ICT Order Block Pro [Pagani]

📋 Quick Reference Card

🚀 What's New in v3.4.0

🚀 What's New in v3.3.0

🚀 What's New in v3.1.0

🚀 What's New in v3.0.1

🚀 What's New in v3.0

⚠️ Important: Upgrade to v3.4.0

⚡ Quick Setup (60 Seconds)

For Crypto Scalping (1m-15m):

1. Detection Method: Scalper
2. Scalper Lookback: 10
3. Auto-Adjust for Timeframe: ON
4. Volume Profile Enhancement: ON (if Premium)
5. Track Rejections: ON
6. [OPTIONAL] Show Liquidity Levels: ON (NEW in v3.1)
7. [OPTIONAL] Mark Sweep Events: ON (NEW in v3.1)

For Swing Trading (1H-4H):

1. Detection Method: Institutional
2. Auto-Adjust for Timeframe: ON
3. Displacement Filter: ON
4. FVG Filter: ON
5. MSB Filter: ON
6. [OPTIONAL] Show Liquidity Levels: ON (NEW in v3.1)
7. [OPTIONAL] Mark Sweep Events: ON (NEW in v3.1)

🎯 How to Trade Order Blocks

1. Identify Order Block

Bullish OB (Green):
🔴 ← Last bearish candle
  🟢🟢🟢 ← Strong move up
  
Bearish OB (Red):  
🟢 ← Last bullish candle
  🔴🔴🔴 ← Strong move down

2. Wait for Retest

• Price must return to the order block zone
• Look for rejection signals (wicks, volume)
• Check dashboard for status: ACTIVE

3. Entry Confirmation

• ★ Elite blocks = Highest probability (VP confirmed)
• ◆ Strong blocks = Good probability
• ◇ Mid blocks = Medium probability
• ○ Weak blocks = Lower probability (avoid if possible)

4. Position Setup

LONG Entry (Bull OB):
Entry: When price touches OB zone + shows rejection
Stop Loss: Below OB zone (5-10 pips)
Take Profit: Previous high or next resistance

SHORT Entry (Bear OB):
Entry: When price touches OB zone + shows rejection
Stop Loss: Above OB zone (5-10 pips)
Take Profit: Previous low or next support

📊 Understanding the Dashboard

ICT Order Block Pro - SCALPING [Scalper] 📊VP
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Type    Volume   Dist%   Strength  Tests  Status   Vol
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BEAR ▼  1.2M    +0.5%   Elite★    2      TESTED   1.8x
BULL ▲  850K    -1.2%   Strong◆   1      ACTIVE   1.5x

Columns Explained:

Status Meanings:

• FRESH ⚪ = Never tested, waiting for first touch
• ACTIVE 🟡 = Price currently in the zone
• TESTED 🟠 = Previously tested, waiting for next retest
• REJECT 🟢 = Price bounced (potential trade signal!)

⚙️ Settings Guide

💧 Liquidity Sweeps (NEW in v3.1.0)

Show Liquidity Levels

• OFF by default
• Shows horizontal dashed lines at swing highs (BSL) and lows (SSL)
• Identifies where stop losses cluster (liquidity pools)

Mark Sweep Events

• ON by default when liquidity features enabled
• Highlights when price sweeps liquidity then reverses
• Shows quality rating (Strong/Mid/Weak) on sweep labels

Mark Liquidity Runs

• OFF by default
• Also marks when price takes liquidity and CONTINUES (trend confirmation)
• Distinguishes sweeps (reversals) from runs (continuations)

Highlight Equal Highs/Lows

• ON by default
• Marks clustered swing levels with stronger liquidity
• Equal levels = more stops = stronger magnet for price

🔥 Premium Features (Requires TradingView Premium)

📊 Volume Profile Enhancement

• Turn ON if you have Premium subscription
• Identifies institutional accumulation zones
• Boosts order blocks to "Elite" status
• NEW in v2.4: Auto-scales lookback based on timeframe

VP Analysis Period (20-500, default 100)

⚙️ Mode

Auto-Adjust for Timeframe

• ON = Automatically optimizes for current chart timeframe
• OFF = Use manual preset

Detection Method

• Institutional: Pivot-based + strict filters (fewer, higher quality)
• Scalper: ICT/SMC displacement-based (more signals, faster)

Detection

Block Sizing

• Smart: ATR-adjusted (best for scalping)
• Body Only: Candle body only
• Full Range: Entire high-low range

Filters (Institutional Mode)

• Displacement Filter - Requires strong body candles (>1.3x average)
• Fair Value Gap Filter - Requires price imbalance (gap between candles)
• Structure Break Filter - Requires break of previous market structure
• Volume Confirmation - Requires above-average volume

Mean Reversion

Track Rejections

• Detects bounces off order blocks
• Shows "↗ BOUNCE" or "↘ REJECT" in labels
• Triggers rejection alerts

Alert Granularity (v2.4.1+)

• Alert on New OB: Alert when order blocks are detected
• Alert on Touch: Alert when price enters zones
• Alert on Rejection: Alert when price rejects from zones
• Control each alert type independently

Proximity Alerts (NEW in v3.0.1)

• Enable Proximity Alerts: Get advance warning before price reaches OB zones
• Proximity Distance %: Alert when within this % of zone (0.1-5.0%, default 1.0%)
• Proximity: Only Strong/Elite: Filter to high-quality blocks only
• Proximity: Only Fresh (Untested): Alert only for zones with no prior retests
• Require Directional Approach: Bull OB alerts only when price falling, Bear OB only when rising

⚙️ Advanced Settings (v2.4.1)

🎯 Displacement / Impulse Tuning

Displacement ATR Body Mult (0.5-2.0, default 0.8)

• Body size threshold: candle body > ATR × this multiplier
• Lower = more signals (e.g., 0.6 for busy markets)
• Higher = stricter quality (e.g., 1.0 for cleaner signals)

Displacement Body/Range Min (0.4-0.9, default 0.6)

• Body dominance: candle body / candle range > this threshold
• Lower = more signals (e.g., 0.5 includes more candles)
• Higher = cleaner candles (e.g., 0.7 for strong momentum only)

📐 MSB (Market Structure Break) Controls

MSB Lookback Mode

• Auto (preset): Uses timeframe presets (5/10/15) - Default
• User override: Uses your MSB Lookback value below

📊 FVG (Fair Value Gap) Controls

FVG Mode (default "Classic 3-candle")

• Classic 3-candle: Standard wick gap detection
• Strict (body gap): Requires body gap (more selective)
• Loose (wick gap): Allows partial gaps (more permissive)
• Off: Disables FVG filter

🔄 Mitigation Controls

Mitigation Mode (default "Auto")

• Auto: Adapts to timeframe (Wick/Close/Mean)
• Wick: Requires wick penetration through zone
• Close: Requires close through zone
• Mean: Requires close past midpoint

💪 Strength Scoring Thresholds

Volume Score Multiplier (1.0-3.0, default 1.5)

• Volume threshold: volume > average volume × this multiplier
• Lower = more Strong/Elite ratings
• Higher = stricter requirements

⚡ Performance / Object Limits

Render Mode (default "Gradient")

• Gradient: Full gradient visuals (~12-15 objects per block)
• Simple fill: Single fill box (~3-5 objects per block)
• Borders only: Just border lines (~2-3 objects per block)
• Use Simple/Borders if hitting TradingView's 500 box/line limits

- Lower Displacement ATR Body Mult to 0.6-0.7
- Lower Displacement Body/Range Min to 0.5
- Increase Scalper OB Scan Window to 5-6
- Set FVG Mode to "Loose" or "Off"
- Set MSB Lookback Mode to "User override" and lower MSB Structure Lookback to 5-7

- Increase Displacement ATR Body Mult to 1.0-1.2
- Increase Displacement Body/Range Min to 0.7
- Set FVG Mode to "Strict"
- Increase MSB Structure Lookback to 15-20
- Increase Volume Score Multiplier and Body Score Multiplier to 1.8-2.0
- Set FVG Min Gap (ATR mult) to 0.2-0.3

- Increase Min Penetration (Zone %) to 0.15-0.20
- Increase Min Penetration (ATR %) to 0.08-0.10
- Increase Smart Size ATR Multiplier to 1.5-2.0
- Set Mitigation Mode to "Close" or "Mean"

- Set Render Mode to "Simple fill" or "Borders only"
- Set Max Blocks to "5" or "8"
- Turn off Corner Accents (Strong Blocks)

🎨 Visual Indicators

Strength Symbols (Icons on Order Blocks):

Scoring System (Configurable):

• +1 point: Volume > average volume × Volume Score Multiplier (default 1.5×)
• +1 point: Body size > average body × Body Score Multiplier (default 1.5×)
• +1 point: Trend aligned (price above/below 50-period SMA)
• +0-2 points: Volume Profile concentration (Premium, configurable VP Score Boost)

Status Messages:

• ● ACTIVE = Price in zone now
• ↗ BOUNCE = Bullish rejection detected (support held)
• ↘ REJECT = Bearish rejection detected (resistance held)
• N× TEST = Retested N times (e.g., "2× TEST" = 2 retests)

Visual Elements:

• Corner boxes = Only appear on Strong/Elite blocks for emphasis
• Gradient fill = Edge-to-center transparency shows strength
• Dotted lines = Top and bottom boundaries of order block

Colors:

• 🟢 Green (#00ff88) = Bullish order blocks (support)
• 🔴 Red (#ff3366) = Bearish order blocks (resistance)
• 🟡 Yellow = Elite strength in dashboard
• 🟠 Orange = Mid strength
• ⚪ White = Fresh/untested

🚨 Alert Setup

Available Alerts:

Order Block Alerts:

1. New Bullish Order Block - New support zone detected
2. New Bearish Order Block - New resistance zone detected
3. Price in Bull Zone - Price testing support
4. Price in Bear Zone - Price testing resistance
5. Bull Zone Rejection 🚀 - Potential LONG signal
6. Bear Zone Rejection 💥 - Potential SHORT signal

Proximity Alerts (NEW in v3.0.1):

7. Approaching Bull OB ⚠️ - Price nearing bullish zone (prepare LONG setup)
8. Approaching Bear OB ⚠️ - Price nearing bearish zone (prepare SHORT setup)

Liquidity Sweep Alerts (NEW in v3.1.0):

9. Bullish Liquidity Sweep - SSL taken, potential LONG (reversal)
10. Bearish Liquidity Sweep - BSL taken, potential SHORT (reversal)
11. Bullish Liquidity Run - SSL broken, trend continuation DOWN
12. Bearish Liquidity Run - BSL broken, trend continuation UP
13. Approaching BSL - Price nearing buy-side liquidity
14. Approaching SSL - Price nearing sell-side liquidity

How to Set Alerts:

1. Click "Alert" button (top right of chart)
2. Condition: Select indicator name
3. Choose alert type (e.g., "Bull Zone Rejection")
4. Configure notification method
5. Create alert

💡 Pro Tips

Best Practices:

What to Avoid:

Optimal Timeframes:

• 1m-5m: Scalping (fast trades, lower probability)
• 15m-1H: Day trading (balanced)
• 4H-Daily: Swing trading (highest probability)
• Weekly+: Position trading (very high quality)

Best Markets:

• ✅ Crypto: 24/7, high volatility, clear order blocks
• ✅ Forex Major Pairs: High liquidity, clean price action
• ✅ Stock Indices: ES, NQ, YM (futures)
• ⚠️ Low Volume Stocks: Less reliable

🔧 Troubleshooting

Liquidity levels not showing:

• Enable "Show Liquidity Levels" in Liquidity Sweeps section
• Or enable "Mark Sweep Events" to see sweeps without levels
• Ensure chart has enough history (need swing highs/lows)
• Adjust "Swing Lookback" (try 15-30 bars)
• Lower "Equal High/Low Threshold" to 0.05% for more levels

Too many liquidity levels:

• Increase "Swing Lookback" to 30-40 (fewer, stronger swings)
• Reduce "Max Levels per Side" to 3-4
• Increase "Equal High/Low Threshold" to 0.2-0.3%

No order blocks appearing:

• Check Detection Method is selected
• Lower Scalper Lookback value
• Disable some filters (FVG, MSB)
• NEW in v2.4.1: Lower Displacement ATR Body Mult to 0.6-0.7
• NEW in v2.4.1: Set FVG Mode to "Loose" or "Off"
• Market may be ranging (not displacing)

Too many order blocks:

• Use Institutional mode (stricter)
• Enable all filters
• Increase VP Strength Multiplier
• NEW in v2.4.1: Increase Displacement ATR Body Mult to 1.0+
• Focus on higher timeframes

Elite★ blocks not showing:

• Requires Volume Profile Enhancement = ON
• Requires TradingView Premium subscription
• Increase VP Analysis Period
• Lower VP Strength Multiplier

"Script took too long to execute" error:

• FIXED in v2.4! VP auto-scaling for low timeframes
• Ensure Auto-Adjust for Timeframe = ON
• Script automatically reduces VP lookback on 1m/3m/5m
• If still occurring, manually lower VP Analysis Period

Charts hitting TradingView object limits (500 boxes/lines):

• NEW in v2.4.1: Set Render Mode to "Simple fill" or "Borders only"
• Reduces objects per block from ~15 to ~3-5 (Simple) or ~2-3 (Borders)
• Set Max Blocks to lower value (e.g., "5" or "8")
• Turn off Corner Accents (Strong Blocks) for additional savings

📈 Example Trade Setup

1. Scalper mode detects Bull OB at $42,500
   - Last bearish candle before 200 pip move up
   - Strength: Elite★ (VP confirmed)
   - Volume: 2.1x average

2. Price moves to $43,000, then retraces

3. Price touches $42,500 zone
   - Dashboard shows: ACTIVE
   - Long wick forms (rejection)
   - Volume spike on rejection candle

4. Entry: $42,520 (above OB)
   Stop Loss: $42,450 (below OB)
   Take Profit: $43,000 (previous high)
   
5. Risk: 70 pips | Reward: 480 pips | R:R = 1:6.9

6. Result: Price bounces, hits TP ✅

📖 New Feature Deep Dive: Liquidity Sweeps (v3.1.0)

What are Liquidity Sweeps?

Liquidity sweeps are a key ICT/SMC concept where price:

1. Moves beyond a swing high (BSL) or swing low (SSL)
2. Grabs stop losses clustered at those levels
3. Reverses direction (sweep) or continues (run)

How to Use:

Step 1: Enable Features

Liquidity Sweeps section:
- Show Liquidity Levels: ON (to see BSL/SSL lines)
- Mark Sweep Events: ON (to highlight sweeps)
- Highlight Equal Highs/Lows: ON (to see clusters)

Step 2: Identify Liquidity Pools

• BSL (dashed cyan lines above price) = Buy-Side Liquidity
• SSL (dashed orange lines below price) = Sell-Side Liquidity
• "EQ" prefix = Equal highs/lows (stronger)

Step 3: Watch for Sweeps

• Price wicks beyond level then closes back
• Sweep box appears with quality label (Strong/Mid/Weak)
• Look for "Strong" quality (large wick + volume + OB confluence)

Step 4: Trade the Reversal

Bullish Sweep (SSL taken):
- Price wicks below SSL
- Closes back above
- Strong quality preferred
- Check for nearby Bull OB (confluence!)
- Enter LONG on confirmation
- Stop below swept low

Bearish Sweep (BSL taken):
- Price wicks above BSL
- Closes back below
- Strong quality preferred
- Check for nearby Bear OB (confluence!)
- Enter SHORT on confirmation
- Stop above swept high

Quality Ratings Explained:

Strong (Best):

• Large wick (>1.0 ATR beyond level)
• Volume spike confirmed
• Near order block (confluence)
• Equal high/low (clustered stops)

Mid (Good):

• 2-3 of the above criteria met
• Still tradeable with confirmation

Weak (Caution):

• Only 1 criterion met
• Wait for additional confirmation

Sweep vs Run:

Best Practices:

Example Setup:

BTCUSDT 15m Chart

1. SSL identified at $42,000 (equal lows)
2. Alert: "Approaching SSL" triggers
3. Price drops to $41,950 (sweeps SSL)
4. Large wick, volume spike, closes at $42,020
5. Quality: "Strong" (all criteria met)
6. Nearby Bull OB at $42,000 (confluence!)
7. Enter LONG at $42,030
8. Stop at $41,930 (below swept low)
9. Target: $42,500 (next resistance)
10. R:R = 1:4.7 ✅

📖 Feature Deep Dive: Power Row

What is the Power Row?

The Power row shows real-time BUY/SELL pressure by analyzing intrabar volume from a lower timeframe. It helps you understand the dominant force in the current bar - are buyers or sellers in control?

How to Use:

Step 1: Enable Power Row

📊 Power (Intrabar) section:
- Show Power Row: ON (default)
- Power Mode: Auto (recommended)

Step 2: Understand the Display

Dashboard shows:
─── POWER @5m ───
Power    BUY    72.3%    15 bars

Columns:
- @5m = Using 5-minute intrabars
- BUY/SELL/NEUTRAL = Dominant direction
- 72.3% = How dominant (0-100%)
- 15 bars = Number of intrabars analyzed

Step 3: Trading with Power

• Bull OB + Power BUY: Strong confluence for LONG (buyers dominating current bar)
• Bear OB + Power SELL: Strong confluence for SHORT (sellers dominating current bar)
• Power NEUTRAL: Low dominance, wait for clearer signal or directional shift
• Power flips to your direction: Momentum shifting favorably (after flip confirmation)
• Low confidence (grey/—): Too few intrabars or zero volume, wait for more data

Stability Features Explained:

Neutral Band (Default 10%)

• If dominance is below this threshold, shows NEUTRAL instead of weak BUY/SELL
• Default 10% = neutral when either side has less than 10% dominance over the other
• Prevents noisy signals during consolidation or balanced pressure
• Increase to 15-20% for more conservative readings (more NEUTRAL zones)
• Decrease to 5% for more aggressive readings (fewer NEUTRAL zones)
• Setting: Neutral Band % (0-30%, step 1.0)

Flip Confirmation (Auto-scaled, Default 0=Auto)

• Requires N consecutive intrabars supporting new direction before switching displayed side
• Auto mode (0): 2 bars (≤15m) → 3 bars (1h) → 4 bars (4h) → 5 bars (daily+)
• Prevents rapid whipsaw flipping (BUY→SELL→BUY) during choppy periods
• Set to 0 for automatic, or 1-10 for manual fixed confirmation count
• NEUTRAL has no confirmation delay (de-escalates immediately)
• Setting: Flip Confirm Bars (0=Auto) (0-10, step 1)

Smoothing (Auto-scaled in Auto mode)

• EMA/SMA smoothing applied to dominance percentage for display stability
• Auto mode: 6 bars (≤15m) → 10 bars (1h) → 14 bars (4h) → 18 bars (daily+)
• Manual mode: uses your Smoothing Length (Manual) setting (1-30, default 8)
• Type: Smoothing Type = "EMA" (faster reaction) or "SMA" (more stable)
• Higher smoothing = smoother curve but slightly slower to react
• Lower smoothing = faster reaction but more noise

Auto LTF Selection (Power Mode: Auto):

Best Practices:

Example Setup:

BTCUSDT 15m Chart

1. Bull OB identified at $42,500 (Elite★)
2. Price retraces to OB zone
3. Dashboard shows: Power @1m | BUY | 68% | 12 bars
4. Confluence: Elite OB + Power BUY + volume spike
5. Enter LONG at $42,520
6. Stop at $42,450 (below OB)
7. Target: $43,000
8. Result: Power confirmed buyer dominance ✅

Troubleshooting Power:

• Power shows "—" or grey: Low confidence (< min intrabars or zero volume). Check Min Intrabars (Confidence) setting (default 4).
• Always NEUTRAL: Dominance below neutral band. Lower Neutral Band % to 5%, or increase chart TF for stronger directional moves.
• Too much flipping: Increase Flip Confirm Bars (0=Auto) (e.g., 3-5) or raise Neutral Band % to 15-20%.
• Wrong LTF selected (Auto): Switch to Manual mode (Power Mode) and set Manual Lower TF to preferred timeframe (e.g., "5" for 5m).
• Too noisy/jumpy: Increase smoothing (Smoothing Length (Manual) to 12-15 in Manual mode), or use SMA instead of EMA.
• Too slow to react: Decrease smoothing (to 5-6 in Manual mode), or use EMA instead of SMA.
• Doji candles causing issues: Adjust Doji Handling: "Carry last direction" (default) is most stable, "Ignore dojis" is strictest.

📚 Learn More

• Full Documentation: ORDER_BLOCK_FORMULA_DOCUMENTATION.md
• Version History: CHANGELOG.md
• ICT Concepts: YouTube - "Inner Circle Trader"
• SMC Trading: Search "Smart Money Concepts"

⚠️ Risk Disclaimer