ICT Sessions

The ICT Sessions indicator provides a visual framework for identifying key institutional trading windows including the Asian Range, London Open, New York Open, and London Close Killzones. By plotting dynamic overlays based on current daily highs and lows, the tool helps traders pinpoint high-probability liquidity zones and time-based volatility expansions.

Usage

The Usage section describes how the script can be used, examples should be provided in this section. This section also focuses on how main settings affect the indicator interpretation and output.

The indicator is designed to highlight specific time windows where institutional activity typically increases. It maps out the following four primary sessions:

• Asia Killzone: Used to identify the initial daily range and potential liquidity pools.
• London Open: Often used to identify the "Judas Swing" or the initial trend of the day.
• New York Open: Typically associated with trend continuations or major reversals.
• London Close: Highlighting the retracement or consolidation phase at the end of the European session.

The tool displays these sessions as colored boxes anchored to the current daily high and low. As the market reaches a new daily high or low, the boxes automatically expand to maintain their relative position, ensuring traders are always viewing the most current price boundaries.

Details

The script is a modification of concepts originally developed by BryceWH and Leonsholo, adapted from Chris Moody's HLOC indicator. It operates using New York time as the primary reference point.

Unlike traditional session indicators that shade the entire background, this tool utilizes a "box" approach concentrated at the daily extremes. The height of these boxes is calculated as a percentage of the total daily range. If price action expands the daily range (creating a new high or low), the indicator dynamically re-adjusts the visual boxes to reflect these new levels. This allows for a cleaner chart layout while still maintaining focus on price levels that act as institutional targets.

Settings

• Show High / Low: Toggles the visibility of the daily high and low markers (plotted as circles).
• KillZone London Open: Defines the time session for the London Killzone.
• KillZone NY Open: Defines the time session for the New York Killzone.
• KillZone Asian Range: Defines the time session for the Asian session.
• KillZone London Close: Defines the time session for the London Close Killzone.
• Box Height: Adjusts the vertical thickness of the session boxes. Positive values place the boxes outside the daily range, while negative values place them inside.
• Fill Middle: A toggle to enable or disable the background shading between the high and low session boxes.

FAQ

How do I modify the session times?

You can adjust the session start and end times within the indicator settings menu under the respective KillZone inputs using the "HHMM-HHMM" format.

Can I change the colors of the session boxes?

Yes, the colors for each session and the transparency of the middle fills can be customized within the "Style" tab of the indicator settings.

How do I get access to the ICT Sessions indicator?

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