On every bar it spreads the last 200 bars' volume over 60 price rows, marks the busiest row as the POC, and grows the value area around it until seventy of every hundred units are inside.
Window 1 · the first jump
Simulated 15-minute gold bars, not a real market, run through Volume Profile Lite's default rules, simplified for the browser: at each close a profile of the last 200 bars, their volume spread over 60 rows, the value area grown from the busiest row to seventy of every hundred units. The chart draws what the script draws on its last bar: the histogram, the POC, the VAH and VAL, and their tags. Window 1 is the first simulated POC jump of five rows or more once the profile's first 200 bars have loaded; Another jump plays the next jumps in order, each after the window before it ends, whatever the POC does next.
| Time | Event | Prices |
|---|---|---|
| 17:15 | Window opens · the profile of the last 200 bars | POC 4334.69 · VAH 4345.69 · VAL 4285.65 |
| 22:00 | A second peak: its row is drawn 54 of 60, nine tenths of the longest or more | Near 4323.23 |
| 23:15 | The POC jumps 6 rows down, from 4333.69 | POC 4323.23 · VAH 4346.76 · VAL 4291.00 |
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The POC is the longest row; when another row grows longer, the POC jumps to it, however far away.
The POC is at 4323.23: the profile rolls on, and the next close can move it again.
The same simulated 15-minute gold, simplified rules: the replay's window 1, up close. Row lengths are the script's own, out of the 60 bars it draws the longest row across.
The row with the most volume; on a tie, the lower row.
Each close adds the newest bar and drops the oldest, so rows shrink as well as grow.
The POC moves straight to whichever row is longest; it never travels through the rows between.
The 200 bars' high-to-low range in 60 equal rows: a new high or low re-cuts every row.
The newest bar's volume lands on the rows its range covers, and a heavy enough bar makes one of them the longest.
Drawn bars, not the replay: 199 fixed bars of 8 to 16 units each and one bar you move. The profile is the script's own build.
A bar's volume is spread over the rows its range covers, by how much of each row it overlaps.
A close past the old high or low widens the range, so every row gets taller.
Bars, not trades: the profile estimates where volume traded inside each bar.
On a live chart it redraws with the forming bar; earlier profiles are not kept.
From the POC, the row above and the row below compare, and the larger joins until seventy of every hundred units are inside.
A drawn profile of 100 units, not the simulation. Each step is the script's own rule; it adds whole rows, so value can pass seventy.
The row with the most volume; on a tie, the lower one.
One row above against one below; at an end, the side that is left.
Equal rows add the one above.
The Value Area input: 70 by default, from 50 to 90.
One file, the complete script, ready for TradingView's Pine Editor.
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//@version=6// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────// Volume Profile Lite — ProEA Lab// Free volume-at-price, full source: the value-area histogram with POC,// VAH and VAL, in Session or Rolling mode.//// Honest by design:// · Engine = bar-distribution: each bar's volume is spread across its// [low, high] range into price rows — an approximation, not tick data.// · The profile redraws as the live bar develops; closed-bar history is// read as-is and never rewritten.// · Context, not signals — it shows where volume traded, never what price// will do.//// © ProEA Lab — source available for download.// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────indicator("Volume Profile Lite — ProEA Lab", "VP Lite", overlay = true, max_boxes_count = 200, max_lines_count = 50, max_labels_count = 20) // ───────────────────────── Inputs ─────────────────────────gP = "Profile"inMode = input.string("Rolling", "Mode", options = ["Rolling", "Session"], group = gP, tooltip = "Rolling = the last N bars. Session = the current day's profile.")inLookback = input.int(200, "Rolling lookback (bars)", minval = 20, maxval = 500, group = gP)inBins = input.int(60, "Rows (bins)", minval = 10, maxval = 120, group = gP, tooltip = "Price resolution of the histogram.")inVApct = input.float(70, "Value Area %", minval = 50, maxval = 90, group = gP) / 100.0 gS = "Style"inAnchor = input.string("Right", "Profile side", options = ["Right", "Left"], group = gS, tooltip = "Right = profile to the right of the last bar. Left = overlays the start of the window.")inWidth = input.int(60, "Profile width (bars)", minval = 10, maxval = 150, group = gS)inShowLvls = input.bool(true, "Show POC / VAH / VAL lines", group = gS)inShowTags = input.bool(true, "Show price tags", group = gS) // ───────────────────────── Fixed Aurora palette ─────────────────────────
No coding needed.
The full Pine v6 source is in Pine Pro Library: read it, change it, keep it.
An overlay: the histogram, the POC, VAH and VAL lines and their price tags.
The last 200 bars, or today's bars from the symbol's daily boundary.
It draws the profile; it sends no alerts and prints no signals.
Advanced Volume Profile splits each row by buying and selling inferred from the bars, keeps past sessions' untested POCs on the chart, and adds alerts.
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Volume Profile Lite stays in Pine Pro Library, with its full source.
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The POC is only ever the longest row. When a row far away grows longer, the POC moves there on that bar; it never slides through the rows between.
It reads your chart's own bars and volume: another feed, timeframe or last bar builds other rows. Forex and some CFDs report tick activity, not units traded.
No measured edge. It describes where volume traded and places no trades. How the estimates work says where it stops.
Volume delta per row, naked POCs from past sessions, absorption flags and alerts. Volume Profile Lite stays in Pine Pro Library either way.
We, ProEA Lab, build Volume Profile Lite. The films run its rules, simplified, on simulated candles, not market data. Not financial advice.
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Find the busy price zones on your TradingView chart. Then see how price behaves around them.
A map of estimated activity. It does not give buy/sell signals.
Bars contribute to horizontal rows.
Highlight the point of control.
Mark the main concentration and both edges.
Volume Profile Lite is a TradingView indicator in Pine Pro Library that estimates volume by price and draws a horizontal profile, point of control and value area boundaries. Choose a rolling window or the current daily session. It distributes candle volume across price rows, so the profile is an estimate rather than a record of individual trades.
Rolling uses a fixed number of recent candles, two hundred by default. Session uses the symbol's current daily boundary, which may differ from local midnight. The session calculation includes at most the latest two thousand bars. Read window and detail settings
The profile recalculates as the live candle changes or the selected window advances. Its busiest row and value boundaries can therefore move. Volume Profile Lite redraws the current profile; it does not store a historical profile for every candle. Read why the profile changes
No. It spreads each candle's available volume across that candle's price range. It does not separate buyer and seller volume or reconstruct individual trades. Depending on the instrument and feed, the volume may represent tick activity. Read the volume estimation limits
A chart shows where price went. This tool adds another clue: where was trading busiest?
Imagine a market’s sales receipts. Add up how many units sold at each price. The biggest total shows its busiest price. That is the idea behind Volume Profile: group trading activity by price.
VP Lite estimates that map from the price bars, or candles, on your chart. Busy areas give you places to watch as price returns to them or moves beyond them.
Press Play or move the slider. Watch volume build the rows on the right.
One candle becomes several rows. This candle’s 12 units are shared across $100–$103. All rows start equal, so no price stands out yet.
This candle adds 12 volume units.
Use the map to choose an area to study. Then use your trading rules to decide when to enter, where to take profit, and when to exit if you are wrong.
Across trades, gains must cover losses and trading costs. The map alone cannot tell you whether a trade will succeed.
Suppose the map helps you find a busy area to watch. Your entry rules are met, and you buy 1 unit at $100. You plan to take profit at $106 or exit a losing trade near $97.
These are made-up prices, not signals from VP Lite. Fees and the price you actually get can change the result. A bigger possible gain does not tell you how often the trade will work.
Practise with virtual money first. Record your entries, exits and costs to see how your complete plan performs.
Longer rows mean more estimated volume at that price.
Busiest price row · POC.
About 70% of estimated volume · Value Area.
Top: VAH. Bottom: VAL.
ETH/USDT · 15-minute candles · Binance
Here, price is inside the blue zone. Compare that with “Inside” in the example below.
2,502.08 — the busiest price row.
2,516.67 — the top of the blue zone.
2,478.27 — the bottom of the blue zone.
All prices in USDT. Default settings: Rolling 200 · 60 rows · 70% Value Area.
Your chart will show different prices and levels as its data changes.
Choose an example to see what changes.
No. It only tells you where price is relative to that area. Watch whether the move holds or comes back inside, then use your own entry and risk rules.
The full source is in Pine Pro Library. Copy, paste, and keep it.
On a TradingView chart, use the Pine icon to open Pine Editor.
Copy the code below. Paste it in place of the editor’s sample code.
Choose Add to chart, then save the script to keep it.
Copy the code as it is. No coding needed.
Rolling · 200 candles · 60 rows · 70% Value Area. This shows activity across the latest 200 candles. Find the gold line and blue zone first; adjust the detail later.
Optional topics. Open the one that answers your next question.
POC means Point of Control: the middle of the busiest price row. VAH and VAL mean Value Area High and Low: the upper and lower edges of the blue area.
Ask one question: is price inside, above, or below the blue area? Inside means price is in the main volume area. Above or below means it is outside. Then watch whether it stays there or returns.
Stays outside → acceptance. Price crosses an edge and keeps trading beyond it. Watch where candles close and whether later pullbacks stay outside. Volume building there can add context.
Comes back inside → rejection. Price crosses an edge, then returns to the old area. The move has not held so far. A return to the gold line is possible, but is not promised.
There is no magic number of candles that proves either outcome. VP Lite does not label these events or send alerts. Mark an old edge yourself if you want to compare later price with it: the live profile can move.
The shape shows how activity is spread across prices. Read it as a description of the selected candles.
Most activity is near the middle.
More activity is near the top.
More activity is near the bottom.
Activity is spread across prices without one broad central bulge.
Shape alone cannot tell you who bought or sold, why they traded, or what happens next. A thin profile does not automatically prove a trend day. Do not assume price must return to the middle.
These are examples to study, not entry instructions. Keep your own rules for entering, exiting and limiting a loss.
Look for: price crossing an edge of a roughly D-shaped profile, then closing back inside. Watch next: whether it stays inside and moves toward the gold line. Reconsider if: price holds outside instead. A stretched profile gives less support for an assumption that price will return to the middle.
Look for: price staying outside an old edge, including when it comes back to test that edge. Watch next: whether activity builds outside. Reconsider if: price closes back inside the old area. This does not promise a move to the opposite edge.
In a middle-heavy profile, compare price with the busiest row. It can be a level to observe or a target reference within your existing plan. It is not a magnet: price does not have to revisit it.
Let some candles build before reading the day’s profile. For example, compare the first hour with later activity. Watch whether price keeps returning to the early area or holds outside it. Early levels can change substantially as more data arrives.
Mark prior highs, lows or your existing price zones first. Then see whether a profile edge falls nearby. When levels overlap, traders call it confluence. It gives you a place to examine, not proof that a trade will work.
Rolling uses the latest candles and moves forward with the chart. Session starts again at the symbol’s daily trading boundary. It is for intraday charts; it is not a custom London or New York session selector.
Settings use the same names as the indicator.
These are examples to adjust, not tested settings for better results.
If the rows look too fragmented, try fewer rows. Start with standard candles: changing the chart type or timeframe can change the estimate.
VP Lite spreads each candle’s volume across its high-to-low price range, then adds it into rows. It estimates activity by price; it does not read every individual trade.
The gold line marks the middle of the row with the most estimated volume. The blue area grows around that row until it contains at least your selected percentage. Because whole rows are included, it can hold more than 70% at the default setting.
The profile can move. It is rebuilt as the live candle changes, new candles arrive, or the selected range changes. Earlier profiles and their lines are not saved automatically. Mark a reference level yourself if you want to track it.
Session has a limit: the volume calculation uses at most the latest 2,000 candles from the current trading day. The day follows the symbol’s daily boundary, which may differ from your local midnight.
Volume depends on your chart’s data. Forex and some CFDs may supply tick activity (price updates), rather than units traded. More rows cannot turn that data into exact trade-by-trade volume.
VP Lite maps where activity was concentrated — never what price will do next. It does not separate buying from selling, preserve old profiles, or send alerts.
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These are estimated zones, and their positions can change. Use them alongside your own trading and risk rules. This is a learning tool, not financial advice.
