This overlay indicator draws a fixed-range volume profile on the price chart, splitting traded activity into up and down volume at each price level. It also plots a sentiment profile, a developing point of control, and value-area high and low around a configur
Indicator · Pine Script v5 · On the chart
Volume Profile Lite [Lab]
This indicator calculates an approximate volume profile over a specified lookback period or current intraday session.
GitHub stars4on the repository
Pine versionv5runs as is
Lines of code152
Settings6inputs
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
Volume Profile Lite [Lab] divides the high-low range into a configured number of price bins, assigns each bar's volume to the corresponding bin based on its closing price, and draws horizontal volume boxes directly on the price chart. To optimize performance, the calculations and box drawings execute on the last confirmed historical bar. User settings control bin count, lookback length, session filtering, and box appearance.
- Approximate volume profile using configurable price bins
- Lookback window or intraday session range selection
- Horizontal box visualization drawn directly on the chart
- Optimized execution on the last confirmed historical bar
Details
Published by
mitchell-917 on GitHub
Type
Draws
On the price chart
Category
Markets
Any symbol
Timeframes
Any timeframe
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Price Bins | int | 24 | bins |
| Lookback Bars | int | 250 | lookback |
| Use Intraday Session Instead of Fixed Lookback | bool | false | useSession |
| Session Times (Exchange Time) | session | 0900-1700 | sessionTimes |
| Base Color | color | color.new(color.blue, 40) | baseColor |
| Show Box Outline | bool | true | showOutline |
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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