Inside Bar Detector

Inside Bar & Internal Structure

A precise tool for identifying Inside Bars and tracking price range breakouts with internal market structure visualization.

🎯 What It Does

This indicator detects Inside Bars (consolidation patterns) and classifies how price breaks out of established ranges. It helps traders identify:
• Consolidation zones where price is coiling
• Directional breakouts (up or down)
• Liquidity sweeps where price tests both sides before committing to a direction

📊 Key Features

• Inside Bar Detection - Automatically identifies when current bar's range is contained within the previous range
  
• Range Visualization - Draws dashed rectangle boxes around Inside Bar sequences
  
• Breakout Classification - Categorizes breaks as: Break High, Break Low, or Expansion
  
• Sweep Detection - Labels bars that sweep both sides of the range before closing directionally
  
• Internal Structure Lines - Connects swing highs and lows to visualize market structure
  
• Statistics Panel - Real-time count of Inside Bars and breakout types
  

🔧 How It Works

1. Price Range Tracking: The indicator maintains a dynamic price range (high/low) that updates on each breakout
2. Inside Bar Logic: A bar is classified as Inside Bar when its high ≤ range high AND low ≥ range low
3. Breakout Detection:
• Break High: Price closes above the range (bullish)
• Break Low: Price closes below the range (bearish)
• Sweep: Price tests both sides but closes directionally (labeled as Sweep↑ or Sweep↓)
• Expansion: Price breaks both sides but closes in the middle (neutral)

⚙️ Settings

1. Display Settings
   - Show Inside Bar Box: Toggle rectangle visualization
   - Show Statistics: Display count panel
   - Show Sweep Labels: Mark liquidity sweep events
   
   
2. Internal Structure Settings
   - Show Internal Structure Lines: Connect swing points
   - Line Color & Width: Customize appearance
   
   
3. Color Settings
   - Inside Bar Box Color & Transparency
   

📈 How To Use

• Trend Continuation: Look for Inside Bars forming after a strong move, then trade the breakout in the trend direction
• Reversal Setups: Watch for sweep patterns (Sweep↑/Sweep↓) at key levels - these often indicate liquidity grabs before reversals
• Structure Analysis: Use internal structure lines to identify the current market bias

⚠️ Alerts

The indicator includes 4 alert conditions:
• Inside Bar Detected
• Break High (includes bullish sweeps)
• Break Low (includes bearish sweeps)
• Dual Expansion (neutral)

📋 Notes

• Works on all timeframes and instruments
• Consecutive Inside Bars are merged into a single box for cleaner visualization
• Internal structure lines ignore Inside Bars to reduce noise