Description
OutsideBars Pro
Trade with a clearer view of price structure.
OutsideBars Pro is a customizable price-action indicator for cTrader that helps traders identify and monitor active reference candle ranges, confirmed price breakouts and important candle high/low boundaries directly on their charts.
Instead of constantly changing reference levels, OutsideBars Pro maintains a persistent range until price confirms a breakout with a completed candle close.
Designed for traders who value clean charts, structured price analysis and intuitive on-chart controls.
Key Features
Persistent Outside Bar Zones
The indicator identifies an active reference candle and highlights its complete price range, including the upper and lower wicks.
The reference range remains active until a subsequent completed candle closes strictly above the reference candle's high or below its low.
Wick-only breakouts do not trigger a new reference range. A confirmed breakout establishes a new reference candle and updates the highlighted zone.
Customizable Bullish and Bearish Zones
- Automatic color matching with your chart's bullish and bearish candles
- Individually adjustable range colors
- Adjustable zone opacity
- Clear visual distinction between bullish and bearish reference candles
Built-In Candle Countdown Timer
Monitor the remaining time until the current candle closes.
The timer offers:
- Bid/Ask-aware positioning
- Placement above or below the price lines
- Adjustable font size, color and transparency
- Horizontal fine-tuning and vertical spacing
- Frequent updates for a responsive countdown
Custom Symbol and Timeframe Watermark
Display the current trading symbol and chart timeframe directly on your chart.
Customize the watermark's color, opacity, font size, position and spacing. Choose from multiple corner positions or center alignment.
Compact On-Chart Control Panel
Manage important features without repeatedly opening the indicator settings.
Use the draggable, collapsible mini-panel to independently toggle:
- Outside Bar Zones
- Candle Countdown Timer
- Chart Watermark
Trading Applications
OutsideBars Pro is designed to support discretionary price-action and market-structure analysis.
It can help traders:
- Monitor confirmed breakouts from reference candle ranges
- Identify active price boundaries
- Observe consolidations within established ranges
- Analyse directional price movements
- Maintain a clean and customizable trading workspace
The indicator does not automatically place trades or generate guaranteed entry and exit signals.
Markets and Timeframes
OutsideBars Pro is suitable for standard time-based candlestick charts across supported instruments, including:
- Stock indices such as DAX and Dow Jones
- Forex currency pairs
- Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin
- Other instruments supported by the connected cTrader broker
It can be used across every timeframes.
Important Information
OutsideBars Pro is a visual technical analysis tool and does not execute trades, manage positions or guarantee profitable trading outcomes.
The displayed ranges are calculated using the historical and live candle data provided by the connected broker.
Trading involves risk. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Summary
The indicator features customizable bullish and bearish zone colors that automatically match chart candle colors, with adjustable opacity for clear visual distinction. A built-in candle countdown timer shows the remaining time until the current candle closes, with configurable position, font size, color, and transparency. Additionally, a customizable watermark displays the current trading symbol and timeframe on the chart, with options for color, size, opacity, and placement.
A compact, draggable on-chart control panel allows users to toggle the outside bar zones, countdown timer, and watermark without reopening settings. OutsideBars Pro supports standard time-based candlestick charts across multiple markets including stock indices (e.g., DAX, Dow Jones), forex pairs, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, and other instruments available through the connected cTrader broker. It is suitable for use on all timeframes and serves as a visual tool for monitoring price boundaries, confirmed breakouts, consolidations, and directional movements without executing trades or providing automated signals.
