Why SMC ICT Control Panel?

Most SMC indicators give you one thing — an OB scanner here, an FVG detector there, a structure tool somewhere else. You end up stacking 5+ indicators, fighting overlapping drawings, and still missing the bigger picture.

SMC ICT Control Panel replaces them all with a single, unified system: a real-time analytics panel + full chart markup + confluence-scored signals, all driven by the same detection engine.

The Confluence Engine — Not Just Arrows

Every signal is scored against 8 independent checks. No signal fires unless multiple conditions align:

CheckWhat It Does

MTF Alignment (+2)

H4 bias and H1 structure must agree — full alignment scores double

BOS Confirmation (+1)

Signal occurs at a genuine Break of Structure (HH/LL), not just a pullback

Zone Test (+1)

Price reacted near a live Order Block or Fair Value Gap within 1.5x ATR

Displacement (+1)

The BOS candle has a dominant body (>60% of range) — institutional commitment, not a wick trap

Liquidity Sweep (+1)

A prior swing high/low was taken before the signal — the "trap before the move"

Killzone Filter (+1)

Signal occurred during London Open, NY AM, NY PM or Asia session windows

Momentum (+1)

RSI confirms direction — above 55 for buys, below 45 for sells

You control the minimum score. Default is 2 — raise it to 4+ for sniper entries only. Every signal shows its score and which checks passed (e.g. "5/8 MTF+BOS+ZN+DSP+KZ"), so you always know exactly why a signal fired.

Live Dashboard — Everything at a Glance

The collapsible panel shows real-time analytics without switching timeframes:

Structure & Bias

• H4 and H1 swing structure with classification (HH/HL/LH/LL) and age tracking
• Gradient bars showing structure maturity — fresh swings glow bright, aging swings fade
• Directional bias from H4 structure with majority-vote logic across the last 4 swings

Energy & Regime

• Bull vs Bear energy ratio — measures body dominance over N bars
• ADX-based regime detection: TREND / TRANSITION / RANGE
• Net directional pressure and SnapBack loading state
• Phase alignment: shows whether H4 bias and H1 direction agree or diverge

Metrics

• Momentum — RSI deviation from neutral (50), normalized 0-100%
• Volatility — current ATR as percentile of its 50-bar average
• Strength — average body-to-range ratio over 10 bars
• Cross-symbol Pearson correlation with smart symbol resolution

Correlation Mini-Chart

• Live candlestick chart of the correlated instrument (e.g. DXY when trading Gold)
• Direction arrows showing whether instruments move together or diverge
• ComboBox timeframe selector (M1 to H1)
• Smart symbol resolver: type "gold", "dxy", "nasdaq" or any nickname — the engine searches your broker's full symbol list

Session & Killzone

• Current session (London / New York / Asia) with DST-correct NY time
• Killzone detection with countdown to next window
• Live spread monitor with color coding

Full Chart Markup — 10 Toggleable Layers

Every drawing is computed from real market data. Toggle each on/off with one click:

ToggleWhat It Draws

BOS

Break of Structure and Change of Character lines — solid for BOS, dotted for CHoCH

OB

Order Blocks with automatic mitigation detection — disappear when price closes through

FVG

Fair Value Gaps (3-bar imbalances) with min-size ATR filter, capped at 3 bars length

EQH/L

Equal Highs and Equal Lows — horizontal levels where liquidity pools build

SIG

Confluence signal arrows with score labels

SL/TP

Auto-calculated Stop Loss (previous swing), TP1 (1.5R), TP2 (2.5R) and R:R display

P/D

Premium/Discount zones with equilibrium line

H/L

Strong and Weak swing labels — strong = never broken by close, weak = already swept

KZ

Historical Killzone highlight rectangles on the chart

BAND

Dynamic ATR bands (Close ± 2x ATR), segmented for curve accuracy

All drawings use ATR-based offsets — works correctly on Gold, EURUSD, indices or any instrument without adjustment.

Performance & Architecture

• Zero lag on live bars — swing detection is cached per bar, only rescans when a new bar opens
• No repainting — signals are evaluated at swing confirmation, not on the forming bar
• AccessRights.None — no internet, no file access, no FullAccess required. Safe for any account.
• Works on any timeframe — from M1 scalping to H4 swing trading
• Works on any instrument — Forex, Gold, Silver, Indices, Oil, Crypto

Parameters

ParameterDefaultDescription

Swing Lookback

5

Fractal confirmation period (2-20)

ADX Period

14

Regime detection sensitivity

RSI Period

14

Momentum filter period

Corr Symbol

EURUSD

Correlation instrument (supports nicknames like "gold", "dxy", "nasdaq")

Corr Period

30

Pearson correlation lookback

Energy Period

20

Bull/Bear energy calculation window

Min Signal Score

2

Minimum confluence score to fire a signal (1-8)

Panel Position

BottomRight

Panel placement on chart

Who Is This For?

• ICT/SMC traders who want automated markup without stacking multiple indicators
• Scalpers on M1/M5 who need fast confluence confirmation during killzones
• Swing traders on H1/H4 who want multi-timeframe structure alignment at a glance
• Gold traders who need correlation tracking with DXY built into their workflow
• Any serious trader who values confluence over gut feeling