MR Range Breakouts 4

" A trading range occurs when a financial instrument trades between constant high and low prices over a period of time. The upper part of the trading range of a financial instrument often provides price resistance, while the lower part of the trading range usually offers price support.  Traders can enter in the direction of a breakout or breakdown from a trading range... "

This is the "Classical Theory" understanding of ranges. We have a different understanding of the nature of ranges and the processes that occur within them. Therefore, we at "Masters of Risk" created our indicator to cover all our requirements. "MR Range Breakouts" indicator was created from scratch by us according to the author's methodology. It is based on the concept of "Auction Market Theory" developed by J. Peter Steidlmayer and "Locked-in Range" market analysis method developed by Tom Leksey. Both concepts largely overlap with our understanding of the processes in the "Range" and show how market participants interact. Since there is no established terminology for ranges in the "Classical Theory" we will use our own terminology!!!

To give you some idea, we will briefly introduce the processes that take place in the range:

1. When we have two extremes and the price has tested at least 75% of the distance between them in the form of a corrective movement, we say that a “Balance” has been established between buyers and sellers. Usually, the intentions to achieve a "Balance" of prices are known only by the "Big" players in the markets. If the price continues or makes a new impulse, renews one of the extremes and does not return to them again in the form of a correction, we say that the "Balance" is broken and we now have an "Imbalance".

2. If, after reaching a "Balance" between buyers and sellers, the price continues to move between two price extremes, we say that a "Range" has developed between the two price extremes. Here, along with the "Big" market players, the "Professional" traders also enter positions.

3. When the prices remain in the "Range" for a longer time, this "Range" is also seen (perceived) by the "Non-professional" market participants. Usually their stop-losses are placed above or below the boundaries of the "Range". This is where we say we have an "Open Range" because all market participants can actively enter positions and trade the distance between the two extremes that define the upper and lower boundaries of the "Range."

4. When enough participants accumulate in the "Range" with their stop-losses, some of the "Big" players try to close the "Range" of the prices by exiting it at the expense of these stop-losses. If they succeed and then there is a "correction" beyond the "Range", we say that the "Open Range" is locked by these "Big" players and we have a "Range of Buyers" or a "Range of Sellers".

5. If another portion of the "Big" players decide they don't like it and return the price to the "Range" and test a minimum of 75% of the distance between the two extremes that define the boundaries of the "Range", then we say we have an "Extending" of the boundaries of the "Open Range". In this case, the distance between the upper and lower boundaries of the "Open Range" is updated and a new range test distance of 75% is determined.

6. If these “Big” players fail to return the price to at least 75% after exiting the range, then we say that there is a struggle for dominance of different groups of "Big" players. This usually happens at the upper or lower boundaries of the "Open Range" and between the "Limit Orders Barriers". Then we say that we have an "Expansion" of sellers or an "Expansion" of buyers.

7. According to our experience with the indicator, the best places to enter a position are in the "Limit Order Barriers" area in the direction of the trend. For example, if we have a downtrend, we are looking for a sell entry in the "Limit Orders Barriers" area of sellers, and accordingly, if we have an uptrend, we are looking for a buy entry in the "Limit Orders Barriers" area of buyers. Of course, all our decisions must be confirmed by other indicators in these zones.

What the indicator shows:

• "Red" rectangles show "Ranges of Sellers", where buyers remain in "Locked-in Range", and sellers win. If you place a volume profile in "Range of Sellers", in the area below the "POC" volume there are buyers locked in range".

• "Blue" rectangles show "Ranges of Buyers", where sellers remain in "Locked-in Range", and buyers win. If you place a volume profile in "Range of Buyers", in the area above the "POC" volume there are sellers locked in range".

• "Dashed" rectangles show closed "Ranges" - the places where the price absorbed the volumes in the Ranges.

• "Yellow" lines show the upper and lower boundaries of the "Open Range" - it is not yet determined whether this will be a range of buyers or sellers. "Open Range" is a new and not yet finished range. In it, positions are recruited for the "Big" players, there is a struggle for initiative between the "Big" players, various tools are used in the confrontation between them. Unfortunately, this is also the place where "non-professional" market participants lose their money, because they don't understand the processes that go on in the range...

• "Blue (dash dot dot)" rectangle indicates the beginning of the buyers "Еxpansion" initiative. It shows the struggle between the "Big" players in the market, the potential expansion of the "Open Range" boundary or the possible formation of a new "Open range".

• "Red (dash dot dot)" rectangle indicates the beginning of the sellers "Еxpansion" initiative. It shows the struggle between the "Big" players in the market, the potential expansion of the "Open Range" boundary or the possible formation of a new "Open range".

• "Red" lines above the "Open Range" indicate the possible areas of "Limit Orders Barriers" of sellers.

• "Blue" lines below the "Open Range" indicate the possible areas of "Limit Orders Barriers" of buyers.

"Limit Orders Barrier is a structure that is designed to restrict price movement in any direction by constantly placing limit orders against the movement. Typically observed above and below accumulation (range, balance)."

• In combination with the "MR Reversal Patterns" indicator, you can see how buyers and sellers are distributed in the "Range". Since every trader waits for confirmation that their market entry is correct, the appearance of "Reversal Patterns" in the "Range" forms the accumulation of the open positions in a place, that we define as a "Point of Control" in the Volume Profile of the Range ". During the movement of the price in a trend, you can see how "Balances" are formed according to the "Auction Market Theory".
  

• In combination with the "MR Volume POC Levels" indicator, you can see where important volumes are left after the exit from the "Balances" and "Ranges". In addition, you can see how the volumes are absorbed in the "Range" and accumulate positions of buyers and sellers.
  

• In combination with the "MR Volume Profile Rectangles" indicator, you can see where the places with the highest concentration of the open positions. In "Range of Sellers", buyers remain in "Locked-in Range" - in the area below "POC" volume, while in "Range of Buyers", sellers remain in "Locked-in Range" - in the area above "POC" volume.
  

• In combination with the "MR Sentiments by volumes" indicator, you can see the "Sentiments" inside the range. When we also have an "Expansion" of the sellers or the buyers, you can see the imbalance of all participants in the range to those in the "Expansion".
  

• In combination with the "MR Trend Corrections" indicator, you can track the places where the volumes accumulate in the "Balances" and "Ranges" along the trend. Then the volumes of these places are absorbed in the "Correction" movements.

Note:

The indicator synchronizes the data from the time frames on which it works. Please wait a few seconds when needed...
There may be slight differences between the figures, that are drawn on the chart of the time frame, that you selected in the indicator settings and the figures, that are drawn on the chart of the smaller time frames. This is related to the decomposition of the bar from the selected time frame to the smaller time frames. The bar of the selected time frame has a different structure of the smaller time frames. This is not a mistake!!! This is the option we have adopted to correctly determine the inputs and outputs of the ranges.

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Indicator settings:

Show Multi Time Frame from: - Multi time frame on which to calculate the indicator. By default, the indicator works with data from time frame H4.
Bars History for Ranges calculation: - Number of bars on which the indicator works from multi time frame H4.

Section "Visual Trading Styles Settings"
Style 1: Delete inactive "Ranges" - Shows or deletes "Ranges" closed by the price and shown with a dashed line.
Style 2: Show "Open Range" only - Show only "Open Range" when this option is selected.
Style 3: Show "Limit Barriers" - Shows or not "Limit Orders Barriers".
Style 4: Show "Internal proportions" - Shows or not "Internal proportions" in the "Open Range".

Section "Settings for Ranges"
Color for "Range of Sellers" - You can select a color for "Range of Sellers".
Color for "Range of Buyers" - You can select a color for "Range of Buyers".
Color for "Open Range" - You can select a color for "Open Range".
Line width for Ranges - You can select the line width for all non-closed Ranges.

Section "Settings for Limit Barriers"
Color for "Limit Barriers" of Sellers - You can select a color for "Limit Orders Barriers" of sellers.
Color for "Limit Barriers" of Buyers - You can select a color for "Limit Orders Barriers" of buyers.
Line width for "Limit Barriers" 1 & 3 - You can select the line width for "Limit Orders Barriers" 1 and 3. According to our research, these lines are less important to contain the price movement.
Line width for "Limit Barriers" 2 & 4 - You can select the line width for "Limit Orders Barriers" 2 and 4. According to our research, these lines are more important to contain the price movement.

Section "Settings for Expansion"
Color for "Expansion" of Buyers - You can select a color for "Expansion" of buyers.
Color for "Expansion" of Sellers - You can select a color for "Expansion" of sellers.
"Expansion" line border style - You can select the line style for "Expansion".
"Expansion" line border width - You can select the line width for "Expansion".

Section "Range calculation settings"
Range confirmation percentage test: - You can choose another setting to fulfill the "Range" formation criterion. By default, we set the test distance between two extremums equal to 75%. Other acceptable values are to 50%.

Section "Alert setting"
Alert when Range is closed - Displays an аlert when a "Range" is closed by the price movement and it is shown with a dashed line.

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