Gap 1-3 candle

📊 Gap 1↔3 (Wicks) — Segmented Fills

Gap 1↔3 (Wicks) — Segmented Fills is an advanced price-action indicator designed to visualize wick-based price gaps between the 1st and 3rd candle.
It clearly shows how, when, and by which candles a gap was partially or fully filled.



🔍 What the indicator detects

The indicator identifies gaps between:

1st candle (bar[2])
3rd candle (current bar)
Bullish gap (up gap):
high[2] < low
Price jumps upward
Bearish gap (down gap):
low[2] > high
Price jumps downward
All calculations are done strictly using wicks (high/low) — no candle bodies or close prices.

🧠 How it works

The gap is drawn starting from the 2nd candle (the candle between the 1st and 3rd).
Active gaps are drawn up to the current bar, with optional extension to the right.

When a candle:

Partially enters the gap, the current box is closed on that candle,
and a new box continues with the remaining unfilled zone.

Fully fills the gap, the box is either:

kept and ended on the fill candle (optionally dimmed), or
removed, depending on user settings.

This segmented approach makes it easy to see:

which candles partially filled the gap,
which candle fully filled it.

⚙️ Indicator settings

Lookback Bars – number of bars displayed on the chart
Minimum Gap Size – filter small gaps (in ticks)
Extend Drawing to the Right – extend active gaps forward
Show Filled Gaps – keep or remove filled gaps
Dim Filled Gaps – visually fade filled gaps
Separate colors for bullish and bearish gaps

📈 Practical use cases

This indicator is suitable for:

Price Action trading
Scalping, Intraday, and Swing trading
Identifying imbalances, FVGs, and liquidity zones
Observing price reactions to unfilled gaps
Works on stocks, indices, forex, and crypto.

👤 Author & Contact

Author: Jakub Doskar

📧 Email:
[e-mail]

🔗 LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/in/jakubdoskar/

Feel free to reach out for feedback, bug reports, or custom indicator modifications.