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Everything CRT PRO Suite can do

A complete walkthrough of every module, setting and workflow — from the CRT model to the Volume Profile engine.

CRT PRO — feature guide

Every module in the core CRT engine, with settings and how to use each one.

Structure · Core

CRT Model (MTF)

The core Candle Range Theory engine. It detects the C1/C2 trap on your chosen higher timeframes and draws the range with its high, low and 0.5 midline — marking each setup as pending, completed or invalidated automatically.

XAUUSD · 3m · CRT PRO
CRT model on price

Settings

  • CRT TimeframesEnable up to 3 HTFs (default 1H, 4H, D). If your chart TF is higher than a setting, it auto-uses the chart TF.
  • A+ CRTShows only stronger setups — requires C2 to open and close beyond the 50% midpoint of C1, filtering weaker traps.
  • Show PendingAlso shows a CRT that is still forming (C2 not closed yet, not confirmed).
  • Session FilterOnly keeps CRTs formed in killzones — London 02:00–05:00 NY, NY 09:30–11:00 NY. 4H+ always shown.
  • 0.5 LineToggles the equilibrium midline inside each range.
  • LabelsShow TF tags and remaining-time countdown on the label.
  • Max VisibleHow many completed/invalidated CRTs stay on the chart.
  • Line WidthThickness of the range lines.

How to use it

  • Wait for the C2 candle to sweep C1 and close back inside — that confirms the CRT.
  • Use the range high/low as your liquidity targets and the 0.5 line as equilibrium.
  • Turn on A+ CRT to trade only the cleanest traps.
  • A completed CRT (price returned into the range at HTF close) is the setup you act on.
Tip: Start with one timeframe (like 1H) until you can read the range, then layer in 4H or Daily for confluence.
Filter · Dashboard

Bias Table

An on-chart dashboard that reads directional bias per timeframe and runs a live CRT checklist — so every condition (bias, session, macro, liquidity sweep, CRT stage) is checked in one place, ending with an A+/A/B setup score.

Bias & checklist table
Bias table with checklist

Settings

  • Show Bias TableMaster toggle for the table.
  • ThemeLight or Dark to match your chart background.
  • PositionTop/Bottom · Left/Right corner.
  • Custom TF 1 / 2Add extra timeframes beyond Daily & Weekly to the bias rows.

How to use it

  • BIAS rows: read D / W direction and the REASON (e.g. failed to hold above PWH).
  • ALIGNMENT tells you if D and W agree (Bullish / Bearish / Mixed).
  • CRT CHECKLIST appears only when a CRT is active — it checks Session, Macro, CRT stage and TWS/TBS.
  • Act on A+ setups: CRT + right sweep + killzone + higher-TF bias all aligned.
Tip: The score line is your filter — B is a valid CRT, A adds sweep + session, A+ adds aligned higher-TF bias.
Liquidity · Sweeps

TWS / TBS Sweeps

Detects liquidity sweeps at swing levels and confirms them via market-structure shift. TWS (Take Wick Sweep) is a wick that grabs liquidity and closes back; TBS (Take Body Sweep) is a sweep that follows a body break. Only confirmed sweeps are kept.

Liquidity sweeps · TWS / TBS
TWS / TBS sweeps

Settings

  • TWSShow wick-sweep signals.
  • TBSShow body-sweep signals.
  • LabelsShow the TWS / TBS tag on each line.
  • Bullish / BearishColors for each side.

How to use it

  • A sweep is drawn only after it survives a few bars and gets confirmed by MSS.
  • Use the swept level as the origin of the move — liquidity was taken there.
  • Pair a confirmed sweep with an active CRT in the same direction for a stronger entry.
  • Only the last couple of confirmed TWS/TBS stay on the chart to keep it clean.
Tip: The Bias Table reads the last confirmed TWS/TBS — a sweep in the direction of your bias is what fills the checklist.
Entry · Structure

CISD / MSS

Marks the entry-level shift in structure. CISD (Change in State of Delivery) confirms by candle close and draws the line from the body; MSS (Market Structure Shift) confirms by high/low and draws from the wick. Pick the confirmation that fits your style.

CISD / MSS shift
CISD / MSS shift

Settings

  • Show CISD/MSSMaster toggle.
  • Confirmation MethodBody (CISD) — break by close, line from body. Wick (MSS) — break by high/low, line from wick.
  • Extend lineHow far the level projects to the right.
  • Lines LimitHow many recent shift lines to keep.
  • Bullish / Bearish ColorColors per side.
  • Border Style / WidthSolid / Dashed / Dotted and thickness.

How to use it

  • Use CISD (body) for a stricter, close-based confirmation of the shift.
  • Use MSS (wick) for an earlier, high/low-based signal.
  • The drawn level is your reference for entry once structure shifts inside the CRT.
  • Combine with a CRT sweep for entries in the direction of the shift.
Tip: CISD is the conservative read (waits for a close), MSS is the faster one — many traders watch MSS for timing and CISD for confirmation.
Imbalance

Fair Value Gaps (FVG)

Auto-detects fair value gaps (3-candle imbalances) and draws them as zones that update as price mitigates them. Bullish and bearish gaps are shown separately, with a choice of how invalidation is triggered.

Fair value gaps
Fair value gaps on chart

Settings

  • FVGToggle imbalance zones on/off.
  • LabelShow an "FVG" tag on each box.
  • Extend boxesHow far the gap boxes project right.
  • Invalidation TriggerClose — needs a candle close through the gap. Wick — a wick through it is enough.
  • Bullish / Bearish FVGZone colors.
  • Label ColorColor of the FVG tag.

How to use it

  • Treat an unfilled FVG as a magnet / area price may return to.
  • Look for entries where an FVG lines up with a CRT level or 0.5.
  • When a gap is mitigated it greys out — that zone is spent.
  • Use Close invalidation for stricter zones, Wick for more sensitive ones.
Divergence

SSMT Divergence

Smart-money divergence between correlated assets, flagged live. When two or three related instruments disagree at a swing (one makes a new high/low, the other doesn't), the tool marks the divergence — auto-pairing correlated symbols for you.

EURUSD vs GBPUSD · SSMT
SSMT divergence between correlated pairs

Settings

  • Show SSMTMaster toggle.
  • ModeAuto — picks cycles by chart TF. Manual — you toggle each cycle.
  • CyclesWeekly / Daily / 6H / 90m / Micro visibility.
  • 2 & 3-Asset CorrelationAuto-pairs correlated symbols (US100:US500, XAU:XAG, EUR:GBP, BTC:ETH…) or set them manually.
  • HistoryHow many divergence lines/labels to keep.
  • Line / LabelLine color, label size and text color.

How to use it

  • Watch for divergence at a key level — one asset sweeps, the correlated one doesn't.
  • SSMT is strongest when it lines up with a CRT sweep in the same direction.
  • Use Auto mode to let the tool choose the right cycle for your timeframe.
  • Three-asset mode adds a second correlation check for extra confirmation.
Tip: Divergence + swept liquidity is the combination to look for — SSMT confirms the sweep wasn't "real" strength.
Context · Multi-TF

HTF Candles

Draws higher-timeframe candles as a strip to the right of price, so you keep HTF context without switching charts. Includes swing-sweep lines, an equilibrium (0.5) line, and FVG / volume-imbalance detection between the HTF candles.

HTF candles strip
HTF candle strips

Settings

  • TF 1 / 2 / 3Enable up to 3 higher timeframes and how many candles of each to show.
  • Candle ColorsBody / border / wick colors for bull & bear.
  • Padding / SpacingDistance from live bars and gap between timeframes.
  • Timeframe LabelShow the TF name; position Top / Bottom / Both; optional countdown timer.
  • Candle Time + ZoneShow each candle's open time in a chosen timezone / format.
  • FVG & Volume ImbalanceMark gaps and volume imbalances between HTF candles.
  • Swing Lines + 0.5Swing-sweep lines and an equilibrium line on the HTF strip.

How to use it

  • Keep an eye on HTF direction and structure while trading a lower timeframe.
  • Use the HTF swing lines and 0.5 as reference levels on your entry chart.
  • Watch HTF FVGs — they often line up with CRT levels for confluence.
  • Enable the timer to see how long until the current HTF candle closes.

CRT + Volume Profile — feature guide

The volume layer on top of CRT — profile levels and CRT detection at key zones.

Auto theme — colors adapt to your chart

The indicator reads your chart background and automatically switches its colors to match — light palette on a white chart, dark palette on a dark one. You don't configure anything. If you ever want to lock it, the Theme input offers Auto / Dark / Light.

Profile · Volume

Session Volume Profile

A volume profile built from the previous completed session — it shows where volume concentrated across price, marking the POC (point of control), the value area (VAH / VAL) and high-volume nodes (HVN). It reads from lower-timeframe data so the shape is accurate. Note that TradingView provides tick-based volume, not exchange volume — the profile reflects trading activity, not literal contracts traded.

It always references the last finished session as context for the one you're trading now.

US 100 · previous-session Volume Profile
Session Volume Profile — dPOC / dVAH / dVAL
Columns style + nodes
Columns style volume profile with nodes
Columns — classic bar style, with HVN shown as node markers
HVN as lines
Volume profile with HVN lines
HVN lines — high-volume nodes marked on the profile (can also extend across the chart)

Settings

  • Show Volume ProfileMaster switch for the whole profile layer.
  • Profile period — AutoThe profile automatically picks its session type from your chart timeframe: Daily up to 1H, Weekly on 4H, Monthly on D, and hidden on Weekly and above. You don't set it — it follows the timeframe.
  • Profile period — fixedOr force one type: Daily, Weekly, Monthly, or Custom session.
  • Custom sessionYour own start–end time (exchange timezone); builds one profile per day over that window, shown up to 1H. Windows crossing midnight (e.g. 2000–0400) work.
  • Key levelsWhich previous-session levels count as "key": POC only (strictest) / POC + value area (default) / POC + value area + HVN (loosest).
  • StyleSolid fill — one clean continuous silhouette (default). Columns — classic bars. Both use the profile colour; the value area stays visible through transparency.
  • Profile colourOne colour for the whole profile and the POC line. VAH / VAL / HVN follow the theme (grey on dark, black on light).
  • HVN displayHigh-volume nodes shown as Lines (extended right), Nodes (peaks on the histogram, POC in its own colour), or None.
  • HVN line styleSolid / dashed / dotted for the HVN lines.
  • Extend POC / VAH / VALProject the key levels right across the current session as reference lines.
  • ResolutionRows adapt automatically to timeframe and period — denser on low TFs, coarser on high — so the shape stays readable.

How to use it

  • POC is the fair-value magnet — price often returns to it.
  • VAH and VAL are the edges of value — watch for acceptance (break through) or rejection.
  • HVN marks where volume concentrated before — those act as support/resistance.
  • Since it reads the last completed session, use these levels as your reference for today's session.
Tip: The Auto profile period means you don't have to think about it — drop the indicator on any timeframe and it picks Daily / Weekly / Monthly to match. You can always override to a fixed period or a custom session.
Structure · On price

CRT Model (on price)

The Candle Range Theory model drawn directly on your price chart — the range high and low, the 0.5 midline, and a marker on the swept trap wick. It can also preview a trap that is still forming, with a live countdown to the candle close.

CRT model on price · H / L / 0.5
CRT model on price with volume profile

Settings

  • CRT TF 1 / 2 / 3Enable up to 3 timeframes for the CRT range. If your chart TF is higher than a setting, it auto-uses the chart TF.
  • 0.5 lineShow the equilibrium midline inside each range.
  • Show trap wickThe green/red vertical marker on the swept HTF wick, labelled "CRT ". Off by default — turn on to see exactly where each trap swept.
  • Forming preview + countdownPreviews a trap while its candle is still forming and shows time left until it closes (built-in).

How to use it

  • Use the range high/low as liquidity targets and the 0.5 line as equilibrium.
  • Wait for the trap candle to sweep and close back inside — that confirms the CRT.
  • The trap wick marker shows the exact sweep point — useful for entries.
  • Watch the forming preview + countdown to anticipate a trap before it confirms.
Tip: This is the same CRT logic as CRT PRO, drawn on price alongside the volume profile — so structure and volume live on one chart.
Filter · Confluence

CRT at Key VP Levels

A confluence filter that ties the two engines together: it only draws a CRT when its swept level (or the sweep wick) lands within 10% of its own range of the previous-session POC, VAH or VAL. CRTs away from key volume levels are filtered out.

CRT detection at VP levels
CRT detected at a key VP level

Settings

  • Show CRT only at key levelsTurns the filter on/off.
  • Key levelsStrictness dial — POC only (strictest), POC + value area (default), + HVN (loosest).
  • (uses the profile)Reads the same previous-session profile; needs one full session to complete before it starts filtering.

How to use it

  • Leave it on to cut noise — only CRTs at meaningful volume levels remain.
  • Start with POC + value area; tighten to POC only for the cleanest setups.
  • A CRT that sweeps POC/VAH/VAL is where structure + volume align — prioritise those.
  • Until a session completes nothing is filtered, so all CRTs show at first.
Tip: This is the heart of the product — CRT is strongest at a volume level, and this filter keeps only those.
Entry · LTF

LTF Entry — CISD / MSS inside CRT

Marks the first structure break in the CRT direction on your chart timeframe, gated to the CRT window. Two phases: C2 (trap still forming) and C3 (trap confirmed), each tagged so you know which HTF candle produced the shift.

CISD / MSS entry inside CRT
CISD / MSS entry inside CRT (C3)

Settings

  • CISD/MSS inside CRTMaster switch for the entry layer.
  • Show historyOff: only the current model + break. On: past models and breaks stay.
  • Show C2 (forming trap)Also mark a break inside the trap while it forms (C2), not only after it confirms (C3).
  • ConfirmationBody (CISD) — by close, line at swing body. Wick (MSS) — by high/low, line at wick.
  • Swing sensitivityAuto picks pivot lookback by timeframe, or set it Manual.
  • Auto-detection TFShows the entry only on chart TFs that suit each CRT (1h CRT → 1–3m, 4h → up to 15m, D → up to 1h).
  • Line width / coloursBull & bear line styling.

How to use it

  • Wait for price to enter the CRT model, then take the first break in the CRT direction.
  • Use C3 (confirmed trap) for cleaner entries; add C2 for earlier, forming signals.
  • Pick CISD (body close) for stricter confirmation, MSS (wick) for earlier timing.
  • Let Auto-detection choose the right entry TF for the model you're trading.
Tip: The C2 / C3 tag tells you the phase and which CRT timeframe produced the shift — handy when several models are live at once.
Entry · Imbalance

LTF Entry — FVG on the break leg

After a CISD/MSS fires, this draws the fair value gaps left by the impulse leg that broke structure — in the CRT direction only. Gaps against the direction or outside the leg are never drawn, so you see just the imbalances that matter for the entry.

Break leg only
FVG on the break leg only
Break leg only — just the impulse-leg gaps that broke structure
All in CRT model
All FVG inside the CRT model
All in CRT model — break-leg gaps bright, other in-model gaps muted

Settings

  • FVGMaster switch for the LTF FVG layer.
  • FVG displayBreak leg only (just the impulse-leg gaps, bright) or All in CRT model (also other in-model gaps in a muted context colour).
  • Bull / Bear FVGColours for the bright break-leg gaps.
  • Context colourColour for the other in-model gaps in "All" mode.
  • Extend rightHow far the gap boxes project.

How to use it

  • Use a break-leg FVG as your entry zone — price often retraces into it before continuing.
  • Bright gaps are on the break leg (highest priority); muted ones are context.
  • A gap greys out once price mitigates it — that zone is used up.
  • Combine with the CISD/MSS line: enter on the retrace into the gap in the CRT direction.
Context · Multi-TF

HTF Candles

Strips of higher-timeframe candles drawn to the right of price (up to 5 timeframes), with the CRT model, FVG and volume imbalances marked directly on them — so you keep full HTF context without leaving your chart.

HTF candle strips
HTF candle strips 15m / 1H / 30m

Settings

  • TF 1–5Enable up to 5 strips, each with its own timeframe and candle count (3–20).
  • Colours / themeBodies follow theme or use your bull/bear colours; borders & wicks follow theme.
  • Distance / spacingGap from live price and spacing between strips.
  • Mark CRT on candlesDraw the CRT model (H / L / 0.5 + trap wick) on the strip candles.
  • Hide models that hit targetSkip completed models, mark the last live one instead.
  • FVG / VIMark fair value gaps and volume imbalances between HTF candles.
  • LabelsTimeframe name, CRT status, candle times (with placement) and a close countdown.

How to use it

  • Keep an eye on HTF structure and CRT status while trading a lower timeframe.
  • Watch HTF FVGs and CRT levels on the strips — they often line up with price levels.
  • Enable the countdown to see how long until the newest HTF candle closes.
  • Fade candles outside the model to keep focus on the active CRT.

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