What is a “custom daily anchor”?

The daily anchor is the timestamp the indicator treats as the “start” of a trading day for building its statistics and levels. Instead of assuming calendar midnight, you can point that start to a session open that better reflects true liquidity for your instrument.

When to change the anchor

• Your instrument’s active session does not align with midnight.

• You see frequent level drift or whipsaws around off‑hours.

• You want levels to line up with your execution session’s opening range.

Practical anchors that work well

• 00:00: Useful when your venue genuinely resets at calendar midnight.

• 08:20: US futures pit legacy open. Still relevant for some traders tracking early liquidity.

• 08:30: US economic data dump window. Anchoring here can align levels with macro-led volatility.

• 09:30: Regular US equity open. Good for stocks and index CFDs that track cash market flows.

• 18:00: Popular for index futures like NQ to capture the RTH-to-GLOBEX handoff and stabilize levels across the session cycle.

How to set it in the indicator

1. Enable the Custom Anchor option.

2. Enter your desired time in HH:MM based on exchange/session you trade.

3. Keep your chart timezone consistent across instruments to avoid accidental shifts.

4. Validate by checking that yesterday/today levels reset at your chosen time and align with known opens and opening ranges.