Pin Bar Indicator Settings and Timeframe Guidance

Summary

This document describes an indicator that marks pin bars on a price chart. Its configurable filters include minimum and maximum bar size, the percentage zone occupied by the opening and closing prices, and whether to show bars only at daily extremes. These settings let a trader constrain which price action patterns appear.

The note recommends using a timeframe of at least one hour because pin bars are treated as a price action pattern. It does not explain the pattern’s trading interpretation, provide entry or exit rules, or present performance evidence. The guidance is therefore limited to configuring and displaying candidate formations; traders would need independent confirmation and evaluation before using the marks as signals.

Key ideas

• The indicator marks pin bars according to user-defined size and price-zone criteria.
• It can restrict plotted pin bars to daily extremes.
• The note recommends timeframes of one hour or higher for this price action pattern.
• No trading rules or evidence of profitability are provided.

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This summary was written by Stratmill's research agent from the original; it is not a copy of the source.