# Liquidity Box Settings

Open the **gear** on **AIMS Liquidity Box** → **Inputs**. Labels below match the script. If your build differs slightly, trust the names on the Inputs tab.

First session

Leave defaults until you can read **SETUP READY** and **At S\&R**. Change one group at a time after that.

Chart stills

Teaching charts below are illustrative (chart-anim engine). Live annotated Liquidity Box screenshots (inputs dialog, real TV OHLC) remain on the capture backlog.

## 1 · Box[​](#1--box "Direct link to 1 · Box")

| Input            | Default | Plain meaning                                                                                                     |
| ---------------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Fractal bars** | **5**   | How many bars confirm a fractal high/low that seeds the box. Must be an odd number. Larger = fewer, bigger boxes. |

## 2 · Filters[​](#2--filters "Direct link to 2 · Filters")

| Input                      | Default | Plain meaning                                                      |
| -------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **ATR box-size filter**    | **On**  | Oversized boxes can still draw, but they will **not** arm a setup. |
| **ATR period**             | **20**  | Lookback for that size check.                                      |
| **Max box xATR**           | **2.0** | Box taller than this ×ATR is treated as too large to arm.          |
| **Max box pips (0 = off)** | **0**   | Optional hard cap in pips after the ATR gate.                      |

When a box is too tall, the dashboard **Setup** row can show something like **Too tall …x** instead of Ready.

## 3 · Trade Levels[​](#3--trade-levels "Direct link to 3 · Trade Levels")

| Input             | Default | Plain meaning                                                 |
| ----------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **TP1 (x risk)**  | **1.0** | First target as a multiple of box height (entry → stop = 1R). |
| **TP2 (x risk)**  | **2.0** | Second target on the same scale.                              |
| **Show TP zones** | **On**  | Draw the green reward zones on the chart.                     |

![Teaching chart of entry and stop levels on a structure box](/img/indicators/aims-box/tradingview/liquidity/setup-ready-teaching-chart.png)

Trade levels use the box height — teaching diagram, not a live chart.

## 4 · Support & Resistance[​](#4--support--resistance "Direct link to 4 · Support & Resistance")

This group is the **liquidity layer** (TradingView-only — not on MT5 Box yet).

| Input                            | Default        | Plain meaning                                                                            |
| -------------------------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Show S\&R zones**              | **On**         | Draw support / resistance bands.                                                         |
| **Detection method**             | **Donchian**   | How swings that seed levels are found: **Pivots**, **Donchian**, or **ZigZag**.          |
| **Swing sensitivity**            | **10**         | For Pivots/Donchian this is a lookback; for ZigZag it is a % deviation.                  |
| **Display**                      | **Zones**      | **Zones** (bands) or **Levels** (thinner lines).                                         |
| **Zone ATR period**              | **200**        | ATR used to size zone depth.                                                             |
| **Zone depth xATR**              | **0.5**        | How thick each band is around the swing price.                                           |
| **Max active levels**            | **5**          | Cap on how many live levels stay on screen.                                              |
| **Overlap**                      | **Hide older** | When levels stack: **None**, **Merge**, or **Hide older**.                               |
| **Show broken (mitigated) S\&R** | **On**         | Keep levels that have already been broken.                                               |
| **Extend active S\&R**           | **On**         | Draw active levels forward in time.                                                      |
| **Show level strength label**    | **On**         | **T** = touches, **SW** = sweeps, **D** = duration (bars). Turn off for a cleaner chart. |
| **Highlight sweeps**             | **On**         | Mark liquidity grabs with `*`.                                                           |
| **Highlight breaks**             | **On**         | Mark closes through a level with `x`.                                                    |
| **Min touches**                  | **0**          | Hide weak levels below this touch count.                                                 |
| **Min sweeps**                   | **0**          | Hide levels below this sweep count.                                                      |

![Teaching chart of support and resistance zones with structure box](/img/indicators/aims-box/tradingview/liquidity/sr-zones-teaching-chart.png)

S\&R settings control density and markers — teaching diagram.

**Beginner tip:** on lower timeframes, sweeps can look busy. Raise **Max active levels** only if you need more context; more often you will *lower* density (fewer levels, strength labels off).

## 5 · Confluence[​](#5--confluence "Direct link to 5 · Confluence")

| Input                         | Default | Plain meaning                                                                                                        |
| ----------------------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Flag setups at S\&R**       | **On**  | Star a Ready setup when the entry is near an active S\&R level or a fresh sweep (`★ S&R` / **At S\&R**).             |
| **Proximity (xATR)**          | **0.5** | How close the entry must be to count as confluent.                                                                   |
| **Only arm setups near S\&R** | **Off** | **On** = non-confluent box setups are suppressed. Leave **off** until you understand setup frequency on your symbol. |

![Teaching chart of At S\&R confluence on a box entry](/img/indicators/aims-box/tradingview/liquidity/confluence-teaching-chart.png)

Confluence is a review flag first — optional hard filter second.

## 6 · Display[​](#6--display "Direct link to 6 · Display")

| Input                         | Default    | Plain meaning                                                                                                               |
| ----------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Show boxes**                | **On**     | Draw structure boxes.                                                                                                       |
| **Show setup zones**          | **On**     | Draw the pending entry / stop / TP picture.                                                                                 |
| **Setup style**               | **Zones**  | **Zones**, **Lines**, or **Both**.                                                                                          |
| **Extend (bars)**             | **20**     | How far setup drawings extend.                                                                                              |
| **Live levels offset (bars)** | **1**      | Shifts the *active* pending levels a few bars right so they do not sit on the current candle. After trigger, levels freeze. |
| **Keep signals**              | **Last 3** | How many past setups stay visible: **Current only**, **Last 3**, **Last 5**, **Session**, or **All**.                       |

## 7 · Dashboard[​](#7--dashboard "Direct link to 7 · Dashboard")

| Input              | Default         | Plain meaning               |
| ------------------ | --------------- | --------------------------- |
| **Show dashboard** | **On**          | Live panel on the chart.    |
| **Position**       | **Bottom Left** | Corner / side placement.    |
| **Theme**          | **Dark**        | **Dark** or **Light**.      |
| **Text size**      | **Normal**      | **Tiny** through **Large**. |

### Rows you will see most often[​](#rows-you-will-see-most-often "Direct link to Rows you will see most often")

| Dashboard label              | Meaning                                                   |
| ---------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Symbol**                   | Ticker and timeframe                                      |
| **Box**                      | Size in pips (and ×ATR when available)                    |
| **Price**                    | Above / Inside / Below the box                            |
| **Bias**                     | Bullish / Bearish / Neutral                               |
| **Setup**                    | Watching · Outside box · Too tall · **Ready - Setup 1/2** |
| **Order**                    | BuyStop / SellStop @ price when Ready                     |
| **Stop / TP1 / R:R** | Risk and first target when Ready                          |
| **Confluence**               | **At S\&R** or **No** when a setup is live                |
| **Support / Resistance**     | Distance in pips to nearest levels                        |
| **S\&R active**              | Count of active support and resistance levels             |
| **Sweeps**                   | Sweep count on the liquidity layer                        |
| **Signals**                  | Live vs triggered setup counts                            |

## 8 · Alerts / PineConnector[​](#8--alerts--pineconnector "Direct link to 8 · Alerts / PineConnector")

| Input                        | Default     | Plain meaning                                                                                 |
| ---------------------------- | ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Enable alerts**            | **On**      | Allow alert messages at SETUP READY.                                                          |
| **PineConnector messages**   | **Off**     | When **on**, alerts use pending-order style messages for PineConnector instead of plain text. |
| **PineConnector License ID** | placeholder | Your connector license ID when using PineConnector.                                           |
| **PineConnector Symbol**     | e.g. GER40  | Symbol string your connector expects.                                                         |
| **Risk %**                   | **1.0**     | Reference risk for connector messages. The indicator itself does **not** size positions.      |

How to create the alert in TradingView: [Liquidity Box alerts](/indicators/aims-box/docs/tradingview/liquidity-box-alerts.md).

## Strategy companion[​](#strategy-companion "Direct link to Strategy companion")

**AIMS Liquidity Box (Strategy)** shares the same engines for Strategy Tester practice. Use honest costs in TradingView. Historical results are not a promise of future performance.

## Next steps[​](#next-steps "Direct link to Next steps")

* [Liquidity Box quick start](/indicators/aims-box/docs/tradingview/liquidity-box-quick-start.md)
* [Liquidity Box alerts](/indicators/aims-box/docs/tradingview/liquidity-box-alerts.md)
* [Troubleshoot TradingView](/indicators/aims-box/docs/tradingview/troubleshooting.md)