OPEN-SOURCE SCRIPT
Candle Color [AY¹]

Visually highlight specific time periods with custom colors on intraday charts.
Ideal for session-based traders who want to emphasize New York, London or any custom trading hours. Developed by AY¹
Candle Color Highlighter [AY¹]
A simple yet powerful intraday visualization tool that colors candles or chart background during your chosen trading sessions.
Perfect for traders who rely on time-based confluences — such as ICT, SMC, or session scalping frameworks.
🔧 Key Features
✅ Highlight up to four custom time periods (e.g. London Open, NY Open, Lunch Hour, etc.)
✅ Supports multiple highlight styles:
• Bar Color only
• Background only
• Both
✅ Full timezone control (Exchange, UTC, New York, London, Tokyo, or custom UTC+3)
✅ Works on all intraday timeframes or only those you select (1m–4h).
✅ Optional labels marking session starts.
✅ Integrated alerts when any period becomes active.
✅ Informative status table showing timezone, timeframe, and active period.
🕒 Use Cases
Highlight New York Killzone (07:30–09:30) or London Open (02:00–03:00)
Separate different liquidity windows
Emphasize your backtest periods
Combine with volume, displacement, or structure indicators for time-based confluence setups
🎨 Customization
Each of the four configurable periods allows you to choose:
Start/End time
Custom color and transparency
Session label visibility
Highlight style preference
💡 Example Setup
Period Session Time Color Notes
Period 1 02:00–03:00 Magenta London Killzone
Period 2 07:30–08:30 Yellow NY Pre-market
Period 3 08:30–09:30 Blue NY Open
Period 4 09:30–10:00 Green Initial Balance
Ideal for session-based traders who want to emphasize New York, London or any custom trading hours. Developed by AY¹
Candle Color Highlighter [AY¹]
A simple yet powerful intraday visualization tool that colors candles or chart background during your chosen trading sessions.
Perfect for traders who rely on time-based confluences — such as ICT, SMC, or session scalping frameworks.
🔧 Key Features
✅ Highlight up to four custom time periods (e.g. London Open, NY Open, Lunch Hour, etc.)
✅ Supports multiple highlight styles:
• Bar Color only
• Background only
• Both
✅ Full timezone control (Exchange, UTC, New York, London, Tokyo, or custom UTC+3)
✅ Works on all intraday timeframes or only those you select (1m–4h).
✅ Optional labels marking session starts.
✅ Integrated alerts when any period becomes active.
✅ Informative status table showing timezone, timeframe, and active period.
🕒 Use Cases
Highlight New York Killzone (07:30–09:30) or London Open (02:00–03:00)
Separate different liquidity windows
Emphasize your backtest periods
Combine with volume, displacement, or structure indicators for time-based confluence setups
🎨 Customization
Each of the four configurable periods allows you to choose:
Start/End time
Custom color and transparency
Session label visibility
Highlight style preference
💡 Example Setup
Period Session Time Color Notes
Period 1 02:00–03:00 Magenta London Killzone
Period 2 07:30–08:30 Yellow NY Pre-market
Period 3 08:30–09:30 Blue NY Open
Period 4 09:30–10:00 Green Initial Balance
Open-source script
In true TradingView spirit, the creator of this script has made it open-source, so that traders can review and verify its functionality. Kudos to the author! While you can use it for free, remember that republishing the code is subject to our House Rules.
Disclaimer
The information and publications are not meant to be, and do not constitute, financial, investment, trading, or other types of advice or recommendations supplied or endorsed by TradingView. Read more in the Terms of Use.
Open-source script
In true TradingView spirit, the creator of this script has made it open-source, so that traders can review and verify its functionality. Kudos to the author! While you can use it for free, remember that republishing the code is subject to our House Rules.
Disclaimer
The information and publications are not meant to be, and do not constitute, financial, investment, trading, or other types of advice or recommendations supplied or endorsed by TradingView. Read more in the Terms of Use.