Volume Profile HeatMap is a cTrader chart indicator for analysing where trading activity has concentrated across price levels. It draws a volume-profile style heatmap with POC, value area, and optional visual trade scenario markers.

What it does:

- Displays a volume-profile style heatmap directly on the chart

- Highlights POC, VAH, VAL, high-volume nodes, and low-volume areas

- Supports visible range, fixed lookback, session, and time-window modes

- Can show multiple session profiles

- Draws optional value area fill, extended value area zones, labels, and dashboard information

- Includes optional pattern labels and signal arrows for visual trade planning

- Draws visual entry, stop, and target scenarios when enabled

Trading approach:

The indicator is designed for traders who use volume concentration, value area, and session context to plan manual trades. It helps identify zones where price has previously accepted or rejected value, but it does not guarantee that those zones will hold in live market conditions.

Key parameters:

- Profile mode

- Lookback bars

- Session start time and duration

- Number of sessions to show

- Pattern recognition and signal arrows

- Time-window selection

- Number of price levels

- Value area percentage

- Bar width and alignment

- POC, VAH, VAL, value area fill, labels, and dashboard visibility

- Risk/reward ratio for visual trade scenarios

Who it is for:

- Intraday traders who use value area and POC levels

- Traders looking for visual support and resistance context

- Manual traders who want a volume-profile style overlay inside cTrader

- Strategy testers who want to review session behaviour and potential reaction zones

Important limitations:

This is an indicator, not a trading robot. It does not send live orders. The trade markers are visual scenarios only. The indicator uses chart/broker volume data available inside cTrader, which may differ from centralised exchange volume or futures order-flow data.

Risk note:

Trading involves risk. POC, VAH, VAL, HVN, and LVN zones are analysis tools, not guaranteed reversal or breakout levels. Test settings on demo and use independent risk management.