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Atualizado IB First Hour

// © Joey Morgan
// NY Session Initial Balance (First Hour)
// Includes:
// - IB High / Low
// - 50% Midline
// - First hour shading
// - Break + reclaim labels
// - Session ends 3:00pm CT
// NY Session Initial Balance (First Hour)
// Includes:
// - IB High / Low
// - 50% Midline
// - First hour shading
// - Break + reclaim labels
// - Session ends 3:00pm CT
Notas de Lançamento
IB First Hour (NY Session) – With Quartiles & ExpansionsThis indicator automatically plots the Initial Balance (IB) of the New York session (8:30–9:30am CT) and extends those levels through the regular session (ending 3:00pm CT).
It is built for structured session-based traders who use the first hour to frame daily bias, targets, and expansion potential.
🔹 What It Plots
IB High
IB Low
50% Midline
Optional 25% and 75% quartile levels
Optional IB Expansion Levels
0.5x
1.0x
1.5x
2.0x
Custom multiplier
All levels:
Update in real time during the first hour
Extend through the session
Automatically clamp at 3:00pm CT
Remain visible on prior sessions when scrolling back
🔹 Why Use It
The Initial Balance is one of the most widely referenced session structures in futures trading.
This tool helps identify:
Range days vs expansion days
One-sided vs two-sided auctions
1x and 2x measured move targets
Balance vs imbalance behavior
Structured intraday bias
Instead of guessing targets, expansions are calculated directly from the first-hour range.
🔹 Designed For
Futures traders (NQ, ES, YM, RTY, etc.)
NY session intraday traders
Structured range/auction-based trading approaches
Traders who use measured move logic
🔹 Notes
Default timezone: America/Chicago (CT)
IB window: 8:30–9:30am CT
RTH session: 8:30am–3:00pm CT
Precision respects instrument tick size
Notas de Lançamento
📦 Initial Balance (IB) – First Hour NY Session (CT)With 25/50/75 Levels + Expansion Targets + Session Lock
This indicator maps the true Initial Balance (IB) from the first hour of the New York session (8:30–9:30am CT) and projects key levels traders use for structure, continuation, and expansion plays.
It automatically:
• Marks IB High & IB Low
• Draws 50% equilibrium
• Optional 25% & 75% internal structure levels
• Projects configurable expansion targets (0.5x, 1x, 1.5x, 2x, custom)
• Locks all levels at 3:00pm CT
• Preserves historical sessions for backtesting
Notas de Lançamento
📦 Initial Balance (IB) – First Hour NY Session (CT)With 25/50/75 Levels + Expansion Targets + Session Lock
This indicator maps the true Initial Balance (IB) from the first hour of the New York session (8:30–9:30am CT) and projects key levels traders use for structure, continuation, and expansion plays.
It automatically:
• Marks IB High & IB Low
• Draws 50% equilibrium
• Optional 25% & 75% internal structure levels
• Projects configurable expansion targets (0.5x, 1x, 1.5x, 2x, custom)
• Locks all levels at 3:00pm CT
• Preserves historical sessions for backtesting
Notas de Lançamento
📦 Initial Balance (IB) – First Hour NY Session (CT)With 25/50/75 Levels + Expansion Targets + Session Lock
This indicator maps the true Initial Balance (IB) from the first hour of the New York session (8:30–9:30am CT) and projects key levels traders use for structure, continuation, and expansion plays.
It automatically:
• Marks IB High & IB Low
• Draws 50% equilibrium
• Optional 25% & 75% internal structure levels
• Projects configurable expansion targets (0.5x, 1x, 1.5x, 2x, custom)
• Locks all levels at 3:00pm CT
• Preserves historical sessions for backtesting
Notas de Lançamento
With 25/50/75 Levels + Expansion Targets + Session LockThis indicator maps the true Initial Balance (IB) from the first hour of the New York session (8:30–9:30am CT) and projects key levels traders use for structure, continuation, and expansion plays.
It automatically:
• Marks IB High & IB Low
• Draws 50% equilibrium
• Optional 25% & 75% internal structure levels
• Projects configurable expansion targets (0.5x, 1x, 1.5x, 2x, custom)
• Locks all levels at 3:00pm CT
• Preserves historical sessions for backtesting
Notas de Lançamento
With 25/50/75 Levels + Expansion Targets + Session LockThis indicator maps the true Initial Balance (IB) from the first hour of the New York session (8:30–9:30am CT) and projects key levels traders use for structure, continuation, and expansion plays.
It automatically:
• Marks IB High & IB Low
• Draws 50% equilibrium
• Optional 25% & 75% internal structure levels
• Projects configurable expansion targets (0.5x, 1x, 1.5x, 2x, custom)
• Locks all levels at 3:00pm CT
• Preserves historical sessions for backtesting
Notas de Lançamento
B First Hour (NY Session) – With Quartiles & ExpansionsThis indicator automatically plots the Initial Balance (IB) of the New York session (8:30–9:30am CT) and extends those levels through the regular session (ending 3:00pm CT).
It is built for structured session-based traders who use the first hour to frame daily bias, targets, and expansion potential.
🔹 What It Plots
IB High
IB Low
50% Midline
Optional 25% and 75% quartile levels
Optional IB Expansion Levels
0.5x
1.0x
1.5x
2.0x
Custom multiplier
All levels:
Update in real time during the first hour
Extend through the session
Automatically clamp at 3:00pm CT
Remain visible on prior sessions when scrolling back
🔹 Why Use It
The Initial Balance is one of the most widely referenced session structures in futures trading.
This tool helps identify:
Range days vs expansion days
One-sided vs two-sided auctions
1x and 2x measured move targets
Balance vs imbalance behavior
Structured intraday bias
Instead of guessing targets, expansions are calculated directly from the first-hour range.
🔹 Designed For
Futures traders (NQ, ES, YM, RTY, etc.)
NY session intraday traders
Structured range/auction-based trading approaches
Traders who use measured move logic
🔹 Notes
Default timezone: America/Chicago (CT)
IB window: 8:30–9:30am CT
RTH session: 8:30am–3:00pm CT
Precision respects instrument tick size
Notas de Lançamento
/ © Joey Morgan// NY Session Initial Balance (First Hour)
// Includes:
// - IB High / Low
// - 50% Midline
// - First hour shading
// - Break + reclaim labels
// - Session ends 3:00pm CT
Feb 26
Release Notes
IB First Hour (NY Session) – With Quartiles & Expansions
This indicator automatically plots the Initial Balance (IB) of the New York session (8:30–9:30am CT) and extends those levels through the regular session (ending 3:00pm CT).
It is built for structured session-based traders who use the first hour to frame daily bias, targets, and expansion potential.
🔹 What It Plots
IB High
IB Low
50% Midline
Optional 25% and 75% quartile levels
Optional IB Expansion Levels
0.5x
1.0x
1.5x
2.0x
Custom multiplier
All levels:
Update in real time during the first hour
Extend through the session
Automatically clamp at 3:00pm CT
Remain visible on prior sessions when scrolling back
🔹 Why Use It
The Initial Balance is one of the most widely referenced session structures in futures trading.
This tool helps identify:
Range days vs expansion days
One-sided vs two-sided auctions
1x and 2x measured move targets
Balance vs imbalance behavior
Structured intraday bias
Instead of guessing targets, expansions are calculated directly from the first-hour range.
🔹 Designed For
Futures traders (NQ, ES, YM, RTY, etc.)
NY session intraday traders
Structured range/auction-based trading approaches
Traders who use measured move logic
🔹 Notes
Default timezone: America/Chicago (CT)
IB window: 8:30–9:30am CT
RTH session: 8:30am–3:00pm CT
Precision respects instrument tick size
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Script de código aberto
Em verdadeiro espírito do TradingView, o criador deste script o tornou de código aberto, para que os traders possam revisar e verificar sua funcionalidade. Parabéns ao autor! Embora você possa usá-lo gratuitamente, lembre-se de que a republicação do código está sujeita às nossas Regras da Casa.
Aviso legal
As informações e publicações não se destinam a ser, e não constituem, conselhos ou recomendações financeiras, de investimento, comerciais ou de outro tipo fornecidos ou endossados pela TradingView. Leia mais nos Termos de Uso.