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Zone Tool

A general-purpose zone drawing with bullish/bearish direction, 8 interval color presets for multi-timeframe work, midpoint and quadrant lines, text templates, prices, zone size, risk display, and Pushover alerts.

01 — Zone

Zone Direction

Bullish
Bearish

Sets the directional bias of the zone. This affects which fill/border colors are applied (bullish vs bearish) and the direction tag in text templates and CSV exports.

02 — Appearance

Property	Default	Description
Bullish Fill	Theme default	Fill color for bullish zones.
Bearish Fill	Theme default	Fill color for bearish zones.
Fill Opacity	`15`	Zone fill opacity (0–100).
Bullish Border	Theme default	Border color for bullish zones (color picker).
Bearish Border	Theme default	Border color for bearish zones (color picker).
Border Opacity	`50`	Border opacity (0–100).
Border Width	`1`	Border thickness (1–10).
Show Midpoint Line	`false`	On/Off. Draw a horizontal line at 50% of the zone height.
Show Quadrant Lines	`false`	On/Off. Draw lines at 25% and 75% of the zone height.
Line Color	Theme default	Color for midpoint and quadrant lines (color picker).
Use different color per Interval	`false`	Override colors with per-interval presets.

Interval Presets (I1 – I8)

When enabled, zones drawn on matching timeframes automatically adopt the interval's color scheme. 8 slots available.

Property	Range	Description
Enabled	—	Activate this interval preset.
Bar Type	—	Minute, Day, Tick, Range, etc.
Value	1–10 000	Period value (e.g. 5 = 5-minute).
Outline Stroke	—	Border color override.
Area Color	—	Fill color override.
Area Opacity	0–100	Fill opacity override.

03 — Label

Property	Default	Description
Label Text	`""`	Free-text label with template support.
Position	`BottomRightOutside`	Where to position the label. See placement options below.
Font Family	`JetBrains Mono`	Font family name, e.g. JetBrains Mono, Arial.
Font Size	`12`	Font size (8–72).
Color	Theme default	Text color.
Bold	`false`	On/Off. Show the text in bold.
Background	`false`	On/Off. Draw a filled background behind the text.
Background Color	Theme default	Background fill color (color picker).
Background Opacity	`70`	Background opacity (0–100).
Display Priority	`5`	Drawing order (1–10).

03a — Text Templates

Placeholder	Description
`{direction}`	Bullish or Bearish
`{top}`	Top price
`{bottom}`	Bottom price
`{mid}`	Midpoint price
`{ticks}`	Zone size in ticks
`{points}`	Zone size in points
`{pct}`	Zone size as %
`{currency}`	Zone size in $
`{interval}`	Chart interval
`{date}`	Date drawn
`{time}`	Time drawn

04 — Prices

Property	Default	Description
Show Prices	`true`	Toggle price display.
Text Format	`TicksFromCurrent`	How prices are displayed. See format options below.
Position	`BottomRightOutside`	Where to show the price text. See placement options below.
Font Size	`11`	Font size (8–24).
Color	Theme default	Price text color.
Background	`false`	On/Off. Show a background behind price text.
Background Color	Theme default	Background color for price text.
Background Opacity	`70`	Background opacity for price text (0–100).
Display Priority	`5`	Drawing order (1–10).

05 — Zone Size

Property	Default	Description
Show Zone Size	`false`	Toggle zone size readout.
Text Format	`Ticks`	Points, Ticks, Percentage, Currency.
Position	`MiddleCenter`	Where to display the size text. See placement options below.
Font Size	`11`	Font size (8–24).
Color	Theme default	Size text color.
Background	`false`	On/Off. Show a background behind the size text.
Background Color	Theme default	Background color for the size text.
Background Opacity	`70`	Background opacity for the size text (0–100).
Display Priority	`5`	Drawing order (1–10).

08 — Risk

Property	Default	Description
Show Risk	`true`	On/Off. Show or hide the risk readout.
Text Format	`Currency`	Currency, Points, Ticks, Percentage.
Position	`BottomRightOutside`	Where to display the risk text. See placement options below.
Font Size	`11`	Risk font size (8–24).
Color	Theme default	Risk text color.
Background	`false`	On/Off. Show a background behind the risk text.
Background Color	Theme default	Background color for the risk text.
Background Opacity	`70`	Background opacity for the risk text (0–100).
Display Priority	`5`	Drawing order (1–10).

10 — Behavior

Property	Default	Description
Auto Extend	`false`	Extend to latest bar.
Extend to Session End	`true`	Snap to session end.
Extend to Clicked Session End	`true`	Stretch on placement.
Extend Right	`false`	Extend lines right indefinitely.
Show Text Only When Selected	`false`	Hide text until selected.
Anchor Size	`6`	Anchor handle size (3–15).
Anchor Outline Color	`Black`	Color of the anchor handle border.
Anchor Fill Color	`Transparent`	Color of the anchor handle interior.

11 — Alerts

Property	Default	Description
Enable Alert	`false`	Enable price monitoring.
Alert Sound	`Alert1`	Built-in NinjaTrader alert sound to play.
Alert Title	`""`	Title shown in the NinjaTrader Alerts window.
Alert Message	`""`	Body text for the alert. Supports template placeholders.
Use Pushover	`false`	On/Off. Send push notifications via Pushover when the alert fires.
Pushover User Key	`""`	Your Pushover user key (from pushover.net).
Pushover API Token	`""`	Your Pushover API token.
Pushover Sound	`pushover`	Notification sound on your device. See sound options below.
Custom Sound Name	`""`	Name of a custom sound uploaded to your Pushover account.