[GrandAlgo] Candle Trap ZonesThe Candle Trap Zones indicator identifies areas where price becomes "trapped" within a defined range and refines these zones using a proprietary algorithm. This unique approach ensures that only the most relevant zones, based on both proximity and price behavior, are highlighted for traders. By integrating advanced features like Fibonacci Cloud visualization and customizable detection parameters, the indicator offers tools to support detailed and adaptable price action analysis.
How It Works:
The Candle Trap Zones indicator evaluates historical price data to identify ranges where price has been trapped. Zones are filtered using proximity detection to prevent overlaps and maintain clarity. Additionally:
The strength parameter adjusts the sensitivity of zone identification, while the trap detection range determines how far back the algorithm evaluates price data.
The Fibonacci Cloud acts as an extension of the identified zones, providing additional precision by highlighting key levels just outside the zones
The auto-adjustment feature dynamically modifies zones if new zones are formed in close proximity, ensuring the chart reflects the most relevant areas.
The zone extension feature expands zones when price re-enters, allowing traders to track extended interactions with critical levels.
Key Features:
Proximity-Based Trap Zone Detection
Dynamically identifies and refines trap zones while avoiding overlaps to keep charts clean.
Fibonacci Cloud Integration:
Extends trap zones with Fibonacci-based levels, providing actionable reference points for potential reactions.
Customizable Detection Parameters:
Fine-tune zone detection with adjustable strength and range settings to suit various trading styles.
Real-Time Alerts:
Sends notifications when price enters, exits, or re-tests a trap zone, enabling timely trading decisions.
Dynamic Zone Updates:
Continuously recalculates zones as new data becomes available, reflecting current market conditions.
Clear and Intuitive Visuals:
Trap zones and Fibonacci clouds are highlighted in distinct colors for seamless chart analysis.
Use Cases:
Identify areas where price consolidates or liquidity builds up.
Monitor zones for potential breakouts or reversals.
Fibonacci Clouds serve as additional reference points for anticipating market reactions and refining trade setups
Trap zones may highlight areas of accumulation or distribution where traders can anticipate price reversals or breakouts.
Useful for identifying liquidity zones in range-bound markets or pinpointing key levels for breakout trades in trending markets.
Adaptable for use in Forex, crypto, stocks, and other trading markets.
Disclaimer:
This indicator is a technical analysis tool designed to assist traders by providing insights into market conditions. It does not guarantee future price movements or trading outcomes and should not be relied upon as a sole decision-making tool. The effectiveness of this indicator depends on its application, which requires your trading knowledge, experience, and judgment.
Trading involves significant financial risk, including the potential loss of capital. Past performance of any tool or indicator does not guarantee future results. This script is intended for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute financial or investment advice. Users are strongly encouraged to perform their own analysis and consult with a qualified financial professional before making trading decisions.
Trapzone
TrapZone ProThis script combines the concepts of Price Action, Trend and Momentum to identify Price Zones (Red and Green filled areas) and Price Bars (Red, Green and Gray) where traders can get trapped in the Market.
It will clearly mark the bars which favor the prevailing Trend and those bars which just don't have the momentum anymore. TrapZone moves with the market trend and will often provide it support. As the TrapZone changes direction & its color, traders can change their trade bias.
Features:
Identify strong & weak price action - By leveraging a regression calculation of price movement on Y axis against the x axis, we identify the strength of current bars. Increasing relative strength of bars indicate Bullish (Green Bars) & Bearish (Red Bars) price movement, respectively. As the relative strength starts to decrease in Bullish or Bearish price action, the indicator immediately changes the color of these bars to Gray (by default). We call these TrapBars .
Current price trend - By using the highs and lows of price in multiple periods, we are calculating the trend of the price. The Bullish trend is shown by the Green zone and Bearish trend is shown by the Red zone. These zones are the shaded areas which are plotted on the chart. If the price is in these Zones, Longs or Short trades are not advised as that price action is weak. We call these TrapZones .
Strength of the Momentum - the thickness of the TrapZone shows the strength of the current Bullish or Bearish trend. That means the wider the shaded area grows the stronger is the current market momentum. A Flat TrapZone indicates sideways price action.
Knowing when NOT to Trade is as important as when to Trade. While this indicator is designed to avoid taking bad trades such as FOMO, Catching a Falling Knife or Fighting The Trend , it successfully reveals the good trade setups!
How these features of this indicator helps Traders avoids common mistakes:
FOMO or Fear of Missing Out - If a Trader Sees TrapBars in a Bullish or Bearish Trend, they will avoid entry as the price action is weak at that time. This will avoid late entries.
Catching a Falling Knife (a.k.a. Picking a Bottom) - When Red TrapZone is being plotted, Traders can avoid taking Long Entries hoping for a price reversal.
Fighting The Trend (a.k.a Picking a Top) - When Green TrapZone is being plotted, Traders can avoid taking Short entries hoping for a price reversal.
TrapZone Pro does all this in a single panel of the chart irrespective of the market or timeframe.
How to use TrapZone Pro indicator for trading [
A. Market Analysis
Green TrapZone is Bullish and traders should not take Shorts. If Green TrapZone is moving higher, Market is Strong
Red TrapZone is Bearish and traders should not take Longs. If Red TrapZone is moving Lower, Market is Strong
No trades when TrapBars are forming
No trades inside the TrapZone
B. Trade Guidance System
Establish Market Bias - Bullish or Bearish using the TrapZone Color
Only Enter Long in Long Color Bars i.e. Green by default
Only Enter Short in Short Color Bars i.e. Red by default
3 Classes of Trades are Possible Class A, B & C. A being the best Reward : Risk ratio and C being the least rewarding. So use trade size accordingly.
Class A - Best bars are always the first & Second, close to the TrapZone
Class B - Long Bar or Short Bar Forming after TrapBar away from the TrapZone in a Strong Market
Class C - Long Bar or Short Bar Forming after TrapBar close to the TrapZone in a Flat Market (identified by Flat TrapZone )
Take profits when Price moves away from the TrapZone & TrapBars start forming OR Your Target is hit !
See a few examples of Trade Classes & Entries/ Exits for a better understanding
Recommendations
Select Session to “Electronic Trading Hours” in chart settings so you can see the Post & Pre Market trading as well. You can change the color of these sessions to the same color as chart background, so it is not distracting.
Start by Trading in the Hourly or Daily time frame to get used to the new indicator and its Trade Guidance System .
Position Size is the best form of Risk Management. Have a fixed dollar loss per trade pre-determined and adjust the size based on market volatility.
Even though this indicator is designed to work on any market or timeframe, trade the markets that you are familiar with and timeframe that matches your lifestyle. Your understanding of the instrument's behavior and knowledge of what makes it move is valuable.
Basic Set-Up
Add the Indicator to the chart
Open Chart Settings and in Symbol Section
Switch off “ Borders ”
Switch off “ Wick ” or Change the colors to a same non-distracting color like Black or Gray
Open TrapZone Pro Settings
Set the colors for the “ Long Bars ”, “ Short Bars ” & “ No Entry Bars ” if you wish to change the default colors
Change “ TrapZone ” colors to your Taste or leave the defaults
Green for “Color 0” that represents Bullish Price Action
Red for “Color 1” that represents Bearish Price Action
Important Advice & Disclaimer: This indicator does not guarantee that you will make money. It is a tool that performs market analysis for you and presents it in a easy to consume fashion. Markets are truly random and can change direction on a dime. You must use prudent risk and money management strategy based on your investor profile, investment objectives and risk appetite.
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