NFP Price Zones [LuxAlgo]The NFP Price Zones indicator provides a comprehensive statistical and visual toolkit for trading Non-Farm Payroll (NFP) releases. It analyzes historical volatility to project future price expansion zones based on the average market reaction to this high-impact news event.
🔶 USAGE
The script is designed to help traders prepare for the extreme volatility associated with NFP releases. It automatically identifies the relevant Friday, tracks historical data, and projects expansion targets based on that data.
🔹 How to use
Setup the Release Time: Ensure the NFP Release Hour and NFP Release Minute are set to the correct release time (default is 08:30 AM ET).
Analyze Historical Zones: Look back at the highlighted boxes on the chart to identify how price usually clusters or expands during the release window. Use the Historical NFPs to Analyze input to adjust the sample size.
Anticipate with Projections: Scroll to the right side of the chart to see the projected expansion lines. These levels represent the historical average move relative to current price action.
Execution During News: As the NFP release approaches, the projection levels will "freeze" 30 minutes before the news. Use these levels as potential exhaustion points, take-profit targets, or breakout triggers.
Monitor the Dashboard: Use the "To High/Low Exp" metrics to gauge how much of the "average move" price has already covered in real-time.
🔶 DETAILS
🔹 Frozen Anchor Logic
To ensure the projected levels are actionable during the news event, the script employs a "Frozen Anchor" logic. While the market is trending toward the NFP event, the projection levels move dynamically with price. However, exactly 30 minutes before the specified release time, the anchor point locks (freezes). This creates static support and resistance zones that remain fixed throughout the news window, allowing you to measure the reaction against historical norms.
🔹 Dashboard Explained
Avg Range/Max Range: Statistical average and peak volatility of NFPs in the lookback period.
Avg Up/Dn Exp: The average distance price moved above or below the pre-news open price.
Countdown: Time remaining until the next release. Switches to EVENT LIVE during the window.
To High/Low Exp: Real-time distance in pips from current price to the projected expansion levels.
This indicator is fully compatible with Bar Replay , allowing traders to backtest NFP reactions and see how the projections update dynamically relative to historical dates.
🔶 SETTINGS
🔹 Calculations
Historical NFPs to Analyze: Number of past NFP events to include in the statistical average.
NFP Release Hour (24h): The hour the news is released (e.g., 8 for 08:00 AM).
NFP Release Minute: The minute the news is released.
🔹 Visuals
Show Historical Zones: Toggles the visibility of boxes around previous NFP events.
Zone Color: Sets the color for the historical NFP boxes.
🔹 Dashboard
Dashboard: Toggles the visibility of the statistics table.
Position: Determines where the dashboard is placed on the chart.
Size: Controls the text and cell size of the dashboard.
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