# Volume Anchored Price Map Volume Anchored Price Map is an indicator on [Vela](https://vela.luxalgo.com/chart), our next-generation charting platform, written in Pine Script®. The Volume Anchored Price Map pairs a rolling volume profile heatmap with Z-score-validated volume bubbles, anchoring statistically extreme activity and projecting it forward as tiered liquidity levels. TIER I to III labels rank each level by deviation strength, mapping where heavy participation is most likely to make price react. - Indicator in the LuxAlgo Library, by LuxAlgo, published Feb 16, 2026. - Access: free. - Concepts: [Volume Profile](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/volume-profile/) (primary), [High/low-volume Nodes](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/high-low-volume-nodes/) - Open on Vela: https://vela.luxalgo.com/chart?pineScriptCodeId=cmpwn6xze009svhsgdah8twg1 - Page: https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/volume-anchored-price-map/ The **Volume Anchored Price Map** layers three reads of participation into one view: a rolling [volume profile](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/volume-profile/) drawn as a right-anchored gradient heatmap, volume bubbles that print only when activity is statistically abnormal by Z-score, and dashed anchor levels projected forward from those spikes. Every projected level carries a rank (TIER I beyond six standard deviations, TIER II between four and six, TIER III between two and four), so the chart itself says which liquidity events deserve the most respect. ## How to Trade the Volume Anchored Price Map? - **TIER I retests**: the map's major structural levels. Anticipate a strong reaction, either a sharp rejection or a high-momentum break. - **Close beyond a TIER level with a fresh bubble**: participation confirming the breakout, not price alone. - **Large red bubble after an extended decline**: potential capitulation or selling climax; **large green bubble into highs**: absorption or blow-off risk. - **Wide, bright profile bars**: [high volume nodes](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/high-low-volume-nodes/) where price turns sticky. Fade moves into them, and expect acceleration through the thin low-volume corridors between them. TIER levels that align with the widest nodes mark well-traded fair-value zones for pullback entries and structured stops; a deep push into a low-volume area capped by a large bubble sets up rotation back toward the nearest node. ## Volume Anchored Price Map Settings - **Lookback Length**: the historical window feeding the profile and how far back bubbles and their levels are drawn; bubble Z-scores always use a fixed 200-bar volume average and deviation. - **Price Bins**: vertical resolution of the heatmap. - **Bubble Sensitivity (Z-Score)**: minimum deviation before a bubble prints. - **Project Levels from Bubbles / Max Projected Levels**: enables anchor projections and caps how many stay active. - **Enable Dashboard**: readout of the lookback window, POC, and current Z-score. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What do the TIER labels actually measure? Each is a statistical class for the volume spike that created the level: TIER I marks events beyond six standard deviations from average volume, TIER II four to six, and TIER III from the Bubble Sensitivity threshold (2 by default) up to four. The higher the tier, the heavier the participation behind the level. ### How does it differ from Volume Bubbles & Liquidity Heatmap? [Volume Bubbles & Liquidity Heatmap](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/volume-bubbles-liquidity-heatmap/) summarizes every higher-timeframe period with a bubble and shades zones by total traded volume; the Price Map filters for statistically exceptional spikes and converts them into forward-projected levels. ### How do I access the Volume Anchored Price Map? It is available free via the LuxAlgo Library, and Quant, our coding agent, can run and backtest it straight from this page. You can also copy the source code from this page and run it anywhere Pine Script® runs. ## Related indicators - [Volume Profile (Maps)](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/volume-profile-maps/) (Volume Profile): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/volume-profile-maps.md - [Volume Profile Matrix](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/volume-profile-matrix/) (Volume Profile): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/volume-profile-matrix.md - [Volume Profile Regression Channel](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/volume-profile-regression-channel/) (Volume Profile): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/volume-profile-regression-channel.md - [Volume Profile with Node Detection](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/volume-profile-with-node-detection/) (Volume Profile): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/volume-profile-with-node-detection.md - [Anchored Clusters Volume Profile](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/anchored-clusters-volume-profile/) (Volume Profile): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/anchored-clusters-volume-profile.md - [Clusters Volume Profile](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/clusters-volume-profile/) (Volume Profile): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/clusters-volume-profile.md - [Peak Activity Range](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/peak-activity-range/) (High/low-volume Nodes): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/peak-activity-range.md - [Liquidity Sentiment Profile](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/liquidity-sentiment-profile/) (High/low-volume Nodes): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/liquidity-sentiment-profile.md --- Source: https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/volume-anchored-price-map/ (LuxAlgo Library). Free to use with attribution: https://www.luxalgo.com/library/license/