Market Profile – Initial Balance

Market Profile – Initial Balance

Hello everyone,

Thank you for accompanying me in my trading for the past 4 years. Today, it’s my turn to share my code with you!
For a few weeks now, I’ve been getting back into the market profile to improve my strategy decision-making.
As I’m on IG cfd, I don’t have access to the tool. So when I asked around, I understood that the Initial Balance IB was relatively important for the key zones of the day.

By looking around various sources I understand that the market profile is used in M30 but then the choice of the half-hour taken for the IB differs; some take the M30 candle of the preopening, others that of the openening.
For my part, I chose openning, but it’s modifiable in the code.

Nothing crazy, but I plot my IB M30 at 9 a.m. for the dax (to be modified for the US) in blue with the upper and lower bounds extended to the far right.
I put a variable n = number of rectangles (equal to the IB) above and below the IB with half-rights to visualize my key levels.

If you wish to adapt it, everything is modifiable:

To be changed according to which market you’re trading:
start = 093000 //dax if we’re in M30 and want to have the Initial Balance (IB) on the 9 a.m. candle, we set it to 9:30 a.m. because we “draw on last bar only”.
end = 100000 //dax
//start = 160000 //US if trading in the US, activate these times and deactivate those of the dax
//end = 163000 //US

Number of rectangles corresponding to IB :
n = 5 //number of rectangles above and below IB

If you want to see the current day, other days or all days, but it quickly becomes unreadable :
for y = i-1 to i-1 do //put i-1 for the previous day’s IB, i-1 to i for the previous day’s IB and the day, 1 to i for all days etc…

Don’t hesitate to give me feedback, and if anyone has a code to add the TPO, I’d love to hear from you 😉

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    Razz • 36 days ago #

    Good morning
    What do I have to change in the code in line 30 to only see the current day? Please post the finished line and do the same if I want to see all days. Thank you for your work. What else might be useful is a line at 50% of the key zone?

    Thank you in advance and have a nice Christmas time

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    Razz • 32 days ago #

    OK, I’ve solved it for myself, maybe it will help others too. Unfortunately I don’t know how to insert the ITF file here?
    defparam drawonlastbaronly=true

    If Dax then
    start = 093000 //dax si on est en M30 et qu’on veut avoir l’Initial Balance (IB) sur la bougie de 9h on met 9h30 car on “draw on last bar only”
    end = 100000 //dax
    endif
    If US then
    start = 160000 //US si trading US, activer ces horaires là et désactiver ceux du dax
    end = 163000 //US
    endif
    tc = time>=start and time<end
    n = Boxen //nombre de rectangles au dessus et en dessous de l’IB

    if tc and not tc[1] then
    i=i+1
    $x1[i]=barindex
    $y1[i]=low
    $y2[i]=high
    hh=high
    ll=low
    endif

    if tc then
    $x2[i]=barindex
    ll=min(ll,low)
    hh=max(hh,high)
    $y1[i]=ll
    $y2[i]=hh
    endif

    if islastbarupdate and isset($x1[2]) and T then
    //for y = i-1 to i-1 do //mettre i-1 pour L’IB de la veille, i-1 to i pour l’IB de la veille et la journeé, 1 to i pour tous les jours etc…
    //for y = 1 to I // alle Marken
    //for y = i-1 to I // heute und gestern
    for y = i-0 to I // heute
    for a=1 to n-1 do
    for b=1 to n do

    drawrectangle($x1[y]-1,$y1[y],$x2[y]+1,$y2[y])coloured(0,255,255,150)bordercolor(0,0,255)

    If ExtBox then //Initial balance
    drawrectangle($x1[y]-1,$y2[y],$x2[y]+1,$y2[y]+$y2[y]-$y1[y])coloured(255,0,255,150)bordercolor(0,0,255) //IB+1
    drawrectangle($x1[y]-1,$y1[y],$x2[y]+1,$y1[y]-($y2[y]-$y1[y]))coloured(255,0,255,150)bordercolor(0,0,255) //IB-1
    drawrectangle($x1[y]-1,$y2[y]+ a*($y2[y]-$y1[y]),$x2[y]+1,$y2[y]+(a+1)*($y2[y]-$y1[y]))coloured(255,0,255,150)bordercolor(0,0,255)
    drawrectangle($x1[y]-1,$y1[y]-a*($y2[y]-$y1[y]),$x2[y]+1,$y1[y]-(a+1)*($y2[y]-$y1[y]))coloured(255,0,255,150)bordercolor(0,0,255)
    endif
    If IBLines then
    DRAWRAY ($x1[i-x],$y1[i-x],$x1[i-x]+10,$y1[i-x])COLOURED (0,255,255,150) style(line,3) //borne haute IB
    DRAWRAY ($x2[i-x],$y2[i-x],$x2[i-x]+10,$y2[i-x])COLOURED (0,255,255,150) style(line,3) //borne basse IB
    endif
    //If IBLines then
    //DRAWRAY ($x1[i-1],$y1[i-1],$x1[i-1]+10,$y1[i-1])COLOURED (0,255,255,150) style(line,3) //borne haute IB
    //DRAWRAY ($x2[i-1],$y2[i-1],$x2[i-1]+10,$y2[i-1])COLOURED (0,255,255,150) style(line,3) //borne basse IB
    //endif
    If ExtLines then
    DRAWRAY($x1[i-x],$y2[i-x]+b*($y2[i-x]-$y1[i-x]),$x1[i-x]+10,$y2[i-x]+b*($y2[i-x]-$y1[i-x]))COLOURED (255,50,0,150) style(line,3)
    DRAWRAY($x1[i-x],$y1[i-x]-b*($y2[i-x]-$y1[i-x]),$x1[i-x]+10,$y1[i-x]-b*($y2[i-x]-$y1[i-x]))COLOURED (255,50,0,150) style(line,3)
    endif
    next
    next
    next
    endif

    if islastbarupdate and isset($x1[2]) and TY then
    //for y = i-1 to i-1 do //mettre i-1 pour L’IB de la veille, i-1 to i pour l’IB de la veille et la journeé, 1 to i pour tous les jours etc…
    //for y = 1 to I // alle Marken
    for y = i-1 to I // heute und gestern
    //for y = i-0 to I // heute
    for a=1 to n-1 do
    for b=1 to n do

    drawrectangle($x1[y]-1,$y1[y],$x2[y]+1,$y2[y])coloured(0,255,255,150)bordercolor(0,0,255)

    If ExtBox then //Initial balance
    drawrectangle($x1[y]-1,$y2[y],$x2[y]+1,$y2[y]+$y2[y]-$y1[y])coloured(255,0,255,150)bordercolor(0,0,255) //IB+1
    drawrectangle($x1[y]-1,$y1[y],$x2[y]+1,$y1[y]-($y2[y]-$y1[y]))coloured(255,0,255,150)bordercolor(0,0,255) //IB-1
    drawrectangle($x1[y]-1,$y2[y]+ a*($y2[y]-$y1[y]),$x2[y]+1,$y2[y]+(a+1)*($y2[y]-$y1[y]))coloured(255,0,255,150)bordercolor(0,0,255)
    drawrectangle($x1[y]-1,$y1[y]-a*($y2[y]-$y1[y]),$x2[y]+1,$y1[y]-(a+1)*($y2[y]-$y1[y]))coloured(255,0,255,150)bordercolor(0,0,255)
    endif
    If IBLines then
    DRAWRAY ($x1[i-x],$y1[i-x],$x1[i-x]+10,$y1[i-x])COLOURED (0,255,255,150) style(line,3) //borne haute IB
    DRAWRAY ($x2[i-x],$y2[i-x],$x2[i-x]+10,$y2[i-x])COLOURED (0,255,255,150) style(line,3) //borne basse IB
    endif
    //If IBLines then
    //DRAWRAY ($x1[i-1],$y1[i-1],$x1[i-1]+10,$y1[i-1])COLOURED (0,255,255,150) style(line,3) //borne haute IB
    //DRAWRAY ($x2[i-1],$y2[i-1],$x2[i-1]+10,$y2[i-1])COLOURED (0,255,255,150) style(line,3) //borne basse IB
    //endif
    If ExtLines then
    DRAWRAY($x1[i-x],$y2[i-x]+b*($y2[i-x]-$y1[i-x]),$x1[i-x]+10,$y2[i-x]+b*($y2[i-x]-$y1[i-x]))COLOURED (255,50,0,150) style(line,3)
    DRAWRAY($x1[i-x],$y1[i-x]-b*($y2[i-x]-$y1[i-x]),$x1[i-x]+10,$y1[i-x]-b*($y2[i-x]-$y1[i-x]))COLOURED (255,50,0,150) style(line,3)
    endif
    next
    next
    next
    endif

    if islastbarupdate and isset($x1[2]) and all then
    //for y = i-1 to i-1 do //mettre i-1 pour L’IB de la veille, i-1 to i pour l’IB de la veille et la journeé, 1 to i pour tous les jours etc…
    for y = 1 to I // alle Marken
    //for y = i-1 to I // heute und gestern
    //for y = i-0 to I // heute
    for a=1 to n-1 do
    for b=1 to n do

    drawrectangle($x1[y]-1,$y1[y],$x2[y]+1,$y2[y])coloured(0,255,255,150)bordercolor(0,0,255)

    If ExtBox then //Initial balance
    drawrectangle($x1[y]-1,$y2[y],$x2[y]+1,$y2[y]+$y2[y]-$y1[y])coloured(255,0,255,150)bordercolor(0,0,255) //IB+1
    drawrectangle($x1[y]-1,$y1[y],$x2[y]+1,$y1[y]-($y2[y]-$y1[y]))coloured(255,0,255,150)bordercolor(0,0,255) //IB-1
    drawrectangle($x1[y]-1,$y2[y]+ a*($y2[y]-$y1[y]),$x2[y]+1,$y2[y]+(a+1)*($y2[y]-$y1[y]))coloured(255,0,255,150)bordercolor(0,0,255)
    drawrectangle($x1[y]-1,$y1[y]-a*($y2[y]-$y1[y]),$x2[y]+1,$y1[y]-(a+1)*($y2[y]-$y1[y]))coloured(255,0,255,150)bordercolor(0,0,255)
    endif
    If IBLines then
    DRAWRAY ($x1[i-x],$y1[i-x],$x1[i-x]+10,$y1[i-x])COLOURED (0,255,255,150) style(line,3) //borne haute IB
    DRAWRAY ($x2[i-x],$y2[i-x],$x2[i-x]+10,$y2[i-x])COLOURED (0,255,255,150) style(line,3) //borne basse IB
    endif
    //If IBLines then
    //DRAWRAY ($x1[i-1],$y1[i-1],$x1[i-1]+10,$y1[i-1])COLOURED (0,255,255,150) style(line,3) //borne haute IB
    //DRAWRAY ($x2[i-1],$y2[i-1],$x2[i-1]+10,$y2[i-1])COLOURED (0,255,255,150) style(line,3) //borne basse IB
    //endif
    If ExtLines then
    DRAWRAY($x1[i-x],$y2[i-x]+b*($y2[i-x]-$y1[i-x]),$x1[i-x]+10,$y2[i-x]+b*($y2[i-x]-$y1[i-x]))COLOURED (255,50,0,150) style(line,3)
    DRAWRAY($x1[i-x],$y1[i-x]-b*($y2[i-x]-$y1[i-x]),$x1[i-x]+10,$y1[i-x]-b*($y2[i-x]-$y1[i-x]))COLOURED (255,50,0,150) style(line,3)
    endif
    next
    next
    next
    endif

    return //

    • avatar
      Row trading • 31 days ago #

      Hi,
      to see the current day put : for y = i-1 to i-1 do
      to see all days put : for y = 1 to i do

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    Razz • 31 days ago #

    Hi, thanks for your answer.
    I’ll keep an eye on the whole thing, I’ve now expanded it to include the 50% mark of the IB range

  4. avatar
    Razz • 31 days ago #

    Adding an image did not work :

    https://www.directupload.eu/file/d/8765/3ez6bzlq_png.htm

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