# HTF PO3 HTF PO3 is an indicator on [Vela](https://vela.luxalgo.com/chart), our next-generation charting platform, written in Pine Script®. Projects higher timeframe Power of 3 candles into the right margin of your active chart. Grid-locked anchoring keeps the projection aligned at any zoom, dashed origin lines trace each HTF open, high, and low back to the exact bar that set it, and a running volume delta reads the buying and selling pressure behind every phase of the cycle. - Indicator in the LuxAlgo Library, by LuxAlgo, published Feb 17, 2026. - Access: free. - Concepts: [Accumulation-manipulation-distribution](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/accumulation-manipulation-distribution/) (primary), [Top-down Analysis](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/top-down-analysis/) - Open on Vela: https://vela.luxalgo.com/chart?pineScriptCodeId=cmpwn273i002zvhsguqmitdva - Page: https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/htf-po3/ **HTF PO3** projects higher timeframe Power of 3 candles onto your execution chart, so the full [accumulation, manipulation, and distribution](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/accumulation-manipulation-distribution/) cycle unfolds beside live price instead of on a second chart. Every projected candle is grid-locked: bodies and wicks tie directly to the price scale, and on the live candle, dashed origin lines pin the HTF open, high, and low to the exact lower timeframe bar that created them. A running volume delta beneath each candle nets the volume of up chart bars (close above open) against down chart bars (close below open) through the period, adding a pressure read to the structure. ## How to Trade the HTF PO3? - **Accumulation**: the initial body formation near the HTF open, where positions build before the move. - **Manipulation**: wick expansion beyond the range, the liquidity grab phase, traceable via origin lines to the bar where it happened. - **Distribution**: the directional leg away from the swept liquidity that defines the candle's close. - **Running delta**: rising delta through accumulation supports a bullish read; delta fading against price warns of absorption or exhaustion. Because the live candle and a configurable number of completed ones sit in the right margin, the tool suits a [top-down](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/top-down-analysis/) routine: read the HTF phase first, then time entries on the timeframe where you execute. ## HTF PO3 Settings - **HTF Timeframe**: the higher timeframe to project (60m, 4H, Daily, and so on). - **Candles to Show**: the total number of HTF candles projected, the forming one included (the default of 1 shows only the live candle; up to 10). - **Right Offset (Bars)**: how far into the right margin the projection sits, keeping your workspace clear. - Style inputs cover bullish/bearish colors, **Live Body Transparency** for the forming candle, and toggles for **Show Price Labels** and **Show Running Delta**. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Does the HTF PO3 repaint? The live projected candle updates while its higher timeframe period is open. Watching it form is the point. Completed candles stay fixed, and origin lines remain pinned to their bars when you scroll or rescale. ### How does it differ from HTF Sweep Signals? HTF PO3 is a context tool: it shows the whole candle anatomy plus volume delta and leaves the decision to you. [HTF Sweep Signals](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/htf-sweep-signals/) distills a single event (the sweep and reclaim of a prior HTF extreme) into discrete markers. Many traders run PO3 for phase and the sweep tool for the trigger. ### Is HTF PO3 free to use? Yes. It is part of the free LuxAlgo Library, and from this page you can load it straight into Quant, our coding agent, to run and test it without any setup. You can also copy the source code from this page and run it anywhere Pine Script® runs. ## Related indicators - [AMD FVG Trade Setup](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/amd-fvg-trade-setup/) (Accumulation-manipulation-distribution): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/amd-fvg-trade-setup.md - [Ultimate AMD Indicator](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/ultimate-amd-indicator/) (Accumulation-manipulation-distribution): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/ultimate-amd-indicator.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 Dynamics](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/htf-candle-dynamics/) (Top-down Analysis): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/htf-candle-dynamics.md - [FVG + Liquidity Sweep + CISD](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/fvg-liquidity-sweep-cisd/) (Change in State of Delivery): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/fvg-liquidity-sweep-cisd.md - [HTF CISD Projections](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/htf-cisd-projections/) (IPDA & Price Delivery Theory): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/htf-cisd-projections.md - [CISD Projections](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/cisd-projections/) (IPDA & Price Delivery Theory): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/cisd-projections.md - [SMT Divergences](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/smt-divergences/) (Smart Money Technique Divergence): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/smt-divergences.md --- Source: https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/htf-po3/ (LuxAlgo Library). Free to use with attribution: https://www.luxalgo.com/library/license/