Volume-adjusted Time

Volume-adjusted Time re-samples the chart onto a volume clock: a candle prints only when a set amount of volume has traded, so the horizontal axis measures participation rather than minutes. The build implements the sampling form of volume-adjusted time with a self-scaling threshold — average daily volume divided by a target bar count — and draws the strip in its own pane, at equal widths or stretched across the clock time each bar took to fill.

How to Trade the Volume-adjusted Time?

• Volume Axis mode: every candle carries the same participation — busy periods expand, quiet drift compresses, and candlestick reads apply to information-uniform bars.
• Calendar Axis mode: bars keep their true time span, exposing where the volume clock ran fast against the calendar (narrow bars) or slow (wide bars).
• Print cadence: optional tick marks on the price chart record each print — dense clusters flag an active tape; alerts cover every print, with bullish and bearish variants.
• Forming bar: a dotted preview fills toward the threshold, progress on the dashboard.

Volume-adjusted Time Settings

• Volume per Bar (default Auto (daily average / target bars)): the classic rule of thumb; Manual amount fixes it.
• Target Bars per Day (default 12) and Daily Volume Lookback (default 20): the auto threshold's inputs; Manual Volume per Bar (default 1000000) otherwise.
• Excess Volume (default Carry over): how overflow is handled.
• Chart Mode (default Volume Axis (equal width)).
• Display: Volume Bars Shown (default 200), Bar Spacing (default 3), Show Forming Bar (on), Mark Prints on Price Chart (off), Dashboard (on, Top Right, Small).

Frequently Asked Questions

How does this relate to Alternative Bar Types?

Alternative Bar Types is the general sampler — tick, volume, dollar, range or delta bars in one tool. This build commits to the volume clock alone: a bars-per-day rule for the threshold, a calendar-axis view that shows the time distortion, and print-cadence marks on the price chart.

Why can a volume bar never span less than one chart bar?

Because whole chart bars fill the bucket — the sampler evaluates completed bars, so at most one volume bar prints per chart bar. Run a chart timeframe well below the intended volume-bar duration and keep the daily target under the chart's own bars per day.

Should excess volume carry over or be discarded?

Carry over keeps the long-run bar count proportional to total traded volume, the cleaner statistical choice. Discard means every bar spans a fresh window holding at least the threshold, at the cost of dropping the overflow from the tally.