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HTF Suspension Blocks [TakingProphets]
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HTF SUSPENSION BLOCKS [TAKINGPROPHETS]
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HTF Suspension Blocks bring ICT’s Suspension Block concept into a multi-timeframe workflow by detecting the 3-candle pattern on higher timeframes and projecting those zones directly onto your current execution chart.
Instead of only seeing Suspension Blocks on the timeframe they form, this script identifies valid HTF formations, draws their ranges on your lower timeframe, extends them forward, and manages invalidation automatically. You get higher-timeframe context while staying in your execution environment.
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PURPOSE AND SCOPE
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- Detect ICT-style Suspension Blocks on multiple higher timeframes (HTF 1 / HTF 2 / HTF 3)
- Project HTF blocks onto the current chart using bar-time anchored drawing
- Require measurable body-to-body separation defined in true ticks (instrument-aware)
- Auto-extend blocks forward in time until invalidation
- Optional Consequent Encroachment (50% equilibrium) inside each block
- Per-timeframe visibility limiting so charts stay clean and actionable
- Labels each block with the originating HTF (ex: M5 / M15 / M60)
- Alerts for:
- New HTF bullish / bearish block formation
- Price entering into any HTF bullish / bearish block
- Session-restricted alert windows (New York time)
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WHAT IS A SUSPENSION BLOCK
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A Suspension Block is a strict 3-candle displacement sequence defined by body-to-body gaps around a middle candle. This HTF variant uses the same model, but evaluates the pattern on a higher timeframe and then projects the zone onto your current chart.
Bullish Suspension Block logic:
- HTF Candle 1 close is BELOW HTF Candle 2 open by at least Minimum Body Separation
- HTF Candle 3 open is ABOVE HTF Candle 2 close by at least Minimum Body Separation
- HTF Candle 3 open is ABOVE HTF Candle 1 close to ensure a valid vertical span
- Block vertical span: Candle 1 close (low) to Candle 3 open (high)
- Block remains valid until price CLOSES below the block low (Candle 1 close)
Bearish Suspension Block logic (mirror conditions):
- HTF Candle 1 close is ABOVE HTF Candle 2 open by at least Minimum Body Separation
- HTF Candle 3 open is BELOW HTF Candle 2 close by at least Minimum Body Separation
- HTF Candle 3 open is BELOW HTF Candle 1 close to ensure a valid vertical span
- Block vertical span: Candle 1 close (high) to Candle 3 open (low)
- Block remains valid until price CLOSES above the block high (Candle 1 close)
All gap calculations are normalized using `syminfo.mintick` so the “ticks” setting behaves correctly across instruments.
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GENERAL SETTINGS
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- Minimum Body Separation (ticks)
- Minimum required body-to-body gap in HTF tick units
- Used for both:
- Candle 1 close to Candle 2 open separation
- Candle 2 close to Candle 3 open separation
- Examples:
- 0.25 = quarter-tick gap
- 1.0 = full tick gap
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TIMEFRAMES
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This script supports up to 3 higher timeframe sources. Each HTF has:
- Enable toggle
- Timeframe selector
- Per-timeframe Max Blocks visibility control
HTF 1 / HTF 2 / HTF 3:
- These are the timeframes the script scans for Suspension Blocks
- Blocks are drawn only when your current chart timeframe is LOWER than the selected HTF
- This prevents duplicate / redundant rendering when you’re already on the HTF or higher
Max Blocks per timeframe:
- Limits the number of most-recent blocks shown per side (bullish + bearish) for that HTF
- 0 = show all blocks for that timeframe
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VISUALIZATION SETTINGS
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Bullish Blocks:
- Toggle visibility
- Fill color controls opacity / emphasis
- Optional border with selectable style (Solid / Dashed / Dotted)
Bearish Blocks:
- Toggle visibility
- Fill color controls opacity / emphasis
- Optional border with selectable style (Solid / Dashed / Dotted)
Consequent Encroachment (CE):
- Optional 50% equilibrium line drawn inside each block
- Style options (Solid / Dashed / Dotted)
- Automatically extends as blocks extend
HTF Labels:
- Each block is labeled with its originating timeframe (ex: M5 / M15 / M60)
- Label styling includes:
- Text color
- Size (Tiny / Small / Normal / Large)
- Labels are intentionally hidden on non-visible blocks when visibility limiting is active
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HOW HTF PROJECTION WORKS
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- The script requests the last 3 candles of each selected HTF via `request.security()`
- It maps those HTF candles into the standard 3-candle Suspension Block model:
- Candle 1 = oldest
- Candle 2 = middle
- Candle 3 = most recent
- When a valid block forms:
- A box is created using `xloc.bar_time`
- The left side anchors to the HTF candle timestamp
- The right side projects forward to the current chart time
- Each HTF has its own independent storage set:
- Bull boxes, bear boxes
- High / low bounds
- CE lines
- Labels
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BLOCK MANAGEMENT & INVALIDATION
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- All blocks extend forward automatically to the current bar time
- Bullish invalidation:
- Block is removed when price CLOSES below the block low
- Bearish invalidation:
- Block is removed when price CLOSES above the block high
- When a block invalidates:
- The box is deleted
- Its CE line is deleted
- All stored references are removed from the set
This keeps the chart focused on active HTF zones only.
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VISIBILITY LIMITING
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Each timeframe’s “Max Blocks” setting controls how many blocks per side remain visible.
When Max Blocks > 0:
- The script calculates distance from current price to every stored block range
- It keeps the closest N blocks per side (bullish + bearish)
- Blocks not kept are made fully transparent:
- Hidden fill
- Hidden border
- Hidden CE line
- Hidden label text
This gives you the most relevant HTF structures near price without clutter.
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ALERT SYSTEM
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Alerts are optional and can be restricted to specific NY sessions.
Sessions (New York time):
- Session 1 (default: 09:30–16:00)
- Session 2 (optional)
- Session 3 (optional)
Alert types:
- HTF Bullish Block Formed
- Triggers when any enabled HTF forms a new bullish suspension block
- HTF Bearish Block Formed
- Triggers when any enabled HTF forms a new bearish suspension block
- Enter Bullish Block
- Triggers when price transitions from NOT inside any bullish HTF block to inside one
- Enter Bearish Block
- Triggers when price transitions from NOT inside any bearish HTF block to inside one
Messages:
- Fully customizable alert text inputs
- Script automatically appends ticker + current chart timeframe for context
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BEST USE CASES
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- Use HTF Suspension Blocks as “context zones” while executing on a lower timeframe
- Pair with ICT displacement, liquidity, PD arrays, and market structure for confluence
- Treat blocks as HTF inefficiency zones that can act as reaction points on retracements
- Use “enter block” alerts as a heads-up to shift into execution mode at HTF levels
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DISCLAIMER
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This indicator is provided for educational and analytical purposes only. It does not constitute financial advice. Trading involves risk, and past performance is not indicative of future results.
© TakingProphets
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HTF SUSPENSION BLOCKS [TAKINGPROPHETS]
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HTF Suspension Blocks bring ICT’s Suspension Block concept into a multi-timeframe workflow by detecting the 3-candle pattern on higher timeframes and projecting those zones directly onto your current execution chart.
Instead of only seeing Suspension Blocks on the timeframe they form, this script identifies valid HTF formations, draws their ranges on your lower timeframe, extends them forward, and manages invalidation automatically. You get higher-timeframe context while staying in your execution environment.
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PURPOSE AND SCOPE
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- Detect ICT-style Suspension Blocks on multiple higher timeframes (HTF 1 / HTF 2 / HTF 3)
- Project HTF blocks onto the current chart using bar-time anchored drawing
- Require measurable body-to-body separation defined in true ticks (instrument-aware)
- Auto-extend blocks forward in time until invalidation
- Optional Consequent Encroachment (50% equilibrium) inside each block
- Per-timeframe visibility limiting so charts stay clean and actionable
- Labels each block with the originating HTF (ex: M5 / M15 / M60)
- Alerts for:
- New HTF bullish / bearish block formation
- Price entering into any HTF bullish / bearish block
- Session-restricted alert windows (New York time)
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WHAT IS A SUSPENSION BLOCK
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A Suspension Block is a strict 3-candle displacement sequence defined by body-to-body gaps around a middle candle. This HTF variant uses the same model, but evaluates the pattern on a higher timeframe and then projects the zone onto your current chart.
Bullish Suspension Block logic:
- HTF Candle 1 close is BELOW HTF Candle 2 open by at least Minimum Body Separation
- HTF Candle 3 open is ABOVE HTF Candle 2 close by at least Minimum Body Separation
- HTF Candle 3 open is ABOVE HTF Candle 1 close to ensure a valid vertical span
- Block vertical span: Candle 1 close (low) to Candle 3 open (high)
- Block remains valid until price CLOSES below the block low (Candle 1 close)
Bearish Suspension Block logic (mirror conditions):
- HTF Candle 1 close is ABOVE HTF Candle 2 open by at least Minimum Body Separation
- HTF Candle 3 open is BELOW HTF Candle 2 close by at least Minimum Body Separation
- HTF Candle 3 open is BELOW HTF Candle 1 close to ensure a valid vertical span
- Block vertical span: Candle 1 close (high) to Candle 3 open (low)
- Block remains valid until price CLOSES above the block high (Candle 1 close)
All gap calculations are normalized using `syminfo.mintick` so the “ticks” setting behaves correctly across instruments.
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GENERAL SETTINGS
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- Minimum Body Separation (ticks)
- Minimum required body-to-body gap in HTF tick units
- Used for both:
- Candle 1 close to Candle 2 open separation
- Candle 2 close to Candle 3 open separation
- Examples:
- 0.25 = quarter-tick gap
- 1.0 = full tick gap
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TIMEFRAMES
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This script supports up to 3 higher timeframe sources. Each HTF has:
- Enable toggle
- Timeframe selector
- Per-timeframe Max Blocks visibility control
HTF 1 / HTF 2 / HTF 3:
- These are the timeframes the script scans for Suspension Blocks
- Blocks are drawn only when your current chart timeframe is LOWER than the selected HTF
- This prevents duplicate / redundant rendering when you’re already on the HTF or higher
Max Blocks per timeframe:
- Limits the number of most-recent blocks shown per side (bullish + bearish) for that HTF
- 0 = show all blocks for that timeframe
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VISUALIZATION SETTINGS
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Bullish Blocks:
- Toggle visibility
- Fill color controls opacity / emphasis
- Optional border with selectable style (Solid / Dashed / Dotted)
Bearish Blocks:
- Toggle visibility
- Fill color controls opacity / emphasis
- Optional border with selectable style (Solid / Dashed / Dotted)
Consequent Encroachment (CE):
- Optional 50% equilibrium line drawn inside each block
- Style options (Solid / Dashed / Dotted)
- Automatically extends as blocks extend
HTF Labels:
- Each block is labeled with its originating timeframe (ex: M5 / M15 / M60)
- Label styling includes:
- Text color
- Size (Tiny / Small / Normal / Large)
- Labels are intentionally hidden on non-visible blocks when visibility limiting is active
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HOW HTF PROJECTION WORKS
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- The script requests the last 3 candles of each selected HTF via `request.security()`
- It maps those HTF candles into the standard 3-candle Suspension Block model:
- Candle 1 = oldest
- Candle 2 = middle
- Candle 3 = most recent
- When a valid block forms:
- A box is created using `xloc.bar_time`
- The left side anchors to the HTF candle timestamp
- The right side projects forward to the current chart time
- Each HTF has its own independent storage set:
- Bull boxes, bear boxes
- High / low bounds
- CE lines
- Labels
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BLOCK MANAGEMENT & INVALIDATION
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- All blocks extend forward automatically to the current bar time
- Bullish invalidation:
- Block is removed when price CLOSES below the block low
- Bearish invalidation:
- Block is removed when price CLOSES above the block high
- When a block invalidates:
- The box is deleted
- Its CE line is deleted
- All stored references are removed from the set
This keeps the chart focused on active HTF zones only.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
VISIBILITY LIMITING
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Each timeframe’s “Max Blocks” setting controls how many blocks per side remain visible.
When Max Blocks > 0:
- The script calculates distance from current price to every stored block range
- It keeps the closest N blocks per side (bullish + bearish)
- Blocks not kept are made fully transparent:
- Hidden fill
- Hidden border
- Hidden CE line
- Hidden label text
This gives you the most relevant HTF structures near price without clutter.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALERT SYSTEM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alerts are optional and can be restricted to specific NY sessions.
Sessions (New York time):
- Session 1 (default: 09:30–16:00)
- Session 2 (optional)
- Session 3 (optional)
Alert types:
- HTF Bullish Block Formed
- Triggers when any enabled HTF forms a new bullish suspension block
- HTF Bearish Block Formed
- Triggers when any enabled HTF forms a new bearish suspension block
- Enter Bullish Block
- Triggers when price transitions from NOT inside any bullish HTF block to inside one
- Enter Bearish Block
- Triggers when price transitions from NOT inside any bearish HTF block to inside one
Messages:
- Fully customizable alert text inputs
- Script automatically appends ticker + current chart timeframe for context
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BEST USE CASES
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- Use HTF Suspension Blocks as “context zones” while executing on a lower timeframe
- Pair with ICT displacement, liquidity, PD arrays, and market structure for confluence
- Treat blocks as HTF inefficiency zones that can act as reaction points on retracements
- Use “enter block” alerts as a heads-up to shift into execution mode at HTF levels
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DISCLAIMER
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This indicator is provided for educational and analytical purposes only. It does not constitute financial advice. Trading involves risk, and past performance is not indicative of future results.
© TakingProphets
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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.
Protected script
This script is published as closed-source. However, you can use it freely and without any limitations – learn more here.
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.