# Pivot Point Profile Pivot Point Profile is an indicator on [Vela](https://vela.luxalgo.com/chart), our next-generation charting platform, written in Pine Script®. Pivot Point Profile aggregates historical pivot highs and lows into a horizontal profile, sizing each row by how many swings printed at that price. Concentrated Areas flag the busiest rows and mark their average, exposing the reversal zones price keeps returning to. Built for traders who want support and resistance ranked by evidence rather than drawn by eye. - Indicator in the LuxAlgo Library, by LuxAlgo, published Jul 4, 2024. - Access: free. - Concepts: [Swing High/low](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/swing-high-low/) (primary), [Level Clustering Algorithms](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/level-clustering-algorithms/), [S/R Zone](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/s-r-zone/) - Open on Vela: https://vela.luxalgo.com/chart?pineScriptCodeId=cmpwn4kym006evhsg16xnt4dl - Page: https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/pivot-point-profile/ **Pivot Point Profile** borrows the volume-profile format and fills it with [swing points](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/swing-high-low/) instead of volume: every pivot high and pivot low inside the lookback is binned into horizontal rows, and each row's width shows how many swings printed there. The busiest rows in each direction become Concentrated Areas (CAs), outlined with a line marking the average of the pivots inside, a ranked map of the prices where reversals keep happening. ## How to Trade the Pivot Point Profile? - **Wide rows**: many historical pivots at one price. Treat the row as an [S/R zone](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/s-r-zone/) likely to matter again on the next visit. - **Pivot-low-dominated rows**: a floor buyers have defended repeatedly; holding it favors continuation higher, losing it warns buyers have stepped away. - **Pivot-high-dominated rows**: the mirror read: a ceiling to respect until it decisively breaks. - **CA average lines**: the cleanest single price inside each Concentrated Area for planning entries and reactions around. Reading highs and lows separately tells you who defended a level; reading the whole row tells you how significant the zone is. ## Pivot Point Profile Settings - **Pivot Type**: the swing detection basis: "Fractal Pivots" or "SMC Structure". - **Length**: pivot calculation length; higher values keep only larger swings. - **Lookback**: how many high/low pivot pairs feed the profile; **Use Full Chart History** overrides it to use all available data. - **Row Size**: row count for the profile (up to 250). More rows sharpen prices, fewer rows group pivots into broader zones. - **Profile Width / Profile Offset / Direction**: span in bars, distance from the latest candle, and Left/Right/Center orientation. - **Highlight CAs / CA Threshold / CA Averages**: extend concentrated rows, tune what qualifies, and toggle the per-direction average lines. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How is this different from classic pivot point levels? [Pivot Points](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/pivot-points/) project levels forward from a formula on the prior period's prices. Pivot Point Profile works from evidence instead, counting where actual swing reversals clustered. The two answer different questions and stack well together. ### Should I read pivot highs and lows together or separately? Both. The complete row measures how much attention a zone has earned overall, while the high/low split hints at the likely reaction: a row built from pivot lows reads as defended support, one built from pivot highs as supply. ### How do I access the Pivot Point Profile? It's free in the LuxAlgo Library: add it to your chart from this page, or load it into Quant, our coding agent, to test ideas built on its levels without leaving the page. You can also copy the source code from this page and run it anywhere Pine Script® runs. ## Related indicators - [Swing Highs/Lows & Candle Patterns](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/swing-highs-lows-candle-patterns/) (Swing High/low): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/swing-highs-lows-candle-patterns.md - [Unreached Highs/Lows Oscillator](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/unreached-highs-lows-oscillator/) (Swing High/low): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/unreached-highs-lows-oscillator.md - [Pivot High/Low Analysis & Forecast](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/pivot-high-low-analysis-forecast/) (Swing High/low): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/pivot-high-low-analysis-forecast.md - [Liquidity Sweeps](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/liquidity-sweeps/) (Swing High/low): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/liquidity-sweeps.md - [Liquidity Swings](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/liquidity-swings/) (Swing High/low): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/liquidity-swings.md - [Price Simplification](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/price-simplification/) (Swing High/low): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/price-simplification.md - [Support Resistance Classification](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/support-resistance-classification/) (Level Clustering Algorithms): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/support-resistance-classification.md - [Clusters Volume Profile](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/clusters-volume-profile/) (Level Clustering Algorithms): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/clusters-volume-profile.md --- Source: https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/pivot-point-profile/ (LuxAlgo Library). Free to use with attribution: https://www.luxalgo.com/library/license/