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Initial Balance / Open Range

Initial Balance and Open Range for three sessions at once

WyckFlow Initial Balance / Open Range draws two nested High/Low ranges for each of three sessions (Asia, London, New York): a short Open Range (15 minutes by default) and a longer Initial Balance (60 minutes by default), each in its own timezone. It can optionally add a fill, a midline, and an extension projection (a target beyond the High/Low by a set percentage of the range) — a classic Opening Range Breakout tool. It's a pure level-drawing indicator with no entries/stop-loss/take-profit of its own, and it works in MotiveWave's Community Edition without a license key.

Data requirementBar data (no tick/volume requirement)
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What it does

  • Open Range (15 min default) + Initial Balance (60 min default) computed at once
  • Three sessions (Asia, London, New York), each in its own timezone
  • Optional fill, midline, and extension projection (a target beyond the range's edge)
  • The still-developing (unlocked) range draws dashed, with no jump once it locks
  • "Draw at most N recent sessions" — how many past occurrences to keep on the chart
  • Auto-hides on Daily+ timeframes

How to read it

01

Price holding above IB High = a bullish edge; below IB Low = a bearish edge.

02

A break that keeps pushing toward the extension projection (+150% to +200%) = a classic ORB target.

03

A break that snaps right back inside the range = a false breakout — fade back toward the midline.

04

Asia tends to build a tight range (accumulation); New York carries the most volume and often sets the day's direction.

Recommended presets

Where to start by market and trading style — fine-tune to your own feed.

Instrument / styleOR minutesIB minutes
ES / NQ RTH1560
Opening-range scalping530
FX / 24h (Asia+London+NY)1560

Specs

Type
Anchored overlay
Data
Bar High/Low
Market
Futures, Forex, Crypto
License
Free, works in Community Edition