HTF Candle Dynamics
By LuxAlgoFeb 19, 2026
HTF Candle Dynamics is an indicator on Vela, our next-generation charting platform, written in Pine Script®.
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 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
Free to use
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- Up to 500 strategy alerts, with webhook automation
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- Orderflow lookback up to full history
- More Quant usage to customize it, plus extra usage when you need it
- Futures data alongside crypto, stocks, forex and commodities
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