βοΈSettings Overview
Access settings by clicking the gear icon next to the indicator name. Settings are organized into the following groups:
HTF Settings
Which timeframes to show, their periods, max candles, and how many timeframes to display
Candle Appearance
Body, border, and wick colors for bullish and bearish candles
Candle Positioning
Padding, spacing, and width of the rendered candles
Candle Price Labels
Toggle and style price labels on trace lines
Timeframe Labels and Timers
Toggle, color, and size of timeframe names and countdown timers
Imbalance
Toggle and color for Fair Value Gaps and Volume Imbalances
Price Trace Lines
Toggle, color, style, and width for Open/Close/High/Low trace lines
HTF Settings
This is the core configuration group where you define what timeframes to display.
Timeframe Toggles and Periods
Each of the six timeframe slots has three settings:
Display β Toggle this timeframe on or off.
Period β Select the timeframe using TradingView's timeframe picker (e.g.,
5,15,60,240,1D,1W).Max Candles to Show β How many historical candles to display for this timeframe (default: 10).
Default Timeframes:
Timeframe 1
5 minutes
Timeframe 2
15 minutes
Timeframe 3
1 hour
Timeframe 4
4 hours
Timeframe 5
1 day
Timeframe 6
1 week
Maximum Timeframes to Display
Setting:
Maximum Timeframes to DisplayRange: 1β6
Default: 6
This caps how many timeframes render on your chart, counted from Timeframe 1 upward. If you only want to see 3 timeframes, set this to 3 and only the first three enabled & valid timeframes will display.
Choosing Your Timeframes
A few tips for selecting timeframes:
Scalpers (1mβ5m chart): Try 5m / 15m / 1H β gives you immediate structure context.
Day traders (5mβ15m chart): Try 15m / 1H / 4H β covers intraday swing structure.
Swing traders (1Hβ4H chart): Try 4H / 1D / 1W β captures daily and weekly bias.
Multi-style: Use all six slots to see the full picture from micro to macro.
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