✨ Key Features
🔍 Liquidity Sweep Detection
- Automatically identifies when price wicks beyond pivot levels to grab liquidity
- Distinguishes between genuine breakouts and false moves (stop hunts)
- Highlights the exact zone where liquidity was taken
📦 Fair Value Gap (FVG) Analysis
- Detects bullish and bearish Fair Value Gaps in real-time
- Tracks FVG mitigation across multiple timeframes
- Visual boxes show active gaps and their fill status
🎯 Protected Swing Identification
- Marks Protected Swing Lows (PSL) and Protected Swing Highs (PSH)
- Only signals when swings follow liquidity sweeps OR FVG mitigations
- Eliminates noise by filtering out insignificant swing points
⚡ CISD Confirmation Logic
- Uses "change in state of delivery" methodology
- Waits for price to confirm above/below key levels
- Automatically invalidates setups when stops are hit
🎨 Professional Visualization
- Clean, non-intrusive chart display
- Customizable colors and transparency
- Detailed tooltips showing the reason for each signal
- Automatic level extension for easy target planning
💡 Why Protected Swings?
The Problem with Traditional Indicators
Most swing indicators mark every high and low, creating chart clutter and false signals. They don't differentiate between random price fluctuations and genuine institutional activity.
The Protected Swings Solution
By requiring either a liquidity sweep OR FVG mitigation before marking a swing, this indicator ensures you're only seeing setups where smart money has shown their hand. This dramatically improves signal quality and reduces whipsaws.
🚀 How It Works
1. Detection Phase
The indicator continuously scans for:
- Pivot highs and lows (configurable sensitivity)
- Liquidity sweeps (wick-only moves beyond pivots)
- Fair Value Gaps (price inefficiencies)
2. Swing Formation
When a swing low/high forms AND it follows either:
- A liquidity sweep of a previous pivot, OR
- Price entering a Fair Value Gap the indicator marks it as a "pending" protected swing.
3. Confirmation Phase (CISD)
The swing is only confirmed when:
- For PSL: Price closes above the level without breaking the swing low
- For PSH: Price closes below the level without breaking the swing high
4. Invalidation
If price breaks the swing point before confirmation, the setup is discarded. This keeps your charts clean and focuses only on valid setups.
📈 Trading Applications
Trend Continuation Entries
- PSLs in uptrends = buy opportunities with tight stops
- PSHs in downtrends = sell opportunities with defined risk
Reversal Trading
- Multiple PSLs at similar levels = strong accumulation zone
- Multiple PSHs at similar levels = distribution/resistance zone
Stop Loss Placement
- Place stops just beyond confirmed PSLs for long positions
- Place stops just beyond confirmed PSHs for short positions
- Stop Defended methodology ensures optimal risk placement
⚙️ Customizable Parameters
Logic Settings
- Sweep Sensitivity (1-20): Controls pivot significance - higher = fewer but stronger signals
- Include FVG Mitigations: Toggle FVG-based signals on/off
- FVG Search Lookback: How long to keep FVGs active
### Visualization
- Show Labels: Display PSL/PSH markers
- Show Confirmation Levels: Draw horizontal lines at entry levels
- Show Fair Value Gaps: Display FVG boxes
- Show Liquidity Sweeps: Highlight sweep zones
- Custom Colors: Full color customization for bullish/bearish elements
- Transparency Controls:** Adjust visual intensity to your preference
## ⚠️ Trial Version Limitations
This is a 7-DAY TRIAL version with the following restrictions:
✅ What's Included:
- Full indicator functionality
- All features unlocked
- All timeframes supported on NZDUSD
- Complete parameter customization
❌ Restrictions:
- Symbol: Only works on NZDUSD charts
- Duration: 7-day trial period from installation
- Support: Limited trial support
### 🔓 Full Version Benefits
- Works on ALL currency pairs, stocks, indices, and commodities**
- Lifetime access - no expiration
- Free updates for life
- Priority support from GhostInTheSpread
- Detailed user guide with trading strategies
- Video tutorials and setup guides
