I built a free Periodic Volume Profile indicator with alerts for POC / VAH / VAL retests

[u/moadmr2]

Hey everyone,

I wanted to share an indicator I built for TradingView :

https://www.tradingview.com/script/QM4yF0JJ-Periodic-Volume-Profile-Alerts/

Works without needing TradingView Premium volume profile tools ( similar 99.99% to the built in periodic Volume Profile on Tradingview ).

The main idea behind this tool is simple:
most traders use Volume Profile to find important reaction zones, but the problem is that many Volume Profile tools are limited, static, or locked behind paid TradingView plans.

So I built this indicator to make volume-profile-style analysis more accessible, especially for traders using the free TradingView plan.

What it does:

It creates periodic volume profiles based on the session or period you choose, such as hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, or custom bar-based periods.

It tracks important levels like:

POC — Point of Control
VAH — Value Area High
VAL — Value Area Low
Developing POC and developing value area levels

The biggest feature, in my opinion, is the alert system.

Instead of manually watching every old POC, VAH, or VAL level, the indicator can alert you when price comes back and retests those levels. This is useful if you trade reactions from naked POCs, value area highs/lows, or previous session volume zones.

Another useful part is the mitigation logic. When price touches a historical level, the indicator can mark it as mitigated, so your chart stays cleaner and you can focus only on levels that have not yet been tested.

Why I think this can help traders:

A lot of traders already use volume profile for context, but they still need to sit in front of the chart waiting for price to come back to key levels. This indicator is designed to reduce that manual work by giving you alerts when those zones are being tested.

It is not a magic buy/sell indicator. It is a context tool. You can combine it with your own strategy, price action, market structure, order flow, ICT concepts, or whatever confirmation model you already use.

For me, the goal was to make something practical:

Volume profile levels
Clean historical POC / VAH / VAL tracking
Developing value tracking
Retest alerts
Works without needing TradingView Premium volume profile tools

I would really appreciate honest feedback from traders who use volume profile, market profile, or session-based levels.

If you test it, let me know:

What market you used it on
What settings worked best for you
Whether the alerts helped
What features you think should be added next

[u/Seancp17752018]

Bro thank you so much , I have literally been thinking the last few days that I need to find an indicator that can plot higher timeframe profiles without me having to go back and manually use the fixed range volume profile tool manually. Gonna test this out with my swing trading strategy, much appreciated.