Renko Timekeeper

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Renko charts delete time. This tool puts it back.The Renko Timekeeper prints a number next to every brick telling you exactly how many minutes that specific brick took to form.This converts a "Static Chart" into a "Velocity Chart." It allows you to spot Momentum Decay before the price actually reverses.1. The Visual GuideThe indicator prints a single number (e.g., 4.2) above or below every brick.Text ColorValue RangeEngineering StateInterpretationGREEN< 5.0High VelocityThe "Turbo" is on. Buyers/Sellers are aggressive. HOLD or ADD to the trade.GRAY5.0 – 15.0Normal CruiseThe trend is stable. Standard market breathing. HOLD.RED> 15.0STALL (Warning)The engine has died. The market is struggling to push price. EXIT immediately.

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# Renko Timekeeper

## What It Is

Renko Timekeeper is a **Renko-specific overlay indicator** that solves two problems standard charts don't have: Renko bricks have no native sense of time, and choosing the right brick size requires accounting for real volatility and trading costs. This indicator adds both — a real-time clock for every brick and an ATR-based brick sizing engine with built-in cost awareness for forex.

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## What It Does

### 🧱 Physics Engine — Dynamic Brick Sizing
Calculates the optimal Renko brick size in pips using ATR from **real time-based candles** (not synthetic Renko OHLC). It factors in your actual trading costs — spread and commission — and enforces a minimum brick size so you never trade a brick smaller than your cost basis.

The HUD displays the recommended brick size and a real-time system status:
- **SYSTEM READY** (blue) — Volatility exceeds your cost basis. Good to trade.
- **COST ADJUSTED** (orange) — Volatility is too low; brick size has been clamped up to your break-even cost floor.
- **SPREAD HAZARD** (red) — Volatility is below the minimum safe threshold. Consider sitting out.

### ⏱ Timekeeper — Brick Duration Labels
Each confirmed Renko brick is labeled with the time (in minutes) it took to form. Color-coded:
- 🟢 **Green** — Fast brick (< 5 min). High momentum.
- ⚪ **Gray** — Normal pace.
- 🔴 **Red** — Stalled brick (exceeds your configurable threshold). Momentum has dried up.

### 🔴 Live Brick Age
A floating label on the current unconfirmed brick shows a live `HH:MM:SS` stopwatch of how long the current brick has been forming. Tooltip shows tick accumulation and tick intensity (ticks/sec). The label turns red when the current brick exceeds the stall threshold.

### 🚨 Stall Alert
Built-in `alertcondition` fires when any brick exceeds your stall threshold, so you can set TradingView alerts for momentum death.

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## Inputs

### Physics Engine
| Input | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| **Show HUD** | ✅ On | Toggle the brick sizing HUD table |
| **HUD Position** | Bottom Left | Screen position for the HUD |
| **Base Chart Resolution** | 1s | Reserved for future tick-counting logic |
| **Volatility Timeframe** | 5m | Timeframe used for ATR calculation (fetches real candles, not Renko) |
| **ATR Length** | 14 | Lookback period for ATR |
| **Sizing Logic** | Half Candle | `Half Candle` = ATR × 0.5 (scalping). `Full Candle` = ATR × 1.0 (conservative) |

### Forex Cost Basis
| Input | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| **Average Spread (Pips)** | 0.5 | Your broker's typical spread for the pair |
| **Commission ($ per Lot)** | 5.0 | Round-trip commission per standard lot |
| **Pip Value ($ per Lot)** | 10.0 | Dollar value of 1 pip per lot (10 for most pairs, ~6.5–7 for JPY crosses) |
| **Min Safe Brick (Pips)** | 2.0 | Minimum brick size you consider tradeable — below this triggers SPREAD HAZARD |

### Timekeeper
| Input | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| **Show Time Labels** | ✅ On | Toggle brick duration labels on chart |
| **Stall Threshold (Minutes)** | 15 | Minutes before a brick is considered stalled (triggers red label + alert) |

### Display
| Input | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| **Hide Faster Than (Min)** | 0.0 | Filter out labels on bricks that formed faster than this (declutter fast markets) |
| **Text Size** | Small | Label font size |
| **Text Side** | Right | Place labels to the right or left of the brick |
| **Horizontal Gap** | 20 | Spacing (in characters) between the brick and the label |

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## How to Use It

1. **Apply to a Renko chart.** This indicator is designed exclusively for Renko charts — it will not produce meaningful output on time-based or range charts.

2. **Set your cost basis.** Enter your broker's spread, commission, and pip value in the Forex Cost Basis group. These are critical — the engine uses them to determine whether current volatility supports profitable trading.

3. **Read the HUD.** The recommended brick size is displayed in the bottom-left (or wherever you position it). Use this value when configuring your Renko chart's brick size in TradingView's chart settings.

4. **Watch the time labels.** Green = momentum. Gray = normal. Red = stall. If you see a cluster of red bricks, the market is ranging or dead — tighten up or step away.

5. **Set a stall alert.** Right-click the indicator → Add Alert → select "Stall Detected". You'll be notified when any brick exceeds your stall threshold, even if you're not watching the chart.

6. **Tune the filter.** In fast-moving sessions (London open, NFP), you may get dozens of sub-minute bricks. Use "Hide Faster Than" to suppress labels on bricks that formed in under X minutes to keep the chart clean.

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## Technical Notes

- ATR is calculated from **standard time-based candles** via `ticker.standard()`, not from Renko-transformed prices. This ensures the volatility reading reflects real market movement.
- JPY pairs are auto-detected and pip size adjusts accordingly (0.01 vs 0.0001).
- The cost floor logic uses `math.ceil()` so the brick size is always rounded up to the next whole pip when cost-adjusted.
- Live brick age updates on every tick. The tooltip's "INTENSITY" metric (ticks/sec) gives you a real-time read on order flow density.
- Max label count is 500 (TradingView platform limit). On very active charts, older labels will be recycled.