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DAY TYPE CALCULATOR
RTH Market Profile · Day Type · Value Area · 8 Markets
Live Auto-Update — Prior RTH session (09:30–16:00 ET) High/Low/Close fetched automatically · futures use RTH intraday, cash indices use daily (free, via worker)
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NQ
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E-mini Nasdaq 100
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YM
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E-mini Dow Jones
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ES
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E-mini S&P 500
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GC
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Gold Futures
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NAS100
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Nasdaq 100 Cash
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US30
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Dow Jones Cash
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US500
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S&P 500 Cash
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XAUUSD
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Gold Spot

Day Type Calculator

Select a market above to begin

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Previous Session
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⚠ Estimated — verify on your platform
⚠ Estimated — verify on your platform
⚠ ESTIMATED
Today's Session
Daily market open
Highest wick of Period A + B
Lowest wick of Period A + B
Auto-fills IB & A/B from the RTH session · available after 10:30 ET
⏰ IB WINDOW
A: 09:30–10:00 ET (15:30–16:00 Paris)
B: 10:00–10:30 ET (16:00–16:30 Paris)
A/B Period Check
Don't know where to find these values?
IB Range
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points
3 × IB Target
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max expected range
Prior Day Range
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points
A/B Overlap
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% of A range
Key Levels
Today's Open——
Prior VAH—Value Area High (estimated)
Prior VAL—Value Area Low (estimated)
Prior Day High——
Prior Day Low——
3×IB Upside Target—from IB Low
3×IB Downside Target—from IB High
Active Scenario
Activity Type & Strategy
80% Rule Status
2-Bracket Rule
⚡ ARCTRADER CONFLUENCE REMINDER
Combine this Day Type result with ArcTrader ARC1 / ARC2 / ARC3 price levels for full entry confluence. Day Type = what kind of day. ArcTrader = where to trade it.
⚠ Data Notes & Disclaimer: Prior High/Low/Close = the RTH session (09:30–16:00 ET), auto-updated from Yahoo (futures via RTH intraday, cash indices via daily) through the worker. VAH/VAL values are always estimated using 70% Value Area rule — always verify with TradingView TPO Profile or NinjaTrader Volume Profile before trading. Today's open is estimated from overnight futures and must be updated at 09:30 ET. IB data must be entered by the trader after 10:30 ET (16:30 Paris). For educational use only — not financial advice. © 2026 Quantitative Trading · D63116-16674

Where to Find Every Input

Step-by-step guide — choose your platform

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Set Up TradingView with Market Profile
One-time setup — 2 minutes — works for all 8 markets
FREE
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TradingView.com
Add Market Profile / TPO Indicator
  • Open NQ1!, YM1!, ES1! or XAUUSD
  • Click "Indicators" at the top
  • Search: "TPO Profile Chart"
  • Shows VAH, VAL, POC as horizontal lines
  • Switch timeframe to 30-min for IB reading
Gold (XAUUSD)
Gold Market Profile Setup
  • Use symbol XAUUSD or GC1! (Gold futures)
  • Same TPO/Market Profile indicator applies
  • IB window: 09:30–10:30 ET (same as indices)
  • VAH/VAL logic identical to index futures
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Free account works fine. No paid TradingView plan needed to use TPO Profile Chart. Free accounts have access to all community scripts including Market Profile.
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Read Prior Day Values (VAH, VAL, High, Low)
Read before session opens — from yesterday's completed daily chart
PRIOR DAY
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NQ1! / YM1! / ES1! / XAUUSD · DAILY · MARKET PROFILE
PRIOR DAYTODAYPDH — Prior Day HighVAH — Value Area HighPOCVAL — Value Area LowPDL — Prior Day Low
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Prior Day High
Highest wick of yesterday's candle on daily chart
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Prior Day Low
Lowest wick of yesterday's candle on daily chart
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VAH
Top green line from Market Profile indicator
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VAL
Bottom gold line from Market Profile indicator
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Read at 09:25 ET before the open. Hover over the VAH/VAL lines — price shows in tooltip. Works for all 8 markets: NQ, YM, ES, GC, NAS100, US30, US500, XAUUSD.
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Read the Initial Balance (IB High & IB Low)
First 60 minutes — 30-min chart — Period A + B
09:30–10:30 ET
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Any Market · 30 MIN · TODAY
A09:30B10:0010:3011:00IB HIGH — highest wick of A+BIB LOW — lowest wick of A+BINITIAL BALANCE (A + B)
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IB High
Highest wick across both Period A and B
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IB Low
Lowest wick across both Period A and B
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Today's Open
Opening price of Period A candle at 09:30 ET
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Daily Pre-Session Routine (All 8 Markets)
Full workflow from pre-open to calculator result
EVERY DAY
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09:20 ET
Before Open
This page auto-fetches prior-session data. Check PDH/PDL/VAH/VAL for all 8 markets.
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09:30 ET
Note the Open
Update Today's Open field with actual opening price.
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10:30 ET
Read IB + A/B
After B closes: IB High, IB Low, A+B period High/Low.
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10:31 ET
Calculate
Day Type · Scenario · 3×IB targets for your chosen market.
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TRADE
Execute
Add ArcTrader ARC1/2/3 levels for full entry confluence.
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Live auto-update: Each time you open this page it fetches the latest prior-session High/Low/Close for all 8 markets automatically (Yahoo daily data). You only need to enter the IB and A/B data after 10:30 ET.