Initial Balance Indicator
What is Initial Balance?
Initial Balance identifies the price range during a period of time after market open (sometimes referred to as Opening Range). Most often traders use this tool to evaluate the first hour of trading after market open, but using other time periods is possible. The high and low levels of the Initial Balance will often become levels of support or resistance throughout the day.
Other similar indicators on the market tend to just provide the high and low values, however, our version of Initial Balance is designed to quickly show you at a glance how the price range developed. It also provides points of reference for market open and when the Initial Balance is established.
That's all great, but how is it used?
Having our version Initial Balance indicator on your chart provides a couple of benefits:
- It shows areas of possible Support and Resistance without having to manually find them.
- Gives a quick frame of reference for how the price range developed.
- Clearly shows if the range is still developing or is now established.
- Works well when paired with our SVSR indicator to determine where price is likely to bounce or resume trend.
The following is an example of how these would look on a tick based chart, but any other chart type works as well.
More Detail on the Initial Balance Plot
Breakdown of the Initial Balance Settings
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