Volume By Time

Volume By Time uncovers when the market wakes up — and when it quietly fades.
Instead of showing plain volume bars, this indicator benchmarks each candle against its typical activity for that exact time of day, helping you see if current participation is stronger or weaker than usual.

Whether it’s a mid-day accumulation burst or an early-session exhaustion, Volume By Time makes those shifts instantly visible. It adds a time-normalized lens to your trading, turning raw volume into context — so you know when the activity truly matters.

Perfect for intraday traders who rely on timing, structure, and precision to read smart money footprints.

Key Features

• Time-Segmented Volume Insight – Compares each bar’s volume to its historical norm for that specific minute or hour.
• Instant Visual Context – Filled bars show live participation; outlines reveal what’s typical.
• Smart Money Clarity – Highlights where unusual activity occurs outside high-liquidity windows.
• Adaptive Analysis – Choose how many days of history to average, and whether to analyze all volume or separate bullish and bearish activity.
• Clean, Intuitive Display – At a glance, see when the market’s pulse accelerates or fades without cluttering your chart.

How to Use / Interpret

• Apply it to any intraday chart 
• The outlined bar shows the average volume normally traded at that time of day.
• The filled bar shows the current bar’s actual volume.
  • When the fill pushes above the outline → activity exceeds the norm; expect momentum or smart money interest.
  • When the fill remains inside the outline → below-average participation; likely range or pause.
• Combine with your structure or order-flow tools to confirm breakouts, liquidity grabs, and session transitions.
• You can set the indicator to calculate on Bar Close or Tick Change

No configuration, no clutter — just pure volume context that adapts as you trade.