# HTF Candle Dynamics HTF Candle Dynamics is an indicator on [Vela](https://vela.luxalgo.com/chart), our next-generation charting platform, written in Pine Script®. Projects the developing higher timeframe candle beside current price, complete with live OHLC levels, an intraperiod volume profile, and a polyline tracing how the point of control has migrated. A history dashboard summarizes the previous three HTF candles with their highs, lows, direction and volume delta. Daily or weekly context, kept on the chart you execute from. - Indicator in the LuxAlgo Library, by LuxAlgo, published Feb 19, 2026. - Access: free. - Concepts: [Top-down Analysis](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/top-down-analysis/) (primary), [HTF Candle Overlay](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/htf-candle-overlay/) - Open on Vela: https://vela.luxalgo.com/chart?pineScriptCodeId=cmpwn23zy002wvhsgydhbdwk4 - Page: https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/htf-candle-dynamics/ **HTF Candle Dynamics** projects the current developing higher timeframe candle to the right of price, with its open, high, low, and close levels, an intraperiod volume profile, and a polyline tracking the movement of the point of control (POC), so the bigger period's story stays on screen while you execute. It is [top-down analysis](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/top-down-analysis/) made ambient: scalpers and day traders keep daily or weekly context in view without ever switching charts. ## How to Trade the HTF Candle Dynamics? - **Price above the POC**: the market is trading at a premium to where this period's volume has concentrated; below it, at a relative discount. - **POC rising with price**: the most-traded level following the move suggests a healthy trend, while price stretching away from a static POC hints at mean reversion back toward the volume. - **HTF high or low breaks**: check the profile for volume expansion. A break with participation reads very differently from one into thin acceptance. - **Projected OHLC levels**: the developing period's levels often behave as psychological barriers worth marking for entries and exits. The History Dashboard adds context by summarizing the previous three HTF candles (T-1, T-2, T-3) with each one's high, low, direction and volume delta, revealing whether the market is in expansion (growing volume and range) or contraction. Keep the chart timeframe below the selected HTF; a status table validates the pairing to prevent calculation errors. ## HTF Candle Dynamics Settings - **HTF Setting** (default D): the timeframe projected and profiled. - **Right Offset**: horizontal distance of the projection from current price. - **Volume Profile**: visibility, row count, and maximum bar width. - **History Dashboard**: toggle, position, and size. - **Visuals**: bullish and bearish colors, POC lines, and projection offsets. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How is the Volume Delta calculated? It is an approximation: each previous HTF candle's total volume, counted as positive when that candle closed up and negative when it closed down. That makes it a practical expansion/contraction gauge rather than exchange-verified order flow. ### How does this differ from HTF Candle Consistency? This tool dissects one higher timeframe candle (its levels, volume distribution, and POC path) while [HTF Candle Consistency](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/htf-candle-consistency/) aggregates the direction of many higher timeframe candles into a single color verdict. Depth versus breadth. ### Where do I find HTF Candle Dynamics? In the LuxAlgo Library, free of charge. It ships alongside the rest of the house collection. You can also copy the source code from this page and run it anywhere Pine Script® runs. ## Related indicators - [HTF PO3](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/htf-po3/) (Top-down Analysis): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/htf-po3.md - [HTF Candle Projections](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/htf-candle-projections/) (Top-down Analysis): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/htf-candle-projections.md - [HTF Candle Consistency](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/htf-candle-consistency/) (Top-down Analysis): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/htf-candle-consistency.md - [HTF Reversal Divergences](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/htf-reversal-divergences/) (Top-down Analysis): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/htf-reversal-divergences.md - [HTF Sweep Signals](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/htf-sweep-signals/) (Top-down Analysis): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/htf-sweep-signals.md - [SMA Directional Matrix](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/sma-directional-matrix/) (MTF Alignment & Confluence Scoring): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/sma-directional-matrix.md - [HTF-level Proximity Filters](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/htf-level-proximity-filters/) (Meta & Composition): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/htf-level-proximity-filters.md - [Signals & Overlays](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/luxalgo-signals-overlays/) (Meta & Composition): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/luxalgo-signals-overlays.md --- Source: https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/htf-candle-dynamics/ (LuxAlgo Library). Free to use with attribution: https://www.luxalgo.com/library/license/