Midpoint/half-back of Session

Midpoint/half-back of Session plots the live session half-back — session high plus session low, divided by two — for up to three windows, defaulting to Asia (0000-0800), London (0800-1600) and New York (1300-2100) on UTC. The developing level steps with every fresh extreme, 2 consecutive closes decide which side controls the range, and the completed level freezes at the close and carries forward — the classic carried Asia mid.

How to Trade the Midpoint/half-back of Session?

• Acceptance above the level: closes holding the upper half keep buyers in control and favor rotation toward the session high; flip alerts fire on control changes.
• Test and hold: price pulling back into the half-back and closing back on the controlling side is a responsive rejection — the hold alert.
• Carried mid: the frozen level extended right is the reference for following sessions, its label counting tests absorbed.

Sessions may overlap and are tracked independently, each with its own dashboard row showing the level, control read and test count.

Midpoint/half-back of Session Settings

• Timezone (default UTC): the clock the windows use; Exchange follows the symbol's exchange time.
• Session 1 / 2 / 3 (defaults on: Asia 0000-0800, London 0800-1600, New York 1300-2100): toggle, name and hours per window; 0000-0000 tracks a full trading day.
• Acceptance Closes (default 2): consecutive closes on one side required for control.
• Carry Completed Half-Back (default on, Until Next Open): extend the frozen level; Until Next Close keeps it through the next same-session window too.
• Display: Show Session High / Low (on), Level Labels (on), Mark Half-Back Tests (off), Highlight Session Windows (off), Show Dashboard (on).
• Style: Half-Back Coloring (default Session Color; Control Side recolors by acceptance), Carried Line Style (Dashed), Line Width (1).

Frequently Asked Questions

How does half-back differ from VWAP?

VWAP averages the session's trade, weighted by volume — where the business was done — while half-back is pure range, the midpoint between the extremes. How far apart the pair sit is itself a read on where business is being accepted.

Which session's half-back matters most?

Whichever range the next session has to resolve. The overnight mid carried into the active hours is the standard watch — hence the Asia window shipping first and the carry defaulting on.

Why do the levels vanish on a daily chart?

Session windows cannot be resolved on daily and higher timeframes, so the build is intraday-only and shows a warning instead. Intraday, the windows follow daylight saving in the selected timezone whatever the chart's own clock.