How to Get Market Profile and Footprint Profile Charts?

Market Profile is the recent buzzword in social media especially when comes to Indian traders. And this article throws light on the variety of options available for traders to access market profile and footprint charts(ranging from low cost to high cost depending upon the trader’s need and to access in your favorite trading analysis software like Amibroker, Metastock, Esignal, Market Delta, Multicharts, Windotrader, InvestorRT & SierraCharts.

Amibroker

Market Profile Charts : One can get Market Profile Charts using Amibroker at free of cost. Licensed Amibroker version cost 339 USD (one time license fee) All they need is a quality datafeed from authentic datavendors. The credit goes to the orginal creator Milind/Kaka. Market Profile Charts with Letters are shown below. The below modified code by john even supports lower tick size.

Market Profile – Amibroker AFL Code

_SECTION_BEGIN("MarketProfile");
SetChartOptions(0,chartShowArrows|chartShowDates);
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
//  Formula Name:    Market Profile 
//
// Use with 5/15min chart
// Originial - From AFL library
// Edited by - Milind / KAKA
// AFL Modified by Rajandran R ( www.marketcalls.in) code works good in 5min, 15min, 30min timeframe
// Code is Compatible with Amibroker 5.8 and above
// Letter A now repeats for first 30 min, Letter B next 30 min so on
// Multiple Repeating Alphabets Horizontally to be fixed in 5min and 15min

//Market Profile 9/12/2009

PlotOHLC(Ref(O,-1),Ref(H,-1),Ref(L,-1),Ref(C,-1),"Price",colorblack,stylenoline);
_N(Title = StrFormat("{{NAME}} - {{INTERVAL}} {{DATE}} Open %g, Hi %g, Lo %g, Close %g", Ref(O,-1), Ref(H,-1), Ref(L,-1), Ref(C,-1) ));


EnMP2= ParamList("MarketProfile","Letters|Solid|Lines");
styleLines = ParamStyle("Style", styleLine, maskAll);

Type=ParamList("Type","Price Profile|Volume Profile");
Period= ParamList("Base","Hourly|Daily|Weekly|Monthly",1);


Den = Param("Density", 3, 0.25, 100, 0.25); // Resolution in terms of $
percent=Param("Value Area", 70, 1, 100, 1);
ViewTPOCount= ParamToggle("Show TPO Count", "No|Yes",1);
ViewPOC = ParamToggle("Show POC", "No|Yes",1);
ViewVALVAH = ParamToggle("Show VAL VAH Line", "No|Yes",1);
Viewfill = ParamToggle("Show VA Fill", "No|Yes",1);
Colorpoc=ParamColor("Color POC", colorYellow);
Colorfill=ParamColor("Color Fill", ColorRGB(20,40,60));


EnIB = ParamToggle("Show Initial Balance", "Yes|No");
IBBars = Param("Initial Balance Bars", 2, 0, 10, 1);

if(Period=="Daily"){
BarsInDay = BarsSince(Day() != Ref(Day(), -1));
Bot = TimeFrameGetPrice("L", inDaily, 0);
Top = TimeFrameGetPrice("H", inDaily, 0);
Vol = TimeFrameGetPrice("V", inDaily, 0);
}

if(Period=="Hourly"){
BarsInDay = BarsSince(Minute() != Ref(Minute(), -1));
Bot = TimeFrameGetPrice("L", in5Minute, 0);
Top = TimeFrameGetPrice("H", in5Minute, 0);
Vol = TimeFrameGetPrice("V", in5Minute, 0);
}

if(Period=="Weekly"){
BarsInDay = BarsSince(DayOfWeek() < Ref( DayOfWeek(), -1 ));
Bot = TimeFrameGetPrice("L", inWeekly, 0);
Top = TimeFrameGetPrice("H", inWeekly, 0);
Vol = TimeFrameGetPrice("V", inWeekly, 0);
}

if(Period=="Monthly" ){
BarsInDay = BarsSince(Month() != Ref(Month(), -1));
Bot = TimeFrameGetPrice("L", inMonthly, 0);
Top = TimeFrameGetPrice("H", inMonthly, 0);
Vol = TimeFrameGetPrice("V", inMonthly, 0);
}

CurTop = HHV(H,BarsInDay+1);
Curbot = LLV(L,BarsInDay+1);
Range = Highest(Top-Bot);
TodayRange = Top - Bot;

AveRange = Sum(Top-Bot,30)/30;
LAveRange = AveRange[BarCount-1];

// Initialization
baseX = 0;
baseY = floor(Bot[0]/Den)*Den;
relTodayRange = 0;
firstVisBar = Status("firstvisiblebar");
lastVisBar = Status("lastvisiblebar");

D=.0005;
total=0;
totaldn=0;
totalup=0;
shiftup=0;
shiftdn=0;
startr=0;

for (j=0; j <= 100; j++) {
  x[j] = 0;
}

i0 = 0;
i1 = 0;
for (i=0; i<BarCount; i++) {
  if (BarsInDay[i] == 0 AND i < firstVisBar) {
    i0 = i;
  }
  if (BarsInDay[i] == 0 AND i >= lastVisBar) {
    i1 = i;
  }
}

i1 = BarCount-1;
for (i=i0; i<=i1; i++) {
  if (BarsInDay[i] == 0) {
    baseX = i;
    baseY = floor(Bot[i]/Den)*Den;
    maxY = floor(Top[i]/Den)*Den;
    relTodayRange = (maxY-baseY)/Den;

    for (j=0; j <= relTodayRange; j++) {
      x[j] = 0;
    }
  }
	
	range_x=lastVisBar-firstVisBar;
	spread = Param("X Space", 112, 1, 200, 1);
	tpl = Param("Time Per Letter (mins)", 30, 1, 360, 1);
	Intervalmin=Interval()/60;
	flt =Param("First Letter (Bars)", 1, 1, 60, 1);
	teb=ParamToggle("To Each Bar","No|Yes");
	Color=Param("Color Threshold",20,1,50,1);
	stopg=0;
	stopr=0;
	new=0;
	
	Voloumeunit=Vol[i]/LastValue(BarsInDay);


  if (EnMP2 == "Letters") {
    for (j=0; j<= relTodayRange; j++) {
      if (L[i] <= baseY+j*Den AND H[i] >= baseY+j*Den) {
        PlotTextSetFont("", "Arial", 6, BarCount-1, Close[ BarCount - 3 ], colorGreen, colorDefault, -20 ); 
        PlotTextSetFont("C", "Arial", 40, 100, 100, colorGreen, colorDefault, -20 ); 
		PlotText(StrExtract(" A , B , C , D , E , F , G , H ,  I  , J , K , L , M , N , O , P , Q , R , S , T , U , V , W , X , Y , Z, a , b , c , d , e , f , g , h , i , j , k , L , m , n ,o , p , q , r , s , t , u , v , w , x , y , z ",
		IIf(BarsInDay[i]<flt,0,floor(BarsInDay[i]/(tpl/Intervalmin))-0)), baseX+IIf(teb==1,BarsInDay[i],x[j]*(range_x/spread)), baseY+j*Den, 
		colorWhite,ColorHSB(10+((floor(BarsInDay[i]/(tpl/Intervalmin)))*Color),160,140));
       x[j]++;
	PlotTextSetFont("", "Arial", 10, BarCount-1, Close[ BarCount - 3 ], colorGreen, colorDefault, -20 ); 
      }
    }
  }
	
  else if (EnMP2 == "Lines" OR EnMP2 == "Solid") {
    for (j=0; j<= relTodayRange; j++) {
     if (L[i] <= baseY+j*Den AND H[i] >= baseY+j*Den) {
		if(Type=="Price Profile"){x[j]=x[j]+1;}
		else if(Type=="Volume Profile"){x[j]=x[j]+round(V[i]/Voloumeunit);}
 	
	   }
    }
  }  

  // Draw Initial Balance after 11am bar is complete
  if (BarsInDay[i] == IBBars AND EnIB == 0) {
    Line1 = LineArray(i-2, curtop[i-1],i+7, curtop[i-1],0,True);
    Plot(Line1,"",colorLightGrey,styleLine+styleDashed|styleNoRescale);
    Line1 = LineArray(i-2, curbot[i-1],i+7, curbot[i-1],0,True);
    Plot(Line1,"",colorLightGrey,styleLine+styleDashed|styleNoRescale);
  }

  // Examine x[j]
  if ((i < BarCount - 1 AND BarsInDay[i+1] == 0) OR i == BarCount-1) {
    maxXj = 0;
	maxj = 0;
    for (j=0; j<= relTodayRange; j++) {
      if (maxXj < x[j]) {maxXj = x[j]; maxj = j; StaticVarSet("Maxj",j); new=j;
	  }
    }
	for ( n = 1; n <= relTodayRange; n++ ) {
       total[n]=x[n]+total[n-1];
        }
	Value_area=(total[relTodayRange]*percent)/100;

	for ( a = 1; a <= relTodayRange; a++ )
	 {
		if(Maxj-a>0 AND Maxj+a<relTodayRange)
		{
			if(MaxXj+total[Maxj+a]-total[Maxj]+total[Maxj-1]-total[Maxj-(a+1)]>=Value_area) {shiftup=a; shiftdn=a; break;}
	 	}	
		else if(Maxj-a<1 ) 
		{
			if(MaxXj+total[Maxj+a]-total[Maxj]+total[Maxj-1]>=Value_area){shiftup=a; shiftdn=maxj-1; break;}		
   		}
		else if(Maxj+a>relTodayRange ) 
		{
			if(MaxXj+total[relTodayRange]-total[Maxj]+total[Maxj-1]-total[Maxj-(a+1)] >=Value_area){shiftup=relTodayRange-maxj; shiftdn=a; break;}		
   		}
	 }

	Vah = LineArray(baseX, baseY+(maxj+shiftup)*Den, i, baseY+(maxj+shiftup)*Den,0,True);
	Val = LineArray(baseX, baseY+(maxj-shiftdn)*Den, i, baseY+(maxj-shiftdn)*Den,0,True);
	poc = LineArray(baseX, baseY+maxj*Den, i, baseY+maxj*Den,0,True);
	if(ViewVALVAH==1){Plot(Vah,"",ParamColor("Color_VA",  colorLightBlue),styleLine|styleNoRescale);
	Plot(Val,"",ParamColor("Color_VA",  colorLightBlue),styleLine|styleNoRescale);}
	if(ViewPOC==1){Plot(poc,"",Colorpoc,styleLine|styleNoRescale);}
	PlotText(""+(baseY+(maxj+shiftup)*Den),i-5,baseY+(maxj+shiftup)*Den,colorWhite);
	PlotText(""+(baseY+(maxj-shiftdn)*Den),i-5,baseY+(maxj-shiftdn)*Den,colorWhite);
	if(ViewTPOCount==1){PlotText(""+total[maxj],basex,bot[i]-(Top[i]-bot[i])*0.05,ParamColor("Color_VAL", colorLavender));
	PlotText(""+(total[relTodayRange]-total[maxj]),basex,Top[i]+(Top[i]*0.0005),ParamColor("Color_VAH", colorLavender));}



	if(ViewPOC==1){PlotText(""+(baseY+maxj*Den),i-5,baseY+maxj*Den,Colorpoc);}
  }
	
	if (i < BarCount - 1 AND BarsInDay[i+1] == 0 OR i == BarCount-1) {
	
	  for  (p = 1; p < relTodayRange+1; p++){
	  line = LineArray(baseX, baseY+p*Den, baseX+x[p], baseY+p*Den);
	  line2 = LineArray(baseX, baseY+(p-1)*Den, baseX+x[p-1], baseY+(p-1)*Den);

      if (EnMP2 == "Solid")
	  {
	  PlotOHLC( Line,  Line,  Line2, Line2, "",IIf(p>(maxj+shiftup),ParamColor("Color_VAH",  colorLavender),IIf(p<=(maxj+shiftup)AND p>(maxj-shiftdn),ParamColor("Color_VA", colorLightBlue),ParamColor("Color_VAL", colorLavender))) ,styleCloud|styleNoRescale|styleNoLabel);
	  }
	  if (EnMP2 == "Lines") 
	  {
     Plot(line,"",IIf(p>(maxj+shiftup),ParamColor("Color_VAH", colorLavender),IIf(p<=(maxj+shiftup)AND p>(maxj-shiftdn),ParamColor("Color_VA", colorLightBlue),ParamColor("Color_VAL",  colorLavender))) , styleLines|styleNoLabel);
     }
 	
   }
	 if(Viewfill==1){PlotOHLC(Vah,Vah,Val,Val,"",Colorfill,styleCloud|styleNoRescale|styleNoLabel);}

 } 
}


_SECTION_END();

_SECTION_BEGIN("Gradient Backfill");
SetChartBkGradientFill( ParamColor("BgTop", ColorRGB( 0,0,0 )),

ParamColor("BgBottom", ColorRGB( 0,0,0 )),ParamColor("titleblock",ColorRGB( 192,192,192 ))); 
_SECTION_END();

Datafeed : Supports Indian data vendors and International datavendors providing 1min realtime feeds or tick level feeds.

Compatibility : AFL Code is compatible only with 5.8 and above.

Ninjatrader

Ninjatrader is a free trading analysis software. But to access Market Profile charts one need to get the paid subscription from Final 269USD (onetime license fee) or Market-Profit-Pack 230USD (onetime license fee). Both provides 7 days of free trial.

Datafeed : Supports Indian datavendors providing feeds for ninjatrader or International datavendors like esignal/CQG/Barchart etc.,

Advantage : Values are more accurate, greater control over the charts, scrolling back to the historical charts, Zooming in/Zooming out will not cause issues. Vertical Scrolling possible. More Reliable if used with authentic data vendors. Suits for professional traders.

Disadvantage : Computation time gets slower if used with lower tpo size less than 100. Lesser the price per tick values more the computational power and time required.

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Footprint charts : Both Final and Market Profile Pack supports order flow aka footprint charts. But the data is not compatible with Indian vendors. One need historical tick level datafeeds. For Indian Markets one have to rely on Esignal (min 140USD per month) as of now not much options available.

Final offers Order flow charts at 59 USD per month(via paypal) or 250 USD x 3 Monthly Installments (750 USD). And Market Profit Pack offer at 512USD (one time license fee).

Esignal

If you are a Esignal Subscriber then you have to subscribe to the Market Profile premium addon for Esignal users. Currently charging 55 USD per month and for the first time market profile users will get at 10 USD for the first month (promotional). Your total costing will be coming less than 220 USD per month in this case.

Advantages : Accurate VAL, VAH, POC levels with multi day dashboard tracker. Suits for professinal traders

Disadvantages : Only Daily profile can be accessed. No facility to choose hourly profile.

Footprint Charts : Esignal Provides in the premium addon name – volume delta charts and charges 50 USD per month. Requires Esignal Premier subscription or higher.

Disadvantages : Not Interactive as Market Delta does. Cant create your own custom templates as Market Delta software does. Suits for beginners in orderflow reading.

Linnsoft – InvestorRT

Linnsoft offers Market Profile charts in Standard License 65USD per month and Professional License at 85USD per month (Comes with addon Volume breakdown Indicator

Datafeed : Compatible with Esignal only for Indian Markets. As of now no Indian datavendors supporting InvestRT Software.

Advantage : : Interactive as Market Delta TPO Profile Charts. Suits for professional traders

Footprint Charts : Currently footprint charts are not available in InvestorRT (Linnsoft)

Multicharts

Market Profile charts are available at free of cost for both Multicharts and Multicharts.Net editions. Can be downloaded here

Datafeed : Globaldatafeeds supports Multicharts can be used in case of TPO Profile Charts. However footprint charts requires Esignal Data Subscription (tick level feeds) for Indian Markets.

Multicharts supports inbuilt volume delta charts(order flow charts). But cant do much customization with volume delta charts. However Russian vendor Orderflowtrading provides Footprint Profile charts setup and the subscription pricing starts at 74 USD per month. It is interactive as Market Delta and provides custom template facilities as Market Delta does.

Market Delta Charts

Benchmark tool and mother of all the market profile charts and footprint charts. Suits for professional trader. Pricing starts at 154 USD per month (Order Flow + TPO Profile Charts)

Datafeed : Supports Esignal only for Indian Markets (TSTQ Features in Esignal needs to be enabled to work with Market Delta). Requires Esignal data subscription.

Sierra Charts

Sierra charts provides in-built TPO Profile Charts and Volume by Price Study and license fee starting at 35 USD per month

Datafeeds : Supports Globaldatafeeds. Google Finance in case of learning with Market Profile Charts.

Advantages : Extensive Customization, Interactive, Great User Experience, Cheaper to learn compared to other traditional market profile software. Suits both learners and professional profile traders.

Window Trader

Should say market profile charts are better than Market Delta in terms of Inter-activeness and user experience and can zoom out to watch any level of back historical data. Font size of letters automatically reduces when you try to put more historical data on the screen. Subscription starts at 150 USD per month. Interactive Volume Profile is the best feature and the USP in windowtrader

Datafeed : Requires Esignal data subscription for Indian Markets. No Indian vendors as of now supporting.

Advantages : Suits professional market profile traders who is looking for greater profile accuracy at tick level.

Web Based

Last but not least you can access live market profile charts from our website. Currently access is allowed only for limited scripts. Soon could extend to multiple scripts. Suits for beginners in Market Profile. It also has a social media dashboard below the charts which tracks the twitter market profile experts and provides opportunity to learn from them while watching the live charts.

Hope you got lot more insights on Market Profile and Foot Print (order flow) Softwares available for Indian Traders. Let me know if we missed out any.