Indicator · Pine Script v5 · On the chart

FX Market Sessions

by itmakesyousick· code credited to boitoki

This indicator plots colored session boxes on the price chart representing London, New York and Tokyo market sessions.

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GitHub stars7on the repository
Pine versionv5runs as is
Lines of code386
Settings40inputs
LicenceNone statedfile: MPL-2.0
Last update3 years ago25 Jan 2023

Add It to Your TradingView Chart

  1. 1Copy the scriptPress Copy script above, or the copy button on the code below.
  2. 2Open the Pine EditorOpen a TradingView chart and choose Pine Editor at the bottom of the screen.
  3. 3Paste over the templateCreate a new indicator, select all of the template text and paste. Press Save and give it a name.
  4. 4Add it to the chartPress Add to chart, then adjust the settings with the gear icon next to its name.

Source Code

386 lines of Pine Script v5 from v28.0.pine, published under MPL-2.0 (file header). Keep the author's credit and licence lines when you reuse it.

v28.0.pine
// This source code is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public License 2.0 at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/
// © boitoki

//@version=5
indicator('FX Market Sessions', overlay=true, max_boxes_count=500, max_labels_count=500, max_lines_count=500, max_bars_back=1000)

import boitoki/AwesomeColor/4 as ac

///////////////
// Groups
///////////////
g1 = '♯1 Session'
g2 = '♯2 Session'
g3 = '♯3 Session'
g4 = 'Box'
g6 = 'Labels'
g5 = 'Opening range'
g7 = 'Fibonacci levels'
g8 = 'Options'

option_yes = 'Yes'
option_no = 'No'
option_extend1 = 'Extend'

fmt_price = '{0,number,#.#####}'
fmt_pips  = '{0,number,#.#}'

icon_separator = ' • '

c_none = color.new(color.black, 100)

is_weekends = dayofweek == 7 or dayofweek == 1

///////////////
// Defined
///////////////
show = timeframe.isintraday and timeframe.multiplier <= 60 and timeframe.multiplier >= 1
pips = syminfo.mintick * 10

///////////////
// Functions
///////////////
f_get_time_by_bar(bar_count) => timeframe.multiplier * bar_count * 60 * 1000

f_get_period (_session, _start, _lookback) =>
    result = math.max(_start, 1)
    for i = result to _lookback
        if na(_session[i+1]) and _session[i]
            result := i
            break
    result

f_get_label_position (_y, _side) =>
    switch _y
        'top'       => _side == 'outside' ? label.style_label_lower_left : label.style_label_upper_left
        'bottom'    => _side == 'outside' ? label.style_label_upper_left : label.style_label_lower_left

f_get_day (n) =>
    switch n
        1 => 'Sun'
        2 => 'Mon'
        3 => 'Tue'
        4 => 'Wed'
        5 => 'Thu'
        6 => 'Fri'
        7 => 'Sat'

f_get_started (_session) => na(_session[1]) and _session

f_get_ended (_session) => na(_session) and _session[1]

///////////////
// Inputs
///////////////
// Timezone
i_tz = input.string('GMT+1', title='Timezone', tooltip='e.g. \'America/New_York\', \'Asia/Tokyo\', \'GMT-4\', \'GMT+9\'...', group='General')
i_show_history = input.string(option_yes, 'History', options=[option_yes, option_no], group="General") == option_yes
i_lookback = 12 * 60

// Oscillator mode
i_osc = input.bool(false, 'Oscillator', inline='osc', group='General')
i_osc_min = input.float(0, '', inline='osc', group='General')
i_osc_max = input.float(100, '~', inline='osc', group='General')

// Sessions
i_show_sess1 = input.bool(true, 'Session 1: ', group=g1, inline='session1_1') and show
i_sess1_label = input.string('London', ' ', group=g1, inline='session1_1')
i_sess1_color = input.color(#66D9EF, ' ', group=g1, inline='session1_1')
i_sess1 = input.session('0800-1600', 'Time', group=g1)
i_sess1_extend = input.string(option_no, option_extend1, options=[option_no, option_extend1], group=g1)
i_sess1_fib = input.string(option_no, 'Fibonacci levels', group=g1, options=[option_yes, option_no]) != option_no
i_sess1_op = input.string(option_no, 'Opening range', group=g1, options=[option_yes, option_no]) != option_no and show

i_show_sess2 = input.bool(true, 'Session 2: ', group=g2, inline='session2_1') and show
i_sess2_label = input.string('New York', ' ', group=g2, inline='session2_1')
i_sess2_color = input.color(#FD971F, ' ', group=g2, inline='session2_1')
i_sess2 = input.session('1300-2200', 'Time', group=g2)
i_sess2_extend = input.string(option_no, option_extend1, options=[option_no, option_extend1], group=g2)
i_sess2_fib = input.string(option_no, 'Fibonacci levels', group=g2, options=[option_yes, option_no]) != option_no
i_sess2_op = input.string(option_no, 'Opening range', group=g2, options=[option_yes, option_no]) != option_no and show

i_show_sess3 = input.bool(true, 'Session 3: ', group=g3, inline='session3_1') and show
i_sess3_label = input.string('Tokyo', ' ', group=g3, inline='session3_1')
i_sess3_color = input.color(#AE81FF, ' ', group=g3, inline='session3_1')
i_sess3 = input.session('0000-0900', 'Time', group=g3)
i_sess3_extend = input.string(option_no, option_extend1, options=[option_no, option_extend1], group=g3)
i_sess3_fib = input.string(option_no, 'Fibonacci levels', group=g3, options=[option_yes, option_no]) != option_no
i_sess3_op = input.string(option_no, 'Opening range', group=g3, options=[option_yes, option_no]) != option_no and show

// Show & Styles
i_sess_border_style = input.string(line.style_dashed, 'Style', options=[line.style_solid, line.style_dotted, line.style_dashed], group=g4)
i_sess_border_width = input.int(1, 'Thickness', minval=0, group=g4)
i_sess_bgopacity = input.int(94, 'Transp', minval=0, maxval=100, step=1, group=g4, tooltip='Setting the 100 is no background color')

// Labels
i_label_show = input.bool(true, 'Show labels', inline='label_show', group=g6) and show
i_label_size = str.lower(input.string('Normal', '', options=['Auto', 'Tiny', 'Small', 'Normal', 'Large', 'Huge'], inline='label_show', group=g6))
i_label_position_y = str.lower(input.string('Top', 'Position', options=['Top', 'Bottom'], inline='label_position', group=g6))
i_label_position_s = str.lower(input.string('Outside', '', options=['Inside', 'Outside'], inline='label_position', group=g6))
i_label_position = f_get_label_position(i_label_position_y, i_label_position_s)
i_label_format_name = input.bool(true, 'Name', inline='label_format', group=g6)
i_label_format_price = input.bool(false, 'Price', inline='label_format', group=g6)
i_label_format_pips = input.bool(false, 'Pips', inline='label_format', group=g6)
i_label_format_day = input.bool(false, 'Day', inline='label_format', group=g6)

// Fibonacci levels
i_f_linestyle = input.string(line.style_solid, title="Style", options=[line.style_solid, line.style_dotted, line.style_dashed], group=g7)
i_f_linewidth = input.int(1, title="Thickness", minval=1, group=g7)

// Opening range
i_o_minutes = input.int(15, title='Periods (minutes)', minval=1, step=1, group=g5)
i_o_transp = input.int(88, title='Transp', minval=0, maxval=100, step=1, group=g5)


// Alerts
i_alert1_show = input.bool(false, 'Alerts - Sessions stard/end', group='Alerts visualized')
i_alert2_show = input.bool(false, 'Alerts - Opening range breakouts', group='Alerts visualized')
i_alert3_show = input.bool(false, 'Alerts - Price crossed session\'s High/Low after session closed', group='Alerts visualized')

// ------------------------
// Drawing labels
// ------------------------
draw_label (_show, _session, _is_started, _color, _top, _bottom, _text, _delete_history) =>
    var label my_label = na
    var int start_time = na

    v_position_y = (i_label_position_y == 'top') ? _top : _bottom
    v_label = array.new_string()
    v_chg = _top - _bottom
    
    if _is_started
        start_time := time
    
    if i_label_format_name and not na(_text)
        array.push(v_label, _text)

    if i_label_format_day
        array.push(v_label, f_get_day(dayofweek(start_time, i_tz)))

    if i_label_format_price
        array.push(v_label, str.format(fmt_price, v_chg))
    
    if i_label_format_pips
        array.push(v_label, str.format(fmt_pips, v_chg / pips) + ' pips')

    if _show
        if _is_started
            my_label := label.new(time, v_position_y, array.join(v_label, icon_separator), textcolor=_color, color=c_none, size=i_label_size, style=i_label_position, xloc=xloc.bar_time)
            
            if _delete_history
                label.delete(my_label[1])

        if _session
            label.set_y(my_label, v_position_y)
            label.set_text(my_label, array.join(v_label, icon_separator))

// ------------------------
// Drawing Fibonacci levels
// ------------------------
draw_fib (_show, _session, _is_started, _x1, _x2, _color, _top, _bottom, _level, _width, _style, _is_extend, _delete_history) =>
    var line my_line = na

    if _show
        y = (_top - _bottom) * _level + _bottom

        if _is_started
            my_line := line.new(_x1, y, _x2, y, width=_width, color=color.new(_color, 30), style=_style)

            if _is_extend
                line.set_extend(my_line, extend.right)

            if _delete_history
                line.delete(my_line[1])

        if _session
            line.set_y1(my_line, y)
            line.set_y2(my_line, y)


// ------------------------
// Drawing Opening range
// ------------------------
draw_op (_show, _session, _is_started, _x1, _x2, _color, _max, _is_extend, _delete_history) =>
    var int start_time = na
    var box my_box = na
    top = ta.highest(high, _max)
    bottom = ta.lowest(low, _max)
    is_crossover = ta.crossover(close, box.get_top(my_box))
    is_crossunder = ta.crossunder(close, box.get_bottom(my_box))
    
    if _show
        if _is_started
            start_time := time
            my_box := na

            if _delete_history
                box.delete(my_box[1])

        if _session
            time_op = start_time + (i_o_minutes * 60 * 1000)
            
            if time >= time_op and time < time_op + f_get_time_by_bar(1)
                my_box := box.new(_x1, top, _x2, bottom, border_width=0, bgcolor=color.new(_color, i_o_transp))

                if _is_extend
                    box.set_extend(my_box, extend.right)
                    my_box

            else
                //box.set_right(my_box, bar_index + 1)

                if is_crossover
                    alert('Price crossed over the opening range', alert.freq_once_per_bar)

                    if i_alert2_show
                        label.new(bar_index, box.get_top(my_box), "×", color=color.blue, textcolor=ac.tradingview('blue'), style=label.style_none, size=size.large)

                if is_crossunder
                    alert('Price crossed under the opening range', alert.freq_once_per_bar)

                    if i_alert2_show
                        label.new(bar_index, box.get_bottom(my_box), "×", color=color.red, textcolor=ac.tradingview('red'), style=label.style_none, size=size.large)

                my_box

// ------------------------
// Drawing market
// ------------------------
draw_market (_show, _session, _is_started, _is_ended, _color, _top, _bottom, _extend, _is_extend, _delete_history) =>
    var box my_box = na

    x0_1 = ta.valuewhen(na(_session[1]) and _session, bar_index, 1)
    x0_2 = ta.valuewhen(na(_session) and _session[1], bar_index, 0)
    var x1 = 0
    var x2 = 0
    var v_session_high = 0.0
    var v_session_low = 0.0

    if _show
        if _is_started
            x1 := bar_index
            x2 := bar_index + math.abs(x0_2 - x0_1)
            my_box := box.new(x1, _top, x2, _bottom)
            box.set_border_style(my_box, i_sess_border_style)
            box.set_border_width(my_box, i_sess_border_width)
            box.set_border_color(my_box, _color)
            box.set_bgcolor(my_box, color.new(_color, i_sess_bgopacity))
            
            v_session_high := _top
            v_session_low := _bottom

            if _is_extend
                box.set_extend(my_box, extend.right)
                

            if _delete_history
                box.delete(my_box[1])
    
        // Proccesing
        else if _session
            box.set_top(my_box, _top)
            box.set_bottom(my_box, _bottom)

            v_session_high := _top
            v_session_low  := _bottom
        
        else if _is_ended
            box.set_right(my_box, bar_index)

    [x1, x2, v_session_high, v_session_low]

// ------------------------
// Drawing
// ------------------------

draw (_show, _session, _color, _label, _extend, _show_fib, _show_op, _lookback) =>
    max = f_get_period(_session, 1, _lookback)
    top = ta.highest(high, max)
    bottom = ta.lowest(low, max)
    
    if i_osc
        top := i_osc_max
        bottom := i_osc_min
    
    is_started = f_get_started(_session)
    is_ended = f_get_ended(_session)
    is_extend = _extend != option_no

    delete_history = (not i_show_history) or is_extend

    [x1, x2, _high, _low] = draw_market(_show, _session, is_started, is_ended, _color, top, bottom, _extend, is_extend, delete_history)
    
    if i_label_show
        draw_label(_show, _session, is_started, _color, top, bottom, _label, delete_history)

    if _show_op
        draw_op(_show, _session, is_started, x1, x2, _color, max, is_extend, delete_history)

    if _show_fib
        draw_fib(_show, _session, is_started, x1, x2, _color, top, bottom, 0.500, 2, line.style_solid, is_extend, delete_history)
        draw_fib(_show, _session, is_started, x1, x2, _color, top, bottom, 0.628, i_f_linewidth, i_f_linestyle, is_extend, delete_history)
        draw_fib(_show, _session, is_started, x1, x2, _color, top, bottom, 0.382, i_f_linewidth, i_f_linestyle, is_extend, delete_history)

    [_session, _high, _low]

///////////////////
// Calculating
///////////////////
string tz = (i_tz == option_no or i_tz == '') ? na : i_tz
int sess1 = time(timeframe.period, i_sess1, tz)
int sess2 = time(timeframe.period, i_sess2, tz)
int sess3 = time(timeframe.period, i_sess3, tz)

///////////////////
// Plotting
///////////////////
[is_sess1, sess1_high, sess1_low] = draw(i_show_sess1, sess1, i_sess1_color, i_sess1_label, i_sess1_extend, i_sess1_fib, i_sess1_op, i_lookback)
[is_sess2, sess2_high, sess2_low] = draw(i_show_sess2, sess2, i_sess2_color, i_sess2_label, i_sess2_extend, i_sess2_fib, i_sess2_op, i_lookback)
[is_sess3, sess3_high, sess3_low] = draw(i_show_sess3, sess3, i_sess3_color, i_sess3_label, i_sess3_extend, i_sess3_fib, i_sess3_op, i_lookback)


////////////////////
// Alerts
////////////////////
// Session alerts
bool sess1_started = is_sess1 and not is_sess1[1]
bool sess1_ended = not is_sess1 and is_sess1[1]
bool sess2_started = is_sess2 and not is_sess2[1]
bool sess2_ended = not is_sess2 and is_sess2[1]
bool sess3_started = is_sess3 and not is_sess3[1]
bool sess3_ended = not is_sess3 and is_sess3[1]

alertcondition(sess1_started,   'Session #1 started')
alertcondition(sess1_ended,     'Session #1 ended')
alertcondition(sess2_started,   'Session #2 started')
alertcondition(sess2_ended,     'Session #2 ended')
alertcondition(sess3_started,   'Session #3 started')
alertcondition(sess3_ended,     'Session #3 ended')

alertcondition((not is_sess1) and ta.crossover(close, sess1_high), 'Session #1 High crossed (after session closed)')
alertcondition((not is_sess1) and ta.crossunder(close, sess1_low), 'Session #1 Low crossed (after session closed)')
alertcondition((not is_sess2) and ta.crossover(close, sess2_high), 'Session #2 High crossed (after session closed)')
alertcondition((not is_sess2) and ta.crossunder(close, sess2_low), 'Session #2 Low crossed (after session closed)')
alertcondition((not is_sess3) and ta.crossover(close, sess3_high), 'Session #3 High crossed (after session closed)')
alertcondition((not is_sess3) and ta.crossunder(close, sess3_low), 'Session #3 Low crossed (after session closed)')

plotshape(i_alert1_show and sess1_started, color=i_sess1_color, text='Start', style=shape.labeldown, location=location.bottom, size=size.small, textcolor=color.new(color.white, 0))
plotshape(i_alert1_show and sess1_ended, color=i_sess1_color, text='End', style=shape.labeldown, location=location.bottom, size=size.small, textcolor=color.new(color.white, 0))
plotshape(i_alert1_show and sess2_started, color=i_sess2_color, text='Start', style=shape.labeldown, location=location.bottom, size=size.small, textcolor=color.new(color.white, 0))
plotshape(i_alert1_show and sess2_ended, color=i_sess2_color, text='End', style=shape.labeldown, location=location.bottom, size=size.small, textcolor=color.new(color.white, 0))
plotshape(i_alert1_show and sess3_started, color=i_sess3_color, text='Start', style=shape.labeldown, location=location.bottom, size=size.small, textcolor=color.new(color.white, 0))
plotshape(i_alert1_show and sess3_ended, color=i_sess3_color, text='End', style=shape.labeldown, location=location.bottom, size=size.small, textcolor=color.new(color.white, 0))

plot(i_alert3_show ? sess1_high : na, style=plot.style_linebr, color=i_sess1_color)
plot(i_alert3_show ? sess1_low : na, style=plot.style_linebr, linewidth=2, color=i_sess1_color)
plot(i_alert3_show ? sess2_high : na, style=plot.style_linebr, color=i_sess2_color)
plot(i_alert3_show ? sess2_low : na, style=plot.style_linebr, linewidth=2, color=i_sess2_color)
plot(i_alert3_show ? sess3_high : na, style=plot.style_linebr, color=i_sess3_color)
plot(i_alert3_show ? sess3_low : na, style=plot.style_linebr, linewidth=2, color=i_sess3_color)

plotshape(i_alert3_show and (not is_sess1) and ta.crossover(close, sess1_high), color=i_sess1_color, title="", style=shape.triangleup, location=location.bottom, size=size.tiny)
plotshape(i_alert3_show and (not is_sess1) and ta.crossunder(close, sess1_low), color=i_sess1_color, title="", style=shape.triangledown, location=location.bottom, size=size.tiny)
plotshape(i_alert3_show and (not is_sess2) and ta.crossover(close, sess2_high), color=i_sess2_color, title="", style=shape.triangleup, location=location.bottom, size=size.tiny)
plotshape(i_alert3_show and (not is_sess2) and ta.crossunder(close, sess2_low), color=i_sess2_color, title="", style=shape.triangledown, location=location.bottom, size=size.tiny)
plotshape(i_alert3_show and (not is_sess3) and ta.crossover(close, sess3_high), color=i_sess3_color, title="", style=shape.triangleup, location=location.bottom, size=size.tiny)
plotshape(i_alert3_show and (not is_sess3) and ta.crossunder(close, sess3_low), color=i_sess3_color, title="", style=shape.triangledown, location=location.bottom, size=size.tiny)

Overview

Users customize session start and end times, colors, and labels for each session while enabling options for historical display, oscillator mode, opening range detection and Fibonacci levels. The script draws vertical and horizontal lines directly on the price chart and allows label placement at the bottom. Main settings control the timezone and overall label visibility.

Details

Published by

itmakesyousick on GitHub

Code credit

boitoki, as written in the script's header

Type

Indicator, Pine Script v5

Draws

On the price chart

Category

Sessions & time

Markets

Forex

Timeframes

M15-H1

Risk Notes

No repainting, lookahead or stacked entries were found in its code or README. That says nothing about how well it works: test it first.

Topics

pinescript

Settings

The inputs you can change from the gear icon on the chart. Defaults are the author's.

SettingTypeDefaultVariable
TimezonestringGMT+1i_tz
Historystringoption_yesi_show_history
Oscillatorboolfalsei_osc
i_osc_minfloat0i_osc_min
~float100i_osc_max
Session 1: booltruei_show_sess1
stringLondoni_sess1_label
color#66D9EFi_sess1_color
Timesession0800-1600i_sess1
i_sess1_extendstringoption_noi_sess1_extend
Fibonacci levelsstringoption_noi_sess1_fib
Opening rangestringoption_noi_sess1_op
Show all 40 settings
SettingTypeDefaultVariable
Session 2: booltruei_show_sess2
stringNew Yorki_sess2_label
color#FD971Fi_sess2_color
Timesession1300-2200i_sess2
i_sess2_extendstringoption_noi_sess2_extend
Fibonacci levelsstringoption_noi_sess2_fib
Opening rangestringoption_noi_sess2_op
Session 3: booltruei_show_sess3
stringTokyoi_sess3_label
color#AE81FFi_sess3_color
Timesession0000-0900i_sess3
i_sess3_extendstringoption_noi_sess3_extend
Fibonacci levelsstringoption_noi_sess3_fib
Opening rangestringoption_noi_sess3_op
Stylestringline.style_dashedi_sess_border_style
Thicknessint1i_sess_border_width
Transpint94i_sess_bgopacity
Show labelsbooltruei_label_show
stringNormal
PositionstringTopPosition
stringOutside
Namebooltruei_label_format_name
Priceboolfalsei_label_format_price
Pipsboolfalsei_label_format_pips
Dayboolfalsei_label_format_day
Stylestringline.style_solidi_f_linestyle
Thicknessint1i_f_linewidth
Periods (minutes)int15i_o_minutes
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Indicator v6 SMC / ICT / price actionSessions & time
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