A TTFM indicator for TradingView
TTFM, the TTrades Fractal Model, is one three candle sequence repeated on every timeframe. A higher timeframe candle (C1) sets a range, the next (C2) sweeps it, and once delivery changes state on a lower timeframe the third (C3) expands. CICPro+ labels C1, C2 and C3 for you and marks the change in state of delivery.
What do C1, C2 and C3 mean?
C1 is the candle that defines the range. C2 is the candle that trades through one side of that range, taking liquidity. C3 is the expansion that follows when C2 fails to hold.
Because the pattern is fractal, the same three candles can be read on the daily, the 4 hour or the 1 hour. The trader decides which timeframe sets the bias and which one is used for execution.
What is CISD?
CISD stands for change in state of delivery. On a lower timeframe it is the close that proves the sweep has turned into a reversal, usually a close beyond the open of the last run of candles. It is the lower timeframe confirmation that C2 has finished.
Why exact higher timeframe candles matter
Bias in TTFM comes from the higher timeframe candle, so the candle has to be right. CICPro+ rebuilds 4H, 6H, daily and other candles from real intrabar data on whatever chart you are on, including a live countdown to the close, so you are not guessing what the candle will look like.
How the TTFM setup reads on a chart
- 01
Set the bias candle
Pick the higher timeframe. CICPro+ draws its candles on your execution chart and tags them C1, C2 and C3.
- 02
Watch for the sweep
When C2 trades through the high or low of C1, the sweep is on the chart.
- 03
Wait for CISD
On the lower timeframe, a confirmed change in state of delivery marks the turn.
- 04
Project the move
Optional Fibonacci projections show where C3 may extend to, before you commit to anything.
What CICPro+ plots for TTFM
Synthetic HTF candles
Exact higher timeframe candles with a live close countdown, on any chart timeframe.
C1, C2, C3 labels
Every candle in the sequence labelled on every timeframe you enable.
CISD marks
Confirmed change in state of delivery, with optional Fibonacci projections.
Auto bias
Direction read from the higher timeframe candles themselves, not from a lagging average.
Questions about TTFM
- Is there a TTFM indicator for TradingView?
- Yes. CICPro+ labels C1, C2 and C3 on every timeframe, rebuilds exact higher timeframe candles and marks CISD, which are the parts of the TTrades Fractal Model that are tedious to draw by hand.
- What does TTFM stand for?
- TTFM stands for the TTrades Fractal Model. CICPro+ is an independent tool and is not affiliated with TTrades or the creators of the model.
- Can I use TTFM on a lower timeframe chart?
- Yes. The higher timeframe candles are rebuilt on your current chart, so you can execute on the 1 minute or 5 minute while the 4H or daily candles stay in view.
CICPro+ is an independent analysis tool and is not affiliated with the creators of GxT, TTFM or CRT. It does not give financial advice or trade signals. Trading carries a risk of loss; read the risk disclaimer.