ICT Killzones

The ICT Killzones indicator highlights key institutional trading sessions and temporal windows such as London and New York Killzones to help traders identify periods of high liquidity and volatility. It provides a comprehensive visual framework for time-based trading strategies by marking session ranges, macroeconomic events, and holiday schedules.

Usage

The Usage section describes how the script can be used to navigate the trading day. Traders can use the highlighted boxes and background colors to identify the Asian Range for initial liquidity sweeps, the Judas Swing time for potential false breakouts, and the London/NY Killzones for primary trend expansion.

• Session Highlighting: Different colors indicate the London Open, New York Open, and New York Lunch periods.
• Range Identification: The Asian session is boxed to help traders identify the "initial balance" of the day.
• Time-Specific Lines: Thin vertical lines can be enabled to mark significant timestamps like 08:30 (News/Opening) and 09:30 (Equities Open) for both London and New York.
• Institutional Markers: The indicator identifies the NY Day End Rally and the IPDA True Day Close Hour (14:00-15:00 NY).

Details

This tool is built to assist followers of Inner Circle Trader (ICT) concepts by automating the manual task of marking time zones. It includes built-in logic for:

• Judas Swing: Highlights the window where stop hunts typically occur before the true daily move.
• Holiday Tracking: Automatically labels US and UK bank holidays to explain periods of low market participation.
• Dynamic Dividers: Includes vertical day dividers and week dividers to provide structural clarity on the chart.
• NFP Friday: Specific highlighting for the first Friday of the month to warn of Non-Farm Payroll volatility.

Settings

Default Settings

• Show Killzones?: Toggles the background highlighting for London, NY, and Lunch sessions.
• Show Asia Range?: Enables the visual box for the Asian session.
• Show Judas Swing?: Highlights the temporal window for the Judas Swing.
• Show Non-Farm Payroll Fridays?: Toggles the background and label for NFP days.
• Show New York Open?: Displays a horizontal line at the New York midnight/opening price.
• Highlight Holidays?: Displays background colors and labels for bank holidays.
• Show Important Time Lines: Toggles vertical lines for specific high-impact times (e.g., 08:30, 09:30).

Color Settings

• Killzone Colors: Customizable colors for London, New York, and Lunch sessions.
• Asia/Judas Colors: Adjust the opacity and color of the range boxes.
• Divider Colors: Settings for Day and Week divider lines.

Time Settings

• Session Inputs: Allows users to define custom start and end times for all sessions using the HHMM-HHMM format.

FAQ

How do I access ICT Killzones?

You can get access on the LuxAlgo Library for charting platforms like TradingView, MetaTrader (MT4/MT5), and NinjaTrader for free.

Why doesn't the Judas Swing box show a trade?

The Judas Swing setting only highlights the time when the maneuver usually occurs; it does not identify the price action itself. You must manually analyze the chart for liquidity raids during this window.

Does the indicator adjust for Daylight Savings Time?

The script uses session inputs that typically align with exchange time or specific UTC offsets. Users should ensure their chart's timezone matches the desired session logic for the most accurate plotting.