VPVR Trading Guide

The Volume Profile Visible Range (VPVR) is a quantitative technical analysis tool. VOLUME_PROFILE_VISIBLE_RANGE (VPVR) Custom Drawing Indicator for Volume Profile on the visible area.

What does the indicator show?

• Market Structure & Momentum: Visualizes prevailing trend directions and key reversal zones.
• BUY / SELL Signals: Highlights confirmed entry and exit opportunities based on quantitative rules.
• Dynamic Boundaries: Provides adaptive levels for managing trade risk and reward expectations.

Key Settings

• Row Size (Detail) (rowSize): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Value Area % (vaPct): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Place on Right side (placement): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Strategy Lookback (strategyLookback): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Up Volume Bar Color (upColor): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Down Volume Bar Color (downColor): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Point of Control (POC) Line (pocColor): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• POC Label Bg (supports alpha) (pocLabelBg): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• POC Label Text (pocLabelText): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Value Area High (VAH) Line (vahLineColor): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Value Area Low (VAL) Line (valLineColor): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• POC Price (pocPrice): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Value Area High (vahPrice): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Value Area Low (valPrice): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Price Above POC (priceAbovePOC): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Price Below POC (priceBelowPOC): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Inside Value Area (VA) (inVA): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• Returned to VA (returnedToVA): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• In High Volume Node (HVN) (inHVN): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.
• In Low Volume Node (LVN) (inLVN): Controls the calculation period and sensitivity for market detection.

How to use Strategy Parameters (Condition Source)

Within the Strategy Tester module, this indicator can be used both as a direct signal source and as a market-state filter.

1. Signal Events

• priceAbovePOC - Price Above POC event signal.
• priceBelowPOC - Price Below POC event signal.
• inVA - Inside Value Area (VA) event signal.
• returnedToVA - Returned to VA event signal.
• inHVN - In High Volume Node (HVN) event signal.
• inLVN - In Low Volume Node (LVN) event signal.

2. Filters and Trade Levels

• rowSize - Row Size (Detail) value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• vaPct - Value Area % value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• placement - Place on Right side value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• strategyLookback - Strategy Lookback value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• pocPrice - POC Price value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• vahPrice - Value Area High value used for structural qualification or thresholds.
• valPrice - Value Area Low value used for structural qualification or thresholds.

Strategy Example: Enter Long when buySignal is true and trendFilter == 1, ensuring trades align with dominant momentum.