This Pine Script indicator identifies liquidity sweeps and confirms signals using a close-back candle pattern directly on the price chart. It tracks recent swing highs and lows over a customizable lookback period. A bullish signal forms when a prior bar sweeps
Indicator · Pine Script v5 · On the chart
Liquidity Sweep Detector [Lab]
This indicator identifies liquidity sweeps and stop hunts on price charts by detecting candles that breach recent high or low levels before closing back inside the previous range.
GitHub stars4on the repository
Pine versionv5runs as is
Lines of code187
Settings12inputs
LicenceCustom licence
Last update11 months ago17 Nov 2025
Add It to Your TradingView Chart
- 1Copy the scriptPress Copy script above. It reads the file straight from GitHub.
- 2Open the Pine EditorOpen a TradingView chart and choose Pine Editor at the bottom of the screen.
- 3Paste over the templateCreate a new indicator, select all of the template text and paste. Press Save and give it a name.
- 4Add it to the chartPress Add to chart, then adjust the settings with the gear icon next to its name.
Source Code
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Overview
Users can filter signals using lookback windows, minimum wick size relative to candle range, and optional swing pivot requirements. The script overlays visual arrow markers, detailed text labels, and configurable background highlights on sweep bars. Built for visual analysis across various timeframes, it includes built-in alert conditions for real-time monitoring.
- High and low liquidity sweep detection
- Minimum wick percentage candle range filter
- Optional swing pivot filter
- Visual markers, text labels, and background highlights
- Customizable lookback periods and alert conditions
Details
Published by
mitchell-917 on GitHub
Type
Indicator, Pine Script v5
Draws
On the price chart
Category
SMC / ICT / price action, Support & resistance, Candlestick patterns
Markets
Forex, Crypto, Indices
Timeframes
M1-M5, 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.
Settings
The inputs you can change from the gear icon on the chart. Defaults are the author's.
| Setting | Type | Default | Variable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookback for High Sweeps | int | 10 | lookbackHigh |
| Lookback for Low Sweeps | int | 10 | lookbackLow |
| Swing Pivot Length | int | 2 | pivotLen |
| Require Swing High/Low | bool | false | requireSwing |
| Min Wick % of Candle Range | float | 0.10 | minWickPct |
| Show Small Arrow Markers | bool | true | showMarkers |
| Show Detailed Text Labels | bool | true | showLabels |
| Color Background on Sweeps | bool | false | showBg |
| Bullish Sweep Color | color | color.new(color.lime, 0) | bullColor |
| Bearish Sweep Color | color | color.new(color.red, 0) | bearColor |
| Background Opacity | int | 90 | bgOpacity |
| Enable Alert Conditions | bool | true | enableAlerts |
Third-party code. ForexR did not write, test or endorse this script, and the summary above was generated automatically from its code and README. Indicators describe the past, and a strategy's backtest can look better than live trading, especially when a script repaints. Check it in the Strategy Tester and on a demo account before you rely on it.
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