DeepFlow Zones SNIPER

# DeepFlow Zones SNIPER - Documentation & Cheatsheet

## 🎯 DeepFlow Zones - SNIPER Edition
**Horizontal Limit Order Zones | Institutional FVG + Single Prints**

> **Philosophy:** *Only mark the zones where institutions MUST have orders. Everything else is noise.*

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## ⚡ QUICK CHEATSHEET

```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ DEEPFLOW ZONES SNIPER - QUICK REFERENCE │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ 🎯 ZONE CREATION REQUIREMENTS (ALL MUST BE TRUE): │
│ ══════════════════════════════════════════════════ │
│ ✓ FVG exists → Gap between candle low and 2-bar-ago high │
│ ✓ Gap Size → At least 30% of ATR (significant gap) │
│ ✓ Impulse Candle → 1.8x average range + 65% body ratio │
│ ✓ Volume → 2.0x+ average on impulse candle │
│ ✓ Direction → Middle candle confirms gap direction │
│ │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ 📊 ZONE TYPES: │
│ ══════════════ │
│ 🟢 BULLISH ZONE → Green box BELOW price (buy zone) │
│ 🔴 BEARISH ZONE → Red box ABOVE price (sell zone) │
│ ⚫ TESTED ZONE → Gray box (CE level touched) │
│ ⬛ BROKEN ZONE → Dark gray (price closed through) │
│ │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ ⭐ SINGLE PRINT LINES: │
│ ══════════════════════ │
│ Requirements: │
│ • Range 1.8x+ average │
│ • Body 65%+ of range │
│ • Volume 2.0x+ average │
│ • Delta 60%+ confirms direction │
│ │
│ Usage: │
│ • Gold lines at HIGH and LOW of impulse candle │
│ • Price often returns to these levels │
│ • Use as support/resistance for entries │
│ │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ 🚨 ENTRY SIGNALS: │
│ ═══════════════════ │
│ BUY🎯 appears when: │
│ • Price is inside BULLISH zone │
│ • Delta shows 60%+ buy dominance │
│ • Volume is 1.5x+ average │
│ │
│ SELL🎯 appears when: │
│ • Price is inside BEARISH zone │
│ • Delta shows 60%+ sell dominance │
│ • Volume is 1.5x+ average │
│ │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ 📐 ZONE ANATOMY: │
│ ═════════════════ │
│ │
│ BULLISH FVG ZONE: BEARISH FVG ZONE: │
│ │
│ Current Low ───────────────── ───────────────── 2-bar-ago Low │
│ ┌─────────────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ █████ ZONE █████████████│ │ █████ ZONE █████████████│ │
│ │- - - CE (50%) - - - - - │ │- - - CE (50%) - - - - - │ │
│ │ ████████████████████████│ │ ████████████████████████│ │
│ └─────────────────────────┘ └─────────────────────────┘ │
│ 2-bar-ago High ────────────── ───────────────── Current High │
│ │
│ Entry: At or near CE line Entry: At or near CE line │
│ Stop: Below zone bottom Stop: Above zone top │
│ Target: 1:1 or 2:1 R:R Target: 1:1 or 2:1 R:R │
│ │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ ⛔ ZONE IS INVALID WHEN: │
│ ═════════════════════════ │
│ ✗ Gap size < 30% of ATR (too small) │
│ ✗ No impulse candle (weak move) │
│ ✗ Volume < 2x average (retail move) │
│ ✗ Zone age > 50 bars (stale) │
│ ✗ Price already closed through zone │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```

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## 📋 DETAILED DOCUMENTATION

### What Makes SNIPER Zones Different?

Standard FVG indicators create zones everywhere. SNIPER zones only appear when there's **institutional footprint**:

| Filter | Standard FVG | SNIPER Zones | Why It Matters |
|--------|-------------|--------------|----------------|
| Gap Size | Any gap | **≥30% ATR** | Significant imbalance |
| Volume | Optional | **2.0x+ avg** | Institutional volume |
| Impulse | None | **1.8x range** | Real momentum |
| Body | None | **65%+ ratio** | Conviction candle |
| Max Zones | 20-50 | **10 max** | Only the best |
| Zone Life | 100 bars | **50 bars** | Fresh zones only |

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### How Zones Are Created

```
BULLISH FVG FORMATION:
═══════════════════════

Bar 0 (2 bars ago): Bar 1 (Impulse): Bar 2 (Current):
┌─────┐ ┌─────┐ ┌─────┐
│ │ │█████│ │ │
│ │ HIGH ────── │█████│ │ │
│ │ │ │█████│ │ │
└─────┘ │ │█████│ │ │── LOW
│ └─────┘ └─────┘
│ │
└──────── GAP ────────────────┘
(FVG ZONE)

Requirements Met:
✓ Current LOW > 2-bar-ago HIGH (gap exists)
✓ Gap ≥ 30% of ATR (significant)
✓ Bar 1 range ≥ 1.8x average (impulse)
✓ Bar 1 body ≥ 65% of range (conviction)
✓ Bar 1 volume ≥ 2x average (institutional)
✓ Bar 1 was bullish (direction confirms)

RESULT: VALID SNIPER BULLISH ZONE CREATED
```

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### Single Print Lines Explained

Single Prints mark **institutional impulse candles** where price moved so fast that no orders were filled at those levels. These levels often act as magnets for price.

```
SINGLE PRINT CANDLE:
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HIGH ═══════════════════════════════ (Gold Line)
│
┌─────────────────┤
│█████████████████│ ← Large body (65%+)
│█████████████████│ ← Strong volume (2x+)
│█████████████████│ ← Clear delta (60%+)
│█████████████████│
└─────────────────┤
│
LOW ═══════════════════════════════ (Gold Line)

These horizontal lines extend 500 bars into the future.
Price often returns to test these levels.
```

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### Entry Strategy

#### Zone Entry Checklist
```
□ Zone is active (green/red, not gray)
□ Price enters zone from outside
□ Wait for entry signal (BUY🎯 or SELL🎯)
□ Verify: Delta + Volume confirming
□ Enter at CE line (dotted white line)
□ Stop below/above zone
□ Target: Opposite side of zone (1:1) or 2:1
```

#### Single Print Entry
```
□ Price returns to single print level
□ Look for reaction (rejection candle)
□ Combine with GRA signal if possible
□ Enter on confirmation candle
□ Stop beyond the single print line
```

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### Table Legend

| Field | Reading | Color Meaning |
|-------|---------|---------------|
| **Delta** | Buy/Sell % | 🟢 Buy dom, 🔴 Sell dom, ⚪ Neutral |
| **Vol** | Volume ratio | 🟢 ≥2x, ⚪ <2x |
| **Buy ⬚** | Active buy zones | Count of bullish zones |
| **Sell ⬚** | Active sell zones | Count of bearish zones |
| **Zone** | Current position | AT BUY / AT SELL / --- |
| **Impulse** | Current bar status | 🟡 Yes (impulse), ⚫ No |

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### Zone States

| State | Visual | Meaning | Action |
|-------|--------|---------|--------|
| **Fresh** | Bright color | Never tested | Best entries |
| **Tested** | Gray | CE touched | Still valid, less reliable |
| **Broken** | Dark gray | Price closed through | Invalid, ignore |

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### Integration with GRA v5

The magic happens when you combine both indicators:

```
HIGHEST PROBABILITY SETUP:
══════════════════════════

1. DeepFlow shows active zone (green/red box)
2. Price enters the zone
3. GRA5 fires a signal INSIDE the zone
4. Delta confirms on both indicators
5. Volume confirms on both indicators

This is your SNIPER entry. Take it.

Example:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Price enters BULLISH zone │
│ GRA5 shows: A🎯 LONG │
│ DFZ shows: BUY🎯 │
│ Table: Vol 2.1x, Delta 67%B │
│ │
│ ACTION: Full size LONG at CE │
│ STOP: Below zone bottom │
│ TARGET: 2:1 R:R │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
```

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### Settings by Instrument

| Instrument | Vol Mult | Gap ATR | Impulse | Max Zones |
|------------|----------|---------|---------|-----------|
| **NQ/ES** | 2.0x | 30% | 1.8x | 10 |
| **YM** | 2.0x | 30% | 1.8x | 10 |
| **GC** | 2.5x | 40% | 2.0x | 8 |
| **BTC** | 2.0x | 25% | 1.5x | 10 |

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### Common Mistakes

| Mistake | Why It's Bad | Solution |
|---------|-------------|----------|
| Trading every zone | Most zones fail | Wait for entry signal |
| Entering at zone edge | Wrong R:R | Enter at CE (middle) |
| Ignoring broken zones | Already invalidated | Gray = don't trade |
| No delta confirmation | Could be false zone | BUY🎯/SELL🎯 required |
| Too many zones | Chart noise | Max 10 zones |

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### Alert Configuration

| Alert | Priority | Action |
|-------|----------|--------|
| 🎯 BUY/SELL ZONE ENTRY | 🔴 High | Check chart immediately |
| NEW BULL/BEAR ZONE | 🟠 Medium | Note new zone location |
| 🎯 SINGLE PRINT | 🟢 Low | Mark potential S/R |

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### Pine Script v6 Notes

This indicator uses Pine Script v6 features:
- Array-based zone management
- `request.security_lower_tf()` for delta
- Dynamic zone state tracking
- Efficient garbage collection

**Minimum TradingView Plan:** Pro (for intrabar data)

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## 🏆 Golden Rules

1. **Fewer zones = Better zones.** If you see more than 5 active zones, your settings are too loose.

2. **Fresh zones > Tested zones.** The first touch is always the best.

3. **CE is king.** The middle of the zone (50% level) is your entry point.

4. **Zone + GRA signal = Sniper entry.** This confluence is what we're hunting for.

5. **Gray zones don't exist.** Once broken, pretend the zone was never there.

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*© Alexandro Disla - DeepFlow Zones SNIPER*
*Pine Script v6 | TradingView*