The ICT Kill Zones methodology is one of the most effective approaches for identifying periods of heightened market activity. It is based on the observation that the largest price movements often occur around the opening of major trading sessions. During these times, liquidity flows into the market, the balance between participants shifts, and conditions for impulsive moves are created.
The NinjaTrader Kill Zones Indicator is an analytical tool designed for traders who apply the ICT Kill Zones concept and want to pinpoint the most active periods in the market with precision. The indicator not only highlights standard trading sessions (Asian, London, and New York) but also allows you to create fully customizable time zones with minute-by-minute accuracy, personalized labels, and background colors.
A key feature of this tool is the integration of Kill Zones and Pivots. You can display session Pivot levels, the session midpoint, and the Day Open level. There is also an option to extend Pivot levels until the start of the next equivalent session, which is especially useful for analyzing price action between session periods.
The core purpose of the indicator is to help traders clearly see the most active and liquid phases of the market, when the probability of significant price movements is at its highest. This enables more precise trade planning, better timing of entries and exits, and avoidance of low-volatility periods.
In ICT Kill Zones methodology, these active market phases are tied to the openings of the world’s key trading sessions:
The NinjaTrader Kill Zones Indicator automates the application of this methodology, removing the need for constant manual tracking. It highlights these time windows directly on the chart and combines them with price level analysis (Pivots, midpoints, Day Open), so you always know whether the market is in a quiet phase or in an active impulse.
By incorporating Kill Zones into your trading, you gain two main advantages:
The NinjaTrader Kill Zones Indicator stands out with several advanced features specifically designed to meet the most relevant and practical needs of traders using Kill Zones in their trading. These features include:
Trading Session Customization
Predefined session mapping allows traders to highlight Asia, London, and New York trading periods directly on the chart, each with its own label, start/end time, and background color, providing clear visual segmentation for time-based strategies.
Custom Session Addition
User-defined session blocks let traders create custom time intervals with unique labels, start/end times down to the minute, and personalized background colors. This enables precise focus on market segments beyond standard sessions and makes specialized strategies more accessible and manageable.
Session-Based Reference Lines
Intraday pivot analytics display horizontal price levels that reflect session highs, lows, and midpoints, along with the day’s opening price. These benchmarks help traders gauge market bias and potential price reaction or movement points.
Extended Pivot Projection
Extends session pivot levels into the next equivalent session, allowing traders to monitor and analyze inter-session price trends and key levels more effectively for improved trade planning and decision-making.
Alerts and Signal Generation
Enables flexible notification settings and the option to show or hide signals on the chart, ensuring traders can react promptly to important activity within Kill Zones. These signals mark Kill Zone breakouts, helping traders identify key entry points.
The indicator has the following parameters:
Alerts – Configure various types of alerts.
Session Enabled – toggle the display of the session on the chart on or off.
Name Session – assign a custom name to the session for easy identification.
Start and End Session (EST) – set the precise start and end time of the session down to the minute.
Color for Session – choose the background color for the session zone.
Opacity for Session – adjust the transparency of the session background in percent.
Enable Kill Zone Pivot – toggle the display of session pivots (High and Low) on or off.
Enable Kill Zone Middle Pivot – toggle the display of the midpoint line between the High and Low pivots.
Extend Kill Zone Pivot – extend session pivot lines to the next equivalent session.
Show Pivot Labels – display or hide pivot labels on the chart.
Enable Buy/Sell Signals – enable or disable trading signals.
Day Open Price Pivot – show or hide the day’s opening price pivot, with options to customize name, start time, color, and line style.
Session Drawing Limit – define how many past consecutive sessions to display on the chart.
Label Font – adjust the font size for session names and pivot labels for clarity.
We can also turn the indicator into an Automated Trading Strategy with an extended set of custom functions (stop loss, take profit, trailing stop, risk management parameters, trading time limit, and others).
Request a free consultation from our team of professional programmers and find out the cost and timing of your project development.
| Signal Plot Name |
Signal Plot Values | Description |
| KillZoneStart | Value | |
| KillZoneEnd | Value | |
| KillZoneBullishPivotEnd | Value | |
| KillZoneBearishPivotEnd | Value | |
| KillZoneMiddlePivotEnd | Value | |
| Long | > 0 | BUY Signal |
| Short | > 0 | SELL Signal |
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