Time Cycles# New York Time Cycles Indicator
## Overview
The Time Cycles indicator is a specialized technical analysis tool designed to divide the trading day into distinct time blocks based on New York trading hours. Developed for TradingView, this indicator helps traders identify and analyze market behavior during specific time periods throughout the trading session. The indicator displays six consecutive time blocks, each representing 90-minute segments of the trading day, while tracking price ranges within each block.
## Core Concept
The Time Cycles indicator is built on the premise that different periods during the trading day often exhibit unique market characteristics and behaviors. By segmenting the trading day into standardized 90-minute blocks, traders can:
1. Identify recurring patterns at specific times of day
2. Compare price action across different time blocks
3. Recognize potential support and resistance levels based on the high and low of previous time blocks
4. Develop time-based trading strategies specific to certain market hours
## Time Block Structure
The indicator divides the trading day into six sequential 90-minute blocks based on New York time:
1. **Box 1**: 07:00 - 08:30 ET
2. **Box 2**: 08:30 - 10:00 ET
3. **Box 3**: 10:00 - 11:30 ET
4. **Box 4**: 11:30 - 13:00 ET
5. **Box 5**: 13:00 - 14:30 ET
6. **Box 6**: 14:30 - 16:00 ET
These time blocks cover the core US trading session from pre-market into regular market hours.
## Visual Representation
Each time block is represented on the chart as a visual box that:
- Spans the exact time period of the block (horizontally)
- Extends from the highest high to the lowest low recorded during that time period (vertically)
- Is displayed with customizable colors and transparency levels
- Automatically builds in real-time as price action develops
Additionally, the indicator draws dashed projection lines that:
- Display the high and low of the most recently completed time block
- Extend forward in time (for up to 24 hours)
- Help traders identify potential support and resistance levels
## Technical Implementation
The indicator employs several key technical features:
1. **Time Detection**: Accurately identifies the current New York time to place each box in the correct time period
2. **Dynamic Box Creation**: Initializes and updates boxes in real-time as price action develops
3. **Range Tracking**: Continuously monitors and adjusts the high and low of each active time block
4. **Projection Lines**: Creates horizontal dashed lines projecting the high and low of the most recently completed time block
5. **Daily Reset**: Automatically resets all boxes and lines at the start of each new trading day
6. **Customization**: Allows users to set custom colors and transparency levels for each time block
This Time Cycles indicator provides traders with a structured framework for analyzing intraday market movements based on specific time periods. By understanding how the market typically behaves during each 90-minute block, traders can develop more targeted strategies and potentially identify higher-probability trading opportunities throughout the trading day.
Timecycles
Timeframe Marker - know when timeframes start/end
When you're on a lower timeframe, it's important to know which timeframes are starting/ending.
Timeframe Marker will display a bars that stack notifying you of your chosen timeframes.
For example, if you're on the one minute chart or another low timeframe, you'll be aware of the larger timeframes are about to begin or start.
It's always good to select the lowest timeframe first in ascending order so that the lowest bar is the lowest timeframe and bars that stack on top are larger timeframes.
The default timeframes are:
• 5 minutes (green)
• 15 minutes (yellow)
• 1 hour (orange)
• 4 hour (red)
• daily (blue)
• weekly (purple)
• monthly (gray)
If your chart's timeframe is higher than the timeframe marker you've selected, then it won't display a bar stack for that timeframe as it would normally display on every bar (this is to avoid clutter).
The future timeframe marks basically will offset to future timeframes. Set how many bars forward you'd like to see.
Time Cycles IndicatorThis script is used to analyze the seasonality of any asset (commodities, stocks, indices).
To use the script select a timeframe D or W and select the months you are interested in the script settings. You will see all the candles that are part of those months highlighted in the chart.
You can use this script to understand if assets have a cyclical behavior in certain months of the year.
Market Time Cycle (Expo)█ Time Cycles Overview
Time cycles are a fascinating and powerful concept in the world of trading and investing. They are all about understanding and predicting the timing of market moves based on the premise that market events and price movements are not random, but instead occur in repeatable, cyclical patterns.
The Concept of Time Cycles: The foundation of time cycles lies in the belief that historical market patterns tend to repeat themselves over specific periods. These periods or cycles could be influenced by a myriad of factors like economic data releases, earnings reports, geopolitical events, or even natural human behavior. For example, some traders observe increased market activity around the start and end of a trading day, which is a form of intraday time cycle.
Understanding time cycles can provide traders with a roadmap, helping them anticipate potential trend shifts and make more informed decisions about when to buy or sell.
█ Indicator Overview
The Market Time Cycle (Expo) is designed to help traders track and analyze market cycles and generate signals for potential trading opportunities. It uses mathematical techniques to analyze market cycles and detect possible turning points. It does this by projecting the estimated cycle timeline and providing visual indications of cyclical phases through the use of color-coded lines and sine wave cycles.
Time cycles offer a compelling way to forecast market trends and time your trades better. By adding time cycles to your trading toolbox, you could potentially gain a new perspective on market movements and refine your trading strategy further. The indicator generates trading signals based on the sine wave's behavior. When the sine wave crosses certain thresholds, the indicator generates a signal suggesting a potential trading opportunity based on cycle behavior.
█ How to use
This indicator can be a valuable tool to help traders understand and predict market trends and time their trades more accurately. By visualizing the cyclic nature of markets, traders can better anticipate potential turning points and adjust their trading strategies accordingly. It helps traders to spot ideal entry and exit points based on the cyclical nature of financial markets.
█ Settings
You can customize the number of bars (NumbOfBars) that are taken into consideration for the cycle. Including a higher number of bars will provide more data, which can be helpful for analyzing long-term trends.
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timing marketIntraday time cycle . it is valid for nifty and banknifty .just add this on daily basis . ignore previous day data
Highlight Trading Window (Simple Hours / Time of Day Filter)As the name says this is a straightforward way to highlight the times of day that you are interested in studying.
Like to trade just a market open, or highlight a full session?
Could also be used negatively to "block out" a window of time each day.
Usage:
Just set your preferred time zone and then your time window (start and end).
Hope you find it useful! 😁