Volume Profile + Range v6.0 – indicator MetaTrader 5

• VP: display distributions with a step equal to standard periods
• VP-Range: display distributions for any selected period using various methods of setting the calculation boundaries
• configuring displayed data (histogram, modes, maximum)
• ability to launch several indicators on a single chart

VP divides the chart into intervals (equal by time) displaying distribution for each of them. The ranges can be equal only to standard timeframe values not lower than the current one. For example, for H1, the range can be specified as H1, H4, D1, W1, MN1. MT5 features intermediate timeframes.

VP-Range works only by a single range. The boundaries can be specified by one of the following ways:

• arbitrarily by vertical lines
• using the number of the last chart minutes
• setting the right border and number of minutes to it

When specifying the borders by lines, the bar of the right border is not considered in the calculations. This is done in order to prevent source data and distribution type from changing when switching timeframes.

Bars from higher timeframes may contain less bars from lower ones compared to our expectations. This occurs due to natural gaps in quote history caused by low liquidity and operation interruptions. Therefore, if we make the indicator show a week before a bar, the time of the left boundary may not coincide with the time of the right one. In different dealing centers, the data may be different but the result turns out to be similar due to a large amount of applied data.

Calculation method

The calculation method is summing the number of deals performed at a certain price. Alternatively, the volumes at a certain price can be summed if the real volume type is set in the parameters.

The trade data is interpolated based on the most accurate terminal data available (М1 timeframe data). Each bar is divided into several trades based on the estimated price movement inside the bar. This is a distinguishing feature of the product setting it apart from other ones that have no interpolation and use the timeframe the indicator is launched at.

A further accuracy improvement without the use of additional sources could have been reached due to more reliable interpolation of M1 data to ticks. But almost every broker using MetaTrader 4 has its own quote flow making such improvements practically useless. Tests show that distributions look almost similar at all brokers. Used methods provide results comparable to distributions received using the most accurate data.

Distributions maximums (modes) are usually used as support/resistance levels. There is no point in searching for a maximum mode when determining a good level due to a “shading problem” – the next price cluster greatly affects the previous one sometimes hiding it completely, and vice versa. Study the chart carefully and specify the levels by constructing distributions on the most interesting segments with the help of VP-Range. Distributions at a bigger range may have greater weight.

The version 6.0 features the ability to specify a data source timeframe. MetaTrader 5 also provides the ability to use ticks provided by a broker. See “Data source” parameter.

Installation

Open the terminal settings (Tools\Options). Set the maximum number of bars depending on how you will use the indicator on the Charts tab. Each day is 1440 minutes (not more than 1440 minute bars). For example, if “Max bars in chart” is 250000, the indicator will be able to receive data for 250000/1440=173 working days in case M1 timeframe data is available for them. The value of 65000 provides data for 45 working days (two months and a couple of days).

Setting the number of bars

Restart the terminal after changing the parameters. In case a large value is specified for “Max bars in chart” parameter, the terminal may significantly slow down and require more memory even without the indicators. Please keep in mind that not all dealing centers provide deep chart history.

Installing the indicator:

• close the terminal
• download the archive with the indicators and unzip it
• copy the indicator files (*.mq4 or *.mq5) to the indicator folder of your terminal. The working folder can be seen in the journal when launching the terminal
• launch the terminal

VP and VP-Range general parameters

Parameter	Description
Mode step (points)	The minimum step between the modes (selected subjectively for each symbol).
Point scale	Point scale when drawing the histogram. The greater the value, the faster the operation but the more rough the display.
Volume type	Volume type (tick or real). If a broker does not provide real volume, the indicator will show nothing.
Data source	Data source: Ticks (MT5 only) – ticks from your broker’s server (if available) M1, M5, M15 – interpolated ticks based on bars of the specified timeframe
Bar style	Histogram bar style: Lines – lines Empty bar – empty rectangles Filled bar- filled rectangles Outline Color
Color 1	Histogram color 1. Set to None to use a chart background color.
Color 2	Histogram color 2. Set to None to use a chart background color.
Line width	Line width when drawing a histogram.
Mode color (None=disable)	Local maximum color (distribution mode). Set None to disable.
Maximum color (None=disable)	Maximum color. Set None to disable.
Median color (None=disable)	Median color. Set None to disable.
VWAP color (None=disable)	VWAP color (average weighted by price volume). Set None to disable.
Mode line width	Mode line width.
Median & VWAP line style	Style of median lines and VWAP.
Identifier	Indicator ID, use different values for several indicator instances on a single chart.

 

VP parameters

Parameter	Description
Range period	Timeframe, only standard values from M1 to MN1 (1, 5, 15, 30, 60, 240, 1440, 10080, 43200). MT5 also allows using intermediate timeframes.
Range count	Number of ranges.
Time shift	Time shift from -12 to +12 hours with a one hour step.
Draw direction	Histogram drawing direction – left to right or right to left.

 

VP-Range parameters

Parameter	Description
Range mode	Range boundary indication method: Between lines – between two lines Last minutes – last RangeMinutes minutes Minitues to line – RangeMinutes to the right line
Range minutes	Number of minutes for RangeMode 1 and 2.
Histogram position	Histogram location: Window left – left edge of the window Window right – right edge of the window Left outside – from the left range boundary to the left Right outside – from the right range boundary to the right Left inside – from the left range boundary to the right Right inside – from the right range boundary to the left
Mode level line color (None=disable)	Color of levels plotted by modes. Set None to disable.
Mode level line style	Style of mode level lines.