhance your trading experience, we’ve introduced a feature that clearly identifies liquidity sweeps of fractal levels. A Liquidity Sweep occurs when a candle closes beyond a fractal line, leaving a wick that pierces through it, signaling that liquidity has been collected at this level. Below, you’ll find two examples illustrating this functionality: ▶️ Fractal lines from the current timeframe ▶️ Fractal lines projected from higher timeframes The first example illustrates liquidity being swept from fractals on the current timeframe . Here, the candle clearly closes beyond the fractal line, leaving a wick through it. This indicates a liquidity sweep at the fractal level, visually highlighting a potential reversal or continuation opportunity directly on your chart. In the second example, fractals from the higher timeframe are projected onto your current chart. When a candle on your current timeframe closes beyond an HTF fractal line - leaving a wick through this level - the indicator highlights it clearly. This signals to traders a potential reversal zone, indicating that liquidity has been swept, and price may reverse or significantly react from this area. You can also enable the display of additional labels on the chart. These labels clearly mark liquidity sweeps at fractal levels, making it easier to visually identify potential reversal points directly on your chart. ⚙️ SETTINGS Below are the indicator settings with detailed explanations for each parameter. 🔷 Bars in Fractal – Number of candles to the right and left required to form a fractal. 🔷 Fractal Timeframe – Select the timeframe from which you want to display fractals on the current chart. 🔷 Max Age, bars – Number of bars during which the fractal will remain active. 🔷 Show Fractal Line – Display or hide fractal lines. 🔷 Line Style – Choose the style of the line displayed on the chart. 🔷 Line Width – Thickness of the fractal line. 🔷 High Fractal – Style and color of bearish fractals. 🔷 Low Fractal – Style and color of bullish fractals. 🔷 Fractal Label Size – Select the size of fractal labels. 🔷 Show Sweep Labels – Option to display labels when a liquidity sweep occurs. 🔷 Label Color – Color and transparency of the area marked on the chart during a sweep. 🔷 Shade Sweep Area – Show or hide the sweep area shading. 🔷 Area Color – Color and transparency settings for the sweep area. 🔶 We’d love to hear your feedback and any suggestions for additional features you’d like to see in this indicator. We’ll be happy to consider your ideas and continue improving the indicator!

1H/3m Concept [RunRox]🕘 1H/3m Concept is a versatile trading methodology based on liquidity sweeps from fractal points identified on higher timeframes, followed by price reversals at these key moments. Below, I will explain this concept in detail and provide clear examples demonstrating its practical application. ⁉️ WHAT IS A FRACTALS? In trading, a fractal is a technical analysis pattern composed of five consecutive candles, typically highlighting local market turning points. Specifically, a fractal high is formed when a candle’s high is higher than the highs of the two candles on either side, whereas a fractal low occurs when a candle’s low is lower than the lows of the two adjacent candles on both sides. Traders use fractals as reference points for identifying significant support and resistance levels, potential reversal areas, and liquidity zones within price action analysis. Below is a screenshot illustrating clearly formed fractals on the chart. 📌 ABOUT THE CONCEPT The 1H/3m Concept involves marking Higher Timeframe (HTF) fractals directly onto a Lower Timeframe (LTF) chart. When a liquidity sweep occurs at an HTF fractal level, we remain on the same LTF chart (since all HTF fractals are already plotted on this lower timeframe) and wait for a clear Market Structure Shift (MSS) to identify our potential entry point. Below is a schematic illustration clearly demonstrating how this concept works in practice. Below is another 💡 real-chart example , showing liquidity in the form of a 1H fractal, swept by a rapid impulse move. Immediately afterward, a clear Market Structure Shift (MSS) occurs, signaling a potential entry point into the trade. Another example is shown below, where we see our hourly fractal, from which price clearly reacts, providing an opportunity to search for an entry point. As illustrated on the chart, the fractal levels from the higher timeframe are clearly displayed, but we’re working directly on the 5-minute chart. This allows us to remain on one timeframe without needing to switch back and forth between charts to spot such trading setups. 🔍 MTF FRACTALS This concept can be applied across various HTF-LTF timeframe combinations. Although our examples illustrate 1H fractals used on a 5-minute chart, you can effectively utilize many other timeframe combinations, such as: 30m HTF fractals on 1m chart 1H HTF fractals on 3m chart 4H HTF fractals on 15m chart 1D HTF fractals on 1H chart The key idea behind this concept is always the same: identify liquidity at fractal levels on the higher timeframe (HTF), then wait for a clear Market Structure Shift (MSS) on the lower timeframe (LTF) to enter trades. ⚙️ SETTINGS 🔷 Trade Direction – Select the preferred trading direction (Long, Short, or Both). 🔷 HTF – Choose the higher timeframe from which fractals will be displayed on the current chart. 🔷 HTF Period – Number of candles required on both sides of a fractal candle (before and after) to confirm fractal formation on the HTF. 🔷 Current TF Period – Sensitivity to the impulse that sweeps liquidity, used for identifying and forming the MSS line. 🔷 Show HTF – Enable or disable displaying HTF fractal lines on your chart. You can also customize line style and color. 🔷 Max Age (Bars) – Number of recent bars within which fractals from the selected HTF will be displayed. 🔷 Show Entry – Enable or disable displaying the MSS line on the chart. 🔷 Enable Alert – Activates TradingView alerts whenever the MSS line is crossed. You can also enable 🔔 alerts, which notify you whenever price crosses the MSS line. This significantly simplifies the process of identifying these setups on your charts. Simply configure your preferred timeframes and wait for notifications when the MSS line is crossed. 🔶 We greatly appreciate your feedback and suggestions for improving the indicator!

Liquidity Swings & Sweeps This Pine script indicator is designed to create a visual representation liquidity as identified by swing Highs/Lows along with an indication of the liquidity level that was swept, optionally rating the strength of the sweep based on time & price. Relevance: Liquidity levels & sweeps are crucial for many SMC/ICT setups and can indicate a point at which the price changes direction or may re-trace in an opposite direction to provide additional liquidity for continued move in the original direction. Additionally, liquidity levels may provide targets for setups, as price action will often seek to take out those levels as they main contain many buy/sell stops. How It Works: The indicator tracks all swing points, as identified using user-defined strength of the swing. Once a swing is formed that meets the criteria, it is represented by a horizontal line starting at the price of the current swing until the last bar on the chart. While the swing is valid, this line will continue to be extended until the swing is invalid or a new swing is formed. Upon identifying a new swing, the indicator then scans the earlier swings in the same direction looking for a point of greatest liquidity that was taken by the current swing. This level is then denoted by dashed horizontal line, connecting earlier swing point to the current. At the same time any liquidity zones between the two swings are automatically removed from the chart if they had previously been rendered on the chart. If the setting to enable scan for maximum liquidity is enabled, then while looking back, the indicator will look for lowest low or highest high that was taken by the current swing point, which may not be a swing itself, however, is a lowest/highest price point taken (mitigated) by the current swing, which in many cases will be better price then then the one represented by previous swing. If the option to render sweep label is enabled, the sweep line will also be completed by a label, that will score the sweep and a tooltip showing the details of the level swept and the time it took to sweep it. The score explained further in configurability section ranks the strength of the sweep based on time and is complemented by price (difference in price between the two liquidity levels). Configurability: A user may configure the strength of the swing using both left/right strength (number of bars) as well as optionally instruct the indicator to seek the lowest/highest price point which may not be previous swing that was taken out by newly formed swing. From appearance perspective liquidity level colors & line width presenting the liquidity/swing can be configured. There is also an option to render the liquidity sweep label that will generate an icon-based rating of the liquidity sweep and a tooltip that provides details on the scope of the swing, which includes liquidity level swept and when it was formed along with the time it took to sweep the liquidity. Rating is of sweeps is primarily based on time with a secondary reference to price 💥- Best rating, very strong sweep with an hourly or better liquidity sweep 🔥- Second rating, strong sweep with 15 – 59 minute liquidity sweep, or 5+ minute sweep of 10+ points ✅- Third rating, ok sweep with 5 - 15 minute liquidity sweep, or lower-time-frame sweep of 10+ points ❄️ - Weakest sweep, with liquidity of 5 or less minutes swept What makes this indicator different: Designed with high performance in mind, to reduce impact on chart render time. Only keeps valid liquidity levels & sweeps on the chart Automatically removes previously taken liquidity levels Ranks liquidity sweeps to indicate strength of the sweep

ICT HTF Liquidity Levels /w Alert [MsF]Japanese below / 日本語説明は英文の後にあります。 ------------------------- *This indicator is based on sbtnc's "HTF Liquidity Levels". It's a very cool indicator. thank you. It has 3 functions: visualization of HTF liquidity (with alert), candle color change when displacement occurs, and MSB (market structure break) line display. === Function description === 1. HTF liquidity (with alert) Lines visualize the liquidity pools on the HTF bars. Alerts can be set for each TF's line. Once the price reaches the line, the line is repaint. To put it plainly, the old line disappears and a new line appears. The line that disappeared remains as a purged line. (It is also possible to hide the purged line with a parameter) The alert will be triggered at the moment the line disappears. An alert will be issued when you touch the HTF's liquid pools where the loss is accumulated, so you can notice the stop hunting with the alert. This alert is an original feature of this indicator. The timeframe of the HTF can't modify. You can get Monthly, weekly, daily and H1 and H4. Each timeframe displays the 3 most recent lines. By narrowing it down to 3, it is devised to make it easier to see visually. (This indicator original) 2. Displacement Change the color display of the candlesticks when a bullish candle stick or bearish candle stick is attached. Furthermore, by enabling the "Require FVG" option, you can easily discover the FVG (Fair Value Gap). It is a very useful function for ICT trading. 3. MSB (market structure break) Displays High/Low lines for the period specified by the parameter. It is useful for discovering BoS & CHoCH/MSS, which are important in ICT trading. === Parameter description === - HTF LIQUIDITY - Daily … Daily line display settings (color, line width) - Weekly … Weekly line display settings (color, line width) - Monthly … Monthly line display settings (color, line width) - INTRADAY LIQUIDITY - 1H … 1H line display settings (color, line width) - 4H … 4H line display settings (color, line width) - PURGED LIQUIDITY … Display setting of the line once the candle reaches - Show Purge Daily … Daily purged line display/non-display setting - Show Purge Weekly … Weekly purged line display/non-display setting - Show Purge Monthly … Monthly purged line display/non-display setting - Show Purge 1H … 1H purged line display/non-display setting - Show Purge 4H … 4H purged line display/non-display setting - MARKET STRUCTURE BREAK - MBS - Loopback … Period for searching High/Low - DISPLACEMENT FOR FVG - Require FVG … Draw only when FVG occurs - Displacement Type … Displacement from open to close? or from high to low? - Displacement Length … Period over which to calculate the standard deviation - Displacement Strength … The larger the number, the stronger the displacement detected ------------------------- このインジケータはsbtncさんの"HTF Liquidity Levels"をベースに作成しています。上位足流動性の可視化（アラート付き）、変位発生時のローソク色変更、MSB(market structure break)ライン表示の３つの機能を有します。＜機能説明＞ ■上位足流動性の可視化上位足の流動性の吹き溜まり（ストップが溜まっているところ）をラインで可視化します。ラインにはアラートを設定することが可能です。一度価格がラインに到達するとそのラインは再描画されます。平たく言うと、今までのラインが消えて新しいラインが出現する。という事です。消えたラインはpurgeラインとして残ります。（パラメータでpurgeラインを非表示にすることも可能です）アラートはラインが消える瞬間に発報します。上位足の損切り溜まってるところにタッチするとアラートを発報するので、アラートにてストップ狩りに気づくことができます。このアラート発報については本インジケータオリジナルの機能となります。表示可能な上位足のタイムフレームは固定です。月足、週足、日足およびH1とH4を表示することができます。各タイムフレーム、直近から3つのラインを表示します。3つに絞ることで視覚的に見やすく工夫しています。（本インジケータオリジナル） ■変位発生時のローソク色変更大きな陽線、陰線を付けた場合に、そのローソク足をカラー表示を変更します。さらに"Require FVG"オプションを有効にすることで、FVG（Fair Value Gap）を容易に発見することができます。ICTトレードにを行うにあたり大変有用な機能となっています。 ■MSB(market structure break)ライン表示パラメータで指定した期間のHigh/Lowをライン表示します。ICTトレードで重要視しているBoS & CHoCH/MSSの発見に役立ちます。＜パラメータ説明＞ - HTF LIQUIDITY - Daily … 日足ライン表示設定（色、線幅） - Weekly … 週足ライン表示設定（色、線幅） - Monthly … 月足ライン表示設定（色、線幅） - INTRADAY LIQUIDITY - 1H … 1時間足ライン表示設定（色、線幅） - 4H … 4時間足ライン表示設定（色、線幅） - PURGED LIQUIDITY … 一度到達したラインの表示設定 - Show Purge Daily … 日足ライン表示／非表示設定 - Show Purge Weekly … 週足ライン表示／非表示設定 - Show Purge Monthly … 月足ライン表示／非表示設定 - Show Purge 1H … 1時間足ライン表示／非表示設定 - Show Purge 4H … 4時間足ライン表示／非表示設定 - MARKET STRUCTURE BREAK - MBS - Loopback … High/Lowを探索する期間 - DISPLACEMENT FOR FVG - Require FVG … FVG発生時のみ描画する - Displacement Type … openからcloseまでの変位か？highからlowまでの変位か？ - Displacement Length … 標準偏差を計算する期間 - Displacement Strength … 変位の強さ（数字が大きいほど強い変位を検出）